Linia left a dramatic pause before revealing the father.

`Ruby!'

Azura squealed and jumps on Topaz who hugs her and spins her around. Linia smiles and joins in their hug. Azura can't believe it, the father of her daughter is the man she has loved since she has been sixteen years old.

`Go and get him girls!' Linia shoos the two giggling ladies who looked more like lovestruck teenagers out of the palace to go and get the man of Azura's dream. Linia laughs as they fly outside the palace twirling and laughing with each other.

`I can't believe it, Ruby is Elina's father! Two amazing outcomes have appeared from this news, Elina has a fun, loving father and I get a chance to get together with Ruby!'

`When are you going to tell Elina?'

`Well, I was hoping to do it after I tell Ruby and see if I have a chance to get with him so I can tell her that her parents are together, but if he doesn't have the same feelings I will still tell Elina, I have kept too much from her but it just won't be as happy, for the both of us. Do you think I am being selfish by not telling her sooner?'

`Azura! Listen to me, you are not being selfish for wanting Elina to have parents that are together and nor are you selfish for wanting to and trying to make your own dreams happen. Ok?'

`Thanks Topaz, I am so excited but so nervous!'

`Go back to your room Azura, I will find Ruby and tell him that you have something really important to tell him.'

`Thanks Topaz, I will tell you how it goes.'

Azura waits anxiously, pacing her room for 10 minutes until she hears a knock at her door.

`Azura? Topaz tells me that you need to tell me something important and that it can't wait.'

Azura opens the petal and invites Ruby in.

`Are you ok?' Ruby asks worriedly

`I am fine, but you might want to sit down, for what I am about to tell you will possibly change your life. For the better.'

Ruby sits down cautiously and takes a deep breath, he loves Azura and was going to tell her that today when he came to see her but looking at her now she is so beautiful, happy and full of life. He is worried that he isn't good enough for her and that she wasn't going to feel the same about him.

`Ok Ruby, first things first, I need to tell you that I have a daughter that no-one but myself knew about, not even this girl knew that I was her mother until Yesterday.'

Ruby looked down, she has a daughter that must mean that her daughters father is the one she loves.

`Ruby, my daughter, her name is Elina, my apprentice Elina. Ruby there is something else.' Azura takes a deep breath, he will either accept it or walk away. `You are her father.'

Ruby didn't think her heard right, the last part of the conversation plays through his mind again and again.

`So, Azura, you are telling me that Elina, the one who saved Fairytopia, twice, is my daughter?'

`Yes, and there is one more thing, you don't have to do this just because you are the father of our daughter but Ruby I have loved you since the day we met as apprentices and I have never stopped, what I guess I wanted to ask is, will you go out with me?'

Ruby stood up as he took this all in, Azura felt the same way he does, and he is the father of their daughter. Ruby walks over to Azura and kisses her on the cheek.

`Of course I will go out with you, I have been wanting to ask the same thing to you for 16 years but never had the courage.'

`We now only have two problems.' Azura tells Ruby

`What is that?'

`One, we need to tell Elina that you are the father and problem two, we will have to tell Topaz what happened in excruciating detail."

Azura and Ruby laugh but stop when another laugh joins them. Topaz flies into Azura's room and looks at Azura and Ruby.

`Don't worry, I may have eavesdropped, for most of, actually the whole conversation. I am so happy for you two! Yay!'

The two girls hugged and Topaz flew out to let Linia know whilst Azura takes Ruby's hand and explains what has happened to Elina about the curse, the no wings and about how she is now.

After Azura finishes explaining to Ruby what has happened Ruby has a tear in his eye. He cannot believe that Azura and Elina both had to go through that alone. He hugs Azura and looks into her eyes.

`I promise that Elina and yourself will never have to go through something like that alone ever again. I will always be here for the two of you.'

`Thank you Ruby, we now need to tell Elina that you are her father and you may want to tell her that too!'

Azura and Ruby talk and laugh on their way to the Crystal Palace hand in hand and only separated when they reach the entrance.

Azura can sense that Ruby is nervous and honestly so is she but they both need to tell Elina this whatever the reaction. The two of them walk to Elina's room door and knock.

A faint reply of come in responds to the knock and Azura and Ruby enter.

`Mu- Ruby?'

`Elina I, we have something else to tell you.' Azura says as the two guardians take a seat on the end of Elina's bed.

`Linia, sorry, The Enchantress and Topaz took a D.N.A test on you whilst you were asleep yesterday for me as I was worried and curious as to who your father was.' Azura stops there and nods to Ruby.

`And as I just found out myself today.' Ruby continues on from Azura, `that I am your father Elina and Azura has told me everything that you and her, went through and I vow never to let anyone hurt you and that you will never have to go through anything like that alone ever again.'

Elina looks at her newly found parents and a warm glow spreads through her chest. Elina kneels but probably too fast for a fairy in recovery and falls down again. She steady's herself and kneels again slowly thins time and looks into the worried faces of her parents. Elina smiles at their concern.

`I am fine!' Elina laughs and moves forward to give both of her parents a hug and they stay like that, in the hug until Ruby speaks.

`So who else knows about Elina being our daughter Azura?'

Elina and Ruby both look questioningly at Azura.

`No-one but you guys, Topaz and Linia.'

`Are we going to tell anyone?

`I don't want to keep any more secrets so as long as the two of you are ok with it I would like to boast about my wonderful newly found family.'

`I would be happy to let anyone know!' Elina quickly answered

`Me too!' Ruby says too.

Azura smiled happily at her daughter and partner.