The Peak Pixies

 

"Lets keep this short and sweet" she said.

"Won't be too difficult for you then!" he said.

A snort escaped the pixies mouth as she retaliated, 

"Coming from you!!!! You're barely 3 inches yourself you fool."

This was common dialogue up on the hills in the Peak District, if you took the care to listen in fact, it's about all that gets said.

Constant arguing among the Peak Pixies, as if they didn't have anything better to do.

We found these two tear-aways trying to operate a camera that they found in the valley.  It was dirty but all the buttons seemed to work so they nabbed it and headed for the hills...so to speak.

Pixies aren't allowed to use human objects, it's forbidden in their society but it seems the younger ones have total disregard for the old ways these days. And Ramon and Tipsy had been leafing through discarded magazines, looking in awe at the beautiful pictures of the bigger people.

Ramon burst out laughing

 "It's upside down you fairy"

"And you would know would you? King Ramon, Mr I Have The Answer To Everything! It's not likely... If you're so bloody smart you make it work."

"It's easy, just turn that knobbly bit, jump on the flatty clicker, pop the sparker and get over here!"

Tipsy tried. They had been spending all morning trying to figure out how to use the  wretched gadget and Tipsy wanted more than anything to have her picture taken like the girls in the magazines. Ramon was not so interested, content with being away from the bickering of his own family and feeling rebellious knowing that he was breaking Pixie traditions.

We watched them for a good half hour before the constant arguing between the two of the became unbearable. 

I thought we would be doing them a favor when we piped up and offered to take the photo for them and once they were over the initial surprise they were both keen as kernels.

The portrait would have been magical. Ramon and Tipsy had a vibrancy about them, glowing skin and eager eyes, wicked smiles and untrained hair.

As the shutter opened and closed and the flash burst with light so did Tipsy and Ramon. 

A gentle green dust settled on the landscape around us leaving no trace of the pixies but for a ringing in our ears.

Still, it was good to finally get some peace and quiet.