Twisted Wonderland | Mickey's Print

9. Family

"Do you carry any money with you, Deuce?" Yuu asked him and he nodded. "I have some too, is it okay if we pay together?"

"Yes, I think it's a good idea."

The school store was a small building in the nearby of Ramschackle dorm.

"Excuse me!" Deuce greeted as he entered and was surprised to see the curious interior. "Wow! This place is incredible... Crystal skulls, magical texts and grimoires... What animal is this?" He asked as he saw some kind of strange, dissected creature.

"Can we really buy whipped cream here?" Grim asked in the same way after climbing on Yuu's shoulders to inspect the place better.

Certainly, the place looked more like a witchcraft and antiques store than a school store.

The moment Yuu was approaching what appeared to be the checkout, someone who was crouching there stood up suddenly, surprising the three of them on the spot.

"Hey! Little, lost demons!" He greeted them. "Everything's fine?

It was a young man dressed in a purple T-shirt, a dark jacket and a patched top hat adorned with a skull. Just like he did with Mr. Crewel and Mr. Vargas, Yuu felt a familiar sensation from him despite never having seen him before.

"Wow! You scared me!" Grim exclaimed.

"Welcome to Mr. S's Mystery Shop. My name is Sam. What can offer you today? A spell from remote places? The mummy of an ancient king? Or maybe some cursed tarot cards?"

Deuce and Yuu exchanged puzzled looks.

"Uh... We'd like to buy the things written on this note," Deuce said as he handed him the paper Trey had given him.

"And canned tuna too!" Grim said after jumping up onto the counter.

"No! We don't need any tuna!" exclaimed Deuce.

"Let's see... Whipped cream, eggs..." Sam read. "Oh, my! What a sweet line-up. Okay! I'll bring everything right now!"

"Woah, he really does sell it," Deuce said in surprise.

A few minutes passed when Sam returned with everything he had ordered in four plastic bags.

"Here you go, thanks for waiting," he told them and Yuu checked the contents. "It is a bit heavy, so are you sure you can carry them all? If you buy it now, I can offer you a special bag with which you can carry all that with a discount of 30%."

The two boys were already dividing the money to pay.

"Really? That sounds interesting!" Grim exclaimed.

"We have to decline!" Deuce said before grabbing Grim. "Let's go, Grim!"

"Fgna?! I want to stay here longer!" He complained as he was placed on the ground.

"Thanks for everything," Yuu said kindly as he picked up two bags and Deuce the other two. "Until next time!"

"Ok, ok! Hope you guys come back soon, little demons! See ya!" Sam said goodbye.

The three returned to the main street with the shopping bags. Being in the afternoon, there were hardly any people there.

"That store was curious," Deuce commented.

"Deuce, you're a greedy one," Grim complained, still crestfallen from not buying the bag on sale.

"Who are you calling greedy!?"

"Grim, they usually offer those discounts to convince people to buy more things," Yuu explained. "Sometimes there are useful things, but in a case like this it is not worth it."