Secret Visit{V'ire}

[Sparrow]

Tirasha hoped V'ire wouldn't be mad at her for coming here alone. Hopefully he wouldn't find out; it wasn't like there was anyone around to tell him anyways. Unless Tianthe decided to, but the little Green was distracted enough with the flowers that she doubted she really needed to worry. Images would only be thought of pictures of the past visit, hopefully. And hopefully V'ire wouldn't want to think of that anyways, Tirasha had successfully ruined it.

Flowers, sunsets, a secret meadow... he had tried to give her a gift but Tirasha felt he had gone to far and declined it all. In secret though, maybe she could come and admire the place. It was soothing, a chance to get away and be able to admire the flowers, listen to the stream... after a day of work, such a place was nice. Healing was stressful; people were never happy.

Willow, playful enough when there was no-one to watch, was caught in a game of tag with Tianthe. Apparently the Bronze was It as it was the Green who performed but also kept just out of his reach while he simply drove in a relaxed way towards her. Willow would easily overtake the little Green, or so he usually liked to think. It was a matter of agility over raw power and speed. The Bronze usually won.

Tirasha sighed softly and sat down in a patch of powder-blue flowers. She twirled a stem absently between her fingers and watched the fire-lizards. The beauty was by no means wasted when she had no-one to share it with. Tirasha liked being alone. Flowers were a lovely place to be so too... and hadn't she come up with a song for them Turns ago? She began to hum thoughtfully, trying to remember tunes and words she hadn't through of since childhood.

[Nick]

"No I don't want to talk about it Elisth. Really. Ouch! And stop poking my back with your snout! I'm going as fast as I will." V'ire plodded along toward the meadow. He was in no real mood to play around with Elisth who, besides wanting a bath in the place that everything had went so sour, persisted in poking him in the back.

But Miiiiiine! I just want to cheer you up! Elisth still hadn't perfected shielding her thoughts from everyone but V'ire. Her thoughts rang out around the upcoming Meadow and around them.

"Well, its not working. Hey Elisth..I said stop! Whoa! AHH!" V'ire fell down the incline to the Meadow and landed hard on his back. His eyes held shut, he could feel his head spinning. "Shards Elisth!" He whispered.

Elisth squealed and jumped down the incline to land next to Hers. She began to creel slightly, and V'ire didn't know exactly why. I'm fine Elisth. I just need to lay here for a minute. It knocked the wind out of me.

[Sparrow]

Red and blue, purple, white,
All these colors, such a sight!

Tirasha laughed slightly as a couple lines finally came to her. Obviously she had come up with the song young, something silly like that she wouldn't waste time writing or even thinking about now. This meadow brought up lots of old memories.

Willow hissed suddenly and spiraled down to land on Tirasha's shoulder, his wedge-shaped face pointed towards the entrance to the meadow. Tianthe whined unhappily, not liking how her brother cut off the game, but chirped when she looked the way he was. Tirasha did too, and swore softly when she heard Elisth's voice in her head. Shards!

Only moments later she heard V'ire's voice, more of a cry really. Tirasha bit her lip when she finally located him, falling down the slight dip into the meadow. A slight mental battle ensued; Tirasha didn't want him to know she was here uninvited, but also didn't want to just leave him be. He could be hurt and she was a Healer. When he didn't get up, her mind was made and Tirasha stood and walked over.

Tianthe fluttered ahead to chirp to Elisth while Willow remained stoically on Tirasha's shoulder, glaring at V'ire. He was still mad at the boy for kissing His. Tirasha knelt down beside V'ire and frowned. "You alright?" He had probably just had the wind knocked out of him... and lying there was no way to get air back. She sat him up, propping V'ire against her side and rolling her shoulder back so V'ire would have to lean his head back slightly to support it. That was the best way to clear the airway. She was probably overreacting, but that was her job.

[Nick]

V'ire heard someone in the meadow! He then heard Tirasha's voice asking if he was ok. Tirasha was here?! He was suddenly leaning against her as well. "Yes, I'm fine." He smiled breathlessly. "Sharding dragon."

He leaned his head back slightly and found Tirasha's shoulder there to support it. "Thanks Tirasha. I didn't think you'd ever come back here." He looked in the other direction. "I'm..I'm sorry." Elisth gurgled at the little fire-lizard. She enjoyed any form of company. It was all my fault! I'm sorry Mine! It was a good thing Tirasha was in the meadow!

"Yes, I suppose it was." V'ire reached out a hand to gently pat what he thought was Elisth's head. He ended up patting Tirasha's leg, still a little winding and dizzy...how could he know the difference?

[Sparrow]

"Oh, it's her fault?" Tirasha glanced at Elisth skeptically. It had already become apparent V'ire was accident prone, she wasn't sure the Green could have had too much to do with his fall. Maybe that was how he really found the place... Tirasha smiled slightly at the thought.

She didn't reply to what V'ire said, but decided that since he was talking he was probably alright now. Tianthe chirped and backwinged before landing near Elisth and looking curiously at V'ire. Willow shifted uncertainly, knowing the contact between His and V'ire was because she was helping him but still not liking it.

Tirasha's opinion on V'ire's well-being changed when he started patting her leg. "Your dragon is over there," she said dryly, grabbing his wrist to move his hand. Hopefully it really was Elisth he meant to be touching. Maybe the fall he had taken had been worse than she thought. "Are you sure you're alright?" Tirasha asked out of protocol, not because she really cared. ((>.>))

[Nick]

"Yes, this was her fault. She was a little excited about coming back here after not coming for a while." He sighed. He hadn't expected to run into Tirasha. He felt fairly terrible about himself after what had happened the last time.

V'ire's eyes shot open and he blushed a dark red. "Shards! I'm sorry Tirasha! I was trying to pat Elisth...guess I was still a little woozy." He looked away, embarrassed. Now that he felt better though, he moved away from Tirasha. Contact with her wasn't the best thing.

"Listen Tirasha, I...I'm sorry about last time. I just...really like you." He was still looking away from her. He knew she would get angry and walk off again, he didn't want to see this time.

[Sparrow]

"Oh?" Tirasha frowned slightly, wondering if it was because of her that V'ire hadn't come to the meadow. Shards, she didn't want this to feel like a bad place. If V'ire didn't want to come because it reminded him of when she got mad... well, it was his fault, she figured. That wasn't something worth lingering on.

Tirasha raised her eyebrows as V'ire shifted away and shrugged. "It happens." Her own attempt at being nice, she doubted it would be too successful. Tianthe gurgled and nudged Elisth, hoping they could play together again. Or maybe Kiyo would show up and she could play with someone more her size. ((don't feel like checking if he's there already or not... Sparrow can't remember xP)) Willow relaxed slightly, relieved that V'ire had moved away.

Well, she would expect him to be sorry about that. Tirasha chewed her lip and frowned slightly. "I've noticed," was her eventual reply. Although she wouldn't admit to any possibility of her liking him back, of course there wasn't one, Tirasha was feeling a need to make things better again after the last incident that had apparently affected V'ire more than she felt it should have.

[Nick]

V'ire wasn't even sure that he should talk to her. She was just giving him short answers...he had messed up last time they had been together here. He would just do so again.

But there was a Gather coming up. Maybe he could ask her to go? Yeah right, like that would happen. She'd probably punch him and then run off from the Meadow again. He should wait until later if he was going to ask, for now...he could just enjoy her company.

"Um..what brings you here?" He smiled over at her. He was here to let Elisth swim. Not really a bath, Elisth had just wanted to come to the Meadow.

The Green was gurgling at the fire-lizard right now. Kiyo was probably off hunting. The Blue went off every now and then to do so on his own now. She promised the little fire-lizard quietly that he would be here soon.

[Sparrow]

What brought her here? Tirasha shrugged. "The flowers. And Tianthe, if that's any excuse." She grinned. The Green glanced at her when she heard her name, but then turned back to Elisth and bounced towards the stream, trying to hint that they should swim in the meanwhile. She liked swimming.

"Tianthe likes the memories, I think." Tirasha looked out over the meadow, hardly realizing she had even spoken. Willow's head bobbed, he liked them too. So did His, but it seemed she didn't really want to admit that to V'ire, which the Bronze wasn't too bothered by either. The more reservation she showed around him, the better he felt, apparently.

[Nick]

He laughed, if still somewhat uneasy around her from what happened last time. "That's plenty of an excuse. You really don't need one though Tirasha, come here any time you like." He smiled at her. "This place should be shared with at least one person."

Elisth gurgled and slowly walked after the little Green toward the stream. Elisth enjoyed the fire-lizard's company, but wished that the tension between Hers and Tirasha would end. She liked the woman!

V'ire ran a hand through his hair. "Memories are always good. Elisth enjoys pestering me with some of them."

[Sparrow]

Tirasha nodded and smiled slightly. It was only a slight relief to know that she really was allowed to come whenever she wanted though, for now she would be worrying more about running into V'ire again like this. "I suppose it should." But not much more than that. Too many people could ruin the quiet beauty of the place.

"What?" Tirasha's brows contracted in confusion. A slight flush crept up her cheeks as she realized what she had said earlier, and also found herself wondering and worrying over which memories Elisth pestered V'ire with. "What ones, I mean?"

Tianthe hopped into the water and started swimming around, still chirpnig at Elisth to follow, and faster. Why was the Green being so slow today? There was nothing going on that should hold her back, and swimming was fun.

[Nick]

"Ah..." He held up his hands defensively and then blushed. "Really, all the memories of me clumsily hurting myself." He smiled. "She reminds me every day to be careful with those memories." He sighed.

"She really is a great torturer." He laughed and looked over at Tirasha.

Elisth jumped into the water and took off after the fire-lizard. She would catch the smaller Green and pretend to eat her! That would be a fun game! Maybe the fire-lizard wouldn't even know it was a game!

[Sparrow]

"That's why you haven't been in the infirmary?" Tirasha bit down on her tongue, clipping off the very end of infirmary. Shards, now it would seem like she paid attention. Willow shifted his position slightly, unsure what to think of this.

"I'm sure she would be," Tirasha replied dryly. Greens were said to be annoying, torture was just part of that. Tianthe was easily both, at least.

Tianthe trilled happily as Elisth finally jumped into the water and kicked her hind legs to jet ahead of the dargon. Maybe they could race! She didn't get to swim-race much. Maybe Kiyo would show up soon too and he could race too! Having three would be very fun.

[Nick]

He rubbed the back of his head and laughed. "Partly why. I guess I've been avoiding you...and I just haven't been hurt enough for the Infirmary." He blushed.

"Do you think that it's just something that Greens do?" He watched as Elisth started to chase after Tianthe. V'ire knew what she was doing...at least partly.

Elisth was sure she could nip the fire-lizard and not hurt her. So she began the chase! She swam only slightly behind the smaller Green and started nipping at the smaller creature's tail.

[Sparrow]

Willow gave a triumphant sort of chirp when V'ire admitted he had been avoiding His. Tirasha raised her eyebrows and glared at the Bronze. "Perhaps I should go then." No reason to stop him in that. She started to stand.

Tirasha shrugged and tugged at her skirt to get a bit that had somehow ended up under her foot out. "Greens are just jealous that they never get to chase and it comes out as insanity." Willow gurgled at that, his eyes whirling. The one thing Tianthe would never get to really experience, and she did hate that.

Tianthe squawked when the bigger Green suddenly bit at her tail. What was she doing? Did Elisth think she was prey now too? The golden monster had already tried to eat her and Tianthe hadn't been better from that for long... and now this Green, a fellow, was trying to make her lose her tail? Tianthe simply wouldn't stand for that. She shot out of the water and and fluttered a good distance away from the stream, landing lightly and hiding in a thick patch of flowers.

[Nick]

V'ire looked stricken. "Ah! No, don't go! It's just that...I've tried to compose myself since the last time so I could talk to you." He had lifted a hand in her direction in protest, but it slowly fell back to the ground.

"If you want to go, I won't stop you." He said, resigned. Tirasha didn't feel the same way about him that he did about her. He would always see her around, when he got injured or just around.

Elisth rumbled. That had been fun! She swam to the edge of the lake and sent reassuring emotions to the little fire-lizard. Don't worry little one, I wasn't going to eat you.

[Sparrow]

"That's not the same as avoiding someone." Tirasha searched the spot Tianthe had disappeared into, waiting for a tremble in the flowers to betray her placement. Willow snorted at the hand V'ire raised and nudged Tirasha's neck, hoping she really would leave.

Tirasha gave him a sideways look. "I wouldn't expect you to." He hadn't last time anyways. It was Willow who really wanted to go now; Tirasha was curious what V'ire wanted to talk to her about. "Composed enough?"

Tianthe glared from her hiding place, not trusting Elisth at all now. Traitorous Green. Where was Kiyo?

[Nick]

He swallowed. "Yeah, I think so." He looked up at Tirasha and gave a weak smile.

"Look, I can't hope that you'll ever feel the same way for me that I do for you. I...I was just wondering if we could possibly have at least one dance at the Gather?" He blushed. That was if he ever found her, and Willow would probably make sure he didn't.

Kiyo had appeared just a few moments ago, and had saw Tianthe hide in the flowers. Like the little Blue he was, he snuck up to her hiding place and pounced on her rumbling and gurgling happily. He was full but he could still play!

[Sparrow]

The edges of Tirasha’s lips twitched in the possibility of a smile when V’ire asked if she would dance with him at the coming Gather. Willow looked up at his uncertainly, hoping she would refuse but suspecting she would agree. “I really don’t know how you feel about me so that’s probably not something worth hoping for,” Tirasha commented absently as she considered.

A dance. She had never been asked to dance with someone at a Gather before. “Are you any good at dancing?” Tirasha liked to say she was, but hadn’t danced with anyone since coming to the Weyr. She had stopped doing a lot of things since coming here, she was beginning to realize.

Tianthe squawked with surprise as Kiyo pounced on her, but didn’t feel as betrayed as she did when Elisth snapped at her. He was practically an adult Blue now, and whatever he did the Green would happily take as flirting, which she liked. Tianthe chirped and gave Kiyo’s shoulder a nudge before jumping into the air and chattering for him to follow.

[Nick]

V'ire blushed deeply. "I am not comfortable enough explaining my feelings to you. You might just run away again, and I don't want that. Really...I don't even know what they are completely." He brightened a little at the mention of his dancing ability.

"I like to think I am." He grinned. "And what about you? So light on your feet, I'm sure you are a great dancer." She hadn't answered him...but she had asked if he was any good at dancing. That was something.

Elisth sighed and settled down to warm herself in the sun for a while as Kiyo took off after the Green. He liked this Green and in all honesty in his mind, when he was old enough...he would try to Fly her. He chased her now and flew under her, upside down, as he gurgled at their fun.