24 Go Big or Go Home! (2/2)

Trusting the feeling in his gut that told him those 2 were cops, Axel reached into his pocket to grab his phone. Withdrawing it ever so slightly, Axel tapped the power button to turn it in. However, it still stayed turned off.

He began to slightly panic as he realised he somehow forgot to charge it. Hell, he didn't even realise it need to charge when he opened it this morning.

His brain went into over-drive as he saw the cops move closer and closer to the store. Gritting his teeth, Axel flung his hands wide open and screamed, ”Everyone, may I please gather your attention!!!”

Everyone, including the cops, stopped and looked at Axel.

Axel's heart frantically tried to break out of his chest. Taking deep breaths to calm himself down, he revealed a slight smile and calmly said, ”I wonder if everyone would like to see… a new magic trick?”

Everyone's interest was tickled as everyone silently watched Axel in anticipation.

Slowly reaching out his open hand, Axel took a deep breath as his hand started to glow in a pale white. Everyone stared in awe as crystals of ice slowly condensed into a ball.

Axel sighed as he watched everyone stare at him in a daze. Making the most of his time, Axel sneakily told Stella to go and warn Iwai.

Taking a deep breath, Axel stared at the crowd that slowly began regaining themselves. Inside the hundreds of eyes, Axel could see awe, wonder and excitement.

The ball of ice still lay in his hands and didn't melt in the slightest. Grinning, Axel used his free hand and tapped on top of the ball.

Suddenly, the ball slowly began to bloom. As if made of sand, the ice ball collapsed into itself and in a matter of seconds, everyone stared wide-eyed as the ball of ice had become a beautiful rose made of ice.

While the crowd was distracted, Axel checked his status and breathed a sigh of relief, knowing it didn't take to much MP to create.

Axel was about to finish up when he heard a childish voice mutter, ”Pretty~”

Looking down, a small child stared up at the flower in his hand with a sparkle in her eyes. The child's mother saw that Axel was looking at her child and thought she did something. She was about to apologize when Axel kneeled down and said, ”Would you like this flower?”

The girl rapidly nodded while her mother looked slightly embarassed. Axel chuckled as he handed her the flower. The girl began giggling as she held the flower gently in her hands.

The girl's mother thanked him before holding her child's hand and walking away. The crowd began to disperse as Axel let loose a sigh of relief.

Axel leaned against the table as Stella jumped up and relaxed on the table. He gave her a tired look as Stella said, ”I somehow warned him. He first gave me a couple cautious looks until I pointed at you with my tail. He then remembered I'm your pet and dashed into the store.”

Counting himself lucky, Axel stored the table and walked inside Iwai's store.

Looking around, he couldn't find any sign of Iwai until his voice echoed from the back as he said, ”I'm out back.”

Walking to the back of the shop, Axel saw Iwai sitting on the crates with a huge smile. A pack of beer sat next to him while a couple empty cans were on the floor. With a loud laugh, Iwai chugged the beer in his hand and said, ”To a job well done! We're finally finished.”

Axel sighed and was about to sit down when an envelop suddenly came out of nowhere and hit him in the face. He rubbed his nose as he glared at Iwai and yelled, ”THE HELL!?!”