Disclaimer: I do not own this series at all the only thing i do own
is the plot and the characters William O'Dell, Lady Zaira and Guardian .....

This Fic is dedicated to my own moon princess, you know who you are......

And no dispite how this chapter of the fic sounds, it will stay clean,
I DONT WRITE LEMONS OR ANY OF THAT TYPE OF PORN

Chapter 15: Metamorphosis Part 3

"It was hard to belive that she is now 14 yr old",
Guardian thought as he watched her eat breakfast in the
great hall. He started to eat his breakfast just as a
shooting pain raced across his mind, Guardian jumped up and
ran over to his princess. "Princess, are you all right?" he
asked. She shook her head no as tears rolled down her face,
Guardian wrapped his arms around her and asked "What happened,
my little angel?" Zaira open her small hand up to show her
noble "Handsome" guardian a tooth. "Oh, you lost a tooth you
know what that means, a visit from the tooth fairy" Guardian
whispered into her ear, Zaira nodded her curly red head yes.

Guardian stood outside the chambers of his Highness, Zaira's
Father. He could hear a heated discussion going on inside,
"How could you do something like this, and on today of all
days." "But father, what is so wrong about something like
that?" "I cannot belive my own daughter would want to use
"MAGIC" of all things, and when the Archbishop is visiting
too!" Guardian heard a sad sigh and then a "Zaira wait in
your room for our judgement, for I just received word that
the ArchBishop heard about your magic usege. HE wants to talk
to both my council and myself about this.

Zaira drooped as she walked back to her room, Guardian came
up behind her and gave her a hug. She looked up at her caring,
handsome, noble Guardian and burst into tears and buried
herself into his chest. "I really did it this time, I messed
up considerably," she sobbed into Guardian's chest. Guardian
looked upon his sobbing 16 yr old princess, he softly
comforted her and replyed "Maybe it's not as bad as it seems,
Zaira you have to think Positive." After what seemed to be
hours, a member of the council appeared at the door. "Princess,
your presence is requested in the council chambers immediately."

Guardian walked with his charge to the doorway of the council
chambers, his charge stopped him from entering with her.
"Guardian, I know you want what is best for me, but this is my
fault. And I must face the punishment as I made the mistake,
alone as consequence I'am sorry my Guardian." Guardian waited
a short time then the door opened and the council members left.
His charge Zaira walked out in the hall looking like she was in
shock, and went directly to her chambers. As he turned to go
to comfort her, he heard an angry sobbing female voice screaming
from the chamber.

"How could you do something like that to her, banishing your own
flesh and blood!!! Your own daughter!!" Guardian's blood froze
upon hearing this, Zaira, HIS little angel, was banished. But
what he heard next, extinguished all faith, all trust, and all
Loyalty he had for her father. "What daughter?, I have no
daughter to speak off. I had a daughter once, but she betrayed
her birthright and she is now dead to me." It was at that point
that Guardian couldn't take it anymore, he stormed into the
council chambers looked his commander straight in the eyes.
"Permission to speak freely, your Highness?" he asked the ruler,
with hate and venom dripping from every word. "Permission Denied"
was the reply Guardian received.

"Then I am going to tell you anyway, permission or not. HOW DARE
YOU, BANISH ZAIRA YOUR OWN DAUGHTER!!!" Guardian heatedly stated
to his Highness. "Daughter?, What daughte-" replyed Zaira's father.
"OH BE QUIET, you traitor. You just wanted to be kept in the good
graces of the ArchBishop, so you sacrificed your daughter in
exchange for His blessing. You are no better then the common cur,
and on this note I am taking my leave of you. You banished Zaira,
and so in doing you have also banished me. Goodbye Your Highness,
Your Majesty, for this will be the last time you will ever see me."
Zaira was in her chambers sobbing, when her Guardian walked in.
"I-I guess this is goodbye," she sobbed out to her most trusted
guardian.

Guardian walked over to his sobbing young princess, and put his
arms around her. "Zaira, haven't I always been there for you when
you needed me? Haven't I always watched over you and protected you?
No matter where you traveled to, Am I not always with you?" Zaira
looked into her Guardian eyes and found that he also had been
crying. "But what about your loyality to my Fat-" she asked him.
Before she could finish Guardian put a finger on her trembling
lips, "That is no more my little angel, my ONLY loyality is to
you and your protection." Zaira's eyes grew large "What happened?"
she asked her Guardian in shock. "What happened is of no
importance, all that matters is that I am coming with you now.
I told you that as long as I am alive that you would never be
alone."

Guardian sat tending the fire that would keep them from freezing
to death in the snow. He looked up and saw his 17 yr old princess
"looking" at the stars and wondered. "I understand that she would
want privacy, in two days marks the One year anniversary of our
banishment but doesn't she remember that I can feel what she is
feeling? Doesn't she realized how much it kills me when she crys?"
Guardian looks up at the sky, "It should be around midnight now,
and her 17th birthday" spying some wildflowers peeking out from
under the snow he picks them. As he picks them "I just hope that
she likes them" he ponders as he walks over to his lovely princess.

"Happy Birthday, My Zaira" Guardian whispers into her ear as he
hands her the bouquet of flowers he had found. Zaira looked at
the flowers her kind guardian handed her, and then into his face.
Upon seeing the look of worry covered up by a small smile on his
face. She started to cry again, then said as she wrapped her arms
around him. "This has to be the most thoughtful gift that I have
ever received in my life, Thank you my Guardian for remembering
my birthday and making me feel better. On hearing this, tears of
happiness started to flow down Guardian's face. Zaira's gentleman
of a Guardian's tears were Unbeknown to her, for she was deep in
thought "If I asked him to kiss me, I wonder if he would or not."
The more she thought about it, the more her face started to color.

Guardian noticed that Zaira had a blush covering her face, and it
seemed to deepen with every passing second. "Princess, is there
anything wrong?" Zaira faintly heard Guardian speak to her, for
she still was in deep thought. She then blinked and realized that
he had asked her something. "I'am sorry, what did you say Guardian?",
Zaira asked deeply blushing. Guardian then smiled "Okay, What is
your request Zaira?" Looking demurely at the ground and blushing,
she softly and shyly replyed "Can you kiss me?" Guardian never knew
that four little words could astonish him so much. He then realized
that his little princess, was no longer little and was turning into
a young women. Guardian's face started to flush, as he leaned down
to kiss his charge. Seeing that he was going to kiss her, Zaira
closed her eyes and waited hoping that what the other girls had
told her about kissing would be true. Guardian softly and tenderly
kissed her on the cheek.

A feeling of disappointment washed over her, then she realized
something. That the reason that he had kissed her on the cheek
and not on the lips was that no matter what happened that he
would remain a true gentleman. Zaira then smilied and thought of
how much of a challange it would be to get her Guardian to kiss
her on the lips. The cold wind started to blow around them,
Guardian noticed that Zaira was shivering from the cold.
Realizing that she was old enough to understand, Guardian formed
his wings and wrapped them around his cold princess. A feeling of
shock went through Zaira, as the warmth from her Guardian's wings
slowly lured her to sleep. "Sleep well, my young angel" replyed
Guardian as he saw his princess snuggle into his chest and go to
sleep. He then motioned with his hand, as a feeling of peace softly
filled the campsite. "That should hold untill morning," Guardian
though as he drifted off to sleep.

Zaira awoke on the morning of her 18th birthday, to find herself
snuggled up to a large box. Panicking on not finding her secret
crush, her Guardian beside her she jumps to her feet. When she
did a slip of paper fell from her lap, Zaira picked up the paper
and found that her name was on it. She also found that a letter
was attached to it, as she started to read the note she wondered
where her Guardian was. "Zaira, I know how scared you must have
felt when you found out that I wasn't there. I am sorry I am
nearby still watching out for you, I just thought that you would
like some privacy. The letter that you have in 1your hands and
the box on the ground were both given to me by your mother. She
told me to give both to you on your eighteenth birthday.

All she told me was that you were to be addressed as Lady Zaira
when you received both items. Happy Birthday my young angel,
my beautiful LADY Zaira. Guardian watched from a few yards away,
as Zaira starting to read the letter that her mother left in his
care for the past two years. He could feel that she was crying
from what the letter had said, then she opened the box. And
pulled out a dress that she would have worn when she was old
enough to join her father's council. She burst into sobs, Guardian
who couldn't stand there and do nothing anymore. Wrapped both his
arms and wings around her to try and comfort her. "G-G-Guardian,"
was heard through sobs from Lady Zaira. "I know M'lady I know"
replyed Guardian "Can you just hold me?" asked Lady Zaira.
As Guardian held her, he noticed how attractive his charge was
growing to be. "Guardian! You should be ashamed of yourself,
you shouldn't think of her in that way!" He reprimand himself
mentally.

The smell of breakfast caused Guardian to awaken, "Today is
Zaira's 20th birthday and I already have her a gift". This was
the first thought that went through his mind when he woke up,
the second was "Why does that breakfast smell seem so close?"
As Guardian opened his eyes, his noticed that a tray full of
breakfast items was on the table beside him. He also noticed
that someone was standing in front of the bed, "Zaira?"
Guardian asked the person standing at the front of his bed.
"Yes Guardian, what do you require?" replyed Lady Zaira in a
coy tone. "What is going on?" asked Guardian becoming frightened,
"Dont you remember what today is? It is our Four Year Anniversary,
silly" Zaira replyed softly, with a romantic look in her eyes.
"But today is your Birthday Zaira,"

Guardian replyed getting nervous, because of the way the young
lady in front of him was acting. "Yes, I know it is my birthday
but also 4 years ago you proved to me that I could live not being
a princess, that I could just being YOUR princess, and little angel.
I just want to thank you for helping me when I needed someone. I
made you breakfast do you like the selection?" Zaira asked shyly.
Guardian relaxed a little, "Yes Zaira, you did a very beautiful
job with breakfast, thank you angel." Zaira was deeply blushing
by now, "Zaira, would you like your presents now or after
breakfast?" Guardian asked his blushing princess. It was then that
Zaira's own hunger made it's self know, "Why dont we share the
wonderful breakfast you made?" Guardian asked. After Breakfast,
Guardian handed a wrapped item over to his princess. "Now that
your a young lady you will probably need one your own." Zaira
shrieks with happiness, "Thank you Guardian, the cloak looks just
like your wings." "And here is your other present, close your
eyes, and hold out your hand" asked Guardian.

{end flashback}
Guardian ended the image flashes and turned around, "Yes what do
you want Mina?"

Next chapter: Mina's Heartbreak

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