Chapter 6

"Hello my pet, time for you to help me rule the world." A cold familiar voice said.

Artemis looked around in dismay of finding herself in the hand of her captor, the pirate who called himself Blackbeard. Blackbeard displayed darkness as he sneered down at the fairy in satisfaction and began taking her to a dark, cold, room. The next thing Artemis knew was that she was tossed into a metal cage and her captor began laughing as he left the room. With him gone, Artemis thought that as long as she was away from him, she'd be alright. How wrong she was.

Artemis snapped awake as she heard a knock on her door, the sounds of crows echoing in the back of her mind. Looking around, she was relieved that it was only a nightmare she had and not reality. Getting up, she walked over to her door and opened it to find the excited face of Fawn.

"Hey! You excited for your first day as an animal fairy?" Fawn excitedly asked as she entered the house.

"Mhmm." Artemis answered, then noticed the sack her friend was holding. "What's that?" She then questioned.

Gently setting the sack on the table, Fawn began untying it as she answered "I figured to bring you some breakfast since we didn't have much time to get you some food yesterday. I'm sure you're starving.".

Artemis's stomach growled as her companion laid out the food, causing Fawn to chuckle. Sitting in her seat, Artemis began to take careful bites of a raspberry and relished in the taste of the fruit. Fawn was patient while the new fairy ate her breakfast and when she was done, the animal fairy stepped out the door to give her some privacy as she changed.

Unlike the night before, Artemis's closet was now full of clothes thanks to all of the help of her newfound friends. Looking at the clothes, it was hard to say what her style really was. So, taking an easy route, the new animal fairy grabbed a top with thin straps and string in the front that tied it together, a pair of pants, and a pair of boots that went up to her knees. Putting them on, she then walked over to a mirror and began braiding her hair like how Rosetta taught her. She then left the short front ends of her hair to hang loose in front of her face and was stunned to see her reflection.

No longer looking frail and afraid, Artemis appeared to look stronger than she felt. It was a good disguise to show everyone, because it was a lot more difficult to show the truth behind the mask. With determination, she then walked out of the house and into the bright sun where her tutor awaited.

"Wow, I may not be as big of a fashionista as Rosetta, but I definitely think that outfit is perfect on you!" Fawn says as soon as Artemis walked out her door.

Looking down at her appearance, Artemis unsurely asked "Really?".

"Yep, you definitely pull that off. Okay, are you ready for your first day as an animal fairy?" Was her friends excited response and was answered with a nod. "Alright! We're going to head over to the Summer Glade, where I will be teaching you how to help baby squirrel's find food by themselves. So follow me!" She then went on and immediately took off when she was done.

Taking flight, Artemis followed Fawn out of the forest and up into the open sky. From above, the landscape of Pixie Hollow was absolutely stunning and she could pick out the tiny forms of fairies below. With the wind blowing through her hair, Artemis felt like nothing could stop her. The two fairies continued their flight until the air began to become warmer, meaning that they had just entered the Summer Glade.

Fawn soon began to descend into a thicket of trees and eventually came to a landing. Landing still hadn't come as easily to Artemis and so she stumbled once her feet touched the ground. Once she caught her breath, Artemis followed Fawn to a spot where more animal talent fairies were. From the looks of it, it seemed that all of the fairies were paired with their own baby squirrel.

"Hey guys! This is Artemis, our new animal talent fairy." Fawn introduced Artemis to the large group of fairies whom she'll be working with for now on. "Okay, I'll be showing her the ropes, so don't mind us." She went on and began pushing Artemis towards a different direction.

Pushed a little ways from the others, Artemis was steered to a spot where two baby squirrels were playing together. It was an adorable sight to watch, but as soon as Fawn cleared her throat, the two squirrels stopped what they were doing and stood up as if they were ready for the days lesson.

"Alright Artemis, this is where the lesson begins. Now, when approaching any animal for any reason, you need to smile and raise your hand to establish trust. Here, let me show you." Fawn began her lesson by doing just as she said.

Watching her tutor, Artemis took note of what was going on. Fawn walked to a grey baby squirrel with a sweet smile and slowly raised her hand. Looking at the hand, the squirrel almost seemed to smile as it sniffed it then leaned it's head forward. Petting it in approval, Fawn then turned to her student with a smile still on her face.

"Alright, your turn." She ordered.

Artemis tentatively followed her instructions. It was awkward in regards to the smiling as she wasn't so used to doing it yet, but the red squirrel assigned to her must have saw something trustworthy otherwise it wouldn't have leaned it's head into her palm. Stroking the soft fur of the squirrel, this time, Artemis began to display a genuine smile that she didn't know she was capable of giving.

Patting her on the back, Fawn said "Good job, I think you'll do great." and that was that on the matter as they continued on with the lessons for the rest of the day.

Author's Note: I live! Okay guys this was a little bit tougher to get done as there wasn't a whole lot going on and I was sick yesterday so I didn't feel like working on it until now. Thanks again TinkFan4Life and I forgot to thank ImpossibleGirl01 in the last chapter so thanks for that review. Okay let me know what you guys think and I shall try my best to get the next one out!