I have no idea what I'm doing. But Katherine and Nightlight give me too many feels and so I must express them SOMEHOW! So, here's a cute little collection of one shots/dabblers that follow Katherine and Nightlight through five important/memorable kisses. Because they are my OTP and I predict them to be canon! I WILL SAIL THIS SHIP ARMED WITH CANONS! JUST WATCH!
So...book verse! Meaning Guardians of Childhood. Jack and Sanderson do make an appearance(s), but so do several other spirits, including some Greek/Roman ones. Why? Because I like the thought of a ton of spirits keeping the world moving. It is amusing and pleasing to me.
Pairing is obviously Nightlight/Katherine.
I apologies for any mistakes. I do not have a beta. So if you see any big errors just let me know and I'll fix them.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. At all.
First Kiss
The first time they kissed was on a dare when Katherine was twelve. The children were playing, Katherine and Nightlight among them. It was nearing the end of the day and the children were doing their usual get out of bedtime routine with a game of hide-and-seek. The first child found had to complete a dare the next day. Of course, when North went looking for Katherine he found her easily enough. None of the Guardians could easily hide from each other. Plus Nightlight was with her, and despite dimming his glow, he was still quite visible to North's trained eye. So Katherine and Nightlight lost the game. Katherine went to bed sullen at having been beaten. As she got into her bed, Nightlight settled next to her and looked at her expectantly. He wanted a story. Laughing, Katherine agreed, if only to stave off sleep for just a little longer. So she told him one of her new stories. About a boy named Tom who was a piper's son and the mischief he got into. She fell asleep before the story ended but Nightlight did not mind. She could tell him the rest tomorrow. Too comfortable to move, the spectral boy closed his eyes and let himself drift into day dreams.
The next day the children gathered. All of them were grinning and giggling most mischievously. To Katherine, this did not bode well. She hoped they did not choose anything bad like stealing one of Ombric or North's experiments. Or something equally as likely to get her in trouble. So when Petter, with a sly grin, stepped forward to announce her dare, she steeled her nerves for a bad one. "We dare you…" He paused for dramatic effect. "To kiss Nightlight!" And with an overly dramatic flourish, he pointed at Nightlight, who looked startled at being brought into the dare. Then again, he had been caught at the same time as Katherine even if he did not technically have a bedtime.
Katherine turned pink. "Why?"
"Cause we said so," asserted Absolute Youngest William. Turning to Nightlight, he said seriously, "and afterwards you have to get a cooties shot, because kissing gives you cooties."
"It does not!" Katherine exclaimed, insulted.
"Prove it!"
"Kiss him!"
"Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!" The loud chanting was sure to bring some curious adults soon and Katherine did not want to kiss Nightlight in front of an even bigger crowd.
"Fine! Do be quite at least!" Turning to Nightlight, she stood on tippy toes, hands resting on his shoulders to balance herself, and pressed her lips to his.
Some of the younger children let out exclamations of disgust. Tall William whistled. Sascha sighed, "How romantic."
Katherine was quite red when she pulled away. A dazed, happy expression clouded Nightlight's face while he glowed brighter than usual.
"There," she said to the others, "No cooties!"
"Let's play treasure hunt!"
"Okay."
They raced off to play, the kiss quite forgotten by everyone except Nightlight and Katherine that is.
CUTE LITTLE KISS AW! Well there you go, first kiss. And while Nightlight does not sleep, it is my headcanon that he'll lay down, close his eyes, and day dream to pass the time sometimes.
So, what do you think? Read and review! Tell me what you think. There are four more kisses left~ prepare for fluff, cuteness, and romance but nothing that goes past K+!