It was a quiet afternoon in Beautylicious, which was out of the ordinary. It was usually the busiest time of day, but one of Carly's clients had cancelled on her, and also one of Zoe's had done the same. The two friends couldn't have known that it wasn't a coincedence that two clients had cancelled their appointments back to back. Sat across the reception area was the new employee Joanne, her shapely legs crossed and filing one of her freshly manicured nails. The stunning brunette kept glancing up and looking at Carly as she tidied her little nail painting table, and at Zoe as she sat reading a magazine.
What Carly and Zoe also couldn't have known, is that their new friend and co-worker, Joanne, wasn't quite what or who she appeared to be. And her glamorous good looks were actually a result of magic. Zelda was a witch, a very powerful witch, over 400 years old, immortal... but only due to witchcraft and black magic. 'Joanne' was her latest identity, and England was the latest country she was visiting, having spent most of the last century in the United States, toying with mortals in a variety of ways.
"Carly luv, isn't it your anniversary on Saturday?" 'Joanne' suddenly spoke, breaking the silence.
"Hmm?" Carly frowned, thinking she was on about a wedding anniversary or something. Which would have been an odd question, since Joanne knew Carly was divorced.
"Of the salon, I mean? Eight years you've been open, right?" Joanne asked, smiling, as Zoe also looked up from her magazine.
"She's right you know, eight years. Tempus fugit!" Zoe said, not believing how fast the time had gone.
Carly smiled, and glanced at the calendar on the wall. "Oh, yes, you're right." She nodded, playing it down. But Joanne wasn't about to let an opportunity like this pass her by, an opportunity for some fun with more unsuspecting mortals, Carly and Zoe included.
"Why not have a celebratory party or something? I hear the the Riverside club is free, I think someone's birthday bash got cancelled or something." Joanne said (something else she was responsible for).
Carly sighed, shaking her head at first. "And invite who exactly. Us three, and maybe my mum?" She joked.
Joanne uncrossed her legs and set the nail file down on the desk in front of her. "No, there's lots of people you can invite." She muttered, getting to her feet and clicking across the floor in her stiletto pumps to sit opposite Carly. "How about your friends at Wilko too? I'm sure everyone there would be up for a party." She smiled, re-crossing her sexy legs.
Zoe soon spoke up again. "That's a great idea!" She grinned.
Carly was unsurprised by this reaction from Zoe. As much as Carly herself enjoyed a drink, Zoe was a real party animal when she had a few drinks in her.
"See, Zoe likes it." Joanne said, gesturing with her hand. "Come on, I'll make all the arrangements. The only thing you have to do is pop down to Wilko and invite everyone there and anyone they want to bring, to attend on Saturday." She added, seeing that she was gradually convincing Carly that it was a good idea. She could of course have just used a spell to get Carly to agree to the party, but Joanne didn't like to use magic for such mundane purposes. She liked to save it for special occasions, like the one that was now coming up in a couple of days. Joanne's specialty... switching up people's body parts, which always provided some hilarious and kinky results among her unaware victims.
"Fine, book us in at the Riverside Inn." Carly smiled, slouching back in her chair.
"That's my bestie!" Zoe said in excitement, hunching her shoulders a little and grinning. "Its been a while since I had a good night out." She said.
Joanne sat back, contented. "Oh I'm sure this night will be very special." She said, smirking mischievously as she produced her mobile phone and rang the Riverside to book the party for the entire day Saturday.
As she did that, Carly and Zoe took advantage of the quiet period in the salon to nip down to Wilko, not only to invite the staff to their upcoming celebration, but also to buy a few supplies.
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