Lain and Rei

As if Anya had sensed him, she turned her gaze towards the store front and saw the handprint left by Emrys. Her eyes then shifted and landed on his form; her pupils dilating. She felt drawn to him. Her heart once again began pounding in her chest, the sound resonating in her ears as her arms slowly lowered to her sides.

Anya shivered suddenly, and placed the broom against the wall. She rubbed her arms, feeling the goosebumps spreading across her skin. She couldn't seem to get warm and be rid of them. She licked her lips subconsciously before biting her lower lip.

"What the hell..." she whispered, noting that the thermostat was set at a warm temp.

Sweeping her long tresses from her face, Anya came back to the front and began her nightly closing duties. She didn't notice him standing there, she was too engrossed in her own thoughts at the moment.

After several moments of silence and pondering, Anya shook her head to clear her mind. She looked up at the clock, noting that it was well past closing time. She'd been so engrossed in her own reading, she hadn't noticed time passing. She picked up the cards she pulled, placing them back into the deck with a shuffle. She put them in the black silken back and pulled the gold drawstrings to shut it. Placing them back on the table, she licked her forefinger and thumb, putting the incense sticks out. They hadn't quite burnt down all the way. She then walked to the backroom to grab her broom and dustpan.

"I wonder... if it's pertaining to that man," she mused quietly, gazing down upon the card. She paused for a few moments, feeling the coin against her skin, then drew the top two cards from the deck. Her eyes widened slightly to see The Empress and The Six of Cups reversed?

"What the hell?" she breathed, looking at the cards laid out before her. She felt her heart start pounding in her chest. "Becoming a mother..? I'm going to leave my home?"

She leaned back in the stool, her thoughts reeling. She was hesitant to believe this fortune, but the cards were never wrong; not once had they failed to give the outcome predicted.