IMPORTANT NOTE!: Vote on my poll if you want Clarion and Milori to have a baby or not!

Sorry I took so long to update! I got lazy and procrastinated(a lot).

Everyone remained absolutely silent after Dewey had made that announcement. Thorn didn't say a word while Vidia looked shocked then angry, as if she believed this was the new fairy's fault. Queen Clarion looked as if she was trying not to cry and Lord Milori looked the most upset. He clenched and unclenched his fist and pressed his lips into a thin line. Then turning, without saying a word, he left Dewey's library.

"Milori!," Queen Clarion called after him.

"I'm going for a walk," he replied back tensely. Queen Clarion pursed her lips.

"I better go after him," she said, flying after him, leaving the fast-flyer, Thorn/Jack and the Keeper alone. After a while, the Keeper finally turned towards Thorn.

"Ya' know, despite the circumstances, I am glad to see you again," Dewey told him. Thorn gave a half-smile though it seemed forced.

"Thanks," he said warily. Then Vidia put her hands on her hip and glared at him viciously.

"Is there something you need to tell me... Jack?," she said, spitting out the name Jack like it was the most horrible word she could come up with. Thorn winced.

"Remember how I said I left the Winter Woods...?," he began.

"Yes, I remember!," she growled in frustration. Thorn's shoulder's slumped. She obviously wasn't going to make this easy.

"When I went to Pixie Hollow I changed my name to Thorn," he explained. Vidia snorted.

"Hey, if my name was Jack, I would change it too," she said.

"My full name is Jack Frost actually," he said giving her a wry smile. Before she could say anything, he continued, "I'm not the Jack Frost although he is my namesake."

Vidia noticed how uncharacteristically quiet Dewey had been during the exchange. "Well, what do you think about this upcoming war Dewey?," she asked him suddenly. He sighed, looking like he had expected that question but wish it hadn't come.

"There's nothing I really can do," he said. "The war is obviously coming and it can't be prevented."

"No, it can't be prevented," A Voice agreed inside Vidia's head. What's more, the Voice didn't belong to her. It was cold and cruel and it was almost impossible to tell the age or gender of the Voice.

"Um, who are you and why are you inside my head?," Vidia mentally asked in annoyance. She swore she could hear it laugh.

"I'm here to help you," it said.

"Right," Vidia scoffed. "Voices just pop up in fairy's heads all the time to 'help' out."

"You do not trust me?," the Voice asked.

"Not really," Vidia huffed.

"Can't say I blame you," the Voice replied. Then it continued quickly to prevent Vidia from asking another question. "You know what needs to be done, don't you?"

"Can't say that I do," Vidia replied.

"You need to eliminate one of the problems. Meaning Milori," the Voice said, point-blank.

"Eliminate?! You mean kill!?," Vidia asked in shock.

"If Pixie Hollow goes to war, then it'll have an advantage if Milori was... out of the way," the Voice said carefully, but there was no remorse in it's voice.

"Get real, I'm not killing him," Vidia thought, thinking that either she or this Voice was crazy. She preferred the latter. "Besides, what if that starts the war?"

Vidia could just see a mental image of the Voice shrugging as it replied. "Does it really matter? As it was said before, the war is coming anyways. When it does, make sure it's on your own Hollow's terms. He's the Winter Woods strongest ally; he is their leader. Get rid of him and you cripple the Woods greatly."

Seeing that Vidia wasn't convinced, the Voice continued. "Think of it this way, you'll be saving a lot of fairies' lives in your Hollow by doing this."

After that, the Voice went silent, leaving Vidia thinking about what it said.

"Milori," Clarion called again. Milori had stopped somewhere outside and was looking off in the distance as if he was trying to keep her presence unacknowledged. She put her hand on his shoulder, making him flinch slightly. "Milori, are you alright?"

"Fine, just great," he said, his voice hard.

"Milori...," Clarion said again gently. He blew up.

"No, I am not alright!," he growled shaking her hand off his shoulder. "What do you think?! I just learned there is going to be a war because I want to marry the woman I love! Why does this always happen to me? Every time I have something good in my life, the world just takes it back and..." his voice stuttered a bit. "...and it breaks me."

"I'm so sorry Milori. I really am," Clarion whispered hurriedly, close to tears. Milori took a deep breath and held her hands.

"I'm sorry Clarion," he apologized gently. "I shouldn't be yelling at you. You had nothing to do with it."

"It's alright to be mad Milori," she said back. His shoulders sagged.

"Yes, but it doesn't excuse me from yelling at you," he said. He kissed her on the cheek. "I'm not sure of what I'm going to do."

"About the war?," Clarion asked.

"Yes."

Clarion smiled and wrapped her arms around him. "Whatever happens, I want to be with you."

"And I want to be with you," he told her but his eyes looked sad. "But it may not be possible."

"Let us at least have the wedding," Clarion said, looking up into his eyes.

"What if that sets of the war though?," he asked.

"The war is coming either way. Trying to avoid it will just cause more problems," she replied. He smiled at her and kissed her lips.

"Well alright. It's not like I want to argue," he said, smiling down at her. "Are we still going on that outing tomorrow?"

She smiled. "Of course."

"Then, until then my love," he said kissing her, and beginning to walk off. She laughed.

"So corny!," she couldn't help but say. He gave her a playful smile.

"Really? I thought it was pretty deep...," he joked. They laughed for a bit and both of there hearts felt lighter. Maybe they'll get through this...

Somewhere, far off, an evil figure watched as all this played out. A smile curled up on the figure's lips. Oh, breaking their hearts is going to be so much fun. The figure couldn't wait until for his/her contribution to the war effort.

Cliff-hanger!

I heard some of you are learning to use cliff-hangers now.

*tears*

I taught you all so well!

*bawls out eyes*

In all seriousness, I'm sorry for going off on that mini-hiatus. I'll try to be faster this time. Sorry if the Milarion fluff was bad. Next chapter is going to be so much better as far as fluff goes. It'll be about there date. Btw, I got questions for you.

1. Do you want to see more of this mysterious villain or not? Should he/she make rare appearances or have a main role?

2. Should Clarion and Milori have a kid? Or should they already have a kid and that's what Vidia finds out in the diary? If they do have a kid, it will not be Peri and Tink! I just hate the idea of Tink being like or related to Clarion. I don't know why but maybe it's because it's cliché. Remember, vote on the poll!