Big Love • Alcina Dimitrescu

14.

It has been a week since Christmas day and I have spent every second with Alcina. When I'm not sleeping, I am at the castle doing anything and everything, we don't even have to be in the same room as each other. I've enjoyed just sitting around with Alcina reading a book, or listening to music or talking about anything that comes to mind, or making out whenever we can. I've really enjoyed my time at the castle. Just being in close proximity to each other gives me the peace of mins I've been dreaming of for months now.

It is currently new year's eve and me and Alcina have plans to drink and dance all night. I have never felt more content in my life than I do now, relaxing in front of a fire, reading a book in silence with the love of my life. It is so strange to say that. I am one hundred percent positive that she is my entire future. I will do anything to ensure I have a long and happy life loving her and her loving me in return. Nothing would make me happier.

I've been spending so much time at the castle that I feel so comfortable here, maybe more so than at Donna's house. The Beneviento manor never really felt like mine anyway, as a child the house never really felt like mine, it was my parents property, and then after they died the house was passed on to Donna. I've been waiting to move out for so long, that house has so many memories and they're not all particularly pleasant, but I've never wanted to stray to far from Donna out of fear that her mental health would plummet. Things are looking up though, she's found Angie again and she's always been such a big help and now she's not just got me, she's got Mother Miranda and Alcina and Moreau and even Heisenberg.

That's a friendship that no one saw coming, Donna and Heisenberg. They actually really enjoy each others company, Heisenberg is around at the house for tea nearly every week, and Donna goes down to the factory sometimes as well. It's strange how the two lords that enjoy their own company and prefer to be isolated from everyone have formed such a strong relationship. I do suppose opposites attract, Donna being so quiet and Heisenberg being the loud individual that he is.

I'm beyond happy that in the six months since our cadou implantation, Donna and I have formed such strong bonds with everyone. They have all been so kind to us and welcoming, even if they were a little hesitant when they first met us, I couldn't be more grateful how they've accepted us into their strange little family. Of course I know that Mother Miranda is disappointed with how we all turned out, but she has been so nice about it. She has never hated us and has never taken any anger out on us for how our bodies reacted.

"What are you thinking about?" Alcina asked, a beautiful smile painted on her face,

"Just how truly grateful I am for everything," I smiled back, "It's been years since I've been apart of a family like this,"

"I don't think anyone has been apart of a family like this," Alcina laughed,

"You know what I mean," I chuckled.

I could look into Alcina's face all day. Her stunning golden eyes, her jet black hair that never moves out of it's tight curls and her white teeth hidden behind her blood red full lips that are complimented perfectly by her porcelain white skin. She's everything I could've ever dreamed of and more.

We spoke for a couple more minutes of complete nonsense before we moved into the small sitting room connected to Alcina's bedroom,

"We have a few hours to kill before the clock strikes 12 so what would you like to do?" Alcina asked me. I've never really thought about things to do in the castle, entertainment wise, I never really come to the castle to be entertained, I usually come over to stare into Alcina's eyes all day. I mean, who wouldn't want to do that.

"I don't know," I wondered, "I wouldn't mind seeing your skills on that magnificent piano in your opera hall," I am astounded by the sheer size of the castle that there is an opera hall,

"Ever since that phantom of the opera, music is all you can think about," Alcina laughed as she lead me by the hand across the castle to her opera room,

"It's a good movie, and book."

I have never really had time to appreciate the opera hall at the Dimitrescu castle, it is decorated just as the rest of the castle, with red sofas and gold accents and white tables and in the centre of the room, a grand piano. I have heard many times about Lady Dimitrescu's ability to the piano but I have never had the pleasure of witnessing it in person.

I took my seat on one of the many red chairs and I got comfortable as Alcina placed herself upon the piano bench and began to play with the keys in a random playful tone,

"It has been a while," Alcina warned me before moving her hands rapidly across the keys of the piano. If this is her playing after no practice, I'd hate to see what she could play with a few hours. I must say the grace in which she plays 'Clair de Lune' is something that was enough to make a grown man cry. It definitely brought a tear to my eye.

"Come over here," She gestured with her hand after a few minutes of her playing,

"What?"

"Come over here," She repeated with a smile on her face. I followed her instructions and sat on the piano bench as she moved to behind me, " Now place your hands on the keys. Have you ever played before?"

"Not since I was 7," I responded, watching as she lay her fingers on top of mine and pressing her fingers down, causing mine to move and hit the keys,

"I'll give you a little lesson then," Alcina moved so that she was grabbing my hand and instructed me which fingers to use so that I was playing a beautiful melody, I remember the song to be 'Sogno', a very peaceful tune.

"Very good," Alcina clapped for me whilst I took a curtsy, I love the way we can just be silly around each other in ways we can't be with anyone else, it's wonderful to know that we can be our true selves around one another.

Taking me by surprise, Alcina wrapped her hands around me and pulled me into a loving kiss. It didn't take me long to respond. It was a slow kiss, one filled with a thousand words. This kiss says more than we ever could say to each other. I think I've found my new favourite activity,

"Come on let's go and sit on the roof, it's almost midnight," Alcina smiled as she walked out of the room. That woman is the most elegant being to ever exist.