Where The Rose Blossoms

Chapter 58: Warming Up

Miranda's POV

You flop onto the couch in the main hall and let out an exasperated groan. You had finally gotten Alcina to take Y/N to their room and keep her there. Misty sits next to you and places a hand on your knee, you place your hand on hers and lean your head back, glancing at the ceiling. You could hear the girls anxious buzzing as they talked amongst themselves in the corner. Karl sat in front of you, leaning back with his legs crossed, cigar in mouth. You lean your head down and look at him.

"If you want to scold me, go ahead and do it." you say, irritation leaking in your voice.

He smears at you and you brace yourself for the tongue lashing you're about to get.

"You know I hate you with a passion." he started. You groan and put your face in your hands.

"Groaning already birdy, I haven't even said anything."

You glare at him and he just laughs.

"There's the infamous death glare, except this time you can't scold me."

He pauses for a moment, his face turning serious.

"Look Miranda, I may not be able to forgive you, but I can tolerate you, mostly for Y/N's sake." he takes a long drag of his cigar before blowing the smoke out of his mouth. The gray puff floating up in the air before disappearing.

"If Y/N, Donna, and Alcina can trust you a bit, I guess so can I."

You bark a small laugh.

"Karl, I don't think Donna trust me, let alone Alcina, I-"

"Then you're just as blind as I think you are. Donna wouldn't have spoken to you, and Alcina wouldn't have let you even remotely close to Y/N, yet she's letting you help her."

You pause for a moment. He was right.

"Get it now bird bitch?" he laughed

"Karl, what did we talk about language?" Misty says, her voice low and threatening

Karl's face pales a bit as he licks his lips and stands. He sprints away and you feel Misty's grip tighten on your knee. She waves her other hand just as Karl was about to reach the door. He trips and is dragged into the air by his foot, his body hanging upside down by Misty's purple magic. The once anxious daughters turn to look at the sean and start cackling.

"L-look Misty, we can talk about this." Karl stammered

"I gave you a chance dear." Misty purred, she turned to the girls who were still laughing their asses off

"Children." Misty smiled at the girls

The girls stifle their laughter before smiling back. Misy waved her hand as a sting of magic sprouted from her fingertips. The girls dispersed into flies and giggled at Misty's attempt to catch them. They fly out the room, Misty hot on their tails, playful laughter ringing in your ears.

Karl drops from the air and lands on his head with a loud thump. You walk to his side as he sits up, rubbing his head and groaning. You give a small laugh as you examine him for any injuries. He pulls his head away and you pull back, gripping his hair a bit tighter.

"Sit still Karl, you might have a concussion." you say looking into his eyes.

You took off his shades and looked at his pupils, after concluding that nothing was wrong you gave them back. He put his shades on and thanked you before getting up and walking away. You let out a small sigh and smile. You feel that foreign yet familiar warmth in your chest as you leave and make your way to Alcina's room. When you arrive you place a gentle knock on the door. You hear a small enter and peek your head in.

You look around the room before setting your sights on the bed. Alcina was laying down with her head turned towards you. Her golden eyes held a soft, loving look in them as she held onto the black and white mass on her chest. Y/N seemed peacefully asleep, her chest moving up and down in a slow manner. You smile at the sight and look into Alcina's eyes.

"I was just coming in to check on you." you whisper

While not a complete lie, you really needed some of Y/N's blood samples to see if you could figure out what would happen next. But seeing them together, you decided that you would wait. Well until Y/N could speak for herself. Alcina purrs and you begin to close the door until she calls out to you.

"Thank you Miranda, for helping me and Y/N. Although I do not fully trust you, Y/N seems to think you are a good person."

You nod and smile before leaving. You let out a happy sigh and go out to find Misty who is no doubt causing some trouble.

A Short Walk Later

You finally hear what sounds like Misty in the music hall. You crack open the door slightly and listen in, your eyes water up as you realize the song she was singing, the song she made for you. The song she said that she would only sing when the future called upon it.

"Years ago when I was younger,

I kinda liked, a girl I knew,

She was mine, and we were sweethearts,

That was then but then it's true,

I'm in love with a fairytale even though it hurts,

Cause i don't care if I lose my mind,

I'm already cursed~"

She stopped and you could hear the whines and annoyed buzz of Alcina's daughters.

"Why'd you stoppp!" Daniela whined

"Because someone needs to stop listening in and just walk in!" she shouted louder than necessary.

You knew you had been caught so you slowly opened the door revealing yourself to everyone in the room.

"Mother Mirandaaaaa." Cassandra groaned

"You made her stop singing!" Bella complained

"I was going to stop anyway darlings." Misty said

"Why?" Dani questioned

"Because I'm saving the rest for the future."

"Ugh again with the future thing." Cass groaned

Misty just giggled and walked over to you, her hips swaying all the way. You knew you were blushing, hard. Misty finally reached you and wrapped her arms around your waist and cupped her hands on your ass. You speak a bit as your wings fling out of your back and begin to flutter.

"Let's go home for now." Misty purrs and all you could do is nod

"W-we'll be seeing you girls." you call out to the daughters, "I'll be back tomorrow to check in on your mom."

"Okay!" they all say in unison

You wrap your arms and wings around Misty, taking you both back home.

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