His Guardian

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you slipped and almost fell, and then an invisible force drew you back? Or are you supposed to wake up early, and someone just taps you, and you wake up, not seeing anyone? Or is there danger in front of you, and something just tells you not to go there?

Do you think all these cannot be explained?

Well, they can. It’s only one word.

Fairies.

Most people believe fairies don’t exist; some think it’s just a myth, legend, or folklore. What people don’t know is that we actually do exist. Not in the tiny, small form you think. But in a more human form, just with longer hair, wings, and magical abilities. The thing is, you cannot see or touch us unless we reveal ourselves to you, which is a crime in the fairy world.

Our job as fairies is to protect animals, control water bodies, give good dreams, make music, control the wind, protect plants, and so on. But I was given human guidance. That means I was a guardian fairy. My job was to protect, guide, and watch over the human I would be assigned to.

Every human had a guardian fairy, one to protect them from the evil ones. We usually come around the time they are born, so I wondered why I was assigned to a teenager rather than a baby.

Being a guardian fairy was a lot of work, and being assigned to a teenager, a boy, wasn’t going to be easy because I didn’t know him.

But I was willing to do my job; after all, I’ve spent eighteen years of my life learning about human guidance. And I wasn’t ready to back down now.

“I, Azaria, pledge to the fairy queen to be responsible for Blake Martins, to serve him, and to protect him from the evil ones and the lurking darkness. I promise to have no relationship whatsoever with him and to never reveal myself to him. I promise not to be distracted by earthly things but to keep focus on my work. I promise to fulfil my duties as a guardian fairy without any fault, so help me, Queen.”

I finished saying my oath and bowed in front of the queen, who was sitting on her throne. The fairy queen was a young woman who had ruled for years. She was fair and beautiful and was the only one with brown wings. Her hair shimmered in the light as she walked up to me.

She raised my hand and put the binding bracelet on my hand. It was pure gold. The binding bracelet was to connect me to my ward. The person I would be protecting. I would feel his emotions and know when he was in danger.

“I now make you, Azaria, a guardian fairy.” She said, placing her hand on my head. “Remember the rules and keep them. Humans can be very appealing.”

With that, I bowed my head and left the court.

Immediately, I got outside; I squealed and jumped in joy.

Finally, all my hard work paid off. I was now a guardian fairy. I needed to tell Motherio.

She was like a mother to me; she took me in after the death of my parents. She has been taking care of me since I was born.

I flapped my white and blue wings as I made my way back home. Fairies flew past me to their duties. Some were watering the plants; some were at the riverbank. Our world was a peaceful one. And a beautiful one too. Trees and flowers surrounded us. A small stream flowed through fairyland. Small houses were built on rocks, trees, and even above the water. It was mostly the water fairies that lived there.

I continued flying, feeling the wind hit my face and ruffle my hair. I turned over and smiled happily, making my way through the space, home.

“Azaria!!” Someone shouted behind me, and I slowed down. The person flew next to me, and I saw my best friend, Flameburst, a fire fairy. We have been friends since our childhood.

The smell of ashes suddenly filled my nostrils, and I knew Flameburst must have been out burning something as usual.

“Where have you been?” She asked, brushing her red hair from her eyes, which were the same colour as blood. Each fairy’s abilities match the colour of their hair, eyes, and wings. Like Flameburst, a fire fairy, she had red hair, red eyes, and red wings.

But I, a guardian fairy, always had two colours. My hair was white and blue, my eyes were blue, and my wings were white. The blue part of my hair and eyes was from my mother, who was a water fairy.

“I went for my oath-taking and confirmation. I am now officially a guardian fairy,” I said, smiling.

“That is amazing, Az; we need to tell Sparks about this.” She said, taking my hand and flying through the Light Fairy’s zone.

After a few minutes, we saw Sparks, her yellow wings facing us. She was trying to make a big ball of light in her palms. She was a light fairy; they make lights and control the sun. They also make fairy lights.

“Hey, Sparks,” Flameburst shouted, causing Sparks to lose concentration, and the once big ball of light in her palm vanished.

“Gosh! Flameburst, you always do that!” She turned in annoyance, her yellow eyes glowing. Noticing my presence, she smiled, coming to hug me. “Az!”

“Guess who is a guardian fairy?” I asked.

“Oh, my God! You finally did it; congratulations!” She said, squeezing me tighter.

“I can’t breathe,” I said, gasping for breath.

“When did you take your oath?”

“A few minutes ago, I saw her and grabbed her over here; we came to tell you,” Flameburst said, creating a small fire between her palms.

“So who is the lucky baby you were assigned to?” Sparks asked, looking at me with anxious eyes.

“I wasn’t assigned to a baby, guys; I was assigned to a teenager named Blake Martins.”

“WHAT!!” They shouted in unison. “That’s impossible; you can’t be assigned to a grown-up. You are supposed to be given to a child!”

“I know, I’m confused as well. I wonder what happened to his previous guardian,” I said, sighing a little.

“But there is a good side to it. He could be incredibly cute,” said Sparks. She always had a thing for human guys.

“Sparks! We are not to have anything to do with the human; we are their guardians and nothing else,” I said, and Flameburst nodded in agreement.

“It’s against the rule.”

“Yeah, yeah, blah blah. But humans are so cute, especially the teenage guys. God! You are so lucky. Did the queen tell you anything about him?”

“Yes,” she said. "His name is Blake Martins, and he is in high school, senior year, and he was nineteen years old,” I said, trying to remember all the queen told me.

“OMG! I smell romance in the air. He is just a year older than you, and he is in high school. Oh God! He sounds dreamy,” Sparks said with a dreamy smile on her face.

“Sparks, you need help. There is no romance in this. Azaria would just do her job and nothing else. Humans’ lives are none of her concern. She would just guide this Blake guy and nothing else. “Isn’t that right, Az?” Flameburst enquired.

“Yes, I’m not to have any sort of relationship with him,” I replied.

Or was I?

Was I going to get carried away by this human?

What was I thinking? Am I going crazy? I would be punished if I had any relationship with humans.

With that thought, I left and went home to tell Mother.