Caligo feels a warmth in his arms as he starts to wake up. He shifts a little, feeling hair tickle his nose. He slowly opened his eyes and blinks a few times to get the sleepiness out of his eyes. When his sight was clear, he was met by a peaceful and still asleep Sophia.

It worked.

It really worked!

Caligo tightened his hold on his beautiful queen, inhaling the scent of her hair as he buried his nose in it. He ran his hand through her long black locks before letting it trail down her body, feeling every inch it. He could already feel his own wanting to be closer to her, even closer than he was right now. He moved a bit back to look at her face again, but only to lean in afterwards and placing his lips on hers.

They were soft as always, and soon she started to kiss him back, starting to wake up. He pulled away, looking at her as a smile spread across his lips. He rested his fingers against her cheek as she smiled back at him, rubbing her eyes with one hand as she stretched her body against his.

"Good morning," he whispered in a low purr, feeling her press herself against him.

"Morning, My King," she whispered back, matching his tone. A growl escaped him before her leaned forward again. As he kissed her he rolled her onto her back, pinning her down against the mattress. He moved away from her lips, starting to trail kisses down her neck. Her hands were pulling him closer to her, her fingernails digging into his skin.

It was everything he ever dreamed of and more. Finally he had her; she was really his and he could do with her whatever he wanted. He could finally be the one she would come to for help or when she was scared or sad. He was finally the person she trusted with everything she had. He was finally the person who could touch her in every way possible while she enjoyed it. He had her completely in his grasp. But still there was one thing he needed to hear from her.

"Say you love me," he whispered, kissing a sensitive spot behind her ear. "I need to hear you say it."

Sophia giggled, something he didn't hear often from her, and moved her lips so that they were brushing against his ear, whispering, "I love you, I love you more than anything."

He tightened his embrace, the words repeating through his head, but…

"Say my name, tell me you love me," he whispered, barely able to keep the plea out of his voice. She pulled back from his, her hand coming up to caress his cheek lightly with her fingers. She looked him right in the eye, a loving look shining in them as her smile showed nothing but sweetness. She was so beautiful.

"I love you, Caligo."

But the words didn't hit him like he expected them to. They didn't burn into his mind, remembered forever. They didn't make him feel warm inside, they didn't make him feel whole. It just felt like a light breeze of wind that blew him by, but nothing more, just a breeze.

It felt fake.

"What's wrong?" Sophia asked, her expression turning worried as he looked away from her. "Did you have a bad dream again?"

"Bad dream?" he repeated looking back at her. Sophia pushed herself up so that she was in a sitting position, her hand finding its way in his hair. Caligo followed her movement, sitting up as well, enjoying the way her hand was combing through his messy black hair.

"Yes, the ones you've been having recently. We're they troubling you again?" Her voice was soft and caring, as if she was trying to calm a child. He couldn't help but find it soothing, and now he could only imagen her sitting and talking with a child, their child. Yes, he knew he wanted that with her, he came to know that a long time ago.

"I dreamt that you didn't love me, that you were taken by another," he said, feeling the need to have her close again. If everything went as planned, then Felix would be hundreds of miles away from them. But now that he thought about it, about everything that had happened before this, he was starting to dwell on the idea of Felix finding her somehow. Seriously, it had been almost ten minutes and he was already scared that the idiot of a Lost Boy would ruin everything again. He had to relax, had to enjoy this, because he deserved to be happy for once, too.

"Oh my love, I could never love another the way I love you."

Caligo smiled slightly, placing his hand over hers that was still in his hair as he let his forehead rest against hers, closing his eyes.

"I love you," he whispered. "I love you to the end of the world and back. Through heaven and hell, I love you."

"I know. You really don't need to worry, no one will take me away from you."

"I hope you're right."

"I always am." He opened his eyes to look at her, seeing Sophia already staring back at him. "Now let's get out of this bed. We have a busy day, remember?"

"We do?"

Sophia nodded, pulling away from him completely and got out of the bed. He couldn't help but stare after her as her long dark curls slid over her shoulders, and down her back. The nightgown she was wearing was rather beautiful as well. The white compared with her black hair look absolutely gorgeous. It fitted her perfectly, showing all the beautiful curves of her body.

"We still have to prepare everything for the ball tonight, because someone was too lazy to do it yesterday and decided to 'take a day off'."

Caligo got out of bed as well, walking up behind her and wrapped his arms around her, nuzzling his face in her neck. She hummed, leaning into him as he held her closer. This was just a perfect dream that came true.

"Come back to bed with me," he whispered, his voice low enough to make her shiver.

"You know we can't," she whispered back, turning her head slightly to him. "Let me go so I can change."

"Shall I help?" He brought his hand up to her shoulder, slowly and gently pulling the fabric of her nightgown down her arm. He kissed the new exposed skin, savoring every moment of this. She laughed softly, placing her hand over his to stop him from going any further.

"We both know that's a bad idea."

"I actually think it's a pretty good idea."

"That's enough, Your Highness," Sophia said, taking his hands off her and stepping away. "Tonight we have a busy night."

"You'll be only dancing with me tonight I hope."

For a moment he thought he saw Sophia's face fall just a bit before she gave him a fake smile. She didn't look him in the eye as she said, "Of course, my love. Who else would I even want to dance with when I have you?"

When she noticed that he didn't bought it she stepped to him, taking his face in her hands and kissing him until he forgot his own name. Caligo's hands automatically grabbed hold on her, trying to get her as close to him as possible. But before he could do that Sophia stepped back again, smiling with a bit of mischief as she disappeared into the bathing room.

Caligo ran a hand through his hair, trying to cool down the heat that was burning under his skin. This was definitely his happy ending.

Sophia looked around the ball room; it looked absolutely beautiful. The whole day she had been busy with making sure that every little detail was perfect. She loved arranging balls and special evenings. Those were the nights where she could see some of the people from the realm. She didn't leave the castle often, so night like this, when everyone would come here, were her favorite. All the balls they gave were masquerade balls, for some reason Caligo didn't want to tell her. It was shame she could dance with no one but her husband.

"Your majesty?" Sophia turned, seeing a maiden making a small bow for her. "It's time to prepare you for tonight."

"Of course," Sophia said, smiling sweetly. One of the other things she loved; the beautiful ball gown she got to wear. Caligo always made sure she had the most beautiful one of them all. She wondered what he got for her for tonight. She followed the maiden to her room. When she entered, she already saw the gown laying on her bed.

It was absolutely stunning.

The top was completely covered with black, and the farther it went down the less black could be seen until there was nothing but a pure white skirt. Around the waist was a ribbon with very small diamonds that looked like the night sky. Her mask matched the dress, as it was covered with small crystals and outlined with black glitter.

Her maiden helped her out of her dress and into her black and white gown. When it was on Sophia went to sit down before her mirror for her maiden to do her hair and make-up. Her maiden, Violet, grabbed a hairbrush and started combing Sophia's long black hair.

"Are you excited for tonight, Your Highness?" Violet asked.

"I am. It has been a while since we last hosted a ball. I do hope that the king allows me to dance with someone other than himself," she said, fiddling with her wedding ring.

"But why don't you just dance with someone? You're the queen, you don't have to follow is orders."

"But he's my husband and my king, I don't want to disrespect him." Sophia sighed, looking down to her hands on her lap.

"You won't disrespect him by having a fun night, Your Highness. If he really loves you than he wants you to enjoy yourself on nights like these." Violet put the brush down, and grabbed some pins. "How would you like your hair, Your Highness?"

"Something simple," she answered, looking in the mirror again. "do you really think so? Won't he be mad if I ignore his wishes?"

"You're his queen, he could never be mad at you."

Sophia smiled at that. It was true, he could never stay mad at her for very long. When Violet was done with her hair she started working on Sophia's make-up. Just like the hair she kept it simple. When Violet was done with that as well Sophia stood, walking over to the floor-length mirror to look at herself. She had to say that she felt pretty, like a true queen. Though, she didn't always feel like one.

Someone knocked on her door. Sophia turned to look who it was, and smiled when she saw her husband standing in the door opening. Caligo walked further inside, looking her up and down with a stunned look.

"You look absolutely gorgeous, Sophia," he said, coming to stand before her.

"Thank you," she said, blushing a little. Caligo then bend down, grabbing her mask from the bed and holding it out to her. Sophia felt her smile fall a bit. "Do I have to wear it?"

"It's traditional on a masquerade ball to wear a mask."

She took the mask from him, following it's outline with her finger. "I know, but when are we going to give a ball where no masks are required?"

"Maybe one day." Caligo took the mask again, helping her put it on. When her mask was on he took his own out of his coat pocket and put it on himself. Sophia forced a smile on her lips as Caligo held out his arm for her, which she took. Together they walked out of her chambers and to the ballroom where their guests had already arrived and were waiting for them. As they neared the doors to the ballroom Sophia straitened herself, taking a deep breath. Tonight she was going to dance, dance with whoever asked her. Tonight she was going to have fun like she had never had before.

"Sneak in during the ball, maybe dance a little with a pretty princess, have fun," Felix said, imitating Pan's voice as he put on the long fancy coat he was given. Felix was pissed right now. He had been ordered to kidnap the queen, for whatever reason, and to do that he had to sneak into the castle. This ball was a great distraction, but he had to wait until after the ball before he could enact his plan. The problem was, was that he hated balls, hated to be surrounded by so many people and fancy dressed women who wanted to dance with him. He just hated this.

Felix sighed heavily as he put on his mask. At least he could cover his scar up like that, the beads and feathers in his hair were another story. He wasn't going to remove them, though. Screw that. Felix closed his bag with his normal clothing and swung it over his shoulder. He then straightened himself, taking a deep breath, and made his way toward the castle. He checked if he still had the invitation that Pan gave him. The whole way he cursed under his breath, he really hated this.

He arrived at the castle not long after and hid his bag behind a pot inside the castle. No way that he was going to kidnap the queen in this monkey costume. He walked further inside, showing the invitation and proceeding without any complications. Some guests looked at him strangely, probably because of beads and feathers, because other than that he looked like a real prince. Felix went to stand by the buffet table, if he was going to be here all night why not have a little snack? He examined all the goods that were placed on the table. Eventually he picked a little cupcake with a cream topping, and was about to take a bite when someone bumped into him from behind, causing his nose to dip into the cream.

"I'm so sor-" the person behind him said, but stopped when she saw his cream covered face. She covered her mouth while biting her lip, probably to keep herself from laughing, but Felix didn't care one bit in the world. He maybe should be angry, but he just couldn't as he stared at the beauty before him. Her long black hair looked beautiful compared to the white of her dress, and the green eyes behind the black and white mask held him breathless.

"Here, let me help you," she said, her voice soft and her smile sweet as she grabbed a napkin and wiped the cream off his face with a gently touch. Only then did he snap out of whatever he was in, and put the cupcake down, taking the napkin out of her hand.

"I-it's fine," he said, wiping the last bit of cream of his face. "the cupcake on the other hand maybe needs medical attention."

She laughed, a sound that sounded more beautiful than the music that was playing around them. He found himself smiling at her, something he didn't do often. She tilted her head, looking at something beside him.

"Feathers?" she said, reaching up to touch them.

"It's custom to wear those where I come from." As she retrieved her hand her finger brushed lightly against his cheek. He had to do his best to suppress the shiver that went down his spine at her touch.

"I see," she looked behind her, biting her lip as if she was nervous before she looked back at him. "I know a man is to always ask a lady to dance, but… do you want to dance with me?"

"Of course," he said, the words leaving his mouth before he could stop them. Where the hell did that come from? Before he could examine the thought further, the beauty smiled brightly at him, causing him forget everything, including his own name. He couldn't help but return it as he held out his hand for her. Her hand was soft and small as she slipped it into his, though it didn't feel out of place like he expected it to.

Felix led her to a spot where not many people were, and placing his other hand on her waist as she came to stand before him. Her hand rested on his shoulder as they slowly started swaying to the music.

"How rude of me, I haven't even asked for your name," she said after a while.

"What fun would that be?" he replied before twirling her around.

"So we're just two ships passing in the night?" she said when she was facing him again.

"Probably."

"I hope that we pass closely."

"It wouldn't be fair to keep a distance from such a beauty as yourself." Felix didn't know where those words came from, but they left his mouth so easily. Though, it didn't matter where they came from when he saw her cheeks turn red and her eyes not being able to meet his.

"That is sweet of you to say," she said in a soft voice.

"It's simple the truth."

They danced a little more until the song ended. The beauty stepped back from him and they bowed to each other. "Thank you for dancing with me."

"It was my pleasure." She met his eyes one last time before she turned and walked away from him. Only now did he notice the pounding of his heart in his chest and the sudden wave of heat that overcame him. Suddenly the room around him felt too small, so he walked over to the balcony that was attached to the room. Outside it was cooler, the wind blowing against his heated skin.

Felix sighed, removing his mask as he leaned against the railing. What was that all about? He came here to kidnap the queen – and eat sweets – but ended up with cream on his face and dancing with a dark haired beauty in black and white. The racing of his heart still hadn't stopped, and he still didn't know why. Okay, this may be the first time he enjoyed the company of a woman, and maybe it's also the first time he thought of a woman as 'beautiful', but still.

Felix rubbed his eyes before putting his mask back on. He had to find a place where he could hide when all the guests leave. So until then, no more distractions.

A/N: So here is the first chapter of season 3! I hope you guys like it :) please let me know in the reviews if you do.

I'll be updating every three days ;)