Penname: javamomma0921

Derivative Fiction

Rating: T

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Prompt: Gulp

Born Free

Jasper was amazing to watch as he ran. Honestly, there wasn't a thing I didn't enjoy watching him do, but running was perhaps my favorite. He wanted to show me South America and the jungle there. We both felt that ducking away from society for a while wouldn't do us any harm, so we gathered our bare essentials and left.

It was exciting. It felt like a true adventure and for once I would not be embarking on it alone; I would be adventuring with the one I loved. It was exhilarating.

We were standing in the middle of one of the greenest place I had ever been. It seemed as though everything around us was covered in a green so intense that it hurt the eyes. The verdant forest pulsed with life, never quieting even through the short nights. Everything was covered in the slick coating of glistening rainfall that made the greens sparkle like emeralds. For a vampire, this was a magical place full of mystery and sights hidden from mortal eyes. At every turn, my senses were assaulted with something new and different to savor. And at every turn, I was able to share these new things with my love.

"Come on, Alice," he said taking my hand. "I want to show you something."

We ran together through the rain forest, the strange colors blurring together into a rainbow tapestry of glistening scenery. It was beautiful. We ran without holding anything back; the knowledge that this forest was rarely visited by humans freed us of our usual inhibitions. We gulped in the delicious scents that filled the forest, made richer by the dampness in the air. I could have run for hours, watching his body move and the colors pass us by. Suddenly, we stopped. We were standing at edge of a large natural pool at the base of an enormous waterfall.

"The water here is lovely," he said, touching my cheek, "just like you. Do you want to go in and wait for me?"

"Where are you going?" I asked wryly. I was seeing where he was headed now. Despite knowing he was nearly indestructible, I felt an immediate tensing in my stomach at the thought of him fulfilling this vision. He saw my apprehension and kissed it away.

"Just trust me."

In a flash he was gone from my side. I removed my clothes and waded into the water until the water swirled around my breasts. I let my legs trail up as I floated in the water. I looked up just as he came to the edge of the waterfall.

He had removed his clothes as well so as he stood on the edge of the cliff, he shimmered in the sun, sending sparkles all around him. As he put one foot over the edge and lifted his arms in the air, my breath caught in my throat. I stood, my arms out to my side, watching him.

He dove through the air, a sparkling figure falling through the air and putting the beauty of the falls to shame. He hit the water perfectly, sending a geyser of water into the air above where he landed. The water was so clear I could see his pale form as he shot through the water to where I was waiting for him. He came and scooped me up, spitting the water out of his mouth as he broke the surface.

"Wanna try?"

I laughed and kissed him.

"Sure. Will you hold my hand?"

"Always."

A/N: This chapter just goes to show that my first impression of a prompt isn't always the best. I couldn't imagine what to do with "GULP." And then I inadverntantly came across a pciture of the rainforest and this all came together. Hope you enjoy it! ~Jen