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Post by raihnstar on Jan 12, 2008 22:59:56 GMT -5
Asher shuffled a little, nervously, as always. The flowers in his hands shook a little with supressed joy as he moved towards the tree. She wasn't there yet, but that suited him just fine. Time enough to wipe his sweaty hands off on his jeans, time enough to steady his breathing. Time enough to get rid of that silly grin that always seemed intent on possessing his face. Etheeereaaaal...he called out with his mind, knowing well enough she couldn't hear him but loving the sound of her name in his head anyway. And she's mine!
Asher sat down and put the flowers (daisys) that he'd gotten for her on the grass aimlessly. This-- Asher thought to himself, This is going to be an awesome day.. Because any day he saw Ethereal was 'awesome'. Was splendid. Stellar. He felt stupid when he saw her. Clumsy when in her presence. But it was still the best he'd ever felt.
Inspiration struck, as it did whenever he htought of her, and he hastily grabbed the flowers, unwrapping them carefully and then beginning to pluck the petals off. The smell wafted up as he removed them and arranged them on the ground in the shape of a lopsided heart. Who knew you were such a romantic?
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Post by Melodia on Jan 14, 2008 20:59:10 GMT -5
She felt...exposed. Usually when she crept around the woods midday the soft fabric of her cloak would brush against her bare skin, and her hood would shadow her face. But now her hair was the only screen, the only comfort she posessed. The black dress hugged her thin waistline and fell into a silky skirt to her knees, the white stitching drastically contrasting with the dark tone of her skin. Eth wore no makeup, seeing as she had none and wouldn't know what to do with it. She wouldn't have had time to, anyways. She had just gotten back from a successful little robbery.
Ethereal clutched her clothes in one hand, and, in the other, Selene's purse. She had changed into the dress while still invisible and was now rushing before Asher showed up to stow the bag in her tree, somewhere high where he wouldn't see it.
Her breathing was slightly heavy as she reappeared, simply forming up from the ground, her knuckles white as she rushed towards her one and only home in pursuit of arriving there a smidge before the policeman. She took long, time-saving strides, her hair whipping off her shoulders in the light wind she created with her rush. But then the purse came open from the little metal clasp and she stumbled for a moment, catching the open end before anything fell out...
...and running right into Asher.
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Post by raihnstar on Jan 14, 2008 21:42:36 GMT -5
A gust of wind blew and some of the petals began to move, to float away and Asher groaned, bending to pick them up and straightening, then feeling something crash into his back. His face turned so rapidly from one of confusion to one of pure joy that both expressions were momentarily frozen on his face. "You look ama-" he began, but saw something else she was holding, a purse. "...Ethereal..." he began, and his voice was disappointed and soft, "Couldn't you have at least had the courtesy to not...not strut it around so openly!?" Asher looked away, upset.
He didn't like stealing in the best of times, and seeing Ethereal do it really tugged on his heart. He could turn a blind eye to it if she at least pretended that it wasn't how she made her living... but if she did it out in the open, how was he supposed to pretend. "It's...wrong, Eth. Stealing is wrong. You're taking away people's livelyhood..." I don't want to have this conversation now... I don't want to have this conversation now. Asher frowned and covered his eyes, as if that would make it go away. I just want to stay with her and hold her and pretend she doesn't do this...
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Post by Melodia on Jan 24, 2008 19:00:57 GMT -5
[Not sure what color the purse was, must've missed it. I'mna improvise ^^]
Eth looked at him, and then the purse. And suddenly she pulled up one of her many hidden talents, one of those little tricks she had practiced in those desperate times when her gift had failed to conceal her. Her eyes widened and her lower lip trembled a little bit, playing up her feminine innocence to give her act a bit more reality. "You...think I stole it?" She asked, her voice sounding a little bit hurt at the accusation. Truthfully she was ashamed of her actions. A little, little bit. But when it came down to it the purse was black and her dress was black and all the puzzle pieces fit together so...why not? "I bought it, to match my outfit. I haven't dressed...up, you say? Fancy? In a long time, I thought it would look nice," She said, her pretty brown eyes growing wider in pity and letting the guilt fall in waves onto Asher. She leaned forward, her fingers tracing the length of his arm. "Don't you like it? It's for you."
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Post by raihnstar on Jan 24, 2008 19:25:32 GMT -5
His grey eyes clouded over. I want to believe you, Eth. I want to believe you so bad. Somewhere in the back of his mind he could hear his mothers voice saying that trust was the foundation on which relationships had to be built. "...Okay...I trust you." he said in a serious voice, but his eyes were still troubled. Yeah. Her eyes were positively melting his heart, but that sixth sence that he'd gained as a cop was still with him. "You look absolutely fantastic." He leaned forward and held her arms, hesitating for a moment, still feeling some misgivings.
"Eth...you...you're not lying, right?" Then he shook his head, "No, that's a stupid question. I said I trusted you, and I do." He smiled and bent forward, grazing her lips with a soft kiss. "I'd actually brought you flowers but uh...the wind...blew them away when I tried to do something creative with them." His cheeks turned a little red at the thought and he shrugged, "I'll bring you some tomorrow, okay?" He grinned at her apollogetically, ready to forgive, and mostly forget. Spend an evening with the woman he loved most. "I-- you really do look fantastic!" In his mind, like the man he was, he was definitely the most pleased by how much leg she was showing.
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Post by Melodia on Jan 24, 2008 21:04:58 GMT -5
She grinned, a slow, calming feeling washing over her as she succeeded in throwing Asher off guard. But there was something else, too, something settling deeper than the calmness in her chest. Misgivings? Guilt? Yes, that's what it was, guilt for lying to Asher. She had never felt guilt before, really. Her whole life was spent being hard, cold towards the world, turning the other way when her emotions started to seep out. She could kill and steal and plunder and yet she could not lie to Asher. What was wrong with her, now? It felt like something had dropped in her stomach, and her gaze fell to the ground for a moment. She felt awful, terrible, for decieving him, but she could not tell the truth. Telling the truth would be worse than feeling guilty...
She smiled a little, turning her guilty gaze quickly into a seductive one as to not break her character. Her glowing amber eyes lingered over his and then slowly trailed down to his lips. She leaned forward casually, wrapping an arm around him and playing with his hair. Her lips brushed over his playfully, teasing him but not letting him have any, slowly letting her guiltiness eat away. "So what today, Asher Yates? Tah beach? Maybe dinner and then my tree?" Eth asked, grinning.
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Post by raihnstar on Jan 24, 2008 21:16:14 GMT -5
[...she has an accent? XD]
"I was thinking we could go for a swim in this lake." he said sheepishly, "I was um, wearing my bathing suit and um, I thought it'd uh..." Damnit she was distracting him! "Uhh...yeah." he finished lamely, leaning in as she pulled away and finally managing to snag a kiss at the last minute. "...It's hot out." he muttered, blushing harder, "I...uh...going to go swimming now yes." The words came out all jumbled as he pulled away from her and stripped down to his bathing suit. He ran at the water and practically sailed in, diving so that he barely splashed. WOoO. Cold water. MUCH better. He put his head out of water and looked out, "E-eth, y-y-you should come in th-the wat-ter's g-great!" He could feel his teeth chattering within his skull.
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Post by Melodia on Feb 1, 2008 13:43:26 GMT -5
[Yeah, remember? Sorta 'cause she didn't really grow up with any other people but her mom, who had like a Tia Dalma-ish voice lol So hers is like that but less so]
Eth crossed her arms where she stood, the purse dangling akwardly from her right hand. She smirked a little bit, a playful sound to her voice. "Asher Yates, you knew I did not bring a swimming suit," She called, frowning as she casually walked towards the waters edge, looking at where the ground grew moist from the lapping water to where it disappeared into the depths. "Fine," She made the act of giving in, letting the bag fall from her hand onto the dirt without a care. She let her fingers lightly trace up her arm and then to a strap of the dress and she let it fall, and then the other until her dress slipped off, making an outrageous show of it like she had been stripping all her life.
"There, Asher, are you happy?" She giggled darkly, stepping into the chilling lake carefully, most of her dark skin exposed to the air and water. When she was waist-deep her eyes flashed and she fell into the lake, just became a part of it for a split second and then appeared, her hair still dry, behind Asher. "So I am in. What are we to do now, swim eh?" She asked, her voice dangerously close to his ear before she laughed and forced his head under water.
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Post by raihnstar on Feb 6, 2008 17:44:04 GMT -5
"N-no! I s-s-s-swear I didn't know!" he protested, but there was a sheepish grin. Maybe he had known it in the back of his mind. And he didn't exactly mind this one bit. Grinning boyishly as she undressed slowly. Excrutiatingly slow. "I'd be happier if you in here!" he called out to her earnestly. Ethereal got in, glowing gold and then disappearing. Asher wasn't particularly surprised. Her frequent melting into things seemed normal now, even though he always wondered if part of her was melting into him. She was behind him, and he grinned as she put her mouth next to his ear, feeling her hands on his head a second too late and only managing to hold his breath the last moment as his head was pushed under water.
The man twisted and turned, grabbing her ankles and tugging, hard, shooting behind her and giving Eth a sound pinch on her right buttcheek. He kicked himself away from her to avoid reprimand, knowing it was useless to run but doing it anyway. His head bubbled out of the water and he gasped, sputtering laughter.
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Post by Melodia on Feb 6, 2008 20:16:34 GMT -5
She squeaked, her face twisting with laughter. She kicked out under the water but missed him as he kicked away. The ends of her hair felt heavy from the water and she shook her head, her face aglow with joy. "Asher where have you gone?" Eth called, treading the water for a moment before she saw his head break the surface. A sly grin accented her features and she licked her lips, then melted away again.
"Asher..." Her voice was soft and sweet and honeyed and dark and everywhere, not pertaining to any certain form. The essence of the invisible girl was there, circling around Asher in the water without motion but rather a presence. Like the way you feel around a person only without them there and four times as strong. A familiarness, in a way. Her amber eyes glowed when she blinked under the surface as she circled him, not there but there all the same.
"Do you love me?" The voice asked seriously. "Would you love a theif, policeman?" It asked, quietly and almost with good nature, like everything the voice was depended on his answer.
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