A Magical Evening (Chapter 4)
Later that morning, Sofia walked up to Lucinda's workshop. As Sofia reached the door to Lucinda's workshop, she found Lucinda standing there waiting for her.
"Good morning, Princess Sofia" Lucinda smiled.
"Good morning, Lucinda" Sofia smiled back.
The two walked into Lucinda's workshop as Lucinda shut the door.
"Now that we're behind closed doors, we can be ourselves" Lucinda smiled as she held Sofia.
"That feels good" Sofia smiled back, enjoying Lucinda's embrace.
"Well, time to get down to business" Lucinda remarked. "How are you doing with teleportation?".
"Let me show you" Sofia suggested proudly. Sofia then brought out her wand, waved it over her head, and disappeared with a 'poof'. A few moments later, Sofia reappeared on the walkway above Lucinda.
"Excellent" Lucinda beamed.
Sofia raised her wand again, disappeared, then reappeared next to Lucinda.
"You know what this means?" Lucinda smiled. "Since you've successfully mastered teleportation, your finishing training is complete".
Sofia and Lucinda hugged each other in happiness.
"After lunch, I'll be going into the village to see my mom" Lucinda announced. "Want to come along?".
"I don't want to intrude" Sofia said.
"My mom likes you, Sofia" Lucinda smiled. "She'd love to see you again".
"Then I'd be happy to come along" Sofia smiled back.
After lunch, Sofia and Lucinda went back up to Lucinda's workshop. Sofia and Lucinda pulled out their wands, waved them over their heads, and disappeared. A few moments later, in the village, Sofia and Lucinda appeared on the front porch of Lucinda's childhood home. Lucinda then knocked on the front door. Lucinda's mom answered the door.
"Oh, Lucinda!" her mom, Marla, smiled as she hugged her daughter. "It's so nice to see you, my little witchlet".
"Mom" Lucinda smiled, a little embarrassed at being called witchlet.
"I know, your all grown up, and the official royal sorceress" Marla smiled. "But you'll always be my little witchlet". Marla then turned to Sofia. "Nice to see you again, Sofia. Please, you two, come in".
Marla showed Lucinda and Sofia into the front room, and the three sat down. Marla then raised her wand, pointed it at the coffee table, and a tea pot, tea cups, and a plate of cookies appeared. As the three had a pleasant conversation, a man stood across the street from the house, keeping watch. He carefully kept himself hidden behind the corner of a building.
"Ah, Princess Sofia!" the man sneered under his breath. "Acting so high and mighty! I wonder what the people would think if they knew your true secret, that you and Lucinda have a lesbian relationship?".
"Cedric?!" a woman's voice called out from behind him.
"How many times do I have to tell you not to sneak up on me like that?!" Cedric snapped.
A fairy wearing yellow suddenly appeared before Cedric. It was Miss Nettle.
"Sorry, Ceddie" Nettle said in a playful tone of voice. "I keep forgetting how nervous you can be".
"Oh, great!" Cedric exclaimed. "Your in comic mode again!".
"Well, I have to take my fun where I can get it" Nettle laughed.
"Must I remind you that we're on serious business?" Cedric pointed out. "Keep your eye on the objective. Once we have Princess Sofia's amulet, we can use it's power to rule the kingdom".
"How do you plan on getting her amulet?" Nettle inquired.
"We wait for the right moment" Cedric answered. "When Princess Sofia is out by herself, we give her an ultimatum - hand over the amulet, or we reveal to the public that her and Lucinda are having a lesbian relationship. I'm sure she would do anything to avoid such a scandal being made public".
"Sometimes you can be so deliciously evil" Nettle smiled. "But how did you find out about their relationship in the first place?".
"I have Wormwood keeping an nightly eye on the castle" Cedric revealed. "One night a few months ago, Wormwood looked through Princess Sofia's bedroom window and discovered her and Lucinda together in bed, pleasing each other. Wormwood went back a few nights in a row and saw the two of them doing the same thing night after night".
Cedric and Nettle continued to watch the house. After about an hour or so, Lucinda, Sofia, and Marla stepped out onto the front porch. Cedric and Nettle ducked into the shadows to avoid being seen.
"Thanks for the spell, Mom" Lucinda smiled.
"Your very welcome" Marla smiled back. "It should make a nice birthday surprise for Prince James and Princess Amber".
"It was nice seeing you again" Sofia smiled at Marla.
"It's always a pleasure seeing you, Sofia" Marla said as she hugged Sofia. "I'm glad Lucinda has you as a friend. You've always been there for Lucinda, and I appreciate that more than you'll ever know".
Sofia smiled at the compliment.
"Now, don't you two be strangers" Marla smiled at Lucinda and Sofia. "Please feel free to pop in every so often".
"We will, Mom" Lucinda smiled as she hugged Marla.
"I love you, my precious witchlet" Marla lovingly said to Lucinda as the two continued to hug each other.
"I love you too, Mom" Lucinda smiled.
Lucinda and Sofia then stepped back, waved their wands over their heads, and disappeared.
"Soon, Princess Sofia" Cedric thought to himself. "Soon that amulet will be ours. And then, Miss Nettle and I will rule the kingdom".