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Post by Tiffany on May 29, 2007 17:22:57 GMT -5
Jason meowed happily and jumped into her lap, enjoying her attention. He curled up and the end of his tail twitched merrily. "I would never harm you..like I said earlier..you are too cute to eat. As a kitten though I might just roll you around a bit!" He joked as he rolled around playfully in her lap. He gazed up at her with big honey brown eyes. Dont you know I would never let you go? I love talking to you Missy. And have no worries about the deep waters..If you feel too uncomfortable we can leave immediately okay? I would never try to force you to do something you dont want to.." His little kitty face took on a serious look. " Why did you brave the waters with your other friend? If you are so doubtful?"
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Post by Marr-ee on May 29, 2007 17:37:43 GMT -5
Michella chewed on her bottom lip as she thought of the answer. She didn't want to say to much, but she had to say something. "because, he taught me trust. I never have trusted anyone before since my mom die...d. " She choked out the last syllable. It was hard to face it, but her father had taught her not to trust, not to do anything but be scared of life. She looked back to the water and then back at him, who was curled up in her lap. He seemd happy. "I... have to trust you. If I don't, then I'll never know. It takes time to build up trust in someone, you know?" She said trying to make him feel better about her insecurities. "I'll let you know if I'm ready to go... but can we go now? I think I'd like to see it now, but only if you feel up to it?" She asked him. She was ready to trust him. He'd not done anything yet to make her think differently of him. She raised an eyebrow at him.
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Post by Tiffany on May 29, 2007 18:39:06 GMT -5
Jason paused, slightly suprised at her reaction. " Now?....Of course! But like I said it will take me a moment to find it." He jumped out of her lap and changed back into himself before his feet touched the ground. He stood up straight and brushed off his clothes to get some of the dirt off from laying on the ground. He turned to her with the best smile he had. "I will be right back! Dont go anywhere.." He winked at her and turned into a giant bald eagle. He turned and took off, thinking about her words when he flew to the school. What a puzzle she has turned out to be..My but it is fun being near her.. She makes me think..makes me stay on my toes..She acts like she trusts me to take her to the underground lake..somewhere that she could be easily harmed..but yet..she has yet to intrust me with her real name.. He shook his head as he searched for the tell tale signs of the underground lake..Something only someone from high up could do. It was signified by a large indention that was almost unoticable from the ground. He found it leading to the lake and around under the school. Perfect! I knew it wouldnt take long to find.. He circled back to the little clearing that he had left Missy in. He hit the ground with a slight thud, and turned back into himself. "Never have been good with landings...Anyway..I found it! Now I have to go in the general area of the indention, and find the tunnel that leads to it..Be back in a flash!...Your still up for it..right?" He asked as he jumped into the lake with a tailfin showing up right before he disappeared. He searched quickly under the water, trailing his hands along the wall of the bottom of the lake, until his hands hit an empty space. He frowned, wondering if it was truely what he was looking for, or just a small hole. He swam into it and found that it did indeed lead to the underground lake. With a grin on his face, he turned back to the lake and swam back to shore. He ran a hand through his wet hair and held a hand out to Michella. "Ready?"
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Post by Marr-ee on May 29, 2007 19:11:57 GMT -5
Michella nodded at his reaction. She was ready to see what he had offered. It would be rude of him to get her hopes up and then deny her access to something that she would want. She felt him jump off of her lap and saw that he turned back to a human again. He is just one little ball of energy isn't he? Well, I guess, i'm goign to have to let go of my fears yet again for someone, but this someone is special. I havn't met many of these kinds of people. I guess I can say that I'm not easy to get close to, yet he somehow has? Strange. She kept to her mind, not saying anything as he took off. She was amazed at his ability to change into different animals at will. A power that would be well used in the danger room, or in the real world against a bully, or a terrorist. She somehow found a light in him. SHe watched his figure of the eagle circle the lake, smiling, she walked toward the edge of the lake when he came back down after apparently finding what he needed too. "Are you okay?" She asked him seeing the awful landing that he had and felt like giving him a hand, but he was too fast. "OF COURSE, Why wouldn't I be up for it?" She said starting to laugh at his somewhat short attention span. His energy was something about him that she was starting to like. "Where is he?" She serched the surface of the water, waiting for him to return and finally he did, holding his hand out for her. She took a deep sigh. "Ready as I'll ever be!" She said and walked into the water up to her hips, holding onto his hand. This is funny, last time I held a guy's hand it was Terren's and then we were going under the water. This is deja - vu all over again. If that's so, then I must be falling for him... I hope so, but I don't want to get hurt again. I don't want to have to feel the pain of him leaving too. Maybe I will keep my distance for a while. Make sure that it is me that he likes. I guess I won't know until it happens.
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Post by Tiffany on May 29, 2007 20:06:54 GMT -5
Jason smiled warmly and gripped her hand. "So glad to hear you say that! Okay..what I need you to do..I need you to hold you breath and duck your head under the water. Dont hold your nose, or you will interfere with the air bubble, okay? Now this air bubble is magic, so dont worry about running out of oxygen. I'll hold your hand to keep you under, but only because once you hit the surface, I will have to do it all over again. Dont be afraid.." He ever so gently tugged on her hand to guide her deeper into the lake. "Just look into my eyes okay? Dont pay any attention to the water." He ducked under the surface and waited for her to follow. When she did, he put is face close to hers. He cupped a hand around her cheek and closed his eyes. He blew an air bubble that encompased about half of her face. It covered her nose and mouth so she could breathe freely through both. He backed up and smiled. Nothing I can do about her being able to see clearly until we get to the underground lake.. He shrugged and grinned at the fact that he had to strongly resist leaning in the rest of the way to kiss her. He complimented himself on his restraint. He winked at her and began to guide her to the lake that he had promised to show her.
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Post by Marr-ee on May 29, 2007 20:26:23 GMT -5
Hold my breath... check. Duck my head under water - check. Air bubble is magic - ch..check. Hold my hand - definate check. Her thoughts left her instantly when he tugged on her hand and led her further into the water. A slight fear rose in her stomach causing her to become more anxious now. It wasn't everyday that she'd be traveling under the water, with someone again. She took a deep breath as she went under the water and found Jason there. She half smiled at him then closed her eye's when he got close to her face. She instantly got a jolt in her stomach as she found that she could breath again and looked at Jason under the water. It was a bit blurry, but if she'd have known she was going deep lake diving, she would have brought her goggles or something. She felt his hand in her's and she tightened her grip just slightly to ensure that he wasn't going to leave her just yet. If she got confident enough, she tried to let go and swim for herself, since she knew she could breath again. THe difference between this guy and Terren. Jason was too sure of himself to let his powers fail him, which in turned, she seemed to trust him better than she did Terren the first time. She looked around the lake, seeing different colors of green. The lighting above seemed almost darkened at this level. She smiled and moved her arm with Jason to make her feel more comfortable not relying on him to do all the swimming. She looked to him for the way and gazed around trying to see where he was going.
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Post by Tiffany on May 29, 2007 20:36:00 GMT -5
Jason grinned widely at her new found confidence. Look at her go! He thought to himself, almost proud of himself. He was, of course, proud of her. But he also kinda liked to think that maybe he had something to do with it too. He held her hand lightly to show where he was, instead of swimming for her. He led the way to the lake, which was easy enough to do through the wide tunnel. The water gradually grew warmer as they approached the air pocket at the top of the underground lake. He brought his head up and took in a deep breath of real air. It was always a weird change to breath like a fish. He looked over at Michella to see her resurface. As she did the air bubble popped. "See..told ya it would pop." He said grinning as he made his way to an offshoot of a rock that was at the other end of the lake. Moss had grown thickly there, so he wouldnt fall off. "Lichen..it is a wonderful thing.." He said picking at the moss. "It needs no sunlight..just bacteria to feed off of. " He picked some up and looked at it. "Yet without the sunlight, it loses most pigment..Looks icky.." He chuckled and threw the slightly yellowish-white moss behind him. He offered her a hand to pull her up onto the rock so she could rest. There was stuff growing on the walls of the cavern that seemed to light it like thousands of tiny dull candles. The water took on an emerald color that glowed almost eerily, but was a pretty sight to behold. "Do you like it?"
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Post by Marr-ee on May 29, 2007 20:58:29 GMT -5
Michella still felt his hand as they went through a huge opened and squinted her eye's to try to see better at where she was going, but it was no use. The chill from the water started to wear off and she wondered why as she felt him let go of her hand and then she found that she could surface after he did. The air bubble popped and she found herself to gasped slightly as it did so. It was amazing that power of a merman could do. She could only thank Jason for showing her that. She looked around, the echo of Jasons' voice fill her ears as she took in the sites. It's so amazing. Terren never knew about this... Strange. Jason, your amazing. She thought to herself as she graciously accepted his hand to bring her up. SHe grimiced slightly at the moss. It felt really bad on her feet, but passed it off with a sole thought. Don't fall... slippery moss, don't you dare. She sat on the rock that Jason helped her on and looked around. It seemed much warmer in this underwater cavern and the air seemed more dense, making the air harder to breath than outside of the cavern. She closed her eye's a moment and took in the smell of the water. It's so cool down here. I'm glad I trusted him. You know there is something more to him. He does seem to understand more, now that he's getting his 'date' like he wanted. She shook her head to clear her thoughts and caught the end of his words. "Oh yes. I absolutly love it down here. Your amazing." She said as she let her hand reach down and placed it on the rock for stability. She looked over at him. "Michella... is my real name... You can call me Missy, I liked it when you called me Missy." She dropped her head letting her thoughts run on the water again. The deep color of it seemed to accent her blue eye's, giving them a greenish tint to them.
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Post by Tiffany on May 29, 2007 22:25:23 GMT -5
Jason smiled at Michella. He leaned into her and lightly bumped her shoulder. "I guess we are all allowed our tiny little deceptions..that..incorrigable white lie that likes to sneak up on us.."He sighed. "I hope you will allow me one as well?.." He paused and watched her. "I knew your name..I heard Laodice call you Michella.." He whispered. He turned his head to the side and watched the water gently lap up against the rock. "I didnt say anything..I wanted to see if you would trust me enough to tell me yourself..Im glad you did..But I think Missy suits you very well..I believe I can continue to call you Missy. And my dear..I am no where near amazing..i am pushy.."He laughed at himself at that one. "And I dont know when to stop...well sometimes I do..But I usually dont listen to my subconscience and continue even when I shouldnt.." He glanced over at her and watched the reflection of the water in her eyes. "You really are beautiful you know.." He whispered.
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Post by Marr-ee on May 30, 2007 18:53:37 GMT -5
Michella blushed slightly as Jason bumped her shoulder. She took her gaze to the water as she listened to his words. She looked at him and opened her mouth hearing that he knew her name after all. "Jason... that's not fair!" She said and barely hit his shoulder to show her surprize. "Well, I'm sure that if you don't stop then someone would be grateful to tell you too, I'm sure!" She put her hand down to feel the water, letting her fingers run across the water. "Well, As nice as this is, I think I'd like to go back. Unless of course, there's something else you want to do?" She hinted toward the fact she might want to spend more time with him, but she wasn't going to be the one to ask first. She stood up slightly on the rock and turned around to view the cavern better. She took a few steps away from him and noticed a small hole in the wall that was just barely big enough she might fit through. She looked back for a second then back at the wall. "Hey, there's a hole in the wall her....Ahh.." Tripping on some moss, she found herself in a puddle of water beside the hole in the wall.
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