Duke Castiel's spy rushed into his office with good news, though little but it would bring a smile to his master.
"Greetings my Lord, I have good news to report " The spy said
Duke Castiel's face had relief and urged the spy to say what he has found out. "Tell me.."
Before he could start, Lilith walked in. She was informed of the rush arrival of the spy and wanted to hear directly what he had to say.
"I came quickly after I heard of his arrival, tell me did you get her? Did you find my Althea " Lilith asked her voice filled with hope and fear
"My Lord and lady, on that day after Casper took Lady Althea, he escaped through veil and went to the human world. But they had an accident and their car fell into a cliff " The spy reported
Lilith's heart dropped after hearing about the accident, all she thought about was her daughter. Did she get hurt back then, how scared she was?
"But when the car fell, Lady Althea was not in the car. It was only Casper and Fagus who fell and they managed to escape from the accident, they went back to look for Lady Althea but she was no longer were she fell from the car. Casper and Fagus don't have her, she is in the human world and we are doing our best to find her. For now we suspect she is in one of the following towns, Cold Valley and Springfield town. Rest assured we will find her " The spy finished reporting giving them hope again
"Please do, thank you. This gives me hope, I know I will see my daughter again " Lilith smiled as she take
Duke Castiel gestured for the spy to leave and he hugged his wife. "Yes we will see her, we will "
Back at the camp the night had fallen and campers were having a BBQ night, the rumours have stopped but Alison's still uncomfortable. Alison sat with Sara and Kira, ignoring the one person she couldn't stop thinking about. She was not ignoring him because she hated him, but she was embarrassed and didn't know what to do. Especially when she remembered that he carried her, held her when she was about to fall, caressed her backward and the constant stares he's been giving her. She didn't know how to act or behave, this is all new to her.
Damian didn't like the way she was ignoring him, even Lexus complained about it and urged him to do something.
"Talk to her you slowpoke " Lexus scolded through the wolf communication in Damian's head
"She is ignoring me, everytime I try going near her she finds a way to slip" Damian complained, not liking being ignored by her
"Without talking to her you won't know why she is doing that. Now be a good mate and go talk to her " Lexus advised
"Okay, now leave me alone " Damian said
Damian approached her, determined.
"Can I talk to you?"
"I'm not in the mood."
"Please. Just five minutes."
He led her behind the cabins.
"What happened? Why are you avoiding me?" Damian asked
"Did you carry me last night?" Alison questioned
"Yes, you were sleeping so peacefully and I could not wake you up " Damian explained
"You,.. you could have woken me up" Alison complained
"I could not honestly,.. Are you avoiding me because you feel embarrassed that I carried you!" Damian's eyes wide after the realisation
"It's it's just no one except for my father has ever carried me, and why are you being very nice to me? Why " Alison said
"Because I want to be close to you, Alison. As friends,."
"Me? Friends with me?"
"Yea,"
"Okay, friends " Alison replied and extended her hand for a shake
"No more avoiding me or ignoring me," Damian said
"Okay no more" Alison said
"Let's go back to the bbq" Damian held her hand and they went back, Kevin smirked when he saw them coming out holding hands, Sara and Kira shocked and surprised
"Does your friend like our Alison " Sara asked
"I don't know, maybe they're chosen to be together by fate " Kevin sounded so poetic, Sara stared at him before she looked elsewhere
"If he changes and continues being nice, then I can approve of him with my Ally. If he starts acting like the Grinch again, I'm going to be very mean with him" Kira warned
After the BBQ session ended, every camper went back to their cabins. Alison with her smile back after letting her embarrassed self accept Damian's friendship request
In their room that night, Kira and Sara cornered Alison.
"Spill. You and Damian?"
"We're just… friends," Alison replied quickly.
Sara raised a brow. "You sure?"
"I think so."
"But if he wants to date you then I accept as long as he continues being nice" Kira reminded
"Date? What's the word date doing here. Let's go to sleep "
But sleep didn't come easily that night. Alison tossed on her bed like a maniac, until a knock on her window stopped her from tossing on the bed. She looked at the person who until now has made her feel strange.
Damon, and he was carrying a bag.
"Are we eloping?" Alison giggled as she asked
He grinned. "Come on."
Alison knew where they were going and she wanted to go, with him. She rolled her eyes but got up anyway.
"You should be called stream boy" Alison teased
"And you stream girl" Damian teased back and they smiled
They walked to the stream again. A small walk in the forest and they arrived at the stream, it was beautiful, the stars reflected on the stream felt magical. Damian looked at Alison and he jumped into the stream fully clothed.
Alison shocked,"Hey! You are insane"
Damian came up of the stream,."Join me" he extended his arm
"Nope," She shrugged her shoulders
Damian splashed water on her, Alison gasped and she had the urge to get in and splash more water on him.
"Okay that's it! Stream boy you're finished" She jumped in, shrieking.
She splashed water on him, they played under the stars, laughing freely.
"You having fun?" He asked
"Yes, I never thought this trip would be this fun. I came here because of my friends and to relieve some stress, and I'm glad I did"
"I am glad too I came, because I met you."
Alison looked at him, not knowing how to react or what to say. Suddenly she felt a burn on her wrist where her bracelet was.
"Ouch" she looked at the burnt area and a moon had formed on her wrist. "What's this?"
Damian knew what it was but he couldn't say it yet, she will be shocked and confused and may even run away from him after hearing the truth.
"Maybe the moon crescent was heated by the sun and it formed a tattoo there, I don't think it's anything bad. And it looks beautiful" Damian spoke to try and make her feel comfortable and fine
"Maybe,.. I think we should return now" Alison got out of the stream
"There are spare clothes in the bag, you can change behind that tree. It's safe no bear will come out"
"You came prepared"
"Of course, okay go change before you catch a cold. There's a spare towel to dry your hair"
Alison went and changed into a sweat pant and hoodie, she came back and Damian also went to change. Undoubtedly, these nights with Damian has been the best nights of her life.
"Let's go"
When he walked her back, she had a smile on her face and she felt safe with him.
"Goodnight, Damian."
"Goodnight, moonlight."
Alison sneaked to the room with a towel on her damp hair and a full heart, unaware that something new had begun, something written long ago in the stars by the Moon Queen herself.
She looked at the crescent moon formed on her wrist, and went to sleep.
Meanwhile back in Arvendale
In Betha's private estate, she slammed her fist onto a table.
"He was spotted in a town near Cold Valley?"
"Yes, my lady, the town is called Springfield" the spy said.
"Then we're getting closer. We'll find him soon."