Of Magic, Tamers And Beasts Of Power

Two Sides of a Spade

[LOCATION: Mr. S's Mystery Shop]

"Pardon us! Whoa, what an amazing shop... Crystal skulls, magical texts, and... wh-what sort of animal is this...?" Deuce asked as he looked around the store.

"I came here to sell some of my stuff a few days back, and I got a lot of money that we needed. We're currently having the dorm renovated, it should be done by tonight." Yukiko remarked as Pachi and Lurantus looked around.

"Wah~ Can we really find some fresh cream here?" Grim wondered as well.

"Hey! Little lost lambs, what can I help you with?" He said surprising the group.

"Oh hello Sam. Nice to see you." Yukiko smiled.

"Ah, Welcome back Yukiko. What is it that you wish for today? A charm against cheating? An ancient king's mirror? Or maybe, some cursed tarot cards?" He asked.

"Wha–!? You startled me!" Grim said.

"Um... hello sir. We would like to buy the things written on this note." Deuce gave him the list.

"What do we have here~? Fresh cream and eggs... Oh, my! What a pretty sweet line-up~
OK! I shall bring them out now." Sam said as he gathered the ingredients.

"Here, thank you for the wait. It is rather heavy, so are you sure you can carry them all?
If you act now, I can throw in a special bag to carry all of those things for 30% off of its original price~!" Sam offered.

"What did you say? Hey, that sounds interesting~!"The cat said interested.
But that made Deuce panic, grabbing Yukiko and Grim. "W-we'll have to decline! Let's go, Grim!"

"But why?! I wanna play more~!"

"OK, OK! Then, I shall be waiting for your return, lost little lambs! Bye~!"!

[LOCATION: Main Street]

"That was a very amazing shop, in a way..." Deuce trailed off.

"Boo, you're so stingy, Deuce." The magic cat teased the boy.

"Who are you calling stingy?!" He said before recollecting himself. "(clears throat) Prefect, the bag with the canned fruits is heavy, isn't it? I'll hold it for you. I'm experienced with carrying heavy loads."

" You're used to shopping, aren't you? And you dont have to call me Prefect all the time, Yukiko is fine." Yukiko asked her fellow freshman as Grim took a place on her shoulder while Pachi decided to rest on Deuce's head for a change and Lurantus carried another bag with more eggs Yukiko needed.

"Yeah, Mother always takes me with her during timed sales. She buys a lot, so I end up helping her with the bags. I'm the only man in the family, so I'm used to helping a lot with hard labor. Ah, I'm sorry... I keep talking about myself." Deuce trailed off.

"It's nice that you would be willing to help your mom out." Yukiko said with a smile, but it dropped when she saw Deuce's expression.

"No... That's not true at all. I... Mother was..." Deuce trailed off when someone bumped into him.
"Ouch!"

"Ah, the eggs!!" Grim freaked out.

"Damn it! All the eggs in the carton broke! The plastic bag's now reeking with eggs...!" Deuce said as he looked over the bag.

And Yukiko looked over to see.....

STUDENT A: That hurt! Where the hell're ya lookin' at—Wha—Hey! You're the guys who ruined my carbonara's soft-boiled egg during lunch today!

STUDENT B: Damn, it's you guys again. Ya better give us a break~

" ............Aren't you the ones at fault for bumping into me? Even during lunch. The egg wasn't really that badly harmed, but you made a huge scene out of it. Our own carton of eggs is totally ruined, though." Deuce countered.