IMPORTANT NOTE!: Skeleton in the Closet does not mean that there is literally a skeleton in her closet. It means that she has a secret she wishes to be kept.

Hey guys! I'm so sorry for the time I wasted not updating but I sort of procrastinated.


"Milori?" Clarion asked. Milori raised an eyebrow in response.

"Did we ever pick out colors for the wedding?" she asked. Milori's eyebrows narrowed in confusion.

"Do we need too?" he asked. Clarion bit her lip in annoyance.

"Well... yes. Wedding's typically have a color scheme," she explained, somewhat patiently.

"Oh! Is that why they asked me what color the decorations should be?" Milori asked.

"Yes!" Clarion said, relieved that had a bit of a grasp on the concept.

"Then I picked light blue," he said. "Almost like a sky blue. Like winter."

"That's pretty," Clarion murmured.

"What about you?" Milori asked.

"What do you mean: 'What about me?'" Clarion asked.

"What color did you choose?"

"None yet. I couldn't until I knew what you picked."

"Does it make a difference?"

Clarion snorted. "Yes, it tends to make a difference."

Slightly angered by her rude snort, Milori remarked, "Well, I'm sorry for not knowing that Clarion."

"It's just... you don't want two colors that don't match together," she told him.

"Oh," he said simply. "I suppose it's a girl thing."

"Do you have any ideas?" she asked him.

"Pink?" he suggested. "Like a sort of Spring/Winter theme."

"Pink doesn't go that well with blue," she told him. "But I like the Spring/Winter theme idea."

"Thank-you."

The couple looked up and the sun was just beginning to set below the horizon.

"We should probably be getting back," Milori muttered. Clarion sighed, her shoulders drooping.

"I suppose so," she said sadly.

"Why so melancholy? We'll see each other again tomorrow," he told her, smiling. She smiled too.

"I'll still miss you," she told him. He laughed and kissed her on the cheek.

"Something tells me you'll manage. You're a tough fairy," he said.

"Is that a compliment or sarcasm?" she asked.

"Your pick."

She laughed and kissed him on the lips. "You know-" she said. "-you're lucky that you're cute."


A little while later...

Queen Clarion flew into one of the many rooms of the Pixie Dust tree. She couldn't wait to sink into a chair and relax. It had been a long day but it appears though that two surprise guests were going to make that difficult. The most unlikeliest of couples stood in front of her: the Minister of Spring and Winter.

"Hello Ministers," she greeted with courtesy. She studied their faces; they looked angry. "Is something wrong?"

"You bet there's something wrong!" the Minister of Spring fussed, his face becoming slightly flushed in his anger. The Minister of Winter pressed her lips into a thin, disapproving line.

"Do you care to tell me?" Clarion asked, trying to seem nonchalant about it. What are they getting so upset over?

"Clarion! I forgot to give you this-" a voice came form the hallway. The door opened and Milori walked in. He froze at the doorway as if he could sense the tension in the air. Nobody said a word.

"Is everything alright?" he asked to no one in particular. The Minister of Winter took this as a time to speak.

"There's something we need to talk about...," she began.


Vidia had been laying languidly on her bed skimming through Clarion's dairy when a knock came to her door. She hissed through clenched teeth. Will they ever leave her alone? Sighing and getting up, she put her finger in the place where she had been reading and walked to the door, too tired to hide it. Before her stood a tall sparrow man with amber eyes and dark hair that tumbled into his face.

"Thorn, what do you want?" Vidia grumbled. "Haven't I told you before not to stalk me?"

Thorn gave a groan of annoyance. "Vidia, I'm not stalking you. I'm just concerned."

"Why?" she snapped.

"Because the others in your guild haven't seen you out working for a while and I know you love your talent," he explained. Then he noticed the book for the first time. "Are you staying in to read?"

She snorted. "What do you think, stupid?"

"I think that'd be a first."

"Whatever. I'm leaving," Vidia said, grabbing a purple bag from her drawers.

"Leaving?" he asked, confused. Vidia threw the dairy into her bag and the flung the strap over her shoulder.

"To the palace at least," she clarified.

"You need to speak with the queen?" he asked, even more confused. Vidia nodded.

"I figured out something that I need to discuss with her about," Vidia said.

"Which is...?" Thorn asked, leaving the sentence purposely hanging so that Vidia could finish it. Vidia sighed. No reason she couldn't tell him. He was her boyfriend, she could trust him. Then again, she had thought she could trust Gale and that didn't turn out well. Still...

"I found out that Milori and Clarion have a kid," Vidia said, smiling at the look on his face. His look was at first surprise then he quickly resumed his normal 'nothing can phase me' face. But the fact that he lost that look for a moment made Vidia feel smug. Not much surprised him. At least, as it didn't surprise him as much as he let on.

"What do you plan to do with this information?" Thorn asked, sounding concerned.

"Confront the queen," Vidia said, not giving anymore information than that.

As Vidia walked out the door, Thorn said, "At least let me go with you."

She groaned but figured that there was no way that she would be able to make him stay. Unless...

"Only if you can keep up," she said. Before he could even respond, she had zipped away at a speed only fast-flyers can accomplish.


Vidia stared in shock as she approached the Pixie Dust tree's base. There he was, leaning against the trunk like he'd been there a while. Fury filled her. Nobody flies faster than her!

"How did you get here so fast!?" she yelled. He just shrugged.

"My secret talent," was all that he said.

"Which is...?" Vidia asked, her anger growing.

"A secret."

"Let's just go inside before I decide to leave you behind!" she yelled.

"Or slap you," she secretly thought. She could just see the Voice jumping up and down in excitement at that prospect(can Voices jump?).

Vidia walked in through the huge archway that was settled at the bottom of the trunk. It led to a huge circular room with several stairwells in the wall. The purple-clad fairy marched to one in particular, ignoring the nearby guards stares.

"She seems to know the place pretty well," Thorn thought, trailing a bit behind her. He assumed it was because of how often the fast-flyer had to have meetings with the queen about her actions. Everyone in Pixie Hollow who has been around for more than a few years knew about them. Vidia just never seemed to behave. She was also the only fairy her didn't respect the queen and had a habit a questioning Clarion's authority.

Thorn had a feeling that this confrontation was going to go seriously wrong.


"...Do you need to tell us something about a particular fairy?" the Minister of Winter asked. Queen Clarion didn't understand what they could have meant. Unless... no. It couldn't be...

"Do you mean Vixen?" Milori asked, thankfully filling in the awkward silence after the question.

"Yes," was the Minister of Winter's reply. Relief filled Clarion. Good, at least they didn't know about the fairy she had thought of. Then worry started to fill her again as she thought about the Fairy of War problem.

"Why are you upset?" Milori asked, playing dumb.

"So it seems that the wedding isn't safe after all," the Minister of Winter said. "Did you plan on never telling anyone? We have a right to know! Or were you just hoping that you could keep this little secret behind closed doors just so you can marry-"

"-ENOUGH!" Milori shouted, drowning out the Minister's voice. "You will not throw accusations around. Do you understand me, Minister?"

The Minister of Winter nodded quietly. The Minister of Spring on the other hand, fumed.

"Oh! So we're just not going to discuss this? You're commanding us not to speak about a possible threat to Pixie Hollow for selfish reasons?" the Minister of Spring asked, his face turning as red as Tinkerbell's.

"Right, because I'm sure you're trying to cancel the wedding out of you care for Pixie Hollow. I doubt there's any other motives," Milori growled pointedly.

"What do you mean!?" the Minister of Spring shouted.

"As if I can't see the way you swoon over my wife-to-be!" Milori yelled, his voice rising with each word. Clarion felt her stomach drop. She really didn't feel like talking about the Minister of Spring's obvious crush on her.

"Don't drag me into this!" she said to the Lord of Winter. A sudden coughing came from the door.

"As much as I know I've come at an awkward time...," Vidia began. She stood at the doorway with her boyfriend of three months, Thorn.

"Awkward," Queen Clarion mentally scoffed. "More like inconvenient."

"...I have some important things to discuss with the queen," Vidia said, pulling a book out of the bag ever so slightly. Queen Clarion squinted at it. Was that...? It was hard to tell if it was one of her old dairy's or not. If it is the one she thinks it is, then it's been at least a century since she's written in it. Wait, this couldn't be the dairy with the information about the child, could it?

"Ministers," Clarion said with authority. "It is time for you to leave."

Her voice left no room for argument. The Ministers silently sulked out of the room. As soon as they had closed the door behind them, Vidia approached the queen, taking out the book the rest of the way.

"What's this?" Lord Milori asked, obviously not recognizing the dairy. Thorn leaned against one the walls, keeping his face practically hidden beneath his bangs.

Vidia smiled and said, "This dairy holds information about your child."


Dun. Dun! DUH!

I know I've done that before, but I couldn't resist. I just watched the Croods and that was an ongoing joke in the movie. It was surprisingly good. Anyways, next chapter will explain everything about the kid sitch. The kid's identity might even be revealed! So stay tuned!