[ WP ] A couple is having their first child , when they admit to each other that they both promised their first born to a witch . It 's two different witches .

Anna reached over and grabbed the pig ’ s ear, ripped off the tip and tossed it into the pot. 
 
 She knew this was brilliant. Transporting to the family and popping in the middle of the bedroom with fog and lightning spatting this way and that was amateur. Any witch could do it, and it ’ s probably exactly what the mother expects her to do. 
 
 Which is why she set up a summoning spell. 
 
 She dropped a dash of Foxglove into the mixture with a smile. 
 
 Anna wasn ’ t the best, she understood. She ’ d only been with the practice of witchery for three hundred and twenty years. She ’ s involved herself in all sorts of hobbies. Giving a man a love for his soul. Cleared a child ’ s unwanted years of youth to graduation for his memories. Turned a man into a woman using merely a cow ’ s snout and rosemary for a chip of his ( or, rather, her ) brain. 
 
 But her favorite thing was taking babies. 
 
 Everyone wanted something. Humans were incredibly greedy. They ’ d search endlessly for someone like Anna. Someone to fulfill their desires. But it came at a cost. 
 
 And this one always happened the same way. After the initial shock, of course. 
 
 “ I ’ ll grant you your wish, but after twenty three hours ’ time with your firstborn, it ’ s mine. ” 
 
 “ Twenty three? ” 
 
 “ If the deal reaches its full day after the delivery, the baby will sift to ashes. We wouldn ’ t want that, would we? 
 
 So the deal would be done. Dejected humans would receive their desires while Anna awaits the coming month of the birth. 
 
 She watched the family from afar, as she had every other family. Short albino woman, whose name was Madeline, and the average novel male that seemed to only have a closet of white shirts. This family seemed different, though. Almost peculiar. The mother was clearly scared, awaiting what she knew would come. The man is, expectedly, oblivious. The corrupted parent is always afraid to break the news. 
 
 Petty, lying humans. 
 
 The man, this time around, seemed uneasy, though. Like he was afraid the baby might bite him. Grow sharp teeth and turn against the family. 
 
 Not like that hasn ’ t happened before, but still. 
 
 Anna set the mother ’ s lock of hair in the pot and stepped forward. 
 
 Madeline appeared in the midst of the black circle with her baby in hand. The husband was directly behind her as if they had been posing for a family photo. 
 
 “ No, ” she whispered, eyes wide, staring directly at the witch. 
 
 The witch cracked an evil smile, “ Oh, yes. Time has come for your little one. Twenty three hours past it ’ s coming, my darling. ” 
 
 “ Please, there has to be some other way, ” she said, almost suffocating the baby in her embrace. 
 
 “ What ’ s going on here? ” The father said, stuttering. 
 
 This was Anna ’ s favorite part, “ Your sweet, innocent Madeline made a deal, you see. The two of you would live happily through your marriage, no longer facing the poverty you once had, for the firstborn you would one day have together. ” She pointed at Madeline, to which she crouched backward in fear, “ If you try to hide that baby from me, I ’ ll turn your whole family to the grave. You know as well as I do about aftermath of a broken deal, so any attempts to escape would be wasted on its breath. ” 
 
 “ No, I think you ’ ve got the wrong person, ” the father said warily, putting his arm in front of the wife, as if he could be a protective ward. “ Something ’ s not right. ” 
 
 Madeline pushed his arm down, “ I ’ m so sorry, Rick. I wish there was some other way. I ’ m so sorry. ” She began to step forward, leaving the black circle. 
 
 Anna smiled, almost giddy with excitement. 
 
 “ No, really, this isn ’ t right. You ’ re not the – “ 
 
 A very abundant crack of lightning muffled whatever the husband had said, and clouds of smoke drew up from the ground where a very tall woman with long, gnatty blonde hair appeared between Anna and the family. 
 
 Anna stood frozen, speechless. 
 
 “ Who the hell are you? ” Madeline croaked. 
 
 “ Sorry, dear, I ’ m sure he never told you. I ’ m here for the offspring! ” She marched right up to the family, “ Your little husband here cracked a deal with me. You get the fame of a lifetime, I get the baby! ” 
 
 She plucked the baby out of his arms and disappeared with a second crack of lightning. 
 
 Anna and the mother cried out at the same time with a very desperate, “ My baby! ” 
 
 Anna picked up the cow ’ s tail off the table, “ How dare you, ” she howled, moving to Madeline, “ You sealed a deal with me and you turn around and make a second deal with another witch? I ’ ll disembody you and use your parts for my next experiment, traitor! ” 
 
 The husband stood in front of the woman, “ No, please! She didn ’ t know! We had no communication with each other about these deals. I made that deal in secret! Take it on me, instead! ” 
 
 The witch held her arm extended, ready to throw the cow ’ s tail at the both of them. 
 
 She scowled instead, turning back around to her table. She began searching the cabinets for a transportation potion. A simple transportation potion. Amateur witch transported. Anna would laugh it she wasn ’ t so angry. She ’ ll be easy to steal back her goods. 
 
 She turned back to the couple, “ If I don ’ t get that baby back, I swear by my legacy that I ’ ll make sure the two of you are dead by morning. ” 
 
 And she disappeared with a poof, lightning cackling along the ground. 

