The Magical Pendants' Return

by totallyme6


Chapter 4

Sonata

Waiting for Aria is no fun, Sonata thought. Before they went into the grocery store (and while Sonata was eating her salted pretzel), Aria decided to go over what they should buy.

"Well, we need fruit first of all," Aria started.

"Mhm," Sonata agreed.

"And we need to buy better cereal for breakfast," Aria continued.

"There's nothing wrong with my cereal!" Sonata insisted while eating.

"Nothing wrong with it... if you're a seven-year-old," Aria muttered. Sonata seemed to be too busy munching on her pretzel to notice. "Why don't we get some of those croissants from the pastry section?" Aria offered.

"Mhm!" Sonata agreed, a bit more enthusiastically this time. "Well then, let's go!" She said when she had finished with her snack.

"I'll get a cart," Aria said.

When Sonata started running off, picking things out from the shelves and putting them in the cart, Aria noticed.

"Sonata! Ugh, could you stay next to the cart?" Aria hinted.

"Fine." Sonata complied, knowing it would work to her benefit later.

It was all going fine like that until they reached the snack aisle, and Sonata could pick anything she wanted off the shelves without even leaving the cart. Aria was tired of returning all the unnecessary items, so she told Sonata to wait at the cash register. At first, Sonata protested, but then she realized who's paying. With a slight grouchy frown, Sonata went.

After what felt like forever, Aria finally finished shopping and paid.

"It was so boring waiting for you!" Sonata complained.

"Well, it wasn't much fun putting all of the things you stuck in the cart back for me, so let's just call it even," Aria suggested.

"It's not my fault you don't like chocolate chip mint Coreos!" Sonata continued.

"You're right!" Aria said sarcastically. "Maybe I should go return these taco making kits and get Coreos instead?"

"No, wait!" Sonata went with a chuckle from Aria.


Adagio

"Ah, so you show curiosity in my special products?" The shopkeeper said. They leaned on the counter. "I'll show you, but you must show that you mean business."

Greedy, Adagio thought. But some might refer to it as 'merchant's spirit.' "Hmm, what if I give a deposit?" Adagio recommended. Thankfully, Adagio knows how to deal with them.

"I'll settle for that," the shopkeeper said.

Adagio handed them five dollars, and the shopkeeper opened the curtain.

"These are some of my most expensive goods. I hope you find them pleasing." The shopkeeper told.

Adagio looked at them. Many of them did look nice, some even beautiful. She looked around, though, and saw that one box still was covered by a cloth.

"What about that one?" Adagio said inquisitively.

"Well, this one is a very expensive pendant; I was quite lucky to buy it." The shopkeeper said before taking off the cloth.

Adagio could not believe her eyes. It was a heptagon ruby-coloured pendant, just like the magical pendants that got destroyed after the siren's defeat.

She gasped quietly. "...Could I... touch it?" She said after a bit.

The shopkeeper grunted. "Five more dollars for the deposit."

Almost without looking away from the pendant, Adagio reached into her purse and pulled out another five-dollar bill. After taking the cash and presumably checking if it was legitimate, the shopkeeper gave the go-ahead. Adagio reached for the pendant; she almost felt as if it was calling her. The coldness of it in her hand was a familiar sense. She started thinking about the arguments and fights that she, Aria and Sonata would instigate with their pendants. The anger and negative energy making the jewellery she held feel warmer in her hand, similar to a burning sensation.

"How much?" She asked, thoughts rapidly rising of what this could mean.


Next Chapter: What will Adagio do with the pendant? Will she buy it? Would she... use it?