AssimilatedUnaru (11:25:21 PM): It had only been about a week since Dane had last seen Lit and gotten his number, but the boy found himself thinking about the other one constantly. Dane was sitting on a bench in the center of the most scenic park the boy could think of. He looked mostly the same as last time, except for perhaps a few extra pounds. Since last week Dane hadn't been worrying about Kerylia so much as he used to. It was...weird, but...nice.
The boy was fidgeting with a package in his hands as he waited for his new friend to arrive.
RuddyPuppie (11:43:43 PM): Litural came through the park at a leisurely pace...not exactly stalling, but yeah. He was nervous to see Dane again, as really this was the only person who'd ever contacted *him* to hang out. That and this was the only one who turned his stomach upside down and made his Chastity side go berserk. He kept meaning to talk to Santana about these things...but somehow, they just never came up. He fussed with his hair a bit, making sure the spikes felt just right, before stuffing his hands deep into the pockets of his shorts and continuing along to where he and the other boy had agreed to meet up...swallowing deeply when he came around the bend in the walk and saw the green skinned boy sitting there. Shaking off the small wave of nausea that hit his gut, he put on his best sort of smile and walked up. "Hey, what's up?"--
AssimilatedUnaru (11:47:46 PM): Danes head shot up when he heard the voice, he was surprised a bit having been devoured in thought. When he saw Lit's face though he couldn't help but smile widely, "Hey, I'm glad you came," Dane said standing up. He was paranoid, he half expected him to have not shown up at all.
"I-I got you something...I thought you might like it when I saw it so, I went and got it," He said a little nervously handing out the package.
RuddyPuppie (12:13:44 AM): He stopped short when the present was pushed his way...hesitating deeply before he reached out for it. "Seriously? Wow, you...you didn't have to do something like that, Dane..." he stammered, looking at the gift. Well, now he felt bad...he didn't have anything for the other boy. "I...I can't...take this..." was the answer, trying to give the gift back. "That's...not right, I don't have anything for you..."--
AssimilatedUnaru (12:19:30 AM): Dane frowned and looked visibly hurt when Lit denied the gift, "But...I don't want anything, that's not the point of giving a gift...I got it for you cause I wanted to...not cause I wanted something, that's all." Dane said holding it back out again, "Please? I...I spent a long time picking it out, I really want you to have it," Dane murmured remembering taking an entire afternoon to pick out the perfect camera. His liberality side made it hard for him not to give things away. When some one refused a gift well...it was worse than being called a fat a** in his eyes.
RuddyPuppie (12:26:04 AM): That hurt look both tugged on Lit's heart strings and made him want to puke. He frowned also, swallowing again before looking at the gift as it was offered to him a second time...and sighed, sitting down on the bench to open it. He couldn't believe his eyes at the camera, amazed by what must have cost a pretty penny. "Oh man...oh, oh wow, Dane...uh," he stuttered, carefully removing it from the box to inspect. "Damn...this is awesome." He looked up at the boy, all three eyes wide and in shock. "Thanks...this is great."--
AssimilatedUnaru (12:28:51 AM): Dane smiled sincerely at Lit his generosity fulfilled, "I'm glad you like it. I thought that since you like flying, I can only imagine how beautiful it looks up there, I thought you might want to look at the skys even when you're not in them." He explained, he wondered if his logic made as much sense out loud as it did in his head.
RuddyPuppie (12:45:42 AM): Litural's smile slowly crept all across his face, even into that devious third eye, as Dane explained the meaning behind the gift. "Wow...yeah, that's going to be amazing," he said, pulling out all the booklets about how the camera worked and junk. He'd quickly skim over all the various instructions, turning the camera on (( we'll just say it's a model that came with batteries, hahaha )) and listening to it power up with a satisfying whirr. Without a second though, he'd lift it up to his face...and snap a picture of Dane with a laugh. "Haha, gotcha!"--
AssimilatedUnaru (12:50:19 AM): Dane looked dumbstruck as he was suddenly caught on film...well, pixels. He nervously laughed a bit, "Well that's no fair, I don't have a picture of you," He said laughing. He was glad to see Lit smiling and enjoying the gift though. It made all that doom and gloom of being a glutton demon spawn dissapate.
RuddyPuppie (12:56:48 AM): Actually, come to think of it, there weren't very many pictures of Lit at all in the world. He was sure the facility had a few for their records, and maybe Santana had one from when he was much younger...but these days, he never really was in front of a camera at all. "Well, we can fix that," he said...turning the camera around and holding it at arm's length. He didn't really have a goofy face, so he just...grinned, smilied...smirked. Whatever it was his face did, and snapped a picture of himself. "There...I'll get that one developed too," he said, looking back up at Dane knowingly. --
AssimilatedUnaru (1:00:39 AM): Dane smiled at Lit and chuckled a bit, he wasn't really sure what to say. It made him get those weird squiggly feelings in his stomach again. Over the week he had that about that feeling and surmounted it to the feeling of butterflies dancing around in his stomach in dock martins.
"S-So, what do you think we should do now?" Dane asked trying to break the awkwardness.
RuddyPuppie (1:17:13 AM): Litural looked at the two pictures he'd already taken, pondering. Even though Dane had said it was for when he was flying, he wasn't sure he wanted to leave the other boy down here on the ground while he was off in the air. Didn't seem right, after all, since Dane couldn't fly...and he was pretty sure if the situation was reversed, the other boy wouldn't leave him to go swimming in the ocean or something of that nature. "Let's...go for a walk," he said, looking at Dane again. After all, before he could fly...he walked everywhere, and still enjoyed a nice stroll. "We can take some pictures from down here."--
AssimilatedUnaru (1:21:48 AM): "Alright, a walk sounds fun," Dane agreed smiling at Lit the whole time. The boy started towards one of the walk ways that led into a very scenic portion of the woods that was just on the ridge of the park.
It was now that Dane really realized he didn't know a whole lot about Litural, "So...what are your hobbies? Besides flying," Dane inquired.
RuddyPuppie (1:35:44 AM): When Lit had been young, he felt blessed for having a third eye that never stopped. He was always extra aware of the things going on around him and it had helped keep him aware of attacks. Now, since his life with Santana had gotten rather cushy, it didn't usually get the same kind of work out. Today, it was back on full patrol, and Litural would snap away pics...getting a feel for how fast the camera worked and what it could and couldn't do. "Huh?" he said, several moments after Dane spoke. He wasn't a typical teenager these days, no. "Oh, uh...well, I..." What did he like to do? Pick on others? Well, yes...but that wasn't the best thing to say. "I...like to cook," he finally answered, taking a picture of a bird sitting off on a branch. The words came out without him really thinking about who he was talking to here.--
AssimilatedUnaru (1:39:38 AM): "Really?!" Dane asked thrilled, "I'm not much of a cook myself, I always burn everything...but that's so cool that you can cook," He responded wondering just what all Lit could cook. He fantasized about the different wonderful dishes the other boy could make. Neither himself nor his father could cook, so naturally being a glutton child he was enamoured by anyone who could cook.
RuddyPuppie (1:52:02 AM): Litural jumped a bit, startled by Dane's reaction...and laughed at himself. Oh, yeah...gluttony. He'd forgotten about that. "Yeah...Santana says I've got a knack for it, but really it's just trial and error. I've burned my fair share of stuff," he shrugged. The smile on Dane's face made him feel the Chastity half of him again, and he found it so powerful he had to turn away, pretending to take a picture of a something that was really a nothing. "So you like to swim, you like to eat, and you like to buy things for people..." He turned, walking backwards a few steps with Dane in the sight of his camera. "What else do you like to do?"--
AssimilatedUnaru (1:57:31 AM): Dane blushed a bit, he wasn't used to a camera being pointed at him. It made him feel awkward, "Uhm, well..." He thought. "I guess I could say I like music a lot, my dad is a DJ so, there are tons of records all over the house, I've been listening to his stuff since I was little," He wondered if that really constituted as a hobby,"What about you? All I know is that you like to cook now, and flying," He wondered what Lit did in his spare time.
RuddyPuppie (2:13:35 AM): "Oh, seriously, a DJ? Wow, that's pretty awesome...I bet our guardians would get along really well; Santana used to be a bouncer, he knows a whole shitload about records and junk like that," he commented, still walking backwards...blinking behind the camera lens at Dane's blush. Slowly, Litural would lower the device from his face, third eye not hiding the fact that he was very, very confused by the reaction...and a little queasy from it, too. "What's wrong? You feeling okay, your face is all red..." Blunt? Lit? Never.--
AssimilatedUnaru (2:19:11 AM): Dane rubbed at his cheek as if the redness were dirt, "Yeah...I'm fine, I'm just not used to having a camera pointed at me, it just feels weird ya'know?" He wasn't sure if Lit did know what he meant. Dane just happened to be one of those people who felt awlward on film. Not to mention that just looking Lit in the face some times made him feel weird, having him being the one pointing the camera at him was just strange feeling.
RuddyPuppie (2:27:06 AM): Lit smirked, deviously...holding the sight up to his eye again. "Well, no way to get used to it unless it happens to you. Besides, you bought it for me...you're gonna be seeing a lot more of it." Snap, snap, snap went the camera and he laughed. Yeah, he was teasing him - it was Lit's nature to poke fun and exploit weaknesses - but amazingly, it was really all in good fun. It was like a day, long ago, when he'd made a friend with a boy at a McGaian King and ran around like idiots in the play area.--
AssimilatedUnaru (2:32:55 AM): "Hey," Dane protested putting a hand up to block the pictures but laughing anyhow, "What the hell would you do with all these pictures of me anyhow?" Dane asled trying to get Lit to stop.
His face was still red but he knew, he felt, that the teasing wasn't malevolent. It was a whole lot different from the first time they met. It was a really strange concept, to have these good feelings about some one, even after they had infuriated you.
That's when Dane realized...those feelings, those weird squigglies they were good feelings...they were odd but, good. He was a little confused at this revelation.
AssimilatedUnaru (2:53:09 AM): AssimilatedUnaru (2:32:55 AM): "Hey," Dane protested putting a hand up to block the pictures but laughing anyhow, "What the hell would you do with all these pictures of me anyhow?" Dane asled trying to get Lit to stop.
His face was still red but he knew, he felt, that the teasing wasn't malevolent. It was a whole lot different from the first time they met. It was a really strange concept, to have these good feelings about some one, even after they had infuriated you.
That's when Dane realized...those feelings, those weird squigglies they were good feelings...they were odd but, good. He was a little confused at this revelation.
AssimilatedUnaru (2:58:53 AM): "Hey," Dane protested putting a hand up to block the pictures but laughing anyhow, "What the hell would you do with all these pictures of me anyhow?" Dane asled trying to get Lit to stop.
His face was still red but he knew, he felt, that the teasing wasn't malevolent. It was a whole lot different from the first time they met. It was a really strange concept, to have these good feelings about some one, even after they had infuriated you.
That's when Dane realized...those feelings, those weird squigglies they were good feelings...they were odd but, good. He was a little confused at this revelation.
RuddyPuppie (3:07:41 AM): Litural shrugged behind the camera. "I dunno, print them? Though, not if your hand is going to be in the way!" he laughed, going back and deleting a few of the really blurry or out of focus pics before waving at Dane's protesting arms. "Come on, put your hands down, lemme take a picture." Taking the pictures was a good distraction from the uneasy feeling that waxed and waned as they continued on; he was almost afraid to stop for too long, otherwise his skin would start to turn green just as Dane's was staying red.--
AssimilatedUnaru (3:11:28 AM): The camera shy boy finally complied. He begrudgingly lowered his arm and smiled awkwardly at Lit. He was completely unsure how to look or pose for a photo, it was so weird.
"C-C'mon, how long are ya gonna do this?" Dane asked his cheeks only getting redder, "I don't know how to pose for a camera or anything," Dane rubbed at his ear nervously, it seemed to be a tick of his.
RuddyPuppie (3:19:13 AM): And that was when Litural snapped the picture...for it was a cute pose, Dane standing there tugging on his ear. Wait, cute? Litural's mind swam with the thought of finding Dane cute...and not in the same way that Auryn was often cute or a puppy was cute. Cute in a way that really did make his stomach flip and for a second, as he lowered the camera from his vision, Lit's skin was a strange shade of greenish red and he stumbled, wings expanding outward to catch him from falling over. "Woa," he breathed, huffing a bit as he tried to keep the vomit from rising in his throat.--
AssimilatedUnaru (3:22:14 AM): Dane's embarressment was quickly replaced by concern, "Hey, Litural, are you okay?" He asked visibly worried as he rushed over to the boys side, "You dizzy or something? Maybe you should sit down," He suggested looking at him with sincere concern.
RuddyPuppie (3:30:53 AM): Almost gliding, using his wings to keep himself stable, Lit took the suggestion and lowered himself to the ground...clutching the camera close to his chest to protect it from falling. Even now, his head was still spinning...and he knew there was something definitely wrong. Something about this boy set off his Chastity DNA so heavily...was he impure? With all of his self esteem issues, Lit didn't understand how that could be true. But, after meeting Adriel...well, the other option wasn't entirely impossible, either. "Dizzy...yeah..." he said, taking in several slow breaths and using a lot of the same meditation techniques that Santana had taught him to control his rage to make the sickness subside. "Oh man, that was a bad one," he stated, more to himself than to Dane. Taking in another breath, he looked up at the younger boy suddenly...curious, but with more than a hint of disapproval in that third eye. "Dane, are you pregnant?"--
AssimilatedUnaru (3:35:25 AM): Dane looked confused and little irritated, "No, I'm a dude, remember? I thought you were done with the fat jokes," Dane mumbled as he got a sinking feeling in his chest. What was up with this guy? First he was a jerk, then he was nice, and Dane just wanted to be around him, then he almost passes out and starts making fun of him again. He didn't get it.
RuddyPuppie (3:46:49 AM): "It wasn't a fat joke," he growled a bit. "And I wish I was kidding. When you're a spawn like us, being a dude has nothing to do with being or not being pregnant, *trust* me," Lit said with a slight roll of his eyes, though he still didn't really understand how it happened to Adri. Resting back on the palms of his hands...wincing as he landed on a wing, having to adjust them out of the way. He sighed, setting the camera down gently...not really looking at Dane now as he spoke. "Look, I'm one of Chastity's kids, right? and the only time I've ever had a reaction to someone...like this...is when they're been just a young kid who's either impure or pregnant..." Was he going to have to explain what being impure meant? He suddenly thought the younger kid might not know what that was.--
AssimilatedUnaru (3:53:22 AM): Dane knew what impure was but he didn't understand what Lit meant by feeling the same about him as he did an impure person, basically a slut.
"Well...I really don't know what to say other than yeah, I'm still a virgin so I don't really get where you're coming from," He said taking a seat on the ground across from Lit. He was still confused as to whether these feelings Lit was having were good or bad.
RuddyPuppie (4:00:08 AM): Lit blinked rapidly - first the two, then the one - upon hearing that Dane was neither one of the offending conditions known the trigger his Chastity DNA. "That...doesn't make sense," he said, sitting up form his palms, his legs folded under him. "Then...why is it when I see you, I get all...sick? I mean!" Oh, good one, Lit. "I mean...s**t, I don't know..." he rubbed his hand through his hair. "Not sick, sick...but...just..." He snuffed, frustrated...and being frustrated made his anger flare a bit. "Queasy, I guess. Like, my stomach twists and I feel...weird." He could be so articulate sometimes.--
AssimilatedUnaru (4:05:44 AM): At the more in depth explanation of his feelings Dane started to blush again as he fidgeted with his ear, "Uhm...I dunno if that's your DNA..." He said a little unsure, "Well, I get these weird feelings around you too...my stomach does flips and sommersaults, I space out a lot, and I get a little light headed even..." His face was growing brighter and brighter with each word. It felt so strange telling Lit this, "But it's weird cause, even though I get those weird feelings I-I...Well, I feel kinda sad when you left last time at the mall...I didn't want to go, well, I did because I felt so weird but, I didn't at the same time...I'm really not helping at all am I?" He said flustered.
RuddyPuppie (4:13:31 AM): Oh, his DNA was definitely being set off by something...that, he knew for sure. He could tell, much like with his Wrath's anger, that the overly sick feelings came from the same place. Processing all this info, Litural sighed, looking down at the camera which he picked up again and held in his hands carefully. "So...what's that all mean?" he muttered some, furrowing his brow(s) and growling a bit. "Dammit, I thought I was getting all of this 'emotions' s**t under control...and I get thrown for this loop..." It came out in more of a growl than he wanted it too, but really it was all at himself.--
AssimilatedUnaru (4:16:31 AM): "Sorry...I really don't get it anymore than you do," Dane said going back to scratching his ear. He wished he could give Lit an answer but he really wasn't sure on the situation himself. All he had to go on was a small voice in his subconcious. Unfortunately Dane didn't even realize it was there telling him the answer they were both looking for.
RuddyPuppie (4:21:09 AM): He was silent for a moment, with only the birds that sang and the breeze to provide any sound. That, and the sound of Dane scratching his ear. He'd glance up at the boy, and smirk some. "You're gonna scratch yourself open, you keep that up," he said...a little more lighthearted now. Yet another sigh, he flipped through the pictures on the camera until he came to the last one. It really was a decent picture, and he really did look...cute...but seeing at it again made his chest tighten. He was forced to flip it around, lifting it up to show Dane. "See? You take good pictures..." His voice was a little hoarse as he spoke, but at least he managed to get the compliment out with being sick.--
AssimilatedUnaru (8:56:26 PM): "You really think so?" Dane chuckled a bit, scratching his ear seeing the picture of himself scratching his ear, it was like some weird continuum.
Dane looked at Lit, he seemed a little more calm now but still seemed a little off kilter, "Come on, how bout I buy you something to drink, I think there's a concession stand around the corner," Dane offered Lit his hand to help him up.
RuddyPuppie (9:10:44 PM): Lit looked up at the hand that was offered to him...oh, wow, big hesitation there. Did he really feel okay with Dane touching him? He really wasn't sure...hell, he barely allowed Santana to touch him, and he owed the man his life. Sadly, he decided he still wasn't really comfortable with the contact. "I'm good, I can get up myself," he said as he stood. "And no, lemme buy you something...you already got me this," his hand motioning to the camera. "You don't need to be spending more money on me...you've already done a lot."--
AssimilatedUnaru (9:20:07 PM): "But you bought smoothies last time, I got the drinks, really," Dane insisted. He thought nothing of Lit not using his offered hand to get up. Dane really didn't realize how big of a struggle it was internally for Lit.
RuddyPuppie (9:32:46 PM): "I may have bought the smoothies, but you bought the camera...I've got the drinks," Litural rationalized, walking with Dane towards the snack stand. He pulled his wallet out, looking to Dane expectantly...giving a knowing sort of smirk. "You just want a Coke or Pepsi? Whatever they're selling?" No, he wasn't going to get past this one. Dane was going to have to learn to compromise. Lit may now have been Liberality based, but his father had taught him long ago that it was right to share.--
AssimilatedUnaru (9:40:13 PM): Dane felt uneasy, it was hard enough to let Lit have bought him something that one time, "...Fine, but next time I get to buy okay?" Dane asked wanting to at least confirm that much.
RuddyPuppie (9:43:20 PM): Lit beamed, triumphant. "Deal...we can trade off every time," he said, paying for a bottle of soda for Dane and a bottle of water for himself. Not that he was trying to be a oinker, but when the water hit his lips, he realized just how thirsty he was...and before he knew it, half the bottle was downed. "Ahhh," he sighed, wiping his mouth on the back of his hand. "Oh, wow..." he laughed, holding the bottle up and shaking it around. "Guess I was thirsty, hahaha."--
AssimilatedUnaru (10:00:01 PM): "Thanks," Dane said smiling sheepishly as Lit handed him the bottle. He always felt awkward recieving things, even from his father, Dane chuckled, "See, told ya," He smiled. Dane took a drink from his soda, he was thirsty, but not as much as Lit was. He recapped the soda and put it in one of the large pockets in his shorts. His shirts might always seem tight around his mid section but he liked to wear rather baggy pants, they reminded him of swimtrunks.
RuddyPuppie (12:20:55 AM): He sort of started to wander then, away from the snack stand, playing with the cap of his bottle as he pondered a whole bunch of different things. His feelings towards Dane being the biggest thought on his mind. What exactly was going on, and what did it have to do with the younger boy? Well, if there was one thing he knew, talking about these sorts of things always made him feel better...so why not continue with that train of thought? Tucking the camera into one of his own many pockets, he cleared his throat a bit. "So, uh...do you get those feelings around...anyone else?"--
AssimilatedUnaru (12:23:36 AM): Dane started to glow red in the cheeks again. He forgot that he had told Lit about that, it was in the heat of the moment, and in an attempt to make Lit feel better. He fumbled a bit, "U-Uhm, well...no, not really," He admitted not being one to lie. And just like that he got those squiggles in his stomach again. Now everytime he would get those squiggles, everytime he was around Lit, the squiggles seemed to get warmer every time.
RuddyPuppie (12:30:16 AM): "Me neither," he confessed. Yes, it definitely made him feel better...thinking out his feelings logically made them easier to handle, and not such a pain in the a**. "Well, not the...sick, part. Like I said, there are certain conditions that make me feel that way...but, the other part of it..." He paused for a moment, smirking. "Well, I tend to forget I can have other feelings besides anger. They catch me off guard."--
AssimilatedUnaru (12:34:18 AM): Dane laughed a little nervously, "Well, I'm glad...sort of, well not about the sick part but about the other part...you know what I mean," He said sheepishly, "The feelings...well they can be strange and scary some times, but I also get a really warm feeling. Its right with the squiggles, or maybe it is the squiggles, but just like that I get those warm feelings in my belly. It's strange but...nice," He admitted. Talking things out were a tad more frustrating for Dane. He never seemed to find the right words on the spot.
RuddyPuppie (1:05:06 AM): Litural took the last swig from his bottle, tossing it into a trash can as they walked. "I'm...I'm gonna have to talk with Santana about it. He always seems like he knows what is going on with me and my...emtions...before I do," he fingered the camera in his pocket, pulling it out to inspect it again. "I...can call you, afterwards. Maybe he can help me figure out what this means for both of us, yanno?"--
AssimilatedUnaru (1:08:09 AM): "Y-Yeah...sorry, I'm not all that much help," He scratched his ear, "Uhm, did I give you my number last time?" He asked unsure.
RuddyPuppie (1:15:46 AM): Lit blinked, then laughed. "Actually, no. I guess I forgot to get it last time. Be right back..." He took off then...straight up, his wings supporting his weight as he went to the skies and headed back around to the food stand. He'd return a moment or two later, gliding down...camera in hand, he took a picture of Dane from up here where the boy couldn't protest. "Here," he said as he landed, grinning like the fool he was and handing over a pen and paper.--
AssimilatedUnaru (1:17:56 AM): Dane chuckled and shook his head a bit. He took the paper and pen and with it scribbled down his number and handed it to the other boy, "There," He said handing back the pen.
RuddyPuppie (1:30:19 AM): "Awesome," he said with a grin, pocketing the number into his wallet before glancing up at Dane again. "Thanks again...for the camera, yanno? I'll try and get the pictures developed soon...and call you, after I talk with Santana about all of this." Yeah, he wasn't sure how that conversation was going to go. 'Santana? Yeah, there's this boy...and whenever I see him I feel all warm and fuzzy but want to puke at the same time...is that normal, or am I just more of a freak than we originally thought?' Heh.--
AssimilatedUnaru (1:33:34 AM): "No problem pal, glad you like it," Dane said smiling. "Thanks for the drink, and I'll talk to ya soon," Dane said giving the other boy a wave of his hand before they parted their separate ways.
