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It had been a normal night. Everyone had been asleep. Until there was a glimmering sound coming from outdoors. It awoke everyone, despite how deep of a sleeper they were. Everyone sat up in their beds, with their respective partners if they had, confused as heck. They all ran outside. And the shock on their faces when they saw what they saw. Snow. Actual snow. Falling down from the grey cloudy sky and a cold wind gusting through the town. Jughead pulled Betty closer to him, feeling the cold, but he had a wide smile on his face.
"Snow?" Sweet Pea said, holding out his hand and having the cold, soft, ice like substance touch his palm. Fangs looked over at his hand.
"Snow?" FP repeated, grabbing his young daughter and covering her shoulders from the cold wind. "How the fu-"
"Heck." Jellybean said, slapping his arm while also in awe of the snow coming down.
"Right honey. How the heck is it snowing?"
Gladys spun around. "Guys look!"
Everyone turned around and gasped. The vine wall. The one that previous held them hostage and unable to leave the small village was gone. The long vines with thorns that could kill with one hard stab had completely vanished. It was no longer around. Which meant only one thing. The spell. It was gone. It had to be broken now. Could it? Was it really?
"Your wall." Chuck said, arriving in the village square along with Archie, Tom and the rest of the Riverdale hunters that were staying inside of Joaquin's estate. "It's gone."
Toni looked over and Fangs and Sweet Pea. "You don't think…" she said.
"Where's Joaquin?" FP asked, looking around. They all turned around and immediately saw who they were looking for. But, the real one. The real Joaquin. Fair skin, long black hair like silk, bright blue eyes. His hand intertwined with the beautiful Kevin Keller, that changed their entire lives.
"Kevin!" Tom called out, running over to his son along with everybody else.
Toni, Jellybean, Gladys and Betty screamed in pure happiness. They knew that they this beautiful man was the one. They knew that he was here to help them. They knew that Kevin was here to break the spell that Joaquin and Southside were under. Toni, Jellybean, Gladys and Betty all stopped Joaquin blushed. A real blush this time. It made Kevin smile, seeing him as the they're excited screaming and started to sob from pure happiness. Kevin had helped Joaquin. Broken his spell. Unlocked his heart and the real Joaquin DeSantos. The real hunter that they had grown up around, befriended and loved unconditionally was actually here. The real him.
And he was here in love. Happy. With Kevin.
"Kevin you sly fucking dog." Sweet Pea said once the girl's sobs stopped, pulling him up and hugging him tightly.
"You saved us!" Betty cried, wiping her tears and hugging Kevin as well. "You broke our spell! You broke the spell! You saved us!"
"He saved us all. He saved me." Joaquin said, grabbing Kevin's hands and smiling down at him.
Tom smiled. This was all any father wanted. To see their child happy. And after being separated from his son twice, he was so happy to see Kevin with someone that made him happy and someone that cared about him. It brought a tear to Tom's eye. Joaquin and Kevin broke apart from a tight embrace and turned over to the older man. Joaquin expected for Tom to pull his son out of his arms and away. Mostly because he didn't recognize him. But that didn't happen. Tom didn't rip away his love. Instead, he walked over to his son and grabbed his shoulder. Kevin smiled widely and hugged his father. The older man spun his son in the air, making Joaquin smile. Their relationship was sweet. It was cute and it made the huntsman happy and filled with glee. Joaquin looked over at his fellow hunter.
"Mr. Keller-"
"You just keep him safe and happy, and you and I will be okay." Tom said, holding his hand out. Joaquin shook it. "And I must say, you are a handsome young man."
"Don't I know it." Kevin said with a smile, taking Joaquin's hand.
Joaquin then instead of just holding his hand, took his love in his arms and leaned down. Pressing a hard kiss onto his lips. The entirety of Southside, along with the huntsmen from Riverdale, cheered loudly for the couple. The spell was broken. Everything was different now. Everything was able to change now. Things were different now. Eveything was different, but it was a good difference. A perfect difference. A perfect life now. Joaquin wrapped his arms around Kevin's waist as he pulled away from his lips for air. His lips left Kevin's and the hunter was now looking down at his beauty, while Kevin looked up at his beast with a kind heart. Joaquin moved to tell everyone the tale of their love when something floated down in front of his face. The previously cursed hunter held Kevin closer, his protective nature never went away for changed, as he saw a parchment float down in front of him. He caught it, holding Kevin's waist with one hand and the note in the other.
"What is that?" Archie asked.
Joaquin shrugged at the bright red headed man as he unraveled the paper. Kevin looked over. "It says it's from Nana Rose." he said.
"Really?" All of the Southside villagers said.
"Nana Rose?" Tom said. "How do you all know her?"
"She's the enchantress that put Joaquin under the physical curse and us under the village arrest." Toni explained. "How do you know her?"
"She lives in our village." Kevin said, looking up at Joaquin and staring into his eyes.
"She's a sweet old woman." Chuck said.
"Not going to lie, she did tell me about a story she told her granddaughter about a hexed hunter." Tom said, looking over at Joaquin. "I just couldn't guess that she meant you."
"So… what does the letter say?" Jellybean asked, Gladys and FP holding her together in their arms to shield her from the cold.
Joaquin rubbed his lips together looked at it. " 'Dear Joaquin, I'm completely shocked that you have finally found love. I am extremely proud that you managed to break the spell. Now you are a changed man. Do not let this one get away from you. Dearest love, Nana Rose Blossom.' "
Kevin smiled. "Well, you're free now." he said. "What are you going to do now?"
"I just want to spend time with you." Joaquin said. Joaquin leaned down to kiss his lips, when snow hit his face. Kevin chuckled. Joaquin turned over. Jellybean was there, holding a snowball in her hands.
"What?" she said. "It's been months and I haven't seen snow in awhile. Plus, you were the first on my list when the spell broke to hit with a snowball."
Jellybean threw another snowball at Kevin, hitting him in the face as well. Kevin laughed. "Why am I the second on your list?" he asked with a giggle.
"You're the third, but Jughead is hiding behind Fangs and my mom." Jellybean said.
"Don't kill me, I have a girlfriend!"
Joaquin grabbed some snow from the ground and made a snowball. Fangs and Sweet Pea moved to the side, seeing their head huntsman ready to strike. Joaquin threw and hit Jughead right in the face, making him fall to the ground. Kevin chuckled. Betty moved over get a snowball and throw it at Kevin. Joaquin immediately grabbed him to protect him. A snowball fight broke out. Riverdale hunters happily joining in and helping Southsiders hit one another with snowballs after snowballs after snowballs.
Joaquin held Kevin in his arms, them falling against the snow with smiles and love in their hearts. Nothing else. Nothing more.
"Here you go preppy." Joaquin said, sitting down on the bed and handing his lover a cup filled with hot liquid.
Joaquin had carried Kevin bridal style over inside of the estate and to his bedroom. He had been chuckling and giggling the entire time, from how much fun they had in the newly falling snow and the curse fully breaking. They were a bit wet from the snow and from the brand new cold wind. Kevin was now sitting on Joaquin's huge bed that he never used since the curse. The hunter, now real flesh, hair and blood, wrapped the beautiful bookworm in a blanket made from rabbit fur and just returned to the bedroom with a teacup and saucer filled with hot drink.
Kevin smiled. He felt like he was still dreaming. The real Joaquin was in front of him. The real him. His beautiful light colored skin. The long black hair that looked like it would feel like silk and smell like roses and wine. The eyes were still as bright as diamonds. Kevin knew that this was real, but it didn't feel real. It was amazing. It was beautiful. Kevin knew that he was actually alive fully now. With his one true love here as a true human and ready to do anything for him. Joaquin. It was Joaquin. Beautiful Joaquin that protected him, cared about him and loved him completely unconditionally.
"Thank you." the shorter man said with a smile. He sniffed the drink. "What is this?"
"It's a hot toddy. My mother's recipe." Joaquin said, coming into the bed right next to him. "It's water, honey and a little bit of liquor. I know that you're not a drinker, but it'll warm you up more."
Kevin smiled and sipped it. "Needs a little more cinnamon in my opinion, but… it's not that bad."
Joaquin smiled. He crawled onto the bed and laid down next to Kevin. Kevin placed the glass down on the glass bedside table. He laid down on his side directly next to Joaquin. The two started at each other. Joaquin started to memorize the green eyes in front of him, while Kevin just memorized his body completely. Joaquin moved over and pulled Kevin closer by the waist. Kevin rested his hands against Joaquin's pectorals. Joaquin smiled.
"You saved me." Joaquin whispered. "Thank you."
Kevin smiled. "You're welcome."
Joaquin smiled back. He sat up a bit and pulled Kevin up with him. "How did you know? That you were... in love with me?"
"How did I know? I think that I really started questioning it when after you saved my life from the Ghoulies. Which speaking of-"
"The spell makes them disappear love, don't fear."
"Oh. Well, as I was saying, after that... I started to question whether what my heart was feeling was friendship or romance. And then we started spending time together. You made me feel loved... you gave me a library, feed me and saved my life a second time. And a third."
"Do you really think that I wasn't going to come for you? The Ghoulies got what they deserved and so did Reggie. Twice." Joaquin said.
"But after you let me go... I finally knew that I was feeling romance towards you. And then Reggie kidnapped and when I thought that I was going to die. So many thought came to my head." Kevin said. "I thought that I would never be able to travel like I wanted, to see my father again, to tell you... that I love you."
Joaquin moved over and grabbed Kevin's elbows. "I love you too. And you're okay now. I'm so glad that you loved me back."
"Love you back." Kevin corrected.
Joaquin smiled, he moved forward to try and kiss him. Kevin closed the gap and kissed him. Joaquin held his jaw in his hands. After years of being unloved and an almost full year of being in the body identical to his stone cold heart, he was finally feeling loved. He finally felt like someone cared for him. Joaquin was not going to let him go or let him feel as alone as he had before. Kevin kissed Joaquin hard. The love that he's read about when he was young, the love that he thought that we could never ever receive, was actually right here in front of him. The love that he always wanted was finally here.
Joaquin kissed Kevin harder, taking his bottom lip in between his teeth. Kevin moaned, wrapping his legs around the hunter's waist. Joaquin pulled away quickly, before things got out of hand. He wanted to do it. God knows he did. But he just needed to wait. He had to wait for the right moment. Joaquin looked up at Kevin, who was blushing adorably as always and smiling. Joaquin took Kevin's hands in his.
"I remember that there's a dock not far from Southside." he said. "I used to go there all of the time after hunts with people who adored me. I had my own boat there. It's called The Renacido. I want to take you to my ship. And I want to take you all over."
"Wait... what?" Kevin said, tears filling his eyes. "You- you don't have to do that for me. At all."
"Kevin, you have broken my curse. You have freed me. And you love me, just like I love you. I want to do everything for you know. I want to make your dreams a reality. I would do anything for you! I want to take you all over the place. I want you to see the sights and have the adventure that you've longed for."
"Joaquin... are you lying to me?"
"No. I'm not." Joaquin said, grabbing his hands. "Let me make you happy."
Kevin smiled widely. "Okay! I would love to!"
Joaquin chuckled, hearing him squeal and feeling him tackle him. Kevin hugged him tightly. Joaquin got off the bed and spun Kevin around by the waist.
"I love you. So, so much!" Joaquin cried.
"I love you too." Kevin said back, leaning forward and pressing a kiss to his lips.
As the snow fell and the cold wind whistled against the glass windows, Kevin and Joaquin clung onto each other. Their bodies pressed together, their hands intertwined, their lips kissing against each other. This was love. Their love. The only love that they needed and wanted. This was their love. This was the life that they wanted. Together.
Fun fact for ya'll that don't speak or understand Spanish, the name of the ship means reborn in English. Do you get it? Reborn?
BRING BACK JOAQUIN!