Speculation Of Love

By Fairly Odd New Yorker

(A/N)- Finally! Tis updated! I need to draw some illustrations … get's kinda upsetting in this chapter.

Thanks to all my reviewers! And to whomever asked that question 'Anonymous', the people at school don't see the fairies (Chester, A.J., Boil Kid, Sanjay) but Kimberly, Sarah, and Timmy do. That's because, like I explained, they each have fairies. Hope that explained some …

Chapter 5- It Get's Worse

Cosmo poofed into a room that seemed vaguely familiar … and when he saw Wanda's hair sticking out from the armrest of the couch he could only guess it was Wanda's old home. Well … duh- she did say she'd be going there …

Hesitantly, he flew over the couch, hovering in the air a great distance from her, watching her as she slept. She didn't look comfortable, but being uncomfortable didn't seem to stop her from sleeping if she really needed it … he went lower to try and touch her, and she rolled over, causing Cosmo to flee behind the back of the couch. He peeked around again when the movement ceased, and he saw, clutched in her hand, the blue chewed-up pen cap he had given to her when he proposed … he couldn't believe she still had it. It wasn't an easy thing to keep … and months after he proposed he felt like a real retard for not getting her what everyone else would get when they proposed to someone.

He slowly reached a hand up to touch her face. He stared at her closed eyes with worry … worry for if she woke up she might murder him but knowing this, he couldn't take his hand away. He didn't want things to go as they were … if only he could find what it was he was doing wrong … he couldn't think of anything he hadn't said that wasn't a joke!

Her eyelids fluttered, and in a moment of panic he quickly poofed himself into a blanket. She grabbed roughly at his corner and he tried not to protest, and she yanked the blanket over her face. Cosmo's face was right on hers now, and she noticed, for her eyes shot open and she jumped, tossing the blanket across the room and rolling off the couch, but Cosmo brain reacted quicker than usually and he poofed into a pillow, catching her.

She wasn't at all pleased, to his disappointment.

"Cosmo!" she shouted, getting up and sitting on the couch. He poofed back to normal, standing in front of her with a twinge of guilt. That guilt turned into anger.

"I thought if I didn't catch you, you'd kill me, but you're still angry so I caught you for nothing …"

"Cosmo," she ignored his rambling, "This is my vacation. I thought our last 'encounter' proved that we shouldn't see one anoth -"

"EVER AGAIN?" Cosmo burst out. "Wandaaaa!" he got onto his knees on the floor, grabbing her arms, "I know I'm too stupid to remember what I did wrong, but please don't leeeave meeee!"

Wanda thought he was really acting immature, and she wanted him, more than ever, to realize how much he hurt her. So she tried to pull her hands away, but he sobbed against her stomach like a big baby. That's all he seemed to be lately. One big obnoxious baby that would cry for forgiveness yet call her names twenty-four/seven. She no longer felt like she was even married. She had five kids, including Cosmo. This was insane.

"Cosmo!" she whined, trying to yank her arms away, and finally, instead, managed to struggle to grab her wand, and poofed herself five feet away from him.

He was still crying, "I don't want you to leave me! I love you, Wanda!"

It actually sounded like he meant it, but Wanda didn't want to be hurt again,

"Cosmo, I know this is going to sound stupid, but … I really think we should start seeing other people. We're growing apart, Honey!" she admitted sadly, "I'm starting to doubt that we were ever in love at one time!"

Cosmo was hysteric, "I love yoouu!"

She folded her arms, "But you don't show it. You always go out of your way to make fun of me. You never have time anymore to bond with your own children. Your only son doesn't seem to know you anymore … You've changed, Cosmo. Maybe you weren't meant for this family. I'm so sorry I brought you into this."

"Maybe we wouldn't be married if you hadn't smiled at me when we were in school and you made my life a living hell 'cause I couldn't have you! I never was good enough for you! I'll never be Juandissimo! I'm sorry! I am what I am, and if you can't accept it, I- … I … I'm going home to my Mama!"

He obviously knew Wanda couldn't accept the way he was behaving lately, so he raised his wand and disappeared in a poof of purple-pink smoke.

Wanda stood there for a moment, staring blankly and lifelessly at the spot where Cosmo once was. Her legs felt weak, and she effortlessly plopped onto the couch, wrapping her arms around her pillow, crying into it, and eventually, screaming.

All she wanted was for Cosmo to love her again, without just saying it--- he should prove it. Why was that so hard?

… She slowly realized he didn't complain or ask why they should see other people. Or why they were growing apart. Maybe this was due to Cosmo's small brain, but … if he forgets so much that he'd forget if he's called her names, or complain about their marriage, and look at someone else 'that way' … maybe he forgets that he doesn't love her …

She was the popular one. She was attractive … she had every guy at her fingertips. Why the hell did she choose Cosmo? And why did she let him get away with how he's treated her lately?

'Well, not anymore …' she thought to herself. 'If he doesn't love me, I've got to love myself enough to take a second chance on a love life.'

She sure as hell didn't want to be with someone who didn't want to be with her.

But she loved Cosmo! For some stupid reason … she couldn't bear to think about leaving his side … she still loved him … so much …

"Stupid … love" she groaned, tears streaming down her cheeks. It's hard to love someone so much when they don't love you back.

"I can't believe you gave into all that," Kimberly said angrily, shaking her head.

Colleen quickly explained herself, "It's only this once! Besides, it's not like Mom's going to be gone forever … right?"

Connie shrugged, "I hope she doesn't …"

"I wouldn't blame her; Dad's a jerk," Bean grumbled. Colleen's eyes flashed an angry red, "You watch that language, young man!"

He folded his arms with a smirk, "Why? You're not my mother."

Colleen threatened with a curled up fist, but she couldn't bring herself to hurt her brother. He was really acting selfish lately … that thought made Colleen realize. Dad was being selfish lately. They're marriage was on the rocks … was it possible that Mom may leave … forever?

Timmy came walking into Sarah's room, "Hey guys." He said, rather cheerily.

Sarah looked up from a magazine she was reading, "Why're you so bright and shiny?"

"I just sent Cosmo to Wanda," he said confidently, "I'm sure they'll settle this whole mess if they're alone. I thought they needed time to talk."

Connie's eyes went wide. She flew right up to Timmy's face, "Buck-tooth! Are you insane?" she shouted, "When Mom and Dad fight, the best thing to do is to leave them BEE!"

Colleen grabbed her little sister by her shoulders, "Don't shout at him. Maybe what he did was right …"

Connie reeled onto her, "Oh, whaddoyou know, smarty-pants!"

Colleen frowned, "I DO know that the only one allowed to shout around here is MEE!"

Bean and Cotton hovered up and grabbed their sisters, pulling them away from one another. Colleen was furious.

"No one ever listens to me anymore! I thought I told you two to not use your wings till they're fully grown!"

"Don't shout at us; we want Mommy and Daddy to stop fighting and now you guys are starting and making everything worse!" Cotton shouted, louder than Colleen, and scaring herself for a moment.

There was a moment of silence, and Timmy took this time to speak. "Cotton's right- we need to stop arguing or we'll create more tension around here then there already is."

Cosmo poofed into the room, "Well, you're too late there, Timmy! Wanda and I are … are …." His voice softened, and he dissolved into tears, poofing into his fishbowl back at Timmy's house and disappearing into the castle.

Timmy frowned, "This … is … INSANE!" he growled, "We need to talk to Wanda. She's the only normal one who will make any sense around here!"

Colleen shook her head, "Words of wisdom- let it be. It'll sort itself out in time."

"I hope so …" Connie said in a low voice, looking to Sarah, "It's getting late. We should all just go to bed …"

This was the wisest thing she said, and against her own wills, for Connie was one who'd need a trail of cheese leading to her hamster cage in order to actually rest her head for once. No one questioned her sudden change of heart, but they wordlessly agreed on her suggestion. Colleen helped Timmy get back home by poofing him there, and she poofed her goddaughter and the twins with her, back to Kimberly's house.

So it was settled. All they could do was wait, and pray. Pray that things would return to the way they were.

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