'Dite's Decadent Delights, Thursday Afternoon
The goddess of love was not used to being nervous. Worried, she could handle -- she'd been worried ever since she started taking an interest in the lives of mortals. She figured she had to; they certainly didn't worry enough about their own world.
But this wasn't worry. This was a case of the nerves. Aphrodite didn't know what Karla was going to say, and that made her go from place to place in the store, frowning at any little misplaced item, rearranging books on shelves, growling at misaligned boxes. Really, there was nothing wrong with the place, and even the dusting she was doing was busy work. Hercules watched her in amusement.
'Dite frowned as she picked up a tiny grey mouse toy. "Would you please not leave your disgusting and chewed up toys out where customers can see them?"
He twitched his tail, but otherwise didn't move.
"Seriously, cat, this is a place of business. Have a little respect, huh?" She gathered up the mouse, a few half-eaten treats, and a rubber ball that had bits chewed out of it. Herc didn't move as she put them in the trash can.
When she found the walnut on the floor, she stopped and stared at it before turning to the cat. "Really? A walnut? Did you swipe it from the bowl I had at Solstice?"
Suddenly he stood up, staring wide-eyed at her, tail swishing back and forth. For a moment he reminded 'Dite of a small puppy and she looked at him quizzically before shaking her head. "No. No toys on the floor out here, and absolutely no walnuts. Someone could step on this and break something." She dropped it into the trash bag, then tied a not in the top and took the bag out to the back trash can.
As she came back in she heard a noise like a book or a box hitting the floor. Curious, she quickened her pace, looking around for the cause of the noise.
Hercules was sitting on the corner of a top shelf, using his paw to edge boxes of condoms off their display. They hit the ground with a nice solid thunk, bending in the corners. 'Dite glared, then was over to the display stand. "Knock it off, Cat!"
He jumped down as she began picking up the boxes, muttering all the while. Before she'd even finished, she heard an even heavier thud and turned to find him pushing books off the bookshelf.
"Hercules!"
As she approached, he jumped down and ran for the back room of the store, then jumped up where there was a display of glass dildos. 'Dite froze.
"Okay. Okay. I get the hint." She opened her hand, and suddenly a walnut appeared in it. Hercules twitched his tail and jumped down. 'Dite rolled the walnut across the floor and the cat pounced on it, rolling over and over with it clutched between his paws in glee.
"You are the weirdest cat ever."
She really shouldn't have been surprised.
(Expecting a Kaeleeran witch at some point, but open before and after. There is one bad word behind the lj-cut, so maybe NWS. The cat in this post bears no resemblance to any cat i know in real life. Ho hum.)
But this wasn't worry. This was a case of the nerves. Aphrodite didn't know what Karla was going to say, and that made her go from place to place in the store, frowning at any little misplaced item, rearranging books on shelves, growling at misaligned boxes. Really, there was nothing wrong with the place, and even the dusting she was doing was busy work. Hercules watched her in amusement.
'Dite frowned as she picked up a tiny grey mouse toy. "Would you please not leave your disgusting and chewed up toys out where customers can see them?"
He twitched his tail, but otherwise didn't move.
"Seriously, cat, this is a place of business. Have a little respect, huh?" She gathered up the mouse, a few half-eaten treats, and a rubber ball that had bits chewed out of it. Herc didn't move as she put them in the trash can.
When she found the walnut on the floor, she stopped and stared at it before turning to the cat. "Really? A walnut? Did you swipe it from the bowl I had at Solstice?"
Suddenly he stood up, staring wide-eyed at her, tail swishing back and forth. For a moment he reminded 'Dite of a small puppy and she looked at him quizzically before shaking her head. "No. No toys on the floor out here, and absolutely no walnuts. Someone could step on this and break something." She dropped it into the trash bag, then tied a not in the top and took the bag out to the back trash can.
As she came back in she heard a noise like a book or a box hitting the floor. Curious, she quickened her pace, looking around for the cause of the noise.
Hercules was sitting on the corner of a top shelf, using his paw to edge boxes of condoms off their display. They hit the ground with a nice solid thunk, bending in the corners. 'Dite glared, then was over to the display stand. "Knock it off, Cat!"
He jumped down as she began picking up the boxes, muttering all the while. Before she'd even finished, she heard an even heavier thud and turned to find him pushing books off the bookshelf.
"Hercules!"
As she approached, he jumped down and ran for the back room of the store, then jumped up where there was a display of glass dildos. 'Dite froze.
"Okay. Okay. I get the hint." She opened her hand, and suddenly a walnut appeared in it. Hercules twitched his tail and jumped down. 'Dite rolled the walnut across the floor and the cat pounced on it, rolling over and over with it clutched between his paws in glee.
"You are the weirdest cat ever."
She really shouldn't have been surprised.
(Expecting a Kaeleeran witch at some point, but open before and after. There is one bad word behind the lj-cut, so maybe NWS. The cat in this post bears no resemblance to any cat i know in real life. Ho hum.)