POV Narrator:
Wednesday 25 July 2018, Swindon, England
While Akko was enjoying her days in the United States having fun with Amanda, Hannah, Jasminka and Constanze, doing many things at the country house in Maine, since O'Neill was introducing everything there, showing a side that no one had any idea that the American had. Diana on the other hand was living what for her were the best days of her life, to finally meet her mother who had been separated for so many years due to the curse, although she has her suspicions, mainly around Brooke, her younger sister, but not only that, but also Kimberly's own behaviour, in this time Cavendish was called to spend a few days at Hunter's family house which she didn't refused at all, knowing that it would be one more moment with the family.
POV Diana:
I arrived home, I am sae excited, this is the first time that I will sleep at my mother's house, now that I know who she is, now that I know everything that has been going on, my aunt is really a scoundrel, I cannot believe that in the end everything that happened with my mother Bernadette is real, she really killed my mother, her own sister, what kind of monster is this? I am still perplexed by this.
I arrive at the door, I knock a few times, besides ringing the bell, who answers me is Brooke, who I still find a bit different, I dinnae know, is she... I'm a little suspicious tae imagine, her voice is thin and sweet, she's a little tall fae her age, but sae am I, I'm the same height as her.
"Oh Diana, my sister, all good" she said and gave me a hug afterwards.
"I missed ye too Brooke" I tell her all happy.
"Ye can go in, Mum's out, but she'll be back soon" said my sister.
We walk together tae the side of the house, Brooke is a lovely person, although she has a little bit of mistrust, she's still pretty nice, I go tae her room, where I leave the bag there, the house is much simpler than I thought, but it's kind of nice, what I end up noticing is something... This flag... Croix... I was suspicious of that.
"Brooke are ye trans?" I ask her who is a little embarrassed.
"I... I... How did you find out?" She said half embarrassed.
"I dinnae see the problem Brooke, ye dinnae have tae be like that, in fact I think it's cool, ye also have my support and by the way what a beautiful lassie ye are... But I am a little suspicious, as ye are trans, being that the fertility stone..." I say half confused.
"I had a different condition in my chromosomes, where I ended up developing down there, that's why I ended up being born like this... But the girl inside me has always existed" She said and I think I know what it is, I imagine she must have been through a lot, she's an intersex and trans lassie sae, how interesting.
I'm also looking more by the room, it's very humble, there's only a bed and a mattress on the floor, they are very simple, then we left the room, we walked around the house, which is very small, there's only one bathroom, a living room next tae the kitchen, I never thought I would enter one of those little brick houses in the suburbs of England, it's very cute after all, well organized.
"This is our humble residence, it's not one of the best or the richest, but this is where we can live in peace and quiet, I hope you don't mind, I imagine that for someone like you who is already used to another standard, you will feel at ease" Brooke said.
"Dinnae worry, the house is beautiful, I dinnae care if ye are rich or nae, ye are my family and I will even make a point of helping ye, if necessary"
From there she kind of starts tae turn on the Nintendo Switch, which I'm already getting pretty excited about, I had already played with Constanze, but with my sister it's something new, besides that I keep checking the messages, I get a smile on my face seeing how Akko is loving spending the days with O'Neill, she's also enjoying the holidays very well, getting out of the house a bit.
"While mum's not here we can play a bit, she went to get some food" said my sister handing me a controller.
"Oh, how cute, she went just because of my presence? What a wonderful mother we have" I say with a smile on my face and Brooke was happy too.
We start to play a little Mario Kart together, Brooke is sae addicted, she drives a lot, besides being very good, I am a little rusty in games like that, but I can keep a good position, besides being fun, I love moments like that, it reminds me of Akko, she will surely love it when she meets my other mother and we also come tae play with Brooke, my sister is also cute, she dinnnae look like me, but she is cute.
A few minutes later Kimberly arrives...
"Brooke! I'm home! Is Diana here yet?" said my mum as she walked through the door.
"She has just arrived!" said my little sister.
We pause the game, which I get up, going tae where my mum was, leaving the groceries on the table and then hugging her, which is still weird, even after sae much time, I still dinnae feel comfortable, nae familiar with the hug itself, it's a pretty weird feeling in general, like I dinnae have anything with her, but then we sit down at the table where my mum and my sister are kind of taking the groceries out of the bag.
"It's great to see ye here Diana, you can feel at ease in our humble home" my mother said.
"I am the one who is honoured, sae many years away from ye and now finally I can see ye again, I am the one who feels happy for all of this"
Then we got together, eating some snacks, making a mix of bread with ham and cheese that was being heated in a sandwich machine, besides having soft drinks, cookies and potatoes, all very good, I love this simple food, I dinnae know why, I got sae used tae eat sophisticated things when I was in the mansion, that these things seem more unique. It's a taste that seems different, that's wonderful.
"Sae Brooke, do ye intend tae be a witch?" I ask her after eating one of the sandwiches.
"Oh, I intend to, I think I'm going to study in some witchcraft school, I really want to be a witch, learn magic, maybe even fulfill my dream of meeting Shiny Chariot" said Brooke, who apparently likes Chariot.
"Oh, ye like Chariot?" I ask a little curious.
"Ahhhhhh, you may never have noticed, but I've been around there on Discord too little sister, I saw your pictures in Japan with Akko and also the selfies with Chariot herself, it must really be a huge honour to have her as a teacher" She said and I'm even happier.
"Did ye know she is our cousin? Third cousin, but still worth a cousin" I tell her and she gets all impressed.
"Really? That's wonderful, this is amazing, by the way you also saw that Chariot visited her museum in Dublin, I'm really jealous of that Holly, our administrator has a lot of power, I'm even shocked with the amount of things that she has from Chariot, even shampoo, deodorant, feminine shaver, literally everything, this is shocking" said my little sister.
"One day I want tae visit there, it must be nice, Holly is great, I've even considered her as my possible sister, even, but she's kind of the product of a controversial relationship, besides having another older sister who is the product of her mother's previous relationship, it's the biggest roll when ye think about it" I say to my sister while I eat again.
"Look how wonderful, I am even happy to see that my two girls are getting along so well, you were made for each other," my mother said to us.
I'm loving being here, eating these sandwiches, talking tae my little sister and my mum, besides this is the first day staying in this house, I can't wait tae spend more time, find out more things, I want tae know the truths around here, but I'll take the best moment fae that, I dinnae want them tae be uncomfortable.
I finish eating and I feel full tae the brim, just like Brooke, in this she and I go back to playing, I just want tae see which one of us takes this championship now.
"Oh sis, you're not as bad as you said you were" said my sister.
"Ah it's because I've only played Mario Kart a few times, the last time was at Chariot's house, she has a Nintendo 64, it's quite different tae play there, even more sae because ye have tae have three arms to hold it" I say laughing.
"I have a third arm, but it is too small to reach the control" said my sister laughing.
"Brooke!" Said the mother giving a scolding.
"Relax Mum, she knows, I won't keep this a secret from her, Diana needs to know, it was a rarity to happen" said my sister.
"You don't find this a bother, do you Diana? Brooke has always been a bit different, it was a big shock to me when she revealed herself like this, but I made sure to support her" my mother said and I just nodded.
"She is a lassie nae matter what she has between her legs" I say shrugging.
We kept playing concentrated, my mother even looked at us, kind of with a smile on her face, I can imagine how happy she must feel that we are finally together, nothing is stopping us anymore, nae even Daryl's threats, I just dinnae give a shit anymore, I feel unshakable, I feel strong again, tae see my mother who gave me this strength, I really love that this happened.
A long time after playing...
Brooke plays too much, seriously, how can this lassie do sae well? She's too addicted tae this Switch, we just finished the cups in the most tranquility, I'm even shocked, good that I managed tae get second place in all the championships, which is pretty cool.
"So Diana, I know this might be a little uncomfortable to tell you now, but it's better you know about your past from us, before Daryl's threats get too intense," my mother said.
"Ohhh, I was going tae ask sometime, I wasn't comfortable enough tae do it yet" I tell my mother.
"It all started back there, you were a mere baby, your mother and I were already married, we had Brooke and it was kind of strange that she was born as a boy, so much that we gave her another name that she prefers not to say for obvious reasons, your mother and I ended up being cursed. Daryl put the curse of the spheres on me and you, we were forced to separate, because your aunt saw me as a threat, my presence could make everything worse for her, what I went after to find the cure for the curse in all these years, so I could come back soon to your arms, but it happens that it took years and years of research until I finally found?" said my mother, making me even a little emotional.
"And how did ye manage it?" I ask her, a little curious.
"I used a legendary Arcturus plant, with the mixture of the ingredients of the fertility stone, the power was enough to create a legendary potion that eventually made me vomit the stones, I kept doing test after test until it worked, it was in the end something that worked, I delivered it later to Croix, who would deliver it to you" Said my mother.
"Ahhhhhh, and what's yer connection to her? Kind of strange that ye know her..." I say a little suspicious.
"Oh, Croix is a long time friend, I know her because of Brooke, she talks about her a lot, it was with the help of Croix's friend Mrs April Jordan that we were able to start Brooke's change and she could feel comfortable with who she is" My mother said and I was even impressed by the answers.
"But why did Daryl want all this? She killed my mother... She did atrocities... All this for power?" I ask her, and she nods.
"The greed, the money the power, the things that move humanity, capitalism, finally, her aunt has a huge envy of what happened to her grandmother, she was killed by her mother during the succession ritual, so much that she ended up incriminated, that way she ended up becoming even more corrupted, she was already half before, she already had a jealousy for Bernadette being the first daughter and having more attention, it was after the events that led to the leadership of the family that ended up making this stronger, so much that she planned all this to take the power for herself, to show that she was the deserving one" Said the mother... I understand everything now, but that part about my grandmother being murdered I still remain suspicious.
"What do ye mean my grandmother was killed by my mother Bernadette? How could she become the leader then? When I did the ritual, I was tested and if my heart had any wrong intentions or corruption it could cost my body dearly, depending on what happened?" She quickly adds.
"That's what happened to your mother Bernadette, she ended up getting a little debilitated, when her aunt poisoned her it was just a matter of time for everything bad to come true, unfortunately they don't tell you about this part of the story... But it was not an intentional death, her mother killed her by accident, trying to defend herself, but it was her aunt who was incriminated after evidence was taken and pointed her as guilty, already her mother was innocent and proved as self defense, her aunt was not even arrested for the murder, but for the conspiracy, she was only six months in a reformatory until she returned home" Now everything is clearer ... It can't be... I feel all like my mind has exploded, it all makes the most sense.
"Ye really know a lot about the past before me... It even impresses me, I'm glad to know the motivations that resulted in the events of today, I'm glad that in the end everything turned out well and I'm here with ye mum" I say hugging her.
"Ohhh Diana, things were like this unfortunately, your aunt is a monster of a human being, we have to get her caught, give her a way, a plan, call the authorities when she shows her face and so surrender her, it will be the best way to end all this and together we can do it" She said hugging me.
Sure we can, but even sae, it's something too unattainable, after getting sae far, we still have one more goal, but this one is to catch my aunt, but how? This snake always hides from everything, it even scares me how it appears and manages tae intimidate, the curse leaves me traumatized in every way, I even get a little thoughtful, on how the trap could be made, but anyway, I'm happy tae know these things, so much that I get up, I go tae Brooke's room, kind of alone.
I look out the window half thoughtful, my mother killed someone... Then a person sae pure, sae nice like her, and on top of that it's her own mother, what shocks me the most in all of this, by the nine lesbian witches, it's a lot tae process, Akko will love tae know these things when we're together again, I know she's excellent in this matter of setting up crazy plans, sae we can catch Daryl with her help.
"Hey sis, is everything alright?" asks my sister arriving.
"I'm fine, aye, just a little reflective, thinking about life, ye know how it is... The things that have happened lately, it's all still very new tae me" I say while looking at the sky.
"I completely understand, sometimes the lie can be comfortable, but the hard truth can be hard, but it is the truth in the end, it is a relief to know it, because it can guide you, I know how it is, when I was younger I didn't want to accept that I was a girl, I was afraid, I thought I was dirty and wrong for that, but when I found out I saw a world opening for me, a world that I found out I belonged more than any other, then I had the hard task of telling someone and the way my mother acted was the best, she received me and accepted me very well as Brooke" She said tae me venting from her life what I want tae know too.
"If I were here I would be on your side too, I would lend my clothes all the time for ye tae wear, tae look beautiful" I tell her and I look back giving the biggest smile.
"Unfortunately it wasn't that good, mum found someone a stepfather for us, but he was a scumbag, he never accepted me as Brooke, in fact, I was beaten by him when I found out about it and my mum called the police, he is in jail until today, luckily, but now we are in the worst situation" said my sister.
"A stepfather? What do ye mean, a stepfather?" I say half confused.
"It was an attempt by mum to want to forget our other mum and move on, they were together for a few years but he always showed toxic behaviour but my mum would just put her head down, until she saw what he did to me and took the biggest attitude" Brooke said and with that I hug her, she's been through a lot too.
"Oh Brooke, I am sae sorry ye had tae go through that, that man should be ashamed that he was ever considered some sort of father of yers" I tell her.
"You're amazing Diana, your presence would undoubtedly make things better, my mother would never think of him and today we would be living much happier... I really hope that man rots, he even almost cut my hair, I shaved the side exactly because he shaved a part of it and I decided to leave the rest shaved" She said and now it makes sense that shaved part, besides looking beautiful.
"I think it's beautiful, ye look good with yer head shaved on that side, it's an extra charm" I tell her who smiles at me.
Then she turns on the computer, taking the Nintendo Switch tae the bedroom, my mother was in the living room watching television, I am feeling more comfortable here, even though I still find the place a little strange, everything is going better, I feel much better, much more comfortable tae express myself, ahhhhh, I don't know, I still dinnae feel familiar, even knowing what happened.
"You can feel at home, sis, make yourself at home" said my sister.
I'm getting the Nintendo Switch starting tae play Mario Maker, I was always curious tae play, but never picked up to start playing even, what I was entering the account of Brooke and seeing that she passes several impossible levels, she plays too much by the way, I am good too, already finished some games of Mario, mainly because it had in my Super Nintendo that is an inheritance from my mother.
"Look at Mario Maker, I love playing it to stress myself out a bit, the impossible stages are pretty lame, I didn't know you were into it too" Brooke said.
"I have a Super Nintendo as an inheritance from my mother, she used tae play it before I was born, I play it every now and then tae remove the dust, in fact I played many times the Super Mario games they had in it, it was very good tae play" I tell her.
"Oh, I love the super Nintendo, my favorite game is the Witchtale, I spend hours redoing the campaign all the time, is simply very good to see the events of the game, especially in those parts that is coming in the end, I've done those 5 endings several times, moreover ... I have also done speedrun, I have the record until now, even not being a fan of playing like that, I kind of found ways to finish fast and the game has messages for those who finish fast, you know? It calculates the time it took you to finish and has different messages, my record so far is 32 minutes 26 seconds and 231 thousandths" Wow, I'm even delighted, I think I know who she is.
"I know ye, ye are F4stBr00k, I've seen yer records, it makes me dizzy, how ye skip things, it seems that the creators of the game did hidden tricks tae find a way to finish fast" I tell her.
"Yes, they did, as incredible as it may seem, you can finish in 30 minutes according to them, but I never reached the mark, there is even a message for those who can, I've seen a run made by TAS that took 29 minutes, it seems impossible, even more so because some fights take time and need a good RNG, even in speedrun mode, it still takes time, worse than the game is too polished to use glitches, it scares me the programming that they did and I even studied because of them, Saoirse games is wonderful" Said my little sister and I agree.
"Yes! Finally someone I know who knows Saoirse games well, I love both creators, they are indie tae this day, it's amazing how they never gave in tae the big market and survive well tae this day" I tell her comfort has now come.
Even in the difficult stages of Mario Maker I manage tae pass with ease, ahhh, it's great tae have someone tae talk more about Saoirse games, I admit I wish I had Laura McLaren or April Jordan as mothers, they were practically distant mothers tae me after sae long, but now I know the truth, I'm even glad I have a mother like Kim, she's also a sweet person.
"Girl April helped me a lot, she has inserted many trans characters in games and all very well represented, I always identified with them, so much that was what helped me a lot to feel a comfort, there are some games that if you do his campaign with a trans character you practically receive wonderful messages of support, April did especially for us, I love it, she does a lot for us, was like a second mother for me" Brooke said.
"I can imagine how it must have been, even more after mother Bernadette left, did ye ever get tae know much of her?" I ask her more curious.
"I only found out now believe me... Before I thought that my stepfather was my father, that he came back to my mother, but I am happy to know that that old man is not, at least I am not connected with the same blood of that trash" Said my little sister and now everything is much clearer.
"Well now ye know, yer other mother was the best of all, you must have been very young too when she left... But she was a great mother... She always protected me and even after she left she took care of me" I tell Brooke all emotional already.
Later, after dinner...
The food here is wonderful, even more sae is the presence of my family here, I feel honoured tae be with these two, I finished eating and feeling more comfortable, I went tae the bedroom, where I got my clothes, then I went tae the bathroom tae take a shower and refresh my memories, I looked at myself in the mirror and felt even happier.
Now ye have a family Diana, a family that wants ye and loves ye very much, now I can finally say I'm with someone, honestly I can't wait tae see what's around here, ahhhhh, I turn on the shower and enjoy the hot water on my body, it's a wonderful feeling, it gives me a relief, I feel like I'm in my own world here.
POV Daryl:
Well that's it then the brat has gone for a shower, time to show her faces, just to remind Kimberly to get on with the plan, I stop watching with my binoculars and then hand over to my daughters.
"If there's anything, tell them from a distance that Diana is leaving, I can't be discovered yet" I tell them both who nod their heads in agreement.
I leave the hiding place in the house ahead already walking with the suitcase in hand, arriving to the house of the cursed one, I come through the window, soon I use a spell on the door of their bathroom, which both were half unaware of my presence until I sit in the armchair of the house facing Kim.
"So Kim, how long?" I tell her.
"She's there, stop being stupid" whispers the same one all scared.
"Don't worry, I came here just to drop off the little souvenir, you did a great job pretending, keep it up until tomorrow and you'll get the rest" I say handing her the bag which had about 40 thousand pounds in it.
"Why do you do that?" she said, all questioning and trying to be a good person.
"I want to destroy Diana, she has to affect herself more psychologically, until she hands over the job to me, don't try to open your beak, if not you and your weird son will meet my sister" I say all intimidating to her, seeing that her weird son also appeared.
"Brooke, she inhibited the sound you don't need to be afraid to speak, Diana won't listen" said the weirdo's mother.
"Stop being such a bitch to my mother, aren't we doing what you want? It's not enough what we are going to do with poor Diana, she is a very good person to go through all this, I thought I was right when it comes to a bourgeois Cavendish, but I am wrong, you are the rotten part" said the kid challenging me, I just aim my wand hitting him right in the chest.
"Be quiet, you're pretending to be a woman, shameless thing, get a grip and become a man, you'll never be a woman, you're a mere invader, people like you are just a guy with a strange fetish" I tell the weirdo, who was getting up with a little pain in the chest, and it's all fake, it's just a fetish to pretend you're sensitive like a real one.
"Daryl! Don't attack my daughter too, you already want to abuse the power?" She said all desperate and I just go away.
"Remember my message, I will soon show up and you follow the script as I tell you, especially the stench there, want to pretend to be a woman? For doing something useful and serve right" I say leaving while he showed the middle finger to me, as if I was afraid of a stench like that.
I go back to my daughters and we keep looking from the house, but this time we don't need to, I keep a huge smile, looking at a photo I have of Diana in my hand, this girl is simply at my feet and she has no idea, she'll end up bowing to me one hour or another, I leave the photo near a candle and start burning it.
"So mum, what's it going to be after you reveal it to Diana?" Merrill said.
"We'll let her have the whole mental breakdown, we'll let her fall to pieces, then we'll start disturbing her again, it'll be quiet, soon she'll have no way out of our hands" I say all motivated.
"Gee mum, I don't know, let's be leaders of nothing, you burned down the whole mansion for nothing, we could do this with the whole mansion, will it be worth it?" My daughter asks and I just get a huge smile.
"What will come of reward is much better than any castle, we need the leadership, so to be rewarded, trust me it's worth it, it's for a much greater benefit, you have no idea Merrill, the old castle will be behind compared to what we can have, power not only in the hands of the family, but to have power in the world of witches, you know what that is?" I tell her, still a little weak-minded.
"I know what it's like mum, I'm with you on this, I want to see Diana succumbing to us and having to yield the lead" Maril said, at least one has a strong mind.
"I really hope it's something worthwhile, I keep wondering if the lady was only nice to Aunt Bernadette and Diana things wouldn't be different? The mansion was nice and they were both nice people" Merrill said.
"But that's weak minded thinking, you don't have the position, you conform, you have to go after valuing yourself more, you would only be a subordinate to the family, now you have the chance to reign, it's quite different, think Merrill, Think" I tell her clearly who just rolls her eyes, since childhood this girl has always been like that.
POV Narrator:
And Diana visits the family, but from the looks of it it's all a huge falsehood that the Cavendish still have no idea what's waiting to come, in one of the many shenanigans Daryl wants to do to his niece to get that power in his hands, around a strangely bigger goal, for which it doesn't just involve Cavendish family power, something else is behind it all.
See you, fake mother witches...