The night had gone off without any problems. Everyone laughed and enjoyed the night. Although in the Winter Woods the story was not entirely the same. Lord Milori searched for hours till, on the stroke of midnight, he found her. Although it was not what he was expecting at all! There standing in the moonlight was Periwinkle, but she was not alone. Sled, a handsome Winter Animal Sparrowman, was with her.
"I don't like this one bit…" Lord Milori spoke to himself. His owl chirped in agreement. "Tell me about it, Beemer. I mean look at them. I remember when I was that young and all I wanted to do was-" Beemer, Lord Milori's owl, seemed to laugh at him. "Hey! Watch it bird…" Beemer mimicked his moments and words then continued to laugh at him. "Oh shut up…"
Just as Lord Milori looked back Peri kissed Sled! Milori and Beemer's jaws dropped to the floor. Beemer used his wing to return Milori's jaw to its proper position. Peri and Sled stood there under the moon. Happy as ever they said their goodbyes, this was Milori's time to go up to her. Before he could do anything, Beemer pushed him off the tree they were in! Milori yelled as he faces planted into the soft snow covered ground. Periwinkle flew as fast as she could to the sound of the yell.
"Oh Lord Milori!" Peri gasped when she found him face first in the snow. "Are you alright?!" Peri helped the Lord of Winter up out of the snow.
"Ah, Periwinkle. Yes, I am alright. Beemer, my owl, thought it was funny to push me off that tree and into the snow." Peri looked up to see the owl, Beemer, laughing his beak off!
"Oh, you know my name? Oh, my frost! I hope he didn't hurt you, but you have to admit it's kind of funny…"
"Yes, I know all my fairy's names, Periwinkle. Ha, well I suppose it was funny after the fact." Peri giggled, Milori didn't notice but he had snow on his feet. It looked like he had puff balls on his toes. "What's so funny?"
"Oh, nothing…" Peri was now having to hold in her laughter. Milori followed her eyes to his feet and say what she was laughing about.
"Blizzards and frost! Well, this is embarrassing." He himself started laughing. Soon Peri joined in after the laughing had died down Milori noticed the time. "Well, Peri it is getting very late. Let me take you home."
"You're right, Lord Milori. Thank you." Peri let out a yawn as she followed her Lord back to her house. Once there Milori opened the door for her. "Thank you for bringing me home Lord Milori."
"You are most welcome, my dear." Milori turned to walk away when Peri called his name. "Yes?" He answered back to the young Winter Fairy.
"Merry Christmas." Once said Peri closed her door and he was left alone with Beemer.
"Merry Christmas," Milori said under his breath, before hopping on Beemer and heading back to the Ice Palace. He had found his daughter and he couldn't be happier. Now all he needed was the Queen he loved and his daughter Tinker Bell and his life would be perfect.
The sun rose too early for the Royal family. Clarion tossed and turned, she was having the worst nightmare. She was alone, the room was pitch black. All she could hear was an evil laugh echoing in the distance. "Who's there?" She stammered his words were soft. Suddenly the sky turned dark and was filled with green clouds that echoed with lighting. The lighting came down to her left and right. Threatening to kill her where she stood. She could not move, as one streak of lightning came down upon her. All she could hear as she awoke was the horrid sound of her own screams. She awoke to breathe heavily; her mind was going in circles. She knew who the voice belonged to and she feared his return to Pixie Hollow. Her fretting was stopped by a knock on her door. "Who is it?"
"Your best friend, Ree."
"Come in Mary." Fairy Mary flew into the Queen's room.
"Morning, Ree."
"Good morning, Mary."
"Alright, what's wrong?"
"What do you mean?"
"Oh come on Ree! Is it about him? Or is this about that hunk of a Sparrowman Lord Milori?" Mary smirked at her dear friend. Clarion's face went red at the sound of her calling her love a 'Hunk'.
"Mary! No, it is not about Milori… I had a nightmare about…"
"Sebastian…"
"Yes, Mary… Sebastian…" Mary sat by her friend, holding her hand to comfort her.
"Ree, he is gone for good. We were both there…That evil man will never hurt anyone ever again."
"Thank you, Mary. I just hope your right."
"Ree, I'm always right! No get off your petunia and get dressed! A week after New Year's and you are so lazy!"
"I am NOT lazy!"
"Nope… You're a lazy petunia!"
"Oh, I will get you back for that one." Clarion gave Mary an evil glare. She went into her bathroom to get changed as Mary kept chanting.
"Clarion's a lazy bone!"
"Oh, Mary… What will I ever do with you?"
"Invite me for some royal breakfast, that's what you will do with me!" Clarion laughed, she loved her friend. They had been friends for as long as Clarion could remember.
"Oh alright." Clarion came out of her bathroom dressed and ready for the day. "Let's go, Mary Lo."
"REE!"
"Oh… That's right, you don't like it when I call you that." Clarion teased, Fairy Mary as they walked out the door.
"Turtle brain…"
"Fish butt!"
"Rainbow trout!"
"Tinker Bell!"
"What?! Tinker Bell?!" Mary turned around to see Tinker Bell staring at her Mother and Fairy Mary.
"Um… Hello, so how long have you two been friends?"
"Well, your Mother is REALLY old, so forever."
"Mary! I am not old!"
"No you're REALLY old, there's a difference!" Clarion's face turned red as Tink's. "See Tinker Bell! I told you, you get that red face from your mother!" Everyone burst out laughing, Tink even fell to the floor she was laughing so hard! After they had finished goofing off and having fun at breakfast Clarion flew off to work. While Fairy Mary took Tinker Bell to Tinker's Nook. They all had a long day ahead of them and not much time to do it.
Little did anyone know, Tink had snuck off to see a fairy that reminded her of herself. Tink made her way into the Fairies house. She passed all the inventions along the floor and wall. Until she saw her working away in the back of the room.
"I need your help."
"Is it dangerous?"
"It could be."
"Then I'm in!"
"Thank, Zarina.
"What do you need?"
"Pixie Dust, that will let all fairies cross the border safely."
