The game was simple. Match cards, try to get down to one, if you can't match a card draw until you get one you can play. There were some sabotage cards, but the most could be forgotten if you did a dare. Instead of following the dare list that came with the game, Luz made it so the person who put the card down dared the person receiving it. That lasted for only five minutes until Hunter pointed out that he would either always be daring Willow or Matt. Gus had the idea to put their names in a bucket and whoever got their name pulled gave the dare. It was a lot of fun! Just a group of teenagers being dumb teenagers. The dares started off pretty simple as the teens tested the water and limits of each other,

"I dare you to tell us how much you slept last night, Hunter." Luz said, leaning against the table as she stared down the blonde. He scrunched his nose, questioning what kind of dare that was.

" The usual?" Hunter replied, confused on the question.

"Ok, how many hours is the usual?" Amity prodded.

"Like….four?" Hunter shrugged, then proceeded to feel Willow's eyes on him, though they were all staring at him.

" Can I dare him to go to sleep right now?" Eda asked from her now claimed position on the couch, the teens all having migrated to sit on the floor.

"Next Hunter dare, go to sleep!" Gus exclaimed.

"I am not going to sleep here!" Hunter drew one of his cards to lay down.

"Next Hunter Dare: Sleep more than eight hours." Willow commented, giving him a half-smirk as she drew her own card to lay down. Hunter opened his mouth to make a comment before shutting it, leaning back as he just kept narrowed eyes on everyone. The next dare was against Amity from Gus, who dared her to eat a whole spoon of fire-honey mustard. After a lot of prompting, cheering, and chanting Amity pulled through with a lot of regret. Matt was even starting to warm up again, despite now being in the know of Hunter's identity. Though, it might have been for the worse.

"Alright Hunter, you are being dared by...Matt!" Gus announced, showing the name on the paper. Matt looked at Hunter, sizing him up as he tried to think of a dare that wouldn't get him arrested.

"...Ok...I dare you too…" Matt rubbed his chin before he glanced at Willow, smirked, and looked back at Hunter. " Arm wrestle Willow and win, or draw 3 cards." Hunter glared at Matt, looking down at his deck of cards. He only had two left, and he was in a good position to win. If he forfeit the dare he would draw 4. The only way to go was to arm wrestle Willow, though he already knew that he would lose. Maybe she would take pity on him?

Hunter sighed before he took his jacket off, turning to face Willow who gave a small laugh and shifted to rest her elbow on the table, hand out to Hunter with a smirk on her face. Hunter knew his cheeks were already red, there was no way he was winning this. He grasped her hand, getting ready to at least put up a fight.

"Alright! 3...2...1...GO!" Luz counted down, the two started flexing their arms. Hunter knew she was barely doing anything to keep his arm still, if she wanted she could easily just end it, but was willing to at least put on SOME of a show to make Hunter appear he was doing a lot more than he actually was. The rest of the teens were cheering around them, Eda and King laughing from their places on the couch. Hunter stared at Willow, thinning his lips at her as he just waited for her to finally end it.

To her credit, Willow was putting on a good show, making sure he actually looked like he was giving her a hard time. He saw a flash in her eyes as an idea appeared in her head, he raised his brow to her before in an instant she had now pressed her lips against his, making him freeze in surprise before he felt his arm hitting the table. She sat back, smirking at him as everyone around the two were going wild with cheers and laughter. Hunter blinked a few times, his ears flicking around before he pointed at her.

"That is so cheating! I demand a rematch!" Hunter said, looking to Luz who was the default rule keeper. She was laughing so hard she was crouched over, head on the table. "Luz!" Hunter pleaded, it coming out as a half-whine.

"His ears flick around!" Eda laughed from behind him, her hand on her head as she laughed. Hunter crossed his arms in a pout before he felt Willow press up against his side. Looking down at her through the side of his eye he could see her smiling up at him.

" Do you really want a rematch, Rocky?" She asked, her tone hinting that she wasn't going to go easy on him this time. Hunter felt his ears flicking around again before he looked away from her, glancing at the clock Eda had before looking back to Willow proper.

" Next time we play this game you are going down. But it is almost Nine, you know what your father said." Hunter reminded her as she looked at the clock.

" Oh shoot!" Willow went to stand, pulling Hunter up with her. " Hunter is right, we need to get going." She announced to the others who made noises of disappointment.

"Well, that is a bummer!" Eda said as she went to stand, before facing Hunter and looking down at him with a smirk. " I'll have to harass you later, then, Blonde. There is something I want to talk to you about."

"If it is coven business you know I can't-" Hunter started before Eda put her hand on his head, making him shut up. He was a bit baffled by the action, and confused.

" Not anything like that, kid. Just come around when you get the chance and we can talk." Eda took her hand back before ushering Hunter and Willow to the door.

"A-ahh….alright?" Hunter looked her over slightly in confusion. If she didn't want answers on The Emperor's Coven and how to dismantle it, then what could she want to talk about? After a chorus of goodbyes and waves, the two sat off on Clover's staff together to Willow's home, deciding it would be best to ride together to talk rather than try to shout to each other from their respective staffs. Hunter couldn't help but feel his heart bursting in his chest as he leaned against Willow, his head resting on hers, arms around her sides to grasp the staff in front of her and give her better balance as she steered Clover.

He noticed earlier the look of jealousy and slight pain Matt had after she kissed him, it had never occurred to him before that other people would be interested in Willow, but now that the thought was there it was so obvious. Of course Willow would have her pick from suitors! She may not think so or even realize it, but she was, of course, probably one of the most highly sought after witches on the isle from what Hunter could imagine. She was beautiful, powerful, kind, and very very smart. Who wouldn't want to bring a girl like her home? But yet, here he was at her back, face half buried in the back of her head, heading to her home. She picked him.

"So? Have fun today?" Willow asked over her shoulder to him, taking him out of his thoughts. Hunter smiled at her, moving his head to rest his chin on her shoulder.

"A lot more than I thought I would. Thank you for convincing me to do this." Hunter smiled more as he heard her giggle.

" You didn't need convincing, just a little push to do so." She smiled as she leaned back into him, turning her eyes back ahead. Hunter sighed in content, closing his eyes as he relaxed into her, the wind on his face. This felt almost surreal. The two soon landed, with a few minutes to spare before nine. Willow smiled back at him before she went to the door, finding her hand had been caught by Hunter, who was smiling gently to her.

"I got something for you." He reached into his jacket, pulling out the small box that he hid and offered it out for her. She curled her brow up at him before going to take the small rectangle, opening it and giving a small gasp.

"Hunter!" She looked up at him with a smile, before back down at the resting hairpin in the box. Decorated with many pink flowers of different shapes, sizes, and shades, the hairpin was dazzling even in the low light of night. A few pearled eyes and gems rested on different points of the flowers. Willow smiled as she moved the box slightly to watch the gems sparkle before she looked back up at him. " You know I got you something too."

Willow moved to one of her bags, pulling out a book that she had bought from the amusement park and handing it over to him. Hunter quirked his brow as he took it, looking from Willow to the ornate cover. It was the journal he had eyed but decided not to get ultimately. He wouldn't have been able to give reason for having such a thing, but...did he really need one? Even more so when it was a gift from her? He smiled, looking up from the book to her as he flicked his ears. " You really are the most wonderful Witch." He repeated his statement from earlier, moving to close the distance between them as he leaned down.

"Ahem." Eun's voice cut through before Hunter and Willow could kiss, making the two snap straight and away from each other. Eun let out a few chuckles as he stood up from leaning against the door frame, looking over the two teens. " Have fun, I'll take it?"

"Y-yes, Dad." Willow cleared her throat, moving to head inside as Hunter followed her, trying to pretend that they were not just caught. Eun let the two pass, looking amused and smug as he closed the door behind them and went back to sit in his lounging chair. " Your father will probably not be home until way later tonight. They are having a hard time with the stables."

"That's a shame." Willow sat down on the couch, followed by Hunter who was still a red faced mess. The three chatted for a while about their day, how the amusement park was, how their friends were doing, and how certain rides went. Hunter let the two do most of the talking, not noticing as his head soon started to nod. Eventually, Willow felt a weight appear on her side, looking to Hunter to see he had fallen asleep and was now pressed against her. She felt her face light up, but smiled as she moved to fix some of his hair before looking at her father. " I guess that is a sign to turn in for the night."

" Should we just let him sleep on the couch?" Eun asked quietly, trying not to disturb the teen.

"Nah, I can move him to the guest room. He is usually a heavy sleeper when he takes naps in the grove, so he probably will not wake up." Willow shifted, moving her arms around Hunter to carefully pick him up bridal-style. She couldn't help but smile as she looked over his face, his mouth open slightly to show his cute gapped-tooth. She turned, looking to Eun who stood and went down the hallway to open the door to the guest room for her.

After carefully moving Hunter into the room and setting him on the bed, Willow untucked the blankets to drape them over the sleeping teen with a smile. Lil' Rascal, who had been content to silently stay hidden in Hunter's jacket, finally fluttered out and landed next to the witch's head, snuggling into the side of his cheek. Willow smiled, unable to help herself as she leaned down and placed a kiss on the top of his forehead, noting that as she pulled away a small smile appeared on Hunter's own lips.

"Will you and him be ok to be alone for a while? I am going to go visit your father for a late night dinner." Eun whispered to Willow as she met him in the hallway, closing the door to Hunter behind her gently. Willow nodded up at her father.

"I am probably going to head to bed as well. It was a pretty big and tiring day, after all. Tell Dad I love him." Willow smiled as Eun nodded and gave her a hug.

" I will. You get some rest." Eun patted his daughters shoulders before heading out. Willow smiled as she went to change into her Pajamas, wash her face, brush her teeth, until finally going to her bedroom. She had half a mind to check in on Hunter, but was too worried on waking him up. Instead as she snuggled down into her covers, Clover claiming one of the pillows for herself, she couldn't help but think about what Hunter and her could do in the morning.

_AN_

And thus concludes 'Just a Teen'! I hopeyou guys enjoyed this more relax arch...because the next chapter will be the leading build up to the climax of the story. As always please leave a comment, and I love you!