Ariel's POV

After I woke up, my body properly healed.

It took maybe a day for me to feel perfectly healthy again.

We'd been home for about two weeks now...mostly just settling into our new lives as parents.

Alastor surprised me when we got home with a fully built nursery. It was equipped with everything we bought, including the beautiful bassinet I'd picked out.

I nearly cried when I saw it.

He said Mai had spent nearly all of the time I was asleep helping him design it.

I was grateful for everything I have...everything I've been through. Especially for this relationship I've built with the man I love.

Speaking of...

"Alastor?" I called out, realizing it's been suspiciously quiet now for a long period of time.

"In here, my love," he called out from the nursery.

I sighed, closing my book and standing up. We just put her down for her nap, why is he in there.

I walked over to the open door, "Alastor we just put her down why-" my voice cut off at the scene in front of me.

Alastor was standing by her crib, and attached to his arm was our baby. She had grown a lot since we came home...in two weeks she's grown to be the size of a baby about 2 months old.

He little teeth were embedded in his arm and a very soft growl was coming from her body.

"I have an issue..." Alastor said pitifully, his ears lowered.

I covered my mouth, stifling a laugh.

Shaking my head I walked over to the pitiful overlord, reaching out and taking the tiny growling baby in my hands.

At my touch she immediately popped off Alastor's arm. He looked down at the spot, watching as it healed before rubbing it.

"Ow..." he mumbled and I rolled my eyes.

"Oh, you wuss..." I teased, giving him a smirk.

His eyelids lowered, a low growl rolling through his chest as he closed the space between us, running his hands down my waist and to my hips.

"Oh really?" He purred, and I stuck my tongue out at him. He chuckled and kissed my forehead before looking down at the baby in my arms. She was laying against my chest, purring softly.

"Now how is it fair that I get bitten and you get that," he whined, and I laughed.

"Maybe because I didn't wake her from her nap," I chastised, and his ears lowered.

"She didn't look like she was breathing..." he huffed, and I rolled my eyes.

"Alastor she's a born demon...she doesn't have to breath," I laughed and he pouted.

I gently laid her back into her crib, humming softly. Once she was down and I'd successfully removed her death grip from my shirt, I turned around and nearly jumped out of my skin when I was met with Alastor's chest.

"Shit!" I exclaimed, managing to keep my voice hushed as I put my hand over my chest.

"Alastor, why'd you..." I looked up at him and my words fell off.

He was wearing a very gentle smile, and he grabbed both my hands.

"Can I show you something...?" He asked.

I blinked, then nodded.

He waved his hand, opening a portal in the ceiling. Mai fell through, landing on a bean bag in the corner of the room.

"Oof! What the fu- oh..." she looked at Alastor, a knowing glint in her eyes before she smiled.

I tilted my head curiously before I felt the world around me shift, my hands clutching onto Alastor for support.

"Woah! Babe what's..." the world stoped spinning and my eyes opened wide, "happening..."

I finished my sentence in a soft breath, looking around the room we were in.

It was the restaurant he took me to on my birthday.

But it was empty...the chandeliers hanging from the ceiling glittered softly, and I turned around.

"Alastor why are we-" again my eyes widened, and I blinked.

He was standing a few feet away from me wearing that million dollar smile.

Looking completely human.

I blushed, that goofy feeling rising in my chest from whenever I see his human form. He was wearing that light purple dress shirt, his hair styled just like how it was on that night.

I tilted my head with a crooked smile on my face as I approached him. I looked at my hands, only assuming he made me look human, too, with whatever illusion this is.

When I reached him I immediately reach up and tussled his hair, making it messy like how I like it.

"That's much better...you know I like it messy," I giggled and he lowered his eyelids.

"Oh, I know~" he said lowly, and I blushed furiously.

"Not like that-!" I squeaked.

He laughed softly, taking my hands in his. A soft song started to play and he led me in a slow dance.

My eyes widened slightly when I recognized it to be the song from the music box he gave me so long ago. It sounded as if he had hooked the music box itself up to a speaker and wound it.

I keep that little box in my bedside drawer.

"I know, love, I just figured you'd want to mess it up yourself..." he said and I laid my head against his chest. I couldn't fight the smile on my face, and enjoyed his warmth for a moment.

Then I pulled away, still stepping in time with him to the dance.

"So, what's this all about?" I asked him suspiciously.

He hummed, brushing his fingers over my cheek while his other hand stayed on my waist.

"I can't simply spoil my gorgeous woman?" He asked and I snorted softly.

"Alastor you spoil me every single day," I corrected and he looked away with a cheeky smirk.

"And I will every day after this one for the rest of eternity, my love," he said, meeting my eyes. I blushed at the tone he used and looked away. He lifted my face back up to meet his eyes once again.

"Do you remember this night?" He asked me softly.

I nodded, "how could I forget it? It was the best night of my life," I said sincerely.

A blush rose to his cheeks, clearly visible in his human form.

"Do you remember what I told you?"

You look beautiful...I mean that.

I blushed and nodded, not sure of where this is going.

"Well...what I meant to say was you make my dead heart race. What I meant to say was every time I looked at you...I felt as if I was going to make a fool of myself. What I meant to say was you don't just look beautiful, you look ethereal..."

We were still swaying gently with the music, it was just me and him.

The more he talked the more I blushed, my eyes glued to his as he spoke.

"I've wanted to re-do this night ever since it happened. I wanted to go back and tell you the things you did to me. I wanted to kiss you under the moonlight. I wanted to let you know...this was the night I fell in love with you," he said softly, a gentle smile on his face.

His words brought tears to my eyes, and I smiled up at him happily.

But he wasn't done talking.

"And even though...I can't turn back the hand of time and fix my past mistakes. I can't go back in time and become a better man. I can't go back in time and tell you I loved you on this night...I can take this moment...to ask you to be my wife,"

My eyes shot wide open and I gasped sharply when he stopped swaying and stepped away from me, kneeling down on one knee.

Oh my god.

He pulled out a little velvet box, his form slowly morphing back into the demon man I fell in love with.

He opened the box revealing an elegant black diamond ring with a white gold band.

His red eyes looked up at me from his current position and it felt like time was standing still.

"To spend every day with you for the rest of eternity would be my biggest honor...I'll keep your heart in my coat pocket, right next to mine. I'd love to spend until the end of time tethered to you..."

"Ariel May Winters..."

"Will you marry me?"

Slowly my shocked expression turned up into a smile. I bounced happily in my spot and nodded my head.

His smile widened and he beamed, as if he seriously thought I was going to say no.

"Yes, of course!" I said putting my hand out as he pulled the ring from the box.

He slid it onto my finger and I smiled, holding my hand up so it would catch the light. It glittered and I felt pure happiness run through my veins.

He stood up and hugged me, making me squeak as he lifted me off the ground and spun around.

I giggled when he sat me down, resting my head against his chest.

"I love you..." he said quietly.

"Forever?" I asked back, looking up into his eyes.

"Forever."

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Tethered to You: Alastor x OC

By: Whatevers_whatev