It was a challenging flight. She was so drunk that she couldn't fly fast and straight. Whenever she tried to fly fast she was feeling nauseus. When the Yellow Fairy returned home she found Orange Fairy in front of her. She walked towards her friend. But she was stumbling. "Orange, what are you doing here?" She asked, clearly suprised. "Why are you here?"
"Why am I here? I think the important question is: why were YOU not here?" she snapped. She was trying to keep her voice low so the others wouldn't wake up. But it was obvious that she was angry. She would shout if she could. "I came to check on you. I came to talk to you if you were alright. Don't you think I wouldn't realize that you've been avoiding me whole day?" she asked angrily. "Now tell me. Did you go to see him?"
"L-lily, I-I can explain." Yellow Fairy stuttered.
"Wait. Are you drunk?" Lily was shocked.
"I can explain that too." She said. "But not now. Please, Lily. I am too tired. I flew a long way. I feel weak. I need to sleep. I promise I will explain everything in the morning. Please don't be angry." She begged. Tears were filling up here eyes.
"Great! So you are drunk too. Didn't you realized that if you drink too much, it would affect you. And you went to meet that man and did God knows what. I was worried sick about you. You are so damn lucky that I didn't go to the Blue Fairy when I couldn' fi-" She couldn't finish her sentence when she saw Yellow Fairy fell to the ground.
"Fiona?! Are you okay? Can you hear me?" The only reply was a quiet groan. She tried to help her friend stand up but the Yellow Fairy was blacked out. It was because she drank too much and the flight made her even weaker. Lily carried her and laid her on her bed.
She woke up with a very intense headache. She had no idea what happened after she went to meet with Malcolm and how she returned home. When she saw Lily sitting beside her looking both worried and angry, she started to remember some pieces from the last night.
"Thank God, you're awake. You made me really worried, Fiona." There was relief in her voice. Then anger returned. "How can be so irresponsible, Fiona? How can you go on a date with a human? And like it's not enough, you got drunk!
"I am sorry, Lily. I can explain." Yellow Fairy wrinkled her face because of her headache.
"Yes, please. Explain." She demanded. "What happened that night?"
"I-uh, I actually don't quite remember. I only remember pieces." She closed her eyes, trying to remember a little more.
"Oh, Fiona. You didn't do anything with him that you will regret later, did you?" She was looking really worried now.
It took the Yellow Fairy a few minutes to understand what her friend meant. "No! Of course not!" She defended herself. "We just went to the tavern and had a few drinks."
Her friend let out her breath. She was obviously relieved. "Promise me that you will never do anything like this again, Yellow."
Fiona couldn't look into her eyes. She didn't want to lie to her. A few minutes passed.
"Look into my eyes." She demanded. "Promise me, Fiona." She repeated.
"Oh, Lily please don't make me lie to you." She begged. "You know I can't keep this promise."
"And why is that?" She asked suspiciously.
Fiona lowered her head. Her voice came out like a whisper. "I-" She let out a breath. "I think I love him." There was a moment of silence. She raised her head shyly, scared of her friend's reaction.
Orange Fairy was speechless. Her eyes softened for a brief moment. Then her angry look came back. "No, Fiona! This is wrong. You can't fall in love with a human."
"But how can you decide who you will fall in love with?" Yellow Fairy's eyes were filled with tears. "Please don't tell Blue." She begged. "I can't want you to help me sneak out at night. But please let me be with him." She was crying now.
Orange Fairy hugged her friend. "This is so wrong. But fine." She gave up.
"Thank you. Thank you, Lily." She continued crying.
"Just promise me one thing. You will never tell him you're a fairy. Okay?" Fiona nodded.
That night she went to see him again. She found him at the exact same spot and they went to the same tavern.
"I don't think I will drink anything. I still have a headache from last night's drinks." She laughed. "You were right, they were strong."
He laughed too. They just sat there and talked. He talked about his life, his past, how bored he is living in this small, gloomy and dead town and making money with card tricks.
"Weird, I found this village quite nice and happy." She smiled.
"So, where do you live? I am assuming you don't live in this village."
"No, I don't. But let's not talk about me." She attempted to change the subject. "So how long do you leave in this "small, gloomy and dead" town?"
They continued talking about him. After some time she stood up.
"I am afraid I must go."
"Why do you always in such a hurry? Are you going to turn into a pumpking after midnight?" He asked jokingly.
She laughed. "No, but let's say that my family is really strict about going out at nights."
"Okay then. Are you sure you don't want me to leave you home?" He got closer. Their face were closer than one inch. Their lips almost touching.
"I don't think that would be necessary." She whispered. Her heart was beating like it would come out of her chest. She parted her lips.
With only one step he closed the little distance between their faces and their lips met. He wrapped his arms around her waist and gently pulled her a little closer. Their bodies were know toughing. She could hear her own heartbeats. After a moment she broke the kiss. Her face was a bright shade of red. "I should go."
They kept meeting every night. She never told Lily anything about their kiss. It was like their little secret.
That night was like any other night. They went to the tavern as usual. After they had a drink they went for a walk in the street.
"Would you like to see my home?" He asked suddenly.
She nodded and came a little closer to him. His house was a small cottage made out of wood. It wasn't anyting beautiful but she still liked it.
"You have a nice home." She smiled. "Very cozy."
He replied with a smile and took a step towards her. He gently held her chin and raised her head. Then he kissed her. This time it was more passionate. She replied with kissing him back. At that cold night, their bodies became one.
When she woke up she felt terrible because of the thing she did. It was very wrong. And she couldn't blame the alcohol either. She didn't drank that much. No, she wanted this to happen. And that was why she felt terrible. How could she explain it to her friend? She had to make an explanation for returning home in the morning.
She quicky got out of the bed, trying not to wake up the man lying beside her. She put on her dress and transformed into a fairy. Then she flew out of the window.
She arrived home and saw the Orange Fairy in her room. "What are you doing here?" She felt like it was her millionth time asking this question.
"Well, I haven't seen you around and thought you couldn't wake up. So I came to wake you up. But apparently you just arrived." She was waiting an explanation.
"Well you see, I..." She hesitated. "I spent the night at Malcolm's house."She said suddenly.
"WHAT!? Do you mean you slept with him?! With a human?!" She shouted with shock. Then she realized other fairies might hear them and lowered her voice. "How could you do that?"
Yellow Fairy couldn't look at her. She just kept staring to the ground.
"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have let you keep meeting with him in the first place. I should've stopped you." Now it was sounding like she was talking to herself. "You shouldn't see him again. No more mistakes, Fiona."
"But I love him." Yellow Fairy protested.
"I don't care. What if you get pregnant, Fiona? Would love save you from the wrath of Blue Fairy? From what could possibly happen to you?" She was furious. "I don't want to hear a word about him again!"
She nodded. Tears were streaming down her face.
"I will go now. Wash your face and then join me before Blue realizes you are missing." She flew towards the bright sky.
After Lily was gone, Fiona continued crying. She knew her friend was right. There were no room for another mistake like last night's. She knew it was wrong. But she also knew one more thing. She knew that she enjoyed it.
For the next couple weeks she kept her promise and didn't go to him. She also kept acting like she forgot what happened in order to not make her friend angry again. They both acted like nothing happened. But every night that she didn't go to him killed her. Also there were these weird sicknesses. She hid these from her friend. But after they continued for a while what she suspected became true: she was pregnant. She didn't know how to tell it to Lily. She knew that her friend will got mad. But it was a problem that she can't handle on her own. So she decided to just tell her.
"Lily, can we talk for a moment?" She asked. When they went to a siilent corner she blurted it out.
"I am pregnant."
Her friend's reaction was expected. She told tons of things about how irresponsible she is and how wrong was what she has done. Fiona listened all of that without saying a word and without lifting her eyes from the ground. Finally Lily's anger has passed and she asked:
"What are you going to do now, Fiona? You can't hide it forever. Soon your belly will become noticible and it will be a moment of time to Blue to realize you are pregnant. She will take away you wings probably, banish you."
"I am going to give up my wings volunteerly." She said what she was thinking all along. "I am going to see Malcolm tonight and I will tell him that I am pregnant. Then I will give up my wings and live a normal life with him and my baby." She was looking determined. "You know it's the only way, Lily. I want to keep this baby."
Lily couldn't say a thing. She just hugged her. After a while she whispered. "I am going to miss you so much."
"Me too. But there's nothing else we can do." Tears filled her eyes. "Just think about this: I am going to be happy. With the man I love."
That night she went to see Malcolm after a long time. She was excited to give him the news. She found him behind the card table. He was suprised when he saw her.
"Fiona? You came back." He was genuinely suprised. "I thought I will never see tou again after that night."
"I guess I was just a little scared. But now I have some news for you." She said excitedly. "Can w ego somewhere silent?"
He took her to his home. The house was exactly like she remembered.
"Alright, what is it you wanted tell me?" He asked very curiosly.
"I am pregnant." She said all of a sudden. "You are going to be a father."
There was a moment of silence. "I am going to be a father?" He repeated almost question-like. "How do you know it's mine?"
"What do you mean?" She was suprised by his question.
"I mean the baby. How do you know I am the father?" He replied impatiently.
"Of course you are the father. What do you think I am? A whore?" She was both angry and sad.
"Well, I am sorry but I don't think I want a baby. I can't be a father."
"Why noy? Wouldn't you want to have a family with me? Didn't you love me?" Her voice was trembling.
"Love you? Yes, I liked you. You are a beautiful woman. But love you? No, that's something different. This is not the future I want." He replied harshly.
"So, that's all. You used me! You just fucked me and threw me away when you're done! I gave up so many things for you." Tears were running down her face. But she wasn't sure if they were because of anger or sadness. She felt betrayed. She felt used.
"Don't worry. You won't see me again. Just like you wanted!" She turned around and slammed the door from her behind.
There was rain outside. She sat and cried for a few minutes under the rain. Until she couldn't decide whether it was her tears or the rain on her face.
When she returned home she was looking terrible. She was soaking wet because of the rain, she was still crying and she was trembling. When Lily saw her she realised what happened. She hugged her and let her cry as much as she can before she got exhausted and fell asleep.