The Trees Were Mistaken

Jun 2nd, 2014 05:55 PM

Everyone goes a little mad sometimes. A momentary madness when a notion that has been lingering for a long time, suddenly crystallized into irrefutable fact. David couldn't remember when the notion slipped into his being and into his blood. But floating now beside Aileen, with his gaze on the mica spangled sky he wondered if it mattered. David simply knew he was in the grasp of a momentary madness, borne from the sudden realization of his feelings.

Submerged to his ears, the world was muffled, dulled, and a wash in the sound of water rushing into and out of his ears.

David's free hand reached up again, as though he were trying to pluck a star from the gently swaying sky. “You are an incredible woman,” the Shadow whispered to his counterpart, unsure if she had heard but no less lined with his admiration. It was something he might not have admitted otherwise, it said too much of his own feelings, and the fear of any response kept him rooted to silence. David turned his head towards Aileen, watching as her mind wandered off into the ether.

**Aileen McFarlane** · Jun 4th, 2014 05:07 PM

While her eyes were looking at the stars scattered in the sky, Aïleen's mind was not up there. It was focused inward instead, toward the balance her body found in the water, and the sweetness of its carress against her sca... -- skin. She blinked. Once again, that impulse... Sobek was still lurking, the old god.

But instead of being alone in the water with it, she had someone else close by, too. A sound came from David's direction, but she didn't understand what it was. Whatever that may have been, it hardly mattered to her. Her eyes still skyward, she squeezed his hand ever so slightly, reassuring herself of his existence.

It felt strange, being three in the water. Strange, but not unpleasant.

Jun 5th, 2014 03:20 PM

I'm here.

David's faint squeeze in response to her own affirmed it. In truth, the decision was made a long time ago, unconsciously, and lingered just outside of his thinking for a time. His resolve emerged slowly, and it became known to him over time; even while his Companion warned and tried to nip it in the bud.

That Companion tried once more, asking a question it has been asking since it became aware of David's feelings. The sound it made in his mind was like a discordant hiss but the Man ignored it and ignored the Companion's attempts to drive him away from Aileen.

Floating alongside her, David continued to watch her and wondered where her mind was. His fingers only sought to lace themselves with hers and David enjoyed the water filled silence.

I'm here.

OOC

**Aileen McFarlane** · Jun 5th, 2014 04:37 PM

OOC

The water was made to be floated upon. Aïleen was made to float upon it. That was Harmony.

David's hand was made to be held. Aïleen was made to hold it. That was Harmony.

Harmony was, is, and will be. Timeless.

End Scene. Thank you very much for it !

The Trees Were Mistaken

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