Author's Note: This is one of the scenes that I set out to write when I first began this whole thing. I really hope you like it. I am so appreciative of the reviews that I have gotten and am sorry that I can't reply to the guest comments personally. However, I am grateful so I am thanking every one of you who have taken the time to read or review. You guys are awesome. Enjoy the read!

Fawn had a lot of fun showing the other fairies her fantastic creatures, but almost wished the day would go by faster so she could go see Vidia. She reprimanded herself. This was getting ridiculous-this constant need to be beside the fast-flyer, to watch her go about her day, and the obsession Fawn seemed to be developing with her lips. Fawn made it through the rest of the day, and when the sun finally dipped below the horizon, she and the other animal fairies helped put the animals back in their temporary burrows and trees until they could rehome them in a more suitable habitat. When Fawn, Beck, and Terra finally finished getting the animals to bed and taking down the tents, dusk was now painting the sky with grey and pink.

Fawn helped a few other fairies nearby take down their booths, but then the Celebration-setup-talents came swooping in and began tearing down booths and righting the glade to it's previous state. Fawn took this opportunity to wipe off her face paint and go find Vidia.

When she found the fast-flyer, she was sitting at her small Thimblerig table interacting with Buck who stood on the other side confused. Vidia had three thimbles turned over on the table. She picked one up to show Buck that underneath it was a small seed. She motioned to the seed and then very intentionally replaced the thimble over the seed. Then, in a flash, she began to spin the thimbles and mix them up across the table, so quickly that Fawn had no idea which one held the seed. She could see the mischievous grin on Vidia's face as it became increasingly obvious that Buck also had no idea. He looked and pondered for a while before Vidia barked at him and he quickly chose the thimble on the right. Vidia smiled and raised an eyebrow. She lifted the thimble and showed him that it was empty. He groaned. Fawn snuck closer. She didn't think that either of them had noticed her. They, also, didn't seem to have noticed that the night was beginning to settle around them and that most of the booths and fairies were gone. Fawn puzzled over this. Why were they concentrating so hard over just a simple game? She moved closer, quietly and listened.

"Ok… look, Buck," Vidia spoke coyly in a voice like syrup. "I like you. I do. So I'm going to make you a deal. If you win this next one, I'll give you back all your shells." Buck's face brightened, but then he looked sideways at her. "W-what if you win?"

"Oh that's hardly something you should worry about… but… if I were to," Vidia made a show of thinking although Fawn assumed that she already had something devious in mind. "Let's just say if I win, you're my errand boy for a week."

Fawn pulled air through her teeth. Don't do it, Buck. No one wanted to be on that end of the deal with Vidia. Vidia was serious about errands. He would most likely end up doing her dirty work and massaging her feet. Buck, however, didn't seem to understand this and shrugged. "Ok, sure. Fair enough."

"Ok, here we go," Vidia put a seed underneath one of the thimbles. Fawn made note of the thimble it had gone into and was determined to keep track of it. She inched closer. Vidia still took no notice. "Follow the thimble, Buck." Buck squinted in concentration, and Fawn nearly chuckled aloud at his dopey face. She kept her composure and followed the thimble herself. Vidia spun them so quickly that she could barely make out the movements, but something looked off to her. She frowned and raised an eyebrow. She couldn't be sure but…

"Vidia!" She said loudly so as to startle the girl spinning the cups. Vidia started, nearly knocking over her thimbles. Buck also stepped back in surprise.

"Fawn!" Buck and Vidia exclaimed in unison, and Vidia shot Buck a look of aggravation at the adoring way he said Fawn's name.

"Hey guys! What's going on?" Fawn asked in a sing-song voice, obviously implying that something untoward was happening.

"Uh… nothing," Buck said quickly. "We were just playing Thimblerig."

"Yeah, Buck here is sure to win this time," Vidia gave him a saccharine smile. "I mean, the odds are in his favor."

Vidia began to spin them again, this time more slowly, as if she were afraid she was going to get caught in something. Even though she was on her best behavior, she was a fast fairy in all things. She was sure Fawn wouldn't notice if she did it fast enough. She quickly, mid-turn, lifted one of the thimbles, just barely high enough for the seed to slide out and into another waiting thimble. It was only the slightest movement and barely visible even at this slower pace. It would have been impossible to detect at the speed she was at before. However, though it was slight, Fawn's sharp eyes caught it from her angle and her suspicion was confirmed. Vidia had rigged the game and was cheating people out of their money. Fawn frowned. That troublemaker. What was she going to do with her?

"Ok, choose one," Vidia said as she brought the thimbles to stop.

Buck looked hesitantly at Vidia and then back at the thimbles and then back to Vidia. "Uhm…"

"Hey, look, Buck," Vidia crossed her arms and tensed her jaw, "As much as I love spending time with you, can you hurry this along?"

"Uh yeah… sure," Buck stammered. He began to look at the thimble on the far left. Fawn knew better. It was definitely in the one in the middle. She had caught it this time. He was about to point to the one on the left until Fawn cleared her throat loudly, catching Buck's eyes. She shot her eyes in an obvious effort to get him to choose the right one. He seemed to catch her meaning and picked the middle one. Vidia gave Fawn an exasperated look and lifted it. "There you are. Ta-da," she said monotonously.

Buck made a yelping sound and quickly gathered up the large pile of shells on the table. "Uh, thanks for the… game, Vidia," Buck muttered, attempting to squeeze the shells back into a satchel. "And thanks to you to, Fawn. Good guess," Buck dipped his head and then hurried off into the dark.

Fawn and Vidia slowly met each other's gaze. Vidia spoke first, "Right, thanks, Fawn. I totally had him."

"Yeah, because you cheated," Fawn crossed her arms.

Vidia feigned innocence, "It's not cheating… it's… sleight of hand. It's magic." Vidia fanned her hands in an arch around her face to further express her sarcasm.

Fawn was not amused. She gave Vidia a reproachful look. "It's only magic if you aren't taking people's shells or making them do favors."

"Oh that was only Buck," Vidia waved her hand and began placing the thimbles into a small box. "I didn't do it to anyone else. I'm good, now, remember?"

"Then, why were you picking on Buck?" Fawn asked sincerely.

Vidia frowned and then began folding her small reed table up. "That guy just… rubs me the wrong way."

Fawn looked confused for a minute and then a thought seemed to strike her. "Any particular reason?" Fawn grabbed the box of thimbles, and Vidia grabbed the table and the chair. They went and placed them in the pile for the Celebration-setup-talents to put into storage for next year.

Vidia dusted her hands together and straightened her shirt. "It's just that…I know he likes you, Fawn. It's just the way he looks at you… it… bothers me."

Fawn smiled impishly and raised an eyebrow, "So you're jealous? Of Buck?"

"God, no!" Vidia waved her off. "I'm not… jealous. I just… think he's… weird. And he should leave you alone. He's… clingy."

Fawn smirked. "You're definitely jealous."

Rosetta's voice came from beside them, "That's about as obvious as a junebug in cricket symphony."

"Does anyone actually know what that means?" Vidia asked Rosetta.

Rosetta gave Vidia a reproachful look as Silvermist, Iridessa, and Tinker Bell floated down to stand beside them in the now darkened glade.

"I think what she's trying to say, Vidia," Tinker Bell put a hand on the fast-flyer's shoulder, "is that we all get that you don't like, Buck. You've been picking on him all week. And we all get it. It's ok to feel irritated that he's into Fawn."

"Is it really so bad to admit you might be jealous of Buck?" Iridessa commented gently.

Vidia rolled her eyes slightly and shrugged. "I mean… I guess not."

"Besides," Silvermist spoke now with a look none of them could quite decipher in her eyes. "Fawn is interested in you. And shouldn't that be good enough?"

Her sudden, unexpected wisdom struck Vidia who dropped her arms to her sides and looked to Fawn. The animal fairy was smiling widely in encouragement and agreement.

"Yeah, Sil's right," Fawn moved closer to Vidia. "You shouldn't feel threatened by Buck because… I only want you."

Vidia let her cold face melt into a smile. "I'll try to keep that in mind." She reached out and grabbed Fawn's hand, and they gazed at each other for a moment before looking to the other girls. They all wore the same look Silvermist had on a moment ago. Their eyes shined with endearment, their eyebrows lowered in tenderness, and their smiles were full of encouragement. It was the same look one would wear when faced with an adorable bunny.

Vidia and Fawn smiled shyly back at them. Suddenly, Vidia remembered something.
"Oh my gosh, Fawn," Vidia squeezed the other girl's hand. "I almost forgot." She glanced up at the starry sky where no trace of the sun could be found anymore. "It's time."

"For what?" Fawn asked.

"Our date," Vidia turned to look at Fawn with a saucy look on her face.

"What?" Fawn gasped.

"Everything's ready for you," Tinker Bell said gently to Vidia. Fawn looked to the others. The exchange of glances between them told Fawn that they were in on whatever it was and that she should kill them later for not spilling the beans.

"C'mon," Vidia pulled on Fawn's hand. She flew quickly through the sky, dragging Fawn behind her. Fawn glanced back at the other girls who waved encouragingly behind her.

"See you later!" Tinker Bell called.

"Or not!" Rosetta cried. "If you decide to go home early." Rosetta waggled her eyebrows and received a good jolt in the ribcage from Iridessa. "Ow!" She gave Iridessa a frustrated pout. "I was just sayin', y'know, in case."

The other girls' chatter was lost behind them, but not before Rosetta's words carried on the breeze, making both Vidia and Fawn blush warmly and avoid eye contact. Vidia wasn't sure they were ready for all that. She was just ready for this date. She had planned everything out once she had found out that she had such an easy task at the Fair. The other girls had insisted on helping, and Vidia couldn't refuse them.

She led Fawn through Summer, and Fawn wandered where they were going. Then, Vidia veered upwards and shot straight up into the sky. Fawn was surprised. They were going on a date in the… sky? I mean, sure, she loved flying high but… that was a kind of normal thing to do for a fairy. Vidia flew in a direct line through the low lying clouds that were beginning to wisp away in the evening breeze. They shot through the clouds, and the vapor melted around them. Clouds were tricky and water and storm talents often had trouble with them. Vidia made her way through them and headed directly toward a larger fluffy cloud up higher than the wispy low lying ones. This cloud was especially fluffy, and Fawn admired it as they approached. Oh! A thought struck Fawn. Maybe they were going cloud-jumping. She did enjoy that every once in awhile. But Vidia had never been much for cloud jumping before. When they got close to the cloud, Vidia slowed to a stop and turned to Fawn. "Close your eyes." Fawn obeyed. "No peeking!" Vidia said firmly. Fawn nodded and allowed Vidia to lead her up through the air. "Ok… open them!" When Fawn opened her eyes, she gasped quietly. A small blanket of spider silk was laid across a small rise on the top of the cloud, and on the blanket sat a basket of berries, a leafy plate of honeycomb cakes, and a few small chocolate hearts on a small rose petal. A ring of fireflies drifted around the cloud, illuminating the small picnic.

"Oh, Vidia," Fawn's mouth fell open at the beautiful sight before her. "This is perfect."

"Do you really like it?" Vidia suddenly felt self-conscious. What if Fawn had been expecting more?

"I love it," Fawn gave Vidia an adoring smile. "I can't believe you did this!"

"Well, technically, I had help," Vidia reminded her. "Tinker Bell suggested a picnic, Silvermist made the cloud, Iridessa gathered the fireflies, Rosetta designed the setup. I just… chose the location."

Fawn flitted to a spot on the blanket. She adored the way the cloud felt underneath her. It billowed under her like thick down and kissed her skin like cool silk. She looked up at the vast expanse of velvet sky smattered with diamonds above them. The crisp air blew about them and made her want to breathe it in more deeply, even as she drew her knees to her chest. Vidia sat down on the blanket near her, resting on one arm. Fawn looked at her with an impressed grin. "The location is the best part." Vidia blushed and cast her eyes to the blanket. Fawn smirked at Vidia's shyness. It amused her that this sometimes overly-confident fairy seemed so sheepish when she was around Fawn. But Fawn understood. She felt the same way.

"I also insisted on the honeycomb cakes, even though Rosetta said they weren't very romantic," Vidia spoke into the quiet air.

"Good call," Fawn gave her an approving look. She grabbed one of the honeycomb cakes and took a large bite out of it. She let out a satisfied groan. "So good…"

Vidia chuckled. "I know those are your favorite."

Fawn swallowed her bite and stared at the other fairy who was nibbling a chocolate heart. Fawn loved the way her skin gleamed in the starlight, the way her hair fell like a plum-colored waterfall onto the cloud behind her, and the way her red lips pursed around the chocolate. Fawn found herself wishing she was that piece of chocolate, and then felt slightly embarrassed by her own mind's wanderings.

"Fawn," Vidia spoke, and at first Fawn worried that somehow Vidia had known what she was thinking. "You asked me that night on the terrace if I wanted to ask you on a date. You said you wanted something more from me." Fawn recalled what she was saying. "What do you want from me, exactly?"

Fawn looked at Vidia for a moment, took a bite of honeycomb cake, and chewed slowly as she thought. This made Vidia increasingly nervous. What was going through the russet-haired girl's head? What did that wild heart need and want from someone like Vidia? Fawn finally swallowed the bite she had taken and met Vidia's waiting gaze with a warm smile. "I want to know you, Vidia. I want to know you more than I know Rosetta, Iridessa, Silvermist, or Tinker Bell. I want to know why you feel things and what makes you tick. I want to know the layers of you like I've never known you before. I want to know you the way I knew Clark. And I want to know you so well that the more I dig the more I fall in love." Fawn swallowed hard, but not because of honeycomb cake. The knot in her throat was telling her to stop talking before she made a fool of herself, but she felt that Vidia needed to know this. "You know how when I met Gruff, I knew as soon as I met him that he wasn't a monster?" At Vidia's slow nod, Fawn rushed on. "The more I learned about him and the more I watched his behavior, the more I proved myself right. In the end, he had a heart of gold, and everyone could see it." Vidia felt that she recognized this analogy too well, but continued listening breathlessly to Fawn's nervous words. Fawn continued, "You're sometimes like Gruff, Vidia… not that I'm calling you a big hairy beast… that's… not what I'm saying… but… some people look at you, and they don't understand. I feel like I do. And I just want to prove myself right."

Vidia smiled at Fawn, "And after that?"

Fawn shrugged good-naturedly. "If I'm right about you… then I want to spend every second of every day for the rest of my life with you."

Vidia felt as if all the air had been sucked out of her lungs. "Fawn…" Vidia choked out. Fawn looked back at Vidia with a nervous look in her eyes. "I… don't want to disappoint you."

Fawn looked somberly at Vidia, and put a hand to her cheek, "You won't." She moved closer to Vidia. Fawn leaned back and laid her head on Vidia's lap. She looked up. She was very new to being physically close to Vidia and had no idea what she liked or didn't like. All she knew was that she wanted to breathe in more of Vidia.

Vidia smiled down at the casual position Fawn had decided on. It was not normal first date etiquette, and she was glad for that. She brushed Fawn's bangs away from her face. Fawn sighed and closed her eyes, a smile playing at the corner of her mouth. Fawn laid there, contentedly for a while, before saying, "Vidia, am I your… girlfriend?"

Vidia seemed to be surprised by the question and raised her eyebrows in a conceding expression. "I guess… do you want to be my girlfriend?"

"Oh gosh, yes!" Fawn said earnestly and then felt embarrassed by her excitement. Vidia laughed. "Do you… want to be mine?"

"More than anything," Vidia said with a solemn smile.

Fawn flashed a genuinely excited smile back and said, "Well… I guess that's settled then."

Vidia beamed down at the freckled fairy resting in her lap. She traced the path of her high cheekbones to her cute button nose to her strawberry colored lips. "Fawn…" Vidia said tentatively.

"Yes, Vidia?" Fawn said in a low voice.

"I really… really want to kiss you," Vidia whispered.

Fawn sat up suddenly, face only inches from Vidia's. "I can't even tell you how much I want you to."

Vidia smiled. She put her hands up and cradled Fawn's face in her hands. She tilted her head slightly to the side and placed a slow, gentle kiss on Fawn's lips. The girl's lips were so soft, and her mouth tasted like honey. Vidia wrapped one arm around Fawn's neck and the other around her waist. Fawn responded and fell into Vidia's embrace, melting into passion of the kiss.