Olive - The Chosen One (12 page)

CHAPTER 16

THE PHOTO SHOOT

When the fairies landed at the airport in Luna and Dandy’s private jet, the paps were out in full swing.  It had been a tiring journey but Destiny and Dana made sure they were made up to the nines, after-all they didn’t want to be papped looking anything but their gorgeous selves.  There was a television crew from the local news station there, questions were asked as soon as they started to walk down the steps.

    ‘‘How does it feel to be a
nonna
?’’

    They directed this question towards the two mothers. 

    ‘‘Absolutely fabulous’’ shouted the new
nonnas
in unison ‘‘we have seen Renesmee on Skype and she is perfect!  She is the most beautiful fairy baby that ever existed.’’

    ‘‘Oh so the name is Renesmee’’ shouted a pap at the front ‘‘how do you spell that?’’

    Destiny swallowed hard.  It just sort of popped out of her mouth and she had promised not to say anything but, the excitement was just too much to bear.

    Dana shouted ‘‘there is a second name but, we are keeping that to ourselves.’’

    The fairies gathered at the bottom of the plane steps and posed for a few shots before being whisked off in the limousine to be taken to Luna and Dandy’s house.  The fairies needed to calm their nerves just a little, so when they were offered a glass of champagne, they grabbed it with both hands as after all, they were not used to all this attention!  They were just normal everyday fairies from Salento.

    Luna and Dandy were waiting to greet them along with their new nanny Rosa.  She was introduced to them all and she curtsied!  Yes!  Curtsied!!

    Destiny began to think maybe she could change her name to Queen Destiny.  It has a sort of ring to it, doesn’t it?

    Renesmee Pearla was sleeping but, the mothers couldn’t wait so rushed into her room to have a little peek at the sleeping fairy.  She lay in the most beautiful cot you had ever seen, surrounded by animals of the jungle.  This room was a very sparkly one.  Destiny and Dana thought they needed sunglasses as there were diamantes everywhere.  This room was a sparkly princess room just like the boys requested.  She woke up and appeared to smile, Renesmee had the sweetest little face you had ever seen.  She was like a little fairy cherub with sea blue eyes and perfectly shaped lips, divine.

    A themed photo shoot had been arranged for the very next day.  A top photographer from ‘The Fairy Tell-all’ magazine’ was arriving promptly at 10.00am and the nanny was getting the fairy baby ready.  Tera Hang had made the most amazing dress.  It was adorned in blue crystals and brought out the colour in Renesmee’s eyes.  It was long and would also be worn for her christening which was happening in a couple of days.

    Big pure white swans were wandering around the grounds of Luna and Dandy’s house.  They would be in the photo shoot but, in the back-ground as they could be a bit unpredictable, little snappers!

    Luna and Dandy sat on the plush sofa holding Renesmee between them with a
nonna
on each side of them.  The grandparents sat next to their better halves with Olive and Willow kneeling at the front.

    This was the picture that was the magazine cover the very next day with the title ‘Princess Renesmee Pearla is born into a life of love and diamonds.’

    It was the fastest selling magazine story since the Amazon Rain Forest story was published, it literally flew off the shelves.  There were about another ten photos inside including one of Renesmee’s nursery.  The boys admitted to having a Nanny but, said they were going to share the night feeds between them because they were not going to palm Renesmee off onto anyone  She would be travelling everywhere with them but, that Rosa (their nanny) would be coming with them.

    The Christening was going to be a private event and would be held in the local Hollywood chapel.  Just family and very close friends were invited.  The couple asked for privacy at this very exciting time for the family.  Privacy was granted, after all, they had done the photo shoot and donated the money received to the ‘Save the Rain Forest’ charity.

    Olive sang at the Christening.  She had the voice of an angel, an angelic angel.

CHAPTER 17

WILLOW AND BIRCH GET HITCHED

Willow was beginning to think it was never going to happen with Birch.  After the tree sit-in, let’s just say, he was slow at coming forward!!!!  Willow thought that perhaps he needed a little helping hand to make him see what was right in front of his eyes.  After seeing little Renesmee, all Willow could think about was fairy babies and making one of her own.  It was time.

    She decided she would cook a gourmet meal for Birch.  She would wear a seductive dress along with her favorite perfume.  She went for a 50’s look with her hair piled high on her head in a bee-hive, a flared dress with a huge under-skirt with a sexy little cardigan over it.  She looked hot and desirable and she knew it!  If this didn’t get Birch’s pulse racing, then she didn’t know what would!  Either he wasn’t attracted to her or he was like Luna, gay!  She was always told by her mother that the way to a man’s heart was through his stomach and good old fashioned steak and ale pie was the way to go……..

    Birch arrived at 7.00pm promptly carrying a couple of large Sunflowers as he knew that this was Willow’s favorite flower.  He did feel a bit nervous as this felt more like a proper date.  He had even splashed some wood spice aftershave on as he knew that Willow loved the smell of wood.

    When Willow opened the door, he couldn’t believe that anyone could look so beautiful!  Normally, he saw Willow at sit-ins and demonstrations and she always wore dungarees.  This fairy was one hot woman and he wanted her!

    ‘‘Can I get you a drink?’’ said Willow coyly looking out from under her false eyelashes, fluttering them a little. 

    ‘‘Yes please, a beer would be nice’’ said Birch as he handed her a bottle of red
vino
.

    Willow had made an Italian starter of
mozzarella
and tomatoes drizzled in olive oil.  An Italian desert called
Tiramisu
would follow the main course.  She had made it herself.

    Birch was in fairy heaven!  After a glass or two of
vino
, he took Willow’s hands in his and proclaimed his love for her.  He said he had wanted to make her his for a long time but, that he was a little shy and didn’t know how to win her over.  Willow said there was no winning over to be done.  He had been in her heart from the very first moment she had set her eyes on him.  With that said, they shared a long and lingering kiss.  It was sealed, they were to be together!  Marriage was on the cards but, first Birch had to get Cielo’s permission, everything had to be done properly.

    Both the love-fairies were on cloud nine.  Birch’s kiss had lifted Willow off her little fairy feet high into the air.  She was in love!  But,
papi! 
What about papi?  He was just so totally over-protective!

    Birch decided he would take Cielo on a paint-balling expedition.  He knew that Cielo hadn’t been before, he would make sure they won.  Once they were bonded as a team he would say ‘by the way, can I have Willow’s hand in marriage?’

    It was all set for the following weekend.  Cielo arrived in the sky rocket.  They had invited Speranza and Johnnie along for the adventure.  Johnnie was banned from smoking and Speranza needed to be brought down to earth a little as all he did was talk about Sunshine.  He had no other conversation except Sunshine lately. Sunshine this and Sunshine that!  To be honest, it got on everyone’s nerves after a while!!

    Birch and Cielo were on one team and the other two fairies on the other.  Paint war had been declared, bring it on……

    They didn’t think they would have too much problem with Johnnie because he was always off with the fairies, just dreaming, but, as for Speranza well he was a different story, he was used to fending for himself when he was homeless so he was a good shot.  Cielo and Birch hid behind the tree waiting for the other two to come by.  The first paint ball shot was shot and Johnnie was covered in red paint. 

    ‘One to Cielo and Birch’ they thought.

    They hadn’t seen Speranza creeping up behind them.  He managed to shoot three times one after the other, both Cielo and Birch were covered, they retaliated shooting Johnnie, he fell to the ground saying his arm was hurting, big fairy baby!  Speranza was not ready to give in so he just kept shooting like he was in a war film,  Cielo and Birch surrendered.  Everyone agreed it was a good fun game and decided to go for a
cappuccino
and discuss each other’s lives and where they were going.  Speranza was happy spending time with Sunshine, she was full of love, peace and colour.  She had even stayed over a few times and he at hers but, they were happy to continue the way they were for the time being.  Speranza did not want to leave his home and Sunshine didn’t want to leave hers as she had Rainbow to think of.  Johnnie carried on in his own little world, he was happy in his own little far-off way.  Cielo had become very mellow, becoming a
nonno
had changed him.  He had grown to accept things in life which at one time he would have thought of as impossible.  Now he was happy and fulfilled with his life and as for Destiny, she made his life complete. 

    ‘‘What about you?’’ he asked Birch.

    ‘‘I have found love.  I feel that I am ready to ask for this fairy’s hand in marriage.’’

    Cielo felt a bit dismayed and disappointed.  He knew that his daughter Willow had feelings for Birch and that she would feel devastated by his declaration of love for another fairy.

‘He is blind’ he thought to himself ‘blind and stupid!’ Birch swallowed hard and looked at Cielo.

    ‘‘I have been meaning to talk to you’’ he said ‘‘I would like to ask for Willow’s hand in marriage.  I love her with all my heart.  I promise to look after her and will always strive to make her happy.’’

    ‘Thank the fairy God for that’ thought Cielo.

    He flung his strong arms around Birch’s shoulders.  He pulled him towards him and said ‘‘come here son, welcome to the family.’’

    Birch breathed a sigh of relief.

    ‘That was easy’ he thought to himself.   

  Willow was waiting for them when they returned. Cielo couldn’t help but, think that maybe this was planned!   

    Birch had already been looking at rings.  He knew that Willow wasn’t a diamond sort of girl but, more of a Sapphire sort of girl, a beautiful Sapphire would pick out the blue in her eyes, this is what he would buy.  Destiny offered to go with him.  They called on Sunshine to go with them to the jewelers shop to have this special purchase made especially to suit Willow.  A sapphire with a white gold shank would be perfect for his love, just perfect.

     Cielo and Destiny felt that they would like to be a part of the proposal.  They offered to host a dinner party so they could be there when Birch popped the question.  Destiny had ordered a couple of white doves.

    ‘‘Is it too much?’ she said to Cielo who just smiled and thought ‘my fairy wife is insane but, I love her so if she wants to let white doves out of their cage and poop all over the dinner, well let’s let her!’

    ‘‘Perfect my darling’’ he said ‘‘just perfect.’’

    Destiny had ordered a water bed for the happy couple-to-be because now that Willow’s wings were heavier, she sometimes had trouble sleeping.

    ‘An original engagement present’ she thought.  She wanted the water to take away the weight.  Cool or what?

    Destiny had arranged for a chef on the chosen night and told Willow that they were celebrating Cielo’s up and coming retirement, he had been flying enough and they wanted to spend more time together and travel more to Hollywood to see the boys and their new grand-daughter.

    ‘Whatever’ thought Willow ‘there is no way that
papi
is ready to retire.  He was only saying just the other day how he was upgrading the sky-rocket.’

    Luna and Dandy even flew in for the occasion along with Renesmee.

    ‘Who cares what it is all about’ thought Willow thinking of her baby cuddles with Renesmee.

    They sat around the long table.  Destiny kept giggling, very strange!  Olive had invited Oak and Destiny had laid the table with the best cutlery.

    ‘Another extravagant purchase’ thought Cielo.  Retirement, as if!  He couldn’t afford to retire until his wife stopped spending and that was never going to happen.

    They enjoyed the most delicious meal ever.  The lobster was especially tasty and as for those muscles, well they were divine.  It was after desert and just before the
Limoncello
that Birch rose and said ‘‘I am in love!!’’ Well actually, he shouted it!  Willow smiled in an embarrassed sort of way but, inwardly glowed thinking that perhaps he had drunk just a little too much
vino
, his cheeks were flushed and he was swaying a little…….

    He fumbled a little, fell to his knees just by Willow’s chair and said ‘‘will you give me the great honor of becoming my fairy wife?  I love you with all my heart and I promise to cherish you forever.’’

With that said he got out a beautiful blue velvet box from his jacket.  He opened it with a flourish and said ‘‘
Sposami mio amore
’’ - ‘‘Marry me my love.’’

    ‘How romantic’ thought Willow.

    Olive and Destiny were crying.  They were such an emotional pair!  Birch put the ring on Willow’s finger as she shouted ‘‘
Si
,
Si
’’ and then he swung her into the air where he toppled as he was a little merry and they both fell into Cielo’s lap!!!!! 

   ‘Good job Cielo loved him’ thought Destiny ‘silly little drunk nervous fairy!’

    At this point Destiny brought the two doves in and released them into the room. 

    ‘‘Two doves are a sign of true love’’ she shouted.  With that they circled around the room, pooping as they went!

    ‘‘Group hug’’ shouted Luna and Dandy.  Those boys, they always want to hug, huggers!

    And so there was a wedding to plan in the olive fields and this was going to be no ordinary wedding.

    Willow and Birch wanted their wedding to be in the olive field amongst the olive trees, it was going to be a wedding of the earth.  The earth fairy Priest was going to marry them amongst the sound of birds and wildlife.

    Willow wanted her dress to be made of a natural white cotton material with a handkerchief bottom, all floaty and hippyish.  She wanted to wear a head-dress of flowers.

    ‘Daisies would be nice’ she thought ‘and maybe flat strappy sandals as it was uneven in the fields.’

    Destiny wanted heels and the higher the better!

    ‘Who cares if the ground is uneven?’ she thought ‘I may wobble a little but, Cielo will be there to steady me.  I would like a green silk dress, short but, stylish, something like a movie star would wear.  Perhaps Luna and Dandy could help me……..’

    And as for Willow, what would she wear?  She wanted to impress Oak, she thought that green would be a good colour but, her
mamma
was wearing green so she  opted for gold.  Gold with a shimmer, that would be nice and would make sure she sparkled in the woods.

    She was going to be left on the shelf soon.  She needed to get Oak’s love………

    And so the party began.

    It was a simple wedding in the woods.  A band would perform just playing flutes and wood instruments.  Instead of scattering petals, daisies would be scattered everywhere.  This was going to be a wedding of love and nature.

    Willow walked down an aisle of daisies through the woods.  The dulcet sound of the flute and drums rang out in the woodland, it was perfect!

    A simple feast was followed by a simple party.  It was all about the love as far as the couple of fairies were concerned.

    Olive smiled to herself.  Her sister looked so complete and happy.  It was this same feeling that she wanted to experience with Oak.

    ‘One day’ she thought ‘one day……….’

    The couple decided to honeymoon in Venice.  Their father Cielo said that he would drop them off in the sky helicopter, they were beyond excited.  Venice was the city of love and romance.

    As they flew into Venice, all they could see was water and loads of it, it was breath-taking!  The
Gondole
along with
Gondolieri
bobbed along in the canals.  They could see the dome of St Marks Square, large stone statues adorned the top of the buildings, the
Campanille
(the clock) was exquisite, the buildings were full of character and were reached by little canals that entwined themselves throughout the City.  The Grand Canal was the centre-point, it wound itself right through the main city.  Steamboats were available to carry the fairies wherever they desired.   People were everywhere, the atmosphere was electric.  Venice was full of the most beautiful masks you had ever seen, Murano glass, original arts, paintings, lights -
Bellissimi
!!!  It took the fairies breaths away, they thought they had landed in paradise.  They walked along the Rialto Bridge, hand in hand, mesmerized by the beauty of it all.  They wondered into the old part of the city and came across the Jewish quarter which took them back in time.  It had the most amazing glass on display.  They managed to buy a little remembrance in Murano glass with the word ‘
Shalom
’ engraved across it which means ‘Peace
.
’