What We Would Do

Chapter 10

"Asher," I yell as I burst through the door to his pod.

I hear no response.

"Asher," I yell even louder this time. I run up and down the hallways and all around the pod looking for him until I give up and decide to give myself a rest. As I am about to sit down on the couch I hear the front door open. I jump up.

It is Asher. He is carrying several bags and a frown on his face. He doesn't even see me standing there.

I look at him and I feel guilt rush over me. He looks so sad. I suddenly realize that he has noticed me and he is now starring at me. I run up to him and I fall completely into him hugging him as tightly as I can. To my surprise he returns the hug and I feel his warm hands on my back.

"I am so sorry, I am an idiot, I didn't know," I start to mumble holding back tears.

He pulls me away from him and wraps his hands around the back of my neck.

"Piper you didn't do anything, don't you dare blame yourself, I am the one who should have told you and after what you did to save all of those warlocks I should have stood up for you," he says.

I look at him in the eyes and I finally realize that behind behind his green eyes there is fear.

I hug him again.

"Hey you know what?" He says, "How about I cook us dinner and I will answer any questions you have."

I smile.

"I would like that."

I sit down at the bar and he starts to shuffle around the kitchen. I watch him enchanted.

You did good Piper. He is a man of many talents.  I think to myself then I smile.

He finishes and lays a plate in front of me. I loose all control and start laughing uncontrollably. He looks at me extremely confused.

"What? Is something wrong?" He says.

I manage to control myself.

"I never thought in a world of magic you all ate something so simple as spaghetti," I say.

He laughs. 

"What did you think we ate?Toads?"

"Maybe," I say.

He sits down next to me.

"Well, I am sorry to disappoint you," he says stabbing his plate and twirling up some of the noodles and sauce.

"Its not disappointing, just funny," I say, "anyway, what did you do today?"

"Um, actually come with me," he says offering me his hand I take it and he leads me to the couch, "Sit down."

"Ok?" I say sitting down and proping my hurt leg up on the coffee table.

He claps his hands and rubs them together.

"Alright," he says.

He raises his hands in a hovering motion over my leg.

"What are you doing?" I ask, but he is to concentrated to answer me, so I just watch him.

He moves his hovering hands around in a circular motion and starts to chant random words. He then flicks his hand in the air and stops everything. He looks up at me.

"Stand up," he says smiling.

I push myself up off the couch expecting pain in my hurt leg. 

I am shocked.

"What the.... Oh my.... it docent hurt anymore, at all," I say amazed, "how did you do that?"

"Did it work?" 

"Is that all you have to say?" I say to him floored.

I hug him and start to jump up and down.

"That is amazing," I say and then I pull him by the collar into a deep kiss.

He puts his hand around my hips and returns the kiss. 

He is it. He is the one.  I think to myself and in that moment I realized that he is perfect.

Until........