Heavy is the Head

Fae - 2

Chapter 32

✧"Fire is a good companion for the mind ... " - May Sarton ✧

PART 5: FIRE

"I'll give her five more minutes." Fae was saying to Imena when I awoke from my nap and stumbled outside to see what was taking so long. 

Neither of them saw me because they had their backs to the door. Fae was sitting cross-legged on the grass, tossing a tiny, compact ball of fire in the air and then catching it again. Her hair was a hazy blur of colours - the aurora borealis merging with the fiery orange flames to produce a pretty cool kaleidoscopic effect. Imena was sitting beside her, with her head gently resting on Fae's shoulder and her lilac braids piled up on top of her head. The portal, an orange and purple door with أجرابا written across the front in red lettering, was ready and waiting in front of them.

"If even a single hair on my head gets singed, I'll kill you." Imena mumbled, softly.  

"That's not very Lavender Fairy of you." Fae said.

"Oh shut up." Imena said, but there was laughter in her voice. "Did you know, this is the longest we've ever hung out?"

Fae's shoulders stiffened and she shrugged Imena off, extinguishing the ball of fire at once. "Yes well, it's not going to last for much longer. Fairy godmothers aren't allowed..."

"...to have friends, yes I am aware." Imena shifted positions and swung her legs into Fae's lap. "Or lovers, which is very unfortunate. We would have made such an awesome power couple."

Fae snorted and began fiddling with the buckle on Imena's glittering silver heels. "Our babies would've been so cute."

I took a few steps forward and announced my presence with a slightly rushed and too-loud, "Hi guys!"    

"Hey El," Imena beamed. "How was your nap?"

"Good thanks yeah. Your sofa is really comfortable." 

Elsa abruptly got to her feet, magicked away the grass stains on her jumpsuit and helped Imena to her feet. "Right. Let's get going then. Thanks for everything, Immy."

"I'm so jealous, I wish I could come along. Agrabah is so pretty this time of year." Imena said. "But there'll be more to do than ever now that Princess Aurora's been cursed." 

"Where exactly is Agrabah?" I asked.

"You'll see." Fae said briskly. 

Imena extracted her wand from a barely visible pocket in her indigo dress. "It's a desert kingdom, and it's so beautiful. You'll love it. And oh my goodness, if you get a chance, try and get a look at the palace - it's got these incredible golden domed roofs and at night-time, the whole thing gets illuminated. It's mesmerising."

"She'll see all this when we get there! One of the wishers literally lives inside the palace... what are you taking your wand out for?" Fae asked suspiciously.

"Oh, well, she can't go wearing that. She'll get too hot. I'm just making a few alterations, don't mind me."

"Imena!"