Chapter 8 - Just a Small Push
Ashka Silver : Because Teague is the definition of adorable.
Roseberry007 : Ooh, did I make an unintentional Aladdin reference? What was it? cx I didn't even realize I did! I'm glad it makes your day when your update, I always enjoy doing it!
Guest 1 : Hehe, I guess you'll have to wait and see...I can promise you that there will be something at least similar to that scene though.
Evx : I do love you. Shhh. Don't cry. I promise if I do make Mina reject Teague it won't be too harsh.
Mina's POV
In The Past...
"One...Two...Three...Four..." His counting echoes through the trees I dart away, looking for a suitable hiding spot.
Where should I go? Somewhere clever, of course. I spot a fallen log, big enough for me to fit inside, and manage to clamber inside.
"Ten!" I hear his cry, and know the search has begun.
That's when my clumsiness happens to strike. Just a shift of weight causes the log to go rolling, and it happens to be in the direction of the hill I climbed to get here. I let out a short, terrified scream. I'm going to crash!
"Mina, one of these times I'm going to fail this test and you're going to end up dead." Could it be?
The log stops bouncing, and lands with a soft thud on the ground. I easily climb out, panting, and glance up. Sure enough, there's Teague, smirking at me. I can't help but feel slightly sour.
"I believe I've found you. And saved your life, again."
I brush off my skirt, going a little pink. "I...Uh...Meant to do that."
"You don't need to make excuses. I think you enjoy making me worry."
"I do not! That was completely unintentional!" I huff angrily.
"Of course it was."
I cross my arms. "You know what? Think whatever you want. I don't even care." I fling my hands in the air and begin to stalk off.
"Mina, wait! I'm sorry! I was just teasing you!" He chases after me down the hill, and steps in front of me to stop me.
"I'd like to go now." I say it quietly, tired of his antics.
"Please, Mina. Don't leave." He's pleading with me now. "I didn't mean to upset you. I just...Well, I'm not very good at being friends with people. I've never had any before. I didn't think I was going to offend you."
"Well, you did."
"And I'm sorry! Mina, please don't hold that against me."
I huff, and shake my head. "Just this once, Teague. Next time, I won't let you off the hook so easily."
He looks relieved. "Thanks."
In The Present...
I'm sitting on the bed in my room when Teague walks in, and I glance up as the door opens and shuts.
"You know, I almost think you look forward to these visits I'm paying you, Mina." A cocky grin lights up on his face as he says it, and he leans casually against the wall across from me.
I'm so glad it's dark, because my face goes pink. "No! I just figure I should be prepared, considering you seem to do it whether I like it or not."
"But you do like it."
"I never said that!"
"But it's written all over your face."
"If something did happen to be written on my face, you wouldn't be able to see it, because it's too dark in here."
"Hm, I guess you're right." There's a lull in the conversation before he speaks again. "How about we go for a walk?"
"A walk?"
"What, would you rather be taken out in the woods again?"
"Well, the woods weren't bad, but I'd rather not pass out again, so I'll stick with going for a walk."
Teague grins. "But you looked so cute when you were knocked out!"
I roll my eyes. "Well, you won't be seeing that again."
On that, he pouts. "I could always organize it so that you're knocked out again."
"Don't you dare!"
"Fine, fine." He puts his hands up. "Well, shall we go?"
"I guess." I stand up, and follow him out of the room. "Is this even allowed?"
"What my parents don't know won't hurt them. Besides, it's not like they'd be mad I'm spending time with one of the girls. In fact, they'd probably be pleased."
"They would?" I ponder that. "Ah, yes, I guess they would like that..."
"Yup. Of course, they probably shouldn't find out, unless we want this marriage process ending early with a winner decided by them. Although, perhaps you might like that?" He smirks at me, mischief twinkling in his eyes as my own eyes widen.
I want to get him for that comment - I'm hoping he didn't notice my face go a little pink again - and my eyes land on a plant at the corner. As he smirks at me, I use some Fae magic to come up, and it then pushes him right into the bathing pools we've stopped by.
"Ack! Mina!" Now it's my turn to laugh as he flounders around in the water.
Suddenly, he's grinning again, and I follow his gaze to my leg. The tendril of the plant I used to push him in is now tangled around my leg. "Teague? Teague, don't you dar-"
My statement comes too late, as he causes the tendril to jerk me into the water, and I fall - more gracefully than Teague did - into the water. I let myself go under, and swim into the deeper area, staying under. I've learned how to breathe under the water, and can stay under there for pretty long times till I have to go up for air. So, time to see Teague freak out a bit.
Hehe, this is instead of the scene at the bathing pools (is that what they were called?) with Annalora, in case you all were wondering. And it does go into next chapter a bit, so if you want to be seeing what happens next, remember to review! I'm hoping to work in a kiss or two, so let's see if that happens next chapter or not... c;
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~ Dagger
