Glitter looked at the group again now, Star and Nova were content as usual, Connor and Spark were now holding each other's hands while the two girls she had spoken with, Nat and Rei were admiring the garden. The two other humans Miles and his sister Miranda, seemed a little uneasy, Glitter deduced that the two of them were fairly new to a lot of this. She also couldn't help but notice Miranda looking up and her and then trying to look away hoping she hadn't noticed.
"Perhaps you all would like a tour of the palace?" Glitter asked as they all collectively nodded their heads in agreement.
"Excellent, Star and Nova will gladly show you all around." Glitter said as they all stood up from their chairs.
"Oh, uh, Rei is it? Could you come over here a moment? And Miranda as well?" Glitter asked as the two girls came over. Miranda looked visibly nervous while Rei was curious what the queen wanted of her.
"Rei, may I borrow your ring? I promise I'll return it to you, I do have my own magic." Glitter asked as Rei nodded and handed over her magic ring.
"Thank you Rei, Miranda would you please accompany me for a while, I'd like to talk." Glitter asked as she looked at her friends. Spark encouraged her and nodded while Miles gave his sister a thumbs up.
"Yes...yes your majesty, I would be honored." Miranda said taking a courtesy.
"Let's take a little stroll in my garden." Glitter said as she held out her hand for Miranda who took it and was whisked up for a moment into the air before gently setting back down in the garden. Miranda looked back up to see the balcony, it was a little higher up than she had first thought.
"Come." Glitter said motioning for Miranda to follow her. Glitter and Miranda walked through the garden and Miranda was in awe of all that she saw. She saw flowers she recognized and flowers she didn't recognize, coming to the conclusion that fairies must grow their own flowers.
Glitter and Miranda emerged from the garden into what looked like the center with a gorgeous marble fountain.
"This place is incredible, I never thought a place like this that I'd read about in books or saw in movies could really exist." Miranda said.
"Indeed, this garden has been in my family for numerous generations. Gardens were what drew my ancestor to his human love." Glitter stated.
"Human love? Wait, you're descended from humans?!" Miranda exclaimed in surprise as Glitter giggled.
"Yes, many are quite surprised to hear that sometimes. My long ago ancestor was a male fairy who fell in love with a human girl. I can't say how long ago this was to be honest, but it was very much long before even your great grandparents were alive. The long and short of it is, a male fairy fell in love with a human girl and wed and lived here for many years. She sadly passed sooner than he did of course, human age and all that." Glitter explained.
"Pardon me your highness, it's a wonderful little story, but that doesn't really explain why you asked me to come along with you." Miranda asked.
"Miranda, tell me, is your mother lovely?" Glitter asked.
"Oh yes your highness so hermosa, eh, that is to say beautiful your majesty." Miranda said.
"I suspect you don't think yourself as beautiful as her or even some of your peers at school?" Glitter asked.
"No, not really. People think I'm beautiful, but to tell you the truth, I've never thought that." Miranda said.
"That's why I wanted to show you something." Glitter said as she used Rei's ring and made a wish.
Miranda suddenly felt her body growing in size and thought for a moment that her dress that Star had given her would become too small, but she was surprised to see it growing with her to fit her size. Miranda looked down at herself, then Glitter directed her to the fountain water to see her reflection.
"I look so....preciosa." Miranda said feeling her face as she saw she now looked like a grown woman, but only in body.
"I know it can be hard to love yourself Miranda. I struggled with it too once a long time ago, but we all grow up and you'll grow into a lovely woman someday. You'll also....find love." Glitter said as she gently took Miranda's hands and gave Miranda a soft kiss on her lips.
Miranda was shocked by what had just happened and stood there with her mouth agape.
"Was I your first kiss?" Glitter giggled as she asked. Miranda nodded and smiled while trying to hold back from blushing.
"We can catch back up with your friends in a moment, for now, how about we take a stroll through more of the garden?" Glitter asked holding out her hand which Miranda took. Miranda's heart was beating a thousand times a second. Her first kiss was with a woman, and not just any woman, a queen.