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Post by PERSEUS CAREW on Jul 21, 2019 21:35:39 GMT
Percy waited for her to react to his words. It took longer than he thought it would, but when she did her mouth turned up in a smile. He couldn't help but give her an answering one in return. He felt his words even stronger now. He did love her. He loved her more now than just a few moments ago. He wanted to pull her back into his arms, hold her until she couldn't do anything but smile. Unfortunately, that was the moment Kate decided to appear. Somehow, his partner, always found the worst times to make an appearance. "Percy!" She called, rushing over to him, then pushing her way between him and Anaya and throwing her arms around his neck. His annoyance was quickly turning to anger. Couldn't she see they were having a moment? She pulled away, barely, and her face took on a pouty worried look as she asked him what happened. He struggled to contain his frustration. "I was fighting and got hurt. Not completely healed by the way." He said, hoping that would get her off of him. He didn't hate this girl, or rather woman, he just really didn't understand her. She was an excellent dragon rider, and a decent shot with a bow, but her people skills? They seemed to leave something wanting. anaya isobel morne Kate Abigail Chauncey
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Post by anaya isobel morne on Jul 21, 2019 21:46:02 GMT
Percy was smiling at her now, not seeming at all concerned about what he said. He didn't want to take it back or explain that she understood him the wrong way? Anaya felt herself start to relax a little bit as she stared into his eyes. Then Kate showed up. The woman hurried into the clearing, pushing Anaya backwards as she embraced Percy with a tight hug. Anaya's jaw clenched. She'd disliked Kate ever since the woman was assigned to work with Percy. Not that Kate was a bad person or anything. She was a good fighter and a dedicated dragon rider. Anaya's problem came in the fact that Kate liked Percy, like so many women in Elysium. The difference with Kate was that she got to be alone with him more than anyone else, even more than Anaya sometimes. That had been a year ago. Now she'd spent an entire year with him where Anaya hadn't been there. It was her own fault, but that didn't quite stop the jealousy. Kate cooed at him, barely pulling away from him after her hug and exclamations of how worried she'd been for him. It almost looked like she was about to kiss him and Anaya turned away. She couldn't sit here and watch this. Besides not wanting to see Kate all over Percy, she also didn't want the woman to see she'd been crying. It would be better for all involved if she just sneaked away quietly. Anaya heard Percy telling the woman about his injury a little and that he wasn't completely healed. Anaya thought she could hear the frustration in his tone, but she wasn't sure. She quietly got off the rock and slipped into the trees nearby, just needing to escape. Normally (at least a year ago normally), she would have warned Percy of her going telepathically, but after yesterday she thought it would be best for her to not use her telepathy just yet. She didn't want to pass out here or something and wasn't quite sure if she'd rested enough to use it normally again. PERSEUS CAREW Kate Abigail Chauncey
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Post by Kate Abigail Chauncey on Jul 21, 2019 23:05:21 GMT
It was the little things in life that gave Kate joy. Like when she hugged Percy and he didn't pull away. Though after his very short, very terse explanation she might have understood why. He was still injured! The poor man. "Oh! Honey, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have hugged you so hard! Let me see that, it has got to hurt." She let go of his neck and glanced him over, saw where he was favoring his side and lifted his arm, his shirt, and the bandage. Tisking her tongue as she glanced at the knife wound she glanced at him. "Honey, these stitches are sloppy. You are going to have quite the scar..."She trailed off as she saw a few other scars running along his side. She raised an eyebrow at him. anaya isobel mornePERSEUS CAREW
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Post by PERSEUS CAREW on Jul 21, 2019 23:14:33 GMT
In polite human society, people have boundaries. There are certain boundaries all people keep, you make exceptions for some, those you love, and you keep strict boundaries for others. However, these boundaries are expected and, generally, kept. Perhaps this why Percy froze when Kate was suddenly undressing him. His mind froze, not being able to comprehend that someone would do such a thing without permission, without an implication of desire. She lifted his arm and his shirt, and his bandage and was now suddenly more knowledgeable than all the healers. After several stupefied moments, Percy regained his wits. He jerked his shirt down, pushing her hands away from him as he did so. "Kate. That was... entirely inappropriate." he stumbled off of the rock he was sitting on, and only then noticed that Anaya was no where to be seen. Worry flared up inside of him. Had she seen that? Would she know that he did not return any affection Kate had for him? He had just forced her to open up emotionally, would she be okay? "I'm fine." He told Kate distractedly. "Did you see which way Anaya went?" He was walking away from Kate before he finished talking. He didn't even hear her answer as he caught sight of Anaya's footprint. He didn't run after her, that would have hurt, but he did walk as quickly as he could. "Anaya?" He called out. anaya isobel morneKate Abigail Chauncey
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Post by anaya isobel morne on Jul 21, 2019 23:25:25 GMT
Anaya didn't really realize how emotional she was right now. As she walked through the trees and the brush surrounding the little meadow where she sat with Perseus until Kate came, her eyes started watering and the tears fell again. He said he loved her, didn't he? Or did Anaya really just make that up, wishing so bad he would say it that she messed with her own mind. He hadn't pushed Kate away or anything. How was Anaya supposed to know what kind of relationship the two had now? Sure, she knew that a year ago Kate annoyed him a bit. Or at least, she thought Kate had. Maybe Anaya just understood things wrong. Maybe there was something going on between the two of them. She stumbled through the trees, not even going very far from where she started out. It was hard to run away when tears blurred your vision. Anaya suddenly stopped when she found a log she could sit on. She bent over, putting her head in her hands as the crying got harder. Suddenly, she was upset about Percy and Kate, but also about Illyana. What would Illyana tell her now? To have patience? That she needed to not assume things? Probably. She'd spent a year trying to guess what Illyana would have thought about different situations. The bottom line was, she didn't know. She was crying so hard she didn't hear Percy calling for her. If she had heard him ... well, she might not have answered him anyway. PERSEUS CAREW
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Post by Kate Abigail Chauncey on Jul 22, 2019 1:35:26 GMT
”Entirely... Inappropriate?!” She retreated in exasperation. ”Percy you—“ she cut off as he stumbled away. Where was he going? ”Anaya? No, is that who was over here?” She asked, trailing off as he quickly walked out of earshot. ”Well... looks like he needs to remember who loves him most.” She said softly to herself. PERSEUS CAREW
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Post by PERSEUS CAREW on Jul 22, 2019 1:54:55 GMT
Percy rushed through the trees, pushing away bushes as he passed them. ”Anaya?” he called again, the came up short as he rounded a corner and saw her sitting on a log. Sobbing again. He sighed then walked over to the log, sitting down carefully next to her. He didn’t put his arm around her, though he wanted too. ”Anaya?” He said softly, placing one hand on her knee. ”Why did you run away?” he asked, though he knew the answer. He wanted to run away when Kate showed up as well. He did. She just got away faster than he did. anaya isobel morne
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Post by anaya isobel morne on Jul 22, 2019 2:04:00 GMT
Anaya didn't hear Percy calling for her. She was too lost in her own mind, and might have been crying a bit too hard to hear him. That was, until he came and sat beside her. She looked up when he said her name, eyes surprised and red and puffy as she tried to gain control of her emotions once again. She stopped the actual crying, but the sniffles were uncontrollable, annoyingly. Unlike a few minutes ago, when she'd been crying on him, she felt self-conscious about all that now. He asked why she ran away and Anaya dropped her gaze to the ground, unable to meet his eyes anymore. "You were busy. I didn't want to get in the way." She answered instantly. It was part of the truth, but not the full thing. "I didn't want her to see that I'd been crying." without really meaning to, she sent the thought to him instead of keeping it to herself. "You ... came after me?" Anaya asked softly, still not meeting his eyes. All the confidence she might have thought she had when he said he loved her was gone now. PERSEUS CAREW
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Post by PERSEUS CAREW on Jul 22, 2019 3:07:28 GMT
Anaya stopped her tears, quite the feat if you asked him. Her body still heaved with sobs, as her eyes turned toward the ground as if she were ashamed. He nearly scoffed at her words. He was busy? Yeah, he had been, before Kate had showed up. Kate had been the one to interrupt. She should have been the one to leave. No Anaya. Luckily, he held his tongue because at that moment her real reason for leaving sounded in his mind. this time, he did put his arm around her. He understood that at least. Feeling vulnerable in front of strangers was not an easy thing. He wish Kate could have waited until he was actually back in the infirmary, then none of this would have happened. Anaya’s voice brought him from that train of thought. Her words were hopeful, almost disbelieving. Why would he have come after her? Did she not hear what he just said? Beside that, they were friends, he would have followed her to the barren wastes of the America’s if she had asked him. ”Of course I did.” He responded, leaning down to meet her eyes. ”Why wouldn’t I? I.. I love you.” That was the best explanation he could come up with. anaya isobel morne
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Post by anaya isobel morne on Jul 22, 2019 3:16:58 GMT
Perseus wrapped an arm around her shoulder and Anaya leaned into him. Even just being closer to him like this made her feel better, more at peace. Percy was her best friend. She trusted him, she loved him. She couldn't remember a time when she hadn't. She took deep breaths as she leaned against him. He answered her question gently, leaning down to look in her eyes and Anaya met his, her own softening as he said he loved her. He said it again. There was no way she'd imagined that twice. She started to smile, despite the fact that she was still sniffling a little bit. "I ... love you too," she whispered, hardly believing she was allowing herself to say that out loud. Years ago, she and Illyana determined that what she felt for him was more than a crush or just liking, but she never thought she'd tell him that. Even though he said it first, she felt vulnerable, unsure of herself. Anaya forced a chuckle, "Thanks for following me," she added with a rueful smile. There. Maybe she could get things between them back to normal, if that was possible after what they both just said. PERSEUS CAREW
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Post by PERSEUS CAREW on Jul 22, 2019 3:34:06 GMT
She loved him. Anaya loved him! She seemed uncomfortable with what she had just said giving him thanks and a smile. A beautiful smile. A lovely smile. One that he could spend his whole life fighting to keep on her face. A broad smile broke across his own face followed by a laugh so full of joy it would have been impossible to hold it in. Pulling his arm away from her shoulders, he shifted in his seat. Then taking her face in both of his hands did something he should have done a long time ago. He kissed her. The kiss was not the simple first kiss of youth, nor did it hold the passion of familiarity. The kiss was one of gratitude and hope. A hope for the future she had created, a gratitude for the life she had helped him find. A gratitude for making him the luckiest Rider in all of the world, known and unknown. He wasn’t sure how long it lasted, but eventually he pulled away, smiling, searching her eyes. anaya isobel morne
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Post by anaya isobel morne on Jul 22, 2019 3:45:44 GMT
He grinned at her, laughing with obvious joy. Anaya honestly couldn't remember the last time she saw him so happy, or the last time she felt this happy. She laughed along with him, smiling delightedly. Percy loved her. He loved her. Not Kate or any of those other women in camp. He was in love with her and she could hardly believe it, she was so happy. He moved his arm, turning to face her more and she did the same, hoping that she knew what was about to happen. He held her face gently and then he was kissing her. Anaya kissed him back, finally feeling whole again, whole in a way that was different from being a Rider. Somehow, though she loved Illyana dearly and missed her with every moment, Percy was filling that space, or at least enough of it to make the pain go away. It felt like he was singlehandedly healing all the rifts in her heart and Anaya loved him even more for that. When he broke the kiss, she looked up at him with eyes full of wonder and delight. She chuckled and shook her head a tiny bit. "I love you, Perseus Carew," she repeated, loving the way the words felt as they came off her tongue. Her longest secret was now in the open, and she couldn't be happier about it. Then she chuckled again as another thought came to her. "Guess I'm not allowed to run off again now, am I?" she teased him with a wink. PERSEUS CAREW
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Post by PERSEUS CAREW on Jul 22, 2019 4:34:16 GMT
Percy wasn’t sure he had ever been this happy in his life. Not when he bonded with Shenya, Not when he bonded with Jankin, not even last summer when he had laughed so hard he passed out. Perhaps when he was flying, but that only came close. The expression on her face was so opposite from the one only minutes (hours?) before. Full of life, and love. A lot of love apparently. Because she just told him she loved him again. ”And I love you, Anaya Isabel Morne.” He kissed her again, but a short one this time. He was afraid he might not stop, which might not be a bad thing. Anaya chuckled. He wondered what was so funny, luckily she didn’t keep him in suspense for long, joking about running away. He felt his face go serious and he leaned back a little. ”I would say that is an affirmative. No more running away. Were you really going to try and run away?” He asked a little worried. anaya isobel morne
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Post by anaya isobel morne on Jul 22, 2019 4:53:36 GMT
She loved how it felt when Percy held her close and kissed her. Honestly, she could stay here, on this rock, for the rest of her life and she'd be happy as long as Percy stayed with her. She didn't care if she missed breakfast or lunch or even dinner, she didn't want to move or lose this moment. She wanted to stay here forever. It seemed like Percy did too. He was so happy, grinning and laughing and telling her that he loved her right before he kissed her again. Anaya reveled in the feeling of being with him, of him actually saying those words to her. Of course, her teasing changed the atmosphere a bit. She could sense the moment when Percy got serious and thought about what she said. He confirmed that she couldn't run away, then asking her if she was really going to try to. Anaya hesitated a moment and then shrugged. She wouldn't lie to him. "I wasn't sure. I mean, last night and this morning I wanted to leave. I ... it's hard to think of staying here, of watching everyone with their dragons and remembering what I-" she cut off, shaking her head a little before she could get emotional again. "But I was conflicted, because of you." She blushed, smiling as she reached over and took his hand. "I didn't want to leave you again. I ... missed you this last year. More than anyone, except Illyana." Anaya forced herself to say Illyana's name, but the expected pain didn't come. She actually felt a little peace and smiled a little. She shrugged, uncertain about how he would respond to her confession. PERSEUS CAREW
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Post by PERSEUS CAREW on Jul 23, 2019 3:42:49 GMT
His worries about her leaving subsided a little. Partly because his was assured she would leave now. But mostly because he understood how she felt. Unfortunately, their lives seemed to follow the same track. Losing a dragon was not something many dragon riders had to deal with. He didn’t know any. Except for Anaya. They had a bond no one else could understand. A bond he didn’t want anyone else to have to understand. He wished Anaya didn’t know the pain, the loss, the loneliness. But she did. And he loved her more for it. He cupped her cheek in his hand. ”It does get better. Remembering changes from painful to reminiscent. It is slow, and takes work, but it does get better.” Percy stroked her cheek with his thumb, wiping away a lingering tear. He couldn’t make the pain go away. But that didn’t mean he could do anything. Lacing his fingers with hers, he stood up. ”Anaya, will you go on a walk with me?” It was getting close to noon, probably time for them to head back before the healers sent out a search party. But a slow walk back seemed to be in order. anaya isobel morne
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