The Past Winter
Are You a Fairy?

Serena was helping the four friends bathe in a special bathhouse for the caretaker secretly. Because there was an incident that took time, so the four adorable girls missed their bath schedule. Serena helps Allen, Elyn, Olive, and Rubi to clean themselves in the bathroom that the parlors usually use there.

Although small, the orphanage is still a place that has rules in it. If there are no rules, then their lives there are not as neat and as good as today.

One of the rules is the members of the orphanage consisting of children and the caretaker himself, sleep, eat, bathe, and move according to the hours and places that have been determined. This time they broke. And it just so happened that the head of the parlour was not in place, so Serena dared to bring her little tuyul-tuyul against the rules once in a while.

“Mari, I help you take a shower.” Take Serena to her foster children.

The four of them were enthusiastic. With their carefree bath assisted Serena while playing water. As a result, Serena's clothes were soaked. Serena had to take another bath for the second time, this time with the children.

“Rubi, come here for a minute!” Serena's orders to Rubi. The girl just walked over to Serena obediently.

Serena took out a container made of long wood shaped like a bottle. Tilted the bottle towards his palm. Out the pink viscous liquid that flowed from within the container, gathered on his white palm. When the liquid was rubbed using both hands, a little foam appeared from there, and let out the fragrant fragrance of roses.

“What is it?” Ask Rubi curiously.

“This is called shampoo, this I will rub into your hair to make it clean and fragrant.” Said. “You wear?” Ask.

Without being asked twice, Rubi nodded his head while sitting right in front of Serena. The foamy liquid in Serena's hand was rubbed into Rubi's head slowly. The amused and pleasant sensation that Rubi felt, because it was only the first time he had done this kind of thing during his life.

“Are you happy?” Ask Serena.

The woman found Rubi's legs twitching with excitement. If Rubi is like a cat, his legs represent the tail of his cat. “Awarming once.”

The dirt and soil that enveloped Rubi's entire head slowly faded away. But because her long hair was very unkempt so Serena had to cut half of it before the girl was hacked. That was also with Rubi's prior approval.

Quite a lot of Serena used shampoo to clean Rubi's hair, she put on shampoo and rinsed it several times. Because indeed from the story on Serena, the girl deliberately made herself look ugly so as not to be made an auction participant by the guards.

Given that Serena became furious again, she recalled the story that Rubi threw clearly voluntarily. His heart still ached and could not bear to imagine the treatment of those who worked at the auction on innocent children. Serena keeps swearing at the bad guys who do nothing to this cute little boy.

“I flush water!” Allen immediately spilled a sack of water onto Rubi's head.

“Aduh..”.

Because Allen sprayed water suddenly, the shampoo foam in Rubi's head spread everywhere, into Serena's eyes. Serena's reflexes covered her face and tried to fumble the water container not far from her body with both eyes closed.

“Waaaahhh~”

Serena heard Elyn's voice and followed by Olive's voice that was amazed at something. Serena was still busy rinsing her face with water to relieve the pain in her eyes. Allen was still apologizing to Serena with a deep sense of guilt, her trembling voice sounding almost crying.

THE CLONTANG!

The man who had been in Allen's hands fell down.

“Kids there ap-“ Serena eyes wide. Not without reason they all so pegged in place.

Elyn, Olive, Allen, even Serena was silent looking at Rubi who was sitting sweetly in his place. Rubi fell silent as all of her friends including Serena who were just speechless looked at her with faces of amazement and disbelief.

“Rubi... Are you a fairy?” Allen said that long silence.

“Peri? Is that a fairy? ” Rubi asked back to Allen who had already revealed his smile.

“Waahhh!! Look at you like a fairy!” Olive was so excited herself. “Where are your wings? Wing~ wing~ let's show your wings!” The girl circled around Rubi's body looking for the existence of wings.

Rubi's current figure is like a girl in general, she is small, cute, adorable, and naked. But what amazed them was how Rubi looked.

Silver hair glistened like jewels, a pure white body as clear as the springs on the highest mountain, a jet-red eye sort of emitted light, and even more amazing was Rubi's body as if it was shining. It was as if Serena, Allen, Elyn, and Olive were staring at the painting directly painted by the god before their eyes.

“Serena! Rubies are fairies, right? The proof is that Rubi's body gives off a very beautiful light like a fairy in the storybook that you always read to us!” Elyn said with excitement. From the moment Serena read a fairy tale book, Elyn was the one who was very enthusiastic about listening to her and hoped to meet a real fairy.

Serena still stared at Rubi in her place. “Serena!” Call Elyn who instantly disperse Serena's admiration.

“Rubi, are you an albino?” Serena asked Rubi who was still staring.

“Albino? Serena what albino is a fairy?!” Olive is still curious about her friend, and is still busy looking for Rubi's wings that she thinks are hidden.

Serena looked right and left making sure there were no one else but the five of them inside. Serena firmly asks Elyn, Olive, Allen and of course Rubi not to tell anyone about today's events.

He even frightened the innocent children by saying that if they told others about Rubi's figure today, the girl would disappear, and the four of them will never meet and play with Rubi forever.

Hearing Serena's frightening words, the four of them promised that no matter what happened they would not divulge this secret and not let Rubi disappear, they would always keep Rubi by their side.

For a moment there was a feeling of anxiety in Serena's mind. He stared sadly at Rubi, the innocent little girl who had not been awake long enough to sleep for a week. After the slave auction, I don't know what other obstacles this beautiful girl named Rubi will face later.

Serena was determined to take care of Rubi with all her body soul along with other children whom she loved wholeheartedly. Serena hugs Rubi tightly, and her three roommates embrace Rubi, their new family, affectionately.