Lena poured the last of the brew into a vial and corked it. She opened Magica's case, revealing the other eleven bottles.
RING! RING!
Lena put the vial in her pocket. She swipped the screen and put the phone to her ear.
"Hey Au-"
"Open the door right now! And get the medical bag!" Magica screamed through the phone. Lena went to the chest and pulled out a large leather bag with a caduceus on the front. The vials and jars inside jingled as they hit each other. She ran to the door and opened it to find Gladstone slung over her Aunt's shoulder.
"What happened?" Lena asked, closing the door behind them as Magica led Gladstone to his room.
"Angelo happened. Granny and Rosolio hired another witch to find me." She kicked the door open and lifted Gladstone into his bed.
"A witch? But Angelo is a gu-"
"It's 2018, Gladstone. Guys can be witches." Lena said, flipping her hair. She put the medical bag on the foot of the bed. Magica took one of the pillows and put it underneath his foot. "Twisted ankle?"
Magica nodded. "Yeah, but its swelling fast. He fell down a staircase."
"Ouch." Lena rummaged through the bag and pulled out a vial with a pink potion in it. She handed it to Magica.
"For the pain." She uncorked it and gave it to Gladstone. "Drink it all."
He threw back the potion like a shot of tequila. "So, whatcha gonna do to me, Doc?"
Lena pulled out a roll of cloth and wrapped it around the ankle. "We're gonna shove it back into place."
"What?" He screamed. "Can't we just go to a hospital?"
"If we do, they'll ask questions. And I don't think you want Scrooge to find out you had to go to the ER because you were saving me from a crazy witch."
Gladstone bit his lip. "How long is it gonna take?"
"It'll be pretty fast. But we have to prep the foot first." Magica looked through the bag and pulled out a brown bottle. "I'm gonna pour this on the bandage. It'll feel really hot for a moment, but once we put your foot back in place, it'll cool down."
"It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that I would prefer an actual doctor." Gladstone winced as she opened the bottle and poured the purple liquid onto the bandage. It glowed red. "Owowowowowow! Its hot!"
"I just told you it's gonna be hot!" Magica nodded at Lena. She grabbed a hankerchief from the bag and went up to the head of the bed.
"I'm sorry, but it's gonna hurt a lot." Lena put the cloth over his face and held him down. Magica grabbed a firm hold of the ankle. Gladstone muffled a squeal of pain.
"3…2…1!" She pushed the ankle into place.
Magica took out two vials of the pink potion and put it on the bedside. She closed up the bag. "You okay?"
Dried tears graced Gladstone's face. "I've never felt more pain in my life."
Magica stifled a giggle.
"Are you seriously laughing at me right now?" He huffed and crossed his arms.
"I'm sorry, its jus-"
"It's funny. I get it. I go out to rescue you and get hurt in the process." Gladstone looked down at his wrapped ankle.
"Thank you. For saving me." Magica said, holding the bag in front of her. She looked down at her feet. Her smile was hidden behind strands of hair that covered her face. "I was worried he was gonna turn me into stone and drag me back home."
He looked up at her, smiling. "Well…thank Lena…well, her cards. They threw out a message." She looked at him inquisitively.
"Lena did a card reading for you? She doesn't do those for other people that often. What did they say?"
"Well…I, um-"
"Heheheheheheh" Lena giggled in the hallway. Gladstone's face went red.
"I take it it's too personal?" Magica raised an eyebrow.
"Very." He looked away from her. "But after the reading, a card jumped out, and…yeah…now I'm bedridden."
"You'll only be bedridden for a few days. Lena is working on the potion to help expedite the healing process." She brushed a strand of hair behind her ear. "I'm pretty good at healing brews and stuff."
"So your specialty is potions? Like how Lena's is divination?"
"Exactly. But I have taught myself quite a lot. I wasn't really born with magic, so-"
"You weren't born with magic? But how?"
"It just happens." Magica put the bag down and sat on the bed. "Some people are born with it. I happened to go to school."
"What was it like?" Gladstone smiled.
"You really want me to tell you about magic school?" She crossed her arms.
"I have nothing better to do until my foot gets better." Magica smiled at him.
Lena bottled up the pink healing potion and corked it. She put it next to the other five bottles.
I really hope she doesn't expect me to help nurse her 'not-boyfriend' back to health. I hate being a nurse.
She took a velvet pouch from the chest and the healing potions inside. She stood up and began to walk out the door. She tripped on a red and gold spell book.
Love Spells? Why would she need those?
Lena opened the book to the bookmarked page. She skimmed through the spell. "What the hell? 'Love at First Sight? Make your target fall in love with the first person they see. Does not work on those already in love with you or target.' What type of shit are you getting into?"
Lena ran her finger down the page. Magica had scribbled in the margins of the book a small checklist.
"1: Brew potion. 2: Find someone/anyone for Rosolio. 3: Use the potion to make him fall for them. 4: Freedom!"
"Oh my God. Sneaky!" Lena grabbed the love potion from her pocket. She smiled at the potion. "You may be sneaky, Auntie…but I'm even sneakier." Lena put the magenta colored love potion in the pouch with the others.
"Let's see if he really does love you." She giggled mischievously and left the room.
A/N: So I want to take this moment to say: regardless if you take the homeopathic route, please actually visit a medical professional. Especially if you have twisted your ankle backwards. GO TO AN ACTUAL DOCTOR.
That being said... OH MY GOD SHE GONNA HAVE TO NURSE HIM TO HEALTH YEEEEEEEEE.
People actually started hinting at that, and I mean, OBVIOUSLY that is gonna happen...But there's gotta be a twist, y'know. Let's see if Lena's little plan is gonna work.
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Thank you!
~Alex
