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 Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 3:53 pm
The vivid sounds of the rushing water overcome your senses. Here's the borderling for Capture the Flag. It's a nice creek smack dab in the middle of the woods. Most people will pass right by, but it's a nice area for thinking. Filled with playful fresh water nymphs, the creek is practically alive and enthusiastic with all the sounds. Soaring birds, drifting clouds, splashes of water are all a part of this lovely scenery. Feel free to take a seat against a tree and let Morpheus cast his spell.
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:22 am
Vıncenτ [ Λ ∙ € ∙ Є ] Nevıo  S o n xx o f xx H a d e s Ace was bored. He normally was. He had been claimed a while back, and he hated it. It had all been overwhelming, and over six months he was still adjusting to life at Camp Half-Blood! He sighed deeply. He was alone in his cabin, the only son of Hades found since the pact or something had been nullified. It figured he would end up with a completely oucast father.
Today was warm. It should be, considering it was summer. Wearing his black skinny jeans that were slightly faded on the knees and a studded black belt with his black tee that was a size too small, it was apparent that he had very little physical strength. As he walked across a strawberry field to the forest, he felt the heat of the sun drawn to his clothing. It was easy to go unnoticed, for he had been using that trick since he was little and didn't want kids to see him.
In the forest, he felt the cool shadows. It took a few moments of walking, but he came to the Zephony Creek. He never really played Capture the Flag because he never had a decent alliance, but he normally watched in a tree at the creek. After all, it was where most of the action was. He sat down next to the creek, dipping a hand in the cool water before just staring at it. He was waiting for...something. He didn't know what. But he was thinking.
His father...suddenly turns up, "claims" him or whatever seventeen years too late. He had been told it was a god thing, watching over a ton of children, but he was the only one! Just...some contact would have been great. He sighed, hugging his knees to his chest and staring at the water with grey eyes.╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:13 am
 Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass…
Silly girl …it's about learning how to dance in the rain. Aoi smiled as she skipped back to her cabin, passing by the creek on her way over. Oh! It's very peaceful sounding here! the cheerful girl noticed as she stopped and sat down by the creek. She noticed another male over there, "Hello! Are you a camper here?" Aoi asked happily with a wave as she scooted closer to the male. She was an overly happy type girl that probably didn't notice that he seemed to thinking about something. The blonde girl ran her hand through her hair as she looked up at the sky, leaning back on her hands. "Isn't it sunny out today? It's very bright!" Aoi giggled as she basked in the sun, it was a great day out. She pushed up her glasses before they slid down any further and looked at the male she sat next to. "My name is Aoi Minami, daughter of Iris! Nice to meet you!"
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:41 am
Vıncenτ [ Λ ∙ € ∙ Є ] NevıoS o n xx o f xx H a d e s And not to mention that things had gotten so far that his mother had...had...He sighed deeply. His father could have shown up sooner, explained why he was like he is, taken him wherever he lived, or even to Camp Half-Blood! Why didn't he? Why did he wait until it was way too late? It was just a--
Ace was so caught up in his thoughts that he didn't notice the girl near him until she spoke, which made his entire body jump, resulting in a twitch-like appearance. He looked at her, blinking, letting his arms loosen around his knees as she introduced herself brightly and cheerfully. His pale skin was already starting to turn a little red, because he had actually been out here for a while.
"U-uhm," he said, struggling to find the right words. "Yes...very bright...too bright...My name is Vincent...but people call me Ace because my middle name starts with 'A.' I'm a child of Hades..." His cheeks turned slightly pink and he internally cursed at how stupid he sounded. He looked at her, rubbing the back of his head awkwardly.╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:54 am
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass…
Silly girl …it's about learning how to dance in the rain. Aoi smiled at the male as she looked up at the sun, "I think it's nice. Light and dark complement one another nicely, we can't live without the other anyways. All of us have a bit of darkness in our souls - yet at the same time... we all have a bit of goodness as well." The Japanese girl looked at Ace, "Hades you say? Most give him a bad rep, but I think darkness is beautiful. It's quite lovely after all. The color black, it's a great contrasting color as well.." Aoi babbled on and on as she cheerfully came to a stop and smiled at Ace, "I apologize - I do talk too much.." The blonde chuckled a bit awkwardly as she held out her hand, "It's a pleasure to meet you Ace - I hope we get along well!" Aoi pushed up her glasses once more, she really should get them fitted for her next time. Ace seems like a nice person! I do hope I get along with him! she thought cheerfully with a twinkle in her eyes. "I like your eyes," Aoi spoke rather suddenly as she noticed the stunning gray eyes he had that showed perfect contrast with his pale skin and dark hair.
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:57 am
Vıncenτ [ Λ ∙ € ∙ Є ] NevıoS o n xx o f xx H a d e s "Yes, Hades..." the teen replied in his Italian accent. Thankfully, he was getting better at concealing it. "Well, I think it's the same way with a lot of gods related to death and all. Though, the Egyptians had it right! Doing all they could to prepare for the afterlife," Ace replied. "Well, I really wouldn't know...I see people talking to each other, though no one really talks to me. It's kinda nice," he admitted.
Ace had just looked at Aoi, and his blush got noticeably dark. He instinctively put a hand to his cheek to hide the blush, averting his eyes quickly before looking at her. "Really?" he asked, "I thought they were kind of dull...I mean, people have good colored eyes, but me...I don't really have a lot of color to me...Well, except the sunburn," he half-joked. He scratched his cheek. "Your eyes are pretty too..." he said slowly, trying to form the words before they eluded him. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:00 pm
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass…
Silly girl …it's about learning how to dance in the rain. Aoigiggled, he had a nice accent, though she definitely wasn't the one to be talking. She had a slight Japanese accent as well, but as time went by - it was going away. "I take it you like... Egyptian mythology?" the blonde girl asked curiously as he praised the Egyptian burials and afterlife. Aoi gave Ace a reassurring smile, "I'm sure people talk to you! You seem like a nice person Ace-kun..." Iris' daughter wondered why in the world people wouldn't talk to her. He's a very nice person! she thought with her upbeat and cheerful personality. Aoi looked at Ace with her blue eyes, though it was obvious they were a duller blue mixed in with a touch of gray, "My eyes? Really? Arigato! Nobody tells me that - in Japan, they made fun of me for it..." Aoi admitted with a sheepish laugh, "I think yours are pretty. I like simple things alot, solid colors are nice, but a gray every now and then is lovely too." She laughed and reached over, brushing Ace's bangs away from his face, "Yeah... you have beautiful eyes, but you hide them behind the hair!" the Japanese girl said with a smile.
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:06 pm
Vıncenτ [ Λ ∙ € ∙ Є ] NevıoS o n xx o f xx H a d e s Ace laughed a bit softly. "I just think that some of their things were more interesting. I've liked Egypt since I was twelve, so I know a lot more about that than all of this Greek stuff. In fact, I kept saying I was a son of Osiris for a while, until I managed to keep myself on 'Hades' instead. It's weird, I know, but like they say, each to their own." He tilted his head at her.
"Of course no one talks to me. My father is an outcast recluse in the Underworld, and no one really knows what powers his child would have, so they stay out of the way when they can." Ace chuckled. "People don't like me, and I'll stay unnoticed if I can help it." He blinked at her and blushed darkly when she pushed his hair out of the way. "Hey! My hair's not that bad! I can't believe anyone would make fun of your eyes, though. It's probably because they were jealous that you weren't the same stale color combo that they had. In Italy, people didn't like that I was pale. They were all darkly tanned from being out in the sun all the time," Ace replied, using words that his mother had used to console him years and years ago.╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:20 pm
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass…
Silly girl …it's about learning how to dance in the rain. Aoi laughed, "I suppose... I'm still trying to get used to this whole 'demi-god' thing, but I think it's rather interesting. Iris, goddess of the rainbows and a minor messenger for the gods of course... it seems like something out of a fairy tale though - gods, monsters, and such?" She looked up at the skies for a bit as she sighed. It was all like a faraway dream for her. A Japanese girl like her grew up thinking about dragons, ninjas, and samurai - yet here she was as a demi-god. Aoi shook her head with a chuckle then looked up. "I guess it's a shame for those people - you're a nice person Ace-kun, despite what they think of you," she replied politely, "Though it's probably that look of yours. You seem so distant from reality... It makes people wonder, you know? I mean - you have a certain... what it's called... look in your eyes?" Aoi shrugged, "You seem like you're in your own world, so I was a bit nervous to approach you at first... but I'm glad I did Ace-kun! You're nice, and I hope you'll be my friend," the blonde replied with a hopeful smile as she reached out her hand for a handshake. She sighed as she leaned back on her hands, looking up at the clouds once more. "You would probably look more approachable to most people if your hair didn't fall in front of such a pretty face like that. I don't think my eyes are much special - in Japan, it's just brown or colored contacts. They probably thought I was some weirdo, but I'm glad you said that." Aoi giggled, "Quite the charmer you are for a Hades' kid," she teased as she reached over into the creek and got some water in her hand, splashing it at Ace. "If you're so pale, then we'll just have to dance in the sunlight to get some color in you," she said with a laugh as she shook the remaining water off her hands and smiled.
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:21 pm
Vıncenτ [ Λ ∙ € ∙ Є ] NevıoS o n xx o f xx H a d e s Ace grinned a bit at her. He never liked to be approached, because his mind always had an instinct of defense. People made fun of him. Always. He blinked when he heard her words and scratched his cheek. "Friends?" he questioned. "You want to be friends?" He stared at her, wondering if she was pulling his leg. Only one person had ever wanted to be friends. That was the boy he'd lived with for a few years for American school.
Hand subconsciously pushing down his bangs in front of his left eye again, his right hand met hers to shake hands. "You know...the daughter of rainbows suits you. You're...cheerful. It's contagious. I oddly feel the need to jump up and frolic through flowers," he teased. He grinned at her a bit. "Just kidding. But there is something oddly lightening on the mind with you talking." He leaned back, folding his arms behind his head as a pillow and crossing his legs at the ankles as he stretched out on the grass.
"Everyone's weird in their own right. Everyone likes this, hates that, wants to do this, but no one is exactly alike. Even twins are different...not that people just seeing them can tell, but the twins know. They really know," Ace said to Aoi. "So...that 'kun' thing you're saying...is that kinda like 'san?'" he asked, not very knowledgeable about Japanese terminology.╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:35 pm
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass…
Silly girl …it's about learning how to dance in the rain. Aoilaughed, "Silly! Of course I want to be your friend!" she replied with a cheerful grin plastered on her face, "I haven't met many people here - so I'm hoping you can be one of my first friends here in America," said Aoi in her slight Japanese accent as she tucked a strand of loose hair behind her ear. She sighed, "Frolic through the flowers?" she asked with a laugh - it surely didn't suit Ace, but it'd be amusing to watch, "Suppose we'll have to go to the Strawberry Fields sometime, so I can observe how well you can frolic, don't you think?" Aoi laughed merrily as she crossed her legs, sitting indian style, with a dreamy look on her face, "You know - the clouds are lucky, they're so free and nothing stops them. I'd love to trade places for a day - high up there overlooking everything." She looked at Ace again as she pushed up her glasses that seemed to be falling once again, "Yeah - that's true. We're all different, but it doesn't mean we should be treated differently. In a sense, we're all the same - just wanting to be needed by another person..." Aoi looked as the water peacefully sifted through the rocks, and she wondered how her father was doing in Japan. "Ah! Yes, gomenasai - uh, -kun is basically just a suffix, along with -san, -sempai, well you probably know a few," Aoi replied with a chuckle as she remembered some girl she met on the airplane who was sprouting out all sorts of things Naruto related.
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:08 pm
Vıncenτ [ Λ ∙ € ∙ Є ] NevıoS o n xx o f xx H a d e s "Grazie, Signorina!" he replied in easy Italian, smiling at her. He wondered if she would be different from many of the American girls that went silly for his accent. He honestly hoped she wouldn't swoon too much, because it was a stale reaction. He also hoped she didn't have a boyfriend. Boyfriends had a tendency to punch his lights out.
Closing his eyes, Ace felt the heat of the sun on his skin and clothes. "The clouds, huh? I don't like the sky, nor the sea. I suppose it comes with my father, but the turbulence throughout the plane trip from Italy is making sense now, since my uncle and father hate each other so ve...vehe...much," he finished ungracefully with a small frown of shame at his inability to remember some big words.
"What is it like in Japan? With your mortal...father, I believe," he said, trying to remember if Iris was male or female. He was never known for his memory of details when it came to Greek mythology, which annoyed the camper in charge of it quite a lot. "Was childhood good to you?"╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:41 pm
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass…
Silly girl …it's about learning how to dance in the rain. Aoi giggled, Ace was rather funny. She looked over her shoulder as she noticed a butterfly fluttering around as it landed on Ace's head. Aoi couldn't help but burst out loud laughing, "Aha! Kawaii ne?" she said with a giggled as she smiled. One colorful thing added to Ace's dark attire made it all piece together perfectly. She stretched her arms after wiping any tears she got from laughing that hard, "I suppose that's reasonable - your whole family background," she replied politely as she thought about the three biggies in Greek mythology - Zeus, Posideon, and Hades - the one who got slighted of his portion. "Hm, Nippon? It was very...ah - peaceful there. I had a normal childhood, nothing too interesting," she admitted with a chuckle, "And you? What about you Ace-kun?"
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:51 pm
Vıncenτ [ Λ ∙ € ∙ Є ] NevıoS o n xx o f xx H a d e s Ace had a mixture of emotions flash through his eyes in that moment when she asked; fear, despair, sadness, anger, happiness, nostalgia, anxiety. His mouth tilted slightly down in a thoughtful frown. "My life was...kind of bad, but people have had worse. You see, I grew up in this small town called Sonohra," he began, motioning with his hands in a small, circular motion.
"Sonohra was close, but it had its secrets. Italy is a primarily Christian country, and it does not like the weird ones. My mother tried to hide me from the Greek portions, but Greece and Rome are so close to Italy." Ace paused, taking a deep breath. "The town held no friends for me, and I always saw monsters, and those monsters attacked children that tried to harm me. They never tried to hurt me. I think my father sent them, though I cannot be sure.
"When I was seven, I knew I was different. There was a little boy, throwing rocks at me, and I...I got angry, for he called me a demon. He said I was possessed because I saw all of these demons and creatures around me that weren't there, and...I don't...I don't know what happened...He was fine one second, but then people were yelling that I was a monster. A murderer." Ace pushed himself to sit up, running a hand through his bangs and pushing them slightly to the side. He folded his hands and stared at them as he continued speaking.
"My mother was a wonderful woman. She never got very much money, and we lived from my father's checks that he sent every month to help us. Using one of these checks, my mother sent me to America when I was twelve." Ace took another deep breath. "I wrote to my mother when I was with my first friend in New York, because I was staying with his family. However, I received my letter, returned to me with a note. The letter was unopened, and...the note...well." Ace was silent, almost unable to continue.
"My mother was dead, it said. Found hanging in the living room of our house. I do not think the house belongs to me anymore. And the checks from my father continued, but much less. And then it all stopped, so I felt abandoned. On my seventeenth birthday, those things returned. The monsters, demons, and like my mother, I feared them. They were starting to grow vicious toward me, as if they would turn.
"I told my friend about these things, and his family brought me here. I still write to him whenever he manages to write back, but I've been here for six months. I'm one of the very rare campers who has no problem getting across the Camp Half-Blood border. Did you have any problems?" he asked, trying to alter the conversation topic enough away that she wouldn't pity him. He didn't want to be pitied. He didn't want anyone to feel that he should be coddled.
"It wasn't all bad, actually...I remember a lot of good things! Sonohra was a very beautiful town...I should take you there someday. It's up in the mountains, and has flowers all around...And the sea! You can see the sea from there! And some of the islands, too. It's very beautiful. And New York was amazing! Blaine was a very good friend, and the school experience was great too," Ace rambled. Then he blushed when he realized that he had been prattling.
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:53 pm
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass…
Silly girl …it's about learning how to dance in the rain. Aoilistened to Ace carefully as she spoke, that being one of her better traits - she was a great listener. She noticed that he seemed to have trouble continuing, and her sad grayish looking eyes looked at him, trying to say he didn't have to continue, but he did. As Aoi listened to the whole story, she had silently been crying - not even realizing it. Ignoring his question about the border, she got on her knees, crawled over to Ace, and gave him a hug. She felt like that was the only thing she could do - not pity him, but rather help him get past such a past and live a better future. Aoi finally spoke up, "I don't think it's fair for you to have such a past - but... Life's a bit like photography, don't you think so? We need all the negatives to develop... so you shouldn't be sad about your past, carry it like a battle scar and.. well..." Aoi frowned, trying to look for the right word, "I'll be there to help you overcome the barrier, Ace-kun, I'm sure you'll have a great future. The past is a stepping stone you can use, and... I'll help you if you have any trouble," she replied, not quite sure she got her point across well. "Ah! Gomenasai!" she quickly said as she realized she was still hugging him. She let go with a light pink blush scattered across her face as she gave Ace a smile.
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