It was selfish of her to want him to just run away with her, make a life for themselves away from the rebels and the Capital but it wasn’t the right decision. Iris knew he was destined to be the future king, the new ruler and after everything he had been through she knew he would be a just King, he would make the changes that people were crying out for and she genuinely believed that. [color=f49ac2]“Unless this is his way of dealing with it? Perhaps he’d rather go on the offensive to flush out the rebels to get you back?”[/color] She was grasping at thin straws, but she didn’t want him thinking he was unloved and not thought about by his own family not when she had believed something similar of her own father. Ultimately there had to be some form of love there. 

[color=f49ac2]“I could selfishly make the decision on what you should do, I could tell you to stay with me, but… I’ve seen what you can do. Whether you believe it or not you will be a great ruler. Cas you are fair, you always try to make the best decision and I feel like you are what the people need.”[/color] Although it pained her to admit it because she wanted nothing more than to just run away with him, she had to tell him the truth. Considering her own feelings was one thing, but ultimately his rule would benefit thousands of people and she was not worth that. 

Watching him she wished she could take his pain away, return the smile and make him feel happy. Iris wanted to have the power to do so, but all she could do was listen and comfort him. Trying to be optimistic hadn’t gone the route she had hoped it would, but at least he was talking. Airing out his feelings because bottling it up certainly wasn’t healthy, not that she could talk. Catching his gaze, she felt her heart skip a beat at his words, for a moment she had thought she was dreaming and if it hadn’t been for the fever she knew she would have gone a dark shade of red. 

[color=f49ac2]“C-Cas?”[/color] Stuttering at his words that he wanted her she felt her heart swell, the feelings that she had been trying to ignore resurfaced flooding out and she could feel her heartbeat quicken. Closing her eyes as he leaned in, she met with his kiss unable to stop herself, overwhelmed by her feelings for him as she pressed her lips against his eagerly. Letting her hand slide down his shoulder from where she had placed it before she searched for his hands holding them gently in her own as she squeezed them. 

Pulling back slightly she placed her forehead against his opening her eyes to look at him, [color=f49ac2]“I always wanted you Cas.”[/color] Whispering her words to him as she couldn’t help but confirm to him that she felt the same, she always did. Not waiting any longer, she leaned in again unable to stop herself for wanting to feel his lips against hers once more. Kissing him with need as it was everything she had wanted.