Chapter 14: A Fishy Situation
~Woande’s P.O.V.~
After Flerb told me that she was potentially in love with Stellan, she said good night and blocked out our telepathy. So I decide that before I go to bed I might as well take a bubble bath. Whilst in the bath I fall asleep as per usual. I dream of being in the ocean. The waves are getting bigger and bigger. As the waves get bigger I can feel the water in the bath go in my nose. I wake up to find the water from my bath floating! The water from my bath is FLOATING!! I scream for Yochki, one of our maids, and she runs in to see the water in the air floating and making waves.
“Woande?! Are you okay? Shall I go get help?” She asks worriedly.
“No! Just grab me a towel? Please!” I tell her.
Yochki goes to get me a towel and I try to calm myself. As I calm down the water slowly sinks back into the tub. I then think why that happened.
Wait , that fortune teller. She said me and Flerb had powers. Did she mean these? I must be. I want to talk to Flerb but she is still blocking out my thoughts. As all the water returns to the tub Yochki returns with a towel. She leaves to go rest and I get into a pair of Pj’s. I stand in the bathroom and think about if I can control this. Can I learn to control this? Do I have any other powers? I this what the fortune teller meant by ‘Powers’? I still remember we went to go see her. It was right after me and Flerb had discovered our telepathy. Father was scared so he took us to the fortune teller lady. But how can I know if this is what she meant? Questions are buzzing through my head.
I decide I'll deal with it in the morning and go to sleep. I dream about love, and all the fairytales that show of happily ever afters and such. But I have never really believed in such things as ‘Happily Ever After’ I don't know it just never seemed realistic. Maybe I’ll find a ‘Happily Ever After’ with Cadarum. Who knows.
When I wake up I remember what happened last night.
“Oh shilnip. Okay Woande, think. What do I do about this?” I say aloud.
I should probably tell Cadarum. What will he think? First I need to find a way to talk to Flerb.
‘Flerb? Flerb can you hear me? Please tell me you can hear me. I REALLY need to talk to you about something.’ I attempt to think to Flerb.
‘Woande?! I am so sorry. I forgot to take down the block when i woke up.. Did umm.. anything.. odd happen last night?’ Flerb responds
‘Wait, Did something odd happen to you too? Cause last night some odd stuff definitely occurred..’ I think to Flerb.
‘Yeah. Last night I was in the bath. and I let my imagination run a bit wild and I imagined myself in acid. Then next thing I know I'm on fire.. and it was so scary.’ Flerb thinks to me.
‘Really?! Well while I was in the bath last night I fell asleep and was dreaming of the ocean, and I woke up to water floating and making huge waves in the bathroom! How did you stop the fire? Did you like burn down the inn? Who knows of your powers?’ I think worried that someone may turn her in for being a witch.
‘ So we both have powers? Wait this all sounds familiar. Didn't father take us to that wise woman when we were little? She said we would have powers. This must be what she meant. And dont worry Byronn is the only one who knows. He won’t tell. And no, I did not burn down the inn. I think i just had to get my mind off the fire and on to a different subject. Then the fire stopped.’ She thinks hesitantly.
‘Well what did you do to get your mind off of the fire? Wait. Tell me later. i have to go to breakfast with Cadarum. I will talk to you tonight.’ I think to her.
‘Wait Woande! Do-’ Flerb starts to say but I block her thoughts. It probably wasn't too important.
I get dressed in a pair of canvas pants. They have the Sea of Flabnoria painted on them. I then put on light blue blouse. I brush my hair and put my hair into a ponytail. And curl the ends to make it look wavy. After I do my make up, I walk out to meet Cadarum at the carriage. We go to the forest picnic table just out of sight to the secret pond to have breakfast. While Cadarum ate breakfast, he talked about Flabnorian history with Marcus. I wander off to the pond and hop on the rocks until I find a perfect little rock to sit on. I sit there for a little just letting my mind wander off to thoughts of the water. I then realize that the water in the pond is moving according to my thoughts. So I then sit there and watch the water move with my thoughts. I practice this, while making sure Cadarum isn't near. After I feel like I’ve somewhat gotten the hang of it I stop practicing. Just in time too. Cadarum comes to the edge of the pond.
“How did you get all the way out there?” He asks amazed.
“I have absolutely no idea.” I respond giggling.
Cadarum hops from the wall surrounding the pond onto one of the small rocks. As he hops from rock to rock to get to me, his foot catches a wobbly rock and his feet slip out from under him. He falls backward into the shallow water, his butt landing on the muddy pond floor. I run over to help him up, forgetting all about whatever it was I was thinking about before. I grab his hand to help him up, slightly giggling at his clumsiness, but before I pull him to his feet, his awestruck expression catches my attention.
“What is it?” I ask, concerned.
He gives me an incredulous look. “You just ran on water!”
“Wait---what?” I say looking down at my feet, which are hovering on the surface of the pond. A little orange koi fish swims below my feet. I immediately release my power and fall into the water. Then I ask, “Um, are you okay? I think you must have hit your head.”
“I didn’t hit my head! I saw you, I ‘m serious!” He insists.
I speak to him calmly. “Prince Cadarum, people don’t just walk on water. Come on, let’s get you to the nurse.”
I help him to his feet by looping my arm under his shoulder, acting as if he’s unstable.
After Flerb told me that she was potentially in love with Stellan, she said good night and blocked out our telepathy. So I decide that before I go to bed I might as well take a bubble bath. Whilst in the bath I fall asleep as per usual. I dream of being in the ocean. The waves are getting bigger and bigger. As the waves get bigger I can feel the water in the bath go in my nose. I wake up to find the water from my bath floating! The water from my bath is FLOATING!! I scream for Yochki, one of our maids, and she runs in to see the water in the air floating and making waves.
“Woande?! Are you okay? Shall I go get help?” She asks worriedly.
“No! Just grab me a towel? Please!” I tell her.
Yochki goes to get me a towel and I try to calm myself. As I calm down the water slowly sinks back into the tub. I then think why that happened.
Wait , that fortune teller. She said me and Flerb had powers. Did she mean these? I must be. I want to talk to Flerb but she is still blocking out my thoughts. As all the water returns to the tub Yochki returns with a towel. She leaves to go rest and I get into a pair of Pj’s. I stand in the bathroom and think about if I can control this. Can I learn to control this? Do I have any other powers? I this what the fortune teller meant by ‘Powers’? I still remember we went to go see her. It was right after me and Flerb had discovered our telepathy. Father was scared so he took us to the fortune teller lady. But how can I know if this is what she meant? Questions are buzzing through my head.
I decide I'll deal with it in the morning and go to sleep. I dream about love, and all the fairytales that show of happily ever afters and such. But I have never really believed in such things as ‘Happily Ever After’ I don't know it just never seemed realistic. Maybe I’ll find a ‘Happily Ever After’ with Cadarum. Who knows.
When I wake up I remember what happened last night.
“Oh shilnip. Okay Woande, think. What do I do about this?” I say aloud.
I should probably tell Cadarum. What will he think? First I need to find a way to talk to Flerb.
‘Flerb? Flerb can you hear me? Please tell me you can hear me. I REALLY need to talk to you about something.’ I attempt to think to Flerb.
‘Woande?! I am so sorry. I forgot to take down the block when i woke up.. Did umm.. anything.. odd happen last night?’ Flerb responds
‘Wait, Did something odd happen to you too? Cause last night some odd stuff definitely occurred..’ I think to Flerb.
‘Yeah. Last night I was in the bath. and I let my imagination run a bit wild and I imagined myself in acid. Then next thing I know I'm on fire.. and it was so scary.’ Flerb thinks to me.
‘Really?! Well while I was in the bath last night I fell asleep and was dreaming of the ocean, and I woke up to water floating and making huge waves in the bathroom! How did you stop the fire? Did you like burn down the inn? Who knows of your powers?’ I think worried that someone may turn her in for being a witch.
‘ So we both have powers? Wait this all sounds familiar. Didn't father take us to that wise woman when we were little? She said we would have powers. This must be what she meant. And dont worry Byronn is the only one who knows. He won’t tell. And no, I did not burn down the inn. I think i just had to get my mind off the fire and on to a different subject. Then the fire stopped.’ She thinks hesitantly.
‘Well what did you do to get your mind off of the fire? Wait. Tell me later. i have to go to breakfast with Cadarum. I will talk to you tonight.’ I think to her.
‘Wait Woande! Do-’ Flerb starts to say but I block her thoughts. It probably wasn't too important.
I get dressed in a pair of canvas pants. They have the Sea of Flabnoria painted on them. I then put on light blue blouse. I brush my hair and put my hair into a ponytail. And curl the ends to make it look wavy. After I do my make up, I walk out to meet Cadarum at the carriage. We go to the forest picnic table just out of sight to the secret pond to have breakfast. While Cadarum ate breakfast, he talked about Flabnorian history with Marcus. I wander off to the pond and hop on the rocks until I find a perfect little rock to sit on. I sit there for a little just letting my mind wander off to thoughts of the water. I then realize that the water in the pond is moving according to my thoughts. So I then sit there and watch the water move with my thoughts. I practice this, while making sure Cadarum isn't near. After I feel like I’ve somewhat gotten the hang of it I stop practicing. Just in time too. Cadarum comes to the edge of the pond.
“How did you get all the way out there?” He asks amazed.
“I have absolutely no idea.” I respond giggling.
Cadarum hops from the wall surrounding the pond onto one of the small rocks. As he hops from rock to rock to get to me, his foot catches a wobbly rock and his feet slip out from under him. He falls backward into the shallow water, his butt landing on the muddy pond floor. I run over to help him up, forgetting all about whatever it was I was thinking about before. I grab his hand to help him up, slightly giggling at his clumsiness, but before I pull him to his feet, his awestruck expression catches my attention.
“What is it?” I ask, concerned.
He gives me an incredulous look. “You just ran on water!”
“Wait---what?” I say looking down at my feet, which are hovering on the surface of the pond. A little orange koi fish swims below my feet. I immediately release my power and fall into the water. Then I ask, “Um, are you okay? I think you must have hit your head.”
“I didn’t hit my head! I saw you, I ‘m serious!” He insists.
I speak to him calmly. “Prince Cadarum, people don’t just walk on water. Come on, let’s get you to the nurse.”
I help him to his feet by looping my arm under his shoulder, acting as if he’s unstable.