The Six Sectors

Chapter Forty-Two - Kaithenne

Kaithenne sat on the bench as some of the others reunited with family, Helo's being the happiest seeing as it was his brother. She sighed, knowing she had no one to return to. Nori stood off to the side, expression a simple smile as usual. She glanced at Kaithenne, before walking over. She looked up, and smiled.

"Hey, Nori." She said, seeing Wheatley guiding Nassa to a bed. "What's up? Shouldn't you be celebrating with Helo that his brother is back?" Kaithenne asked.

"I'm not sure, really. I felt like leaving them be would be best. Forgive me if this a sensitive topic, but, is your family... gone?" Kaithenne sighed.

"Yes. I'm an orphan. I don't exactly have a family like you guys." She said with a frown. "Doesn't help that I love Ben but..." Her heart pained.

"... I don't have my family either. I mean, I have Helo, but I mean other family," Nori admitted. Kaithenne kept looking at Ben forlornly.

"Just what do I have to do to have the same happiness you have with Helo, though..." She said, beginning to cry. Why was it so easy for others but so hard for her.

"Maybe if you just... talk to him?" Kaithenne sighed.

"He just cuts the conversation short..."

"Okay," Nori started walking off towards Ben. Kaithenne followed. Ben was talking Helo about how they were going to go about the fact that Helo is a female and not a dude and may or may not have kids.

"Hey," Nori said, interrupting the pair's conversation. Helo looked up.

"Oh! Hey Hurricane!"

"Helo, can we borrow Ben for a minute?" Kaithenne asked. Helo nodded.

"Sure thing." He walked away, kissing Nori on the cheek as he went. Ben crossed his arms.

"What's up?" He asked in a friendly tone.

"Speak to her, you haven't really interacted with her, so speak to her," Nori deadpanned. Ben sighed.

"Okay." He turned to Kaithenne. "Hi." He turned back to Nori. "That good enough?" He asked in an annoyed tone.

"Would you like to get slapped?" Nori asked him, with a similarly annoyed tone. Ben groaned. He turned back to Kaithenne.

"How are you?" He asked. Kaithenne smiled a bit.

"I'm doing okay. How about you?"

"Fine." He turned back to Nori. "Better?"

"... Why are you so stubborn?" The water nymph shook her head. Ben sighed.

"Look, I've been fighting these feelings for her for a while now, okay! I look at her, and she's a happy ball of sunshine that's so brilliant and smart and beautiful! She's never going to want someone like me-" Ben looked at Kaithenne, who was speechless. "...Forgot you were still here."

"Did you mean it? All of it?" She asked, dreams coming true in a heartbeat as she began to cry. Ben sighed, now giving her a gentle smile.

"Yes, Kaithenne. All of it." He cupped her cheeks. "It took me a while to realize it, but yes. I mean all of it." Ben pulled out a beautiful diamond ring. "I've been waiting for this for a while now. We should join the bandwagon." Kaithenne was shocked and surprised in a good way. This was it. She was marrying the love she wanted and at first, couldn't have.

"Yes, we should." She ended up saying as Ben slipped the ring on her finger. The two shared a loving kiss and stayed like that for a couple of minutes.

They forgot there was a princess-obsessed child around.

"Yay! The knight and fairy princess are getting married!" Annalees cheered.