Today is one of the rare days I'm actually having breakfast with the rest of the family. I usually eat with Cedric to keep him company but I still need to spend time with family even though I don't want to. James came into the room with wheels on his shoes. He plans to give everyone in the kingdom a pair when he's king. Good thing that isn't going to happen for a long time. Roland tried to explain that being king is more than just having fun. It's being responsible, generous, brave, and polite.
James was confident that he was all of those things but I don't think so. But then Roland had the brilliant idea to make James king for the day while he and Mum go Phenoix watching! Um, how about no! He's ten! Amber argued that James didn't know how to be king and that me or she should be queen first. I don't want to be queen but I do agree with Amber. James isn't mature enough to be king, even if it's for a day. But Roland wanted this to happen. And he asked Baileywick to get Cedric. I decided to do it myself. I made my way there and just told Cedric that Roland needed him. I just wanted to see his reaction. We went to the courtyard.
"You summoned me, your Majesty?" Cedric asked Roland
"Ah, Cedric. James is going to be king for the day," Roland said smiling
"You're putting a boy in charge of the entire kingdom?"
"Yes. And I want you to help him out."
"I have to take orders from Prince James?"
"Correct. Today, whatever James says goes."
Cedric looked either devastated or worried about that. I can't tell, even with the little squeak he made. Or whimper? Whatever the noise was, it was cute. A servant came over with a crown for James. So, he was officially crowned king for the day. This should be fun. So then, Mum and Roland left after letting Amber come too because she asked. Time to watch everything go wrong while James is King. So we went to the throne room where James was told what the problems were.
A mountain of proclamations needs approval, he needs to pick out a new coat of arms for the Royal Scribes, the castle servants have too much to do and not enough time to do it all, and there's an abandoned house in the village that could fall down any minute. But there is a lot more. That's when Ruby and Jane came over looking tired. And I mean really tired. They explained what the problem was. There is a giant in a nearby cave who is asleep. But that's the problem.
They're snoring really loud which is preventing everyone from getting any sleep. Baileywick added that to the list of things to do. Now James saw that king work wasn't as fun as he thought it would be. In fact, it was harder than he thought it would be. Sofia tried to encourage him by saying that he can solve these problems because he comes up with great ideas. I mean, in a fun way but not in a way to rule the kingdom. But Sofia encouraged him to use them anyway to help solve all these Royal problems.
Do things his way. Well, that's what he started doing which actually worked. But gave no credit to Cedric who made more Wheeley shoes for the servants. Just like his father. And James declared himself the King of Fun. Oh lord. When is today over again? And James made Sofia his Royal Adviser. He needs a parent at this rate. But I'd love to see how James handles the abandoned house and the snoring giant. So, on our way to the village. Cedric almost got away with not going but James told him to follow.
When we arrived, we heard how loud the giant was. And it was really loud. No wonder no one is getting any sleep. James had the brilliant idea to throw a party loud enough to cover up the noise. That isn't solving anything. But I hope he has a better idea for the abandoned house. NO! JUST TURN IT INTO A GINGERBREAD HOUSE AND THE POND NEXT TO IT INTO CHOCOLATE MILK! I did it for Cedric since he clearly didn't want to. So then the party started.
You can still hear the giant snoring, however. So the music was asked to be louder. He's just trying to cover it up! This isn't fixing the problem! But you can still hear the snoring. So James asked for fireworks. Wait, what?! I know it's stupid but fireworks always seem to scare the life out of me. But that's only when they bang. They make me jump.
I know people love them so I don't complain. But they might wake up the giant! And that's not a really good idea. It could make them angry. Sofia advised James not to do this but he made Cedric conjure the fireworks. He did and I covered my ears but it didn't stop me from jumping every time they went off. Cedric asked me if I was alright so I admitted to having an irrational fear of fireworks.
Cedric was surprised but told me to come to him. I did and he held me close, making sure I had a hard time listening to the fireworks. It surprisingly worked. And we can't hear the snoring anymore. Well, there's a reason for that. Because the fireworks woke up the giant! But not just any giant. A baby giant! Which decided to throw a tree at us! We all ran and I followed Cedric. Sofia came over asking Cedric if he had a spell to stop the giant.
He remembered a shrinking spell so he tried that. But the baby fell making the ground shake and for the spell to shrink his wand instead! The baby started to chase us so we all ran off. We took shelter in the gingerbread house which was quickly being torn apart by the baby. And James decided to stop being king because he caused all this! James, right now, we need a king. So please just take the role back! We all hid under the stairs while Sofia gave James a pep talk. James took the role of King back and asked for any ideas.
We have to get the giant asleep again but how? Sofia then had an idea. Every night, the three would have a snack to make them sleepy. So maybe we can use the house and the pond as a snack for the baby. But how do we take it back to the cave? James offered to distract while we make the snack and meet him at the cave. So, using his pogo, he led the baby away from the house and we got to work on the snack. We filled two barrels full of chocolate milk and got as much gingerbread as we could into a wagon.
Once that was done, we went to the cave where we waited for James and the baby. When they did arrive, we showed them the snacks. He ate all the snacks and got very sleepy. Is it sleepy enough? Whether it is or not, I have a plan to ensure he does fall asleep. I asked the band to play a lullaby while I sang an old lullaby I used to sing to Sofia.
'Loo-li, loo-li, loo-li, lai-lay. Loo-li, loo-li, loo-li lai-lay. Lay down your head and I'll sing you a lullaby back to the years of loo-li lai-lay. And I'll sing you to sleep and I'll sing you tomorrow. Bless you with love for the road that you go.'
'May you sail far to the far fields of fortune with diamonds and pearls at your head and your feet. And may you need never to banish misfortune. May you find kindness in all that you meet. May there always be angels to watch over you to guide you each step of the way, to guard you and keep you safe from all harm. Loo-li, loo-li, lai-lay.'
'May you bring love and may you bring happiness. Be loved in return to the end of your days. Now fall off to sleep, I'm not meaning to keep you. I'll just sit for a while and sing loo-li, lai-lay. May there always be angels to watch over you to guide you each step of the way, to guard you and keep you safe from all harm.'
'Loo-li, loo-li, lai-lay, loo-li, loo-li, lai-lay. Loo-li, loo-li, loo-li, lai-lay. Loo-li, loo-li, loo-li lai-lay. Loo-li, loo-li, loo-li lai-lay. Loo-li, loo-li, loo-li lai-lay. Loo-li, lai-lay.'
The baby is asleep now. Good. The song works every time. Everyone started to cheer quietly for us. And Mum, Roland, and Amber came back to see all the commotion. Sofia explained what happened with the giant. Roland congratulated James for a good job. But James credited Sofia, myself, and Cedric for helping him. And Baileywick told Roland that James and Sofia completed everything on the scroll of things to do. Well, all except one. The snoring giant.
James asked Cedric to make a door so no one would hear the snoring. When he did make it, it was too small. Only because of his wand being tiny so it made a tiny door. Makes sense. So I made it and Cedric's wand normal size. Now there was no more snoring. Roland thanked us both for doing such a good job today. Then, we went back to the castle. Today has been a long day. Well, at least it wasn't a total disaster.
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Love of a Sorcerer (Cedric X Reader Rewrite)
Fanfiction(Y/N) is the older sister of Princess Sofia. She is a hardworking girl from the village trying to work her way to become a sorceress. But when her mother married King Roland the 2nd, her dreams of becoming a sorceress is looking pretty grim. That is...
