Lorelai and I had appeared back at the fairy realm in front of the entrance, where we had left to go defeat Grewrick, and the blue portal had disappeared from below us. We realized that we were back to the size of a fairy as we were trying to stand up. We then looked around us and saw many fairies cheering and jumping for joy and clapping their hands.

"Welcome back you two!"

"Goodjob!"

"You defeated the evil wizard!" Lorelai and I looked at each other, then smiled.

"I'm proud of you two." Lorelai and I looked up to see a young man with a large silver crown, a tall staff in hand, and long red robes on. Wait a minute?

"Elder?!" I said with confusion.

"Father! You're back to normal!" shouted Lorelai as she stood up and ran into his arms for a hug. "I missed you father."

"I missed you too, my child." The Elder was a handsome man with no wrinkles, a shorter trimmed beard, and short brown hair.

"What's going on? How come you're much younger than you were before?" I asked.

"Don't you remember in the history book I read to you? It said, 'The curse made the Elder weak, and much older than his real age.' This is what he looked like before the curse." explained Lorelai.

"Oh, I completely forgot about that." I said with embarrassment and rubbed the back of my head as all the fairies started to laugh and giggle.

"Adrian, I want to thank you for saving the fairy realm. Even though we pulled you into this situation you weren't even part of. I thank you, and the entire realm thanks you. We are in you debt." said the Elder as he bowed to me. Then I looked all around me and everyone was bowing, including Lorelai.

"I-I don't know what to say. In fact, I'm glad I agreed to the deal. I wouldn't have got to know you guys, and Lorelai especially." I said as I turned to Lorelai.

"Adrian, since you lifted the curse off of Okapi, you can stay here. That was part of the deal after all, right father?" Lorelai asked the Elder.

"Yes, that was part of the deal. You can and live with us so that your kingdom won't find you." said the Elder. I started to think about it. Living here...

"I would love to live here." I said. "But…"

"But? What's wrong Adrian?" question Lorelai. I then looked at the Elder, as he was looking at me with serious eyes.

"I-I have to go back home first. I want to apologize to my parents." The Elder then smiled at me. "I think it's the wise thing to do."

"That is a wise thing to do Adrian. I'm proud of you." said the Elder. I then turned to Lorelai.

"Lorelai, I'm going to come back here. I'm going to convince my parents, because I want to be with the person, for whom I love, for the rest of my life." I said as I smiled and held her hands. We then heard the crowd of fairies behind us.

"Awww."

"Well, you better come back." she said as she kissed my on the cheek. My face then turned red again.

"Awww." the fairies said again.

"Lorelai." the Elder approached us. "I think you should go with Adrian, to convince his parents."

"Yeah, that's a great idea." I said.

"Well, okay, let's go tomorrow. We need rest from our long journey." said Lorelai as everyone cheered for us again.

Lorelai and I were almost at Iredale Castle in Brellomore. We took the path around the Old Birch, so that I didn't get lost again. When we arrived, we hid behind some trees in front of the secret door that I escaped out from so long ago, and Lorelai showed me how to tuck my wings into the back of my shirt, so that nobody would notice.

"Okay, so the plan is that you hide in my satchel and I grow back in human size, and go talk to my parents, then when I mention you, you grown to human size. Got it?" I asked.

"Yup, just open the satchel when you're ready." I then took out my pendant and tapped the jewel in the middle, and grew back into my original human size. I opened my satchel and Lorelai flew in, and I left it open a little so that she could get some air. I then put on my hood from my cape and headed to the front gate. As I approached, there were two guards at the gate, and when they saw me, put crossed their spears to make an X.

"State your name." said the guard on the left.

The guard on the right then said, "No one enters the kingdom without permission."

"Oh? I'm not allowed to enter into my own home anymore?" I asked. The only thing the guards could see from my hood was my shamrock eyes, with a long scar, full of determination. The guards then lowered their guard.

"Wait a minute…Aren't you?"

"Your highnesses." said a servant who bowed to the distressed king and queen. "You have a visitor."

"Sigh… bring them in." said the king with sadness in his voice. The servant then bowed again and left the room, as the queen had a tissue in her hand as she was patting her wet eyes. I walk into the throne room with my head still covered by my hood, and the king and queen sit up so that don't look immodest in front of people. I then bowed to them.

"Who are you? What business do you have with us today?" asked the king. Here goes nothing.

"Important business. I have come to…apologize. Apologize for what I have done." I said. The king and queen then sat up on their chairs with confusion on their faces. I then pull off my hood to show my long wavy brown hair, shamrock green eyes, and freckled face, with a long scar across my eye. The king and queen then stood up from their chairs.

"ADRIAN!" they both shouted.

I then said, "I'm sorry." I looked down to the ground, but I suddenly embraced by my mother. "GAH! Mother?"

"Adrian!" my mother cried. "I was so worried about you!"

"I'm sorry, mother."

Mother then shouted, "You were gone for twelve days! I thought you had died!" We then pulled away from each other. She then touched my scar. "What happened to you?

"Mother, I-" I then saw my father behind her. Mother turned around and moved behind me, and my father then approached me. "Father…I'm sorry for what I did…" My father looked with angry eyes, and swung his hand above his head. I closed my eyes 'cause I knew I was going to get slapped… Huh? I then felt his hands touch my shoulder. I opened my eyes, and saw father with tears in his eyes. He then pulled me into his large arms.

"Oh, Adrian." my father said with sorrow in his voice. Tears began weld up in my eyes, and I wrapped my arms around my tall father, and my mother came to join our hug. We then pulled apart.

"Adrian, why did you leave the castle? We were so worried about you." my father said.

"Well, It was very stupid of me, but I felt trapped in here. It felt like I was being held prisoner, being forced to learn the ways of being a prince. I felt that I was the only person in the world who didn't know what the world looked like." I paused for a moment. "Like I was the only one not allowed to leave. I thought you guys would understand, but you never did. So…I snuck out."

"Adrian, you should've talked to us first. We would've listened to you. I know that it doesn't seem that way, because we're always busy with our kingdom, but we would've taken time to talk to you." my mother said with sadriddin smile upon her face.

"Your mother is right Adrian. But we're both sorry as well. We sometimes didn't listen to you, and that is our fault, and we regret so much. We're sorry, Adrian." said father as he grabbed my shoulders.

"Thank you mother, father." I said. "Father, mother, I-I-" I stuttered. "I'm not staying."

"What?" they both said in unison.

"I- well, when I left home, I went on a crazy, wild, and wonderful journey. I've learned so much about the world in the past twelve days, and I've realized that it's far bigger than I ever imagined. I've met many new people, and made new friends along the way. And I know this is going to sound cocky, but I don't regret leaving." My parents then looked at me with a little confusion in their eyes. "I'm not fit to be a prince or king. I'm not fit to rule a kingdom."

"Adrian…" my mother said. "Why can't you stay here?"

"Because I found a place where I can fit in. A place where you told me as a child that it didn't exist, and that they don't exist. And, I also met someone, who I can't live without." My parents looked a little shocked. It was time. I opened my satchel and a small ball of light flew out. The small light flew above us and started to glow brighter. My parents closed their eyes the brightness. As the light died down, my parents slowly opened their eyes. They both gasped at what they saw.

"Father, mother, this is Lorelai Peony. She is the daughter of the great Elder of the Okapi Kingdom, the fairy realm west from our kingdom." I said. Lorelai then landed next to me, then bowed to my parents and smiled.

"Your majesties, it's a pleasure to meet you."she said calmly. My parents were in a shock.

"A-a fairy." my mother said in awe.

"Yes, your majesty. I met Prince Adrian in the Old Birch the day after he escaped. He was attacked by goblins in the forest, and I saved him and healed his wounds."

"Yeah, I probably would still be lost, or dead, in the Old Birch, if it wasn't for Lorelai." I explained.

"We're sorry Adrian. We wanted you to focus on your studies instead of fairytales, but I guess we wrong. We should've let you read those stories, it would've given imagination and creativity. But we took that away from you…" father explained.

"It's okay. I forgive you." I said. "She brought me to her kingdom and spoke of a warrior that was to lift a curse that was placed on their kingdom by an evil wizard, which was me. Lorelai and I set off to his castle to defeat him, that's how I got this scar." As we traveled together, the more I got to learn about her, the more I fell in love with her." My mother put her hands over her mouth and my father approached us.

"Adrian, how did you get into their kingdom if Lorelai was that small to begin with?"

"With this." I then pulled out my pendant. "I found this pendant around the castle walls when I was a child. Lorelai's father said that it was dropped by a fairy that flew by our castle, and I took it and held onto it ever since. If I touch the jewel in the middle then I shrink into the size of a fairy." My parents still looked shocked. "Oh, and the only way I could've done all this was with these." I then took off my cape to reveal my monarch green and black wings.

"Gasp!" my parents jumped back.

"Adrian, those are-" my father said.

"Yes, wings. I was all part of Okapi's history, that the warrior was granted the power of flight, and it was fairy wings." I then looked at my parents. "Mother, father, I don't belong here. I belong with Lorelai and fairy realm. I feel free there and I feel like I've lived there my whole life. I want to go back, I need to go back. And…I want to ask Lorelai in her hand in marriage someday, when we both feel ready." My mother then smiled and put her hand onto my face.

"Adrian, we love you, and we're sorry." She then took Lorelai hand and brought it together with mine, and put her hand on top of ours. She then looked at my father, and he walked over and set his hand on the very top. "We give our blessings." I then smiled from ear to ear and brought Lorelai and my parents into a hug.

Lorelai and I were about to leave the castle, and we flew above the walkway that lead to my bedroom. At the ledge of the walkway was Patti, my nanny and maid whose taken care of me since I was a child.

"Patti!" I shouted from above. She then looked up and saw us as we floated down to large balcony.

"Prince Adrian?! You're alive! Oh thank goodness. And, are those-"

"Fairy wings. Yes, It's a long story, but I'm not staying at the castle anymore. I'm going to live in the fairy realm with Lorelai here." I turned to Lorelai. "Lorelai, this here my nanny and maid, Patti. She's taken care of me ever since I was little. Patti, this is-"

"Lorelai?" she said. What's going on? They both looked deeply into each other. "Lorelai, it is really you?"

"Uh… yes. That's my name. Lorelai Peony." Patti then started to cry.

"Oh my dear Lorelai, it's been so long." she said as she reached out her hand to Lorelai. Lorelai was confused, but came closer to Patti. She took her hand and Patti pulled her into a hug. "Oh my dear." As Lorelai hugged her back, she felt a familiar feeling. One that she'll never forget. Her eyes widened, and shed a tear.

"Mother?"

"Lorelai, you remember me." said Patti.

"Patti? You're Lorelai's mother?" I looked at them, and I could then a huge resemblance, same blonde hair, pale skin, rosy cheeks, and violet eyes.

"I-" Lorelai sniffed. "I thought you were dead. Father said you were."

"I told Fludien to tell you that I had died, but I never did. I actually left the fairy realm because when Grewrick put the realm under a curse, it had made me very ill, and the only way to cure myself was to leave the realm. My wings were also cursed with dark powers, so I cut them off. When I found Iredale Castle, the King and Queen let me stay here and get healed. They gave me a place to stay and I decided to help in the castle, so I became a maid. I couldn't go back to the realm because I had lost my pendant, which was full of my magic power, but it faded away anyway because I had cut off my wings. So I stayed here, and started to take care of Adrian. I wanted to go back, but I lost everything."

"Wait! You lost a pendant?" I asked.

"Why, yes. It was a pink pendant. Peony to be exact. I picked this one because of Lorelai." she said. I then pulled out the pendant from under my cape.

"Patti, was this yours?" I asked as I showed it to her.

"Ah! Adrian?"

"I found it when I was very young, and I've kept it ever since." Patti then started to tear up.

"Thank you Prince Adrian. Thank you for taking care of my pendant that I've had so many memories with." she said with a smile on her face. She then turned to Lorelai. "I'm sorry Lorelai for lying to you all these years. I hope that someday you can forgive me." Lorelai then pulled Patti back into a hug.

"All I care about is that you're alive. That what I've always wanted to know, that you were somehow still alive." said Lorelai.

"Why don't you come back to the fairy realm? The curse has been lifted, and the realm is a safe place again. Come with us Patti." I said.

"I can't. I lost my powers long ago from the curse, and I cut off my wings. Once you cut them off, they're gone for good. Besides, I like living here. I feel safe. But you two, you go live in the realm and protect the fairies for me. Tell them all that I'm still alive, and still thinking of them all." she explained. "And, tell Fludien that I love him very much."

"I will. I- love you mother, and I'll miss you." said Lorelai.

"I'll miss you too, my Lorelai." They then pulled away from each other, and behind Patti was mother and father, they came up behind Patti and smiled at us. We waved goodbye, as they waved goodbye to us on the balcony. Lorelai and I then headed back to the fairy realm to live together for the rest of our lives.