Wow...listening to Bat Boy the Musical gave me a totally splendid idea for this story!! Eek!! Oh, and if anyone wants to know what Tainyse looks like really, look at my profile. I have her picture loaded!!
Dedication- To Lawrence O'Keefe, the genius that created Bat Boy!
Disclaimer-
Roses are red, violets are blue,
I no own, so you no sue.
Abby mumbled a protest, a tugging sensation happening to her hair. Her throat was clogged with sleep and left-over spit. She mumbled again, swiping at the annoyance.
"WAKE UP!" shouted Tainyse in her ear. Abby sat bolt upright, her eyes nearly bugging out of her head. "Good Mother Dove, you are so hard to wake up!" complained Tainyse, dropping the lock of hair she has been tugging on and fluttering about Abby's head in an annoyed mood. "You have to tell me what happened last night!"
"Don't you know?" asked Abby, her voice cracked and harsh.
"No!" cried Tainyse, managing to look outraged, curious and impatient all at the same time. Abby laughed, clearing her throat out a little. She walked into her bathroom, and quickly brushed her teeth, hating the rough feeling of not brushing for two days. Tainyse followed her about, constantly asking questions, demanding answers. She fluttered about Abby's head while she chose an outfit for the day, (which included a pair of sky blue jeans with purple lacing up the seams, a buttery yellow shirt, a plum overshirt, and blue boat shoes.) To avoid messing with her hair, she swept it into a high ponytail. She stuck a pair of black star earrings in her ears, and slid a pair of white sunglasses on. Then, she clipped on her amethyst sword. Now she felt dressed.
"Com'n, I need to see Rufe'o." said Abby, swinging out of the doorway, landing on the rope ladder and climbing down just like a spider. It was evening, the sun finishing her rounds in the sky. The sky above Abby was a brilliant orange/pink, the clouds looking like cotton candy. The trees were alive with color and sound. The animals were calling out to each other, the Indians were whooping and the birds were kicking up such a racket that Abby was amazed that she had slept through it all.
"The island has been celebrating all day." said Tainyse, fluttering about Abby's ears, growing tired and landing on her shoulder. "They've been celebrating the New Pan."
"I guess I made the right choice." said Abby, leaping over a log, also avoiding a not-so-cleverly hidden trap. Tainyse giggled and agreed.
"Hey, Abby! Wait up!" shouted Buzz from behind her. She stopped and waited patiently as Buzz bounded over the loam and fallen leaves. He skittered to a stop next to her, a giant smile on his face.
"What's up?" she asked, tilting her head in curiosity. Buzz grinned like a little devil, then handed her a small black box tied with a green satin bow. "What?" she asked, puzzlement written all over her face.
"It's your Acceptance Day Gift. I know it's before your Initiation, but I couldn't wait!!" he cried, bouncing on the balls of his feet.
"Acceptance Day?" she wondered, looking at him.
"Yes!" he said impatiently. "The way you fought Hook, even Rufe'o agrees! You're accepted, you're accepted, open the darn gift already!" Abby laughed, then gently undid the bow, tying it in her own hair. Sure it clashed, but it was such a pretty green. Then she slowly opened the box, nearly sending Buzz into conniptions. Inside lay an uncut gem on a leather strap. But what a gem!! It was a clear amethyst, a purple heart at it's center. It was so beautiful. Abby squealed, and slid it over her head. It glimmered in the last rays of the setting sun.
"Thank you!" she shouted, grabbing him up in a bear hug. "Nobody's ever given me jewelry before!" She let him go when he started to groan under her arm strength. "It's so beautiful." she said, smiling at him like a sunrise. He grinned back, and Pyrygus came diving out of the trees, a box in his hands.
"Awww, man! You got to her before I could!"
"Hey, best goes first!"
"Wanna bet?!"
"Put your money where your mouth is!" shouted Pyrygus, getting ready to leap on Buzz, almost forgetting the package in his hands. Gingerly, he handed it to Abby, before leaping on Buzz and they proceeded to try to smash each other's faces in. Abby rolled her eyes and gently undid the wrapping paper around the box. She opened it to see a kit for sword polishing and sanding.
"Awesome!" she shouted, trying to get Pyrygus's attention. The fight stilled for a second. Pyrygus smiled up at her.
"Thought ya'd like it."
"Not more than mine!" shouted Buzz, proceeding to start the fight all over again. Abby laughed, then walked away, shouting over her shoulder that she needed to see Rufe'o. The boys shouted that they would see her later. Abby walked along, talking about Acceptance Day traditions with Tainyse. Little did she know that she was watched from above.
The fairy King, Luomaugh, was flying about Neverland with about a fourth of his court following him. His Queen had kicked him out for her "Girls Only" ball that he had sponsored. He was in a rather non-fairy like mood. He was fluttering about, trying to find a creature to prank. He noticed a girl walking along behind him. He noticed his wife's hand-maiden, Tainyse, fluttering about the girl's shoulders. He heard the word "Abby". So, this was the girl that the island was buzzing over, the girl that was unafraid of anything. She had faced Hook, the Noodler, Smee, Cecco, and multiple Indians, all without hardly breaking a sweat. The Girl Without Fear...Hmph.
He followed her, observing how she dealt with her environment. When a wolf howled, not ten feet from where she walked, she commented on how loud wolves could be. He watched her go into the underground house and watched her come out with Rufe'o. He watched them go through the forest, talking. He flew a bit lower, just low enough to hear their conversation.
"-so I am accepted?" asked Abby, avoiding a bug in midair.
"Yes." said Rufe'o. Luomaugh grew interested. This boy and girl were starting to become attracted to each other. Yes, it was still in the development stage, and yes, it was more competition than anything else, but the sparks were there. Luomaugh followed them as they walked through the forest to a clearing. There they stopped.
"What's up?" asked Abby, looking a little apprehensive. Rufe'o pulled out his sword. (The Pan Sword).
"Your Third Trial was interrupted. We are here to fight, and fight until one gives in. Which won't be me." he said, with his arrogant smirk that sent Abby's blood boiling.
"Oh, just because of that smart-butt comment, I'm gonna kick yours!" she said, whipping out her rapier, eyes narrowing. He grinned, then came at her. She parried brilliantly, then attacked without a breath.
Luomaugh was half-afraid that they would kill each other. But then he saw the smiles. He heard Abby's laugh as she dodged a rather obvious swing at her stomach. He heard the smack talk of Rufe'o, trying to goad Abby into taking a real swing. Luomaugh decided to spice up the night.
"Let the frogs pause in their song,
Let the crickets hold their breath,
Let the trees stand still as death,
And tell the mosquitoes not to bite." he sang, waving his small but powerful fairy hands, and all was as he said. The breezes stopped, the insects settled down and the moon shone clear and bright.
"Now we've been hoping for so long,
So fill the sky with fireflies.
So they can see into each other's eyes
And then they'll get it right." Fireflies sped in from all over the island, lighting up the clearing with a romantic glow that made Luomaugh wish he had his Queen with him.
Rufe'o's sword met Abby's halfway, and they stayed there. Abby stared across the blades into Rufe'o's eyes and Rufe'o stared into hers. Fireflies danced around them (like the scene from the Little Mermaid), lighting up their eyes. Rufe'o had never seen a girl this close up before. He noticed that there was something about her eyes, they weren't gray. They were silver.
How long they stayed in that pose, no-one knows. All of a sudden, there was an explosion of action in which Abby's overshirt got torn and two of Rufe'o's mohawks got clipped. Then, they were standing not five feet from each other, eyes wary and sparkling, breaths heavy.
"Can we take a breather?" rasped out Abby, sword dropping a fraction.
"Aye." said Rufe'o falling on his butt and panting like a dog. Abby laughed, before coming and sitting by him. He shied away a touch, before accepting that, yes, she was sitting that close to him. After a few minutes of heavy breathing, their hearts settled down and they started to chat.
"So, my Initiation is tomorrow at noon?"
"Yeah."
"What, ya got a problem with 1:00? Or even 12:30? Why do we have to keep going with the cliques?!"
"You're making fun of me."
"Yep!"
"And you're enjoying it."
"Yep!" she sang, laughing. He shook his head, chuckling at her.
"So, where did you come from?" she asked, flopping down on the grass and looking up at the fireflies and stars.
"Don't remember." he said, looking down at her. Man, her skin seemed to glow in the moonlight. Glowing skin...
"Why not?" she asked, looking incredulous.
"Just don't. It's part of Neverland. You forget where you came from, why you came, that unimportant stuff leaks out. Neverland eats it!"
"You're trying to scare me, but it's not going to work!" He groaned, then flopped down beside her, his skin glistening in the moonlight. She looked at him lying next to her and tried to make her heart pound less loudly...
"Why aren't you afraid of anything?" he asked, not really expecting an answer. He was in for a surprise.
"I am missing something in my DNA that causes fear. Instead of fear, I either get exceptionally excited or extremely angry. Adrenaline snakes through my system, and I am stronger than anyone I face. Heh...I was kicked out of several schools for almost killing bullies. Of course, then I was accused of being the bully. I can't control myself in that state--oh, what would you call it--blood-lust. And after the adrenaline has been used up or I cease fighting, I black out, having used it all up."
"Uhhh..." said Rufe'o, not daring to believe that she had actually told him her secret.
"I'm trusting you with this information Rufe'o." she said, sitting up. "If I ever enter the blood-lust with you, run for your life."
"You're yanking my chain." said Rufe'o, disbelievingly. Abby looked at him sadly.
"I wish I were."
"You really ain't." he said wonderingly. "You really ain't. So you entered into your--uh--blood-lust state with Hook?"
"I actually entered into it when Cecco charged. But he only put me into the outside edges. He wasn't that much of a threat. But Hook thrust me in without asking questions. That man is more dangerous than a starving great white that's smelled blood."
"Eh, not so tough." said Rufe'o dismissively.
"Let's see you face him by yourself." said Abby, standing up and taking up her sword again.
"I have, several times." he said, following suit. "I owe you for my hair."
"You should be thanking me, you look so much better now." she said teasingly. He smirked, raising his rapier. She raised her sword and they started circling each other. Luomaugh smiled. His work here was done. The mortals were having stronger attachments to each other, and that was all he had set out to do. He flew off with his entourage back to his court, where his wife had planned a surprise ball for him.
Much, much Later...
Abby finally stumbled back to her room at midnight. She set down the packages from Buzz and Pyrygus on her sofa and the collapsed on her bed. Mentally and emotionally, not to mention physically, exhausted. She laughed as Tainyse played with her new amethyst necklace.
"I heard that my Lord Luomaugh was out tonight." said Tainyse, looking out of the corner of her eye at Abby.
"Whom?" asked Abby, going into her closet to change into more comfortable sleeping clothes.
"My lord Luomaugh, the Fairy King." replied Tainyse. "My lady kicked him out to prepare for his surprise birthday ball. Whenever that happens, he goes about, trying to find a creature to prank. I'm afraid that he might have tried something with you and Rufe'o."
"Nothing happened, Tainy." said Abby, laughing at the thought. "There were no fairy pranks in that meadow."
"Nothing unusual?" demanded Tainyse. Abby thought.
"Well, there were a lot of fireflies, and it was so quiet. All you could hear were our blades."
"That was a fairy prank!" said Tainyse, fluttering about Abby's head as she fell back into bed. "That was my lord's work. He did it to try to make you and Rufe'o fall in love!"
"Well, then it didn't work. All we did is swing at each other for at least four hours." said Abby as she snuggled down into her comforter.
"Are you sure?" demanded Tainyse, but Abby was already fast asleep, and dreaming of Rufe'o...
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