Clarion's funeral was only one day away; Queen Tinkerbell worked night and day to make sure it was perfect. After what Fairy Mary had told her, she wanted now more than ever to show the kingdom how much she loved her mother.

"Your Majesty," Rosetta said to her friend as she bowed. Ro was hovering just a few inches away from Tink. After Clarion's death and Tink's coronation, none of her friends called her anything but 'Queen Tinkerbell' or 'Your Majesty.' She wished things could go back to the way they were.

"Ro, you can still call me 'Tink' you know."

"Sorry, your Majesty." Rosetta sighed. "I will try Tink."

"Thanks, Ro." Tink hugged her friend tight, then asked what she needed.

"Well, I know you wanted there to be a lot of flowers at the funeral. I was going to grow some myself, but I don't know what her favorite flowers are… where." Tinkerbell looked sad when Rosetta corrected herself. She hated to be reminded that her mother was gone forever.

"Her favorite flowers where Calla Lilies."

"Oh, I love those too." Rosetta blushed, Tink couldn't help but smile. Little did Rosetta know but this was the first time Tink had smiled since her mother had passed. It felt good to smile again. "I'll make sure everything looks stunning Tink. Don't worry about the flowers; I've got them."

"Thank you so much, Ro. At least that's one thing I don't have to worry about."

For the rest of the day, Tinkerbell worked her petunia off making sure everything was perfect. She was about to head back to her room and relax when the Minister of Autumn flew up to her.

"Your Majesty." He bowed.

"Minister." Tink tried her best to act like a Queen, she looked a little constipated, but she did her best.

"I am afraid the Talent Leaders have called a meeting."

"Right now?"

"Yes, my Queen." Tinkerbell tried not to look disappointed. All she wanted to do was sleep and drink some tea. She knew she couldn't let her mother down, so she sucked it up and followed the Minister to the meeting hall. She was announced when she entered the room and sat at the head of the table. The meeting consisted of all the Talent leaders and Ministers arguing to each other. It was all very dull, Tink tried to stay awake, but she felt her head start to bob. Her father, who was sitting to her left, gave her a nudge. She jolted upright, alerting everyone in the room what had happened.

"I am so sorry everyone." She apologized and blushed profusely.

"Oh, you're 'sorry'?" Everyone turned to Breeze, Talent leader of the Fast-flying Fairies. He was a bit of a hot head, and no one liked him. "Sorry is not going to cut it. I knew 'you' weren't the fairy for the job."

"Hold your tongue Breeze! That is my daughter your talking to! She is also your Queen." Milori stood up, and his chair flew backward. He was about to burst; his anger fumed inside his chest.

"I will not! She isn't your daughter! There is no proof! For all, we know she could be the spawn of that murder Sebastian!"

"Why you son of a glacier!" Milori vaulted himself over the table scaring everyone around him. He ran toward Breeze and punched him in the nose. Before he could do any more damage, the scout fairies pulled the two Sparrowmen apart. Everyone turned to the Queen, she was rooting for her father to beat the crap out of him, but she knew she had to say something. Tink sighed.

"I am sorry. I am not my mother, and I never will be. I never wanted to be Queen, but at least I am here, and I'm trying my best. I'm sorry if that's not enough, but it's all I've got…" Tink tried to hold her composer but couldn't she flew out of the room tears streaming down her face.

About thirty minutes of crying later, Milori knocked on her door.

"Tink? Sweety? It's dad. Can I come in?"

"Sure…" Tink sobbed, Milori opened the door to find both his daughters together on Tink's bed. Peri was holding her sister while she cried.

"I am sorry I punched Breeze in the middle of the meeting. I should have stayed calm. I didn't mean to make things harder on you." Tink looked up at her father and gave a small smile.

"Are you kidding? That was the best part." She let out a small laugh which made Milori smile.

"Well, that's good because it felt great."

"Dad!" The twins both yelled, and all three of them started to laugh.

"What? It did!" He smiled; he joined them on the bed and gave them both a hug. "I know these last few days have been hard for all of us, but I want you to know I am here for both of you. No matter what. I wish your mother could be with us. She loved both of you so much… I am not perfect by any means, but I love both of you with all my heart. I hope that is enough." The twins cried tears of joy into their father's chest. They were so happy they had a father as great as him. Hearing him says those words gave them hope that things would get better and that they would be happy again.

The day had finally come. Clarion's funeral was in just a few hours. Tinkerbell and her sister helped each other get ready. Tink wore her twig tiara her mother had made for her; her hair was up in her perfect bun. Outside all of Pixie Hollow was wearing black and held a small orb of Pixie Dust in their hands. All Faries turn into Pixie Dust when they die so there was no body to burry. So, they carried the dust that used to be their mother to the Pixie Dust Tree. As they neared, the Dust flew up into the air. It swirled around the Tree than in a flash of glorious light it vanished. All around the bottom of the tree Fairies and Sparrowmen of all shapes and sizes laid a Calla Lilly at its roots. Milori walked up to his daughters and put a hand on each of there shoulders. Peri started to cry at his touch, she turned and cried into his chest. Milori looked down at Tinkerbell expecting the same response but unlike Peri and the rest of Pixie Hollow Tinkerbell was numb with pain. All she could do is stare at the ground, all she let out was a single tear that rolled off her cheek and into the dirt below her. She flew away slowly, Milori tried to follow but Peri pulled him closer. Tinkerbell flew into the cotton field were Clarion had come to comfort her for the first time. She couldn't bring herself to go into the hiding space. She feared she never would again. Terence flew slowly toward her, he tried not to scare her as he placed a hand on her arm.

"Tink?"

"Hi, Terence." Tinkerbell said without even turning around.

"How did you know it was me?" Tink smirked, she turned to face him and gave him a small smile.

"I saw you follow me from the Pixie Dust Tree."

"Oh." He let out a small laugh. "I didn't mean to follow you. I just wanted to make sure you were alright. Well, as alright as you can be."

"Thank you, Terence." Tink gave Terence a giant hug, Mother Dove knows she needed one. After all, they had been through together; they never stopped being there for one another. "Terence…"

"Yeah, Tink?"

"I know this is not the best time… But all this has made me realize something."

"What's that Tink?"

"I-I love you." Before Terence could respond, Tinkerbell kissed him. She quickly pulled away realizing what she had done. "I-I'm so sorry I didn't-" Before she could finish Terence pulled her into another kiss. This one was more passionate as the last. When their lips parted, Terence stared deeply into Tink's perfectly blue eyes and said.

"I love you too."

Meanwhile, on the Mainland, Dr. Griffiths and Elizabeth tended to the woman's frostbite. They made sure she was kept warm at all times. She had made it through the night, which was an excellent sign. Dr. Griffiths feared if she did not wake soon; however, she wouldn't make it. They had no way of feeding her or giving her fluids. London was miles away, and their car was broken, the engine was frozen and would not start till Winter was passed. Lizzy was putting a warm cloth on the woman's temple when she started to groan. Lizzy jumped up and raced to tell her father the woman was waking up. She opened her eyes slowly; she could hear voices in the background. Everything was hazy; she put her hand on her head feeling the warm cloth that Lizzy had left on her temple. As she came to Lizzy and her father came into view. She moved back, scared they would hurt her.

"Where am I?! Stay away from me!" She yelled at them, she tried to move, but she was wrapped up tight in all the blankets. "Where are my clothes?!"

"Please miss, we are not going to hurt you. We found you in the snow outside our home. We brought you in and made sure you where warm. Your clothes are in the other room; we had to take them off of you. They were soaked, and I feared you wouldn't make it if we left them on." Lizzy slowly made her way toward the scared woman. She reluctantly took her hand.

"I promise we are good people. We would never hurt anyone." Lizzy smiled at her, trying to calm her down. "My name is Elizabeth, but everyone calls me Lizzy. This is my father George Griffiths, or Dr. Griffiths. What's your name?"

"I-I…" She tried to think, 'what was my name?' "I can't remember… I think it's Reina, but you can call me Ree."

"Alright, Ree." Dr. Griffiths smiled at her and approached slowly. He helped her stand, and held out his arm for her to hold onto. "Let's give you some warm clothes and a hot meal. Then we can help you remember who you are." Ree, Dr. Griffiths, and Lizzy walked back to the spare room. Lizzy helped her put on a lovely velvet blue dress that would keep her warm. Later they all sat down to a warm meal and the Griffiths told Ree all about themselves and made her feel at home. Little did they know… They were in the presence of Royalty.

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