He kept his arms around her waist and Tink gasped as she realized the cup at her feet was glowing. She bent down to pick it up and peered inside. The dust inside glowed a bright pink that matched Rosetta's dress perfectly. Tink glanced up at Terence, her jaw wide open. Even he looked stunned.
"I've never seen the dust glow that brightly before!"
"So what does that mean?" Terence's face broke into a huge grin and he kissed her again.
"It means we are more in love than even we realized." He knelt to the ground, bringing her down beside him, and picked the cup up, holding it in his arm. He gently turned his love around and evenly spread the dust over her wings. With the skill of a dust keeper, he applied a generous amount of the dust over her and handed the cup to her. Grinning broadly, she spread the remaining pixie dust over his wings and took a moment to admire the intricate design, which she had never noticed before. She felt a blush come over her cheeks as she examined her love thoroughly, taking him all in. Terence turned back to her and kissed her gently, pulling her to her feet. She gasped when she noticed the bright pink glow coming from his wings and he glanced over his shoulder and grinned at her.
"Yours are as bright as mine are."
"My goodness," she said shyly. Terence bowed his head at something behind Tink and she gasped when she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Well well, Tinkerbell, I have to congratulate you. I can see from the pink tinge of your wings of how very much in love you are. I am very happy for you both."
"Thank you, Your Majesty," they both murmured, bowing low.
"This way, my dears," she held out a hand and led them to the center of the meadow where the joined fairies with pink wings were gathered while everyone else hovered near the edge of the meadow and watched. Tink could make out Iridessa, Fawn, and Vidia who were gathered together, their wings still an ordinary color. Rosetta was close by, holding hands with Sled, and Silvermist was talking animatedly with an Animal Sparrow Man who wore a pale green suit. She caught Tink's eye and her smile broadened and she winked. The four of them had pink wings as well but none were glowing as brightly as hers and Terrence's. Terence's hand found hers and he squeezed, making her smile and lean her head against his shoulder. Queen Clarion rose into the air and held out her arms.
"Fairies and Sparrow Men of Pixie Hollow, I welcome you to this place of love and romance and beauty. I congratulate those of you who have been joined this night. I open my arms wide for every single one of you and wish everyone the happiest of times, begging you to remember even if you are not mated, you are much beloved. It is now time to present the Blessing Cup. This year it was made by a lovely young Tinker Fairy, whom we all know quite well. At this time I'd like to present her to you as the talented Tinker who created this vessel as well as the mate of Terence the Dust Keeper. Tinkerbell." She held out her arms and beckoned Tink and Terence to join her. There was a thunderous applause for the couple as they both blushed and smiled all around them. Bobble passed the Blessing Cup to the Queen, who held it up for all to see. There was a collective gasp from the fairies. Tink had shown tender love and devotion to the Blessing Cup and it truly was a spectacular sight. It was jewel encrusted with pink jewels forming two hearts connected, with a trail of pixie dust that made the cup glow. Queen Clarion held it high in the air and looked up at the moon.
"In a few moments, we will name two of you as the King and Queen of Neverland. Join hands, fairies, and close your eyes." Tink and Terence joined hands and floated back down and joined hands with the other fairies around them. Tink noticed everyones' pink wings were fading and there was a bare tinge of color now. Tink glanced quickly at Terence, who had already closed his eyes, and closed hers tightly. Queen Clarion rose high over them all and held the Blessing Cup up toward the moon.
"Neverland…as Queen of the Fairies, it is my duty and enormous pleasure to ask you to bestow your blessings upon a new couple tonight. Show us the fairy pair that are the epitome of love and devotion to one another. Shine your light upon them now." Through her closed eyes, Tink saw a bright pink light shining off to the side and she gasped softly. Queen Clarion cleared her throat.
"Neverland has chosen its new King and Queen. Open your eyes, my dears." Every eye opened and fell on Tink and Terence, whose wings were glowing the brightest shade of pink anyone had ever seen. It took Tink a moment to realize what was happening but as the fairies sank to their knees all around them, she gasped and squeezed Terence's hand. Terence gaped around at his friends and at Queen Clarion as she floated down in front of them and bowed her head.
"Terence and Tinkerbell, Neverland has chosen you as her King and Queen. My blessings go along with this Blessing Cup, which now belongs to you." She handed over the glowing cup and Tink's eyes widened at how much it had changed in a matter of seconds. It now depicted images of Terence and Tink joined hand in hand with their collective tools in their hands, Tink a hammer and Terence, his dust satchel. Inside the cup was a glowing emerald ring, made perfectly for fairy size. Terence reached inside and with a shaking hand, he slipped the ring onto Tink's finger and kissed her hand softly. Tink's eyes welled with tears as she looked up into his handsome face and saw the love and adoration pouring from his eyes. Terence sat the cup down and took Tink by the waist, as they rose high into the air. Off in the distance, music fairies started to play a beautiful tune and Tink was lost as he swept her through the clouds. Her new ring caught the moonlight and sparkled as she raised her hands to wrap around his neck. Terence stared into her eyes as they danced together, their hearts hammering with the same rhythm. Tink rested her head on his chest and closed her eyes, listening to his heart race.
"Are you alright? Your heart is positively racing." He grinned.
"It always does that around you. I'm surprised you've never heard it." She looked up at him and smiled.
"I had no idea. The Tinkers say I can be very thick sometimes."
"No one knows that more than I do," he said teasingly.
"Hey!" She gently hit his shoulder and the sound of his laugh made her heart skip a beat. As they drifted higher and higher against the moon, they gazed over Neverland and his grasp on her waist tightened.
"We should go explore Neverland tomorrow, my queen." Tink's eyes widened.
"Queen! Oh my goodness, what does that even mean? What if I don't make a good queen? What if I—" Terence silenced her with another of his kisses.
"You were worried about being a Tinker and you are one of the best there's ever been. Being Queen will be a piece of cake for you. Besides, we're only King and Queen until the end of the season. But until then, we do have to pay close attention to the island and make sure everything is in proper order. We'll be really busy for awhile."
"As if we're not busy enough," she huffed. "Will I ever see you?"
"We're together now, Tink, until the end. Of course you'll see me. I'll be there every morning to wake you up with a knock knock joke," he winked at her scolding expression and gently nuzzled her cheek. The dance picked up and other couples joined them in the air as the music fairies struck up a faster tune. Tink was joined by her friends, who winked at her and squeezed her hand before they all formed a line and danced the night away. Tink finally tore herself away from the girls and found Terence talking with a few Dust Keepers. Terence turned to Tink to say something but all his thoughts seemed to fly away. Her face was pink from excitement, her wings still glowed beautifully, her hair was hanging in her face a little and her dress was becoming plastered to her body as the warm night left little droplets on her skin. He could just make out her curves as her chest was heaving from the dance. He found himself staring at her chest just a little too long and he mentally shook himself.
"You ready for me to escort you home?"
"I think so. It's been incredible but I'm exhausted." Smiling, he offered her his arm and they retrieved their cups before they flew off toward Tinker Nook.
