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but this is the truth. The truth that we should have told you a long time ago but I couldn’t. I wanted you to grow up with some normality and not be sheltered on an island or raised in some fairytopia. I wanted to give you a shot at having a normal life with no magic, no vampires, no Guardians. I wanted to give you the life I wished for, even if it would only be for a short time."
That brought me out of my stupor real quick. “Wow, it’s amazing how many times you said the word want. You should have thought about what I wanted. You should have realized that raising me in this American dream world would be counterproductive. Here Willa, here is this amazingly ordinary life but, by the way, at some point it’s all going to change.”
“I understand what you are going through,” Cecily said
“Nope, I’m pretty sure I’m all alone on this island right now.” I replied. “This is so crazy I don’t even believe any of this.”
“We always were aware that this day would come. We had hoped to break it to you gently. Take you out into the desert, show you some of our powers, and prepare you for what was to come." Cecily said. “I guess I was the one that was reluctant. I wanted to enjoy this time with you as much as possible."
“Powers? What powers?" I asked intrigued. I mean, c’mon, when someone starts throwing around stories of magic and mythical creatures, you want to see it up close and personal. It's like a car accident. After sitting in traffic for a while you know it’s coming up, and you want to look, even if you have been bitching about people slowing down for an hour and causing more delay.
“Well, your father is Fae and as you saw, when he gets angry or anxious he emits this blue glow. Usually he can manage it pretty good but sometimes it just comes out and surrounds his essence. It’s their bodies warning system I guess you could call it, I suppose. When he starts shooting light from his hands, best to duck and cover. They can create and manipulate their environment to project and make pretty much any image in their minds. Different Fae have different strengths depending on what their element is the Earth Fae, the Water Fae, the Air Fae, and the Fire Fae. All are different factions of the Tuatha De Danann. Your father, of course, being from the Royal family can control all these within reason." Cecily said
“Teleporting short distances, creating fairy fire, manipulating water, using the earth’s natural energies to develop and grow matter, all these things that are Fae are in you naturally." Cecily frowned, “I have used all my powers, spell casting mostly, to try to inhibit your Fae tendencies.”
“You tried to suppress who I am?" I asked. “So let me get this straight. You’ve been lying to me about pretty much everything. Who you are, who I am, and you’ve been casting some magic spells on me my whole life. So that what? I don’t show the world I’m some freak Gypsy-Fae hybrid?"
“I suppressed your powers because I thought it would be best for you. How could we possibly give you an ordinary life with all of this?" Cecily waved her hand around. “I’m not saying it was right but at least try to understand where we are coming from."
“I’m trying Mom,” I sighed. “I’m trying, it’s just I don’t get any of this. I get the whole you want me to grow up normal thing and protecting me crap. At the end of the day though I’m sitting here, on the couch, at ten o’clock at night listening to stories about magical and mythical things that until about thirty minutes ago were never even mentioned by either of you, not once but you throw this at me and expect me to accept this? You want me to understand this and try to forgive you, but I’m not sure that I even comprehend any of it right now. I mean what’s next? Unicorns? Dragons?"
“How about a little demonstration?" my mom asked. Gently she turned my hand over that she had been
That brought me out of my stupor real quick. “Wow, it’s amazing how many times you said the word want. You should have thought about what I wanted. You should have realized that raising me in this American dream world would be counterproductive. Here Willa, here is this amazingly ordinary life but, by the way, at some point it’s all going to change.”
“I understand what you are going through,” Cecily said
“Nope, I’m pretty sure I’m all alone on this island right now.” I replied. “This is so crazy I don’t even believe any of this.”
“We always were aware that this day would come. We had hoped to break it to you gently. Take you out into the desert, show you some of our powers, and prepare you for what was to come." Cecily said. “I guess I was the one that was reluctant. I wanted to enjoy this time with you as much as possible."
“Powers? What powers?" I asked intrigued. I mean, c’mon, when someone starts throwing around stories of magic and mythical creatures, you want to see it up close and personal. It's like a car accident. After sitting in traffic for a while you know it’s coming up, and you want to look, even if you have been bitching about people slowing down for an hour and causing more delay.
“Well, your father is Fae and as you saw, when he gets angry or anxious he emits this blue glow. Usually he can manage it pretty good but sometimes it just comes out and surrounds his essence. It’s their bodies warning system I guess you could call it, I suppose. When he starts shooting light from his hands, best to duck and cover. They can create and manipulate their environment to project and make pretty much any image in their minds. Different Fae have different strengths depending on what their element is the Earth Fae, the Water Fae, the Air Fae, and the Fire Fae. All are different factions of the Tuatha De Danann. Your father, of course, being from the Royal family can control all these within reason." Cecily said
“Teleporting short distances, creating fairy fire, manipulating water, using the earth’s natural energies to develop and grow matter, all these things that are Fae are in you naturally." Cecily frowned, “I have used all my powers, spell casting mostly, to try to inhibit your Fae tendencies.”
“You tried to suppress who I am?" I asked. “So let me get this straight. You’ve been lying to me about pretty much everything. Who you are, who I am, and you’ve been casting some magic spells on me my whole life. So that what? I don’t show the world I’m some freak Gypsy-Fae hybrid?"
“I suppressed your powers because I thought it would be best for you. How could we possibly give you an ordinary life with all of this?" Cecily waved her hand around. “I’m not saying it was right but at least try to understand where we are coming from."
“I’m trying Mom,” I sighed. “I’m trying, it’s just I don’t get any of this. I get the whole you want me to grow up normal thing and protecting me crap. At the end of the day though I’m sitting here, on the couch, at ten o’clock at night listening to stories about magical and mythical things that until about thirty minutes ago were never even mentioned by either of you, not once but you throw this at me and expect me to accept this? You want me to understand this and try to forgive you, but I’m not sure that I even comprehend any of it right now. I mean what’s next? Unicorns? Dragons?"
“How about a little demonstration?" my mom asked. Gently she turned my hand over that she had been
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