Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 18, 2009 16:02:47 GMT -5
"Not that long," Zeph said evasively. He looked at Jason with an abashed expression, "I didn't notice. First I was too tired, then I was too hungry..."
He realized that HE looked fine, since the tunic he was wearing didn't exactly show wrinkles. He ran a hand through his hair nervously, feeling a bit guilty at not pointing it out. He glanced at Aritha and narrowed his eyes, daring her to say something. "Stop stealing my food, Aritha. YOU already had dinner, and I'm starving."
Which was true, since as Aritha and Jason had been talking, he'd managed to finish his hamburger and most of his fries and was thinking of getting something else.
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Post by Aritha Bianca Kairavi on Sept 18, 2009 16:09:29 GMT -5
Aritha covered her mouth, biting her lips to keep from saying anything. She looked at Jason, her eyes twinkling with mirth at Zephyros' expense.
"So... took a bit of a nap, hm?" she said, her eyes narrowing a little as she struggled to keep from laughing. Zephyros looked so embarrassed, it was hard not to. She fluffed Zephyros' hair, teasing out a knot she found with her fingers. "Did you both just wake up? Your hair is a mess."
She glanced at Jason, "Looks like you got a bit warm, too. Need a comb?"
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 18, 2009 16:11:31 GMT -5
Jason grinned sheepishly, trying to straighten his hair with his fingers. "Yes, please."
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Post by Aritha Bianca Kairavi on Sept 18, 2009 16:15:49 GMT -5
She reached into her purse, which was hanging off the back of her chair, and handed it to him. "I don't use a comb often, they don't get through my hair, but I always seem to have a couple around."
She pulled another out and started working on Zephyros' hair, pulling his head down gently by one ear. She loved playing with his hair; it was so much fun to style it, even if he always seemed to brush away what she did with his personal little breeze. Though he did always seem to look perfect with his messy hair.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 18, 2009 16:19:06 GMT -5
Zephyros let her pull his head over, knowing he was going to lose the fight. He moved forward a bit so that his head was better in her reach and closed his eyes. "Hurry up, Aritha, I need to get something else to eat."
And then go back to bed he added mentally, his eyes closing. It would be nice to sleep with Jason again, but he probably wouldn't wake until morning or until Notos knocked him out of bed... and that probably wasn't a good idea. Spending the night in Jason's dorm, anyway....
As Aritha ran into a particularly stubborn knot, he looked at Jason, his eyes begging for help. She did this ALL THE TIME. And the worst part was they both knew the other had no interest in them.
Please help me! he thought, praying that Jason understood. Normally he didn't mind, but not when he was trying to eat or... um... He flushed, his head getting pulled a bit further to the side.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 18, 2009 17:35:17 GMT -5
Jason saw the blatant pleading in Zeph's eyes, and chewed his lip for a moment, unsure of what to do.
Getting an idea, he leaned across the table again and spoke up. "So, Aritha... you say you're from all over the place. Where do you currently consider your home, besides here at Dunehelden?"
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Post by Aritha Bianca Kairavi on Sept 18, 2009 23:55:25 GMT -5
"I don't think of a place as home, exactly," she said, still working on Zeph's hair and completely oblivious to his distress. "My camp is home, the people more than the wagons and tents. The longest we stay in one place is three months, for the winter. That's how I met Zeph."
She finished combing through Zeph's hair and let him straighten up, still playing with his hair to style it a little. Finally seeing his pained expression, she patted him on the cheek and let him be... after a quick kiss on the cheek. "Last I heard, the caravan was in Rome. My father sends me letters, and tells me where to send some back. I know he doesn't always get them, since sometimes they move before my letters can get there but that's okay."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 19, 2009 1:52:39 GMT -5
Zephyros sighed, glaring at her when she kissed him on the cheek. He leaned over and hissed in her ear, "Stop. We aren't together, we haven't been together since we were children-"
He cut off what he was about to say. He didn't want to tell her... but something told him he just had.
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Post by Aritha Bianca Kairavi on Sept 19, 2009 2:59:39 GMT -5
"And... you're not interested in a girl right now," Aritha finished for him. She smirked a little when he flinched, patting him on the shoulder. "Relax, I won't tell anyone. That's for you to do..."
She rested her head on his shoulder for a moment. Keeping her voice low enough that she hoped Jason wouldn't hear, she continued. "Besides, it wouldn't work between us. As we both know. Don't let him break your heart like that other one did. You were so sad for so long... It lasted years, and do you have any idea how hard it is to watch your friend fall apart like that?"
She gave him a bit of a hug, then backed away a little. She should have been paying more attention; Jason obviously didn't like the idea of her hanging on Zeph... even if they said weren't quite acting as though they were together. ...Though if they hadn't been taking a nap in the same bed, she was a werewolf. And even when they had been dating, she and Zeph hadn't even taken a nap on the GRASS together.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 19, 2009 10:36:27 GMT -5
Jason did hear Aritha's words, all of them. So Zeph was bisexual, not just gay. And he'd been hurt before--badly hurt. Well, far be it from him to hurt Zeph at any level. But if Zeph was scared that he might, he'd have to work extra-hard at this relationship to earn his trust and love. He made a quiet promise to do just that.
He watched Aritha kiss Zeph on the cheek and hug him before backing off, and sat quietly, watching her discreetly. He had gathered enough information to come to the conclusion that not only had Zeph been interested in a girl at one time, the girl had been Aritha. Did she still have feelings for him? It was a definite possibility, given her behavior. But she herself had said that a relationship between them couldn't work. He relaxed a little at that comforting thought, but his stomach still squirmed at the notion that Zeph might not ever completely trust him.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 19, 2009 12:13:05 GMT -5
Zeph returned Aritha's hug a little... awkwardly. He turned to Jason and smiled hesitantly, raking a hand through his hair and utterly ruining everything Aritha had just done with it. Having that conversation in front of Jason was making him worried the werewolf had lost interest. A lot of men didn't like the idea of being with someone who liked both genders...
He only liked one person at a time though... he felt tempted to bite at the inside of his lip but forced himself not to. It would be too obvious. His stomach clenched at the thought that introducing Jason to Aritha had just scared him off.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 19, 2009 12:27:34 GMT -5
Jason smiled back when Zeph smiled at him, his stomach still wriggling nervously inside him. He didn't say a word, and took a small bite of his hamburger so he wouldn't have to. He kept his eyes away from Aritha, thinking that this hadn't been such a good idea after all.
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Post by Aritha Bianca Kairavi on Sept 19, 2009 12:32:49 GMT -5
Aritha looked between them and sighed. She hadn't meant to make things awkward between them. They would look cute together. Far better than Zeph had with his other two paramours. "Well, I have homework I've been putting off, so I should get going."
She stood and gathered her things, fixing Zeph's hair and ruffling Jason's as she passed them. "Have fun you two."
Grinning, she left the two of them together. Maybe they would be able to fix the mess she'd made... she'd have to make that up to Zeph later. Shrugging, she headed to her dorm.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 19, 2009 12:56:03 GMT -5
Jason relaxed as Aritha walked away from them. He fiddled absently with Aritha's comb, twirling it between his fingers as he tried to think of something to say... anything that would steer them out of the awkward path their conversation had veered into. His meal sat nearby, ignored; he wasn't remotely hungry anymore.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 19, 2009 13:00:42 GMT -5
Zephyros chuckled nervously, "Well... that's Aritha..."
He wasn't sure how to change the subject either, and his stomach was in such knots he was half-afraid he was going to lose what he'd already eaten, let alone not being able to eat any more. He ran his fingers through his hair a few times, anxious to somehow change the subject before things got any more awkward.
"She's harmless, you know... Unless make-overs aren't your thing. Then she's dangerous as all Hades. I fell asleep in the courtyard with her once and woke up with red tipped hair and blue eyeshadow... and very red lipstick. I'm just glad she hadn't managed to get any eye-liner on me."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 19, 2009 13:06:28 GMT -5
Jason had to laugh at the odd image Zeph's description presented. "That's hilarious. Does she do that to all of her friends?"
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 19, 2009 13:12:01 GMT -5
"Only the ones foolish enough to fall asleep while she's doing her make-up," he said, chuckling. "If she had her way, the ends of my hair would be as green as most of my clothing... My mother is not allowed to go clothes-shopping with me any more... and she might just try to dress me up as her private dolly. I used to let her, when her caravan was near my home and we could spend time together. She has a good eye for what people would look good in. You'll never find her in something that doesn't look great... The darn girl should study fashion design. Her designs would be everywhere. Bigger than like... Vera Wang, for example."
Things seemed to have gotten straightened out pretty quickly, Zephyros thought to himself. That was a relief. He leaned toward Jason a little, unconsciously. He was really attractive when he laughed. Zeph liked the way it made his eyes look.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 19, 2009 13:26:36 GMT -5
Jason leaned across the table too, his stomach settling now that the tension between them was broken. "You know, I think you'd look good with green in your hair..."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 19, 2009 13:41:59 GMT -5
Zeph grinned, shaking his head a little so a few curly tendrils fell about his face, some in front of it so he could look at it. "You think so? Maybe I should get Aritha to loan me some dye... I'm sure she has green, even if she never wears it."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 19, 2009 13:43:32 GMT -5
"Ask her next time you see her," Jason suggested. "We could have a lot of fun with that sometime."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 19, 2009 14:24:36 GMT -5
Zeph grinned at him, blowing his hair out of his face. "Yeah, we could. We could be really foolish and let her dress us up too. She was put in charge of costumes for her cavaran's shows before she left, so I doubt anything she did would look bad."
He knew she would back off now if Jason was there too. Or... which might be worse, she would be all over him. Zeph wasn't sure how he felt about that, but he knew Jason wouldn't react any way but uncomfortably, so somehow that made him feel better. Now... the question was, would it be safe to let her nearby until he and Jason felt more sure of what was going on? 'Just friends' did NOT describe their relationship, and maybe it would be best to keep her at arms-length for a while. She would understand...
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 19, 2009 14:48:44 GMT -5
"She does seem to have good fashion sense," Jason nodded. "I'm guessing she's probably been the costume designer for the school plays for however long she's been here."
He paused, thinking over his suggestion. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to have Aritha around when they were together... judging by how she had acted just now, it could be better for his and Zeph's relationship to keep her away for awhile, until they'd really sorted out how they felt for each other.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 19, 2009 14:54:52 GMT -5
Zeph nudged his food around a bit. It was cold now, and so far less appetizing. "Well, I don't think she is involved in the drama department yet, I'll have to suggest that to her. And I could see if she has the dye on my own... or better yet, have her help me dye it."
He put a hand over his eyes dramatically, "Can you just SEE what I would do to my poor hair on my own? I would end up with green splotches all over."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 19, 2009 15:09:59 GMT -5
Jason snorted with laughter at the thought. "Aww, your poor hair! Though I doubt even a bad dye job would very much mar your godlike appearance..." He winked and grinned.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 19, 2009 15:13:14 GMT -5
"I bet it could," Zephyros returned, giving him an arched look. "Even in black and white. People should not have hair that has spots. Streaks are good, streaks happen naturally, but not spots."
"Besides, gods don't let mortals make fools of them, and I get made a fool of all the time... so I can't be that godlike." His face twisted in memory and he looked away a moment. "Then again, my life seems to perfectly reflect the mythos of my name sake except for taking Psyche to Eros, so..."
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