[fairy au] the start

[angstennou]

Who: Fairy!Nephrite and Ami (geniustheveil)
What: Nephrite presenting himself to his new godchild
When: ??
Where: Ami's room?


Nephrite was excited. After a hundred years without being allowed to have a kid assigned to him, he was given a new chance to prove himself. It was a special case, they said. The girl was a little older than the usual, but she was still so lonely that the Fairy Council decided that she could use some company. And an older person might be able to bear with Nephrite.

Seeing the girl alone in her room, he appeared before her, bowing.

"I am Nephrite, godparent at your service."

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[angstennou]

Nephrite is even more desperate now. At this rate, he's going to be fired on his first day. And he's sure Kunzite won't give him another chance.

"It wasn't this either? But I thought you wanted time together! What do you want me to do then?"

[1/2]

[honorsword]

"Nephrite." It might have been better if the voice sounded angry or upset. Instead, the voice was certain and inflexible. It was hard to imagine persuading it to change its mind.

And only one fairy had that air of utter assurance. Standing in the room suddenly was a dark-haired fairy with a golden ornament marking him as the fairies' leader: Kunzite.

"You have failed to fulfill this wish properly two times," he warns Nephrite. "If you fail a third time, you will have to return to fairy school." There is no room for argument in his tone; he is simply telling Nephrite what the future will hold.

[2/2]

[geniustheveil]

"Wait!" Ami cries out before Kunzite can say any more. This does not seem to endear her to the fairy as he scrutinizes her. "It's not Nephrite's fault - it's mine! I wasn't clear enough!"

Or at least, she fervently does not wish to be responsible for Nephrite being placed in the difficulty of whatever this fairy probation might be.

[angstennou]

Shit, Kunzite got here already. Nephrite is doomed now. Ami will complain about him and he'll be sent back to- wait, is she defending him? He feels it's not really her fault, and that it's bad of him to not correct it but… it might be his last chance.

He's nervous, but asks again, "What do you want me to do, Ami?"

1/2

[geniustheveil]

What does she want? Ami looks uncertainly between Nephrite and Kunzite, and her voice is very soft when it finally comes out.

"I don't know if it's allowed, but... If I can really have a fairy with me, someone at my side, then what I want is for you to stay with me."

Even if that intimidating other fairy doesn't seem very receptive to most ideas.

2/2

[honorsword]

He tilts his head as he continues to scrutinize the human girl. This is not precisely an unusual type of wish; plenty of children want to keep the wishes they get from having godparents.

But that wasn't what this - oh, yes, Mizuno Ami - That wasn't what this Mizuno Ami said, was it? What she said was that she wanted someone at her side.

Kunzite calmly holds up a hand, to silence both of them. "He has not earned this punishment yet," he reminds the girl and her fairy. "However, nor has he earned any favors."

[angstennou]

He did everything wrong but she still wants him to stay? Nephrite wants to stay too, but it's not him who decides.
And with Kunzite watching, everything gets harder.

"I-I'll get it right this time, Kunzite! Go check up what the others are doing!"

1/2

[honorsword]

This only brings the full force of Kunzite's attention back to Nephrite. He weill decide when it's time to go, puny fairy.

"The others do not give me such trouble," he says dryly.

2/2

[geniustheveil]

"Please," Ami interposes, much more quietly and more composed, "I'll make sure nothing else happens to disturb you, Kunzite-san."

With that, finally, the stern-looking fairy leaves in a swirl of what looks like dark flower petals.

[angstennou]

As soon as Kunzite leaves, Nephrite lets out a relieved sigh. "Thanks for not complaining about me. He said this is my last chance of being a godparent." He tries to concentrate before asking her about her wish again. "What do you want me to do?" Pay attention to her words, Nephrite. Don't mess it up this time.

[innerflow]

"I don't have anything to complain about," Ami tells Nephrite loyally. She thinks for a moment.

"Well..." she admits, "There's not really anything else I want." After all, she has loving parents- even if they're divorced - and she lives in a comfortable apartment with anything she needs and most things she wants.

"I just wanted someone to spend time with," she admits. "I thought maybe we could become friends, Does that sound foolish?"

[angstennou]

"You don't? But... I got your wishes wrong so far..." The fairy is a bit confused. Most people would be angry at him by now.

Nephrite got a little anxious at Ami saying she didn't have anything she wanted. Did that mean he should leave? If she didn't want anything... But when she voiced a new wish, he lightened up: "No, that's why I am here! To keep you company! ...Until you don't need me anymore, that is."

[innerflow]

"Until... I don't need you anymore?" She doesn't like that. Not at all, in fact. It sounds far too much like preparing to say goodbye when they've barely even met yet.

"But I really-" Something about him makes her say a little more than she intended. "I really do need you." Or at least, if he could really become her friend, she doesn't want to lose that. Ever.

[angstennou]

"It's what usually happens one day or another. The godchildren grow up or find human friends and don't need fairies anymore.", Neprite explains, looking sad and lonely himself. Then he remembers he shouldn't act so pathetic, or Ami won't trust him!

"But it's okay! Until then, I'll do anything for you!"

[innerflow]

"Oh..." said Ami thoughtfully. Yes, godchildren growing older might explain no longer needing fairies. But she wasn't sure, still, that she'd make other friends some day. Even if a fairy was telling her so.

"But I won't stop needing you," she said quietly, catching something of Nephrite's expression.