Complicated - Bianca Gray (top ebook reader .txt) 📗

willing to let you back in. You must be really smart,” said Drew. I stared at him, flabbergasted. He smiled at me.
“What do you mean training?” I asked him.
“Well, if you’re going to become queen, you’ll need to know how to do spells,” said Drew casually; as if it was as regular as saying I’m going to eat breakfast. I rolled my eyes. He laughed at me. I heard someone coming to my room. I automatically turned my head toward the door and there was Steve. I smiled at him.
“Come on in, Steve,” I said. He walked in.
“I’m sorry I made you all upset three days ago,” said Steve, facing the floor.
“It’s fine. I’m sorry I made it sound like such a big deal,” I said. He looked up at me.
“You’re apologizing?” he asked.
“Well, yeah. I’m not a snobby rich kid you know,” I said.
“The others left,” he said randomly. I was definitely surprised. I thought they were going to fight until the end for me. At least that is how things happened in books.
“Really?” I asked. He nodded his head.
“Why didn’t you leave?” I asked him.
“I didn’t think it was over yet. Your mother told everyone that you have already chose but I didn’t think so,” said Steve so confidently. I couldn’t help but laugh at him.
“So you didn’t give up?” I asked stifling giggles.
“No, I didn’t,” said Steve.
“I don’t think I quite understand, Steve. If everyone gave up why didn’t you? And besides you didn’t know you were going to be here, right?” I said.
“Well, you talked to ME and I, um, knew I was going to be here,” said Steve facing the floor again. I was, again, surprised. I narrowed my eyes.
“What do you mean you knew you were going to be here?” I asked suspiciously.
“Don’t get mad, okay?” said Steve.
“I’m not making any promises,” I said. Drew stared at me. Steve glared at Drew.
“Well, my mother told me that we were going to go visit the queen, and her daughter, because the princess, which is you, was looking for a mate,” said Steve. My mouth was wide open. Does he only like me to become king? I asked myself.
“Don’t get her all upset,” said Drew to Steve. I sat down on my bed. Drew and Steve were glaring at each other.
“So Steve. Do you like me just to become king?” I asked Steve.
“No. I like you for you but you were just, unfortunately, the princess,” said Steve. I looked at him, deciding whether this was a lie. I gave up and looked at my hands.
“Maybe you should eat some breakfast,” Drew whispered to me. I nodded. Steve and Drew helped me up and I walked out of my room, down the stairs, and into the kitchen. My mother was making breakfast. I sat down. Drew’s mother walked into the kitchen and laid some important looking papers in front of me. She smiled and sat next to me. I looked up at her.
“What are these for?” I asked.
“These are some laws you’ll have to choose and this paper,” she picked up one of the papers, “is whom you choose,” she said. I stared at that paper. Who would I choose? I asked myself, already knowing the answer. Drew, I thought. Steve is nice too, I thought.
“What if I can’t choose?” I asked. She looked at me with sympathy.
“You’ll have to,” she said.
“Do I have to choose now?” I asked. She looked at my mother and my mother nodded.
“I’m afraid so,” she said. I rubbed my temples.
“Besides, there isn’t much of a choice,” laughed my mother. I glared at her and she stopped, mid-laugh. I barely knew Steve, even though he gave me vital information, he was more like an acquaintance. So my mom was right, there isn’t much of a choice. I knew whom I wanted to be with for my whole life, even though I barely knew him, I would be able to call him mine.
“Drew,” I whispered.


Chapter 3
Training and Everything Else

I looked at my going to be mother in law. She looked at me and smiled. Smiling must run in the family, I thought. She laughed as though she could read my mind.
“I have one question,” I said thoughtfully.
“Ask away,” she said still hanging up decorations.
“Can witches read minds?” I asked.
“Yes, if they try hard enough,” she said.
“Wait, so all those thoughts I’ve been thinking, everyone else has heard them?” I asked. She nodded. I groaned. She laughed.
“Not everyone, if that makes you feel any better,” she said. Katie was so nice. I still couldn’t believe she was my advisor and my going to be mother in law.
“Do you think I could read people’s minds?” I asked. She shook her head.
“You haven’t even learned the basic spells yet,” she said. Then she laughed.
“I don’t see what’s so funny,” I grumbled. She looked at me.
“Your mother said that first you have to get married anyway,” said Katie. I sighed.
“Marriage is a lot of work,” I said. She nodded. I looked at her.
“How old are you?” I asked. Her face looked thoughtful.
“I think I’m about 80 years old,” she said.
“What happens if you find the love of your dreams and he’s human? Would you grow old with him?” I asked. She shook her head violently.
“Even if I wanted to, I can’t,” she said. I was definitely confused.
“What do you mean?” I asked.
“If I wasn’t 80 years old or even 30 years old, I could, technically speaking,” said Katie. I, again, was confused.
“I still don’t understand,” I said.
“If I decide I want to age I would go to my original age. The age I am right now. If I was as old as your mother, I won’t be able to age unless I want to go suicide. Do you understand, now?” said Katie. I nodded.
“I think I do. If I was my mother, and I wanted to age, I would turn to dust. Is that what your saying?” I asked. She nodded.
“So are you saying, that I can stop aging?” I asked. She nodded her head.
“Has Drew stopped aging?” I asked.
“He’s waiting for you,” she said.
“Tell him that he won’t need to wait any longer,” I said joyfully. Katie handed me a book.
“Those are the rules,” said Katie. There wasn’t much in the rules. Only two rules: To do a spell you have to wish with all your might and keep your powers a secret. Those seemed easy enough.
“I’ll have to make you stop aging because you’re still a beginner,” said Katie holding up her hand, palm facing me. Suddenly, blue fire was coming out of her hand and circled around me. My hands turned wrinkly then smooth again. Then I was in the air, the blue fire was still circling me. Finally, I floated down and the blue fire was fading. When my feet finally touched the ground, I fell, hard. I totally blacked out.
When my eyes finally opened, I opened them up to my mother and my going to be mother in law. I rubbed my head.
“What happened?” I asked. Katie looked at me.
“Well, you stopped aging,” she said. I laughed. I gasped.
“My laugh is so different,” I whispered. I giggled. I gasped again. It wasn’t my donkey laugh anymore. It was a graceful laugh. It was like, I couldn’t explain it, but it was different. I checked my voice but it was still the same. My mother and Katie looked at each other.
“What?” I asked.
“She’s more powerful than we thought,” whispered my mother to Katie. Katie nodded.
“Hello? I’m right here,” I said. My mother looked at me.
“What is it, Sam?” she asked.
“What do you mean ‘she’s more powerful than we thought’?” I asked.
“If you can change your laugh, well, you are so much more powerful,” said my mother.
“Changing your laugh could take years for a witch to learn. I haven’t even mastered that yet,” said Katie.
“But your laugh is beautiful,” I said to Katie. “And how can changing a laugh be powerful. Even humans can change their laughs to fake and then to an all blow out laugh,”
“It’s powerful because your changing yourself and it is not the same as your example,” said my mother.
“I think training is done, don’t you, Rose? How about we plan the wedding? I love weddings,” said Katie. My mother nodded. For the next half hour we planned the wedding. My mother showed me the guest list. I didn’t know anyone on that guest list. She said it was mostly the lawmakers and other lords and ladies. And I’m supposed to know that? I asked myself. Katie was doing all the decorations. Personally, I think she over done it on the confetti. She even said after Drew and I kiss more confetti would come down. Great. She put way too much daisies and I sneezed every one of them away. She just glared at me like I did it on purpose. She replaced them with roses anyway and I wasn’t allergic to roses. Darn.
“You know I think you’ve over done it,” I told Katie. She looked up from what she was doing.
“Who is your advisor?” asked Katie.
“You are but-,” I said but then I got cut off.
“No buts. I’m your advisor and I think this looks perfect,” said Katie.
“But-,” I said.
“What did I tell you? No buts,” said Katie.
“Have I ever told you that you behave like a child?” I grumbled. She smiled.
“I am 18 forever and ever,” she said. I gasped.
“18? I’m 18!” I said in surprise. She grinned.
“I guess I’m going to be your mother in law and your little friend huh?” she said. I had a question brewing in my head.
“Just one question,” I said.
“I know, I know. Do witches always behave like their age even if they’re really old? And the answer to that question is yes, I’m afraid,” said Katie.
“Then that means my mother-,” I said.
“Yes, it means your mother has never acted like a mother because she was never an adult. And yes, she is stuck at 16,” said Katie. I was definitely surprised. I knew witches and warlocks can read minds but I never knew they didn’t really have to try.
“No, at least I don’t really have to try,” said Katie. I hated her in my mind. She laughed. Suddenly, Drew came into the room. He kissed me on the head and kissed his mother on the cheek.
“I heard you’re 18 forever,” said Drew. I nodded. He laughed. “I am too.”
“What? But Katie, I mean your mother, said that you were waiting for me,” I said astounded.
“I just met you, Sam, but I thought I would fall in love with a human. Then I thought that I probably won’t if I haven’t yet and then I thought YOU were 18 forever so I turned 18 forever about 2 days ago,” said Drew. My mouth was definitely wide open. I finally closed it because I didn’t want to catch any flies. Then I realized that I was inside.
“I want to try something. See this room? It is way too white agreed? Let’s add some color,” I said mischievously waving my hand around and then black smoke came out of my hand