Mortal Queen | CALIBAN |

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CALIBAN

She giggled at the silly comedy on the weird projector she called a television. I wasn't truly able to pay attention to anything in the room, other than her.

I kept asking myself how it could be. How did I somehow end up with a soulmate so incredible and beautiful? I didn't take myself for a lucky person generally, but I considered myself the luckiest man in the world to have her at my side. One day, she will make a magnificent Queen of Hell.

"You okay, Caliban?" She asked, a twinkle of concern in her eyes. I smiled at her and nodded.

She would never fully understood the place she had in my heart. I would place no one else above her. I would never let her want for anything. I hope to always have her heart because I was never going to able to let this girl go.

"Of course," I grinned, "I was just thinking about something."

She snuggled up close and pulled the fluffy blanket up to cover her and I. "Oh?" She questioned, stuffing bits of popcorn in her mouth. She had said it was 'absolutely' essential to watching movies and insisted on making 3 bags of it. "What about?"

"You."

She paused her snacking to squint at me suspiciously, "Uh-huh, go on," She urged.

I shake my head, "No, no. I'm watching the movie, it's very interesting." She had a look of disbelief on her face and I chuckled at the way her nose scrunches up.

She pushes away the blanket, popcorn bits spilling on to the floor and her bed. She grabs the remote and turns off the television. "Now there is nothing interesting on until you tell me what you were thinking about me." She says with a mischievous smile, waving the remote in the air excitedly.

I shake my head at her. This was all new to me— having fun, someone to love and laugh with. I see what I was missing before her, but I'm glad it was her to open my eyes.

"Well that is just simply not true. I have you," I say and pull her back towards me, "And nothing compares to you. You are amazing in every way."

Her cheeks are pink and she seems unsure of what to say next. I bring her closer so that I can push away the hair in her face, and smile when she leans into me.

"You're really sweet," She whispered softly.

"Am I?" I wonder aloud, "I hope am I. I want to be good for you."

I truly did. I was cruel to many in my life, I was no saint. I accepted that many years ago but for her, I wanted to be better. I wasn't the most knowledgeable when it came to love or courting a mortal. They had such interesting ideas on love, things could be so fleeting if you messed up, and I did not want to mess up this. I could never lose her, not now, when I had only just found her.

I must've said something right because she leans in abruptly and kisses my cheek. She pulls away and smiles up at me, and I catch her in a soft kiss.

She is shy with the way she kisses but eager, and so tempting. I pull her up into my lap, deepening the kiss. When I kiss her, it's like everything is complete. She makes me complete.

When we break away, she's breathless and panting with flushed cheeks and glazed over eyes. Beautiful. That's all I can think.

She lays her head on my chest and is silent for a moment. I'm still stuck on her kiss as my fingers are ghosting over her shoulder and comfortingly rubbing them.

"I like you," She starts, "And..."

She doesn't say anything else, seemingly trying to find words to fit into a sentence. I want to reply back that I love her. I will always love her. Just her. But I was aware that was it was a bit too soon for mortals to confess such feelings of devotion. Maybe she wouldn't mind..

I bit my lip, allowing her to think. She lifts her off my chest and looks at me with glistening eyes. I furrow my brows, why is she crying? What have I done wrong? It was going so well.

"What's wrong?" I say her name quietly, questioning her. "Have I upset you?"

She shakes her head and wipes her tears. "No, Caliban. You've done nothing wrong." She tells me but it eases none of my worries because she is still upset. Tears still are forming in her eyes and she sniffles.

"I don't understand." I confess helplessly.

She chuckled softly through her drying tears, "It's just you are so perfect." She whispers. I don't get it, that's good, right? Shouldn't she be happy, if I am what she wants?

"And that's a bad thing?" I question.

She shakes her head, pushing away her hair. Tears are stained on her cheeks but she isn't crying anymore. "No, no," She says shaking her head, "But Caliban, am I really worthy of your affections? Do I deserve someone like you?"

I didn't understand her. She deserved everything. It was I who didn't deserve her. After all my bad deeds, I should've been cursed to a life alone but I wasn't. I was blessed with a soulmate like her. She should know, I thought it was so clear.

I pull her into a hug and try to find the words to explain the way I feel. "You must know that you are the single most important person in my life," I whisper, pressing a kiss to her forehead, "And that I never knew I could be as happy as I am when I am with you. You are more than worthy. You are far more than deserving because I am the one who does not deserve you. I don't want you to think you aren't enough because believe me when I say this, there is no one else I want. There is no one I will ever want besides you. You make me happier than I have ever been and I never want to be without you again."

She was silent for a moment, a soft sniffle the only sound from her. I can only hope that I said everything right. I meant it all.

"You're the best thing to happen to me in a long time," She confessed quietly.

I smiled at that. She made me so happy, and she didn't even know it. "And you are all I have ever needed or wanted and more. That's why I can't lose you." I admit to her and revel in the way her eyes light up at my words. She smiled shyly and leaned up to kiss me softly on the lips.

"I like you a lot." She confesses, almost like she's afraid to say those words aloud. I couldn't help the words forming on my tongue.

"If I'm honest with myself and you," I speak just above a whisper, "I love you."

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Sorry for the slightly later update, I finally had a day off and had a nice date so whoo!

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How was your day guys? And anything you'd like to see in the book? Also, Caliban's POV, I'm not so good at it but I will still give it a go every now and then!