Chapter 25
Christmas Cheer?
Jeremy spoke quickly to the clerk, and walked nervously to his room. He looked around once or twice, and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Cate probably didn't know he was here. Flopping down lazily on the bed, which cared in slightly, he silently closed his eyes. At least the room next door was silent.
"Well, this is nice. I wish I remembered where I was going... I forgot again." He said to himself.
Then he stopped moving at once, he heard voices next door. Being the nosy person he was, he pressed his ear against the wall to listen...
~*~
Cate groaned, and looked at her hands. They were Meagan's again. So, without even turning on the lights, she swiped at the tiny nightstand and made contact with a goblet. Sitting up, and downing the contents, she flopped down once more on the bed. It creaked. The springs were rusty.
She felt her form fill out, and then she took a deep breath. She could go back to sleep now. She rolled over, and sighed. She had forgotten how small this bed was. Bellum groaned now, as she was right on top of him.
"Hello... Having trouble sleeping?" He said, rubbing his eyes, but not moving Cate.
"Yes... Actually I am. Do have the cure for that, Dr. Bellum Pugnare?"
"Tis' a difficult case, but I think I have just the thing. Roll over, not off the bed though... Why did we only get a twin size? Oh well. Massage it is for you... Relaxing it is, eh?"
"Mm..." was all Cate murmured, closing her eyes. "The bed is squeaking again."
"Well, let it make noise. At least we aren't the people in the room below us."
"True." Cate smiled. She hadn't smiled in a long time. "Keep going, that feels nice."
"Well, you owe me a massage some other time now, you see"
"For Christmas." Cate grinned.
"Okay..." He grinned back, kissing her neck. After a while though, he started another conversation. "Did you ever want kids?"
"Pardon?" Cate said, her eyes opening suddenly.
"Did you ever... Want to have a child..."
"Well, don't you think it would be a little hard to balance a child, and be an evil overlord type of person at once? It just doesn't mix."
"Well, I don't mean now, but you know, in the future."
"Sure. When I can balance one in my schedule. What about you?" She said, flipping back on top of him, this time on purpose.
"Yes, I always dreamed of a house someplace, with a few kids running about, and a beautiful wife, who I am madly in love with, and everything is so noisy, but all the same peaceful."
"How sweet. It really doesn't sound too bad at all... After I get sick of being... Hm... What's a good word... Evil, I'll settle down with you and we'll have a few kids. But for now... I'll stick with the sheer fact that I am in love with you."
"Did you just say you'd marry me?"
"Yes, you were asking, were you not?"
"Well, I actually had that planned for tomorrow. I was going to propose then... But I guess I'm bad at waiting. So let's try and ask this proper, okay.... Catherine Elizabeth Black, will you give me the honor of being your husband?"
"Yes. I will. So do we have a date set yet?" Cate said, her face lighting up.
"Whenever you want to... Tomorrow even, if you wish."
"Well, not tomorrow, but how about the end of the month?"
"Great! Get a dress soon? Select a few bridesmaids..."
"Do able. We'll be all set by the end of the month?"
"For sure." Cate said, leaning over and kissing him passionately. There was a white light, but no one noticed for a few minutes, when Cate sat up and finally noticed she had her actual body. "This body is mine. " She said, cracking her fingers. "Well, back to what we were doing...."
~*~
But the next day it was back to the castle for them. Stopping at a fine jewelry store only to buy an engagement ring, and picking out wedding rings, they hurried back to tell everyone there. It was Christmas day today as well....
"Merry Christmas, you whore." Dolere thought as Cate returned. She had her body back now. She didn't want to know. "They can't keep their scummy hands off each other. What a Merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas." Cate said, allot more cheerful than usual.
"Merry Christmas, young ones." Mors Vox answered in his slightly eerie voice. "I can tell you have something to share with us. Do tell, Bellum."
"Oh wise one you are, we cannot keep a secret long from you... Especially in this case. We are engaged." He said, grinning from ear to ear.
"Oh. Well, congratulations." Dolere said, with a sneer on her face that she couldn't hide. "When?"
"The 31st." Cate answered. "Would you care to be my Maid of Honor?"
"Sure. Why not...." Dolere said, with a false smile. Of course Cate knew she was less than happy, but she didn't care. Facere looked thrilled to be in a wedding, but Dolere just stood there and grinned at something... She was a mentally messed up person... She had learned from Cate well. All she thought about was power.
Jeremy had followed Cate and the strange man she was with from the start of their exit at the Inn. He had followed them to several bridal shops, and he was beginning to think that maybe this wasn't the same Cate Black that had nearly killed him.... But he was proved wrong when he reached some sort of old castle.
"Boo." said a silky voice from behind him. This was of course the Cate he remembered. The evil grin on her face, but this time she wore an engagement ring. "Well, now I have a Christmas gift to send to Meagan and Company...."
"NO!" Jeremy shouted. "Don't kill me!"
"You make a lot of retarted mistakes. But I won't kill you. I'll only send you back..."
Jeremy groaned, and he blacked out yet again... When he woke up, he was in a large boarded box, that he couldn't seem to get out of, even when he tried magic. He had the strange feeling he was an oversized Christmas gift..
~*~
"Oh look, Bellum, I'll be married before even my parents are." Cate said, kissing him softly. "This has been indeed, the best Christmas ever..."
"I know, love. I know..." He replied, taking her at the waist and kissing her back.
Christmas Cheer?
Jeremy spoke quickly to the clerk, and walked nervously to his room. He looked around once or twice, and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Cate probably didn't know he was here. Flopping down lazily on the bed, which cared in slightly, he silently closed his eyes. At least the room next door was silent.
"Well, this is nice. I wish I remembered where I was going... I forgot again." He said to himself.
Then he stopped moving at once, he heard voices next door. Being the nosy person he was, he pressed his ear against the wall to listen...
~*~
Cate groaned, and looked at her hands. They were Meagan's again. So, without even turning on the lights, she swiped at the tiny nightstand and made contact with a goblet. Sitting up, and downing the contents, she flopped down once more on the bed. It creaked. The springs were rusty.
She felt her form fill out, and then she took a deep breath. She could go back to sleep now. She rolled over, and sighed. She had forgotten how small this bed was. Bellum groaned now, as she was right on top of him.
"Hello... Having trouble sleeping?" He said, rubbing his eyes, but not moving Cate.
"Yes... Actually I am. Do have the cure for that, Dr. Bellum Pugnare?"
"Tis' a difficult case, but I think I have just the thing. Roll over, not off the bed though... Why did we only get a twin size? Oh well. Massage it is for you... Relaxing it is, eh?"
"Mm..." was all Cate murmured, closing her eyes. "The bed is squeaking again."
"Well, let it make noise. At least we aren't the people in the room below us."
"True." Cate smiled. She hadn't smiled in a long time. "Keep going, that feels nice."
"Well, you owe me a massage some other time now, you see"
"For Christmas." Cate grinned.
"Okay..." He grinned back, kissing her neck. After a while though, he started another conversation. "Did you ever want kids?"
"Pardon?" Cate said, her eyes opening suddenly.
"Did you ever... Want to have a child..."
"Well, don't you think it would be a little hard to balance a child, and be an evil overlord type of person at once? It just doesn't mix."
"Well, I don't mean now, but you know, in the future."
"Sure. When I can balance one in my schedule. What about you?" She said, flipping back on top of him, this time on purpose.
"Yes, I always dreamed of a house someplace, with a few kids running about, and a beautiful wife, who I am madly in love with, and everything is so noisy, but all the same peaceful."
"How sweet. It really doesn't sound too bad at all... After I get sick of being... Hm... What's a good word... Evil, I'll settle down with you and we'll have a few kids. But for now... I'll stick with the sheer fact that I am in love with you."
"Did you just say you'd marry me?"
"Yes, you were asking, were you not?"
"Well, I actually had that planned for tomorrow. I was going to propose then... But I guess I'm bad at waiting. So let's try and ask this proper, okay.... Catherine Elizabeth Black, will you give me the honor of being your husband?"
"Yes. I will. So do we have a date set yet?" Cate said, her face lighting up.
"Whenever you want to... Tomorrow even, if you wish."
"Well, not tomorrow, but how about the end of the month?"
"Great! Get a dress soon? Select a few bridesmaids..."
"Do able. We'll be all set by the end of the month?"
"For sure." Cate said, leaning over and kissing him passionately. There was a white light, but no one noticed for a few minutes, when Cate sat up and finally noticed she had her actual body. "This body is mine. " She said, cracking her fingers. "Well, back to what we were doing...."
~*~
But the next day it was back to the castle for them. Stopping at a fine jewelry store only to buy an engagement ring, and picking out wedding rings, they hurried back to tell everyone there. It was Christmas day today as well....
"Merry Christmas, you whore." Dolere thought as Cate returned. She had her body back now. She didn't want to know. "They can't keep their scummy hands off each other. What a Merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas." Cate said, allot more cheerful than usual.
"Merry Christmas, young ones." Mors Vox answered in his slightly eerie voice. "I can tell you have something to share with us. Do tell, Bellum."
"Oh wise one you are, we cannot keep a secret long from you... Especially in this case. We are engaged." He said, grinning from ear to ear.
"Oh. Well, congratulations." Dolere said, with a sneer on her face that she couldn't hide. "When?"
"The 31st." Cate answered. "Would you care to be my Maid of Honor?"
"Sure. Why not...." Dolere said, with a false smile. Of course Cate knew she was less than happy, but she didn't care. Facere looked thrilled to be in a wedding, but Dolere just stood there and grinned at something... She was a mentally messed up person... She had learned from Cate well. All she thought about was power.
Jeremy had followed Cate and the strange man she was with from the start of their exit at the Inn. He had followed them to several bridal shops, and he was beginning to think that maybe this wasn't the same Cate Black that had nearly killed him.... But he was proved wrong when he reached some sort of old castle.
"Boo." said a silky voice from behind him. This was of course the Cate he remembered. The evil grin on her face, but this time she wore an engagement ring. "Well, now I have a Christmas gift to send to Meagan and Company...."
"NO!" Jeremy shouted. "Don't kill me!"
"You make a lot of retarted mistakes. But I won't kill you. I'll only send you back..."
Jeremy groaned, and he blacked out yet again... When he woke up, he was in a large boarded box, that he couldn't seem to get out of, even when he tried magic. He had the strange feeling he was an oversized Christmas gift..
~*~
"Oh look, Bellum, I'll be married before even my parents are." Cate said, kissing him softly. "This has been indeed, the best Christmas ever..."
"I know, love. I know..." He replied, taking her at the waist and kissing her back.