Chapter 2 - Hanging Out

It was a busy time for Miranda... juggling school and learning magic from Gwen. At least learning magic was fun.


Of course, mom was barely around anymore now that she had gone back to performing. Still, Miranda thought, does she have to perform all the time? She can hardly go out anymore without being mobbed by fans and the paparazzi. She doesn't have to like it so much, does she?



At least mom took Miranda into the city when she went for one of her shows... which gave Miranda a chance to sneak off with a new friend to visit the Spice Festival.

"Ugh, you see what I mean... every time we go out!"


Hot... hot... HOT! Ok, maybe spicy food isn't Miranda's thing.


Cough... OK, maybe bubble blowers aren't either...

Of course, mom being off giving a concert wasn't all bad. It meant, with Gwen staying behind to tend the farm, Miranda could go to the Finchwick Fair alone. OK, not as glamorous as the city but a chance to finally spend some time with Imran.

Her grade school crush was now her high school crush, and Miranda just didn't know what to say...


... but she had found a spell in one of the books that she thought might help break the ice.


OK, that... helped. Meep!

Cassie was so sure they were safe, but Gwen had felt them, even in her sleep... dark and hungry, lurking around the house in the night . So, she kept her eye on Miranda from afar...

"I might need to talk to that girl about a few things," Gwen mused.