The Story Continues .....
mosquito wakes up from his thoughts then try to play with the ball she just in his court saying with a voice he tried to keep low to give her the impression that he is whispering like a bird where in fact he was trying to hide his sleepy voice *side note: everybody who hears mosquito in real life asks him to wake up because the tone of his voice is very sleepy where in afct it is not mosquito's fault, God created him with a God damn sleepy voice*, mosquito says " I hope everything went fine at work today. have you dussected any brains lately, perhaps discovered why something new about brains. If you don't wanna speak about the subject let's just speak about your trip to the lakeside. Was there much water? I mean how was the water in the lake? I mean what did you do? I'm not gonna ask whom you went to the lake with so as not to wake up frommy dreams so please don't mention anything about your date".
mosquito suddenly realises that he has been taling fast and all dierctions so he just shuts up and gives Laura the chance to answer.
Wondering why he is still whispering when it's noon already and no-one should be sleeping anymore, Laura decides to whisper back: 'Lake was fine, air +16 and the water +18 degrees celsius so a quick dip was enough for me. Rest of the time I was playing with my friend's children, two chocolate brown cuties born in Africa in fact'. 'What's up here?' she adds.
[quote="LAuRA"]Wondering why he is still whispering when it's noon already and no-one should be sleeping anymore, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. 'What's up here?' she adds.[/quote]
again, the funny remarks. Laura, your are driving me mad with these remarks. I am the one who is supposed to use surcasim as a self defense mechanism. Now why are you using surcasim...I know, I know....To make it clear to me that I should just stop acting like a hopeless lover....Ok, I got the message....but remember, we are all having fun here. Don't be afraid of me...I'm not gonna travel from Africa...Egypt...to stalk you in Finland....so just cool it, alrighty?
mosquito starts to listen to Metallica's "Damage Case", originally performed by Motorhead:
Hey babe, don't act so scared
All I want is some special care
I'm on the run from some institution
All I want is some consolation
Hey babe, wait a minute stop
Don't run away don't call a cop
I ain't lookin' to victimize you
All I wanna do is tantalize you
Suddendly realizing that the mundane bits of info cited above were totally out of place here at the swamp, Laura rewinds and starts again. Still whispering though. 'I had a pleasurable day swimming in a cool secluded lake, with no need to cover my naked body. The sun then dried me when I lay on the cliff and listened to the warm breeze in the nearby forest trees.' ('I hope I did better this time' she thinks to herself).
[quote="LAuRA"]Still whispering though. 'I had a pleasurable day swimming in a cool secluded lake, with no need to cover my naked body. [/quote]
mosquito strikes his forehead when he realised that an much deserved and expected outflux of insults from Laura's lovely mouth didn't happen.
mosquito with his good old sleepy voice says to Laura while looking her directly in the eyes: "I am not insane to fall in love with you! I mean who wouldn't! That lake's water may have had the prevelidge of surounding your body with the comfortable feeling of water in a hot summer ...... but ...... I had a far more better prevelidge ...... you wanna know what that is ...... I have the prevelidge of talking to you, occupying a part of your day here in the swamp ...... taking your words into my heart and responding back at you ..... maybe the response can be impulsive and without forethought ..... but it is a response afterall..... tell me did that lake respond to you when you talked to her .... no way, not in the way that I would have responded to you if you choose one day to swim inside my ribs and beside my loving heart.
mosquito, having said that, rushes out of the swamp and probably never to be seen again so as not to harrass Laura with his presence again.
As the whispering sounds disappear to the horizon, everything in the swamp is silent again. With a faint sigh Laura opens her notebook and starts a game of solitaire. 'Where is Jadeviper' she ponders. 'This swamp definitively needs new characters'.
Peter wakes up and stretches again. He has been sleeping a longtime. The smell of JadeViper still lingers in his senses and he longs for her return. He finds her hairbrush and wonders why he still has it. He also wonders why he can't get that awful Metallica song out of his head. *The only thing they were good for* he thinks to himself *was coming out very strongly against Napster and unauthorized downloading of copyright material*. He never did like that drummer of theirs--the one with the Viking name---*Lars*---which reminds him....*Vikings*...*Finns*....*Laura*....perhaps she can keep him entertained. *The Samp has become so boring.*
Now its all ok with battery,thanks mosquito,you are very friendly man
Just above the treeline, about a metre or so, Orophin floats abserving the current affairs of the swamp. with his legs and arms crossed, he sits/floats thinking to himself 'the chaotic ramblings of mosquito really get to me, especially when directed to the goddess that adorns this squalid quagmire we call a swamp'......'alas, the goddess herself now exudes indifference and boredom'.............'what can be done?'
He continues his pondering, then stumbles upon a wonderful thought...'oh yes!!! that could change things around here, but i must proceed carefully, i do not want to end thing prematurely :P '.......thus with this plan, he powers up to 1/3 of his power and flies off into the horizon.
The trees shook from the force of his depature, ergo Laura breifly gazes up to accertain the cause. seeing nothing, she resumes her activities on her tablet pc.
[quote="Orophin Anwarunya"]'the chaotic ramblings of mosquito really get to me[/quote]
Couldn't have put it better myself
Jadeviper returns from her trip to Cornwall to find the swamp somewhat changed, particularly in atmosphere since she left. She hopes that the basket of scones, jam and (especially) clotted cream will help bring everyone back together, talk over their differences and rebuild the closeness once shared here.
Waiting for the others, she strips off and steps into the lake to wash off the dust from travelling.
Laura is sincerely happy to see Jadeviper. Unfortunately she can onlu greet her from a far distance since the swamp is again cloaked from her. Communicator Aids help her get the message through, thank god. Hoping to be able to come back for real later, Laura closes the long distance data call.
Jadeviper smiles as the virtual image of Laura fades, and starts to dry herself off, standing on the bank of the lake. Squeezing the water out of her hair, she wraps it up in the towel and settles down on a warm rock to sun herself and wait.
while hiking, kiyota finds himself lost in the woods. then he realized that he is in a swamp...
Jadeviper hears a noise and rolls onto her front, peering over the edge of the rock. To one side she can see a stranger looking around him as he walks deeper into the swamp, to the other side she sees her clothes still lying by the lake, folded neatly in a pile.
Rolling onto her back she looks up at the trees overhead and considers the situation.
Orophin, in his usual way, floats in above the trees to survey the swamp once again. He is happy to see that his plan worked, in that his psychic message to Jadeviper's subconcious caused her swift return, with nice pastry treats.....yum!!!
'hmm, Laura looks abit brighter' he notices her aura has raised about 50% since earlier.
Orophin, now hungry from his exploits, decides to welcome Jadeviper back and inquire about her lovely buns.
Jadeviper smiles up at Orophin as he floats down onto her rock. She sees no need in hiding her nakedness from an elf and busies herself in unpacking the basket, spreading out scones, jam and clotted cream.
Orophin, tries to look away but just cant help but gaze in awe of this heavenly body almost in rival of that of our goddess Laura. even elven folk cant compare.
He accepts the scone and tea, his body shivers too much from the sight that it causes the teacup to rather slightly but noticabely.
Ebarassed by his rather obvious behaviour, he tries to detract her now puzzeled attention by thanking her...."Thanks Jade, its good to see you"
alas even his voice betrays him, as it turns out to be high-pitched and shaky, epecialy with the utterance of those last two words.
Jadeviper noticing, smiles quite amused by this and then winks at him, which only makes him glow bright red on his face. 'damn it, i never knew brown skin could be this red' he thinks to himself quite annoyed with himself.
While Orophin attempts to drink his tea without spilling too much, Jadeviper stands and walks to the edge of the rock. Ignoring the stranger still wandering in the distance, she crouches, bending forward, and looks back over her shoulder at Orophin, making him choke on his tea. Then she jumps off the rock and runs down to the edge of the lake to gather up her clothes. Throwing her top over her head as she climbs back up to the rock, she steps into her skirt as she walks back over to Orophin. Smiling at his expression (huge relief tinted with slight disappointment) she drops gracefully into a cross-legged position, her long skirt spread out around her like a flower. Reaching forward, she takes a scone and begins spreading it with jam.
Orophin checks his pulse counter watch to see that the heart meter has gone down from "dangerous" to "normal".' phew!!' he exlcaims silently as he dabs his sweat drenched forehead but thanks the heavens for that view.
He rests his back against a tree, then turns to looks at Jadeviper, and then looks across the pond to see Laura. He looks up at the cool blue sky, cloudless and bathed in pristine sunlight that in turn empahsizes the amazing beauty of these goddesses as he gazes at them once more.
Orophin closes his eyes, sips the last of his tea through a big but decreet smile and then thinks to himself contentedly 'We truly are blessed'. He drifts into a deep slumber that carries with it all the exertions of the days gone by.
Jadeviper clears away the tea things and pulls out a soft blanket to wrap around Orophin. Tucking in the edges, she lies down beside him and goes to sleep too.
And Laura, content finally, snuggles herself right next to the little elf.
The next morning Laura wakes up early and blushes realizing where she is. 'Elf or not, I should be more careful in my actions...' She gets up, prepares a tall glass Semi-Skimmed Milk for Orophin and the same for Jadeviper although she does not know exactly what she prefers drinking in the morning. For herself Laura puts a coffee pot to brew and goes out for a morning dip in the pond.
Jadeviper wakes, sits up and stretches. Looking down to the water, she smiles at Laura. Being careful not to wake Orophin, she slips silently off the rock to join Laura in the pool.
'Hi, so nice to see you' Laura greets her.
'Did you sleep well?' Jadeviper asks, stooping and cupping her hands into the cool water to splash herself down.
'Warm and cozy', Laura admits, blushing again and being glad that neither Jadeviper - nor god-forbit Orophin - knows where she actually spend the night. Just to change the subject she starts to splash water around and on Jadeviper and in no time at all the two swampettes are giggeling and fooling around in the water like little kids.
Jadeviper squeals as Laura splashes the water over her, and retaliates in kind, wondering in the back of her mind if this will wake Orophin, and what his reaction would be to the sight of Jadeviper and Laura standing waist-deep in the pool and splashing each other... well, if this doesn't wake him, she has an idea of something that might
'What? You mean we throw the poor elf into the water?'
Jadeviper giggles "well, my idea did involve getting him wet, but it's a little easier to achieve!"
Jadeviper steps out of the pool and climbs up to where Orophin lies sleeping. Standing over him, she allows the water to drip from her hair and body onto him, making him begin to stir. Laura smiles and joins Jadeviper, wondering if the elf will appreciate waking to the vision of two wet and naked women standing over him...
Orophin feels what seems to be rain and then in his half slumber remembers where he layed to sleep. He opens his eyes, still abit blurry, he stretched his arm out and yawn quite refreshed.......'huh, whats this?' he wonders as he noticed his outstreched arms have hit something very soft and wet on either side of him. He brings his arm back to him, cleans the sleep from his eyes then looks up.
'argh!!' is what escaped his lips, althogh he wishes it was someting more dignifying that did cos' the sight that beheld him would stop even the marauding armies Orion dead in their tracks.
His heart went like a race horse as he gazed at these two angels, n-n-naked with the morning sun making their wet bodies glisten like diamonds.....'what do i do? what do i say? his thought raced around his head.
be-beep-be-beep!!! his pulse meter watch chimed out in warning of his impending cardiac arrest.....'saved by the bell' he thought as the chime broke the very uncomfotable silence.
he stands up slowly, towering over them, looking at those cheeky grins, composes himself and says "morning ladies, i hope you left some water for me"......he mentally kicks himself for such a corny line.
He takes their hands and kisses them in turn and drinks the woderfully prepared coffee. "I have to run a few errands, i'll be back by lunchtime"...of course this was a half lie cos' the errands where not due untill later, it was just an excuse to leave before he drops dead of over-oxigenated blood....his watch was still beeping all the time, mind you.
He thanks them for the breakfast (what a breakfast ) then flies off......having a self cleaning anti-bacterial skin negates the need for bathing.
With a sigh Jadeviper picks up her clothes and examines them. "These are far too dusty from travelling to wear, they need to be washed, and I'll just have to stay naked while they dry". Jadeviper hopes the other inhabitants of the swamp don't mind...
With a shrug, she heads back down to the pool to wash her clothes.
Just above the trees floating arms and legs crossed, Orophin watches invisible, a skill he has never had a reason to use before. He, made sure his watch was set to silent 'we dont want any rude interuptions now do we' he thinks to himself rather slyly.
He notices a foreigner in the bushes that looked lost but was enjoying the veiw nonetheless.....orophin reads his mind to see where he is supposed to be, then waves his hand and in a flash the stranger diappears.
He the realizes that Jadeviper has only one dress 'doh!! and i thouht she like being in the buff' he says jokingly. He looks aroun to make sure Jadeviper or Laura arent looking the waves hand hand once more to create a beautiful GUCCI red dress, flowing ankle lenght hemline with a flatering but modest neckline. he also creates magic suitcase with both names on it, that creates whatever item of clothing one so desired. Laura gets a Dolce & Gabana white dress with gold seams and a same colour halterneck light jacket.
'Hmm, that should do it, our angels will be ready for any occasion enhacing their already magnificent beauty' 'i hope they like it' he says as hes looks at his watch again. 'time to leave fro real this time'...........he blows a kiss in their direction then flies off.
Jadeviper is stunned by the appearance of the beautiful dress and calls excitedly to Laura, who appears clutching her own. Suspecting the origin of the dresses, Jadeviper smiles and looks around, but doesn't see the elf. Turning to the case, she opens it to find exactly what she was looking for - a long flowing patchwork skirt the colour of autumn leaves and a gyspy-style white shirt with a lace-up front. Red Gucci dresses are wonderful, but not very practical for the swamp. Jadeviper folds the dress neatly and lays it in the case for a very special occasion - such as thanking Orophin for such a generous gift
Laura is speechless and cannot take her eyes off the D&G; dress. Simple, elegant, sexy - just how she wants her wardrobe. With a sigh she agrees with Jadeviper. White dresses with golden seams just aren't practical for the swampy duties. Laura folds away the dress and pulls out shorts and a top instead. Nothing fancy, but as they fit perfectly (like only magical items of clothing do) and bring out the shape of her body, she is not disagreeable to look at.
'Hey JV' she calls out to the other women who is concentrated in examining the contents of her suitcase. 'What should we do to thank our benefactor? And could we please wear these gorgeous things while doing it?'
Jadeviper thinks for a moment. "To be honest, I can't think of anything better than wearing the dresses for him, and perhaps a few other outfits we could get from these wonderful cases... outfits to tantalise his imagination perhaps?"
'Too bad we're on a G-rated swamp' Laura giggles, refusing to elaborate her thought.
Jadeviper raises an eyebrow at Laura and smiles evilly. "Indeed"
'We'll be needing something to eat too, won't we? I could go and pick some of the delicious fruit that grow in these areas. I will make sure they contain plenty of healthy vitamins' Laura says 'and loads of aphrodisiacs' she adds to herself.
'Do you think we could invite anyone else with such a short notice? Or do you think it would be more fun just between us?' Laura ponders.
"this place really need some sprucing up" acknowleging some of the murky parts of the swamp as he flew over "all i need is permision"....mosquito started this so its his final word.
"i wonder if the women like their gifts" he smiles to himself looping in the air happy with himself.
As he closes in on the girls, he hears a loud bang t...."what was that?"....he looks over to the direction, and sees a large plume of smoke rising from the edge of the swamp.
'oh shit!!! thats my house!!!'....a horrified look falls over his face as his mind starts to panic. He flies off with such ferocity that it shatters rows of trees in his path.
Down below Laura is picking fruit and collecting herbs when she suddendly hears a bang. Seconds later a swooshing sound in the trees which she cannot recognize. And then the smell of something burning. Laura starts to hurry back to the camp. 'The party can wait, I just hope everybody is safe' she thinks to herself.
When Laura reaches the camp, it's empty. Not even Jadeviper's suitcase is there anymore. Among the more or less frightening options Laura chooses to believe that Ewan has come and rescued Jadeviper. The smoke was getting thicker now and Laura decided to try and head to the opposite direction. She did not want to leave behind the suitcase (fortunately it could be transformed into a backpack) but fighting through the vegetation with the load made her journey very difficult. She was not worried for herself though, more than anything she was thinking of the swamp. Was this the end of the life they had shared there?
Fighting the raging inferno, Orophin tries to salvage what he could, for these item where as important as life itself.
He then realises through the panic cloud in his mind, that he can sort this out quickly. He flies over a nearby lake the spins round enough to cause a whirlwind which in turn siphons off some of the lake water.........bringing the water to the burning building, he realeses his grip and the fire is estinguished.
Orophin now settles down to earth, sits folornly on the smoke balackened floor, and just looks round to see the sad faces on the fromer inhabitants of this building. The house in question was an animal sanctuary for injured and infirmed creatures of the swamp. It was not created by magic but of the hardwork of its patients.
"What a waste!!!"....."I'm glad no one was seriously hurt, but its not gonna be easy to fix this"
He gets up, dusts himself off and turns around to the shock striken survivors......"This is not he end!!! We will fix this, we have worked too hard and nothing is gonna stop us".....he smiles as he sees their faces light-up and the determination in their eyes.
"Oh!!! I wonder if the girls are ok, that was a very powerful explosion". He hears some rustling in the trees some distance away...."Ahh!! sounds like Laura" he smiles then runs towards her direction.
"Oh!!! I wonder if the girls are ok, that was a very powerful explosion". He hears some rustling in the trees some distance away...."Ahh!! sounds like Laura" he smiles then runs towards her direction....
It's not Laura. Jadeviper walks slowly into the building, looking at the damage with a look of shock on her face. Seeing Orophin on the floor, she looks him up and down, making sure he's not hurt. Satisfied, she puts her suitcase down, opens it and removes overalls and cleaning materials, and begins the slow job of clearing up.
Laura fights her way through the bushes. She sees the remains of the building and the poor animals. Being exhausted from the long walk and sure she has lost all of her friends, tears start to flow from her eyes. As she enters, the tears of sadness change into tears of happiness. 'You are all here, all safe' she rejoyces unable to believe her eyes.
Jadeviper grins and hugs Laura, then hands her a mop and gets back to cleaning.
'Straight to work is it?' Laura is still sobbing but a smile is starting to spread on her face. 'Is Orophin ok too?'
"i think you mised a spot" Orophing says smiling at the sight of his angels helping out. "I'm ok thanks, but we gota helluva job to do".
He walks over to Laura as he sees the tears on her face. He wipes off the tears and smiles to her "Thanks for caring"
Laura trembles as Orophin touches her cheek. 'Must be the exhaustion...' she thinks to herself, hoping that the elf doesn't notice anything. With an unsteady voice she asks for instructions to help out. 'Actually, I'm pretty good with animals, so I could go out and see if there's something I could do'. This she says, although she would much prefer to stay right where she is.
Orophin notices a tremble in her voice 'maybe its the shock. i have to say she's damn cute like this' he thinks to himself.
"Yeah, sure you can help....nothing like a friendly face to cheer up my patients" turning round to gesture at a sad looking swamp deer.
"I have to warn you, not all of them are cuddly....afterall it is a swamp" grining as he points to the 15feet aligator basking in the sun.
Holding back the sigh that almost escaped, Laura nods and goes out to check the animals. The alligator looks healthy enough but the deer indeed is shaken. 'Jadeviper might still have that brush of hers, I'd better go and ask.. the deer might enjoy a rub down'. Heading in her direction Laura comes across a cute meerkat family. They seemed upset, probably a family member had got lost in the disaster. 'We could all try and locate the missing creature' she calls the others. With these two errands on her mind Laura hurries on her way.
Orophin smiles seeing the determination in her eyes as she walks off.
He flips out his phone and calls an old friend who owns a construction company and just happens to owe him a favour.
He walks into the house to help JV with the clearing out, in his own special way.
The next morning Laura wakes up muscles aching from the hard work. Her spirits are high though and the emotional ordeals of yesterday long forgotten. She misses the pond of the old camping site, but to get a morning shower she gets a great idea. 'Something I've imagined doing ever since I saw those old safari movies' she giggles to herself. 'C'mon Tembo, you can do it' she says to a huge elefant who's been an inhabitant of the sanctuary because of its torn ear. She fills a bucket with water and the elefant (possible seen the same movies) instantly gets the idea. It sucks the water into its trunk and then blows it on Laura. 'Hiiii... this is great.... hihiii' she squirms under the shower.
Jadeviper wakes to the sound of rushing water and delighted squeals and stumbles outside rubbing her eyes. Smiling as she sees Laura and the elephant, she strips off her dusty clothes and refills the bucket so she can have a shower too.
Tembo seems like it's enjoying its new role at the animal rescue house. This new activity helps it get it's mind off the terrible events of yesterday (elefants can't forget they say, but perhaps they can be directed to other matters).
Hearing voices, Peter wakes from his long slumber. *Strange* he thinks to himself, *I dreamnt I was in Cornwall* He smoothes out his clothes and fumbles with his hair--he has been sleeping for more than one week. He wants to make sure he looks good for JadeViper and Laura if they are still in the Swamp.
Peter walks slowly through the mess in the Swamp, looking for JadeViper. *She must be at Wimbledon* he thinks to himself. *What with all that rain, wouldn't she be better off here in the Swamp?* He sits down and waits.
Jadeviper returns, laden with provisions to replace those destroyed in the explosion. Seeing Peter finally awake she smiles happily and kisses him on the forehead. Rummaging in one of the baskets, she makes a quick meal for Peter while waiting for the others to return.
Peter was very uhungry so he ate silently. When he finished, he smiled at JadeViper and took her hand in his. *I have missed you so much* he said. *Would you like to see some of the card tricks I have learned?*
Orophin worked all night cleaning out the charred remains of the sanctuary. He hears what sounds like excited squeels comming from the swamp "hmm, sounds like Laura has discovered Tembo's special trick" he smiles remebering when he used to take such showers as a kid.
He check his radio to find out the latest tennis scores, "Tim Henman is out again? this is worse than last year" dissapointed cos' he bet £50 he would get to the final.
He went out side to stretch his aching bones, then he remembered there was a hot-spring pool near the campsite, which had magical healing elements. "doh!! how could i forget, its one of the few places that can heal elves and its very relaxing". He sends a mental image to the others as an invite to join in.
A few minutes later he arrives at the pool, snaps his finger for his clothes to turn into a pair of speedo trunks. He settles his dark muscular body into pool and stares into space wondering what the girls would wear.
While watching enraptured as Peter shows her his new card magic (Ewan is a card magician too, and his manual dexterity has always left her smiling) an image of a warm pool forms in Jadeviper's mind. Taking the cards from Peter, she leads him through the swamp to where Orophin lies soaking in the pool. Not being Elvish, she can't magically transform her clothes into suitable bathing attire, so she shrugs and strips off instead. Leaving Peter standing speachless on the bank, she steps into the pool, taking care not to step on anything that might make Orophin squeal. As she settles herself down, Laura's virtual image crackles into focus in the centre of the pool and she looks around with interest, tinged with sadness. "I'm afraid I can't join you all in the pool just now, I'm not close enough reach there." Turning to look at Peter, she says, "And what are you doing just standing there? Get into the water man!" And with that, the image fades.
Hours later Laura arrives. She is happily surprised to find her friends still soaking in the pool. Zip she disappears behind a bush, zap she is back wearing a stunning swimsuit with tiger stripes, earth colours, golden shimmer and the thinnest straps.
Jadeviper and Orophin look so relaxed... in fact they seem to be asleep, which would explain how come they are still there... And peter too. He stands petrified by the pool side, eyes open but with not moving a muscle. In order to stir things back to life, Laura gives him a gentle push and he falls into the water. *Splash* 'Don't worry about the clothes, we can find you dry ones later' Laura says smiling. 'I'm not so sure about a new deck of cards though' she adds to herself as she sees the magic pack falling to the bottom of the pool. 'We just have to get you something else to think about, right JV?' she winks.
Laura slides to the pool herself and lets the warm water caress her body.
Jadeviper opens her eyes with a start as Peter comes splashing into the pool. Helping him upright, she smiles up at Laura as she slides into the pool. Sitting Peter next to her, she helps him unbutton his shirt quickly before the fabric swells too much. Wringing the water out of the shirt, she stands up at the edge of the pool to hang the shirt over a bush to dry. Turning round, Peter's gaze fixed to one side, Jadeviper remembers that she's naked. Smiling, she asks Peter if he'd like his trousers hung up to dry too.
Orophin opens his eyes wonken by the comotion, and laughs to himself silently as he sees the wet and startled Peter stare at Jadeviper's bithday suit.
"Glad you could join us Laura. You look simply ravishing" he says with an amusing aristocratc voice. He notices the blushed look on her face and thinks to himself if he should tell Laura how he really feels about her, but he doesnt want to spoil their friendship...'oh well, i guess i'll just wait abit longer' he decides.
He looks into the water and sees some cards floating around...'these must be Peter's cards. Rather primitive majic compared to mine, but amusing nonetheless' he says smugly. With a thought, get gathers the whole deck, dries them off and hands them to Peter...."You should take care of these better mate".
Looking up at the still naked Jadeviper hanging up Peter's trouser, Orophin points at the magic suitcase....."umm, Jade it gets pretty cold out here, especially when you come out of a hot pool....you can get a swim suit from the case".
Jadeviper looks at Orophin. "I'm quite comfortable as I am, but I'll be glad of something warm when I go get out of the pool, thankyou". Smiling, she sits back down next to Peter, now almost as naked as she is. He's covered in goosebumps and she wonders if he's cold.
Orophin nods in reply, then he looks at Peter...'poor guy! i know how he feels' noticing how he enbarassed he was.
'hmm, Laura is quiet today....i hope shes okay. i wish i could be as close to her as those two' he lets out a frustrated sigh and leans back on the rocks.
Jadeviper thinks Peter is as distant as Laura! Feeling suddenly very tired, she leans back too and lets the warm water wash over her.
Laura is staring at the moon. The African sky is so different from the Scandinavian one she is acccustomed to... the stars seem to be in a different location, and the darkness... dense but so soft, quite unlike the darkness of the Finnish winter...
What, was someone speaking to her? 'No JV, I was not asleep, and if I was, I will not tell you what I was dreaming about' she says a bit embarrassed. Her eyes meet with Orophin's and she swallows. The tension is almost tangible, but suddendly an extremely loud snore fills the air.
'Tembo, shut up' Laura yells as the elephant blows its horn. The huge animal has apparently felt neglected and wants to join everybody in the pool. An extremely loud splash is heard next as Tembo steps down. 'Hey, I had other things in mind, I don't want to play with you right now' says Laura, but with no avail. The elephant wants company and its size makes 'no' the wrong answer.
Orophin laughs as Tembo almost emties the pool by jumping in. 'hmm, i wonder if he remembers' he thinks to himself looking at Tembo.
Orophin goes underwater then pops up right next to Laura, startling her but with an excited look aswell. "Sorry, I just want to talk to Tembo" he says slyly as hes moves up to the elephant and starts to whisper in his ear.
Tembo suddenly gives an excited trumpet. "Go on dude!!" Orophin slaps the elphant's side. Tembo then picks up Laura with its trunk, places her on his back and then starts to run along the campsite.
The now startled Laura was dumfounded and was about to protest when suddenly the elephant starts to rise from the ground, and then in seconds it was in full flight circling around the campsite.
Orophin smiling, takes flight aswell and hovers as Tembo flies around him, trumpeting excitedly. "Its a trick my dad taught him. nice isn it"
'Who-hoo-ooo, nice indeed' Laura answers, trying hard to hold on to the animal. The views are breathtaking and she is eager to see the whole area. Orophin knows the swamps like back of his pockets and is willing to show her around. Jadeviper and peter grow smaller and smaller as they distance themselves. 'They can have some privacy now' Laura says with a wink, and Orophin laughs knowingly.
Jadeviper watches Orophin showing Laura the elf's-eye view of the swamp on her flying elephant and smiles. Bringing her gaze back down to more humble levels, she looks at Peter and wishes he was a bit more involved...
Orophin, Laura and Tembo, flying from one end of the swamp to another, through the more wierder places...like the Mosquito den, the unusual but pictureque ice-mountain and the only swamp Burger King branch run by chimps.
Orophin, notices the beautiful sunset in the horizon then asks Tembo to stop. "Isnt it just beautiful" Laura says admiring the vivid colours......."Yes it sure is" Orophin says looking at her all the time. He smiles as their eyes meet. 'here we are, no where run now Orophin' he thinks to himself very nervously as he stares into her eyes.
Laura is looking deep at Orophin’s eyes. ’I wish…’ she begins, but does not dare to finish the sentence because she knows that she is wishing the impossible. The Book of Everything Important specifically states that unions between elven folk and mortal humans are forbidden, and that Book must be obeyed by everyone living at the swamp. No matter what her heart might desire, all she can do is sit there silent, unable to move.
"Damn the laws!!" he says out loud with. shocked at what he just said, he moves back "i'm sorry, i shouldnt have, i didnt mean to"....he had lost his nerve, he had done what he vowed he would not.
Elven folk of a certain age can read minds, but morally should do so only on permission or as a last resort. He also openly defiled the sacred book, which could count as treason if known by the authorities.
Orophin sees the startled look on her face, then lowers his head in sadness. Even Tembo felt the mood and gave soft trumpet raising its trunk as if to console his master.
They all float down to the ground in the same positions, as if time had stopped and the silence became deafening.
When they return to the animal sanctuary, Laura immediately calls for the Deer. It runs to her at her command and she hops on the animal. 'I'm sorry', she says to the others 'I just need some time on my own'. Laura hopes that she could think of a good excuse for leaving, but her mind is blank and she can think of nothing clever. Orophin looks sad too, but she can't help him now. 'How fortunate I am to have a friend like Jadeviper, I am sure she will think of something to cheer him up while I'm gone' she thinks to herself. 'I'll be back in an hour or two' she says without even daring to look in Orophin's direction, and gallops away.
Jadeviper sees the look on Laura's face as she calls for the deer, glances at Orophin and makes a pretty astute guess at what's happened. Knowing Laura will be better for some time alone, she turns her attention to the elf. Stepping out of the pool and straight behind a bush, she quickly dries herself and slips on a light dress. Walking towards Orophin, she decides distraction is the best course of action, and asks what else can be done to repair the sanctuary.
Laura returns. Her journey had taken longer than she had anticipated, but there was a reason for it. Laura was still riding the Deer but behind her one huge lion and two small lions followed. Third cub was in Lauras lap, too weak to walk on its own. The Deer had found it and it had been obvious to Laura that without the healing powers of the elf the poor thing would not survive in the jungle. Female lions are fierce in protecting their offspring but Laura had been able to win the trust of the lioness. Basically lions are just big cats and Laura certainly knows how to handle them.
When they arrive at the sanctuary, Laura does not see Orophin but she cannot believe he had disappeared for good. 'He has a heart of gold' Laura think to herself, remembering full well how he had helped with a certain chair long time ago. 'He will surely help your baby' she says to the lioness as she prepares a place or them at the new wing of the renovated house. Then she sits down next to Jadeviper who still seems to be sleeping. 'But where is Orophin, and will he ever again look at me the way he used to?' Laura wonders just as she is falling asleep. 'I won't think about that now, I'll think about that tomorrow...'
Jadeviper wakes and sees Laura back, but as she sits up she hears an ominous growl. Looking around without moving her head, she sees a large golden shape beside Laura and just out of her field of vision. Seeing the tiny cub curled up asleep in Laura's arms, Jadeviper catches her breath as she realises the large golden shape is a lion - the mother of that cub. Sitting quite still, she looks at the cub. It looks thin and small, not healthy at all. Immediately the healer in her starts suggesting plants and herbs that might help. Anxious to do her best for the cub, but knowing that Elvish healing powers would be much more effective, she tries to wake Laura without upsetting the mother lion.
'Uhhmm... what is it... ' mumbles Laura.
"Laura, I don't think this lion is too pleased to have me here, can you calm her down so I can I see what I can do for the cub while we wait for Orophin to return?"
'Ok' replies Laura. As Jadeviper takes the sick cub into her arms, the lioness starts to approach them making Jadeviper very uneasy. Laura streches out her hand and lets the huge animal sniff her. Then she starts to scratch it behind the ears and under the chin making it purr (it sounds like a growl but it is purring, Laura is certain). Soon the lioness is poking its head against Laura's and although its weight makes this intimate gesture somewhat risky for Laura, she knows that it means well. The two healthy cubs have already jumped up to Laura's bed and suddendly the lion decides to follow them. The bed creaks and squeaks but does not collapse.
'I think it's satisfied now. You can go and do whatever you can for the little cub, I will stay here and keep the lioness company' Laura says to JV.
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