#fenixtj

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Ellie has set up a tea party in the atrium, with several princess dolls, Afortunado and.... "Ramona?"

She leaves the tableau to go hunting for the kitten.

Ariel peeks in

A tea set, borrowed from the kitchen, is set up on a rug - Rapunzel, Belle, Ariel, Snow White and a bored Lucky sit around it.

Deeper in... "Ramona!"

"She might be in the study?" Ariel says "Will I do?"

Violet eyes peer through a potted flower. "Ariel?"

"Yup. I'.. I wanted to apologize to you "

"You aren't mad at me?"

"They were so MEAN To you.. I know they were... I tried to keep you away so they couldn't... but I didn't want to badmouth them..."

"...Do you think I'm bad because.."

"I mean..."

"Because I went without you?"

Ariel looks confused

"Who said you were bad?"

Sniff.

"Will you be in trouble for being friends with me?"

"Did one of those oxygen deprived cornhusks in blue say you were bad?"

She looks revved at the idea someone said she was bad

"Not... not like that.."

"They better not have or I'll fong a shin so hard" A sigh cooling "And I don't care if I'm 'In trouble' for being a friend or not. You're my friend! And I HATE Fox and the Hound it' sa TERRIBLE movie"

"Miss Pert was nice."

"Pert? Yeah.. she's nice" A smile fond "And like animals just ROLLL over for her like goofs"

"Like Snow Blue!"

"It's so weird.. but yeah" A nod "it's not even a cantrip"

"It's a blood-gift." She nods.

"Like - oh, seeing while unenchanted, or long life..."

"Yup." A nod "The DeBukes even have some who are like nearly immune to chimerical weapons. "

"Oh.."

"Lots of kinian there.. I.. I'm glad you met a nice one" A sigh "They're scared. All the time. That some Sidhe will oen day succeed where all others have failed."

"I wasn't going to use sovereign, even if they hadn't asked."

"I know. You only use that on bad guys" she nods "And the DeBukes are bad just..." A sigh "Some of them are like racists against sidhe"

"There are bad sidhe... like, there's the Balor..."

"And Leanhaun, they're bad to artists..."

A nod from the little sidhe. She's still half-hidden by the plant.

"Could... could you come here?" Pat pat

She emerges, coming closer.

"i wish I could have explained better that they have like.. issues."

"But you don't care that I'm a sidhe?" Worried.

"I did..when we first met, but .. even that didn't matter. You'd been hurt, and your beautiful hair was all stumpy. ANY Girl would feel bad like that.. so that's when I realized you were just that 'anygirl'.. like me" A smile and she takes her hand "Now I dont' care that you're sidhe. I mean, yes you ARE a sidhe, but I don't think "ellie the Sidhe ' I think 'Ellie, my friend'"

"Does that mean we're fixed?"

She tilts her head "Welre 'like Lilo and Stichs' family.. small, a little broken.. but.." She lets Ellie finish

"Still good?"

"Is Salma okay?"

"Still good' A nod "Salma's great"

"But is she okay?"

"Oh." A thought "I don't know. We better find her"

"And Ramona!"

"And Ramona.. you think she's in the laundry again?"