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Witchy Business

Story Song: Nearly Witches - Panic! At The Disco (A/N: I know, I'm hilarious)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iXsfKqTv3U

Word Count: 1922 (Holy shit)

Aleks' P.O.V

"Are you fucking with me right now?" I asked the jittery couple as I stared at the witch opposite me, holding my promised firstborn.

"We didn't know that we both made a bargain with a witch until just now." The woman said, the one I had made the deal with.

"That's kind of cute, right? We both make dumb decisions." The guy said, kissing his wife on the cheek as I rolled my eyes.

"Hey dickheads, you need to solve this problem." The other witch said, it being the first time I heard his voice. It was deep and throaty, and full of anger.

"Actually.. We don't." The woman said.

"Excuse me?" I said, putting my hands on my hips.

"You got the kid. We're all sorted out. It's not our fault this happened."

"It absolutely is!" The other witch said.

"They're pissing me off, want to just go out to eat and figure out what's next?" I proposed.

He hesitated, his eyes trailing up and down my frame.

"Sure." He said, sounding exasperated. 

I could relate.

We both snapped our fingers and were inside a diner type place. Somehow I got stuck with carrying all the baby stuff while he cooed to the pudgy newborn.

"What if one of us took their next one?"

"You and I both know that second newborn is nothing. You can have it, but I'm keeping her."

"No, I don't want it. I was just hoping you would." I said with a short laugh, and he looked up at me, smiling. He had the most gorgeous chocolate brown eyes.

"Well, one of us could always take one for the team and wait for the next idiot to make a dumb bargain." Just as I finished saying that, the baby threw up on the witch's chest.

"Holy shit!" He cursed, holding her an arms length away from him.

"I got her." I said, taking her out of his hands and cleaning her face with a wet nap I had stored in my pocket to wipe my hands after I had finished eating.

"Thanks." He muttered, getting up and going to the bathroom to no doubt clean himself off.

I looked into her blue eyes, gently shifting the fine blonde hair on her head.

"I hope I'll get to keep you. I've waited a long time for a kid to roll through, and you just seem ace." I said with a smile, causing one to rise on her small face.

"I don't think that's a word people use anymore, but I always liked the ring to it." My voice was so low and gentle that I felt it cracking almost, in and out of actual words and syllables simply mouthed.

He came out, and I didn't notice his presence right away, I was so swept up in her. 

"Hey, you're pretty good with her."

"Thanks." I said, blushing slightly, for I was unsure of how long he'd been there and I typically didn't like to show weakness in front of strangers.

"I've wanted a kid for a long time now. It suck sometimes, being witches. We have to wait years for this person to meet somebody - and they may not even meet somebody - and have a kid, then we have to take it. They take for granted how hard it is for us to have kids, making these bargains and bets and deals with no remorse. We don't deserve that shit, and the kid doesn't deserve to feel like it's unwanted just because it's idiot parents made some shitty predestined deal." He said, a large intake of oxygen following his rant.