(IMPORANT: The setting for this fic is weird because it's the night/day I spends in the basement of Gilcrease, but also set after the boy-in-the-fountain thing)

Bold is the song lyrics

Normal is Stevie Rae

Italics is Rephaim

Can You Feel The Love Tonight?

I can see what's happening. (What?)

Rephaim and I couldn't sleep; it was just too weird too. He'd called me "His own" when he saved me from the bull and I'd called him "my own" after he came storming in on me and Dallas about to Imprint in a jealous rage. Plus we'd seen ourselves, together, him as a boy. Finally, his dad came back from the Otherworld and so did Zoey. It was too late for him to go anywhere, he'd be seen in broad daylight, and well daylight almost killed me not too long ago. I suggested I look for something for us to do for example if I found a book we could read together or something. Rephaim didn't seem too thrilled at this idea – I guess his Mama never read to him when he was young, but he had nothing else to do so did agree. Then I found a dusty old television with a VHS-player I figured that in this case there would be a film somewhere even if it was a black-and-white film (which are all-right actually – except the mega old ones with no speech.). I checked in a cupboard and found picture frames with some old videos and in there I happened to find my favourite Disney movie, The Lion King. It had always been my favourite because it made me realise that I didn't want to grow up to be manipulated by some bad guy, also known as Neferet. Though, at the end Scar dies so that's good. "Let's watch this." I'd suggested to Rephaim and we put it on, sat together and watched.

Why? I now asked myself, a thousand times over and over. Why had I suggested this film in the first place? Sure, it was my favourite Disney film, but there were other good movies in there! We were on the part where Nala and Simba met each other again as... grown-up lions? Anyway, the atmosphere got especially awkward when 'Can you feel the love tonight?' started playing.

And they don't have a clue. (Who?)

I had never heard of this thing called Disney before, until Stevie Rae came back into the basement screaming and waving a thick tape-looking-thing in front of me. She said it was her favourite Disney movie because of this and that, and that she'd found a television in the living room. Before I could say anything, she put it on and sat down with me.

Not only that, but I felt really awkward. When Simba's father died I knew Stevie Rae kind of felt as though that should happen to Kalona, she believed he'd used me my entire life. I knew my father does what is best for me, but she just doesn't understand.

All I knew so far was there were a bunch of lions, one of them just couldn't wait to be King, and then he did become King by default and ran off. There were these cowardly hyenas too. And some evil guy who killed the other Lion's dad...who was the cub's uncle. I, really, really don't understand this film.

Now, the cub was fully-grown Lion and he'd met with the girl he used to hang around with all the time. His friends "Timon" and "Pumba" aren't very happy with this. I don't really care why, all I was focusing on was Stevie Rae curled up into a ball next to me...with my arm around her. We just sort of got into that position somehow. I don't even remember putting my arm around her.

They'll fall in love and here's the bottom line, our trio's down to two. (Oh...)

That's why. They don't want their friend going off and falling in love because their "trio's down to two." I feel like the warthog, Pumba, in this situation. No idea what was going on, just trying to make sense of the situation.

Ze sweet caress of twilight. There's magic everywhere. And with all this romantic atmosphere. Disaster's in the air...

I watch awkwardly, I knew what lines were coming next. Rephaim and I would just radiate awkwardness. He'd asked a few questions during the movie, but whenever I answered he still didn't seem to understand. Hey, at least he listened to me. Like whenever I bandaged his wing he'd always listen even when I wasn't listening myself.

"Ze sweet caress of twilight. There's magic everywhere." When it was still dark, I had given him the power of the Earth which I wield, magic and twilight in one. This wasn't going too well. "I can see what's happening and they don't have a clue." I realise at that moment I was curled up against Rephaim, with his arm and wing around me. It was nice and cosy, but "with all this romantic atmosphere, disaster's in the air." If I fell in love with Rephaim, or (dare I say it) was already in love with Rephaim. Very, very bad things would happen.

Can you feel the love tonight?

No.

Definitely not.

The peace the evening brings..

Ha, it's morning. This would technically be almost-midnight if I was human, so that wouldn't be evening either.

Evening doesn't bring peace you singing buffoon! That's when my father usually went to attack people. When I went to attack people.

I look at Stevie Rae again.

The world, for once, in perfect harmony with all its living things.

Her eyes sparkles like the night sky, her tattoos are beautiful. She's beautiful.

Stop it, Rephaim! You leave as soon as it's dark enough.

So many things to tell her, but how to make her see.

I have to tell her why I came to her and Dallas in such a rush, why I will never be the boy in the fountain. Why I am a monster.

But how to make her see.

The truth about my past? Impossible! She'd turn away from me.

If. If. She saw me killing those people, the joy I used to feel in it. Ripping at their throats. Killing Anastasia, I did all of those things.

But I'd experienced a different Joy around her.

He's holding back. He's hiding. But what, I can't decide.

I has asked him why he'd come to me and Dallas so soon, he'd ignored my question. I wanted to ask him why he'd called me "his", when...when I kind of was. I'd called him mine too. To make it even.

But that's a lie; I did that because he is mine. I couldn't stand to see him with someone else.

Why won't he be the King I know he is, the King I see inside...?

Why won't he be the boy in the fountain we saw, the one that he truly is. The one that I see inside him. That clearly, Nyx sees inside of him too.

Can you feel the love tonight?

I think I'm blushing, I can feel my blood rushing to my cheeks.

Would you all please stop singing, since when do Lions sing?

The peace the evening brings...

Nope. All I'm feeling is awkward.

Shut-up already. I can practically feel Stevie Rae's embarrassment, or is that my own.

"Can Lions imprint?" I was going to ask Stevie Rae, but then she'd know I was thinking about us two during this song. I'll just assume no.

The world, for once, in perfect harmony with all its living things...

Oh good, I think it's ending.

Can...

Oh, no.

You feel the love tonight?

Fine. Yes. Happy now?

This song is mocking me now.

You needn't look too far. Stealing through the night's uncertainties...Love is where they are.

Rephaim is beside me. I'm curled up next to him.

Stevie Rae is curled up beside me and I'm pulling her towards me.

Could we really be in love? Or fall in love?

Could we really be in love? Or fall in love?

And if he falls in love tonight... It can be assumed. His carefree days with us are history. In short, our pal is doomed.

Well, at least that's over.

Yay, it ended.