A/N: I went to watch Spiderman 2 it was a great movie ... The ending was cute ... May I please ask why I got such a disappointing number of reviews for this chapter? ... 3 reviews! That is it! It isn't very encouraging you know so that is why I have not written a very long chapter, and why I have taken so long to write this chapter ... Thank you: Mage Light (why cancel the wedding? well, because Isabella is really worried about getting cursed by Lucinda and anyway she's preganant so tht makes her quite delirious) and Gayle (she isn't really stupid, she's pregnant ... yes they aren't helping but they are being honest with the kingdom LOL what a shock it'll be ... not as if i haven't written the part already ... cos i have sweats ... aaanyway thankz for boosting up my self confidence!!), Anywien (I do? Why thanks! )
B/N: Well, I don't really have much to say, except that it's boring here. ---- Mou! Seriously, being bored is not fun. Errgh. On a different note, why did we get sarcastic SO many reviews? Three? Wow! That's excellent. Anyway, thanks to those who did review, and for anyone who's interested, our HP fic (Yesh, OUR HP fic. I get to do half ) Is under the penname Mastermind Youkai. Kk? Kk. Now, on with the story.
Chapter 20:
"DO SOMETHING!" Ella flamed.
"Like what?" Char replied calmly.
"Did you find anybody from his family?"
"Isabella said that he had told her he was the son of an earl, but none of the earls I know have fathered a Nabare, so it is highly likely that he was lying."
"And are you still searching for him?"
"Yes, the knights are still looking for him and Sir Peter; none of them can be found anywhere."
"And Lucinda?"
"Yes, anybody hosting a wedding or child birth is to notify us immediately if Lucinda is there."
"She claims to have stopped doing big magic so much that she will not even appear if somebody was to say 'Lucinda please come to my aid'..." Ella's voice was drowned out by sparks, followed by a beautiful young fairy.
"Hello my dear!" Lucinda smiled warmly. "Did you call?"
"Uh ... yes ... yes, I did. I would like to know, when was the last time you did big magic?" Ella demanded.
Lucinda stroked her chin and told her, "Well, my dear, I think it must have been about twenty-one years ago."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, quite positive."
Char thought he might try to help. "Is it possible you might have had a too much to drink and ..."
"Fairies never get drunk." Lucinda frowned in slight disapproval. Char sat down on a chair with an expression very much like a student would have after a teacher had punished him.
"Anyhow, how is young Isabella doing?"
"Oh she's fine." Ella said taking a seat next to Char and motioning Lucinda to sit down as well.
"Not young any more though." Char said, his confidence slightly re-gained.
"Yes, she must be about ... sixteen now?"
"Seventeen." Ella corrected.
"Ah. So are you looking for a match?"
"No."
"Why not."
"Because she found a match herself."
"Oh my! Well, when may I inquire is the wedding?" Lucinda exclaimed joyously.
"There will be no wedding."
"Why ever not?"
"Early today Isabella decided not to get married."
"Why in the world would she do that?"
"She was afraid of getting cursed by a fairy at the wedding."
"Where on earth did she get that fear?" For some reason, Lucinda happened to glance quickly at Char.
"Well you see, I told her my story and then she was recently kidnapped by a man called Nabare who claimed to have the gift of seeing the future."
Lucinda gave a shaky laugh. "Well, that is absurd. First of all there is no possible way that a fairy can give the gift of seeing the future, second of all, Nabare is the name of that odd line ... they are known for there interesting genetics and some even think they are not human. But I know definitely that they are human, because what other specie could they be?"
Ella and Char stared at her, then at each other. "Well, which one of us is going to go and talk to her?" Ella inquired.
"I'll go."
"No, no, I'll go."
"Thank you!" Char gave a relieved sigh.
Ella frowned, and then turned her attention to Lucinda. "Well, thank you Lucinda!" Lucinda got up and curtsied before waving her hand and disappearing.
Just as Ella got up to go and talk to Isabella the door was thrown open by Isabella and John.
"Mother, father ... I have decided to get married again!"
"Oh, I was just going to tell y-"
"John and I were talking and we have come to the conclusion that, well, if we are going to have a child we need to be married!"
"Um ... sweetie ... did you just come to this conclusion?"
"Well, if I would have listened to John earlier instead of yelling at him, we would have come across it earlier."
"Ah ... thank goodness the wedding is on again!" Char got up as well.
"But we have to compromise." Isabella told them as she and John sat down on Ella and Char's bed.
"Compromise?" Ella and Char sat back down in the seats they were sitting in earlier.
"Yes ... first of all no baby shower." Isabella started.
"Alright, done." Char said thinking this was much too simple.
"Second, we are going to choose the guests." John continued.
"Alright then." Ella glanced at Char thinking the same thing as him. "Third, and this is the most important thing ..." Isabella hesitated. "You must not take this personally but ... mother, father promise us you will not sing at the wedding."
"What is wrong with our singing?" Char with a slightly hurt look on his face.
"Nothing ... well, er ... everything ... I mean, well, you both have l-l-lovely singing voices but we will have entertainment and you embarress me when you sing."
Ella laughed. "We promise not to sing."
"We do?"
"Yes, Char, if that is what they want."
"But ... but I like to sing."
"I am sure you do but honey you musn't forget that we are the parents and we do embarress, anyhow, do you not see the pained looks in our poor childrens' faces when we sing?"
"I close my eyes when I sing-"
"Goodnight then!" Isabella said hurriedly, in order to get out before her parents started babbling nonsense. "Goodnight!" John called, closing the doors behind them.
