Faile, who was beaming up at him, laughed at his comment. "Perhaps you are correct, mi'lord." With a giggle, she gave him a mischievious smile. "What do you say we go spy on them? Or, of course," she pressed another kiss to his lips, "We can simply stay here and discuss our future."

   Garrett smiled at her, the soft look on her face capturing him, the sadness there breaking his heart. "Of course. A princess should never cry." Slowly, as though asking her permission, giving her plenty of time to turn away, he lowered his face to hers and pressed a soft kiss to her lips. "Please don't hate me," he whispered, loosening his hold on her without letting go.

OOC: Yeah, I know. Like you wouldn't do it though. I know I would. And probably take pictures, haha.

IC: Faile returned his smile, admiring the moonlight on his face for a moment before turning her eyes back to the couple. With a quickly smothered laugh she pointed across the way to where Eri's silvery head poked around a bush. 

   Garrett gave a deep sigh of relief when Nikki returned his kiss. "It wouldn't be hard," he said. "I'm just an overgrown military grunt. While you... you belong here. You really are like a farie prinsess." He pulled her closer. "Still, I don't know that I can let you go." The last was said in a whisper. "How can I feel like this when we only just met?" He too started laughing when the song changed. "Eri's out there watching us, isn't she?"

  Faile giggled silently as she leaned aginst Llew, wrapping one arm around his waist. She waved at Eri with the other hand. She wondered how long it would take before the others realized they were there. Melody, she noticed, was sneaking from shadow to shadow away from Eri and over to the place where Faile and Lleweloth stood. When the little girl reached them, she wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her close, happy to be holding her family. Family... She smiled and rested her head against Llew's shoulder. Meody relaxed against both of them, one tiredly excited little girl.

  Garrett continued looking at Nikki, unwilling to reveal to the others that they knew they were being watched. "Well, we could give them a show. If you're willing to play along with me, I think I have an idea." His smile clearly spelt out trouble. "What do you think?"

  Garrett grinned at Nikki again, making sure to not let his eyes leave her face, not that that was hard to do. "Just follow my lead and don't be suprised no matter what I do. Well, you can act suprised, but don't be." With that he swept her into a fierce kiss, then dropped to one knee before her. He lifted her hand to his lips for a soft kiss before saying loudly enough to be heard, "Nicole O'Danaan, will you marry me? I have felt drawn to you since the moment I first saw you and now I know I want to be with you forever. Please, my love, be my wife." He looked up at her with mischief shining in his eyes.

  Faile, watching, heard his words and gasped softly, looking up at Llew with worried eyes. "Did he just ask what I think he just asked?" she whispered.

  Garrett, sighed, folding the crying girl into his arms. She didn't have to know that a big part of him wished that he could truly ask, and that she would really say yes. He didn't know what he was thinking. Instead of thinking how stupid all of this was, of the way he had always laughed at people who believed in love at first sight, he was wondering what would happen if it was real. He wondered how he would take care of her, where they would live... He wondered many things that he might never know the answer to, so he instead focused on the feeling of her in his arms. He kissed the top of her head where it rested against his chest and repeated like a mantra, "I love you... I love you..."

  Melody, standing with Llew and Faile, looked at the couple with wide, curoius eyes. "Faile?" the little girl asked, "Are they really getting married? I like Nikki. She's sweet and fun. I read one time that any promise you make on Farie ground sticks. Is tht true, or just made up like Tinkerbell?" Faile smilled at the girl, taking her eyes unwillingly from the pair before them for a moment, then truning to Llew. She would let him answer this question.

  Garrett looked back at her stupily for a second. He gazed down at the rope he could almost see out of the the corner of his eyes, glowingly tieing him to Nikki. His molassas mind took a little while to process what had just happened, but when It caught up, he gave a huge grin. Sheepishly rubbing the back of his neck he said, "Of... of course. So long as it's ok with Nikki." He turned to her and whispered, "I'm sorry. Do you... Do you want this? Really? I mean, it was supposed to be a joke, I didn't know it would trap you... I'm sorry."

   Faile had approached at a slightly more sedate pace, seeing pain on the young man's face. He felt as though he had trapped Nikki, she realized. Giving a low chuckle, Faile wondered if he knew Nikki had caught him.

   Garrett was still giving Nikki an, admittedly, stupid, confused look when Faile walked up to the couple. She hugged them both before Melody leapt into her brother's arms. "You're getting married! Yay!" She pressed a huge kiss to his cheek, then hopped down to hug Nikki. "You're going to be my sister, Nikki!"

   Faile, laughing softly, put her arm around Garrett. "Don't worry, Garrett. Farie grounds take intention into account. Had Nikki not wanted this, the binding would not be complete. Now your  real task begins." She giggled. "Keeping Nikki happy might be a bigger job than anything." Faile left him to think and moved to stand beside Llew. She looked up at him, lovingly. 

  Faile looked up at Llew and smiled, pressing a kiss to his shoulder, which was the only place she could convieniently reach. Melody stepped away from the cackleing hens that were her two new sisters and came over to them. "I'm tired, Faile," the little girl said with a yawn. "When's bedtime? And what can I sleep in?" Faile took her by the hand and pulled her close, looking up at Llew.

  "Why don't you and Garrett take Melody to bed? That way the ladies can discuss the upcoming ceremonies?"