Time to Sparkle

[Cassie Jones]

Cassie was exploring Hogsmeade for the first time when a little shop caught her eye. She looked through the window and saw it was a jewellers. She stepped inside and called out to see if the owner was in as she pulled her long blond hair out of the way.

[Emilian Sota]

As Emilian walked into the room from doing some paperwork he wondered if the previous owner had gotten as much business as he had. And when he saw the girl, he wondered if it was only because of his reputation, somehow tied to what had apparently been in the papers about him. Then, the last thing to cross his mind, was that he didn't need any more distractions. "Hello, anything I can help you with?" he asked, a little louder than he usually would have, but he needed to get rid of the thoughts running through his tired mind.

[Cassie Jones]

Cassie smiled brightly at the person who had appeared, he didn't seem much older than her. "Hi, I'm Cassie" she said, she always felt rude if she didn't introduce herself. "I feel like treating myself," Cassie continued, conciously aware of just how short her skirt was. Normally she didn't care, as a dancer she was used to revealing outfits, but for some reason she felt a little uncomfortable now, however she didn't let it show. "I haven't had anything in a while so what do you think would suit me, I want a necklace, bracelet and earrings." Cassie listed, wondering if the owner would be ablet to find suitable items.

[Emilian Sota]

Emilian inwardly sighed at her cheerfulness. It was his first brush with bitterness that someone could be so very happy when his world was possibly going to fall apart right in front of his eyes the next time he saw Adara. "I'll see what I can do," he said, trying a smile. He looked at her, however wrong it felt to do so, trying to figure out what would look good on her. His usually quick first instincts were strangely lacking, and it took him a few moments longer than usual to try and figure it out.

[Cassie Jones]

Cassie felt something change in the atmosphere and her smile faltered, her grey green eyes darkened to more of an emerald green. "How long have you owned the shop?" she asked, curious as to how long he had been in the business.

[Emilian Sota]

"About a week and a half," Emilian said, walking over to a display of sets. Even though he hadn't been in the business, so to speak, for very long, his mother had really had a love for jewelry and so he had an almost instinctive knowledge. "What about this one?" he asked, pointing through the glass at a set. It was a gold rope necklace with a curly golden piece in the center, with a matching bracelet. The earrings that went with it had a matching curly piece hanging from simple gold ball studs.

[Cassie Jones]

Cassie moved over to look at the set he was pointing out and accidentally brushed his arm. "I'm sorry" Cassie apologised, the realised she didn't even know his name, "I'm sorry but what's your name?" she asked as she leaned in to look at the jewellery set. "It's lovely, do you have anything with green, emeralds possibly, stones in?" she asked, already planning on taking the set he had just shown her.

[Emilian Sota]

"Emilian," he told her, avoiding looking at her after she touched him, however unplanned it may have been. Emilian took a few steps to his side and gestured to a couple of sets with the stone she had mentioned, "Like these?" He looked at her reflection in the glass rather than meeting her eyes.

[Cassie Jones]

Cassie moved along, careful to not tough Emilian again after his previous reaction. She payed special attention to a necklac which had a fine silver chain with a teardrop emerald with matching earrings. "Could I try the necklace on?" she asked, wanting to see how it complimented her eyes.

[Emilian Sota]

"Yes, of course," he said, opening the case and pulling it out. "Do you need help?" Emilian couldn't help but look at her that time, because if she said yes then there would be no way around touching her. But maybe that was what he needed, he needed to prove to himself that it wasn't a big deal to do something as simple as putting a necklace on someone.

[Cassie Jones]

Cassie ventured a smile and let her eyes meet Emilian's a slight question in them. "Yes please" Cassie answered as she pulled her long blond hair out of the way, turning so Emilian could see the curve of her neck to her shoulders.

[Emilian Sota]

Even with the knowledge that he had cheated on Adara, that even looking was officially dangerous ground, Emilian's eyes swept across her neck as he hooked the necklace on her. He tried for as little contact as possible, but some was required. "What do you think?" he asked, pointing her to a mirror.

[Cassie Jones]

Cassie let her hair swing back into place and moved over to the mirror. She took in her appearance and liked what she saw, her eyes were ever changing but they picked up the green of the emerald and her blond hair looked lovely against the silver. "What do you think Emilian?" Cassie asked, biting her lip, unawre of the struggle he was having.

[Emilian Sota]

Emilian crossed his arms tightly around himself, even while trying to keep a relaxed stance. "It looks nice," he said, his eyes looking her up and down, watching how her skirt moved with her hips. He met her eyes soon though, determined to keep them there for as long as possible.

[Cassie Jones]

Cassie ran a hand through her hair, "I'll take both the gold set and this one." Cassie said as she took the necklace off and handed it back to Emilian. Cassie could feel his gaze and met his eyes with her own which had now settled to a soft grey with flecks of green. Cassie left her hand over Emilians and her lips parted, as if she was about to say something but no words came out.