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Author Note: Hey, sorry for being a bit MIA. I've been busy and I have so much going on. It's insane. :P Anyways. One more chapter after this! Then on to the sequel! :D ~Trubslover16~

This is it. Time to go home. I really hope that Mom and Belinda won't be too mad at me. Of course I will have to tell them that I was never in any real danger. But, whatever happens, I'm sure everything will end up being okay.

I can see the entrance to E1 from my position in the sky; I go into a steep dive. Against regulations, yes, but where's the fun in following the rules? I straighten and land feet first on the ground, barely making a sound. I approach the hidden entrance in the bushes and enter the shuttle port...

Commander Short was busy with paperwork, when there was a loud commotion coming from outside her office. She glanced up; scowling.

What is all that noise?! Shouldn't everyone be working?!

She storms out of her office, but stops dead when she sees the scene in front of her. There was a large crowd surrounding a elf...Cameron...he was back!

Holly hurried over, pushing her way past various sprites, elves, and pixies. When she finally reached her son, she enveloped him in a bone-crushing hug.

"Cameron! I'm so glad you're okay! I was so worried!"

Cameron was gasping for breath. "MOM! I'm fine...can't breathe..."

Holly released him from the hug. "Sorry, I'm just so relieved. You disappeared and no one knew where you where and..."

Cameron laughed nervously. "Well about that...you see what happened was..."

Suddenly he was cut off as a pixie ran quickly into the building. It was, of course, Belinda. She ran up to Cameron and once again he received a bone-crushing hug.

The sight of the pixie made Holly scowl. What is she doing here!? I thought I made it very clear that she was not welcome.

However, she bit her tongue and remained silent for her son's sake.

Belinda was ecstatic. "Cameron! Where have you been?! I was so worried! Grayson just called and told me you were back. I got here as fast as I could."

Cameron smiled. "Well, I was just about to explain it to Mom...You see, I was never in any real danger..."

The crowd had dispersed when Holly showed up, so it was just Belinda and herself standing with Cameron. They both had confused expressions on their faces.

Belinda spoke first. "What do you mean Cam? I don't understand."

"Well...It was all a plan; a plan to get you two to speak to each other. I was hoping that you'd use this time to get to know each other."

The two females were so quiet that you could have heard a pin drop. Slowly their confused expressions turned to ones of disbelief, and then to anger.

Cameron smiled apologetically. They weren't buying it however. Holly frowned disapprovingly.

"It was a PLAN! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH?! IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT I HAD TO SEND YOUR SISTER AWAY AND NOW YOU GO AND PULL A STUNT LIKE THIS!"

"I'm sorry Mom. I..."

"SORRY?! YOU'RE SORRY!? I'VE BEEN HERE WORRIED SICK FOR THE PAST WEEK AND ALL YOU CAN SAY IS YOU'RE SORRY!? I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DID THIS!"

Amazingly Belinda agreed with Holly. Cameron just didn't think about the consequences of his actions.

"YOUR MOTHER'S RIGHT! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DID THIS! I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD! AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THE MAJORITY OF HAVEN WAS BLAMING ME FOR IT!"

Holly turned to Belinda. She had had enough of this pixie. It was time that she spoke her mind. She could not allow this nonsense to go on any longer.

"ALL RIGHT! ENOUGH! LISTEN UP! Okay, Koboi, let's get this over with. I don't like you; I thought I made that pretty clear the other day! I'm surprised that you even had the nerve to show up here!"

Cameron watched sadly as his mother and girlfriend began to argue loudly. In fact, they made so much noise that several heads turned in their direction. He sighed. Why couldn't they just get along?

He turned and started to walk out of the building. They took no notice of him; they were still going at it full steam. Cameron paused at the door and looked back. No luck, the two were still fighting. Maybe it would take longer than he thought...

Three months have past and everything is back to normal. Well, as normal as things can be in my life. Mom and Belinda still aren't the best of friends. If you catch my drift.

I can't believe it. They don't even listen to me; don't ask how I feel about this. It's not fair.

But, today, I have invited both of them out to lunch. Mom doesn't know I invited Belinda and Belle has no idea that Mom is coming. Hopefully they will be able to act civil enough to eat lunch together.

"So, Mom, how has your day been so far?"

"It's been fine."

"What about you Belle?"

"The same as usual."

My attempt to start a conversation fails horribly. We've been here at the restaurant for at least fifteen minutes and they have spoken about 20 words. Total. Most of them directed at me.

They are so stubborn. Belinda is still upset over the fact that Mom blamed her for my disappearance. Mom still hates Belinda for none other than the fact that her mother is Opal Koboi. The same thing for the past three months with no attempt to talk about it.

There weren't many people in the restaurant, so it was the perfect place to talk to them.

"Mom. Belinda. Come on you two. This is insane. I know you guys have some...issues..but can't you just try to talk about it?"

Mom gives me a blank stare that said. Cameron, you've known me long enough now to know that I don't give up that easily.

Belinda, however, sighed and finally spoke. "Cameron, I've tried. It's just not going to work. We're just going to have to manage."

I nod, supposedly agreeing with her. But I had other things in mind. I stand and walk over to where she was sitting.

"Mom, I know you don't like Belinda. But, I don't care at this point. I love Belinda and I would like to know..."

I get down on one knee, reach into my pocket, and pull out a small box. "...if she would like to be my wife?..."

I open the box and inside is a diamond ring. Belinda gasps and slowly a smile appears on her face.

Mom, however, has a solemn expression on her face. I can tell that she is unhappy, but it doesn't matter. I'm old enough to make my own decisions.

Belinda nods. "Yes, I will! Oh, Cameron! It's beautiful!"

I smiled and kiss her. There is the sound of a chair moving and I assume that it's Mom.

Sure enough, when Belinda and I break apart, Mom is nowhere to be found. I should have know that she would react this way. Oh, well. She'll get over it eventually.

Several fairies are staring, but we ignore them. I get the waiter's attention and he rushes over to our table.

"Yes sir?"

"I would like the bill, please."

The waiter nods and rushes off. I turn back to Belinda and smile.

"So, how long do you think it will be before Mom speaks to me again?"

Belinda laughs. "I don't know. At least a month."

"Yeah, probably."

And that's the end of the chapter! One more to go! :) Not my best work though. :P Review please! ~TL16~