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Chapter Two: Likeness and Fault
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Tinker Bell, after delivering all of the fixed items, returned back to Tinker's Nook, and was happy it was almost the end of the day. She looked around the quaint little town, and noticed Jayden.
Jayden, who was one of the older Tinker fairies and was part of Bobble's little gang of friends, was rather tall, and had no sense of taste. He simply wore a brown version of what Bobble wore. His brown hair was wavy, and his black eyes beheld a playful spirit.
When he looked up from the teakettle he had been working at, he looked remarkably happy. "Tink! Hi!"
She stopped flying forward and looked at him, waving awkwardly. "Hi..."
Jayden ditched his kettle and flew up to Tink. "That dust keeper guy at the well? He was looking for you a while ago."
Tink was immediately insulted. "Dust keeper guy?! Jay... his name's TERENCE!"
Jayden just shrugged. "Whatever. Anyways, that's all!"
Tink's face was glowing red by this point. "Jayden!"
It was too late. Jayden had flown away. Tink was appalled. When she had first spoken to Terence, she thought he was kidding when he was surprised that she actually knew his name. In reality, only about fifteen of three thousand or so fairies knew Terence's name, and twenty-three actually knew he existed and thanked him. The rest...? No. They did nothing but drop, get dust, and then fly off.
Jayden was one of those fairies that did so. Tink just flew off once more, fuming with anger. She kept flying. She didn't care where she was going, and frankly, she didn't mind. If it got her away from Jayden, she'd be happy. Because she didn't know where she was flying, she bumped right into a tall Sparrow man and fell to the ground.
"Oof!"
"Oh, dear..." said a rather beautiful, music sounding voice. "You have my upmost apologies."
A hand was thrust into her face, and she took it. She looked up to see a music talent sparrow man, a fiddle placed upon his back. He was dressed in autumn clothing, and was as tall as one of the Ministers. His puffy blonde hair was a little longer compared to other males, and was tied back in a tight braid. His eyes were a bright green, a permanent laughter hidden behind them. He helped Tink back up, and a smile arrived on his face.
"My name is Makar," He greeted. "I am pretty sure that you are Tinker Bell?" He looked upon Tinker Bell in wonder.
She nodded. "I am! It's a pleasure to meet you, Makar!"
Makar's smile turned into a pleasant one. "May I ask why you are flying so fast?"
Tink frowned. "I'm just... very frustrated. You see... Do you know Terence?"
She half expected him to not know. In fact, she didn't even get her hopes up. This is why she was surprised when Makar answered with a, "Yes, I do."
"You do?"
"Yes. As a matter of fact, most of my friends do know him. Or rather, we speak to him," Makar explained with a smile. "If you need to cool down, Miss Bell, perhaps you should come with me?"
Tink nodded. At that, Makar flew in the direction of Summerglade, and Tink followed him. She had never met a music talent straight on before, and she was excited to know what they did for fun.
Makar led her to a courtyard of flowers. Springtime Square is what it was called, and Tink recognized it. Makar took his fiddle, and began playing a song that was beautiful and played with the blonde tinker's eardrums.
As Makar played, the other Music fairies around noticed and either grabbed a random object, or their own instruments, and began joining in. Soon, most of Springtime Square was playing Makar's song with him.
Tink had never been more joyful in her entire life since she went to the Mainland. The feeling she got as she listened to Makar's song was similar to the feeling she felt whenever Terence dropped by her table with a broken item, or whenever he smiled at her. She spun around playfully as she listened to the Music talent's song.
When they ended, Makar hung on the last note, and then turned to Tink. "Well? Did we meet your expectations?"
Tink smiled and giggled. "It was beautiful!"
Makar returned it. "It is, isn't it? If it were my most favourite student, Lief playing it for you, I'm sure it would have been better. She's quite the enthusiast."
Tink nodded. "I'm sure she's almost as good as you, Makar."
Makar's smile turned into a grin. "Yes... when she earned her talent, that flute glowed so brightly it could have blinded you."
Tink was excited. "So, she's going to do great things?!"
Makar's grin instantly turned into a frown. "I don't believe in such a sprite tale anymore, Tinker Bell."
Tink was shocked. "What...? Why not?"
Makar gestured for her to follow him as he led her to Havendish Stream. "A long time ago, a Snowflake Fairy was born. Back then, there were many Dust Keepers, and very rarely was there ever a Snowflake. When she touched that snowflake, it glowed so brightly you could have seen it from the Mermaid Lagoon."
"Wow..." was all that Tink could say.
"Quite," Makar added. "But, she couldn't do a thing."
"No?"
"Not even snow! This fairy was so helpless, that she was lost. Lost in a sea of white and blue..."
When they arrived at the Stream, Tinker Bell could see Silvermist, Rani, Cera, Zazie and Sayo with River. Sil, Rani, Cera and River were now having a water fight as Zazie and Sayo watched.
"There she is, with the Water talent, Zazie," Makar said, "Her name is Sayo."
Tinker Bell frowned as she looked at Sayo. If the snowflake glowed that brightly, it had to mean something. But what? What could it have possibly meant?
Even as she was flying back home, she couldn't stop thinking about Sayo's case. Tinker Bell hated things that needed fixing that couldn't be fixed. And Sayo needed fixing.
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They were all heading home now, the five Water talents. Since Rani had no wings, the five were walking to their houses as they chatted about the day's events, or in Zazie's case, listened to the chatting.
"And, the Babbling Brook said that Terence likes Tinker Bell!" Cera added to the conversation. "Not only that, but that every other night, Zazie and Sayo sneak out of their houses and go do something! What it is, the Brook can't tell, but it must be big!"
River frowned. "Stop talking about Zazie like she's not here."
Cera turned in shock at the newcomer. "What?!"
"It's true, actually!" Silvermist added. "You do tend to do that a lot... I mean, she's right there!" At that, Silvermist pointed at the now confused Zazie, as she looked behind her to see what the black haired beauty was pointing at.
Cera sighed as her house came into view. "Fine... I'll do that." She flew off to her house in defeat.
Rani giggled and patted River on the back. "Good job, raindrop! Cera does that more than anyone else in the Water talent!"
River smiled. Rani walked off to her home, and later, Silvermist flew off as well to head to her own. This left River alone with Zazie. Nervousness overcame River as she looked at the strange Water fairy.
Zazie turned to River when she had gone quiet, but didn't say anything. The new fairy must still be adapting to her laugh less form, she thought. River turned to Zazie with uncertainty, and smiled.
"So... how long have you been in Pixie Hollow?" she asked.
The black haired multicoloured eyed fairy was startled, but nonetheless, answered. "A long time."
"Oh..."
River's house came into view, and she flew to it. "See you tomorrow!"
As she shut the door, Zazie turned away, a hint of a smile evident on her face as she flew to Winter Woods.
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Sayo sighed as she sat on her porch, watching the rest of the Snowflake talents make snowflakes and snow appear. She looked at her hand, jealous of all the other talent members. Furiously, she grabbed the snow and made a snow ball. Throwing it in a random direction, she yelled furiously.
"IT'S NOT FAIR!!!"
"What's not fair?" said a certain water fairy's voice.
Sayo instantly stopped, and turned to Zazie. "Zazie..."
The water talent sighed. "Sayo... we've talked about this... that's not going to help."
Sayo shrugged, still upset. "I don't care, it makes me feel better."
Zazie's sigh returned.
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Tink made it to her house before it got too dark. She crashed into her bed, and instantly fell asleep.
Just like every other fairy.
Every other fairy – but one named Sayo. She cried herself to sleep that night.
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The next morning brought sunshine right into Sayo's face as she awoke and groaned. She hated mornings.
Too bad this morning brought something different than any other morning.
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Tink flew to the fairy dust well, and immediately recognized Makar from the day before. He was talking with Fairy Mary about something, but she dismissed it.
"Good morning, Tinker Bell," greeted Terence, as he poured a cup of Fairy Dust onto her head.
"Morning Terence," she returned. "Oh! And thank you!"
"No problem!" Terence immediately started on the next sparrow man, but he immediately flew off after receiving his dose.
Tink frowned as she watched. When Makar came around, it was different.
"Many blessings of heart-filled symphonies, Terence," Makar thanked.
"No problem, Makar!" Terence returned, as he started to scoop up another cup of fairy dust.
Makar winked at Tink as he flew by her.
"All I'm saying is that Zazie should at least make an effort in teaching her," came Rani's voice from the line. Tink turned to her, and listened in.
"Zazie isn't the teacher of the new Water fairies," Silvermist argued. "Right now, I am."
Rani made a "tsk" sound. "I know... it's just... Zazie needs to make an effort to become friends with other Water talents!"
Silvermist sighed. "Zazie's not talkative."
Rani sighed now. "But... River is so special... she's the first water fairy in a long time..."
"I know, Rani," Silvermist said with a sing-song tone to her voice.
They both flew off. Tinker Bell had a thoughtful look on her face as she too, left.
Zazie was the one with Sayo, right? If she could talk to Zazie, she could learn about Sayo more; and know the whole story, too.
She headed for Havendish Stream.
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Sayo watched as Zazie picked up the water, forming a dewdrop in her hand, and flew up to the spider web, putting the dewdrop on it, splitting it and forming art. River flew to the Stream as well, listening to the Babbling Brook, like Cera had taught her yesterday.
She looked up to see Zazie. "Hey!"
Zazie turned to River, much like Sayo did. They both looked at her oddly.
"Good morning!" River waved as she approached. "Do you know the Dust keeper's name? I'm afraid that I wasn't able to thank him properly, and I was sure that I would sound so stupid if I asked him for it... I mean, he was so nice to me when he gave me the dust this morning, so I just had to thank him! So, do you?"
Zazie and Sayo looked at her like she sprouted a second set of wings.
"His name..." Sayo started, sounding a little awkward about the whole random question thing, "is Terence."
"Terence!" River squealed. "Thank you!"
Zazie and Sayo shared a worried look.
River now turned to Zazie and smiled. "Can you teach me how to make rainbows?"
"Rain...bows?" Zazie was really uncertain now, in fact, she was questioning River's sanity.
"Yes! I mean, I know I'll probably need a light fairy to do it, right? But, I just want to know how to make the mist part."
Zazie looked at Sayo, who appeared to urge her to do it. Quickly fixing her dress, Zazie motioned for River to follow her. Sayo moved out of the way and sat on a lily pad. The older water fairy did a simple hand movement, and water instantly rose out of the Stream, following her hands. Zazie flew up higher, and did another hand movement, a quick, fast swipe of her hand, and the water sprayed everywhere.
River clapped.
When Zazie came back down again, she looked at River. "I can do it with one – you'll need your two hands."
"Right," River confirmed.
Sayo watched with anticipation. From noises in the background, she turned to see Rani and Silvermist arriving, and gestured for them to stay back.
"What is it?" Silvermist asked.
"Zazie's teaching her to make the mist needed for light fairies to make rainbows," Sayo explained, and then went back to watching. Silvermist and Rani sat next to her.
River took both her hands, and did the hand movement Zazie had showed her. She gasped in surprise when the water rose out of the stream like it did for Zazie, and did a couple movements to confirm that the water was following her hands. She rose up like Zazie did, and did the quick, fast swipe Zazie did with both her hands, and squealed in delight when the water sprayed.
Silvermist and Rani clapped while cheering for her. River did a twirl in the air, and hugged Zazie.
"Wha...What?" Zazie was shocked.
"Thank you!" River thanked, and she flew off to do some more exploring.
Silvermist flew up to Zazie. "You taught her how make rainbow mist!"
Zazie looked at Silvermist oddly. Wasn't that obvious?
Sayo flew up as well, and motioned to Zazie that she was going to leave. Zazie nodded in confirmation, and the snow fairy left.
"Well, Zazie, I'm going to go make rainbows with Iradessa. I'll see you later!" Silvermist flew off.
Rani smiled at her. "Dulcie said something about heating the water for the soup today."
Zazie nodded.
Once she was alone, she went back to making water formations, making it almost appearing to be a dance of nothing but water.
That was when Tinker Bell arrived, and approached her.
"Uh... Zazie, right?" she asked.
Zazie looked up, and nodded. She looked confused. Why would a tinker fairy want to talk with her?
"Um... How to say this..." Tink thought hard about what to say. She had never talked to Zazie much, and had only met her once – and that was when Sil threw that Arrival Day party for her. "Um... You hang out with that snow fairy, Sayo, right?"
Zazie nodded again.
"Uh... Can you tell me about her?" Tink smiled a large, over-exaggerated smile.
Zazie blinked. Tell her about Sayo? "What... do you mean?"
"Well, Makar told me about her, I was curious, but I just didn't want to walk up to her and say 'Hey! I've only heard about you now, and I want to know more!' you know?"
Zazie gave Tink a rather amused look, and flew closer to her. "Sayo is shy. She is also very sensitive. She doesn't take well to pressure and criticism."
Tink gave Zazie a sad frown. "I suppose so, huh... What Makar told me...? He said she couldn't do her Talent for some reason. Her case fascinates me!"
"It fascinates me, as well," Zazie confirmed, as she flew back to the water and took a rope of water, forming it into a ball. She flew back to Tink and starting forming the water into something else. "Sayo doesn't like her guild."
"She doesn't?" Tink watched as Zazie formed the water.
Zazie began making progress, and it became apparent she was forming the Minister of Winter. "The Minister of Winter is like her mortal enemy. She tells Sayo she is worthless. For that, I do not like her."
Tink grimaced when Zazie squashed the Minister of Winter water statue.
"Oh...?"
Zazie frowned and looked at Tink. "Sayo is not worthless – I can see it in her eyes and her wings."
Tink looked at Zazie more clearly, staring at her discoloured eyes.
"She is more than they seem to see," Zazie explained. "She is as special as the glowing snowflake confirmed – she is different."
Tink was confused. "But, she couldn't do her talent, right?"
"Properly, no, she couldn't it," Zazie confirmed. "Differently... yes."
And at that, the strange water fairy flew away, leaving Tinker Bell completely perplexed.