Week 2 Carla's Date: Part Three

Misty sat alone in her room and waited. Just for something to do she had a pad of paper Evelyn had had delivered with the painting supplies and drew with a charcoal pencil one of the possible servants, or whatever they were. Being stark white that was the only color she needed for a fair representation. She didn't like how much it reminded her of looking at her self in the mirror back when she was still blind to color. Her pale skin had just been a wash of white under her dark hair, her pale grey eyes had blended together with the rest leaving them as blank white as the apparitions she was seeing.

But not seeing now.

Today had been good so far. The apology from Kim had lifted her spirits and the music had been wonderful. Even Gabriella had seemed to be enjoying herself. Then they'd come up here together after a quick lunch and waited so she could confront one of these pale Mistys. But none had shown.

Gabriella had decided that they were avoiding her, and Misty had to agree she'd only seen them when alone. So the once older woman had gone on to the pub leaving Misty alone to hunt something that looked far too much like herself. To no avail.

She'd even taken off her clothes and tossed them about the floor leaving a mess, but none of her pale copies had taken the bait.

Looking down at her sketch, she'd drawn the Misty she'd seen holding her sketches ironically, she wondered if this spectral other self would come back to see herself drawn. She wondered how she'd react to that. "If only you weren't hiding from me!" she yelled in frustration.

Fuck this, she thought, putting her completed sketch down then getting up to grab a new dress and undergarments. She was going to get a drink or five and let the explosions of color from the others put her ghostly stalkers out of her mind.

She smiled up at the nude she'd painted of Gabriella hanging over the fireplace, Susan had gushed about how good it looked. Misty was glad hanging it hadn't turned into a bone of contention because she wasn't going to not put it up regardless.

Draping her cloak about her she set out through the heavy black oak door and stopped dead in her tracks. A pale Misty was standing across the circular room running her white hand over the engraved Phoenix in the other door.

Misty might have lost her temper a bit... "There you are! What have you been up to while I was waiting for one of you to show up?!" She yelled at the apparition in a fit of vexation and not thinking very clearly to be honest.

The pale copy turned to face her suddenly and froze looking her in the eye catching Misty off guard and bringing her back to her senses. What was she doing yelling at this thing? "Um hello? What are you? I mean who are you? I know you're not me. I mean I'm pretty sure you're not me. Are you?" She started slowing walking forward as she chattered but the apparition stayed unmoving.

Halfway to it, and not really having much of a plan, she held out her hand. "Do you have a name?" The pale Misty finally responded, shaking it's head before drifting back through the solid wood of the door.

"Dammit!" She leaped forward and opened the door but there was no sign of her copy. "Quit avoiding me!" She yelled into the empty room.

"Now I really need a drink."

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Anna, Susan, and Candy had been enjoying a post work out drink relaxing and been later joined by Gabriella who had stuck with just tea. Eventually the topic of discussion had turned to the Spanish woman herself.

"You know Prof with a little work and some more meat in your diet we could put some good muscle on your frame." Anna ribbed her good naturedly.

Gabriella shook her head. "You'd think so, but all the work I do in my backyard gardening never put any on me."

"Ah it's more than just putting in the work, you have to give your body the right materials or you just burn it all off."

"Or cheat." Susan laughed and flexed a bicep then grimaced down into her mug of hot chocolate. No beer for her, not for a while.

The other women laughed. "Yes or cheat. Maybe you'll get something to turn you into a proper Amazon next round, eh professor?"

"I'd rather not, but I wouldn't say no to some more definition like Ms. Henderson has been showing lately."

Candy beamed at her former teacher. "That's all due to Anna's help." Then she looked over at Susan and playfully stuck her tongue out. "And no cheating." Candy was also drinking hot chocolate in solidarity with the pregnant twosome and didn't mind at all.

Then Misty and Evelyn came in through the bar door together. Misty glad to see Gabriella, and Evelyn glad the British women hadn't tried to invite her on their date which would have been terribly awkward.

"So you don't know what they could be either?" Misty asked the elf as she closed the door behind her.

"I'm afraid not." Evelyn responded as she made her way behind the bar to warm up her own mug of hot chocolate.

Gabriella raised an eyebrow at the cloaked woman who had apparently included another in her secret. "Yes I told her." She responded before going to pull a mug of beer and join everyone else at the table. After sitting down and looking at everyone's drinks she asked. "Okay what's going on? Are we having a surprise midweek challenge and no one told Misty? Seriously, why am I drinking alone?"

Susan, Anna, and Candy shared some glances before Candy couldn't take it any longer. "They're pregnant!"

If Misty had taken a drink yet it probably would have ended up all over the excited blonde. "They're what?!" Gabriella looked equally shocked.

"Last night on my date Laura got me and Susan pregnant." Anna said looking sheepish.

"So no beer for us. Masters orders." Susan didn't look sheepish at all, Misty thought she looked radiant.

Gabriella took a long drink of tea to clear her throat. "Well that didn't take long."

"Yeah well it took me by surprise too, but Susan super wanted this and her desire was pretty infectious and Laura was onboard so here we are."

"As am I!" Candy's bright blue glow was nearly blinding Misty at this point.

"Congratulations." Evelyn told the pair once things had calmed down somewhat.

"So I imagine from your reaction you're going to want to get pregnant as well?" Misty asked Candy.

"I can wait until our next date." Candy was still beaming.

Susan reached out and put a hand over Candy's. "You can come with me on my date if you want."

Misty had to lower the hood of her cloak from the glare. "Really?!"

"Really, really." Susan smiled at the radiant blonde.

"That's going to be so weird competing with three pregnant women." Misty grumbled.

"Don't be like that." Anna nudged the cloaked woman playfully. "We aren't suddenly made of spun glass or anything. Candy says we might not even be showing before the shows over."

"Yep, and physical exertion is good for you while pregnant. You should have seen how much Susan was lifting."

"Not as much as when I still had her muscles though." Susan grinned at Anna.

"Also you have both the protection of the bracelets and the magic of the masters transformation protecting the children. You could probably still be drinking **** with no ill effects." Evelyn blinked in surprise at the group's shocked stares. "What? It guaranteed healthy children. That was Shar's own words."

"No one's doubting you Evelyn, but masters orders. No drinking while pregnant."

"Oh, yes well of course, her orders are paramount."

"Right... So time for dinner?" Anna led the pack in getting up and heading out with Evelyn trailing behind. Humans were so strange, even the ones that weren't quite.