W.I.T.C.H.: The Bloody Throne

Part 17

             For a moment, Matt stood there in the pet shop frozen and unable to comprehend what this girl had just threatened him with. This girl who did not even look like one, could not dress like a sane person, smelled of beer and white bread, and probably could not even play the guitar was threatening him in his grandfather's store which she just started working in. What gave this girl the confidence to talk to him like that? After a moment, he caught himself and snapped back. "Do you know who you are talking to?"

"I do and it doesn't matter to me. You are not my employer, you don't pay my wages, and so far all you have done was annoy me and insinuate that I am a boy and a thief. Give me one reason to be nice to you?" replied Danny as she finished sweeping the floor. Deciding she still had time to work and gain a little extra, she returned to the back and unpacked a few of the orders to restock the cat food section. As she expected, Matt followed her like a lost duckling. However, when she pulled out the dagger to cut open the tape keeping one of the many order boxes shut, Matt froze once again. He had hoped never to see that cursed object again in his life. He had spent countless nights since the incident awake at night hoping he could be forgiven one day. On some nights, he still dreamt that his hands were bloody. He remembered that Caleb had thrown the knife into the pond that day; how did Danny get her hands on it?

"W-w-where did you get that knife?" his voice shook as his eyes remained fixed on the glint of the metal as Danny cut the tape like soft butter.

"My cousin found it." Replied Danny without looking up from her task. "It is pretty neat and sharp as Hell. I should get a cover for it before I cut myself with it." She then looked over her shoulder at Matt as she stalked her arms with cans. "You can't have it and it is not for sale. Finders-keepers-losers-weepers."

Back in the store, Matt continued to observe her as she skillfully placed one can after another on the shelves. Feeling his eyes dig into her back, Danny sighed and shot him a look at reflected her annoyance with him. "How about you keep them peepers to yourself before I poke them out with my knife and the girls hate you more than they already do since you broke Will's heart and chased her into the arms of the alien prince."

"Wait, you know-" before Matt could finish, Danny finished for him.

"About the W.I.T.C.H. or W.I.T.H, considering Cornelia farted-off to be a typical mean girl from a bad Highschool movie? Yeah, I know about it and how you broke up with Will because you were scared or something. Quite frankly, I think Will is better off with that Phobos dude since he is putting up with her, her friends, and the souvenir from Canada that is me. No girl like Will should take a guy like you back after the shit you pulled." For a moment, Matt was glad that Danny didn't mention the assassination attempt, which probably meant that she didn't know he was involved in it; however, then she continued talking. "Besides, he is probably better at satisfying her than you ever could."

"Hey, that was uncalled for!"

"Uncalled for? Will is my buddy and you messed with her heart. You better earn 10 Nobel Prizes to get off my shit list. Until then, I'll talk to you however I like. Now, I'll tell your grandfather that I am done, go home, and prepare to visit this Meridian place tomorrow that you were so scared of." With that, she left Matt standing in the store with his mind and emotions a wreck as all the old wounds from the break-up opened up again.

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For her work at the shop, Danny earned herself $20 under the table and returned home with the biggest grin she had since leaving Canada. When her house came into view she saw that Ella had just returned home and was busy trying to clean the motor-oil from her hands in the kitchen sink; Irma was still there and had just finished her bundle of homework. It was clear by the look on her face that the young water-witch was glad she was no longer alone with Roger and Janet. When she heard Danny return, Irma looked up from her Math worksheet and smiled brightly. "So, you got the job. How was it?