Frog Magic

Recap;

"Um . . . Xander told me about why him, Chip, and Vida are so protective of you." At this she frowned.

"He did?"

"Yeah. Can you tell me about your ex? I mean only if you're OK with it and you don't think it will bring back too many bad memories."

"...OK."

Chapter 3

They sat on the couch in the back of the store and Maddie started to explain.

"About two years ago I had a boyfriend name Todd, when I first met him he was smart, funny, and really nice. Then after we had been dating for about two weeks he slapped me, hard. At first I just thought something was happening at home or school and he just lost it, but every time we saw each other for the next week or so he would slap me or yell at me and one time he even punched me." Her voice was getting so soft that Nick could barley hear her and then he saw a tear roll down her face. So he wrapped his arm around her and told her that she didn't have to continue, but she shook her head and continued, Nick never letting go of her. "I thought of breaking up with him but I was scared that he might get even more abusive . . . Then one night I come home from one of our dates with a black eye, it was movie night at our house so V was home with Xander and Chip. I told them what happened and they all confronted Todd the next day telling him that he would never see me again. Well Todd sort of lost it and punched Xander and he lost it because he knew that he would get a black eye and that would ruin his perfect complection." She smiled softly. "Then it sort of went into a rumble. Even Tobby came out of the store to break them up. And after Todd's mom found out about the fight she made him apologize to everyone; Vida, Chip, Xander, Tobby, and of course me. Then they moved away and we never saw him again."

"Wow. I had no idea." I said flabbergasted.

"Yeah." Was all she said.

I kissed the crown of her head and said, "I will never do anything or let anything like that ever happen to you, I promise."

"Thank you." She smiled looking up at me so he kissed her.

"No problem. I love you."

"I love you too."

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The next day they all went to RootCore and Chip came up to Nick. "So did Maddie tell you everything?" he nodded. Then Maddie told him come by her so she could try a spell on him.

"So what is this spell supposed to do exactly?" Nick asked cautiously.

"It's supposed to freeze you in place."

"You do have the counter spell right?"

"Yes, and if it doesn't work it should ware off in about an hour or two."

"Wait so I might get frozen here for an hour or two?"

"Don't you have faith in me?" she asks pretending to be hurt by his words.

"Of course I have faith in you, but I just want to know the risks." Nick smiled wrapping his arms around her waist and giving her a kiss then stepping back so she could say the spell. Then he was frozen. Then Maddie said the counter spell and he was unfrozen.

"See I told you told you to have faith." She smiled at him and he chuckled.

"And I told you I did have faith in you." Then he kissed her again and within seconds they started making out.

Then Daggeron walked in and cleared his thought and the two separated. Then Chip spoke up. "Hey Daggeron?"

"Yes Chip?"

"I was wondering, what happened to you and how did you just come out of nowhere?"

Daggeron just chuckled. "Actually Chip about fifteen years ago I was turned into a frog and trapped in the cave where you found Jinji. And I've been following you guys ever since you guys broke the spell on the cave keeping me in it."

"Wait so you were the frog that wouldn't leave me alone?" asked Madison and everyone laughed even Udonna.

"Yes, Madison that was I."

"Couldn't you see I don't like frogs?"

"Yeah I started to get that impression." He chuckled. Madison just walked to the other side of the room starting to get angry so Nick went over to talk to her. But Chip continued talking to Daggeron.

"So how did you turn into . . . well you?"

"Well Chip after you guys let me go outside your store I went into the forest and I ran into this one goblin named Precious and she broke the curse."

"How?" asked Xander.

"Well I'm sure you have heard of the frog prince." Then they started laughing.

"You . . . were kissed . . . by a.. goblin?" Vida asked while laughing.

"Yes I was." He said chuckling slightly.

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Meanwhile, in the corner of RootCore Nick talks to Madison. "Hey Maddie, what's wrong?"

"Nothing." She mumbled.

"C'mon Maddie I know better than that!" he said completely serious.

"It's just that he knew that I didn't like frogs and he kept coming after me!" she said with a single tear running down her cheek. Nick embraced her in a loving hug.

"Hey, shh, it's OK Maddie. Hey think about it this way, if he didn't keep bugging you we wouldn't be together right now." He smiled softly to her. She looked up at him.

"You're right." She smiled and gave him a kiss. "Thanks."

"Anything for you." He kissed her forehead.

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