If you think that have read something like this before then that is because you have! Meero94 has let me continue with this story and allowed me to use their first two chapters. But, of course I will make adaptations to it so that it is not exactly the same.

I do not own anything of The Iron Fey Series

ENJOYYY!

Once my feet hit the ground, I start untangling the silvery mess that is my hair with my hand and sight irritably, riding a glider may be fun but the affect it has on my long hair is disastrous! I free myself from the glider then turn around and order it to go back to the iron realm, where glitch can make better use of it.

Too busy trying (and failing) to untangle my hair to notice anything, I almost jump when I feel a strong set of arms encircling my waist. I struggle in them until after a moment my mind registers the familiarity of these arms, the roller coaster of emotions I feel each time they encircle me, and I feel myself being turned around to face him,my very own knight. Ash. Turning around in his arms I stare up at him.

Ash smiles down at me "Having a bad hair day, my queen?" he murmurs with amusement, and I'd have happily given him a clever retort if I wasn't trapped by his intense gaze. I draw closer to him, drowning in the amazing scent of frost that surrounds him, losing myself in his silver eyes, in which I can get lost and never return (maybe I don't want to), and at last my gaze drops to his mouth which is crocked to the side in a half smile.

I can't help but fight a smile myself.

Ash lowers his face till it's hovering a breath away from mine, "You know we aren't in the iron realm anymore," he starts "so unless you want us to spend the first day of our vacation fighting goblins, then I suggest we move" with me being the iron queen and all, you'd think I'd have more self control and draw back, instead I close the distance between Ash and I to rest my lips against his in a feather light kiss. Ash responds by tightening his protective grip around me and the pressure of his lips on mine increases. He makes me forget everything, which can also be a bad thing. But, it is hard to concentrate when all you see, smell and feel is him. It turns out, what I intended to be a fast kiss turns into something deep and heavy, and soon we're both gasping for breath.

Ash rests his forehead against mine "We really are going to end up as goblins' dinner" he says with a grin.

"Oh, don't worry, I'll protect you, I promise" I answer and he chuckles, then he releases me and starts walking towards a tree ordering his glider to go back as well, "So where are we now?" I ask curiously.

"A little after the boundaries of the iron realm, the Wyldwood stretches ahead of us, it's just a short distance before we reach the lake" he reaches for my hand and we start our journey towards the lake.

A couple of years ago, Ash and I were fighting the false iron king to earn back our places in the Nevernever , back then Ash has promised to show the feary world to me as I've never seen it before and I agreed, but we didn't get a chance to go on without plans since I almost died afterwards and Ash had to go to the end of the world to retrieve his soul! Now however is our chance to make the long awaited journey. I've been quarrelling with Glitch over this for two years –which is how long I've been the iron queen- and each time the opportunity occurs, he comes up with something to keep me from coming "the truce between the courts is fragile now, your highness," he would say "if only you'd be patient for a little more. Then we can send you without having to worry about the unseelie court backstabbing us" and his argument would always work until last time he made the fatal mistake of defying Ash saying "the wyldwood is dangerous, your highness can't endanger the safety of the queen by taking her there unprotected"

Of course Ash's sword was drawn out in an instant and pointed to my first lieutenant's neck.

"Are you suggesting that Meghan isn't safe with me?" Ash growled and Glitch was shaking like a leaf

"Your majesty that's not what I meant," Glitch said with the faintest tremor in his voice, and I had to give him credit for having the guts to open his mouth with Ash looking so deadly,

"Ash," I move towards them and touch his arm "You know that's not what he meant," I murmur and I'm sure I'm telling the truth, because both Ash and Glitch have been nothing but respectful of each other all along.

Ash lowers his sword but he's still glaring at Glitch, so I'm not surprised when glitch sighs and stammers "Alright, if you insist you may go but as long as you tell me where you are going, my Queen"

I rush through my words before Ash can disagree "Of course, it's fair enough Glitch" I say and Ash shoots me a betrayed look. The harsh silver having a more liquid quality.

"So, can we go now?" I ask to both Ash and Glitch. Glitch nervously nods his head and Ash just smiles slightly. It's not just a smirk but a real smile this time. To be honest, it suits him better than the stoic expression he has normally.

I shake my head now at the memory, a smile tugging at my lips, whatever happened back then, Ash and I are here now and we're going to make this trip count for everything. Looking up at the place, I see we're almost to the lake and the scene ahead is nothing like what I anticipated.

Ahead of me I see a lake shimmering like a fine mirror, catching every glimpse of sun rays and reflecting them in all directions. I wonder what it looks like at night. But then again, night comes when it is ready in the NeverNever. Well, that is what my dear friend Robbie, I mean, Puck said anyway. Wherever the shimmering reflects you can see dancing patches of colour-which gives the place a feeling of festivity and happiness- and as I take in the rest of the place I see that the lake has a clearing around it, in which exotic flowers bloom in lovely patches on the ground, and the flowers are alive! Or at least that's what you'd think until you realize that the movement you eyes catch isn't the flowers' but a tiny creature that seems to live in them. Something that I have still got to get used to.

I'm still trying to make out the creature's shape, when Ash's quiet whisper tickles my ear "Not bad for a first stop, huh?" I can hear the smile in his voice, so when I turn around and find him glaring in the direction of the lake I'm completely taken aback

"Ash! What's wrong?" I ask this and then I follow his gaze, and sure enough at the edge of the lake a tall figure is standing.

It takes me a moment to for me to take in the soft leather boots, green skinny jeans and brown hoodie, to make it to his face where I can see the familiar foxy grin, the playful green eyes and the tousled red hair that always mean danger and excitement aren't too far behind.

Robin GoodFellow …..Puck!

"Helloooooo, Love birds" he says with a sly grin.

I would like to thank Meero94 again for letting me use her material.