Ellarya awoke and Stefano had his arms wrapped around her. More than a week had passed and they remained isolated in their underwater world. Giovanni had taken off with Yra , once again and left them , to be re- acquainted. It was more than that. Stefano needed to protect, Elle’s twins to assure they were protected and secure from harm. She read his thoughts and smiled.

She got up and said, let’s go into the Green House and stretch our wings. As they did , and looked around, The underwater world came to life ,as they wondered and fluttered in the underwater herbaceous part of this underwater sanctuary. Stefano was beyond impressed. He had not ever seen anything quite like it. He had heard of the underwater world , but not been in contact.
Elle said, the a party was arranged later for him to meet their friends. He was very shy and said , he would rather just be alone with her.

Ellarya found a lovely place to sit Steve down and explain what she saw. She told him that Giovanni was still very jealous and was going to cause him harm. She said the next time they are together she will need to pass him part of her lifeforce to keep his heart from melting. Steve was alarmed. He looked at her and said it is supposed to be the other way around. Elle said , the twins already have his protection. She had him brought here, so, she could protect him this time. She told him about how, it was Giovanni, who had busted up his music den at Mount Lilley Hill. Giovanni- lock picker, safe cracker , who had a whole different array of talents that kept him within the realms of darkness. Giovanni was a cascade of misadventure. For those who knew him so very well, his hidden side , depths of darkness!

Steve asked Elle , how they can get around him. Elle replied , we can’t. There is only one way to help you Steve. She said come with me. She took him back to the Dragon’s Nest.

There at the Dragon’s Nest , the 7 unicorns came to him. The one attached to his Jade and Jaida reached him first. The horn pierced his side and injected him with Unicorn Blood and tears. Tears were healing tears as was the blood and became part of him. Ellarya sealed it with a kiss. She looked at Steve and told him , it was time. She snuck him back into his own place and there she took him into his white marbled powder room with its Cascade of dew drops and “healed him”. He was faint as he felt his heart churning , dripping and releasing, its blackness. Elle gathered him up and guided him to his own bedroom and as they slipped around each other , Steve felt her lifeforce healing him. His heart started to gleam and pulsate with her care, the healing unicorn blood and tears flowed within him. Elle’s silver and gold healing beads were transferred as well. He found his strength . He lovingly overwhelmed her, in his own sweet way. Steve was definitely feeling better and his mood soared.

Time passed on , as it does, not waiting or pausing for any being. Time always marches on. Elle ‘s work at the GHS had been going splendid. The Herebral Shop and its clientele were really pleased at how both Yra and Ellarya worked so well together. They were happy and successful and helped a great many of species of clients. Their reputation grew and with any success, professional jealousy reared its Ugly head.

The Board of Herebral Certification was made up of a few particular, characters. There was Nestor Castor , a small ant- like anamule, who actually had transparent small wings that could barely lift , his thin, emaciated form. He was a dark creature but due to his ‘wetmop ‘demeanor, came across as grey and dull. There was the Suey Bastille, a Lillywhite, WASP. She was of bad blood and decided that she was going to avail of Elle’s GHS and usurp it from under her. There was Gertrude Bouquette, the prickly pineapple shaped – dung beetle- she was literally full of SHIT. She was cruel and mean and had a spikey hair do. She had stompy legs with a fat belly which she waved and flayed her wings and arms about. Her stomach was basically a shelf and she could sit and eat off of it. Nestor and Susie and Gert plotted. They brought in AMMA, to help manage. Amma was a laddette, drunken frump of a termite . She nibbled and dribbled and swung into the GHS as if she owned it. She was a SPY ; she was chaos. The first step in acquiring the GHS , out from under Ellarya and Yra was to set up a meeting with Nestor. Nestor ‘s fragile frame sent a series of correspondence through to the Elle’s and Yra’s Receivership administrative office and the message sent was this: You won’t be able to stop us. You know no one and by the time we finish with you, you won’t even have your home! Elle and Yra read this and went straight to Araswati. They believed that with all the good will and help they had given her that , it would be reciprocated as this was how they had helped her year after year. They were wrong of course. She stayed mean and horrible and not true to any of her promises. All empty! BUT THAT TWISTED BITCH TOOK THEIR MONEY! SHE STOLE FROM CHILDREN ! Bitter and twisted and past it! She had no joy or love left within her ! A LIAR! Elle had to wonder , if she LIED about everything ? Just a pretence to get everyone to feel “Sorry” for her- a warped type of Munchausen Syndrome. Elle refused to believe this in her heart of her friend, although , the evidence to the contrary was staggering.

Araswati said, you need to get rid of AMMA, but didn’t say why. She didn’t give them the reason that they could act upon, so, Amma was in place and the drunken bitch that she was tossed and turned and decided that Araswati was the weak link and target at how they could bring down the GHS and Ellarya with it. Amma had presented herself , with management skills that suited , the position she was given. She kept her drinking hidden. Elle discovered quite by accident …and was going to dismiss her but the hammer fell first and beat her to it! It was in the wind and somewhere , that path had been set. As hard and as she tried to NOT let it happen…. Elle had the premonition about it for years and worked hard to prevent the fall ! She couldn’t. Her diligence and perseverance and sheer hard work , is what saved her. Belief in herself. She had the ” whole” world crashing down on her and the demands to keep producing and working from nothing came from her most trusted friends. Only someone you love and truly trust , can blind side you the way Elle was dealt her blow. Blows , that went on and on. Every goal and obstacle met and achieved only to be let down , in the worst way! It was beyond crushing. Beyond shattering. And no one cared about her or her kids. They tried to take her children too. Elle she stood her ground. She stayed put she held onto those children and the draklings and she kept the seeds of her world ! She waited . She prayed. When it was all over, she got up from nothing and thought, as she threw back her head and ” laughed” , as well, as cried…. JUST YOU WAIT! As the song ,from “My Fair Lady” ( by Alan Lerner ) ,went through her head.

Stefano returned to his other place. He had to rest and remained in and out of his own Herebral Grooming Centres ,on the other side of the pond, where he worked. Ellarya had helped save his heart from turning black and melting away. She loved him completely and trusted him always. Years later when , Ellarya , thought back to this precious time ,she had with Steve, the only thing , she could remember , is, she would have given all she had to see him well and happy. She never thought those thoughts would come to volition to save him.

Would she help him again ? Within a fraction of a speed of light: She would. Without hesitation, without reason, knowing all that would befall her and her children- she would help Steve again. She could not imagine this world , or her world without him, somewhere. But then, Elle would run into the greatest of them all and love him, more than completely. She would not care for Steve anymore. Looking back way down the line, knowing what she knows now? Would she help him all over again ?

Lord Admiral Stefano Beaumont’s hearts recovery turned into a series of procedures. The procedures involved release of unicorn plasmatic fluid. The plasmatic fluid had been transferred when Jade & Jaida’s unicorn’s horn had pierced him. Ellarya had sealed it. She had the ability , through their 7th eye connections to release , the flow in small increments as needed. It was Elle’s lifeforce gift & work ,that did the trick for the Lord Admiral. She did keep Araswati and Yra and all the children safe. This helped to sustain him. She worked long into the night sometimes, until she knew he was ok and awake from their connections.

Steve contacted Ellarya , as soon as he awoke from their trance. She could get “home”. One particular evening , she had stayed very , very late. Lord Beaumont would not wake up. This was the night that Ellarya called on the drakes to help. The twins were tucked up in the nursery, were now 6 years of their life years. Giovanni had returned, particularly, onerous. Elle wished to avoid him. Steve asked her why , she was working so late and that she should be home with her children. She said she had work, children were fine. He asked her,” what was up”? She didn’t tell him. She just re-assured him and packed up and went home. He was gifted with the healing lifeforces combined from the Prime, a unicorn and the drakes. Lord Admiral Stefano did not pass under the wheel. It was Ellarya ‘s swift wish and aid that kept him this side of the Veil with her.

Ellarya didn’t tell Yra about Giovanni’s recent misdemeanours, over the years. Yra and Gio had a “picture” perfect romance and he just adored her and their 3 girls. Ellarya helped repair, any damage that Giovanni created in temper. She kept her friend, safe from harms’ way. Ellarya was determined to keep Yra in the light. Work at the GHS got incredibly difficult with deliberate sabotage by Amma. Yra hated Amma. She could not put her finger on it and sometimes would curse at Elle , at the frump’s presence. Yra sensed trouble was coming.

Amma , the termite , had only a blackened heart, just one, she was a subspecies . a real ” benedict arnold ” type.Nestor , Susie and Gertrude joined the Jester’s Dance.

This Entry is dedicated to “MY FAIR LADY” , by Alan Jay Lerner

and the wonderful song :”Just You Wait”

Song by Julie Andrews . Audrey Hepburn started in the lead female role , in the Movie. Audrey Hepburn is renown for her work with UNICEF (UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador from 1988 to 1993).