Just...Stay

Tamani's POV

I look at her, she'll forget me, I know she will.

I love her, I think she knows that but I'm not sure.

Her name is Laurel, she is an Autumn fairy and she is the most beautiful fairy I ever met.

I'm Tamani, but I'm just a Spring fairy, I have no importance.

With her it's different, for her I have importance, for her I do matter and that's why I love her.

My mom already explained it to me…

She really does have to leave me.

It's for the welfare of Avalon, she needs to go live with the human so she can keep that house in front of us, the trolls mustn't get that house or else the entrance to Avalon is in danger and therefore Avalon is in danger.

"Please don't go" I beg one last time.

"I'm sorry Tam, but I have to…"

"That's the thing Laurel, you don't. They can find another fairy, they can send Mara, she wants it!" I shout.

"No, it's not that simple, Avalon must be protected" she sobs.

"I don't care, Avalon has always took care of itself, it will do it again" I try to hold a tear, but I can't and it rolls down my cheek hitting the ground "I don't want to lose you".

She cleans my cheek with her thumb "You don't have to lose me, I'll remember you".

"That's a lie! I know they're going to give you the elixir!"

"Yes, they will. But you're too important to me, even with the elixir I won't be able to forget you, there will be always something missing" she gives me the most tender smile I've ever seen.

I smile back at her, she's so kind to me, she is the only Autumn fairy who speaks to me and I'll have to lose her…

The worst part is that I can't even fight for her.

"Don't say that" I asked, I can't take this anymore.

"Why Tam?" she looks confused.

"Because it isn't true, it's not up to you to decide whether you remember me or not"

"Here" she takes her ring and hands it over to me "take this, when the time for me to remember you comes, give it back to me".

"I…I can't" I try to give it back to her but she refuses.

"You can and you will" she replies.

"Ok"

"Just, keep it safe, please"

"What? You doubt my responsibility? Should I feel offended?" I tease her.

"Right, how would I doubt the responsibility of the genius fairy who almost lost his own ring?!" she teases me back.

"Very funny Laur"

"What? It's not like I'm lying" she giggles.

"Well, doesn't matter, I'm still the most handsome fairy you'll ever meet" I brag.

"Is that so?"

"Of course. Is that still a question? It should be a fact by now"

"Charming…" she rolls her eyes "Hey, mister pretty fairy, I should probably go now"

"I'll see you tomorrow…" I tried not to make it sound like a question.

"Promise" she kisses me in the forehead and heads home.

I just stayed there, watching her go away until I couldn't see her

Laurel's POV

I hate it that I have to leave, he thinks it's easy for me.

But it's not.

I want to decline the opportunity, but I can't, it's my duty, I have to honor Avalon and help to save it.

I'm just sitting in my bed, not knowing what to do.

We have three days before I leave, technically two, today was one of them.

Two days to say goodbye to my family, to my friends… to Tam.

Everyone is supporting me on this. Why can't he support me too? Why does he have to make this harder than it needs to be?

I don't want to leave him alone, I'm mean, I just don't want to leave him.

He makes me feel good, when I'm with him I feel like myself, there's a comfortable warmth every time I'm with him, I feel like there's butterflies in my stomach.

There's just something about him, something that makes him so special to me.

"Stop Laurel.

This isn't good, you have to stop thinking about him, you are only making things harder.

You have to let it go, he's just another Spring fairy." I think to myself, trying to ease the pain.

My though break right after the words 'just another Spring fairy', it's a lie.

This is just perfect! Now I have to lie to myself to be able to leave him behind.

And it's even worse because I'm a terrible liar.

Is not just another Spring fairy. He's daring, bold, charming, stubborn, smart and so engaging.

It's been awhile since I started to think of him like this… I think I like him… No, I love him.

I hate this! I hate that I live him, I hate that he has to be so…perfect…

I mean he has flaws, like everyone, but I like his flaws as much, if not even more, as his qualities.

"I don't know what to do, I wanna stay, but I have to go

What are you thinking Laurel, there's no option, you are going. If you don't go the trolls might catch the house and invade Avalon and if they invade Avalon there will be deaths and Tam might be one of them.

You can't let that happen. You can't and you won't."

Tamani's POV

I have to let her go. I can't keep behaving like this, I'm just making things harder than they should.

She has to go, if the trolls get to us, she'll be safer there.

I'll become a sentinel and I'll protect her and I'll be with her every day.

I mean, not really with her, she won't talk to me, listen to me, see me or remember me, but at least I'm going to see her every day and when the time comes and her flower blossoms we'll talk and she'll meet me again.

I love her, it's going to be hard when she leaves, but I understand that it's for the best and it's her duty, we all have to fulfill our duty.

I should probably get some sleep, this is going to be a rough couple of days.

I look at my clock to see what time is it.

2 a.m.

I can't sleep, it feels wrong, I just wish I was with her.

Laurel's POV

It's around 2 a.m. and I still haven't slept a bit.

I just wish Tam was here.

I want to be with him, I don't want to sleep.

Sleep is just a waste of the time I could be spending with him.

I want him, nothing else. I need him.