It was finally time for the family Madrigal and their new acquaintances to start traveling towards Mexico.
That morning had been rough for (Name) as this time Camilo shape-shifted into Luisa and almost threw her bed out of the window to wake her up. He had been stopped by Isabella who came along. Yet, it was still enough to traumatize the Mexican girl.
They were currently saying their goodbyes to the people living in the Encanto. Some people were crying as they watched the family climb onto the bus.
Oh. Didn't I tell you? We're in the '50s in Columbia. The only way to travel is by bus and boat. It will take a while to arrive at their destination. But counting several stops at hostels, it would approximately take a week to reach their destination.
The bus was a colorful and spacious one with a place on the roof for a maximum of 3 persons to stay on and large comfortable seats.
When their farewell ceremony was over, the bus started its engine and left the land it came from.
(Name) climbed on the rooftop and was met with an amazed Camilo. He was looking around, eyes wide open trying not to lose an inch of the landscape. His expression made her laugh. Hearing the now familiar sound, he turned around making eye contact with an amused (Name).
"(Name)?!"
"Are you enjoying yourself?"
"Am I? This is awesome! I've never seen somewhere like that before!"
"And that's not even the best yet! We're only in the mountains. You should see some cities at night..."
"Cities..." He looked at his feet. "How long until we arrive at the first city?"
"Um... A day maybe. I think we're gonna stop at Capurganá tomorrow in the afternoon and then, we'll take a boat to get to Mexico." Camilo jumped in excitement making (Name) giggle. "When we'll get here, I'll make you visit the city. Consider this a date, bonito!" She winked.
He slightly flushed pink for a while and flirted back soon after.
"Of course, you would invite me on a date as I'm your future husband!"
For the first time since they met, it was (Name)'s turn to turn red. She put her hand over her cheeks to cover the tint which revealed her flustered state.
"F-Future h-usband?"
Noticing the effect this remark had on her, Camilo decided to push it further for 'fun'.
"That's right! You're falling in love with me!" He exclaimed as he hugged her from behind leaning his head on her shoulder before continuing. "And as the wonderful, outstanding, special, and amazing girl you are, I'm gonna fall for you too. Then at this point marriage will be inevitable. You'll be my beautiful wife, I'll be your handsome husband and life will be perfect!" He took in her scent.
It had become a habit for the boy to do this whenever he was close enough. He found her scent comforting for some reason.
"Dang, you smell so good..." He muttered.
He thought (Name) didn't hear it but it sounded to her as a low whisper. And I don't know if a boy has ever whispered in your ear but it's so attractive. From the whisper and Camilo planning their life together as he embraced her, (Name)'s butterflies were so strong she was worried she might puke them.
"S-Stop playing with me! I know y-...you're not thinking it, C-Camilo..." she turned her head away from his.
He laughed softly and stepped away. It was funny to him that at first she had this effect on him and witnessed how the tables had turned. After (Name) had calmed down, they went back to talking about everything for the rest of the afternoon.
Sometimes one of their travel companions would tag along for a while before returning inside. One of these interactions marked greatly (Name). When Bruno came up, he started sobbing about how beautiful the outside world is and about how lucky he had been to get invited outside.
He got hugged by both of the teens and at least 7 clones of the young girl. This man was just too precious.
~𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒐~
After spending their afternoon chilling on the rooftop, the sun started to set. The pink and orange hues in the sky made the landscape unrecognizable. Camilo's eyes showed admiration towards this new sight.
"I've seen thousands of sunsets but this one must be the best one yet..."
"You're right. It's wonderful." (Name) smiled.
Camilo glanced at her. She looked amazingly pretty with the warm colors the descending sun was sending in her way. He wanted to kiss her, embrace her and never let go.
But they met like 3 days ago you might say. Well, yes. But somehow, they managed to establish a strong connection in such a short amount of time. It felt to both of them that they knew each other for years.
Still, he calmed himself down, not wanting to scare (Name) away. Instead, he continued staring at the sunset stealing a few glances towards his, for now, friend.
After all this, the sun completely set letting place to its nemesis, the moon, and all its accomplices, the stars. To admire the starry night sky, they lay on their back next to each other pointing out the stars and constellations they knew.
After talking about the stars for a while, both teens fell asleep. However, it was a cold night, and (Name) woke up from the low temperature. She slightly shook Camilo not to wake him up fully. He opened one eye.
"Camilo, I'm cold."
"Come here, amada." He ordered in a sleepy voice.
He brought her closer and put her on his chest. He passed her head under his ruana's hole such as they were both wearing it, keeping them from the cold.
After a few hours, Alma (Abuela) and Bruno checked the rooftop to see what the gifted teens were doing. They found them both asleep, cuddling while in the same ruana as Camilo's hand unconciously caressed (Name)'s hair.
"Are you sure they're not dating?" Abuela asked.
"It's only a matter of time before they do." Bruno smiled. "It was in my vision after all..."
