[OPEN] picture perfect

[damian cole sullivan]

He watched the movie, switching between the popcorn and sour patch kids. He felt their hands touched, and tried to wave it off as nothing. He began to focus more on the movie, slowly getting handfuls of popcorn as it grew more interesting.

"Do you want more?" He asked quietly, leaning back in his seat as it was halfway through the movie. Damian looked over at her, smiling before looking back to the screen.

[taiken blair ballad]

"Huh?" She looked over at him, then shook her head, looking back at the screen. She finished off her raisins, sitting the empty box in the seat beside her. She watched the movie silently, her hands folded together in her lap. She eventually leaned her head back against her seat, and soon the movie was drawing to a close, the credits starting to roll. Everyone else was getting up, but Taiken just looked over at Damian, her eyes searching his face.

"That was a good movie." She said with a smile, reaching over to brush a piece of popcorn off his shirt.

[damian cole sullivan]

Damian nodded, putting the emptied bucket on the floor before leaning back in his chair. Every once and awhile he would glance her way, a soft smile pulling at his lips before he looked back to the screen. As the credits began to roll, he leaned over putting his bag of sour patch kids into the bucket.

His eyes washed over Taiken, ending on her face as she spoke. "Yeah," Damian smiled, watching her for a few seconds as the lights flickered back on. He waited til' most of the other people had gotten out before he stood up to make his way down the stairs. "I think Hulk would be my favorite."

[taiken blair ballad]

She smiled, shaking her head. "No way. Thor was like.. totally the best. I mean.. Can you imagine having him hang your pictures? He'd knock your house over!" She protested, following after him. She kept falling behind, people coming out in front of her, so she reached out, slipping her fingers between Damian's and pulling him back.

"They used to make us hold hands so we wouldn't get lost, and you're losing me." She teased, looking up at him. For a brief second, she longed to feel his arms around her, hugging her tight like her brother did every night before they went to bed. But most of all, she wanted to feel his kiss. 'You're so corny.' She thought, looking away.

[damian cole sullivan]

"Hulk would destroy the house," He argued playfully, glancing back at her for a split second. "Besides, he's green." Damian paused at the sudden touch of her hand, stepping back as she pulled. A toothy grin played across his face as she talked. "Well, I wouldn't want to lose you." He wanted to pull her close, but knew he couldn't. Watching as she looked away, he began to chew on his lip. His eyes scanned over their still interlocking hands as he waited for more people to clear out.

The last few people headed out of the door, and Damian drank in the silence. "Now I won't lose you," He smirked, walking slowly down the hall that lead to the door.

[taiken blair ballad]

"Good, cause I'm easy to lose. I'm tiny." She said. "Ooo, my bag!" She exclaimed, pulling him back towards the theater. She let go of his hand, walking back up to their seats to grab her bag. She walked slowly back down, swinging it back and forth as she looked him over.

"This is gonna sound.. really stupid. But.. you aren't human, are you? I-I mean.. you have this.. glow about you and.." She stopped a few steps away from him chewing on her lip. She didn't understand why her words wouldn't come out right, or why her stomach felt like it was full of butterflies. He was just a guy, right? A guy who had no interest in her. So why was she so pulled to him?

[damian cole sullivan]

Damian laughed, resting up against the wall as she ran up the stairs to retreive her bag. "We may end up goin to the doctor's if you keep pulling me everywhere," He teased. His eyes never left her figure as she began back down the stairs. He folded his arms against his chest, the linger of his smile still on his lips as she talked. "That's not stupid." Damian answered, his head turned each way, making sure they were alone, "There are plenty of mysteries in this town."

"I'm a Demigod." He boasted his chest out, "Son of Ares." His voice sounded deep, like heros in movies. A few laughs followed after as he watched Taiken for her reaction. He hoped he didn't sound like a fool. His hand reached out, his thumb tracing over her cheek to remove a white piece of fluff, but it quickly dropped. It felt natural, but he knew it was wrong.

[taiken blair ballad]

She smiled, but blushed at the feeling of his thumb over her cheek. She reached over, running her fingers gently over his chest. "That makes sense.. I go to school with the son of Poseidon. But he's so quiet he could be the son of silence." She said, looking up at him. She didn't know exactly who Ares was, but maybe that was where Damian got his good looks from.

She realized her hand was still on his chest, and drew it away slowly, her eyes searching his face. She kept telling herself he was five years older than her, he probably didn't even wan to be here. "Maybe one day, you'll save a cat from a tree." She teased, running her hand over her pants leg.

[damian cole sullivan]

He smiled, nodding as she mentioned her friend. "There's a daughter of Apollo that works at the Physician's place." His cheeks began to turn a light pink at the touch of her hand. He quickly looked away so she couldn't tell. He wasn't sure if she was doing this on purpose or if she was just friendly. But she had to know this was wrong. That they shouldn't be doing this. Even though it was wrong, Damian couldn't help but notice how beautiful she was. And how she kept his mind off of anything that made him mad.

He shook his head, trying to refocus as she began to talk again. "I'd go down in history for that," He joked. The theatre was quiet, but he knew that soon people would be coming in to see the next showing. Damian made a few small steps toward the door, looking back at her with a sweet smile.

[taiken blair ballad]

"They always so. 'Big, heroic guy saves cat from tree; Is forever enshrined in the hall of fame'." She said with a smile, following him uneasily. She felt like everything they did was like putting together a puzzle, only they kept missing a blatantly obvious piece. A piece that, honestly, shouldn't be there. But it still left her feeling lost and empty, like she was wandering some unfamiliar place alone.

She kept her gaze on the floor, swinging her bag slowly back and forth. All their goodbyes had been awkward and cut short, and she felt like this one would be the same way. "So, what do guys who save cats do after they go to the movies?" She asked, looking up at him.