Fourth chappie! Some Tamani/Laurel cuteness and more about the other Fall, Dawn.

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Laurel looked into his mesmerizing green eyes. She still wasn't used to the light green, but he was still him.

"Okay."

Tamani POV

Laurel and Tamani hung out for a few days, laughing and just being. There was only one last day befoe he had to leave and he wanted to know where he stood with Laurel.

At the end of each day, they became very...close and Tamani was almost certain that she had finally let herself love him completely. He knew that if he didn't get an answer today, he would regret it later.

Tamani collected his thoughts when he heard a knock on the door. Laurel had insisted that they meet at his apartment, not wanting her parents hovering around.

"Hey." Laurel said breathlessly as he opened the door for her.

Tamani smiled, giving her a hug. "Morning." He said softly, taking in the sweet scent of her hair.

She slowly detangled herself from his embrace as she looked up at him. Tamani hid his disappointment. "So what do you want to do today?" He asked her smoothly.

Laurel shrugged. "I dunno. How about we go to the park and just...chill?" She suggested, her blue eyes looking up at him.

Tamani nodded as he led her out of the apartment. "Okay, let's go."

"Right behind you."

Laurel POV

They had so much fun, not keeping track of the time. Teasing each other, laughing like little kids and retelling old stories. Laurel finally and truly felt happy once again. She couldn't remember having this much fun.

"That's what you get!" Tamani laughed, spraying some cold water on her.

She giggled as she sprayed him back with her own water bottle. "What did I do!" She said, sticking her tongue out.

He fake-glared her, his hands on his hips. "You sprayed me first, so I think you started this whole mess." Tamani lectured her playfully.

Laurel shook her head and continued spraying him. "Naw. I'm little Miss Innocent." Then she ran out of water. "Oh crap, I have no more water!"

Tamani grinned as he tackled her to the ground while she shrieked, her hair wet and tangled with twigs. She hasn't seen him this relaxed and happy, and just free for so long. She wished he didn't have to go.

"I win." He whispered into her ear, looking intensely into her eyes. Laurel sucked in a breath as she watched him. Their lips were only a few inches away, and Laurel suddenly had the urge to close the gap.

He ran his fingers through her messed up hair while she did the same to his. He suddenly stopped and rested his hand on her cheek and Laurel froze. Should she tell him that she chose him? It seemed so perfect...

"Laurel, I-" Tamani began but was interrupted by a sound behind them. Tamani growled quietly and stood up, extending a hand to Laurel. She took the offered hand and got up, only to be standing eye-to-eye with David.

She sighed and squeezed Tamani's hand softly before letting go, ignoring Tamani's pained expression for a while. She was a bit curious and mad at why David had showed up. "Hey David." She said, looking at him with questioning eyes.

David glared at Tamani before smiling weakly at Laurel. "Your mom wanted to know when you would be home, and I just happened to be passing by, so I thought I would pass on the message." He explained sheepishly.

Tamani glared back at David before taking Laurel's hand agian. She didn't tug away, her mind calm as she concentrated on the safeness he gave her.

"Tell her mother that Laurel will be home soon. I just need to tell her something." Tamani said to David, scowling.

David shook his head. "She needs to be home right now." He insisted.

Laurel could sense a war brewing. She let go of Tamani's hand and took a deep breath. "Okay, I'll leave." She smiled sadly at Tamani, who looked like he lost everything. "Bye for now." She said softly, her eyes staring into his, wishing he could read her mind. She couldn't tell him how much she loved him, not in front of David.

Tamani smiled weakly as his shoulders sagged. "Yeah, bye Laurel." He said, defeat clearly in his voice. He gave her one last smile before he ran back to the trees.

Laurel looked at his retreating figure and turned to David when she couldn't see him any longer. "That was perfectly timed." She said, anger colouring her words.

David sighed. "I'm sorry. I just couldn't help it." He apologized, looking at her with hope.

She shook her head. "No, David. We're over." She said firmly. Even though she chose Tamani, it didn't make this any easier or less painful.

David looked at his feet. "Bye." He mumbled before walking away.

Laurel sighed, frustruated. She was about to follow him when she was stopped.

"Hey there." The girl said, turning Laurel the other way towards a bench.

Laurel stared at the girl, not knowing what to say. Who was she? She was a bit familiar... "Uh, who are you?" Laurel asked, smiling nervously.

The girl laughed. "I don't bite. I'm Dawn. I study with you at the Academy, remember? I also used to be one of your best friends." The fae explained, laughter in her deep blue eyes.

"Oh." That was all Laurel could say. She didn't know what to make of the girl that just randomly introduced herself.

The girl laughed. "Yeah, I'm a bit weird, introducing myself like this, but I'm going on the mission with Tamani, and it's so obvious that he loves you a lot, so I want to congratulate you for turning down the human." Dawn smiled sadly. "Human and fae relationships don't work out anyway, so it's best to let go before it's too late."

Laurel glared at her. How would she know about anything? "What do you know about David?" Laurel said, crossing her arms.

"Nothing." Dawn answered. "But I do know what the relationships lead to." She chuckled darkly. "After all, I was stuck in one of those for a while."

Now Laurel looked at her curiously. "What do you mean? You've dated a human before?" Laurel asked, wondering how that went. By the sound of it, not too good.

Dawn smiled mysteriously. "Maybe." She stood up and waved. "Bye-bye!" Then she ran off.

"Hey! What 'maybe'?" Laurel shouted at her.

Dawn looked back, laughing. "I'll tell you some other time! Call me though. I wanna be friends again! Sal's boring sometimes." She added, throwing a paper ball at Laurel.

Laurel opened the paper ball to find a number scribbled on, Dawn's name and a note. Call me sometime so we can catch up. After all, I have all the hot news on Tamani! -Dawn

Laurel sighed as she walked to David's car, who was still waiting there, worried.

Well, that was weird.

Well, there it is. I kind of have an idea of where this is going but when I write, it just...flows. So I hope you liked it!