Chapter two.
12 years later.
I was just getting started for the morning, it was bright with dawn and I was busy running around sprinkling the leaves and spider webs with dew. Creating the morning mist and pulling in the warm rays of new sunshine. It was honestly my favorite time of day. You see, I never really was a morning person... Until the accident of course. In fact, a lot of things about me changed. First of is the most obvious, my powers. Aperantly I am the Guardian of spring and have the ability to control my season. I also noticed that my eyes were no longer blue, but a bright green. I could even, strangely enough, talk to almost any animal. Not fish though, their not really big talkers. Not to mention that I should be in my twenties now, but I am still very much a teenager. As I walked past a small daisy I noticed that it was drooping down, so I waved my finger and it rose right back up and opened its petals. As I rise back up I re- adjusted my cherry blossom crown and patted down my soft pink rose petal dress.
Ah, how lovely, the first day of spring. It was always the busiest time of the year, for me anyway. All the dew drops to place, all that cold ice to melt, flowers to bloom and animals to wake up. But it was always so rewarding, to see the beautiful process of making new life, and being able to be the one to make it. I will admit, it gets terribly lonely at times. While I will always have the animals to talk to... None of them are mom... Or dad... Or.. Or Leo. Just thinking about them makes me want to shut down and cry, but it's been 12 years... They probably don't remember me anyway...
"Hey boys is this a good spot?" a man's voice asked.
"Oh yes, these trees will make great lumber. Then once they're out of the way, those builders can make their mini mall and we'll get our pay." another one said.
What?! Who dares chop down my forest?!
"Guys we can't! Legend has it that the Spring guardian Locket resides in this forest. We can't chop down her forest!" a third one shouted.
Yeah, you tell 'em!
"Blah, you really need to grow up Ron. Stupid fairy tales like that don't exist! Sides, won't ya feel better with a load a pay in that shallow pocket of yours?"
"yeah, guess so."
"that a Boy, now go start up the chainsaws, I gotta go star making the trees."
"No! Wait wait you can't do this!" I cried, but I knew it was in vein. No one could see me let alone hear me, because they never believed in me. But that one!
, Ron was it? He knew of me! I flew over to him and threw a small stick at him, hopped to get his attention. But sadly, he just turned, looked around, and kept working. His mind must have been turned.
I watched in horror as their chainsaws cut into my beloved tree. Animals and insects ran for their precious lives. I could scarce here there shrieks of terror over the loud monsters. This forest is all I had left, they can't take it! " No! Please don't, you can't do this! PLEASE!" but I could do nothing, me trees came down one by one. "NNOOO!" I was crying by now. The animals looked at me for guidance and all I could do was stand back and cry as our home was destroyed. I took the smaller animals deeper in the forest away from the men . I ran back and forth, back and forth. But stopped for a moment. "Hey Dally, this is takin an awful long time. Why don't we speed it up, you know, a controlled fire?" no...he thought for a moment, pondering over the destruction of my forest. "Hm, why not." No! He mover over to the truck and grabbed an oil can, he was going to set the forest a blaze. "RUN!" I shouted. I grabbed more animals in my arms. I lead them all into the valley, there would be no trees there to be destroyed here. "Stay here, I'm going back!" I was referring to the now blazing trees. They all begged me not to go but I had to. It was hard to breath, the smoke smell made me choke so much. I couldn't see either. "Hello?!" I called, but no one answered me. "HELLO?!" I tried louder... But no one ever answered me. "please!" nothing. I looked back to the valley... Was that...no it cant be. There, in the valley, was another fire. "OH FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WHY!" I was so busy dealing with the shock I never heard, never saw that tree coming towards me... Until it was too late. I screamed and slammed my eyes waiting for impact. And it did, just as swiftly and painfully as that truck...
