afaerietale.PDF by Linda

Author:Linda [Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-01-16T17:19:36.910000+00:00

The darkness turned to light. She sighed. Now would come the good parts, the choir playing its welcoming chorus and her Flinn angel telling her she was finally home, to live amongst all those who had passed before her, including the great Goddess herself.

“This is going to hurt.”

In the next second, pain erupted through Albinia’s body. Her eyes snapped shut as her wings hit something rock hard. Fuck, Heaven was not like she’d expected at all!

Unless she hadn’t made it to Heaven. “Am I in Hell?”

Somewhere above her, Flinn cackled a curt laugh. “You deserve to be for taking off that way and risking your damned life. Open yours eyes, Albinia. Tell me you’re okay. ”

Okay? How could she be okay? She was dead.

She opened her eyes to explain that if she was okay, she wouldn’t be in heaven, or hell, as the case might be. No words made it out of her mouth before her surroundings caught up with her. Ice and snow as far as eye could see, an unbroken section of the lake at her back and Flinn standing over her in his penguin form.

“I’m alive?” She just felt like death, and sounded it as well. Her voice seemed as though it came from a frog’s throat.

Relief passed through his eyes, quickly fading to an unnamable emotion. For a long moment he only stared at her, as if unsure what to say, then he glanced back at the open section of lake. “You’re alive. Now unless you need medical attention right this second, I need to go back in the water. I saw something when we were down there.”

Finally regaining her symmetry, Albinia sat. Ache rioted through her body with the effort. “The tremors are coming from down there.” She indicated the open water she had dove into. “That’s why I went in.”

“Yes, they are. You were brave, but stupid, too, since it seems faeries can’t breathe water. I can, and I need to go back under.” Flinn looked back, his expression again unreadable. The quaver in his scratchy voice, however, suggested how afraid he had been for her. Maybe as afraid as she had been for him two days ago, when she’d first realized the identity of the were-penguin she was trying to help regain consciousness. Maybe after this he would be ready to admit that they were meant to be, that their love was strong enough to overthrow any illogical ruling set forth by his kind.

“Go. I’ll be okay. I promise.”

With a last look, he trotted back to the open section of lake and dove in. Albinia watched his webbed feet disappear, her heart in her throat. Man or bird, she loved him with every ounce of her faerie essence, and prayed for his safe return.

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