She was floating, soaring, gliding, and wafting with the wind. She was the wind, and for her it was pure bliss. She had needed to take her mind of all the proposals, and the lovey dovey stuff which now engulfed Discipline, so she had headed for the roof top. The air around her swirled, cool against hot, but suddenly, she felt a tickling feeling on her 'elbows', then on her 'neck', and then on her 'nose' that she had to sneeze, and come out of her trance to see who her "attacker" was. "Stop that!" she screamed, before turning around to see who it was.
"Sorry Coppercurls. Just having a little fun" Briar said, with a grin, and then stuck the piece of straw halfway in his mouth, chewing it. "So Daja and Kirel. I knew those two were meant for each other. Don't you think it's funny how we all came here hating each other, and now we're the people who can say who gets married to who." He said, first kneeling on one knee to balance himself, while he looked down onto the garden, and then he slipped into position next to Tris.
"Ya...it's different. But I guess i just expect it now...we're family, ex-." She started to say, and cut herself off before she made some snide comment about Briar and Sandry.
"Except what?" Brair said, tickling her neck with the straw again.
"Ex-Stop that! Except nothing." she said, playfully slapping his hands away, while he tried to get her.
"Oh coppercurls. I have really missed you, you know that right? Sandry may be my lover.." Tris cringed at that, "But you Tris, you and I have a bond like no other. We're in a way more than foster-siblings Tris.." he said, turning his head to face her, while one of his legs was bent, with his elbow resting on it, his green eyes dancing against the setting sun, the tips of his hair highlighted just right.
"I've missed you too Briar. I guess we are more than...but.." she tried to say, stumbling.
"Shh" Briar said, moving his finger to her lips, to silence her, while flashing the smile that Tris had grown to love, "I know you don't like expressing, or saying what you feel...I won't put you through it, but I know what you want to say." Briar said, pulling his hand away, and slipping it around her back. "You know Daja can read what i FEEL now? Isn't that amazing...I mean I guess we all can in a way, but she basically just took my thoughts and feelings out of my head!" he said.
"Really?" she said, genuinly interested, and also trying to figure out a way to block Daja out from some thoughts she did not want her to hear. "That is interesting...not something i would want her to do to me!"
Briar nodded, turning his head back down, so that he looked directly down at the garden. "Tris...I wanted to talk about the other day."
"What's there to talk about?" she said, getting defensive. But his hold around her waist just grew tighter. "Don't try to get away now!" he said, voice still light, but then he let go a bit. "Fine," he said, still in a good mood. I think I hear Rosethorn calling me, but I'm going to the city tommorow to find a present for Daja and Kirel, you want to come?"
"Oh, that's a great idea. I'd love to!" Tris said, once again shifting moods.
"Good, we'll leave before midday, he said, offering his arm to help her up. She took it, and stood, facing him. But before she could say good-bye, Briar leaned in for what she thought was going to be a peck on the cheek, or even a hug, but what turned into a kiss on the lips. It was intended to be brotherly, and definetely not the way it turned out, or felt for the both of them. But there was no denying the fact that it didn't stay brotherly for very long.
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TO BE CONTINUED...
A/N:ok..so i took the "but it didn't stay brotherly for very long" line from Arrow's Flight by Mercedes Lackey...but i thought it fit well!! Don't sue me!
"Sorry Coppercurls. Just having a little fun" Briar said, with a grin, and then stuck the piece of straw halfway in his mouth, chewing it. "So Daja and Kirel. I knew those two were meant for each other. Don't you think it's funny how we all came here hating each other, and now we're the people who can say who gets married to who." He said, first kneeling on one knee to balance himself, while he looked down onto the garden, and then he slipped into position next to Tris.
"Ya...it's different. But I guess i just expect it now...we're family, ex-." She started to say, and cut herself off before she made some snide comment about Briar and Sandry.
"Except what?" Brair said, tickling her neck with the straw again.
"Ex-Stop that! Except nothing." she said, playfully slapping his hands away, while he tried to get her.
"Oh coppercurls. I have really missed you, you know that right? Sandry may be my lover.." Tris cringed at that, "But you Tris, you and I have a bond like no other. We're in a way more than foster-siblings Tris.." he said, turning his head to face her, while one of his legs was bent, with his elbow resting on it, his green eyes dancing against the setting sun, the tips of his hair highlighted just right.
"I've missed you too Briar. I guess we are more than...but.." she tried to say, stumbling.
"Shh" Briar said, moving his finger to her lips, to silence her, while flashing the smile that Tris had grown to love, "I know you don't like expressing, or saying what you feel...I won't put you through it, but I know what you want to say." Briar said, pulling his hand away, and slipping it around her back. "You know Daja can read what i FEEL now? Isn't that amazing...I mean I guess we all can in a way, but she basically just took my thoughts and feelings out of my head!" he said.
"Really?" she said, genuinly interested, and also trying to figure out a way to block Daja out from some thoughts she did not want her to hear. "That is interesting...not something i would want her to do to me!"
Briar nodded, turning his head back down, so that he looked directly down at the garden. "Tris...I wanted to talk about the other day."
"What's there to talk about?" she said, getting defensive. But his hold around her waist just grew tighter. "Don't try to get away now!" he said, voice still light, but then he let go a bit. "Fine," he said, still in a good mood. I think I hear Rosethorn calling me, but I'm going to the city tommorow to find a present for Daja and Kirel, you want to come?"
"Oh, that's a great idea. I'd love to!" Tris said, once again shifting moods.
"Good, we'll leave before midday, he said, offering his arm to help her up. She took it, and stood, facing him. But before she could say good-bye, Briar leaned in for what she thought was going to be a peck on the cheek, or even a hug, but what turned into a kiss on the lips. It was intended to be brotherly, and definetely not the way it turned out, or felt for the both of them. But there was no denying the fact that it didn't stay brotherly for very long.
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TO BE CONTINUED...
A/N:ok..so i took the "but it didn't stay brotherly for very long" line from Arrow's Flight by Mercedes Lackey...but i thought it fit well!! Don't sue me!
