Butterfly:Lost Wing

Chapter Six: Her Sick Wing

Gabriel and the others, we're running to Cerise, a Fey Healer, one of the best.
Gabriel was carrying Celeste. As for Morgan and Willow, they were following behind him. They were all exausted. No food. No water. They'll die before they get there. It was hard in Shallow Fey, the most dangerous place on the Fey world. But it turned more dangerous know that it is here. Celeste was breathing rapidly, she would die before they get to Cerise, but Morgan denies it. She would not allow and innocent friend to die.
"We're almost there!" Willow shouted.
"Celeste is losing it! Cassie is killing her!" Gabriel yelled.
Morgan was about to burst in flames inside. She couldn't take it. How dare Cassie hurt Celeste!? Willow pointed at something, which grabbed the Fey Queens attention. "There!"
On the other hand, Gabriel was too busy to even notice the blue-haired girl. He knew the way to Cerise's cottage. He just didn't pay attention to his surroundings and the other Feys, know that Celeste was extremely ill, it was all Cassie's fault.
Willow ran past Gabriel, she was now leading the small group of Feys. At least she knew the way to the Fey Healers home. Gabriel and Diana(Morgan) followed behind her. Celeste started to cough out small bubbles of blood, which wasn't a big deal, it was just the start of her metamorphosis. Gabriel noticed, he perked up and ran as fast as he could like a flash of lightning. Eventually, everyone made it, they were in no good condition to keep running or taking, for that matter. They stood in front of a tiny cottage.  It was made from stone, veins were covering the windows. It was full of nature. Colorful flowers, a good glance of the blue sky, and a stream beside the small stone house.
Willow knocked on the wooden door multiples of time. Nobody answered. It was quiet and dull, no one dared to open the door, if they do, then. . . They'll live a living hell. Everyone was patient, but Gabriel. He groaned. "Let's just get in. This is getting us nowhere. It will come for Butterfly Titania if we don't hurry up." His eyes went to the hurt girl, who was still breathing rapidly and shaking her head each time when Gabriel didn't move.
"Agreed. It will come for her any moment now. We just need to brake in. Do you agree, Queen Diana?" Willow said. Morgan was in a trance, she shook her head and nodded her head. "Good." Gabriel kick the door and went in with the rest. A blue-skinned woman was sitting on a stool and drinking a cup of herb tea. She was waiting for them. She placed the cup on the small plate and sighed. "I knew you'll come for my aid this time. I see. You have Butterfly Titania with you." She breathed deeply. "Place her on the cot. Nymph Willow, please get my herbs from my pot."
Willow nodded. "Yes ma'am."
Gabriel placed Celeste on the cot on the corner. As for the Fey Queen, Morgan made her way on Celeste's side. She placed a kiss on her forehead like a mother would before the child would sleep. With that kiss, Celeste calmed down, her breathing was normal. Morgan tilted her head around, along with her body, to Cerise's direction. "What's wrong with her?"
Cerise walked to Celeste and put her blue hand on her forehead. She hummed. "It looks like her inner self is controlling both, her soul and body. It will take her a couple of weeks for her to heal. I need a Lotus flower and some herbs to start an antidote for her." Willow came to them with her arms filled with herbs, ingredients, and antidotes. She was patting with sweat. "This is too heavy for me, Cerise. How can you handle this?" Cerise chuckled. "It does not matter, Nymph. A Butterfly needs our aid, and in order to do that, we need to prepare our ingredients for an antidote."
"Willow, do not underestimate one of the best Fey Healers. She will help us recover Celeste with rare and fragile items." Morgan warned. "Cassie, don't! I'm scared! Don't take over!" Celeste yelled. The three maidens turned their heads to the ill brunette. Morgan held Celeste's hand for support and calm. Celeste calmed down, but still panting. Cerise droned with her hand on her chin. "It looks like Celeste is bound to you somehow. Did she ever drank something very disgusting, yet sweet. Was it a mixture of a pink and green color?"
The Fey Queen narrowed her eyes, "Now that you mention it. . . I remember going to a food stand with Celeste. The owner was strange. She was glaring at Celeste. So she gave us a drink to each of us, and we drank it. After drinking it, Celeste started coughing and spitting some of it out. I smelled the drink, it smelled awful. I reported the owner to the police. I didn't see the color though"
Cerise hummed and blinked her eyes several times. "That was a Gem Nectar. It may sound nice, but it isn't. Only Dark Feys could get their hands on it. Perhaps the owner was one of them. Gem Nectar can kill Feys, but Dark Feys. It is so hot that it will burn the insides of a Fey, including their inner self. The antidote has to be a Lotus flower, at least that's what I heard from the other Healers."
"Oh yeah! I heard that before from my mother tree, Maple! She had plenty of Lotus flowers stored for when anyone drinks a Dark Fey drink. Good thing you have one, Cerise." Willow patted her back. "I have one. But not a complete Lotus. I have half of it left for me to use. But it is so powerful, it will be enough for an antidote." Cerise said. "Then what are we waiting for? We need it for Butterfly Titania." Gabriel hurried. Willow placed the items on a small bench beside the cot. Cerise grabbed an empty jar and purred water in it. She ripped some herbs into smaller pieces, and putting them on the jar. She also grabbed a light-pink flower, and smashed it with her hand and deposited inside the jar. Finally, she mixed the ingredients with a long wooden spoon. She smiled at her work. "Done! A rare Lotus antidote. I don't know if it will work, based on the rummurs that I have been hearing. But I hope they are right."
Morgan grabbed the jar from the bench and placed it close to Celeste's mouth. She pored the potion into her mouth, Celeste gulped as a sign that she drank it. Her visible frown turned upside down. Her eyes opened, they were no longer brown, but blue. A royal blue, they had a hint of black swirls in them. She fully opened her eyes and gasped, "where am I!? What did you do to me! All of you are. . . Are. . . Not human. . ." She whispered the last part.
Shut up will ya? They saved us. Well you, not me, since I was the bad guy in the story. I almost took control. Cassie said.
Gabriel sighed with a smile. "AT least you're alright. Diana, or Morgan, needs to do a lot of explaining." Morgan's eyebrow twitched with a messed up smile. "Yup. . . It'll take a few weeks for you to understand. . . Which won't be easy."