Ok I'm not going to say much about this chapter….Hope y'all like it! ;P

Chapter 13

"I will not cry, I will stay strong, my fairies need me. I will not cry. I will stay strong." Clarion thought to herself as they landed back in the Winter Woods. They had been gone for two days and hadn't found Milori. During the silent, sad fly home Clarion had wrapped his cape around her shoulders. She blinked back tears. "It's all I have left of my love." She thought as she pulled it closer to her. The soft grey owl feathers brought warmth to her body, but her heart was cold and heavy. When they landed they noticed no one single fairy or sparrow man was there waiting for them. Tinkerbell looked at Queen Clarion puzzled. Clarion shrugged her shoulders and they began to walk home.

As they drew nearer to the Pixie Dust Tree, Mary noticed loud noises coming from its direction. The other fairies noticed too, even Clarion had a puzzled look on her face. They walked into the Pixie Dust Tree and saw every fairy and sparrow man from Pixie Hollow and winter waiting. They all had big grins on their faces, and even when Clarion walked in holding Milori's cape with no Milori they stilled smiled. Clarion was too busy thinking to notice it but the other girls saw and shared glances at each other. They walked over to the side to let Queen Clarion break the news to everyone. She held her hand up and the crowd hushed. All except a gasp from the search party that had just returned.

"Fairies and sparrow men of Pixie-" Clarion cut herself off when she felt arms wrap around her waist. A roar of cheer erupted from the crowd. Clarion stood frozen until she heard the sparrow man speak.

"Clarion, my love, I'm sorry-" Clarion cut him off when she turned and kissed him.

"Milori." She whispered as she looked him up and down. "What happened? We looked everywhere." Milori chuckled at her and she smile. The worry and sadness washed away from her eyes and was replaced by happiness. She put her forehead to his.

"I was attacked by some animal, I couldn't even tell what kind. I fell into a stream and floated down to the end. When I could fly again I realized everyone had already gone home. I jumped on my owl and flew home as fast as I could." He gently kissed her forehead. "I was going to go back to get you, but Dewy said I would never get to you in time. He told me to wait for your return." He finished in one big breath.

"Don't ever do that to me again!" Clarion joking punched his chest. She handed him his cape and he placed it back on covering his broken wing. They looked around at the other fairies looking happily back at the couple.

"Well, I guess it's now or never." Milori said looking at his lover.

"What-" Clarion stopped as she watched Milori bend down on one knee.

"Clarion, I love you with all my heart. The time we spent apart only made me want you more. I never want to have to live another day without you." He pulled a sparkly ring out of his pocket. "Every moment that passes with you becomes my new favorite moment." He lifted the ring up, taking her hands in his. "Clarion will you marry me?" Clarion looked at him; the amount of love in his eyes was unreal. She looked at the ring. It had a pure white diamond in the middle that was surround by rubies and sapphires as blue as Clarion's eyes. She looked at the crowd. They were so silent you could have heard a feather drop. Her friends all had tears rolling down their cheeks. She looked back at Milori, the sparrow man she loved more than anything.

"Yes." She said as she bent down and kissed him. He picked her up and spun her around in the air. The crowd cheered so intensely that a couple of fairies fainted, including Fawn. Milori stood there holding Clarion in a tight embrace until all the fairies had gone. Then Clarion began to whisper something. "I thought I had lost you forever." Milori looked into her blue eyes; they had begun to cloud with sorrow.

"You will never lose me Clarion." He spoke firmly before using his finger to lift her chin up, making her look into his eyes. "I love you." She kissed him gently and they walked back into the Pixie Dust Tree. It had been a long week for both of them.

Ok! Don't freak out, I'm going to do a couple more chapters, but then this story will be finished Any way see y'all next chapter!