Re: Once Upon a Love Story - Autumn Lillies

**Jayrin** Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:54 pm

I slid down his arm and landed on the counter. I grinned up at her. "Will you make sure if fits my wings please?" I asked sweetly.

**Ikuar** Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:56 pm

"I'm paying for this..."

"Oh okay then, I suppose so." The woman began to take the fairy's measurements and got all the fabric together for it. I was glad that she was willing to do this.

I didn't know any other tailors.

**Jayrin** Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:01 pm

"F-Four!! I'm four inches tall!" I said proudly. "I grew some!" She even measured my feet and I thought that was odd... was I going to get slippers too?!

**Ikuar** Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:02 pm

I sat down and watched her with the tailor making the clothes. She was so talkative and laughed and giggled. I found it almost mesmerizing to say the least.

But why me? Fairies didn't just talk to anyone.

**Jayrin** Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:16 pm

I watched the tailor draw sketches of different dresses. She said she liked a green fabric on me better. I liked it too, actually. I turned and there was a big mirror on the counter, facing me. I realized that I was very small compared to all of the things here. Very few things were smaller than me. It'd been a long time since I'd looked at my reflection and I frowned. I wasn't sure I liked it. I turned back to River and smiled though. "You've kept up your end of the bargain so far, so I will go and keep my end of the bargain." The city was huge, but if the city he was originally from was evacuated, it would make sense that those people might end up here. I fluttered my wings to lift myself off the counter and I was soon floating.

**Ikuar** Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:17 pm

"I would have done it either way to be honest." I needed to grow up and face that I wasn't ever going to see Krystal again. I wanted to see her again, for closure... but I wasn't sure if we could ever be the same people together again.

**Jayrin** Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:28 pm

I considered him for a moment. Would he have really? I wasn't so sure I could tell. "Well, either way, a bargain was made. I will be back soon enough." As fairies, our forte was finding people. We just had a way of knowing who to ask and what city they would be in. And after about an hour or two of asking around, I found her. I landed on a window sill and looked through the glass. According to the people I spoke to, this was her house. I frowned at what I saw. A happy woman with three children, the youngest was a newborn. There was also a man with her and she kissed him. I sighed... I had thought it would be like this. I jumped down and landed on her porch, then wiggled under the door of her home. I waited until the man left and presented myself to her, telling her I had been sent by River to find her. She seemed sad, almost, but agreed to let me lead her to him. I didn't really want to... he'd be upset... but I told him I'd bring her back.

**Ikuar** Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:30 pm

I waited and the tailor and her assistant were making dresses, it wasn't taking them very long to finish them and laying them out for... the fairy. I still didn't know her name.

I paid for each dress as they were made. I hoped she'd like them well enough.

**Jayrin** Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:34 pm

I took her to the tailor's and led her inside. I then landed on River's shoulder. "Turn around! I found her." I said to him. I wasn't sure how happy he'd be, but she didn't look happy. She seemed to be really sad the whole way here.

**Ikuar** Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:38 pm

I didn't think she'd actually find Krystal. I had a blink of excitement until I turned around and saw the look on her face, the awkward and painful silence between us said that it wasn't ever going to be the same.

"I'm... I'm so glad to see that you are okay." I couldn't seem to think of something else to say, "H-How have you been?"

I had hoped she'd be smiling... but she wasn't.

**Jayrin** Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:42 pm

She immediately broke down into tears. "I'm sorry, River!" She cried. "I thought you were dead!! So many your age were! The women left from the village convinced me that you were dead."

I wasn't sure what to say... not that I had to speak. I wasn't the one who loved her.

"I'm sorry! I shouldn't have listened. I'm sorry!" She was a bucket full of tears. I didn't know it was possible to cry so hard.

**Ikuar** Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:44 pm

"I-It's okay! When I tried to find you no one would... I don't know, everyone was separated. Why are you crying? We're... seeing each other again, it's been a while but it's okay!" I wasn't ready to hear what was going to come next. But I had tried to mentally prepare myself for anything and everything.

**Jayrin** Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:47 pm

"It's not okay, River! I... I got married... two years after you left." She was crying and shaking like a leaf. She was actually making me cry too. I wiped at my tears and sniffled some.

"I'm so sorry!"

**Ikuar** Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:50 pm

I had never given up on her but she gave up on me, she easily gave up on me which said a lot about what I thought was our relationship. "Oh... it was that easy." I felt kind of bitter for a moment and then I smiled, but I didn't know how bitter it was. "Th-That's great, congratulations... I'm glad it was so easy." I muttered the last part and tossed the last of the coins on the counter to pay for how ever many dresses they were going to make.

I don't know that I'd ever felt pain like that. She couldn't have loved me that much if she gave up so easy.

**Jayrin** Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:58 pm

"River! That's not fair!" She cried, but realized she wouldn't be getting anywhere. "I-It wasn't easy." She cried and ran out the door.

I frowned. "I'm sorry..." I said softly and patted his cheek.

**Ikuar** Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:34 pm

I ended up running after her and grabbing her arm, "That's a lie! I waited how many years hoping to find you and no matter who came my way I still waited for you! You were here all this time... you have no right to talk about fair. You're okay with me being dead? Fine, I'm dead. Thanks for giving me a chance." I let go of her and stormed off. I didn't want to ever see her again.

**Jayrin** Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:41 pm

I held onto his ear to keep from falling off. I wasn't able to get my dresses but I couldn't just leave him alone. "S-Slow down!" I squealed, but he wasn't listening. He was walking really fast! I had a hard time holding on. "Don't walk so fast! Ah!" I fell off. I never knew I could fall so fast and forget to use my wings, but... I did. And the ground hurts by the way. I hit the ground and I don't remember anything after that.

**Ikuar** Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:47 pm

I stopped when I felt her grip release from my ear and turned around to get her up off the ground. I caught a glimpse of Krystal one more time and glared at her before gently carrying my little fairy friend away. I lived in a tree house on the outskirts of town, I'd built it because I couldn't afford anything better. I felt miserable but the pain didn't feel as sharp as it had earlier. I didn't care of she was miserable.

I made a tiny bed for Fairy... made sure somehow that she was breathing and laid her somewhere where I could keep a close eye on her. I hadn't meant to hurt her.

I was doing a good job today of messing things up. I couldn't just be happy for Krystal, no, I had to rage at her and tell her how I felt. Some love. I threw a log into the fire and then another one. And another, that one easily cracking against the brick surface. I glanced back at Fairy, still asleep... in my rage I'd hurt her. At this point she was the only one I actually cared about... if she got hurt then I felt bad. I couldn't feel bad for someone who gave up on me. I never gave up on her, never. I sat down and put my head in my hands.

**Jayrin** Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:56 pm

I woke up with a bit of a headache and sat up. Where was I? I looked around and saw that I was laying on a folded up blanket... and River was sitting beside a fireplace. "River?" I asked, frowning some. He looked so sad...

**Ikuar** Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:57 pm

"Oh... hey." I gave her a smile and got up, "I'll go pick up your dresses." I rubbed my eyes tiredly and went to put my boots back on. "Hang in there for a bit okay? I'll give you something warm to eat when I get back... I think they made you a nightgown too so you might want that and the slippers."

**Jayrin** Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:04 pm

"I-I'll go with you!" I said quickly, getting up. My head really hurt, but he didn't need to be alone. I swayed some when I got to my feet and jumped up to fly to him. I ended up losing control though and hit his arm. I quickly grabbed on to his sleeve though. "I think I hurt my wing..." I said with a frown.

**Ikuar** Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:06 pm

"Okay, c'mere..." I took her gently and put her on my shoulder, "Hang on tight." I didn't really want her to be up but she seemed pretty forceful when it came to things so I didn't bother questioning her. I headed back to town again in silence, feeling tired and heavy. I didn't feel like myself. "I'm sorry about dropping you."

**Jayrin** Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:13 pm

"It's okay... it's partially my fault... I mean, I'm the one who forgot I could fly..." I said softly and patted his cheek. "It's not your fault."

**Ikuar** Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:15 pm

"I don't think my heart has ever hurt so much before..." I said honestly as I headed into the tailors to pick up the dresses. I waited until we were done to continue, "I looked and looked... and never once thought she might be dead... I just kept looking. You're sweet... you found her but..." I let my head drop a little and wondered how I'd ever get over it.

**Jayrin** Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:25 pm

I rubbed his cheek softy and frowned. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought her back when I found her..." I said softly. "But... there's prettier ladies out there... and nicer ones too." I said. "She cried immediately when she saw you. She knew she was wrong from the start." I hugged his neck softly.

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