52 Rather Conflicting (2/2)

This was all rather conflicting. He could never regret meeting her but did it have to happen during the darkest moment of his life?

No matter how Ash might be feeling about her, a fairy and a vampire were impossible. They never should have even been friends.

He would protect her for a while until she got back on her feet and could complete their deal. Then she would go on and do whatever it was that fairies did and he would spend the rest of his eternal life waiting for her to visit.

He sighed and looked down at her as she nuzzled his thigh in her sleep. Even if they weren't different races, Ruby was too good for someone fueled entirely by vengeance. She had been betrayed horribly and spent most of her life alone while surrounded by other people but she didn't wish them ill.

He understood the feeling of being surrounded but completely alone better than most. That was how he felt as coven leader because no one truly understood him.

Their differences were too vast to ever be breached but they had similarities too. Ash wished there was something he could do to get her to stay with him forever but he knew that was unrealistic.

Yet a small, stupidly hopeful part of him daydreamed during those long hours where Ruby was asleep of what life in the castle would be like if she never left him. If they truly could stay together forever.

The first selfish desire he ever had was to keep this brave, beautiful fairy for himself. And he couldn't do it because he cared about her too much.

Ash lifted the strand of hair he was playing with to his lips and kissed it, wishing pointlessly that he could kiss her again for real. That was far outside the boundaries of their relationship but she was coming home with him for the time being. That would have to be enough.

Maybe if he was extremely lucky he would be able to convince her to let him move to whatever land she bought eventually. To let him go on her travels with her.

They had a lot of fun on this trip before things went south. Moving around wasn't in a vampire's nature but he would do it if it meant they could be together. She was the only person he hadn't felt lonely with since taking up the mantle of coven leader.

Ash was determined to keep this friendship going strong throughout the rest of his time on this planet, however long or short that may be. He wanted to spend the remainder of his life by Ruby's side.