Author's Note:
Here we are, the very last chapter for these two!
There is a hint of spiciness in this chapter, but NO SMUT AT ALL! Soteri is identified as a Demiromantic Ace (she experiences romantic attraction to someone after building a deep
Emotional friendship bond with said person). If this offends someone reads this, LET ME KNOW ASAP!
I wanted this to be as loving as possible with Soteri and Druig. I hope you guys like it, let me know if you do ;-)
Looking in the mirror, I was going over how I looked over and over again. I felt like I was about to be sick, wondering if I made the right choice in what I was wearing to this dinner Druig planned for the both of us. He told me he was making dinner, having me get a fleet of panic in what I was going to wear. After we spoke in the study, I rushed back over to my room and was pacing so hard I was about to make marks on the ground with my feet. Makkari, feeling the vibrations from her room, sped into the room and placed her hands on my arms to stop me. I saw her give me a loving stare.
Let's get you in a dress, she signed to me.
So there I was in a calf-length surplice maxi dress that was brunt orange and dropped along my body. My hair was tamed down a bit from its usual waves, pined up halfway and the bangs framed my face as I then put on barely any makeup that I kept with me from my apartment in Portland. I shared meals with Druig before, beyond plenty of times we ate together and broke bread together as friends. But in those times we were either with the others or in a casual setting. This time was different, Druig only wanting to eat with me and me alone.
"Be brave," I said to myself, psyching myself up to show this side of myself to Druig. I knew he wouldn't care if I wore a burlap sack, he would still love me. But I never was this vulnerable with him when it came to my appearance. Why would I doubt he would see me in a different light now?
Walking out of my room, I made my way over to the kitchen and living room. The other doors were closed, having me feel a bit alone as I was walking along the hallway to where I knew Druig was going to be. As I was getting closer, I could see soft music playing in the living room from the record player. Every step I was talking to the kitchen room, I was getting more and more nervous. What was there to be nervous about? It was just Druig, the same Druig that I knew all these centuries and adored. We knew each other like the back of our hands, there was nothing we were willing to hide with one another.
So why was this different?
I finally made my way to the open room, stopping my tracks from what I was seeing. I lost my breath, my eyes looking at everything with wonder and awe. There was a clutter of candles lit on the kitchen island, giving a glow among the already dim kitchen. My eyes then skimmed over to the living room, seeing another set of candles on the coffee table in various sizes and shapes. I could hear Greta Van Fleet on the record player, having my heart warm instantly from hearing a familiar song.
It was when my eyes went to the dining room table that made me look in pure love.
Druig was placing a fork on the side of an already dressed plate that had food. He looked a bit nervous, fussing with how the table looked with two wine glasses already filled halfway and three massive candles lit right in the middle. I stayed still for a good long moment, not wanting to make a sound to break this trance that I was in. Druig looked at the table one more time, almost seeming nervous as he finally saw me standing alone next to the kitchen island. He shot up, looking right at me and having me see him in his own attire.
Druig was sporting fitted jeans, not the baggy ones he brought with him from the Amazon. He wore a v-neck dark red shirt and his leather jacket over it. He even styled and cut his brown hair, shaving down the sides of his head into a fade and pushing his bangs over the side with some gel. I was at a loss for words in how he looked.
He looked beautiful to me.
"Wow, Druig," I said to him, finally breaking away from looking right at him and gesturing to the entire room setting with my hands, "You….you did all of this?"
He said nothing, walking over quietly while keeping his eyes on me and looking at what I was wearing. I was seeing the lightness of the candles in his blue eyes, the glow on top of his cheek, and almost highlighting the brown locks in his hair. But he was almost amazed by me, finally standing right in front of me and giving me the most loving stare I have ever seen on him.
"You look beyond radiant," He said to me with love oozing from his voice. I grinned brightly at him, feeling that compliment through my body as I eyed him up and down.
"And you look so handsome," I said to him, seeing a hint of blush on his cheeks as I leaned up to give him a light kiss. He kissed me back, then took my hand in his to walk me over to the dining room table. He looked sheepish as we walked, almost too excited about seeing me there and seeing my reaction to how he decorated the room.
"Druig, this is amazing," I said to him in awe as he held out the chair for me to sit in. After he pushed my chair in, he walked over to sit next to me at his spot at the table, "You really planned all of this on your own,"
"You make it sound like I can't do it," he said almost in a tease, trying to calm himself down with his own banter. I giggled, though I shook my head as he kept talking, "Thena and Makkari helped me plan this. Thena showed me how to cook dinner and set the candles, and Makkari did cut my hair. I wanted to do this with you for a long time,"
"Really?" I asked, seeing him nod his head slowly as he laced our hands together on the top of the table between us.
"There wasn't a good time for me to do this with you in the past," He admitted, having me see him grimace a bit. I just smiled and squeezed his hand in my own. The last thing I wanted him to do was to think negatively tonight when it was just going to be the two of us.
"This is perfect, my love," I said to him wholeheartedly. I saw the hesitance melt away then, going back to the small glow that we had around each other, "Thank you, Druig"
"You're quite welcome. I've wanted to show you how much I love you," he said to me with kindness in his tone, "And I wanted a great excuse to see you in the glow of candlelight. You look stunning, sweetheart,"
"You and your words," I teased him, seeing him pull out joined hands over to his lips to kiss the back of my hand. I grinned widely at him, the both of us then diving into the dinner that he made. Most of the ingredients were from the garden, the meal itself was a recipe that Thena knew from her time in Australia with Gilgamesh, it was both organic and hearty. Every bite was amazing, having me look at him with more love in my eyes and adoration since he slaved over this meal for the both of us to enjoy.
It tasted perfect, beyond perfect.
As we ate we talked about memories from the past. I loved talking to him about the antics we got into so long ago yet they were fresh in our minds. I loved hearing the jokes and banter Druig had with Kingo or the kinder stories of his village in the Amazon with the people he was protecting. I in return talked to some of the things I did on my own when we were separated, but they were good memories and discoveries. Druig listened to every word, watching me with kindness and adoration in his eyes as I spoke with him.
After we finished our meal, Druig moved to clear our plates, telling me not to move and he was willing to do it on his own. I was about to protest to him, thinking that I should at least help him since he did all of this for me.
"You can help me by staying here, looking beautiful amongst the view of the stars," He reassured me, kissing my nose before he walked off with the dishes in hand. I sighed, looking away from Druig over to the window that was showing us the view. I saw the Milky Way there amongst the stars, having me get up from my chair to walk over against the window and watch in amazement.
It was one thing to see the Milky Way from the Earth, and it was already beautiful then. I saw it so many times amongst the real plains of the planet, long before we had electricity to drain out the beauty of the sky. But now, seeing it right in front of me with nothing to hide it or lower its raw beauty, it was breathtaking.
"Wow," I said in awe, watching the cluster of stars in its formation against the blackness of space. My eyes were trained on the stars and sky, not seeing what was going on behind me or hearing another record being played on the record player. It was a simpler song, sounding gentle in the room and flowing throughout the walls. I paused, knowing the song from Lord Huron and I grinned as my fingers were pressing against the window.
Lost in time and space
Aimless drifting in a far off place
Hurtling through the vast unknown
Staring straight into the pure, black void
Drowning in the sea of stars
Lost in a galaxy of cocktail bars
Blinded by the neon lights
I lie awake and say your name into the night
A hand touched my arm so delicately. It almost felt like he ghosted his fingers over the top of my skin as he reached down to lace our fingers together as one. I still watched the stars, though feeling Druig right behind me was almost making me feel hazy and light-headed.
"Dance with me?" He asked against my ear, having me breathe in deeply and grin. Twirling around was face to face with him as he was looking down at me with pure love in his eyes. I nodded my head, still holding hands with him as he lead us over to an opening in the living room. I followed willingly, feeling in that moment that I could follow him to the sun if he wanted me to. I was in that deep with him, and I knew there was no turning back with him.
He wrapped his arm around me to pull me close, his other hand still holding my own as we started to sway with the song that was still floating around us. My hand went to his neck, tracing some of his new cut hair within my fingers as I placed my head against his shoulder. I closed my eyes, breathing in the small scent that he harbored, and felt lighter than a feather. His arm around me tighten slightly as we kept moving with the soft melody of the song.
I guess she's gone for good
She don't call me like I thought she would
She went west to chase her dreams
She took my money, but she didn't take me
Why go wander unknown worlds?
Stay right here and let the cosmos twirl
Blind without her source of light
I light a flame and say her name into the night
"Thank you or tonight, Druig," I said into his shirt, squeezing his hand in my own as we were still moving together slowly, "I love every moment of it,"
"I've been wanting to do this for you for a long time," He confessed into my hair as I grinned.
"How long," I asked, wondering myself.
"Centuries, Soteri," he answered swiftly, making me move my head up and look at him with searching eyes. He showed no sense of hesitance in his eyes, looking down at me with fondness and love in his eyes and on his face, "I was never brave enough to tell you how I felt. I went for centuries, never being able to say anything,"
"Centuries?" pushed on, sounding shocked in a mere whisper. It sounded so surreal that he was thinking about me in that way for the longest time. I tried to think about to moments we shared: Druig comforting after my outburst near Jerusalem, sitting on the ledge in Machu Picchu and watching the sunset, even embracing each other again in the Amazon when we reunited.
We missed out on so many moments together because of our fear.
"When those humans made that coin for you," Druig explained some more as I watched him in earnest, "That's when I knew I was falling in love with you. You didn't see it in yourself, that beauty on that coin. But I did, and It's only been you ever since,"
"Druig…" I said his name, trailing off since I felt like I was going to cry in front of him as we were no longer swaying but just holding each other, the song still floating in the room and keeping the atmosphere gently yet powerful.
"I couldn't read your mind to see if you felt the same," Druig confessed to me, almost sounding regretful as he told me, "So I bottled it up, thinking that I wasn't good enough for someone as kind and selfless as you,"
"You silly man," I said to him, my voice cracking slightly as I shook my head. I reached up to have our foreheads touch, taking in a long breath as I released our joined hands to lace my hands together behind his neck. He wrapped both arms around me to keep me so close to him, closing his eyes as I did the same.
"You always were on my mind, Druig," I reassured him, smiling as I said it, "I never felt good enough to be with you. And when you left, I thought I wouldn't have ever had the chance to tell you how I felt either."
"I'll never leave you again," Druig vowed in a low tone, having me feel a tear about to slip on my cheek as he went on, "When I saw you again with the others in my village, I vowed never to have you out of my life again. It was too painful for me to not have you,"
"I know, I felt the same too," I said to him softly, feeling so silly that I was crying over this kind of confession with him. I didn't know if it was because of the mood of the room we were in and how Druig did all of this for me, or that I was still wishing to express to him how I truly felt towards him that was deep in my core and wishing to burst.
"Do you think in our past lives we were together?" I asked him, opening my eyes and watching him open his own too. I saw him pour his eyes into my own, searching deep within me as he reached up to push the tear that was about to fall off my chin so carefully. I always wondered, even before Druig and I got together if our past lives were the same as they were now. Were we friends then? Were we enemies? Did we bond together as we did in this life?
"I don't care," He mumbled, having me almost fear the hurt in his voice as he kept talking, "I just want to enjoy what I have with you now. I almost lost you once when Ikaris almost killed you, I won't let it happen again,"
I went quiet, knowing that it was the end of that topic. Druig still felt a bit sore after I healed, still watching me carefully from time to time to make sure I was fully back to my normal self. I knew I wasn't going to be able to be, not for some time. But Druig never once strayed too far from me or his line of sight, ready to be on the defense if it was needed.
I finally leaned up to press a kiss against his lips. He sighed, kissing me back as we were still standing so close to each other. The song faded anyway, going into another medley as we kissed there in the living room. I felt that itch coming back within me, and it was growing faster and faster as each kiss was pressed. All of that pent-up emotion that I buried deep down throughout the centuries for him was about to burst out and explode around me. Those moments of fear about my insecurities were thrown out into the stars as the kisses were getting bolder and more intense.
My hands were moving down from his neck to the front of his chest, feeling how fast his heart was going. I could feel his fingers that were on my lower back almost bunch up my dress, making me think he was restraining himself in how we were progressing in our kissing session as I pushed in a deep kiss. It took him back, almost shocking him in how bold I was with him.
Maybe I was desperate enough to show him how I felt about him, to go with my instinct since I knew what I felt for Druig was beyond real and beyond physical attraction. But I felt beyond safe with him, I felt no hesitancy with Druig right in front of me and no fear of being exposed for all that I was.
Druig pulled away, almost breathless as I tried to chase after his lips. We both opened our eyes, Druig's eyes looking blown out and with rarely any blue seen there. It took my breath away, having me see him search my eyes and till have me still close to him. At any other given moment, we would be calming ourselves and retraining from going any further, it's happened so many times. But that wasn't on my mind with him at that moment.
"We can slow down," Druig reminded me, being the gentleman that he was with me. I took a shallow breath, still feeling my heart beat so fast that it could come out of my skin. I stared at him intensely, showing him no sign of hesitance or regret as I took his hand in my own with shaky fingers. Without breaking eye contact with him, I smoothly and with no hiccup placed the palm of his hand on my upper chest, right where my heart was. His hand touched my skin, having me feel my rapid heartbeat against his palm through my own skin as he touched me so carefully as if I was made of glass.
"I love you, with all of me," I said to him, my voice sounding so breathy and almost like I was punched in the gut. His eyes searched my own as I kept my stare on him. There was no going back in how I felt, and I had no intentions of going back from there on out. Slowly, and leaving goosebumps in his wake, his fingers and hand moved up my chest and stayed against my skin, lightly cradling my neck. I was still dizzy in the head as he was searching my eyes.
"Are you sure?" He asked me, his voice was barely a whisper, and trying to stay in control. Just hearing him check with me and make sure that I was comfortable with this, that this wasn't going to scare me or spook me away. It was the last thing I knew I needed before I was going to take this plunge, and hearing that he was still willing to take it my speed was beyond words.
"I've never felt like this about anyone else in the past 7,000 years, not since I first opened my eyes on this ship," I said to him, not blinking at him once as I was still feeling his fingers against my skin and throat, "I don't care if Arishem didn't make me human, because what I feel for you makes me human. It's only been you, Druig, all this time. I trust you, I trust this."
It was like a damn that broke between the both of us.
Druig dived back in a kissed me, the bold kisses were once again present as I was meeting him halfway with the kisses too. Before we were trying to be timid with how we were kissing each other, but now there was no need to hold back. Although it wasn't aggressive, it still felt way more intense than it did moments before. Yet I wasn't hesitant about it, I was going along for the ride.
My fingers danced along his shoulder as he kissed me deeply, I was grasping his leather jacket within my fingers and slowly pushing it off his shoulders. He released his hold for a moment to let the jacket fall out of his arms and onto the floor, moving back to pull me closer to him and yet keep his hold gentle. It didn't feel rushed, nor did it feel like we were going at a snail's pace. It was the right cadence for us, and that itch was growing more and more as we were pressing kiss after kiss.
One minute my mind was in the moment with Druig, my fingers moving into his hair to lightly mess up his locks as his hands moved to my hips. But then the next minute, I felt Druig fall backward and land on the top of our bed. We were frozen for a moment, staring at each other when I realized what I had just done. I teleported us into our room without even knowing that I did. It was darker in the room, the only light being the lamp that was on the nightstand next to our bed. He breathing heavily, watching me from his spot on the edge of the bed and I just looked down at him. Maybe my own mind was telling me to have us move to our room, not out in the open.
Slowly, and without losing my eye contact with him, I walked up to where our legs were touching and I leaned back down to kiss him. Druig groaned against my lips, his hands finding my hips once more as he pressed another kiss against my lips. His hands then gave a small tug, having me lurch forward and fall into his lap. My legs bracketed his own, making me realize that I was sitting in his lap.
"Sorry!" he said all of a sudden since it happened so fast. I saw the redness in his lips and his flushed cheeks, the disheveled hair from my fingers, and how his eyes were still dilated. I exhaled a shaky breath, shaking my head now since he was searching my eyes for any kind of discomfort. Even in this heated moment, he was checking in on me and my headspace.
"I'm okay," I reassured him softly, seeing him give me a soft smile that looked beyond innocent. I stayed in his lap, showing no remorse in it as we continued to kiss. Once again it was at a steady pace, no need to be urgent or rush as we were in this new position. I moved my hands around his shoulders to touch the thin shirt he was wearing, feeling his lips move from my lips over to my jawline and then carefully down my neck. Every press of his lips against my neck was almost a shock wave in me, having me grasp his shirt tightly and try not to pass out from the tingling feeling I was getting. His arms were wrapped around me, making sure I didn't go anywhere as he kept kissing my neck. Without even thinking about it, I did a small tug on his shirt because of a particular kiss that went to my lower neck.
Druig moved away and threw off his shirt before I could ask him if I was too harsh. His t-shirt flew to the ground, having me freeze and look down at him at a shirtless Druig. Once again he was stiff, thinking he moved a bit too fast as I was looked at his bare chest right in front of me. If it was any other situation, I would be mortified. If it was any other person, I would have ran right out the door. But not with Druig.
I was entranced by him.
I took in a big breath, leaning forward to touch his forehead against my own as we were trying to settle ourselves. I wasn't hesitant with him there, being in his lap in our bed. I felt like I was flying actually, not being able to go back on the subtle ground. I kept my eyes on him, seeing him look up at me as I made another bold move on my part. Grabbing his hands in my own, I moved them to my shoulders where my sleeves were, placing them against the fabric and seeing him search my eyes. Perhaps I was a bit afraid to do the next step, but I was silently Druig to take it for me.
"We go at your pace, okay?" He promised me, having me gulp and nod my head against his own. His fingers then started to pull down my sleeves, so slowly and having me feel a chill with every inch of my skin that was being exposed. I felt safe in his arms as the sleeves moved down my limbs, having me maneuver my arms out of the sleeves. I could feel the top of my dress pool around my waist, leaving me bare in front of him. Druig immediately swooping in to embrace me there on the bed and breathe me in. His massive arms went around my bare back, almost as if he was shielding me from the world. I embraced him too, my nose in his hair as we held onto each other for dear life.
For 7,000 years, I yearned to be in love and experience what love was like. I hated feeling that disconnection to physical attraction, wondering if there was something wrong with me and how I felt. It took so long for me to realize that the love I wanted was deep-rooted and filled with affection and connection. It wasn't just about sex for me, not in my mind in how humans were meant to be together. I found love to be something that made humans evolve in the way they did. I witness humans write love stories, fight each other over love, come together in the name of love. I craved it for so long and I had a small moment of depression, thinking that I was never going to have it.
But it was inexplicably right in front of me all this time with the man in my arms. We melted into each other that night as if we were the last beings in the entire galaxy. Druig was so complex for anyone else to see and understand, but not to me. He was complicated yet simple. He was rough around the edges yet soft in his core. He was harsh in speech but gentle in thought. Every part of him was something I accepted and loved, and to think he loved me back fully. My love for Druig was something I would never dare to lose or mess with, and I knew he felt the same. I would move the stars for him if he asked, that's how deep I was for so long. Now I had it within my hands, within him holding me close, I wasn't going to let it melt away.
I knew what those love songs meant then, what those wars were fought for. I felt it all at once with him, sinking under the skin and into my bones. I felt it as he pulled the hairpin out of my hair to cascade around my eyes, I felt it in how my dress fell to the ground, in every press of his lips along my skin, and in every sigh I pushed against his lips.
That night was ours.
I watched a sleeping Druig with a soft smile on my face, seeing his chest rise and fall in each breath.
The room was dark and dim, the only source of light was coming from the stars that were right outside the window and floating by with no care in the world. But there was enough light for me to see his face and how it looked relaxed and in deep slumber. The bedsheet was pooled around his waist, showing his bareback as he was asleep on his stomach and facing me. I wanted to sleep, I did for a few hours before I woke up and replayed what we have done in my head.
I wouldn't take it back.
It was different with Druig, I knew it was and it felt right when it was with him. I was baring my soul to him, showing him all that I could and expecting nothing back in the magnitude. But he bared his soul to me too, never showing hesitance or regret. I could feel my own soul expanding and almost molding into a few form of myself, all because of the man who was sleeping across from me.
Was there a notion of Eternals having soulmates? Could we? We were created by Celestials, not like humans themselves. But I felt that pull and that notion with Druig. It didn't matter that we had so many other lives before this tone, that we were meant to help destroy planets to create more lives. I was staring at the only thing that did matter.
I reached over, touching his face as he was still fast asleep. I counted all the beauty marks that were along his jawline and above his head, seeing his tousled hair and how it blended into the black pillow under his head. It took us 7,000 years to get to this point, and although it felt painful that we didn't connect like this sooner, it also felt right that we did when we did. I was whole in how I was feeling, no sense of dread was coming over me or negativity. Maybe it was the last piece I was missing within myself to be completely whole.
Either way, I felt like I was in heaven with him.
Druig, still sleeping, reached out with one hand over in my direction as if to find me. I took his hand in my own, seeing him slowly smile as I scooted him to be next to him. I was on my back, feeling him mold around my side with an arm around my waist and his head tucked against my head. I draped the blanket over my upper body, feeling his akin against my own as I took a massive breath of life through my lungs. I could die right there and be happy, truly happy.
"I love you with all my heart, my Druig," I whispered against his skull, hoping to plant it in his mind somehow. He squeezed me a bit tighter, having me wonder if he did hear me as I drifted off to sleep in his arms. I then heard him in a gruff tone against my neck as I felt my eyes slip shut.
"I'll love you until the stars give out, my Soteri,"
I month after the Emerance happened, we had an emergency family meeting.
We all stood around and watched the globe that was rotating, seeing no red dots that were blinking to show the others. It was a sickening feeling, the four of us watching and thinking to ourselves as to what might have happened. I was thinking of the worst, now knowing where they were or if they were okay. There had to have been something wrong, very wrong. We didn't get word from any of them for weeks as we combed the galaxy for other planets. But now it seemed as though the danger was lurking around the corner for our family back on earth.
It's been weeks, Makkari signed in worry as she was staring up at the globe, We haven't heard from any of them. It's like….they disappeared,
I looked from her over to Druig, seeing him give me an uneasy look too. Something was off with this whole situation, and I knew I wasn't the only one who was thinking about it. Of course, we did think things were completely back to normal back on Earth. Yet now three of our family members were gone, vanished out of thin air with no trail for us to follow or clue as to where they went.
"Arishem," Thena hummed in a low tone, Druig and I looking over at her. I didn't even think of Arishem, that he would still be around and possibly angry at us for stopping the Emergence. Sersi was the only one who spoke to him, so maybe she must have spoken to him right after we left the planet. Did he do something to them all?
"We have to go back," Thena said to us, Makkari nodding in agreement and I grimaced a bit. I would go back just to find the others and make sure they were safe, but to think of facing a Celestial that now had a vendetta against us for going against his orders, was a whole different story. I was about to say something then Thena's head snapped over to the hallway, almost in high alert. It made me move away from Druig and look too, not seeing anything but the light from the hallway itself.
Her shield appeared out of nowhere, almost in a quick thought of defense as I kept my eyes on the hallway.
I feel it, too. Makkari signed at Thena as she walked over to stand next to me. I then saw some flickering of lights scattering around the hallway in various colors. A hum was heard there too, making me throw up a shield around my body since it clearly felt like something was coming.
"What?" Druig asked, not seeing it for himself as muffled voices were heard within the colors. I then realized what it was, some kind of portal that opened onto our ship and someone was going to board. I stood side by side with Makkari and Thena as we heard the voice getting louder and louder, then seeing someone pop out of thin air and fall to the floor.
It was a creature of some kind, holding a massive jug of some kind of substance in it. He fell to the ground, laughing a bit and trying to push himself up on his wobbly legs. Makkari cocked her head at the being, hearing it laugh and chuckle to itself. I noticed he was no taller than my hip, pointed ears with a full red beard, and was sporting some kind of body armor.
"Oh, my ears! My eyes are numb! No more drunk teleporting for you!" he huffed to him, sounding clearly intoxicated as we were simply watching him in confusion. Thena opened her mouth about to speak to him when he interrupted her, "Oh, hang on. Hang on!" he cleared his throat, standing a bit taller though was still drunk as he pointed back down the hallway again with his spare hand that wasn't holding his drink. He made a fanfare nose, mincing trumpets as another set of colors burst through the hallways to show another person was coming through.
"Behold!" The first man said as a second persona appeared in the dark, walking slowly over to us as the creature went on with his rant, "The Royal Prince of Titan. Brother of Thanos, the Knave of Hearts…"
Thano's brother? Makkari signed to Druig.
"Defeater of Black Robert," The creature said in a boisterous tone.
"Roger," The second man corrected him with a hint of annoyance.
"Oh…the Defeater of Black Roger. The great adventurer: Starfox of Mystery Planet,"
The man who appeared from the shadows looked human, just like we did. He wore armor in shades of gold and silver with a long red cape in the face, a youthful yet enduring look on his face as he looked at each of us. He then bowed to all of us at once, a smile on his face that looked as though he has used it for plenty of people and beings.
"What a pleasure, to make your acquaintance, my fellow Eternals," he said to all of us, his voice smooth and yet charming. He then looked back down at the creature next to him.
"You know you don't have to do the whole thing-" They started a mini argument amongst each other, which felt award for us to be witnessing and watching. I even gave Druig a raised eyebrow, seeing him shrug his shoulders as they were still arguing.
"Who are you?" Thena finally asked, breaking their spat with one another as the second man smiled at her.
"I'm Eros," He introduced himself, motioning with his head to the creature who was now chugging his drink from the cup, "This is Pip," Eros then was staring at Thena with a hint of entrancement, "And you are just as beautiful as legend says, Thena,"
He then looked over at me then, almost looking at me up and down with his eyes. I had to admit, he was charming, but there was something slightly off-putting in how he was silently trying to use his charm on me. Druig, seeing this from his spot, hopped up and walked over to where I was. I felt him lace our fingers together, looking at Eros straight on as I did the same. Eros saw it, smirking before he looked back at Thena. I gave Druig a quick look, seeing watch Eros every move. Something told me that he was jealous of how Eros was looking at me, and although I wanted to tell him I felt nothing for him, I had to slightly grin from the gesture.
"What do you want, lads?" Druig asked next to me, still holding my hand tightly in his own. Eros then held up his hand, a singular yellow ball was hovering over his palm. We all were confused at first, but watching it glow we then knew what it was.
A smaller beacon.
"Your friends are in big trouble," Eros said as he was staring at the ball in his palm before he looked back at us, "And we know where to find them."
The End?