Not So Sweet Candyland

LX: Sweet Estates II

"Wake up, sunshine."

"You again."

Berry flashed a smile towards Chase before she slid off of him like an eel.

"About earlier...." Chase started to talk.

"Nope." Berry put her hand over his mouth and then started to kiss his cheek like a monkey.

"What the hell are you doing?"

"Something I should have done in the first place."

"Well, guess who's the jealous one."

Berry stopped.

"Look, I get it, I can be possessive. Like, dangerously possessive. Nothing to worry about though. As long as it doesn't bother you, then all should be fine."

"You got me in my private part, that is an explanation of it's own. What did you even see when I was with her?"

That's when Chase looked at Berry's eyes and then noticed something was off.

"Why are your eyes green and why are they swirly and sparkly?"

Berry pinned Chase down to the bed and on top of her, but it was not the usual playfulness that it always was.

She was in a daze, but what could it be?

"Get off of me, you creep!"

But, Berry only got freakier and freakier.

"Not tempted yet? You really want to go on an adventure?"

"No! Get away!"

Berry screamed as she suddenly started to shake.

Chase was traumatized, on the bed right there.

"What is going on?"

He ran out of the room and locked the door.

A green figure came out of Berry's month and slithered under the door.

"What happened? Chase? Chase? Chase!"

She ran to the door and tried to open it, but it was locked.

"Chase! Open the door, it's me, Berry. Really. It's me! Open up the ducking door or else I will punch you in the face. Wait, did I just say duck? No, I meant FUCK! FUCK!"

On the other side of the door, Chase was listening. He heard Berry, but didn't know if it was t he real Berry or the one still in the curse or spell or whatever it could be.

He grabbed a fire poker in the hallway and unlocked the door. Slowly, he opened it and found Berry in the center of the room.

"What is that?"

"Don't get near me."

"Chase, what are you talking about?"

"You know what happened? You were acting all frisky and then your eyes were green and foggy. I don't trust this, are you the real Berry?"

"What would be something that I would say then?"

"Fuck love, I want to beat a guy's balls in the way that it hurts, not in the way that it makes them turn on like a switch."

Chase lowered the stick a little.

"You really want to know the real Berry? Would a cursed Berry do this?"

She grabbed the stick and started twirling around and even breaking a vase.

"Well, money doesn't exist, so that would be an easy fix."

"Ok, you're obviously the real Berry. But, what the hell happened to you? You were acting strange, as if you were under a spell?"

Berry looked away and then but her lip nervously.

"Somebody poisoned my food and then I got cursed for a little bit. But, it was done by somebody that barely knows how to make potions."

"But, what was the spell or curse?"

"Fool's Love, it's called. It's when you become even more dominant and more full of love and list than usual. That spell was used to lure humans to the sages for blood."

"For blood?"

"Nothing should surprise you anymore here. The sages were also vampiric at night, and they always required food at least every hour."

"That changes things."

"But, what confuses me is how somebody that is not a royal obtained magic. I know it's weak, but even the tiniest bit is suspicious. And it makes me worry."

"You? Worrying?"

"I worry more than you think. I worry for you, me although it's not often, for my family, and for the future, the past is just a hurtful time where nothing can be changed."

"But, why you? Why would you be the one that's poisoned?"

Berry had her head down.

"Somebody is after us."

"How do you know?"

"I'm a Professional traveler. Travelers are very smart, we met one or two on our way. They know how to read the roads and mood of the world. It's just the only difference between me and the is that they don't know the way home. Some is how they make a name and business out of themselves while others want to slave as well. But as you know, the final destination is a very risky adventure on it's own. Not everybody makes it out alive."

"With you, I think that we can do anything."

"Now your just being cliche."

"What is with you and always saying everything is cliche?"

"I'm just not attracted to the same old boring things and the typical things like you could be."

"You just have a life to live and many people to bang, unlike me. The life you would love as an American citizen would be insane. Out every night, going to stores. In fact, you'd be a hot topic and Spencer's kind of girl."

"You're calling me edgy? And you say those things like I never heard of a shopping mall before?"

"You look like an edgy teenager."

"Stop." Berry was extra playful.

"What's next on our pocket list?"

"Wanna set rich people against Rich people in the chess tournament?"

"They have chess tournaments, and they can get pretty messy. I'm only going in to prove that women can do anything."

A chess piece appeared in front of her hand.

"You're my chess piece and I'll play you like a game."

"Are you saying that to me?"

"That spell made me suddenly energized and in a way, dazed everytime i look at you. But, you know what? Later. Tuck your feelings in for later because for now, we have a chess tournament and I'm going to kick some middle aged man's ass!"