Random Fun with Jamie

[piwakawaka]

Wellington has decided to rain a lot even though its Summer, Tiwa doesn't approve so she's found a place on the beach and has her shoes off.

She's got a packet of things from Victoria beside her that she probably should look through, but for now, she might be asleep.

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[piwakawaka]

"Course, why else would you play in the mud?"

She lengthens the kiss ever so slightly.

[land_lover]

She's as warm as the sun shining down on them, and Jamie smiles against her mouth, thinking that yes, life really is rather wonderful.

"You're in a good mood."

[piwakawaka]

"Hard not to be on a nice day. Don't think I've yet to see you not in a good mood."

He's got a wonderful smile and Tiwa kisses one of his dimples.

[land_lover]

"Aye, that's true enough."

He laughs.

"No reason to be. I've a charmed life."

Teasing, but also truthful.

[piwakawaka]

"Best sort to have."

She moves her hand gently under the collar of his shirt,

"So I won't find any scars with complicated stories on you?"

[land_lover]

"Complicated? Not likely," he tells her. "But some are interesting anyway."

Beat.

"And you?"

[piwakawaka]

Its easy enough to shift her tattooed arm up so its closer to him so he can see the rectangular burn scar that's covered and part of the tattoo,

"Not sure about complicated, story is kind of, truth of what made it isn't."

[land_lover]

"Tell me?"

Easy smile fading into sharp interest, he traces the shape of scar and then the tattoo with his thumb.

[piwakawaka]

The tracing feels nice and Tiwa nods, she doesn't like talking about it, but its over and done with,

"We're not really that powerful at home, in a world of vamps, mages and shifters, Fae tend to just hold on. Our Freehold though its kind of powerful, old and loved and so Wellington is sort of safe."

She takes a deep breath to keep hold of herself and kisses him quickly.

[land_lover]

"You're tenacious."

He doesn't object to the kiss and holds her closer, but his eyes are still watching her with unwavering focus.

"Freehold?"

[piwakawaka]

"Marae too, a place to get to the Dreaming, we can be ourselves there without any guises. An lovely old taniwha, guess you'd call her a sort of sea monster watches over it. Others have always wanted it."

Tiwa hates saying this next part but his gaze is reassuring and sees through her all at once,

"Decided to make me a pawn, cage me."

[land_lover]

All at once his expression goes cold and hard, the look in his eyes almost dangerous.

"No one has the right to cage one such as you."

[piwakawaka]

He reminds her of Ben looking like that and she shivers,

"Wanted to know what cold iron would do. Mean I was saved and just some bad dreams now."

[land_lover]

Jamie is still staring at her, wondering, and very slowly he lets go of some of his mental shielding; not enough for a total assault on his senses, but sufficient to pick up a stray vision or two, should they come.

"We'll just have to see about giving you better ones," he decides.

[piwakawaka]

A large space, a warehouse with one fading point of light in Tiwa who's curled in a cage of iron, two men are laughing with two sorts of madness. One who sounds like he might fall over the edge, vampires aren't meant for Fae blood and the controlled edge of a scientist.

Tiwa nods into him as she does her best to steady herself,

"I keep working on that."

[land_lover]

"Ah, but you haven't yet worked on it with me," he says gently.

If he couldn't see so clearly how speaking of it affects her, Jamie would ask: Who were they? Are they dead? The cold anger that flares to life inside him and only just shows in his eyes makes him rather hope so.

"Do you like rum?"

[piwakawaka]

She's better sort of, its just a deep wound and her smile is weak and falters at that look in his eyes. That anger makes her want to tell him more, show him she's truly better,

"No, I haven't. They're gone with no coming back. Maybe."

[land_lover]

Jaime nods. It could mean any number of things, all of them reassuring. When her smile starts to fade, he touches her forehead and runs his finger down to her mouth.

"I want to show you something."

Carefully extricating himself, he jumps up and offers his hand.

[piwakawaka]

Her hop is slower as she grabs his hand, where his finger went her skin feels warmer and this time her smile works better,

"Okay."

[land_lover]

One arm loops around her shoulders and he walks several paces before stopping and giving her a cheeky smile, while bending his legs slightly and nodding at his back.

"Piggyback ride? No sense in wearing you out."

[piwakawaka]

His smile makes her grin and then the suggestion makes her laugh,

"Don't think you can wear me out."

[land_lover]

"Don't spoil my fun, lass."

His laughter safely removes any bite from the warning.

"Hop on! This sand is hot, and we can't have you burning such fair feet, can we?"

[piwakawaka]

"You're weird. Lean down, you're too tall."

Then she pats his shoulder and smiles as she waits.

[land_lover]

Jamie adopts a hurt expression, but crouches down further and reaches for her leg, helping her up.

"You wound me," he teases. "I'm quite sure I'm one of the least weird people here!"

[piwakawaka]

She kisses him before hopping up on his back and winding her arms around his neck,

"Nothing wrong with weird and you probably are."