"HOOT!" Alice followed my lead.
"I love you, sweetheart. Have fun," Mother encouraged.
I noticed a change in Brother’s expression, making me tilt my head, but in a flash, it was replaced with a wide smile.
"Bye," he called, leaving the house and closing the door softly behind him.
"Mommy?" I walked to her and looked up to meet her bright gold eyes. They were totally different than my ruby ones I inherited from Father.
"What's the matter, Jewel?" Mother knelt to talk to me. "Brother looked scared a second ago. Didn't you see?"
My brother never looked afraid unless he had to kill a spider. He didn't like those. I thought they were awesome.
"He's probably just nervous. Exams are coming up for him. He wants to do really well like Father and I once did. He struggles with certain types of magic," Mother explained.
"He needs to learn from a pro like ME!" I declared.
Mother grinned. "I agree, my little prodigy. Just don't set the house on fire again, okay?"
"Hoot!" Alice nuzzled her head against my face as I let out a nervous giggle. "That was an accident," I admitted shyly.
Mother smiled and pressed a kiss to my forehead. "I know. Now, are you going to have a bath and change into your nice dress Brother bought you?"
"YES! I'm going with you to school to take Brother home early, right?" I asked.
She nodded. "Yup. He really wants to go to the magic show that just opened. We'll go there first and then have a nice fancy dinner."
"And a movie?!"
"Sure." Mother laughed at my excitement.
"Brother is going to be so happy, Mommy! I’ll go take a bath!" I announced, making my way to the stairs, but then I paused, turning around to run back to Mother who looked confused.
Alice flew up and hovered in the air, watching us.
I lifted my arms. "I want a hug before I go," I announced.
Her face softened and she pulled me into a hug. "What's this for?"
"I know you miss Daddy. I miss him too. But he loves you, me, Brother and Alice! And I love you," I whispered, giving Mommy a kiss on the nose. She blinked, looking shocked by my sudden words.
"Thank you, Jewel. Father would be very proud of his mini paragon. I love you too," she replied in a choked voice, pressing a kiss to my forehead.
"Let's get your bath running," she whispered.
I nodded happily and began to sing the song as I always did before having a bath.
I couldn't wait to see Brother's happy face when we picked him up from school.
“Mommy. Does Logan get to come over tomorrow?” I asked, tightening my hand in hers as we walked past the school entrance gates which were a shiny gold.
"Do you want to play with Logan?" Mother questioned.
"Yes. I miss him." I hadn't seen him since my sixth birthday, which was last month, because his parents were too busy to bring him over.
"I'll talk with Logan's parents after this and see if we can go pick him up. He can come with us and stay the night. I'm sure neither of his parents would mind," Mother reassured me.
"I can't wait! He's going to be happy," I gleefully announced, feeling excited to see my best friend. We'd known each other for as long as I could remember.