Chapter 3

Sun began to shine again and the warm fairies came out of hiding. Clarion walked out and gasped. Everything was covered in ice. She and the others gathered around the spot where the pixie dust flowed from. "Please work." She thought to herself. She looked around for Milori but couldn't see him. That's when she felt a hand squeeze hers gently. The touch was cold. The touch was Milori's. Clarion squeezed back.

Milori had almost lost all his faith when the tree began to shine. Seconds later, pixie dust began to flow. He looked around at all the warm and winter fairies jumping for joy. He looked to Clarion; she had the most beautiful smile on her face.

"Oh, Milori, it worked!" She turned to him and hugged him. He hugged back and couldn't help but smile. They looked at each other; they could both see the love in each other's eyes.

"Clarion…" Milori was about to say something when he heard Peri talking to Tink. Her voice wasn't cheerful. Clarion pulled away and flew towards the two sisters.

"Your wing…" Peri couldn't believe her eyes. Her sister stood before her with a broken wing. "When you flew to winter, that's why you fell."

"Oh no." Clarion whispered. Milori's heart broke.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Peri asked sadly.

"We needed to save the tree. Besides, there's no cure for a broken wing." Tink said sadly. No cure. Those words smashed down on the Lord of Winter and Queen of Pixie Hollow.

"This happened because we tried to keep you apart." Milori spoke after placing his hand on Clarion's shoulder.

"But never again. You belong together." Clarion smiled slightly when she saw the girls' faces light up. They all stood there listening as Tink told Peri to go back to winter.

"I'll be ok. I'll see you tomorrow at the border." Tink turned her back so her wings were facing Peri. "Sisters?"

"Sisters!" They put their wings together and it began to glow brightly. Many of the fairies had to turn away, but Clarion and Milori watched closely. When the sisters jumped apart, Clarion gasped. Tinkerbell's rip had gotten smaller. She turned to Milori. He nodded as if he knew what Clarion was going to ask. It hadn't been their eyes playing tricks on them and as Tinkerbell and Periwinkle put their wings together again, the rip got smaller and smaller. Soon it wasn't even there anymore. Peri pulled Tinkerbell into the air and everyone cheered. Clarion smiled and watched the sister fly in the air, but only until she felt Milori's hand slide back into her own. She squeezed it and suddenly wasn't interested in anything else but the sparrow man in front of her.

"Clarion…" Milori tried to begin but was cut off by her kiss. Her warm lips sent a feeling through him that he hadn't felt since their last kiss. This one, however, reminded them both of their first kiss.

"Clarion…can…can I kiss you?" He asked the question and looked immediately at his feet. Clarion simply walked back to him and laid her soft lips on his.

"Of course you can Milori. See you here at sunset. Bye!" Clarion waved and flew home.

"Yeah. Bye." Milori whispered into the wind as he felt the spot her lips had been. It was warm.

"Queen Cla-rion!" Mary exclaimed.

"Wow, didn't know they were going to do the smoochy smooch. Guess they're telling people now!" Dewey said with a wink. Clarion ran her hand up his strong chest as she heard the giggles from everyone around. She would have pulled back if it wasn't for Milori pulling her closer. They pulled back ever so slightly to see the fairies flying around happily.

"I love you Milori." Clarion said as she wrapped her arms around his neck. He wrapped his around her waist and pulled her in for another kiss.

"I love you too Ree." They kissed again before Milori went back to winter.