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"Puck loves me, it whispered, thrilled. He's in love with me. I knew it. I knew it all along."- Julie Kagawa

Alina's POV

I playfully pushed Owen away as I heard the gunshots from the roof and I got up to leave, but stopped when I felt Owen gently grab my wrist.

"Where are you going?" he asked slightly annoyed that I was leaving so abruptly.

I smirked as I walked over and readjusted his tie, "Well, Mr. Burnett seeing as how I can hear gunshots on the roof, I assume the police will be stopping by and you should get ready to greet them," I replied as Owen let go of my wrist and I grabbed my clipboard from the desk and a pen.

I regained my calm demeanor as I walked off to find Xanatos, and found him shortly walking away from the group of gargoyles. I lightly touched the black ear piece in my ear as I heard Owen's voice say, "Detective Elisa Maza is here."

I stopped walking as I stared at the group of gargoyles as they stared back at me curiously. Xanatos passed me and I gave a nod to the group before turning and following Xanatos.

"Mr. Xanatos, Detective Elisa Maza is here," I informed him as he nodded.

"I would expect nothing less. Cecilia call the mayor and offer him my deepest apologies," Xanatos ordered as I obediently nodded and pulled out my phone as I dialed the mayor's number.

"Hello, Mr. Mayor…."

Xanatos' POV

From the corner of my eye I watched as Cecilia talked to the mayor and think about the past events.

Flashback

I looked over documents for the new additions to the company as I heard a knock on the door.

"Come in," I called as the door opened and I was surprised to see Owen Burnett and Cecilia Moore.

They had been working for me for a year and were very efficient, the best employees I had ever hired.

"Owen, Cecilia, what can I do for you?" I asked as I intertwined my fingers together as I placed them on my desk leaning forward.

"Sir, we have a proposition," Owen stated.

End

I was interrupted from my thoughts as I realized I had stopped walking when I felt Cecilia tap my shoulder.

"Is everything alright, sir?"

"Yes, just a trip down memory lane," I said as I turned over my shoulder to smirk at Cecilia as I saw her own smirk forming on her face before slipping back into her usual calm expression, and I continued to stride towards the hall where the detective was waiting.

Alina's POV

I couldn't help but let a knowing smirk form on my face, before allowing it to fall and my features calming before disappearing entirely.

We quickly made it to the castle's old dining hall, as I spotted Owen and the female detective waiting for Xanatos.

"Detective Maza, I just called the mayor and offered my profound apologies for what happened here," Xanatos apologized, as I held the clipboard close to my chest while looking at the detective.

She was tall with black hair and black eyes with a tan complexion; all in all she was quite pretty.

"What did happen here, Mr. Xanatos? And please don't tell me it was an exploding generator," Elisa said with a somewhat annoyed tone in her voice.

Xanatos gestured for her to follow him as she walked slightly behind him as I moved a little more to the side.

"Owen was a little confused, that's for the press. The truth is my men repelled an invasion by a rival corporation to steal some of our new technology," Xanatos explained, as I saw Elisa stop walking in disbelief.

"Repelled an invasion? You're a private citizen Xanatos not a country," Elisa said in disbelief at his arrogance.

"Detective, I'm the owner of a multinational corporation. Which is bigger than many countries you could name," Xanatos explained, as I moved forward and pushed a button allowing the metal doors to slide open and into a hallway.

We moved out to the now destroyed courtyard as I made notes on what would need repairing as we walked.

"I assume you had permits for the guns I heard being fired up here?" questioned Elisa.

"Cecilia," was all Xanatos said as I swiftly pulled out documents from my clipboard handing them to the detective that contained the permits.

I paused as I heard footsteps approaching and turned to see Owen quickly making his way towards us.

"Mr. Xanatos, there seems to be a problem in the kitchen with our new guests," stated Owen.

"I hope I've answered all your questions satisfactorily detective Maza, Owen will show you out. Excuse me," said Xanatos as he gave a slight parting wave as Xanatos and I walked the opposite direction.

"Cecilia, please deal with our guests," Xanatos said as I nodded and I walked down towards the kitchen.

My boots rhythmically clicked against the floor as my calm demeanor resurfaced as I walked to the kitchen where the disturbance had been heard. With a whoosh the door had opened and I felt my eyes widen in fascination as I stared down at the three gargoyles that lay sprawled on the kitchen floor with cooking utensils. I restrained the urge to laugh instead raising one eyebrow in question as the three chuckled nervously and clumsily got up denting some of the metal utensils. I stared at the three in front of me as they shifted from foot to foot like nervous children. The burgundy one was the first to meet my gaze with his black eyes and long white hair, as his long beak-like mouth moved as if trying to form words, but failing to find any.

"Uh, we're really sorry."

I quickly turned to face a much bigger and larger bald gargoyle with aquamarine skin and fin-like ears.

"He was stuck in that cold room," piped up a much smaller gargoyle with green colored skin, and he had big large innocent eyes.

"Due to the fact that you're new to this century and time, I will overlook this incident. However in the future please be more careful," I instructed them calmly, as I saw their nervous expressions turn to relief.

"It won't happen again," the burgundy gargoyle promised as he and his friends quickly dashed out of the room.

I stared at the mess before waving my hand as the cooking utensils went back to their appropriate positions in the drawers and racks. I quickly made my way down the halls of the castle skipping as I swung my arms childishly. I stopped as I saw Owen, and mischievously blew him a kiss as he gave me a half smirk and I gave him a wink before rounding the corner and stepping into Xanatos' office.

"Mr. Xanatos," I greeted as I stepped into his office.

"Cecilia, you may retire early today," Xanatos said kindly as I looked at him somewhat surprised.

It was rare Xanatos let anyone leave early and I hesitantly nodded before quietly leaving the room and returning to mine which was stationed in the building below the castle. Owen and I had both been offered rooms in the living part of the skyscraper in case of an emergency and I entered my room as I closed the door behind me. My room was quite plain for I had never spent much time in my room since I was mostly busy working or having fun with Puck. The walls were a dark brown color and the carpeted floor was a light chestnut brown. My queen sized bed was in the right hand corner of the room facing the door; I also had a huge window that was covered by some beige curtains that were always closed. There was a bathroom and a closet on the left hand side of the room, even though I didn't have many clothes besides work clothes and some pajamas. I tiredly lay down on the bed as my feet touched the floor and I felt my eyes close and I drifted into a peaceful slumber.

I slowly regained consciousness as I felt my hair being softly brushed and I turned to see Owen sitting on the side of my bed.

"Robin," I sighed as I relaxed my form and I groaned as I felt him pull me up so I was sitting on his lap like earlier.

"I'm tired-" I began but was stopped when I felt his lips crash onto mien and my eyes opened wide all tiredness forgotten as I wrapped my hands around his neck as his arms wrapped around my waist.

My mouth molded against Owen as I fervently pushed myself closer to him as I tangled my fingers in his platinum blond hair, as he tightened his hold on my waist in response. It was safe to say our relationship had changed, but we didn't go as far as to say we were "dating" as the humans were so glad to call it. It was simple attraction, and as where most humans would be awkward and deny ones feelings we expressed them. That is one of the many lines that separated Puck and I from humans, we acted on our attraction without feeling the need to label it. For what was the point, no human could ever give us relief of our boredom like each other, and mortals lived such short existences that it would be pointless. Puck is the only one that matters as long as we're together and can continue to play our game, everything else is insignificant.

Owen's POV

I moved my mouth with Cecilia's as I felt her tangle her fingers in my hair, as I tightened my hold on her waist bringing her closer to me. I slowly pulled back as I stared down at her, as she sat on my lap and I gently brushed some stray locks of hair from her face. She stared at me as she slightly titled her head as she grinned at me before grabbing my hand and placing it on her cheek, with childish glee in her eyes. I pulled her closer as she rested her head on my chest and I gently started to run my fingers through her short hair. I much preferred her long hair in her real form but this would have to do for now.

"Alina," I said in her ear as I felt her form shiver in response.

"Yes?"

I stayed silent as I stared at the top of her head soon met by her inquisitive brown eyes, as she slightly moved to look up at me.

"What's wrong, Robin?" Alina asked worriedly as she put her pale hand against my cheek, recapturing my attention.

"One more year," is all I said, as I looked at her brown eyes fill with sadness and a twinge of fear.

No words had to be said after that, we both knew the implications of my words, and I pulled her back so her head was resting back on my chest. I felt her hands slightly tighten on my shirt as she gripped the material in her fists. We had often tried to push this information to the back our minds, so we could escape the reality of what was going to happen, but as long as we were together and could still play our game, everything else was insignificant.

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Author's Note: I decided to post this chapter earlier and not on my birthday because I was really happy, and it was finished. I may post another chapter on my birthday, but again I make no promises, it depends if I'll be able to finish it in time. Okay regarding formatting for some reason I can't put horizontal line in some parts of the chapter, and I'm trying to fix it. Also regarding the fact that Owen is not in some episodes I will skip them they may be mentioned again when he appears in other episodes as flashback and so on, and if you guys have any ideas or comments feel free to leave a message or review! I've decided to take this story off hold in September the earliest would be halfway through August, but really depends on my school schedule. I might update this story even while it's on hold; the only reason it's still on hold is because I'm busy and don't want to make promises I won't be able to keep. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and please leave a review with your feedback!