Here's chapter 2 of Life's Greatest Blessing! Will things improve for Verinty? Will Clarion and Milori ever have a child? Read on to find out! I hope y'all like it!
Chapter 2
"Good morning, my love." Milori whispered. Clarion rolled over and smiled sleepily at her husband, her eyes still closed. He chuckled softly. "Tired?" He asked.
"Very." She answered, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes. "Good morning, darling." She kissed him softly.
"You look beautiful." He told her. She snorted.
"I bet I have bed head." He brushed through her honey brown locks with his fingers.
"That makes you cuter." He whispered, causing her to giggle. She kissed his cheek as she crawled out of bed.
"What do you have to do today?" She asked from the bathroom.
"I just have to check on winter." He replied.
"You have it easy today!" She said, stepping out of the bathroom and pointing her toothbrush at him. He chuckled and pulled his shirt on.
"What do you have to do today?" She walked out, grabbing her dress.
"Um...check on the spring preparations, supervise a garden, and something else." She slipped on her dress. "Will you tie the laces?"
"Maybe I don't want my beautiful wife to get dressed today." He whispered. She chuckled.
"Just tie it." He kissed her cheek as he laced her dress up. "Thanks honey." Together they walked out to eat breakfast.
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Verinty got up and dressed for school quickly. She had to make lunches today for her sister and brother. She didn't want to know what her mother would do if she didn't make the lunches.
She was almost done when she felt her mother grab her ear and yank.
"Good morning, dirt bag." Her mother hissed. "How are the lunches looking?"
"Great." Verinty managed out.
"You only needed to make two." Her mother tossed Verinty's entire lunch box into the trash. "You aren't going to school today."
Verinty stood frozen. No school. Those words replayed in her mind. She didn't want to be home alone with her mother.
"Verinty!" Her mother shouted. "Start the laundry!" Verinty hustled about; doing all the chores she had too. Anything to avoid another beating.
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"Good morning Queen Clarion!" Rosetta waved.
"Good morning dear!" Clarion waved back as she sat on a flower. "How is everything going?"
"It's going flitterific!" Rosetta giggled. "We planted roses over there. And over there we planted hedges. When they get really big it'll be a maze!"
"That sounds like so much fun!" Clarion declared. She could already see it as a romantic date spot. Rosetta bowed and left the queen. When the sun was high, Clarion left to go have lunch with her husband.
When she walked into the small winter diner, she saw her friends sitting there.
"Mary! Dewey! How lovely to see you!" Clarion said as she walked to the table.
"Hey Ree!" Mary said waving her hand around. Clarion raised an eyebrow but dismissed her friend's antics.
"Hello darling." Clarion kissed Milori gently as he helped her into her chair.
"Hello, my love." He took her hand in his. "How's work so far?"
"Well," she started, "everything is right on track. And the garden fairies have planted the most beautiful fields."
"That's good!" Mary said, waving her hand around again.
"Mary, what are you doing?" Clarion finally asked.
"Oh nothing." Mary shrugged resting her head in her hand.
"Oh my frost!" Clarion gasped, grabbing her friend's hand. "A ring!"
"Congratulations!" Milori told them. "When is the wedding?"
"We haven't decided yet." Dewey told him. Mary and Clarion were giggling to themselves.
"It's such a big rock!" Clarion said holding Mary's hand up to the light. "Shiny too!" She giggled.
"Yeah I know!" Mary giggled back.
"Seriously, where did he get the honeycombs for this ring?" Clarion squinted and moved her face very close to the ring. Everyone laughed at the queens actions. Clarion sat back and smiled. "But for real, I'm happy for you two!"
"Thanks Ree!" Mary hugged her friend. "Will you be my maid of honor?"
"Of course!" Their food was then delivered and they fell into other conversation.
"What are you guys doing tonight? We could go bowling." Dewey suggested. Clarion thought for a moment.
"Yeah that would be great!" Milori nodded and moved her chair closer to his.
"You don't have work?" He asked her.
"I should be done by then. The minister of spring needs me for something this afternoon."
"We could all have dinner and then go bowling?" Mary asked.
"Sounds flitterific!" Clarion agreed. They finished eating and began to head to work.
"Bye love." Milori kissed her gently. "I'll see you tonight." He kissed her again.
"I love you." She kissed him.
"I love you, too." He kissed her again.
"Frost! Go, or we'll be here all day!" She giggled flying away from him. She met up with Mary, who was waiting for her.
"So, um, Ree," she stuttered, "do you mind if I ask you something?"
"Not at all." Clarion stopped flying and looked at her.
"Are you and Milori having any luck with the baby thing?" Mary asked gently.
"No." Clarion turned away. "We are taking a break from trying."
"I'm sorry I brought it up." Mary said quickly. "I shouldn't have-". A baby's laugh interrupted her.
"A new arrival!" Clarion's mood lifted. They took off to the Pixie Dust Tree.
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Verinty had quickly completed the list of chores her mother had given her and was sitting at the kitchen table. She sipped on the cup of water she was drinking.
"Verinty!" Her mother shouted. Verinty cringed. Her mother wasn't happy. "You call that a clean bathroom?!" She stormed into the kitchen.
"I'm sorry." Verinty apologized quickly. "I'll go clean it again."
"No!" Her mother slapped her hard. "You don't get a second chance!" She grabbed the wooden spoon and pushed Verinty to the ground. She began to beat Verinty's back with the spoon, ignoring her daughter's cries. She stopped midair and got a sinister smile upon her face.
"Up!" She ordered. "I'm going to show you why we need clean bathrooms." She said in a strangely calm tone. Walking to the bathroom, Verinty tried to hide her tears.
"Stop crying!" Her mother barked, shoving her into the bathroom. "Have fun." Her mother tossed something into a bucket and shut the door, locking it so Verinty couldn't get out.
"Help!" Verinty pounded on the door. A strange chemical clouded the air. "Help!" She knew shouting wouldn't do anything. Her evil mother was the only one who could hear her.
She began to get light headed and then everything went black.
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Everyone was gathered for the arrival of a new fairy. Milori stood with Mary and Dewey next to the ministers. Vidia guided the flower in and everyone gasped. It was a calla lily. Normally a dandelion brought the new fairy home.
Terence floated above it and poured the pixie dust, but it wouldn't land on the flower. It would float around it, but not once particle would land. Terence was extremely confused for this had never happened before.
"Queen Clarion?" Fairies began to call out. Milori had walked forward and tried to help the dust keeper, but nothing work. Then three orbs of pixie dust collided and the queen of Pixie Hollow approached the scene.
"What is going on?" She asked gently.
"I don't know, Your Highness!" Terence told her. "It just won't go!"
"Queen Clarion!" Prilla shouted from behind her. "Your wings!" Clarion turned and saw her wings were glowing. This confused them even more. She turned to her husband. Milori could feel a strange sensation in his wings. It confused him greatly for he hadn't been able to feel his wings since the accident. Curiously, he removed his cloak to reveal his wings. They were glowing too.
"What in Neverland is happening?" He whispered to her. Next thing he knew, icy blue pixie dust shot out of his chest and floated into the air.
"Honey?" Clarion asked, taking him into her arms. "Are you ok?"
"Yes," he said, puzzled. "That was strange."
Before Clarion could reply golden dust shot from her chest and she fell further into her husband's embrace. She was suddenly weak. By now both rulers were frighten, although they tried not to show it. The blue and gold pixie dust collided together and sprinkled down upon the calla lily.
A fairy appeared, lifting her head. She had beautiful blue eyes, honey brown hair, and fair skin. Clarion help her stand and she proved to be almost the same height. As Clarion went to help her wings she gasped. They were golden butterfly wings.
Clarion was just standing there, unsure of what to do. Milori held Clarion's hand. They both had an idea but didn't want to believe it. The new fairy brushed a piece of her long hair behind her ear and Clarion squeezed her husband's hand. The new fairy had winter fairy ears.
"I think that's our daughter, Ree." Milori whispered to his love.
"I know." She whispered back. "Born in laughter, clothed in cheer, happiness has brought you here!" She spoke to the new fairy. "I'm Queen Clarion."
Shyly, the new fairy replied. "Hi, I'm Verinty."