Cᴀmᴘ Hᴀlғ Bʟoᴏd R.P discussion

Blaze came trudging to strawberry fields. Her hands twitched nervously on the hilt of her sword.

She sighed and let her hand off of her sword. "Sorry. It's just... It makes me feel safe."

She caught herself. "Not that I feel threatened. Or scared. Or intimidated..."

She sighed again and stared at the strawberries flourishing in the field.

"My mom. S- She died when I was 10. She couldn't handle them. She had taken too many. She wasn't her anymore... she was what they turned her into." Her eyes gave off a far away look as she spoke nonsense that only made sense to her.

She looked at her feet and rubbed her hands on her leather sleeves.

"Well, they put me in orphanages after her overdo- overdose on pills. A- and I hated it. I gave off this vibe where everyone immediately hated me, even if I were really nice. I know now it's because I'm the child of Ares, but then I just thought they hated me just for the sake of it. I got all the bad labels like "trouble-maker" and the "bad one." I ran from all of them."

She gulped. "But... it's like I can't remember anything of my mom that was good. Not without something triggering a memory. Almost like amnesia, except the good memories are just... drowned by the bad ones." Her eyes seemed to glaze over and she stood stock still.

They were running through her head, again.

She blinked. "No. I'm not angry at the world. You just have to come off that way. Ever since I was 12, the way I saw it was hurt or be hurt."

"I- I love- loved my mom to death, and seeing her do that to herself... alcohol and drugs... It hurt. I think it was something I did. Yeah I was young, but I wasn't enough to make her stop hurting herself. It makes you feel like you're not cared about. And yeah, some of what I have is anger and part of that is just being a child of Ares. Ya know. Anger management issues. But, I use it as a wall. I use my weapons as walls. I use everything I do as walls. I can't let anyone think I'm weak because, they could hurt me..." She trailed off, and realized until it was too late that she had given away every vulnerable part of herself.

She nodded slowly. "You- you're right. But, you won't blame me if every now and then I still think it's partly my fault right? Or if I'm still using walls to protect myself from others? I got bad trust issues."

She jumped, then let out a little air. "Sorry. Just.. you touched me. I'm not a big fan of being touched."

"But, ok...."

Benny couldn't stop himself smiling as he followed behind Anna. He knew everyone could see his face was the color of a tomato, but he didn't care. "So what's the plan?" he asked, realizing only after he spoke that it was obvious enough.

((Haha oops I didn't know you were going to post first but it still kinda makes sense...))

Benny grinned, copying her. "This is delicious," he said with a mouthful of chocolate and strawberry. He noticed she had a little chocolate on the side of her mouth so he wiped it off. Then he went beet red again. "You had some chocolate on your face," he explained, embarrassed.

Benny just stood there for a moment, caught by surprise. Then he grinned, feeling so happy he felt me might burst. "You missed," he replied, smirking.

"Yeah," he said, his heart pounding. Then he leaned in, and cupping her face in his hands, kissed on the lips.

"I didn't think so," he said with a grin. "You know, you have the most beautiful eyes."

Benny let her, slipping his hand back into hers. He felt so light that at any moment he might float away into the clouds. Nothing like this had ever happened to him before, as he was so awkward and shy around girls. But this girl--around her he could really be himself without worrying about being a total idiot. He could still taste the chocolate strawberries and his mouth still tingled from the kiss.

"Not good, wonderful," Benny corrected. He tumbled after her as she tripped, their hands still linked. He laughed.

"I'm fine," Benny replied. Even if he had gotten hurt, it would've been hard to ruin this day. He lay there next to her, his hands behind his head, staring at the beauty of the strawberry fields. Then a thought occurred to him. "You don't...happen to...have a boyfriend...do you?" he asked nervously.

"Oh thank God," Benny said. "I mean, do you want to be my girlfriend?" He crossed his fingers that she wouldn't turn him down as it took a lot of courage to ask her.

Benny couldn't believe his luck. He hugged her back, not wanting to ever let go. He leaned into her, the air smelling sweet like strawberries and closed his eyes contentedly.

Benny's heart was doing what felt like a tap dance in his chest, but it no longer bothered him. He ran his had through Anna's hair, hoping she wouldn't mind. It was soft and Benny liked the feel of it. He took in a deep breath, for a moment forgetting about gods and monsters and everything else. It was just him and Anna in the strawberry field.

"And I've got an answer for you," Benny said. "Yes. My mom's Demeter so I can always do something with the plants if need be. We're set."

"Today has been amazing," he agreed, holding her tighter as the wind picked up a bit. "I wish it could last longer."

((Good night!))

((what...))

((CALLED IT))

((Also where the heck do you live in eating dinner))

((You guys...just wow

Leave it to Anna to get with a boy she's known for an hour))

((NOW DON'T YOU DARE START PRESSING JAMIE TO GET WITH ALEX. SHE BARELY KNOWS HIM))

((I'm not blaming you, Alex dear. Don't worry Jailex is going to happen!))

((Heh I ship it
Also Ace is gonna be so weird. Just the only single person. Talking to people in relationships. She is the fifth wheel XD))

((Well Amelia's single too!))

((XD anyways, Katiya, bathrooms!))

((XD ...so what's going to happen now? Are we just going to continue from where we left off or what?))

((Ok so just like skip to later or actually find a way to end it haha?))

"Yeah, I guess," agreed Benny, reluctantly getting up. He offered his hand to her to help her up, loving the way she looked in the sunset and most of all, the way she smiled at him.

((Lol so sappy))

((Haha yeah))

I swung my hand back and forth, loving the way it fit perfectly into Alex's.

The gentle sun made the day seem even more lovely–and I enjoyed every last bit of warmth it laid on my neck. I breathed in deeply, inhaled the sweet scent of sun-baked strawberries.

"Ah, the food of the gods." I murmured dreamily, plucking a delicious red berry and popping it into my mouth.

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((^^))

((Alex pov))

"Actually no." I teased. "Ambroisia is the food of the gods. Although, strawberries do cut a close second."

I stuck my tongue out at him. "Whatever, fishboy." I tossed him a strawberry. "But you need to actually try them to understand."

I fumbled the strawberry, only managing to crush it between my fingers. Sweet, warm juice covered my hands.

"Heyyyyya!" I protested. "Now my hands will be all sticky."

"Lick it off silly!" I teased, doing the same to my own hands. "It's not going to kill you."

Walking around the beautiful strawberry field, I noticed two teenagers about my age sitting and talking to each other. I heard one of them being a smart alek, and one of them correcting the other. I walked around trying to avoid the couple as I tripped over a row of strawberries and knocked over their basket. "Oh gosh! I'm so so so sorry!"

I glanced up at the sound, noticing a familiar looking girl. I wracked my memory, trying to think of where I had seen her before. Then it occurred to me, it was PJ.

"Heyo!" I called over, waving. "Need some help?"

Taking the basket off I head, I wiped the red smudge from my eyes and looked up my vision is still a bit blured. "Uh, yeah..."

I laughed, not unkindly, and stood up, making my way towards the girl.

I offered my hand to her. "Hey, You're PJ, right? We met at the dining pavilion a while back. You might not remember me though, it was pretty crowded the first time around."

"You remember me though, right?" I called, following Jamie. "Alex?"

Nodding my head, I put my hand into what looked like another hand and helped myself up.

"I would like to but, I can't really see your face so..." I wiped my hands on my jeans then wiped my face again, the warm juice finally getting off. "Uh.. Alex?

I grinned. "Wow cool! She does remember me!"

I rolled my eyes at Alex. Gods, he could be so childish at times.

Instead of informing him of such, though, I slipped off my jacket and handed it to PJ.

"Here. It's not the best, but I won't mind if you get strawberry sludge all over it."

((Hello?))

((Sorry I'm packing at the same time! We're leaving in 13 days we only had a month in a half to pack))