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Post by Jess King on Dec 29, 2014 21:31:29 GMT
Zalman Artar
Jess walked to the lake. It seemed like a good day to swim, and she didn't swim often, though she knew how to. She wore a cheetah-print bikini, and her hair was put up into a messy bun.
Soon, she was at the lakeside. She put her bag and beach towel about seven feet from the shore so it didn't get wet. She quickly applied sunscreen and sat on the shore of the lake, only her feet in the water. Jess relaxed, and quickly thoughts and old memories came to her. Logan Marshall. My brother arriving at the Academy. Meeting Zalman. He was kinda cute, and he had a great personality, but how can I love again after Logan? He snapped my heart in half. I'm not going to forgive him, even if he's on his knees. I guess I like Zalman, then. He was kinda cute, and he had a great personality... Ohmygosh, what if Logan showed up here? I'd leave the second I saw him. Ohmygosh, what if Rayne showed up here? I'd leave the second I saw her, then I'd go back. Ohmygosh, what if Zalman showed up? I'd freak out!
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Post by Zalman Artar on Dec 29, 2014 21:54:27 GMT
Although he had been there for a while now, Zalman still couldn't help but feel gracious at the ability to actually fly. It was the best feeling, with the wind rustling your feathers and speeding without speed limits. To fly with birds and feel the prickle of cold on your skin and the pressure from altitude.
Zalman was flying slowly, at more of a stroll in the air. Below him, far below, was the lake. The sun warmed his back, and in turn his wide-spread wings and outline cast a shadow on the lake below. He smiled and, without a second thought, pulled his wings and arms in to his side and sped straight down, whooping and howling as he went, plumiting towards the water.
At the last second, inches from the water, he opened his wings and felt the tug of wind as he was swept vertical. At the middle of the lake now, he skimmed his hands along the surface of the water, gliding silently above the surface of the water. He was so much in his own world that he didn't even realize Jess was there too, and that he was slowly flying in her general direction, even though he was a while off.
|Sorry it took so long|
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Post by Jess King on Dec 29, 2014 22:28:08 GMT
| That's alright |
Jess noticed the flying eagle and instantly realized it had to be Zalman. "Hey! Zalman! Over here!" She yelled, smiling and waving towards his general direction. She was excited to see him- and was excited to see his reaction to her being there.
| Sorry it's short |
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Post by Zalman Artar on Dec 29, 2014 22:39:45 GMT
|LOL he was in human form flying with his wings but whatevs|
Super hearing on, Zalman looked up from the water, stopped and hovered for a moment, then, spotting the leopard print on the beach, skimmed the water towards Jess.
A few moments later, Zal landed feet-first a few feet off the shore, grinning widely, his powerful black wings making a low wooshing sound as he descended. Feet bare, he dug his toes into the warm sand, raising his arms to the sky, eyes closed, wings stretched wide to catch the sun, and sighed.
"Uuuugh, that's nice!" Zalman said, tucking his wings back into his back, turning his warm eyes to Jess. "The water as warm as the sun?" he asked the girl, smiling as usual, remembering her quite clearly. She's a beautiful as I remember, he thought, not even bothering to try not to think it.
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Post by Jess King on Dec 29, 2014 22:57:08 GMT
| Oh haha  | She blushed at the sight of him- it turns out she did like him afterall. "Uh, um, yeah, it's nice." Jess said shyly, a smile appearing on her face. "Have a seat! So, what brings you to the lake?" She blurted, trying to direct his attention away from her now heavy blush. | I forgot, were we plotting for them to be dating or just crushing on each other? If dating, should they get together in this thread or wait? | |
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Post by Zalman Artar on Dec 29, 2014 23:06:15 GMT
|I was thinking this thread, but yeah, dates|
"Gladly!" Zalman responded, jumping a little as he flopped down beside Jess. Grinning as usual, he plunged his toes into the water, and gasped. "It's not warm!" he exclaimed, drawing his legs up and squealing like a girl. "It's freezing! Woman, you are nuts!"
|LOL|
|OMG We have better RP skills than this. What are we doing?|
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Post by Jess King on Dec 29, 2014 23:44:11 GMT
| Okay, super long post coming your way.  I tend to see lots of relationships start with kissing... Do we have to do that? Lol I mean I'm okay with it but I wanna check with you first | She laughed when he squealed. "Gotcha! I can crack a pretty good joke when I want to!" Jess smiled. Oh my stars, he's irresistible! He's perfect in every way! She thought to herself. Even if he squeals like a little girl. She grinned at her own thought. Logan had broken her heart, but she didn't want to be stuck with the thought of him forever. He would hold her back, keep her from achieving true love in the world. Zalman seemed to be a perfect second chance at love for her. He was kind and funny, not to mention cute, and a little immature (no offense). He seemed to her a little weak, but that's something she could bend. If she couldn't date Logan, why not date another perfectly good guy that was probably waiting for her? Why should she wait for a guy that probably wouldn't come back for her, where there was a guy right in front of her face that might actually like her? She could already picture all the good times she could have with Zalman... | 178 words in my post... Try to top that!  | |
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Post by Zalman Artar on Dec 29, 2014 23:57:21 GMT
Zalman, after trying to appear mad with little result, burst out laughing and suddenly, reached under Jess and attempted to carry her as though emerging from a fiery demise with an explosion behind him into the lake. "You think it's so funny to see someone cold huh?" he exclaimed, still laughing. "Well, take this, ground-girl!" Spreading his wings, he launched himself into the air, hovering at least fifty feet above the water, Jess still in his arms (sorry to powerplay, but I mean, come one, is she going to jump into the water!?)
Flapping hard, but not that hard, he was able to maintain his altitude. It was true, his wings were the strongest part of his body, but at least he had the advantage if the person he was battling was grounded. Like that would happen. Would it?
Smiling and laughing still, Zal held Jess like a princess, laughing and laughing. This feels right, he thought, looking into the girls blue (?) eyes. With a girl that's nice and respectable. I do like her, don't I? He knew at that moment he did, and started blushing. He didn't try to hid it though.
|193. Hah|
|And yeah, it's okay. That's how I was thinking it would start anyway|
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Post by Jess King on Dec 30, 2014 0:21:24 GMT
| I am totally okay with powerplay here Super high muse for this thread now LOL |
"Eek!" She shrieked as she was lifted into the air. She was a black jaguar, not something that could fly. She had never been that high before, and it made her a little nervous. But she knew she was safe with Zalman; he could fly, he could drop her or place her safely on the ground, it was all up to him. She trusted Zalman; she knew she was safe with him. And as he held Jess in the air, she noticed his blush. She had blushed as well down on the shore, and she knew what she wanted to do then.
Without a second thought, she put her arms around his neck and kissed him.
The second she felt her lips touch his, she knew it was the best decision she ever made (*gag*). It was more romantic then she ever thought it would be, and it confirmed her crush on him. A blush spread on her face as she pressed her lips to his, never wanting to remove them, never wanting to let go of him. Well, it's not like she had any choice. If she let go of him, she would plummet down to the water, and she could get injured or even die. But like what's stated in the first paragraph, she trusted Zalman. He wouldn't drop her from that high, he couldn't if he actually did like her.
| 233. Hah | |
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Post by Zalman Artar on Dec 30, 2014 0:33:09 GMT
|Same here!|
Perhaps Zalman's smile hadn't faltered, but the shock of Jess suddenly kissing him - yes, kissing him, when he realized he liked her - made his wings falter, something that didn't happen often. Momentarily his flapping went out of rhythm, but as fast as the kiss started, he had gained control again. Though he was startled by the turn of events, Zalman knew he liked Jess, and so, grateful he had hands in addition to wings, he reached one hand to her head, kissing her in return. The moment, as he knew, was perfect, something he had never felt. Maybe he was true and kind and funny, but he never had the chance to love, not while in the human realm, and yet he loved love as soon as his lips met Jess's.
It was a romantic scene. From a distance, he might have looked like an angel kissing a human, but it was more than that. In his heart, Zalman felt that the kiss was a promise, as though Jess was promising him she'd always care about him, and himself promising that he wouldn't lose her.
Almost without realizing it, Zalman floated down to the shore, his feet touching the sand almost delicately. Setting Jess on her feet, he pulled away a little, studying her eyes, cupping her face chin in his palms. "Well," he said, smiling not as a jester, but in love, "That was a rush!" Zal chuckled, amused by his own humor, though actually, it wasn't the comment that made him laugh; it was embarrassment and surprise. Yes, he loved Jess, he knew that now, but he was still stunned.
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Post by Jess King on Dec 30, 2014 3:37:22 GMT
She grinned when she was set back on the ground. Her feet quickly recognized the sand and she sunk her toes into it. "Quite the rush indeed," She smiled. Zalman had achieved it- he had gotten to Jess's soft side. She attempted to interlock her fingers with his, to just confirm that she did indeed love him. "I'm glad I met you, Zalman. You are quite the man." She said, gazing into his eyes. She meant what she had said. She rethought everything in that quick moment, and she realized she would be happier with Zalman than with Logan or any other man in the world.
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Post by Zalman Artar on Dec 30, 2014 3:43:19 GMT
Zalman let his fingers intertwine with Jess's, and he beamed warmer than he ever had in his life. "I'm glad I met you, Jess," he said, wondering if the whole experience was a dream. Just to be sure, he leaned his head forward and gave Jess another kiss, entranced by her every being, amused by this new image of her. He liked her, every version, and he didn't want the day to end. |Check out the text I sent you. So kawaii | |
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Post by Jess King on Dec 30, 2014 4:00:15 GMT
Jess was very happy he was glad he met her, too. She loved him more than ever before and when he kissed her, she gladly kissed back. As she was kissing him, she got a mischievous idea. She placed her hands on his chest and gave him a forceful shove, hoping for him to land in the water. Jess hated to break the romantic embrace, she truly did, but she wanted to get him back for taking her so high up into the air, even if it was romantic. She jumped into the water as well, hoping to pop up out of the water next to him.
| SO KAWAII IT'S MAKING MY EYES BURN! Just kidding, my eyes are fine, BUT STILL IT'S SO KAWAII <3 | |
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Post by Zalman Artar on Dec 30, 2014 4:15:45 GMT
|ROTFL|
Zalman himself was about to toss Jess into the water when he felt himself being pushed back. Instinctively, his wings kicked in and, though everything below his stomach was wet, he managed to catch himself before becoming completely soaked. "Oh, so that's how it's gonna be?" Zal exclaimed, zipping to Jess and heaving her over his shoulder, laughing as he carried he to the deep and and, after giving her a sort of kiss on the cheek, tossed her into the deep end. "Bwa haha!" He cried, hovering with his feet inches from the surface, laughing hard.
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Post by Jess King on Dec 30, 2014 4:45:00 GMT
| Ooh, so you wanna play it that way, huh? Revenge. Comes. Now. |
As she surfaced he picked her up. She laughed as she was being carried- but she didn't know where to. Only as she was falling she realized it was the deeper end, and she let out a shriek as she fell. She gasped in as much air as she could before hitting the water and hearing a loud SMACK!
Jess felt the cold water surround her. Help! She thought, but she knew no one could read her mind. Oh, and the pain she felt. Her back stung like a million bees attacked her. It was horrible, almost the worst pain she had ever felt in her whole life. The back pain and the cold water? She couldn't take it.
She felt herself float upwards and she tried to use her arms to help herself swim up, but it was to no use. Every time she moved her arms, her shoulders hurt, and shoulders are a part of the back, correct?
Finally, just before passing out, her head surfaced. She gasped in air. Sweet, sweet air. But it was taken away from her in the blink of an eye.
She went under again. She couldn't feel her back, and she couldn't use her arms. Surfacing again, Jess shrieked "Zalman, help!" before falling under again.
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Post by Zalman Artar on Dec 30, 2014 4:55:14 GMT
|Wow, thank's for turning this into a victim moment. You ruined the kawaii | |Just a question: Jess can't swim?| Zalman ceased laughing nearly instantly when he realized Jess was in trouble. She can't swim? he thought for a moment before flying high and then, diving fast straight down with his arms forward and wings tucked tight, drove deep into the water, faster than if he had just been swimming. The water blurred his eyes, but eagles were adapted to being underwater for a while since they hunted fish so often. Looking around frantically, he finally spotted a pale form with blonde kelp - er, hair - sinking to the depths.
Using his wings as a kind of propeller by opening and closing them in a wave-like motion from the top to the bottom, he plunged deeper, using his arms and legs as well to swim into the dark, despite the pressure in his ears and lungs and eyes and the throb in his head.
Finally, he grasped Jess's arm and yanked her towards him, holding her in his embrace. With a flurry of kicks combined with the drastic, forceful push of his wings, he soared with Jess in his arms up to the surface, exploding into the air and flying high above the water, gasping for air.
Not even giving himself a moment, Zalman zipped to the shore and laid Jess on the sand, opened her mouth, and tilted her head to the side. Hopefully, she still had some consciousness in her, or else he would have to result to mouth-to-mouth. |
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Post by Jess King on Dec 30, 2014 5:08:05 GMT
| She can swim. She hurt her back because she landed on her back. She also hurt her shoulders so much that she couldn't move her arms. Haha, I also just realized that she's a jaguar, which is a wild cat, which is a cat, and cats don't like water. Lol |
As the hot sand hit her stinging back, she shrieked and sat up, regaining her consciousness. "My back!" She screamed. She didn't want to startle Zalman, and she especially didn't want him to leave her, but the pain was too great for her to not say something... Or, rather, scream something. "I hit my back... Oh, Zalman, it hurt... So much!... I'm fine, though, just... Still gathering the lost air..." She said, taking in air as she spoke.
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Post by Zalman Artar on Dec 30, 2014 5:11:45 GMT
|I hate saying this, but he dropped her from like two feet above the water. How is it that she was in so much pain that she couldn't swim? Honestly I just don't see how this works | Confused, Zalman leaned back a little, and his wings shuddered slightly. "Uh, I'm sorry," he said, blinking astonished eyes and coughing up a bit of water. |I'm suddenly tired again. Sorry| |
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Post by Jess King on Dec 30, 2014 5:23:28 GMT
(OOOOOOOHHHHHH... I thought we were doing the 50-feet-above thingy.)
(I feel extremely awkward and now I'm just gonna act like it was a joke...)
"Gotcha!" Jess smiled. Yep, it had been a prank all along! She got him to go into the water, didn't she? Complete revenge!
(Awkward...)
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Post by Zalman Artar on Dec 30, 2014 5:42:52 GMT
|Lol|
Zalman frowned. It wasn't funny, and he was a jester in some ways. "Jess, I thought you were drowning," he said, shaking his head a little.
|Muse gone. Target: Opal and Rosemary|
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Post by Jess King on Dec 30, 2014 20:56:04 GMT
"I guess... I just wondered if you really liked. Me." She frowned and a single tear rolled down her cheek, the first time she had cried in a while. Morphing into her black jaguar form, she ran away, leaving her stuff behind. She didn't care about her stuff; she just cared about Zalman and making jokes, and she had obviously gone too far that time.
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Post by Zalman Artar on Dec 30, 2014 21:05:25 GMT
"Of course I-" Zalman started, but she had run off, leaving him in a moment of confusion. He figured Jess wanted her space, but he didn't know if he should go talk to her. In truth, he really didn't know what to do, and that scared him. "Jess!" Zal called, standing up. "Please, come back!"
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Post by Jess King on Dec 30, 2014 21:29:02 GMT
She stopped.
"Why should I come back?" More tears ran down her fluffy jaguar cheeks. "Who can love a drinking, motorcycle-loving, tough girl like me?"
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Post by Zalman Artar on Dec 30, 2014 21:32:00 GMT
Zalman had by that time turned into his eagle form, as that was a bit faster than a human form, and flown to Jess's side. When she spoke, he shook his feathered head. "I do," he said simply, then turning back into a human, he approached the jaguar and attempted to hug it (lol) and closed his eyes. "I love you because you're you."
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Post by Jess King on Dec 30, 2014 21:42:26 GMT
She let out a sad sigh, and was extremely surprised when Zalman said he loved her and hugged her. Jess morphed into her human form and hugged him back.
"I guess this whole thing makes us something more, huh?" She smiled a little, two small tears remaining on her face.
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Post by Zalman Artar on Dec 30, 2014 21:50:24 GMT
Zalman released what could be translated as a sigh and a laugh. He pulled Jess's face away a little and whipped the tears away with his thumb, looking into her eyes. "Yeah, it does," he said, then kissed her.
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Post by Jess King on Dec 30, 2014 22:16:20 GMT
Jess laughed at "Yeah, it does", and she wasn't the least bit surprised when he kissed her. He had said he loved her, so it made complete sense to her. She was happy and a little relieved to have a boyfriend now; someone that loved her, someone that cared for her, besides her brother Jack. She kissed him back, worry-free about the joke incident.
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Post by Zalman Artar on Dec 30, 2014 22:29:02 GMT
|Lol you're status|
Zalman smiled against Jess's lips (o.0) and let the moment last for a while. Then, pulling away, he stood up and offered his hand for her to get up with. "Want to fly?" He asked, stretching his wings out a bit, grinning.
|KAWAII!|
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Post by Jess King on Dec 30, 2014 22:30:59 GMT
She grinned as well. "You may be my boyfriend, but you kill me." She joked and took his hand. "Sure, let's fly- as long as you don't drop me."
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Post by Zalman Artar on Dec 30, 2014 22:49:28 GMT
"Well, duh," he joked, scooping up his... girlfriend. Stretching his wings wide, he leaped up and soared into the air, hovering a few moments at a hundred feet before slowly soaring forward, the land below flying by like memories. Zalman, used to the height, suddenly loved that moment more than any time he had flown, just because Jess was with him.
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I tend to see lots of relationships start with kissing... Do we have to do that? Lol I mean I'm okay with it but I wanna check with you first |
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