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Author notes: These are free for anyone to use! I'm being overrun by bunnies, so I'm giving them up for adoption. I'd love to see what can become of these! They're such good ideas, but if I keep a hold of them, they'll never get written. Multiple adoptions encouraged. I only have one request: Message me first! I'd love to hear what you're planning on doing and give you ideas!
Idea came from the combination of the manga "Yumi Kira Dream Shoppe", Bruce Coville's "Magic Shop" series, and "The Sorcerer's apprentice" from Disney's "Fantasia". You might want to look those up for ideas. This can be either used with stitchpunks or humanized and would be great for oc's.
Bunny three
Summary: 5 has been 2's apprentice for three years now, helping him make wishes and dreams come true. But now he has to run the magic shop by himself…and manage all the trouble that comes with it.
"Love potion…health charm…another love potion, mermaid's laughter… Frog legs? When was the last time we ordered those? Probably expired. Ugh, where is it?"
5 grumbled in irritation, leaning farther away in search, pushing a few bottles filled with glowing liquids out of the way. A clay jar caught his eye, partly hidden by a canister of phoenix feathers. 5 grabbed the shelf and pulled the ladder as close as it would go, and reached out, his fingers just brushing the jar. He leaned a bit further and…
"Guuuughhhh!" 5 quickly grabbed at the shelving , his feet wiggling about wildly in search for purchase as he held onto the sturdy wood structure desperately with one hand, the other still clasping the Jar. He managed to get his feet on the shelf below and carefully edged his way back to the ladder.
He tucked the jar into the crook of his arm and shakily climbed the rungs down. 5 slumped in relief when his feet finely reached the solid floor. He gave his prize a hard stare and told it, "I'm going to be disappointed if you're the wrong one." He worked the cork out and wafted the contents with a wave of his hand.
His face scrunched up in disgust and he announced, "Yup, you're the right one, alright." 5 shoved the cork back in and left the supply room. He made his way quickly though the main area of the store, where all of 2's best elixirs and charms were on display.
5 entered the back room and held the jar up proudly, "I found the breath of dragon!"
2 was hunched over his workbench, wrapping up other jars and containers for the current delivery they were putting together. Without looking up, 2 stated calmly, "how many times have I told you to be careful?"
5 cringed. He could never get used to the fact that 2 knew about everything that happened in the magic shop. "I just lost my footing for a minute. Besides, I haven't broken anything since my first month working here." 5 grabbed a piece of packaging paper and wrapped the clay jar of dragon's breath up for its long trip.
5 had been working as 2's apprentice for three years. He had been enchanted by the little store's charm, and its guarantee to make any dream come true. 2 had certainly done that for him, allowing him to be a part of the wonder and mystery that was the magic shop.
"Is this all?" 5 questioned as he placed the jar into the cardboard box.
2 worked his way through the pile of books that surrounded his desk and flipped though the order forms. "Yes, that's it. This one is ready to ship out. Remember—"
"Shipments are picked up on Wednesdays, make sure they're stacked and ready to be picked up round back; cauldron three should be fully chilled sometime this week and the luck bracelets need to be soaked into the mixture, raw materials are coming in Thursday and need to be stored…and no I won't forget to take the trashcans to the curb on Tuesday either." 5 recited from memory.
2 didn't seem too convinced though and asked worriedly, "Are you sure you can handle the shop all by yourself for the week?"
"Of course." 5 confidently placed his hands on his hips and thrust his chin out. This was his big chance to show 2 that he could handle some bigger jobs around the shop, and there was no way he was going to lose this opportunity.
His teacher still didn't seem at ease.
" Really 2, what could go wrong?" 5 swung his hand out in a gesture, but it hit one of the bottles on a table and sent it into a cauldron, causing it to burp green putrid smoke.
5 shrugged weakly, "I mean…Besides the usual trouble?"