Sage of Hearts

Sage of Hearts Chapter 14

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"The connection of our hearts..." : Speech (Bold for yelling ,Bijuu, or massive creatures)

'The connection of our hearts...' : Thought

Tremaine Estate, Courtyard, early evening...

Naruto was a simple person – when he was suddenly whisked away from his routine checking of the estate grounds in a flash of light, he was relatively unfazed by the sudden change in his surroundings since he could teleport too. However, when he saw Ella crying her heart out in a ragged dress, he could feel his very heartstrings being pulled out his chest and his body moved on autopilot; he couldn't bear to see her so sad. He rushed over to her, ignoring the smiling old woman and quickly hugging the poor girl, smoothing her hair and stroking her cheeks softly as he tried to comfort her.

"Ella? What happened to you? What happened to your dress?" Naruto asked Ella gently, noticing her lost, glassy eyed look change to a warmer and more grounded one.

"N-naruto? I-it's a bit of a long story...I don't know how you'll react when I tell you what happened..."

"Don't worry about that – I just want to know how I can help you feel better now. Take your time and tell me what happened – deep breaths now..." Naruto said as Ella schooled her features and turned away for a moment, nervously playing with some of her hair as she did so.

"A-alright. Well what happened was..."

One quiet confession later...

Naruto was mad – no scratch that, he was furious! That old slag Madonna and her harpies had the gall to tear Ella's dress apart simply because she made them look like donkeys in dresses?! And who was that old lady watching them have their heart to heart?!

"Okay. That's a lot to process – I am going to get some retribution but all that can wait, at least for a while. I need to know who this lady is, since I have a sneaking suspicion that she's responsible for a lot of things, the least of which being the reason why I suddenly appeared to comfort you in your time of need." Naruto said as he pulled Ella to her feet, the girl humming in discomfort before nuzzling her head into his shoulder, the man looking towards the Fairy Godmother with a scrutinizing look.

"Oh don't look at me like that my dear boy. I assure you that I mean you no harm – after all, I am personally invested in the destiny of Ella, who I presume is quite dear to you. Perhaps in ways you have yet to grasp I feel..." The fairy said as she hovered over to the two, twirling her wand whimsically as she did so.

"Let me introduce myself – I am the Fairy Godmother of dear Ella here and I am in charge of making sure she achieves the happily ever after she was fated to have!"

Ella was understandably quite confused – she had a fairy godmother? Why would she have one? How did that even happen?

"Excuse me...you said you were my fairy godmother? What does that mean and how did I come to get one of my own?" She asked as Naruto looked at the fairy with a suspicious eye – the old lady looked as harmless as one could possibly be but looks were deceiving. After all, he spent most of his formative years around magical creatures so he knew that they were capable of illusions and other methods to fool or otherwise ensnare humans.

"Yes dear – I am your guardian so to speak. I have been watching over you for your whole life, ever since your late mother Josephine prayed for your safety and well being when you were born. My job is to make your wishes come true! Within reason of course..." The fairy said as she hid a teasing look behind the billowing sleeves of the robe she wore.