Well, I did say this wasn't the end of Sam Crystal. Behold, the third installment in the Mirror People series.

The Clan

There was once a time when the human world and the world of the fairies was kept apart. Mirror sprites, fairies that lived within the mystic mirror realm, scarcely revealed themselves to humans, and kept themselves hidden from watching eyes.

That all changed with the fairy boy Samson Crystal, or as he liked to be known as, Sam.

Sam came into contact with the human children, David and Janet. He showed them the fairy realm. Together, they fought and defeated Mirror Isabella the fairy girl. When they did that, the human realm and the fairy realm were united.

Now Sam and his sister Isabella were part of David and Janet's family. It was nothing the fairies had ever seen before, fairies and humans being part of the same family.

But Sam was truly an odd fairy boy. He wasn't like the other fairies. But for his differences, the fairies loved him.

As did the humans.

"I have something to show you," Sam told Janet as he navigated her through the outer regions of the fairy realm, holding her hands to keep her from straying away.

"Where are we going?" Janet asked, an excitable smile on her face as she tried to keep from giggling. She looked around at the beautiful forest that she was in.

"Something I should've showed you on the first days we were together," Sam told her as they exited the thicket of the woods. He led her to a large lake in the middle of the forest.

"We're here," Sam said, a bright smile on her face.

Janet stared at the stream. "Is that it?" She asked, confused. The lake was lovely looking indeed, but was it really that important that Sam had to have shown her on the first days they had met.

"Wait and see," Sam said, sensing Janet's disinterest. Janet crossed her arms and stared at the lake, waiting for something to happen.

She didn't have to wait long. Suddenly, the surface of the lake was breached and a bright blue fairy burst out from the water. Sam and Janet both screamed as they were showered with water.

The fairy girl stared at the two, her head above water. Janet stared at the beautiful fairy in awe, drying her hair at the same time.

"Janet," Sam said. "This is Brooklyn. She's a water sprite. A water fairy."

"Hi, Sam," Brooklyn cooed from in the water, and sprayed a blast of water at Sam. He dodged it.

"There are water fairies?" Janet asked in awe. "Cool!" She stood in silence for a moment, and then asked, "Are you a water fairy, Sam?"

Sam laughed and shook his head. "No, Janet, I'm a forest sprite, me and my siblings," He corrected. "We can speak to the animals of the forest."

To demonstrate, Sam made a whispering sound that Janet couldn't decipher, and suddenly, a black cat dashed out of the woods and to Sam's feet.

It was Ballard, Mirror Samson's pet mirror cat.

Sam picked up Ballard and held the cat in his arms. "You see, Janet?" He asked her. Janet nodded, and stared at the lake, where more water sprites were beginning to appear.

"So, how many types of fairies are there?" Janet asked.

"There's only three," Sam explained to her. "The forest sprites, the water sprites, and the air sprites."

"Where can I find air sprites?" Janet asked, curious.

"You'll usually find them in the mist," Sam told her. "They like to hide from the other fairies. We don't see them very often."

"Have you ever met one?" Janet asked, still staring at the water sprites.

"Once," Sam said. He didn't give any details, and Janet didn't ask for any. She was just interested in the possibility of actually experiencing seeing an air sprite.

While Sam was staring off at the forest, Janet bend over towards the lake to get a better look at the fairies. The water sprites stared at her, curiously.

As Janet's hands landed on the surface of the water, a young water sprite appeared from the water, staring Janet in the eyes with her own glowing blue irises.

"What type of fairy is this, Sam?" Brooklyn questioned, watching Janet curiously.

"Oh, she's not a fairy," Sam told her. "She's a human."

"A human?" The question seemed to come from all the water sprites present. Janet stared at the lake. No more water sprites had appeared, but for some reason she seemed more outnumbered than before.

"You didn't know?" Sam asked. "Me and Isabella were adopted. Humans are allowed in the mirror realm now. I thought all the fairies knew."

Janet smiled and nodded at what Sam said. The fairy closest to her stared at Janet suspiciously, and stretched her arms of the lake and towards Janet. As she rested her hands on Janet's wrists and started to tighten her grip on the girl, Sam immediately pounced towards the two, hissing.

The water sprite hissed back at Sam, and dove back into the lake. The other water sprites let out surprised shrieks and vanished underwater until only Brooklyn was left. She stared at Sam and Janet.

"Humans?" Was all she said.

"Seriously, I thought all of you fairies knew," Sam said, confused.

Brooklyn blinked once. "We didn't," She pointed out. "Maybe most of the fairies here, but not us."

"Well, I don't want any more surprises like this," Sam told her. "You go and tell the other water sprites that humans and fairies aren't separated anymore. Understand?"

Brooklyn didn't respond. She instead dove underwater, and instantly, the surface water became still. It was as if no fairies had ever been there.

Sam took Janet by the hand. "Come on, Janet, let's go home," He told her. Janet nodded, and the two started to head back to the inner regions of Sam's home area.

As they left, Sam took one last glance at the lake.

He didn't know that not all the fairies were aware of the human presence on the fairy realm. If they didn't know of this, he realized there might be trouble.

Sam pushed the thought out of his mind, and continued to follow Janet home.

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