Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Oct 2, 2009 15:33:19 GMT -5
"And the last month is going to drag," Zeph sighed, putting his head on his a little. "At least we have next school year, right? Nine months of no parents to deal with... and no time-zone issues," he grinned. "Or postage... or fluctuating internet access."
He grinned more, "And no one checking rooms. I had to bribe the servants to lie to my parents AND tell me what nights they are going to check personally."
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Jason Hiller
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Post by Jason Hiller on Oct 2, 2009 15:35:51 GMT -5
Jason laughed and snuggled into Zeph's warm embrace, leaning over and kising his cheek. "You've been thinking of everything, haven't you?"
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Oct 2, 2009 15:39:29 GMT -5
"I've tried," he replied smugly. "Of course, now I'm actually broke, but it's a small price to pay."
He nuzzled Jason a little as they reached his room. "Here, you change. I'll run to my room and do the same. Just head out your french doors; I'll meet you on the beach. Alright?"
He kissed him, ruffling his dark hair a little.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Oct 2, 2009 16:06:39 GMT -5
Jason smiled into the kiss, lingering there for a few moments before reluctantly pulling away. There would be plenty of time for more kisses. He ducked into his room to change, pulling on his swimming trunks as quickly as possible and dashing out to the beach.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Oct 2, 2009 16:10:09 GMT -5
Zeph rushed to his own room, changing quickly. Into a pair of BLUE shorts that he had to clean himself or it would end up in Euros' room. Which was part of why he had so much green... the servants were too used to the color-coding and it was just easier that way.
He slipped out his own window and dove into the sea, swimming around to where Jason was, lurking in the water until he could swim over to him unseen. As soon as Jason was far enough, he slipped up behind him and jumped up, yanking Jason under the water quickly.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Oct 2, 2009 16:19:27 GMT -5
Jason gasped in shock as something grabbed him and yanked him under the surface. He thrashed and struggled, trying to pull out of its grip, or at least to get his head back above the water. Managing to surface, he sucked in a deep breath of the salty air and pushed his hair out of his eyes, blinking in the sunlight.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Oct 2, 2009 16:21:50 GMT -5
Zeph blinked in surprise, having gotten hit while Jason was struggling. He curled up around his stomach, coughing. "OW, Jason!" he gasped, coughing again. He'd breathed some water when Jason's hand had caught him, having been too surprised to get out of the way even though he hadn't been holding Jason down. How was he to know Jason would have panicked so badly?
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Post by Jason Hiller on Oct 2, 2009 16:31:15 GMT -5
Jason turned around at Zeph's voice, seeing at once that he was in pain. Jason's eyes filled with guilt as he carefully took Zeph into his arms.
"I'm sorry," he whimpered fearfully. "I wasn't expecting to be pulled under like that... did I hurt you badly?"
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Oct 2, 2009 16:34:24 GMT -5
Zeph shook his head, giving him a wavering smile. "Just caught me off-guard. Luckily I'm hard to break."
He coughed again, his arms still wrapped around his middle. Owwoowwwooow he thought, not willing to let Jason see just how much his stomach and chest hurt. It had been his own fault for pulling Jason under like that, and it certainly wasn't Jason's fault that he'd decided to imitate a fish. He spat out some water that came up as he coughed. That had been a deep breath...
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Post by Jason Hiller on Oct 2, 2009 16:49:02 GMT -5
Jason nodded slowly, treading water as he watched Zeph carefully. "Are you going to be okay? You must have swallowed a lot of water..."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Oct 2, 2009 16:53:10 GMT -5
"I'm fine, Jason. You didn't hurt me, stop worrying," he said, slowly uncurling and giving Jason a rather hesitant smile. His face twisted a little and he curled up a little again.
"Okay, so it does hurt still..." he mumbled, coughing again. He spat more water and winced. That was really starting to hurt. He forced himself straight and walked out of the water, falling on the sand gracelessly and curled up again.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Oct 2, 2009 16:59:14 GMT -5
Jason's face filled with alarm as he hurried out to the shore and dropped to his knees beside Zeph, touching his shoulder warily. He tried to keep the panic out of his voice as he spoke, but his voice still held a definite quaver.
"I'm so sorry!" he wept in terror. "Where does it hurt? Sh-should I call someone?"
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Oct 2, 2009 17:04:08 GMT -5
Zeph reached up and put a hand on his cheek. "Jason, I'm not injured. I just hurt, and I think I breathed a little bit of water. I'm still wide awake, I'm not hallucinating or anything... I just need to lay still for a while and cough. And stop blaming yourself. I pulled you under, remember? You reacted instinctively, and I didn't get out of the way in time. So stop. This is nothing; I've had far worse. Nearly drowned myself, once."
He carefully pulled Jason down next to him and curled up with him, his chest and stomach still hurting but his need to calm Jason overwhelming it. He played lightly with Jason's hair, kissing him. "Stop, okay? Just... stop. I'm fine."
He turned his head and coughed again, moving so he could spit out the water. "If it would make you feel better, you can put your ear to my chest and check. There's a tiny bit of a rattle and my heartbeat is fine, steady. Don't worry."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Oct 2, 2009 17:30:00 GMT -5
Jason sniffled a little as he obediently pressed closer to Zeph, resting his head on the other boy's chest and feeling his steady, healthy heartbeat. He closed his eyes, calming down as Zeph's heartbeat soothed him and the sun warmed him.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Oct 2, 2009 17:33:11 GMT -5
Zeph kissed him, still playing with his hair. He stifled a cough, his chest twitching. Coughing a little, he got the last out of the water out of his lungs and relaxed, closing his eyes as well. He kept playing with Jason's hair, his breathing steady again.
"See?" he whispered softly. "I'm fine."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Oct 2, 2009 20:29:38 GMT -5
"Mhm." Jason smiled and answered him without lifting his head, feeling very comfortable where he was, and unwilling to move. "I could stay here for a long, long time..."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Oct 2, 2009 23:55:43 GMT -5
"Me too, except it would be the worst thing in the wor-" his voice cut off. "Hello father..."
A shadow came over them, with arms crossed. "And who might this be?" a deep voice asked.
"This is Jason..." Zeph said, rather protectively wrapping an arm around Jason's shoulders.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Oct 2, 2009 23:59:16 GMT -5
Jason lifted his head from Zeph's chest, willing himself to stay calm as he looked up at Zeph's father. "Good afternoon, Mr. Aetai."
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Oct 3, 2009 1:10:15 GMT -5
Zephyros sat up quickly, pulling Jason with him. "I didn't expect you back so soon, father."
"I noticed. I heard you coughing as I came over. Are you well?" the tall man asked, his back to the sun so he was nothing but a shadow. Zeph nodded quickly, his arm still protectively wrapped around Jason, almost as if he was afraid Jason was going to be pulled away from him or something.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Oct 3, 2009 21:52:23 GMT -5
Jason looked up at the shadowy figure of Zeph's father, unsure of how to act or what to say. Most of all he wished he could see the man's face. Zeph was still holding onto him, so he couldn't get up, even if he wanted to. He decided to leave it up to Zeph to be the spokesperson.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Oct 3, 2009 23:04:11 GMT -5
This was not how Zeph had wanted to introduce Jason to his father... He already knew his father was not happy with his 'youngest' son liking men... And even less happy about that young man being brought to the island, to his personal home.
"I am well. I slipped and accidently took a breath under water. Jason pulled me up before I did anything else," Zeph said, hoping Jason would just agree with him. His father would be furious if he knew that Jason had hit him and caused him to take a breath underwater. Even if he was his fault.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Oct 3, 2009 23:06:46 GMT -5
Jason nodded to affirm Zeph's alibi. "He's okay now, though. He only inhaled a little, and he coughed it all back up."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Oct 3, 2009 23:20:16 GMT -5
The man looked down silently at them for a while and Zeph swore he felt his heart stop. Then his father offered Jason a hand and smiled, "Thank you for helping my son. He doesn't always think things through."
Zeph reluctantly let his grip on Jason relax so the older boy could get up. Maybe he'd managed to say the right thing... And hopefully he could continue to do so. If his father made Jason leave, so help him he was going to FOLLOW Jason, and he wasn't going to come back.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Oct 3, 2009 23:21:42 GMT -5
"It was my pleasure, sir," Jason answered with a smile, taking the man's hand and climbing slowly to his feet. He turned and held out his own hand for Zeph.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Oct 3, 2009 23:29:07 GMT -5
Zeph took his hand gladly, pulling himself to his feet. His heart was still racing, but things seemed to be going well. He was lucky Jason seemed to get along with everyone; now would his mother be as easy to sway? Zeph doubted it; she was the one who wanted many grandchildren to make up for the fact that four had been all she was capable of. Like it was her sons' fault pregnancy had almost killed her. He smiled wanly at his father "I guess not, father..."
The man smiled. Now that the boys were standing, his face was clearly visible. He wasn't as attractive as his sons, but he was certainly not ugly by any stretch of the imagination. He was tall, with almost black hair and the olive-toned skin shared by all of his sons.
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