... .:chapter 3:...
And the moment she had nothing to do, she started to think about the mysterious Elementor again. And the moment she thought about him, she saw a shadow tower over her. Blinking sleepily, she stared upwards. To see... Nathan in a pair of jeans and a black t-shirt. She blinked again when he dropped himself next to her, grinning and waiting for her reaction.
"When did you get here?" she asked, surprised.
"Late reaction." he said, chuckling. "You seem sleepy. What in the world have you been doing?" he asked her. She smiled awkwardly.
"Laughing too much and training." she said. He leaned his head on his knee. "Mm-hmm." he said, looking at her. She blushed, even though it was faint.
"Look, I'm sorry about being so strange yesterday..." she started, running a hand through her hair. He frowned, and then pulled her pink nurse hat off of her head. She stared at him.
"Everyone is strange to me, just 'cause I'm a guild leader." he said, smiling at her.
"But isn't it obvious that I wonder why you're talking to me?" she asked sheepishly.
"Nah, I don't think so. I mean, you seem like a nice person." he said.
"Nice..?" she asked. "I'd think of weird." she said, laughing.
"Weird is okay, I guess. I am strange as well, but few people know that." he said, smiling. He had dimples in his cheeks, she noticed. His eyes were green today.
"Now I know. Like, why do your eyes change color the whole time?" she asked, her voice weakening on the last part of the sentence. He gave her an observant look.
"You noticed?" he started. "Mm, my eyes are hazel, so they change the whole time."
"Oh. I think they're.. nice." she squeaked, almost blurting out 'beautiful'. And it seemed like he noticed. He smiled gently at her and smoothed down her hair.
"Thanks." he said simply, staring off into space.
"Oh... Can Elementors control the weather?" she asked after a minute of him toying with her hair. Slightly out of breath, she blurted out the question. She really wondered, though!
"Mm-hmm." he said, and then suddenly stood up.
"Your friend is coming back." he said, smiling sadly. She blinked.
"Um... See you later, then?" she asked quietly. He smiled. And then took out a board. The moment he put it on clouds began to form around it. And now it was a riding cloud. She stared at it with open mouth. Then he slowly took off.
"I'll see you later then, Caitlyn." he said in a melodious voice. She shivered when she heard him say her name. She shook herself.
"Um... where do you live?" she yelled at him.
"You'll find out~" he mused, smiling wickedly. She pouted, but then he was gone at the speed of light, it seemed. A gust of wind blew through her hair. And Samuel landed next to her.
"Sorry for taking so long." he said, smiling. Slightly out of breath, she smiled as well.
"Don't worry about it." she said. He wondered if he should ask about what happened, but he dropped it.
"Let's continue?" he said, smiling. Caitlyn nodded.
"I feel awful." Caitlyn mumbled, wrapped in a blanket and with a red face. Rosalie felt her forehead and frowned. "I think you have a fever..." she mumbled. Caitlyn groaned.
"This can't be serious..." she said, fighting back a cough. She wrinkled her nose. Anya pushed a mug of medicinal tea in her hands. Everyone was staring at her. Colin looked down.
"Sorry, Caity... I didn't want to make you sick.." he mumbled, looking at his hands. Caitlyn frowned. Colin being like this was wrong.
"Aw, don't worry about it." she said and smiled. "If you go and get something nice for us to eat for dinner, it's okay." she said, smiling evilly. Colin paled for a second, sighed and then nodded.
"Okay then." he mumbled. Samuel smiled slightly. But she already was dozing off, her body felt so warm and it was annoying...
She woke up a few hours later in her bed, and rolled over. She stared straight into a face and blinked. "Umm.." she started, blinking to see clearly. "Who..?" she mumbled and threw a pillow at what she thought was Sam or Colin. But the person smiled slightly and caught the pillow. And laughed, and Caitlyn knew who he was immediately.
"Caitlyn..." Nathan mused, leaning his elbow on the side of her bed. Caitlyn smiled slightly.
"You stalker..." she mumbled. Nathan chuckled, but soon fell silent and felt her forehead just like Rosalie had done. He frowned.
"Hmm... Seems like you have a cold." he said, grabbing his bag and rummaging through it.
"No kidding..." she said and groaned, not completely feeling aware of everything. She felt herself move slightly when he sat on the bed. The sun was setting, she noticed
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'Maybe he left already...' she thought when she didn't hear anything, and felt a slight feeling of disappointment. Then she felt his warm hand on her head again. He ran his hands through and over her hair, looking at her through half-lidded eyes. After a few minutes he stopped.
"Hm. No good, you're making me sleepy like this." he said, his voice amused. She peeked open an eye and looked at him. He lay down next to her. She felt way to sleepy to protest this time. He slowly massaged her back and shoulders, and felt her loosen up a bit. Smiling wistfully, he dozed off at about the same time her breathing became even and slow. Caitlyn only remembered feeling warm and comfortable as she sunk into a irresistible warm darkness.