superficial | twilight

38 - Half Of A Whole

AN// okay, ya'll, just quickly. Leave a vote here (comment) on whether you wanna see some of her past lives. I'll do a flashback chapter or a few depending on how it plans out. And don't worry - I've got so much planned for this story anyway. I wanna see if this'll be my longest book!!

"I dare you..."

Elijah smirks at King, stood across the kitchen from her, wet towel in hand as he twists it, her doing the same with hers. "It's on baby..."

She quickly whips him and runs, shrieking as he runs after her. "No no no!"

"You started this!!!" He yells, darting over a log to circle around. He blocks her path with a smirk, twisting the towel. "Come on babe... It's just fun."

She pouts, giving him puppy dog eyes. "Lijaaaaa."

He smirks. "Won't work-"

"Liiiiijaaaaa." She whines, pouting more.

He groans and drops the towel, but instead of giving in he throws her over his shoulder. She shrieks and kicks, hitting his back as he laughs and runs to the water, diving into it. They both resurface laughing and King splashes him. "You asshole."

He smirks. "That I am."

She wraps her arms around him and he snakes his around her waist. "Do you ever thing... Maybe... We're only together because we're stuck here?"

"Sometimes. We kinda are." He shrugs. "But I choose to be here, I'm not stuck here. I choose to be with you - it isn't like I haven't got options. That cute Spanish girl that works on the island has the hots for me."

King scowls deeply. "Yeah, well maybe she can make-"

"I'm kidding! You're so sensitive. How many times do I have to tell you you're stuck with me? I haven't willingly spent almost 2 years of my life building us a life here if I didn't want to." He kisses her jaw.

King rests her forehead on his and sighs, running her fingers through his blonde hair. "I know... I just..."

"You wonder if he'll ever come back." Eli finishes her sentence. He kisses her head. "I know he will. Why don't you go call your dad? See if there's any news."

She smiles gently and nods, kissing him deeply. "I love you."

"I love you more." He smiles, watching her head inside.

King grabs her phone and cuddles in a towel, sending her dad a message to see if he's free. He gives the all clear and she loads the video, waiting. She's only recently, the last 3 months or so, got in contact with him again. And he's sworn to secrecy - no one knows she's taking to him.

"There's my girl." His withered, aging face comes on screen.

She smiles wide. "Hey daddy. How are you?"

"Still dancing." He says, setting the phone down so he's fully in the view. "Hows my girl?"

"I'm good. I miss you."

"Well, you know what I'll say to that." He says, not entirely able to hide the sarcasm and bitterness. He doesn't understand why she doesn't just come home.

King sighs. "Dad... Don't do this again."

"What?" He says, faking innocence. "I'm just saying, it would be nice for you to visit. I can meet Eliot or whatever his name is."

"You know his name, don't be rude." She snaps. "And you know why I won't leave. What if Caius came back?"

"Leave a note." Billy rolls his eyes.