The constant chatter the past two days about Misty and Cordelia getting married spread like wildfire. The two couldn’t go outside without being bombarded by questions from the islanders. Even the kids were asking the questions. Cordelia tried to stay within her hut most of the time, but she was always asked by the kids to play with her like usual. Misty would always be off doing her own things like usual but when asked about Cordelia, she would act like she normally did when she talked about the other.

            Misty poked her head inside Cordelia’s hut one night, seeing that the other blonde was reading through something, and she slowly snuck up on her. She then wrapped her arms around the other’s shoulder and giggled. Cordelia jumped a bit and looked at Misty with a smile on her face. “Jeez, you scared me a bit Misty.” She said with a light laugh at the end.

“Sorry! I thought I’d scare you a bit.”

“Well it worked. What brings you here?”

“Well since we’re getting ‘married’ I figured we could stay in the same hut!” Misty said happily with a bright smile. Cordelia had a blush on her face and she just slowly turned to really face Misty. “Hm? What’s that look on your face, Delia?”

“You really think we can go through with this?”

“Yeah, why not? I mean… I do love you…”

“W-W-What? What did you just say?”

“…. Nothing! Nothing! Forget what I said. We should probably go to our fishing job!” Misty started to get up, but Cordelia pulled her back down. Misty and Cordelia stared at each other for a moment before Misty started to lean close to Cordelia’s lips.

“Princess-ja! Delia-ja!”

The two pulled away quickly and they looked towards the entrance of Cordelia’s hut, seeing Chiyo run inside. “Naene, Chiyo?” Misty said, rubbing her cheeks as if to make the blush go away.

“Moaki Jeo-saent holab?” Chiyo asked. Misty nodded and said something about how they would go fish in a bit and Chiyo smiled happily and ran off. Misty and Cordelia were back in there gaze again and this time nothing interrupted them as Misty moved forward and kissed Cordelia gently. Cordelia was shocked, but instantly kissed back. Misty pulled away and gulped a bit before she stood up. “We should go and do our fishing job now, Delia.” Misty whispered towards the other. Cordelia nodded and instinctively took Misty’s hands in hers and then the two walked out in silence. The two were both thinking about the kiss and what it meant to both of them. After they made it towards the river, Cordelia turned Misty towards her and she bit her bottom lip as she spoke. “Do you really love me, Misty?”

Misty gulped and nodded a bit, “Since I first met you.”

“… I love you too, Misty.”

Misty gasped a little.

“Ever since the first day, it just… it just happened. I fell in love with you and I thought… I didn’t have a chance.”

“Well now we do, don’t we?” Misty had a soft smile on her face as Cordelia nodded, “Although we are getting married to not let me get married to Marther, we can take this long time to really build a relationship, you know?” Misty blushed a little before she grabbed the fishnet and threw it out in the river as she jumped into the water that she could stand in. Cordelia got in too and grabbed the other end of the fishnet. The pulled it close together and they put the fish into a big basket. After an hour of them doing this, they grabbed enough fish to feed their tribe for a week. Misty was so happy about this that she was jumping up and down with joy and giggling while Cordelia watched her. They brought the basket towards the tribe area, singing a tribal song together as they did so. Then they got stopped at the sound of a man’s voice in Misty’s native tongue.

“Well if it isn’t the Aero Princess and her soon-to-be wife.”

Misty and Cordelia turned around, seeing Marther. “Marther… What do you want?” Misty said with such anger in her voice that her face showed the anger.

“Oh don’t be so hostile, Princess-ja. I’m only admiring the love that is you two. I mean, you picked her over me. Of all people! Why? What does she have, that I don’t?” Marther started walking closer.

“She actually listens to me for one and two: She loves me for who I am, not by the way I look. That just gives her extra perks.”

Marther growled lightly and looked at Cordelia. “You stole what was mine. You’re going to steal my crown and I won’t have that!” Marther pushed Misty out of the way, making the basket of fish fall and he tried to charge at Cordelia, but Cordelia had a secret that she hadn’t used since coming onto the island. She flicked her wrist up and Marther flew back a few feet. Misty saw this and her eyes widened as she watched it happen before her eyes. Cordelia glared a little at the Prince as he scrambled to his feet. “Don’t you ever try to hurt me or Misty again, you understand? Now get out of here!” Marther ran off quickly in shock and in fear before Cordelia looked over at Misty. Misty gulped a bit and her eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

“Y-You…”

“I… I have a gift too. Two gifts rather. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you before, Misty. I didn’t know how you’d take it.”

“That… That was so interesting!” Misty said as she got up, picking up the fish and putting it in the basket as she did so, “I didn’t know someone was really like me until you just…” She picked up the basket and smiled more.

“Yeah… I guess this is a good surprise then?”

“It’s the best! I won’t tell the others though. I know you wouldn’t want me to do that, right?”

“If… you don’t mind doing that.”

“Of course not, Beatu.” Misty said with a playful wink and placed a kiss on Cordelia’s cheek, which caused the other to blush more, “I wouldn’t want to give you the same amount of stress I get when it comes to something like that.”

“Thank you.” Cordelia smiled a bit at the other as the two walked back to the tribe. They brought the fish to Jeo and he was thrilled and soon they went over to Cordelia’s tent and it was quiet. Misty was drawing something as Cordelia was reading. It was almost as if they were avoiding each other and when Misty realized this, she lifted her head up. She slowly put her pencil down and went over to the corner Cordelia was sitting at and sat next to her, resting her head on her shoulder. Cordelia briefly looked over and smiled a little before going back to her reading. After an hour, the two girls were laughing at each other from Misty telling a funny story. Cordelia playfully pushed the other and smiled softly. “You’re so silly, you know that?”

“Only for you!” Misty said playfully before she rested on the ground. Cordelia laughed a bit and ran her hand through the curly blonde’s hair. “You think Marther is going to come back with something worse?”

Cordelia tilted her head and shrugged. “I don’t know. Why do you ask?”

“I’m just asking. I’m worried for you, for us, for the whole tribe.”

“Why are you worried?”

“Marther can bring an army here and story us if he could. That’s why I’m worried. Things could happen with the tribe that we shouldn’t have right now.”

Cordelia sighed heavily.

“So you’re just as worried as I am, aren’t you? That doesn’t settle my worries.”

“Hey…” Misty looked up at Cordelia, “Yeah, I’m just as worried as you. I can’t help it, but the problem is we can’t fix this thing. It was going to happen eventually since he does not like me marrying you, the Princess of the Aero Tribe.”

“What are we going to do?”