The Last Faerie Princess
©2004
by Sandi Walker
This
is a work of fan fiction.
KISS
and their families are used for
entertainment
only and no offense is intended.
Other
characters are copyright of the author
and
should not be used without her permission.
CHAPTER 1
KISS
was going to be performing a concert in
Doc
McGhee had arranged for them to have a private castle in which to stay. It was known as Castle McGregor.
Due
to some cancelled interviews, Gene and Paul had extra time on their hands so
they decided to leave for
Upon
arriving at
“Are
we going to be there soon?” Sophie and Nick had each taken turns asking
this question earlier so by the time Evan asked the question the adults were
tired of hearing it.
“We
will be there soon. It does seem to
be out in the middle of no where.” Replied Paul with a sigh.
Finally,
the limousine pulled up to the large castle. They all got out, each stretching
and taking in their new surroundings.
As
Gene and Paul went to the door, Sophie looked out over the large green meadow
and watched in shock as she saw a cloaked figure gliding into the forest. Stranger still, as the cloaked figure
approached the trees they seemed to part and let the figure through.
Sophie
went running to her dad, "Daddy, Daddy, look, what is that?" she
asked as she pointed toward the forest.
By
the time Gene turned around the cloaked figure was gone.
"What
is it Sophie, I don't see anything."
Gene looked at his daughter as she looked back and forth between her
father and the trees all the time continuing to point.
Paul
paid no attention this exchange as he knocked on the door of the castle. There was no answer. He knocked again and waited, still there
was no answer. He turned to Gene, "Are
you sure we are in the right place?
Nobody seems to be home"
"This
is where the driver brought us. He
was supposed to know where we were going." Gene responded now as uncertain as Paul.
“We
did arrive early,” added
Paul
knocked one more time and was greeting by a gray haired woman who appeared to
be in her sixties.
"Can
I help you?" The woman asked.
"I
am Gene Simmons and this is Paul Stanley.” Gene jumped in. “Our manager, Doc McGhee, made a
reservation for us to stay here with our families."
"Oh,
you are early." A concerned
tone entering the woman’s voice.
"Yes,
I am sorry for the inconvenience.
Doc was supposed to notify you.” Gene answered. “Will this be a problem?"
Paul
was starting to worry. Had they
come all this way and not have a place to stay?
The
woman fidgeted nervously.
"Well, I suppose it will be all right. Come in. I will get my
husband."
Gene,
Paul,
"How
do you do? I am Michael McGregor. And you have already met my wife
Kathryn."
"How
do you do" replied Gene.
"I know we are a few days earlier than you expected. I hope this will not cause a problem for
you both. Doc McGhee was supposed
to notify you of the change in our plans."
"We
do not always get our messages, being so far from town. But it should not be a problem."
Mr. McGregor said. "We were
not expecting you today, but your rooms are ready. Kathryn, why don't you show our guest to
their rooms and I will see about their bags."
"Please
follow me." Kathryn addressed the group.
They
all followed Kathryn through the foyer and past the library to the large
staircase. Gene and Paul exchanged
glances as they both noticed that Kathryn appeared to be nervous as she showed
her guests to their rooms.
Kathryn
opened the door to a large bedroom of the left. "Mr. Simmons, this room will be for
you and Miss Tweed. Right across
the hall will be Sophie's room and next to that is Nicholas' room."
Kathryn
continued on to the next room and opening the door, "Mr. Stanley, this
room is for you. Evan's room is
right next door."
As
Kathryn took care of her guests, Michael brought up their luggage.
“Now
if there is anything you need just let us know.” Michael smiled at them warmly. “We were not expecting you for
dinner, but my Katie can whip up a stew, the like of which you have never
tasted before.”
“Oh,
go on with you Michael.” Kathryn blushed.
“It’s
true”, Michael continued proudly, “She is the best cook for miles
around.”
The
couple smiled at each other warmly.
It was apparent for all to see that they loved each other deeply.
“But
can she make good cookies?” Gene inquired innocently. Shannon and Paul both laughed.
“She’s
won prizes for her cookies.” Michael winked at Kathryn.
“I’ll
see if I can bake you some cookies tomorrow Mr. Simmons.” Kathryn continued blushing.
“Gene. Please call me Gene.”
Kathryn
and Michael nodded politely and left their guests to unpack
The
couple went into the library and shut the door away from prying eyes and
ears. "Michael, they are here
too early. What are we going to
do?" concern filling her voice.
"It
will be all right Kathryn. I will
go see Greagoir and explain the situation."
"What
if he gets mad?" Fear filling
her voice.
"It
will be all right. Don’t
worry." Michael kissed his
wife good-bye and
went
out the front door, heading toward the forest. Kathryn went to the kitchen to prepare
dinner for her guests, anxious for her husband’s return.
Kathryn
made stew for her guests and true to Michael’s word, it was the best stew
any of them had ever tasted. They
laughed amongst themselves and talked about the pending concert. Kathryn darted in and out of the dining
room. It was past dinnertime and
Michael had not returned. What was
taking so long?
"I
hope the rooms are to your liking." Kathryn said nervously as she made
another short appearance into the dining room. She continued to watch for her husband
to come home.
"They
are very nice. Thank you."
"Is
your husband joining us for dinner tonight?" Gene asked.
Kathryn
looked around, even more nervous than before, "He had to take care of
something. He should be returning
shortly. I will leave you to your
dinner now." Kathryn swiftly
left the dining room.
"Now,
that was rather strange." Remarked Paul. "Do you think there is something
going on here we do not know about?"
"Well,
we did show up a few days early.”
"I’m
sure that is it." Gene agreed
with
Sophie
asked, "Dad, what about that person I saw going into the forest?"
"What
person Sophie?" Gene quizzed
his daughter.
"There
was somebody going into the forest.
And the trees moved and they let him in." Sophie was getting rather excited. “When we got here. Don’t you remember?”
The
adults all laughed at what they considered the ramblings of an impressionable
young girl with too big an imagination.
"Sophie,
trees do not move." Laughed Nick.
"Yes,
they did." Sophie pouted. “I saw them.”
The
adults continued to laugh.
"Sophie, you are seeing things. Because we are in
"No
I'm not!” Sophie was getting
upset that no one believed her.
“I really saw it."
"Okay,
that is enough."
Evan
had not said very much during all of this.
"Okay Evan, you need to get some sleep too." Paul told his
son.
The
adults took their children upstairs tucked them in and decided that maybe it
was late and they should go to bed too.
The
members of KISS and their families retired for the evening. Kathryn went into the library and waited
for her husband to return, all the time pacing back and forth. Finally, Michael returned.
"Well,
Michael, is it all right?"
"Oh
Kathryn, you worry way too much.
Everything is okay. I
explained to Greagoir and he understands."
"Did
you see Sabrina?"
"No,
I did not see Sabrina. She was
visiting with her friends."
"We
are going to have to tell her as soon as she comes in.”
"I
know Kathryn. Maybe we could do it
tomorrow when she wakes up."
"Michael,
she will know children are in the house.
We have to tell her when she comes home."
"You
are right, as always, my dear. We
will wait for her to come home and then we will tell her."
Kathryn
and Michael waited in the library, watching for Sabrina to come home. It was almost dawn, when a cloaked
figure glided through the front door of the castle. As she made her way past the library
door, Michael called out to her.
"Sabrina, we need to speak to you please." The cloaked figure slowly crept into the
room.
"The
McGregor, am I in trouble?" It
was almost a whisper.
"What
makes you think you would be in trouble my dear?" Kathryn spoke gently to
the young girl.
"I
saw The McGregor with my father, and now you call me in to talk to me. Am I in trouble? Have I done something wrong?" There was a slight quiver in her voice.
"No
Sabrina" The McGregor replied reassuringly. "Come sit down we need to speak to
you."
Sabrina
sat down in the chair.
"Sabrina" Kathryn started, "we have visitors in your
castle"
"Visitors?"
Sabrina started to get excited, "Visitors, here?"
"We
have humans who are staying here and they have children." Kathryn told her young charge.
"Children!”
Sabrina's eyes got large as she got more and more excited. “Human children?" Jumping out of her chair, "I must
go. I must find them."
"Sabrina,”
The McGregor said forcefully.
“Sit down and listen.”
Reluctantly
Sabrina sat down but fidgeted in her chair, all the time planning on how she
would find the children.
“There
are two children. A boy, Evan and a
girl, Sophie. But you must leave
them alone." The McGregor
informed her.
"Oh,"
the excitement she once felt was gone from her voice. "I cannot see the children?"
"Not
tonight. It is late and they are
asleep. Besides you need your rest
too.” The McGregor stated.
“We
do not want you to bother them tonight.
They do not know about you."
Kathryn informed Sabrina.
"Tomorrow you can meet them.
Tonight I want you to go straight to your room. I will bring up your snack and tuck you
in."
"Yes,
Lady Kathryn" Sabrina said soberly.
The cloaked figure left the den and went up the stairs.
Michael
raised an eyebrow and looked at his wife, "Do you think she is going to
her room Kathryn?"
"Oh
Michael, of course not, she has gone to look for the children. You knew she would as soon as she walked
out of the room."
"Aye,
I suppose I did know."
"I'll
take a tray up to her room and meet her there." Lady Kathryn picked up the cloak Sabrina
had dropped on her way out of the room.
Suddenly,
Sabrina came flying back into the room.
"The McGregor! You told me there were two children. There are not two children, there are
three children." Sabrina was
thrilled.
Michael
looked at Sabrina who was floating 6 feet above him. "Sabrina, there are two
children. A boy and a girl."
"No,
The McGregor!" Sabrina was almost shouting from excitement. "There are three. There are two boys and a girl.” Sabrina flew down to look The McGregor
in the eyes. She was so close their
noses almost touched. “I saw
them."
"But
Sabrina,” Michael tried to explain, “Nicholas isn't a child. He is almost grown."
"But
in his heart he is still a child. I
felt him. There are three
children. And if I say there are
three children then there are three children." Sabrina flew to the ceiling and extended
her arms and her wings as far as she could with all her dignity and regal
bearing. "I say there are
three children. And I am the
Princess."
Lady
Kathryn walked back in, witnessing Sabrina’s announcement. "Princess, these are humans. They
do not fall under your rule. You
can not command them."
Depressed,
her wings slumped and she slowly floated down to the floor. "But there are three children Lady
Kathryn." Sabrina whined. "And I have given them my
protection." Sabrina straightened her shoulders suddenly feeling very
proud of herself.
"I
thought I told you to go to your room Sabrina." Kathryn reprimanded
slightly. Sabrina flew to Lady
Kathryn’s side, her head hung low.
"I
know. But I could not help
myself." With pleading eyes, Sabrina tried to explain, "There are
children in my castle, Lady Kathryn, there are children."
"Did
you wake them?"
"No. I was very quiet." Sabrina
whispered, a spark of excitement returning to her voice.
"All
right Sabrina. There are three
children.” Lady Kathryn
finally agreed with Sabrina.
“Now it is time for you to go up and go to bed. We will see the children
tomorrow." Lady Kathryn again
assumed her mother role.
"You
will let me speak to the children?"
Sabrina was hopeful as she began to float in front of Lady Kathryn.
"Yes,
Sabrina. But they do not know about
you, so I have to tell them about you first. Will you let me tell them about
you?" Lady Kathryn spoke as if
she was speaking to a 5 year old child.
"I
can do that Lady Kathryn. I can
tell them who I am."
Excitement had returned to Sabrina.
"No
Sabrina, I need to tell them before you do." Lady Kathryn smiled at her charge,
"they might not believe in you."
Sabrina
stopped and looked at Lady Kathryn with a shocked expression, "Not believe
in me? How could they not believe
in me?"
"They
are human, and not all humans believe in faeries."
"Oh,
but these are children Lady Kathryn.” Sabrina grinned. “All children believe in
faeiries."
Lady
Kathryn smiled. "Tomorrow you
can see the children. Now come
here, I will take you to bed."
Lady
Kathryn took Sabrina by the hand and walked her upstairs to her bedroom.
Sabrina’s
room was very special, one that is fit for a princess.
The
castle was the home of a faerie princess, naturally, it was also enchanted. A tree grew in the corner of
Sabrina’s room, as part of the foundation. Her bed was a large leaf that grew from
the tree. One wall was actually a
waterfall that fell into a pond.
There were flowers growing through the floor and large toadstools acted
as chairs. Tree roots grew in front
of the window forming a bench where Sabrina could sit and look out the
window.
Lady
Kathryn gave Sabrina a cup of honey with cream and then tucked her into
bed. "Sweet dreams my
Princess. We will see you in the
morning."
As
Lady Kathryn was leaving the room Sabrina stretched and yawned, "Good
night Lady Kathryn."
Lady
Kathryn smiled at the princess who was already fast asleep, then turned to go
back downstairs to her husband.
"Do
you think they suspect anything my dear?” Asked Michael.
"No. I believe she was very quiet and did not
wake them.” Kathryn was
becoming concerned at the thought of the next day. “We are going to have to tell them
tomorrow first thing in the morning.
I am afraid of how they are going to react."
“We
cannot tell them everything." Replied Michael.
"No."
agreed Lady Kathryn, "We will only tell them about Sabrina."
CHAPTER
3
The
next morning, the houseguests all assembled in the dining room for breakfast.
Nick
was the first to start the morning's conversation. "I had the strangest dream last
night."
His
father, not really paying much attention, his mind on the business papers in
front of him, "That's nice."
"No
dad, it was really a strange dream.”
Nick insisted. “ I
dreamed this girl came into my room.
She was flying and then she kissed me on the forehead."
Lady
Kathryn looked at her husband, neither said a word.
"I
had that dream too." Evan joined in the conversation.
Sophie
said, "It was a faerie who came into the room."
"Oh
children,"
Michael
decided now might be a good time to tell his houseguests about Sabrina. " Do you believe in faeries?"
Sophie
got very excited, "Oh yes, I believe."
"Oh…faeries
are for kids,” Nicholas laughed at his sister.
Evan
was not sure what to say. He did
not want anyone to think he was a baby; he was trying to be as grown up as
Nick. But he was not sure if he
believed in faeries or not. And he was not about to admit to anyone that just
possibly he did believe.
"I
don’t care what you say Nick, I know it was a faerie who came into my
room last night." Sophie was getting angry with her brother.
"Well,
Sophie, if you are a good girl maybe the faerie will come back tonight."
Gene laughed at what he considered the innocent fantasy of his young daughter.
Lady
Kathryn could stand it no longer.
"Sophie, faeries do exist.
In fact, it was a faerie that came to visit you last night. Her name is Sabrina and this is actually
her castle. We are just the
caretakers here."
"Faeries,"
Nick argued, "that is a story for kids. You are making this all up for Sophie's
sake."
Lady
Kathryn looked at Nick, "Nicholas, Princess Sabrina believes in your heart
you are a child and that is why she came to visit you, and to give you her
protection."
Shocked,
"What do you mean she gave me her protection?"
"Her
kiss. Any of the magic folk will be
able to see it and will know you are under the protection of the Princess
Sabrina. They will not try to play
tricks on you. Sometimes the
leprechauns have a tendency to play pranks on their unsuspecting victims."
"Oh,
you are just teasing." Nick responded.
Lady
Kathryn did not say anything more; she simply walked out of the room.
"Dad,"
Sophie started again "I know it was a faerie that came into my room last
night."
"Yes,
Sophie." Was all he would
say. "Let's talk about
something else now."
CHAPTER
4
Gene
and Paul had a busy day ahead of them.
There were TV and radio interviews to do and pictures to be taken to
promote their upcoming concerts.
The limousine pulled into the drive and, dressed in their costumes and
make-up, Gene, Paul, and their families, headed out to do their interviews. Sophie looked back at the castle hoping
to find the window of Sabrina’s room and maybe catch a glimpse of
her. The interviews were going to
last most of the day and so no one was sure what time they would come
back. Sophie couldn’t wait to
get back to the castle.
Princess
Sabrina slept all day, dreaming about meeting the children. Finally late in the afternoon, Sabrina
woke up and went rushing downstairs toward the library to find her guests.
"Children. Children." No one answered. All was quiet in the castle. ‘Where could they be? Are they playing a game with me?’ Sabrina was becoming worried
“Lady Kathryn?" she whispered, from nowhere Lady Kathryn was by her
side.
"Yes
Sabrina?"
"I
cannot find the children. Where are
the children? You said I could meet
the children today. Did you tell
them about me?" Sabrina was
getting more and more excited the longer she talked.
"So
many questions." Lady Kathryn
smiled.
"Lady
Kathryn…." Sabrina was running out of patience.
"The
children are with their parents.
They went into the city."
"Ohhhh"
Sabrina's shoulders slumped in disappointment. "I wanted to talk to the
children."
"They
will be back soon, Sabrina. And
yes, I told the children about you.
But I don't think they believed me."
Sabrina's
head snapped up "What? Not
believe in faeiries? Oh Lady
Kathryn, you must be mistaken."
"Maybe
I am Sabrina. Maybe when they see
you they will believe."
"Oh,
I cannot wait for the children." Sabrina started dancing around the
room. "They are so
pretty."
Lady
Kathryn smiled as she began to tell Sabrina about the children. "The
little girl's name is Sophia and she is 12. The little boy is Evan he is almost 10,
and Nicholas is the tall one."
"Oh,
Nicholas is so pretty." Sabrina said dreamily. Her hands clasped together as she
floated around the room.
"He
is handsome, not pretty." Corrected Lady Kathryn.
"Oh,
he is pretty." Ignoring Lady
Kathryn’s correction.
Lady
Kathryn just smiled. "Okay
Sabrina, he is pretty. Instead of
flying around here, why don't you go into the forest now? Your parents will be waiting for
you."
"I
wanted to see the children before I left." Sabrina pouted.
"But
they are not here. You can see them
tomorrow."
“Tomorrow. I don’t want to wait another
day. I want to see them
now.” Suddenly Sabrina's head
snapped up, "I know. I will
ask my father if the children can come to the festival. Do you think it will be all right Lady
Kathryn?" Sabrina inquired of her caretaker.
"It
is up to your father Sabrina."
"Oh,
it will be all right. I know he
will say yes." Sabrina clapped
her hands in joy as she quickly raced to her room to get her cloak, now anxious
to head out for the forest.
Lady
Kathryn laughed at the excitement Sabrina was displaying. Sometimes it was hard to believe that
Sabrina was 250 years old. In many
ways she acted like and still retained the innocence of the children she loved
so much.
CHAPTER
5
Sabrina
set out toward the forest. How
would she ask her father about the children? He could be stubborn sometimes. She had to come up with a
plan.
Sabrina
reached the forest, as if on cue, the trees moved aside to welcome her into
their domain. "Good afternoon
Mr. Tree. Isn't it a lovely
day? Did you know there are
children at my castle?"
There
was a rustling in the trees, as the trees spoke to her. Sabrina smiled and waved as she passed
them, heading farther into the forest.
At
the center of the forest was a clearing this was her destination. Sabrina hung her cloak on a nearby tree
limb and ran into the middle of the clearing.
"Sabrina's
here! Sabrina's here!" Excited voices rang out from all over the
clearing. In the blink of an eye
the clearing was filled with faeries.
Tiny faeries. Actually, they
were normal size for faeries; Sabrina was the one that was different.
"My
daughter has returned safely to us once again." Proclaimed King
Greagoir.
"Oh
father, I am so excited. There are
human children at my castle!” squealed Sabrina.
There
was a murmur among the faeries, "Children."
"We
know my daughter.”
"Queen Leanna smiled.
“Are they being nice to you?"
"I
haven't met them yet." Sabrina said dejectedly. "But I gave them my
protection." She replied proudly.
Sabrina had never given anyone her protection before.
"You
did? Does The McGregor know about
this?" inquired King Greagoir.
"Yes,
I told him very first thing." Sabrina's confidence now started to waver.
"Father, I was wondering if it would be all right if the children came to
the festival?" The words were
out before she could stop herself from speaking.
A
hush fell over the clearing. All
the faeries stopped in mid flight to hear what King Greagoir would say. Sabrina did not breathe as she waited
for the response from her father.
What would she do if he said no?
"Is
this what you really want?" King Greagoir asked sternly.
"Yes
father. I truly want them to
come.” Hesitantly she
added, “And maybe you could
make them small and they could fly with us too?"
King
Greagoir looked to his wife. In all
her life, his daughter had never asked such a thing. Could he tell her no? How could he deny her when she had such
a pleading look on her face? Fate
had dealt her such a terrible blow, how could he tell her no?
The
tension in the air was thick, everyone waiting; Sabrina's heart was pounding so
hard in her chest she thought everyone could hear. He just couldn't tell her no….could
he?
The
King looked from Sabrina and then again, back to his wife. Queen Leanna nodded her head
slightly. So slightly, no one but
the King saw.
"Sabrina,
this festival is for the wee folk of our forest. We have never allowed strangers to
attend."
Sabrina's
heart started to break. Tears
formed in her eyes, she bowed her head waiting for the final word from her
father. Tears began to trickle down
her face, which she quickly wiped away before anyone could see. But her mother did see.
"Greagoir,
do not tease our daughter."
Sabrina's
head snapped up. What had her
mother said? Did she hear
correctly? Were they going to allow
the children to attend the festival?
"Sabrina,
these children must be very special for you to give them your protection and
for you to make such a request.
Because they are that special to you, then they have our permission to
attend the festival and fly with you."
Sabrina
soared over their heads turning and spinning. She was overjoyed. The children could come to her
festival. She couldn't wait to tell
them.
King
Greagoir took his wife's hand as they watched their only daughter flying
through the trees. Never before had
they seen her so energized.
"You
have made her so happy my husband.
Thank you." Queen
Leanna kissed her husband on the cheek and they smiled at each other and
continued to watch Sabrina twist and turn above their heads.
Despite
her size Sabrina was the most graceful of faeries. She presented a beautiful sight in her
long lavender gown and her wings of lavender and blue.
Sabrina
spent the day with her friends, darting in and out of the trees playing games,
and talking about the upcoming festival.
The
moon came out and Sabrina knew it was getting late.
"Father,
I am going home early tonight."
"Why
Sabrina?” Worry in her
father’s voice. “Did I
not give you what you wanted?
I said the children could attend the festival”.
"Oh
yes, it is exactly what I wanted.
Now, I want to tell the children.
They have been with their parents all day. I so want to see them."
"Go
back to your castle my daughter. Go
see the children and invite them to the festival. You can come back tomorrow and tell me
of their excitement."
Sabrina
kissed her mother and father good-bye, waved to her friends and gathering her
cloak, left the forest.
"Good
evening, Mr. Tree. My father said
the children could come to the festival.
Isn't that wonderful?"
The
trees rustled again, as it answered her question. Sabrina smiled, said good-bye to the
trees and hurried back home.
The
closer she got to the castle the quicker she walked. The McGregor had made her promise never
to fly when she was outside where people might see her. It might be bad if people knew she could
fly. Sabrina was always very
careful. Tonight is was so hard not
to fly. She wanted to see the
children so badly.
She
arrived at the castle and hurried in the front door.
"Lady
Kathryn? Are the children
back?" Sabrina called out.
In
anticipation of her arrival, Lady Kathryn was waiting near the foyer. "No my dear, the children are not
back yet. But they should be here
soon. Why don't you wait in the
library? You can see them
when they come in."
Sabrina
waited in the library, pacing back and forth. 'Where are the children? What is taking so long?' Sabrina was
getting very impatient. Faeries are
not known for their patience and Sabrina was at the end of hers.
CHAPTER
6
Sabrina
paced back and forth in the library, waiting. Then, streaming through the window there
was a light. Sabrina quickly ran to
the window and saw a car pull up in the drive. 'They are here!' Sabrina became
so excited she found herself flying around the ceiling. Back and forth she flew, from the floor
back up to the ceiling. The
anticipation was almost too much for her.
'Why have they not come inside?'
The
front door opened. First to enter
was Sophie, she walked past the door to the library and stopped. Sabrina was smiling and clapping her
hands, 'The children'.
Sophia stopped quickly at the door.
Evan was right behind her and then Nick who almost tripped over the two
younger children.
"Sophie,
why did you stop?" Nicholas was short with his sister.
Sophie,
with her mouth wide open, could not utter a sound but could only point. There in the library was Sabrina, with
wings extended, flying close to the ceiling, clapping her hands and smiling.
"What
is wrong with you kids?" Gene said impatiently.
"Look."
Was all any of them could say.
Gene,
Paul, and Shannon all looked into the library and saw Sabrina.
Sabrina
started to fly toward the children when she stopped. There was not one, but two demons in
front of her. Sabrina screamed, she
flew into the ceiling hitting her head and kept flying erratically. She flew back and forth hitting the
walls and ceiling continuing to scream.
"Shit…."
came from an astonished Gene.
"Oh
my, god." Said an equally astonished
Lady
Kathryn appeared at the door and surveying the scene knew what had
happened. She walked into the
library past her shocked guests.
"Brini."
she said calmly. Sabrina saw Lady
Kathryn, and flew straight into her outstretched arms. Like a mother comforting her child, Lady
Kathryn held Sabrina, stroking her hair, "It's okay now. Everything is all right. I have you."
Sabrina
sobbed, too terrified to look at the strangers in her home.
Michael
entered into the room and said softly.
"I'm sorry. It’s
your costumes. You have frightened
her. She thinks you are demons out
to capture her. She will be all
right soon."
The
three adults looked at each other in amazement. This could not be real. Could it?
"Everything
is okay now, Sabrina. I am here and
no one will hurt you." Lady Kathryn cooed softly. "Did you hurt yourself?"
Sabrina
snuffled, "Yes, I hurt my head."
"Show
me where."
"It
hurts right here…." Sabrina whined as she pointed to a spot on her
forehead.
"Right
here?" Lady Kathryn kissed the invisible spot on Sabrina's forehead. "Is that better?"
Sabrina
nodded, still trembling in Lady Kathryn's arms. Lady Kathryn continued to stroke her
hair and wings, whispering in her ear to calm her down.
Evan
walked up to Lady Kathryn, "Is she okay?"
"Yes,
she will be fine. She just got a
little scared that's all."
Would you like to touch her wings?" Evan nodded yes, and Lady Kathryn showed
him where to put his hands and how to gently massage Sabrina's wings.
Sabrina
sighed in contentment. She was not
upset now, not as much anyway. She
was starting to calm down and relax.
"She
likes that." Lady Kathryn told Evan.
"Can
I do that too?" Sophie asked as she came closer.
"Of
course. Sabrina likes
children." Lady Kathryn
continued, "Would you like to go with me to put her to bed?"
"Can
we?" asked a curious Sophia.
"Of
course, come with me up to her bedroom.
I think you might like it. I
doubt if you have ever seen a room quite like hers." Lady Kathryn walked Sabrina out of the
library and up the stairs to her room with Evan and Sophia close behind.
"What
just happened here?" Paul asked when he finally got his voice back.
"Come,
sit down and I will explain." Michael told them.
Gene,
Paul, Shannon, and Nick sat down in the library and waited for an explanation
but before he could begin there was a light tapping at the window. Michael looked out and smiled then
opened the window for his small visitor.
Thaddeus
came flying in the window that Michael had opened for him. He stopped short at the sight of Gene
and Paul still in their costumes and make-up.
Flying
back to hide behind Michael, "The McGregor, are these humans?”
whispered Thaddeus.
"They
won't harm you Thaddeus. It is just
a costume." Michael told the
faerie.
“Sabrina
was afraid, wasn’t she? Is
she all right? Where is
she?" The questions tumbled
out of Thaddeus as he flew about the room.
"Yes,
Sabrina was upset. Lady Kathryn has
taken her to bed."
Thaddeus
went to Nicholas, flying in front of him.
"You are The Nicholas.
I like you." And
Thaddeus sat down on Nicholas’ shoulder.
"I
was just about to tell them Sabrina's story Thaddeus. But I think you could do a better job of
telling it."
"They
don't know about Sabrina? Oh
my. I will tell them, I know the
story very well." And he
settled down to tell them Sabrina's story.
CHAPTER
7
"Queen
Leanna and King Greagoir were very much in love. The only thing missing was a baby. They tried and tried until one day Queen
Leanna discovered she was with child.
There was much joy in their kingdom. Queen Leanna delivered a boy, a royal
prince to rule after his father.
The King and Queen were very happy.
Everyone in the kingdom was happy, all except Aghamore. Aghamore was the King's advisor and he
thought that he should rule the kingdom."
"There
always has to be one in every group" Gene commented under his breath.
"Yeah,
and usually that one is you, Gene." Paul laughed.
Gene
just looked at Paul. "Go on
Thaddeus"
"Well,
one day the King was away and the Queen was left with the baby. She fell into a mysterious sleep and
when she woke up she was horrified to find the baby was dead." Thaddeus hung his head in sorrow at the
memory of the lost child.
"That’s
awful. The Queen must have been
heartbroken."
"That
she was. The Queen blamed herself,
although no one else did. They
tried to have another child but each time the Queen lost the child before it
was born. The King and Queen were
wracked with sorrow. Finally, the
King announced that Queen Leanna was going to visit a nearby kingdom to help
her get over the depression she felt at the loss of their child. No one in the kingdom questioned this
decision because they all loved the Queen so much and they wanted her to be
happy again."
"That
was not why she left, was it?" inquired Gene.
"No,
Queen Leanna was with child and they were afraid if she stayed that something
bad would happen once more. She
went to stay with friends in a nearby kingdom and remained there until the baby
was born. This time it was a
girl."
"Sabrina."
interrupted Nicholas.
"Yes.
Queen Leanna stayed in the kingdom until Sabrina was about a month old. At that time they felt she could safely
go home with the baby. Of course, the King would have guards to watch over the
Queen and the new Princess.
Everyone in the kingdom was so excited that the Queen had given birth
that they didn't object that she did so in secret. There was a huge celebration
planned. The King and Queen from
the neighboring kingdom came to the celebration along with their family. King Greagoir was so pleased that his
wife and daughter were finally home, he announced that because King Seamus and
Queen Fiona had taken care of his wife and helped with the birth of his
daughter, that when Sabrina was old enough, he was promising her hand in
marriage to the youngest son of King Seamus and together they would unite the
kingdoms."
"How
romantic" said
"Aghamore
the Advisor did not think so. In
fact, he became very angry, he wanted his son, Hegarty to marry the
Princess. He was so livid with the
King and Queen that he put a curse on the baby Princess causing her to grow
until she was the size of a human and would never be able to rule over the
faerie kingdom."
"That
sucks." Stated Nicholas.
"Nicholas,
watch your mouth."
"Sorry
mom."
"Continue,
Thaddeus." Said Gene, trying
to hide a laugh.
"The
King suspected that Aghamore had caused the death of his son and that he had
been the reason The Queen had so much trouble carrying a child. The Advisor and his son were banished
from the kingdoms and no one has seen them since. Sabrina continued to grow until she
became the size she is now."
Michael
continued the story from here, "You see, that is why Kathryn and I are
here. Sabrina became too big to
live in the forest with the other faeries, and the weather was too harsh for
her. She could not hide in the
trees or under the bushes because she was too big. King Greagoir made a pact with my
ancestors to watch over his daughter and they would always be taken care
of. Magic built this castle for
Sabrina so she would be safe. We
live here to take care of her just as my father did, and his father before him,
and his father before him, for the last 250 years."
"But
what happened to the King's son that Sabrina was supposed to marry?" asked
"Oh,
that." Thaddeus continued
hesitantly, "The Prince felt an obligation to Sabrina and he spent as much
time with her as he could. They
became fast friends, they would fly together and laugh together. Even when Sabrina continued to grow they
stayed together, the Prince was determined to keep his commitment to
Sabrina. But, it became harder and
harder to do as she grew bigger and bigger. The Prince tried to stay by her side as
he felt that was his duty."
"Good
for him."
"The
Prince and Sabrina had many friends in both kingdoms. One day after Sabrina had left the
forest to go back to her castle the Prince found himself lonely."
"Uh
oh, I sense trouble brewing."
Remarked Paul.
"Breanna,
a friend of both the Prince and Sabrina, saw the Prince and inquired why he was
so sad. The Prince told her he was
lonely since Sabrina had left.
Breanna and the Prince shared a friendship. After a few weeks both felt horrible at
the realization of what they were doing to Sabrina. Although, Breanna and the Prince were
just friends, each knew that they were beginning to feel something more. They could not do that to Sabrina. They vowed not to see each other
anymore."
"But
they could not keep that vow, could they?" Gene inquired, a knowing look
on his face.
"No,
they could not. When Sabrina would
leave to go home, Breana and the Prince would be together talking and
laughing." Thaddeus suddenly
hung his head and quietly continued, "One day after Sabrina left, she came
back unannounced because she had forgotten to give her parents a message from
The McGregor. Sabrina saw Breanna
and the Prince together."
"Did
she get angry?" asked Nicholas
"No,
she did not." Thaddeus felt
shame, "Sabrina never said a word to the two of them. She left to go home leaving Breanna and
the Prince unaware that she had ever seen them together. Sabrina did not come to the forest the
next day, which was unusual for her.
A messenger came from the castle just saying the Princess was not
feeling well and would join us the next night."
"Did
she join them?" inquired
"Yes,
the next day Sabrina came to the forest.
Unbeknownst to Breanna and the Prince, Sabrina requested a meeting with
her parents and the parents of the Prince. At that time she announced that it
was not fair to hold the Prince to the promise her father had made many years
ago. Although, she was a faerie
too, she would never be able to fully live in his world."
"That
must have been very hard for her." Stated
"I
think it was the hardest and the bravest thing she has ever done." Thaddeus stated. "Both kings reluctantly accepted
her request realizing she was right.
King Greagoir announced to his people that the promise of marriage
between Sabrina and the Prince no longer existed at the request of the
Princess. He also agreed that even
though there would be no marriage between the kingdoms they would remain close
due to the help they had given him and his wife at the birth of his daughter
and together with King Seamus proclaimed them to be sister kingdoms."
"What
happened to Breanna and the Prince?" asked Nicholas.
"They
knew that they were the reason the announcement had been made. The Prince went to speak to
Sabrina. In the most unselfish
gesture, Sabrina told him that he should find someone he could live his life
with and that Sabrina would give her blessing to the union. She never let on she knew about Breanna
although the Prince realized she did know."