Mi Corazón Book 1(Camilo Madrigal and y/n story)

Chapter 3-A special place

The next few days I spent mostly with Camilo. He showed me all around the village and entertained me with his shapeshifting performances. He is so much more than what I first thought when I watched him on screen. I wake up this morning to Camilo softly shaking me. It's still dark outside, and I'm about to tell him to let me sleep but he takes my hand and puts a finger to his lips, signaling me to not wake up Mirabel. I hastily change into new clothes and follow him out of the room and then out of the house. He holds my hand tight as we walk into the quiet empty village. I rub my eyes with my free hand and yawn, "Cami, where are we going?" "I'm sorry chica, I know it's early but I really wanted to show you something." I smile weakly and look towards the sky, it's growing lighter and the stars are slowly fading. We make our way past the village and begin to head uphill.

After about 15 mins we reach the top of the hill we were climbing. The flora around us is in full bloom, and the sun is peeking over the horizon and the cool breeze blows softly on my face. "It's peaceful up here isn't it?" Camilo says softly as he comes to stand beside me. "Mhm" I sigh and I close my eyes and just breathe deeply. Camilo sits down on the grass, and I join him. "The Encanto is beautiful." I say. "This is my favourite spot in the whole valley," Camilo tells me. "I like to come here to get away from everything sometimes, you know?" I look over at him and nod, smiling. I place my hand on his, and he doesn't move it away or make a joke like he usually does. The sun climbs over the horizon, spreading colours of red, yellow and orange across the sky. An hour passes in no time and soon we begin to head back. The village has woken up by the time we reach it, so we stop at the stalls. A kind lady offers me a Papa Rellena(Stuffed potato) and Camilo begins shape shifting for a group of young children. Their laughter fills the atmosphere and I join in the laughter as Camilo finishes his impromptu entertainment. We see Luisa helping with the construction of a new house, and Julieta is bringing her healing meals to the sick and injured in the town square. "You haven't seen my room yet have you?" Camilo asks me. "No, come to think of it I haven't..." I say. "Have you been hiding it from me?" I say in a joke accusatory tone, playfully punching his arm. He laughs and grabs my hand again, "come, I'll show you." he says and we begin to run towards the house.

When we reach his door, Camilo shapeshifts into a middle aged man with a toothbrush mustache and speaks in a mock posh voice; "Welcome Senorita, to the habitacion(room) of the great Camilo Madrigal." I chuckle and he returns to himself to open the door. I enter and immediately am speechless. His room is massive, and resembles an auditorium. "Look at this," he says and, as he shapeshifts into Isabella, the room around us transforms into her flower covered dwelling. "Wow! So that's what Pepa was talking about at breakfast yesterday!" I continue to look around as the room returns to its auditorium state with Camilo's transformation back into himself. "Ahhh yes, I didn't know how to control my gift that well back then...." He looks embarrassed again so I playfully shove him; "don't worry I still think you're pretty cool, despite being a cry baby." "Hey, that's not fair!" He exclaims and begins to chase me down to the stage and climb on to it. Camilo grabs me by the waist and tickles my sides whilst I fight to get away. I break free and begin to dance around the massive stage. "This is incredible! You could do a one man show in here." Camilo laughs again and begins shapeshifting into different characters, again chasing me around the stage. I run towards the wings and use the long curtains to hide. "Come out come out chica!" I giggle as he pretends not to notice me behind the curtains. I peek out to look for him and he grabs me again as we both laugh.

We both collapse in the centre of the stage. I can barely breath as I huff and gasp for air. I can hear Camilo chuckling beside me as we stare at the stage lights above us. "You're pretty cool yourself, you know," He says through puffed breaths, "I don't know where you came from or how you got here but I'm glad you found this place." Camilo turns to me and we lock eyes. In this moment the atmosphere changes and I feel an indescribable warmth fill me. I can tell that Camilo can feel it too as we stay as we are, still catching our breath and just enjoying the moment. His eyes search mine and I look down at his lips. So soft. His hair shines in the floodlights. I roll onto my back again and exhale contently. "What are you thinking about mi amor?" Camilo asks as he sits up. "I don't think I've ever met someone like you Cami, I know it sounds cliché but it's true." Camilo smiles shyly; "I feel the same.." he says softly. I sit up and look at him. Before I can say anything he grabs my face gently and leans in. I close my eyes. Our lips touch. It's euphoric. I can feel his warm hands on my face as we continue to kiss. The lights flash slowly and Casita flings open the windows, allowing a strong breeze in. The curtains fly up in the wind and I feel completely at peace. The moment seems to last forever but is over too soon. We both draw away at the same time. Camilo smiles again, "You're very special, chica." I can't help but smile, as he leans in for another kiss. I place my hand on his chest and I can feel his heart beating fast. I draw away and embrace him, hugging him tight. "Can we stay here a little longer?" I whisper. I feel his head nod and we stay in the moment for a few more seconds.

As we get up to walk towards the door, I slip my hand into his and lean in to kiss him on the cheek. He blushes deeply and I chuckle. "Tu ves hermosa, mi amor." Now we are both blushing as we leave his room. I can hear Abuela calling everyone for breakfast so I tug on Camilo's arm and we walk down the stairs to the kitchen, letting our hands drop to our sides before anyone can see.