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Post by decemberfirst on Jul 26, 2010 22:24:05 GMT -5
She shook her head, "Not really..."
A small smile was still on her face, but there was sadness in her silvery eyes. She watched his expression as he stared in shock at her, and then following his gaze to the sea. But then she cocked one eyebrow at him when he stood up with his hand held out to her.
She didn't see where he was going with this, but she took his hand anyway. She ignored the visions again so she would be more like a normal person, so she could be surprised by whatever he had in store for her.
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Post by tokra on Jul 26, 2010 22:33:14 GMT -5
"Come on, this will be fun, I promise."
He smiled, waiting for her to take his hand. When she did, and stood up, he smiled and picked her up completely, holding her in his arms. He laughed and started running towards the ocean. He was hoping she wasn't reading his thoughts, because he was going to make sure she has a fun time and live as a kid.
"Hope you know how to swim."
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Post by decemberfirst on Jul 27, 2010 14:11:57 GMT -5
Anya gave him a suspicious look when he promised it would be fun. She knew it would probably be something childish, since she just told him she'd had a boring childhood, but she didn't mind it. She was sure, whatever it was, it would be fun.
She looked at him in surprise and almost gasped when he picked her up. She was very small and light, and obviously he was very strong, so she didn't know why it surprised her so much that he picked her up so suddenly. She guessed it was because no one else ever had before.
She glared at him playfully when he mentioned swimming. She was a very good swimmer, actually. She just shook her head, laughing slightly, as he ran towards the ocean with her in his arms. "You're insane."
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Post by tokra on Jul 27, 2010 14:22:49 GMT -5
"Yeah, I get called that sometimes. Here we go."
He ran as fast as he could, the sand in the beach slowing him for only a moment. He timed it perfectly to, because as soon as he drew close to the water, a small rise of water, came, but big enough to hit him near his stomache. He ran head on into the wave, causing him, Anya, and their clothes to become wet. He set her down into the water and smiled at her, before diving in and swimming out further.
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Post by decemberfirst on Jul 27, 2010 14:43:06 GMT -5
She shook her head, rolling her eyes as he set her down in the water. She slipped off her jean jacket and threw it onto the sand, just far enough away that the water wouldn't hit it. Then she turned around and dove into the next wave that was about to crash onto her. She swam against the current and caught up with David. The water was cold and it made her shiver a little, and then she came up again for air once she'd swam under a few more waves.
She couldn't help but smile, knowing her hair would be a wreck later. But she didn't care. She also didn't care that her jeans were soaked, or that her light purple tank top was basically see-through because of the water.
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Post by tokra on Jul 27, 2010 16:09:59 GMT -5
He laughed when she rolled her eyes and tossed her jacket to the side. He swam backwards in the water, stopping every now and then to see her splash through the waves and towards him. Like her tank top, his white shirt was see through from being soaked in the water. He was glad that he had left his valuables at the mansion, otherwise they would have been ruined in the water.
"You look good wet."
He laughed, giving her a wink as he dove under water. He dove under water, swimming around behind her and coming up out of the water. Using his hands, he used his hands to splash her with a mass of water.
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Post by decemberfirst on Jul 28, 2010 15:59:35 GMT -5
She shook her head when he told her she looked get wet, but she still managed to keep that smile on her face. A wave crashed on top of her but she didn't even try to avoid it and let it hit her hard. She pulled her drenched hair away from her face only to be splashed again. But this time not by a wave.
She glared at him playfully and dove under the water to get closer to him. When she did, she splashed him back. Her splash obviously wasn't a big as his had been, due to her small hands, but hers was quicker. It felt more like a slap rather than a splash. But she knew it wouldn't hurt him. She probably couldn't hurt him if she tried.
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Post by tokra on Jul 28, 2010 16:07:14 GMT -5
He tried not to laugh as the wave hit them, but when he saw the hair in her face he couldn't help it. It was the most he had laughed in a while, and when she dove under water, he looked around for her and was suddenly hit from behind by small splashes of water. He laughed as he turned, blocking her splashes and sending some back to her.
"Having fun yet?" he said between laughs
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Post by decemberfirst on Jul 28, 2010 16:15:29 GMT -5
She laughed, too, and dodged his splash. When he asked if she was having fun, she smirked at him almost mischievously, and then vanished under the water. The water wasn't that clear, so if she went under deep enough he wouldn't be able to see her at all. She swam around behind him and came up, silently catching her breath. Then she kicked him as hard as he could and sent him flying back into the waves.
When he came back up she smiled again, "Are you...?"
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Post by tokra on Jul 28, 2010 17:07:33 GMT -5
He smiled when she laughed, but stopped and gave her a curious look when she smiled. What she was planning, he didn't know, even as she dove under water. He couldn't see her under the dark waters and the waves, but looked behind him as she came up to catch her breath. He was about to turn and continue splashing when she kicked him.
"Hey!" he shouted before flying into the water. He didn't come up, staying under and looking up at her. She didn't see it, but he began to have his own mischievous smile. He didn't come up behind her, but instead came up under her, lifting her up onto his shoulders and letting her fall backwards into the water.
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Post by decemberfirst on Jul 28, 2010 17:28:27 GMT -5
She smiled and waited for him to come back up. She knew he was planning something of his own, probably. She waited patiently, knowing she wouldn't be able to see him until he wanted her to.
And then he come up from under her. She screamed as she fell back and on the way down she kicked him again, more out of reflex than anything else. But she kicked harder this time. Another wave hit her and she finally came up again after it passed.
She immitated his tone when she said, "Hey."
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Post by tokra on Jul 28, 2010 17:36:42 GMT -5
He stumbled forward when she kicked him, then turned and couldn't help but laugh as Anya came up. Her hair everywhere, even over her face, and it only made him laugh more. When she mimicked his tone, he just smiled at her, the waves continuing their assault on the two who were no doubt drenched by salt water by now. He smiled, even more glad now that he had come out to the beach today. If he had known this was going to happen, he would've went to the danger room sooner.
"So, what do you think?" the question was ment towards the fun they were having at the moment, him helping her live like a child would for one day.
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Post by decemberfirst on Jul 28, 2010 17:44:08 GMT -5
Anya just shook her head with that smile on her face. "I wish I could've done this everyday as a child," she admitted.
She jumped over a big wave that probably would have knocked the wind out of her, and then swam closer to him, seeing as their water fight was over. Then she started thinking about how different she would be if she'd been able to do this everyday as a child. But her visions wouldn't have allowed her.
She knew that she appeared a lot more carefree than she really was, it was just that with all the visions she'd taken from people were mostly normal but then there was pain somewhere in all of them. She knew everyone's pain and felt it, too. So being the happy Anya she seemed was the only way she felt she could deal with it. But underneath she was probably more fragile than she wanted to think.
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Post by tokra on Jul 28, 2010 17:58:39 GMT -5
"Yeah. You just wait, next time we're hitting the fair."
He smiled as she swam up to him, he couldn't help but notice how beautiful she looked with the moonlight reflecting off her wet skin, making her shine more then usual. Though he didn't have her powers, he could feel something was bugging her. Like she never knew what it was like to share a childhood or have one. If only there was a way to help her out. he thought, then a sudden idea came to him. That's it!
"Here, I want to show you something." he held out both of his hands, "Give me your hands and close your eyes. Don't be afraid to feel what I do."
He waited for her to take his hands, and when she did he closed his eyes and let his thoughts go. He wouldn't show her the thoughts he had before his change to a mutant, instead he would show her the memories he had as a child. Growing up on the farm, picnics, family gatherings, parades and town celebrations, everything a kid would enjoy, even holidays like Halloween, Thanksgiving and even Christmas.
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Post by decemberfirst on Jul 28, 2010 19:59:33 GMT -5
She gave him a funny look as he stared at her. But then he held out his hands to her. But why would she be afraid? She hadn't been afraid when she touched him and saw his memories of Cain, so she definitely wouldn't be afraid again now.
She took his hands thoughtfully, her eyes closed, and watched all his childhood memories go by like a movie. She couldn't help but smile and then opened her eyes after a while, still seeing the memories but also seeing him standing before her. The waves weren't crashing so hard now since they'd passed most of them. It was calmer now as they stood on the sandbar.
It made her feel good to see his childhood happiness but also sad because wished she had some of her own, but she didn't let that bother her. Not now. Not tonight. "Thank you..."
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