Feel free to kill me when you realise that I have enough time to write out this story when I can't write enough for Highschool: Minister style... sorry.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the tinkerbell characters and themes except for my story plot.

The words of the queen are not to be taken seriously unless indicated

That was the one rule everybody knew in Pixie Hollow. Even though it may have been years since Tinkerbell arrived, she didn't know of this, then actually taking some of the words seriously.

"You should rest Ree. It is getting late." Milori soothed.

It was now sunset and Queen Clarion was finishing up on all the paperwork she had to attend to today. Hands rubbing her temples lightly, she felt reassured that Milori was comforting her as well. If not, she probably would have snapped by noon.

Wrapping his hands around her shoulders, he held her hands softly, asking "Whats wrong? You've never been this tired before."

Spinning around on her chair, she kissed him fondly, cradling his head before answering.

"Must be age getting to me, after all, I didn't arrive just yesterday."

It was at this point Tinkerbell sped away from her spot behind the door, not that she was eavesdropping or something. It was another theater night, so most fairies were too busy to be out and about. Flying into the library, she rushed to the spell aisle, immediately spotting the book she needed.

Even though fairies aren't too known for their magic or spell making, spells here were very easy to make, and just as easy to cast. Not too many fairies knew this fact, Queen Clarion among them. Because of that, if a fairy were to grab one of the spell books and cast a spell, the whole of Pixie Hollow may be doomed.

Opening up the book she was holding, The Encyclopedia of Spells, she brushed the dust off the leather bound case, indicating that it hasn't been touched recently. Being organised from A to Z, it didn't take her very long to find an age spell, or in her case, potion.

Noting down what ingredients she needed, she headed home, thinking about how happy the queen would be when she was 500 years younger...

Being past sunset, the stars had come out, shining brightly on the pair below it. Redleaf and Snow were walking together in the Winter Woods, clearly enjoying the serene view the ice and snow provided them tonight.

"See, this is better than staying cooped up in the library isn't it?"

"I'd still prefer a nice book and a warm glass of chamomile tea, but this is nice."

"You truly are a warm fairy at heart aren't you Snowflake, I mean, you like warm drinks rather than cold drinks an occasionally I see you walking around watching the leaves fall."

Blushing, she turned around to face him, giving him a smile rather than a cold stare.

"There's nothing wrong in appreciating the different scenery once in a while, especially when you have most of the year off, seeing just plain white gets too boring sometimes. Can't do anything about the warm drinks though, they really are nice."

Returning her smile, he held her close, his head resting somewhere near her ear while she placed hers on his shoulder.

"And that just the way I love you."

"Why is it that every time I see you, you're always staring out the window Hyacinth?" Sunflower questioned as she flew down the stairs. Boiling a kettle of water, she brewed some tea; something she always did before bed, and yet she keeps asking herself why she can't sleep half the time.

"Well, you see how Queen Clarion and Lord Milori are now dating again? As well as Snowflake and Redleaf? I just feel left behind sometimes. Feeling that I'm slower or just uncertain with my life I guess." He admitted.

Nodding to show that she understood, she drained the tea cup, preparing herself to knock some sense into him.

"Being slower than others doesn't mean you're less than them, especially when it comes to things like love. You'll find it in time, I'm sure of it. If you want it to get any better than that, put yourself out there, instead of looking out the window and looking like a lovesick puppy, that never works."

"Sunflower... Well, I never expected to hear you say that..." He mumbled, pouring them some more tea.

"I'm not one of a serious type but that doesn't mean I can't be from time to time."

"I get how you feel, I'm probably viewed as a fretting idiot don't I?"

Hoping to get a laugh out of this, she crossed her legs, faced the other way and smirked, not looking into his eyes.

Realizing what she was getting out of this, he got up and crossed over to her without her knowing. Placing a light kiss on her cheek, he bid her goodnight, grinning with happiness while she sat there glowing red in the face.

"Now all I need is some pixie dust...-" Tinkerbell mumbled as she sprinkled the dust onto the brew, watching it turn from a sick yellow to clear in the matter of seconds.

"And I'm...DONE!" she exclaimed.

Pouring the contents into a jar, she looked over to the book, glancing quickly at the line that said:

Please take caution with potion, one drop = 5 years younger.

Completely ignoring that statement, she stored the jar in one of her topmost shelves, waiting for tomorrow to come quickly so that she could give it to the Queen and possibly Lord Milori as well.

To reverse this potion, simply give the user a drop of old grape juice mixed with sundried rasins every day. User will age 4 years per day. (Old grape juice is sour and rasins are wrinkly, something similar to what a human skin would look like when they grow old)