So, someone guessed my surprise! But, you don't know whooo! ;)
You're going to find out some clues in this chapter anyway! ^_^
Enjoy!
It suddenly hit Scarlet. 'The dream fairy that saved my mother's life…' she thought.
"Oh, my," Scarlet exclaimed. All the other fairies turned to look at her.
"What's wrong dear?" Clarion asked but Scarlet just smiled.
"Muna, you saved my mother, right?" Scarlet asked the dream-fairy.
"With the help of Vidia," Muna confirmed. "She's a fast-flying fairy."
"Willow's mother, yes," Scarlet nodded, lost in thought for a moment.
"Scarlet, I and your mother will be going back to the Pixie Dust Tree to attend to some business." Milori explained and his daughter nodded. "We will see you at sundown."
"Have fun," she smiled as her parents walked hand-in-hand out of Dewey's library.
"So, what do you want to do?" Muna asked.
"Well, I'm sure I could take the rest of the day off." Tink shrugged and Peri nodded.
"Good idea, Tink. Princess Scarlet, do you want to join us?" Periwinkle asked.
"I don't see why not!" Scarlet giggled and the four fairies fluttered out of the library and towards the ice rink.
"I think I've got the hang of it!" Emerald exclaimed as she glided along the ice. On the way to the ice rink, the four fairies saw Azalea, Breanna, Kaia, Willow, Sage, Emerald, Tess and their parents. All seventeen fairies decided to group up and go to the ice rink together.
"Emerald, you got the hang of it hours ago!" Tink giggled as she glided alongside her. Tinkerbell and Emerald had only met that day but they got along together very well. Breanna and Iridessa stayed in a group with Azalea, Sled, Rosetta, Kaia, Fawn and Tess so they wouldn't look silly. Meanwhile, Willow and Vidia skated along the ice effortlessly with Sage, who had decided not to stay with her parents and get embarrassed by them (all parents do it!).
"Wow Tessie, you're good!" Fawn giggled as her daughter did a 360 degree spin.
"I know!" Tess exclaimed as both fairies skated along the ice rink's edge.
It was almost sunset when Milori and Clarion showed up at the ice rink in the Winter Woods.
"Mother, Father, won't you join us? It's so much fun!" Scarlet pleaded her parents.
"I don't see why not," Clarion smiled, stepping onto the ice. Milori stepped onto the ice beside her and helped support her as she stood.
"Be careful, love," Milori chuckled. Clarion then slipped over and fell on her behind. "I said careful." Even Clarion couldn't help but smile at her lover as he helped gently pull her up.
"I heard you," she chuckled while Milori pulled her closer to him and they kissed.
"Eww!" Sage shrieked "Please not here!" Clarion blushed while Milori laughed and began to show her how to move on the ice without falling over.
"Just one foot after the other," Milori explained. "Then you can quicken pace."
"I will have to show you a warm talent game at some point." Clarion replied but her lover raised an eyebrow.
"'Game'? Ice skating is a skill." He stated. Clarion chuckled.
"I'll keep that in mind."
Meanwhile, Rosetta and Sled were skating together on the ice. They had decided to let the rest of the fairies skate by themselves while Sled and Rosetta (Sletta, Roseted, Sleeta. Any other ideas?) glided around on the ice hand-in-hand.
"Sugarcane, you're so good at this!" Rosetta giggled.
"I've been skating circles since I was born." Sled chuckled as he began to circle around her.
"Don't circle me, I'll get dizzy!" the garden fairy tried to be serious but found herself laughing.
"Sorry," Sled stopped in front of her and briefly kissed her cheek before skating off again. Rosetta giggled out of embarrassment before following as best as she could.
It was the next day and Scarlet had woken up earlier than usual. The sun was slowly rising and already it was rather warm outside and the sky was clear. Scarlet slowly got out of bed and got dressed into her summer dress; a pale blue quarter-length dress with shoulder straps. Sleepily, she fluttered over to her window and pushed it open to let the morning summer breeze surround her.
"What a beautiful day," Scarlet admired the sun shining down on Pixie Hollow. One day it would be her kingdom and it was a beautiful one indeed. Her mother – Queen Clarion – had done a wonderful job running Pixie Hollow in her reign. While Scarlet was taking in the beautiful scenery, she heard a noise coming from her parent's bedroom in the next room. Scarlet flittered out her bedroom and gingerly knocked on her parent's door.
"Mother, Father, are you alright?" she called as she slowly opened the door. No one was there. Scarlet's ears picked up on the noise again, except it was coming from their bathroom. "Mother?" Scarlet called.
"Is everything alright, Scarlet?" Milori stepped out of the bathroom and faced Scarlet.
"Yes. I was wondering what that noise was." She explained, looking around for Clarion. "Where is Mother?"
"She's a bit ill this morning. No reason to worry." Milori faked a smile and Scarlet could tell something was going on and her father knew what it was, but wasn't telling her.
"I doubt that Mother is ill for no reason. Surely you should show some concern?" Scarlet asked as politely as she could.
"I am showing concern, Scarlet," Milori replied, slightly annoyed. "I'd rather you returned to your room for now. Let your mother rest." Scarlet sighed and fluttered out the room, hearing the same noise again as she left. Something was wrong. And nobody was telling her.
Cliff-hanger! What do you think it could be? Sorry it took so long for me to post and it took me about two and a half hours just to write which is about double normal time… I've been discussing a re-write of a Tokyo Mew Mew episode with someone while trying to write this. At the same time I have a really irritating cold… Not fun!
Hope you enjoyed and I'll see you next chapter!
