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The bells of the castle woke me up like usual. They go off every day at the sight of sunrise. I rushed to go get ready for school since today was a very important day. Today is my fifteenth birthday and also the day that I get to officially try out our magical powers at school. Once a fairy turns fifteen, their magical powers are fully formed and developed.
My parents have always told me that I may be a late bloomer because I have never been able to levitate on command like the others my age. On top of that I've never been able cast things with my parents' wands when they weren't looking. I've always felt different from the other fairies in my class. They always mocked me since I was the one without any cool magical gifts. Lots of them could change things like their hair color or grow plants rapidly. Not me though, but today I get to prove to them that I am different.
I went to the kitchen of the castle to see if my parents were there. My parents have worked for the royal family of Tibiopia for years.
"Mom, I turn fifteen today! You know what that means? I for sure get my powers," I said to my mom. My mom stopped dead in her tracks.
"Oh hon! I'm so excited for you, but don't get too disappointed if you don't get them," My mom said to me.
I headed out before I got to see my dad because I was too excited. I went to school where Fairy Godmother was waiting for me and asked to see me. "Sweetie! It's so nice to see you outside the castle. I'm always serving the royal family with you, but it's nice to see you outside of there too. It's time! Please show me your power so I can sort you into a special class."
She handed me her special wand that is one of the most powerful in the kingdoms. I waved it in the air. Nothing happened. Not even the air in the room moved.
"Hmmmm. Well that's strange. Why don't try it again?" she asked me.
I did the exact same thing and nothing happened.
Fairy Godmother turned to me with a pale face. She said, "Well I have to go do some research, but don't be worried! I'll be back; I just need to fix my wand."
All fairies get their full powers no matter what unless they aren't fairies. Why did Fairy Godmother get so nervous? Maybe I'm not a fairy. I knew I couldn't finish school today. I had to get to my parents.
Author's Note: This story was based off of research performed on Changelings. Changelings were fairies or other magical creatures that were switched at birth with human babies. In the introduction of this saga, the fairy parents switched the babies to give their fairy baby a better life. I saw that there was so much room for creativity that could be spun and written. I wanted the human baby aka Flora to also be loved by her parental figures and to give a happier ending there. In addition to this, I was also inspired by a friend who is adopted. She recently discovered she was adopted and has tried to reconnect and discover her biological parents. This particular chapter of Flora realizing she wasn't fitting in is based off my friend and her realization that her reality is warped. My friend had worries that she wasn't really herself and if her adopted parents really loved her. Although, I can't fully understand what it's like to have an identity crisis like this, this story from Flora's view is somewhat of the things I imagine might be running through their head based off of things I've heard from what my friend has comfortable confided in me with. I hope you enjoy this chapter and stick around for another one.
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