middaeg | [closed] winter pool time

[Yeah. Okay.

So, she could probably have been a little less flippant.

But then he just goes for it and flops back into...the fucking bushes. Because he's so, so graceful.

Frozen mid-sentence, Sypha gawks at Trevor, hanging ass-first out of a push.]

Oh!

[And then she's rushing to disentangle him, grabbing him by the arms and hauling backwards. And probably dangerously overbalancing herself.]

[ Yeah this is just... all sorts of going wrong. Grabbing him by the arms and hauling him back? So not good for either of their balance and there's a bit of twisting and maybe swearing under his breath as he just... flops back with her. One boot off. One boot on. Leaves in his hair and soggy cloak. ]

Son of a...

-bitch!

[It's more or less said in unison. Go them.

Because she flops back, overburdened by his weight, landing right on her ass with him on top.]

[ Well, so much for being a man of grace or something?? Yeah. But when he realizes he's fallen on top of her, he pulls back just enough to look to her, concern in his eyes. Pretty sure he didn't hear a snap or anything. ]

Are you ok?

[She looks up, bewildered and a bit sore, but otherwise fine. Nodding her head, she gives Treffy a gentle look.

Listen, you're very close, okay.]

Just fine.

[ They sure are close. So close, in fact, that Trevor just... slowly pulls back, meaning to give her some space, hand coming up to rub at the back of his neck as he falls back on his haunches. ]

Sorry. Didn't mean to, you know... take you down with me.

[Sypha slowly rises up too, propping herself on her hands and looking up at him.]

It's fine.

[Really.]

You're okay?

Yeah.

[ With an awkward glance to her. ]

But... we should probably catch up to Alucard. He'll think we... I don't know... got eaten or something.

He'll be okay for a minute more.

[He will, she promises. Partially because she has something she wants to say to him.]

...I wanted to catch you away from him a moment though. Because when we get back to town, I want to officially bond.

Oh. Sure.

[ Right, they... still gotta do that. ]

I told Alucard about it and he seems fine with it. [ Although like he would have any reason not to be?? ] So whenever you want, we'll go to the Coven and... do the bonding thing.

Good. There's one more thing too, Trevor. I want you to hold still for a moment.

[Then, without waiting, and quick as a viper, she moves. Sypha puts a hand around Trevor's neck and pulls him closer. Then zips up, kissing him gently on the cheek.]

[ Alright, so. On a list of things he didn't expect... that's definitely one of them. And he just. Sort of kneels there. Blinking. Confused. Because... what?? Did Alucard SAY SOMETHING?? Jesus Christ... ]

Uh... what was... that for?

[She smiles at him now, no mischief. No...trouble. For once.]

I kissed Alucard, and wanted to kiss you too.

[Duh.]

[ Alright. Scratch that. This is maybe a lot more something he didn't expect and it sure as hell shows on his face as he just. Takes a second. To process that. ]

Sorry- what? You... kissed Alucard?

Yes. After I saw his...desire...in the pool.

[She smirks a little.]

And mine too.

[ For the record... that sounds really weird??? Yeah. ]

Why were you looking at his... desire or whatever? Why was he looking at yours?

[ He's confused. REALLY CONFUSED among other things and just... sighs then, hand coming up to rub over his face. ]

Actually, I don't want to know. I just want to go back. I'm tired.

[ And he just gets himself up then, soggy cloak around him. ]

We fond the stupid pool together, is why.

[She hops up beside him and steps in his way.]

...We just happened to. It wasn't planned or anything, Trevor.

[She does want to explain this. Because no.]

Before you ask, it's not my place to tell you his. But for me...it was you and him, and me in the middle.

[ He doesn't look to Sypha as she reveals such a thing to him. Instead, he looks anywhere BUT to her. Finally, he shrugs, a hand waved as he turns. ]

Like I said. I'm tired and we need to do your Bond. So we should get going.

Do you...does it bother you that I kissed you?

[clearly that's what's important here.]

I don't really care.

[ He pulls his soggy cloak around him a little tighter, slooowly starting to make his leave down the path. ]

Liar.

[But now, she's annoyed. Maybe a little hurt. So, she pulls up her hood and stalks past.]

[ He's seen that face. Well... sort of?? But he knows she's annoyed and when she stalks past him, he can't help but feel something within his chest sink a little. Fuck. Why does he suck so bad at this?

He picks up his steps to come up behind her a little. Afraid to come up beside her in case she sets his ass on fire or something. ]

I'm... getting the feeling you're mad at me.

Maybe I am, because I just told you that I have strong feelings for you...and you just said you did not care.

[She hasn't quite got the hang of setting asses on fire yet though, he's lucky.]

You could have just given me one of the many different grunts in your vocabulary and I would have accepted that. But you don't care.

You- what?

[ WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN??? Or... unless she's talking about that pool of desire crap... oh. But he still comes to step around in front of her and block her way. ]

You told me you kissed Alucard and saw his desire?

I also told you that I saw you in my pool.

[Think. Moron.]

The pool. That shows you what you want most. The pool that you were in. And I also kissed you.

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