Magicians (Re Draft)

XXIV- Owen

XXIV- Owen

We stood outside the Black Rabbit Magic Shoppe all nervous for what we were about to do. The sun was setting leaving the sky streaked with orange the air heavy with the scent of pine.

"Okay, we all know the plan," Orion said to Zilla and I. We both nodded out heads.

You know, I once broke into a fortress entirely made of diamond, Lunar's voice echoed in the back of my mind.

Trying to push him out of my mind I put on my game face.

Casually, we all entered the shop, seeing Caesar sitting at the counter fiddling with a small radio.

He looked up and said, "well there are the three musketeers. If your looking for Charlie I think he's in the library with Will."

Suddenly a small, goblin entered the shop behind saying, "Oi! Caesar! I have your order in the truck!"

Caesar nodded and left the store with the man giving us our chance to raid the shop.

Quickly, we all scattered looking through the garbage, boxes, books and jars.

"Anything yet," Zilla nervously said biting her lip.

I gazed over a bookshelf and sighed. "Nothing."

Orion rubbed his chin then pulled back the curtain to the reading room.

"Let's look in here."

We all followed him inside where he shut the curtains behind us. Immediately we got on our knees and looked around. I ducked under the readings table and patted my hands around till I felt something weird.

There was something under the floorboards.

"Guys!" I whispered rather loudly. "I've got something."

Orion pulled back the table cloth as Zilla provided something light by sparking a flame on her fingertip.

I yanked the board up when suddenly we all jumped as a voice startled us.

"What are you guys doing!" Charlie squeaked behind us.

We spun around with beating hearts. Catching our breaths Orion sighed and said, "might as well tell him guys."

We nodded as Orion said, "we are investigating the mysterious whereabouts of the illegal items they are selling at this shop. We have some receipts as proof."

Orion handed Charlie one of them and waited for a response.

Finally, Charlie sucked in a breath and said, "this must be a mistake. Master Caesar is a good man. So is Master Will."

"Uh, guys," I gasped gazing at what was underneath the floorboards.

Everyone peered under the table where boxes and boxes of papers and illegal items sat.

A gasp moved around the room as we pulled the boxes out to get a better look at them.

"Guys," I choked. "What on earth. Why-."

I couldn't find the words to express my emotions. We were living with illegal magical item dealers. My sister was dating one!

Well this is interesting, Lunar hummed.

I pulled out some old, coffee stained newspapers and scanned over them.

"Professor goes mad? Caesar Elswood soon to be fired?"

"Merlin University professor bonkers?" Zilla said reading another headline.

"Dream demon supporter executed," Orion frowned picking up another newspaper.
"Wife of last Dream Demon caught and executed. Child unfound and wanted."