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Post by Ackley Joshua Lynch on Oct 18, 2012 10:29:08 GMT -5
Things had been different since Ackley met Mills. The night after, he'd had no desire to go out, and he just stayed home and played guitar, which he hadn't been in the mood to do in ages. The next night, he went out more out of habit than actually wanting to do anything. He made out with some guy in a bar, but it just didn't feel...right. What was wrong with him?
Ackley might have freaked out if the next day he hadn't received a message from Mills himself. He wanted to meet up. The teen couldn't ignore the thrill that ran through him. He felt silly, stupid. But he was still unbelievably happy.
That Saturday, the morning of the open market, Ackley sat on the edge of the fountain, doing a bit of sketching while he waited for the man to show up. He'd gotten there early, too nervous to sleep past five in the morning. His gaze was fixed on an older vendor, asleep in a lounge chair behind his stack of soaps. His granddaughter was handling sales for him. He'd been getting better at drawing people, bit by bit. The old man was actually coming out really well.
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Post by Shane Archer Mills on Oct 18, 2012 12:14:57 GMT -5
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Shane had escaped Carford again and told his superiors that he was going to Jade forest to scout. And if ever, he was going to head over to Alderres for more surveillance. they didn't doubt him one bit since he gave them such a detailed report of the city and its residents. Shane dressed himself in comfortable clothes and left. He was planning to surprise Ackley with a fun day and that was what he was going to do. He grabbed his fake id's which he had asked for and his wallet and went on his way to the wall.
Like he always did, he froze time as he was crossing the wall and passed the park. they had agreed to meet at the town square which was alright since Shane was confident that he was blending in very well. And as he was walking towards the meeting place, he could already see Ackley. He was sitting by the fountain. Shane wanted to really surprised him so he took a deep breath and froze the whole city. It took a great deal of energy to do it but it was worth it. He jogged across the frozen square and sat next to Ackley. He looked down and saw that Ackley was skilled in drawing things and people. This made Shane smirk. Then he unfroze time.
[/color] "Wow... You're very talented Ackley. Never thought you were good in drawing. I never was. Music yes, drawing no." he said as Shane smiled at Ackley.[/blockquote][/blockquote][/blockquote][/blockquote] Outfit: Click Here // Tagged: Ackles // Notes: Is This A Date Then?
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Post by Ackley Joshua Lynch on Oct 18, 2012 12:34:05 GMT -5
Ackley was starting to get a bit hypnotized in the movements of his pencil, the drawing blossoming in front of him. The whole experience was even more fascinating because of a latent animal trait. A recent stint as a crane had left him with eyes that were almost entirely orange except for small, black pupils, and had spectacular vision. He was really enjoying it. His serenity was jarred by a sudden presence next to him and a voice that could not possibly have gotten there as fast as it had happened. Ackley, startled, let out an undignified yelp. His notebook went flying and landed on the ground, which was just as well because he himself went tumbling backwards into the fountain, transforming as he hit the water. Struggling for a moment, tangled in clothing, he finally managed to stand up, a scrawny goat, and baa at Mills in a way that almost sounded like scolding. Up to his stomach in water, the little goat goose-stepped about, trying to get his legs free of the clothes and only managing to flop himself into the water again. After another attempt, he finally detached and put his front hooves on the edge of the fountain. The goat, soggy, stared up at Mills. He wasn't sure whether to be ecstatic that he was there, upset that he'd surprised him, or humiliated for looking like such an idiot. He went with the last. He couldn't be angry at Mills.
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Post by Shane Archer Mills on Oct 18, 2012 12:56:27 GMT -5
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Shane thought that Ackley was going to be happy. He guessed wrong. He watched Ackley fall back before Shane could actually freeze him and watched as Ackley transformed into a goat. Shane wanted to laughed but held it back because it was his fault why Ackley had been all wet. He carried the goat out of the water and took off the rest of the clothes that it was wearing. "I take it as a sign that you do not like surprises. Mental note. Never to surprise you in that way." Shane said with an apologetic smile and kissed the goat's head.
He looked around, and saw a home depot kind of shop and decided to buy a towel and maybe a few clothes. He had to since it was his fault why Ackley was all wet.
[/color] "Stay here... I'll be right back." he told Ackley and jogged to the store. He bought the biggest towel he could find, a white polo shirt, a grey sweat pants, a pair of socks, a pair of comfy slip on shoes and a new underwear. Shane paid for everything and went back to the town square. He knelt down in front of Ackley the goat and wrapped the towel around him. "I really am sorry,Ackley. I promise not to do it again." he said as he pulled Ackley behind the tree and waited for him to morph back into his human form.[/blockquote][/blockquote][/blockquote][/blockquote] Outfit: Click Here // Tagged: Ackles // Notes: Is This A Date Then?
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Post by Ackley Joshua Lynch on Oct 18, 2012 13:14:01 GMT -5
He let himself be scooped up, nuzzling Mills's shoulder in thanks. It was always so strange how those animal instincts manifested while in animal form. He baa'd softly in agreement with the man's assessment. No, no he did not like surprises. It was sort of windy, and even with the fur, he felt a bit chilly. The goat looked after Mills as he walked away, confused for a moment. Then he busied himself warming up, stamping his feet and moving about in circles. He was getting some strange looks, but not as many as he would have gotten in the States.
When Mills returned with the towel, he made a soft, pleased baa and rubbed against the towel. He followed the man behind the tree and glanced back toward the town square, making sure no one could see before he shifted back. "I-it's okay, r-really!" he insisted. "I-I'm just...yeah." Skittish. Like a deer. Flushed and flustered, he quickly dressed and looked down at the clothes. He was belatedly frantic about the idea of Mills going and buying all of this for him. "Y-you didn't ha-have to get all of this!" he insisted. "Th-thank you, M-Mills." He was still a little shaken from the whole ordeal, no matter how commonplace it was for him.
"Ah, so...um, h-hi?" He laughed. Wow, he really was the most awkward person on the planet. Ten minutes into their....date? Was this a date? ...he had already fallen, gotten soaked, shifted, and been naked in front of the guy. Ackley had an itch on his head and reached up, feeling something small and hard just behind his hairline. Tiny, pointy horns were just barely hidden by his hair. "Aw, jeez." He snickered and showed them to Mills. "S-sometimes things...stick around."
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Post by Shane Archer Mills on Oct 18, 2012 13:28:25 GMT -5
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Shane waited and watched as Ackley returned to his human form. Then his stutter was there which just made him more adorable than he already was. Shane shook his head, "It's the least I could do after startling you. If I knew that you didn't take surprises well, I wouldn't have done so." He said as he smiled at Ackley and watched him get dressed. Good thing he was good when it came to picking clothes. He knew how to guess peoples sizes. If only he knew how to guess what they don't like, everything would have been easy. But it was alright. From here on out, Shane was going to make things better.
Then Ackley said hi which was just funny since it had been a good ten or fifteen minutes since they met up. And when Ackley showed him the tiny horns, Shane chuckled.
[/color] "They look good on you. Makes you more adorable that you already are. And hi to you too." he said as he chuckled and gave Ackley a 'hello kiss'. Then he pulled awa and slipped his hands into Ackley's. It fit quite well. "Come on, I planned out what we could do today." Shane said as he pulled Ackley with him to an area of the square where he had left the picnic bag he had prepared.[/blockquote][/blockquote][/blockquote][/blockquote] Outfit: Click Here // Tagged: Ackles // Notes: Is This A Date Then?
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Post by Ackley Joshua Lynch on Oct 18, 2012 23:14:55 GMT -5
Ackley shrugged, still blushing bright red about his overreaction. "I-I scare too easy," he insisted. "Y-you couldn't have kn-known." Any normal person would have jumped a little, laughed it off. Nope, not Ackley. He had to be the absurd one. He ran a hand through his hair, making it stick up even more ridiculously, baring one of the horns.
He was so busy being flustered and caught between denying the 'adorable' compliment and being polite and saying 'thank you' that the kiss caught him a bit off guard, but not in an unwelcome way. Ackley didn't react much at the first go, mostly out of surprise, but then he chased after Mills's lips to return it with another kiss.
As Mills guided them away and back toward the square, his eyes were caught on their joined hands. It was funny - since Mack Sam, he hadn't actually held hands with anyone. He'd slept with more people in the last year than a lot of people do in a lifetime, but something as innocent as holding hands made his stomach twist and flutter. He was glad Mills was taking charge of things, because he had no idea what one did on a possibly-date. He and Mack had never really gone on a proper one, and the one he'd had with Sam was painfully awkward and a totally different situation. "So wh-what is the p-plan?" he asked, more out of politeness than actual curiosity. He was happy to do whatever Mills wanted.
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Post by Shane Archer Mills on Oct 18, 2012 23:38:03 GMT -5
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Shane smiled as Ackley kissed him back. And now it was time. He froze time, finished fixing the picnic he had set up, then he went back to holding Ackley's hand. The area was hidden behind trees so Ackley couldn't see it just yer. Shane smiled even more as he stopped and went behind Ackley and covered his eyes with a handkerchief. "This one is a good surprise... I promise... Just let me guide you and you'll see soon enough." Shane said as he went in front of Ackley after tying the blindfold. He held and kissed Ackley's hands before he slowly pulled him along to the picnic area. He really hoped Ackley was going to like it.
Shane was smiling the whole while, looking at Ackley and when they reached the spot, he stopped and turned to other guy. He took off the blindfold and smiled.
[/color] "I'm so tempted to say 'ta da' but I won't. Instead I'm going to say 'surprise and I hope you like it." Shane said as he guided Ackley closer to the set up. A red and white checkered clothe was laid on the soft grass and a wide range of food was across it. It had chicken, bacon and ham sandwiches, doughnuts, two bottles of apple juice, two slices of apple pie and more. Shane didn't know what to bring so he bought a lot just to be sure.[/blockquote][/blockquote][/blockquote][/blockquote] Outfit: Click Here // Tagged: Adorable Ackley // Notes: Is This A Date Then?
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Post by Ackley Joshua Lynch on Oct 19, 2012 10:01:34 GMT -5
Ackley felt a bit nervous about having his eyes covered, but at the same time, he didn't mind it at all. He was good at being controlled, letting others manipulate him. He actually found it sort of...relaxing, not having to worry about everything. "O-okay," he agreed with a nod, letting himself lean back against Mills for a brief moment before he moved in front of Ackley. His cheeks burned and he unsuccessfully fought a smile when he felt lips against his hands.
He let himself be guided back, doggedly obedient, and blinked at the sunlight when his eyesight was returned. Once his eyes adjusted to the light, he looked down at the picnic and a grin broke out across his face. Ackley laughed a bit, in surprise. "This-this is...amazing," he told Mills, looking up at him with something close to adoration. Surely this guy wasn't real? Maybe he'd finally lost his marbles and was hallucinating the perfect guy. "N-no one's, um, e-ever done a-anything like this...f-for me."
Stepping closer, he looked over the food that was laid out. God, it all looked so delicious...and Ackley really was staring, more so than usual, even. He was always hungry, keeping up with his freakish metabolism and constant growth spurts. Plus, breakfast had been a whole...two hours ago! He glanced back at Mills, then knelt down on the edge of the blanket. "Y-you're...amazing," he said, and he sounded a bit surprised.
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Post by Shane Archer Mills on Oct 19, 2012 10:31:25 GMT -5
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Shane smiled as he saw Ackley smile. The day was just getting started. After they eat and talk, Shane planned to tell Ackley a few things. Just a few. And he planned to teach Ackley how to get mad. And it was going to be easy. All Shane needed to do was have emotional ties with Ackley and have someone hurt him and have Ackley watch. Hopefully it will work. And Shane had got to move fast. With the heat brewing between Carford and Alderres, Shane didn't know how long he has until he will be tied to work and won't be able to come to Alderres. He smiled as he sat down across Ackley and took out two glass.
"I didn't know what you liked so I went and got a few of everything that looked good. Besides, I planned a long day for us to get to know each other... If you don't mind that is." Shane said as he took a bit on the apple he had taken from the basket. He brought out the rest of the fruits that he had brought with him. Yellow mangos, grapes, blueberries, strawberries, and bananas. He was being thorough like he always had been. That was one trait he would not forget to exercise. He looked at Ackley, "To start off, My name is Shane Mills. I didn't tell you my first name the last time because it wasn't the name I liked. I have a second name but I don't like to use it either. You can keep calling me Mills. I like it when you call me that way." he said as he brought his face closer to Ackley's. Yes, he looked so adorable with his tiny horns.
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Post by Ackley Joshua Lynch on Oct 21, 2012 1:04:14 GMT -5
Ackley didn't know where to start. He was so flustered from all of the effort Mills had put into this whole thing. "E-everything looks...looks great," he assured the man with a grin. He ran a hand through his hair, a nervous habit, and reached for the fruit to start, taking the other's lead.
Eating was one thing Ackley was very good at and, if he was really hungry and not restraining himself, he could probably be halfway through that basket in no time. But now was not the time to be a ravenous teenager. Especially considering their age gap. God, he didn't even know how old Mills was. But he had all day to find out, apparently! "I-I don't m-mind at all," he insisted.
He popped a few grapes in his mouth while he listened, nodding in agreement. Shane was a cool name, and he liked it well enough, but he'd call the man what he liked. Ackley reached for a strawberry and bit in. He'd never had much fresh fruit as a kid, so it really was a treat for him. The strawberries were ripe and delicious and the juice dripped down his chin. He wiped at it with the back of his hand and licked the rest from his lips. He grinned at Mills. "So wh-what do you, um, d-do? Y'know, f-for work?"
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Post by Shane Archer Mills on Oct 21, 2012 1:36:31 GMT -5
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Shane wanted to see Ackley smile for the whole day. He just wanted a relaxing day off work. And speaking of work, Ackley had asked what he did for a living. He couldn't actually say that he was the second in command of Carford's military fore now. So he kept smiling, "What I do for a living is I get sent from one place to another, looking at the area for study." Shane answered. He wasn't lying. He did get sent on missions from one place to another, scouting for information about the place.
Shane finished his apple and grabbed a plate, fork and a knife. He sliced a piece of pie and took a taste of it. The apple pie wasn't bad. He turned to Ackley with a chunk of a a pie in his fork.
[/color] "This one is good, Ackley. Try this one. Humour me and say 'ahh'." he said as he brought the fork close to Ackley's mouth and chuckled a little. He like being nice for a short while. And he remembered what he needed to do for Ackley as well. He had to do it fast.[/blockquote][/blockquote][/blockquote][/blockquote] Outfit: Click Here // Tagged: Adorable Ackley // Notes: Is This A Date Then?
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Post by Ackley Joshua Lynch on Oct 21, 2012 1:52:16 GMT -5
The vague job description earned Shane a curiously arched eyebrow. "Like...a-a science-y thing?" he asked. "I-it sounds like it c-could be, um, interesting." He was a science geek, after all, so he could see field research being pretty cool given the right circumstances. Like, ecological surveys? Ackley could totally get behind that. "I, um, I st-studied some ecology wh-when I was living with my d-dad," he explained. And then that sounded weird to his own ears, but his whole situation was weird. "I g-grew up in P-Pennsylvania. I-in the US."
Ackley smirked at what he could only take as flirting, and he really liked it. He opened up and closed his mouth around the fork, making a soft hum of approval at the sweetness. His tongue darted out, chasing remaining flavors on his lips. "It's r-really good," he agreed, staring at Mills, a bit dopey-eyed. "Th-the pie, I mean." But it wasn't just the pie, of course. This whole situation was just...dream-like.
There was a sweetness, a romance about this, but there was also a sensuality lying just under the surface, and it was all a teenage boy could do to push that out of his mind.
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Post by Shane Archer Mills on Oct 21, 2012 2:07:20 GMT -5
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Hmmm.... Something like that. But I scout for information. Like how a particular town's census, job availability and other things like its economic standing and the like." Shane said and again it was not a lie. He did have to take those kinds of information no matter how irrelevant they are to the war. However, the census was important. It gave Carford an idea how many people their are and how many soldiers and civilians. So he smiled still.
Then he took another bite of the pie. He smiled at Ackley and nodded. The pie was indeed good.
[/color] "I think its time for you to know a little more about me... Hmmm... Where shall I start... First, I have my own home but it is not here in Alderres. It over the water, away from Carford as well. Its nice there. I leave alone and its peaceful. I'm thirty-six years old yet people often mistake me for someone who is in the late twenties, not late thirties. I am not human, like I told you went we first met. And I am not a nephilim either. I'm a demon who controls time." Shane said as he laughed at his own joke then he turned to look at Ackley. Shane hoped that Ackley wouldn't get scared of him now. Then he recalled Alex thinking that he was younger. It was pretty funny now. [/blockquote][/blockquote][/blockquote][/blockquote] Then he grabbed a glass of juice, gave one to Ackley and drank from his own. Then he didn't know what else to say. He smiled at Ackley.
[/color] "Do you mind if I ask you a few questions as well, Ackley? I just want to know a few things about you. You're interesting and you certainly caught my attention. And its usually hard for anyone to do that." Shane said with a smirk.[/blockquote][/blockquote][/blockquote][/blockquote] Outfit: Click Here // Tagged: Adorable Ackley // Notes: Is This A Date Then?
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Post by Ackley Joshua Lynch on Oct 21, 2012 2:19:58 GMT -5
Oh. Census data? That sounded a whole lot less interesting and a lot more like math. He'd have to be sure not to ask too many details about it. Ackley frowned briefly when Mills said he didn't live in Alderres. Did that mean he wouldn't be around much? That maybe he was just there for a little while, taking data? The thought bothered him and the fact that it bothered him bothered him even more. He nodded, attentive.
Thirty-six? Nearly two decades was a big age gap, even for Ackley, but the fact that he was a demon seemed to make it better, actually. Demons and angels, they didn't exactly have ages. They were immortal, ageless, so he could be twenty or two hundred and it wouldn't be weird... right? He'd go with that logic. And then the whole demon thing caught up with his brain and his eyes went a bit wider. "O-oh! I-I never m-met a demon be-before. I mean, like, th-there's people i-in town and p-professors, but-but no one I've talked to. N-not that it's-it's a p-problem or anything! I-I mean...it's fine." Oh, God, had he offended him?
He thought for a moment. Time control. That's probably how he'd startled Ackley earlier, he realized. "So y-you can, like...turn b-back time? Th-that's really...really cool." He laughed a little. "Sometimes I w-wish I could d-do that." Ackley gave Mills a lopsided grin and took a sip of his juice. How weird to be with a guy sober...and wasn't that a pathetic thought?
"Y-yeah," he agreed with a nod. "A-ask me what-whatever. I r-really don't think I'm too, um, interesting, though."
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