Amelia - Chapter Thirty Two

"You are so cute. Prince James gave you such a pretty name. I think it suits you well." she told the baby. 

She then placed the baby in the cradle and left the room.

The wizard picks up Amelia to take a look at her. "Well, she looks just like you and James, but I'm not too sure if it would be wise to test any potions on her while she's this little. I want to observe her and take some samples to run more tests," the wizard told the queen."Yes, I agree. I think she is too young to test the potions on. I want you to still test the others, but let her get a bit bigger before we move forward with her." Kristen replied.

The wizard placed Amelia back in her cradle. They both left and headed down the corridor and out of sight. James was so curious about the little baby that his mom and the wizard were so interested in. He snuck in and peered over at the cute little baby his mom let him name. She smiled up at him. You look just like me." James told little Amelia. James heard someone outside the door and hid behind the curtain.

One of the queen's ladies came in and gave the baby something to eat. When she was done, she placed her back into the cradle and left the room. James came out from behind the curtain, and once everyone was gone, he waved goodbye to the baby, and then he darted out the door. 

Later that evening, James and one of the little girls were playing outside when they heard a baby crying. James and the little girl snuck up to the wizard's window and peered in.

They watched as the wizard looked through the stuff on his table while little Amelia lay in a cradle, crying.

She cried and cried, kicking her feet and thrashing around. James watched to see what was making the baby cry. "I wonder what he's doing to her? It's not nice to make a baby cry. I never make her cry. She always smiles and makes funny noises when I play with her," James told the girl.

Finally, out of frustration, the wizard turned around while holding his ears. "Stop crying!" he shouted.  

He finished what he was doing and got the baby situated. Eventually, little Amelia gave in and quit crying. The wizard got what he needed from her and summoned one of the ladies to come and get her so he could rest his ears.

William was outside with all the kids while they played in the starlight. All the kids seemed to be having fun, and he loved to see his son so happy.

James chased the girls around, playing like he was a monster, and the girls squealed as they ran. That was one of their favorite games to play.

Amelia had gotten bigger, and one of the ladies was carrying her. James ran up to her. "Wait, I want to see my Amelia," James told her as he looked up at the cute little girl that used to be so tiny and small.

"Put her down so I can play with her," he demanded. "But I'm not sure if your parents want you to," she told James. "I don't care; she's my little Amelia." he insisted.

She placed her down, and Amelia began to crawl across the floor.

James sat down in front of her and began to talk to her like he used to when she was little and in her cradle.

Amelia was fascinated with James. She began to giggle and laugh at James when he made faces at her.

She went over to the block table and began to play with the blocks.

James sat down beside her and started to pile up the blocks to show her how to make something.

"Look, Amelia, stack them like this; you can do it. We can make a little house." James told her as he started stacking.

The wizard was hard at work, trying to find a cure. He went through all his books and examined all the samples he had collected from all those who had the curse.

After going through them all and looking at Amelia's samples, he found something in his book that actually might work. However, he had to make sure before he could give it to the queen or James.

The wizard meets with the queen to tell her the news."I must go to the other two and test one of them with this potion. It will determine if it will work," he explains to the queen."I will, in good faith, let one of the girls go back to persuade them to take the potion. I want to keep my word, but one will stay until their curse is cured. Take the little girl with you and the potion, and once you have the results report back to me." she told the wizard.  

James finds his mother in the banquet hall."Mommy, I want to ask you something. I have a request and want to have your permission on something." James told his mom."You know I will do my best to make you happy. What is it that you want?" she asked. "Well, I want to keep Amelia in the castle with me. I want her to share my room with me and for the wizard to not do anything bad to her? he responded confidently. "Well, that's quite a big request. Do you realize what your asking? You will be responsible for her if we agree to this. But I will not make any promises right now. I will have to talk it over with your father." she replied.

Sometime later, the queen arrived in James's room, where the kids were playing. "I want you to know that your sister has been returned to your parents. If all goes well, you will join them soon," she told the little girl.

Once the queen left the room, the little girl was excited but sad at the same time. "I wish they would have chosen me to go. I will miss them dearly," she told James.

"It will be alright. I think they know me and that you are a good friend, and I wanted you to stay a bit longer. You will go back to them really soon." James told her as he gave her a big hug."You are my best friend. I will miss you when I go," she told him.

Meanwhile, James loved to play with Amelia. He spent a lot of time with her. Amelia would giggle and laugh when James came to play with her. He was growing quite attached to her.