Once we got to town Nessa went her way, and I went mine; to the bookstore. I could stay here all day if I could but having Nessa as a sister, well, that's impossible. I knew the bookstore so well that I could walk in blind folded, grab my book, and walk right out. I found my book and went to check it out. Then I ran into someone while in line, and it's not exactly someone I'd expect to see in a bookstore.

"What'd you get this time? Something to drown your sorrows in?" Irji asked snatching the book from my hand, "Dr. Dillagan?" He smiled when he read it.

"Dr. Dillamond." I corrected taking the book back, "But you already knew that."

"You're going to read a book written by a talking goat? Thank the Wizard they don't exist anymore." He said losing his balance a bit.

"Great Oz, you're drunk." I said, avoiding an argument.

"Really? Does that mean your mine again? Shall I take you to my room?" He reached for my hand.

"No!" I yelled not sure if I should smack him in the face with the book or not... I went with not.

"Come on Filía, you know you miss me." He said giving a drunken grin.

"No, but you seem to miss me." I said walking up to the cash register.

"$20." The man said.

I gave him the cash and left, but Irji followed.

"Filía, let me make it up to you." He managed to grab my waist, pulling me to his chest, trying to give me a kiss.

"No, now let me go." I struggled to free myself.

"I don't want to. I miss you."

"I don't." I pushed him off and walked away.

"Filía-"

"Go back to the bar Irji," I turned to face him, "Maybe there's a helpless girl there who'll fall in love with your looks just like I did." I started to take a few steps back, "I pray that she doesn't find out how much of a jerk you really are." I started to walk in the opposite direction, towards Nessa favorite dress shop.

-Lunch-

"Is that the talking goat that died like 20 years ago?" Nessa asked catching a glimpse of my book cover.

"Yes."

"I'm glad that we don't have talking Animals today, can you imagine what life would be like if the Wizard didn't get rid of them when he did."

"The Wizard had no right to take the Animal's rights away. That's like saying… Saying you can't have the same dress as someone else."

"Why would I want the same dress as someone else anyway?"

"Now I understand why you're so much like Glinda and I'm not." I whispered.

"What?"

"That wasn't the point. Dr. Dillamond was a great guy."

"Goat."

"Still, he was the greatest professor at Shiz. I would do anything to hear him speak."

"He's a goat Filía. You could give him your paper bag and he still wouldn't remember you."

"Says that blonde who can't remember what she had for breakfast." I stated.

"I had cereal."

"I don't make cereal to leave it in the oven so it can get soggy, Ness. I made toast, eggs, and bacon. How can you not remember that?"

"That- Still doesn't prove anything."

"I swear you were born without a brain." I said gathering my stuff, "I'm going home. Here's some extra cash for whatever. Just be home before dark."

-Home-

"Well… That was eventful." I said tossing the book on my bed.

"Who was he?" I turned around and saw Zaid appear from behind my door, "Are you okay?" He asked.

"It was nothing I couldn't handle. Wait, you were following me?"

"I happened to be in the area."

"You know, I shouldn't even be talking to you. I should be calling the authorities."

"And what's stopping you?" He asked walking over to my bed, looking at the book.

"You haven't killed me yet, and clearly you're a wizard."

"And you a witch, a good witch." He looked into my eyes.

"Why'd you come back?"

"Grimmerie."

"Why?"

"Can't say."

"Can't or won't?" I asked.

"I need a spell. Give it to me, and I'll help you find what you're looking for."

"Which is?"

"Answers about who you really are." He pulled my journal out from his cloak, "I can answer the most important question. Just help me."

"How do I know you won't expose me?"

"I would be saving you by killing you." He tossed my journal on my bed, "Do we have a deal?"

"And just how do you plan on justify my question?"

"The time spell, clearly Grimmerie knew what you wanted."

"It's a book, how does it know what I want?"

"Do we have a deal?" He asked again, "I would hate for your sister to walk in on our conversation." He said just as I heard the door close shut.

"What spell?"

He handed me a piece of paper, "The spell, time and place is all on this piece of paper. Make sure you have the time spell as well."

As soon as I took the paper he disappeared, just when I heard a voice call for me. So I shoved the paper in my pocket and ran down the stairs, surely enough Nessa was home. With a new dress that she was dying to show me…

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