Today Was A Fairytale

Chapter 8: The Unicorn's Tale

After Finn changed into some less noticeable clothing, he and Rachel made their way down to the stable. Rachel was excited to see Finn's horses and to ride one. When she was little she had always wanted a pony but her dads of course said no so it was only ever a silly dream.

As she walked into the stable and laid eyes on a beautiful white horse, she gasped and smiled brightly. When the horse lifted its head she was even more stunned. Right in the center of its head between the ears was a golden spiral horn. She couldn't believe what she was seeing; it appeared as if this horse was actually a unicorn.

"Finn, is that a unicorn?" she whispered to him.

"Yeah. I'm surprised he's in here. Usually they run around in the forest since they aren't too big on people." He walked over to the unicorn.

"Hello Finn!" a woman called out as she popped up from behind the large animal, startling Finn who stepped back and knocked over a bucket of oats. The unicorn whinnied and walked over the oats and began to eat them.

"Brittany, don't do that!" Finn cried out, taking a deep breath to steady his rapidly beating heart.

She looked apologetic. "Sorry. I was brushing Nigel."

Finn's eyes widened. "This is Nigel?" He looked at the unicorn in awe.

Brittany smiled like a proud mama. "Yep. He did a good deed when he saved Farmer Bamboo from the ravine yesterday and turned into a unicorn. I'm getting him ready to go find his friends in the forest."

Finn smiled at the unicorn and pet his side. "Hey Nigel. Congratulations! I'm so proud of you," he praised of his former horse. Finn knew it was a big deal for a horse to turn into a unicorn and Nigel had always wanted that honor. It was bittersweet however as Nigel was Finn's favorite noble and trusty steed.

Nigel shook his head and neighed.

"He says thank you, your Majesty," Brittany said.

"Wait a second, you can understand him?" Rachel asked, stunned.

For the first time Brittany noticed that there was another woman in the stable with them. She looked her up and down assessing her. "Who are you?"

Rachel glanced between Finn and the woman. "I'm Finn's…I'm Rachel, Rachel Berry. And you are?" she asked, extending her hand to the blonde.

Brittany took her hand. "I'm Brittany, Brittany S. Pierce. I'm Finn's friend and sometimes lover who takes care of his horses." She shook Rachel's hand as if it were no big deal that she just revealed that she and Finn were 'sometimes lovers'.

"Oh," Rachel's face fell as Finn's nostrils flared a little.

"That was a long time ago Rachel. Brittany has been happily married for over a year now," Finn explained quickly with a minor glare at his friend.

Rachel nodded in understanding. Finn was sweet and handsome, not to mention a freaking king! Of course he would have had lovers prior to meeting her.

Nigel started whinnying again and Brittany's eyes grew wide. "Oh my gosh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize you were on a date." She looked pointedly at Rachel. "I mean, I totally don't know anything about what Finn's 'crown jewels' look like. I can only imagine they're big." She winked at Rachel while she and Finn both grew a little red. Nigel shook his head. "You're right we should go."

Realizing she still didn't get an answer from her earlier question, Rachel asked it again. "You can understand him?"

Brittany shook her head. "Uh huh, I'm fluent in horse." Nigel brayed and Brittany rolled her eyes. "And unicorn. Jeez, Nigel, they're the same thing." The horse and woman stared each other down until Brittany's face cracked into a smile. She stuck her hand out and pet the animal's head. "Fine, they're a little different."