Aru Shah - Jumanji: The Next Level AU

Chapter 15

"Sheela, shut up! Your Disney Channel is still alive. I just said that to snap you out of it!" Boo cried, grasping the bridge of his nose in annoyance.

"But- But... DISNEY CHANNEL!" Sheela said desperately, tugging on his sleeve. "Can we have a break please? I'll run home and watch just 3 hours! I promise!"

Boo stared back, an incredulous expression on his face, "Seriously? We've already wasted a lot of time with McDonalds and you chasing me. If this is going to continue, then we need to budget time to be able to snap the other out of it. If my calculations are correct, it alternates. As you were already hosted recently, it will most likely be me. Got it?"

Sheela had snapped out of her 'grieving' for Disney Channel, clearing her mind to focus on the bigger picture. "Yeah I got it. Sorry. How do I snap you out of your trance thingy though? I could totally knock you out, but I think that would further damage your head..."

Boo rolled his eyes, "I just used something you're passionate about. If all else fails..." Boo stopped, taking a deep breath. "Just say that Aru hates me..."

Sheela widened her eyes and bit her lip, "I'm not going to use that if I can help it."

Boo smiled gratefully, "Then that's all I can ask for. Now-" Boo stopped, suddenly sprinting towards a deserted store.

Sheela stared at him questionably, then ran after him, "Hey, wait up!"

After taking one look around, Boo had opened the door into a small hallway.

"Boo where are we?" Sheela asked tentatively.

"Look at the sign."

The sign had read:

Roseamore Family Eyecare.

Squinting, Boo had glanced at each sign on the doors.

"Boo, are we here to get you glasses?" Sheela asked, looking around.

"Exactly. I'm going to get you a pair too. Don't lie to me, your tile weakened your eyesight as well."

"Guilty..." Sheela sighed.

Boo opened a door to the Optician's workshop.

"There has got to be at least one ready pair for us. How bad is your eyesight, Sheela? Describe it to me by looking at that chart." Boo said, absentmindedly pointing at a chart.

Sheela had done as requested, "I can read 8/10 lines on the chart. Does that help?"

"Hmm... Try these," Boo responded, shoving a pair of glasses to her.

Sheela stared at them, "Aren't these someone else's?"

Boo seemed a bit guilty, "Sign said that they were closed today. We are going to have to use someone else's ordered glasses, but if you want, we can look at the premade contacts that weren't ordered yet. I'm taking a pair, along with glasses."

Sheela nodded slowly, "Wait... How did we even get in here then?"

"You didn't see how I got in here did you? Well while you were following me, I hopped in through an open window. That happened to be the office. It was probably a new person in the staff who left the window open. The office had all the keys."

Sheela stared in awe, "Wow... aren't there cameras?"

"The tile's magic interferes with tech like that. So if we hold them, we wouldn't appear."

"How do you-"

"I tested it. When you were complaining about Disney Channel. Duh!"

After they had all the supplies, they exited the Eye care building, Sheela wearing a black glasses that had round edges and tiny roses near the corners. Boo had a medium thick round frame that faded off into white. They had a 'G' in the corners, indicating high quality Gucci glasses.