When I come to my senses, it’s nearly noon, judging by the sunlight shining straight down through the opening in the flower.I think I have something of a hangover, but it’s more of a dull, tingly feeling over my whole body, like when a limb falls asleep and starts to wake again.It even intensifies the same way when I try to move.Although, if this is all fairies get for a hangover, I might enjoy some drinks more often.Though I have no idea how I returned to this pollen bed, Miep sleeping beside me is no surprise.

  Ugh, forget it, that is a stupid name and I should come up with something real.I know how a dumb name can affect a person and wouldn’t wish that on anyone else.While I wait for my limbs to come back to life, I can think about it.The name should stay close to the old one, since I’ve gotten used to it, so, something simir.How about Nibi?Sounds nice to me.She’s the one who did this to me, so I have every right to name her!If it turns out she doesn’t like it, she can bme herself!I’ve at least tried to give her a decent name.

  Oh, my arms are working properly, time to get up.I push her away, yet it’s apparently enough to wake her.Like a windmill, she comes right back again.Absolutely pointless!I get up and work my way to the top of the petals again, ignoring the nuisance trying to cling to me.And I can’t believe my eyes!

  “Wha-?”

  I have no words.Half the field is gone!Completely devastated!There are lines of bare dirt crisscrossing through the flower field, and other pces that are fttened as if some giant stomped on them.Others look like they were ripped out and chucked towards the trees.

  “What happened here!?”

  Suddenly, a wind fairy approaches and replies.

  “Great-party-you-threw-st-night!”

  “Huh? What party?”

  “You-were-great-Had-everyone-caught-up-in-the-fun.”

  “Again, what happened!?”

  “Maybe I can clear this up for you.”

  That pnt fairy is back again.Is her purpose in life to give others lectures?

  “What’s going on here?”

  “Last night, you absorbed truly unbelievable amounts of moonlight into yourself. Then you started screaming, ‘It’s my birthday! It’s my birthday!’ and proceeded to put on a show. You shot concentrated beams of moonlight all around, used gravity to smash some areas, and unleashed an ether storm across the whole gde. Rather outgoing I must say!”

  “This is a joke, right?”

  “A joke? No, you threw an amazing party!”

  “Fantastic-party-We-danced-all-night-with-you!”

  “That’s impossible! How would I do something like that? I don’t even know the slightest bit about magic.”

  “Who says you need to know magic to use it? Did you forget that we consist of pure magic? Every step you take and every breath you make is magic.”

  I can’t believe this!The whole field is wrecked!

  “H-how come I don’t remember?”

  “I would say you sucked up too much essence, got caught up in the feeling, and then eventually overloaded. It would expin your loss of what transpired.”

  I again look at the field with all the destruction strewn about.Apparently, fairies can’t blush, because my face would be on fire if I could.

  “No need to be embarrassed about it, everyone had a great time.”

  “Did…did anyone get injured?”

  “Pfft! You’re quite funny! Hurt a fairy by throwing magic at her. Hah! Even more so, moonlight, the purest of all. Hah!

  Okay, mental note. Fairies are immune to magic.Still, all this destruction…

  “Did really nothing bad happen?”

  “Well, those whose flowers you destroyed were slightly displeased.”

  “Oh no! That means I destroyed their homes!”

  “No need to make a fuss! You were well received by the fire and wind fairies. Even some storm fairies were impressed! Also, your pattern was rather predictable, as you were moving in dance, so most just danced along. Besides, it’s not as if those pnts couldn’t be swiftly regrown.”

  She then points to a spot in the field where I can see a nature fairy raising her arms.The next moment, ten giant stalks stretch forth out of the barren ground and promptly spread out blooming flowers.

  “Unbelievable!”

  “Really? It’s not like she grew an elder tree. A few flowers is nothing.”

  Astonished, I look around the gde and see the fairies rapidly returning the flower field back to its former state.This is what she meant when she said they can do whatever they want.They can quite simply form the world as they wish.

  “Maybe today you should draw from different essences and see what you think fits you best. You still remember the basic ones?”

  “Yeah, sure.”

  “You should start with one that has a stable source. Sunlight may be nice, but when it isn’t there, you’ll feel very depressed once you’ve gotten used to it.”

  “Then what do the fire ones do in winter?”

  “Usually, they simply start a fire. Some like to change, swapping between fire and water depending on the season, or even into its other form, ice. Others will travel to a warmer climate or find a natural fire source.”

  Internally, I’ve already crossed out fire as a possibility for me.What I see here is enough for me to know that I never want to bring destruction like this again.I never meant to do this.Fire is too dangerous for me.I was a menace around fire before, but now, if I were to become comfortable with it as a fairy, and then unleash it everywhere…No, that’s not me.I’ll try the others.

  Though, before I begin to do anything else, I head back inside and tuck myself against a petal to process the shame that everyone in the entire gde witnessed me during my new most embarrassing moment in my life.And I don’t even remember it!From now on, I’m going to be very, very careful with moonlight.

  While I’m like this, the overly attentive water fairy does her best to cheer me up by cuddling as close to me as she can.Yeah, sure, I’m not happy right now!This should not really be a surprise to anyone.What happened to me weighs heavily on my mind, and after only just one night, which I absolutely cannot remember, the part where my body apparently exploded is not simply gotten over.

  I’m a fairy!I don’t even know if I have to sleep!I have wings, absorb elemental energy, and don’t have a normal living body!I even ck key pces for certain natural functions!Shit, if I don’t move, I could pose as a child friendly doll!It doesn’t seem that I have to eat, nor do its respective counterpart.All I have to do is draw energy from my surroundings, and my shallow breathing seems to be enough for that.Another activity I’m not entirely sure I have to perform!Yet, while I have less knowledge about myself than a fairy child, the entire group saw me drunkenly dancing through the night and wreaking havoc.Social standards for this pce may be different, but this is not the impression I want to give a bunch of incredibly powerful and magical creatures!*Sigh*

  I need a while to calm my mind again, but I’m rather gd I could take time to think and rant without being full of gloom.That dark stuff is extremely unpleasant.Slipping away from Nibi again, I head back up, and to my surprise, that wind fairy from before is still around.

  “What are you still doing here?”

  “Watching?”

  Arrg! Never ask a fairy for reasonable arguments.I look down and become aware again that I still have absolutely no idea how to fly.

  “What’s-the-matter?”

  “Um, I don’t know how to get down and don’t want to always get carried everywhere I go.”

  “During the party you flew fine. Maybe don’t think so much. Flying is about freedom and feel!”

  I think she slowed down for my benefit to expin that.Not that it helped any!I again look down at the ground and then suddenly feel an impact from behind.Pesky wind fairy!I get a glimpse of her waving goodbye before I’m over the edge.Franticly, I fp my wings and try to get to do as the fairies do.I feel a solid gust of wind from them and slow down for a moment, but the ground still quickly approaches.*Thump*

  “Ouch!”

  It actually wasn’t that bad, nearly what one would expect from simply tripping.I suspect that at my size, I would probably have to jump from much greater heights for my fall to have any impact.Surely no flower bud, even a one of this size.However, a moment before I touched the ground, I think I got the feel for my wings.Speaking of which, I never did touch these after I tore off a piece.

  Taking advantage of the momentary pse of Nibi’s presence, I bring one forward and reach out to it.They are perfectly smooth to the touch, exactly like my body.It’s like I have an arm coming from my back, and I’m touching my fingers to it.I can feel the energy shifting within them with my hand, as well as through my wings.It’s strange.

  A moment ter, Nibi flies down, but surprisingly doesn’t immediately glomp me.She gently flutters her wings then points at me.I think she wants me to try again.So I do.I attempt to do the same fpping as before, and this time, I manage to create some space between me and the ground before falling over.Again I try, managing to keep my bance before gliding down.I try again and again, till at some point I’m able to unsteadily keep myself aloft.I need to make sure to just fly slowly until I get more comfortable with it, but accomplishing something on my own feels great.*Cpcpcpcp*Nibi, my always following shadow, also seems to think so, judging by her rapid appuse.

  “Hahahaha, I’m flying!”