Yareli Springcrest

Yareli Springcrest is a side character in the animation series "Love For A Price". She is the Mother of Aydin/Leanna and the step mother to Heath. She suffers from Alzheimer's disorder, which is one of the few conditions that magic is unable to cure, and as a result is often confused or misinterprets the world around her. While she has her ups and downs and can be coherent at times, she is unable to care for herself and has been in the care of a sorcerer nursing home and later her son (turned daughter) on the family farm. She was the wife of Gareth Springcrest, Aydin's father, and mother to Sabrina, Aydin's older sister, but it is unclear if she knew that both of them were "Guardians" and were protecting a secret portal to the Overworld. Due to her Alzheimer's, she is often confused but despite her condition remains very kind and caring towards her Son-turned-Daughter and seems unfazed by her change of lifestyle.
== Design/Appearance ==
Yareli is shown to be an older women but due to sorcerer's longer life spans it is unclear just how old she is. She has pale blonde hair and brown eyes and is often seen wearing elegant paisley design shirts and skinny jeans. 
== History ==
==== Early Life ====
When she was young Yareli met and fell in love with a young man named Gareth Springcrest. It is unclear if she knew the truth about Gareth being one of the last known rouge sorcerer known as "Guardians" who protected a secret portal to the Overworld hidden on earth. While she seems to have at least some memories that hint at it her Alzheimers makes it unclear if she knew but forgot or if she was always in the dark and only knew of a few possible hints at the truth. Despite his secrets, Gareth and Yareli dated for some time and eventually Gareth proposed to her near the site where the portal he was protecting was hidden on an island near Ireland made into a nature reserve by his father. 
After getting married Yareli and Gareth bought a small farm in America and built a peaceful life there. They would go on to have two children, a girl named Sabrina and a boy named Aydin. While Yareli cared for both of them well, Sabrina was chosen by Gareth as his apprentice and Aydin was mostly left to his own endeavors but was never very studious. At some point when Sabrina was a young adult and Aydin was a teenager both Sabrina and Gareth were killed by an arcane creature leaving Yareli alone to care for Aydin both devastated by the loss. Its been said that the shock and grief of loosing her husband and daughter also brought on Yareli's early stages of Alzheimer's and her condition deteriorated over time. 
By the time Aydin was a young adult Yareli had remarried to an unnamed man who helped to care for her and Aydin and who also had his own son named Heath. However due to a less than ideal financial situation Yareli and Aydin had to sell the farm and move to the Sorcerer city of Olympus. Her condition continued to get worse over time and eventually Yareli had to moved into a sorcerer nursing home due to her Alzheimers leaving Aydin, Heath, and her new husband to work hard to help pay for her care. Her condition continued to deteriorate and while Aydin and the other's visited her regularly it eventually got to a point where some days she did not recognize any of them or mistook Aydin for his father. 
==== Love for a Price ====
Yareli is first seen in a hospital bed recovering from a bad fall after she wandered off in the care home and got disoriented due to her condition. Heath and Ayden both arrived at her bedside and were glad to see they were alright but despite the doctors healing her injuries she was still having an off day and mistook Ayden for his father while she was somewhat half asleep. She pet and cuddled Ayden's pet ferret Kira whom she seemed to still recognize but due to her deteriorating condition the nurse said they would arrange for an aide to always walk with her when she was not in her own room but this would add to their already considerable medical bills. Adyen then left claiming he wanted see about taking an extra shift at the forge to help pay for his mother's care but in reality went to Nether Horizon Ventures to apply for the job he had recently turned down as Glenn Duskhunter's girlfriend. 
Months later thanks to Ayden having become Leanna for her new job and gotten a massive salary as a result Yareli has received the best care possible on his dime and while her condition cannot be fully cured she is doing much better. Eventually Ayden brings Glenn to meet her as the two have grown close. Ayden has yet to tell his family about his becoming Leanna and attempts to transform back into his male self before visiting his mother but due to being distracted by Glenn during the transformation process Ayden enters the room in a half transformed state with long hair and a curvy body. Yareli seems unfazed by this mostly due to her condition but in addition to that she refers to Ayden as Ayla the name she would have given him had he been born a girl. Ayden eventually notices his half transformed state and decides to play along with Yareli's delusional state as she seems to be thinking as if Ayden had always been a girl as she makes several comments about Glenn being her boyfriend and her female self being so normal despite Ayden having never told her about it. Glenn asks her a few questions about being on the family farm years ago and while she seems to recall a few warm memories from their family living there she is still a bit foggy headed and only recounts a few details. 
Weeks later after Glenn purchased the Springcrest family farm back for Leanna Yareli joins them in moving in and getting settled once more. At this point it seems that Yareli begins to be teleported back and forth between her care home and the family farm with her son-turned-daughter. She helped the couple settle in with Kira watching her as Leanna and Glenn have some romantic time together but is still seen to stay in the care home as well. When the truth of Leanna's job and why Glenn chose her came out Yareli is confronted by Ayden in her room at the care home about her father being a so called "Guardian" and protecting a portal to the Overworld. While Yareli can't remember any details of such things she does recall how her husband knew all those advanced magics "for protection" which leads Ayden to believe it was to protect the portal. While she offers what comfort she can to a heart broken Ayden she is still disoriented and unclear on the overall situation. 
After Leanna and Glenn make amends and have settled into a life together on the farm Yareli is brought to visit them regularly and possibly even stays with them some nights now that Leanna and Kira are free to care for her on the farm. She helps Leanna with a scrap booking project and while she finds a picture of her as Ayden wearing one of his sister's dresses she still seems unphased by the fact Ayden is now Leanna. She is not seen again after Glenn finds the picture of her proposal which leads the couple to the portal they've been looking for but it can be assumed she was left in the car home now under their care and the care of Heath and his father with Glenn, Leanna, and Kira now missing in the Overworld. 
== Traits/Personality ==
Yareli is a very caring and family focused woman but she has mostly only been seen in a deteriorated mental condition due to her Alzheimer's disorder and she tends to have her on and off days of clarity. Despite her condition however Yareli has only ever been kind and caring towards others especially her son Ayden. While she occasionally mistook him for his father during her off days she also seemed unphased and took little to no notice when Ayden started to become Leanna and eventually fully embraced being a girl. It is unknown if Ayden/Leanna genuinely explained her situation to Yareli or if she simply accepted it as normal due to her somewhat delusional state. 
== Abilities/Powers ==
Yareli is a Sapphire blooded sorcerer but she has only ever been seen performing simple spells like levitation to carry moving boxes. It is unclear if her condition makes it difficult for her to use magic due to being unable to concentrate or if her frail state simply leaves her limited in her abilities and thus she does not do magic all too often. It is also likely that her caregivers prevent her from performing to many advanced spells as they fear her confused state could result in unwanted effects. 
== Gallery ==
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== Trivia ==
* Yareli's history in regards to her husband and daughter being guardians remain unclear as it is never discovered if she had been left in the dark like Ayden always was or if her Alzheimer's condition simply made her forget any details about it. 
* It remains unclear if and when Ayden explained his transition to Leanna to her or if her condition simply lead her to accept it as normal. 
* Yareli is one of the few sorcerers seen in the SFU who's eye color does not align with their bloodline as she is shown to be a Sapphire Blood in episode 17 but has brown eyes instead of blue. 
== See also ==
Category:Females