"Pumpkin?"
May breathed, unsure of what she was seeing. He nodded. Tears pricked at her eyes as she rushed towards him. He was real. She touched him, feeling the familiar zaps of electricity rush along her spine as she hugged him. And he held her back.
"Hi May." He said softly, looking her over. Her mind flooded with questions. Hadn't he been a star? He'd sacrificed himself to save the Ever After, hadn't he? How was he here now? Or….was this all just a dream? He smiled at her, crooked mouth jutting out to the sides.
"I missed you." She smiled. She couldn't help it, she couldn't stop.
"I missed you too." He brushed her hair back out of her face, looking her in the eyes. She was going to ask him what was going on, how he was here, if any of this was even real or simply her imagination running wild. But before she could say anything, he grinned.
"You're uh, probably wondering what's going on here, huh?" she nodded her head vigorously, eyes wide. He grinned, his eyes looked so sad when he did.
"It was the Lady," he said as though he himself couldn't believe it. "She came to me, in the sky when I just a star. She told me that on account of my bravery," he shook his head, amazed with himself. "That on account of my bravery, she'd grant me one wish." He looked her in the eye, with the same sad expression on his face.
"What did you wish for?" May asked, taking a step towards him.
"I wished I could see you again." A sad, small smile played on his lips. "And she said I could. But only in your dreams." May could only smile, as he hugged her. He was crying, and May found that she was too.
"I'm glad I could see you again, Pumpkin." She said. They were walking, well, floating, in the woods, the woods back in Briery Swamp. If the pair had been listening, they would've heard the trees whispering excitedly to one another.
That's May Bird one tree murmured.
Who's that ghost? A sapling asked his mother, gesturing a leave towards Pumpkin. The mother, who happened to be the wisest, and oldest, a Magnolia whispered to her little one.
He is her guiding star.
The trees watched in a murmured silence as the two floated amongst their branches, laughing quietly to themselves and recalling old times. Not daring to disturb the silence, knowing that not everything good came from situations this girl had herself into. They watched the stars, and feared knowing that there was one star up there, bent on cold revenge.
Later…
May and Pumpkin were lying on their backs in beds of pine needles. Deep into late night conversation. May sat up, and he joined her in this sitting position. She turned to him.
"Will you sing for me pumpkin?" her eyes locked on his as the gap between them closed, and he kissed her. They pulled apart, leaning their foreheads together. Their translucent blue glow illuminating the darkness of the woods.
"Whatever made you think I wasn't, before?"
Aww! Isn't the fluffiness heartwarming? Sorry for taking so long. School just gets in the way of everything. I'm putting off algebra for you guys. Anyways, I was re-reading the series, and I realized that there is a lot of May x Pumpkin stuff in there. Especially in the first book, where they're travelling through the catacombs and along the beach, and when they're in that hotel together. It's such a good series… sigh, what I would give for a movie. Oh yeah, Bo Cleevil's coming back, so be prepared ;)