Being up high was her favorite part of the whole day. Shadow took a deep, calming breath, sucking in the fumes of old books and dust, two of her favorite smells. She smiled at the dusty books in front of her and she heard a small mew on her shoulder. She turned her head to the side and looked at her young kitten. The little white kitten mewed at her again, yawning to show it's bright pink tongue and teeny, sharp white teeth. Shadow smiled and murmured to the kitten, "Don't worry, young one. I am almost done." Pushing herself off the bookshelf, the rolling ladder rolled down the aisle, heading to the next bookshelf. She grabbed onto where she wanted to be and pulled herself up a little ways. She then shifted some books around and placed her final book in the empty space the rested.
She then hurried down the ladder and meandered through the hallways and aisles, smiling at people. She noticed, as she went into darker rooms, that a small golden glow appeared around her bare skin. She cringed slightly and shrugged on her jacket, hoping to cover up the glow. Moon mewed at her again and Shadow gently placed the small kitten in her side pocket.
Someone then rang the bell at the desk and she sighed. She hurried up to the front and found a young man standing there, looking over the card catalog. He smiled up at her as she approached and asked for a specific book, one that was almost in the very back because no one really read books like it anymore. She raised an eyebrow, curious as to why he wanted it, but she didn't push. She wasn't that type of person. Instead, she hurried to the back, whistling for Pooch as she went. The small beagle ran to her, panting and grinning as the basket on his back wobbled slightly. She pulled Moon out of her pocket and gently placed her in the basket attached to the back of Pooch's collar.
"Now you be careful with her," Shadow scolded, looking down at the year old beagle. "Remember what happened last time you tried to go fast?" The beagle nodded, smiling up at her before starting off a gentle trot down the hallway, heading toward the children's reading area. He probably wanted to play with some kids. Shadow smiled and hurried off to find the book in the back.
She reached the back book cases and climbed up onto her ladder. She pushed off and zoomed down the bookshelves, scanning for the point system. She saw it immediately and paused, looking for the correct book. She raised an eyebrow when she spotted it and she pulled it out of its place. "Memories: Tales of Our Past," she murmured. Yeah, this was the right book. Shadow slid down the ladder quickly and headed toward the front once again. Children laughed and stroked Pooch as she walked by. He was happy. She laughed under her breath and hurried back up front.
The man was still there, but there was something off about him. He was talking furious into his phone, almost angrily. He looked up as she approached and snatched the book from her hands. He tossed his library card at her and began flipping through the book. She narrowed her eyes at him, but checked the book out to him. As soon as it was done, he took off, still talking furiously on the phone. He made sure to shout thanks of his shoulder though. That was slightly odd...
She then hurried down the ladder and meandered through the hallways and aisles, smiling at people. She noticed, as she went into darker rooms, that a small golden glow appeared around her bare skin. She cringed slightly and shrugged on her jacket, hoping to cover up the glow. Moon mewed at her again and Shadow gently placed the small kitten in her side pocket.
Someone then rang the bell at the desk and she sighed. She hurried up to the front and found a young man standing there, looking over the card catalog. He smiled up at her as she approached and asked for a specific book, one that was almost in the very back because no one really read books like it anymore. She raised an eyebrow, curious as to why he wanted it, but she didn't push. She wasn't that type of person. Instead, she hurried to the back, whistling for Pooch as she went. The small beagle ran to her, panting and grinning as the basket on his back wobbled slightly. She pulled Moon out of her pocket and gently placed her in the basket attached to the back of Pooch's collar.
"Now you be careful with her," Shadow scolded, looking down at the year old beagle. "Remember what happened last time you tried to go fast?" The beagle nodded, smiling up at her before starting off a gentle trot down the hallway, heading toward the children's reading area. He probably wanted to play with some kids. Shadow smiled and hurried off to find the book in the back.
She reached the back book cases and climbed up onto her ladder. She pushed off and zoomed down the bookshelves, scanning for the point system. She saw it immediately and paused, looking for the correct book. She raised an eyebrow when she spotted it and she pulled it out of its place. "Memories: Tales of Our Past," she murmured. Yeah, this was the right book. Shadow slid down the ladder quickly and headed toward the front once again. Children laughed and stroked Pooch as she walked by. He was happy. She laughed under her breath and hurried back up front.
The man was still there, but there was something off about him. He was talking furious into his phone, almost angrily. He looked up as she approached and snatched the book from her hands. He tossed his library card at her and began flipping through the book. She narrowed her eyes at him, but checked the book out to him. As soon as it was done, he took off, still talking furiously on the phone. He made sure to shout thanks of his shoulder though. That was slightly odd...
