John had quickly followed the cries, until it lead him to Burr. One leg was clearly not the way it was supposed to be and there was a definite red spot by his fury head. John locked his hands behind his head, feeling panicky. After being in the army for 8 years, you would think John would be more okay with the idea of injuries and death. But that wasn’t supposed to happen here. This was his safe space. And not to his cat. John, looked to Felicity, very thankful that she was here, and that she was taking charge of this situation. A task. Towel. Gauze. This was something John could control. He could do this. He gave her a quick nod, words beyond him at this point before dashing into his house, and heading straight to the restroom. He had a pretty legit medical, first aid kit on hand, just in case. He didn’t want to waste time going through it, so he just grabbed the whole thing, a clean towel and ran back out, he was gone for maybe a minute. His eyes went straight to Burr lying on the ground, and Felicity crouching over him, sprinkling… something that didn’t look like anything he’d ever seen before, anything he could fully wrap his mind around. And instantly, it seemed Burr was breathing a little easier. His brain literally could not make sense of what he had just saw. “What… what the hell what that? What… What just happened?” he stuttered, confusion and something like shock clear in his tone.
Felicity knew that giving John a task would help him not freak out as much, she had learned that with her grandfather, it was clearly a military thing. She also knew that he probably had a very good first aid kit in the house for the exact same reason. The brunette heard his voice and she cursed herself inwardly for even trying to use magic around someone who she wasn’t sure knew anything about magic. “John...” Her head turned and she held up her hands. “Look, this is probably going to sound insane, but...it was pixie dust.”
“We should start our own club.” Kim said joking but it was nice to make friends and Felicity seemed like someone Kim could get along with. “Yeah, it’s amazing. It just feels like nothing has changed since childhood and I like that.” She loved being Ron’s partner in crime - literally. Just they didn’t break the law, they enforced it. “If I had the time I would.”
“Cool kids club, unite!” Felicity said with a grin and the fact that Kim got to work with her best friend just made Felicity’s heart happy. “That is so amazing. I can only imagine how great that is.” She said when she heard her alarm on her phone go off, signaling it was time for her to head to class. “Oh crap! I didn’t realize how late it was. I have to run off to my lab, but it was so great seeing you!” The brunette said with a smile and wave before she ran off.
Kim had ended up in Pleasure Island, she was looking for some fun. Obviously no law breaking, just good old fashioned fun. She had ordered a few shots of tequila and she turned to someone at the bar, “Do you want a shot?”
Felicity had actually managed to convince herself to go out to Pleasure Island alone, not knowing if she’d make any new friends or just see old ones. She smiled when she saw Kim and nodded at the question. “I’d love one. I should loosen up a bit.” The brunette said with a laugh.
“Exactly,” he agreed with a chuckle, relieved that she seemingly understood where he was coming from and didn’t think he was just insane. That was what he loved so much about this town and WDPA specifically: magic was all around. “Well thank you,” he said with a small grin, her compliment warming his cheeks slightly. “I don’t think being angry all the time yields the best results, especially when coaching young people. But I’ve certainly had coaches like that.”
“I don’t understand how anyone would think that being that angry and cruel would actually get anyone to do better at something.” She said with a shake of her head. “By the way, if you ever want a running partner, I’m in.” the brunette said with a smile.
“Oh come on you can totally pull this off.” He smirked as he done a slow turn so he could show all of it off. “Ah the real thing is better than the imagination for once, point for real world.” He chuckled. “It really is amazing isn’t it?”
“Point for the real world indeed.” She said with a laugh. “Where did you get it? I think I need to get one of my own, or at least something like it.”
John, even in his haste opened the door of his Jeep for Felicity before getting into the car, and starting it up. He held the wheel tightly to keep his hands from shaking and payed extreme attention to the road, trying not to think about what could be waiting for him at his house. He drove them quickly towards his house, definitely going over the speed limit, but not so much that it would be deemed driving recklessly. “He, uh,” it took him a moment to refocus and listen to what she was asking. “He’s not a young cat. He’s 8 years old. But other than his age, in really good health.” He took a deep breath, scrubbing a hand over his face, before putting it back on the wheel, continuing his death grip. He a few minutes later he pulled into his driveway in front of his little two bedroom home. He pushed his door open, he heard Burr’s soft little cries.
Felicity couldn’t help but notice that John took the time to open the car door for her, even though he was clearly in a rush, and it made her smile to herself a bit. She could tell he was worried as he drove and she couldn’t blame him, but she knew that more than likely save the cat, even if she had to use some fairy magic to do it, she would just have to get him out of the room if it came to that. “It’s going to be okay, John. I don’t like to sound cocky, but I’m very good at my job.” The brunette said, trying her best to be reassuring, and soon enough they were in the driveway and she was out of the car. Her ears perked up at the sound of a crying animal and she followed John until she found Burr, noticing immediately that one of his legs was broken and that he had coughed up some blood, meaning there was internal bleeding. “Can you get me a towel and some gauze so I can wrap his leg until we can get him to the clinic?” Felicity knelt down next to Burr and waited for John to exit the room before she reached in her bag and pulled out some pixie dust to cure the internal bleeding. She sprinkled it over Burr, speaking lowly so that John wouldn’t hear her, but she had no idea he’d come back in already.
“It really is terrible. The good side of me wants to believe they all had good intentions, maybe they all should have just fostered for a time instead of taking the full commitment you know?”
“That’s exactly what they should have done. At least then I wouldn’t want to slap them. Honestly, it’s things like this that make me want to just suffer through and get an apartment so I can save one or two of them.”
“Sweetie I was born ready” Ariel grinned as she wiggled her eyebrows. Ariel had been a bit of a party girl in her early college days and that wild kid still came out sometimes. Tonight she was sure it was going to.
Felicity loved how playful and fun Ariel was and she hoped it rubbed off on her more and more. “Should we Uber or walk?”
“Well good, glad someone does. I promise to make it as fun as possible without going overboard.” She told her. Perrie smiled softly and nodded. “Yeah, he’s a really nice guy, I’m glad we’re friends. He’s got this super fluffy dog too named Max, you’d love him Fawn.”
“I could probably use a little bit of overboard, if we’re being honest.” Felicity said with a laugh and smiled. “Oh I do love a good dog. Is this the same Eric that dates Sabrina? I think I remember her mentioning a dog named Max too.”
“Thank you and the same to you.” Kim smiled, she wasn’t fishing for compliments but it was nice to hear. “He did, which is awesome.” She smiled, it was nice to see Ron all the time. Some things will never change. “I wish I could but I work all the time which isn’t fair.”
“Thanks.” Felicity said with a smile, it was nice to hear people think that she was cool even if she didn’t always believe it herself. “That’s amazing. Are you guys partners?” She thought it was so cool that friends could chase their dreams together, unfortunately she just didn’t have any who also wanted to be vets. “That’s a good reason not to get one. They do need lots of love and attention.”
“Well, I don’t think I was as cool as the Scooby gang but something like that.” Kim laughed, she missed her care free adventures but loved her job as well. “Yeah. I bet that’s rewarding as well. I’ve always wanted to get a pet, just never got round to it.”
“Well I think you’re pretty freaking cool, if that means anything.” Felicity said with a smile. “Did your friend get a job at the station too?” She was curious if they still got to work together. “I love it. If I could have one in the dorms I would in a heartbeat.”
In his panic, John had totally forgotten that she told him she was a vet student and worked at the hospital. There was, arguably, no better person for him to be with when this happened. He nodded his head emphatically. “Oh my god, yes please! That would be amazing. So amazing! I don’t know how bad it is, but apparently it was bad enough to call…” he trailed off, shaking his head. Focus. “My car is parked outside,” he quickly checked the table, pausing for a second to look at her meaningfully. “Thank you,” he said seriously, before leading her out the door and to his car.
Usually Felicity would second guess getting in a relative stranger’s car, but John gave her good vibes and there was an animal in trouble, which took precedent. “Of course. Don’t even think twice about it. Let’s go.” She followed him out to his car, thankful that she had walked here since it was so close to campus, and she was going over her triage tasks in her head so she didn’t mess this up. “Is Burr in good health? Just so I know what symptoms are from the fight and what is possibly something else.”
“Oh thanks hun” Sabrina grinned brightly. “That’s sweet of you.” Truthfully it was a lot and Sabrina didn’t want to burden the other woman with all of her troubles. “The same goes for you, you know if you need anything or a listening ear.” Sabrina offered to the other woman. “Oh am I ever?” Sabrina laughed. “Let’s get this show on the road.”
“I will keep that in mind for sure.” Felicity wasn’t sure who she could and couldn’t trust with the truth about being a fairy, so she probably would continue to keep it to herself, but it was nice to know Sabrina returned her sentiments. “Party time!!” She said with a grin and followed Sabrina, because she had no idea where she was going.
Where: The edge of the protective bubble
When: 1am on May 1, 2020
Notes: Felicity stretches her wings for the first time in months
Felicity closed her eyes and took a deep breath, as deep as her lungs could take, as the breeze blew gently against her features. It had been months since she’d been there last. Constant school assignments, a working at the shelter, and of course the quarantine had kept her away since late Fall. With Springtime right around the corner, the air felt fresher and lighter, the days warmer and longer. The return of the sun and its warmth woke something deep within her soul. Something that had been compressed for many months, aching to be set free. So, with her first weekend off in months, Felicity traveled North to a secluded area at the edge of the protective bubble around Santa Monica.
When she was ready, centered to her core, she took her jacket off and laid it on a nearby rock. Then, about ten feet from the edge of a cliff, Felicity broke into a run. While anyone else would stop at the edge, she pushed off, reveling in the feeling of the wind in her hair as she fell, closer and closer to the earth below. The adrenaline of the free fall awoke that primal part of her that rested within her soul, and as soon as it took hold, out came her wings, the breeze making it easy to flutter in the air.
As the moonlight broke through the horizon, Felicity soared over the tops of trees before dipping down towards a lake. The wind beneath her wings felt like liberation, like going home after being homesick for years. The tips of her fingers brushed the water, breaking the smooth glass illusion that the previously undisturbed water held. As she cut through the sky, Felicity wished she could fly like this more often, uninhibited and free. But she knew she was needed in back in town.
Though she loved flying, the first time flying after months of not doing so quickly drained her energy. When she felt herself becoming tired, Felicity quickly returned from the cliff she had jumped from. As soon as her feet touched the ground, she pulled her wings back into herself. She breathed heavily, trying to catch her breath before driving back to her flat, and returning to the sounds of a late night on campus.
With nothing left to do until the next afternoon, Felicity collapsed onto the couch, quickly falling into dreamland.
“I think so too that’s a good one.” Ariel nodded. Blue and yellow were two of her favorite colors so you could see a lot of that in Ariel’s wardrobe. When her friend came back out of the bathroom Ariel was in the middle of zipping up her own dress. Turning around she gasped. “Oh my god you look amazing.”
Felicity blushed, she was always a bit shocked when people said she looked good, even though she tried so hard to look as good as possible. “So do you. I love that color on you.” She smiled and grabbed her purse. “Ready when you are.”
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