Note: I was thinking about making another story about torturing Cedric but decided this one was going to be the one that I make him torture himself about this xD Oh Sofia is going to hate me so! Making her have to work harder owo

This is also a longer chapter for the fact that I have been sick and it's been a while for an update xD

Thank you for the Reviews, it means a lot!

I am glad you like it so far Lunawolfmoon, hope you enjoy this chapter as well!

I picture Sofia being bold in this fic, which she would realize before Cedric of their connection. In general I just picture Sofia being the straight forward at to the point xD

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Cedric

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Shutting the door to his tower he leans back against it and slides down, placing his right hand over his lips, still able to feel the sensation of another pair of lips. Turning bright red the more he thinks about it, did that kiss mean something more, was it just to mess with his head, moving his hand from his mouth to his chest feeling his heart race.

"Merlin's Mushrooms, what have I done to provoke such behavior in the princess."

Pulling himself up from the floor he starts pacing his tower and starts talking to himself.

"What have I done? I have been nothing but civil and respectful to the princess. Was it the time I lent her my spell book to study? Did I let her hug me to many times? Is it all the time we spend together."

Stopping in his tracks he puts both his hands on his head trying to consider why in the world that the princess, the beautiful princess, with flowing auburn hair her big blue eyes her perfect lips that form a perfect smile. His eyes go wide and he rubs his head trying to shake the image from his head.

"Poseidon's pumpkins what am I thinking, this is the princess! The kind would have my head!"

Walking over to his work table he places his hands down.

"I will have to be better and try to deter any more physical touching and be on guard the best I can. No more letting her thinks this is okay."

Sitting on his stool he leans over and lies on the table.

"I still don't understand how this happened. I am almost a decade her senior, I am reaching 30 and she is a princess I am nothing but the Royal Sorcerer. She even has the ability to knowing anything pass my magical ability."

Sighing to himself he sits up, such beauty and Magical talent.

"Ugh! There I go again! Damn this, a simple trick a simple kiss and now these thoughts start running through my mind! This cannot happen."

Wormwood at that moment flies down onto his shoulder, caws in his ear making it sound like he is laughing at him, shooing him away.

"Oh, you can just shut up you damn bird! Stop laughing at my situation, continue and you can be the one to test my next potion."

Wormwood caws at him then flies up onto his perch. While Cedric sits there sulking the portrait of his parents starts to glow, His mother appears and stands there.

"I thought I sensed my Ceedykins being sad, what's wrong my dear?"

Crossing his arms he turns to look away from her.

"Mummy I don't want to talk about it."

Walking over to him she places a hand on his shoulder.

"Did the king make you upset?"

He tensed a bit thinking about what the king would do to him, subconsciously he starts to rub his neck.

"Oh now, tell your mummy it can't be all that bad that you would lose your head over."

She chuckles lightly at his, he turns to face her.

"If you insist on knowing, I have done nothing to be on the king's bad side. Well not until he knows, just a bit ago."

He flushes a bit thinking about it, his mother raises an eyebrow wondering what could of happen to promote such a reaction while he was explaining.

"I was in the garden doing my normal weekly rounds of gathering what I would need for the fallowing week to lessen my time of having to make too many trips down. I try to do it quick so I don't have to entertain a certain princess but today was different. Before I could even get half of what I needed some princess decided to entertain herself by wrapping my up in vines."

His mother chuckles again.

"Oh that Princess Sofia sure is a livly one, but why is that so bad?"

He leans over and covers his face with both hands.

"That was all fine and dandy I have gotten use to her tricks but today was different because something possessed her into kissing me while I was tied up."

For a second the room was silent and them Winnifred starts to laugh, Cedric looks at his mother and pouts at her.

"You too mother? Really, even Wormwood laughed at me!"

Winnifred looks over at Wormwood,

"I'll remember to bring some special bird seed next time I come."

Wormwood Caws happily at that, she looks back over at her son.

"Know answer me this. What are your feelings towards to princess?"

Placing a hand on his chin he thinks about it.

"Well she has been my only friend, so I would say my feeling towards her would be those of friendship, why do you ask mother?"

Rolling her eyes she places her arms over one another and looks at him with a knowing look.

"If you are honest with yourself, is that truly what you feel towards her?"

Giving her a slight disgusted look,

"Mother do you think I am some sort of pervert who has nothing better to do than to think of my only friend in a way of such indecency?!"

Laughing at his reaction she walks up placing a hand on his shoulder.

"You're the one who took it as I was referencing that, not me. I said nothing of the sort my dear."

With that she turned from him going back to the portrait.

"Come visit me sometime with the Princess soon, I'll be waiting!"

She then vanished before Cedric had any time to reply to her. His face was back to being flushed and his mind races with the fact that his mind indeed did go somewhere it should of at a simple misunderstanding of words on his part. Did he really have stronger feeling towards the princess and realize it. Has this simple friendship that he has grown to enjoy and depend on in his life blossomed into something more, never really considering it before for the fact that she is a Princess and he nothing more than a servant. How could this be, feeling utterly drained from today's event he decided it be best to call it an early day and head to bed. Once he is in his bed he remembers that tomorrow is Sofia's magic lesson, groaning to himself he wonders if he could figure a way out of it. Unsure on how tomorrow would go or how awkward it would be, Looking out the window at the sky that just starting to set he places an arm over his face.

"May the Gods have mercy on me."

Waking up with a knock on his door he looks at his window seeing it still dark, he grumbles and pulls himself from his bed. Grabbing his robe to cover himself, seeing how he is only in his boxers. He half ties his rob not caring if the steward saw him a bit of a mess, because in all honesty who else would bug him this early. Getting to the door he opens it,

"What do you waa…"

He sees a smiling Princess and then her smile fades as her cheeks flush she stars in awe seeing her sorcerer in a revealing position. Without thinking he slams the door on her and adjust his robe to fully cover himself.

"Merlin's Mushroom girl, what has possessed you to come at such an hour?"

He says reopening the door, seeing Sofia still in shock and her cheeks still holding onto the pink color in her cheeks. He starts to flush himself because she remains starring at his chest, her knowing that he must still be undressed under his robe.

"Sofia, what is that you need to bug me at such an early hour?"

Snapping out of her though she pushes passed him and enters the room sitting on his stool.

"I told you that I wasn't going to bug you the rest of yesterday. It is a new day and so I am here to bug you."

Giving him a smile he rolls his eyes at her.

"You know what your father, well anyone would say if they knew you were in my room at such an early hour. With yesterday's event and this I think you are trying to get me killed."

She frowns at him getting up and walking slowly over to him where he still stands with the door open. He tenses a bit with her closing the distance. Getting right up close to him she reaches out and puts her hand over his and closes his door. Making him be pressed up between the door and her body she looks up at him being a few inches shorter she gives him a devilish smile now. Pressing his body as much as he can against the door he looks up at his ceiling trying to not look at her. Getting on her tip toes she whispers in his ear.

"Being here this early means there is a lower chance of me being caught."

Lightly kissing his neck, he shudders, his face bright red, he closes his eyes tight trying to control his thoughts and a certain member to not react to the closeness of her. His body wants to betray him and he is giving it his all to not let it win. Sofia starts to pull at his tie that hold his rob together wanting to see more of her sorcerer that she got to before. He tenses and then places his hands on her shoulders and pushes her away. In a very stutter voice,

"T..that's is enough of that, iit is time for you to go."

Pushing her quickly from him then out his door he shuts and locks it. Placing his back against the door and sliding down he lets out a loud sigh. His mind is racing but before he could even get a moment to relax a poof of purple smoke appears in front of him. Looking up to see the princess standing in front of him he has the look of shock and worry on his face.

"I told you teaching you magic was the worst thing I have ever done in my life."

She smirks at him getting down on the ground she crawls in between his legs, his face is red, and heart is racing unable to do anything without his wand. She places both her hands on his face and starts to lean in to kiss him. He finds his voice even though it's weak.

"Princess, we can't"

She stops and looks at him; her big blue eyes looking back at him making him melt a bit, making it seem that he should get lost in them. She leans in more but to place her lips next to his ear, she whispers in a very sensual voice.

"Why can't we? I love you, Cedric."

She then takes her tongue and licks his earlobe taking a teasing nibble on it, he lets out a small groan of enjoyment before covering his mouth, Sofia pulls away and smiles feeling like she won. His eyes are wide and he places the hand that was over his mouth on her shoulder,

"Princess, please. This cannot happen. Please ignore what you heard. It was my body betraying me."

She frowns for a second then smirks.

"Are you sure it was your body betraying you or are you just lying to yourself that you have feeling for me to?"

Before giving him time to answer she places her hand over his then leans in kissing him more passionately then she did yesterday in the garden. Cedric losses himself at this point and kisses Sofia back, his arms wrap around her pulling her closer. His left hand goes up her back and end up on the back of her head, his fingers getting tangled into her hair. She parts her lips ever so slightly as an invitation in. Accepting the invitation he slips his tongue getting a taste of the sweetness. Loosing himself even more, playing with her tongue with his he pulls away and starts to kiss on her neck. She lets out a joyful moan, He pulls back realizing what he was doing and to who he was doing it to. Looking at her flushed face her heavy breathing he quickly grabs her wand that was now lying on the ground. He looks desperate and sad.

"I am truly sorry but class in cancelled today and as I have said before this cannot happen. I am sorry"

She gets the looks of confusion on her face before he says the teleportation spell sending her back to her room. With her gone and not able to return seeing on how he has her only wand he hits his head back against his door.

"What the bloody hell was I thinking, how could I do that to her."

Recollecting over what had happened he decided the best action was. Getting up and rushing to his bed chamber he throws on his clothes and then teleports himself out of his chamber.

He appears out of the king's bedchamber; he takes a deep breath and knocks on the door. Hearing rustling on the other side the king himself opens the door, still in his night attire. He looks Cedric up and down.

"Cedric, do you understand what time it is. This better be important."

He bows deeply to him and rises.

"Yes your majesty and I am sorry, but I wish to be thrown into the dungeon."

The king ushers him in closing the door behind him. Queen Miranda was up and covering herself with a blanket, Rolland crosses his arms and looks at him.

"Now tell me the reason why you wish to be placed in the dungeon's what have you done to deserve such a punishment."

Cedric takes a deep breath and tries to relax the best he can.

"Your majesty I really don't know how to properly say this seeing how I have never been in this type of situation so I thought it be best to come to you right away. I am not sure if it was something I did or something Princess Sofia did but something I can't explain happened."

Both the King and Queen tensed and the mentioning of Sofia's name but kept silent to hear him out to the end. Cedric goes on to explain yesterday's even in the garden then what had just happened even being honest to the point that he had kissed her back. The silence fell over the room for a long moment once he finished. Cedric has started to look at the floor ashamed of what he had done, a moment later the King started laughing. Cedric looked up to see what was so funny.

"This explains why she has turned down every suitor that has come asking for her hand. So you are the one she is smitten with and wouldn't tell me who it was. Understandable on why she was so against telling me. I thank you for your honesty with me Cedric, you are a good man. I wish to teach her a lesson though. It might be a bit harsh but I wish for her to tell me herself that she does have these feeling for you herself. To make sure they are true. I wish grant you your request to be thrown in the dungeons but more as an act not for punishment. Seeing as how you did do the right thing I see no harm in what has happened any further and I would have your head."

Cedric face is pale not understanding what is going on, he shakes himself out of it and pulls out Sofia's wand and hand it to the king.

"Please take her wand; just don't give it to her. Taking it from her was the only way to get away from her."

The king takes the wand and then turns placing it on a table then quickly dressing, pulling the cord to summon Baileywick. As the king finishes the steward is already at the door knocking. He ushers him in and fills him in on what had just been explained and his plan at hand. Telling him to escort Cedric to the dungeon just for show before anyone else wakes; he agrees nods and bows before ushering Cedric from the room.

While walking it was silent between the men, Baileywick looks over at Cedric.

"What type of spell did you put on the princess to make her do this?"

Cedric groans in displeasure, looking back.

"I didn't do anything, if I did why would I turn myself into the king over a kiss? I know this isn't right I am a servant no one that the Princess should kiss or even look at other than if they need my assistance in something."

Baileywick smiles at him sensing his honesty.

"Well at least you know your place, no wonder the king is going so easy on you."

"I thought I was dead for sure, I don't understand how any of this happened."

Baileywick raises an eyebrow looking at him.

"Well even though it doesn't matter, do you like the Princess?"

Stunned that he would even ask Cedric just stares at him for a second.

"At this moment in time I don't know what to think about the Princess."

He laughs lightly at his situation.

"Well it is a good thing you don't really have to consider it all."

Reaching the dungeon Baileywick informs the guard on the door about the situation, that Cedric is to be held here but more of a temporary he is not in trouble stay. The guard nods and lets him in locking the door behind him.

"I always knew you would end up here sooner or later, just didn't expect this."

Baileywick laughs again before walking away. Cedric rolls his eyes and then sits against a wall wondering if he truly would get out of here.