Chapter 9 - What Is This Feeling?
Here you go, guys! Chapter Nine!
Roseberry007 : Ooh, that was completely unintentional! cx
Guest 2 : Actually, on the track I'm going right now, this scene was instead of the scene with Annalora. However, I can't be promising anything, so don't hold me on that, as I'm not sure.
Evx : Hehe, they are adorable, aren't they? I love writing them in their conversations and such.
Ashka Silver : I'm glad you like it! I like writing about clumsy little Mina too, cause it's so much fun.
andgirl12 : I'm glad you enjoyed it! Hehe, it seemed like a very Mina thing to do, so I went with what my gut said and wrote it in.
Mina's POV
In The Past...
"There are the stars!" I grab a limb of a tree, hoisting myself up so I can climb up and get a better look.
"Hey, Squirrel, get back down here!" I ignore his teasing, staying up in the trees. "Mina!"
"If you want to come and get me, you'll have to come up here." I call down, and he pouts.
He begins to climb the tree as I stand on a branch, looking up at the stars. I don't even realize how close he is till he grabs me from behind, and I jump, nearly falling out of the tree. Him grabbing me is the only thing not letting that happen, as he pulls me up and - consequently - closer.
"I would've thought it would be fun to dangle you over the branch and make you beg me to help you back up. It's a good thing I found out you like falling from trees though."
"Teague! Don't you dare do that! Ever!" He just flashes me a grin.
In The Present...
"Mina?" I can hear him loud and clear in the water as I hang by the bottom, bobbing slightly. I don't move a muscle unless the water makes me, curious as to what he's going to do. "Mina?!"
He's panicking. I can't help but find it a little funny that he hasn't spotted me yet in the crystal clear water. Or, perhaps he's just watching and thinking I'll come up soon. I close my eyes to try and up the effect, and then I wait.
"Mina!" Again, he calls my name, but I don't respond. He can't call it
Then, two arms grab me by the waist and pull me to the surface. I flail a little, my eyes wide open now, as I resurface, and I turn over to look and see that Teague has grabbed me.
"You do realize I can breathe under the water for very long periods of time, right?" I ask, deciding to cause some more mischief after getting such a good response.
He goes a little pink. "Don't do that! I thought you were drowning!"
"Sirens don't drown. Ever." I respond. "We're amazing swimmers, so we always stay alive when it comes to water."
"You'd better not ever do that again. Promise me you won't do that to me again."
"Mmm, I don't think I'll be making that promise anytime soon." Just then I notice he's still holding on to me. "Teague, you do realize you can let me go now, right?"
"Mmm, I don't think I'll be doing that anytime soon." He's copying my response. Cheater. "I'll let go if you make the response."
"Never."
"Then, I guess I'll just have to keep holding onto you." He pulls me out of the water with him, and while we're both soaked, he still doesn't let go of me.
"Teague! Let go!"
"Not until you promise."
"Fine! I promise I won't do it again! Just let go, you're freezing!"
He releases me with a cocky grin, and I respond with a roll of my eyes. Well, it was fun while it lasted.
"We should probably be go-" I had turned away to observe the room and make sure nobody had come running at our ruckus, but my statement is completely cut off by Teague's lip.
For a minute, I'm not even sure how to respond. And then I find myself kissing him back. He pulls me a bit closer, and then after a moment, pulls away, looking me in the eye. His face is a little pink too, now that I take a good look at it.
"I...Well, I...I just had to do that once." He's trying to excuse his behavior.
"You don't need to make excuses. It's fine."
That catches him off guard. "It's fine? Wha-" Something, recognition perhaps, lights up in his eyes. "You kissed me back."
Now it's my turn to go pink. "Ah, yes, welllll..."
"Here, let's get you back to your room. You're freezing." He scoops me up, but I let out a quiet protest, so as not to call anymore attention to being out and about by ourselves.
"Teague! I know how to walk!"
"I know." He doesn't even bother to stop walking even with my protesting, and then proceeds to drop me on my bed.
"Teague!"
"What? Was it something I did?" He gives me an innocent smile, and I just shake my head with another roll of my eyes.
"Now you really need to go, before we get found out."
"Fine, fine." He pouts. "If you want me to go, I'll go."
"I never said tha-" I stop myself before I state it, but not Teague looks intrigued.
"So you don't want me to go?" I don't respond, still pink faced. Seeing as I'm not going to answer, he goes over to the door, and opens it. But before he leaves, he glances back and adds, "Just remember, I'm still picking who wins?"
Is he implying that he already picked a winner of these tests?
I love them so much. cx
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~ Dagger
