The Reed Legacy
Chapter 7
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Note- Ok 2 chapters back I said chapter 7 would be a return to the present,
however my plot bunnies are having a field day with this fic so chapter 8 will
be the return. Thanks for all the
comments and such. And for the comments
I got on the message boards, the flashback is supposed to read like a cheesy
romance novel. ^_^’
Chapter
7
Clow.” Millicent replied indignantly.
that lout has been tolerated long enough.
You will do your duty to the Supinel line and marry whom I choose to
marry you to. Now get out of that bed
and get dressed, then make your apologies downstairs.”
slightly out of breath.
ago Uncle Sabastien, I don’t have to answer to you, and you have no say in what
I do.” Amber eyes flashed with malice.
impertinent tongue! I have legal
guardianship over you until your wedding day or your twenty-fourth
birthday. As your precious Clow hasn’t
seen fit to place a ring on your finger, sign a declaration of intent or a
betrothal contract, you are subject to what I say!”
bad, all you had to do was ask.” Clow
stated, breaking his silence, and his vow to not be engaged before his
thirtieth birthday.
box from his dressing table and brought it to him. Opening the intricately carved lid plucked a highly detailed ring
from the top tray. “My father had given
this ring to my mother when he asked her to marry him, and so I offered it to
Millicent two weeks ago when I asked her to become my wife.
an
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Millicent wasd prd pressed to keep a
neutral expression on her face as Clow slipped the ring on her finger,
marveling at how it fit as if made for her and her alone.
solicitor, or that damned private investigator you have traipsing around the
countryside.”
your demands on my fiancé. You will
remove yourself from my house at once and never bother us again.
Keroberos padded closer to Millicent’s uncle, with every intention of hurting
the blustering fool if he angered his master any more.
Clow. I’ll leave, but we are far from
finished with this matter. You had
better have registered proof that she is your intended, or it won’t stand in
court.” The red faced fat man
announced, slamming the bedroom door behind him, putting distance between
himself and the winged lion.
Back on the bed, Millicent began to
gently pry the ring from her finger.
“It won’t
come off no matter how hard you tug.
It’s bespelled to stay on until the vows are spoken.”
you dies, or something like this happens?
How do you get it off then?”
has cried off, or died before the vows were spoken, and this situation has
never occurred before.”
find…something that will help.”
it’s replaced with out wedding rings.”
marry a gypsy fortuneteller, and their son marries a Chinese diplomat’s
daughter? Would it be that bad?”
bad at all. You know how much I’ve
always loved you.”
you down if you don’t want it. I know
you swore you wouldn’t marry before you turned thirty.”
your finger if I didn’t want it. I would have found another way.”
the betrothal papers, when we both know you did not.”
trademark smile, knowing she was done arguing the point.
to go back in time so I can change that.”
magic on some card. Not only would it
drain your magic, but you’d need a focus point on both ends, and make sure that
you don’t see yourself or change anything.”
to go two weeks back, register our agreement and come back to you.”
think.” The auburn haired girl pointed
out.
bungling your grand plans.”
my heart.” He said facetiously.
three days before we left, all because you tried to turn all your flowers into
stained glass.”
forever. Besides, I put it all back
together.” He protested.
him and looked at him, only to find him pouting like a child denied a sweet.
cheek. “Silly old Clow.”
lap and held her close to him. “I know I’m not the most eloquent manu knu know
I’m liable to blurt out something stupid than say something romantic.
the number one candidate for village idiot.”
finer qualities to me now, I’m sold on you.”
serious.” He sighed and adjusted his
spectacles.
your good and bad points, and I still love you.”
did have a point to all of that.” He
said, hugging her tight.
could in the shoulder, but he remained smiling at her.
to get to his point.
minded you are, and how you’re the village idiot.”
candidate.”
all but confirmed, but I won’t shout at you unless you shout at me first.
anger to you. I’ll never put any living
woman above you. I’ll never give you
more children than you and I can both handle.
I swear on my life that I’ll try to make you happy.”
with curiosity. His speech, while
touching in its honesty, seemed more ritualistic than sentimental.
down for breakfast.”
an
style='mso-tab-count:1'> “Yes?”
“Why did that seem rehearsed?”
learn when we come of age. When we
settle the ring on our women’s finger, we’re supposed to list all our faults
and promise to do out best to not only overcome our shortcomings, but protect,
love, and cherish our women now in life and after.”
it have been better to do that before you give her the ring?
man she’s getting.” Millicent asked of
this particular Reed quirk.
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we Reed’s done anything that was normal.
I guess great-great-great-great grandfather thought it was best to tell
her afterwards so she couldn’t escape.”
Clow said shrugging.
something that odd.”
pre-requisite for being in a magic family.”
breakfast. I promised Grandfather I
would have apologized and have given you a sizable gift.
acceptable.”
kissing Clow’s cheek as she passed him on her way to her room.
few minutes.”
before I see you again?”
pillow to beat him in the head.
feather beating.