Chapter 19: Aqua's Magic Spell Mishaps 3
Terra and Ventus were currently heading home from a work out at the gym. But on the path home they had decided to take a detour through the park to enjoy the nice fresh air. Along the way they started to talk about various things that had been going on, and eventually the topic landed on something they hadn't expected to talk about that day.
"Have you heard from Aqua today?" Ventus ended up asking just out of a natural thought.
"Ah no, actually the more I think about it I haven't heard from her in the past couple of days," Terra replied.
"You think…she's doing okay?" Ventus asked slowly.
"Not sure… I think after what happened last time she needed some time to herself," Terra replied.
"But I thought she had a great time after she turned us into girls," Ventus muttered softly.
It had been a few weeks since that event, which actually ended up being a couple weeks long itself. The reverse spell took Aqua a bit to learn and figure out before it actually worked to change the guys back… well into guys. Though Ventus couldn't understand why Aqua needed time to be by herself after that. He recalled that she thoroughly enjoyed spending time with them as girls and making them do things with her like getting manicures or getting different clothes.
"She did seem like that, but it was all because she messed up on yet another spell. She probably doesn't feel the most confident in her skills anymore," Terra replied before sighing. "And I know us fussing at her about it probably didn't make things any better."
"You think that she doesn't want us to see her practicing magic again?"
"Not sure, but I want to take a guess that may be what it is," Terra replied. "I hope she isn't too disheartened…"
Ventus hummed for a moment, thinking on the matter. "Maybe we should go and check up on her then?"
"I think that would be a good idea," Terra replied as they changed their direction to head to where Aqua's house was.
They two of them walked further until they reached her neighborhood. It would only be a few more minutes before they would arrive. But as they walked, Ventus started to think about things again. And a new thought came to his mind. "You think she will want to try a new spell with us again?"
"After last time I don't think so, she may just stick to non living objects from now on. I don't think she would really want to cause any more spell mishaps with us," Terra replied.
Suddenly footsteps could be heard from behind them. In seconds Vanitas ran up and pushed his way to be standing between the two guys. He chuckled at them. "Hey! So you guys are going to see Aqua or something?"
"Vanitas!" Ventus exclaimed. "Were you just stalking us?"
"Maybe, maybe not. Who cares though, we are going to check in on Aqua and see what spells she is working on this time right?"
"No we are not," Terra replied. "We just want to make sure she is doing alright after the last spell misaph."
"But last time was so entertaining. I still can't forget the look you had on your face and you saw you had-"
Terra placed his hand over Vanitas's mouth. "And that's where you stop talking." Though Terra tried to remain serious, the blush could be seen on his cheeks. He still had not forgotten about that moment and the embarrassment that it had brought with it.
Vanitas snickered after Terra released him from his hold. "Whatever, I still think it is funny, especially when Aqua made you get makeovers."
"You're one to talk," Ventus interjected. "You're still wearing nail polish." Ventus grabbed one of Vanitas's hands and held it up, revealing that his nails were still painted black.
Vanitas yanked his hand away from Ventus. "So? I never realized how cool it actually makes me look. I think it complements me."
Ventus rolled his eyes. "Whatever. Let's just see how Aqua is doing."
The three of them arrived at the door to Aqua's house and Terra stepped forward to knock. A few moments passed before they could hear the door unlock and once it opened they saw Aqua standing in the doorway.
"Oh, guys, hello," Aqua said, smiling as brightly as she could. "What are you guys doing here?"
"We came to check on you to see how you were doing. You've been pretty quiet these past few days," Ventus replied.
"Ah… I'm sorry about that. I've just been trying to practice real hard lately. I don't want to make more mistakes… But I just can't understand what is wrong…" Aqua replied as she lowered her head.
"Has it not been going well then?" Terra asked.
"I mean sort of… sometimes the spell works like it should. Sometimes it doesn't. Then there are times where I can't get anything to happen at all. Maybe I'm just not very good at being a witch…"
"Don't say that Aqua! We know you can do it, right guys?" Terra said, looking to Ventus and Vanitas.
"Yeah! You can do so much more than I could!" Ventus added.
"Well you can make a spell at least, whether it is the right spell is a-ugh!"
Ventus elbowed Vantias in the side, causing him to grimace.
"What Vanitas probably means is that he believes in you as well," Ventus said afterwards.
"You guys really think so?" Aqua asked, raising her head back up.
"Of course we do! Now tell us, what spells have you been working on?" Terra said as the three boys finally stepped inside the house.
"I've been trying a few different things, but I really have been trying to work on a levitation spell this time. But I still can't seem to get it to work right… something keeps making the spell different. And I am certain I've said it correctly," Aqua explained as she walked down the hall with the four boys behind her.
"What happened?" Ventus asked.
The four of them entered the living room and went to take a seat at the chairs around the coffee table. And as the boys sat down, they saw little objects on top of the table. On closer inspection they saw that they were various household items. They were small, like the size that a doll house would have.
Ventus looked over to Aqua. "You tried to make a levitation spell… but it ended up being a shrinking spell?"
"Yeah…"
"Oh boy that is a rich mix up," Vanitas laughed. He then grunted as Ventus elbowed him again, causing the raven haired boy to glare.
"Cut it out Vanitas! It's not very funny!"
"Yeah it is! Aqua just keeps messing up and the spells just get worse and worse! It's just hysterical at this point!" Vanitas laughed even harder now, wrapping an arm around his side.
Aqua glared at him, her expression fuming. Without a word she raised her wand and pointed it at Vanitas. She channted a series of words and magic sparked out and hit him dead center. Smoke billowed around him as an after effect and when it cleared he was no longer to be seen.
"Aqua!" Terra exclaimed.
"What did you do to Vanitas!?" Ventus added.
"I just used the same spell that I had been trying," Aqua stated as she crossed her arms.
"So you mean…" Terra started to say as he stared down at the floor.
Ventus crouched over and looked at the floor, noticing a small little person standing where Vanitas had once been. "Vanitas?"
"Of course it's me! Who else would it be!" Vanitas shouted, his voice tiny and squeaky now.
Right away Ventus started to laugh. "Oh my gosh. You sound so-"
"Don't even say it!" Vanitas shouted as loudly as he could.
Ventus reached over and carefully picked up the hand sized Vanitas. Even when he was so small Ventus could clearly see the scowl that he was having. The tiny Vanitas struggled in Ventus's hold though, flailing his arms and legs.
"Let me go! Let me go already!"
"Better do what he says," Terra replied, his voice amused.
Aqua pointed to the table where the various house items had been shrunk. "Here put him on the table with the other stuff his size. He'll feel more at home there."
"You did this on purpose!" Vanitas shouted loudly. "This is all your fault."
Aqua glared at him. "It's your fault for insulting my magic. Now you'll just have to wait until I can reverse it."
Carefully Ventus set Vanitas down on the table, right next to a shrunk chair. He stomped over to it and sat down, crossing his legs after. "Well get on it! I don't wanna be stuck like this all day!"
Aqua pressed a hand to her cheek, trying to look thoughtful. "I could, but I think I will make some tea first. What do you boys think?"
Terra grinned. "I think that sounds like a great idea, Aqua."
"I'll go start the kettle then! You boys sit back and relax!" Aqua grinned as she headed out of the room towards the kitchen.
"Hey!" Vanitas shouted as loud as he could. "Don't ignore me! You can't leave me like this!"
But none of them seemed to be listening to him anymore. He grumbled and stomped his foot angrily. "Hey! Anyone going to hear me or not!?"
Ventus turned his head towards Terra, a large grin plastered on his face. "Hey Terra, did you hear something?"
"I don't think so, no," Terra replied back. "Maybe it was a fly."
"You guys are going to get it once I'm back to my normal height!" Vanitas shouted, louder than before, but his words still fell on deaf ears. There was nothing he could do now if they weren't going to listen to him. All he could do now was wait it out.
I am trying to get back on track with posting now and again with these chapters. I still got the remainder ones outlined but still gotta write the all out so the days of posting may be spread out a bit. But I shall do my best to get the rest done!
