The Heart of a Human

 

The Heart of A Human-

Paired Couple: ZakXPips/SLASH!/Lemon

A/N: [Insert legal technicalities here, as well as the usual warnings.]

"I don't know what to do anymore, Crysta..." Pips sighed in defeat, face in his hands, having divulged in the happenings of the past two days to his best friend. "I'm losing him."

Crysta sat there in contemplation as she gently coaxed a flower to open its petals. The dark haired faerie was saddened to hear that Zak was shutting Pips out, but she knew that something was really bothering the blond. Nothing trivial usually upset him. And knowing that the two were as happily in love as they were, only something personal could affect him this much.

"You're not losing him." Crysta said, thinking it over and remembering a distant memory about her blond friend.

"He said he's thinking about turning into a human again! How is that not losing him?" Pips said angrily.

She looked over at him. "It's Spring," She explained. "A long time ago, he had told me that his day of birth was in the Spring. Although he wouldn't know what day that would be any more, he probably feels that the day of his birth is coming close or has recently passed."

"His day of birth?" Pips asked, confused. "That's what he's upset about? Why is that so important?"

"Just from what you're telling me on how he's acting, he probably misses his family. The fact that the day of his birth is close or has passed probably reminds him of his family back home. He told me that humans celebrate the day of when they're born."

"That's strange. I've never heard of that being done before."

"Humans live shorter lives than we do. So they celebrate their day of birth every four seasons that passes, to mark how old they are, with their families."

"Well, if I remember correctly, I have been around for 104 seasons. That must make me 104."

Crysta laughed. "That must mean you've been around for 26 years, Pips. Humans count their ages by years, or every four seasons. Zak told me this back when he was a human."

Pips brushed his fingers through his red hair in thought. "So I'm 26 years old. Is that old among humans?"

"According to Zak, hardly. Humans can live to be 80, the highest being 112."

"That common?"

"No. It's just a possibility."

"Well, how old is Zak?"

"I think he told me he was 18 years old when he was a human."

"What is he now?"

"Well, it's been 12 seasons since he's been with us. I think that makes him 21 years old by now."

That fact caught Pips by surprise. "I'm older than him?"

"It would seem so."

Pips thought about the discussion thus far. "You say that his day of birth probably reminded him of his family..."

"Yes."

"I didn't know he even had a family. He never told me." Pips admitted, stunned.

"Did you ever ask?"

The question stung the red head. Of course he hadn't. The silence answered for him, though, as Crysta nodded in understanding.

"So what am I going to do? If he's wanting to see his family, he might not ever want to come back." The other faerie said, almost desolately.

"Well, I think I have an idea." Crysta smiled. "I could always turn you two into humans so he can visit his family and you can be with him."

To say that Pips was surprised was an understatement.

"M-Make me human?"

Her smile got bigger.

"Do you know how dangerous that would be, Crysta? I don't know how to be human! I hardly know anything about them, besides Zak!"

"Well, he could probably teach you on how to act human." His friend reasoned.

"Okay... But how could I explain where I come from if someone asked?"

"I'm sure he could help you with that."

"Are you sure you can even change me into a human?"

Crysta gave him an annoyed look. "I turned Zak into a faerie, didn't I?"

"I know," Pips amended. "But while he was born a human, with no magic in him, it probably didn't affect him in a bad way. What if, because I have magic in me, your magic reacts in a bad way?"

"Pips, I'm positive that I can successfully change you into a human and back into a faerie when you're both done visiting his family."

"Okay..." Pips smiled, feeling better about the situation.

"But maybe we should make it into a surprise..."

Pips' smile became devious, liking where this was heading.

A/N: Tell me what you think! How do you think Zak is going to take this idea of turning into human again? And his reaction to Pips' becoming human as well?