Ch 5
Ariaelle was going upstairs with a plate of food to her room. It was for Izz. She'd already eaten with her new friends. When she opened the door, he was still lying on her bed. He was really depressed. "No thanks Ariae. I don't feel like eating now." He said gently. She put it on her bedside table. She then got onto the bed and he came into her arms. In his eyes were great sadness. "Ariaelle? What're you thinking?" Izz asked her quietly. "I was just thinking…. About going to Earth to find my parents. I just hope I'm not too late. I couldn't bear to go there and found that they too were… destroyed." She answered. Izz looked shocked but understood.
"But what if they're already… gone Ariaelle? There's no point going to Earth and then have your one dream destroyed." He replied. The hope in his voice had gone. He'd shut down in grief. Ariaelle then had an idea. "I'll see you later, okay Izz?" she told him as she ran out and closed the door quietly. Izz hadn't meant to be like that. But going to Psammeadis, his realm to find his family and finding out that they've been dead for many years gad destroyed him. He couldn't feel happy until he healed. He needed a friend at this sad time. But not one to replace Ariaelle. She was his best friend no matter what. He then saw a Shining Star in the sky. He'd been told that if you make a wish on one and if your heart is pure, it'll come true. "I wish for a friend like me who'll help me heal." He whispered softly. The star glowed brightly with magic. He then fell asleep. But he was unaware that his wish had been answered in the creature called Romeo.,,
"What did you want to tell us Ariaelle?" Fiona asked her along with Doris, Cinderella and Aurora. "Okay I'll tell you. My parents are on Earth helping others so I'm going to find them so we can be a family again. They we can all break Romas's spell together!" she told them. "That's great news Ariaelle! Does Izz know?" Doris said. "Yes he does. I need you guys to keep an eye on him for me when I'm gone. He's still very sad and he needs the power of friendship right now." Ariaelle answered. Fiona then watched as she went upstairs. She opened the door to her room. Izz was standing on her bed smiling but it was fake. She was his friend so he had to look happy for her instead when he was still feeling really down. "Izz I've decided to go tonight to Earth. If I find them and they're alive, I'll bring them back here." She told him.
He nodded. "I understand but be careful. I've heard the human realm is very dangerous and that humans are afraid of what they don't understand. Be careful and good luck." He told her softly as he watched her dragon parts reveal themselves. He watched as she took off into the night sky from her balcony and sighed. "I hope you find them Ariaelle. You need, no deserve a family agaib. I was too late to save my own. I'm sorry I nearly put doubt back into your heart with my sadness about what happened to my family.
Your new friends have been helping you find your inner strength and courage to make friends. I'm so proud of you Ariea." He thought but he was interrupted by a noise in Ariaelle's closet. "Who's in there? Show yourself!" he whispered. He then saw glowing red eyes and was worried when something came out of the closet and into the room. It was a creature. It had red fur, orange eyes, clawed hands and a curly moustache with pointy ears. "W-Who're you?" Izz asked the creature curiously. "My name's Romeo and I'm a Wishing Demon. What's your name?" he told Izz smiling showing sharp teeth.
"My name is Izzard J Nassicus but you may call me Izz. I'm a Psammead but I don't have magic." He replied softly. "You're just like me Izz and you're a Psammead! You guys are so cool! I don't have magic either. Wishing Demons are born with five horns so when humans make wishes on us, they pull off a horn but mine never showed up. I've been all alone in Aria looking for a friend like me and I think I finally found him. Want to be friends?" he explained. "Yes Romeo I'll be your friend. We're kindred spirits after all." Izz told him smiling. Making new friends always made him feel good.
Fourteen years earlier…He and Ariaelle were lying on thr grass in the Alcae Forest looking at the stars in the night sky. Ariaelle was ten years old now but even though she went to school, Izz was still her only friend. The other kids were afraid of her and didn't want to get to know her. He saw a tear in her eye fall down her cheek. "Ariaelle what's wrong? You can tell me. We're friends." He asked worried. "Izz do you think I'm a monster, one of the bad ones that need to be slayed?" she told him. He looked shocked at the wuestion. "You're not. Who told you mean things like that?" he said. "The other kids in my class. They told me that I am a monster and that my parents didn't want me and that I was going to be slayed because I'm human and dragon." Ariaelle told him. Izz felt angry but sad for her. "Don't listen to them. They're just losers who don't know you. You're very nice and caring as well as a great friend. I would hate it if you were slayed. Then we couldn't be together anymore and that would hurt me." Izz told her smiling. She then cheered up and kissed him. "What was that for?" he asked blushing. "For helping me and being a great friend." She answered as a Shining Star came out. "Would you wish for?" Ariaelle asked him. "That we could be best friends forever even when we've grown up." He answered. The star glowed. Izz watched as Ariaelle fell asleep beside him. "You're my best friend Izz and I hope it'll never change." She said as her eyes closed… He blinked his eyes as he came out of his thoughts. "Whose room is this?" Romeo asked him looking around. "This is Ariaelle's room. She and I are best friends for life. She went to Earth looking for her parents." Izz told him.
"Oh Princess Ariaelle! She's a sweet kid. I hope she finds them soon. We could use their help to break that spell." he said to Izz. They then ate the food that Ariaelle had left for Izz. But on Earth Ariaelle was in a forest. She thought she couldn't find them until she saw a cave in the distance. As she came closer to it, she could sense her parent's magical aura and went inside. "Please let them be in here. I've been waiting so long to find them and I don't wanna lose them like Izz. I hope he's feeling better. She then walked further into the cave and saw a fire. Next to it was her father sleeping beside her dragon mother. "Mom, Dad, it's me Ariaelle." she said. Her father woke yp to see his half dragon, half human daughter standing before him. "Itis you! I'm so happy to see you! Honey wake up! Ariaelle's alive! She's right here." her father said happily. Her mother woke up and gasped. "Honey we're so glad to see you again! We thought you'd died or fallen under the dark spell that Romas cast on Aria. We're sorry we left you on your own. We've something to tell you." her mother told her. "What is it?" Ariaelle asked excitedly. Her father smiled at her. She'd grown up fine without them around. "You're going to be a sister. Another baby is on the way so you'll have a sister or brother and Aria will have another heir!" he told her smiling. "That's great news! But I was thinking... that maybe you should come back to Aria with me. That way we can be a family again." Ariaelle said to them as she hugged them gently.
She saw sadness in her mother's eyes. "What's wrong? Was it something I said?" Ariaelle asked them. "No honey. We can't come back until Romas is gone. If you or the new baby were hurt, we couldn't forgive ourselves but when he's gone, then we'll come back and we can be a family once more, okay?" she explained softly. "I understand but my new friends are gonna help me break his spell over Aria and then you guys can come back." Ariaelle told them. They nodded but Ariaelle saw the sun rise and was worried. "I'd better get back to Aria. Izz is probably worried out of his fur!" she said as she looked back at them one last time while leaving the cave. She then revealed her dragon parts and took off into the sky. A portal opened and she flew through it. It took her back to Aria. She then landed on the balcony and calmed down as the spell concealed her magical parts. She then opened the door that led to her bedroom from there and looked for Izz. She wanted to tell him what she'd heard on Earth from her parents. "Izz where're you? Are you playing some sort of game?" she asked, calling out loud. Snow heard that ahd laughed. She had Izz in her room. He'd been knocked out and put in a cage. She wanted her friends back and it wasto scare Ariaelle into leaving Fiona and the others alone. Romeo had seen her go into Ariaelle's room but hid so she wouldn't capture him too. He was angry that his friend had been taken prisoner by a cold hearted wench. Izz then came around to see Snow staring at him. "Why're you doing this? When Ariaelle hears this. she'll be angry!" he told her. "Good. That's why I took you Izz. You and Ariaelle are best friends, right? But if she's your best friend, why is she spending so much time with Fiona and my friends? Face it Izz she never was your friend. She just needed a play mate but now she's found normal friends so she doesn't need you anymore!" she told him coldly. He then got out of the cage and tried to make it to the door when he felt a searing pain in his furry stomach.
Snow had kicked him hard in the chest. She picked him up and threw him into the cage. Sandy tears fell down his furry cheeks as he bit his teeth to numb the pain. But the chest didn't hurt, it was what Snow had said to him had hurt more. His heart was breaking and he was feeling light headed. "She's wrong! Ariaelle has been my friend for as long as I can remember! I know it's not true what she said... I hope." he thought as everything went black and he gasped for air. .