The warm summer breeze, the orange hue of the setting sun, the sound of waves gliding across the white beach of the Big Island. It would be considered romantic, beautiful. A paradise. For the past week, that's what it was for Maya. Yet sitting on the beach, watching the many families and loving couples play and swim, she only felt despair. Paradise could never last forever, she knew that, but it didn't stop her from wishing it could, from wishing she could just stay there and never return home.
'This trip will be good for you.' She said. 'It'll help you clear your mind.' She said. For a therapist, she's sure optimistic that a week away can fix what 4 months of coming to see her couldn't.
Maya let out a sigh as she ran her hand through her auburn hair. She knew her therapist meant well and wanted to help, but Maya's pain ran deep and though the saying goes that time heals all woulds, each day seemed to get worse.
The trip was her family's idea. Initially she wanted nothing more than to back out, but after her mother said she had to go, Maya reluctantly requested the week off from work. To her surprise it was fun. With so much to see and do, there was no room in her mind to think of all the problems back home. Now she never wanted to leave.
It would be another two hours before nightfall, which meant that in 12 hours, she would be on a plane back home. She would go back to her daily life of trying to ignore the familiar areas that held so many memories, ignore the constant need to look over her shoulder and Maya quickly wiped away the few tears than began to fall down her cheeks. Inwardly she cringed at her weakness.
Shit. Come on, Maya! Stop crying. It's stupid to -
"Ooh"
The moan pulled Maya from her thoughts. Quickly she scanned behind her only to be greeted by many large rock clusters scattered across the sandy beach down to the water.
"Oh god! Ahh!"
Hearing a man's curse, Maya was up on her feet fearing that the man was seriously injured. Yet as she reached the boulder where the sounds where coming from Maya froze and eyes grew wide as she heard the another moan. A woman's moan.
"Oh yeah!"
He seemed to become more vocal now and Maya could feel the heat of a blush spread across her cheeks and down her neck.
Oh god…He's not injured…
She should have walked away. Should have just ignored them and pretend she heard nothing, but combination of the stranger's strangled moans becoming more intense, she found herself paralyzed in utter shock.
A few more curses followed by a chocked cry and she knew it over for the man. Suddenly panicked with the possibility of getting caught, she forced her legs to move. The hasty decision proved to be a mistake as her legs gave out under her.
With one glance back, she saw the backside of a woman. Her heart pounded in her chest with fear as she quickly made a break for the water. At the first touch, she hissed in shock at the brisk temperatures, but she ignored it and pushed farther into the ocean.
She had gotten waist deep when she realized her mistake. Viewing the distance from all the other beach goers and surfers, she bit her lip.
"Shit...I could have gotten this far swimming…ya…Nothing strange about swimming...in my shorts and tank top..."
She cringed, but it was too late to do anything she turned back to see a young woman in a white cocktail dress emerge from her hiding spot, carrying a pair of heels. Fear of being seen, Maya quickly dove under the water. Trying her best to keep her eyes closed, she blindly swam towards the scattered rocks just a nearby. At the feel of a rocky surface against her hand, she breached the surface for air. Her contacts still in place, she made sure that she hadn't been seen. The owner of the voice she heard now standing behind his lover. His hands tucking his white button up shirt into his black slacks before putting on a black blazer.
The two lovers embraced in a passionate kiss. She could feel a blush spread across her face and neck as the kiss lead to two groping each other. The woman looked like she was about ready to do him right then and there, and while Maya was surprised at the woman's boldness, she remembered it was only the three of them on this end of the beach.
With her back to Maya, their hands and bodies stilled for a brief moment before she walked off, leaving the man standing waves slowly picked up, pushing her against the rock with a bit more force. Digging her feet into the sand as she pushed against the rock, Maya did her best to keep hidden as she watched the woman practically skip off leaving her boyfriend behind looking incredibly smug.
"That's a weird…"
So confused by their actions, Maya didn't notice the large wave until it hit her, sending her out from behind the rock.
It had been two days since he left Auckland to the beautiful island of Hawaii. With Helen dying and Gaia becoming Idunn, Anders needed to get away. Get back in touch with the old Anders. A good shave, some fun with a flight attendant in the airplane bathroom, a quickie with a girl from some bar near his hotel, and a blow job on the beach seemed the best way to do that.
Pride spread through Anders as the woman, whose name he had forgotten long ago, walked away. The young God reveled in the ability to make mortals do his bidding, especially if they were attractive and female. The thrill of the game was back.
However, the thrill didn't last forever when he noticed a young girl straighten up in the water.
How long has she been there?
She looked young, very young. He raised a brow taking in her soaked tank top that revealed her bikini top. It wasn't everyday that he saw a young girl swam while wearing a shirt over her swim suit. She stilled hadn't noticed him as she stared off at the beach. Following her gaze, he caught sight of the woman he had been with not two minutes ago.
Odd.
"Oi"
Her body tensed as she turned to face him, eyes wide. She didn't respond, just hesitantly looked around, confused.
"Yeah, I'm talking to you!"
He stuck his hands in his pockets and raised a brow. As he took a step forward, the girl took one step back. The reaction caused Anders to pause for a moment before he took another step forward. Again, she moved deeper into the water.
"What are you doing over there?"
She mumbled something as she lowered herself into the water.
"What?"
"Swimming…"
Her voice was still almost impossible to hear over the sound of the waves crashing against the rocks. A small laugh escaped from his mouth, yet whether it was from the disbelief of her response or of how innocent she looked saying it, he didn't know. Letting out a small sigh he found her almost fully submerged, the only sight of her being her nose and eyes. The waves began to swell as the high tide came in.
"Look...why don't you come on in? Don't want you getting swept away."
She stared at him uncertainly, as if contemplating his request before finally she reluctantly gave in. Slowly she straightened. The water once coming just above her waist now lay just below her breasts. Despite looking barely legal, it didn't stop Anders from gazing over them. If he had only kept his eyes on her face as she treaded towards the shore, he would have been able to warn her of the large wave that seemed to come out of no where. Yet he didn't notice it until it was too late and she was pushed below the surface with a quick yelp.
Anders eyes went wide and mouth dropped. Quickly he covered his mouth to hide his laughter. It was only after several waves crashed over the spot where the girl disappeared below the surface did Anders' laughter die. A quick scan of the surrounding area only revealed she had yet to surface.
Dragging his hand down his face, Anders began to panic.
"Shit!"
He hastily drew out his cell phone and dialed for police. He only listened to the busy tone a brief second before hanging up.
"Shit! What do I do?"
He turned to cry for help but seeing how far the few beach goers were, he quickly dismissed that idea and returned his focus, back to where he last saw her.
He strained to see as the sky slowly dimmed as the sun set and, for a while, all he saw were waves, when he caught sight of a hand pop up above the surface several feet from where she originally was standing.
"Shit! Shit! Uh...Uh... I have to get help- No! It'll be too late!" Anders pulled his hair as he paced frantically.
He was no hero and in no circumstance liked the idea of risking his life for someone he barely knew, unless it was for the Frigg, and even then he was iffy on the idea.
"Oh for fuck's sake!"
A quick pull of his hair, Anders growled. His hastily threw off his dress shoes and socks, and dashed into the water.
Maya tried not to panic, as the current pulled her under, but as wave after wave toppled over her and her need for air. Panicking was near impossible. Kicking as hard as she could, she managed to get her face to breach the surface just in time to take a deep breath before getting pushed down by another wave. She tried swimming parallel to the shore but it felt like she was going no where fast. She was losing energy fast and with night quickly approaching, Maya feared that she was never going to be helped. Either she would drown here or get carried out to the ocean and die lost at sea.
Her movements slowed with defeat when suddenly someone grabbed her hand. The hand skimmed up her arm and around her waist, keeping her close to avoid being pulled away from the current. Maya kept her eyes closed tight, blindly trusting the her rescuer as she grabbed hold of the hand. Feeling him kick, she attempted to do the same.
Stop panicking, stop panicking. Just kick and stay calm.
Her mantra only helped for a moment or two when she felt something pull at her legs, dragging them deeper in the water. At first she wondered if it was all in her head, but the feeling of her rescuers body go rigid, only confirmed her fears. Panic set in once again.
Anders held on tight to the girl. Feeling her grip tighten around his hand, he knew that she was just as scared as he was. The current was strange. Each kick seemed to send them in the opposite direct as the current grew stronger. As much as Anders wanted to try and hide his fears, he was running out of air.
The pressure built up in his ears to the point where he could hear the blood rushing in his head. Plugging his nose with his free hand, he swallowed the remaining air in his mouth, hoping that he could get to the surface soon. The tension in the girl's hand slowly loosened, alarming Anders as he looked down. Her eyes were still closed but her face and body relaxed.
No no no no no! Stay with me. If you die on me, I swear!
The current all but vanished the moment Anders stopped kicking. Not bothering to think about the sudden change, he kicked to the surface. He chocked gasping for air the moment he breached the surface. Still trying to remember how to breath, Anders hoisted the girl against him tilting her head back to lean against his shoulder. With her mouth so close to his ear he should have heard her breathing, but he heard nothing.
"Fuck! Help! Someone pl-"
The words died on his lips as he took in his surroundings. The vast ocean of Hawaii was gone and in its place they waded in the middle of a calm river. A grassy incline on either side of the river led to a forest, but even in the well moon lit sky, Anders couldn't see anything past the first layer of trees.
Pushing his confusion aside, he quickly kicked to the edge of the river. Once his feet could touch the ground, Anders lifted the girl in his arms. He managed to walk a few feet away from the water before his legs gave out and he fell to his knees. Carefully he placed her on the ground.
"Help! Anyone!"
He ran his hand through his hair as his eyes darted around.
"Shit!" Leaning his ear over her mouth confirmed she wasn't breathing. "No no no. Come on!"
Very hesitantly he placed his hands in the middle of her chest and pressed down. The motion got no reaction so he tried again, and again. A shiver ran through his body, though from fatigue or fear he wasn't sure. Probably both.
"Breathe dammit!"
After one more quick push, forced the water from her lungs sending her into a fit of coughing and gasping for air.
"Oh fuck! Thank you!"
As she turned over, Anders let himself collapse onto the river bank as a wave of relief washed over him. His chest heavily rising and falling, he glanced over at the girl. Her back still turned to him as she coughed and gasped for breath.
After several moments, her breathing finally evened out and for a moment, she had to wonder if she only imagined her rescuer.
"You okay?"
Maya's eyes widened and body tensed up. Whipping her head around, she quickly sat up. The man from the beach remained on his back as he stared at her from a side glance.
"You!"
"Oh good she speaks."
Taking in his drenched clothes and heavy breathing, it didn't take a genius to realize that he had rescued her.
"I...Thank you." Casting her eyes to the ground, she tried to ignore the feeling of shame and embarrassment. The feeling was fleeting however, as she saw the flowing river and forest of trees. "W-where are we?"
His sigh brought her attention back to him as he sat up, propping his arms on his knees. "First things first. What's your name? I think it's only fair considering I risked my neck saving your."
It was true, but that didn't stop Maya from hesitating.
"It's Maya."
"Well Maya, to answer your question, your guess is as good as mine."
Great…
Her face fell as the blond haired man stood up, water dripping from his closed collecting in the pool that had already started to form.
"How did we even get here?"
The man shrugged absently as he inspected his clothes.
"All I know is that, you, miss, owe me a new me a new suit when we find our way back to civilization."
"What?"
Maya's brows raised. He wrung out the excess water form his jacket.
"You heard me."
"You're kidding, right? We almost died-"
"Uh. Actually, you almost died. I saved you. And no. This was my favorite jacket."
Maya pinched the bridge of her nose. "So let me get this straight...I almost died, we're lost and all you care about is your stupid suit!?"
"I never said we were lost…"
You just said you didn't know where we were!
Maya gaped at him, completely stunned at the man's nonchalant attitude.
"Mia!"
She inhaled sharply and clenched her fists at the name. "It's Maya."
He rolled his eyes. "Whatever. Where you even listening to me?"
Maya shot him a glare as she suddenly wished the prick of a man had just let her drown.
"What?"
His question sincere and it was Maya's turn to roll her eyes as she jumped to her feet.
"Oh god!"
As if put in the wash cycle, the world began spinning faster and faster. Choking back her crying, she fell forward. Anders quickly grabbed hold of her, wrapping his arms around her waist. Maya tried to push him off, but he only tightened his hold.
"It's ok. I got you."
"No! Let me go. Spinning...need to sit, please! Please just let go!"
She couldn't hear what he was saying. She only held onto his arms as he lowered her down. Keeping her eyes closed only stopped her from seeing the world spin, but she still felt as if she were on the Disney tea cup ride. The moment she was seated on the ground, she let go, planting her hands on the ground. Slowly opening her eyes, the spinning gradually came to a stop and all was still. She hung her head, as she breathed out a sigh of relief.
"What just happened there?"
She waited for a second or two, taking even breaths before responding.
"Got up too quickly. I'm fine now."
Maya attempted to get up, but was stopped by the hand on her back.
Ander's frowned as she pushed his hand away before standing up. He had to admire her stubbornness but at the same time, he knew she wasn't fine and the last thing he wanted to deal with was the girl dying on her. If she died, he had no idea how he would be able to explain it to the police let alone his brothers, who already have such little faith in him.
"Just sit down and stay here. I'm going to go find help."
She slowly nodded. Anders hesitantly lifted his hand off her back. He waited a few seconds to make sure she wouldn't move. Satisfied she would stay, he quickly turned and ran up the small grassy hillside.
The sight was disheartening as all he could see in the bright moon light, were trees.
This is stupid. I should be back in my hotel room with a beautiful girl and fucking her brains out.
Anders groaned as a slight breeze picked up chilling his wet clothes causing him to shudder. With no sign of a road or any town near by, he had no idea which direction to turn. Biting his lower lip, he looked around. He reluctantly decided to keep walking straight.
He had only taken a few steps forward when he heard the rustling of footsteps behind him. Spinning around, he expected to find some dangerous animal but his shoulders dropped at eyes narrowed at the sight of Maya standing behind him..
"I thought I told you to stay put."
She ducked her head, as she bit her lip and lowered her eyes. Anders pinched the bridge of his nose. The frustration building inside of him. He didn't have time to deal with this. He moved to stand in front of her and gently he lifted her chin.
Staring into her dark brown eyes, he gave a small smile. "You are perfectly safe here and you will stay here until I get back."
She should have nodded, should have been completely under his control. But instead her eyes narrowed a bit as she pulled away.
"Yea...Thanks for your concern and for saving me...but I'm fine. Let's just find someone who can help us, ok?
Maya gave a weak smile as she walked past him. Anders' mouth hung open for a split second before he glanced back at Maya walking away.
What the hell just happened? That should have worked...The only time it didn't was when...
Anders' closed his mouth to a snarl. "Axl I swear if you're sick again, I'm gonna make sure you never get laid again."
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They were about five minutes from the river when they finally come across a dirt path. The random patches of grass and lack of footprints did nothing to comfort Anders. A quick glance up and down the path revealed no lights or sign of a town diminished the rest of Anders' hopes of getting help. With a sigh Anders scratched the back of his head.
"Which way do we go?"
Anders let his hand drop to his side and shrugged. "Doesn't really matter. Either direction we go, we probably won't find anything til morning."
"What?! No, we have to find someone!"
Still stuck on wondering what went wrong with his powers, Anders hadn't heard a thing Maya said. The blurred figure rushing past him caught his attention. A quick double take where she had been by his side only confirmed the figure walking away was Maya. He had barely opened his mouth to say something when she snapped at him.
"Hurry up!"
"Oi!"
She only responded by walking faster forcing Anders to jog after her.
"Will you. Wait!" Anders nearly stumbled as he caught her arm finally getting her to stop and face him.
"If we hurry we can try to find someone and get back before morning. You might be able to wait but-"
"You really think I want to waste a night out here? I could be with a beautiful woman in my room but instead I'm stuck in the middle of fucking nowhere with a sixteen year old!"
It was harsh, more so than Anders intended, but he was tired, horny and wet. She kept her eyes locked on his chest saying nothing. Just when Anders was beginning to feel guilty about shouting at her, she looked up at him. The look of panic in her dark eyes now replaced by anger.
"If you want to wait til morning fine. But I'm getting back with or without you."
Before Anders could even respond, the girl turned and continued walking.
This girl is really starting to piss me off.
Pursing his lips, Anders held his tongue as he took a deep breath and walked after her.
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Neither spoke as they walked the only sound coming from the dirt crunching beneath their feet and the sound of crickets in the grass around them. Maya's pace had slowed since they first started walking, a few miles back, which Anders was great full for but despite their fatigue she insisted they continue walking.
"So do you just plan to keep walking all night?"
Anders' face fell when he didn't find the girl by his side. Stopping he turned to find her standing a few feet away, eyes closed and hand extended trying to grab hold of anything stable. Anders to raise a brow in confusion and he would have laughed had he not taken notice of the slight sway of her body. Certain she was going to fall, he rushed to her side. She didn't open her eyes, however, Anders could feel her body tense as he grabbed hold of her arm.
"Oi. You alright?"
She shook her head taking a slow, deep breath. She opened her mouth to respond but Anders didn't want to hear it. "No shut up you're lying. Now tell me what's wrong?"
One more deep breath and she opened her eyes. "Just got dizzy. I'm fine now."
Without missing a beat, she straightened up. Any sign of her state of dizziness, gone. Still not quite believing her, Anders kept his hold on her arm.
"That happen to you a lot?"
She shrugged out of his grip and gave a small smile. "Thanks again for the concern but-"
"Oh it's not out of concern. If this is something serious I don't want to deal with the death of a child-"
"Im not a child." Maya's face fell and eyes narrowed.
"- so you better tell me what's really going on because that last excuse was bullshit and you know it."
His glare caused her to shrink and avert her eyes.
"It's not serious. Just hungry and dehydrated."
Her defeated tone was convincing however something to Anders she wasn't being completely honest. "Dehydrated..."
"Yes!" Anders raised a brow. "What!? Look I'm fine alright! I'm not going to die anytime soon, I just need to eat. So can we please just go!?"
"Ok! Ok." Her defensiveness startled Anders. Taking a slow breath he softened his tone a bit in hopes it would calm her down. "We'll go. Just breath alright?..So you're not dying?"
"No." She replied casting her eyes aside.
He nodded. He would be satisfied with the excuse for now, but his curiosity to know why she got so defensive was getting the better of him. Anders followed close behind. Anders was intrigued. Irritated and annoyed, but intrigued nonetheless.
The touch of her hand on his arm brought him out of his thoughts.
"Anyway, I'm fine now. So let's go."
He gave a small nod. They walked side by side. Maya focused completely on the path, and Anders who kept a close watch at his unusual companion.
This chapter was actually supposed to be alot shorter however, the story kind of took on a life of its own. Haha. Anyway, this was my first attempt at a crossover fanfic and multiple POV, so I really hope that you enjoyed reading it. I would love to know what you think so please leave a review.