SCARS AND BRUISES II fate : winx saga

baby pull me closer

"Funny how we became closer once we stopped being so distant. I'm surprised."

Did I just kiss someone else than Riven or Stephen and.. did I enjoy it? He's a good kisser, for sure. But Steph- No, no. I'm not going to start having these thoughts again. It doesn't matter how Stephen or Riven kiss. Nothing of this matters anymore. Well, it matters but not for the future. I already know that I'm going to hate my magic a lot more in the future. 

"I'm not going to file for divorce for bad kissing", Alexander smiles at me when he lets go off my lips but he's still holding my chin with his hand softly. Okay, good kisser and funny. "Let's see if I even agree on marrying you in the first place", I reply weakly. I'm not as feisty as any other time. I don't know what to say. Think of something, Scar. 

"What was your plan for dinner before you accidently turned your attention on something else?" "Let me tell you, princess, this did not happen accidently", he replies cheekily and turns to the surface but not without slowly taking his hand off my body by stroking it on the way to the surface. I watch him from the side. He's got quite some handsome cheekbones. "I'd like to introduce you to a great traditional meal from Sparx." 

Alexander continues explaining this meal to me and we begin cooking together. "Alexander, do you enjoy your life in Sparx?", I ask him while we're preparing a dip for the vegetables, "Are you and your brother close?" 

"I'm sorry if my curiosity left a stain on you", Alexander mocks me, "Please, call me Alex. It might surprise you but I'm not a fan of certain traditions either. My brother and I are close but I'm glad that I'm not him. His life is strict and he often has to make decisions about unpleasant topics like when he decided not to support Solaria when they offered their help to Rosalind. I'd rather help our people. I went to help some people after a wildfire hit their homes as well so we've built them up again. You see, I'm more like the hanging out with citizens kind of prince." 

"I've never heard of this kind of prince", I comment smiling but admire his vision to help people and lay my hand on his back, "I adore your passion for helping people", I admit emotionally affected after seeing the students at Alfea were in danger and we tried to save them which luckily worked, "I hope to be able to help a lot of people as soon as we're king and queen." 

"I like your motivation", Alex supports me, "If you've wondered.. I won't miss my home that much. I support Sparx at anytime but thanks to our fusion, I technically only live here but we're helping both our countries. My brother and my parents are going to visit us soon to get to know you but I've told them to give us some time first. You could also visit Sparx with me in a few weeks if you'd like to." 

"Yes, of course", I nod smiling, "Thank you for opening up to me as well." "Anytime, Scar. If you could do anything right now, what would you do?" "Have training with my team of specialists. I used to hang out with them a lot, mainly Riven. Apart from having been my boyfriend, he's a friend whom I trust a lot. Kat is also on the team. My suite mate Terra fell in love with her and I was so proud of and happy for them for finally being together. Terra was afraid of outing herself." 

"Sounds like you've got a lot of friends in Alfea. We could visit them as well. Ronan and William would love to drag us out into the world." "Yeah, right, they do", I laugh lightly, "I'd say I've got a few friends back there. I used to only hang out with Stella, Sky and Riven but it changed last year when I got a shared room with my roommates. They've been great. You should get to know them. You would like them. I think we should put these plans into practice as soon as we feel fine with it. William's already prepared the letter to the newspaper." 

"I like how we went from you hating me for touching your flowers to enjoying that kiss and my presence", Alex mocks me leaning against me from behind while I'm trying to cut the vegetables. "These were special roses not just random flowers, prince smartass. I knew you're too full of yourself", I reply jokingly annoyed but Alex doesn't let this stop him. 

He gives me a kiss on my cheek and helps me to cook. "If you didn't like this, you wouldn't be here." Okay, one to zero for him. He deserves that point. I don't have to always comment on something so I stay quiet and enjoy this cooking session. I love cooking but in Alfea, we used to eat in the cantieen everyday.

"Thank you for teaching me this traditional dish by the way", I thank Alex gladly. It already tastes great as we're taking it out of the oven. "Thank you for spending more than five minutes with me", Alex replies jokingly so I instinctively hit his chest playfully but he grabs my arm softly to hold me back from letting go of him and looks me deep in the eyes. 

Okay, fine, his eyes are green. I might have a weakness for green eyes. My breath is heavy. I'm not used to steamy situations like these. "I'm not going to do anything that you don't like, princess." Did he whisper this or say it in a normal way? Did I hear something else? It's pretty hot in here. We definitely need to install some air conditioning systems. 

"So you're not going to keep me from having dinner?" Did I just say that? Why didn't I just lean in? I'm definitely not afraid of him. God, he must believe I'm awkward. Yeah, right, he grins and lets go of me just to hold back my chair so I can sit down. "Good manners", I comment this to forget about my stupid question before. "Bon appetit, princess." "Bon appetit."

"Have you had a lot of dates like this before?", he asks while we're eating but I shake my head quickly. "Not at all. How about you? You've mentioned that Stephen had a girlfriend while you went to military academy together but you didn't tell me about yourself." Alexander seems like he's thinking back to this time but he doesn't look very happy about it. "I'm sorry, I-" 

"No, it's fine, Scar. I just had a girlfriend who left me pretty harshly. It's fine. I'm over it since a long time. Still, it wasn't necessary and I lost a friend to her." "I'm sorry", I say softly and lay my hand on his, "She made a huge mistake but I won't do the same and this is not about an arranged marriage here." Alex lays his second hand on mine and smiles at me warmly. "I appreciate this. Thank you, Scar."