When Caizey woke, it was to the rays of sunlight playing in colors on the wall from the stained glass windows. Stretching happily, she crawled out of bed and groaned at the temperature. Apparently there was a summer heatwave going on. She found her hot weather dress, and headed downstairs. A couple of paintings later, she noticed that her stomach was growling, so she took a break from painting to get some fruit salad for breakfast.
Pulling her fruit salad out of the fridge, Caizey again smiled to herself about her new dining room furniture. And a bar - what had possessed her to buy a BAR! She didn't even know how to make drinks! Chuckling, she shrugged. That just gave her a new project - learning how. If she ever had the time, that is....
She washed up her dishes and put them away, then headed back to her art room. The inspiration was clear today, and she carefully began work on what she was sure would be a masterpiece.
It turned out that Caizey was right. It was the perfect painting to keep, too, to commemorate mastering the painting skill. She made a mental note to actually furnish the living room... parlor? .. to match the painting, because it looked sorta silly in there by itself.
Pulling out her furniture catalog, she lost a few hours picking things out and planning what to spend. The poor catalog was now dog-eared all to heck, but such was life when you had a whole house to furnish!
Crawling back into bed that night, Caizey decided she had spent enough time alone this week. Tomorrow, she was definitely going to take the day off of painting and head out on the town. It was supposed to be even hotter, then, too, and spending time in her still-un-air-conditioned house just didn't sound like fun.
She spent the next morning weeding her baby money trees, whistling to herself.
Then, she practiced her pick up lines in the mirror in the bathroom, happy to finally have a shower and bathtub. This house was really coming together, now! However, it was getting hotter, and it was long past time to get some socialization in, so Caizey headed out to the local bar.
.... And look who was here! Lucian! And who was that at the bar? Another handsome man. She surreptitiously greeted him, hoping that Lucian wouldn't notice when she jotted down the man's number for another day.
Wouldn't you know it.. it was "Knight Night" at the bar - and there were a million people here. Caizey waved at a few familiar faces, and sat down to chat for a little while.
Finally, she decided enough was enough, and snuck behind the bar to get a hug from Lucian. He looked as overwhelmed by the crowd as she was, and was definitely amenable to calling in a replacement and heading out the back door with Caizey.
They drove a while, heading into Windenburg to the closest Nightclub - the Narwhal Arms. Caizey had a blast joking with Lucian on the way, and she was more than willing to hop straight onto the dance floor with him when they got there.
Luckily, this weren't quite as crowded here, and there was plenty of space to "get her groove on". Lucian laughed at her antics, and they shared a grin over the music. Even the DJ got a little carried away and put the music on auto-play, coming down from the booth to dance with everyone else.
Later, on a break from dancing, Caizey and Lucian found a quiet corner to get to know each other a little better.
Spying a random closet, they took advantage of it - although Caizey was pretty sure several other people in the club noticed. Lucian was ready to head home since he'd had a long night - but Caizey was not, so they parted ways. She was sure she could find a ride home... and started glancing around the club again.
Bingo! Caizey wondered why all the bartenders seemed to be hot in the area, and headed over to make his acquaintance. She made a stop by the flowerbed outside the front door, and picked a rose to surprise him with.
It turns out his name was Blaine, and he was so Self-Absorbed he hadn't even noticed Lucian and her antics from a bit ago. Which worked out in her favor - and she quickly charmed him completely. He called in a replacement, and Caizey agreed to meet him outside.
On her way there, she noticed the pompous guy from the other bar than she'd given the potion to.. and she chuckled to herself. It didn't look like he remembered her, though, luckily.. and she pretty much ignored him.
A heated kiss later - Caizey noticed out of the corner of her eye that Paolo had spotted her and Blaine. Oops! Guess she wasn't going to worry about calling him again! She made her excuses to Blaine and hopped on her broom to go visit the Magic Realm and escape this crazy club.
She related the entire hilarious story to Morgyn - who appreciated a good laugh, then Caizey charmed her out of the last couple of Mischief spells she needed for her spellbook. After a little practice session, Caizey decided that she was so close to having a full spellbook - there was certainly no reason to stop now.
She tracked down Simeon, and after a bit of light conversation, she managed to get her last two spells out of him. She now knew all the spells, and the potions, too! She hadn't completely topped out her experience bar to Virtuoso, yet, though, and so she found some more folk to practice her new skills on.
She reveled in the way the magic sparkled in her hands and she threw spell after spell. Her opponent blocked a few spells, but he couldn't block them all.
Soon, a well-placed zap spell knocked him off her feet and netted her a few simoleons. What luck! - Or was it skill? Caizey smirked to herself and headed off to the basement to mix up some more needs potions.
L. Faba grinned at her as she walked by, and they shared a smile. Her mentor was incredibly proud of all that she had accomplished, and all the duels she won. Caizey was sure she had heard about Caizey mastering her spellbook, too, since the three spellmasters were very close friends.
Finally, exhausted, Caizey headed home. Her comfortable canopy bed was calling her, and after a lovely bath, she fell into a sound sleep, dreaming about dancing spells and grown money trees.
(A/N: This story is now on "break" - but don't worry, Caizey will be back in August. If you're interested in stories like hers, feel free to check out my "Foreshadowed Sunset" vampire story - I have 8 new chapters of it coming in July! .. and 15 chapters from my Mermaid Legacy story, "Tails of Sulani", also coming over the next month. Caizey will see you again in August, and I'm so excited to be caught up on posting her story finally so I'll be able to dive back into playing her. She needs an heir, after all... and that house needs wallpaper!!)
