Colonello's name wasn't on the list. How can that be? Lal immediately trudged up to the main office building, slamming open the door, making the secretaries jump.
"I demand the master list of trainees!" She barks sharply, as a quivery man spoke up.
"No officer is supposed-"He tried to voice, but Lal cut him short.
"I don't care. Just get me the list NOW!" She ordered, as the man dug in the filing cabinet for a moment, glasses askew and plump cheeks rosy. He handed Lal the list with a quivering hand, and she snatched it away, scanning the c names section.
Colonello... Colonello... his name never showed up. Cocking her head, she dropped the paper on the desk, and stormed out of the room. As she headed back to the training field, she was deeply lost in thought. Why in the world was Colonello not on the list? Where in the world was he? Lal's eyebrows creased into a nervous frown. It's like he...
"Disappeared into thin air?" a helpful voice popped from beside her. Lal whirled around startled. Instead of a man she expected to see (and bash on the head too), She saw three faeries floating beside her. She rubbed her eyes. Hard.
"What the hell are you?" she turned to face them. A couple of nearby trainees stared. One of the faeries made disapproving tsking sound.
"Now now dear, that's no way to talk. Don't you have any manners?" another scolded gently, which made Lal angrier. A little part of her thought she might be going delusional. Faeries? Her imagination was probably a bit too active. The existence of faeries was too absurd but, so was Colonello's disappearance. Whatever. She need to get Colonello back...
"Tell me where Colonello is." Lal's voice was dangerously calm, as if she was a volcano, about to explode. (Which in a sense, she was) she curled her hands into fists, knuckles turning white.
"Well, it was your wish wasn't it?" that made Lal blink confusedly. What?
"When did I ever- oh..." with a pang, she remembered yesterday's events. A cold sense of dread washed over her.
"You wished it, we granted it." The third faerie flicked her wand. Lal repressed the urge to rub her eyes again.
"No no no, you've got it all wrong. I didn't really wish it, it just..."
"Slipped out?" the first faerie chirped, causing Lal to swat at it. She missed.
"A-anyway, what are you doing here?" Lal stutters, looking at her watch. Ten minutes until regrouping.
"We're your fairy godmothers! Did you not notice?" the faerie (Lal didn't even know which one, she was just so confused) flew circles around Lal's head. Shaking her head to clear her mind, she tried to catch up with events. Colonello disappeared. She had faerie godmothers. Okay, that was sounding a little crazy, even to her. But she had to get Colonello back.
"Whatever. I don't care. Just poof Colonello back." She crossed her arms, as the fairies exchanged a glance.
"Sweetie pie, we can't just poof him back. You've already made the wish. You can't just undo it." A faerie spoke reluctantly, as Lal leaned against a tree. She had to go in five minutes.
"Then what do I have to do?" She snapped. Really, she didn't have time to waste. It was concerning the existence of Colonello after all! Even if he is an idiot...but... well, Lal didn't actually wish she never met him, though it kills her to admit it.
"That's precisely the magic of it. You need to find out what you need to do. And when you do, then your wish will be ungranted. But... we, you have a time limit of three days." Lal's eyes narrowed.
"Well, that was clear instructions. I totally know what to do now." She turned around, muttering sarcastically. She felt panic rise in her chest, but quickly quashed it down. Was this even real? This couldn't be a dream could it? She pinched herself.
She sat up in bed, eyes bright and out of breath. Calming down, she looked out the window.
It must have been a dream... She thought, getting out of bed. Dressing quickly, she ran to the shooting range. He went there every morning. Though she knew it was stupid, she muttered a prayer. Rounding the corner, she could hear the familiar shower of bullets, and the gun being loaded. The headband wearing blonde looked her way, as she stood there, huffing.
"Oh, Lal? You're here-"Colonello smiled sheepishly, but trailed off as Lal turned around, crossing her arms. The corners of her mouth curved upwards.
"Colonello, about yesterday... sorry."
Carolily: Surprise! Ahah... ah... please don't kill me. I just had to...
Colonello: This wasn't how it was supposed to happen kora!
Carolily: well, it was just so tempting...
Lal: Well, he was still there after all... che, how disappointing...
Carolily: Now Lal, you know you didn't mean it *Lal blushes* Anyway, I'm not even going to ask for reviews. It's really... yeah. But I would be happy if you did!