Chapter 51: Honestly, It Was A Bit Frightening

An idea came to Castian the weekend before his spring break. He had more time to catch up on things so he would be able to take a whole day to do something with Harmony. The trick would be getting her to agree to it. He already prepared a picnic lunch beforehand but was still trying to think of how to ask.

That hadn't ended up being a problem because she was running late and felt the need to make it up to him. It was the perfect excuse.

The problem was that she just had to tease him afterwards and he nearly succumbed to the embarrassment. She didn't seem affected by messing with him at all. While he was drowning in mortification she ended up braiding his hair, cool as a cucumber.

Castian never knew what Harmony was thinking. She had been so shocked when he gave her multiple compliments. Was he truly that terrible? He needed to do better. It might not be possible to let her know how much she meant to him because she would freak out but he still had to do something.

He vividly remembered how she said he wasn't that bad so she was glad they were talking now a while back. That was about as complimentary of him as she got.

That was to be expected. She didn't feel the same way he did. Of course she wouldn't bother complimenting him very often. Though she had said he was cute when he got flustered. It was hard to tell if that was a good thing or not.

It kind of felt like she was laughing at him. Elves weren't cute.

But Castian thought she was cute and it was a good thing in that context. That was why it was hard to tell. He wished he could ask her point blank but could not see that ending well.

He told himself it was fine. He already knew she didn't return whatever feelings he had for her. All he wanted was to maximize on whatever time together they had left. He would make that happen. That way maybe, just maybe, he might be able to convince her to let him stick around after their business had concluded.

That was a long way off. Many fae couples never had children at all. It was why witches always had to be attached to someone or other until they gave birth. It was the only way to keep their race going.

Unless Harmony moved away, he should be set for decades. She already knew him so it would be pointless to switch to another partner as long as they were both here.

Castian woke up earlier than her and stared at her for a while in the light coming in through the slats in the blinds. She truly was so beautiful. Even when her hair was all over the place like it was right now. That only added to how cute she was in her sleep.

When she was awake he had come to realize she was a ball of unstoppable energy as opposed to the cool and collected fae he originally met. It was one of the things he liked most about her.

Sometimes it got him in trouble, like with the bout of seasickness when Talori was testing her powers, but he wouldn't trade it for anything. Theodred was right. He did have feelings for Harmony. Stronger ones than he previously thought he was capable of.

Castian had always been detached from things. It was how he had been raised. How every elf he knew had been raised.

He wasn't detached from Harmony anymore. Not at all. He was far more attached than he should be considering the nature of their relationship and what they were. It could never go anywhere. He knew that and yet…

Later, when Harmony asked why he wanted her to go hiking with him, he was partially truthful. He had been feeling nostalgic lately because of his conversations with Brennan but he also wanted to pretend that they were like a real couple just for a day. Real couples spent entire days together doing things like this.

They ended up talking about where they used to live during lunch and he realized just how much he didn't know about her. They had both lived most of their lives without each other, after all, but it really hit him in that moment how much he didn't know.

Castian didn't like that. He wanted to know everything.

"I didn't realize you had barely moved here when we met," he remarked.

"Yep. I like it here though. I'll probably stay indefinitely because of Talori and her brother. Where else would I get to work with real live merfolk?" Harmony asked with a slight laugh.

Relief flooded through him. She wasn't going anywhere for a while. He had time. He didn't need to worry about being left behind just yet.

Castian smiled. "Of course."

They finished their food and began walking again. He had been enjoying himself since they got here between being out in nature (elves may have modernized but their original homes had still been in forests) and being with his favorite fae.

He never thought he would have one of those. Everyone had been roughly the same to him. Fae he knew and needed to interact with rather than fae he cared about.

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Harmony was different. She was the only one he had ever chosen to spend time with more than he had to for one reason or another.

Castian was almost perfectly content right up until the moment he felt a hand slip into his and lace their fingers together. This was new. He couldn't stop the slight blush from rising on his face.

"…what are you doing?"

"Holding your hand while we walk," Harmony said plainly.

"I can see that. I meant why."

"Just felt like it."

She just felt like it?! What was that supposed to mean? Castian's heart was racing from such simple contact. It wasn't as if they had never held hands before. Simply not in this context. It only ever happened in bed.

Walking around holding hands was something actual couples did, both fae and human. Had she caught onto the fact that he wanted this to be like a real date? What on earth was she thinking?

Castian continued stewing in his questions for quite some time until Harmony spoke up again. "Why did you have time to do this today?"

At least that was easy enough to answer. "My school's spring break is this upcoming week. I have things to do but nothing new is being assigned and I don't have class so I'll have time to catch up on it."

"Oh, I see. That makes sense. How much homework do you have?"

"Probably not more than a couple hours' worth a day. Why do you ask?"

"Just wondering if you wanted to hang out around the coven when you're done," Harmony said with a shrug. "Since you have more free time than usual. It's totally fine if you don't."

Castian's heart skipped a beat. More time to hang out with her? How could he turn that down?

"I would love to."

Harmony grinned at him. "Great! I can provide takeout if you want."

"That would be wonderful, thank you."

Castian was in an excellent mood for the rest of the day. They walked around holding hands until they went to go get dinner on their way back to Miami before engaging in their usual Saturday night activities.

He was in a great mood for the rest of the weekend. Since he was putting off his homework anyway he was able to spend all of Sunday with Harmony too, even if several hours of it involved Brennan and Talori joining them in her office.

He didn't mind. He was used to that. Sharing her wasn't an issue since she had always been an incredibly busy fae.

At this point Castian was grateful for any time he could get with her whether it involved other fae or not. That was how much of an effect she had on him. Honestly, it was a bit frightening.

He liked Brennan and Talori well enough anyway. It wasn't as if spending time with them was a chore. The latter's question asking had decreased significantly after being here this long. She knew enough about her surroundings not to need to ask things every five seconds anymore.

Farryn at the hospital said she was doing well at her job too. He had run into her at the bank a while back and she happened to mention that Talori was a fast learner.

Castian couldn't help but wonder how long she would have to be here. Or how Brennan would handle it once she was gone. He seemed rather attached to her. He wasn't sure if it was love or if the fairy was simply lonely but he had no room to judge regardless. He had almost certainly fallen in love with a witch knowing he wasn't supposed to do that.

Mermaids and fairies were even less compatible than elves and witches though. Talori was literally half fish.. If Brennan did have some sort of feelings for her, they were even more hopeless than Castian's were.

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