Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-35775904-20190222213128/@comment-35775904-20190420135501

Yes! No duty called. I finished it. Dilly.....R.I.P.😕

RITA

“Aud! Stop! Where are you taking me?!” I yelled at my sister who just dragged me across the base to Thor knows where. But,

by the look on her face, I could guess where. “Aud!”

“Shhh!” She replied pulling me to a stop. In front of Vix’s hut. I felt my face flush as she stood there smiling like an idiot.

“What?” I whispered. She put a finger to her lips, and then jerked her thumb to the door, before cupping her ear toward it. I understood all those movements, she wanted me to listen. So I did. I heard a guitar and then a faint, beautiful voice join in.

So you can keep me

Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans

Holding me closer ‘til our eyes meet

You won’t ever be alone, wait for me to come home.

I looked at Aud who was obviously stifling a squeal. I didn’t really know what to say. I had obviously figured it was Vix by now, and the song he sang was one of my favorites, but what did Aud want me to do? Just start screaming like a fangirl at a cute boy band concert? Geez. But, Aud had her reasons. She grabbed my hand and silently pulled the door open and we stood there in the doorway. My face started going warm again. I looked at Aud with a “What’s your point!?” Type if look. Vix opened his eyes and stopped immediately, blushing a deep scarlet. He and Aud bantered forth about something about telling me. I couldn’t really follow it, until I saw he looked pretty upset at Aud. I clued in that Aud obviously knew he didn’t want me to be brought her, and she did so anyway. Typical Aud. Ugh. I decided to intervene though, I stepped in front of her.

“Actually Vix, I’m glad she told me,” I said. He turned pretty red again, and I could feel my face flushing again. Aud spoke up,

“Well then, I’ll just leave you two lovebirds alone!”

Thordamit Aud. She ran off leaving me standing in the door pretty awkwardly.

“Um, sorry about Aud, I didn’t know you didn’t want me here...”I started. He stood there awkwardly and stuttered,

“Ah uh no. I-I-it’s fine. I just didn’t want you-er well it’s just I don’t- um like no one really has ever heard-Uh wait.”

“No it’s fine. I understand. Do you want me to go?” I asked. Poor guy. The latest victim of the romantic Aud.

“Oh what? Oh-er no. It’s fine. I’ll just-erm put this away.” He said walking over to put the guitar away.

“Actually,” I blurted, “I really like that song. Would you mind playing some more?” To be honest, I just really wanted to hear that beautiful voice again. I hadn’t heard someone sing in a long time.

“Oh. Uhm-er-sure. I c-c-can if y-you want me too,” he stuttered.

He sat on the edge of his bed and I walked over and sat next to him on the floor. I looked out at the window so he wouldn’t be in the spotlight too much. I knew this was already nerve-racking for him. He started plucking the strings and I closed my eyes remembering the tune. Before I could stop myself, I started humming to the tune. I stoped as soon as I caught myself.

“Sorry,” I mumbled.

“No, it was nice. You can keep going if you want?” He answered. I nodded and started singing the first verse.

Loving can hurt, loving can hurt sometimes

But it’s the only thing that I know

When it gets hard, you know it can get hard sometimes

It is the only thing that makes us feel alive

We keep this love in a photograph

We made these memories for ourselves

When our eyes are never closing

Hearts are never broken

And times forever frozen still

I paused, waiting for the chorus.

“So you can keep me,” Vix started singing. I looked up at him and smiled before joining him,

Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans

Holding me closer till our eyes meet

You won’t ever be alone

Wait for me to come home

Loving can heal

Loving can mend your soul

And it’s the only thing that I know

I swear it will get easier

Remember that with every piece of you

Hm, and it’s the only thing we take with us when we die.

I smiled and stood up to sit on the edge of the bed with him, facing the window as we continued to the chorus,

We keep this love in a photograph

We made these memories for ourselves

When our eyes are never closing

Hearts were never broken

And times forever frozen still

So you can keep me

Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans

Holding me closer till our eyes meet

You won’t ever be alone

And if your hurt me, that okay baby only words bleed

Inside these pages you just hold me

I won’t ever let you go

Wait for me to come home

We stopped singing, he stopped playing. I looked at him and I felt my face getting warmer. He smiled a bit and I couldn’t help myself, I smiled a pretty big smile back at him.

“You have a beautiful voice,” I said quietly.

“Thanks. You too,” he breathed. I smiled and looked down at the floor. I felt his hand touch mine and I looked up at him. I probably turned very pink, but I didn’t care, I think I was just staring at him dreamily, but I don’t remember, I was just caught up in his enrapturing, beautiful eyes. But coming to my senses, I smiled and leaned forward to give him a quick hug before getting up and brushing a strand of hair behind my ear.

“Thanks Vix. That was nice.”

“Yea. It was.” He answered. I smiled and walked out of his hut. What a great guy.

I turned the corner to his hut and flinched wen Aud grabbed my arm.

“How did it go?!” She begged me. I could feel my face heating and I kept walking.

“Oh Thor. Something happened! Your face is sunburning!!!”

“Sunburning? What?”

“Aka blushing. Don’t change the subject. What did you two do?!” She squealed.

“Nothing!” I laughed.

“Not true!”

“Is true!”

“No!”

“Yes!” I said now laughing at her desperation.

“Teeeeelll me Ritaaaaaa!” She said gripping me arm.

“I am not sharing any thing about my private love life with you!” I said. Oops.

“Oh? So you dooo have a love life! Awwww!”

I had made a big mistake and I knew it. Thordamit.

“Did I say love life? I meant love as in-uh-errr...”

“Ah ha! I knew it! Tell me what you did! Did you kiss?”

“What!? No!” I blurted.

“Oh Thor, you did!!” She squealed.

“No we did not! What makes you think that!?” I hissed.

“Cause you are sunburning and I know your lying voice! Forehead? Cheek? Li-“

“NOOO!” I yelled. “Aud! Be quiet!”

“Just tell me and I’ll shut up!”

“Just a hug! I promise! Now, go find Isla and torture her!” I said. OopS, Sorry Isla, rip.

“Oh yea good idea!” She said as we walked into the clubhouse. Turned out, she didn’t have to look for long, Isla and Michael were right there on the couch. Before walking away, I just saw Isla sit next to them saying,

“Hey there. Scotch over Mikie. I have to talk to your girl.”

I laughed and walked away. Poor Michael and Isla, they were gonna have their hands full.

I decided to go to the kitchen and start some dinner. We had a pretty important discussion to talk about tonight. I’m pretty sure Aidan and Kate were leading it, so I got dinner off of Kate’s hands. I pulled out my ingredients and began the recipe.

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“Alright everyone,” Aidan said while I sat a tray of food on the table and sat next to Aud. She jumped over my lap and shoved me down one seat....of course. Next to Vix. I rolled my eyes at her and whispered,

“Pay attention!”

“I am!” She responded.

“We really have to get even with Havardr and do some scouting missions to find who this boss is. Now, Kate and I have arraigned a schedule of scouting missions, and the list of partners for each mission. When your day comes, you and your partner for that day take off, go to that direct location, stay out of sight and shot, scout everything you see and come right back. Any questions?” He said looking up. We all poked at our food and shook our heads. Michael spoke up though,

“The stay out of sight and shot part is probably the most essential part of these missions. You all do not want to get caught because that means no hope. Your partner can’t take out a whole armada. Be very careful about following that.” We all nodded and then passed the schedule around to see who and when we were attacking and who our partner was for that one. I let a deep breath out.

“Boy. This is a doosey,” I sighed. Aidan shrugged and Kate spoke up,

“If we all just follow every instruction to the word, we should be fine. As soon as all of these scouting missions are over, we should be able to devise a pretty good attack and start this battle.”

“Mmkay,” I replied along with mumbles of “ok” from the others. On this cheery note, we sat down and finished dinner.