A few days later, things were beginning to look up as Hal grew older. The animal fairy decided that she and Hal would move into a bigger house, as Hal is becoming larger.
As for the relationship with Fawn and Hal, the two were now nearly inseparable. There's was nothing the two enjoyed more than spending time with each other. Now that Hal was grown up, it was harder to sneak him out of Pixie Hollow, so they decided to sneak out less frequently, but spend a longer amount of time playing when they did. Recently however, Hal became a bit curious as to why he was unable to go inside and meet Fawn's other friends.
The one thing Fawn wanted to avoid, was Hal believing he was a monster. She tried to bottle up saying, it's complicated. One night, while Fawn was relaxing on her couch, Hal asked again.
"Mom...why are people afraid of me?" Hal asked softly
Fawn slowly opened her eyes and looked at Hal, thinking of an excuse.
"They're not afraid because there's something wrong with you, Hal, they just...don't understand you."
Hal sighed softly upon hearing Fawn's words. "It's getting kind of tiering being treated like a beast." said Hal sounding rather depressed.
Fawn flew up to Fawn and softly kissed his head.
"You're not a beast." Fawn began. "And don't think about what strangers think, alright. Who do you love?"
"You." Hal replied.
"So who's opinion matters the most besides yours?"
"Yours." Hal replied.
"That's right, and no matter what anyone says, I love you. You're not a monster, understand?"
Hal smiled a bit before he replied. "Yes, mom."
"Good." Fawn replied softly as she kissed Hal's head again. "Now get some rest."
Hal did as he was told and went to his room to sleep as it was rather late. Fawn flew back to the couch and laid her head softly. Just as she was beginning to fall asleep, a knock came to the door. Fawn flew up and went to her window. She peeked out and saw Queen Clarion, surrounded by the ministers, and dozens of fairies and sparrow men. The sight shook Fawn. She flew to Hal's room to with a shaky voice.
"H-Hal." Fawn began."Keep your door closed and keep quiet alright? Don't make any noises and keep your light off."
A worried face came to Hal as his heart began to race.
"What's going on?" Hal asked.
"Nothing, nothing, just...keep quiet alright?"
Hal nodded, and Fawn kissed his cheek. She flew to the door and opened it slowly.
"Good evening your majesty." Fawn greeted with a smile.
"Good evening Fawn." Queen Clarion began. "It has come to my attention that you have a...hawk, living in your home."
Fawn's face went pale upon hearing Queen Clarion's word. Her heart began to race as her secret was just unleashed and she couldn't do anything about it.
"H-how did you.." Fawn couldn't even get a proper sentence out. She looked into the crowd, and every face looked either worried or furious.
"Now, you of all fairies know that we cannot house a hawk in Pixie Hollow, or anywhere near." Queen Clarion continued softly. "I believe you are also aware of the penalties hawks face if they do enter Pixie Hollow.
Hal peeked out of the door and was able to see his worried mother speaking to Queen Clarion. He was also able to spot the crowd of fairies and sparrow men. It was then, Hal knew something was wrong.
"Please your highness, he's not as bad as you all think!" pleaded Fawn. "I know hawks are supposed to be these dangerous creatures but-"
Fawn's words were cut short by Queen Clarion, who was easily able to see Fawn loved the hawk just as much as a mother would love her son.
"Fawn, I too understand that not all hawks are dangerous, but the denizens of Pixie Hollow would not react positively to such an animal living in our kingdom." Queen Clarion explained softly.
"But you majesty, If we give them some time to get to know him-
"Fawn, the penalty for hawks who enter Pixie Hollow is death, but I would never do that to you."
Fawn calmed down a bit and was relieved to hear Queen Clarion would not have Hal killed, but she was still shaken.
"I will however," Queen Clarion began. "ask you to release the creature into the wild where he belongs."
Hal was shocked by Queen Clarion's words and was heartbroken to hear that he may have to separate from his mother forever.
"I can't let him leave!" Fawn protested. "He needs me, I'm his mother and he has nowhere else to go!"
Fawn began to tear as things were looking negative for her future with Hal. She looked down to the ground and thought for a moment.
"Fawn, please." Queen Clarion said softly. "I know this is hard, but it's what has to be done."
Fawn lifted her head back up to finally answer the Queen.
"Alright..." Fawn answered softly.
Hal was horrified by his mother's words. He thought she would fight back until he was able to stay, but instead, it was no hope, he had to leave. Heartbroken, Hal left out the house's secret exit (which was used when he and Fawn would sneak out of Pixie Hollow) and left Pixie Hollow for good.
Fawn went into her home to tell Hal the news. Her heart was beating faster than ever, and her face became covered with tears. When Fawn opened the Hal's door, the young hawk was nowhere in sight. Fawn looked at other areas of the house but there was still no sign of Hal.
She went to the secret exit and noticed it was wide open.
"Oh-no!" Fawn gasped.
The broken hearted animal fairy fell to her knees and began to sob terribly. Hal was gone, and there was no chance of him surviving alone in the wild. Queen Clarion flew inside to see if things were alright, when she found Fawn sobbing she let out her hand to lift the animal fairy.
"Fawn, I'm sorry." said Queen Clarion.
Fawn composed herself and looked at the queen.
"It's alright. At least Pixie Hollow doesn't have to worry anymore." Fawn said softly. "Your majesty, may I be alone for a while?" Fawn asked.
"Of course." Queen Clarion replied as she flew away, taking the crowd with her.
Within minuets of Queen Clarion's exit, Fawn's mind began to race. She thought about her good moments with Hal, and the more she thought of them, the more enraged she became. After a while. Fawn couldn't take it anymore. Her anger overtook her as the animal fairy began to go on a rampage through her home. She threw chairs and flipped over her tables. She was too blinded by her rage to realize she was about to destroy of cherished photo of her and Hal's first flight together.
Fawn walked slowly to her couch and sat down. She looked at the picture with a smile. The very thought of how happy her baby was that day brought tears to the animal fairy's eyes. She kissed the photo softly and placed it down. She then looked around her living room, spotting out different things that reminded her of Hal. On the left wall she saw Hal's claw marks from his first week in Pixie Hollow. On the right, there were some of Hal's feathers.
Fawn brushed her hair in sorrow as the constant reminiscent of Hal made the realization that she'll never see him again, become stronger by the second. Stressed, Fawn buried her head in her knees and began to sob. This went on for several moments, until a knock came to the door. It was Tink and the others. Instead of being relieved to see her friends, Fawn was furious.
"I thought you all could keep a secret, I TRUSTED YOU!" Fawn hissed.
"You think we did this!?" Vidia snapped.
"Who else knew my secret!?" Fawn snapped back.
"Sugar, we would never do anything like this to you." Rosetta replied softly.
The heavy amount of anger prevented Fawn from truly thinking about the situation. She was too furious to realize that her friends would never do anything to abolish the relationship between her and Hal. Unfortunately, Fawn scoffed and flew off, she wanted to be away from it all for a while. Her friends, Pixie Hollow, everything.
Tink began to follow her, but Vidia held her back.
"She needs to be alone right now." Vidia told Tink softly.
Tink and the others flew off back to their homes. Things couldn't have been worse for Fawn at the moment. Everyone in Pixie Hollow felt she needed to be alone however, and alone she was.
