Sofia The First: Once Upon A Royal Knight A Struggle With Impatience
Chapter 5
"Amber, if I were date another Prince or try to date a Prince who would you think about me possibly choosing?"
"I'd ask Federick he's close by and he's older he could show you some rather interesting things." stated Amber. "Why are you asking me that, Sofia?"
"I was just wondering if there anyone you're planning on asking out I don't want to be the competition."
"Sofia, I am not ready to date yet, I need to get my act ready as a Princess and future Queen love gets distracting but you and James are young enough not to worry about that so go ahead ask Desmond on a Date if you want or even I don't know maybe Jin, or Khali or Hugo."
"For a second I thought you were going to say Axel too?"
"Well, I could've if you didn't interrupt me?"
"Wasn't he with Astrid though a while ago?" inquired Sofia. "At the End of the Everrealm ball I thought he was dancing with her."
"He was because she looked rather sad about something, but he said he was still trying to find his niche Khali what about him?"
"I already asked him out today, Amber that's where I got back from." said Sofia. "But please don't tell Mom and Dad or James they'll spread it right through halls of every Royal School in the Everrealm region, and that would spark jealously that's worse than yours like Hildegarde's jealous although Khali did tell me that she might change due to the kindness of one of her teachers at the Royal School of Fashions. Maybe the niceities from the Professor will encourage her to mend her ways."
"I don't think that was an intended pun." commented Amber. "but fine I won't tell anyone you went on your first date." Amber exclaimed rather quietly. "But where did you go?"
"No, it was "an intended pun..." Sofia replies."Ehrrr you'll see it soon enough just as James will we're visiting it with our Buttercup troop on July 15th or 16th I can't remember exactly but it is sure gonna be a beautiful time for all three of us to hang with my village friends and just be kids instead of Royals." stated Sofia excitedly.
"Sofia really?" asked Amber. "That long I have to wait?!!!"
"I want a private place to hangout with boys, Aunt Tilly knows about my special place so you're not alone in that, Ambs." states Sofia. "Just for awhile you can understand that right? Your private space as a young kid always had your brother wanting to hang around you and do everything you do, so I am pretty sure you can relate?"
Amber groans, "You're absolutely right. He really did annoy me three birthdays ago especially as a baby again."
"Well then let's recap that day, and try to get you more comfortable around the new baby that is going to be visiting, firstly young little babies love to make big wet fussy noises and you can expect drool and lots of food not making it into their mouth, they can accidentally choke on their formula if not fed slowly enough so they're able to breathe. And secondly, babies love toys that sometimes makes really annoying noises like the Kudzu you used to hate James blowing it right in front of your face."
Amber laughed and little did they know that he heard the talk about him through the small crack in the bedroom doors left ajar. "And you complained how he always chooses chocolate for every birthday's cake?"
"That I do remember the cake was unusually fruity more strawberrish so Amber did do something but how did she do it and why couldn't I remember most of it?" inquired James. Sofia encouraged Amber to talk about it again. "And how you didn't want to give him a bath and face wash after getting the chocolate cake he stool of the kitchen table and how you really were annoyed by the twin song he created for the two of you to show how much he cared about you."
"I know, I know Sofia it took me up to our water fights to realize how much I would really miss him. It's sad he doesn't remember how I bonded with him through that purposeful magic accident." Amber sniffled a little. Sofia placed a hand on her shoulder. "You're not the only one has used magic purposefully intending something good only to have it go awry. I did have an experience just like yours. With my double Sofia The Worst that was way worse than you becoming a true Butterfly and way worse than you turning James into a baby on your Birthday. This is just what happens with sisters and brothers and families in general. Sometimes we love them, sometimes we get annoyed and hurt but in the end of the day we come to a point where we mourn their lively presence. Families don't always get along. Sometimes the members they may fight and the castle lays in the shelter of Hatred's shadow for a few days till love and joy and being happily merryily in play with each other knock that right out of the Royal Grounds." Sofia remarked.
"James, what are you doing?" inquired Miranda. "How many times do we remember you and Amber that spying on others isn't nice?"
"Sorry, Mom. It's just a memory that they seem to remember Amber and Sofia kept saying I was turned into a baby three birthdays ago. This I don't remember and I don't remember why but I do remember the cake and game choices were a little weird." James responded.
"Oh! I am sorry you don't remember, but I don't know anything as your Dad and I were out picking up your last minute party gifts during that day, Cedric was still here in the palace maybe he can help, and oh James you may realize not all memories have good things in them." Miranda warned. "You may not like everything you see."
🎶You probably know, that if you have a sister or brother,
There are times that you will discover-🎶" Sofia sang again. "🎶That you wanna play,
But they get in your way!
No matter what you do!
No matter what you say!
But, oh, they'll make you smile,
Then make you frown.
They'll make you chase them up and down,
But they're great to be around!
'Cause Sisters and Brothers
Are always there for one another!"🎶"
James' eyes went wide open and it was like a filing cabinet fell open pushing the drawer of a locked memory bursting right open and he saw the game room and the hall.
He saw Sofia pick him up he was wearing his princely baby blue outfit in the memory. "It's alright, Baby James, shush." He was fussing and kicking and crying too.
"Eugh." Amber groaned.
"AMBER HELP ME quiet Him down." Sofia immediatelt demands of her big sister. "The whole castle will know something's wrong."
"Amber! Amber!" He squealed holding up his hands after he wanted his big big sister to hold him.
"I think he wants you to hold him, Amber." Sofia took notice of this.
"Alright, I am here, Baby James, there there." Amber coos not something you hear her do actually. "It's gonna be alright, little brother. Everything is gonna be just fine."
James was stoked by that jostling Sofia's singing voice did to his brain. He marched right up to Cedric's workshop ready to get his memories back. He needed to know why Amber was being so strangely nice to him, and why everything about that day felt so awfully weird.
(Special secret the second day I was visiting my eldest in Florida, and her husband and son my nephew around New Year's holiday and my Nephew did the exact same thing James did for Amber asking me to hold him as babies the gesture was the exact same gesture as James did.)
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Random"Ooh, I can't wait till Aunt Tilly comes, Sofia. It's been a two she married Bartleby!" James yells out-loud. "It's been three years since you brought them together just like Baileywick brought Mom and Dad together." Amber exclaimed. Sofia blushes...
