Midnight's POV
Sometime between us going back home, Ari went quiet.
We held hands and flew in silence back home.
I side-glanced at Ari and my heart did a small flip.
"So...why did you and Fang get into a fight for?" Ari asks breaking the comfortable silence we had.
"Well...he wanted to know if I wanted him to stay in my life forever and then he asked if I wanted me and him to be like mommy and daddy." I said with nonchalant.
Ari jerked his hand back and stopped mid flight looking at me as if I grew three heads.
"Are you serious?!" He hisses out his hair turning brown and his eyes purple.
I cast my eyes down and play with the hem of my shirt while biting my lip.
"Yea..." I squeak out.
"Please tell me you said no? He's so old!" He yells grabbing my arms too tightly.
"Ow! Ari you're hurting me!" I sniffle out.
He jerks me to him and holds me to him tightly.
'I'm sorry Midnight. I didn't mean to hurt you. Can I just hold you till I calm down a bit?'
Ari asks switching to telepathy.
I nod my head and wrap my arms around his waist and nuzzle my head into his chest.
I feel so happy and content.
Again, my heart does another flip and my stomach feels like it has moths flying everywhere.
I keep holding him and vice versa; I gulp.
I pull back a bit and look up at Ari; his hair is slowly starting to turn back blue and his eyes remain closed.
I feel my body temperature rise and a deep blush over takes my features. I let a smile dance on my lips and I contemplate whether I should kiss him.
Fang slowly enters my mind and I jolt out of my trance.
'Tell him about our conversation and how you said yes or I'll leave.'
I hear Fang snarl out to me telepathically.
'...I...I love him...Ari...I love Ari.'
I squeak out to Fang telepathically.
'If you mutter those words again...' He threatens.
Ari's eyes shoot open and he looks at me and I forgot that I was connected to him as well. All he heard was my response to Fang tho.
His ears start turning red and he gives my nose a kiss.
I let out a small giggle at the ticklish feeling and another blush takes over my features.
From a distance, we hear an angry and feral hiss.
I whimper cause he's angry at me.
I look up and start looking around as well as Ari and we both spot Fang at the edge of the waters looking pissed.
I let out a cry as I don't like him angry with me.
"Midnight...I think we should head back. He looks pissed off. After all; shouldn't you have been in your room?" Ari queries and I nod unenthusiastically.
'Tell him now!' He growls out.
I take a deep breath and look at Ari.
"...to...answer you're question from earlier...I told him yes...me and Fang are soulmates...we were literally made for each other..." I stumble out knowing what I was telling Ari would hurt.
"You're my best friend ...and I want you... to know everything." I whisper out feeling small.
He clenched his jaw and as tears filled his eyes; he let go of my hands and started flying away.
"Ari! Come back....!" I cry out feeling broken and dejected.
'Good girl.' I hear Fang coo out in my mind.
'Come back over here now. There's much to talk about.'
He gently says.
I continue to hover there unsure of what to do.
I want to go after Ari but Fang is telling me to go to him.
In frustration; I let out a massive scream and my wings start twitching and burning.
I look down and I'm on fire.
Next thing I know I'm being dragged into the water.
I panic and accidentally swallow water.
These waters are poisonous when ingested...
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Ari's POV
I wanted to kiss her.
The longer I'm around her the stronger my feelings get for her.
I'm so lucky to have her in my life.
The red lights of the sky cast upon her face and the waters glitter all around her as her laughter peals through the air; she innocently splashes water at me.
I have no clue if she knows we've been engaged since birth but regardless, I want her to choose me out of love. Not because we are betrothed to each other.
It started getting dark out and the red sky started turning a deep purple.
I don't know what compelled me to ask her why Fang was mad at her for but I needed to know.
The moment she told me that they were gonna be like her mommy and daddy I felt my blood boil.
I feel bad that I lost my temper but I never want to be mad at her so the only thing I could think of was to hold her. She's my happy place.
I can feel her pull back a bit and gulp but I still keep my eyes closed.
If I open them...I might just kiss her.
'...I...I love him...Ari...I love Ari.'
My eyes snap open and I feel my ears and face heat up.
I've made my decision.
I lean in to kiss her but I panic at the last minute so I kiss her nose. She giggles and starts blushing.
She's so beautiful...
I want to try again...
I look at her and stop shy of my actions when I hear Fang hissing and growling in the distance.
What I'm told after mentioning we should head back...I know I should've seen this coming...but why him?!
I feel sick to my stomach...
"You're my best friend ...and I want you... to know everything." She whimpers out to me as if begging me to understand.
I don't want to hear it tho.
I let go of her hands and fly away while she begs me to come back.
I need to be alone.
She lets out a scream I've never heard before and my heart jumps to my throat. I turn around and I see green flames engulfing her as she screams.
I fly as fast as I can back and doing the only thing I can think of and knowing she's on fire; I tackle her entire body under the water.
These waters are poisonous that much I know, but we'll be ok.
It's only fatal if a large amount is taken into the body.
The fire still burns even in the water.
She illuminates all around us.
I tap her face a couple times and she opens her eyes. Her baby blue eyes...they're a dark royal blue all over and her black hair is red.
Entranced by her even more; I wrap my arms around her and kiss her, she kisses back and I feel talons scrape down my back.
'Midnight are you ok? What happened? Why were you on fire and why do you look like this?'
I ask her my concerns and she looks at me confused so I send her a mental image of how she looks and her eyes widen.
She has freckles painted all over her cheeks and nose and her ears have gotten slightly long and pointy. Her cheekbones have gone high and defined.
She looks like her mom...she just has blue eyes...her mom has green...
She smiles under water and so do I.
'You're beautiful Midnight.' I tell her.
She visibly blushes under water and a look of mischief crossed her features.
'Call me Luna. So I'll always know it's you who calls out to me. No one else is allowed to call me Luna but you. One day...when I break these chains of responsibility...we'll run away together...just me and you....'