Spells at Coombs & Co.

[jiyunnies]

After a few hours of her morning shift at Coombs & Co, Riley decided it was definitely going to be a slow day. Only two customers had come in and she was about three hours into her shift.

Pulling out her phone, she shot off a quick text to Val;

[text] Busy? Come by the shop and I can do the protection spell. We got all the supplies here.

She hit send, sighed, and looked around the room. What could she work on? She got up from the register and did a quick count on their stock of good fortune potions. Aha, not enough! It was a best seller and they had three vials left. Beaming, Riley slipped into the back of the shop to gather up her supplies. She'd hear the door if anyone came in.

Comments

[bewitchinghaze]

"Um, Riley, you're my sister. If you were my true love there would be something incredibly wrong with us." she cringed.

"I'll stop speaking of it when I stop being able to remember the taste of it. It was like Satan barfed into a potion vial. Bleh." She took the slip of paper, fingers crinkling the corners she was so tense. "So very ready. I will never be readier in my life."

[jiyunnies]

"Not in that way, gross."

"Oh stop exaggerating. You were just being a baby. Alright, let's get this over with." Riley grabs the book, giving her sister a quick once over to make sure she set up everything correctly. Once she's satisfied, she reads off the incantation and nods to Val when it's time to rip the paper.

[bewitchinghaze]

Val rolled her eyes. "You're my true sisterly love then, ok?"

"I was no such thing!" She shut her mouth as her sister started the spell, vaguely recognizing it from a book they'd both studied from. At Riley's nod she gleefully tore the paper into tiny pieces, scattering them to the wind and leaning in to blow out the candles.

[jiyunnies]

"Fine, I'll take it."

"How do you feel?" Riley leans in to look at her sister, touching her cheeks and forehead.

[bewitchinghaze]

Val took a moment to sense that all of her body parts were still in place and she could still feel all her limbs. "I'm good, I think! Unless I've suddenly sprouted a tail or my stomach is in my chest cavity now." she teased. "But you're pretty good at what you do so I guess I'm probably safe."

[jiyunnies]

"Pretty good," she snorts. "I'm damn good, if I say so myself. No tail at least. Wanna test it out?"

[bewitchinghaze]

"Oooo. Someone's got a big head now, huh? I'm kind of disappointed I didn't get a tail... I'd be cute as hell with one, okay." she laughed. "Sounds good to me. Go for a walk?"

[jiyunnies]

"I can most certainly give you a tail to match that sass." Riley gathers the ingredients and candles and locks the away in the supply cabinet before grabbing her bag. "Okay. Shall we stroll by the station you think?"

[bewitchinghaze]

"A cute bunny tail?" Val teased, gathering her stuff. "Sounds awesome to me. Think we need an excuse in case they ask why we're there?"

[jiyunnies]

"A long alligator tail."

"Ummmm finally paying an old fine? Not that we will. But I'm sure they'd definitely believe we have a number of fines stacked up in there."

[bewitchinghaze]

"Wow. You get a nasty rat tail for that."

Val laughed as they headed out of the shop. "I'm pretty sure if we paid off our fines they'd be able to remodel the entire station."

[jiyunnies]

"I'd still work it."

"Best not to ever do that then! It's not because we can't afford it, it's because we don't want them to have nice things." She smiles, tugging Val's arm into her own as they make their way to the station. "I'll let you know if I see Grant and then we'll know for sure."

[bewitchinghaze]

"You wish!" she laughed, squeezing Riley's arm.

"If they ever get nice things we need to find a way to trash them without them ever finding out." Val laughed. "Sounds good to me. Fingers crossed I don't see him..."

[jiyunnies]

"Oh, I'm sure we can think of something. We can be very creative when we want to be." When they arrive at the station, Riley casually glances around and spots Grant. "He's here. Hanging out by the entrance. He's on his phone."

[bewitchinghaze]

Val looked around where Riley was looking, frowning in concentration. "...Nothing! I see nothing!" she squeaked gleefully. "We should probably get out of here before he spots us thought."

[jiyunnies]

She jumps up and down in her excitement. "Yes!! I'll mark in my notebook that it's a success. Oh, crap. Yeah, we should leave. We should leave now." Grant's spotted them, making a confused but also put out face.

[bewitchinghaze]

Val giggled happily, pulling Riley quickly towards the exit. "It worked it worked it worked!" she bounced, almost skipping. "You're a goddamn magical genius!"

[jiyunnies]

"I'm glad you're finally referring to me by my true title," she laughs. "But really, what are you going to do when he tries to talk to you? I haven't really seen what happens after one of these spells."

[bewitchinghaze]

"I don't know and I won't know because I won't see him so I won't care!" She grinned. "He'll get the point and leave me the hell alone!"

[jiyunnies]

"What if he has legitimate reasons to talk to you? Like police business?"

[bewitchinghaze]

Val thought for a moment and shrugged. "I'm sure he'll get pissy and throw a little fit then find someone else to bug. He seems the type."

[jiyunnies]

"He'll probably pester me. Oh well. The sacrifices I make for being your big sister." She smiles at Val then it quickly fades.

"Oh God, I almost forgot to mention. I'm running the shop for a few days. Remember Moira's cousin, Fabrice? He was stabbed and he's in the hospital. She won't leave his side." She worries her bottom lip. "Can you send some charmed flowers to the hospital? Some for Fabrice, of course, but also for Moira? I'm afraid she won't look after herself."

[bewitchinghaze]

"Damn it, seriously? What the hell is going on with this town this week?" she frowned. "I'll send two bouquets. One with healing spells and one with some spells to help Moira out. God, this town is seriously messed up."

[jiyunnies]

"I know. I don't know what's going on, but it's starting to get too coincidental." Riley sighs. "She'll be happy to receive them, I'm sure. "

[bewitchinghaze]

"Think someone's trying to stir up shit between the Coombs and Thorntons again? I heard a rumour the first girl killed might have been a Thornton..." she chewed at her lip, frowning. "Be careful for the next while okay, unnie?"