Peaches | Gloxinia

08| Not Ready

Mira POV

I felt my eyes open slowly and I felt a groggy feeling wash over me.

Where was I? I looked around slowly to see I was lying on a tree and my family's tree house was right behind me. I didn't remember walking here so how was it that I was here?

"You're awake?"

I looked beside me to see Gloxinia sitting there. I felt a smile make its way on my face and I sat up slowly.

We made eye contact for a couple seconds before he reached his hand out. I stiffened only to relax when he began taking grass out of my hair.

What was I getting so nervous for?

"Mira...thinking back I'm really happy you asked me to be friends with you."

I smiled as I rubbed my eyes,"This is rare. Did something happen?"

"Nothing much," he said, " I just took Gerheade home and then came here. I was planning on dropping you off in your tree house but when I got here no one was home."

I faced him before smiling,"My parents went to protect the forest yesterday. I got a little depressed yesterday and I really appreciate it how you cheered me up. It got me thinking..."

I looked into Gloxinia's golden eyes to see he was looking straight into mine," I'm really happy we're friends."

Gloxinia narrowed his eyes, " You sound disappointed somehow though."

I gave a fake smile," Do I?"

"You know Mira if there's something you want to tell me you can always just say it."

My eyes widened a bit as I felt a light breeze blow through the forest.

"Gloxinia I..."

Just say it.

"I..."

I can't. I'm not ready.

"I think I should go inside now."

He nodded,"I understand."

I got up and flew to the top of my tree before opening the door, "Hey Gloxinia!"

He looked up from the ground at me.

"You're amazing!" I said.

I saw him smile before waving and walking away and I felt a smile grow on my face.

It was confirmed. I liked him.

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Gloxinia POV

When was it exactly that I began to like Mira?

I wasn't so sure myself. I couldn't really put my finger on it. It just kind of happened. After a while I would catch myself thinking of her and it was a little confusing. What did it mean to like someone?

I didn't know the answer but what I did know was that when I was around Mira I felt warm inside.

I looked up at the moon as the wind blew violently through the forest. It was cold.

I took a deep breath out before flying through the forest quickly.

I now knew Mira liked me to some degree. Despite that I wouldn't say anything. There was no way I could.

I wanted everything to come naturally.

I continued flying until I made it the ginormous tree in our forest. I looked down at the writing as I skimmed my fingers over the writing.

233 days left.

I frowned. What was the point of all this?

Why was this job so important to so many fairies? This would only divide us. If it really wanted to pick a fairy king why couldn't it just do it out of the blue?

So many fairies were out there training hard for a position only one fairy could get. It was a waste of time and only going to hurt them.

There was a silence as I glared at the tree knowing it could end up hurting a certain someone.

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Mira... what would you do if you didn't become the ruler of fairies?

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Mira, why do you want to become the ruler of fairies?

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The answers were mysteries to me.

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