*** Hey!! I'm FINALLY writing chapter two! It's amazing, I know! Anyway,
thanks so much to WriterS who added me to his favorite list! Love to you.
Thanks to LadyAGJK who reviewed three times and has been talking to me on
AIM, urging me to get on with this story. Thanks so much girl! Dracos-
baby-gurl, I'm glad you liked this, though I don't know about taking over
your story. Let me think on it. Love to you all! Please enjoy! Oh, and
I'm wanting to re-name this, so if you could give me ideas, I'd be MOST
thankful! Hugs and Kisses ***
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Chapter Two: Friend or Enemy
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"Ahh! Who are you?" Both sisters yelled surprise. In fact, you would have thought only one had spoken had one not reverted to English while the other stayed in her native language.
"I'm sorry, I did not mean to frighten you two. However, I could hardly help but notice that someone had entered my shop, what with all the ruckus you were making." I smiled at them, but it was a smile meant to unbalance those who received it.
The sister with the bright green eyes was clearly feeling the effect of the stare, but the sister who had stayed in her native tongue locked her odd gray eyes with mine in stubborn determination not to be swayed. "Oh yes, I'm terribly sorry about the noise." Said the first girl, and if I had been blind, I would never have noticed her discomfort; she did not make it known in her tone of voice.
"It's quite alright." I replied.
For a moment, there was a stressed silence in which the green-eyed girl looked around in obvious discomfort and the gray-eyed girl continued to lock her eyes with mine. While I hated to admit it, this girl was making me nervous. Hers was a spirit like a frisky young stallion.
"Well, I think your 'gut feeling' has got us in quite enough . . . trouble, Rheannon. Let's go." So the gray-eyed girl was Rheannon. An interesting name to be sure. The green-eyed girl pronounced her last two words with such force, I couldn't imagine anyone daring to disobey her.
Rheannon blinked away her eye connection with me, and turning to her sister, said, "We haven't caused any trouble yet, we were just arguing like all sisters do." She flashed a mischievous grin in my direction. "Besides, we're potential customers. We should at least look around."
"You're annoying." Said her sister, apparently giving up.
"I love you too, Alf." Said Rheannon. Could 'Alf' really be her name? 'How strange these girls are.' I thought to myself as I sat behind the register. The girls meandered around my dark little shop for a few minutes more before a huge CRASH echoed through the room.
"Rhea!" Shouted Alf in alarm with a blaming look in her eyes. I expected the other girl to meet her sister with the same intense gaze she had given me, or with another witty comment like she had dealt before, but now, she was all shame and sorrow. Alf heaved a huge sigh and placed one hand on her forehead. "Girl. . . you are going to drive me crazy."
"I'm sorry Alfhild." Said Rheannon, sadness dripping from her voice. She bent down to pick up the three shattered pieces of the miniature trinket. "At least it wasn't to horribly expensive." She was right about that. That particular trinket was just under five dollars.
She bent down and picked up the five pieces it had shattered into. "I guess I'll buy this now." She said, looking at me a little sheepishly.
"Yes." I said, and rang up the price. "4.87"
"Thanks. I'm terribly sorry about the crash." She said, handing me the money. So the girl was wild and protective until embarrassed. Interesting.
"Perfectly fine. You did end up buying something after all." I said, and stared at her for a moment.
"Mmhmm." She murmured, not meeting my eyes. I picked up the pieces of the trinket and began to throw them away. "Hey wait! I'm going to keep it!" She yelped suddenly.
"Oh." I said, giving her a questioning look. I noticed that Alfhild was also looking at Rhea strangely.
"Girl, why on earth do you want to keep those pieces?" She asked, sounding increasingly exasperated, yet curious at the same time.
"Well, they're pretty. And besides, I bought them, so I might as well see what I can do with them." Rhea said, smiling a bit.
"Whatever." Said Alfhild, smiling a little herself. These girls were so confusing. How on earth did they switch moods so fast, and manage to rebound off each other? They were sisters, yes, but still! This was simply incredible. There was a slight pause in the air as I watched the two girls. They seemed to be making their minds up about something. "Well, shall we go now?" Asked Alfhild, breaking the silence.
"Yup!" Said Rheannon. Amazing. She had been so against leaving before, yet now she seemed to be excited about it. She must be more embarrassed about breaking that trinket than I thought. Yet not only was this amazing, the way Alfhild had sensed that her sister would leave without a fight now was remarkable as well. . . I almost wished that I had someone with that close of a bond working with me. . .
But it was useless to think of that. Nobody would ever join me in the line of work that I needed them to most. Besides, even if someone did want to become my partner, I didn't know if it was even possible for me to trust them anymore.
Both girls headed towards the door, as thoughts of my other task filed unceremoniously through my mind. "Good bye. Thank you." Said Alfhild, exiting first, smiling.
"Yeah thanks." Agreed Rhea, about to head out the door. 'Finally they're going!' I thought secretly, but just smiled. My smile disintegrated suddenly when Rheannon came shooting back in the door a look of surprise in her gray eyes.
Alfhild came rushing in behind her. "What?"
"Look Alf!! She has a glaive!" And pointed over my shoulder, happiness in her eyes.
**Okay, it's kinda short, but I need to end the chapter now. I hope you all enjoy!! Much love to you all!
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Chapter Two: Friend or Enemy
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"Ahh! Who are you?" Both sisters yelled surprise. In fact, you would have thought only one had spoken had one not reverted to English while the other stayed in her native language.
"I'm sorry, I did not mean to frighten you two. However, I could hardly help but notice that someone had entered my shop, what with all the ruckus you were making." I smiled at them, but it was a smile meant to unbalance those who received it.
The sister with the bright green eyes was clearly feeling the effect of the stare, but the sister who had stayed in her native tongue locked her odd gray eyes with mine in stubborn determination not to be swayed. "Oh yes, I'm terribly sorry about the noise." Said the first girl, and if I had been blind, I would never have noticed her discomfort; she did not make it known in her tone of voice.
"It's quite alright." I replied.
For a moment, there was a stressed silence in which the green-eyed girl looked around in obvious discomfort and the gray-eyed girl continued to lock her eyes with mine. While I hated to admit it, this girl was making me nervous. Hers was a spirit like a frisky young stallion.
"Well, I think your 'gut feeling' has got us in quite enough . . . trouble, Rheannon. Let's go." So the gray-eyed girl was Rheannon. An interesting name to be sure. The green-eyed girl pronounced her last two words with such force, I couldn't imagine anyone daring to disobey her.
Rheannon blinked away her eye connection with me, and turning to her sister, said, "We haven't caused any trouble yet, we were just arguing like all sisters do." She flashed a mischievous grin in my direction. "Besides, we're potential customers. We should at least look around."
"You're annoying." Said her sister, apparently giving up.
"I love you too, Alf." Said Rheannon. Could 'Alf' really be her name? 'How strange these girls are.' I thought to myself as I sat behind the register. The girls meandered around my dark little shop for a few minutes more before a huge CRASH echoed through the room.
"Rhea!" Shouted Alf in alarm with a blaming look in her eyes. I expected the other girl to meet her sister with the same intense gaze she had given me, or with another witty comment like she had dealt before, but now, she was all shame and sorrow. Alf heaved a huge sigh and placed one hand on her forehead. "Girl. . . you are going to drive me crazy."
"I'm sorry Alfhild." Said Rheannon, sadness dripping from her voice. She bent down to pick up the three shattered pieces of the miniature trinket. "At least it wasn't to horribly expensive." She was right about that. That particular trinket was just under five dollars.
She bent down and picked up the five pieces it had shattered into. "I guess I'll buy this now." She said, looking at me a little sheepishly.
"Yes." I said, and rang up the price. "4.87"
"Thanks. I'm terribly sorry about the crash." She said, handing me the money. So the girl was wild and protective until embarrassed. Interesting.
"Perfectly fine. You did end up buying something after all." I said, and stared at her for a moment.
"Mmhmm." She murmured, not meeting my eyes. I picked up the pieces of the trinket and began to throw them away. "Hey wait! I'm going to keep it!" She yelped suddenly.
"Oh." I said, giving her a questioning look. I noticed that Alfhild was also looking at Rhea strangely.
"Girl, why on earth do you want to keep those pieces?" She asked, sounding increasingly exasperated, yet curious at the same time.
"Well, they're pretty. And besides, I bought them, so I might as well see what I can do with them." Rhea said, smiling a bit.
"Whatever." Said Alfhild, smiling a little herself. These girls were so confusing. How on earth did they switch moods so fast, and manage to rebound off each other? They were sisters, yes, but still! This was simply incredible. There was a slight pause in the air as I watched the two girls. They seemed to be making their minds up about something. "Well, shall we go now?" Asked Alfhild, breaking the silence.
"Yup!" Said Rheannon. Amazing. She had been so against leaving before, yet now she seemed to be excited about it. She must be more embarrassed about breaking that trinket than I thought. Yet not only was this amazing, the way Alfhild had sensed that her sister would leave without a fight now was remarkable as well. . . I almost wished that I had someone with that close of a bond working with me. . .
But it was useless to think of that. Nobody would ever join me in the line of work that I needed them to most. Besides, even if someone did want to become my partner, I didn't know if it was even possible for me to trust them anymore.
Both girls headed towards the door, as thoughts of my other task filed unceremoniously through my mind. "Good bye. Thank you." Said Alfhild, exiting first, smiling.
"Yeah thanks." Agreed Rhea, about to head out the door. 'Finally they're going!' I thought secretly, but just smiled. My smile disintegrated suddenly when Rheannon came shooting back in the door a look of surprise in her gray eyes.
Alfhild came rushing in behind her. "What?"
"Look Alf!! She has a glaive!" And pointed over my shoulder, happiness in her eyes.
**Okay, it's kinda short, but I need to end the chapter now. I hope you all enjoy!! Much love to you all!
