"Are you sure this will work?" Harvey asked, concerned.
"I don't see why not," Ambrose replied.
Ambrose finished preparing the glamour spell they were going to use to sneak Harvey into the Krampus Ball.
With a few tweaks Ambrose, Nick and Sabrina would be able to see Harvey while everyone else would see an illusion of a random student.
"I thought mortals couldn't enter the Academy. What if I like, burst into flames are something?" Harvey asked turning to Ambrose.
Ambrose walked up to Harvey and fixed the collar of his white dress shirt.
"This glamour will handle that. All you have to do is drink this," Ambrose replied sweetly while handing Harvey a cup.
Harvey gave a skeptical look but drank the down the Spell.
Harvey looked himself over and said, "Did it work?"
"Eyeo satopis," Ambrose said reciting an incantation.
Suddenly Harvey appeared differently. With black hair, a sharp nose and light freckles.
"It worked!" Ambrose said clamping his hands on Harvey's shoulders.
The illusion melted back to Harvey as Ambrose leaned in, his lips meeting Harvey's.
They kissed then looked into each other's eyes.
"You ready?" Ambrose asked.
Harvey grinned widely and nodded.
Meanwhile Sabrina looked over her sleek red and black dress in the mirror of her room.
"Can I look now?" Nick asked, his back turned to Sabrina.
Sabrina let out a breath, "You can look."
Nick turned around and gave a surprised look.
"Sabrina, you're stunning."
Nick walked over and pulled Sabrina into an embrace and pecked her on the lips. Sabrina wrapped her arms around Nicks neck.
"And you look dashing in your Black tux," Sabrina said.
"I'm glad to be going to this with you Sabrina."
"Me too," Sabrina cooed.
Nick grabbed Sabrina's hands in his.
"No, I mean it. I appreciate you Sabrina."
Sabrina's heart jumped. Emotion washed over her.
"I appreciate you too Nick."
"Where are they? This is their Ball…," Zelda pondered, frustrated.
"Oh, I'm sure they'll be here soon," replied Hilda sweetly.
The two stood on the second floor of the extravagantly decorated Ball room. Red and green balloons, ribbons and streamers contrasted with spikes and dead trees.
Below them the hall was filling up with well-dressed students. In the center sat the Krampus statue, it's eyes glowing.
"Aunties," Sabrina called out.
Sabrina, Nick, Ambrose and Harvey walked up to the pair.
"There you are," Zelda said looking over the group.
"It looks wonderful," Hilda said smiling.
"Thank you," Sabrina and Harvey said in unison.
Ambrose laughed and looked to Sabrina who fixed her gaze forward. His smile dropped.
"And who is this," Hilda said gesturing to Harvey.
Ambrose quickly gathered himself, "Oh this? This is…Grover…my date for the Ball."
Harvey gave a tight smile, "Heh-lo."
"Grover? Hm, nice to meet you," Zelda replied.
"Okay then, go off and have a good time," Hilda said shooing them away.
"Grover?" Harvey asked unimpressed as they walked away.
Ambrose shrugged his shoulders.
Sabrina watched Ambrose and Harvey as they danced among the other students. Her gaze was fixed on them which Nick noticed.
"Sabrina are you okay?"
"Why is everyone asking me that?" Sabrina snapped.
Nick was taken aback, "I was just asking Sabrina."
Sabrina took a deep breath, "I'm sorry Nick…I guess I'm a bit exhausted from setting up the Ball."
Nick gave Sabrina a hug, "It's okay Sabrina. It's done now. Just enjoy it."
Sabrina nodded.
"I'm going get drinks for Ambrose and Harvey, be right back," Sabrina said.
"Okay, but you owe me a dance after…okay?"
Sabrina managed a small smile and slipped away.
At the drinks table she looked around to see if it was clear then pulled out a vial. She poured the contents into two punch cups then headed to Ambrose and Harvey.
"Ambrose, here, have a drink," Sabrina said over the blaring music.
Ambrose took the cup and quickly took a few gulps. Sabrina handed the other to Harvey.
"Thanks Sabrina. This place is really cool. I see why you like it," Harvey said.
Sabrina just nodded and replied with a flat, "Yeah."
They stood in an awkward silence. Harvey took a sip of his drink and that was enough for Sabrina who left to find Nick.
"I feel like something is off about Sabrina," Ambrose said.
Harvey shook his head in disagreement, "We're fine."
Ambrose pursed his lips, brushed off his thoughts then finished his drink.
Soon Sabrina, Nick, Ambrose and Harvey were all on the dance floor. They danced around, the hip hop beat blasting from the speakers. The students hooted and hollered as their dancing picked up pace.
Sabrina swayed with Nick and let out a laugh that was drowned out by a loud crash. Everyone looked up when a figure crashed through the ceiling which landed next to the Krampus statue.
Gasps and screams filled the air. Slowly the figure stood up, it a splitting image of the statute.
"The Krampus," a feminine voiced screamed out.
Screeches and screams filled the air as the students scrambled in all directions.
"My Satan! Hilda, help get the students out," Zelda said looking down below.
"I'm on it," Hilda said, her face stricken with worry.
The Krampus grabbed a running student and pushed them into a group of students making them all fall to the ground.
"Sabrina! Sabrina! Let's go!" Nick said grabbing at Sabrina.
"We have to get out of here," Ambrose said, his hand on Harvey's shoulder.
The students continued to frantically run in all directions. The Krampus swung its long arm hitting more students to the ground. Its eyes locked on Sabrina and it began to charge.
Nick and Sabrina ducked barely missing the Krampus's sharp claws. The Krampus unable stop crashed into a table and flipped to the ground.
Ambrose grabbed Harvey's hand, "Come on, let's go now!"
Ambrose dashed but looked back in surprise when Harvey didn't move.
"Harvey?" Ambrose questioned.
Harvey looked confused, "I…I can't go with you."
"What Harvey why?" Ambrose said stepping up to him.
"I…I don't know you…I don't trust you...I don't like you."
Ambrose's face filled with distress.
"What…what are you saying? Why are you acting like a fool?"
A scream rang out. The Krampus grabbed a table and tossed it with ease.
"No, you're the idiot. You're a Witch. A filthy Witch!" Harvey said angrily.
Fury washed over Ambrose. A part of him tried to resist but it was too powerful.
"Santeum olick-a!"
A blue flare blasted from Zelda and hit the Krampus slamming it to the ground.
Nick ran up to Ambrose and grabbed him, "What are you guys doing? Grab Harvey and let's go!"
The Krampus got up but was slammed down by another fiery flare.
"No! You go your own way!" Ambrose yelled at Harvey, fury and pain in his voice.
Harvey glared at Ambrose then ran down a hallway along with the last of the students.
Ambrose watched as he went but was pulled by Nick toward an exit.
Hilda watched fiercely as the Krampus stood up once again. This time it charged into a wall with its horns making it splinter. With another bash the Krampus broke through and disappeared into the night.
