Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 1, 2009 16:12:00 GMT -5
It was just after dinner... Zephyros had finished his homework hours ago, and didn't feel like staying in his room for a few more hours. The gym wasn't exactly empty, but he ate fast and most were probably still in the mess hall. If the sun had been out he'd be out sunbathing or something, shooting some hoops or something, but it was raining... heavily. He glanced out one of the large windows high on the halls, watching the rain sheet down the opaque glass. So much for getting some vitamin D today.
He looked around. Basketball... na, did that last night. There wasn't much more he could do alone... Ah. The weight room was empty. Well, not entirely, but close enough. Making up his mind, Zeph changed into something a bit more comfortable in the locker room. A nice tight black shirt and, well... not too tight of shorts, but they certainly weren't loose enough to get caught in the machines or tangled in a weight. If his hair had been any longer he would have tied it up, but as it was, he didn't worry. Zephyros moved back to the weight room and started warming up, stretches and slowly working up to a high-intensity workout.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 2, 2009 1:14:25 GMT -5
Jason wandered idly into the gym, stiletto heels clicking loudly on the smooth wooden floor. Boredom... he hated it with the fiery passion of a thousand burning suns.
The gym was empty except for him; he considered leaving, but decided to poke his head into thw weight room. There were only a few people inside, including... Jason had to grin... the gorgeous blond model from art class. Smoothing his skirt, Jason stepped over to greet him, heels clicking with every step.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 2, 2009 1:17:49 GMT -5
Zephyros let the weights drop as he heard heels behind him. He turned, already having a slight guess as to who it might be.
He was wrong. Heels usually meant a girl was coming. While the person coming over was certainly lovely, it was in a whole different way. He grinned, a little uncertainly. "Looks like you're in the wrong place. Hard to lift weights in a skirt and heels."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 2, 2009 1:24:45 GMT -5
Jason grinned. "I'm not here to buff up. I'm just bored, and you're the only person in here I'm acquainted with right now. I thought we could talk for awhile. Unless you're too busy sweating..."
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 2, 2009 1:32:15 GMT -5
Zeph shrugged, "I was about done, just cooling off. It's not a good idea to just cut off a workout. If you think you could keep up in those heels, I just need to jog a little first or I'll get stiff."
He grinned at him, raking his now sweaty hair out of his face. Pity his hair couldn't be its usual, artfully windblown self like this. Which was totally on purpose, since he WAS able to control the air around him. And further when he really wanted, but he never had to worry about a fan.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 2, 2009 1:44:28 GMT -5
"Oh, you go ahead; I'll just watch from here," Jason half-smirked.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 2, 2009 1:47:22 GMT -5
"I kinda figured," he said, stepping into the gym to finish his workout. He started at a full-out run around the gym, slowly working down until he was merely walking. By the time he came back to where Jason was, he was breathing heavily and his hair was dripping. Without a word, he grabbed his water bottle and sucked down almost the entire thing, slowly getting his breathing under control. He collapsed into a seat, still panting.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 2, 2009 1:56:23 GMT -5
Jason watched as Zephyros lapped the gym, working down from a run to a slow walk. He moved to the young mage's side as he collapsed into the nearest seat, panting hard and dripping with sweat.
"Are you okay?" he asked in concern. "You look like you pushed yourself a bit too far..."
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 2, 2009 2:03:03 GMT -5
Zephyros didn't answer for a moment, still trying to control his breathing. "Yeah, fine," he said slowly. "Maybe pushed a little hard. Only way you get stronger, though."
He took a deep breath through his nose, letting it out slowly through his mouth. After a few more breaths like this, he managed to sit up straighter and get his hair out of his face. He grinned at Jason, feeling a little shaky. "Bet you wolves can run forever if you want to, in your other form."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 2, 2009 2:15:39 GMT -5
Jason laughed. "Hardly. We run out of steam just like everyone else. Do you want me to grab you a towel or something? You're soaked."
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 2, 2009 2:19:44 GMT -5
Zeph looked at him, then down at his own body as his hair fell wetly into his face. "I should have one in my bag. I bet I reek now too."
He raked his hair back, noticing how much darker it was when wet. Hmm... didn't like being a brunette. Definitely prefered his normal golden locks. He raked it back again, wishing it would stay out of his face while it was getting sticky. In fact... a shower was beginning to sound delicious. He hated being sticky.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 2, 2009 2:28:39 GMT -5
Jason found Zephyros' bag, pulled out an emerald green towel and brought it over to the boy.
"You seem to really like green," he remarked, gently wiping the sweat from Zephyros' back, shoulders, arms and neck so the mage could sit still and rest.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 2, 2009 2:33:06 GMT -5
"My parents got me that. I half think they color-coded us when we were infants to tell us apart," Zeph said, closing his eyes. "Old haibts die hard, after all. I like blue and red too, but blue is Euros' color, and red is Notos'. At least it makes it easy to keep what belongs to whom straight."
He wasn't sure he wanted to admit it, but he kinda liked having Jason fuss over him. It was something he kind of missed from before. He wondered what his family would think of Jason, half-dreamy. Not that he was all that interested; it was just that his parents hadn't really liked Hyakinthos, they'd prefered Fleur. And he bet gender had something to do with it.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 2, 2009 2:36:10 GMT -5
Jason finished rubbing down Zephyros' back and moved on to wipe his face. As he did so he noticed the dreamy look in the boy's eyes.
"Where are you, Zeph?" Jason smiled softly, clearly not speaking in the literal sense of the term.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 2, 2009 3:06:13 GMT -5
Zeph blinked and focused on his face, flushing a little. "The clouds. Look out, lots of lightning up there."
He didn't exactly want to tell Jason what he'd really been thinking of. He wasn't ready for a new relationship... or more, another bad break-up. And something told him the school wasn't either. It wasn't built for tornados like important buildings in Tornado Alley, United States of America were. And he really didn't want to make his parents pay for plenty of damages caused by a broken heart... or have to work to pay it off like he remembered hearing Rudy and Thrall having to do. He shook his head. Must have pushed himself much too hard for his mind to be wandering like this.
He straightened a bit, smiling at Jason. Bah, forget history. If this became more than friendship, let it. If it didn't...so be it. He could always use a new friend, and even if Jason needed a bit of a make-over -That skirt wasn't very flattering to his legs-, he was kind, and friendly. And cute. Couldn't forget cute. "Thanks, Jason. That really helps."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 2, 2009 13:36:46 GMT -5
"You're welcome. Es ist nichts," Jason smiled, lapsing momentarily into German. He finished cleaning Zeph up and draped the sweat-soaked towel over his arm for the moment. It definitely needed a wash now.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 2, 2009 13:42:33 GMT -5
Zeph blinked, cocking his head to the side.
"I um... don't speak German," he said, taking the towel from Jason and flinging it over his own shoulder as he stood. He felt the slight tremble in his limbs that told him he was going to be feeling this in the morning and contemplated seeing Ellie about it. Eh, tomorrow was Saturday. If he still hurt on Sunday, then he would go see her. Wouldn't want to be distracted in class because he hurt too much.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 2, 2009 13:55:09 GMT -5
"Oh--sorry, I tend to lapse in and out..." Jason blushed. "What I said was 'it's nothing'." He kept his concerned eyes on Zeph, figuring that with the intensity of that workout, the pain would still be there in the morning.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 2, 2009 14:00:01 GMT -5
Zeph shrugged, "It's okay. When I get stressed, I lapse into Greek. And I've always been bi-lingual."
He tried to take a few steps and stumbled, reaching out to find something that would help keep him upright.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 2, 2009 14:06:44 GMT -5
Jason saw Zeph stumble and rushed to support him, letting the younger boy lean on him so he could stand upright again. "Careful, don't hurt yourself... Here, let's get you to the showers." He started slowly walking in that direction, bringing Zeph carefully along with him.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 2, 2009 14:09:04 GMT -5
Zeph bit his lip, focusing on getting control of his legs again. He leaned again Jason only as much as absolutely required to keep himself upright, knowing how difficult it was to support someone while in heels. And stilletoes were even worse. Part of why he prefered his sandals. "Thanks... It's not often I have trouble actually walking after a workout."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 2, 2009 14:14:20 GMT -5
"You must have pushed yourself really hard," Jason noted, trying not to lose his own balance while supporting Zeph. "Are you sure you'll be okay?"
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 2, 2009 14:21:48 GMT -5
Zeph nodded, pulling away a little and getting on his own two feet. "Yeah, I'm sure. I've done far worse. This is just going to hurt in the morning, and I'll have to be very careful for a bit. If I still hurt after tomorrow, then I'll go see Miss Ellie. I just would hate to bother her after doing this to myself."
He grinned at Jason, his green eyes catching the fluorescent lights and looking almost gold. "Besides, I've got you to help me, right?"
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Post by Jason Hiller on Sept 2, 2009 14:28:57 GMT -5
"As long as you need me," Jason answered, feeling his ears start to burn a little. "Wow, your eyes look even more beautiful in this light... they're like gold."
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Sept 2, 2009 14:39:40 GMT -5
Zephyros' grin widened, "Why thank you. It's odd how fluorescents change the way you see colors, isn't it?"
Wow, what had gotten into him? Last week he wouldn't have even looked at a guy who might be interested in him, or a girl for that matter, and now here he was charming an older boy. It was like what his own ex-boyfriend had done to him, but without the chances of Zeph dumping him the next time a pretty boy came by. That still made him seethe- that stupid Italian Apollos wasn't even as attractive as he was, and the foolish little brat had dumped him like... like he was a piece of trash. No, if he and Jason did end up together, Zeph swore he wasn't going to do that to him. No one deserved to be dumped like that, especially not after being so charmed.
Maybe he should try to tone it down a little. Zeph definitely noticed the red on Jason's ears, and couldn't help finding it amusing that he was so thoroughly enchanting the older boy. Or at least catching him so off guard. "Only that long?" he asked, then bit his tongue.
Zephyros, you were supposed to be toning it DOWN, you moron!
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