CHAPTER TWO
"Fawn." Tinkerbell said to her friend. "I'm perfectly fine. If you would just listen to me-"
"You can tell me later, okay?" Fawn answered, now back in her orange sports jersey, blue jean shorts and brown high tops. "The nurse promised not to tell your mother, and neither will I. What were you doing over there in the first place?"
"You know me, Fawn." Tink said witha smile. "I'm just really curious about everything." Fawn sighed.
"I know. I know. I also know that curiosity of yours leads to trouble."
"Name one time." Fawn smirked.
"The time you destroyed the Spring Festival..."
"I was eleven!" Tink retaliated. "And besides, I fixed everything, didn't I?"
"Or that time you broke the Moonstone?"
"Okay, that wasn't even my fault...sort of...but it turned out to be a good thing, right? The Moonstone shards made more blue fairy dust then ever!"
"Ugh. Fine." Fawn groaned, giving up.
"TINKERBELL!" said a chorus of voices from outside the hospital room. The rest of the girls ran in. First was Rosetta, with her pale skin, bright green eyes and perfectly done red hair, came in. She had on a red blazer, pink pencil skirt and red heels. Most of the wizards agreed that she was the most beautiful fairy in the world.
Following her was Iridessa, with dark skin, golden eyes and braided hair that was held back in a bun similar to Tink's. She wore a yellow sweater dress and dark brown boots. A expression of worry was plastered on her face
Then came in was Silvermist. Her pale skin and blue eyes were complemented by her long midnight blue hair. She was wearing a blue t-shirt with a rain cloud on the front, a pair of blue jeans and sandals. She loooked as worried as the rest did.
Finally, Vidia walked in. She had very pale skin, (which was strange since she spent most of her time in the sun) wild violet eyes and black hair she kept in a ponytail. She wore her usual clothing, a black tank top, a dark purple skirt, torn black leggings, dark purple boots and fishnet gloves. Vidia didn't seemed as worried as the rest, most likely that she was used to these kinds of situations, due to the fact that her mother was in the hospital most of the time.
"Are you alright?" Rosetta said in her southern accent.
"I'm fine." Tink told the four. "The doctor said I can go home soon. But guys, I really need to tell you something."
"What were you thinking crossing the border?!" Iridessa said, concern still in her voice. "You could have gotten hurt! Or worse!"
" 'Dessa, I'm fine. But I really need to talk to all of you once I get out of this place."
"Alright, Tink." Silvermist said "But you still owe us an explanation!"
Once Tinkerbell got out of the hospital, she pulled her friends away from any crowds.
"Tink," Vidia asked the girl, "What is this thing that is so important you just have to tell us?"
"Alright, I know this is going to sound crazy but..." Tink held her breath for a moment. "When I entered the Winter Woods, my wings and my entire body began to glow."
The five fairies stared at each other and then at Tinkerbell.
"Are you sure you weren't just seeing things?" Iridessa asked. Tink nodded.
"I know it sounds crazy, but I know what I was seeing! Fawn saw it too!" They all turned to the tomboy.
"Tink," she said with sincerity in her voice, "I didn't see anything. The snow was clouding my view."
Tinkerbell stood there in shock. She shook her head and tired to forget about the whole thing.
"You're right." She lied. "I was probably just seeing things."
"Good." Rosetta said cheerfully. "Now, come on! We planned an entire party for you!"
That night, as the moon rose, Tinkerbell returned home. After depositing some things in her room, Tinkerbell hurried down to the Royal Library. Once she arrived, Tink began to look though the titles of the books, hoping to find the book she was looking for.
"No...no...no..." she mumbled to herself as she looked through the titles. "Oh come on, I know I've heard someone mention that book before...Finally! Here it is!" Tinkerbell pulled a dusty, old book off of the shelf and ran with it to a nearby table. She opened the book, blew off the dust and began her research.
"Okay...I already know that, everyone does...and here it is!" She cheered as she found the page. Tink leaned in and almost gasped in anger and surprise. The ink was smeared and faded over several words. She sighed.
"Might as well as to read what I can." She told herself. " 'When wings shine...there were twin...with the power...the power to what? Oh come on!" Tink slammed the book shut it frustration.
"Are you alright, your highness?" asked the librarian, who finally noticed the young princess.
"Yeah...I'm fine..." she answered. The librarian looked over at the book she was reading.
"If you don't mind me asking, Princess," he asked. "But, why in the Never are you reading a book like this?"
"Uh...summer project?" Tink lied. Fortunately, he believed her. "But some of the writing is unreadable. Can you tell me what it says?" The librarian sighed.
"I can not. The only one who knows what the writing says is the Keeper."
"Keeper?" Tinkerbell raised an eyebrow. His saying had caught her interest.
"He writes the books. He is the keeper of all knowledge in the Never."
"Great! Where is he? I really need to speak with him!" She smiled brightly.
"You can't." All Tink's hopes were crushed. "He lives in the Winter Woods. And you know the rule, princess." Tinkerbell groaned.
"I know." And with that, she left the library. On her way back to her room, an idea popped into her head.
A feet picked up their speed and she ran back to her room, locking the door behind her.
"Where is it?" Tink said as she ran to her closet and pulled out a large box, which was fillex to the brim with a random assortment of objects. A smile lit up her face as Tink pulled out what she was looking for. It was a bolt of thick, green fabric.
That night, the young princess stayed up half of the night, making herself a warm coat. Tinkerbell had to do this. She was going to cross the border into the Winter Woods, and no one was going to stop her.
