Hello Numair/Daine fans
A/N: Hello my loving fans! smooches to all I know I'm really late with this, but I have a busy life. Sorry. So here is the next chapter in Messes Made in Courting!
Numair dozed lightly, half awake yet half asleep. It was hard to do either fully. Waking up was hard for obvious reasons: his rapid draining. The most powerful mage in Tortall couldn't sleep because there were two small hands keeping him up.
Daine brushed a stray lock of black hair out of Numair's face with one hand while she rubbed his shoulder with the other. That one little piece of hair refused to stay put, so she just kept brushing it away. Even in the few moments between when the hair would fall, her hand kept moving.
"I can't sleep when you do that." Numair's voice startled his Magelet, causing her to jump.
"I'm sorry, I wasn't even thinking really. Are you feeling any better?" Daine moved slightly, lying down beside her friend who was in a way her lover.
"Much better, thanks to you and Alanna."
'That's nice to know. You've had us worried. Alanna says she'll kill you herself if you don't stop doing such stupid things. I think you should listen to her."
"I think I should." Numair wrapped his arms around Daine. Six months ago this would never have happened. Six months ago Daine would have left his sickroom and when she was in she would be sitting in a chair. But now, thanks to Mira's big mouth, Numair's life was perfect. Well, almost perfect. He was still terrified that he would wake up and this would all just be a dream. Daine wouldn't really be his.
"You're quiet today. Are you alright?"
"I am Magelet. I am just... thinking. I do that more than most people. I believe you've noticed."
"I have. And I was thinking. When we went to Tyra, we didn't get to see your parents and sister like you thought we would. I want to meet them, they sound nice."
"Alright then Magelet, we'll meet my family."
E/N: Ok, that's all for this chapter. But seeing as I'm going to write the next one right after I finish this, you'll survive. Unlike me, since I almost DIED from Pneumonia. That's what I've been doing, I've been in the hospital dieing. But I'm better now and back to writing.
