"The queen's watching us!" Kalim whispered excitedly with anticipation.
Jamil quietly nodded, "We just need one more push to get her undivided attention."
"You want a pièce de résistance? As galling as this is, I'll show 'em the dramatic pose that Vil told me to keep in my pocket." Leona sneered, "This should ensure success for Operation Steal the Show!"
As everyone cheered ecstatically, Kalim cried out, "Let's throw in our best moves, too. Come on, everybody! Dance with us!"
Jamil extended his hand and smiled wide, "Come, come! Get our of your seat. Let's all sing, clap our hands, and celebrate the spring!"
"I can feel my body moving already!" A fairy cried out as they are swept into the dance cheerfully.
"Let's all celebrate the spring together!" Another cried out and dragged his friends onto the stage.
Cheering and joyful cries echoed in the greenhouse as all the fairies lept out of the seats and into the dance.
"To see such unfettered jubilance coursing through my people..." The queen whispered misty eyed and smiled bright like the sun, "It does my heart good. It's smiles and flowers, everywhere I look. What a marvelous show this is! Would that I could enjoy this spectacle forever..."
Suddenly, Leona grabbed the heavy white cape from his should and swept it around with ease and great intensity. Soon, those eyes that had been on the two previously turned to Leona with excitement and admiration.
"My word! This fairy was giving off an aloof and ephemeral air before..." The announcer spoke up in awe, "...but now he's flipped up his heavy cape and made a mighty turn with a wide sweep of his legs! He retains his prior air of ennui, but what a dynamic way to show it. Never have I seen a fairy strike such a bold and powerful pose! The whole venue's eyes are glued to the runway now!"
As the queen struggled to stay in her seat, a flash of white and glistening silver flashed before her eyes!
"This-!" She gasped in bewilderment as her heart fluttered with joy.
"Oh my! There's a new participant in the show?! But, this is the last group. No, wait! This is-!"
Fluttering down upon the catwalk, a large fae in white and silver ornamental accessories fluttered down softly before tightly geasping Leona's shoulder and twirl with their back against each other in a soft yet powerful move.
"You-!" Leona was about to turn to her in bewilderment but she kept him forward with a firm grip to his elbow and a sharp turn of her face.
"You've done well."
The three turned to her in bewilderment as she twirled with her long sleeves fluttering behind her. The silver embroidered butterflies on them flapped along with the flow as though they were alive themselves and flew around them. A large pipa magically appeared in her hands as she kept into the air bringing an array of petals to shower down from above. Such display and experience sent the fairies into ecstasy as they cheered and cried out in adoration over the appearance of such a feminine beauty! The large fae flipped, twirl and spun as though she was a butterfly herself before grasping Jamil's outstretched arm and bending hers till her face was right next to his. A soft whispered trickled down his cheeks filled with sweet poisonous words, "Yet, you dare to be so bold as to attract the adoration of her majesty? Do you mean to challenge his majesty for her hand? I didn't think you would have such tastes."
She forced herself to push off Jamil's arm like an acrobat and flipped before landing next to Kalim and twirled with him as she continued, "Just a fair warning... He's a very jealous man, himself."
Leona was startled! Although the other two continued to danced to pretend that everything going as planned, he did not practice enough to make up steps now! Everything was certainly going well until this silver haired beauty appeared out of nowhere and changed the pace of their dance!
Before he came to a full stop, the woman grabbed his arm and pulled him forward in a twirl and a sharp halt before softly strumming the strings on the pipa once as that was followed by a swift turn of the head matching Leona's!
This!
The woman huffed a laugh, "Come. Let's see if your dance can make the flowers bloom!"
"The what?" They looked stunned as the girl easily led the beastman into a dance without even coming into physical contact with him!
With one stride of his, she twirled to his side and pushed him forward. He didn't tumble forward but managed to stay on his feet as the fairies cheered and danced around them twirling and striding with ease with grace after her.
With each strum on her instrument, the musicians sped up the tempo great thrills across their delighted face.
The other three followed in confusion as they carefully and swiftly followed the rhythm. They weren't prepared for this at all, but they definitely can't mess up now either! Yet, it's only a matter of time before they collapse!
Despite this, their movements remained smooth, precise and full of vigor as they danced on the stage. The woman spun as her white dress twirled around her like a white flower while the other three continued forward.
"It's like a lotus garden from the east!" One of the fairies cries out in awe, "She's like a lotus blooming into a fairy on a lake surrounded by butterflies and the group are like water fairies from there!"
"Such precision, such grace! Are they water fairies or wind fairies?" One of the noble fairies questioned in bewilderment and disbelief, "But it's smoother than water and yet more carefree than wind! It's fitting that they would succeed in the end."
Those who watched gasped in awe and admiration and those who danced with them laughed and played like there was no tomorrow!
By the time they realized it, all the flowers in the green house had already bloomed and swaying playfully around them!
Spring is here and it's very much alive, even without the fairies' influence!
Even the announcer was at a loss for words at the spectacular sight before him as he was pulled in by one of the fairies!
The woman's heartbeat raced as she danced with a soft smile on her face. Her gold color eyes shone with brilliance as she descended from the flip and softly landed onto the ground as though time had slowed just for them!
With that, the dance had ended softly as it had joined with the queen tearfully clapping with a bright smile upon her face!
The announcer who finally came to his senses picked up his mic in a hurry and announced with great excitement and disbelief, "The princess has arrived! Our princess has finally descended upon the opening of our gala after eight long years!"
"What?!"
The three looked to her in disbelief and bewilderment upon hearing the announcer's words!
This is the princess of Faeland?!
"'Me And My Retinue' finally did it! Such bold moves! Such poise! The fairy in the center has a confident air all their own. His verdant eyes shine as brightly as a grassy plain on a spring day! His lustrous dark hair falls in artfully rugged locks! His powerful frame cloaked in pure white robes evokes the image of wings! Truly, he embodies the theme of 'exotic'! Their wonderous performance not only attracted so many out of our seats but it has also brought out her highness out of her long absence and graced us with an opening dance once more!" The announcer cheered tearfully as he spilled everything he had wanted to say during the entire scene, "Such simple, yet intense movements brilliantly executed with such grace as that shown by this group. It's no wonder the princess would glide down to accompany them in their dance! Let's give them one last big round of applause!"
"My child!" The queen cried out tearfully with joy and excitement upon seeing her daughter again.
"Uh..." Jamil hesitated in deep confusion, "Why does it feel like we just saved a princess out of nowhere?"
They heard a chuckle as a fire fairy drifted down to them and whispered, "That's because her highness has not danced an opening for us for the last eight years. She is regarded as the goddess among the fairies and the apple of her majesty's eyes since young. However, she had fallen into a deep and serious depression for the last eight years that has worried us all."
"Oh! But all we did was just danced for everyone. It was a great deal of fun for us too! Right, Jamil?" Kalim grinned widely.
"Uh... Y-Yes! Of course!" Jamil managed with a wide smile on his face.
The fire fairy chuckled, "All right. You don't have to hide it anymore. I'm just her to pass on a suggestion by the princess. Someone from your group should hurry to the subtropical zone. The sprinkler system will turn on in five minutes but she spotted a beastman in the area hiding from the guards."
"What are you-! Ahem." Jamil cleared his throat with his heart beating very fast behind his chest as she pulled a relaxed smile on his face, "I'm afraid I don't understand. This is our group. And shouldn't we notify the guards about a beastman intruding on the festivities?"
"You can stop playing around me." Pyro chuckled, "The princess told me everything. Please accept our humble apologies as the queen has not been feeling well for a few weeks now. For the last few weeks, our queen has been rather moody and found great interest in your school's magic stone's beauty. Without knowing the importance of the stone to your school, our craft fairies took it to refine accessories. Our princess has a connection in the school who told her of the situation. Hence why she instructed me to come escort you out safely after retrieving the stone. If the queen knows, she may faint in her current situation. So, it's better to feign ignorance until she recovers. However, she may prompt Maisey and the craft fairies to take the stone again prior to her recovery. So, you may need to send people over to take it away again. Hopefully, that would be the last time we trouble you all."
"Your princess is very kind. It was fun dancing with everyone." Kalim smile happily before suggesting kindly, "If you need any help, you can always ask me and my father for help. Since you helped us, we would like to return the favor too. Hopefully, your queen recovers soon. As for the stone, we can leave the fun for others to come and enjoy the festivities. Everyone needs a turn. I wonder how we're going to take the stone away again."
"Again?!" Jamil looked to her in bewilderment before narrowing his eyes in suspicion to the fairy, "But how do we know if what you say is true?"