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Magica De Spell ([personal profile] lifesa_witch) wrote in [community profile] happilyeverbeginning2019-10-14 10:27 pm

So stay away from me / the beast is ugly (scrooge x magica)

 The carriage ride was so long that by the time the horses stopped, night had already settled in. It was a full moon, allowing the stone pathway to be illuminated. The rider said nothing, simply taking Scrooge's bags and walking on ahead. With any luck, this wouldn't be a return trip - but luck had died long ago in this place.

In the distance, one could hear the caws of several ravens, far away in the dark forests. It was difficult to see the house in the darkness, but it was certainly large and grand. Definitely belonging to someone of high class and lots of money. After all, it was part of the reason Scrooge was here.

Another servant was at the door, waiting for them.

"Either look her in the eyes," he warned, "or have them stay on the floor. Never anywhere else. Just keep your introduction and qualifications short. it is..." He hesitated, glancing backwards. "Often too easy to stoke her anger. And lastly... never ask questions."

Some of these things had probably been told to Scrooge before - he'd been recommended the job, after all. Granted, the recommendation came with the mysterious woman buying up his shop like it was nothing. Still, it seemed at least the servants wanted this to go well.

Whatever "this" was... it was about to begin, if he was ready to enter.
richestduck: (Awkward Smile)

[personal profile] richestduck 2019-12-12 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
And there it was: proof that she wasn't interested.

He gave an awkward smile. "Let's have breakfast. I'm sure I'll think of something else by next week."
richestduck: (Awkward Smile)

[personal profile] richestduck 2019-12-12 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
The truly excellent food tasted like ash, but Scrooge didn't care. He mentally berated himself.

What had he been thinking? He'd known better. No woman in her right mind would ever pick a cripple.

When he finished, he leaned over to give her a peck on the cheek. "I'll see you at lunch?"
richestduck: (Fond Smile)

[personal profile] richestduck 2019-12-12 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
He took her hand and gave it a squeeze, forcing a soft smile on his face.

'As long as she's happy.'
richestduck: (Thinking)

[personal profile] richestduck 2019-12-12 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
Scrooge had no ideas that Magica was feeling ill in the mornings. If he wasn't having a meal with her, he didn't typically see much of her after all.

Still, she'd been starting to look a bit different. Good different. But he couldn't put his finger as to what it was.
richestduck: (Fond Smile)

[personal profile] richestduck 2019-12-12 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
Scrooge limped up behind her, wrapping his arms around her and placing his hands on her belly.

"That isn't a bad thing," he told her.
richestduck: (Oh dear)

[personal profile] richestduck 2019-12-12 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
True, he hadn't touched any fat women's bellies, but he'd seen them often enough and how they moved. Fat jiggled and squished easily.

Magica felt...solid. Yes, there was fat there, but it was a thin layer over something hard.

His mind flitted back to his childhood. He could see his mother humming as she set the table with what little food they had. She'd been much skinnier then except for the distension in her belly. He remembered the dread of what that meant and what that would mean for the family with too many mouths to feed already.

"...Magica, what was that spell you cast again?"
richestduck: (Oh dear)

[personal profile] richestduck 2019-12-12 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
"Are you sure that's what it was?" Scrooge asked. "And when was the last time you used a spell to prevent children?"
richestduck: (I messed up. How do I fix this?)

[personal profile] richestduck 2019-12-12 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
"I can help," he said. A day away from the numbers wouldn't hurt her finances.
richestduck: (Sad)

[personal profile] richestduck 2019-12-12 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
He didn't follow her, standing there and watching her go forlornly.

Finally, he went to go get dressed. If she was pregnant, it was likely his egg.

'I wonder if she'll let me take the egg with me when she fires me.'

Probably not.
richestduck: (Sad Gaze)

[personal profile] richestduck 2019-12-12 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
And there it was.

Scrooge said nothing, the somber tapping of his cane on the ground saying everything for him. He wondered if he could plead for the egg's existence, to allow him to take the egg she likely didn't want.

'Would she believe me if I told her that I'd never tell anyone who its mother is?'
richestduck: (Cautious Entrance)

[personal profile] richestduck 2019-12-12 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
Scrooge swallowed as he entered, standing before her and having no idea if he'd be allowed to provide any sort of comfort.

"...It was a fertility spell, wasn't it?" he asked softly.
richestduck: (No! Please!)

[personal profile] richestduck 2019-12-12 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
He looked at her before he fell to his knees before her, begging.

"Please...please lay it. I know it's selfish of me, but..."

But this might be the only child he ever had.

"If you want me gone, I can take the egg with me. You'll never hear from us again."

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