Phases of the Moon
By: ChocolateEclar
Disclaimer: All characters belong to the magnificent authoress, Diana Wynne Jones. I just rented them for a while.
Claimer: I only own Wyn, Aidan, and evil Kamania.
To ness: Thanks for the b-day wishes. My birthday's not till December 30th but I just wanted to note that it was coming up just incase I don't post over the holidays. I'm glad someone finally remarked on Aidan. Please let me know what you think of him over time. It would be greatly appreciated. Oh, and by the way, I'm glad you liked the way Calcifer humiliated Wyn. ^___^
To everyone: Please review. Please, pretty please. *Uses her trademark cute face of death*
Chapter 14: In Which There is a Kidnapping
Morgan awoke feeling groggy and weak. He lifted his head slowly and winced when the pain returned. He peered at the gold wedding band on his finger. It seemed ordinary but he knew it was something more.
He gripped the ring tightly in his fingers and he attempted to yank it off. The only effect of this was he felt another stab of pain and he passed out again.
"Tsk, tsk, Morgan. That wasn't very smart now was it?" Kamania said her voice high and flute like. She stood beside the couch her husband was sprawled over watching Morgan, as he laid unconscious.
She flung her long brown hair over her shoulder gracefully and left, closing the door behind her.
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Wyn watched as Howl and Aidan sat at the workbench, leaning over the spell they were working on. She shook her head at Calcifer in an exasperated way. "Men," she mumbled under her breath.
Calcifer laughed but as for the two men in question, they just kept muttering to each other about proper ingredients in various spells.
Wyn left quietly out the back door and to her mother's flower shop. Sophie was sitting at the counter reading a book called 'New and Improved Spells to Keep Your Garden Looking Gorgeous.' She glanced up at her daughter quizzically.
"The 'boys' still playing?" Sophie asked making a face.
"Yep. They've been at it for hours going over spell after spell!" Wyn replied.
"Well at least your father likes Aidan," Sophie pointed out.
"I guess your right, but, Mom, do YOU like Aidan?" Wyn inquired.
"I think he's alright, but I'll just have to see how he does in other situations," Sophie answered simply.
"Oh, Mom, you're going to drill him, aren't you?" Wyn asked worriedly.
Sophie laughed. "You sound like I'm threatening to kill him," she said.
Wyn chuckled uncertainly. "Be nice to him for me, Mom."
"Alright. We'll see," Sophie replied.
Wyn and Sophie chatted a little while longer until they closed the shop and went back into the moving castle. Inside Howl, Calcifer, and Aidan were discussing another spell. From what Wyn could hear of their conversation, they were talking about the assorted shape-shifting spells.
She shook her head and said loudly, "Isn't it time for dinner?"
The men hushed abruptly. Aidan glanced at her, his face showing pleasure.
'So he does like Dad and Calcifer,' Wyn thought happily.
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Later that night, Wyn, Sophie, Howl, and Calcifer said good-bye to Aidan. He smiled sunnily back at them, then he was gone and the only thing that showed he'd been there was the tiny pop left from in the transportation spell.
Aidan reappeared in his own room and flopped down on his bed thinking. 'That was really nerve-racking, but I think I made a good impression on Wyn's parents,' he thought merrily. He tensed when he heard the heavy thumps indicated his father was coming upstairs.
Before he knew it his father had burst in. "That was a transportation spell wasn't it, son?!" he boomed.
Aidan sat calmly before his father but on the inside he quaked slightly. His father knew far more spells then even he did and one of them was a magic-locking charm. It could temporarily disable his magic for as long as the spell lasted or his father wanted. Aidan just couldn't bear it if his father placed THAT spell on him.
"Answer me, Aidan!!!" yelled Agharna Calypso.
Aidan felt suddenly overwhelmingly small in comparison to his tall stout father. "It wasn't a spell, Father. I just slid off the roof poorly this time," he lied stiffly.
Aidan held his breath as he waited for his father to reply. "Okay, but you better not be lying to me, Aidan Cadell Calypso!" Agharna said before turning to the door.
Aidan started breathing again when his father had gone. 'He would have fried me if I'd told the truth,' he thought uneasily.
"AIDAN!!!" came a shout from downstairs a few minutes later.
"Ah oh," Aidan said gulping. He slowly walked downstairs like someone going to his own funeral. He went into his father's small wood paneled office.
"You've always shown promise in magic, Aidan," noted his father who was sitting at a desk. "I know what you've been doing and I think its time to break this one family tradition only because your sisters don't show any interest in the 'Art.' "
Aidan smiled unsurely. "I'm sorry I lied, father."
"Its alright," replied Agharna. "Now I was told by one of the Royal Wizards himself, in this letter I just received, that you know many advanced spells."
'Thanks, Howl,' Aidan thought happily as he listened to his father tell him of a certain letter Wyn's father sent.
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Wyn went for a walk the next morning. She strolled threw the fields of flowers her mother picked for her shop. She smiled cheerfully as she looked up at the clear blue sky. It was the time of the month she should have felt sick, but it didn't seem quite so bad that day.
She could see in the daylight no new moon to damper her spirits so all was well. Well, it would have been if at that very moment Wyn hadn't felt an awful pain that sent her mind screaming in agony. She collapsed and remembered no more.
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Wyn awoke sometime later. She had a horrid headache that caused her vision to blur. She studied her surroundings. It seems she was in a dimly lit cell like room made of cold bare stone.
She shivered and slowly got up. She walked to the only source of light, a tiny window in a steel door. She looked out only to catch a flash of bright color before she was thrown backwards.
The door opened with a clang and a tall figure walked in. The person was hard for Wyn's fuzzy sight to define, but even she could clearly see the glint coming off glossy black hair.
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A/N: *Dodges pots and pans being thrown at her by cliffy-hating reviewers* Missed me! *Sticks tongue out*
*Once again gets hit with a frying pan* Sheesh, what do you people want from me?! Oh never mind, just forget I even asked.
Anyway, please review or I'm not posting another chapter! I doubt I'm going to be able to post again till after Christmas so that gives you extra time to review.
*Dances and starts talking in a robot voice* The date is 7 more days till Chocolate's birthday.
Hehe. It's so cool having a b-day 5 days after Christmas and 1 day before New Years. Bye.
^_____^
By: ChocolateEclar
Disclaimer: All characters belong to the magnificent authoress, Diana Wynne Jones. I just rented them for a while.
Claimer: I only own Wyn, Aidan, and evil Kamania.
To ness: Thanks for the b-day wishes. My birthday's not till December 30th but I just wanted to note that it was coming up just incase I don't post over the holidays. I'm glad someone finally remarked on Aidan. Please let me know what you think of him over time. It would be greatly appreciated. Oh, and by the way, I'm glad you liked the way Calcifer humiliated Wyn. ^___^
To everyone: Please review. Please, pretty please. *Uses her trademark cute face of death*
Chapter 14: In Which There is a Kidnapping
Morgan awoke feeling groggy and weak. He lifted his head slowly and winced when the pain returned. He peered at the gold wedding band on his finger. It seemed ordinary but he knew it was something more.
He gripped the ring tightly in his fingers and he attempted to yank it off. The only effect of this was he felt another stab of pain and he passed out again.
"Tsk, tsk, Morgan. That wasn't very smart now was it?" Kamania said her voice high and flute like. She stood beside the couch her husband was sprawled over watching Morgan, as he laid unconscious.
She flung her long brown hair over her shoulder gracefully and left, closing the door behind her.
************************************************************************
Wyn watched as Howl and Aidan sat at the workbench, leaning over the spell they were working on. She shook her head at Calcifer in an exasperated way. "Men," she mumbled under her breath.
Calcifer laughed but as for the two men in question, they just kept muttering to each other about proper ingredients in various spells.
Wyn left quietly out the back door and to her mother's flower shop. Sophie was sitting at the counter reading a book called 'New and Improved Spells to Keep Your Garden Looking Gorgeous.' She glanced up at her daughter quizzically.
"The 'boys' still playing?" Sophie asked making a face.
"Yep. They've been at it for hours going over spell after spell!" Wyn replied.
"Well at least your father likes Aidan," Sophie pointed out.
"I guess your right, but, Mom, do YOU like Aidan?" Wyn inquired.
"I think he's alright, but I'll just have to see how he does in other situations," Sophie answered simply.
"Oh, Mom, you're going to drill him, aren't you?" Wyn asked worriedly.
Sophie laughed. "You sound like I'm threatening to kill him," she said.
Wyn chuckled uncertainly. "Be nice to him for me, Mom."
"Alright. We'll see," Sophie replied.
Wyn and Sophie chatted a little while longer until they closed the shop and went back into the moving castle. Inside Howl, Calcifer, and Aidan were discussing another spell. From what Wyn could hear of their conversation, they were talking about the assorted shape-shifting spells.
She shook her head and said loudly, "Isn't it time for dinner?"
The men hushed abruptly. Aidan glanced at her, his face showing pleasure.
'So he does like Dad and Calcifer,' Wyn thought happily.
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Later that night, Wyn, Sophie, Howl, and Calcifer said good-bye to Aidan. He smiled sunnily back at them, then he was gone and the only thing that showed he'd been there was the tiny pop left from in the transportation spell.
Aidan reappeared in his own room and flopped down on his bed thinking. 'That was really nerve-racking, but I think I made a good impression on Wyn's parents,' he thought merrily. He tensed when he heard the heavy thumps indicated his father was coming upstairs.
Before he knew it his father had burst in. "That was a transportation spell wasn't it, son?!" he boomed.
Aidan sat calmly before his father but on the inside he quaked slightly. His father knew far more spells then even he did and one of them was a magic-locking charm. It could temporarily disable his magic for as long as the spell lasted or his father wanted. Aidan just couldn't bear it if his father placed THAT spell on him.
"Answer me, Aidan!!!" yelled Agharna Calypso.
Aidan felt suddenly overwhelmingly small in comparison to his tall stout father. "It wasn't a spell, Father. I just slid off the roof poorly this time," he lied stiffly.
Aidan held his breath as he waited for his father to reply. "Okay, but you better not be lying to me, Aidan Cadell Calypso!" Agharna said before turning to the door.
Aidan started breathing again when his father had gone. 'He would have fried me if I'd told the truth,' he thought uneasily.
"AIDAN!!!" came a shout from downstairs a few minutes later.
"Ah oh," Aidan said gulping. He slowly walked downstairs like someone going to his own funeral. He went into his father's small wood paneled office.
"You've always shown promise in magic, Aidan," noted his father who was sitting at a desk. "I know what you've been doing and I think its time to break this one family tradition only because your sisters don't show any interest in the 'Art.' "
Aidan smiled unsurely. "I'm sorry I lied, father."
"Its alright," replied Agharna. "Now I was told by one of the Royal Wizards himself, in this letter I just received, that you know many advanced spells."
'Thanks, Howl,' Aidan thought happily as he listened to his father tell him of a certain letter Wyn's father sent.
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Wyn went for a walk the next morning. She strolled threw the fields of flowers her mother picked for her shop. She smiled cheerfully as she looked up at the clear blue sky. It was the time of the month she should have felt sick, but it didn't seem quite so bad that day.
She could see in the daylight no new moon to damper her spirits so all was well. Well, it would have been if at that very moment Wyn hadn't felt an awful pain that sent her mind screaming in agony. She collapsed and remembered no more.
************************************************************************
Wyn awoke sometime later. She had a horrid headache that caused her vision to blur. She studied her surroundings. It seems she was in a dimly lit cell like room made of cold bare stone.
She shivered and slowly got up. She walked to the only source of light, a tiny window in a steel door. She looked out only to catch a flash of bright color before she was thrown backwards.
The door opened with a clang and a tall figure walked in. The person was hard for Wyn's fuzzy sight to define, but even she could clearly see the glint coming off glossy black hair.
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A/N: *Dodges pots and pans being thrown at her by cliffy-hating reviewers* Missed me! *Sticks tongue out*
*Once again gets hit with a frying pan* Sheesh, what do you people want from me?! Oh never mind, just forget I even asked.
Anyway, please review or I'm not posting another chapter! I doubt I'm going to be able to post again till after Christmas so that gives you extra time to review.
*Dances and starts talking in a robot voice* The date is 7 more days till Chocolate's birthday.
Hehe. It's so cool having a b-day 5 days after Christmas and 1 day before New Years. Bye.
^_____^