"Oh, that is SO sweet!" said Mei as she looked upon this rather cute scene. Even Pui Yin was impressed, seeing Tegryn together with this little baby, looking so gentle, so comforting, so loving. She smiled - how she wished she could take that baby's place beside him.
Her train of thought was broken by a rather well-mannered voice.
"Tegryn. Tegryn, wake up." Tune said as she hopped over from Musa's bed to his. "We have guests, and it simply won't do for you to be asleep right now."
Pui Yin looked on confused. Another baby? Surely not. Sure, she looked small and cute enough, but she'd never heard a baby speak this well. Then again, perhaps fairy babies do. And unlike Polli, this one looked nothing like Tegryn, what with her lilac-coloured hair and all. And just what was Tegryn doing with a baby anyway? Surely he's not a father, and surely Musa's too young to be a...
Pui Yin shuddered - that thought made her feel rather uneasy, not to mention sad. How could she get Tegryn to leave Musa if he has fatherly responsibilities? Oh, her poor, kind-hearted Tegryn... and his poor baby too.
Pui Yin put her hand on her chest to try and calm herself down a bit, and touched the locket she wore around her neck. She smiled - this was a present from Tegryn, a beautiful gold locket set with dark green jade, and she loved touching and feeling it, just as she loved touching Tegryn. Inside, there was a photo of her beloved fiancé (well, fiancé in her mind anyway) and a lock of his hair which he had given to her all those years ago so that she would never forget him.
Meanwhile, Tegryn and Polli were slowly waking up, thanks to Tune's gentle, polite prodding.
"What is it?" he said groggily.
"We have visitors."
Polli looked up, then started whispering into his ear.
"Two girls and an old woman? Here to see me?"
He rubbed his eyes and slowly sat up. His face was soon brightened when he recognised who these guests were.
"Sister!" he said with a weary grin on his face as he gently hugged Mei. "Grandmother! And... Pui Yin?" He looked awkardly at his ex, who just one week earlier was trying to batter him into giving up his darling Musa. She just stood there, looking down slightly, giving him a nervous little smile.
"Does this mean Mei had that chat with you, about us?"
She nodded. "I realise you love Musa. It's difficult for me to understand, but... well, you love Musa."
She sighed - saying that was difficult, but at least she had the satisfaction of knowing that despite her feelings, she hadn't lied to him - she could never do that to him, no matter what the cause. It was lucky for her she didn't - of course, she had no way of knowing about Polli's knack for spotting lies. If Pui Yin had lied to him, perhaps by saying that she no longer loved him, Tegryn would've known the truth instantly and her cover would've been blown wide open.
Tegryn smiled. "Thank you for understanding. I know how tough this must've been for you. I know I've apologised before, but I'll do it again - I'm sorry for hurting you. It means a lot to me that we're still friends. We ARE still friends, right?"
Pui Yin said nothing, but walked forward and hugged Tegryn.
"Thank you," he whispered as he hugged her gently, patting her back reassuringly.
Everyone in the room smiled as that heart-warming sight, but in the background Anyuna was fuming - how dare she hug Tegryn like that? How dare she try and weasle her way back into his good books. It's so obvious she's up to something, but why can't anyone else see what she's doing? Was she really the only one who could see this charade for what it really was?
"So Teggy, how are you feeling today?" asked Bloom.
Tegryn let out a huge sigh. "I'm feeling a tiny bit stronger today, not so light-headed. I'm still as weak as a kitten though."
Jun laid her hand on his lap. "So what happened to make you feel so weak?"
"I got hit by some rather nasty magic, it totally drained all the energy out of my body. Layla knows how I'm feeling, she got hit by it too, but not as bad."
"Yeah, that's true. I still feel a bit drained though. Ofelia says I have to come back here later for a check-up." Layla said. "Here Teggy - maybe this'll get your energy levels up a bit!" she said grinning as she handed him a giant bar of chocolate. Tegryn's eyes lit up, as did Polli's despite the fact that this bar of chocolate was taller than she was. "Thanks Layla!" he said as they happily tucked in.
"Don't eat all that at once Teggy - you haven't even had breakfast yet!" Everyone in the room laughed... but not too loudly, as they didn't want to wake Musa up.
They chatted happily and gave Tegryn their get-well cards and presents for him and Musa, but all too soon the time for them to leave was upon them. As the fairies left the room leaving Tegryn alone with his family, Anyuna glared across at Pui Yin, giving her a look that said 'I'm watching you'. Pui Yin smiled and waved back cheekily.
'That silly girl can give me all the dirty looks she wants"/i she thought to herself. i"Tegryn may love Musa right now, but one way or another, he will be back home loving me as my husband! All I need now is a plan...'