Huh…I guess it's going to have a few more chapters…
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Long live the mudkip king, Madara!
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*You hear footsteps arriving, and Madara enters the room.*
"CALL ME MUDKIP EMPEROR!"
Indeed, Madara, indeed…
Disclaimer: I don't own idea of fairies needing flowers to grow came from the manga Merupuri, by Matsuri Hino. So I don't even own that…but I do own a Tobi plushie…
-The pleasure of remembering-
Hana sat down on a branch, listening to the sounds of the park below her. She liked being in high places, since it made her feel less small. Her tiny white wings were getting tickled by the wind, making her giggle at the feeling. She watched little kids running around, playing, and they reminded her of the 'sphere'. She remembered the times when she would play like that with the other fairies.
The 'sphere' was the place where all living things, except humans, were before they came to the living. It was a land of peace and calm, and where all kin shared the same name. Her name was Hana, which meant flower in the Japanese language. Each and every fairy was to be called that way, until they met their 'link'. Then, they would be given a new name, depending on the link's choice. As some would think it confusing, sharing your name like that, each and every fairy seemed to have a basic instinct to recognize if they were called. It also helped to see that every fairy had a different appearance.
Hana, the one sitting on the branch, was a pretty little thing. Her porcelain skin shined in the sun, and her wings were a pure white color. Fiery orange hair covered her head, and surrounded most of her shape, falling down to her knees. Her big chocolaty eyes were adorably staring down at everyone, curious about every little thing the humans did. To human eyes, she just seemed like a ball of light.
She was fascinated by the human kind. They were ever-changing, so of course it was surprising. She was used to every thing sharing the same name, and having the same shape, so seeing humans acting different, looking different, talking different and even walking different was definitely a sight to behold for her.
She sighed happily, loving the world she was in.
"I can't wait to be tall, so I can be with them!" she laughed, her voice tinkling like a dozen of bells.
Her giggling stopped abruptly.
"Be tall…I need a link to do that! And it's been days since I came!" she yelped, panicking. She flew up frantically in the air, rushing past the trees to think.
"Okay, I had seven days to begin with to search for a link…how many days has it been since then?" she thought, her mind wandering to all she had done during the past days.
"I talked with a bush of roses on my arrival, I danced with the bees the next day, and so that makes two…I escaped cats on the third and tasted ramen and dango, which I love, on the fourth… I spent the next two days flying in the park and making myself seen to babies, and sparkling up children so that makes…"
"SIX DAYS! I HAVE ONE DAY LEFT!" she screamed, making all the young babies in the park look up at the sky and giggle at her. She absentmindedly waved at them, and then rushed out of the park to enter the forest.
"No,no,no,no,no,no,no,NO! It can't be! Stupid, stupid Hana, how could you forget?" she pulled at her hair, growling and sprinkling angry sparkles on the plants below, changing daisies into carnivorous plants.
She fell hard on a rock, sobbing at her own stupidity and remembering her instructor's last words to her and the other Hanas.
The elder stood in front of all the fairies, who were a few days away from their release.
"Now remember, once on earth, you will have seven days to find your link. It is very important to hurry, because after the deadline is passed, you will not be able to grow, and you will disappear as fairy dust in the wind. Do you know why, ladies?" the elder elf-like creature asked, looking at the group. A few raised their hands.
"Hana? Answer my question." The elder pointed to a petite brunette with dark wings, waiting.
"If we do not link ourselves to a plant, such as a tree, or a flower, then our soul will only be half full, since we must share ours with the plant. Being so, we will not be able to grow, since we can only use the sun to grow when we are linked, and we will die…" the little being answered, proud of herself.
"Exactly. Now, you must be sure of your choice of plant-life, as you will spend the rest of your days with it. Treat it like a friend, and it will one day give you a name. It is when you are named that the one we are sharing shall not be used anymore…but never forget you were once part of this world, ad never forget that you were a Hana."
Hana sobbed at the memory, missing the warmth in the elder's eyes.
"I'm sorry I'm such a disappointment…" she whispered, thinking that her misery couldn't be worse.
And then, right on cue, it started to rain.
A huge drop fell right on top of her head, making her fall to the ground.
"AH!" she screamed, flying under a bush to be protected by the leaves.
She shook with the cold, wet all over, and she was crying like a newborn. Her sobs alerted a spider in the bush, and the insect came towards the fairy, wrapping a warm blanket of spider-web around Hana.
She turned towards it, her reddened eyes spilling.
"Thank you…do you mind if I spend the night in your house, Mrs. Widow?" she asked, her voice weak and broken.
The eight-legged creature nodded, and leaded Hana to her web. The winged girl sat down on the soft white fabric, and fell asleep immediately.
Only a few hours left…
I decided to stretch the pleasure…so there will be another chapter. Lucky you!
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