DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ATLANTIS OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS MENTIONED HENCEFORTH, unfortunately.
This was stupid. This was idiotic. This wasn't worth it. Wow, Jason had been spending too much time with Pythagoras! It was stupid and idiotic, but it was definitely worth it. Jason would risk his life any day to see the woman who had almost died for him. He peered around the corner at the main doors of the palace to see the two guards standing at either side, bows in hand.
'Eyyyy!' Hercules had just stumbled out of the tavern, as he did every Saturday evening. Perfect, right on cue. The guards marched forward to shut Hercules up and Jason took these precious few seconds to sprint forward, wrench open the palace doors as silently as possible and close them behind him. He used a different entrance each time to avoid getting caught. Last night he used the servants entrance, the night before he used the temple entrance- Ariadne leaving it unlocked for him.
He had made it in. Ariadne had told him the way from there. He ran through passage after passage, turned tons of corners, and finally came to Ariadne's door. He quietly knocked twice, paused, then twice again. This was their secret knock. Before he had even brought his fist away from the door the second time, Ariadne had opened it, grabbed him by his clothes and pulled him inside.
'I haven't stopped dreaming of your face all day' she cried.
'I missed you too' said Jason softly.
'Sneaking around like this, it feels like something from Romeo and Juliet'
'Romeo and who?' Remarked Ariadne curiously
'Nevermind' said Jason, with a smile. He gently caressed her cheek and pulled her chin up to his. Ariadne ran her slender fingers through his curly brown hair playfully. He gently touched his lips to hers and they kissed for several moments. Their kiss was passionate, but gentle and loving. Jason had no doubt that this was what Ariadne wanted. She pushed her body into his and ran her hand up his arm, feeling the strong muscles there. Jason was thinking about how she had once told him that when she was with him, all felt right in the world. He felt exactly the same way about her. He had never felt the same about anyone before. They were still kissing, and Jason felt a sudden urge of passion. He pushed Ariadne up against the door and continued to kiss her passionately. Ariadne felt weak at the knees. Eventually they pulled apart for want of air.
'That was wonderful' whispered Ariadne 'When I'm with you I feel like I have never felt before'
'I love you' said Jason. Before he even realised what he had said, Ariadne replied with a smile
'I love you, too'
Their lips locked again. It was now that Jason fully realised what he had just said. He had never told a girl he loved her before. It was now that Ariadne fully realised what she had said, just like Jason, she had never told anyone she was in the love with them before. Yet she was so sure. She knew she had never felt this was about Heptarian.
Ariadne pulled away from Jason. 'This cannot go on' she said gently
'But I thought everything was alright, if you have doubts you should've-'
'I don't' she interrupted him 'I don't have any doubts about my feelings for you, and this is why this sneaking around has to end. I love my father and I cannot go on deceiving him. I am going to go to him tomorrow and convince him to let me be with you. After me almost being sent to death, he won't risk losing me again'
'You can't tell him that I've been sneaking in here, you'll get into trouble'
'I'm not going to tell him that, I'm going to tell him that I fell in love with you when you were rescuing me'
'Which time?' Asked Jason playfully
'That last time' she remarked with a giggle.
'You're sure?' He asked gently
'My mind is made up'
They kissed briefly and Jason hugged her before saying 'I must go now, or the others will be worried about me'
