You're Flippin' Mad!

Chapter Three: "That Cute Thang"

Wham. Such an inelegant word for an elegant meeting.

"Watch it!" I snapped, slightly irritated at the sheer gall that someone would actually presume to touch the great body of Kiryos Xanthos. I looked up, curses (muggle ones) on my lips, ready to blast the living hell (figuratively) out of he who has intruded.

I don't recall what happened next. All I remember, was a pair of beautiful sky blue eyes, with both the stormy passion and calmness of the sea. Before I could say anything, the crowd pulled me ahead, and despite my best efforts to back paddle against the moving tide, I found us being inexorably split apart.

I've lost her. The one girl I've met that actually moved my heart, and not just my loins. I'll never see her again. A chance meeting, but yet, somehow so fated, I could only wish I said something more intelligent. I love and miss her already. Normally not a believer in love at first sight, I found my viewpoints changed by her beautiful face, deep stormy eyes and that oh-so-soft touch of her body against mine, albeit accidental.

My mind wandered back into the streams of time. It had barely been one week ago, when I received that blessed letter. If it weren't for the letter, I would have never seen her. It had changed my very life, I remember, having to go shopping for cauldrons and robes and dresses. What guy ever wears dresses? None that I know of, other than that funny Korean transsexual, but he's? she's? just weird. I was on my figuratively speaking, final lap. I had to buy the one item. The epitome of class, mystery and 'magichood'. I had to get my ... wand.

While cauldrons and robes may be bought at the nearest Walmart(tm), or custom-ordered through a tailor, I doubt that those funny paper wands sold in "Magic Trick Sets" were really going to perform some real magic for me. Luckily I didn't have to buy my schoolbooks, the nice school, having offered me a scholarship, had bought them for me. Or so I hope. And that's how I found myself down Diagon Alley. What a weird name, I thought. That's how I found myself, in my slightly jostled mood, trying to find a blasted shop with the name of "Woods Magic Wands - Made of 100% wood!" somewhere in the place. That was before I bumped into her. Her. The goddess of my life. Barely five minutes after I met her, I've already fallen in love. Maybe she's going to Hogwarts. Wouldn't that be coincidental? I could impress her with my special Muggle status! Maybe she's never seen one before. Hmmm... I wonder.

Images flickered into my mind. Oh Kiryo, you're so special.... come here and sit by me, I need your manly help with this little algebraic problem I have here... I would love to be with you, will you be mine forever? Ohhh... you kiss so well... Ohhh... right there....

Another shove, another push. I looked up, hoping that Lady Luck was smiling on my side, but an obnoxious looking guy instead confronted me with a funny lightning-shaped scar on his face.

"You've got a problem, Scarface?" I snarled, ready to beat him up to pulp for breaking my fantasies.

"I'm sorry, no need to get physical... really. I'll help you find what you're looking for!" He said, brushing his slightly uneven hair over a mismatched pair of glasses.

I reconsidered. Given the fact that there was a chance I would see her at Hogwarts, I would rather not get into any fights and get expelled before I examine that school closely. Besides, with that kind of scar, he wouldn't be able to hide from my fantastic tracking skills. The slight incident with not being able to find the shop was a mistake. Really. It's an exception. Not the rule.

"Alright," I muttered, "lead me to the wand shop". Brainless git, I added mentally. Good for nothing boy was probably just some tourist helper or something. Anyway, to make a long story short, he brought me to a slightly charred place, that looked like a bomb just exploded in it. Interesting. I went in, and found myself accosted by an old man, probably the cashier.

"Are you in for a wand, young master?" He asked politely.

Returning the politeness, I decided last minute not to call him Captain Obvious. Not to his face at least. "Why yes, how did you ever guess?" Captain Obvious.

He smiled and brought out a elongated rectangular wooden box. He reached in and took out what looked like a wand straight out of the fairy tales and passed it to me. I swung it about and suddenly a large roar emanated from the streets outside. I jumped, shocked, before worrying hurriedly about that cute girl I saw on the streets earlier. It gradually faded away though, and the shops interior were much more interesting than the exterior.

Frowning slightly, the poor old man ran back behind the counter and brought out another, slightly shorter wand. I tentatively touched it and felt a funny electric jolt down my hand. Swinging it around, I found red roses appearing everywhere in the shop, a definite testimony to my current mood.

He smiled and said, "Fifteen Galleons. Seven and seven-eighths inches. Hornback dragon scale inside a fully oak wand." Galleons? What are those? I frowned... this could be challenging.

I flashed my American Express and asked, "Do you take credit? Or American greenbacks?"

He blinked, taken aback, before tilting his head slightly as if in deep thought. Meanwhile, I faded back into my reverie, thinking of that cute girl again. I just can't her out of my head... she must have struck a nerve somewhere.

"Are you a muggle?" A voice out of nowhere startled me.

"Why, yes. How did you know?" I asked curiously, was my genius that obvious to everyone else?

"In that case, yes we accept American dollars. That will be 95.73163562 American dollars. But 95 will do." He said in a businesslike way, which it probably was to him ... business i mean. I took out my leather wallet and passed over a few notes before grabbing my wand and walking out of the shop, taking slow experimental swings. Nothing seemed to happen though, I frowned. Maybe there was a pattern.

Strangely, the outside path was almost empty, except for the occasional large footprint and dead corpse. Smiling broadly at my luck, I walked back to my hotel to prepare for my train ride to my new school, with thoughts of her still floating around.

The main question, I decided was... Will I see her again?

-End-

Slightly edited for language clarity. I have quick reactions no? For those who are wondering, all will be revealed soon. Including the name Kiryos, and no, no X-Men here. Hope I lived up to some possible pre-conceived expectations, see you next semi week!

[The guy]
-luZ.