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 Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:41 pm
Buried deep in the jungle, there is a natural mineral spring that bubbles up from deep within the earth. The Arran have used it for relaxation and healing purposes all their lives though no other race seems to know about it.
Behind the few medium sized pools of hot mineral water, is what looks like a freshwater oasis with a rushing waterfall, completing the look and feel of paradise.
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:37 pm
The group made their way to the springs for a much needed bath. Lorey was a bit nervous about bathing in front of anyone, but also about the idea of bathing in a pool of water... as she had no idea how to swim, she was frightened that they might not be shallow enough. But, fears would have to be faced eventually.
"It's beautiful!" she exclaimed, wondering just where to go for her own little bit of the relaxation.
Damian on the other hand was still feeling rather sour. Even if during the trip he had wrapped his arm about Raquel as he always did, he could also sense her submissive behavior. She was like a dog that had been hit... wary of another blow, but still willing to follow the master. Damian didn't want to be a master, though.
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:47 pm
The springs were beautiful. IT was all so naturally perfect, not a single man made anything. Just simple pools of steaming water and A large waterfall in the background. IT was all too perfect.
It was empty with exception to a few Arrans taking a dip here and there.
Raquel had to admit, it was quite lovely. Though she was still a bit quiet. She only spoke to ask one simple question. "Um...Now I'm fine with what ever...but would you boys rather have us swim slash bathe in our underwear...or just go au natural?" She asked though rephrased the question. "Er- I mean, which would be better in general." She asked, knowing that if they answered honestly, it may be a bit awkward. Raquel was more than fine with swimming in the nude, though she hated the idea of being separate from Damian for too long, wanting a chance to apologize... As she waited for a response, she slipped her robe partially off her shoulders and took a step forward, away from Damian's grip, to put her foot in one of the springs. It was so warm and gave off an earthy smell. She loved it.
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:51 pm
Damian's devil horns came right out at that question.
"Far be it from me to tell a lady what to do with her clothing," he said, giving her a smirk, but no more. He knew she was sensitive to that sort of treatment. Lorey, however, was practically panicking.
"No looking!" she said, more to Richard than anyone else. She knew if she bathed in her undergarments, they would be wet, and she'd have to dry off completely before putting her robe back on. The awkward answer was to just go nude... but not if she was about to become a show. "Alright? No looking!"
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:57 pm
Raquel gave him a sly smile in return as she slipped her robe off. Though she laughed not knowing why lorey was panicking so. "Dear the steam is getting thicker, I doubt they'd see anything even if they tried." It was true, the steam and begun to rise, covering up any and all 'awkward' parts of the girl's bodies. Raquel draped her robe over a near by tree limb, unstrapping her bra and hanging it from there as well, trying to steal a glance to see Damian's reaction. She knew she shouldn't play games with him like this...but it was far too much fun.
Richard on the other hand, sighed and smiled a s a blush over took him. "I'm afraid she's right you know...We wont be able to see a thing..." And with that he began removing his own pants.
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:03 pm
Damian was staring, to be sure, though all he could see was a beautiful silhouette through the steam brought on by a sudden cool wind.
Lorey dashed off everything in record time, throwing everything haphazardly onto a bush, and practically jumping into the hot water. Her red skin was not from the heat, however, but from her own embarrassment. Girl to girl was alright, she supposed, but knowing that Richard was just a stone's throw away and was just as bare as she was... it was a little much.
"I think this is punishment, by some divine force," Damian mumbled as he stepped into the water. Immediately he began scrubbing away the mud designs and grime from his hair, though it was pure torture knowing that Raquel was teasing him.
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:11 pm
Raquel had eased her way into the water sighing contently as she inhaled the steam. "This is lovely no?" she called over to the silhouette of a very embarassed Lorey. She waded over, the water getting a little deeper. She held her breath and dunked herself, trying to get her hair and head wet as well. She pulled her hair *which I'm not sure if its long or not. Assuming it is XD* around to one side over her shoulder as she approached Lorey. "Oh relax...I'm sure they can't see us alright...I'll even keep watch for you." She offered with a smile. She was trying hard to gt back on good terms with everyone though doubted it would do any good.
Meanwhile Richard had made his way in the water, scrubbing up himself. He tried hard not to try and look for the girls, though his timing was impeccable. For the one moment he looked up, some of the steam seemed to disband momentarily, giving them a glimpse of the two beautiful women who had their backs to them. He nudged Damian roughly, smiling and blushing like an idiot as he studied every gentle cure in Lorey's back.
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:20 pm
"I just... I don't..." Well, she wasn't exactly sure if Richard would like her. He said he loved her, and to be sure he did, but there was always that fear that her true form would be ugly. With a shake of her head, she, too, dunked herself under. The warm water washed away any trace of the night before with all the flower pollen, mud and dirt. Lorey emerged from the steaming bath, back turned to the men, though she still had an anxiety, because only her hips down were in the water. Good thing she had no idea Richard was getting a glimpse of her, though, because Lorey would never have come out at all.
She even kept her eyes politely averted from Raquel. "I'm just not comfortable with the whole nude thing in front of Richard," she whispered.
Damian, however, was more than comfortable with it. At first he was disgruntled with Richard's crude shove, but once he saw what the deal was... His jaw hung open just a bit.
Goddess, he thought, before the cool wind brought up more steam to hide them away.
"Raquel looks tan next to Lorey," he commented, meaning no harm in the joke.
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:30 pm
Raquel nodded. "I actually understand...um- dont tell anyone but..I'm a bit self conscious myself...only when I'm completely nude however...I feel too vulnerable you know?" She confided, though realized it must've sounded crazy judging from her past. "I mean...Yea I know what you're thinking, a slut like me has got to be used to prancing around half naked....Its just that..I'm not...I was rarely entirely naked in all my...'career'..." She grimaced, hugging her arms thinking of when she was. "If I was it wasn't by my choice..." She found herself sinking deeper and deeper into the water. Not wanting to leave the conversation at such an awkward point ,she turned to Lorey. "And I'm more than positive Richard would find you absolutely stunning... I can tell by how he treats you with your clothes on." She offered the compliment with a knowing nod.
Richard couldn't help but laugh as he tried to calm himself down by sinking into the water to relax. "Yea...You've got a point there..." he chuckled, smoothing his blond hair back with one hand. He sighed, watching their silhouettes in the steam shaking his head. "It's unreal you know? How lucky can two guys get...I mean, not about having two naked women just a yard or 3 away, I mean having 2 women to make us happy...you know? who well I guess love us..." He felt a bit awkward referring to the both of them. "...Does Raquel love you?" He asked, not to be rude, but honestly wanting to know. He felt that since it looked as if they'd be in each other's company for awhile, he and Damian might as well try to get along better.
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:39 pm
Lorey listened intently, and tried not to be quick to judge. Though, it did cross her mind, about Raquel being used to being... known, by many men, and if it would bother her to just walk around naked.
Getting her answer, though, she just nodded.
"I love Richard," she said, confiding in a soft voice. Suddenly, Lorey found herself wanting to really say something to Raquel, as she had just done for her. It seemed fair, but also healthy for her... "I guess I just want to make him happy." And in the smallest voice, she told her something she'd never told anyone before.
"There isn't a day that goes by where I don't wish that I was Rose, at least once."
Damian forced himself to relax as well. It was all he could do.
"She said she did before she left, after that woman attacked us in the library. Gave me her bracelet, which is now sitting upon the couch at home."
There was a bitter tone in his voice as he realized how much they'd left behind. During their escape, he had managed to call the house to have the robotronics clean and lock up, but if the police had been called because of the fight... well, who knew what could have happened by then.
"I believe I love her as well." And it was his turn to ask Richard a personal question. "How did you know that you loved Lorey?"
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:53 pm
Raquel studied Lorey's face. "You look a lot like her...but a younger, sweeter air about you..." She noted, sighing. "She was a lovely woman...lovely...." She said softly, looking down at the steamy water, a tear falling. "She was so kind to me...she lived in the apartment near one of my regular clients. I had ridden the elevator with her several times on my way there...and she never once looked at me with distaste or disgust...we'd start to talk...and she'd occasionally invite me in for tea or soemthing to eat. She even gave me some acceptable clothing that didn't fit her any longer. She was a wonderful, wonderful woman...She loved Richard very much...She talked about him constantly, even showed me a picture one. Thats why I thought I knew him..." She smiled a little to herself, reminiscing. "I never met him, but she talked about him so much...I could tell Richard adored her too...After she died...I felt awful...as if it were somehow my fault...which it very well could have been, simply because I associated with her. But knowing what i knew about Richard...I didn't think he'd ever look at another woman the way he looked at Rose in all those pictures..." She admitted, looking up to Lorey. "Until you..." She smiled a little. "Those pictures of them at various places...he looks at her the same way he looks at you...only with you...its different." She cocked her head as if trying to place he finger on it. "Its as if...As if he is the luckiest man in the world....which I reckon he is." She admitted with a nod.
Richard sighed, not really sure himself. "She's...she's just different you know? At first it was completely casual, just wanting to help her out...she was treated so poorly for someone so beautiful and just lovely...." He smiled off into the distance thinking about when they first met. Then, after just spending a short time with her...I began to learn of her insecurities, her hopes, her past, her future...it was all laid out there for me in her eyes... For various reasons...i took a liking to her...then it just...grew from there..." He couldn't really explain it. Being with Lorey was just such a dream....it was so unreal to him even thinking back on it. "I don't know when i first realized I really loved her...maybe it was the way her eyes sparkled as we walked through the park...or how naive and greatly impressed she was by every small little thing I said or gave to her....." He smiled and shook his head. "She's just...Lorey..." he closed his eyes ,the sweet smile still planted on his face.
*chunky post XD*
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:04 pm
Lorey looked down at the water during her story, trying not to cry. It wasn't until the very last words that her lips began to tremble, and her eyes finally watered. A sad smile spread as she looked up at Raquel from her seat in the water.
"There are things you'll hear from Damian that I'm never going to hear," she said with a voice choked by tears, shaking her head. She wasn't actively crying, but they still colored her voice despite her efforts to pull herself together.
"Like how you're the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to him. Or how you are the most beautiful woman he's ever met. I'll never hear those things, because I'm not... the best. I'm not sure if I ever will be, and that hurts more than anything."
All the time, Lorey kept her voice low, in case Richard should hear and start listening.
Damian nodded, though on a last point, his hand emerged from the water so he could shake a finger.
"Remember, though. Lorey comes from a place where having running water is a blessing. You, by her standards of what is good, are a miracle. I have to tell myself that about Raquel... that what I do for her is more than any man has ever done for her in her life, but I still cannot take it in."
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:10 pm
Raquel just looked at her. She had no clue Lorey felt that way. She was at a loss for words. "Just give him some time..." was all she could really say. "Lorey dear he knows how lucky he is to have you...just give him some time to express it..." She offered, reaching out to move some of Lorey's pretty white hair from her face, still staying conscious of her privacy.
Richard nodded, realizing that from the start. "Yes...I know...I'm trying to be careful with her...shes so amazing..." He smiled looking off at the girls. They were a bit far off by now and he could barely see their shapes even through the light mist.
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:18 pm
"I guess I just feel like... I love him with all my heart, but I'll never have all of his. He's the only thing in my life that's right at the moment. And even then, things aren't right."
She wanted to tell her about how he would start getting angry with her whenever she asked about Rose, or how he was going about solving anything. She wanted to say how she felt so stupid and weak next to him when it wasn't her fault, how it wasn't her fault anything happened so she didn't deserve it. She didn't deserve any of it.
"And yet they're perfect," she said. But Lorey didn't want to get carried away as usual, so she swallowed the tears with a smile.
Damian nodded in agreement. It was how he felt about Raquel, though the two women were different in many, many ways.
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:30 pm
Raquel could tell she was still holding back some pain, but knew she probably shouldn't pry, ecspecially not now. Once the two women were closer, she would be able to talk on a deeper level with Lorey. For now, all she could try to do was make her happy. "Enough sad things now, alright?" She said witha cheerful smile as she lifted the sad girls face to look at her. "We're here to relax like we deserve!" She nodded matter of factly, before sinking down into the water. "Just enjoy yourself!...and maybe we can mess with the boys a bit before we're done. I swear, I bet you they're trying their hardest to peek through this big blanket of steam. " She joked, trying to get a laugh or even a smile out of Lorey.
Richard had made himself comfortable, leaning back against a large rock, when Enty caught his attention. "I'd be careful not to roam too lcose to the girls Enty 'ol pall...or else Damian here might whip you into a bathroom rug!" He laughed a little as Enty made some insulting remark, most likely about Damian.
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