Land of the Fairies

I

The land they were given was lush and green and always provided them with what they needed to live. There were always fruits and flowers wherever they looked, and a short fly away was a stream where they collected water. Life was perfect, but no life is without danger.

"Rin, I'm serious! We're gonna get in trouble if you go out there!"

"Then come with me and we'll make it back without getting caught!"

Rin's voice was taunting as she dashed through flowers, pushing the stems out of the way. Nico let out a soft grumble and rushed after her, shoving the flower stems a lot rougher then the ginger. "We'll get caught either way, so come back!"

"Then we may as well make it worth it, nya!" Rin had grown quite attached to the felines that would wander by time to time despite how often she was chased by them.

"'We'?! As if I'd get caught up in this mess with you! I'm taking you back to the tree and I won't be involved in this!" Nico scowled deeply at Rin's laughter. She hated how fast Rin was; she was by far one of the more athletic fairies she knew. "Stop running!"

"Fine!" Nico almost relaxed only to scream in frustration when Rin's wings spread and she took off into the air through the petals of the flowers around her. Rin landed on a flower happily, laughing at Nico's angry expression when she joined her. "Say, what flowers are these?"

"If you paid attention when you're taught these things..."

"You don't listen in class, either!"

Nico twitched, but eyed over the yellow coloured flowers. She landed on one softly and huffed. She may not be the smartest fairy out there, but she at least knew about what flower was what. "These are dandelions, Rin. They're also those puffy ones-"

"These ones?" Rin fluttered over to the sphere shaped flower, eyeing over the seeds with wide eyes. "You can blow these away, can't you?" Nico nodded shortly, moving to a flower closer to the ginger. "Great! Do you think I can do it?"

"If you have the breath to do it." Rin sucked in a deep breath, her chest heaving as she blew out as heavily as she could. She beamed when the seeds started to part from the base. Nico reached up and caught one gently, smiling a tad as Rin cheered loudly.

"Did 'ya see that, Nico-chan?! I did it, nya!" Nico twirled the seed between her fingers, humming as Rin blew more off the base. She did have to admit, it was very pretty out here.

The two froze when heavy thumps echoed through the open field. Nico's gaze snapped up, spotting humans only a few metres away. She quickly stuffed the seed between her coat and shirt before diving at Rin and forcing her hood over her head. "Stay hidden!" She hissed lowly. Rin was younger than her, so it was her job to protect her, regardless of what was threatening them.

"But they don't even look bad!" Rin reasoned. "Why do we have to be so wary of them?!" Nico pressed her fingers to the younger girl's mouth in an attempt to hush her as the humans got closer. Rin struggled to tear her hands away, "I don't fink t-they're bad-!" Nico ushered her under the safety of one of the poppies, the scarlet petals casting a shadow over the two.

"They just are! They're dangerous, even if they don't know we're here! They're like, a thousand times bigger than you, Rin! Think rationally for once-!" Nico sealed her lips shut when a foot stopped in front of them. The human's voices were loud and rung in their ears, followed by the echoing of their heartbeats. The foot twisted, the grass and flowers crunching beneath them. The two fairies remained perfectly still, waiting for a moment they could slip by without fear of getting found.