Olive - The Chosen One (8 page)

    At last the limousine pulled into the fairy olive field.  Everyone’s heart was beating with the excitement of it all but, no-one more than Destiny.  After all she was his
mamma
!

    Destiny and Cielo found it strange that they had to fight through the crowds to get to their son and his partner.  In the end, they took to flapping their little fairy wings which lifted them high into the sky. 

    Luna looked up and just caught a glimpse of his parents waving to him. 

    He nudged Dandy and said ‘‘look!’’

    They both looked up laughing.

    ‘‘
Ciao mamma e papi
’’ they shouted ‘‘you both look great, we can’t wait for a fairy hug.’’ 

    Cielo thought to himself ‘I will need a big scotch after all this hovering, it’s worn me out!’

    At last Luna and Dandy had made their way through the crowds.  Luna had signed autographs and now just asked for a bit of peace and time to chill with his family.  He said ‘‘I am just a normal olive tree fairy, there is nothing special about me, I am just like all of you and want to see my parents, I haven’t seen them in what feels like forever.’’

    With this said, he flew to the table where his parents, Olive and Willow were waiting for him in anticipation.

    All the family were up on their little fairy feet waiting for a hug.  They both looked well, tanned and fresh, obviously life in Hollywood suited them and the benefit of flying on a private jet was that you could sleep and rest the entire journey.  Oh to be rich!!!!

    Both fairies were wearing tuxedos, they felt they wanted to dress up for their welcome home party.  They had on pink matching bow ties, pale lilac shirts and the shiniest shoes you had ever seen.  Their heels were studded with diamonds and it was rumored they were REAL!!!!

    The steel band kicked off, the music wafted through the air.  The smell of African Cuisine was amazing, everyone was famished, the last few weeks had been so extremely busy.

    Once it was announced that the food bar was ready, everyone rushed to be first in the queue. 
Mio Dio -
OMG!  This food was delicious!  To die for!!!!!

    The whole family sat at the main table and couldn’t talk fast enough, there was just so much to tell, so much had happened. 

    The steel band took a break to enjoy the food that was offered.  A 50’s DJ stepped onto the stage to play his tunes.

    Cielo was not normally much of a dancer but, when he heard ‘Hey Ho Silver Lining’ he was the first up on his fairy feet before anyone could say fairy Jack Robinson!!  He loved this song so much as it reminded him of his youth?  It was followed with some Rock and Roll, after all this was his era!  Destiny always loved a bit of Rock and Roll and tonight was no exception.  As Cielo was in such a good mood and a little merry, maybe now was the time to tell him about the bath, gold taps and the endless list of other things she had brought.  A slow dance came on, she snuggled up to Cielo ready to whisper sweet nothings into his fairy ear.

    ‘‘You have made my life so happy’’ she purred.    She gave his ear a little seductive lick, thinking here it comes…….

    ‘‘Well darling, I have a little secret to share.  I have spent 10,000 fairy euros on your credit card but, it was all ‘buy one - get one free’ and some of it went to charity.’’

    ‘‘Charity!’’ said Cielo ‘‘what charity?’’

    ‘‘Well’’ she said ‘‘Speranza.  You know he has nothing.  I just couldn’t help myself and when you see the bath I got for you, for your anniversary present, you will love it!!!  Just think of all the lovely little fairy bubble baths we are going to indulge in when the winter sets in.’’ 

    Cielo thought to himself ‘my wife, she’s the bomb! She twists me around her little finger all the time but, as long as she is happy, I am happy!!!’

    ‘‘You are a naughty little fairy’’ he said to his wife ‘‘I hope that you are going to be extra especially nice to me after spending all that money.’’

    ‘‘But’’ said Destiny ‘‘I only did it for you.  I was only thinking of you and our wedding anniversary.  I wanted to make it a special night to remember.’’

    She gave a little devious fairy smile and Cielo said ‘‘what are you hoping for your anniversary present my daring?’’

    ‘‘Oh actually, I have seen a little sparkly three carat fairy diamond that I fell in love with, not too big and not small, I don’t want to be greedy!’’ Destiny retorted.  Cielo smiled to himself thinking ‘yes, my wife is the best!!!’

    It was decided that at the end of the night Speranza would return with Sunshine and Rainbow to their house and stay there for a week whilst the build was being completed to his new home.  Olive planned that everything would be in place for him to move into in a week’s time.  Sunshine had cleaned the ‘
Pace
’ caravan so that Speranza had some independence and could enjoy the feeling of being outside as he hated being hemmed in.  She lit the incense before she left and put some hippy rugs on the floor so that Speranza would feel at home.

    Speranza still had to pinch himself every day to believe what was happening to him.  He just couldn’t believe how these little fairies that were not even his relatives, had opened their homes and their hearts to him.  How could he ever repay their kindness?  It was just an impossibility.

    Speranza slept like a log in Sunshine’s caravan.  It was so peaceful, full of character and comfy. He felt a strong attraction to Sunshine and felt that they may become more than just good friends in the future.  Sunshine had promised to read Speranza’s tarot cards the next morning.

    Sunshine had silently giggled to herself the night before.  When she arrived to the party it was already dusk, the first thing she saw when Sperenza came towards her were his teeth!  They were gleaming white and were so much better.  Everything about Sperenza had changed since their first encounter.  He was more self-assured and was dressed to her taste in yellow hippy trousers covered in daisies with a long red hippy shirt, not many men suited red but, as for Speranza, he looked divine. 

    ‘Yes’ she thought ‘this fairy is going to be an important part of my life, I feel it in my water!’

    He could even dance, he certainly had rhythm, they danced cheek to cheek all night long.  She could smell his aftershave and was carried away by the ambience of it all.

    The next morning, she went to Speranza’s caravan with a plate of scrambled eggs, toast and tea (just like Olive taught her) with her tarot cards tucked in her pocket ready for the moment.  They ate their breakfast together discussing the events of the previous night and reliving the excitement of it all.  Yes, Speranza felt that his life had a new beginning after all the trauma of the last five years.

    When Speranza handed Sunshine back the tarot cards after shuffling them, she silently laid them out.  She was happy to see that he had chosen the new beginnings card, the card of moving forward along with the closure card.  The end of bad things was in sight and a new love was on the horizon. 

    ‘I wonder if that is me?’ thought Sunshine to herself.  She smiled inwardly because she didn’t want to be too forward but, she felt that first flush of love and so did he.

    The work to make Speranza’s new pad a home started at full force the very next day.  Olive was very keen on interior design.  She had studied it and recently got a diploma in it but, to be honest she was just a natural.  She had a natural flair and talent.

    Woody had outshone himself with the furniture he had made.  The pieces were clean, practical but trendy, very retro and seemed to bring the olive tree to life.  Destiny had ordered some great items on-line which would make this house a home, Willow had hung some of her pictures up.  ‘Save the olive trees’ art work was displayed, an oil painting of Speranza’s family was hung which had been painted by the artist and was quite remarkable. It took centre place in the fairy lounge above the fireplace, the resemblance was uncanny.  This artist knew how to paint and managed to bring the fairy family alive, it was as if they were in the room looking down smiling.  They appeared to be happy that Speranza had at last found peace and a new family of friends.

   Olive decided they would hire a fairy drummer from Thailand to stand outside and call all the fairies for the opening and unveiling of Speranza’s new home.  After all, everybody had played their part in raising the money or putting time and work into this new home.  It was such a rewarding feeling for the fairies.

    ‘It feels so good to give’ they thought.  ‘That poor fairy had suffered so much’.

    Cielo went to pick Speranza, Sunshine and Rainbow up in the fairy sky-car.  They returned to the sound of drums, Speranza felt the excitement welling in his heart.  He also felt a warmth that he hadn’t felt in years and a sense of belonging.  He got out of the fairy sky-car on nifty feet, he felt like a great weight had been lifted off his shoulders.  He had even received a job offer.  He was now officially a teacher of the arts at the local comprehensive for the fairy children of the olive fields.  His little fairy legs were a bit wobbly as he made his way to his new home.  He became very emotional as he opened the amazing white studded fairy door to his new abode.  The first thing he saw was the picture of his wife and kiddies.  It was strange but the whole place had a sense of warmth and loving.  It was as if a security blanket had wrapped itself around him and now he had found where he belonged after all those long and lonely years.  He at last, felt a sense of completeness which he hadn’t felt in a very long time, a sense of belonging……..

    He made a very lovely and moving speech.  He shed a few tears of joy.  Most of the fairies joined him.  After all, it was a special moment in everyone’s life.

    His bed was the fairy dog’s ears!!!  He had the best night’s sleep he had experienced in years. 
Mio Dio
- OMG!  The mattress molded to his body.  As for the toilet, he just wanted to keep on using it!  He was fascinated.  He wanted to watch the seat raise itself all on it’s own over and over again, it was unreal!!  His home was just so comfortable and as for his bath, he just couldn’t wait to try it.  Destiny had good taste and had the gift of spending, she did it so easily.  Cielo didn’t seem to mind.

    He said ‘‘you are welcome, I am glad to help.’’

    ‘Now if that isn’t a Christian act, I don’t know what is’ he thought to himself.

6
th
Wish - The wish that everyone has a home and a sense of belonging

Willow decided that it was time to call for her 6
th
wish to be granted.  She felt that after hearing of Speranza’s struggles in life, no-one should ever have to go through what he did.

   She called upon Speranza to join her.  Together they made a circle of small teeth and lit a candle in the middle.  The candle of light!

    ‘‘Calling Priscilla, calling Priscilla’’ she chanted.  Within a flash of a fairy wing Pricilla appeared.

    ‘‘Yes my little fairy child, you called?’’

    ‘‘
Ciao
Priscilla. 
Come stai
?  How are you? 
Bene
?’’

    ‘‘How can I help you?  Are you ready to make your sixth wish?’’

    ‘‘Yes, I am’’ said Olive.

    Speranza looked on in awe, total awe!

    Olive said ‘‘I would like to wish that every fairy has a home and a sense of belonging.’’

    She proceeded to tell the fairy God-mother the story of Speranza’s plight.  Priscilla could see the pain in Speranza’s eyes and could feel it in her heart.

    ‘‘You are right to make this wish my dear Olive.  You feel the pain of others and are always ready to help where you can.  This is what makes you special.  Of course my dear, your wish is granted.  Not only are your parents proud of you but, I am also very proud of you. You have used all wishes wisely.  Don’t forget to keep one for yourself.  You can be frivolous with one or two you know!’’

    With this she gave a fairy wink and flew away leaving a sprinkle of green fairy dusk all around her. Green is the colour of growth, Olive wanted love and understanding along with the need to help others to continue to grow.

    All the time Oak watched from behind a hidden olive tree taking it all in. 

    ‘Olive is a fairy in a trillion’ he thought to himself.  ‘One day, I will make her my wife if she will have me.  I love her, I feel it in my heart and in my soul.  I burn for her with desire, one day she will be mine….’

CHAPTER 11

ANGELICA MARTINA

Angelica Martina is a petite, pretty little fairy and goes by the name of Geli. 

    She cannot understand why everything in life seems so unfair.  She feels like an outcast wherever she goes, she doesn’t quite fit into her family.  Her sister is Miss Bossy Boots and as for her brothers, well they are just plain spoilt!!  If only Flavio De Carlo would notice her, she felt she would have a purpose in life.

    Flavio is a really handsome fairy.  He is a bit of a gypsy at heart as he never seems to settle in one olive field for long before he moves to set up roots somewhere else. 

    Angelica feels that she is just the fairy he is looking for, someone to tame his wings.  He moved into their family olive field only three short months earlier.  Angelica watched him from afar.  She felt he liked her as she sometimes caught him secretly casting a glance her way but, if there was anything more to it, he certainly didn’t show it.  She would have to put a plan into action to capture his heart.  She wanted his love to be real and heart-felt.  If she had to visit Elisabetta Bianchi and have her cast a little love spell, then so be it!  She felt he was the one, she felt it in her soul and in her fairy waters!!!

    Angelica was a hair-dresser so it shouldn’t be too difficult to keep a snip of his hair and take it to Elisabetta who everyone affectionately called Lizzy.  That is, if she could get him to book an appointment with her.  She decided to run a promotion ‘trims half price for one day only!’   She placed adverts all around the olive fields, she pinned them to trees and hoped that her intended booked an appointment.

    Lizzy was a white witch and had helped many couples get together in her life.  She was known in the olive fields as being a match-maker.  She never dealt in black magic as her heart was pure like the driven snow they got in northern Italy.

    Flavio came from a broken family and never settled anywhere too long.  He was like a fairy butterfly flitting from field to field.  He moved to the Martina olive field just three months earlier and finally he felt that maybe this was the place to put down some roots.  Cosimo Martina owned the olive field so Flavio rented a fully furnished olive tree off him for just 300 euros a month, all in!  It was a bargain!!!!  He also had a really pretty daughter going by the name of Geli.  She had blue eyes and the blondest hair he had ever seen.  He had heard she was a hair-dresser and he needed a trim.  When he saw an advert advertising half price trims, he thought ‘why not?’  His shoulder length hair was becoming a little unruly, it needed to be tamed, just like him.

    Flavio was a builder and had managed to pick up some regular work from Cosimo, everything was falling into place.

    Geli was both excited and nervous when the day came for Flavio’s appointment.  It was the closest she had ever been to him, she could smell his skin and his manly fairy aroma drew him to her.  She wanted him even more, he was perfect in every way.  He had dark hair and the  darkest brown eyes ever, they were dreamy and enticing.  She grabbed a handful of his hair off the floor before he had even paid.  She wasn’t taking any chances that one of the other fairies would sweep it all up and place it in the bin.  Flavio suspected nothing but, he did notice that Geli was a little flustered around him.  He smiled to himself thinking ‘maybe, she likes him a little.’

    Geli went to see her friend Olive.  She knew her
papa
had a sky car and would take her to see Lizzy.

    Olive was excited to go with Geli to see Lizzy.  At one point, she even considered asking the white witch to cast a spell on Oak but, she felt she wanted his love to come from his heart.  However, she totally understood Geli’s plight and said that she would help her all she could.  After all, everything is fair in love and spells, isn’t it?

    The day arrived for the girls to visit Lizzy.  Geli clutched a bag with Flavio’s locks inside.  She felt nervous but, excited at the same time.  Lizzy lived in an olive field a few kilometres away.  Her whole family of witches lived in this olive field, it had been handed down through generations. 

    Lizzy preferred everything to be pale blue.  The front door to her olive tree house was pale blue.  Every piece of furniture was pale blue, she even dressed in pale blue.  Her magic wands were pale blue, even her pans for boiling the potions were pale blue.

    They arrived to the sound of the church bells ringing across the olive fields.  Cielo landed the sky car expertly in the white witch’s drive.  Lizzy heard the car approaching and stood at her front door waiting for them to arrive.  Cielo dropped them off and said he would be back an hour later to pick them up.

    ‘‘Welcome to my abode’’ said Lizzy looking Geli up and down wondering what her plight was.  She had met Olive several times before and knew that she was the ‘Chosen one.’  She smiled to herself as she remembered the time when she suggested to Olive about making a love potion for Oak but, Olive was insistent that if it was meant to be, it would all happen naturally. 

    Lizzy kissed both the fairies on their cheeks and said ‘‘
Piacere
- I am pleased to meet you.’’

    ‘‘I have set my sights on a handsome fairy.  I would like for him to love me, I would like to make him mine’’ said Geli.

    ‘‘Has he noticed you at all?’’ asked the witch.

    ‘‘I think he has’’ said Geli ‘‘as on a few occasions I have caught him glancing in my direction.  He makes my blood dance, he just needs a little push as he is rather shy and a gypsy at heart.’’

    ‘‘If I make a salad dressing, will you be able to ensure he eats it?’’

    Geli shook her head to say
si
whilst swallowing hard thinking ‘I will cook a family meal and invite him along.’

    Lizzy took the hair which Geli was clutching and led them both into the kitchen.  She took a jar containing some mushrooms off the shelf and proceeded to cut one into small pieces.  She ground some passion fruit along with a secret ingredient which looked like a flower of some sort and added the finely cut mushroom.  She then added two wings of a butterfly to tame the fairy’s wings.  She mixed it all with some essence of love and chopped in a little red hot chilli pepper which would lay the seeds of passion.  She mixed in some olive tree oil and a little white wine to give a pleasant taste to the dressing. Finally she placed his hair in a fine netting along with a snip of Geli’s hair.  The little parcel was then placed in the potion.  She boiled it over some heat to allow the ingredients to dissolve together before removing the hair as she didn’t want anyone to choke!

    She smiled as she handed the potion to Geli saying ‘‘
buona fortuna
- good luck.’’

    Geli felt her wings do a little flap and felt butterflies in her stomach.  The time was coming…..

    Cielo arrived and whisked the fairies back to the olive field.  The girls talked incessantly of their plan all the way home.  Cielo raised his eyes to the sky thinking ‘these fairies are nuts!!!  It will never work!  What happened to good old-fashioned court-ship?’  However, he couldn’t help but be amused as he listened to Geli’s plans and almost wished he would be invited to the dinner party.

    Martino was shocked when his daughter said she was cooking for the family.  She never cooked!!!  What did she want?

    Her
mamma
Fafelina smiled to herself as she realised her daughter was growing up.  Geli invited her sister Stefania, her two brothers Miki and Gerlando along with their friend Tiko.  Flavio was given an invite by her unsuspecting
papa. 
Geli suggested ‘‘why not invite Flavio
papi? 
He must get quite lonely!’’

    Her father thought what a kind thoughtful little fairy his daughter is.  She always thinks of others.  Olive was invited along as Geli didn’t want her to miss the moment.

    Geli decided a barbecue would be the simplest thing to do as she didn’t cook and she knew that her
papa
would take over.  She would make the salad and some lovely roast potatoes.

    Her
mamma
and
papa
giggled to themselves when they knew she was doing a barbecue.  She would even have a problem lighting it!!

    Everyone accepted their invitation and the night was planned.

    Geli decided that the best way to ensure that only Flavio ate the salad dressing was to condiment the salad herself in the kitchen and make sure that the right plate was handed to him.  She made a Greek salad with feta cheese and a selection of deserts. 

    She smiled to herself knowing that this was the night!  She was apprehensive but, the excitement bubbled in her fairy belly.

    She set the table with placemats making sure that Flavio sat opposite her.  She wanted to make sure that he could not help but, notice her.

    She brought a new dress of pale green which made her eyes pop.  She curled her gorgeous blond hair so that it fell in ringlets, she looked divine.  She put on her favourite perfume ‘Angel’ and was ready to capture the heart of her intended.

   Flavio was the first to arrive, keen and eager, clutching a bottle of Prosecco.  His fairy wings did a little flutter as he could sight of Geli, she really was beautiful -
bellissima
!

    Geli felt the electricity between them as she took his hand and kissed him on both cheeks.  She felt it hard to keep her fairy feet on the ground.  She told everyone to take their seats except her
papa
who was still busy barbecuing.  Her
mamma
wanted to help in the kitchen but, Geli assured her she was not needed.  She was not willing to take the chance that a mistake may happen….

    Geli gave everybody a little bit of salad along with some roast potatoes and took them out to the table.  She made an Italian dressing of olive oil, balsamic vinegar and a little salt.  She drizzled it over the guest’s salads thinking ‘here goes!’ as she drizzled her special love-spell dressing over Flavio’s salad.  She took Falvio’s plate out first to ensure that he got the right one.  He tasted the dressing straight away saying ‘‘this is unusual, it is so nice!  Has it got chillies in it?’’

    Geli stammered a little as she said ‘‘just a tiny bit for added flavour.’’

    Fafelina looked at her dressing thinking ‘strange, I don’t have any chillies!’

    Geli caught her
mamma’s
look and said quickly ‘‘I left yours and
papa’
s out in case you don’t like them.’’

    ‘‘Well I love them’’ said Flavio looking around seeing jealous faces.

    Olive stifled a giggle nearly choking on her
vino
thinking ‘this is the funniest thing ever!’

    The meat was served and Martino sat down.  He began to toast everyone, he toasted his daughter and said that he was proud that she was beginning to follow in her
mamma’s
footsteps by throwing dinner parties as his wife’s dinner parties were famous all over the olive tree fields.

    The problem started when Tiko said ‘‘can I try some of that chilli dressing?’’

    Geli swallowed hard thinking ‘
Mio Dio -
Oh my God!  Now what?’

    ‘‘Of course’’ she said as she made her way into the kitchen.

    She scraped some of the red chillies from the love potion and placed them in the normal Italian dressing hoping that they didn’t take any of their special qualities with them.

    She suddenly realised that she had forgot to ask the white witch how long it took to work.  Did the effect start to work straight away?  Or did it take time?  She looked at Flavio’s eyes, she could see nothing.  He didn’t look at her with any love or even amorously.  As for Tiko, well let’s just say, he was acting rather strange!!!! 

    ‘Those red hot chilli peppers make fairies all hot and bothered’ she thought to herself.

   The dinner party was great fun.  The food was good, the company great and the night exceptional.

    It was three days later when Flavio wondered what was the matter with him?  All he could think of was Geli.  He couldn’t sleep without dreaming of her, he could see her long blond locks blowing in the wind.  The problem was that Tiko was having the same dream!  He told Miki and Gerlando of his dreams.  He worked with them and couldn’t help but, share his new feelings for their sister.  They laughed and laughed until their fairy wings lifted them high into the air thinking it was just a little crush.

    Geli was working in the salon when she saw Tiko looking at her through the shop window.

    ‘What’s up with him?’ she thought to herself.  He was almost drooling at his mouth.  Weird little fairy!

    He put up his hand and began waving it.  He mouthed ‘fancy coming for a cappuccino?’

    Geli thought it was most strange.  He was her brother’s friend and teased her all the time. Now he was asking her to go with him for a coffee! 

    ‘What was this fairy’s problem?’

    Geli went up to the window and mouthed ‘I am busy sorry.’