On The Road Again
The girls awoke the next morning, well after the crack of dawn. Day woke up first, and proceeded to wake Night like she had the last time. Grinning, she stretched, then used her talent to lift Night off the bed. Night was such a heavy sleeper that she didn't even stir. Then Day turned her upside down.
After she was turned upside down, and floating (the Brain Coral water floating off to the side), Day picked up a pillow, and hit Night with it.
"Wha-" Night woke up, a startled, angry look on her face. Then she realized she was upside down. "Hey, lemme down!" she said, glaring at Day. Day just fell back onto the bed in a fit of laughter.
"Oh, it's gonna be like that, is it?" Night asked mischievously. Then three pillows suddenly appeared, and hit Day in the face, one after the other.
"Oh!" Day said, losing concentration. Night flopped back onto the bed. Lyndsey was startled awake by the commotion.
"What's going on?" Lyndsey asked sleepily. In answer, she was hit by a pillow. She shook her head. "Pillow fight?" she said slowly. Another pillow hit her. That shook her to awareness. She grabbed a pillow, and jumped into the action.
A few moments (and a lot of feathers) later, the girls said back, exhausted. "That was fun," Day sighed.
"Oh yeah, thanks SO much for waking me up," Night said sarcastically, sticking out her tongue. But she was smiling too.
"I wish this adventure could go on forever," Lyndsey said. "I'm having so much fun!" The girls nodded and smiled, sharing the sentiment. They sat for a couple of minutes, catching their breath. Day, as usual, was the first to speak up.
"Hey, Night…" she started. "Think we should show Lyndsey your new trick?"
"Yeah!" Night said enthusiastically. "Definitely!"
"What are you talking about?" Lyndsey asked, confused.
"Well, we needed an outfit change yesterday, and we came up with this not-so-crazy idea…" Day started.
"Actually, Day just needed to impress Raven more." Night laughed dryly. "But anyway, we figured out that I can make outfit changes right on a person, without showing any unnecessary skin!" she finished. "Unless you want to," she added, glancing at Day. Day threw a pillow at her.
"That's so cool!" Lyndsey exclaimed. "Wow, you guys can do so much with your talents." Then she looked wistful. "I sure hope I can pick up some more neat talents. My own talent seems so boring right now."
"Aww, don't worry," Day consoled. "I'm sure you can get some in our home town! Or maybe on the way to the Good Magician's castle!"
"Yeah!" Night agreed. "I'm sure there are plenty of people who want to give their talents away!"
"Like who?" Lyndsey said darkly. "Would you want to give away yours?" She had a point.
"Well, don't worry, anyway," Day said brightly. "Everything will turn out fine!"
"And if not, you can always ask the Good Magician what to do," Night added.
"I guess you're right. Thanks guys." Then she brightened up, not one to stay in a bad mood for long. "So show me your outfit making, Night! And hey- I have an idea! Let's all design an outfit for each other!" She smiled.
"That's a great idea!" Day said, taking to the idea. "Good job!" Lyndsey smiled under her praise.
"Who should we start with?" Night asked. She looked at Lyndsey and Day.
"Let's start with you!" Lyndsey said, giggling. Day nodded.
"Ok!" she said happily. Night shrugged, obviously fine with going first.
"Let's see…" Lyndsey said. "You should have a pretty dark blue shirt. It'll bring out the slightly blue tinge in your hair." A blue shirt appeared on Night, long sleeved. "Less sleeves," Lyndsey said. It became a t-shirt. "Less," Lyndsey said. It became a tank top. "One sleeve," Lyndsey said. A bit more material formed one on shoulder, and it disappeared on the other. "Perfect!" Lyndsey exclaimed. Then she looked thoughtful. "But it's missing one thing…Oh! I know! Line it in silver to bring out your eyes!" Suddenly the shirt was lined with silver.
"Now, for bottoms," Day said, thinking. "We're going to see our Moms and Dads, so…a skirt!" A tiny mini skirt appeared on Night's legs. "More," Day said. It lengthened to her ankles. "Less," Day said. The skirt shortened to Night's knees. "Perfect!" Then she did a double take. "Oh, it needs colour." She laughed. "Hmm…make it…black. With blue lining." Night did so. "Oh, it looks amazing!" Day exclaimed.
"Now she needs a necklace," Lyndsey said. "Make it silver chained." A delicate silver chain appeared around Night's neck.
"With a little moon on it!" Day exclaimed. A small moon appeared on the chain. "Oh, it's so cute!" Day said, looking at the moon.
"Now you need shoes," Lyndsey said. "How about…sandals!" she said excitedly.
"Blue ones!" Day added. Blue sandals appeared on Night's feet.
"How do I look?" she asked the other two, striking a pose.
"Totally great!" Day said, smiling at Night. "But not quite as great as I'll look!" Night glared at her, but then they both started laughing.
"I think you look perfect," Lyndsey said.
"Let's do you next!" Day said. Night nodded in agreement.
"She should have…a purple shirt." Night pointed at Lyndsey, and a purple shirt appeared.
"Make it a halter!" Day suggested. Night did so.
"Oh!" Lyndsey said. "The whole shirt changed! I thought the arms were just getting shorter and longer, but this is a whole new shirt!"
"Yeah," Night said. "My talent isn't reforming clothes, so we have to do it the hard way." All three girls giggled.
"She should have a wrap. A pretty one with a nice design," Day said.
"With purple and blue and suns and moons," Night added. The wrap appeared on Lyndsey's legs.
"And a necklace…"
"Silver chain."
"With a purple heart!" The necklace snapped around her neck.
"And…"
"Flip flop sandals!"
"Black ones!" Lyndsey got sandals.
"So, do I look great?" Lyndsey asked, striking a pose of her own.
"Oh yes!" Day said, nodding.
"The purple really bring out your eyes!"
"I think it's great!" Lyndsey agreed. "Now for Day."
"She should have a light blue shirt," Lyndsey said. One appeared.
"A tube top," Night grinned wickedly, changing Day's shirt. "Raven'll like that." Day blushed.
"And she should have clam diggers. Nice khaki coloured ones. They should end just below her knee," Lyndsey said, thinking.
"And let's give her those half-shoes," Night suggested.
"Half-shoes?" Lyndsey didn't know what those were.
"You know…sneakers, without the back."
"Oh! Those sound cute. Yeah, give her a dark blue pair."
"And a golden necklace to match her golden hair."
"With a pretty sun on it!" Lyndsey smiled. "Now you're done!"
"Do I look great?" Day asked coyly, grinning at the two.
"Definitely!" Lyndsey said.
"Not better than me!" Night replied with a laugh. They all giggled. In fact, all three of the girls had outfits that successfully pulled in tight all the right areas, and emphasized all the right curves. Put together, the three could knock out any guy.
"We should do our hair the old fashioned way," Lyndsey suggested.
"And a bit of makeup, too!" Day offered.
"Now why would you want makeup? Is it to impress Raven?" Night asked mockingly, making kissing motions in the air.
"Oh, hush!" Day said, but she was blushing. Laughing, Night and Lyndsey formed a circle around Day. Lyndsey took out a brush, and started brushing Day's soft hair. She pulled part of it back at the top, and put it in a ponytail. Then she braided the ponytail. The end result was golden hair just brushing Day's shoulders, and a cute braid tumbling in the back.
Next, Night did Lyndsey's hair. She ran her fingers through Lyndsey luxurious brown hair, gently pulling out all of the tangles. Then she lifted it up into a ponytail, but left it slightly messy, creating the effect that Mundanes call a "messy bun." It looked quite cute on Lyndsey.
Lastly, Day tackled Night's hair. She brushed out Night's hair, then ran her fingers threw it, returning it to its gorgeous wavy style. She knew Night didn't like her hair, though, even though it was stunning, so she pulled it back and braided it. She left two little wisps on either side of her head, and Night smiled. The effect was quite nice.
The girls all took turns putting a bit of make-up on each other, even finding some Xanthian Lip Bomb. Afterwards, satisfied with their appearances, they went out for breakfast.
Grundy and Raven were sitting at the table. Bhut-Khiss was serving them breakfast.
"Ah, good morning, girls." He smiled at them. "My, you're looking particularly radiant today." The girl's blushed. "Seven is just outside with Soda and Fizz, who woke early, and have already eaten. Guinever is with them. Please, sit." The girls sat down, and Bhut-Khiss placed fresh fruit in front of them. They ate it carefully, not dropping any on their clothing, or smudging their makeup. During the meal, Raven snuck glances at Day, and looked quite impressed and pleased. She of course pretended not to notice, but blushed with satisfaction.
They finished, and Bhut-Khiss cleared the table. Lyndsey stood up and gave him a hug. "Take care," he said, and showed them to the door. "Hurry back," he said, giving Lyndsey a meaningful glance. She smiled at him and nodded.
"Don't worry," she said. He smiled back, and returned inside.
In the yard, running in circles, were Soda and Fizz. Guinever sat by Seven's foot, who was watching the children play. As she saw them approach, she stood up.
"Thank goodness," she said. "I love them, but I'm certainly ready for a little break!" Then she glanced around the group. "That is, as long as you're still willing to take them."
"Of course!" Day and Night answered in unison. They liked the children. Soda and Fizz finally looked up, and ran to the girls. The girls laughed, and made faces at them.
"Hey, want a piggy back ride?" Day asked Soda. The child looked confused. "Oh! You don't know what that is! I forgot!" Day said. "Well, you just ride on my back!" she exclaimed. The child still looked a little confused, but smiled.
"Ok!" she said. Then Day knelt down, and the child clambered onto her back. "Wheee! This is fun!!" the child cried, as Day ran around the yard.
"I want one too, I want one too!" Fizz begged, pulling at Night. She laughed, and knelt down for him. He jumped on to her back, and she started running around. Fizz exploded in laughter.
"Well, I think they'll be alright," Seven said, smiling at Lyndsey. "But you take good care of yourself, and hurry back," she said. Lyndsey nodded.
"I will, Mom. Don't worry." Then they hugged, and Seven retreated to the cottage. Guinever followed her. Lyndsey looked a little surprised, but didn't protest.
"Shall we go?" Raven asked, his eyes fixed on Day. Lyndsey laughed.
"Yeah, let's go get them." Smiling, she headed towards the girls. It was time to go!
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The girls awoke the next morning, well after the crack of dawn. Day woke up first, and proceeded to wake Night like she had the last time. Grinning, she stretched, then used her talent to lift Night off the bed. Night was such a heavy sleeper that she didn't even stir. Then Day turned her upside down.
After she was turned upside down, and floating (the Brain Coral water floating off to the side), Day picked up a pillow, and hit Night with it.
"Wha-" Night woke up, a startled, angry look on her face. Then she realized she was upside down. "Hey, lemme down!" she said, glaring at Day. Day just fell back onto the bed in a fit of laughter.
"Oh, it's gonna be like that, is it?" Night asked mischievously. Then three pillows suddenly appeared, and hit Day in the face, one after the other.
"Oh!" Day said, losing concentration. Night flopped back onto the bed. Lyndsey was startled awake by the commotion.
"What's going on?" Lyndsey asked sleepily. In answer, she was hit by a pillow. She shook her head. "Pillow fight?" she said slowly. Another pillow hit her. That shook her to awareness. She grabbed a pillow, and jumped into the action.
A few moments (and a lot of feathers) later, the girls said back, exhausted. "That was fun," Day sighed.
"Oh yeah, thanks SO much for waking me up," Night said sarcastically, sticking out her tongue. But she was smiling too.
"I wish this adventure could go on forever," Lyndsey said. "I'm having so much fun!" The girls nodded and smiled, sharing the sentiment. They sat for a couple of minutes, catching their breath. Day, as usual, was the first to speak up.
"Hey, Night…" she started. "Think we should show Lyndsey your new trick?"
"Yeah!" Night said enthusiastically. "Definitely!"
"What are you talking about?" Lyndsey asked, confused.
"Well, we needed an outfit change yesterday, and we came up with this not-so-crazy idea…" Day started.
"Actually, Day just needed to impress Raven more." Night laughed dryly. "But anyway, we figured out that I can make outfit changes right on a person, without showing any unnecessary skin!" she finished. "Unless you want to," she added, glancing at Day. Day threw a pillow at her.
"That's so cool!" Lyndsey exclaimed. "Wow, you guys can do so much with your talents." Then she looked wistful. "I sure hope I can pick up some more neat talents. My own talent seems so boring right now."
"Aww, don't worry," Day consoled. "I'm sure you can get some in our home town! Or maybe on the way to the Good Magician's castle!"
"Yeah!" Night agreed. "I'm sure there are plenty of people who want to give their talents away!"
"Like who?" Lyndsey said darkly. "Would you want to give away yours?" She had a point.
"Well, don't worry, anyway," Day said brightly. "Everything will turn out fine!"
"And if not, you can always ask the Good Magician what to do," Night added.
"I guess you're right. Thanks guys." Then she brightened up, not one to stay in a bad mood for long. "So show me your outfit making, Night! And hey- I have an idea! Let's all design an outfit for each other!" She smiled.
"That's a great idea!" Day said, taking to the idea. "Good job!" Lyndsey smiled under her praise.
"Who should we start with?" Night asked. She looked at Lyndsey and Day.
"Let's start with you!" Lyndsey said, giggling. Day nodded.
"Ok!" she said happily. Night shrugged, obviously fine with going first.
"Let's see…" Lyndsey said. "You should have a pretty dark blue shirt. It'll bring out the slightly blue tinge in your hair." A blue shirt appeared on Night, long sleeved. "Less sleeves," Lyndsey said. It became a t-shirt. "Less," Lyndsey said. It became a tank top. "One sleeve," Lyndsey said. A bit more material formed one on shoulder, and it disappeared on the other. "Perfect!" Lyndsey exclaimed. Then she looked thoughtful. "But it's missing one thing…Oh! I know! Line it in silver to bring out your eyes!" Suddenly the shirt was lined with silver.
"Now, for bottoms," Day said, thinking. "We're going to see our Moms and Dads, so…a skirt!" A tiny mini skirt appeared on Night's legs. "More," Day said. It lengthened to her ankles. "Less," Day said. The skirt shortened to Night's knees. "Perfect!" Then she did a double take. "Oh, it needs colour." She laughed. "Hmm…make it…black. With blue lining." Night did so. "Oh, it looks amazing!" Day exclaimed.
"Now she needs a necklace," Lyndsey said. "Make it silver chained." A delicate silver chain appeared around Night's neck.
"With a little moon on it!" Day exclaimed. A small moon appeared on the chain. "Oh, it's so cute!" Day said, looking at the moon.
"Now you need shoes," Lyndsey said. "How about…sandals!" she said excitedly.
"Blue ones!" Day added. Blue sandals appeared on Night's feet.
"How do I look?" she asked the other two, striking a pose.
"Totally great!" Day said, smiling at Night. "But not quite as great as I'll look!" Night glared at her, but then they both started laughing.
"I think you look perfect," Lyndsey said.
"Let's do you next!" Day said. Night nodded in agreement.
"She should have…a purple shirt." Night pointed at Lyndsey, and a purple shirt appeared.
"Make it a halter!" Day suggested. Night did so.
"Oh!" Lyndsey said. "The whole shirt changed! I thought the arms were just getting shorter and longer, but this is a whole new shirt!"
"Yeah," Night said. "My talent isn't reforming clothes, so we have to do it the hard way." All three girls giggled.
"She should have a wrap. A pretty one with a nice design," Day said.
"With purple and blue and suns and moons," Night added. The wrap appeared on Lyndsey's legs.
"And a necklace…"
"Silver chain."
"With a purple heart!" The necklace snapped around her neck.
"And…"
"Flip flop sandals!"
"Black ones!" Lyndsey got sandals.
"So, do I look great?" Lyndsey asked, striking a pose of her own.
"Oh yes!" Day said, nodding.
"The purple really bring out your eyes!"
"I think it's great!" Lyndsey agreed. "Now for Day."
"She should have a light blue shirt," Lyndsey said. One appeared.
"A tube top," Night grinned wickedly, changing Day's shirt. "Raven'll like that." Day blushed.
"And she should have clam diggers. Nice khaki coloured ones. They should end just below her knee," Lyndsey said, thinking.
"And let's give her those half-shoes," Night suggested.
"Half-shoes?" Lyndsey didn't know what those were.
"You know…sneakers, without the back."
"Oh! Those sound cute. Yeah, give her a dark blue pair."
"And a golden necklace to match her golden hair."
"With a pretty sun on it!" Lyndsey smiled. "Now you're done!"
"Do I look great?" Day asked coyly, grinning at the two.
"Definitely!" Lyndsey said.
"Not better than me!" Night replied with a laugh. They all giggled. In fact, all three of the girls had outfits that successfully pulled in tight all the right areas, and emphasized all the right curves. Put together, the three could knock out any guy.
"We should do our hair the old fashioned way," Lyndsey suggested.
"And a bit of makeup, too!" Day offered.
"Now why would you want makeup? Is it to impress Raven?" Night asked mockingly, making kissing motions in the air.
"Oh, hush!" Day said, but she was blushing. Laughing, Night and Lyndsey formed a circle around Day. Lyndsey took out a brush, and started brushing Day's soft hair. She pulled part of it back at the top, and put it in a ponytail. Then she braided the ponytail. The end result was golden hair just brushing Day's shoulders, and a cute braid tumbling in the back.
Next, Night did Lyndsey's hair. She ran her fingers through Lyndsey luxurious brown hair, gently pulling out all of the tangles. Then she lifted it up into a ponytail, but left it slightly messy, creating the effect that Mundanes call a "messy bun." It looked quite cute on Lyndsey.
Lastly, Day tackled Night's hair. She brushed out Night's hair, then ran her fingers threw it, returning it to its gorgeous wavy style. She knew Night didn't like her hair, though, even though it was stunning, so she pulled it back and braided it. She left two little wisps on either side of her head, and Night smiled. The effect was quite nice.
The girls all took turns putting a bit of make-up on each other, even finding some Xanthian Lip Bomb. Afterwards, satisfied with their appearances, they went out for breakfast.
Grundy and Raven were sitting at the table. Bhut-Khiss was serving them breakfast.
"Ah, good morning, girls." He smiled at them. "My, you're looking particularly radiant today." The girl's blushed. "Seven is just outside with Soda and Fizz, who woke early, and have already eaten. Guinever is with them. Please, sit." The girls sat down, and Bhut-Khiss placed fresh fruit in front of them. They ate it carefully, not dropping any on their clothing, or smudging their makeup. During the meal, Raven snuck glances at Day, and looked quite impressed and pleased. She of course pretended not to notice, but blushed with satisfaction.
They finished, and Bhut-Khiss cleared the table. Lyndsey stood up and gave him a hug. "Take care," he said, and showed them to the door. "Hurry back," he said, giving Lyndsey a meaningful glance. She smiled at him and nodded.
"Don't worry," she said. He smiled back, and returned inside.
In the yard, running in circles, were Soda and Fizz. Guinever sat by Seven's foot, who was watching the children play. As she saw them approach, she stood up.
"Thank goodness," she said. "I love them, but I'm certainly ready for a little break!" Then she glanced around the group. "That is, as long as you're still willing to take them."
"Of course!" Day and Night answered in unison. They liked the children. Soda and Fizz finally looked up, and ran to the girls. The girls laughed, and made faces at them.
"Hey, want a piggy back ride?" Day asked Soda. The child looked confused. "Oh! You don't know what that is! I forgot!" Day said. "Well, you just ride on my back!" she exclaimed. The child still looked a little confused, but smiled.
"Ok!" she said. Then Day knelt down, and the child clambered onto her back. "Wheee! This is fun!!" the child cried, as Day ran around the yard.
"I want one too, I want one too!" Fizz begged, pulling at Night. She laughed, and knelt down for him. He jumped on to her back, and she started running around. Fizz exploded in laughter.
"Well, I think they'll be alright," Seven said, smiling at Lyndsey. "But you take good care of yourself, and hurry back," she said. Lyndsey nodded.
"I will, Mom. Don't worry." Then they hugged, and Seven retreated to the cottage. Guinever followed her. Lyndsey looked a little surprised, but didn't protest.
"Shall we go?" Raven asked, his eyes fixed on Day. Lyndsey laughed.
"Yeah, let's go get them." Smiling, she headed towards the girls. It was time to go!
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