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Prompt: Search

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James kept himself from sighing as Anastasia drifted from one case of jewelry to the next.

They'd gotten a tip from one of their sources that an eccentric jeweler had not only gotten his hands on a power stone, but had even put it into a necklace. It had been surprisingly easy to get into the show but now they had to wait until the necklace was unveiled later on in the night.

Trailing behind his lover, James found himself wondering just how the jeweler had gotten the power stone into the necklace. The stones released power whenever they were struck, so cutting the stone should have produced the same effect. What equipment, what technique had he used?

If it was possible to recreate it, could it then be conceivable to effectively 'trim' the power stones into smaller, more manageable pieces? Would they still have the same power output then?

Before he could fully lose himself, Anastasia walked up to him with a smile, followed closely by a nervously smiling assistant. Holding her gloved hands up, she presented a necklace to him, asking, "James, darling, doesn't this look look interesting?"

He gave the necklace a quick examination. It was on a thin chain, with its only feature being a surprisingly large ruby with a rectangular cut set in silver. Lifting an eyebrow, he gave a slight nod, answering, "That it does."

He gave another nod to the assistant as Anastasia handed back then necklace, before indicating his own assistant with a slight wave of his hand. The boy nodded back and went over to the identified person to settle the deal.

James didn't like jewelry shopping, but his sweetheart had made a point earlier when she said that it'd be odd if they didn't buy at least a few things before the necklace's revealing. Shoving aside his suspicion that she just wanted to shop, James let Ana drag him towards a specialized display, apparently all of sapphires in various cuts and set into rings and bracelets.

Hopefully she wouldn't forget that their main objective was to search for the power stone necklace. Besides, he'd already gotten something for her earlier, slipping one hand into his pocket to ensure the discretely sized velvet box was still there.

But then again...it'd been a while since they'd had a night out. James stopped another sigh and decided to just let her enjoy herself, for who knew when another chance like this would come along?