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The snow fell so heavily that the two fairies could no longer see their way. They had used Pips light to see ahead, but as the sky grew dark that small help proved useless. Still the Prince continued to press onward, desperate to find Thumbelina. Then he could return to the Veil of the Fairies and claim her as his bride. He told himself that it was to ensure their future happiness together, but in reality it was because with each passing day her gentle beauty faded in his mind and was replaced with the fiery Pips.
The wind picked up and Pips knew that they could not keep this up. He was about to tell the Prince this when the Bumblebee lost all control and dove towards the ground. Pips followed quickly after and just as the Bumblebee landed the Prince was knocked off by the force of snow landing on top of him. Pips's eyes widened when he saw the Prince falling towards the frozen pond. "No!"
He shouted following after.
It happened so fast that Cornelius couldn't keep track, he winced in pain as he was thrown off of his Bumblebee's back and slid across the snowy ground. Before he could even give a sigh of relief he felt himself fall farther and his back arched in pain as he broke through the ice, then everything was in pain. It was cold so cold he managed to move towards the surface, he could feel his body slowing with each movement and finally it felt as if all the strength was taken from him.
Pips watched as Cornelius crashed through the ice and followed after. His eyes widened as Cornelius tried to swim towards the surface and saw that the Prince was slowing as the ice slowly reformed. Pips narrowed his eyes and broke through the ice as he reached for the prince, the cold burned his skin but he continued on, willing his legs to remain lit to stop the ice from freezing over as he pulled the Prince to safety.
Cornelius trembled as Pips held him tightly, he found himself unwittingly pressing his face against Pips strong chest and let out a sigh of relief as the heat from Pips's soothed him. He felt himself being lifted as Pips said with exasperation "Let's get you somewhere warm…" As Pips carried Cornelius away the ring of Forget-Me-Nots the Prince had been wearing floated away, falling apart as the faded blue petals joined the flakes of snow.
As Pips flew off with the Prince safely held in his arms he was unaware that he was being watched by a certain Beetle. "Hmmnm this is interesting." The Beetle murmured to himself as he watched the strange fairy carry off the fairy Prince "I might be able to get my wings after all, somebody up there likes me!" He smirked to himself as he motioned for his followers to turn around, he had a plan but he needed the help of a certain tenacious yet thick headed toad.
"S-so cold…" Cornelius whimpered as his trembles wracked his frame, he could feel the warmth pressing against him and wrapped around him but it wasn't enough. He looked up pleadingly at Pips, the other fairy's red hair reminding him of a flame and he pleaded "Please…warmth…"
Pips looked down at the young Prince watching as those formerly pink lips started to tint with blue. He knew that he was warm because of the energy he used from the earth. He knew of only one way to share the earth energy and closed his eyes briefly before he gently caressed the prince's face "Alright…but you asked for it." He gave a slight smirk as he leaned in and pressed his lips against the Prince's. His smirk grew when he felt the body beneath him stiffen.
Cornelius hadn't thought he had enough strength to produce the amount of shock he felt when Pips's warm lips pressed against his own. He shivered but there was a glow of green light that surrounded their lips and warmth slowly blossomed in his mouth. He closed his eyes as Pips moved him so that his back was pressing against the soft bark of the log. He gasped when Pips released his lips and revealed a small knife to tear away his clothing "W-what are you doing?" he asked, trying to ignore the fact that as Pips touched his body heat flowed through him, both inside and out.
Pips gave a small grin as he said "You asked for warmth, and this is the only way I know how to share earth's energy." He smirked again as he looked down at the beautifully disheveled form of the prince. He leaned down and kissed down Cornelius's throat, his large calloused hands caressing the bare pink nipples as he moved his body between Cornelius's legs. He closed his eyes and when he opened them his green eyes were luminescent as his legs glowed softly with light. He leaned in and kissed the cold Prince's lips as he gently began to prepare him.
Cornelius flinched in pain when he was so suddenly breeched, but then there was no pain but a flash of pleasure as Pips's fingers pressed against a special part of him .he bit his lip before letting loose a whimper and then murmured "More…"
The next morning Cornelius woke with the warm arms of Pips surrounding him. He blushed as he remembered what had happened the night before. He closed his eyes and tried not to think about it too much. Reasoning with himself that he had to…to…do those things with Pips in order to survive the cold. He tried to ignore the little voice inside of his head that told him he had enjoyed it as much more than a medical procedure.
Pips yawned as he woke; pulling away from the Prince's smaller body he stretched out his arms and let his wings flutter after being still for so long. He turned a charming smile to the Prince and said "Feel better now?" He sat up and prepared to leave. He hoped they found this Thumbelina soon; things were getting too complicated here.
Cornelius was silent at Pips question but he realized that even though he wore no clothes he was perfectly warm. He too got up and stretched his wings, noticing that they no longer emitted the faint golden dust, but when he flew that his legs were a golden color. "Amazing…" he murmured to himself, unaware that Pips was watching in amusement.
Pips shook his head at the Prince's innocence and allowed his eyes one more look over the Prince's body before repairing the torn clothing. After all, the Prince was obviously in love with this Thumbelina girl, why else would he go through all of this?
The Beetle was making his way back to the toad when an idea came to him, he happened to see Ms. Fieldmouse who was one of the most outrageous gossipers that he knew. He knew that he was supposed to have gotten the Prince to use as bait to lure Thumbelina to the Toad, but since the Prince seemed to have a bodyguard with him that made things a bit more difficult.
He smiled slowly as he said with false sadness "Ms. Feildmouse….have you heard that the Fairy Prince was found frozen to death nearby? Such a Tragedy…" He smirked to himself when he saw her eyes light up and asked for more information. Over her shoulder he saw who else but Thumbelina sleeping in the mouse hole. 'Somebody up there really likes me…' he thought maliciously.
The Toad was told by the Beetle that Thumbelina was planning on marrying the Mole. "Mole? What Mole?" The toad demanded, after the Beetle's explanations he still didn't understand the plan. "I marry Thumbelina!" He announced, dragging the protesting Beetle behind him to face the Mole. "No the Prince isn't dead! She just thinks he is! You go down there, sweep her off her feet, and marry her! But don't take me! Do you know what that guy does to Beetles? He stuffs us! He stuffs us and mounts us on his wall!" But the Toad was no longer listening.
The little Jitter Bugs had heard everything and turned to each other "We have to find the Fairy Prince and tell him what's going on! Thumbelina might marry the Toad or the Mole!" They flew off, trying their best to find the Prince in time.
Cornelius was about to take off on his Bumblebee again when the Jitter Bugs finally found him "Prince Cornelius!" They cried. He got off of the Bumblebee and knelt down to listen to what the children had to say. As they told him of the Beetle's lie about him being dead, that Thumbelina had believed it, and now she was going to marry either the Toad or the Mole. The Prince rubbed his temples, wondering how Thumbelina could be so easily led astray.
Pips shook his head and saw the disheartened look on the Prince's face "Well come on already, she isn't married yet." He dragged the Prince onto his Bumblebee and they took off to stop either wedding from taking place. Pips didn't want to admit that there were growing feelings for the Prince blossoming in his heart; he just wanted to return to FernGully.
Cornelius charged towards where the wedding was taking place but his heart wasn't in it. He was thinking that all this time he had been trying to rescue Thumbelina while she had been content to marry anyone who crossed her path. He sighed and found his eyes wandering to Pips more than they should have. So far the exotic fairy had been far more steadfast than his Thumbelina had been. He hoped that he could find her soon so he could remember how in love with her he was and put these doubts behind him.
When the Prince and Pips arrived it was a scene of chaos. Thumbelina was being chased after by the Toad, the Mole, a Beetle, and an apparently randomly selected but well dressed group. He knew there were too many for him to take but prepared to draw his sword before his hand was stopped.
Pips looked at Cornelius and said softly "Go after her, I'll stop them…" And before anymore could be said Pips flew down in front of the Toad. For a second Cornelius's heart clenched at the thought of the handsome fairy fighting with no weapon, but reminded himself again that he was here for Thumbelina and so flew after her.
Pips looked up at the big Toad and tried not to let his fear show. He was never one for fighting but here he was volunteering to fight for another's happiness. He shook his head, perhaps it wasn't another's happiness at all…he found himself strangely at peace with the thought that as long as Cornelius was happy than that was enough for him.
Cornelius caught up with Thumbelina as she crawled out of the ground "Thumbelina!" He shouted hoping that the happiness he had felt when first meeting her would be returning now. He looked her over and found that his heart was strangely still at the sight of her.
Thumbelina looked at the handsome Fairy Prince that had inspired her to run away from the wedding and realized that she didn't want to marry him either. She looked down sadly, she didn't like this. It was too difficult and so far she had only met men who wanted to marry him. She looked up at him with pleading eyes and said "I just want to go home."
Cornelius was surprised at the relief he felt when she said those words and he said softly "Alright Thumbelina." He whistled for his Bumblebee and carried her off towards her home, momentarily forgetting about Pips who had offered to stay behind and fight the battle for him.
Pips winced as he barely managed to dodge the torch that the Toad was swinging. He was only a little relieved that the rest of the group was content to watch the fight rather than participate in him. He let out a cry of pain as he failed to dodge the torch a second time and felt the wood slam against his arm, the fire getting dangerously close to him.
Cornelius smiled as he returned Thumbelina to her home at last and said "I'm sorry that this all happened to you…" She nodded and he realized that he had only been infatuated with the Thumbelina he had met that night. They said their goodbyes and he flew away. As he did so he felt as if he was forgetting something when it suddenly came back to him "Pips!" He whispered.
Pips groaned in pain as he fell once again to the floor. He was sprawled out, his wings limp against his back and his body starting to show the bruises he was earning. "I am definitely not a fighting fairy…" He whispered to himself his heart trembling when he heard a familiar voice shout out "But I am!"
Cornelius was furious when he saw the state that Pips was in and wondered how he could have let his beautiful fairy fight. He paused momentarily when he realized he had called Pips 'his' but it was only a slight pause when he saw the Toad preparing to take another swing at the prone form. Cornelius could barely make out the words that Pips murmured, but when he did he drew his sword. He knew now what he wanted.
The Toad was easily defeated by the Prince and Cornelius flew Pips to safety. Marveling at how much stronger he was at flying now that his legs channeled energy like Pips. He looked down at Pips's face and saw the bruises covering him and that his brilliant green eyes were closed. Cornelius held Pips to his chest and murmured softly "I'm sorry."
Pips woke up and was glad to find that most of the pain in his body was gone. He saw that Cornelius was by his side and before he allowed himself to get too hopeful he asked "Where is Thumbelina?"
Cornelius knew that he had a lot of explaining to do and he said slowly "I took her home…" His eyes traveled over Pips's form and he was glad to see that most of the bruising was gone. He had refused to move from Pips's side since bringing him back to the fairy court. Gently Cornelius took Pips's hand and stroked the knuckles with his thumb as he said "Since I did not bring Thumbelina to the Court… our engagement is still on." He looked up shyly at Pips to see what his reaction would be.
Pips didn't want to get his hopes up on why Cornelius hadn't taken Thumbelina to the Court. He wanted to think that Cornelius had chosen him, but he was afraid that it was not the case. He looked away from Cornelius as he looked around wondering if he would ever see FernGully again.
Cornelius saw the flash of emotion that crossed Pips's face, the hope and then slowly it slipped away. He bit his lip and gently cupped Pips's face turning him to face him "I…I didn't want to marry her…I want you." He knew that he had done the right thing telling Pips how he felt when he saw those brilliant green eyes light up.
Pips was feeling much better and he gave a playful smirk as he leaned in and kissed the Prince firmly on the lips, forcing his tongue into the young Prince's mouth and stroking against the other's tongue until finally he capitulated and moaned. Pips pulled back and was smirking victoriously "I chose you as well." He remembered that he might have to stay here when an idea came to him and he got an impish smile on his face.
Tabitha was wondering how it was possible that she had both won and lost this game against her son. He was marrying the fairy that she wanted, but since there was no real need of him in the Kingdom he was going off to FernGully with Pips to teach the fairies there how to live around humans. His new husband was lifting up the bags and putting them on his shoulders. She narrowed her eyes and knew that this had to be all of his idea.
Colbert smiled softly down at his son, glad that Cornelius was able to find happiness for himself. His eyes wandered to his wife and he had to hold in his chuckle at the look on her face. He shook his head, wondering how many times he would have to tell her not to meddle before she listened. He realized that he could tell her with his dying breath and she would continue on.
Cornelius watched as Pips easily loaded the bags onto his back. Because of the far off region he wouldn't be able to bring his beloved Bumblebee. He shivered at the thought that those strong shoulders were all his. He bit his lip wondering if there was a fairy waiting for Pips to return. He came up to his husband and murmured "Do you think they'll like me?"
Pips turned around at Cornelius's innocent question and looked the young prince over. Since they would be going to a much warmer climate and Cornelius now could channel the earth energies he was wearing a knee length skirt of white flower petals. Pips licked his lips and winked roguishly at Cornelius "I'll have to beat them off with a stick."
Cornelius felt himself blushing at the looks Pips was giving him. He reminded himself that Pips was his husband and thus perfectly appropriate for him to look at his body that way. Before he could think much more Pips pulled him into a kiss that was definitely not appropriate, husband or not. He smiled as he gave into the kiss. This handsomely exotic fairy was all his.
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