Sleeping Beauty [Camren]

chapter four

Meanwhile, back at the cottage, the fairies were putting the finishing touches on their creations. Normani's cake was slanting to one side dangerously close to tipping over. Ally's dress was ghastly as Dinah frowned in annoyance. Normani finished lighting the candles and then went to catch the cake from tipping over once again.

"What do you think?" she asked.

"It's a very unusual cake, Dear." Ally said.

"Yes, well it'll be much stiffer after it's baked."

"Of course. What do you think of the dress?"

Ally stepped aside to reveal her creation. It was in worse shape than the cake. Dinah was absolutely livid at that these were what they were giving Camila for her final birthday with them.

"Well, uh, it isn't exactly the way it was in the book." Normani replied.

The dress was too big for anybody. The sleeves were too long and the stitches connecting it to the main part of the dress were clearly visible. There were even patches all over the front part of the dress,

"I improved it." Ally stated. "But perhaps if I added a few more ruffles, what do you think?"

"Um, I think so. What do you think Dinah?"

"I think we've had enough of this nonsense." Dinah angrily declared. "I think we ought to think about Rose and what she'll think of this mess."

She then angrily stepped off the stool. The other two watched as the dress instantly fell apart. Dinah turned around and began to head upstairs.

"And I still think what I thunk before!" she announced. "I'm going to get those wands!"

"You know." Normani said turning to Ally. "I think she's right."

"Here they are!" Dinah announced as she entered once again with the wands in her hand.

"Be careful, Dinah!" Ally exclaimed before snatching them back up. "Quick, lock the doors, shut the window. Fill up every nook in cranny. We can't take any chances."

Dinah quickly closed the door and made sure the cracks were sealed up. Normani moved and shut the windows. She took a piece of cloth and filled a crack where the two windows met. Ally closed the door leading upstairs. The three fairies then met back in the main living area.

"Now, Normani, you take care of the cake." Ally directed handing the green fairy her wand.

"While I..." Dinah began to say.

"Clean the room." Ally directed. "And I'll make the dress."

Dinah groaned in annoyance as she was given the dirty job. Ally and Normani quickly went start their tasks joyfully. Dinah turned to her cleaning utensils.

"Come on, bucket, mop, broom." she directed with a flick of her wand bringing the objects to life. "Ally says clean up the room."

The objects made their way over to where she was standing and then began to clean up the area. Dinah directed them to clean up the fabric and ribbons and bows that were left over from Ally's attempted foray into dress making. There was a spring in Dinah's step as she was happy to be reunited with her magic wand.

Ally began to work the fabric with her wand. The pink material turned into a basic dress. The skirt flowed out at the bottom.

"A perfect dress to grace a beautiful princess." Ally boasted proudly.

Normani was having the ingredients to bake the birthday cake do all the work as they were now under her magic. She held the book up so that they could follow the recipe. This time, her cake would be perfection. Dinah directed the broom as it swept up dirt that littered the floor. She then noticed that there was nowhere for her dump and then zapped it away. Ally was making great progress with the dress; it even looked like one, unlike the one she made earlier. The dress was standing on its own, at the right height of Camila so it would be the perfect length for her to wear that evening as she was returned to the palace. Dinah was directed the mop to wipe over the now dirt-free floor. She walked right past the dress and noticed that it was pink.