The Faeries

Chase was clinging to Nixi as they were flying through the air to get back to Faerieland. He was glad that none of those boys had bothered to follow because he had yelled again as soon as they had taken off. Nixi might have been right about saying that he screamed like a girl, but at least it wasn't that high pitched. At least he hoped it wasn't.

He felt a thud of the Eyrie landing on the platform and realized that they had finally landed. He opened his eyes and quickly got off, heading to the first trash can he could see. He found himself throwing up. That had happened when they had landed in Neocentral too.

Meanwhile, Nixi was stretching herself, grinning ear to ear. She was always excited, but it seemed that it was more so then ever. It probably had to do with the fact that Chase had adopted her and they were now a family.

In her excitement, Nixi didn't realize that Chase had a fear of heights. He was clutching the edge of the trashcan with his eyes closed so that he couldn't see what he had thrown up. He also didn't want to look over the edge of the cloud again either.

Nixi suddenly tugged his shirt tail and he looked at her. "Are you getting sick Chase? Perhaps we should stop?"

"I'm fine now," Chase lied, knowing that the same thing was likely to happen if they flew the Eyries again.

Nixi smiled at him. "Then let's go and seek audience with the Faerie Queen."

Chase looked at her in shock. "Surely it isn't that easy to gain audience with her?"

"Just wait and see!" Nixi grabbed his hand and dragged him after her toward Faerie castle. He glanced up at the castle as the approached it and groaned. Nixi noticed this and was curious. "What is the matter Chase?"

Chase made a face as he looked up at the towers. "What is it with Faeries and the color purple? Even the dark Faeries like it."

"You don't like purple," Nixi looked at him, not truly surprised about the revelation.

"No, it's ... what you see everyday when you're up here." Chase said shaking his head at her. Purple was so dull and boring.

Nixi took a clue from the look on his face and asked him a question. "What colors do you like?"

"I like black, red, blue ..." Chase glanced up, trying to think about her question.

"... pink," Nixi finished for him.

"The only thing pink I like is you, and that I am not too sure of as of yet," Chase was being serious, but Nixi laughed at his comment, thinking he was joking. Chase glanced down at her, realizing that he didn't want to do any talking up at the castle. He was too nervous." So, guess what, Ms. Pink. You get to do the talking."

"Hey!" Nixi made a face, but they had arrived at the castle. She dragged Chase up to the guard at the gate and said with no hesitance "We wish to see the Faerie Queen about our quest."

The guard nodded and let them in, a smirk on her face.

M

The Faerie Queen's throne room was up in a high tower. Everything, to Chase's misery was purple. Chase made the mistake of looking out one of the windows. Chase backed away from the window. The entire court noticed this behavior and gave Chase a strange look. Nixi seemed to not notice. To Chase's utter disappointment, she went up to the Faerie Queen and spoke to her as if she were an old friend. "Hello Queen Fyora,"

"How does your quest go Nixi?" Fyora tried to get a look into Chase's eyes.

"It goes slow. My friend and I would like to speak to a few of the young Faeries at the Faerie school," Nixi was full of vigor. Chase was shocked when glancing around that no one in the court was shocked at this revelation. Hadn't that girl said that no boys were allowed in the school?

"What is your friend's name?" The Queen said, trying to get Chase to look up at her. He almost did, but looked even further down.

"Chase Kai," Nixi said, a smile on her face

Queen Fyora made a small face, yet if Chase had been looking her wouldn't have been able to tell if it was from disgust or something else. "Well, I'll permit you two to go. Be forewarned though Chase, the girls tend to get territorial if any boys go near the school."

Fyora then summoned a servant to lead the two to the school and to speak with the head mistress. She looked then back at Chase and Nixi to see that he was finally looking at her, not realizing he had done so. He was in shock. A small smile came to her face.

M

The headmistress was a Faerie like the Library Faerie. She pushed down her glasses and looked at the two. She frowned heavily at the two, not happy with the situation. "It is a bit of an odd request. However, it is under the queen's orders. You two can wait on the patio over there. I'll send in a few of my brightest students. I'll be back in a few minutes."

Chase and Nixi headed out to the patio. Ixi went over and looked out at the beautiful gardens. "Come look. Those fountains!"

"Nixi, we're very high up. I'll just sit on the bench here and wait," This statement from Chase caused Nixi to stare at him, worry on her face.

It was then that the head mistress came in with two Faeries, a Light Faerie and a Fire Faerie. The Light Faerie had her arms folded over her chest in utter disgust while the Fire Faerie looked oddly familiar.

"These two students of mine are Ameril and Rasila," The headmistress left to attend to other business. She let out a sound of disgust as she left the room.

"Rose, I didn't know you were a Faerie," Nixi spoke up. Unlike Chase, she had recognized where they had seen her.

"Rasila, you've been posing as a human again, haven't you." The Light Faerie said with disgust. "That explains where you were during classes today."

"What is the problem with that? They at least have cute guys." Rose pinched Chase's cheek teasingly, causing him to glare at her and his cheeks to turn red. Nixi laughed. "And anyways, I know everything in school."

"Yeah, your one of the top students." The Light Faerie walked over to Chase. She put her face right in front of Chase's, startling him. "Speaking of guys, he shouldn't be here,"

"Come on, Fyora said they could come." Rose put her hands behind her and leaned back a bit from where she had sat down next to Chase.

"It doesn't matter. I say, do what we always do to them when they get near." Chase didn't like the smirk that just happened to appear on Ameril's face.

"Yes, well that's all fine and dandy, I've never held to that, so don't. Especially since they are guests," It was Rose's turn to cross her arms across her chest, a stern look appearing on her face.

"Fine, point taken," Ameril suddenly grabbed Chase's arm. She dragged him over to where he most defiantly didn't want to go. "I would however, much rather talk close to the balcony. I mean, it is a nice day and the gardens are pretty."

"I would rather not," Chase tried getting out of her grip and away, but the railing wasn't that far from the bench. Ameril noticed his discomfort and he suddenly felt himself be pushed at it. Some how, he ended over the edge. He made a grab for an edge and made a grab for it.

He sighed when he found himself successful. That was until he looked down. The height he was at made him let go out of fear. Rasila made a lunging grab for his hand but missed.

Chase felt himself falling and in his panic unable to breath. He then felt himself stopped, but didn't fill any pain. He then felt himself being set down.

"You can open your eyes now," Chase opened them to find himself looking at the Battle Faerie. She held his shoulders so that he wouldn't fall over. The Faerie was glaring at Ameril. "The head mistress shall hear about this."

M

Chase didn't want to take time to find out what had happened to the Faerie. His heart was beating in his chest and he was having problems breathing. He had quickly grabbed Nixi and was outside the castle grounds holding her close to him.

His eyes were closed and his cheeks burned from embarrassment. A hoof to his cheek caused him to open his eyes. He saw that they were at the Eyrie station. He finally calmed down. "Where too next Nixi?"

"To Maraqua. I've always wanted to go there," Both Nixi and Chase looked up to see Ameril in her human form. Nixi glared at her with anger. Chase couldn't look her in the face.

"What do you mean, deciding where we are going? You are not part of this group." Chase said, venom in his voice.

"I am now. My little stunt got me in big trouble. I am now to help you on your stupid quest. I can't believe that you two are trying to find a boy Faerie. Give me a break already." The look on her face said that she was disgusted with the two of them.

"Well, you can very well fly down on your own," Ixi spoke up, clutching to Chase as she did so.

"I think not. An Eyrie can hold the three of us. Another thing I've never done before," The girl stated. "I've got a full pass, and I've bought him one too. I believe that you already have one, or so I am told. I won't take no for an answer."

Ixi gave Chase a look of pity. There was no way she would let them leave on their own. Chase still wasn't looking Ameril in the face.