Chapter Eight- One Year Later

It was THE DAY. Cody knew it had to be. The day of his proposal to Keria. They had been going strong for a year now, and Cody knew she was going to leave the Inn to go back to her home soon. So he had to do it soon. He fed his animals and took care of the crops, then headed for the Inn. There he met Keria.

"Hi, Keria." He said with his goofy grin. She smiled her sweet smile.

"What's up, Cody?"

"Wanna meet me at the Goddess Pond for a picnic tonight? Around six thirty?" She swooned.

"How romantic, Cody! Of course. See you there!" And she skipped off happily. Cody went immediately to all of his closest friends' house. First, to Muffy and Griffin.

"Hi, whatcha need?" Muffy asked happily when Cody arrived at the Blue Bar.

"Well..." He looked around nervously. "Tonight I'm proposing to Keria." He waited for the dish to drop, the gasp, anything. But Muffy only grinned.

"Congrats, Cody! I'm guessing you'll need food, right?" He nodded. He wasn't the world's best chef. "Ok, it's on the house. Don't worry about it!"

"Wow! Thank you so much!" He said, astonished.

"Sure. Any special preferences?" Cody shook his head.

"How about pot-pie. She loves it. And chocolate cake for afterward?" Muffy nodded.

"Ok! Come back around four and it should be ready." Cody just kept thanking her. Next he headed for the Witch Princess' hut. She wasn't that bad, and had gotten over her crush on Cody. They had become good friends.

"Oh! Hi, Cody! I wasn't expecting you." She smiled broadly.

"Well... tonight I'm proposing. To Keria." She understood just as Muffy had.

"Oh, wow! Good luck!" And she gave him a quick, friendly, hug.

"So, do you have any flowers? I can't find any anywhere!" He asked nervously.

"Oh, yeah. Lots. Here!" She handed him a beautiful bouquet of flowers.

"Thank you! I really appreciate it!!" He said. She just smiled.

"Happy to help! Invite me to the wedding!" Cody chuckled. He left for the Goddess Pond to set up. Next he picked up the food. Then he headed home to change and by the time he got there, as soon as he sat down, Keria arrived in a form- fitting light blue dress with dark blue ties.

"You look beautiful." She blushed.

"Thank you, Cody. Nice tux!" She said seriously. It was Cody's turn to blush.

"Well... shall we eat?"

"Yes!" She said hungrily. He unpacked the pot- pie.

"Let's eat!" They dug in.

"This is wonderful! Thank you, this is my all time favorite, except for chocolate cake of course."

"Well that's up next! Here you are!" He said, uncovering the perfectly iced cake.

"Wow! Cody, you're the best!" When they finished eating, Cody said,

"Keria, will you marry me?" Offering her the Blue Feather. She started to cry of happiness.

"Oh, Cody! I will marry you!" And they kissed. Then they watched the sunset, in each other's arms. Suddenly, Cody spoke.

"Why?" Keria looked at him, puzzled. "I was just wondering... why did you pick me Keria? I'm glad you did, but, what makes me so special?"

"Cody, you are everything I ever wanted. You brought me into this new world, I made friends, and found love. You granted my wish." He just blushed. Then, a feeling of realization came upon him.

"You... you're the Sealed Princess from the poem in the book?!" She nodded.

"Cody, you broke the spell. I truly love you." And a final kiss seals this story.