Duo was captivated with this little girl. She was the most beautiful girl
he'd ever seen. The fact that she was a faery not taller than a Crayola
crayon just added to the novelty of it all. He was a little confused,
though. He had been taught that such things as faeries were mythical. So he
had believed that they didn't exist. But now he had living proof right in
front of him that they did.
"Little Rena," Duo asked, "Why is it that only now I can see you? Are there others like you?"
Serena looked at Duo surprised. She had forgotten about the spell that rested on both the faeries and the Wingless Ones. Should she tell him? She asked herself.
"Duo, only you can see me."
"Why?" He asked her.
"Because you needed me." She replied.
"What do you mean?"
"Long ago, when both faery folk and the Wingless Ones lived among each ---"
"Am I a Wingless One?" Duo asked, interrupting Serena. She looked at him surprised.
"You don't know?"
Duo shook his head.
"What do you people call yourselves, then?"
"Human." He replied.
"Human?!" she laughed. "Oh! What a silly name!"
Duo looked at the little faery, slightly confused. 'Silly?' he thought.
"Uh, sorry for interrupting," he told her when she was finished laughing. "Could you finish your story?"
"Um, yes," She replied. "Where was I? Oh, yes: Long ago, when faeries and the W -- Humans lived among each other, conflicts arose among the peoples. Each of us accused the other of crimes. Faeries accused humans of stealing treasures, capturing our folk and even killing us. Humans accused us of trickery, treachery and other such things. The two folk engaged in a war, each day worse than the day before. Before long, we were killing each other off. The elves saw what was happening and they agreed among themselves that something had to be done."
"Elves?!" Duo interrupted once again. He was quite surprised. He never thought elves existed also. Serena nodded.
"Yes, they exist, too," Serena replied, unknowingly answering Duo's unspoken question. "In all actuality, Duo, they live amongst you humans."
"Then why haven't I seen any?" Duo asked.
"You've probably seen plenty of them, it's just that they use their magic to hide their identities."
"Oh," Duo said, nodding.
"Yes, well, Can I get on with my story?" Serena asked Slight impatient.
"Oh, yeah. Please continue." Duo replied, embarrassed. Serena nodded and cleared her throat.
"The elves were quite disturbed with what they saw. It took a while for them to agree to interfere, because elves had made an oath to never interact with anything outside the Elven world. It took a lot of convincing to get the eldest elf to agree, because he was one of the elves who mad the original oath."
"The original oath? Exactly how old was this elf?" Duo asked, once again surprised.
"I'm not exactly sure how old he was. Elven life spans are 6 times that of a W--Human life span. We Faeries are 1/2 that of an Elven life span."
"Whoa! So how old are you anyways?" Duo asked, effectively putting a foot in his mouth.
Serena was appalled to say the least. Her silvery tint turned into a metallic pink with her anger.
"Duo! Weren't you ever taught the fact that asking a girl's true age is wrong?!"
Duo turned pink with embarrassment.
"Uh, actually, no. I'm sorry. Please go on with the story."
"Yes, uh… The elves had finally decided to intervene. They realized that the two folk couldn't live together at all times. But there were times when the faeries and Humans needed each other. So the elves put a spell on both our people so that we would remain invisible to humans until the time when one of them needed us. This was a huge spell because it wasn't only on certain people. It was cast on both nations. Such use of magic is lethal, so the eldest elf was killed in the process of the casting of the spell.
"The Elven nation was basically broken apart after that. Half the nation decided to continue on with the tradition of not interfering with anything outside of the Elven world. The other half of the nation decided otherwise. So they now live amongst you humans, hidden by their magic, helping out whenever they can."
"Whoa.." Duo breathed out when Serena finished with her tale. "Not only did you tell me about your history, but mine AND the elves. Is there anything else you wanna tell me?"
Serena looked at Duo warily.
"Um, no, not until I can get you calmed down and tamed so that I can tell a story without you interrupting me every 5 minutes."
Duo grinned at Serena. Serena almost swooned when he did. 'Now there's the boy I fell in love with.' She thought to herself.
"So, Little Rena, Why is it that I can see you?" Duo asked, still curious.
Serena opened her mouth to answer him when a knock on the door was heard. Duo looked toward the door and then back to Serena, a questioning look on his face.
"Go on and answer the door, Duo, Whoever it is can't see me, anyways.
Duo headed toward the door. Before he opened it, he turned around and glanced back at Serena, who was perched on the edge of his desk. He opened the door and saw Quatre.
"Hey! Q-man! How's it goin' buddy?"
"Ah Duo, it's good to see you're feeling better. What have you been up to?"
Duo moved out of the way and gestured for Quatre to come in. Quatre walked past Duo into the main room, but then stopped dead in his tracks. Duo heard Serena gasp.
"Oh my Goddess!" Serena gasped out loud. "Quatre."
"By Allah, Serena, What are you doing here?"
Serena fainted and fell backwards onto the desk..
Duo turned to Quatre.
"Um…..I take it you know her?"
"Little Rena," Duo asked, "Why is it that only now I can see you? Are there others like you?"
Serena looked at Duo surprised. She had forgotten about the spell that rested on both the faeries and the Wingless Ones. Should she tell him? She asked herself.
"Duo, only you can see me."
"Why?" He asked her.
"Because you needed me." She replied.
"What do you mean?"
"Long ago, when both faery folk and the Wingless Ones lived among each ---"
"Am I a Wingless One?" Duo asked, interrupting Serena. She looked at him surprised.
"You don't know?"
Duo shook his head.
"What do you people call yourselves, then?"
"Human." He replied.
"Human?!" she laughed. "Oh! What a silly name!"
Duo looked at the little faery, slightly confused. 'Silly?' he thought.
"Uh, sorry for interrupting," he told her when she was finished laughing. "Could you finish your story?"
"Um, yes," She replied. "Where was I? Oh, yes: Long ago, when faeries and the W -- Humans lived among each other, conflicts arose among the peoples. Each of us accused the other of crimes. Faeries accused humans of stealing treasures, capturing our folk and even killing us. Humans accused us of trickery, treachery and other such things. The two folk engaged in a war, each day worse than the day before. Before long, we were killing each other off. The elves saw what was happening and they agreed among themselves that something had to be done."
"Elves?!" Duo interrupted once again. He was quite surprised. He never thought elves existed also. Serena nodded.
"Yes, they exist, too," Serena replied, unknowingly answering Duo's unspoken question. "In all actuality, Duo, they live amongst you humans."
"Then why haven't I seen any?" Duo asked.
"You've probably seen plenty of them, it's just that they use their magic to hide their identities."
"Oh," Duo said, nodding.
"Yes, well, Can I get on with my story?" Serena asked Slight impatient.
"Oh, yeah. Please continue." Duo replied, embarrassed. Serena nodded and cleared her throat.
"The elves were quite disturbed with what they saw. It took a while for them to agree to interfere, because elves had made an oath to never interact with anything outside the Elven world. It took a lot of convincing to get the eldest elf to agree, because he was one of the elves who mad the original oath."
"The original oath? Exactly how old was this elf?" Duo asked, once again surprised.
"I'm not exactly sure how old he was. Elven life spans are 6 times that of a W--Human life span. We Faeries are 1/2 that of an Elven life span."
"Whoa! So how old are you anyways?" Duo asked, effectively putting a foot in his mouth.
Serena was appalled to say the least. Her silvery tint turned into a metallic pink with her anger.
"Duo! Weren't you ever taught the fact that asking a girl's true age is wrong?!"
Duo turned pink with embarrassment.
"Uh, actually, no. I'm sorry. Please go on with the story."
"Yes, uh… The elves had finally decided to intervene. They realized that the two folk couldn't live together at all times. But there were times when the faeries and Humans needed each other. So the elves put a spell on both our people so that we would remain invisible to humans until the time when one of them needed us. This was a huge spell because it wasn't only on certain people. It was cast on both nations. Such use of magic is lethal, so the eldest elf was killed in the process of the casting of the spell.
"The Elven nation was basically broken apart after that. Half the nation decided to continue on with the tradition of not interfering with anything outside of the Elven world. The other half of the nation decided otherwise. So they now live amongst you humans, hidden by their magic, helping out whenever they can."
"Whoa.." Duo breathed out when Serena finished with her tale. "Not only did you tell me about your history, but mine AND the elves. Is there anything else you wanna tell me?"
Serena looked at Duo warily.
"Um, no, not until I can get you calmed down and tamed so that I can tell a story without you interrupting me every 5 minutes."
Duo grinned at Serena. Serena almost swooned when he did. 'Now there's the boy I fell in love with.' She thought to herself.
"So, Little Rena, Why is it that I can see you?" Duo asked, still curious.
Serena opened her mouth to answer him when a knock on the door was heard. Duo looked toward the door and then back to Serena, a questioning look on his face.
"Go on and answer the door, Duo, Whoever it is can't see me, anyways.
Duo headed toward the door. Before he opened it, he turned around and glanced back at Serena, who was perched on the edge of his desk. He opened the door and saw Quatre.
"Hey! Q-man! How's it goin' buddy?"
"Ah Duo, it's good to see you're feeling better. What have you been up to?"
Duo moved out of the way and gestured for Quatre to come in. Quatre walked past Duo into the main room, but then stopped dead in his tracks. Duo heard Serena gasp.
"Oh my Goddess!" Serena gasped out loud. "Quatre."
"By Allah, Serena, What are you doing here?"
Serena fainted and fell backwards onto the desk..
Duo turned to Quatre.
"Um…..I take it you know her?"