Crossover

Chapter 13 Dragon Guarded Tower

Chapter 13

Dragon Guarded Tower

    “So let me get this straight,” Derek analyzed, his hand on his head, once Adora finished explaining Aria’s situation, “Aria is suppose to be like Sleeping Beauty, I mean the Sleeping Beauty?”

      “Yes… well, that’s your world’s interpretation of the story,” Adora answered.

    Derek folded his arms, skeptically. “And I am the one who is suppose to kiss her to wake her up?”

    The fairy clapped her hands together. “Precisely.”

    “Wait a minute,” Vanessa interjected, walking with her hands on her hips. “Isn’t a prince supposed to kiss her?”

    Adora shook her head. “Oh no, dear. It does not necessarily have to be a prince. My spell specifically states that true love’s kiss will awaken Aria.”

    “What makes you think I am Aria’s true love?” Derek demanded, bewildered. “I mean we barely… or well, I guess we have known each a long time, but still…”

    “Oh, trust me, I can tell,” Adora interrupted dreamily. “I must say though, in your world, love does work in very strange ways. Even so, I still have the ability to recognize love when I see it. It is part of being a fairy.”

    “What about Edmund?” Vanessa asked as she brushed some strands of hair behind her ears. “How does he fit into this? Was he actually the evil witch in disguise?”

    Adora sighed as she explained, “Oh, no, darling. Ed, or Edmund is just one of Myrtle’s minions. She must have used her magic on him to make him seem charming so Aria would fall for him quickly.”

    “She did a good job,” Derek grumbled, darkly. “Aria was all over him. It looked like he brainwashed her.”

    “Aria just liked him because he was actually nice to her,” Vanessa heated up to her best friend’s defense. “Unlike some people.”

    “Hey, I was never mean to her,” Derek retorted, taken back by her attack. “I just joked around with her for something to do.”

    Vanessa looked directly at him, crossing her arms. “So the only reason you tormented Aria was because you were bored?”

    Derek shrugged casually. “What can I say? High school is a pretty dull place, especially Sheerwood. Besides, don’t you think torment is kind of a strong word?” He turned his gaze straight ahead and muttered, “Jeeze, why are girls always so dramatic?”

    “That is enough you two!” Adora held up her hand in annoyance. “We are just about there.”

    The three continued to walk along the pathway with Adora in the lead. Vanessa and Derek silently agreed best to walk quietly as opposed to bickering. Instead, they observed their surroundings. Everything in this world seemed so unreal. The grass and trees were unnaturally green. The flowers blossomed more elaborate and colorful than either of them had ever seen back home.

    Vanessa then snapped out of her daze and remembered she still had not finished asking Adora questions. “So Aria’s real parents are the king and queen of whatever this place is, right? Are you related in Aria in any way?”

    Adora answered, “Aria’s parents are the king and queen of Galatia but, no, I am not a relative of hers. I’m just one of the fairies that gave her a magical gift for her first birthday celebration. My gift to Aria was actually what saved her life.”