Swallowed In The Sea (Open Post)

[islandrebel]

An eerie calm seemed to have settled over Where. There had been no new arrivals for more than a week, no mysterious happenings, nothing. At first the quiet had been a nice change, but now it was really starting to bother Sawyer. With nothing to do and nowhere to go he'd been left alone with his thoughts and he quickly realized that his thoughts

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[xuqui]

Cho has decided to venture out on her own, feeling rather bold all of a sudden, and makes her way through the jungle towards the beach. She's trying to make note of the various plants and flowers she recognizes, and sketches down the ones she doesn't, hoping they might have magical properties.

She makes her way to the edge of the forest and sees a figure a short ways off on the sand. It takes her a moment to recognize that it's Sawyer, and as soon as she does, she starts blushing.

A kiss.

It seems such a silly thing to get hung up on, but if she's honest with herself, she's thought about it slightly more than might be considered normal. She keeps along the edge and clears her throat, not sure if he's out here for some 'alone' time, or if he'd welcome company.

[xuqui]

"That it's been a very, very long time since I've felt so comfortable with someone. And yet sometimes so uncomfortable. It's weird, but... I think I like it," she says softly, not able to meet his gaze as she focuses solely on tracing her finger in the sand.

[islandrebel]

It's just as well that she isn't looking at him because he can't quite keep the satisfied smile off his face. "Mhm," he makes a sort of amused and approving noise and gently strokes her hair. "Sounds complicated."

[xuqui]

"Most things usually are," she replies, feeling another flutter in her stomach as she feels his hand on her hair. She chews her lower lip nervously, when the relaxing sensations take over and she leans back into him again. "Hmmmm... that's kind of nice..."

[islandrebel]

"Only kind of?" She seems conflicted, torn between being relaxed and anxious. He pulls her closer. "You seem nervous."

[xuqui]

"Well... I kind of am," she admits sheepishly, before looking up at him with a worried expression and pulling herself back slightly. "You're not going to laugh now, are you?"

[islandrebel]

"I wouldn't dream of it. Why would I do something like that?" When she looks up at him like that, all worried and such, he genuinely wants to comfort her, which is an interesting challenge given that he's clearly the one making her nervous in the first place.

[xuqui]

"I don't know, it just seems like it's something you might find amusing," she shrugs, giving him a shy smile before settling against him. She reaches her arms around his waist and sighs as she rests her head on his chest. "Mmmm, this is comfortable though..."

[islandrebel]

"It is a little amusing," he says with a playful smile, "you're cute when you're nervous."

[xuqui]

"I'm not cute," she looks up at him with a frown and pushes his stomach lightly. "I'm... um... graceful. Yes, graceful is a good word."

[islandrebel]

"Hmmm. Of course, that's the word I was looking for." He grins. Cute seems like a perfectly acceptable description, or pretty, or sweet, or charming, or any number of other terms, but he was willing to go with the word she'd picked. "You are graceful when you're nervous. You're also very graceful when you're disagreeing with me. And it is irresistibly graceful the way you scrunch your nose when I know you're trying not to laugh."

[xuqui]

"You're terrible, stop making fun!" Cho attempts to frown, her nose scrunching up, when she catches herself and starts laughing. "I didn't know -what- word to pick, I don't think any of them suit me."

With a small smirk she leans in and plants a soft kiss on his neck and huffs. "Honestly, I don't know what in the world I'm supposed to do with you, I think you're driving me batty."

[islandrebel]

"How about indescribable?" He laughs, low and soft, then sighs slightly when she kisses him. That is nice. He holds her close, his arm around her and his hand on the small of her back. "I don't know Sweetness, guess you'll just have to find some way to deal with me."

[xuqui]

"Hmmm, guess I will. Think I'll manage somehow though," she replies, nuzzling his neck contentedly as she lets her body melt against his. "Think you might be stuck with me now though, hope you don't mind that."

[islandrebel]

"Mhm, I think I'll manage somehow." He kisses her, lightly, teasingly, just at the corner of her mouth.

[xuqui]

She sucks in a breath sharply at that, her hands tightening around his waist when she looks up at him with almost a cheeky smile. "I think you missed," she bites her lip and smiles, doing her best to force the butterflies that had been making home in her stomach away.