I started writing this as a small one shot encounter, but as I wrote I discovered there was a bit more to their story. More to come!
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One of the best things about living in the human realm, Amara decided, was the music. Sure, fae musicians were unrivalled in skill and artistry, but she would take a modern pop band any day over one more round of "so beautiful it drives mortals insane." Amara pushed her hip-length, lilac hair over her shoulder as she bent forward to press "next" on her playlist. The 5'3" faery's hips swayed to the opening strains as she lay back down on her couch, lounging back. She picked up a red bound book and opened it to the dog-eared page, gold eyes flicking down to lose herself in the story.
He walked up to the edge of the yard, eyeing the little house with a determined expression. The runaway had done okay for herself, he thought, using her innate gifts and glamours to fool her landlord into believing she was a simple human. She hid her true appearance on the rare occasions she ventured out into public. According to what he had learned, she had a job as a data-entry clerk who worked from home. That was one advantage the Fae had over human magic; theirs didn't interfere with modern technology. If he cast so much as a simple illusion, he could take out a cell phone from fifty paces. It was no matter, though. A well prepped wizard would win against most Fae any day. The man grinned in the twilight, the misting rain gathering on his lips as he set off the spell he had hidden in her home over two weeks ago. The lovely little troublemaker had made one of her infrequent trips out, and forgotten to set her wards as she left. He strode forward towards the front door, the lights inside the house flickering as her wards fell.
Inside the house, Amara looked up with confusion in her eyes as her music started malfunctioning. The lights flickered as a set of lyrics eerily repeated themselves. "Darling, I'm hunting you tonight, hunting you tonight, hu-hunting you toni-" and then shut off with a click. "Ugh, " she muttered, rolling over to look at the computer and see what was wrong, but then she froze. Her pale hand, outstretched towards the screen, clenched into a fist as she whispered, "The wards!" as her front door slammed open and in stepped the wizard.
He kicked the door shut behind him as he stepped further into the living room, eyeing his prey. She clearly had not been expecting company of any sort, as all she was wearing was a frilly pink night top and a pair of white panties. Panties with the sexiest little matching pink bows, not that she knew the effect it had. She stared up at him from the couch she had been lounging on, her face the perfect mixture of confusion and anger. He drew in one last drag on his cigarette before he tossed it to the floor, crushing the smouldering butt with a boot heel. He shrugged off his damp jacket, dumping it unceremoniously on an arm chair as he takes a step towards her.
Amara pressed herself back against the couch, scrambling to get her knees up between her and the stranger. "Get out of here!" she choked out, her pretty face scrunched in anger. "Get out before I-"
"Before you what?" the wizard interrupted with a grin. "Is the runaway faery girl going to call the human police for help?" He chuckled as he moved a step to the left, dodging the red book she'd thrown at his head. "I bet you don't even know any offensive spells. You're not a high magic user, trying to hide the way you have been." His smile widened as her eyes narrowed before she jumped over the back of the couch, attempting to bolt for the backdoor. He laughed as he leapt forwards, grabbing a good handful of her hair. She shrieked as he yanked back, hard. His other hand grabbed her shoulder and flipped her back over the couch, pinning her down by the shoulders. "I'm getting paid a lot of money to bring you back. You won't be running from me tonight."