In a conveniently secluded (and thus NFB) weetiny clearing in the woods [late afternoon]

[auroryborealis]

Rory sat on a rock, reading New Poems of Emily Dickinson and waiting for Anakin, who she had handwavily asked to meet her.

Okay, yes, she gave terrible directions. But he could probably find her, right?

Every so often, she'd lightly touch the slightly warm necklace she had been given, and smile.

[Locked to these two, yo. Also, getting kind of

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[emo_padawan]

Anakin came walking down the path a half hour later.

He wasn't looking around for the trees that used to toss Padmé into the water, really.

"Hey you," he said, smiling, when he saw Rory.

[auroryborealis]

"Hi," Rory said brightly, getting up and leaving her book on the rock. "You found me!"

She glanced past him, and asked, "Think you were followed?"

[emo_padawan]

Anakin reached into the Force, concentrating. "Nope," he said. "Just a couple of squirrels."

He frowned. "Who are now deciding it's much better to be somewhere else, as it happens," he said after a minute.

[auroryborealis]

"What do you have against squirrels?" Rory asked with a smile as she crossed over him. "At least they're not random shirtless guys singing at you and then lying about coffee."

[emo_padawan]

"Woe."

[auroryborealis]

"You'll get over it," Rory assured him, kissing the underside of his jaw.

[emo_padawan]

Anakin reached into the Force, checking to make sure no one was nearby, before pulling Rory closer and tilting his head down to kiss her. "I'm sure you can come up with something to make me forget," he said.

[auroryborealis]

Rory kissed him happily, then pulled back, raising one eyebrow wickedly.

"Well...there is no one here...."

[emo_padawan]

Anakin had absolutely no problem not talking at the moment. He concentrated on kissing Rory and trying not to think about what kind of tricks Nature could have in store for him.

[auroryborealis]

Rory fell back against the robe again, once again pulling Anakin with her and trying to concentrate on ignoring Nature.

Nature, unfortunately, was not ignoring her, if the twigs tangling in her hair were any indication.

[emo_padawan]

Anakin hadn't noticed the terribly attractive beetle that was crawling up his braid.

He was too busy playing with Rory's bra.

[auroryborealis]

Rory didn't notice the beetle, either. Whoops.

Nor did she take into account that she was about to be severely underclothed, and she wasn't wearing any sunscreen.

Little bit too busy kissing Anakin somewhat insistently. It'd been a long two weeks.

[emo_padawan]

Anakin was way happier kissing Rory than figuring out what the sticky stuff was.

He tossed his head, sending the beetle that had been hanging onto his braid flying off into the grass.

"How long are we in the cabins?" he murmured against her ear.

[auroryborealis]

"Week," Rory replied with a slight groan. "Then back to the dorms."

[emo_padawan]

"Good," Anakin said, kissing her collarbone. "Love you, not really loving nature."

[auroryborealis]

"Hate nature," Rory agreed, kissing along his jaw and nipping at his lower lip. "Miss my room."

[emo_padawan]

Anakin batted at his head. "Eww," he said, wrinkling his nose.

He leaned over and quickly plucked the spider from Rory's hair. Best she didn't know about that.

[auroryborealis]

"I hate nature," Rory said, tugging twigs out of her hair. "...oh no."

She had just caught sight of her arm.

[emo_padawan]

Her arm matched his hand and legs. "What's this stuff?" he asked, staring.

[auroryborealis]

"Do you itch?" she asked fretfully.