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Of Thunder and Lightning, part VIII

In which Titania gives up her boy, and all is resolved.

Act 4

Starting in Titania's POV.

This ass rather enamored me, and every time I looked at him, my heart felt as if t'would burst with happiness. My faeries pampered him, and gave him all he wished at my request, and I was certain I found my love.

"Come and sit thee down upon my flowery bed while I caress your lovely cheeks and kiss your beautiful large ears my gentle joy." I murmured, kissing him upon his head with great gusto. I was just beginning to weave flowers into his mane when Oberon decided to show up, for reasons I knew naught of. Whilst my love conversed with my faeries, Oberon beckoned to me, and of course being as giddy as I was, I followed his hand.

"Titania, seeing as how you seem to be very occupied, I do beg of you to let me care for Rasmus, seeming as how this ass seems to have…bewitched you so." I looked back at my lover, and nodded "Oh yes of course!" I agreed, calling Rasmus forth and handing him to Oberon in an instant. "There, now please, leave me be." I stated going back to the dearest being I knew at that moment.

"Run along knave." Oberon murmured to Rasmus, but I couldn't hear him, for so enamored was I. In fact, my eyes could not even see that he had merely made himself invisible, and was still watching me-fey can see other fey when they're invisible you know!

But alas, it mattered not to me, and I continued to dote upon the ass, for I knew not his name even. "Faeries go your various ways." I commanded wishing to be alone with my love. "Oh, how I love thee, oh how I dote on thee!" I laughed, curling up with him and sleeping.

(Oberon's POV)

I watched Titania as she doted upon the donkey, feeling a bit more than jealous. My plans had not worked out as I though they would, but I felt the need to free her from my spell so that we might sort out our problems. I was about to undo the enchantment, when Puck crept up behind me.

Instantly, I lost my surly looks, and covered my jealousy with a grin. "Welcome good Robin, do you see this sweet sight? I'm beginning to feel sorry for her infatuation." I then went on to lie about how I'd teased her mercilessly, and she'd begged me to stop, giving me the changeling boy and an escort to take him to my palace. Why did I say this? Well, simply because I wanted Robin-and any eavesdroppers-to believe that 'twas I who had power over Titania, not the other way around. "Now that I've got the boy, I shall remove the spell that has so hatefully distorted her vision, and you Gentle puck, must remove this ass's head from the Athenian man; but first, I shall attend to my queen."

With tender eyes, I knelt over her sweet sleeping form, and touched her brow with an herb to cure her infatuation. "Be as you have always been; See as you have always seen; Chastity will win a heart, Better than young Cupid's dart. Now my beloved queen awaken thee." I murmured, smiling when her eyes fluttered open.

She appeared puzzled and confused at first "My Oberon! What sights have I seen!" She cried out, leaping from the bed and into my arms, despite our previous quarrel. "Methought I was enamored of an ass!"

I smiled "There lays your love." I murmured, holding her close.

"How did these things come to pass? Oh, how my eyes do loathe his visage now!"

I nodded "Shhhhh my love." I comforted her, before turning to Puck "Robin, take off his head; Titania, summon musicians, for I wish for the ass and the four lovers to be put into a deeper sleep than normal." I commanded, and felt a sense of pride when hey did as I said, Puck quickly removing his head by a simple charm.

Within seconds, unearthly music began to play softly in our background. I nodded in approval "Now my queen, take hands with me." I instructed, and being in the confused state she was, she did so. I smirked to myself, and began to dance with her as we did back when we were truly in love. As our dance ended, I kissed her, relishing the pretty blush that crept across her cheeks. "Now you and I are friends again, and tomorrow in full ceremony, we shall dance at the house of duke Theseus and bless it with enduring prosperity. The lovers shall be married there, as well as the duke." Titania nodded "As you wish my lord." She murmured softly.

"Faerie king, attend thy mark, for I do hear the morning lark." Puck chimed.

I turned to Titania once more "Come my queen, let's slip away in silence: Night will soon be day. Around the world we'll swifter fly than the moon high in the sky."

She laughed softly "Come my lord, and in our flight, Tell me how it was this night that…sleeping here I was found, with these mortals on the ground." I took her up into my arms, and very gently levitated off the ground, something I'd never done with her before.

Above the forests we swiftly flew, her arms entwined around my neck, and my strong arms holding her close.

"I do not wish to fight with you Oberon…never again." She whispered, planting a kiss upon my cheek.

"Nor I with you my queen." I replied, returning the favor, but this time…on her soft lips.

Within moments, we were at the spot where I had proposed for her hand many mortal years ago.

Titania gazed at me, and I her, as out feelings mutually intertwined. With a loving glance towards her, I placed her on the soft grass and took off my cape, placing it over her.

She however, was not satisfied with this, and looked up at me as if expectant of something.

It took me a moment to realize exactly how completely she'd forgiven me, for as I crawled under my cape with her, and planted kiss after kiss 'pon her lovely bronze skin, I felt true love.

It was on that night, years and years after we'd been wed that the earth and the moon finally came together in love.