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Post by Jason Hiller on Nov 8, 2009 17:12:53 GMT -5
((This is a continuation of The Gift of the Winds...)) The past few weeks had flown by far too fast... Jason held Zeph's hand on the armrest between them, wincing a little as his ears popped. The butterflies in his stomach had not lessened in the slightest since the long drive to the airport, and now that he and Zeph were actually on the plane, heading for Germany, his excitement was mounting, as well as his nervousness. What would his parents think of Zeph? He turned his head to look over at his boyfriend, a grin rising to his face. "This is it... are you nervous? Excited?"
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Nov 8, 2009 23:30:23 GMT -5
"Both and nausous besides," Zeph told him, squeezing his hand a little. He put his head on Jason's shoulder, trying to calm his churning stomach. It was going to be hours before they got to Germany... with a layover in Italy, odd as that was. He sighed, snuggling with Jason. He was FREE of that stupid cast, though his ribs still bothered him. They got looks from the other passengers, but Zeph didn't care. He had Jason, that's all he wanted.
"I really can't wait to meet your family. This plane trip is going to take forever. I'm not looking forward to stopping in Italy..."
He chose not to elaborate why. Not that there was much of a chance of meeting... certain people. Italy was a big place, there was almost no way they could just happen to be at the airport when he and Jason were. ... Right?
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Post by Jason Hiller on Nov 10, 2009 1:05:27 GMT -5
"Mmm... yeah," Jason nodded, leaning against Zeph and cuddling close. "No idea how that even happened. Italy isn't even on the way to Germany. Any idea how long we'll be there?" He hoped it wasn't very long; his knowledge of Italian was limited to the names of several kinds of pasta and the word "ciao". Hopefully they would encounter people who spoke English there, and who could translate for them.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Nov 10, 2009 1:25:47 GMT -5
Zeph looked at their schedule. "Um... it says three hours. That's more than long enough to get something to eat. Good, because the medication they have me on requires being eaten with food and I don't want to be flying right after. It might make me sick."
He stretched, ruffling his hair and making a mess of the careful arrangement his mother had made of his loose golden curls before they left. His entire family had been fussing as they were leaving the house. He hadn't needed to pack or anything. Which had been kind of annoying since it meant he had been completely bored. He wrapped an arm around Jason's shoulders, running his fingers lightly through Jason's hair.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Nov 10, 2009 11:35:07 GMT -5
"Yeah, that wouldn't be good," Jason murmured. He smiled at the feeling of Zeph's fingers running through his hair, and moved his hand to do the same to Zeph. "I don't want you to be sick."
He rested his head on Zeph's shoulder, trying to ease the butterflies in his stomach. He wasn't sure whether or not he wanted to fall asleep, as likely as it seemed. He enjoyed being conscious when he cuddled with his boyfriend, but with any luck, being asleep would make him less nervous.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Nov 10, 2009 12:59:29 GMT -5
"Especially if you're going to be stuck on a plane with me for hours afterward," Zeph chuckled, still playing with Jason's hair. He knew he wasn't going to go to sleep; he was controlling his tendency to mess with even a slight breeze too much to do anything but focus on that. Otherwise people would notice he had a personal breeze messing with his hair.
At least he was content, or the plane would be having trouble keeping in the air. Zeph yawned a little, brushing his hair out of his face. At least he'd managed to get that haircut... his hair had reached almost to his shoulder blades when straightened out. Now his hair didn't quite reach his shoulders in its curls. Which was about the perfect length. He took a deep slow breath, focusing on Jason. Zeph hated flying. He wasn't in control, and that made him edgy. Any time he or someone he knew and trusted wasn't in control made him nervous now.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Nov 10, 2009 21:45:34 GMT -5
Jason smiled and stroked Zeph's cheek. "It's going to be fine, love." He snuggled as close to Zeph as the armrest would allow, closing his eyes. "We're going to be fine."
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Jason's ears popped again as the plane began its descent into the airport in Venice. He grinned at Zeph, squeezing his hand gently. "We're landing soon. How are you doing?"
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Nov 10, 2009 22:29:20 GMT -5
"Eager for the chance to walk about," Zeph snorted, trying to stretch and hissing. His leg was really starting to bother him. "I should have thought harder about this... Even traveling first class I feel cramped."
He shifted, then leaned against Jason, his own ears popping a little as they landed. Finally they got off, though their luggage was transfered immediately to the next plane. Zephyros stretched out carefully, limping a little on his recently recovered leg.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Nov 10, 2009 22:48:53 GMT -5
Jason smiled and supported Zeph as much as Zeph would let him, leading him carefully down the steps to the ground. One arm was hooked around Zeph's waist; the other hand held his carry-on. He looked around, blinking in the sunlight. "Let's see if we can find somewhere to sit down and eat."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Nov 10, 2009 23:33:17 GMT -5
"I don't want to sit down yet," Zeph grumbled, shaking his leg out. Groaning, he found a bench. "Darn. Okay, so apparently I'm wrong and I do want to sit down."
He rubbed his leg, massaging the muscles carefully. His stomach grumbled and he grinned at Jason. "You know me better than I know myself, you know that?"
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Post by Jason Hiller on Nov 10, 2009 23:41:38 GMT -5
Jason grinned. "I'm quiet, not unobservant." He moved behind Zeph and began massaging his neck and shoulders gently. "Let me know when you're ready to start walking again."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Nov 11, 2009 0:03:24 GMT -5
Zeph's head leaned back a little and his eyes closed. "Mmm... keep doing that and I'm not moving."
He chuckled, then looked up at Jason. "I've heard of a really good restaurant nearby. I always said I was going to try to come to Venice one of these days... We could hail a cab. It's not like we don't have time."
He reached up and put a hand on Jason's, smiling at him. His hand moved up and rested against Jason's cheek, though he didn't kiss him. Not with all these Catholics around them. Of course, they were making it blatant but still.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Nov 11, 2009 0:06:13 GMT -5
Jason smiled, leaning into Zeph's hand. "That sounds wonderful. Guess I should let you up, then." He moved his hands away from Zeph's shoulders, coming around the bench to stand in front of him and offering his hand.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Nov 11, 2009 0:54:37 GMT -5
Zeph took his hand and let Jason help him up, stumbling and almost falling against his boyfriend. He let his hands rest on Jason's chest for a moment, then took Jason's hand and slowly led him out of the airport. Hailing a cab with a sharp whistle, he gave the cabbie the address in hesitant Italian, sitting next to Jason in contentment.
"And we've already about exhausted my Italian vocabulary," he chuckled. "Luckily I know the waiters will speak English."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Nov 11, 2009 0:59:28 GMT -5
"Oh, good," Jason grinned, snuggling close to Zeph -- it was much better to snuggle in a car, where there wasn't an armrest between them. Just seatbelts.
He turned his gaze to the window, looking out eagerly at the scenery. Venice was beautiful, and completely new to him, just as Greece had been whe he had first arrived there. That seemed so long ago now. He leaned back against Zeph, slipping his hand into his boyfriend's and smiling.
"How do you say 'I love you' in Italian?" he asked.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Nov 11, 2009 2:10:29 GMT -5
"Te amo. I think," Zeph grinned, wrapping an arm around Jason's waist. It was easier than his shoulders at this angle. "I don't really use Italian much. I'm only bilingual, Jason. English and Greek is about the extent of my skills."
He put his head against Jason's shoulder, watching Venice fly past them. They reached the restaurant quickly and he led Jason out, paying in American. He knew the conversions; as did the cabbie. Zeph sighed, rolling his eyes as they left. "Thank the gods American is taken just about everywhere. I usually carry American around school and I managed to forget my euros."
Zeph smirked, chuckling, "And that word always makes me twitch when I read it. It's just like my brother's name. Anyway... luckily we're dressed fairly well. It's a quote unquote nice restaurant which means no blue jeans."
He grinned, pulling Jason gently into the place and getting them a table.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Nov 11, 2009 13:27:14 GMT -5
Jason sat down at the table, opposite from Zeph. He glanced idly around the room, taking in the other diners, but moreso the room itself. The smells of many different meals wafted into Jason's nose from all around the room. Smiling, he rested his gaze again on the most beautiful thing in the room -- the golden-haired boy who sat across from him.
"So what do you think you'll be having?" he asked. "Nothing with cheese, I hope. I want to be able to kiss you without getting sick."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Nov 11, 2009 13:30:03 GMT -5
"No cheese," Zeph grinned, luckily unaware of Jason's thoughts. Otherwise he'd have been completely red. A waiter brought them some menus, which thankfully were in both English and Italian. As they looked through, there was an odd squeal behind them and something knocked Zeph sideways out of his chair.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Nov 11, 2009 13:34:54 GMT -5
Jason jumped as his boyfriend suddenly toppled sideways, standing up and coming over to Zeph. He was being pinned to the floor by a young boy with dark brown curly hair and purplish blue eyes. Jason stood awkwardly above them, looking down at the pair and wondering what to say.
"Who are you," he said at last to the strange boy, "and exactly what are you doing to my boyfriend?"
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Nov 11, 2009 13:39:31 GMT -5
Zeph pushed the boy off once he'd recovered his senses from the unexpected glompage. Pulling himself to his feet, he pressed a hand against his ribs.
The boy sat on the floor, looking at Zeph with a grin. "Zeph! I never thought I'd see you in Italy!"
And I'd hoped I'd never see you again. "I'm not here for long." He looked at Jason. This was what he had been wanting to avoid all long. He looked around, afraid to see the other half of this little pairing. "Jason, this is Hyakinthos... Hyakinthos, this is my boyfriend Jason."
Zeph moved carefully to Jason's side, taking his boyfriend's hand with his other still pressed against his ribs.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Nov 11, 2009 13:47:25 GMT -5
Jason nodded, squeezing Zeph's hand gently and looking him over to make sure he was okay. Looking back at Hyakinthos, he gave him a polite smile and a nod. So this was Zeph's ex-boyfriend, whom he'd heard a fair bit about. Well, he and Zeph certainly seemed to be on good terms, after what had allegedly happened between them.
"It's nice to meet you, Hyakinthos," he said awkwardly, holding out his hand.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Nov 11, 2009 20:54:26 GMT -5
Hyakinthos shook it a bit awkwardly, looking at Jason almost with jealousy. "Nice to meet you too."
Zeph shifted a bit closer to Jason, looking at Hyakinthos with distrust and constantly looking around for another certain darkskinned blond. He groaned softly as his fears came true...
Hyakinthos turned and squealed, running over to the other boy. "Apollos, look who I found!"
Apollos looked at him coolly, moving Hyakinthos protectively behind him. "Well well... Crawled back out of your hole, I see."
"Shove it Apollos. I'm not here to stay or anything," Zeph retorted, pressing as close to Jason as he could. If it came to a fight, Zeph could probably still take him but he would get hurt this time. "I'm just here for a few hours. So you can go back to your table, and we'll stay here and no one has to get hurt."
Stop looking at my Jason that way. You have Hyakinthos, isn't he enough? Or do you have to take away every boyfriend I get? Zeph thought, feeling all of his muscles tense.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Nov 11, 2009 20:58:52 GMT -5
Jason saw and felt Zeph tensing up, wrapping an arm around his boyfriend. This was quickly going from awkward to borderline dangerous. He really hoped it wouldn't escalate to violence.
"We're not here to cause trouble," he said calmly, looking at Apollos with a rather cold light in his eyes. Unusual for him. "If you'll be so kind as to leave us be, we'll do the same for you."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Nov 12, 2009 0:24:07 GMT -5
Apollos snorted slightly and Zeph stiffened more, knowing that if Apollos didn't back off he was going to lose his temper.
Well, at least that is back to normal. Go away. I don't want to have to put you in the hospital again, and we both know that's how this is going to end.
"Listen Apollos, I'm willing to let bygones be bygones. Just... go enjoy your meal, we'll do the same and probably never meet the two of you again..." Zeph pleaded. Hyakinthos hovered between the two blonds, his hands at his mouth. Zeph threw him a disgusted look. Pick a side, brat.
Apollos narrowed his eyes and stepped forward. Zeph took a step back, then another, his own eyes narrowing. The wind outside picked up a little, whistling through the eves of the building they were in. He pulled Jason with him, his eyes looking quickly for the nearest escape route. Or at least, the nearest place he could take Apollos outside and hand him another beating.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Nov 12, 2009 0:46:25 GMT -5
Jason moved where Zeph pulled him, making no comment, keeping his wary eyes on Apollos. He tried to appear neither threatening nor passive, teetering on the line between the two. He drew in a deep breath, trying to stay calm and relaxed. This whole situation reeked of trouble.
It's kind of like dealing with Jonathan, he told himself mentally. Except that Jonathan was won over by kindness... at least from me. Go figure.
He tightened his hand just slightly in Zeph's, looking over at his boyfriend and whispering in his ear. "Calm down, Zeph. Please. I don't want this to end with violence."
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