Of School and Tools

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(Repair Shop AU)

Kaider + Cresswell

Thorne groaned in frustration as he walked through the unbelievably large mall. It was ridiculously difficult to navigate a regular sized mall without a working phone, let alone the mall he was in.

One would assume that a person like Carswell Thorne, living in the twenty-first century, would own a smartphone, but his, unfortunately, was broken. It was working one minute, and completely dead the next. So now, he was studying the unbelievably large mall directory, trying to figure out the fastest route to a shop that was so new, it was only recently stuck onto the map as a sticker. Lunar Repairs.

There were lots of rumors surrounding the shop, mostly about the owners.

There are no other employees, just the two of them.

They are both first-year college girls studying at University of Artemisia, where Thorne was also studying.

They are both pretty, in their own separate ways.

And they are both single.

Of course, rumors are rumors, but there are always some truth to rumors, right?

Especially the part about the girls being pretty. Kai, Thorne's roommate, told him that himself, when Thorne asked him where he got his laptop fixed last time.

Thorne tried to have Kai confirm whether or not they were single, but Kai, with a strange twinkle in his eyes, said he didn't know. "That's not the type of question you'd ask a girl when you first meet," he'd insisted.

Thorne could get no other answer out of him, but he knew for a fact that Kai had been to the shop at least twice, once to drop off his laptop, another to pick it up.

Whatever. It's not like Thorne hasn't managed to steal girls right under their boyfriends' noses.

Finally, Thorne spotted the shop and entered. As Kai had told him, it was simple. Half of the shop was filled with big screens. The other half was filled with tools and accessories. A skinny brunette sat in front of a workbench, inspecting a tablet. A chair was placed beside a coffee table in a corner, with a few simple refreshments. Now Thorne understood why it had such a high rating, despite having just opened- hardware and software in one, with things to eat.

"Welcome to Lunar Repairs! How may we help you?" It was the petite blonde sitting in front of the screens who swiveled around in her office chair to receive him.

Thorne leaned across the counter, already targeting ther. She was rather cute, after all. "My phone is broken, sweetheart." He leaned over more, noticing that she had started to blush. "What's your name?"

She turned away, trying to hide her face and gestured at the other girl. "Cinder, this one is probably for you."

The brunette got up from her chair and walked over. "What happened?"

"Wouldn't turn on." Thorne flashed his devilishly charming smile at her. "You're Cinder? Is she... Ash? Oh, Ashley!"

To his surprise, Cinder didn't even look at him twice. "What was the last thing you were doing with your phone?"

"Um." Thorne tapped his chin. "Netflix?"

Cinder snorted. "Probably a dead battery." She walked to a drawer. "You can simply go home and charge it, or, I could install a new battery for you, one that has a greater capacity."

"And how much is a new battery?"

Cinder held one up. "Twenty. Installation fee and tax included."

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