No More Faith, No more trust

The sound of tinkling bells rings out behind you. You think you hear laughter. There's nothing there. Or there soon won't be.

[offactsandfey-blog]

Liliana didn’t mean tot cause the other woman and judgement. She simply knew they both knew better than it being foster who was throwing people out. Their kind were dying and as much as she didn’t want to admit it…. it was the truth. “I’m not dumb. I know what the point is… but I know he won’t listen. I don’t care. I wanted to check on you… so I did~” She chimed. Shrugging. Liliana didn’t mean to break rules. She just… she knew that sometimes you had to go out of your way to show kindness to those who otherwise didn’t have it. 

[allbadjustnow-blog]

Tinkerbell avoided eye contact with the other fae while she spoke, focusing hard on the ground. When she had lived at Pixie Hollow - a very long time ago, it was true - she had liked the other woman, even if she came off somewhat naive. She still kind of did to the blonde, especially when she started spouting sentimental things like this. But still... She hadn’t seen one of her kind in so long, or anyone else in that matter. Not that she wanted to, she thought quickly, but now that Liliana was here... It was difficult not to remember being around her old friends. She shifted uncomfortably, crossing her arms and finally looking at Liliana. “And now you have. I’m sure you have more important things to be doing. I, personally, thought about looking for things to build.” She stuck her nose in the air, as if to prove that she wasn’t wasting away listlessly. She could still tinker, as was her old vocation. 

[offactsandfey-blog]

“No…” She gave Tinkerbell a bit of a look but it wasn’t harsh or angry. It was simply a knowing look. She knew better, as did Liliana. That would actually be better, in her opinion. “That’s okay… maybe that’s part of the problem… maybe we shouldn’t try to forget anyone. Or ignore them.” She shrugged a bit. The truth was she liked Tinkerbell. She thought she was brave for having spent time with the lost boys like she did. And to stay on her own. Liliana couldn’t do that. She was too timid.

[allbadjustnow-blog]

Trying to avoid Liliana’s knowing gaze (it was one of those looks that had you judging every little thing you did), Tinkerbell looked down at her scuffling feet, as if to look for something. “Maybe you should try telling that to Foster. He won’t listen. That’s the point of Banishment, Liliana. You’re supposed to be ignored. That’s what it is.” Like a game. If you were playing hide and seek, but everyone kept walking around and not hiding, then the whole point of the game would go to shreds. The seeker wouldn’t be the seeker anymore, they would just be a very foolish looking person, standing and yelling angrily at their friends. 

[offactsandfey-blog]

Liliana shrugged it off and gave a little half smile. “I know- but I don’t care. There aren’t many of us left… I don’t know. I just wanted to make sure nothing had happened.” In truth, she’d had a bad dream the previous night and had ended up checking in on many of the fae that she could find Just to make sure.

[allbadjustnow-blog]

Tinkerbell snorted, running her hand over the bark of her tree. “What, is Foster throwing out more of you?” She knew that this wasn’t the case, but she couldn’t hep but feel resentful towards her ‘king’. Not that he was a patch on Peter as a leader. “I’m sure he’d want you to focus your resources on Pixie Hollow, rather than outcasts.”

[thequeen-nerissa]

“Pretty,” Nerissa thought, looking down at the flower she had just picked. These pretty little things that grow on the soil do seem to amaze her quite a little. 

At the sound of the girl’s voice, Nerissa looked up lazily, unfazed. She only tilted her head, knowing full well who it was that had just yelled at her. The white blonde hair, the fair complexion. It was none other than Tinkerbell. Of course Nerissa knew her. “Tinkerbell…why so hostile? I’m only here to see these little earth seaweeds,” Nerissa told the other girl with a wide smile.

[allbadjustnow-blog]

At the sight of the mermaid queen, Tinkerbell stopped in her rage. Somewhat. At least, she didn’t rush at her, as she’d been preparing to do. “Nerissa.” She might have been hot-headed, but Tinkerbell wasn’t stupid. She knew that mermaids -and this mermaid especially - were not to be trifled with. “You can’t just be here to look at flowers,” she said, finally.

[offactsandfey-blog]

Liliana jumped and spun around to face the other fairy. “Sorry?” She tilted rr head to the side. Not getting the saying but understanding the ‘you get out of here’. She wasn’t snooping through items… She had come to check on Tinkerbell… She just hadn’t found her when she first arrived. “I .. Just wanted to make sure you’re doing okay…” Sure she shouldn’t meddle really, and Tinkerbell probably didn’t want her checking up on her. But there weren’t many fairies left… Plus, Liliana never really knew when not to stick her nose in things.




[allbadjustnow-blog]

Seeing Liliana, Tinkerbell’s body flooded with shock. What on earth was she doing here? A banished fae would usually be forgotten by the others, or at least they would try to forget. It wasn’t a pleasant set of affairs. Liliana had always been too soft for her own good, though. Tinkerbell stood stock still for a few moments, staring over at the other fae. “I’m fine. You shouldn’t be here.”

[warriordakota-blog]

Dakota rolled his eyes as soon as he heard the shouting. He’d known someone lived here, but the forest was so tranquil, he didn’t suspect they were even around. “Private property?” He echoed the words, as if doing so would help him understand the implication. Like the way Native Haven belonged to his people? And Pixie Hollow to the faeries? The notion made him huff a laugh at the fairy. Somewhere in the back of his mind, he knew it was immature to retort, but it didn’t stop the words from spilling out. “Draw a line then, never-bug.”

[allbadjustnow-blog]

By now, the fairy was fuming, flitting towards the young man at an alarming speed. “Maybe I did, and maybe you trampled all over it with your massive, silly feet!” She hadn’t, the thought never having occurred to her. But it now seemed like a good idea and she didn’t want to give him credit for it. 

[allbadjustnow-blog]

“Hey!” 

Tinkerbell had only left her tree house for a minute, yet when she came back, someone was poking around her clearing. Now that was not allowed. “You get out of here! This is private property!” One of the Lost Boys she remembered had been fond of saying that. She wasn’t certain she was using it right, but it at least sounded impressive.