Ch. 1
Queen Clarion stood on her balcony,staring at the Tinker's Nook.
The tinkers were preparing baskets for the winter fairies.
A tear rolled down her face.
Lord Milori,the Lord of Winter,the love of her life,needed them for winter.
It had been many many many seasons since they had parted.
"Oh,Milori,I miss you so much.I would do anything to be in your arms again,"
she thought to herself.
She could see a clear image of her lover.
All she could think of was his muscular frame,his rich accent,and his loving brown eyes.
"He has probably found a more beautiful,smart,and lucky girl now."
A series of owl shrieks shook her out of her thoughts.
Milori stood in his room,looking out his window.
Today was one of those days.
"Everything reminds me of her," Milori thought.
"The sky reminds me of her eyes.
The owls the rides we went on.
The stars she loved so much
though the glimmer in her eyes put them to shame.
And the sunset..."
Milori blinked back tears.
Clarion watched as the owls took the baskets.
She quickly wiped her eyes and flew out the door.
"I need to take my mind off of him."
She arrived at the Tinker's Nook and saw Mary and TinkerBell reading a snowflake.
It melted and the tinkers laughed.
Clarion was about to fly to them,when a bunny came tearing into the nook.
Fawn came flying in behind him.
Clarion watched the bunny,he was chasing a butterfly.
Her eyes clouded with sadness.
"That butterfly looks like the butterfly Milori and i saw when he crossed into
Autumn and Spring for the first time with me."
She stood in thought.
"Got you!"
TinkerBell snapped her out of her thoughts.
TinkerBell had caught the bunny with a fishing pole.
Clarion turned away and flew to the gate to exit the nook.
"Queen Clarion?" Mary's voice sounded behind her.
Clarion quickly covered the sadness in her eyes and turned to face the tinker.
"Yes,Mary?"
Clarion heard the hint of hurt in her voice.
She scolded herself for being so weak.
"Are you alright?" Mary asked,noticing the hurt and sadness in the queen's voice.
Mary and Clarion were very good friends.
"Yes,I'm fine,it's just been one of those days," Clarion sighed and looked away.
"Oh...Lucinda!What did i tell you?" Mary left the queen to scold the lazy tinker.
Queen Clarion cracked a small smile.
She looked to the snowy mountains where the owls had gone to.
Milori stood supervising the winter fairies filling baskets with snowflakes.
He heard screeching.
Snowy Owls dove near the ground,dropping off more baskets.
"I need to check on the glacier talent fairies," Milori lied to the fairies and he left on his owl.
Slowly,he made for a cave high up in the mountains.
Gracefully,his owl landed on a branch near it.
He stepped off and into the cave.
"This is where Clarion and i would stop and talk,rest,and kiss," Milori remembered one day
in particular.
"Milori,let's stop in that cave down there," Clarion said pointing to the cave.
"Are you sure?You don't know what animals live in there," he warned her.
"I'm positive," Clarion gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Milori smiled and they landed in the cave.
The two sat down next to each other.
Clarion put her hand on his.
Milori kissed her cheek.
"You know,we could stay here all night," Milori said in her ear.
The two had just been crowned lord and queen.
"Milori,that wouldn't go very well on my records as queen," Clarion said.
Even though she scooted closer,closing the space between them.
"Yes of course,Queen Clarion," Milori said jokingly.
She smiled a beautiful smile and kissed him with everything she had.
The two collapsed to the ground,holding each other and kissing.
Milori missed her kisses.
He missed her beautiful eyes and figure.
He missed her touch.
He missed her love.
"She probably has Minister of Spring swooning over her.
She has probably moved on,"Milori said sadly.
Clarion flew to Spring Square.
Minister of Spring greeted her there.
"Queen Clarion,how are you today?"
"Fine,thank you."
Spring looked at her in a way that made her slightly uncomfortable.
"Um...what are you doing here?" he asked the queen.
"Just checking on the seasons," Clarion lied.
She had really come to clear her head.
"Oh..."
"Was that disappointment in his voice?" Clarion thought.
"Does he really think that i am over Milori and wanting him?"
"Well,i better be going," Clarion said leaving the minister.
She flew back to the tree.
The tree was just up ahead when five fairies just about ran her over.
She stared after them as they left.
"Rosetta,Fawn,Vidia,Iridessa,and Silvermist," she observed.
She watched as they flew to the healing talent fairies.
Quickly,she flew to the tinker's nook and found Mary.
"Mary?"
"Yes,Ree?"
Clarion tensed slightly at her nickname.
No one had ever called her that but Milori.
Mary noticed.
"I-i'm sorry,Clarion," she apologized.
"It's alright,but what has happened?I saw Rosetta,Vidia,Iridessa,Silvermist,and Fawn flying
to the healing talents," Clarion said.
Mary's face grew solemn.
"I don't think you'll like this,"Mary warned.
Clarion looked confused.
"TinkerBell helped Fawn take the animals to the of the animals fell asleep
and Fawn tried waking said when she turned around TinkerBell was...across the
border."
Mary finished.
Clarion's eyes widened.
"What?!Is she alright?!"Clarion spoke quickly.
"Yes,her wings were just frosted not brok-"
"Thank you,Mary," Clarion cut her friend off.
She had a painful look in her eyes.
Mary nodded and flew off to finish making baskets.
Clarion turned around and flew off.
TinkerBell flew from the healing talents to her house.
Her wings had sparkled and lit up!
She was going to figure out why.
She made a winter coat and headed for the tinker's nook.
Her plan: hide in one of the baskets and have a snowy owl take her to the Winter Woods.
Milori stood in his palace,thinking about Clarion.
"Milori!" Clarion whisper screamed his name.
Her cheeks turned a dark pink shade.
He smirked.
Slowly,he kissed her sweet spot again.
She gasped and slightly arched her back.
Wiggling around she tried to get out of his arms.
He held tighter.
Kissing her again,he let is hands loose and slip to her waist.
He expected her to pull away.
She didn't,she stayed in his arms.
"I love you,Milori," she whispered in her ear.
"I love you,Ree."
"Right above her breast.I still time i kissed her there..." Milori thought of
the way she would fall into his kisses or whisper scream his name.
He imagined her beautiful body against his.
"She was always so close to me.I loved-"
Milori was cut off by a shriek and a clatter.
He ran out of his palace and hopped on his owl.
When he got to the crash,he saw baskets toppled over.
"What happened?" he asked Sled.
"It's her first time," Sled explained.
Milori nodded.
Suddenly,he felt something hit his heel.
"What the-?" he stared down.
"A book from the warm seasons?" Milori wanted to think it was a sign from Clarion.
He knew it wasn't.
"Take this to the Keeper," he ordered Sled.
He then left.
Little did he know TinkerBell had come in one of the baskets.
And she had followed Sled to the Keeper's library.
"Vidia?" called Queen Clarion as the fairy flew past.
"What?" the bitter fairy spat.
"Have you seen TinkerBell lately?"
"I saw her yesterday,but other than that,no," Vidia said quickly then left.
Clarion then asked Mary.
"No she didn't show for work today," Mary said worried.
Clarion thought what could have kept the tinker from going to work.
Mary gasped.
"Queen Clarion,you don't think she..."
Clarion panicked inside but kept calm on the outside.
"Oh no..."
Mary watched as the queen flew off.
Clarion flew to the border.
It was getting darker.
Suddenly,Clarion stopped.
She heard voices.
"I'm sorry Peri...it's for your own good," a short sparrow-man told a young girl.
"Dewey..." Clarion whispered to herself.
He was Milori's best friend.
She looked around for TinkerBell.
No Tink.
Clarion watched as the fairies rode off on a lynx.
After she was sure they were gone,she approached the border.
Memories came flooding back to her as she stepped on the log
where spring touches winter.
"C-can we meet here tomorrow?" Milori asked nervously.
"I thought you'd never ask," Clarion replied excitedly grabbing his hands.
She turned around to fly off.
"And Clarion...c-can i kiss you?"
She smiled and the next thing they knew,was their lips pressed together.
The two left with their fingers to the place their lips touched.