Magic Box, Wednesday [10/31]

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

Andrew ran about the store lighting candles, setting interesting pots of various concoctions to boil, adding more fake cobwebs to the display racks, and, of course, setting out a large basket of assorted candies.

He unlocked the door and started up the mixed CD he had made for the day. It started off with Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.

The Magic Box is open for all your magically haunting needs!

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[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

After class, Neil took himself down to the Magic box and he bounded through the door, in shamelessly good spirits.

"Happy Halloween!"

[ooc: I am on the SP from hell due to work but Neil insisted. :)]

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"Happy Halloween!" Andrew replied, adjusting his cloak and wig. He was quite proud of his King of the Bracelets outfit.

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

There was a brief pause as Neil took in the full glory that was the King of the Bracelets costume and then he chuckled and walked over to the counter.

"You definitely look to be in the spirit of things, Andrew."

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"Halloween is my favorite holiday. It's really the only one I've ever bothered to celebrate. Well, I wear green on St. Patrick's Day now too. I forgot to do that three years ago and totally ended up a bruised mess by the end of the school day." Andrew chuckled, trying to be light-hearted about it.

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

Neil frowned worriedly at that news and leaned against the counter.

"What happened?" He asked, concerned that Andrew might have gotten jumped by some classmates.

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"Oh, you know," Andrew said with a dismissive wave of his hand, "just boys being boys. Well, and Helen Sinclair."

Andrew pushed the basket of candy towards Neil. "Treat?"

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

Well that just made Neil frown a little deeper and he reached out and gently ruffled Andrew's hair.

"You going trick or treating later?" He asked, eyeing the bowl of candy for any possibility of a nice caramel.

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"I haven't decided yet," Andrew answered truthfully. "I was kind of thinking I would just be doing whatever if was you were doing."

There was a pretty good selection of candy. If Neil dug about a bit, he would definitely find some caramel.

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

Reaching up to rub at the back of his neck, Neil shifted a bit sheepishly and then put his hands in his pockets.

"I'm afraid I couldn't afford any sort of costume but I'd be more than willing to walk along with you if you want to go out trick or treating? Or ... maybe we could kick back with some really scary movies back at the dorm?"

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"I think kicking back with a scary movie would be perfect," Andrew said. He had been hoping Neil might suggest just that. "I have popcorn and hot chocolate and now I have someone to cling to, so I'm set. And we can totally make you a costume if you want. You can always be the Emperor with his new clothes."

Andrew gave Neil a mischievous little grin.

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

That mischievous little grin earned Andrew a quick kiss.

"Maybe, just for you though," he said with a wink before leaning back. "That all sounds perfect, I'll grab us a couple of movies. Common Room or would Bart mind us crashing in your room?"

Since Neil, woefully, did not have a TV in his room.

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"I don't think Bart would mind at all." Andrew didn't really want to share the evening with too many people. He coveted his alone time with Neil.

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

Neil had really been hoping that might be Andrew's response and his smile warmed to a soft, private thing that was only for the other boy.

"Sounds like my idea of a perfect Halloween Evening. See you back at the dorms after you get off work?"

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"Sounds divine," Andrew replied with a little dance. This could possibly go down as the best Halloween ever.

"Make sure the movies are really scary," he added. Andrew wanted to have just cause for the clingy.

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

"Really scary, got it!" Neil agreed with a wink and then he leaned over to steal one more kiss and headed for the door.

"I'll bring my pajamas, you know, in case you're too scared to sleep alone tonight."

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

Mid-morning, Annette flounced in grinning, and exclaimed, "Oooh, it looks creepy in here!"

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

Andrew grinned and exclaimed, "Mr. Giles is out of town, so I took it upon myself to make things festive."

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

"You did a great job, Andrew!" She smiled and looked at his costume. "Who are you supposed to be?"

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"I'm Brodo Faggins from King of the Bracelets! What about you?" Andrew didn't want to just call her a slutty bunny if she was supposed to be something specific.

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

"Oh! I love it!" Annette bounced and twirled around, showing him her fluffy tail. "I'm a slutty bunny!"

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"Thank you, milady," Andrew said as he swept into a low box. "And I love the tail!"

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

"Thank you!" She wiggled it again for good measure then held open her bag. "Trick or Treat!"

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"Oh, of course." Andrew walked over and grabbed a handful of candy and put it in Annette's bag.

"We also have little free sample packets of spell components if you're interested." He held up two little clear baggies. "You can have eye of newt or," he checked the other bag, "frog gizzard."

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

"Thank you!" Annette then eyed the clear baggies. "What do they do?"

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

Andrew shrugged. "It totally depends on the spell or the potion. I know eye of newt is pretty useful in a of demon summoning rituals, but, um, I can't say I've every needed frog gizzard for anything."

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

She sighed and looked around the shop, starting to wander around. "Do you have any... love potions?"

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"Not already made," Andrew replied. "We've got some love charms and talismans, and there are a couple of books that have like spells and potion lists in them, but I don't know how reliable they are."

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

"So you don't have like... lotions or creams?" Annette was so not looking at him when she asked. "And I don't think I could do a potion myself. I'm just a normal person."

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"Well, where I'm from, normal people do potions and spells all the time. Apparently, you don't even have to have perfect diction to pull off some of the major mojo magics."

He looked at her quizzically. "We do have some essential oils, like aromatherapy type stuff. Some of those are supposed to help, you know, enhance the mood. "

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

She looked over at him. "Really? Where I'm from to see that sort of stuff you just have to turn on the TV."

Annette glanced around the shop and stepped back towards Andrew, lowering her voice. "Okay. I would like some essential oils that make a person... feel good."

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

Andrew grinned and blushed just a touch. "Well then, is it a particular person you're wanting to make feel good or, um, is this for you? Because different oils have different effects on guys and girls."

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

She raised her brows. "They make kinds for both? Um," she blushed, looking around again. "How about give me some for both and um, it would be for my boyfriend, of course."

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"Well, here is a list of what we have that would be, um, what you're looking for. The first column is more appropriate for the female types and the second for the manly ones."

Andrew pushed a list across the counter.

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

Annette studied that list for five whole minutes. "I would like vanilla and clary sage and... I'll take all of them. Both columns." she pushed the list back across the counter.

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"Are you sure," Andrew asked, a little bewildered. "They're not cheap."

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

"Oh, that's not a problem," she said and bit her lip. "Thing is, I, um, just am not too sure about some of those scents so... I'll just take them all and decide what I like and what works... later."

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

Andrew nodded, ducked down under the counter, and came back up with an assortment of small glass bottles. Each one was labeled with tiny script and detailed exactly what the various oils were good for.

"If you're interested, we also have these little cedar boxes that are designed to hold these little bottles and it, ah, it comes with a small diffuser as well." He showed Annette the box.

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

Annette loved cedar boxes. "Yes. I want that too. Would it, uh, be possible to try a sample? Just to see, you know, what I'm buying?"

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"Sure," Andrew replied as he finished placing the bottles in the box and pushed the entire thing towards Annette.

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

She did not want to try the rose, instead she went for the clary sage and put a dab on the top of her hand, rubbing it in and smelling it. "Mmm... kind of spicy. Nice. Okay. I'm sold. I'll take all of it."

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"Awesome," Andrew said with a bounce. He put Annette's purchase in a bag and rang it up.

"Let me know how those work out for you. I was, um, thinking about getting a few myself," he admitted.

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

She smiled and handed over the right amount. "Thanks for all your help, Andrew. And I will..." she said and waved, heading for the door.