6. Very Special Gifts

Very Special Gifts The Fairy King and Queen smiled warmly at Rachel and Kirsty. "Thank you, dear friends," said Oberon. "Without you, Jack Frost's spell never would have been broken." "You will always be welcome in Fairyland," Titania told them. "And wherever you go, watch for magic. It will always find you."

The Rainbow Fairies fluttered over to say good-bye to the girls. Rachel and Kirsty hugged each one of them. They couldn't help feeling a little bit sad. They were going to miss their new friends very much. Bertram hopped over and shook their hands. "Good-bye, Miss Rachel and Miss Kirsty. It was a pleasure to meet you," he said. "Now, here's a special rainbow to take you home!" said Heather. The fairy sisters raised their wands one more time. An enormous rainbow whooshed upward, stretching all the way back to Rainspell Island. "Here we go!" Rachel shouted with joy as she felt herself being swept up by the glowing colors.

"I love riding on rainbows!" cried Kirsty. Soon, Rainspell Island appeared below them. The girls landed with a soft thud in the backyard of Mermaid Cottage.

"Oh, we're back to our normal size," Rachel said, standing up. "And we're just in time to catch the ferry!" Kirsty added as they ran around to the front yard. "It's sad that our fairy adventures are over, isn't it?" Rachel said sadly. Kirsty nodded. "But remember what Titania said about magic finding us from now on!" "There you are," said Rachel's mom as the girls ran into the front yard. "Did you see that beautiful rainbow? And it wasn't even raining. Rainspell Island is a really special place!"

Kirsty and Rachel shared a secret smile. "The car's packed. Check your bedroom to see if you've left anything behind," said Kirsty's mom. Kirsty dashed into Dolphin Cottage and went upstairs. "I'll check mine, too!" Rachel hurried into Mermaid Cottage and ran upstairs to her little attic room for the last time. She stopped in her bedroom doorway. "Oh!" She gasped.

In the middle of the bed, something shone and glittered like a huge diamond. Rachel walked closer. It was a snow globe, full of fluttering fairy-dust shapes in all the colors of the rainbow. "It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen," Rachel said. She scooped up the glass globe and dashed next door.