It's thanksgiving day

I woke up at the comfort of my bed. Bed? I sat up and looked around. "What? This is my house. Why is this my house? How do I got home? Did I went home while I was sleeping?" I am beyond confused right now.

Then I heard songs and chants outside. I looked out from the window. The faeries are having a parade, I opened the window wider to hear what they are saying clearer. "Thank our mother nature for the bountiful harvest." Then the others shouted with joy. So, I think it's a thanksgiving. Here in our realm, the mother nature is who we worship, unlike humans, they have several Gods there in their realm.

What day is it today? I looked at the calendar on my bedside table. "Saturday. What should I do?" I sang my words. "Oh! Maybe I should go around the plaza." Dean told me once that when they celebrate thanksgiving, they held various shows and activities around.

I heard a quick doorbell. Doorbell? I'm pretty sure I don't have a doorbell. I looked around, it rang again. I saw a flash of light on my table. Oh my telegram! My brother gave this to me when I left the palace, he said he can send me messages through this. I think the human realm have these kind of things, they call these cellphones but this has fewer uses, it can only be used to send message.

My brother sent me two messages. The first one was 'Princess, don't leave your house on weekends.' Bummer! I was just about to leave. The second one was, 'Just rest or study or anything that does not require going out. King's order. Love you!' I frowned.

It's already two in the afternoon and my whole body is getting numb. I took a quick shower. Then head for the door. Yeah I'm going out, as long as they don't find out. They can't expect me to just stay here, what could I possibly do here all day? I would just rot, nah, not happening.

"Ooh!" My eyes widen in amusement. A magician is currently performing in the middle of a crowd.

"Can you lift your hands miss?" The magician asked one girl who's watching. She lifted her hands then a hundred of faerieflies escaped from the end of her shirt. Wow! That just happened?

I sat at the nearest bench. I'm starting to feel tired from all the walking. I already rounded the plaza a couple of times, watching every performance going on and not to mention I walked from my house to this place for about half an hour. My legs are in so much pain. But I'm so happy to be here, I always wanted to join gatherings. There are lots of it on the palace but I never got to participate, not even once.

I looked around happily, not caring if I looked crazy smiling ear to ear. Then I saw two particular faeries holding cotton candies. "Hey!" The plaza is so loud I needed to shout.

They both looked at me, eyes getting wide. If I saw it right, they come running to me. "Hey? What's your name again?" Lumine asked. I laughed, I don't remember telling them my name.

"Call me Talia." I felt hungry looking at their foods, Zeno's holding a chocolate bar on his other hand.

"Oh! Talie!! What are you doing here sitting? You should watch that guy doing magic, it was awesome!" Zeno told me gleefully.

"Don't call me Talie." I told him.

"Why? That makes me want to call you Talie more." I glared at him. "Hmm, you can have my chocolate bar, let me call you that." That sound so tempting.

"I'm calling you Zeny." I said then grabbed the chocolate.

He laughed. "That sounds gay, but ok."

"Call me Mini!" Lumine cutting our conversation. Zeno and I both laughed.

"Aright! Fits you right." Zeno mocked him. Lumine tiptoed so he looked taller but Zeno is just too tall.

"Why are you guys here?" I asked them.

"Why? Dark faeries not allowed? Well no one told us to get lost yet. We're gonna stay until someone told us to leave." Lumine answered me.

"I'm asking just because I don't know but do Dark faeries have these kinds of celebration also?" I tried to make my question sensitive so they don't get offended.

"Nah. We have more rituals and offerings. Tell us if you want to visit sometime, you could be the sacrifice." I froze at Zeno's words. "I'm kidding. We don't offer faeries. Just animals" They are both laughing. I rolled my eyes at them.

We decided to walk together. I still feel hungry even after finishing my chocolate bar. "Let's buy juice. I feel so thirsty." Lumine said while dragging the two of us to the juice stand. "I like pineapple" He told the seller.

"I'll go with orange." Zeno said. "Talie?" He looked at me.

"Get me a coco." I'm so thankful I got to bump into them here, they're so thoughtful.

"Try this Talie!" Zeno said then placed a tiara on my head.

"Wow! You fit being a princess." Lumine said while his mouth ajar. Well, I am princess. I wish I could tell them that.

We joined the mini parade. Lumine and Zeno joined the line next to me. I placed my hand on the shoulder of the girl in front of me, the guy at the back of me did the same. While walking, the guy at my back keep bumping his body onto me. At first I ignored it thinking that it was accidental, but it happened too often even we're at a stop. I faced him, but before I said anything, Zeno punched him hard on the face. No one barely notices us. The faerie parade continued leaving us on the side.

"What the?" The guy said holding his cheek.

"Dark faeries have keener eyes when it comes to trouble. Why? Because it's what we live for. At least that's what Light faeries said about us." Zeno towered the guy even though the guy looks a decade older than us. I grabbed Zeno and Lumine on their wrists pulling them away but they won't budge.

The guy just smirked then looked at me, he's giving me those maniac looks. Jeez! I want to rip his face off. He was about to say something but Lumine was the one to punch him this time. I looked around to see if somebody's watching us. Zeno grabbed me by the hands then dragged me away. I don't know if I felt tingle on the part he touched but something just happened.

He sat me on a bench away from the crowd. We are now near the forest. "Sorry, we should've hold you close to us. We never imagined it happening." His words are soft, and his eyes shows true sincerity. My heart skipped a beat so I looked away from him.

"What about Lumine? Is he going to be ok?" My mind doesn't seem bother by the guy back there, it was replaced by my nervousness because of sitting so close with Zeno. Why am I nervous? This is crazy. Zeno still give off dark aura but it feels somehow mixed right now, what feeling is that?

We looked at Lumine walking towards us. "I barely stopped my self from killing that guy." Lumine said with a laugh then sat on my right 'causing me to sit closer and tighter to Zeno. This feels so unknown. The two talked to each other with me in their middle, I just laugh whenever they say something funny. The sky is already dark above, I've been out for a long time already. I slowly fell asleep listening to their conversation.