Chapter 3

          T-they were fairies! Little fairies with wings, and dresses, and so much glitter! I was in awe of them, and quickly realized they felt the same way about me.  I looked up and began to climb the rocks and vines until I reached the spot in the bush where they were.  They were only an inch tall, and I was a little less than three inches tall, or so I assumed.  I stared at them for a good few moments before they fluttered over towards me.  The first to approach was a very small framed fairy with thin, sparkly pink wings.  She had on a bright pink strapless dress made of a calla lily petal.  She wore tiny sandals made out of pink and sparkly vines; her hair was golden blonde like the sun, and was slightly curled.  As I scrutinized her closer I saw her brilliant, sapphire blue eyes and noticed how her hair was pulled up into a high ponytail that literally stood on the top of her head.  She was fair skinned and had small lips with a wide, cheery smile across them.  Quickly she zipped over to me until she was right in my face; her eyes wide, she started to talk.

“Hi! I’m Nixie! What are you wearing?! I’ve never seen clothes that were not made of something other than vines, feathers, flower petals, or spider silks! It’s beautiful! And-phew! Sorry! I’ve never met someone like you!” she laughed and smiled wider at me.

I giggled quietly at her rambling on about how she’d never seen clothes or dresses made out of cotton before.  Her voice was high and squeaky as I smiled in reply,

“Hi, I’m Annabelle…”

I spoke softly since I had no idea if they could understand what I was saying.  I also did not want to scare them off.  At the corner of my eye I saw another fairy approach me.  She definitely wasn’t as bubbly as Nixie was, that was for sure, but she did look friendly as well. 

            This fairy also had a tiny body frame, and her skin was lightly tanned.  She wore a bright yellow dress which appeared to be made of sunflower petals; cut right above her knees.  She had tiny flats on her feet, which were actually hollowed out sunflower seeds with a dash of glitter on them.  Her wings were about the same size of Nixie’s, but yellow, and a bit less glittery.  Her hair was a light brown, almost cinnamon color; it was braided to her left side, and laid gently over her shoulder.  It also had little bits of pollen and flower petals in it.  Her deep brown eyes widened as she looked up at me and smiled a small smile.

“H-hi…I’m Liliana…”

            She mumbled quietly, then looked back at the ground.  Her voice was soft and sweet, like a mother soothing her young child.  I smiled back before noticing one more fairy…but this one; she was different.