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was just so... cold and calculating.”
“Mmhm.”
I pushed down the shades on the top of my head. I didn't want her to see how emotional I'd become. “It made me wonder what the hell I’m doing, you know? If I’m not okay with what he is, deep down, then I’m just delaying the inevitable, right?”
“Probably,” Sia said as she lied back on the blanket.
“I mean, maybe our relationship has run its course. It’s not like we have any sort of future. I can’t be with him for eternity, we can’t have kids. I mean, I don’t even know if I want kids, but-“
“You really need a human friend,” Sia interjected, shaking her head.
I tossed a handful of grass at her and laughed in spite of myself. “Trust me, I’ve tried it. They kinda frown on the whole talking to dead people thing.” Or I can’t keep the lies I’ve told them straight. Or they become suspicious when I tell them I can only hang out during the day during full moons or whenever I do spellwork. Oh and they can never come over to my place. It’s just a hassle that ended with me being a weirdo and hurt feelings all around.
Sia propped her hands beneath her head as she peered at me over her designer shades. "You love him?"
Without even waiting for a beat, I nodded.
She pushed her glasses to the bridge of her nose. "Well, that settles it then. Suck it up and deal. Did I ever tell you about my godmother, Gemma?"
I crinkled my nose. "YOU have a fairy godmother? "
"Yeah?" Sia said quizically. "What's with the shock and awe?"
"You're a fairy," I said slowly. "And you have a fairy godmother?"
"Is your hearing going?" she said, slightly annoyed. "Fairies get in binds just like any other creature."
"Heh," I chuckled, slurping my cone. "You must keep yours hella busy."
"Laugh it up, necro," she said as she stuck out her tongue. "Anyway, Gemma, my godmother, had a penchant for human women."
"Awesome," I nodded.
"You have no idea," Sia grinned. "You know, on that note, I had a bit of a thing for you when we met. Briefly considered taking you for my own."
I raised an eyebrow. "And when you say take me for your own, you mean kidnapping, right?"
"Semantics," she shrugged. She licked her lips giving me the once over. "Oh the things we could have done-"
"Okay, ew," I said, plugging my ears. "You're cute and all but 1. You're a fairy and I know what you guys do with your used toys and 2. You're like my only friend these days so don't screw it up with the girl-on-girl fantasies. It's awkward."
Her eyes narrowed. "I'd get offended but it's too beautiful today." She took a long breath in, sucking in the air and I almost saw her true nature ripple beneath her skin. It was dark and ugly. And hungry. Reason number 3. on the nixay on a pair up between us. As a necromancer, if we were intimate, I'd see beneath her. I gave my head a hard shake. No thanks.
"No uglier than your beau's," she said defensively.
"Get outa my head," I snapped. "Finish your story."
"Right. So my godmother Gemma, she tried to do what was customary, having a harem or whatever, but then she went and did something stupid."
I inched closer. "What did she do?"
"She fell in love with one of them," Sia answered. "Wanted to make the mortal her mate and give her the eternal kiss. Everyone told her it was foolish...that once the girl saw her true face, she'd run for the hills. But Gemma was in love and she wouldn't be swayed." She stopped then, twirling a strand of golden hair around her finger.
"So what happened next?" I said anxiously, in spite of myself. I knew Sia was loving it. Fairies were the masters of storytelling. One of the many ways they roped in their prey.
"You really wanna know?"
I gave her a look. "Did they end up together?"
"Before turning her, Gemma showed the woman her true face." Sia stretched her arms above her head, sighing.
"And then?" I
“Mmhm.”
I pushed down the shades on the top of my head. I didn't want her to see how emotional I'd become. “It made me wonder what the hell I’m doing, you know? If I’m not okay with what he is, deep down, then I’m just delaying the inevitable, right?”
“Probably,” Sia said as she lied back on the blanket.
“I mean, maybe our relationship has run its course. It’s not like we have any sort of future. I can’t be with him for eternity, we can’t have kids. I mean, I don’t even know if I want kids, but-“
“You really need a human friend,” Sia interjected, shaking her head.
I tossed a handful of grass at her and laughed in spite of myself. “Trust me, I’ve tried it. They kinda frown on the whole talking to dead people thing.” Or I can’t keep the lies I’ve told them straight. Or they become suspicious when I tell them I can only hang out during the day during full moons or whenever I do spellwork. Oh and they can never come over to my place. It’s just a hassle that ended with me being a weirdo and hurt feelings all around.
Sia propped her hands beneath her head as she peered at me over her designer shades. "You love him?"
Without even waiting for a beat, I nodded.
She pushed her glasses to the bridge of her nose. "Well, that settles it then. Suck it up and deal. Did I ever tell you about my godmother, Gemma?"
I crinkled my nose. "YOU have a fairy godmother? "
"Yeah?" Sia said quizically. "What's with the shock and awe?"
"You're a fairy," I said slowly. "And you have a fairy godmother?"
"Is your hearing going?" she said, slightly annoyed. "Fairies get in binds just like any other creature."
"Heh," I chuckled, slurping my cone. "You must keep yours hella busy."
"Laugh it up, necro," she said as she stuck out her tongue. "Anyway, Gemma, my godmother, had a penchant for human women."
"Awesome," I nodded.
"You have no idea," Sia grinned. "You know, on that note, I had a bit of a thing for you when we met. Briefly considered taking you for my own."
I raised an eyebrow. "And when you say take me for your own, you mean kidnapping, right?"
"Semantics," she shrugged. She licked her lips giving me the once over. "Oh the things we could have done-"
"Okay, ew," I said, plugging my ears. "You're cute and all but 1. You're a fairy and I know what you guys do with your used toys and 2. You're like my only friend these days so don't screw it up with the girl-on-girl fantasies. It's awkward."
Her eyes narrowed. "I'd get offended but it's too beautiful today." She took a long breath in, sucking in the air and I almost saw her true nature ripple beneath her skin. It was dark and ugly. And hungry. Reason number 3. on the nixay on a pair up between us. As a necromancer, if we were intimate, I'd see beneath her. I gave my head a hard shake. No thanks.
"No uglier than your beau's," she said defensively.
"Get outa my head," I snapped. "Finish your story."
"Right. So my godmother Gemma, she tried to do what was customary, having a harem or whatever, but then she went and did something stupid."
I inched closer. "What did she do?"
"She fell in love with one of them," Sia answered. "Wanted to make the mortal her mate and give her the eternal kiss. Everyone told her it was foolish...that once the girl saw her true face, she'd run for the hills. But Gemma was in love and she wouldn't be swayed." She stopped then, twirling a strand of golden hair around her finger.
"So what happened next?" I said anxiously, in spite of myself. I knew Sia was loving it. Fairies were the masters of storytelling. One of the many ways they roped in their prey.
"You really wanna know?"
I gave her a look. "Did they end up together?"
"Before turning her, Gemma showed the woman her true face." Sia stretched her arms above her head, sighing.
"And then?" I
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