Luna's POV
"Are you sure about this?" I glanced over at Zander, he continued to run his fingers through his floppy hair and I occasionally got a glimpse at his one bright red eye.
"Of course I am! I've never been more sure in my life." I grabbed his hand and pulled him along faster to our destination; I missed the slight blush that crept over his cheeks. Although I said that about most of my adventures, I was usually right; usually I kept us out of danger.
We trekked up the steep forest hill, admiring the large maple and oak trees that shaded us from the particularly scorching summer day. I occasionally pointed out a rare flower or berry, one of my random interests.
"So why exactly did you only bring me?" He asked, after an hour of hiking. I smiled knowingly and just shrugged my shoulders in response. "We're almost there." My animated smile never leaving my face.
"Wow." Was the only thing he could muster to say. We stood atop a clearing on a cliff; I slipped off my shoes and felt the plush green grass between my toes. Down below was a water fall that pooling into a large clear blue lake. I inhaled the crisp fresh air and sat down.
He sat down next to me, rather close if I might add and I could feel our pinkies brushing against each other. "So do you like it?" I looked at him expectantly and he nodded. "How did you possibly find this place?" he asked. "I just found it a while back when I was exploring one day. I like to train here." I looked back out in front of me, admiring the view; it never got old. "You're the only one I've shown this place too." I added
He looked surprised but then smiled at the thought and took my hand into his. "Well I must say, im quite honored." He was always so formal. "You wanna do something crazy?" I stood up, pulling him with me. He laughed with a slight nervousness, never knowing what to expect when it came to me. "Uh, I suppose."
I leaned over the edge of the cliff, down at the pool of water. The drop was maybe 25 feet, not too bad. I stepped back and he followed suit, still hand in hand. "Please tell me you're not thinking what I think you're thinking." He demanded. I raised my eyebrows and gave him my award-winning smile. "You bet I am."
With that last comment, we ran toward the edge and jumped, plummeting down into the water. The cool water soothed my parched skin, and bubbles floated around me. I sprang to the surface; Zander had beaten me to it.
"You're as crazy as everyone says." He lightly splashed me with water, laughing. "And that's why everyone loves me!" I claimed, splashing him harder. At that, we got into a splashing war, trying to create a bigger wave than the other. "Okay, Okay! I give!" I surrendered, helplessly, swimming closer to him.
"So, can I ask why im the lucky one you decided to bring with you?" his questioned surprised me and I stopped swimming. Instead, I looked down at the water, hoping that he thought my blushing cheeks were due to the sun and not from his question.
How was I suppose to go about answering that question, for all I knew he probably thought of me as just a little sister. "Oh you know, I just thought it would be fun and I think everyone else was busy anyway." I tried to shrug it off as no big deal. "Hey, ill race you to that rock!" and before he could protest, I was already off.
I could feel he was closing in on me, he was always more athletic than the rest of us. He tapped the rock a second before I could reach "It's still cute that you tried." He gave me a smug smile and patted the top of my head. "Even with the head start." I rolled my eyes and stuck my tongue straight at him.
"Oh, how mature. Looks like we have a sore loser over here." He said. "Or maybe just a sore winner." I retorted, climbing onto the rock. "Hey, do you wanna go back onto shore, I wanna ask you something." I nodded; realizing that if I tried to talk it would probably come out in a squeaky mess.
My toes squished into the damp sand as I followed behind him, my mind sifting through the many possibilities of what he would want to talk about. I sat next to him, keeping my distance incase it wasn't what I wanted to hear.
He looked just about as nervous as I felt, which didn't help ease my mind. We sat there for a good minute of complete silence and no eye contract "So, did you change you're mine about wanting to talk?" I may have been nervous but that didn't mean I wasn't still blunt.
He chuckled and then shifted his body toward me, grabbing my hand and rubbing his thump back and forth mindlessly. "Luna, I really like you and I thought you had brought me here because you felt the same way. Am I wrong to assume this?"
I didn't know what to say, out of all the possibilities; I never expected this to be one of them. I attempted to say something, staring at him with wide eyes but wasn't able to get anything out.
He gave me a curt nod and stood up "Right, well I suppose I have my answer then. Ill leave you to your thoughts." He disappeared into the forest. Finally snapping out of the shock, I abruptly stood and followed his retreating figure. "Zander! Wait!" I called out, jumping over a fallen log and scrapping my skin against sharp thorns on passing bushes.
I grabbed onto the back of his shirt, pulling him to a stop and then I bent over trying to catch my breath. "Didn't you hear me telling you to stop." I demanded, still out of breath but I stood up straight and placed my hands on my ships. "Yes, but Im not really in the mood to hear why you don't reciprocate my feelings. I would really rather be on my way." He tried to start walking again but I help onto his shirt, not letting him go
"Well maybe you should have waited for my actual answer before going off and assuming things!" I huffed. "So what are you telling me?" he looked down at me confused. I ran my fingers along his tattoo, admiring the small details. "Im saying that I've waited so long to hear you say that you have feelings for me and when you finally did, I went into a state of shock." I looked up at him, the joy of hearing he felt the same way was overpowering and I felt the tears welling up.
He cupped my cheeks in his hands and tilted my head up so I was looking at him. "I've had these feelings for so long, you're so beautiful and carefree. Every time im with you, it feels like everything else disappears, like we're the only ones in the entire world." He inched his face closer to mine ever so slightly and I could only nod in agreement.
I never really understood why other girls got so giddy when they talked about their first kiss, how they would get butterflies in their stomach and light headed. I finally understood. When our lips touched, it was like a fire inside me had been lit. In that moment, it was just the two of us and I felt light as a feather as if I happen to drift off in that exact moment I would have been completely happy.
We parted only to catch our breath, resting our fore heads against each other. "This has definitely been the best day of my entire life." I whispered, fearing that if my voice got any louder the moment would be shattered. He chuckled and kissed my forehead. "I would have to agree." We walked hand in hand back through the forest to the guildhall.
Rosaline's POV
I eyed my brother and Luna as they walked through the doors and noted the death grip they currently had on each other. I strolled over to them. "My god, you finally did it. If you had waited any longer, I would have done it myself." I said to the new couple. Luna laughed and rested her head on his shoulder.
"You wouldn't have done it properly." Was his retort. "Oh and im sure you did a fantastic job, come on ill buy the two of you a drink." I ushered them to the bar and ordered us all a round, Mira also noticed the new development but only tittered and got us our drinks.
"So, now that the two of you are taken care off, I have something to tell you!" I said, drinking half my mug feeling the rush immediately. "And that would be?" Zander preferred to sip at his drink. "I met someone and he'll be here any minute." I saw Zander tense up. "Well I can't wait to meet him Rose!" Luna animated "Oh was it the cute bartender from last week? I could tell he was really into you. Or maybe someone from the guild." She suggested, surveying the room. I laughed at her antics choosing to remain silent.
The doors flung open and in he strolled, his dark blue hair styled in a spiky fashion and of course he was wearing his familiar black jacket. "Oh hell no." I heard Zander say under his breath and stood up. "Zander please, just wait." I ran over to stand next to Dalton.
Zander followed closely behind. "What do you think you are doing here?" He asked, his hands already clenched into fists. "Your sister invited me, she seems to still like me." Dalton replied, he smirked and slung his arm over my shoulder pressing me closer into his body.
"Look, I forgave him for what happened last time. I've decided to give him a second chance." I smiled up at him. "Why would you waste your time with someone like him again?" Zander asked, stepping closer.
I felt Dalton's arm slip off my shoulder as he stepped closer as well, not intimidated by my brother. I sighed and stepping between them "Can you please get along? For my sake?" I pleaded, giving Zander my signature puppy dog eyes. He finally sighed and stepped down.
"This is your one and only warning, I find anything wrong with the way you're treating her, you're gone." Zander glared at Dalton, his fists clenched even tighter than before. "Ya, sure thing." Dalton waved him off, and wrapped his arm around my waist, pressing his lips onto mine rather possessively.
I pulled away after a minute, catching Luna's eyes. She gave me a halfhearted smile but I knew she would eventually like Dalton; they all would. They just needed to get to know him the way I do. "You ready for our date, babe?" he asked, steering me toward the door. I nodded and looked back for Zander; he was now downing his entire mug and ordering one for right after.