Once A Human Once A Child

Chapter 17: Unexpected Family Member

I think of ways to get out of the situation, but Star has her mind set on going back to see Luna.

"What if Luna is expecting this? What if she setting a trap for us to walk right into?" I say half worried, half still trying to get out of this sticky-situation.

"Do you really think she was expecting you to run away and then come back?" Asked Star bluntly.

"No." I mutter under my breath.

"Then why would she have a trap if she wasn't expecting us?" Asked Star.

"I don't know. But you can't trust her...." I say slowly.

"Stop trying to get out of this! You're going to see her and that's my final word. No if's and's or but's." She said raising her voice.

I groan and walk with her.

"You haven't told me much about your family." I say thinking about Luna.

"I haven't?" She asked.

"Well... all you told me is that you ran away and got caught by Luna..." I say half choking on my spit from swallowing it down the wrong throat.

"What else is there to say?" She asked putting her hands behind her back.

"I guess nothing...." I say looking at a bird in one of the pine trees.

There is a long silence. Then she added.

"There is something I have to tell you..." She said slowly.

"What is it?" I ask taking my eyes off the bird and turned my head toward her.

"Well... Um... Luna is kind of my step mom." She said bluntly.

"SHE IS WHAT?!" I yell not believing my ears.

"Don't make me repeat it." She said.

"Why didn't you tell me?! And why we're you on her ship when we first met?!" I ask and my voice started to crack.

"I don't know why I didn't tell you. I'm sorry."

There is a long silence and I stair over at the trees.

"The reason why I was on the ship is because I told you: I was running away. And she caught me. However, the reason why she was trying to find out where the fellow fairies is because well... honestly, I don't know. But I do know this. You can't pick your family. And you're always going to be stuck with them. But they do care for you. I'm sure she cares for both of us... in her own way."

"She has a weird way of showing it." I say interrupting her.

I turn around and see Luna has been walking behind us this all this time.