ever since the Casita was destroyed Mirabel began to talk to a lot more of her family members, trying to spend as much time with them as she possibly could.
but Mirabel did have to admit she was still lonely at times. her main friends were Isabella and Bruno. but Bruno was so busy and Isabella just got a boyfriend so that left Mirabel being alone most of the time.
now Mirabel didn't mind being alone. sometimes the town people talked with her. but she still couldn't help but feel lonely. sighing softly Mirabel then headed out of the Casita and then went into the forest, heading towards the Caraparaná River.
every time she went near the river she felt calmer. she remembered the last time she went here with Alma and Alma revealed everything about the way she acted.
sitting next to the river Mirabel then noticed that a cat was right next to her. she leaned down to pet it when suddenly the cat turned into Camillo.
Mirabel jumped up out of surprise and was about ready to fall into the river when Camillo grabbed her hand and helped her.
"ugh, you asshole! I could have fallen." Mirabel said, rolling her eyes.
"I'm so sorry," Camillo replied, his tone sarcastic. "If I didn't grab your hand then you would have fallen."
"If you didn't scare the shit out of me then I wouldn't have almost fallen in the river in the first fucking place." Mirabel shot back.
"fair I guess," Camillo said. he then let go of Mirabel's hand. "anyway, I'm genuinely sorry you almost fell into the river." he then grinned. "although it would have been funny if you did fall."
Mirabel couldn't help but roll her eyes. everybody knew that Camillo is a troublemaker. his power is that he can shape-shift. he can shape-shift into animals, other people, and pretty much whatever he wants.
he was always causing problems it seemed and today was different. although Mirabel didn't know much about Camillo besides that.
"Whatever." Mirabel's reply was simple.
"Anyway, why are you sitting here pouting and being lonely?" Camillo asked.
"I am not pouting nor am I lonely!" Mirabel replied.
"mhm. whatever you say." Camillo grinned.
"Okay fine maybe I'm pouting and lonely a Lonely but why does that matter?" Mirabel asked.
"because I'm your Uhm..." Camillo thought for a bit. "Cousin, right?"
"Yeah, I'm your cousin." Mirabel laughed.
"well because I'm your cousin and I care about you." Camillo carried on. he then sat down next to Mirabel. "anyway. tell me what's wrong. I'm all ears. I'm also serious."
Mirabel wanted to chuckle at the thought of Camillo out of all people being serious. but she was indeed thankful for his support.
Mirabel then began to explain everything that was currently wrong at the moment. how she felt lonely because of the fact she felt like nobody was really listening to her or wanted to be her friend.
"well, I'm always here to listen and talk with you." Camillo offered.
Mirabel blushed slightly but shook her thoughts away. "r-really?" She asked.
"of course," Camillo replied. "anyway, do you want to go on a walk with me? I found a really cool place I think that you would like."
"That sounds fun." Mirabel then agreed. "count me in."
as she raced off after her cousin Mirabel couldn't help but laugh. maybe hanging out with Camillo would be more fun than she thought.
~~~timeskip~~~
around a year or so have passed since Mirabel first decided to hang out with Camillo and to say her life has changed would be a massive understatement. she and Camillo were now best friends and Mirabel was closest with Camillo out of all her other family members.
but there was now a problem. Mirabel thinks that she is in love with Camillo. now she doesn't care about Camillo in a way you normally care about your family members. she wants Camillo to her boyfriend.
but Mirabel of course hasn't told him this. after all Camillo is her cousin and that means there related. so if they date that will make things complicated and taboo...
but at the same time, Mirabel couldn't hide her feelings. she knew that it was unlikely that Camillo would love her back. but holding her feelings in wasn't helping her with anything. it was only making her more anxious.
shaking away her thoughts Mirabel couldn't dwell on them. she loves Camillo. so, he's her cousin. but why does that matter in the long run? the only thing that matters is that they both care about each other.
heading out to find Camillo, Mirabel then opened the door to see him sitting on his bed. grinning Camillo then headed over to Mirabel.
"hey, is something wrong?" Camillo asked, noticing Mirabel's anxious expression.
"no." Mirabel said truthfully. "I-I just have something on my mind and want to tell you something."
Camillo titled his head and then sat down on his bed, positioning for Mirabel to sit next to her. which she soon did.
"alright. what do you want to tell me?" Camillo questioned.
"I love you." Mirabel informed him.
Camillo rolled his eyes. "well, I love you too idiot. we are family of course."
Mirabel couldn't help but chuckle. "Camillo I mean I love you more than that. I don't think we should just be family. I think that we should date."
"Oh I know what you meant. I was just teasing you." Camillo then grinned. "but anyway I do love you as well and I would love it if you became my girlfriend."
"that sounds great." Mirabel grinned.
leaning forward Camillo then wrapped his arms around Mirabel and kissed her on the lips. as the new couple began to make out the door suddenly opened and standing outside it is Dolores.
"it's true!" Dolores muttered before running off.
"Fuck!" Mirabel said, moving away from Camillo. "we need to stop her."
Camillo nodded and got up. "let's go!"
the two raced down the stairs but it seemed they were both late. Dolores was standing in front of all her family and she then began to speak. "Camillo and Mirabel are dating!"
gasps suddenly erupted and some of her family members looked shocked. but Maribel and Camillo held themselves tall. they weren't going to break up because of this.
"So what?" Camillo asked. "I and Maribel love each other. what's wrong with that?"
"They do have a point... we been judging Maribel harshly for a while. if she and my son are happy does that matter?" Pepa asked.
although Isabela looked shocked she then shook her head, clearing her feelings away. "I agree. let them be together."
the family then erupted into a fighting mess but Alma let out a scream. "Enough!" she ordered.
once everybody went silent she began to speak once more. "I am not going to force Camillo and Mirabel to break up. if they want to be together then they can be together."
once Alma spoke some of her family members angrily muttered to themselves but Mirabel didn't care nor did she listen. smiling she then hugged her boyfriend.
"I love you." She declared.
"I love you too," Camillo replied.
Mirabel grinned. although her family found out about her relationship with Camillo she didn't care. they couldn't do anything to break them up.
