L I F E (Lilia Calderu x Reader)

VIII

-"You and me... we aren't so different." Lilia whispered.

"I've been drawn to you since we met." I admitted quietly, my eyes darting to anything but her own. "It's like a pull that I didn't understand.. Until now." I looked back to her eyes, an emotion I'm all too familiar with behind them. "We've been intertwined with each other since the beginning."-

"We should head back." I whispered breathlessly. "They'll start to-" Her lips pressed against mine once more, cutting my sentence short.
"I told you I don't care what other people say or think." She replied in a whisper, pulling me back in.

Kissing her was like a breath of fresh air. I had spent centuries alone in fear of my visions.. But here she comes, quieting the voices and freeing me from my personal hell.

"Hey- Woah!" Alice's voice came from behind me. We jumped apart, looking at the woman who interrupted. "Sorry." She mumbled, looking off to the side. "Everyone was just wondering where you two were."

"We'll head back now." I replied, wiping my mouth and avoiding her eyes.
She gave us a thumbs up and turned around. "Awesome. I'll let them know." She walked away without another word.

I turned back to Lilia. "Oh my god." I laughed, leaning my head down onto her shoulder.
"Maybe I should've listened to you." She chuckled, lifting my head up and quickly kissing me once more. "Let's go." Her hand laced with mine as she pulled me back to the group.

I looked around at everyone, Agatha no where to be found. "Where's Ags?" I asked, looking to my sister for answers.
"She needed some time alone." She replied, not bothering to look at me.

"Oh." I mumbled, dropping Lilia's hand and moving to sit next to my sister. "And what do you need?" I asked, placing my hand on her thigh.
Her hand grabbed mine and she squeezed it tight. "I'm good, promise." She responded.

"Is anyone else tired?" Teen asked with a yawn.
"Weren't you just sleeping?" Jen chuckled.
"I don't think that counts as sleeping." He replied, smiling up at the woman.

"Why don't you guys get some rest." Rio said. "I'll keep watch just in case."
Everyone began to get situated on the ground. I placed my sweater down, using it as a pillow. As much as I wanted to scoot closer to Lilia, it felt wrong doing it in front of everyone. I closed my eyes and tried to fall asleep. But my mind was running wild.

My breath caught in my throat as an arm wrapped around my body, a head laying on my chest. I looked down at Lilia. "You looked cold." She smiled, draping her jacket over us. With her body touching mine, I was able to calm down and slowly drift off.

***

I only slept a little while, the ground being rather uncomfortable. I gently rubbed Lilia's back, playing with the ends of her hair. It was peaceful, time felt like it had stopped.

Lilia shot up with a gasp. "They're coming. We have to go." She said, waking the others.

"Who's coming?" I asked, rubbing my hand down her back.
"What?" Alice said tiredly.

"The summoning spell. We left the door open." She began to stand, everyone following.
"What are you talking about?" Alice asked, as Lilia and I redressed ourselves. "What did you see?"