Once in a Blue Moon

Chapter 14.

David.
I open my eyes and search for the clock. Its 10:46pm. I woke up fourteen minutes early.
I get up and sit. I guess I should start getting dressed up.
I wear white colored pant, white shirt and a white colored tailcoat which has golden colored embroidery.
I comb my hairs.
I take my sword out of its usual case and put it inside a white colored case which has golden line bordered on its opening.
I put on my boots which are also white colored.

I am so in white today.
I roll my eyes onto the clock again, Its 11:18pm.

What shall I do now? I should go to father's room.
I come out of my room, clap my thumb with my middle finger and I reach outside of the father's room.
One of the gatekeeper goes inside the room and comes out after few minutes. They open the door and I enter in.
"What brought you here?" father asks.
"Nothing, I just simply came to meet you." I reply.
"Oh. Come here and have a seat." he says. " I must confess, white colour really suites you well."
I smile.
"Since many days, I was thinking about one thing David. I was about to call you for that but luckily you came." he says.

"What is that you want to tell me?" I ask.
"I was thinking if you would like to perform the spell today." he replies.
ME! I would actually love it.
"Sure, I would love to." I reply.
"Good." he says and start to walk towards his cupboard which is in front of his bed.
"What is the spell?" I ask. Of Course I don't know the spell, only the kings know.
"You don't need a spell." he says while opening the cupboard's door.
"What do you mean?" I ask.
He takes a rectangular box out of his cupboard and walks towards me.
"What is in it?" I ask.
"Open it." he says and handovers the box to me.
I take the box and open it. There is dark brown colored stick which has a lot of twists.
"A stick?"
"No. Its not a stick. It is a wand. This is the wand through which the magic is performed." he says.
"Oh! but we don't need a wand." I say.
"There are no words to perform the spell, the magic is stored in this wand." he says.
"Explain me in detail, please." I say.
"When King Charles performed this spell, he didn't actually meant to perform this spell, it was just an accident. You might be aware of it. The words he spoke and the spell he was performing was to build a lot of houses, as people in Grandelle, during the century, were homeless, something in between went wrong of which he unaware of, and it made everything go crazy. He tried to control the magic but he failed more than three times. After twenty four hours everything went normal again. How? The spell didn't ended, he caged the rest of the magic inside a wand. So we don't know how to perform that magic. Actually, no one knows because King Charles himself was unaware of his mistake." he explains.
I guess I'm able to understand.

"What will happen if it breaks?" I ask.
"We will lose the only powerful weapon against Vinkart." he replies.
That's right. This is the only spell which makes him weak.
I touch the wand and its twists. How can a stick have so much of magic?
What went wrong during the spell?
"Its yours now." father says.
"Mine!" I exclaim.
"Sooner or later, you'll be a king. You should know how to take care of important things. You can keep it with yourself.
Keep it safe."
"I will."
He takes a deep breath.
"I guess we are getting late, its already 11:35pm. You go, I'll be coming." he says.
"Yeah, okay. Wait! How will I perform the magic?" I ask.
"Raise the wand into the sky and rotate it in a circular motion 2-4 times. Repeat it again with a interval of half a minute." he replies.
"Thanks."
"Now, you may leave." he says.
"Sure."
I take the wand and leave the room. I have to go to the big balcony. Its our tradition to walk and go there and not by using magic. Subjects are also requested to enter that area by walking and not by using magic. The reason is simple:If people will start to come by using magic, everyone would appear standing at the first, which is not possible. In such situations, magic is prohibited. It maintains discipline.
It maintains the identity of one united kingdom, sometimes not using magic avoids fighting also.

On my way, I meet Isabelle. She is wearing a white, decent gown. She is looking beautiful.

"Hey, going to the Subject's balcony?" she asks.
That big balcony is actually called 'Subject's balcony'.
"Yes." I reply.
She observes the wand in my hand.
"What is this?" she asks pointing towards the wand.
I tell her all, what father just told me.

"Oh." she replies
"And today, I'll be performing the magic." I inform her.
"That's amazing." she says with a wonderful smile.
"Yeah." I say. "Well, I must confess, today you are looking like a princess. You look beautiful."
"Well, I am a princess.
White colour suites you too." she says.
"It suites us both."
She smiles.
"I guess we're getting late." I say.
"You're right."

At 11:45, we reach the balcony.
There I see Rossana, mother, Uncle Kevin and Isabelle's mother. Isabelle's family and my family together makes one complete royal family.
It was Uncle Kevin's greatness that he gave his crown to my father and since then, the two families became one. Why he gave, includes a long long story.

I look down the balcony, I can see endless people standing and waiting. Some seem excited, some a bit sleepy, some are busy talking and laughing.

'Attention, King Louis Smith is arriving. Attention!'

I hear the guards. I turn around. Father walks in and stands.

'All hail, King Louis! Long Live, King Louis.'
All the people are together shouting,
'All hail, King Louis'
Father raises his right palm and all are silenced at once.
Its 11:55. Only five more minutes. I am totally
excited.
"Dear people, my friends. After few minutes, our celebration day will begin. Let me remind you that this day is not only a celebration day but it also marked the development of Grandelle, no kings developed Grandelle but you." father says. Everyone again start to shout, 'All hail! King Louis! Long Live, King Louis!'

Father begins to speak again and all are again silenced.
"Today, not me but Prince David, your future king, will be performing the magic. Give him your blessings so that he may be successful." he says and directs me to come near him.
I stand next to father.
People shout,
'All hail, Prince David! Long Live Prince David!'
Its almost time.
"Let the count down begin!" father screams out loud.

All start to countdown.
'10...9...8...7...6'
Only five more seconds, I hold wand tight.
'5...4...3...2...1 and 0!'
I raise my right hand up on the sky in which I am holding the wand.
I rotate my hand in a circular motion two to four times and with a sudden I hold my hand straight pointing right towards the sky, a strong white, glittering ray comes out of the wand and move into the sky. Everyone are staring at the ray. After reaching high enough the ray bursts out. The glitter spreads in the air, beautifying the beautiful sky. Each drop of glitter bursts out every second, forcing my eyes to look at it. The dark sky and the bright stars shining with glitter bursting every second, its just too beautiful.
I raise the wand again and rotate it in a circular motion three times and again with a sudden I straighten my hand which makes the wand stand straight, pointing towards the sky. A glittery ball comes out and bursts into the sky with a loud pop sound. Everyone start to clap.
I look up in the sky, the color changes to dark pink with a mix of purple. It suddenly starts to rain, and wind starts to blow. Everything is breathtaking.
I feel my heart beating faster, I cannot resist my excitement or maybe I can.
Leaves start to fall out of nowhere, some trees start to blossom already.
On Crazy Day, seasons change with very short intervals of time.
"Well done, David." father whispers into my ears. I smile. The Crazy Day has begun.

"Happy Crazy Day!" father screams.

All shouts, 'All hail, King Louis. All hail Prince David.'

I roll my eyes on Isabelle. She is staring at the sky, its like she's lost in it. Well, the sky do look beautiful today. A combination of pink, dark blue or black with a blend of purple, the color itself is amazing. Stars shining bright, the blend of sparkle in air and moon with its beautiful bright light. It indeed looks beautiful.

"Isabelle." I whisper.
She turns towards me.
"You did it too well, David." she says.
"Thanks. Happy Crazy Day!" I exclaim.
"Happy Crazy Day to you too! Its finally here. I
was waiting for it since last crazy day."
"Oh! Happy now?"
"A lot!" she says. I can actually see that on her face, the way she is happy right now, I can say this is most enjoyable moment for her. I'm glad that I was the one doing the magic.