to make the first move and kiss him, although, I wanted to. I am just not that brave.
“ Cool,” he said, and granted my silent wish as he leaned down to kiss me goodnight.
Chapter 12
The next morning, I got up and did my chores right away as I had promised my mom. I had so much on my mind and I needed something to distract me. Tomorrow night Nick was going to take me to dinner at Rebecca’s Inn. Rebecca’s is a family-style restaurant. Nothing too fancy, but nicer than the ice cream place or the Burger Hut in town. There weren’t a lot of choices in our little town, and Nick didn’t want to eat at his family’s pizza place again. My mind kept wandering back to my time with Nick, and when I wasn’t thinking of him or his incredible kissing, I was worrying about Anya and Brennan. I had tried calling their cottage, but of course, there was no answer. I assumed they were still in Fey. The last I knew, Brennan had cryptically said that they “needed to go home.” I was desperate to talk to Anya about Nick and I was still worried about the crazy occurrences and why she and Brennan seemed to be so upset. And, what made them feel like they had to go home? If there were some crazy fairies in the woods, I sure hadn’t seen any. That didn’t mean they weren’t there though. Fairies were tricky. With their fairy magic and their ability to soda-pop fizz appear in front of you, and POP out of sight, they could stay hidden quite well.
Somehow, I managed to fill my day, and before I knew it, Leo and I were cleaning up the dinner dishes. As I closed the dishwasher, I told my parents, “I’m going in the yard for a while.” I headed out the back door to sit in the swing in the garden. As I walked outside, I was instantly drawn to the strong fragrance blooming around me. The Moon Flowers had opened! They looked amazing. The beautiful white, trumpet-shaped flowers almost glowed against the green shrubbery and foliage. As I slowly walked through the grass looking at all of the bright white flowers, I heard the familiar soda-pop fizzing sound behind me. I spun to see Anya and Brennan appear in my yard.
I smiled wide and threw up my hands, “Well, it’s about time you guys showed yourselves again! I was beginning to worry about you!” I rushed over to them and we had a big group hug. “I’m so sorry we’ve been away without communicating with you,” Anya apologized, “Things have been…hectic.”
“ Hectic?” I asked. She nodded.
“ There are some things we must tell you, Ruby,” Brennan said seriously. I looked back and forth between them, as Anya nodded her head slowly again. It was so unlike Brennan to be so reserved. He was usually so playful and annoying, that I guess I just didn’t expect this kind of mood from him. Brennan was my age and often acted like a smartass, but today, he seemed…older. Like something had happened in the last three days that made him grow up. It was kind of frightening. “Okay. You guys are kinda scarin’ me. What’s up?” I looked at them, waiting for them to continue.
Brennan nervously cleared his throat and gave Anya a sideways glance. She looked at him with her wide blue eyes and nodded once, as if giving him the go-ahead to speak.
Brennan blew out a deep breath, as if to steady himself, and then he said, “Ruby, we are more than just fairies. We are…descendant fairies of the Earthen Royal Court and heirs to the Throne.”
I blinked in surprised confusion, “What? What are you saying? What exactly does that mean?” Boy. Talk about unexpected.
Anya spoke up. “It means that Brennan and I are part of the Fairy Royal Court. Our Father is King.”
“ Whoa. Whoa. Whoa,” I held up my hands, shaking my head in disbelief, “Just hold on a sec. Are you telling me that you are a Princess and Brennan is a Prince ?” Prince Brennan. Talk about an oxymoron.
Anya raised her eyebrows and gave another sideways glance to her brother, who was looking directly at me
“ Cool,” he said, and granted my silent wish as he leaned down to kiss me goodnight.
Chapter 12
The next morning, I got up and did my chores right away as I had promised my mom. I had so much on my mind and I needed something to distract me. Tomorrow night Nick was going to take me to dinner at Rebecca’s Inn. Rebecca’s is a family-style restaurant. Nothing too fancy, but nicer than the ice cream place or the Burger Hut in town. There weren’t a lot of choices in our little town, and Nick didn’t want to eat at his family’s pizza place again. My mind kept wandering back to my time with Nick, and when I wasn’t thinking of him or his incredible kissing, I was worrying about Anya and Brennan. I had tried calling their cottage, but of course, there was no answer. I assumed they were still in Fey. The last I knew, Brennan had cryptically said that they “needed to go home.” I was desperate to talk to Anya about Nick and I was still worried about the crazy occurrences and why she and Brennan seemed to be so upset. And, what made them feel like they had to go home? If there were some crazy fairies in the woods, I sure hadn’t seen any. That didn’t mean they weren’t there though. Fairies were tricky. With their fairy magic and their ability to soda-pop fizz appear in front of you, and POP out of sight, they could stay hidden quite well.
Somehow, I managed to fill my day, and before I knew it, Leo and I were cleaning up the dinner dishes. As I closed the dishwasher, I told my parents, “I’m going in the yard for a while.” I headed out the back door to sit in the swing in the garden. As I walked outside, I was instantly drawn to the strong fragrance blooming around me. The Moon Flowers had opened! They looked amazing. The beautiful white, trumpet-shaped flowers almost glowed against the green shrubbery and foliage. As I slowly walked through the grass looking at all of the bright white flowers, I heard the familiar soda-pop fizzing sound behind me. I spun to see Anya and Brennan appear in my yard.
I smiled wide and threw up my hands, “Well, it’s about time you guys showed yourselves again! I was beginning to worry about you!” I rushed over to them and we had a big group hug. “I’m so sorry we’ve been away without communicating with you,” Anya apologized, “Things have been…hectic.”
“ Hectic?” I asked. She nodded.
“ There are some things we must tell you, Ruby,” Brennan said seriously. I looked back and forth between them, as Anya nodded her head slowly again. It was so unlike Brennan to be so reserved. He was usually so playful and annoying, that I guess I just didn’t expect this kind of mood from him. Brennan was my age and often acted like a smartass, but today, he seemed…older. Like something had happened in the last three days that made him grow up. It was kind of frightening. “Okay. You guys are kinda scarin’ me. What’s up?” I looked at them, waiting for them to continue.
Brennan nervously cleared his throat and gave Anya a sideways glance. She looked at him with her wide blue eyes and nodded once, as if giving him the go-ahead to speak.
Brennan blew out a deep breath, as if to steady himself, and then he said, “Ruby, we are more than just fairies. We are…descendant fairies of the Earthen Royal Court and heirs to the Throne.”
I blinked in surprised confusion, “What? What are you saying? What exactly does that mean?” Boy. Talk about unexpected.
Anya spoke up. “It means that Brennan and I are part of the Fairy Royal Court. Our Father is King.”
“ Whoa. Whoa. Whoa,” I held up my hands, shaking my head in disbelief, “Just hold on a sec. Are you telling me that you are a Princess and Brennan is a Prince ?” Prince Brennan. Talk about an oxymoron.
Anya raised her eyebrows and gave another sideways glance to her brother, who was looking directly at me
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