her
Platamouse that she had tucked under her arm. The creature hardly
moved. Its furry body squished snugly under her arm as she
scratched the underside of its ducked billed face.
Preferring not
to comment, Farrah nodded before she joined Bella on the front
lawn. Luckily, the delivery to the Fiore family was another easy
one. A wooden sign was in plain sight when Bella landed at the foot
of the Fantastico Forest.
All deliveries
are to be left on the tree stump. Please do so and then leave
immediately.
The Fiores were
a group or Arbero Fairies that protected the Fantastico Forrest.
They were a very secretive group of fairies that preferred not to
interact with the other citizens of Fairyland.
The Arbero had
enchanted the forest with a spell that turned the trees into the
bodyguards of the forest. They were under orders not to allow any
fairy passage without permission from one of the Fiores. Spotting
the tree stump, Farrah approached slowly. There was movement from a
large Everorange tree as Farrah moved closer to the stump. With
each step, the shaking of the tree intensified. Thankfully, as
Farrah placed the tiny box of muffins on the stump, the tree
stopped moving. Not wanting to take any chances, Farrah turned and
ran to Bella and hopped onto her back.
Once the
Everorange tree was out of sight, Farrah heeled Bella in her side
to get her to slow down. She was in no hurry to get to her next
delivery, fearing that Samantha Scarcity would be there, waiting
for her.
Chapter 6: Old Tricks
Bella tried to
maintain a steady flight speed to combat the unexpected dipping
created by the wind current. She wasn’t used to flying that slow,
but this didn’t bother Farrah, because she was focused on the town
below. All was quiet except for the Securo Fairies that roamed on
their Leones down below. One of the Securo was having a difficult
time controlling his Leone that seemed to be in a feisty mood. The
golden back of the Leone was arched upward as it bucked repeatedly.
Although it was a valiant effort, the Securo was thrust off its
back after only a few seconds. While on the ground, the Leone stood
over its master, his main drooped over his face as he slurped it
with his long purple tongue.
These tall,
muscular Securo Fairies were the protectors of Fairyland. Quick and
skilled with Pixie dust, they had only one job, to protect
Fairyland from the Cornuto Creatures. I promise that more detail
about these creatures will be given, but not just yet - we must get
back to Farrah’s delivery.
The butterflies
in Farrah’s stomach fluttered frantically as she approached
Samantha’s home. As expected, she felt nervous and a bit scared.
She had hoped to go the entire summer without running into
Samantha. It was just her luck that on her very first day on the
job, a meeting with Samantha was inevitable.
One couldn’t
deny that the Scarcity home was absolutely gorgeous, like all of
the Superiora homes in Fairyland. A Superiora home was twice the
size of that of an Ordinaria. The crystal walls of the house were
tinted, slightly pink, which shone brightly in the sunlight. The
entire grounds of Samantha’s home were surrounded by a beautiful
garden of colourful flowers.
At the side of
her house were three large Volare ports, all much larger than the
one that Bella lived in. They had built these Volare ports despite
the fact that every member of the Scarcity family could fly.
Flying a Volare as a hobby, how dare they, thought Farrah.
As Farrah
walked up the front steps to the house, she took a quick peek
inside. At first, no fairy was in sight and she became hopeful that
she would be able to drop off the pizzas without an encounter with
Samantha. Farrah pressed the doorbell cautiously, not wanting it to
ring too loudly. Unfortunately, the Scarcity family had one of
those foghorn bells that could be heard from down the block. Two
young fairies that lived across the street were wakened from their
naps, after having been startled by the