Chapter 3

HEY GUYZZ it's me again :D This chapter is dedicated to pluto108 :D Just cause I felt like it and this is still based off of sound recordings between my sister and I lol ^-^ So I'll shut up now so you can read Chapter 3 and Baileywick haters are soooo not going to like chapter 4 XD enjoy!

Joy and Sorrow

"Engaged?!" Sofia whimpered on her soft purple bedsheets.

"What's wrong Sofia?" Amber questioned.

"He's EEEE-ENAAAGED" Sofia stuttered sounding like she was having a panic-attack and she was trembling uncontrollably.

"I'm doing it for your own good…"

"WA-WA-WHAT?! Sofia cried horrified.

"Opps.."

"Y-YOU mean you're his fiancé .That does not make me feel better at ALL!" Sofia shoved her head into a pillow. "A-Amber whhhhhhy?!" She turned to look at her sister straight in her hazel eyes.

"Why?" Amber gulped.

"WHHHHHY, why did he do this? He was going on and on saying all this stuff about how much he loved me earlier…Doesn't he LOVE me?!" Sofia head sunk low and she gesture a hand towards her heart.

"Yes he does. That's why I'm trying to protect you…"

"PROTECT ME? You don't have to protect me (I'm not afraid, please don't shut me out again, please don't slam the door –Frozen XD)!"

"HE SOOOOO OLD SOFIA! I don't want you to be with someone like that. Look at him."

Sofia turned to where her sister was pointing. "But he's not even here?" Sofia stated confused.

"AUGH…Sofia that was a figure of speech…" My sister is so dumb Amber thought. I definitely have to marry Cedric…old men always take advantage of the young naïve girls.

"But Amber I L-LOOOVE him…" Sofia pouted bringing Amber back to reality.

"You say that A LOT, too much actually. You're probably really bugging the readers right now. You may not know this, but he's a bad man! He tried to steal your amulet… and take over the kingdom." Amber retorted and her sister gave her an astonished, concerned look.

Sofia clutched her purple amulet for dear life and softly said "It's more than a necklace to me (Song reference: That Amulet my fave lol) and how do you know he was trying to take over the kingdom?"

"Baileywick told me," then Baileywick appeared out of nowhere and gave her a high-five and then went into Sofia's closet.

"Amber I don't really think he's after my amulet…" Sofia trailed off.

"On top of that Sofia, our parents will never allow you two to be together and I don't agree with you two being together either and I don't think James would like it either, right James?" She smirked.

"RIGHT" James shouted and jumped onto Sofia's bed and sat next to her.

When the heck did James get here, Sofia thought…"THEN WHY WOULD OUR PARENTS AGREE WITH YOU TWO GETTING MARRIED! And why are you marrying him in the first place? So I can't have him?"

"I'm marrying him because there is a ("CROISSANT" Roland bellowed) Royal Sorcerer Decree that states that a Royal Sorcerer must marry by the age thirty-nine or else he'll be banned from the kingdom…"

"Oh my gosh, I didn't know…hmm" discontentment filled Sofia's eyes and she began to bite her lip while James was consoling her by rubbing her back.

"Yeah…that's the only reason why I'm marrying him, otherwise I wouldn't even think of being betrothed to that stupid fool."

Sofia gazed at her sister with glazed-eyes and then jumped at Amber and took off her sister's ring. "NOOOOOOO!"

"HEY THAT'S MINE!" Amber screamed.

"You can't have him, he's MINE!" Sofia cried.

"FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!" James and Baileywick chimed.

"Sofia stop acting like a child, now give me MY ring back!"

"FINE YOU CAN HAVE YOUR STUPID CEDRIC! I DON'T WANT HIM!" Sofia threw the ring at Ambers face. "NOW GET OUT OF MY ROOOOOOM! I never liked him anyway," Sofia huffed.

"I don't like him either…we can have a fan club and write fanfiction about how much we HATE Cedric" Amber puffed while exiting her exasperated sister's room.

"You too James and Baileywick, get out of my bedroom and just let me suffer alone!" Sofia shrieked.

"As you wish princess," Baileywick grabbed James bridle-style and he hastily ran out of the room.

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"Ooooooooh, Amber, where did you get that beautiful ring?" Miranda questioned while eyeing the precious gem on her daughter's wedding- finger.

"I got it from Cedric," Amber plainly said while eyeing a portrait of herself in the hallway. "He's my Fiancé."

"Hmmm… is his title King Cedric or Prince Cedric I've never heard of him?"

"No mother, it's Cedric our Royal Sorcerer."

Miranda put a hand to her chest and started chocking on non-existent food.

Amber looked at her mother and gasped "Are you okay mommy?"

"Unchoke-o," Cedric casted as he waltzed down the hallway and immediately Miranda stopped chocking. Then Miranda went up to Cedric and slapped him.

"Are you okay my darling?" Amber asked the dazed Cedric.

"Aghhhh…I'm fine, but I don't think your mom is?" He glanced at Miranda.

Miranda was in utter shock! Even though she wasn't chocking anymore, that didn't solve the undesirable thought that her daughter was engaged to that ugly, useless sorcerer. She started doing the worm on the floor or our case "the wormy" named after wormwood; then she collapsed letting out an uneasy sigh "atadddfafafdaaugh…."

"I'll think she'll be alright…" Amber mumbled uncertain.

"Hopefully…" Cedric winced.

"So…why are you out of your bat-cave?"

"Actually I came looking for Sofia to see how she is holding up…"

"Hmmmmm…." Was the only reply that Cedric got from his Wifeykins.

"Aughhh…Amber," Cedric wined.

"Nope…you'll love me and me alone," Amber declared and wrapped her arms around him and let her foot pop (Princess Diaries).

Cedric couldn't help, but blushed when the gorgeous girl did this action. But what about Sofia...? He glanced sideways and saw the love of his life (Sofia) looking at the hugging couple. She stared back and then looked away and ran off to cry…again. Cedric was feeling remorse for ever loving the brunette-beauty. This was definitely going to cause a tiff in his soon-to-be married life, what have I gotten myself into too…?

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Amber decided today was the day she was going to announce her engagement to the whole royal family at breakfast. She picked up her glass of orange juice and said "Mommy, Daddy, James…Sofia," Amber gave her sister an anxious glanced and Sofia just let out a small sigh. "Today, I'mmm…I'm g-going to s-sayyy…" Amber actually started to stutter, a trait that filled her with disgust. Ewww…"I'm engaged to Cedric! (no response) ...mother….father…James," Turning her head sideways, she tried to observe her family's reaction.

"It wasn't a dddddreammmmm…" Miranda started shuddering wide-eyed.

"CROISSANT ! CROISSANT ! CROISSANT ! CROISSANT ! CROISSANT ! CROISSANT ! " Was all King Roland could spew as he replicated his wife's reaction.

"PAT THAT CEDRIC DOWN WITH A MEASURING CUP!" Miranda screamed (In case you don't remember these are all references from the song The Simple Life in the episode titled The Baker King). "I do NOT want you, Amber, to get married with him." She finally settled down and looked at her daughter in the eye.

"…But that one decree," Amber quietly mutter. "That's the only reason why I'm doing this…I mean THAT'S NOT THE ONLY REASON WHY I'M DOING THIS…" Amber stammered. "I LOVE HIM WITH ALL MY HEART!"

"You really do?" Miranda asked in disbelief. "When the heck did this happen? When we were bakers again a few months ago...?"

"Ya…when we were bakers…he's soooo handsome I love him so much!" Amber twitched and then did a wide-smile. She continued singing Cedric's praises, "He's so nice, caring, talented… (Even though when we were bakers, we didn't even see him o-O)."

Miranda cut her daughter's list short. "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"But mother he has a kind heart…Mother I just want to keep on going on and on about him because I love him soooo much!"

"SHHHHHHHhhhhhh….It's the last midnight… (Into the Woods the Musical XD)" Miranda quietly sang to herself.

"Ummm…mother? So will you accept Cedric's and my marriage?" Amber questioned nervously. Cedric came from the door to the dining room and let out a pleading whimper, and the couple looked at Miranda begging.

"Um puff foo fa…you know what you two are getting yourself into right?" She raised an eye-brow and straightened herself up.

Roland came to his wife's side and gently gripped Miranda's shoulder and said, "Being married is NOT a walk in the park…"

Miranda brushed his hand off her shoulder and gave him a look.

"Sooooo…will you accept this marriage, daddy?" Amber began to feel the weight of the room with all the internal conflicts and struggles the family was feeling.

Roland stopped and thought for a moment he loathed Cedric so much, but the look Amber gave the man made him think of the first time he meant Miranda. Miranda was his everything and her old title as a shoemaker didn't mean chicken-scratch to him. Hmmm maybe he should let Amber marry the man, after all the heart knows best right…or was it mother knows best? Roland extended a hand and said, "Welcome to the family…Cedric." The king winced and then added "Now I'm going to talk to the royal therapist…good day."

Cedric and Amber smiled oddly at each other and Miranda sighed, "I'll have an engagement ball arrange for you two love birds…Now if you excuse me I think I'll join my husband and take part in his therapist lessons…" She cupped her forehead and briskly walked to her husband's side.

"Thank you so much, mother" Amber exclaimed to her fleeing mother.

Now Inside (^-^) Cedric's workshop

"Ughhhh…this is sooo annoying we will soon be living with each other…" Amber wined.

"Well…Wifeykins at least we won't sleep with each other…" His face started to turn crimson red.

"Thank God…Okay you sleep on the floor and I'll sleep on the bed," Amber confirmed pointing to herself.

"Augh no… why don't I create an area for you like a …a…cardboard box?" Cedric mused actually chuckling to the absurdity of a princess sleeping in a box!

"HEYYYYY…why don't you sleep in a box!"

"Noooooo…I don't want a cardboard box," Cedric pouted.

"I'm a PPPrincess," Amber scoffed "And you are a…"

"A Royal Sorcerer!" Cedric interjected, mimicking Amber's snobby voice and adding a shrill girly sound to it.

Amber huffed "You're just a Royal Slave! Daddy is always telling you to do stuff and all these simple tasks that you do always mess up. Ha and you fail at everything because you're a FAILURE! 'Merlin Mushrooms…'" Amber mocked.

Cedric couldn't take her chastising anymore…she sounded just like his FATHER. He curled his hand into a tight fist.

"Oh are you going to hit me?" Amber asked with no fear in her voice and she raised a questioning brow.

Cedric scowled at her and then let out an exasperated huff and yelled, "NO" and unleased his fist.

"Weak." Amber puffed. "I'm just kidding, I'm soooo glad you didn't hit me because that would ruin my face and I want to look pretty on my wedding…my only wedding… and I HAVE TO MARRY YYYYOU," Amber sobbed.

Amber and Cedric both started whining "WAHHHHHHHH…"

"Hmmmm...maybe I can plan your death," Amber gave him a devious look.

"Okay...hold on a second you are marrying me to save me and then you want to KILL me..augh."

"Yes…" Amber thought the situation over "Okay so we'll just have one child so we can continue the Royal Sorcerer line…"

"Ohhhh…we have to do THAT?! Cedric cried horrified his face reddening.

"Oh yeah…." Amber thought and the two started to stare at each other again and then cry "WAHHHHHHH…noooo…kill me noowwww!"

They both started to laugh at their equal-reaction to their dilemma and then blushed.

"You know Ceddykins you're not that bad once a person gets to know you…" Amber added winking at her husband-to-be.

"Uh…I…augh… Thanks Wifeykins." His face was streaming red now…. "Well it's getting late Amber and you need some shut-eye. I do not want an ugly wife, you know!" He sang shoving her out of the door.

"Ugh...Hey!" But all she got in return was a door slammed in her face. "The nerve of HIM!" She couldn't help, but let out a small smile when she said him…aughh what am I thinking. I don't actually like him! Do I?

Tell me what ya think Chap. 4 (^-^) will be soon…I think…ttfn