Me
I live a life that should not be mine at all. I am a Faerie, a guardian. By day I am Rose, a simple girl, but by night I am Gaia-the-Faerie. It happened the eve of my sixteenth birthday. Right there in front of my life long crush, I sprouted wings. They are not ugly, but I cried out in horror, pain and in sadness. Why me? I live in the shadowy depths of the Wood of Lights, in the heart of Romana. I live with my best friend, Yaffa, who is also one of my kind. So now I suppose it isn't all that bad, but how I wish I had someone as she does! She has Ormond! He is noble and brave and respectable!
Yaffa is really nice about it though. She is a good friend and if she invites him in she always asks me be with them. She says in time that I will find someone. She also says that I am lucky that my parents are dead, I can marry whomever I please. But this also makes me sad because I have no one to bless me, unless you count my uncle Orothro. Yaffa tells me that if Orothro will not give me the blessing, she will.
Back to what I started. I must have the blood in my veins, that is the only likely explanation. At exactly 1 a.m. I turn into a Faerie. It lasts until sunrise and occasionally longer, which is a sign that I am different than others. It hurts really bad most times, which is a sign that I am weak and inexperienced. My hair turns dark brown and curly, and my skin sparkles like diamonds. My wings are silver and are swirled with splashes of iridescent blue. I am much more pretty like this. I no longer have my ratty brown hair and tanned skin. My eyes are the only things that don't change they are green. The color of a carrot top or a slice of celery. They stay the same, a constant reminder that I am two and not one, as others are.
It is the Faerie's job to guard the Wood of Lights. We light lanterns and hang them in the trees on stormy nights so Travelers are not lost. Even more importantly we guard the Village of Lights. It is a small group of families who live in a giant clearing in the center of the Wood of Lights. We are to protect them from the Abdul, the Giant cats. They are servants of the darkness. They prey on humans, mostly children, but more than often adults will be attacked. Our other most important job is to make sure that the Village of Lights isn't found by anyone who has evil in their blood.