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I wake up the next morning to the sounds of a couple of people chattering outside my door. I can hear about four voices altogether.
I can hear their words faintly, something like this.
"…See Nila to find out what has happened." Voice one says, this voice sounds a little old, like it belongs to a middle-aged woman, but it is a pleasant voice non the less.
"Do you have any idea what caused this to happen?" Voice two says. This voice, like the first one, is pleasant. But this one sounds younger and wiser than the first one.
"No. We have no idea what caused this to happen." Voice three says. This one young and feminine like the other two, but this one is recognisable. It's my voice, so that must mean that Thierry is outside my door…
"Delos, the second Wild Power and vampire prince, thinks that both Nila and Thierry cast some sort of spell to make this happen." Voice four says. Again this voice is both feminine and recognisable. Hannah is outside my door as well.
What on earth are they talking about, and who are they talking to? I think to myself.
I don't have time to ponder my questions, because a knock on my door breaks through my train of thought.
"Nila? Are you awake?" Hannah asks.
"Hmm?" I grunt my reply.
"Mother Cybele and the Maiden Aradia are here to see you." She says.
"Hmm-hmm." I reply, still half asleep half awake. I can't open my eyes because they're stuck together.
"Come on Nila." Thierry starts. "Wake up."
"Hmm! Go away." I reply in a sleepy voice.
Someone walk over to my bed and pulls the covers back.
"Arrgh." I choke out. I feel cold where the covers used to be. I am more or less naked with the exception of Thierry's black silk boxer shorts.
Someone starts to shake me to get me to wake up.
"If you don't quit shaking me, I'm going to do some permanent damage to you." I grumble. "It's too early to be awake. The sun has better sense than to be up at this time."
"Nila? It's one thirty in the afternoon. The sun has been up for quite a few hours already." Thierry replies right into my ear.
"Then why is everything so damn dark?" I ask.
"It's 'so damn dark' because you have the thick curtains closed." Thierry replies impatiently.
"Oh." I reply. "I really gotta get my own body back, I think your blonde roots have invaded my mind making me stupid." I mutter.
"I heard that Nila Nefertity Urbena Snow." Thierry says through gritted teeth. "If you don't get your ass outta bed right now, I'm gonna haul your ass outta there." He threatens still talking through clenched teeth.
"Technically, my ass is outta bed. Yours is still in bed." I reply.
"No one likes a smart ass Nila." He mutters.
"I wasn't trying to be a smart ass." I reply.
"Just get out of bed now!" Thierry yells.
"Okay, okay. Temper, temper. Keep your-my- hair on." I reply. "I'm up, I'm up. Sheesh who died and made you King?" I mumble rolling onto my back and more or less fall out of bed.
I stand up and sit on the bed.
The two women that are standing with amused faces trying their best to not laugh.
One is short and dumpling like. She looks to be in her early to mid forties.
The second one is tall and pretty, with café au lait skin. She has longish dark hair and wide eyes which seem unfocused, but are looking right at me.
"Nila? This is Mother Cybele." Hannah says, pointing to the short dumpling older woman. "And this is the Maiden Aradia." She finishes, pointing to the taller woman.
"Hi." I reply.
"Hello Nila." Mother Cybele says.
"Unity Nila." Aradia says.
"Okay. Not to come off as offencive or anything, but what the heck does 'unity' mean?" I ask befuddled.
"Unity is a witch greeting." Thierry replies.
"Oh. Oh. Okay. Um…unity." I offer weakly.
Aradia just chuckles and Mother Cybele smiles.
"Nila?" Mother Cybele starts.
"Yes?" I reply.
"Do you know how you and Thierry got to switch bodies?" She asks.
"No. I wished that Thierry and I could live each other's lives and the next morning I wake up and find that I grew a…um…manhood overnight. Not exactly something I've heard of happening." I reply, sheepishly.
Aradia tries her best not to laugh at what I've just said.
"I see." Mother Cybele replies.
"Can you reverse what has happened?" I ask uncertain.
"I don't know for sure. I'd have to see what kind of spell has been cast." Mother Cybele replies. "Although it might not have been either of them that had cast the spell."
"What do you mean?" Hannah asks.
"Well, it might have been someone else who cast the spell. Say someone who hated either Nila or Thierry." Aradia replies in her pleasant voice.
"Someone who has a grudge against either of us?" asks Thierry.
"Exactly. Or they may have a grudge against both of you." She answers.
"Maybe. But I don't know anyone who…" I break off.
"What is it?" Thierry asks when I don't continue.
"What if were someone working for Red Fern that cast it?" I start.
"Red Fern" Mother Cybele looks confused.
"Yes. He and my mother and quite a few Night People attacked us last night." I reply.
"Yes. Yes, that could be it. But we need to rule out that neither of us cast a spell on ourselves. That it was in actual fact, one of Red Fern's minions." Thierry says excitedly.
"Well. Nila get dressed and come downstairs into Thierry's office and we'll see what needs to be done on the pair of you." Hannah suggests.
"Sure. I'll be down in half an hour." I reply.
"Here are some clothes for you Nila." Thierry says.
"Thanks. Just leave them on the bed and I'll get them after I have a shower." I reply.
"Why do you need to have a shower?" Hannah asks. "Can't you take one later?"
"Hannah, just because I look like a man, doesn't mean that I have to smell like one as well." I reply.
"Thank you." Thierry says sardonically.
"No offence Thierry. And besides, you always smell clean." I say, before ducking into the bathroom.
When I come out fifteen minutes later, Hannah, Thierry Mother Cybele and Aradia have left the room.
I walk over to the bed and quickly throw on Thierry's clothes; black jeans, dark red silk shirt and black boots.
I run down the hallway and down the stairs. I stop outside Thierry's office door and then walk in, I find the four of them sitting around Thierry's desk, with him behind it.
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A/N: Okay all you nice lovely people out there. Please keep your reviews coming in, even if you don't like the story, let me know. I'm just making this story up as I go along, I stopped writing it down on a piece of paper a few parts ago, so feel free to tell me if non of this makes any sense (the story I mean).