Grimacing slightly, he kept a hand on her back, simply rubbing it
as he murmured encouragements and sweet nothings, supporting most
of her weight on his shoulder. Nova's trembling grip on the garbage
can was loosened as Gateguard held it for her as he simply kept her
close.
Taking the opportunity to drop her head down on Adeline's shoulder,
Kardia simply stood there, humming a tuneless melody as she gently
swayed back and forth. She didn't say anything, hoping that just
being there for her would help distract the other girl from her
woes, even if it was just for a second
"Oh god." Nova uttered between gasps for air, her voice echoing in
the trashcan. "I'm so sorry for putting you through this
Gategaurd." When the bout ended Nova rasied her head up a little
ways to try to put some distance between the ex-stomach contents.
Another somewhat more harsher lurch made Nova's face disapear again
as she heaved.
He was about to reply when Nova's face disappeared back into the
can and he smiled sympathetically and rubbed her back. "It's no
problem." He soothed, brushing back some strands of hair that had
dislodged, using a napkin to help wipe her mouth. "Trust me, this
isn't the worst thing that I've been through."
Emmie's mind is whirling. She squeaks again. "Whoareyou?" her
speech is jumbled, slurred. Her eyes are alight with fear.
Rose looks up slowly. "Echo?" she mutters aloud. "Why is he-" she
shakes her head. "He can't be out here to find me." she decides.
"Hm, spying seems like a good idea." she begins tree hopping,
quietly moving from tree to tree.
His smile has a grip on me <3
Agent Fallows, signing out~
Echo frowned, running a hand through his hair as he walked. His
clothes were starting to get snagged by the various wildlife
around. "I mean, I can just leave, right? It's not like she'll ever
know." He mumbled to himself, before shaking his head. "No, I'd
just be proving her right..." He sighed lifting up his hands in a
mock megaphone, starting to once again call out for Rose.
"Looking for me?" Rose calls, from the tree right above Echo. She
swings to a lower branch right above his head. She flashes hi a
grin and flips down, landing perfectly on her feet. "How very...
nice... of you." she mutters. "Still attempting to be a good
person?" she teases.
His smile has a grip on me <3
Agent Fallows, signing out~
Echo frowned a little as she swung down. Rose seemed fine, and this
whole time he had been thinking she was hurt. He shook his head,
giving a small grin. "Well, if I remember correctly, the 24 hours
still aren't up." He said, with a small chuckle. "And no one else
seemed to be looking for you so I guessed I would have to go and be
the hero."
"You were worried." she teased. "Admit it." her eyes glitter with
laughter and the moon pendant on her forehead catches the light of
the tree moon whenever Rose turns. She raises an eyebrow while she
waits for an answer. She puts her hands on her hips.
His smile has a grip on me <3
Agent Fallows, signing out~
Echo spluttered, at a loss for words. He gave a rather exaggerated
scoff, slightly turning away. "I most certainly was not. I just..."
He paused for a moment before continuing. "I just had to make sure
you were around when I succeeded the challenge." He huffed, turning
an eye back to Rose.
Rose leans forward, so she can whisper something in his ear."Don't
hide your true intentions, tell me how you really feel." she purrs,
grinning. A strand of her pale pink hair curls around her ear,
bouncing every time she moved her head. "You did care." she says.
In one quick movement, she kisses him. She steps back, smiles and
turns around. She calmly walked away from him, smiling as she did.
His smile has a grip on me <3
Agent Fallows, signing out~
Echo was thoroughly stunned, standing still in shock. He blinked a
few times, his brain seemingly just failing. He stood there for a
few moments, frozen in place as his brain tried to grasp what had
happened. Finally he felt freed from the strange paralysis, and he
jogged to catch back up to Rose. "W- wait for me!" He stammered,
slowing to a walk as he arrived by her side. He took a quick glance
at her before quickly looking away. "Just thought you might need a
guide back, just so you don't get lost..."
When Nova had finally finished, for now at least, she set the
trashcan aside and put her head on his shoulder, shutting her eyes
to help ease her stomach, which was now angrily churning for being
suddenly emptied. As Gateguard helped wipe her mouth he found that
his relief Nova's face regained some color back though, she still
looked a bit queasy. "I thought maybe puking would be the worse
thing to happen. If this isn't, I hate to ask, but what is?"
Rose slowly takes Echo's hand. "Sure thing." she says warmly. She
meets his eyes whenever he looks at her. She grins at him before
brushing her hair out of her face. As they walk, Rose realizes how
much she enjoys his company. She looks back, at the river. She
swallows back a gasp, because standing behind her is what looks
like a faint outline of a girl. One with red hair. The girl nods
her approval before disappearing.
His smile has a grip on me <3
Agent Fallows, signing out~
"Is something wrong?" Echo asked, turning towards Rose, still
trying to hide the worry in his eyes, though not as much as before.
She had almost seemed to hesitate, and she appeared to be looking
at something. When he took a glance in the direction of her stare
he saw nothing.
"Nope, saw a fox." she lies, shaking her head."Still set on killing
me in-" she stops and checks a watch. "1 hour" she says, smiling as
she rose an eyebrow.
His smile has a grip on me <3
Agent Fallows, signing out~
Echo put a finger to his chin, almost like he was thinking. "Well,
you did say there's not really a point to doing the challenge if I
were to do something bad right away." He said, giving a small
shrug. A small smile was on his face as he continued. "And it would
be a shame if I had spent all this time looking for you for
nothing."
"Aw, you do care." she murmurs, smiling. Rose looks happy, happier
then she had been in a year. The moon pendent on her forehead
swings a little as she nudges more hair out of her face.
His smile has a grip on me <3
Agent Fallows, signing out~
Echo felt his face heat up a little at her words, but let out a
small huff. He watched as she brushed more hair out of her face,
and he moved a little closer. He brushed a small strand to the
side, giving a small, teasing grin. "You seem to be doing that
quite a bit. Am I making you nervous?"
Rose paused, as if she was considering the question. "Maybe...
Maybe not." she said mysteriously, with a mischievous grin on her
face. "I think the better question is- Do I make YOU nervous?" she
said playfully, acting deeply curious.
His smile has a grip on me <3
Agent Fallows, signing out~
Echo's face felt even hotter as he slightly took a step back. "N-
no way. You think I'd be nervous of you?" He turned away, crossing
his arms in an almost dramatic pose. "Why would you even think
that."