Disclaimer: Does not own WITCH
AN: First Chapter that wasn't written at the same time as the others. I think that after the seriousness of the last chapter between Cedric and Orube, that we need another light hearted but still kinda serious chapter. That give us the another couple I've written before. Also, the number of hit I get a day jumped up like mad recently. Did all the WITCH fic readers log on at the same time or something.
Love is a Hearts Child: Interlude – Girls and Boys
Chapter 4 – Down to Earth.
It was still March, only a few days had passed since Orube and Cedric had been forced out of Steven apartment. No one had been told about that. Steven hadn't wanted to admit to using magic on someone, and neither Cedric or Orube would admit being forced out in such a way. Something resembling apologies did pass between the three though, no actual words on the matter were exchanged though.
Steven though was still in a bad mood for other reasons and couldn't concentrate. It was Saturday, and the guys had met up for a game of basketball. Eric, Joel and Nigel were on one team, while Steven, Peter and Caleb were on the other. It had taken awhile for Caleb to figure the game out but one he had Caleb was better then them all, easily making up for Steven not really being into the game.
Once the game was over, the guys crashed out on a nearby bench. "Hey what you guys doing tonight?" Peter suddenly asked. "I'm going shopping with Will, baby stuff?" Caleb said. "Meeting your sisters boss." Steven said, Caleb knowing that he meant a lesson with Cedric. "Nothing." Nigel said. "Band stuff." Joel said at the same time. "Having dinner with Hay Lin." Eric said after the others.
"Pity, Cornelia got a show, I wondered if you guy wanted to come. Nigel?" Peter said adding the question to the only one of them not doing anything. "Na, watching skating at my thing." Nigel admitted. "Anyway, your going to see your girlfriend show do you really want a third wheel." Eric said. "Not really, but I can't really talk to Cornelia while she skating, and it's meant to be a long show." Peter said stretching. "In other word you want to have someone to talk to if you get bored." Joel said jokingly. "Like I could get bored watching Cornelia." Peter said thinking to himself. "Don't need to know." Nigel said laughing.
"What's the time anyway?" Steven asked once Nigel's laughing died down. "4 PM" Eric said looking at his watch. "I should get going, Cedric is such a hypocrite about lateness." Steven said getting up. "I should to, we've got a big gig coming up." Joel said getting up himself. "Really where?" Peter asked. "You'll see, come on Steven we'll grab the bus together." Joel said and Steven and the bassist left.
"Are you three going to up and leave to?" Peter asked, looking at the others. "I am." Caleb said plainly before getting nodding at the others and walking off. "Don't worry Pete, I'll play some more before you have to leave to go see Cornelia." Nigel said getting and grabbing the ball from where it lay on the floor. Eric left soon after, while Peter and Nigel played for about another hour, before Peter decide he had to go home and get ready.
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Cornelia and the rest of the ice skaters taking part in the show were rushing around. Getting ready for the show. Her skating teacher was barking out order telling them there costumes were on incorrectly and that some of them needed to repeat their stretches otherwise they would freeze up. Cornelia herself was more nervous then she had been in a long time. The show was not the only reason. Finally fixing her clothes so they were up to her teacher standard she waited, waited for the show to start.
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Peter sat in the crowd of the ice rink. Cornelia mother and father sitting to his right and Cornelia 11 year old sister on his left. While she seemed uninterested Peter couldn't wait for the show to start. He had seen Cornelia preform before, she had grace equal to her beauty. "How much longer?" He said quietly to Cornelia's mother. Cornelia mother looked at her watch. "Any minute now." She said calmly.
Leaning back in his chair the light slowly dimmed around the rink and spot light appeared by the skater entrance to the ice. He watched the show impressed by the other performers skill in their art but was waiting for the real reason he was here to show. Then she did, standing tall, dressed in blue and purple Cornelia skated out. The rest of the show seemed to fade from sight as Peter watched his girlfriend graceful skate and spin around the rink.
It only lasted a few minutes, before the spot light that had followed Cornelia around cut out and in the dark she skated out of sight. "Is that it?" He asked himself quietly slightly disappointed with just how little time had been on the ice. Politely though he watched the rest of the show, and clapped at the end along with everyone else in the crowd.
One by one each of the skaters came back out and formed a large line and linked arms. Skating so the line slowly rotate they bow, in the four main directions of the crowd before the line broke apart and the all gracefully skated off once again. Everyone clapped again, and about a minute passed before people started getting up and leaving.
Standing and edging his way past Cornelia sister, he came to a stop as she grabbed his sleeve. "Where are you going?" The girl asked shocked that he had got up. "I was going to wait down by the door leading to the back, for when Cornelia comes out." Peter explained and tried to pull his top free. "Sit back down son, Cornelia said she wanted us to wait for her up here." Harold Hale said leaning forward and looking over at Peter.
Peter quickly followed Cornelia's order not noticing the large smile on the older mans face. Sitting and waiting Peter started to wonder just what was taking Cornelia so long when he was surprised to see her skate back out onto the ice. Other people in the crowd noticed and started to watch, puzzled just like he was.
He watched as she started skating round, staying low to the ground. He notice that she seemed to be laying out something behind her as she went. He couldn't tell what it was, powder of some form, it was easy to see so maybe glitter. Slowly as she skated the trail started to from into something else. Writing, she was writing as she skated. "P...E...T....E...R" He said the letters as they formed. "C..O..O..K." His name now. "M...A...R..R" And then it click.
He didn't need to see the rest, standing as quickly as he could he cupped his hand over his mouth. "YES" He shouted causing people to look over at him. Cornelia shocked by the out cry before she finished stopped and slipped then slid a trail of the powder she had been using to write follow her. "CORNELIA." He said quickly rushing passed this time and running down to the ice edge and climbing over the barrier to jump onto the ice.
Running over to her, he slipped as she tried to help up and both of them ended up laying on the ice next to each other. "You could have let me finish" She said with a smile so wide. "Why waste time." He said pulling her toward him and kissing her. "We should probably get up before we freeze to the floor." Peter said once the kiss ended. "Wait get up." She said and Peter stood and watched as Cornelia moved up on to a knee and pulled out a small box and opened it. "Peter Cook, marry me." She said smile. "Yes once again." He said before leaning in to kiss her again.