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Seifer smiled at the lovely, yet nervous young girl. "Do you need some help?" he asked, noticing
the spilled groceries on the sidewalk.
She smiled nervously, "I guess I could use some help... Thanks."
They picked up her strange powders and liquids and he followed her to where ever she seemed to
be going. "I'm Seifer," he said finally. Fujin was looking jealous as Rajin struggled to keep carrying
the large jars he picked up from Rinoa's bags.
Rinoa looked over her shoulder, "Nice to meet you. I just wish it would have been nicer..."
Seifer smiled, "Don't worry about it. I wasn't even paying attention." Rinoa gave a thankful smile
and waited for Seifer to catch up with her before walking again, not noticing a stumbling Rajin or a
jealous Fujin. "So where are we going?"
"To my Mother's Potion and Remedy shop. She's the best Herbologist on the entire island, and
mostly in Galbadia, too."
Herbologist? Seifer wondered. What does that mean? Does that make you a witch, he mused
to himself. Yeah, and her entire family are all witches, and she goes to this huge magical academy
where they have ghosts for teachers and trolls that guard the gates, thought Seifer. He was having
so much fun musing to himself about who her family might be that he didn't even notice that they
were there already.
The smell of sage and patchouli filled the entire shop; it reminded him of what a real witch's
cottage would look like. The walls were a warm honey color and the floors were made of a
richly colored red wood. Cabinets of herbs and strange looking substances that Seifer decided
he didn't want to know were lined the walls, and a large, black cat slept on the counter-island
in the middle of the shop, not far from what looked to be a chemistry counter with beakers and
viles and everything.
"Mama! I'm back!" Rinoa called out. Seifer and Rajin set the bags on the island counter. The
black cat opened a bright green eye to examine Seifer. He suddenly felt surprised that the cat
was watching him so intently. Almost...there was no other word for it, but creepy.
A slender woman that wouldn't look out of place in a band of gypsies with short black hair and
half-moon glasses came out from the back of the shop. The woman pulled a black shawl around
her bare shoulders; she was obviously Rinoa's mother.
"Rinoa, back so soon? I was sure you'd have spent the rest of the afternoon at the cove."
"Mama," Rinoa whined, embarrased for she had brought her new friends.
The woman laughed, "Don't worry, I won't say a thing more to your new friends. So, aren't you
going to introduce me to them?"
Rinoa smirked, "Mama, this is Seifer Almasy." she said. Seifer shook Rinoa's mother's hand, but,
he wondered, how did she know his last name?
"Charmed, I'm sure." said Rinoa's mother.
Rinoa gestured to Fujin and Rajin, "And these two are Fujin and Rajin, they're brother and sister."
said Rinoa. Once again, Seifer found himself staring at her as her mother shook his friends' hands.
How did she do that? And how could she tell that Fujin and Rajin were brother and sister. It's
not like it was obvious...
"I'm Julia Heartilly, nice to meet you. How DID you all meet, by the way?" asked Julia.
Rinoa hesitated before saying, "Well, we just bumped into each other, and everything just kinda...
spilled out." That's one version of the story, thought Seifer, silently laughing to himself.
Julia laughed, "Well, any friend of Rinoa's is a freind of... Well, welcome to our store." She
certainly wasn't about to accept a tall, good-looking blonde that was older than Rinoa be a friend
to her; ah, the dreaded curse of mother-hood... "Stay and browse as long as you like. Rinoa, why
don't you make some tea for your mother and friends?"
Rinoa smiled and rolled her eyes, "Yes, Mama.
What do you think? Please send in some reviews so I can get the next chapter in! Hope you liked
it! Thanks!
Kayli
Hey, again! Thought I'd leave ya hangin', huh? Hehe, I'd never do that! I hope you like this
next chapter! Please R&R! Thanks!
Seifer smiled at the lovely, yet nervous young girl. "Do you need some help?" he asked, noticing
the spilled groceries on the sidewalk.
She smiled nervously, "I guess I could use some help... Thanks."
They picked up her strange powders and liquids and he followed her to where ever she seemed to
be going. "I'm Seifer," he said finally. Fujin was looking jealous as Rajin struggled to keep carrying
the large jars he picked up from Rinoa's bags.
Rinoa looked over her shoulder, "Nice to meet you. I just wish it would have been nicer..."
Seifer smiled, "Don't worry about it. I wasn't even paying attention." Rinoa gave a thankful smile
and waited for Seifer to catch up with her before walking again, not noticing a stumbling Rajin or a
jealous Fujin. "So where are we going?"
"To my Mother's Potion and Remedy shop. She's the best Herbologist on the entire island, and
mostly in Galbadia, too."
Herbologist? Seifer wondered. What does that mean? Does that make you a witch, he mused
to himself. Yeah, and her entire family are all witches, and she goes to this huge magical academy
where they have ghosts for teachers and trolls that guard the gates, thought Seifer. He was having
so much fun musing to himself about who her family might be that he didn't even notice that they
were there already.
The smell of sage and patchouli filled the entire shop; it reminded him of what a real witch's
cottage would look like. The walls were a warm honey color and the floors were made of a
richly colored red wood. Cabinets of herbs and strange looking substances that Seifer decided
he didn't want to know were lined the walls, and a large, black cat slept on the counter-island
in the middle of the shop, not far from what looked to be a chemistry counter with beakers and
viles and everything.
"Mama! I'm back!" Rinoa called out. Seifer and Rajin set the bags on the island counter. The
black cat opened a bright green eye to examine Seifer. He suddenly felt surprised that the cat
was watching him so intently. Almost...there was no other word for it, but creepy.
A slender woman that wouldn't look out of place in a band of gypsies with short black hair and
half-moon glasses came out from the back of the shop. The woman pulled a black shawl around
her bare shoulders; she was obviously Rinoa's mother.
"Rinoa, back so soon? I was sure you'd have spent the rest of the afternoon at the cove."
"Mama," Rinoa whined, embarrased for she had brought her new friends.
The woman laughed, "Don't worry, I won't say a thing more to your new friends. So, aren't you
going to introduce me to them?"
Rinoa smirked, "Mama, this is Seifer Almasy." she said. Seifer shook Rinoa's mother's hand, but,
he wondered, how did she know his last name?
"Charmed, I'm sure." said Rinoa's mother.
Rinoa gestured to Fujin and Rajin, "And these two are Fujin and Rajin, they're brother and sister."
said Rinoa. Once again, Seifer found himself staring at her as her mother shook his friends' hands.
How did she do that? And how could she tell that Fujin and Rajin were brother and sister. It's
not like it was obvious...
"I'm Julia Heartilly, nice to meet you. How DID you all meet, by the way?" asked Julia.
Rinoa hesitated before saying, "Well, we just bumped into each other, and everything just kinda...
spilled out." That's one version of the story, thought Seifer, silently laughing to himself.
Julia laughed, "Well, any friend of Rinoa's is a freind of... Well, welcome to our store." She
certainly wasn't about to accept a tall, good-looking blonde that was older than Rinoa be a friend
to her; ah, the dreaded curse of mother-hood... "Stay and browse as long as you like. Rinoa, why
don't you make some tea for your mother and friends?"
Rinoa smiled and rolled her eyes, "Yes, Mama.
What do you think? Please send in some reviews so I can get the next chapter in! Hope you liked
it! Thanks!
Kayli
