A/N: I've been really excited for this part! Hope you enjoy it! This has to be the longest chapter I ever written!

Sofia the First

Chapter 6: Revenge or Forgiveness

Excitement and nevousness swept through Sofia as she smoothed out her her new designed purple dresss. In a few minutes she would spend time with the family and friends she grew up with when she she was a child. Sadness now was filling her heart, all the friends she made she would have to say goodbye to.

It wasn't like she was dying. No, she just knew she wuldn't be able to see her friends for quite some time. Tomorrow, she would no longer be 'Princess Sofia' she would be 'Queen Sofia' she would have to adjust to a new position her mother and now her sister had.

She picked up her tiarra in both hands and looked at it. Things wouldn't be the same anymore. Ever since her graduation from Royal Prep she had to say goodbye to a lot of things she did for fun including being a apprentice to Cedric. He was no longer her teacher but he was still going to be her best friend.

They did some fun things and had some adventures together but who knew this was it. She was going to miss the times she would burst into his Workshop by accident, put clothes on Wormwood, visit his parents and keep him from exploding in anger when Greylock would visit.

She laughed at the last memory. Who knew tonight would end everything she once knew. She was hoped that whatever he had to say wouldn't put tonight into a disaster. Couriosity at what secret he had to tell her was putting her on edge. Tonight, all that curiosity would be put to an end.

Sofia sighed and placed her tiarra upon her he had to tell her, whatever he had to confess wouldn't matter.

A knock came to the door making Sofia to give the person entrance. "Are you ready Princess Sofia?" Thomas asked as he poked his head into the door.

"Yes, I am."

...

"Well,this is it Wormy. It's hard to believe tonight would be our last night in the castle." Cedric said as he straightened his outfit. Tonight for once he wasn't going to wear his usual purple sorcerer's robe.

This had to be the first and last time Cedric would attend a ball. He didn't know how tonight would end but it made him scared just thinking about what he was going to tell Sofia.

Guilt had filled him all of his life ever since he started to become friends with the youngest princess of Enchancia. He had tried to steal her amulet ever since she had gotten it upon her first arrival at the castle. Eventually, he had given up his dream of becoming king when he did steal the amulet.

Who knew his last night would end in doom. "Wormy, tonight I am going to reveal everything to Sofia. She's going to hate me afterwards. I don't know what will happen to me. She might have me thown in the dungeon but if that does happen I will be her prisoner. All these years she has taught me so many things and given so many presents filled with love and in return I hurt her. What kind of person am I?"

"A person that was filled with hate unil the princess came. At first, you cared nothing about her until she hitmatized you with her inocence. She had you do her bidding and you would do it right away. She made you soft! It was because of that annoying princess that we wern't able to take over the kingdom!" Wormwood squaked.

"If I understod what you were saying I'd say you were right, old friend. Ever since I turn from a rock into a raven you have stuck by me all your life. You cheered me when I was down and even though I didn't take over the kingdom you didn't leave me. Loyalty will always be the best thing about you Wormy." Cedric said as he petted the raven to show affection towards him.

The bird flew to his shoulder nuzzled his master. Even though Wormwood didn't like his master giving up his dream he didn't leave Cedric because he knew he needed his companion.

"Well, I better head down stairs. If the princess spares me I'll come back." Cedric sat the raven back on his perch and left the Workshop to meet his end.

...

"May I present Princess Sofia of Enchacia!" Thomas annouced as Sofia walked up next to him.

Applause came from the crowed as Sofia looked down to see the familiar faces. Many had shown up for the made Sofia happy to see alot of the familiar faces. Her teachers from Royal Prep had come along with friends she met at the school. She had spotted Lady Joy, Aunt Tily and her husband Sir Bartely along with Spruce.

She was suprised that the butler had come too. Some suprising faces had come to this party and she couldn't be any happier when she saw Baileywick with her family.

One person was missing from this party. Sofia looked around but couldn't see the man she was looking for as she joined the crowd down stairs. Where was he?

"Baileywick it's good see you again!" she greted the former butler.

"I wouldn't miss this party Princess." Baileywick said hugging the girl he once took care of.

All of a sudden she felt a tapp on her shoulder and found another familiar face. "Greylock!"

"It's been a long time princess have you kept our friend Cedric in line?" the sorcerer asked as he fixed his monocle.

She laughed and answered "I've done my best to keep him on his positive side."

"Cedric would if she asked." Amber joked as she joined the conversation.

"Yeah, I would have to agree." James said.

A few more poeple came to greet Sofia as she walked around the Ball Room. She had spotted Hildegard dancing with Zandar and couldn't help but be happy about those two finally being married.

She stood there to watch some poeple waltzing until certain cold hands brought her into the dance floor with the others

"Cedric, you should really ask before you drag a girl to the dance floor." she said as she waltzed with him.

He grinned "I know you wouldn't mind. The king may punish me but I wouldn't care if he got onto me this time."

Sofia laughed at this, for the night he was being expessive." I didn't know you danced Mr. Cedric?"

"Did you forget? You taught me how to dance before we had your tenth birthday ball. You had insisted me that I come and dance with you."

...

"Here you go Wormy." Cedric said as he handed the raven his lunch. The sorcerer sat down until Sofia's famiar knock came to his ears.

"Mr. Cedric, can I ask you something?" The young girl entered the Workshop with the most uncertain face he ever saw. What had her so upset? Did something happen? Did someone hurt her? There wasn't any bruises on her arms or head. What the heck was the problem?

"What's gotten you so upset?" Cedric asked as he lifted an eyebrow.

The auburn-haired girl twiddled her fingers as she began to think of a way to ask him to be her dance partner at her birthday ball. Her father had said she was supose to choose someone special to waltz with her tonight and she had chosen her mentor.

"You know my ball is tonight right?" she asked as she started the conversation.

"Of course I do, everyone in this castle knows it's your birthday."

"Well, my dad said I have to choose some to waltz with me."

"Are you having a hard time choosing someone?"

"No, that's not my problem. I've actually already have chosen someone."

"Oh, so what's the problem?" Cedric looked her in the eyes. The girl looked nervous. He didn't think asking someone to dance with her would be this hard.

"Are you afraid that someone is going to turn you down?"

"Um, sort of." she mumbled.

"Well, if that person turns you down princess they are not worth it. Whoever this person is that may turn you down can't see that their missing out on dancing with a great person. Some prince they are."

"He's not a prince Mr. Cedric, he's a sorcerer."

"YOU'RE ASKING GREYLOCK?"

This made Sofia break into laughter. Did he really think she was going to ask Greylock? She had to admit Cedric could always make her laugh. That was one of the sorcerer's best qualities. No one could ecer replace him, not Greylock or even Merlin himself!

Once she calmed down from laughing so hard she shook her head. "I wasn't going to ask Greylock Mr. Cedric."

"Well that's a relief. Who is this mysterious sorcerer?"

"You."

Cedric's eyes wideend at her answer. Surely not him. He wasn't worthy of such thing as this. He wasn't worth of such an honor. Now he wished she did pick Greylock, Baleywick or even his father but him?

"I suggest you think again princess."

"Why?"

"I am not worthy of such an honor."

"Oh Mr. Cedric, don't put yourself down." She walked up to him and took both his hands "You're more worthy than anyone I could have picked."

"But why me?"

"There are so many reasons I could tell you but I can't describe it myself. I guess all I can say is I want to prove to everyone how wonderful you truly are. I want to show them the side of you they couldn't see that I could. The side of your kidness towards me, to show them you are a great sorcerer and that you try your hardest to show it."

"But I can't dance."

"Don't worry Mr. Cedric I'll show you." Sofia the pulled him towards the the door. She knew a good place to practice where no one could see them.

...

"I rember that now," Sofia said as she continued to waltz with him on the dance floor. "After so many years you're still good at it."

"Yeah,I thought I would be a bit rusty but I remember the moves."

Cedric was enjoying this moment, he didn't want his doom to come just yet. He wanted to spend the last few hours of freedom with her one last time. He didn't know what she planned to do to him but he didn't care what she chose.

In twenty-four hours she would be married to Pince Hugo and he would no longer be her sorcerer, in fact he may be a prisoner in the dungeon or put under a spel by ever she chose he would be happy with. It was her choice how he ended his final chapter.

"I think I'm going to miss you the most when I leave."

This news surprised the man, he was still worth remembering? He felt he shouldn't be rembered. He needed to tell her that.

""I don't want to be remembered princess. I've done nothing good that is pleasing to the eyes. You have shown much kindness and love that I do not deserve."

"But Mr. Cedric you've done so many good things over the years. Don't start bring yourself down again. I don't want to see this on the night before I leave."

"I feel that you desrve the truth princess. I promised you I would reveal everything that you wish to to hear. I deserve the hate you're going to give me."

"Then, I don't want to hear any of of it." Tears started to come to her eyes until all of a sudden they began to cloud her vision. Seeing that they needed to stop dancing before she fell Cedric secretly pulled out his wand then teleported them out of the Ball Room.

...

"This should be a good place for privacy." Cedric said as he put his wand back where it was before then pulled out a hankerchief to hand to her.

Sofia accepted the tissue from him and began to wipe the tears from her eyes. Once her vision cleared she realized that Cedric had transported them to the top of the castle. The full moon was shinning brightly tonight, She was glad it wasn't raining.

"Why did you teleport us here Mr. Cedric?" She had never been on the roof of the castle before.

"Because no one would ever think of looking for us here. You didn't think I would reveal everything in front of your guests do you?"

"Well, no I didn't. I sort of thought you would reveal everything as we were dancing."

"If I did I wouldn't be able to think straght. Not to mention I caught a glimpse of your father's angery glare. I guess he thought I would keep you from mingling with your guests but don't worry our conversation won't take long."

Sofia took a minute to imagine her father's angry glare but then got back to reality. Her father wasn't important ruight now.

"If you want to tell me everything go ahead I'm listening." She didn't say this in a angry tone but a sad one.

Cedric nodded and sighed. This was it, after he told her everything she would decide his fate. He had been worried ever since their last conversation and had sleepless nights but that wasn't a problem to him. He had sleepless nights before and could take it. Nightmares was what had scared him.

He had dreams of what she would do to him, it almost felt real when she used her wand on him. He had felt her magic surround him for a second until he finally was fully under her spell. Now he was afraid the nightmare would come true.

"The story begins when you first moved into the castle. I hadn't thought much of you except for a child who couldn't pronounce my name right. It had angered me... Mr. Ceedric this.. Mr. Ceedric that."

"I think the reason for that is because I was going through a phase." she defended.

"Well, this may bee true and not important my quest as to what I was searching for made me begin my evil deeds towards you."

Sofia began to fear what his answer as to what he wanted made her clutch her amulet that was around her neck.

"It's true, when I saw that amulet around your neck on our second encounter I began plotting. I gave you that supposed 'dancing spell' to-"

"Wait, you mean you...you-"

"Yes, it was a sleeping spell."

Sofia felt her world began to crash on her. The sorcerer she thought to be a friend was really her enemy.

"I did so many evil deeds towards you during your first two years here yet did I realize you were making a friend out of me."

She wanted to fall to her kness crying, everything she thought him to be...

Memories of her and Cedric flooded though her mind. Everything she called him... what she thought she knew.

Cedric turned around to find her in a daze then all of a sudden she began to plummit to the floor until Cedric caught her. Now her head was in his lap.

"Sofia?..." He asked shacking her gently until finally he saw her blink. He sighed but didn't move.

"Why did you want to do such a thing?"

"I was blinded princess.. blinded to what I thought I needed. No one had ever shown me such love as you have. I have been mocked and picked on all my life. I thought I needed the amulet to take over Echancia to earn respect and appriciation yet did I realize you were already giving me those things that I craved."

"When did you stop and realize that?" she asked as she sat up then sat sat next to him.

"On the day you and James were going to the village to deliver apples. Before you left I switched your amulet with the fake one I made. I was going to extract the power I wanted to take over the kingdom but then the potion I needed spilled so my mother suggested you would help me get it by doing good deeds."

"So that's why my amulet wasn't working then."

"Yes..when I went with you to deliver apples I tried to do good deeds but when I did something wrong I kept getting cursed so after fixing all that cursing I gave the amulet back. That day you helped me realize I could be a better me and here I am."

Sofia thought of all that he had said. She felt hurt at what he tried to do but felt happy that he did give up his evil deeds.

"Whatever you decide to do to me I'll accept. I don't care if I'm a prisoner in the dungeon or even under a magic spell. I'll just do whatever you ask. I was glad to serve you while you were princess of Enchancia,"

Silence engulfed the two friends as Sofia began to stand to her feet. Cedric had his head bowed and was kneeling waiting for his punishment. He wondered what she was going to do to him now. He had to imagine what her expression was. Hurt or anger? Maybe silence was his his punishment.

All of a sudden he felt a hand being put upon his head them moved down to his chin until finally she had him looking at her.

"Mr. Cedric, I feel no anger towards you. I didn't want to punish you even though you asked me to."

"I asked for it because I knew I desrved it." Cedric spoke softly so not to let her here he was putting himself down but she heard it.

"You asked for it because you were punishing yourself...you were hurting from the treament you recieved. You said I was giving you the love and appriciation you were longing for but you didn't realize to accept that and move on."

"Princess, I-"

"Let me finish."

"Have you forgotten your parents love you. They are proud the sorcerer you have become. How do you think you got the family wand?"

"I got it because of you."

"No, you did it. you had gotten your father's love and appriciation because you earned it. You earned it yourself. Now here we are. You're kneeling before me to tell me what you've done towards me and yet you put yourself down. Have you forgotten who is listening?

Cedric used his eyes to look around and answered "You are the only one listening to me princess. It's just you and me on this roof."

"No, you better take another look."

All of a sudden her amulet began to glow before he knew it his parents were standing next to Sofia and on the other side was Merlin.

"Who do you see now Mr. Cedric?"

Cedric's eyes widend and he stood up. "My parents and Merlin." Why did the amulet do that? The necklace only worked for Sofia.

"That's right. Do think they would be happy to see you punishing yourself."

"No, but I always thought I was alone."

"You've never been alone Cedikins." Winifred's spirit said as she placed both her hands on his face. "You've always been the strong sorcerer you have proved yourself to be since your childhood."

"If you guys saw that why didn't father give me the family wand ealier?"

"Because I didn't see that either son." Goodwin answered. "I always interrupted you when you were trying to show me that were a good sorcerer but I didn't let you."

"You have faced many challenges and doing your job by protecting the royal family and Sofia has poved to everyone that you are a great sorcerer." Merlin said.

Cedric thought all of this over. Sofia and the others were right. He was a great sorcerer yet he was puishing himself.

Now that you realize this will you finally forgive yourself?" Sofia asked

"Forgive myself?" Now he was confused. "I was asking for your forgiveness Sofia."

"You didn't need my forgiveness."

"Are you saying that all I needed was forgiveness from myself?" Cedric asked shocked.

"Yep." Sofia answered.

"If you don't Mr. Cedric these guys will haunt you for the rest of your life." Sofia said jokingly.

Cedric crossed his arms glared at her. "This has to be the most silliest thing I ever heard from you."

"Please forgive yourself Cedikins." Winifrid pleaded taking his gloved hands in hers and caresed them. "I would be worried sick of what you'd do to yourself."

A sigh escaped his lips. "I'll forgive myself."

"Don't forget, we're always with you no matter where you go Cedikins,"

Before he could blink the spirits were gone. He really needed a sleep when this night was over.

"Of all the crazy things I've been through this is the craziest."

"Now, will you waltz me on the dance floor we didn't finish our dance."

A grin graced his face as he bowed "Very well, your Highness."

As Cedric pulled out his wand to teleport them back to the Ball Room Sofia asked "Um Mr. Cedric, when this party is over can we sneak out and look at the stars. I think it would be a good idea to have one more adventure."

"I'm afraid not princess. You need your rest for your wedding tomorrow."

"But this is the last night you're going to be our royal sorcerer and my last night as a princess. I would be insulted if you didn't take me up on my request."

Cedric rolled his eyes "Fine, consider that as my wedding present to you. The things I do for you."

"You do it because you love me."

"Yeah...yeah."