Title: From Thy Kingdoms Done - Chapter 5 
Author: Aquamarine Angel 
Rating: G 
Edited by: Crescent Moon 
E-mail: aquamarineangel@sailormoon.com 
Web Page: http://www.geocities.com/universe_guardians/ 

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Trever was on his way to his best friend's house when he saw 
it. He'd never seen it before in his life, despite the fact that 
he must have passed this location thousands of times. To be honest, 
he could have sworn that there was a bookstore where the magic 
shop stood, just yesterday. It was a bookstore where the magic 
shop stood, just yesterday. It was quite puzzling as to how books 
could be replaced by trinkets, candles, and bogus spell books 
overnight. Not to mention, the once simple, but cheerful, decorations 
had been replaced with a dark and almost sinister atmosphere. 

He couldn't stand it. His curiosity got the best of him, and he 
decided to take a quick detour. A little look wouldn't hurt. He seemed 
to have forgotten that curiosity had killed the cat. 

As he stepped into the shop a strange feeling struck him like a 
ton of bricks. Something wasn't right. He couldn't put his finger 
on what seemed so wrong but he could smell danger in the air. The 
negative energy was like static hanging in the air. But what was the 
dangerous force that he was picking up? Everything appeared to be in 
order. 

"May I help you?" a sweet voice asked. Trever whirled around 
and came face to face with an angel. 

"Am I dead?" he stammered. The vision before him gave him a 
strange look. 

"What are you talking about?" she asked. She seemed rather 
puzzled by his question. 

"Aren't you an angel?" he asked, getting straight down to the 
point. She laughed. Her laughter made Trever want to melt. It was a 
strange feeling that came over him as he admired her beauty and her 
gentle laughter. Her eyes were the most amazing shade of hazel. As a 
mater of fact, they didn't seem to be hazel at all. They were more like 
the reflection of the silver stars in the sky upon the sea. Her hair 
was long and dark. It looked as soft as silk, but Trever didn't dare try 
to find out if his suspicion was correct. Her skin was perfect. There 
wasn't a single impurity about her complexion except for the almost 
unnatural paleness. He unfortunately noticed a sadness in her eyes. It 
occurred to him that this girl didn't laugh very much. This made him want to 
make her laugh again. 

"You must find me strange," Trever commented. He was trying to 
strike up a conversation. 

"Oh, no! I think you're very nice. No one has never told me 
that I looked like an angel before. Most people are frightened of the 
way I look. That's why I don't have many friends," she quickly assured. 

"Oh? A nice girl like you without many friends? Not possible! 
At any rate I'm your new best friend, Trever. And you are...?" prompted 
Trever. 

"I'm Samantha. I work here, quite obviously. Are you looking 
for something?" Samantha asked. 

"No. I'm just wondering when this shop opened. It seems to me 
that the was a book store here before..." Trever said. His curiosity 
about the new magic shop was back. 

"I understand your surprise. As a matter of fact I just got 
hired today. The grand opening is actually next Monday. There is going 
to be a big party and everything, with a magic show. Will you come? I 
think I would enjoy the company of someone who's IQ is above that of 
a carrots. The people around here just don't cut it-" Samantha explained, 
before she was rudely interrupted. 

"I heard that!" a female voice cried. She sounded a bit edgy and 
mean. Trever's immediate thought was PMS. A woman of about twenty came 
out from behind a stack of spell books. "You know, young lady, I have 
nothing wrong with firing you... But I'll be merciful, this time. No 
more talking behind my back, you hear?" Samantha nodded. "That's a good 
girl, now run back and grab the books on dragons, and put them on the 
shelf to the right of the cash register." Samantha did as she was told, 
giving Trever an apologetic smile and a quick wave good-bye. The woman 
in charge then turned to Trever. 

"You should probably come back later, when we're more organized, 
if you don't know what you're looking for. I do hope you'll stop by for 
our grand opening!" the woman said, too cheerfully, as she shooed Trever 
out the door. 

On the way to his best friends house, he concluded three things. 
First, love at first site exists. Second, he loved Samantha. Last, he 
was going to that grand opening, bogus magic or no. He'd do anything to 
see Samantha again. 

END OF CHAPTER 5