Attraction or Repulsion

Samantha stretched her arms and yawned as she woke up feeling unusual happy. Not only had she had a very good night sleep, but the joy from yesterday's pleasant evening when she and Darrin had gone out for dinner lingered on as well. Waking up by the birds singing in the sunshine weren't that bad either. The day could in fact not start in a better way.

"Darrin, are you awake?" she softly asked as she turned around and raised herself on her elbow and looked at him.

Hearing Samantha had woken up, Darrin opened his eyes and looked back at her and smiled. "Mhhmm," he said contentedly before he reached over to her and kissed her lightly on the cheek. "Good morning," he said cheerful and smiled before laying back on the bed, this time a bit closer to her.

Hearing Darrin seemed to have woken up on the same good side as her this morning, she smiled back. "Well good morning to you too," she said feeling even happier than before.

They were silent for a short while, both just enjoying the Saturday morning.

"Couldn't you just stay like this forever?" Darrin then said feeling very much content with life, and looked lovingly at her.

"Well…," Samantha said thoughtful and looked out in the air, not at all thinking it sounded like a bad idea. But knowing there was at least one hungry child in the house that would require assistant for breakfast, she then more realistically continued, "we could, but I doubt Tabitha and Adam would approve."

"And not Larry either, for that matter," she then added, thinking that Larry would probably be the one that would do most of the complaining. "You really should start on that important account you were supposed to do yesterday…"

Although not liking what she was saying, he knew it was true. He was really behind in work on this certain account Larry had assigned him, and he had promised himself that he had to start working on it yesterday after their dinner, but they had had too much of a great evening to let it be spoilt by work, that he had let it go. And even if he knew Larry would expect to see some real progress Monday morning, he was not quite ready to let it disturb him just yet.

"Who can think about work, in times like these…" he instead said light-hearted and snuggled closer to Samantha.

"Darrin…," Samantha complained jokingly, but even if she wished she could feel as carefree as him, she knew one of them would have to take initiative to start their day. "What time is it?" she however wanted to know before making any rash decisions.

Figuring the time indeed would be good to know before they'd get up in vain, Darrin turned around and leaned over to watch the clock on his nightstand.

But as he did he felt a sudden firm push from behind and before he knew it he laid in a heap on the floor.

Totally being taken by surprise and not at all liking her idea of a joke, he glared back at Samantha. "Sam!" he angrily exclaimed, not at all knowing what had gotten into her. "What are you doing?"

But not at all knowing what had just happened, Samantha, who'd jumped up from bed staring shocked at Darrin, was out of words. "I didn't do it," she then exclaimed confused as she regained her speech.

"What do you mean you 'didn't do it'?" Darrin said just as angrily as before, as he pulled himself up from the floor while brushing his elbow that had gone a bit sore.

"I mean: I didn't do it!" Samantha replied shortly, irritated he didn't believe her the first time.

"So who did?" he then answered sourly, obviously not really letting her off the hook.

"I don't know!" Samantha answered even more irritated, starting to loose her temper.

Darrin was silent for just a second, before it came to him. "Endora!" he then hissed and clenched his teeth, realizing his mother-in-law had been at it again.

Gotten so irritated of Darrin's accusations Samantha was just about to protest, but figuring his suggestion weren't that hard to believe, she stopped what she was about to say and instead she gave him a foolish look before looking up in the air with a very much angry expression. "Mother!" she called fiercely. "Mother, I want to talk to you!"

She looked up waiting impatiently for her mother to appear, but as she didn't, she just grunted angrily, before looking back at Darrin guiltily, feeling bad that her mother had managed to spoil this otherwise so perfect morning. Wanting to get him in good mood again, she carefully walked over towards him to give him an encouraging kiss, hoping that would help him to soften up.

But as she was about to reach him she felt a firm push on her whole body, wanting to push her in the opposite direction from Darrin, almost as if there was an invisible obstacle in the air in front of her that she had bumped into. She looked puzzled at Darrin, only to find him looking just as puzzled and out of balance as she felt.

They stood silent for awhile, looking puzzled at each other.

"Did you feel anything strange?" Samantha then tentatively asked, but by the look on his face she could already guess the answer.

"Uh huh…" Darrin said confused, but not letting him continue Samantha took a step closer to him, starting to figuring out something wasn't quite right, and just as suspected they both felt a firm invisible wall between them, pushing them apart.

"Ok…" Samantha then annoyed and tired said, and yet again looked up in the air, figuring that if it weren't her mother it must be someone else. "Who's the wise witch?"

But with no answer even this time, she sighed and looked back at Darrin who still looked very much confused.

"What's going on?" he said with a sigh, not knowing whether to be confused or just angry.

"I don't know," Samantha said shortly and waved him off with her hand, obviously deep in thoughts, as she thoroughly started examining the air in front of her with her eyes, really wanting to figure out what this was about. But with not seeing anything strange with the air she instead started searching with her hands, but always feeling the invisible wall against her hands she tried to walk around it, to see whether it was just this space. Her test was as disappointing as the other, except a small bend of "the wall". Not knowing what else to do she sighed and looked at Darrin, who'd just been staring foolishly at her, not knowing at all what to think.

"You try it, "she then suggested, in hope that that could give them a clue.

Darrin did as she suggested, but with no other results than Samantha's. But as they awhile later figured they couldn't stay and stare at an invisible wall all day they started to move around in the room, but as they did the "wall-characteristics" changed and they started to come to some conclusion. It seemed as if the wall wasn't at this firm place, but moved around with them, always being between them. They could walk as far as they wanted in the other direction, but as they approached about one meters from each other they could both feel a push in the opposite direction almost as if they were two magnets repulsing each other.

But as they had examined the situation enough, be at a loss what to do, Samantha started again to give her relatives other angry calls, but as no one appeared, Samantha sighed, figuring that it weren't a bad prank from any of her relatives but something else. Maybe it was something Dr Bombay could help them with she figured, and hopefully she started calling for Dr Bombay.

But as she did Darrin automatically complained, "You're calling that quack?"

"He's our best bet Darrin. Or do you have a better idea?" Samantha said a bit too short, not appreciating his pessimism, before she kept on calling for Dr Bombay. But as not even he appeared, she sighed, knowing there was nothing else to do. They just had to wait until they could reach someone, because she had sure not seen anything like this before and had no idea how to remove it. She even tried some spells and incantations, but nothing worked. The magnetic forces between them were still there.

"Well, I guess there isn't much else to do than go downstairs to have some breakfast," she said defeated.

Even if having breakfast was the least he wanted to do with a problem like this on their hand, Darrin figured she was right. "I'll go wake up the kids…," he said wearily as an answer, and with a bit of awkwardness and movement-problem, not being able to stay close, they headed for the door. But as they did Samantha seemed to have noticed something and matter-of-factly stated, "Hey, I think it's increasing. I'm sure I could come closer to you earlier…"

Darrin looked at Samantha and did indeed realize they were further apart. "Great," Darrin sighed resignedly, really started to get tired of the whole thing.

Not wanting him to think of it, knowing it would only freak him out, she instead changed the subject, "you just go get the kids, and I'll reach someone that can help us soon enough."

But noticing he really didn't made any effort to get going, Samantha couldn't stop herself from giving him a little magnetic push as if to get moving, so she would be able to pass him and get downstairs to start on breakfast. Letting her push pass him by with only a glare in her direction, Darrin indeed started walking out in the hallway, with Samantha about a meters and a half behind.

I hope you liked it so far!

I'm pretty sure next chapter will be up shortly, but I really appreciate some feedback in the meantime =)