Big Cat and Little Rabbit (Diva)

A young boy, short and slender built, strode through the mall, humming a jazz song under his breath as he dodged around other shop goers. He was clad in standard clothing, consiting of slightly beat up sneakers, jeans, a teashirt,and a unzipped,deep green hoodie,and a small smile appeared on his face as he thought of the book store he was headed to. Hopefully they had the latest book of the series 'Grand Adventures of Young Paladin Steel!' But, if not, he could probably find something else. Either way,it should be fun to look around.

I smile as I walk down an aisle of the book store. I'm wearing my tank top with a red, messy looking heart on it with the words "Eat your heart out" inside of it, along with a short jean skirt and some torn red leggings. I have my favorite heeled boots with it, and my purse across my body. I also had my hoodie on, though unzipped so the words could not be read at the moment. I stop and look at a book that catches my eye. I slide it off the shelf and flip it over to read the description on the back. I lean on a shelf behind me.

Alastair finally,after braving the Sea of Shoppers, reached his goal, the Scribe's Den. It was a pretty decent book shop. No Barnes and Noble, but a large, nice selection all the same.Walking into the shop,the boy gives a quick wave at the shopkeeper before walking down a aisle. Seeing a lady examining a book,he peeks curiously at the title, only for his eyes to widen and a smile come onto his face! That was one of the ones he'd been wanting! Where there more? With a thoughtful hum, Ala glances up at the shelves.

I look up as a teen walks into the aisle I'm on. I tilt my head as he scans the shelf. "I've heard this is supposed to be good." I say turning the book back over. "After all it's the last one so it must be popular. That is unless they just didn't order too many." I look back down at the book and see it was in a series. "Ooooh. This is in a series. That is why the back cover made no sense! Well I can't possibly start in the middle of a series." I bite my lip and scan the shelf once more. I pick up a book, giving it a half hearted glance. "It's too bad though. It looked like a fun book."

Blinking in surprise as the lady speaks, Ala glances up at her, and nods in agreement with the statement.Yeah,it was. Or,at least,it should be. The series was brilliant,after all,and so was the author. Frowning slightly in disappointment at hearing it was the last one,the boy blinked at what she says. Well,that made sense.It was no fun to not know what was going on.He addresses her softly. "M-ma'am, maybe they still have the first one?If they do,it'd be there." He points at a spot just a short way down the aisle.

I nod at the boy. "Yes you may be right." I notice his disappointment and smile, holding the book out to him. "Do you want this?" I ask. "And thanks for pointing me in the right direction."

Ala nods back, smiling slightly. "H-hope you find it,Ma'am." Blinking as she holds the book out,the boy happily accepts it, smile widening as he looks up at her. "Yes. T-thank you." At the thanks, he blinked,before nodding. "Y-you're welcome.I'm glad to help."

I smile at him. "I'm sure I will, and no problem I don't need it." I pause for a moment. "Although please don't call me ma'am. It makes me feel old. I'm only 18 after all." I smile again, holding out my hand for him to shake. "My name is Ivory. Whats yours?"

Ala nods, smiling back. Blinking as she pauses, the boy's eyes widened at the request. Oh dear...."I-I'm sorry, Ma..M-miss. I didn't mean any offense." As she holds out the hand, smiling again,the boy returns the smile with a small,shy one, nodding. "N-nice to meet you, Miss Ivory. I'm Alastair."

I sigh. Miss is not really any better than ma'am "No offense taken. Like I said I'm just a fellow teen. You can just call me ivory. Or even Ivy. Everyone calls me Ivy. Alastair huh? That's a cool name." I smile at the boy, but am slightly confused by his nervousness. "And no need to be nervous." I point in the direction of where he suggested to look. "Over there right?" I tilt my head and watch the boy curiously. Younger boys always seem to be nervous around me, but I have yet to figure out why. Especially since younger girls seemed like they admired me. Earthlings are weird. I'm just glad that my accent is finally gone.

Ala nodded, reddening slightly in embarrassment. He was being a tad too polite and formal, he guessed. The boy smiled at the compliment, responding in his typical soft and gentle tone. "Thank you, M...Ivy.And sorry. I w-was taught to be very polite to people." That, and he didn't like offending people or hurting their feelings in the first place.Smiling a tad sheepishly at her next statement, Ala nods at the question. "Y-yes."

I nod. "Well that is certainly a good lesson to be taught." I wink and go over to where he confirmed the book would be. I spend a couple minutes browsing that shelf and looking at prices.

Ala nods back, smiling shyly. Giving her a wave as she walks over to where he pointed earlier, the boy holds the book she'd given him earlier,and continues searching the shelves for books he'd been wanting, humming a jazz song under his breath.

I arch an eyebrow at the shelf. It wasn't there. I sigh and step back. I walk back towards the boy but stop when another book catches my eye. "oooh." I whisper and pull it out.

Ala got a couple more books,nodding with a smile. That was the limit of what he could get with his allowance for now, so better buy them and go home. Passing Ivy as she seems to find another book, the younger boy waves at her,and walks up to the counter.