It was a snowy day in London. Max was walking around by himself. He felt a bit lonely because his sister, Cathy, was at home. She declined his offer to go to London because she was not feeling very well. "I hope Cathy gets better..." Max thought to himself, frowning. He began to search for a get well present for Catherine. Mac was not exactly sure what to get for his sister, since she rarely wanted anything. He was so lost in thought about what to get his sister that he didn't notice that he accidentally bumped into someone. "Oh, I am so sorry..." He trailed off, looking at person he bumped into. The person smiled and said,"Why, hello Max! It's been a while, hasn't it?" Max grinned. "Onyx, it has been a while. How's your brother?" She rolled her eyes and sighed. "Who knows? He hasn't sent a letter for a long time. How's Catherine?" Max's grin faltered. "She's not feeling well." Onyx looked worried. "Oh dear....Well, I hope she gets well soon..." She said quietly. Max laughed a bit. "I'm trying to find her a get well present, but I don't know what to give her." Onyx began to laugh. "Do you want help?" She asked. Her laughter slowly came to an end. Max nodded. "That would be great. Thank you Onyx. Got any ideas?" She thought for a moment. "Follow me! I know exactly where to get her present!" Onyx exclaimed, grabbing Max's arm. Max chuckled and thought to himself,'Cheerful as ever, aren't you Onyx?' A few minutes later, they arrived at a jewelry shop. "Jewelry?" Max thought aloud. Onyx smiled and said,"I have a pretty good idea of what you should get her from this shop. Do you doubt my perfect gift skills, Maximilian?" Max crossed his arms, grinning. "Well, let's see what you think should be Cathy's get well present." Onyx went inside and Max followed. "Wow, there's a lot of nice jewelry in here. Which one are you thinking of, Onyx?" Max questioned. She ignored most of the jewelry and went to a display case that was at the back of the shop. Max looked at what was inside the display case. "A choker with thin chains and jewels attached to it?" He said, a bit confused. Onyx looked at Max, eyes glittering with excitement. "Cathy did say that she wanted to try a choker. She would look so beautiful in one. Which one do you like?" There were only three chokers on display. One had black chains and red jewels with a small red rose in the center of the choker. Another had silver chains and deep blue jewels with a very faint vine decoration on the choker. The last one had light gold chains with black jewels with a faint outline of a crescent moon in the center of the choker. Max stared at them for a while. Onyx waved a hand in front of his face. "Maximilian? Hellooooooooo....." He snapped out of my trance and looked at her. "Sorry, Onyx. They're all beautiful; it's a tad hard to decide which one would be good for Cathy." They both eventually decided that the choker with black jewels would be perfect for Cathy. After Max made his purchase, they left the shop. "Well, I must be off. It was good to see you again Max." Onyx began to head off but Max quickly grabbed her wrist, not exactly sure why he stopped her. "Thanks, Onyx. Today was fun." She nodded and he let go of her wrist. Onyx looked at Max and looked like she was about to say something but she shut her mouth. "Is everything ok, Onyx?" Max asked, a bit concerned about his friend. She quickly nodded and smiled. Her smile looked like it was a forced smile but Max ignored that. "We should see each other again soon. Bye, Maximilian." She gave him a brief hug and walked away. 'Is Onyx alright?' Max thought, wondering what happened. Maximilian began to head toward home.