magical cures 07 - a charming fatality by tonya kappes Read Free Book Online

found out about my lineage.
    “Which way today?” I asked Mr. Prince Charming. No matter what finger I touched, they all led to the University and my aunt, only a different path.
    Mr. Prince Charming dotted his tail in the air, pointing to Intuition School.
    “Good choice.” I smiled and gently ran my finger across the words. Like magic, a clear path unfolded in front of my eyes. At the end of the path, I could clearly see a small yellow cottage with geraniums, morning glories, petunias, moon flowers, and trailing ivy, a rainbow of colorful explosion in the window boxes under each window. There was a sunny, cheerfulness in my walk to where I was almost running. It felt like another extension of home.
    Mr. Prince Charming was a different story. He and my aunt hadn’t really seen eye-to-eye all of these years. I had never really gotten to the bottom of it, but I tried to keep the peace the best I could.
    “Narley!” A voice called from ahead.
    I didn’t even have to look up to see who had greeted us.
    Mr. Prince Charming was already in Gus Chatham’s arms. Gus was a spiritual phenomenon as a teletransporter and clairvoyant medium. Though his shaggy ash-blond surfer-dude hair, brown eyes, lanky six-foot frame and his laid back cargo shirts and tee made him look like a bum. 
    “Hey!” I waved over my hand and picked up the pace. “How are you?”
    We gave a quick hug; Mr. Prince Charming jumped out of the way and did figure eights around Gus’s ankles.
    “Dudette.” He grabbed my hand and looked at my ring. “So the getting hitched rumor is true? Our little June is getting married.”
    “I guess.” I eased my hand out of his and held it out to see it better.
    Oscar had proposed using my mother’s ring. Every time I looked at it, I saw my mother’s hand. We had the exact same hands. Same bumps, same veins, same coloring.
    “Oscar is kinda rushing things.”
    “Uh, oh. That doesn’t sound so good.” Gus was good at getting to the point. “Tell me about it over a cup of coffee from Black Magic.”
    “I would but I’ve got to see Aunt Helena.” Though I wouldn’t mind taking a stroll through the center of the University where all the shops and café were located.
    “You’ll have to deal with me for a while. She’s in a chamber meeting with the teachers. Summer meeting thing.” He shrugged. “That’s why I’m here to greet you. I saw the path open and I figured it might be you.”
    “I guess I will have that coffee.”
    “See you there.” Gus disappeared just like that.
    “It must be nice being able to teletransport.” My brow cocked as I looked at Mr. Prince Charming who was already running past the yellow cottage into the center of the University.
    The street was a lot less crowded than it had been last time I was here. Granted it was summer and most spiritualists had gone home for the summer, but there was still summer school.
    Black Magic Café was a really cool green clapboard house with picnic tables scattered throughout the place, providing plenty of seating.
    “Hey, June!” The young guy behind the counter waved and hollered as soon as I walked in. “Gus said you were on your way. Look here.” He pointed to the large chalkboard hanging on the wall behind the counter. “June’s Gems!”
    “Oh my gosh,” I gushed when I saw the delicious dessert Raven Mortimer had named after me.
    June’s Gems were her version of Ding Dongs, my weakness.
    “We were excited to get a deal going with her. She provides us with a lot of the cupcakes too.” He pointed down the row of cupcakes.
    “Wicked Good is wicked good,” I laughed. “I’ll definitely have a June’s Gem with a cup of coffee.”
    “Coming up! And I’ll bring it over.” He gestured over to a picnic table where Gus was already sitting with Tilly, a girl who worked at Wands, Potions, and Beyond.
    It was a store where any student, no matter what gift they had, could get whatever they needed while attending the