[IC] Instincts

[TheLastRunaway]

This guy was really cute, and his actions made him even more attractive. They were being adventurous and outgoing and that was all Emilia really wanted in life, to be adventurous and to enjoy life instead of always having things decided for her like this school, but the more time she spent with him the better she felt about being there. "Hey want to go under the water fall, I think there is a cave behind it?" She was being friendly again, yet the playful glint was still in her eyes.

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"I'm not sure I can take much more of this," He mumbled to himself, lifting his face out of the water. He followed her over to the waterfall, trying to stay at least waist deep in the water. She already has me wrapped around her pinky. He thought with just a hint of bitterness. He was surprised to find he didn't mind his situation at all.

[TheLastRunaway]

She pushed her way through the water and the cave was illuminated blue like the water with a small ledge big enough for a few people to sit on and long enough to have enough room. She moved so her back was against the ledge and put her elbows on it while kicking her feet in front of her. "This is really cool, I've always wanted to be behind a water fall." She looked around before looking at him worriedly. "Are you okay?"

[chukklehed]

"Oh you know, having an internal struggle about whether to ask a girl I just met out or just make not so subtle comments to try and grab her attention. Apparently the second option is winning." As he passed through the water, he shook his head sardonically. "It's like they designed this cave specifically so you could force me to follow the first option though. The only place I could possibly go without being awkward is to sit next to you." Despite his halfhearted complaints, he did sit next to her anyway. "I'm sorry, I'm coming on way too strong aren't I?"

[TheLastRunaway]

She frowned but still felt amused. "I am sorry, I didn't realize I was creating such trouble for you." She teased but at the same time meant it, she wasn't used to boys talking to her and definitely not used to boys being so open towards her. She hadn't felt this way with anyone and she couldn't deny that it made her feel nervous but it was the thrill of it all that caught her attention the most. "Is there anything I can do to make it easier on you?"

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Phillip looked at her, and his eyes were hard to ignore now. They were a chaotic mixture of green, purple and pink. "You could stop asking me difficult questions," he said jokingly, "I'm running out of evasive answers."

[TheLastRunaway]

She watched his eyes flicker from a range of colors, she was so mesmerized that she had hardly heard anything he had said. She blinked back and smiled smoothly, "I am pretty sure if I keep an eye on your eyes, I'll figure out all my answers." She winked and him and giggled, she hadn't felt this confident in a long time and it was enjoyable. "How bout we talk about something then? Like... What's your favorite food?" She giggled awkwardly yet still waited for an answer.

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Phillip grinned, his eyes filtering back to green. "Why, are you planning to take me to dinner?" he joked, becoming more relaxed. "French onion soup with a French Dip sandwich. What about you?" He lowered himself in the water until only his head was above, closing his eyes. The water was warm enough, but he found himself wondering if there was a hot tub nearby. Most pools had one.

[TheLastRunaway]

She laughed at his flirtatious joke, she could get used to this. Someone she could feel like friends with yet, there was still a spark that had been so easily lit. "I would have to say, simply teryiaki chicken over white rice." She moaned happily at the thought of it. She shivered slightly from sitting out of the water and slid herself back in. "It's getting cold outside, but I am not ready to get out of the water yet."

[chukklehed]

Phillip lifted himself out of the water and sat on the edge, shaking his head to get the water out of his hair. "I bet there's a hot tub somewhere, you want to go find it?" He held his hand out to her, trying not to look past her face down into her swimsuit. I really need to stop getting into potentially embarrassing situations. I just hope she doesn't look down either.

[TheLastRunaway]

She smiled and nodded, taking his hand while getting hoisted up on the side of the pool. She leaned over and splashed him with water before getting up and scurrying for the hunt for the hot tub, after searching for a bit she notices a small drop where there are stones surrounding a tub and smiled. "Hey I found one." She looked for a path and followed it down until she was on the dock with the hot tub and waited for him to find her.

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Phillip wasn't far behind her, only lagging behind because he had almost slipped and fallen on the wet stones. "I'm alright," He said when he caught up, "Didn't fall." He looked past her to the steaming water, smiling. "That looks amazing after the drive I took. My back is really stiff." Suddenly he was overtaken by a yawn, and hastily covered his mouth. "Ah, man I'm tired. After the hot tub I guess I'll have to call it a night, no matter how much I wish I could stay up and talk with you."

[TheLastRunaway]

She climbed in first and yawned as well, "that's okay, it's been a long day." She agreed before sinking herself all the way in to the hot water and let out a heavy sigh of relaxation. She let her head lean back and lay on the cool stone as she closed her eyes and let her body float freely in the water. "This place is wonderful." She exhaled.

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"It's far better than where I was before," Phillip agreed, sinking in next to her. "It's probably supposed to be like that." As he closed his eyes and let the heat take care of his sore muscles, he suddenly had a thought. Opening his eyes again, now with yellow mixed in with the purple, he looked at her. "You don't have a boyfriend, do you?" He asked, "I just realized I've been flirting with you this whole time, and I might just be digging myself into a hole."

[TheLastRunaway]

She opened her eyes and raised an eye brow at him. "Are you always this forward?" she teased before scooting closer to him obliviously. "No, I don't. I've never had one before- I've never had a boy talk to me before." She paused then shrugged. "Not that it's a big deal. I'm kind of a handful." Well, not really she was pretty laid back compared to a lot of girls yet never noticed. "What about you, do you have a girl friend?" They sounded like such middle schoolers with their questions but she didn't care she was enjoying it.

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He laughed, turning his eyes back to the stars. "I don't think I am, no. It must be the sleep deprivation, making me ask things like that." He closed his eyes, sighing. "I've never really had time for a girlfriend. I was always taking care of my sister, back home, so I barely had any time for regular friends." When he opened his eyes again, they were dull gray. "I guess that's not an issue any more, since she's missing."

[TheLastRunaway]

She continued to smile until she watched his eyes turn grey and he announced that his sister was missing, she held her breath and turned her face away from his. Her sister recently went missing too, and due to Emilia's extreme break downs they had to send her away but she wasn't going to throw her own problems in his face as he is trying to be open with her. "I am sorry, hopefully she is okay." She wished there was more for her to say, but it's hard to have someone you take care of disappear and you can't do anything about it except the most you know your capable of doing. She leaned over and wrapped him in a hug.

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Phillip almost jumped out of the water in surprise when she embraced him. His eyes were back to purple as he hesitantly returned the hug, saying "I'm sure she's fine. She knows how to handle herself, I'm sure she just went on a pilgrimage or something to learn how to use some weapon or another, like when she traveled for a year to learn how to use a sword. I really shouldn't be worrying about her." He fought with himself for a second before extricating himself from her arms. "There's really no reason to focus on such a depressing topic right now. We're at a new home starting a new life, it should be a happy time."

[TheLastRunaway]

She felt awkward after the hug, like maybe it wasn't the right time to do it but before she could over think it, she yawned again. "Yeah you're right. Well, I think I am ready to head inside and get some sleep." she smiled sheepishly before pulling herself out of the water. She waited to see if he was going to come with her.

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Phillip lifted himself out of the water, shivering in the suddenly cold air. "Yeah, I'll probably call it a night too. I'd like to get up early tomorrow and go exploring." He dried himself off with the towel he brought, then folded it and hung it around his neck. "You wanna get a coffee in the Cafe tomorrow? Exploring is always more fun with two people."