Four

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"We have to get married in two weeks and we know absolutely nothing about each other" I ramble and Camilo hugs me. I tentatively put my arms around his waist, I feel safe? Why?

"Believe it or not I know exactly how you're feeling, " he says and I laugh slightly. He lets go of me and we walk side by side. "So how do you get to know each other better?" Camilo sighs dramatically and I roll my eyes, smiling. I tell him about my family

"People only talk to me if they need something" I play with my fingers

"I know how you feel, since I can shape-shift people need me for other people, never me" I look at him, there's more to him. Maybe he's not so bad.

"I'm sorry"

"Ah, don't be" he offers me his arm and I take it. We walk home and I go up to my room. The mattress on the floor is gone and my single bed is replaced with a queen bed. I rush downstairs

"Papi, can I speak to you?" I ask with a fake smile, he nods and leads me into the kitchen "Why is Camilo's mattress gone?" I ask, hands on my hips

"Well" he starts nervously "Senora Alma figures if you two are getting married in two weeks then you shouldn't sleep in separate beds" I press my lips in a line, of course.

"She's making a lot of the calls" I mutter
"Hm?"

"Nothing" I say and walk off, I take my hair out and close my door. I lock the door and take off my sandals
"Hola"
"Ay!" I yell and turn, Camilo is sitting on my bed.

"My mattress is gone" he says and I roll my eyes
"I didn't notice," he chuckles. I rub my face and sit on my bed "you're sides over there" I point to the wall and he frowns
"The wall?" I nod and he crawls over. I prop up my pillow and lean against it. I read and Camilo lays on his side watching me. "Can you read to me?"

"Are you five?" I ask and he smiles
"I could be" he shifts into a kid, I make a face.
"Shift back" He does and scootches closer to me. "Stay on your own pillow" he groans

"If we're getting married you should get used to this" I roll my eyes and he grins. My door opens and Mateo stands there
"Dinner" He narrows his eyes at Camilo, I pull on my sandals. Mateo grabs Camilo's arm and holds him back
"Mateo let him go" I say annoyed and Camilo runs to me

"Gracias, he's scary" He whispers, holding onto my arm and I smile. We walk down and our parents smile at us. We eat dinner when there's a knock at the door
"I'll get it" I walk over and open the door. Diego stands there, his hands in his pockets, looking as perfect as ever. "Hola" I smile

"How long have you known?" He asks, avoiding my eyes.

"Known what?" My stomach churns and I clutch the door knob, electricity sizzles at my fingertips.
"About the marriage"

"I was told yesterday"

"Really? Or were you just leading me on?"

"Leading you on?" I question
"Were you leading me on?" He asks angrily, I raise my eyebrows. Is he serious? I gave him everything.
"No" He looks at me, his eyes cold and so unlike him. He's silent and I take a deep breath.

"I think we shouldn't be friends" He whispers and my heart breaks
"Really?" I ask quietly, he nods. "If that's what you want" I bite my lip, praying for my racing heart to calm down. He nods sharply,  turns on his heel and walks away. I close the door and cover my mouth, leaning on the door. I go up to my room. I sit on my bed and Diego makes eye contact with me from his window, I shut the curtains angrily. I go to my bathroom and have a shower. I feel better. I pull on black sweatpants and a grey t-shirt. I dry my hair and walk out to my room, Camilo is sitting on the bed

"Are you okay? You disappeared" He asks, standing up

"Yeah, yeah I'm fine" I throw the towel in my hamper aggressively. The towel hits the wall and it bursts into flames, the towel burns and becomes a pile of ash.

"Oh yeah, you're definitely fine" He stands in front of me. I look up at him and he smiles softly, he goes into the bathroom and I sit on my bed. Camilo comes out and climbs to his side of the bed. I create energy balls and mould them into different shapes while Camilo reads. I get rid of the energy and lay down. "You can turn off the light" Camilo says kindly
"It's okay" He leans over me and clicks it off. I smile slightly.

"Goodnight"
"Sweet dreams" He says and I sigh, tomorrow is a new day. I drift off. I wake up and look at the clock, two. I sigh and go to sit up when an arm stops me. I try to sneak up but Camilo pulls me against him.

"Camilo" I whisper and he puts his face in my shoulder. My cheeks heat up
"Stay" He mumbles sleepily
"I'm just getting food"

"No" He whines and I sigh

"I'll be right back" he removes his arm from my waist. I walk out and grab some food, sitting on the counter while I eat it. When I'm done I walk back up. I climb into bed and Camilo pulls me against him. "Is this okay?" He whispers in my ear
"Yeah" I smile to myself, I just met him but I feel safe when I'm in his arms. He gives me sense of comfort. My eyes close and I wake up. Seven. I roll over and Camilo pulls me on him.
"Camilo" I groan
"No, ten more minutes" I roll off him and he wraps both of his arms around my waist. After twenty minutes I sit up. "No" Camilo whines and puts his face in his pillow. I roll my eyes and go into the bathroom. I pull on a yellow skirt with lighting bolts along the bottom, white tank top that goes straight across my chest with grey lighting bolts along the top.

I fix my gold lighting bolt necklace and I shake my hair out. I walk out as Camilo pulls on his shirt, my cheeks are on fire. I close the door as fast as I open it. I physically shake my head, trying to get the image of shirtless Camilo out, it's not a bad sight though. I can hear Camilo laughing. "You can come out now" I open the door and grab my sandals, I tie them on Camilo laughs.

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