27 Sep 2020, 18:11
A hunter for the Hunter
Kyle had his hands resting in the pockets of his leather jacket as he walked down the street in Diagon Alley. His parents were getting some things for the new school year and he was supposed to be looking for something he wanted as a "reward" for doing well in some of his classes the previous year. He already had a broom, and a good wizard's chess set. What else could he really get that he could bring to hogwarts that he could get here? A book? yeah right. Dress robes? Yeah ok. Maybe some candy? as if he was still 7. This was all just a waste of time and he wanted to just be done and gone already.
He heard the giggling before he saw them and he grimaced as he saw a group of younger wizards walking towards him and he quickly ducked into the first doorway there was in order to avoid crossing their path in the hopes of getting any of their spunk on him. He blinked a few times as his eyes adjusted to the dark of a candle lit shop compared to the bright day outside and he looked around. He managed to duck into the Magical Menagerie. He sighed as the collective smell of dozens of animals accosted his sensitive sense of smell due to his curse.
He walked around alittle, looking at the different Owls and cats and lizards and whatever else but he stopped suddenly at a glass cage with seemingly nothing in it and he cocked an eyebrow. He looked around to see if anything was running loose but there wasnt and he turned his attention back to the cage. He noticed a strange little mound of mulch in the corner and he craned his neck some to look into it as he noticed white movement to his right. a little mouse had come out of hiding. Was this the creature here? didnt seem like a rat, who was getting small mice as their wizard pet?
The mouse sniffed the air and moved about some and upon seeing kyle moved away from him...towards the area in the corner. It moved over the ledge and fell in, and kyle heard a few distressed squeaks before there was silence and he leaned in closer, his curiosity piqued. a few more minutes passed and brown hairy legs peeked out from the trap door and a spider the size of a base ball worked its way out. It stopped for a moment before creeping forward and stopping at the glass. Kyle could almost swear it was looking at him. he crouched down some and moved his face close to the spider with a thoughtful expression.
To many this was just a spider. Some scary thing to be ran away from, and feared. Some horrible thing to be avoided. But he saw a hunter. An intelligent creature who did what it had to in order to survive. as he watched it he felt an almost...kinship to it. How many people had seen him and reacted the same way they would have reacted to this spider. With fear and revulsion.
Kyle looked around and opened the top of the cage and he gingerly moved his hand and placed it palm up by the spider. It backed up some and then was still for a few moments before it gingerly moved its legs forward, tapping and poking his hand. It slowly moved into his palm and then Kyle lifted his hand out, getting a better look at the spider. He reached his left hand over and would run his fingers across its hairy thorax, as if to pet it. The spider then moved across his forearm and up his bicep, across his shoulder and finally up his neck to come to a rest on his head, among his thick and messy hair. he felt it almost nestle as if getting comfortable.
"I think she likes you" a voice came from behind Kyle. The owner of the shop. "Could probably feel you werent scared of it. That you was nice"
Kyle scoffed some and turned, making sure not to be jerky with his movements "Or maybe it could tell I'm a pest too." he put his hands into his pockets and frowned some, grinding his teeth. "How much for her..." he asked. He didn't want to leave her here now. Something about the spider felt familiar to him. She was a predator just like him. If there was anyone who could understand him it was probably this spider. As sad as that was.
"Come on up to the counter and we'll get you squared away with everything you need. I got a feelin you two will be good for each other." the old man smiled.
Kyle nodded slightly and followed after him.
(Word count: 806)
He heard the giggling before he saw them and he grimaced as he saw a group of younger wizards walking towards him and he quickly ducked into the first doorway there was in order to avoid crossing their path in the hopes of getting any of their spunk on him. He blinked a few times as his eyes adjusted to the dark of a candle lit shop compared to the bright day outside and he looked around. He managed to duck into the Magical Menagerie. He sighed as the collective smell of dozens of animals accosted his sensitive sense of smell due to his curse.
He walked around alittle, looking at the different Owls and cats and lizards and whatever else but he stopped suddenly at a glass cage with seemingly nothing in it and he cocked an eyebrow. He looked around to see if anything was running loose but there wasnt and he turned his attention back to the cage. He noticed a strange little mound of mulch in the corner and he craned his neck some to look into it as he noticed white movement to his right. a little mouse had come out of hiding. Was this the creature here? didnt seem like a rat, who was getting small mice as their wizard pet?
The mouse sniffed the air and moved about some and upon seeing kyle moved away from him...towards the area in the corner. It moved over the ledge and fell in, and kyle heard a few distressed squeaks before there was silence and he leaned in closer, his curiosity piqued. a few more minutes passed and brown hairy legs peeked out from the trap door and a spider the size of a base ball worked its way out. It stopped for a moment before creeping forward and stopping at the glass. Kyle could almost swear it was looking at him. he crouched down some and moved his face close to the spider with a thoughtful expression.
To many this was just a spider. Some scary thing to be ran away from, and feared. Some horrible thing to be avoided. But he saw a hunter. An intelligent creature who did what it had to in order to survive. as he watched it he felt an almost...kinship to it. How many people had seen him and reacted the same way they would have reacted to this spider. With fear and revulsion.
Kyle looked around and opened the top of the cage and he gingerly moved his hand and placed it palm up by the spider. It backed up some and then was still for a few moments before it gingerly moved its legs forward, tapping and poking his hand. It slowly moved into his palm and then Kyle lifted his hand out, getting a better look at the spider. He reached his left hand over and would run his fingers across its hairy thorax, as if to pet it. The spider then moved across his forearm and up his bicep, across his shoulder and finally up his neck to come to a rest on his head, among his thick and messy hair. he felt it almost nestle as if getting comfortable.
"I think she likes you" a voice came from behind Kyle. The owner of the shop. "Could probably feel you werent scared of it. That you was nice"
Kyle scoffed some and turned, making sure not to be jerky with his movements "Or maybe it could tell I'm a pest too." he put his hands into his pockets and frowned some, grinding his teeth. "How much for her..." he asked. He didn't want to leave her here now. Something about the spider felt familiar to him. She was a predator just like him. If there was anyone who could understand him it was probably this spider. As sad as that was.
"Come on up to the counter and we'll get you squared away with everything you need. I got a feelin you two will be good for each other." the old man smiled.
Kyle nodded slightly and followed after him.
(Word count: 806)
What animal do you wish to purchase?The European Hairy Trapper
What do you want to name it? Ariadne
Is this a boy or a girl? Girl
What is your pet's date of birth? march 15 2017
“I live my life free of compromise, and step into the shadows without complaint or regret.“
Stamina: 10 Evasion: 4 Strength: 15 Wisdom: 2 ArcPower: 5 Accuracy: 4
29 Sep 2020, 22:05
A hunter for the Hunter
Congratulations on your new pet spider, Ariadne! Treat her well and we good partners.
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