Connor woke up early, like every morning, heading to the kitchen to make his coffee and his Aunties' tea. The women in question came down not too much after he did, Aunt Zelda bringing down baby Leticia and beginning to play with her.
"Good morning, love," Aunt Hilda greeted him, "What are you doing up so early?"
"Early," Connor asked, "I've only been up for about an hour."
"How early do you--"
"Morning, Aunties, Connor," Sabrina walked into the room.
"Oh! Blessed morning, darling," Aunt Hilda responded, dropping her conversation with Connor.
"It is a blessed morning," Aunt Zelda looked up from the baby, "Considering none of us had our throats slit by malevolencies during the night."
"No chance in Hell," 'Luna pattered into the kitchen.
'Good morning to you, too,' He thought back, 'Someone's cranky.'
"Aunt Zelda...I'm sorry I didn't tell you about my mom," Sabrina said, "I wasn't trying to hurt you. In fact, it was the exact opposite."
"Oh, as King Lear famously said, 'How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have an ungrateful child,'" She responded.
"What," Sabrina asked, "So you're allowed to kidnap babies, but I'm not allowed to want to contact my own mother? To want to help her?"
"Of course you are," Aunt Zelda answered, "But not at the risk of everyone in this house."
"I didn't put out the--"
"Oh, fine, Sabrina," Aunt Zelda cut her off, "I believe you...And I'm sorry you didn't get what you wanted from Diana. Perhaps in the new year, we can all try contacting her again. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to give Leticia her Solstice bath."
She walked out of the kitchen with the baby, cooing at her all the way.
"What did I do, Aunt Hilda," Sabrina asked.
"Oh, it's not you, my love, it's Zelds," Aunt Hilda answered, "You may have noticed, but she's a hard woman, your aunt. She was just really cold with your mum. She just never let her into her heart, you know? And then..."
"And then...Mom and Dad died," Sabrina added.
"Yeah," Aunt Hilda said, "Zelda has always regretted the bad blood between them. I mean...she never said it, but...I think that's why she's so heaven-bent on protecting you nowadays. You know, like she's got something to prove."
"I keep making messes, don't I," Sabrina asked.
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De ea Amico (A CAOS story)
FanfictionGreendale, a town in which every day feels like Halloween and is home to two siblings: a boy and a girl. They are half-witches rapidly approaching their 16th birthday, and as such, have to make an important decision. They must choose between their h...
