Finn called a meeting at precisely 3 am which is not exactly a fun time to meet up. I don't care though. I'm kind of glad just to be with him, to be an honorary DHI, to be on the Disney dream cruise ship. It was all so exciting and even though lives and Disney itself was at stake, I'd be a liar to say my life before this was better. I stood alone near a pool table and waited. The rocking of the ocean surrounded me and the dim lighting was kind of peaceful.
"Hey." Finn said and I jumped at the sudden noise.
"Sorry." He murmured.
"S'Okay." I said quietly as he stepped closer to me.
"Are you okay?" he asked quietly and stood next to me. Finn had actually grown taller than me in the past few months. I was glad I could stop slouching.
"I'm fine, just taking this all in. it's weird to think of something bigger and stronger than you surrounding you, just waiting to kill you."
His eyes widened. "That was a depressing thought."
"I'm right though."
"Sadly, yeah you are. I don't even know why people would think this is all so glamorous. You know, just a few years ago I was one of those people. I had normal friends, a normal life…"
"Normal is so overrated." I said smiling lightly at him.
"You wouldn't know, would you?" he asked softly and I frowned.
"I guess not according to you."
"Wait… what?"
"So I was never normal, but I did want something more than what I had. I think we all did. As much as you'd like to complain about it, you can't because, you can't imagine life without it."
He looked at me thoughtfully. "Thanks for taking my side earlier."
"We could all use a little back up I suppose."
"Yeah, especially me. I'm not the greatest leader. Sometimes I wish I could not be the leader, that everyone's lives weren't always depending on me."
I sighed and looked away. "Amazing, why do the heroes always have to be so stubborn?"
"I am not a hero."
"See?"
"I mean it!" he said. "I'm not a hero. Just because I've gotten us out of a few situations doesn't make me a hero. I'd gotten us into them most of the time."
"Oh please, everyone looks to you for a reason. You're a natural born leader, you're brave, you're compassionate, you're cute."
He smiled. "Cute?"
I blushed. "Yeah, you're cute. Ask Charlie."
"I'd rather ask you." He said grinning.
"Where are the others?" I asked quietly.
We were only a few inches from each other's lips.
"I… uh… might have only asked you to come."
I smiled widely. "Oh yeah?"
"Yeah I wanted to talk to you."
"About?"
"Us."
"Us?"
"Yeah… is there an us?"
"Do you want there to be?" I asked trying to keep back a smile.
His blue eyes were sparkling. "Yes, I do."
"Okay then, I guess we're boyfriend and girlfriend." I took his hand and he was blushing immensely.
"Really? It was that easy?"
I laughed and leaned in to kiss him. "See? You lived!"
He smiled and kissed my lips. It was in fact, amazing. It felt better than any Disney magic I'd experienced this whole time. Of course though… good things never last too long for me, because just then and there, a storm came. I didn't know it would be the last kiss I'd share with Finn for a while.