𝗕𝗨𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗦

xiv

"Camilo and I may or may not have shared our first kiss. Like, lip kiss...."

Elena helped Abuela and Mirabel back up the shore, yelping in a fright when a horse leapt out the woods out-of-nowhere, the familiar Bruno sitting atop the animal. "She didn't do this! I gave her a vision!" He exclaimed sharply, managing to get off his horse after a lot of struggle and still trying to look brave and cool.

"We should let him talk and not tell him right?" Mirabel whispered cheekily to Elena who giggled and nodded. "What else happened while I went missing?"

"Nothing much." Elena shrugged, a certain memory causing her face to turn beetroot red. "Camilo and I may or may not have shared our first kiss. Like, lip kiss...."

She mumbled so low that if Mirabel hadn't been closely listening, she would have caught nothing. The spectacled girl's eyes widened along with her jaw that fell to the ground. "What?!" She whisper-yelled, "When?! How?"

"Oh look, they've done talking and made up!" Elena chuckled nervously and distracted, pointing to Abuela kissing her awkward son's cheek. She held his hand and helped him up the horse, the two teenagers apologizing for burdening the poor horse with carrying four people.

"Wh-What's happening? Where are we going?" Bruno stuttered in confusion. Mirabel took a deep breadth and smirked, getting a nod of approval from Elena.

"Home."

With that, she let the horse run free to their home all laughing at the frightened squeals of Bruno.

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"She's back! She's back! She's back!" Children announced loudly at the sight of the missing girl on the swiftly running horse.

Elena bounced down from the horse going to her boyfriend and pecking his lips, the two shyly looking away from one another and towards the embracing mother-daughter in front instead.

"There were bees, everywhere." An unintentional gasp left Elena's mouth at Agustín's state, his hands and nose swollen and reddish by bee stings. Off of his daughter's worried smile, he assured in his raspy voice, "I will be okay."

"Not if we don't have a house." The snarky side of Camilo got out, not worried anymore now that he had calmed and assured his girlfriend already. Elena giggled while Félix nudged his son. "What? We don't have a house. I can't say we don't have a house? What is that?" He pointed to the rubles, "Not a house." He grinned victoriously at his father's eyes rolling.

Mirabel smiled at her family all around and walked up to the entrance with the absence of a door. "Look at this home We need a new foundation It may seem hopeless But we'll get by just fine." She sung and grabbed Isabela's hands bringing her forward. "Look at this family A glowing constellation. So full of stars And everybody wants to shine." They all entered one-by-one. "But the stars don't shine They burn. And the constellations shift. I think it's time you learn. You're more Than just your Gift." She told Luisa helping her stand a piece of wall up, her older sister holding back a cry.

"And I'm sorry I held on too tight. Just so afraid I'd lose you too." It was continued by Abuela who held her daughters, a gasp falling their lips when she brought her son Bruno out as well. "The miracle is not Some magic that you've got. The miracle is you. Not some Gift Just you. The miracle is you."

"All of you, all of you." Both sisters ran to embrace their estranged brother who chuckled lightly.

Elena laughed at Camilo's wide open mouth and his raised eyebrows. "Okay so, we gonna talk about Bruno?" The couple sung since the man was back finally.

"That's Bruno." Antonio whispered and pointed with a smug grin.

"Yeah. There's a lot to say. About Bruno. I'll start, okay." He admitted and rushed to the front, "Pepa, I'm sorry about your wedding. Didn't mean to be upsetting." He sung, his sister gasping at him twirling her to her husband. "I could just see You were sweating. And I wanted you to know That your bro loves you so." He briefly hugged the shocked couple. "Let it in, let it out Let it rain, let it snow. Let it go." He sprinkled white powder at them.

"That's what I'm always saying bro." Félix nodded in agreement, his wife playfully rolling her eyes with a grin.

"I got a lot of apologies, I got to say." Bruno frowned.

"Hey, we're just happy that you're here, okay?" Julieta pulled her brother to another side hug, "Come into the light." Pepa linked their arms. "That trip was only a night." Agustín popped out behind them. "And no matter what happens We're gonna find our way." They hugged closely.

"Yo, I knew he never left I heard him every day." Dolores confessed, nudging her brother hard in his arm with her elbow receiving a bewildered expression from him and a laugh from Elena.

"Hey Camilo, why do you like Elena?" Antonio innocently asked all of a sudden, Camilo briefly glancing at his girlfriend giggling with the children of the village.

She glanced towards him briefly and waved which he returned before looking to his brother and shrugging his shoulders.

"I can never get enough of the butterflies she brings to my stomach with one glance."