Chapter Forty-Six

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The day of Andreas' funeral had arrived and to say Elmira was dreading it was an understatement. Being able to bottle up emotions was second nature for the ice fairy but an entire service to yet another father-figure she was grieving? Definitely not the blonde's idea of fun. The ice fairy left her boyfriend's dorm early that morning, leaving a note behind so he didn't stress when he eventually awoke to find the space his girlfriend occupied abandoned and cold.

It was 6am when the ice fairy returned to her suite and too her surprise Beatrix was already awake making a cup of tea. "You're back early." The former air fairy voiced, her lips turning into a slight smile before she turned around and poured the still-boiling water into the ice fairy's favourite mug, grabbing the carton of milk and making her a tea as Elmira strolled over to her best friend.

"I knew I needed to be with you." The ice fairy whispered, wrapping her arms around her best friend before tears involuntarily rolled down her cheeks. "I can't believe he's gone. I mean, I keep expecting him to just walk through that door and tell me it was all a part of some secret mission again and he had to go into hiding." Beatrix confessed, her own tears falling as she spun her body around and held onto the petite body of her best friend. 

The duo stood there in each other's arms, both letting the other cry authentically and unapologetically before they needed to put on their masks and face the greater Solarian community once more. "We'll get through this together." Elmira reassured, sniffling slightly before she squeezed her best friend once more and pulled away, laughing at how awful they both looked - their hair still messy from bed and their cheeks now stricken with tears. 

"I'm never leaving you Mira. I promise." Beatrix reassured, a sad smile on her face as she did so. "Until the end?". Elmira questioned, referring to a phrase the pair used to use as children when the reality of their parents' alignments began to hit them. "Until the end." Wrapping their pinkies around each other they shared a sad smile once more before the ice fairy sniffled and picked up her cup of tea. "Let's get ready for Dad's funeral." 

The words felt less foreign than the ice fairy would care to admit, having already attended the funeral of her biological father at such a young age - the motions seemed to feel the same except Elmira had more of an understanding now than she did back then. 

Picking an outfit for your father-figure's funeral is not something the blonde thought she would have to do again, nor when Solaria seemed to be on the brink of a war. Choosing to stick with a practical approach given their current circumstances the blonde girl picked a pair of black flares and an off-the-shoulder satin black jumpsuit. Pairing the look with a pair of her favourite black stilettos the ice fairy walked out of the room and over towards her best friend's. 

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