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Lesso had asked you to join her on her next venture. She didn't tell you any details past that, and you didn't care to ask for any. You were simply pleased to be joining her.
Lesso had asked that you not disclose the fact you were tagging along to Dovey, it made sense. You were an Ever teacher tagging along with the Dean of Evil, Dovey wouldn't approve.
Even if she knew that you and Lesso were meant to be together.
You were to sneak out of the School for Good to meet Lesso at the bridge between Good and Evil on the last crescent moon of the month.
And so you did.
Once it started to approach midnight, you left your quarters and silently moved through the halls.
You didn't have anything with you but the clothes you adorned, all by the direction of Lesso. Again, you didn't ask any questions.
You made it through the school easily enough, passed all the fairies that must've been sleeping, and passed anyone who may have been on watch.
It was so close, the border to the other school was right within reach.
But just as you were about to cross, someone grabbed your arm and pulled you around.
"My dear, where are you going?" Dovey had her sweet smile, one that you never really saw as sincere.
You felt no need to lie, you were going regardless of whether or not you had permission.
"I'm going, I'm going with Lady Lesso," You started.
She cut you off, "Wha- you can't do that. You cannot leave, especially not with her."
You stood confused for a second until you saw Lesso walk up behind you. She must've been watching for your arrival but stayed for a moment to see how Dovey would react.
"Well, why not?"
"Because you're an Ever. She's a Never. It cannot happen."
Lesso rolled her eyes, "It has happened already, princess."
You inwardly smirked at the response she had for Dovey. She calls you her princess, but hearing the disdain in the word when it's directed at Dovey oddly fills you with joy, especially when you know how delicious it sounds when she means it every time she uses it for you.
"So, we'll just be going now-" Again, you tried before getting cut off.
"No!"
"No?" She was starting to frustrate you, and Lesso saw it.
"No. I cannot allow you to leave. Not with her."
"Clarissa, I am not asking. We are going, together."
"Oh for what? For some cheap fun? She'll tire of you in a few weeks time." You hoped to whatever creator that she didn't mean those words.
She had managed to set Lesso off, you could sense it without even looking at her. And at her words, her careless words, you stopped playing nice.
There was fury in her tone as Lesso stepped forward, "Princess, you-" You simply raised your hand to stop Lesso, her stopping right in her tracks at this move, this is your turn.
You could see genuine shock and confusion flash on Dovey's face when she saw how easily you handled your Leo.
"Dovey, you don't know what you're talking about."
"Oh, I don't? It's puppy love! What don't I know what I'm talking about?"
You were unsure of where this attitude of hers came from, and you didn't like it.
"Dovey, you don't get it. Anyone else would sacrifice me for the world, but Leo? She'd sacrifice the world for me. You do things for the greater good, but for her, there is no greater good if she doesn't have me. And I can only hope that one day, you find someone who will love you as strongly as we love each other."
Dovey scoffed, "Desire isn't everything." You knew that she had reason to be so defensive, but that didn't mean you cared what that reason was.
You bit back a smirk, "Maybe not. But the pure, fierce need, the way that nothing can stand in the way of us, there's nothing we wouldn't do for each other."
"Y/n, she wants to see the world burn!"
You stepped forward with a proud smirk, leaving just a few steps distance between you two, "Then I shall be by her side as she sets it aflame. I will relish in the heat of the embers if that means I get to be with her for all eternity."
"So, that's it? You choose evil?"
"No, I choose love. Wherever she may lead me is where I shall follow. And I'm not asking you to understand, I'm asking you to stay out of our way," Dovey stood astonished at your words while Lesso beamed with pride and love. "For your own good."
"You wouldn't do anything to me..."
"I might not," You opened your arms with nonchalance, "But I can't say the same for your Evil counterpart."
Lesso stepped forward once more to be by your side, "And I make no promises."
Dovey looked from the redhead to you, staying silent for a moment.
You both took this as a cue to leave, you knew you weren't waiting for permission anyway. Lesso had just turned around to continue on, and before you could, Dovey spoke again.
"What if it's a ruse? That she's using you for her own gain? You're making a mistake." She tried to get you to stay, but you weren't having it.
"Then that is my choice. This is solely your concern Dovey, not mine." You took a step back, "She would not do that. But, if your little delusion happens to play out, then it will be my turn to set fire to everything in my path."
Dovey was completely unrecognizable, "Who, who are you? It's like I don't even know you anymore."
"You've never known me. Not in any way that mattered."
Dovey stood in place, staring with a face you wouldn't have been able to recognize had you been paying attention to her.
But your attention was elsewhere, of course. Held by the one who held your heart. You had turned back to Lesso to see her already watching you, her proud look stayed unmoving on her features.
When you two were together, nothing else seemed to exist. Nothing else mattered but your love and your intertwined souls.
"Come, Dove. Let us set fire to the world." Lesso pulled you into a kiss, a kiss that held the passion between you two. A kiss that tells you no matter what happens, you two will be side by side.
You two continued on the venture, wherever it may have been. You still didn't care where you were going because you were with your love, hand-in-hand, hearts tied together. And you wouldn't have had it any other way.