A little something unexpected
Summary: *Alternative universe to the lovely AquaTurquoise's stories. Two months after the birth of Corban, the guradoring and Cedric save Sofia from sexual assault or so everyone thought until her "potassium" and other things come about.
Author note: Thanks to Aqua for tearing us apart with her alternative Sofia in her newest story, I thought of something of my own just at the rated T range. The guardoring, Corban, and yes Sofia's potassium belong to her.
Chapter One
As a protector Sofia had always been told to look out for the strange and mysterious. And usually she did.
Except for the two months after her little brother's birth. Maybe it was distraction that had caught her off guard or the older boy she had befriended along the way back to the Ever Realm and her home with captivating green eyes had done it.
He was only two to three years her senior and seemed to be friendly enough until she realized his inappropriate intentions and fought him.
Biting, kicking, and even scratching him in the face had her unaware of the guardoring glowing, having Sofia smile at the thought of her rescue.
"Get away from her!"
She turned to the voice, yet was still smiling as she saw Cedric ready to attack.
And he was understandably pissed. Probably would've been with her at a later time but for the moment his hatred was towards the seventeen year old who gave up in cowardice.
Or would have if Cedric hadn't flown him with a magic spell towards a tree before knocking him out.
"Mr. Cedric!" Sofia grinned in relief despite a bruise on her cheek from where the unnamed boy had held his grip. "Thank you!"
"I gave you the guardoring as a child for a reason," Cedric smiled before the smile soured into concern. "Did he—did the young man do anything to you? Aside from the bruise on your cheek."
"I...Hmm…"
"That's all you can say?"
It was a gentle asking for he knew that even with her brave demeanor and many roles outside of being a princess, Sofia had to be petrified. Alone with someone who thought they could take advantage of her.
Not when he was around. If his apprentice hadn't had her way with whoever was taking advantage of her first.
Sofia simply nodded at Cedric's question, lassoing the lasso from her enchant-let around the unconscious unarmed boy's waist and dragged him as the sorcerer lightly chuckled, hoping to ease the seriousness in the situation before teleporting the three of them back to the castle.
…
Weeks passed. Everything seemed normal. The once unconscious unarmed boy was now in the dungeon for his assault on the youngest princess of Enchancia and Stirling, as he explained his name to be to Miranda and Roland, seemed remorseful for his actions for the most part.
Sofia smiled softly at Corban who reached out for the jaquin toy Queen Elena of Avalor had given him two weeks before during a royal visit, watching as his big sister gave it to him.
"James told me you were home early from a protector mission on the account of not feeling well. Are you okay?" Amber asked upon seeing her younger siblings together.
"Off and on," Sofia answered.
"You've been 'off and on' since that night with that boy in the forest weeks ago. Poor Cedric's worried that your potassium has come back."
"You can assure him that one word I distaste hasn't come back. But if I feel any worse, I'll go to the royal doctor."
Though he didn't understand what his sisters were discussing, Corban held out his jaquin toy towards Sofia and gave her a toothless smile.
"Don't worry little guy. Sofia will be better soon," Amber cooed, musing his hair.
The infant only giggled happily in response, bouncing on Sofia's lap.
By nightfall Sofia hadn't improved in what was thought to be her supposed illness after running off to throw up upon smelling some of the food from the kitchen.
Miranda was the most concerned before Roland squeezed her hand in the hopes of easing her worry.
"Sof's been through worse Mom. For all we know it could just be a stomach bug," James assured while giving a cooing Corban his bottle. "As long as Corban doesn't get it, we'll be fine."
Amber nodded silently, her focus more on devouring her food in graceful, queenly bites.
…
When was the last time he'd seen Sofia with her head hung low in shame as he opened to the door to his workshop upon hearing her knock? Probably not since she was a child after the Sofia the Worst incident as he called it, allowing her in his workshop.
It was morning. Not too early nor too late as Cedric gently lifted up her chin.
"What's the matter?" The sorcerer asked, noticing that she had been crying.
Maybe it was her potassium acting up again. Cedric never knew what to expect when her emotions were off the wire.
"I went to see the royal doctor last night and I.." Sofia sighed, her hands clasped close to her chest. "I wanted to tell you first before telling Mom and Dad because I know you well enough and with what I'm about to say, you may not like it."
"Whatever it is, you know I'll stick by you Sofia."
The fifteen-year-old sighed again, seemingly in distress, having Cedric gently squeeze her hand in reassurance.
"I'm with child. Mr. Cedric, I'm going to be a mother."
Sofia saw the caring expression on her mentor and childhood best friend's face go from gentle and reassuring to blank and eventually to fury.
But not with her. She wasn't that foolish. More among the lines with Stirling.
If the nearly young adult that he would be in a month wasn't already in the dungeon, Cedric would've killed him.
