Notes: Hello friends! Surprisingly, our latest chapter is finished on time! Amazing, I know, but fair warning, we probably won't be updating as often form here on out. Sorry about that, but there's a lot of school and family stress going on, so hopefully you can forgive us. Enjoy :)

Kai POV

It's been three days since we were able to get the Erumpent into the suitcase, and Newt and I have made a lovely home for her. Well, mostly Newt made it, but I did help! We also found out that I can only be out of water for a few hours, or I get really tired and dizzy. That little discovery resulted in Newt hovering anxiously over me for several hours, despite my insistence that I was fine. He sat by the pond and refused to leave, instead talking my ear off about the healing properties of murtlaps which, to be honest, it was kind of adorable to watch how excited he was about the subject. Unfortunately, he now refuses to let me out of the water for more than three hours at a time. It's not too bad though, Newt usually comes and talks to me to make sure I don't get bored, even though I spent thirty years alone in a tank, and am quite used to boredom.

Right now, I'm watching him run around trying to feed his creatures. I had offered to help, but he told me to stay in the water. So, now all I can do is sit and watch that dorky (albeit adorable) man run around like a maniac. "Do you need help?" I rasp out to him. My voice isn't fully back but it is getting there.

"No thank you. Momma Newt has it." He answers, though he's speaking more to the graphorns than to me. I laugh a little.

"If you say so, Momma Newt." I reply, teasing him a bit. It feels so nice to finally speak to him, though I think I will wait on singing until I am fully healed.

Newt looks towards me for second and shoots me a smile. I grin back at him, continuing to watch in amusement as he tries to wrestle his watch back from niffler, while also trying not to trip over an overexcited graphorn baby that's running around him in circles. Newt sighs in exasperation and holds his watch up, niffler dangling from the end. "Let go, you awful troublemaker!" He scolds, before the baby graphorn rams into his legs and knocks him over. I burst into a fit of giggles and Newt lets out a frustrated groan.

"Do you need help?" I ask again.

"No." Newt calls back, still lying face down on the ground while the graphorn inspects his hair. I roll my eyes and haul myself out of the water to go help my ridiculous wizard. I quickly calm down the graphorn, and I easily convince niffler to hand me the watch. Newt looks on in shock and awe. "How did you do that!?" He asks incredulously, and I just shrug.

"Niffler loves me, so he doesn't ever do anything to upset me, and with the graphorn? I don't know they always just behave for me." I tell him, and notice a streak dirt on his nose. I bite my lip to hide my grin and rub the dirt from his face. He looks a bit embarrassed, but still gives me his adorable shy smile. "Thank you, Kai."

"You're welcome, clumsy wizard." I say, laughing when he pouts.

"I am not clumsy! I was clearly pushed." He says in an attempt to defend himself, but I smile and roll my eyes at him.

"Whatever you say." I respond, and haul the wizard to his feet.

"You really didn't have to help, I had everything under control." Newt mutters. I just shake my head at him, unwilling to waste my voice arguing. Newt is surprisingly stubborn when he wants to be. "Although, uh. Since you're out of the water anyway, would you… maybe help me with the erumpent? Just, you know if you want to." Newt asks awkwardly. I let out a long-suffering sigh.

"It's a good thing I like you." I tell him, and he smiles, looking far too pleased with himself. "Come on."

I grab his sleeve and we walk over to the erumpent enclosure. The first few days after we had settled her in her temporary home had been rather difficult. She had tried to stomp on several of the other creature's enclosures, and she had made high pitched whining noises the first night she was here. However, she had calmed down significantly since then, although she still doesn't like me much. I know that as soon as I get in there she's going to force me back out, but I told Newt I would help him.

"Isn't she amazing?" Newt says looking at her in amazement, and I frown. The erumpent looks at me, and I swear it's smirking.

"Yeah, amazing." I reply sarcastically, but Newt doesn't seem to notice my tone. He starts petting her side, but as soon as I try to approach the beast she "accidently" knocks me over. I glare at her, and Newt quickly helps me up.

"Sorry about that, must watch where you are walking though. She can't really control where her body shifts in such a small space." Newt says, and I glare at him but he misses it since he goes back to petting her.

"What do you need help with?" I ask waspishly. Newt glances up distractedly.

"Oh, yes. If you could just help me with the food, it's rather heavy." He leads me over to several enormous bales of hay.

"Wow. That's a lot of food." I note, and Newt hums in agreement. Together we manage to lift one of the bales and carry it over to the beast. The bale is unsurprisingly heavy, and the dried grass pokes out and scratches at my arms and face. I can barely see where I'm walking, so I rely on Newt to guide us.

"And drop it right here!" Newt tells me, and I happily let go. "Thank you!" Newt says, red faced and panting slightly, with bits of hay tangled in his hair.

"Yeah, no problem." I say, just before the erumpent comes wandering over, positioning herself between me and Newt. I huff, and glare at the erumpent with disdain. Newt laughs, and watches her eat.

"I'm going back to my pond if you don't need me anymore."

"Oh! Are you sure? I was hoping we could have lunch together since everyone else is eating now," He says, and I smile a little at him.

"We can do that if you want, but we should do that now so that the erumpent can eat in peace." I tell him, and he agrees. The erumpent quickly moves so she is blocking his way. He laughs a little.

"It's okay, Momma Newt will come visit you later, right now it's time for me to eat." He says, and pats her head. I grin smugly at her, and take Newt's hand. I tug Newt away from the erumpent enclosure, eager to be away from the irritating beast, and lead him back to my pond. "You get back in the water, I'll go get our dinners, okay?" Newt says, and I nod happily. I dive into the pond and wait patiently for him to return.

He shows up a few minutes later balancing two plates while also carrying a set of candles. "Um, Newt? Why did you bring candles?" I ask curiously.

"What? Oh! I thought it would be better than eating our dinner in the dark." He replies, gently setting everything on the grass in front of me.

"I see." Glancing around, I notice the light is indeed quickly fading from the artificial sky, and the two of us are now sitting in half-darkness. Newt carefully lights three candles with his wand and arranges them around us.

"There, now we have a nice setting to eat our dinner. What do you think?" He asks me, his beaming face warm and familiar in the candlelight.

"It's lovely." I say softly, ignoring the way my stomach flip-flops when he smiles at me. Newt nods, satisfied, and hands me a plate of crab legs.

"Thank you!" I say, and immediately start working on pulling the crab legs apart. Newt chuckles softly and starts eating his sandwich and baked potatoes. I look at his food funny, tilting my head. "Is that good?" I ask. He nods and hands me a fork full of potato. I take a bite, before scrunch up my nose with disgust. I swallow quickly, and shake my head.

"I don't like the earthy taste," I tell him, then hold out some crab meat for him.

"Thank you, Kai, but I would get sick eating that. I prefer my crab meat to be cooked," He explains. I shrug, and continue eating. We sit together, making small talk here and there about all the new creatures that Newt wants to save.

"I'm going to go to Egypt at some point," He tells me, make wide, enthusiastic gestures as he speaks. "There are rumors of an illegal magical creature trafficking group that I'd like to investigate."

"To stop them?" I ask.

"No, just to make sure they're treating the creatures properly, and all that. I let the aurors deal with arresting people and all that nonsense."

"I see. It sounds dangerous."

"Oh, don't worry, I probably won't go to Egypt until after I drop you off in Hawaii." He says to reassure me, but somehow, I'm not reassured.

"But then who will make sure you don't get yourself killed?" I ask, only half-jokingly.

"Hey! I been doing perfectly well up until now!" Newt protests, though the smile on his face ruins the effect.

"Hmm, no. I think I'll go with you, and then go to Hawaii after. I want to make sure you're safe," I tell him sternly, and he just looks at me with his mouth moving but no words coming out.

"You could get hurt! I would never want you to get hurt just because you wanted to protect me!" He tells me looking shocked, but why? Is he really that surprised that I want him to be safe?

"I'll be fine, besides if I'm on land and not near water than no one will even know I'm a siren." I state, and he frowns.

"Yes, but what if you're out of the water for too long? You could get seriously injured, and I said I would never let anything bad happen to you again." He says, stubbornly. I sigh and roll my eyes.

"You can't control everything, and I'm not in a big hurry to get to Hawaii. It will still be there in three months, or even three years. I'm not leaving you to fight off a gang of smugglers by yourself. Besides," I grin mischievously, "You're not the only one with magic. I can protect myself."

"Wait, what magic?" Newt asks, looking adorably confused. I shake my head at him.

"I'm a siren, Newt. Now that I have my voice back, I can control pretty much anybody just by singing to them." After I say this Newt immediately summons his journal and starts franticly taking notes.

"Fascinating, can you tell me more?" He asks, looking at me with hopeful eyes. I nod and tell him some more about my people.

"Some of the stories are true about some tricking sailors to their demise, although many sirens just use their magic to trick men into buying them things they want. Our voices are a bit like your Imperio curse." I explain.

"Would you use this on me?" He asks, not really scared more curious.

"No! Newt I would never do that! Besides, I know that if I really need or want something all I have to do is ask you." I say, and he grins.

"Good." He reaches out and covers my hand with his. "I'm glad you know that, because it's true. I would do anything for you Kai." He says, smiling with that heart-stopping way of his. I feel a blush creep up my neck, and I hope desperately that it's too dark for Newt to notice. If he notices he doesn't show any sign, instead he moves away and goes back to frantically writing in his notebook. "So, what else can you do? Do your powers work on everyone? Do you have to be singing for it to work?" Newt fires question after question at me, and I answer them as best I can.

"That's the extent of my magical abilities to my knowledge, but who knows. My powers work on most everyone, although some people with extreme willpower can throw off the spell. And yes, I have to be singing."

"You are truly amazing, my dear." Newt says, and I blush again, sinking down further into the water. He laughs, and pats my head. "You are a silly siren," Newt snickers, and I stick my tongue at him.

"I am not!" I snap playfully at him.

"Yes, you are, but I like you anyways." He teases lightly, smiling at me like I'm the most fascinating thing he's ever seen. A warm, fluttery feeling starts in my stomach.

"Really?" I ask softly, resting my elbows on the grass and leaning forward so my face is inches away from Newt's. He stares back at me with his lovely blues eyes, and I notice when his gaze flickers down to my lips.

"Yes…" He whispers back, and a fire starts in my chest, spreading rapidly down my limbs. I grin triumphantly and lean forward to press my lips against his. Newt freezes for a moment, startled, before tentatively kissing me back. I lift myself further out of the water, and Newt shyly puts his arm around my waist. We both ease slowly into the kiss, only breaking apart finally for air. We stare at each other, and Newt's face turns completely red.

"We kissed!? Kai! We kissed!" He says, going from shocked to excited, then hugs me tightly. I laugh a little, and hug him back. I climb out of the water fully, and I slowly pull Newt closer to peck him on the lips. He gives me his adorably shy smile and nuzzles my cheek.

"I have wanted to do that for quite some time my silly wizard." I say. He laughs quietly and pulls me into his lap.

"Well, you should have done it sooner." He murmurs, and I tilt my head up to kiss him again. His lips are soft and I can still sense his slight hesitance, as though he can't really believe this is happening. Neither can I, to be honest. I reach up and tangle my fingers in his curly hair, enjoying the feeling of being so completely and utterly loved. At that moment I can think of nothing better than to stay here, forever wrapped in the arms of my amazing, ridiculous wizard.