"And so that's what she said.."
Sofia carefully explained while twirling on Cedric's chair. The man was currently waiting for the potions to simmer, and so, he had no choice but to listen to her stories "And she also gave me one of her precious combs earlier. Wanna see?" she then pulls out the pink comb from her pocket
"Maybe later" he carefully put the lid back on the beaker as he turns around to look at the girl behind him "So let me get this straight… Amber was telling you about how she wants her first kiss to be, and it got you curious?"
The princess nodded slowly as she puts the comb back to her pocket "I guess I want to know what it feels like.." an auburn eyebrow suddenly raises realizing something
"How did your first kiss go, Mister Ceedric?"
The Sorcerer grimaced in response "How did this turn into my story now?"
"I just wanna knowww…" she appeared all of a sudden next to him on the table and scooted close "pretty please…" It was too late for him to look away now that she's giving him her signature puppy eyes
"It was fifteen years ago… when I was still a boy" Cedric sighed as he put down the steaming test tubes to the corner and faced her "I accidentally stumbled upon this girl I never knew and our lips touched. That's it"
Despite her curiosity, it was evident from Sofia's face that she wasn't satisfied with how his first kiss went
"That's it?" she looked rather disappointed at that moment
"Well, what else can I say? That girl got me good. I guess" He only shrugged in response
Suddenly, he realized something "She did leave something on the ground that day that I still keep till this day" he added "Do you wanna see it?"
"Sure!" Sofia smiled, as Cedric stood up and went to a room nearby
All alone, Sofia couldn't help but imagine of how it probably went. Somehow, she felt a sad about how her friend's first kiss went. First kisses are supposed to be special. If only she was there that day to see it for herself
"hmmm… I wish I was on that day Mister Ceedric got his first kiss." she sighed in a form of a whisper
Suddenly, a bright glow came out of Sofia's amulet and completely enveloped her entire frame. And in just a matter of seconds, the princess vanished into thin air.
x X x
Sofia opens her eyes, and was quite surprised of where she was. She assumed it was going to be another mission or a princess in need… but she's still in the castle halls, and everything seemed… normal?
A voice from afar caught her attention. It came from a blonde girl riding her pogo stick bouncing up and down. When she finally reached Sofia, she made her way down to talk to her
"I haven't seen you around here before… what's your name?"
"Uhm.. Sofia?" she hesitantly answered.
Sofia noticed that the girl looked like a teenager, a lot older than she was. And there was something about her that was very familiar
"Sofia?" The blonde girl uttered and did a curtsy "Nice to meet you, Sofia. I am Mathilda… but my friends call me Tilly.
"Aunt Tilly!?" Sofia sudden yelled out in realization
"What?"
"Oh nothing nothing… he-he!"
Sofia finally realized it now. This girl is no other than Aunt Tilly! And if she was in her younger self… that only means she went back in time!
Her wish must've triggered it, and the amulet responded. A new power that even she didn't know the amulet had
"Anyways, have you seen a boy around here somewhere?" Tilly scratched her head and looked around "He has black and white hair and chubby cheeks. About the same age as you"
"not really.." Sofia responded. Somehow, her descriptions are very familiar to her
"Oh well… I have to find him fast. I asked him to cast a spell that will instantly make a dress for the upcoming ball party" Tilly explained in a rather hasting manner "Anyways, see you around, Sofia. I really need to find him"
And with that, she went back to her pogo stick and started bouncing away. Now all alone again, Sofia decided to waltz the halls and wander the old fashioned decorations that the modern castle didn't have.
When suddenly…
"MOVE OUT OF THE WAY!" a sudden squeaky high pitched voice echoed coming from the other way
As Sofia turned, she stumbled upon a certain force from nowhere causing her to lose balance and fall to the floor. She softly groaned upon feeling something on her lips, and when she slowly opens her eyes, a boy's face up close was the only thing she could see.
The boy immediately stood up in response. And when realization hit him, his face went all red like a tomato
"W-W-What…" he stuttered while touching his lips "Did we k-ki–"
The princess was just as speechless, with her face just as pink. She couldn't believe it – she just had her first kiss just now
He then offered his hand to help her up which she took. Sofia stood up, and realized she was inches taller than him. And so they stared at each other for a couple of seconds with no words exchanged. That is until…
"Ceddykins! Princess Mathilda is looking for you"
"Coming Mummy!" the boy's high pitched squeaky voice echoed through the hall in response
"I have to go now. But I'm really sorry about that…" he looked guilty uttering this "Maybe I can see you again later to properly apologize.."
Sofia smiled "sure.."
Suddenly, her amulet started glowing again which caught his attention "That looks familiar.."
She took a step back, realizing what was going on. She then turned to him "I mean… not later. But you'll see me again someday."
The lights started enveloping her in a purple smoke
"What?" the boy yelled out, covering his face with his hand
"Goodbye.." and just like that, a bright light blinded him for a second and there was nothing on the hall but purple smoke that immediately evaporated into thin air
The boy scratched his head and looked around. He was thoroughly confused. Surely it was magic, but what kind. In the end, he just shrugged and went on with his walk to the other hall
But before doing so, he noticed something lying on the floor.
x X x
Sofia warped back into Cedric's workshop like nothing just happened and the man was still in the other room. She gently pressed on her lips, and her heart started beating profusely. She was too speechless back then for it all to sink in but…
.
.
.
She just had her first kiss! And it was with..
"Found it!"
Cedric came out of the room holding a very familiar comb on his hand. Her eyes opened wide upon seeing this and inspected her pockets. The comb was gone!
She must've dropped it then.
"Now that I think about it.. there's no point really to still keep this around. How would you like to have this, Sofia" he reached out the comb to her and she smiled
"Sure" she looked away in a bashful manner knowing well it came from her
"And thus, that's the story of how your Mister Ceedric got his first kiss" he went back to the table to resume his work "Not as romantic as you'd expect, eh?"
Sofia smiled as she appeared on his side and stared blankly on his face. When her gaze reaches the outline of Cedric's refined lips, she couldn't help but feel butterflies all over again knowing his first kiss was her all along~
