Snippet #2379087

Walking towards the gate to the school was a short blonde woman and a yellow-haired girl holding hands. The little girl's long waves were tied up into pigtails with bright blue ribbons. Sitting on her head and playing with the ribbons was a small, white monkey that seemed to be the happiest monkey on the planet. To the alumni of the school, they would recognize him as Arabella's monkey, Baine. Due to various enchantments, the monkey had a much slower rate of growth. Regular visits to a certain elf aided in the monkey's youth.

The monkey wasn't the only thing different about the girl. She had two orange wings popping out of her back that were fluttering with every step. The girl seemed frustrated as she jumped up and flapped harder.

"Flap them at the same time," Arabella suggested to the small Ashton. She had run to catch up with Ashton's attempts at flight, leaving Jaimie and Rayburn behind. At another failed attempt to lift off, Arabella smiled warmingly before suggesting that Ashton waited until her brother could teach her.

"How about we stop and wait for Daddy and Ray?" She asked, crouching down to get on the little girl's eye level. Arabella waved a hand over Ashton's hair and fixed all of the crazy flyaways that had occurs during Ashton's attempt to "fly away".