As you and Kaylee left the palace, you turn to Kaylee and say, “Well, she was a lot more accepting of me than I expected.”
“Most fairies aren’t resentful of former humans.” Kaylee said. “There hasn’t been any real human-fairy incidents in centuries. We give humans a wide berth; and if they get too close to us—well, as I said before, individually, we can’t deter a human, but when we team up, or tap into a fairy ring’s magic, we can easily suggest a human forget about our territories.”
“I guess that’s good news for me, then. Now, about this Full Moon Festival the queen was talking about.”
Kaylee giggled. “You always were a sucker for a party, weren’t you Ada? Well, I wasn’t going to go because I didn’t have a date, but now that you’re here…”
“What, a gorgeous fairy like you couldn’t get a date. Are you that devoted to me that you couldn’t bear to ask another fairy out despite the whole ‘never be human again’ thing?”
“Oh, like you didn’t try to date after I disappeared.”
You stopped. “To be honest, yes.” Kaylee stares quizzically at you. “I tried once or twice to date, but I couldn’t shake the feeling I was betraying you, that you were still alive somewhere. I owed that much to you, Kaylee.”
“Wow.” Kaylee said. “I had no idea.”
“There was no way you could have told me, but it’s a moot point, anyway. We’re together again Kaylee, and I just want to enjoy it.”
Kaylee smiled. “Ada, will you be my date to the Full Moon Festival?”
You smile back and clasp Kaylee’s hand. “I’d love to.” And the two of you fly off to the top of the tree where a large gathering of fairies are dancing and conversing on a platform of tightly woven branches.