The Uniquely Portable Magic Store (Caspian)

It had been a few weeks now since Caspian had gotten his job at the bookshop. The older fellow who owned it had been extremely nice when hiring Caspian. He even allowed Caspian to rent from him, and stay in the apartment above the book shop. It was small, but Caspian enjoyed it. The old man, and his wife had been wanting to travel for quite sometime, so once Caspian had been hired, they left. Mr. Harris calls once a week to check in, and make sure everything it alright, then hangs up. That was fine with Caspian. He made a decent amount of money working there too. He supposed it helped that he was the only one who worked there, but that's how he preferred it really. Meridia came to visit almost everyday after school, and he would give her a small allowance. Caspian was adjusting to the land walkers fairly well, though he still didn't understand a lot of things, he was getting there. He didn't understand cars. What was the purpose of them? Especially in a town that wasn't very large. He walked across town in twenty minutes or so. If he really needed to get else where, he supposed it would be handy, but he wasn't expecting to leave this town for a while.

After Caspian was done getting ready, he looked at himself in the mirror. He was impressed with what he saw, and gave a slight smile. Caspian grabbed his glasses, and slipped them on. He walked down stairs, unlocked the door, and flipped over the 'closed' sign to 'open'. Caspian then shuffled his way towards the front desk to begin his paper work for the day. Since being on land, Caspian discovered his knack for math, and really anything to do with the thing they call school. They didn't have school in his pod, but he imagined that if they had, he'd be "top of his class" as Meridia called it. Maybe if he ever reunited with his pod, and the rest of his family, he'd start a school for young merfolk. Since being on land, Caspian wished he had known more about the forbidden land. Maybe he wouldn't have been so clueless about it. He only adjusted because of his sister, but he wouldn't even be here if it weren't for her either. Caspian was still a little bitter over what she had done, but his anger was starting to die down. He just hoped that the rest of the pod was okay.

After finishing up his paper work, Caspian disappeared into the back to start putting out stock. He grabbed a few books he knew they needed, and placed them on his cart. He pushed the cart out into the aisle, and started putting away the books. He grabbed two books that had been out of place, and walked towards the back of the store to put them back. He tsked as he did this. One thing he didn't like about land walkers was that they were so disorganized. They almost never put things back the way they had it. When he was back there, he heard the bell ding, and felt the breeze from outside. Ah, it was probably such a nice day outside. Caspian started walking back towards the front to greet the visitor. He ducked out from the aisle, and smiled politely to the girl who had come in. She looked to be about Meridia's age, but Caspian knew better than to assume, especially in this town. Since moving here, Caspian discovered that Collision Falls Academy was not just any school, but a school for supernaturals. He sent Meridia there, and she had been registered as a Specialist since they were hiding. He couldn't exactly announce what they were. The only one who knew was the Head Mistress(?). "Hello, welcome to A Novel Idea. Can I help you find anything?" He asked the girl politely.

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Caspian gave the girl a small nod, and said, "That's fine. Just let me know if you need anything!" Caspian turned around, and went towards the counter. Caspian could understand the need to just wander a book store. Books had been the one comfort for him while being on land. Well, other than television. He quite adored some of the things land walkers could come up with. It was fascinating how they could create people, and ideas. It was the one thing that kept him from going insane. Caspian began typing in some numbers on the calculator when he heard the young girl's voice again. He pushed his glasses up, and smiled. "Ah. We've had a few come in for that book," he said walking back from around the counter. Caspian motioned for her to follow him, and he walked down one of the aisles. His fingers thrummed over the spines of several books , an tick he often did whilst looking for a book. "To Kill a Mockingbird is actually one of my favorites," he said absently.

He had taken it upon himself when they first arrived on land to educate himself literary masterpieces. To Kill a Mockingbird had been one of them, and he could probably read it several times over again. Caspian couldn't help but wonder if this girl went to the academy with Meridia. Could it be possible? He knew that Collision Falls was mostly populated with supernatural creatures, and few humans. At least, according to the Head Mistress. She had assured Caspian that Meridia would be safe here since there were very few humans, and those humans didn't question things. He supposed he couldn't just come out, and ask someone if they were of supernatural persuasion. Even if he did, they'd ask him if he was as well. He couldn't very well say yes. Well, actually he could. The Head Mistress had told him if he was asked about his species, just to say he was a specialist. A specialist that could control the weather. Caspian thought it was wonderful that there were so many different species that existed. His parents would be fascinated. Finally, Caspian had found it. "Ah, here we are," he said handing the book to her.

"Is this all you were looking for, or is there anything else I can help you find?" Once again, he pushed his glasses up his nose. He should probably get them adjusted, but he just didn't have time for that. Speaking of time, Caspian glanced towards a clock, and frowned for a moment. Normally Meridia would have been here by now. He couldn't imagine what was keeping her so long. He didn't mind as long as she wasn't in trouble. Which knowing his sister, it could be just that.

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Caspian glanced behind him when she asked why. He raised a brow slightly; he had never been asked why before. He put a bubble in his cheek before he answered her. Why did he like the book so much? "Well, I suppose because it was based off Harper Lee's life. Could you imagine living in a time were you are raised so differently than everyone else, but still have to keep calm when they say things about you?" Caspian didn't want to start babbling, but he supposed he couldn't help it. "On top of that, her father willingly defended a black man when it was so looked down upon. Which in itself is disgusting," yup, now he was rambling. "The human race is full of hypocrisy, and is disgusting. I haven't the slightest clue why my sister would be so-" Caspian paused. So, maybe he was rambling too much. He stopped, and turned to hand the book to the girl. "Sorry, I rambled there for a moment."

That could have gotten bad very quickly. Sometimes he forgot that he was on land, and had legs. Though, he wasn't sure HOW he forgot he had legs. They were so blatantly there, and annoying. Caspian tilted his head to the side, and couldn't help, but wonder what she liked. Certainly she liked books. She seemed like a reader. Caspian frowned at himself internally. How does one look like a reader, per say? He wasn't sure, but there was something about a reader that just MADE them look like one. Caspian couldn't decide what it was, but he just knew that she had to read a few books here and there. "Oh, you are certainly welcome! I hope you enjoy it," he told her. Seriously. He really wanted her to enjoy the book. Maybe she'd come back, and tell him about her favorite part.

After glancing at the clock, he turned back to her, and smiled. "Oh, nothing important. Just curious to where my sister is," he said absently. It wasn't like Meridia to be late. Well..Caspian retracted that thought. It was very much like her to be late nowadays. She always seemed distracted by the mundane things. Whether it be a store or a boy. Caspian didn't like how boy crazy she had become since arriving on land. Sure, she had liked a few merboys back home, but nothing like this. Caspian shook himself out of his thoughts, and asked, "Did you need anything else? I'm sure we can find it among all these books." He chuckled lightly, and crossed his arms over his chest.

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