Stephen closed his eyes and hummed under his breath. He felt Noel's fingers run through his hair, the slow sensation making him feel sleepy.
They had spent the whole day with the fairies. The fairies left when evening rolled in. Noel had insisted he wanted to braid Stephen's hair. So, they were in the garden outside of the castle.
The torches lighted Noel's view. Fireflies flew around making it look like the stars itself had came to look at Noel braid Stephen's hair.
"My Prince?" Stephen called.
"Yes?" Noel answered
"Are you scared of me?" Stephen asked.
"I was," Noel said, "However, I am no longer scared of you. I don't remember when I stopped being scared of you but I did."
"Do…do you hate me for bringing you here?" Stephen asked. After talking with his fairies' Stephen could on
