Splish Splash [Myst and Sareth]

[Trésor de Lys]

Blossom Festival Date for: Mysteria and Sareth Edara
Location: Dragon Breath Falls

NPC’d by: Lindsay



The sky was blue, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky, and someone might say it was the perfect day for a date. As the two went about their day, they would feel someone tug on their hair from behind them. Once they turned to see no one, when they took a few steps in front of them, they would feel someone push their knees out from under them to give them the sensation of falling. The two would land on their feet once transported, and would hear the deafening sound of a waterfall, that would slowly fade to background noise when they heard the sweet but eerie voice say “Be sure to take a dip, but watch your toes!” the woman would cackle from behind them, the sound echoing into what sounded like a cave.


Their vision would fade back to normal, and the two would find themselves in a cavern surrounded by floating candles, with a plaid red blanket laid out on the ground in front of them. On the blanket, a bottle of red wine, two glasses, a platter of aphrodisiacs like chocolates and desserts was laid out for them, along with two towels and two robes. It appeared that they were in a cavern behind the Dragon Breath Falls, where no one could find a fugitive.

[Sareth Edara]

He landed and wasn't sure who would have sent him a red flower only to find Mysteria standing before him again. "Okay I can't complain about this at all. Now isn't this a far more private setting than the other date." He did wonder when she had decided she wanted to send him a flower, he had half figured it was something heavier on his end than on her's for these kind of budding feelings. But he could at least make the most of the situation for now as he moved over to the items that had been left out for them. He picked up the wine and popped the quark off of it before setting it back in the ice to breath a little bit. He shed the extra layers of cloths but didn't fully disrobe for now letting her pick the pace she wanted to go with for this date. At least here they were pretty much guaranteed that they wouldn't be spotted by anyone that would cause them problems.

[Mysteria]

Mysteria was laying on top of her bed still dressed in her evening attire, while holding onto the red flower she had purchased at the market place. She traced over the flower’s petals with her fingers as she thought about the people who she bought flowers for. It was when she got up, did the undaunting feeling of being watched came into mind. Then suddenly one minute she was upright in her bedroom, the next she felt herself being pulled, tripped, and then transported by means of magic.

The sound of water being the only thing that she heard at first, until she could see again. Her eyes adjusting to the dim light of the cavern as she looked at her surroundings. Her eyes locking onto Sareth as he spoke up and commented on the date. Her cheeks and tips of her ears turning a light shade of pink. Really?! What was with her and these weird unexplained ‘emotions’? Perhaps she was spending too much time with humans to where she was developing… This weird tingly sensation in her chest, that made it hard to breath at times.

Either way, Mysteria was determine to understand these strange feelings that she was experiencing. Her eyes following Sareth as he made his way over to the blanket and popped open one of the bottles of wine. She also watched him as he started to disrobe, her eyes widening a bit at the boldness he possessed. After all, she hadn’t seen him without a clothes on since their first encounter at the spring….Which brought up other memories that made her whole face go red for a moment.

“ Can’t complain huh? “ She spoke up finally, giving him a playful response while the redness in her cheeks finally faded back to her normal shade of color. Meanwhile, she made her way over to him. All the while doing her best not to just stare as she walked over and sat down on the blanket next to him. Once settled on the blanket, Mysteria looked down at the red flower she had been holding since being teleported to the date.

“ I…I have to say I can’t complain either....I wasn’t sure if this flower would grant me the ability to see you again.” She gave a slight smile, some what feeling embarrassed.


(( Outfit Reference: Dress Robe - arm sleeve is on the other side, covering up her missing arm. ))

[Sareth Edara]

While he was shirtless now he was still dressed from the waist down other than his shoes. He poured each of them a small glass of wine mainly because he wasn't a huge fan of his own personality when drunk. He left her drink near her and was doing his best not to pick on her a little for how shy she was being with him now. It was one thing out at the springs but here was a whole different kind of environment. Today it was geared for more of a intimate interaction but he wasn't sure just how forward he should be with her about parts of it. He wasn't planning on getting her to have sex with him today or anytime soon.

"I'm actually quite flattered you wanted to see me again." He actually reached over and moved her hair out of her face for her and let his fingers linger on her cheek for just a moment before pulling his hand away again. "Not to pry too much but I'm curious why you wanted to see me again." He half expected her to not tell him why just to get back at him for having kept who he was from her for so long. Not like it had been done out of spite but he didn't like his family name and title coloring how people saw him before he could get to know them.

[Mysteria]

What had Fate done to her? Sitting here alone with this man that intrigued her; with no threats or worries, bubbling around like a buffoon trying to get a grip on her own emotions. Had she spent too much time with the humans and developed more of their emotions? The redness in her features fading while Mysteria watched him pour themselves a glass. She took note of the amount as he handed her a glass.

By now Mysteria had calmed herself, rationalized her thoughts and did what she was trained to do for so long. Her features becoming somber as she stared at the contents of the cup, before returning her gaze back to Sareth. His response causing her to smirk, however she watched him with curiosity as he brushed her hair away from her face. His hand lingering on her cheeks for some time before pulling away, becoming some what more serious.

“ Must I have a reason to want to see someone that I find …. Interesting? “ She spoke in a coy manner, taking a sip of the wine provided. “ So…. What is it that I should call you now? Your Highness, Prince, Perhaps Sneaky? “ Mysteria smirked, poking his shoulder with her index finger. Her pointed ears twitched at the sound of the waterfall in the background, while her eyes left her half naked companion to look at the area they were teleported to. " I wonder where we are ?" She spoke aloud, her eyes drawing to the water.

[Sareth Edara]

Something was off about the way she was acting now that she had taken a moment to compose herself. It felt oddly like one of his sister's interrogations when she was trying to get information out of him. The way she looked at the glass had him wondering if she even liked to drink or judging him for making it look like he thought she was a light weight when it came to drinking. Again he was finding himself more worried about what she was thinking of him than anything else which was odd for him as he was usually trying to find ways to avoid things like this. Most of the official dates he had been on were ones set up by his father or older siblings to try and get him to settle down and be less of a wanderer.

When she asked if she needed a reason to see someone she found interesting some of the light left his eyes, she was being very clinical with her wording and questions so far which to him was a bad sign. The joke that came just after that though did show some playfulness on her side that he was glad to see to some extent. He chuckled a little at the joking comment, "Sareth is fine, I see no need for any sort of formalities to be observed other than good manners while we are hidden away in here." When she asked about where they were he looked over to the waterfall and tilted his head to the side a little bit, "Appears to be a cave behind a waterfall, how high up I can't tell from here." He got up and left the glass of wind on the blanket taking his time to go over to the wall he had left his extra lays by and sat down next to them. He was giving her some space and using the shadows of the cave to hide some of his features, mainly his eyes that had just shifted on their own again. It wasn't vanity but more of a personal pride issue, he prided himself on his ability to control himself and his eyes changing of their own will was not a good sign. Usually they changed when he was made or highly annoyed but neither of those emotions were in an elevated state right now so he wasn't sure what set it off.

[Mysteria]

Mysteria watched Sareth as he spoke. His behavior becoming more apparent as she continued to analyze him. Which she noticed he was doing the same; this she found amusing to some degree. However, she couldn’t help but wonder if he was nervous or worried? Mysteria pondered this while Sareth chuckled and spoke. Her own smirk returning as she downed the rest of the wine in her cup in a single gulp. “ I was only curious. Since I can understand your reasoning's for not wanting to tell me your title when we encountered in the springs.” Mysteria spoke, tracing her finger around the rim of the cup. Her eyes watching Sareth as he sat down his own cup and got up from the blanket.

Mysterias’ ears twitching as she watched him walk around the cave. Her eyes wandering back down to the empty space on the blanket where he had sat. A faint frown appearing on her lips, while her gaze lifted to the water. “ Caster has awoken… She must be pretty angry with me still.” She chuckled, her voice carrying rather clearly against the dark cave walls.

“ She knows I can’t swim.” Mysteria suddenly admits in a calm, collective tone, picking up the wine bottle and pouring herself another small portion of wine into her cup. Her expression somber, keeping her eyes to either her cup or the dark water before them.

[Sareth Edara]

He had been doing his best to keep from using his empathy on her, sure it is faster and easier than figuring it out on his own. He just didn't want to start out that way with her, she really seemed like she had been given the short end of the stick in life. He blinked a few times as he tried to get his eyes back to a normal state the tone of her voice when she spoke of Castor sounded a little too controlled and in that moment his control over his empathic ability. He could feel her emotions flooding the cave though they seemed to be coated in a fog as if she was trying to keep the obscured.

He turned to look at her again finding her eyes lingering on anything but him, the admission of not being able to swim didn't fall on deaf ears. He just wasn't sure what to make of that and it seemed she was a bit worried about any sort of traps or tricks that Castor may have included with her flower's wish. He moved back over and took the spot on the blanket that he had been in before. He reached over and put his hand on her's and rubbed his thumb over the back of it slowly. "I would be willing to teach you if you want." His eyes were having trouble staying in their human shape still and would attempt to become their draconic variant every now and again as he was speaking and looking at her. He wondered if maybe it was the increased rate of his heart beat due to being around her and only her.

[Mysteria]

Mysteria nearly dropped her cup the moment she felt her hand being touched and then cradled into Sareth’s own. Her cheeks flooding with a red hue and she began to relax; her hand setting down the cup the very second she felt pressure from his tumb.. His hand firm, yet gentle; Which felt rather pleasant, an she only flinched once when he rubbed over a tender spot of clustered tissue. Her eyes darting up to look at him the moment he spoke and noticed his heart rate increase through his hand.She could see he was having difficulties controlling his kray trait.

“ Are you sure you are up to teaching? I...I mean, I’m not sure myself. I would love to learn how to swim, but….” She paused looking at the dark water. Her thoughts lingering on not what was in the water, but the fact of not being able to breath. With a deep breath and a heavy exhale, Mysteria took hold of Sareth’s hand. “ If you dunk me, I’ll haunt you forever and not in a pleasant way. “ She nodded, giving him a soft playful smile before letting go of his hand. Mysteria picked herself up off the blanket and stepped a few feet back. There she began to remove some of the articles of her robe and placed them on the ground. The only thing she had on now, was the maroon top that was one long piece of decorative fabric, and the shawl around her hip to keep the bottom part of the ‘tops’ fabric over her more ‘private’ areas.

“ Have you ever taught anyone how to swim before?” She asked, reaching over to place her hand on the scarred shoulder where her other arm should of been.

[Sareth Edara]

He noticed the change in the hue of her skin tone when his hand met with her own and let it pass as she was having a hard enough time as is with this. When she asked if he was sure he wanted to teach her to swim and then proceeded to threaten to haunt him if he let her drown which made him chuckle a little bit again. "Drowning is a nasty way to go so no I'm not going to dunk you or anything like that Melania" With that said when she got up to go get undressed the rest of the way or as far as she was going to he moved over to the water and slipped into it so he could test the depth and give her some privacy as she got herself ready to join him.

It seemed to drop off rather quickly after about four feet and based on her height it would be coming up to about her collar bone if she stood flat footed. While he waited he dipped under the water to acclimate himself to the temperature of it fully and well so he could sort of slick his hair back out of the way with one hand. "Don't worry about that I taught most of my younger siblings how to swim and they are all still alive. Now come over and sit on the edge of the pool and I'll help you in so it doesn't seem like a long drop when you enter. You can use me or the edge of the pool for support while we work on treading water first so you are able to keep your head above water on your own."

[Mysteria]

Mysteria didn’t take her eyes off of Sareth the whole time. Even his chuckle and comment didn’t escape her; However, she chose to be silent. If she were a smart woman, she would of said something or spoken up. For by the time she opened her mouth to actually say something, Sareth had got up from the blanket and started to undress. Her words caught in her throat as she made a “ Aaaa…” sound in her attempts to revert back to being silent.

It hadn’t dawned on her until the last bit of fabric fell to the cave floor that she had been staring the entire time. By the time he stepped into the water; Mysteria could feel a shiver go up her spine. Embarrassment slowly setting in with her cheeks becoming cherry red. However, she forced herself to stay some what composed while she watched half his body submerged into the dark water.

Mysteria’s brow twitched as she cautiously approached the water’s edge, her eyes staring down at the surface trying to figure out where to step in. Her eyes darting up to look at Sareth when she heard a splash of water. Her eyes locked on him the moment he began to speak; Oddly reassuring her that he had taught his siblings how to swim and that they were still alive. “ Well that's encouraging.” She gave a sarcastic chuckle, squatting down to sit at the edge to dip her legs in. Her shoulders and head shook and she gave a bland slightly disgusted expression the moment her legs began to dangle in the water. ‘Welp there is no turning back now.’ Mysteria thought.

She reached her arm out to grab hold of Sareth’s shoulder; Then slowly slid herself into the pool. Her arm latching around his arm, pulling herself close as she clung to him. A bit of fear settling in as she felt the water rise up her chest.

[Sareth Edara]

Her emotions ranged quite a bit as she tried to figure out if she could actually trust him but it really didn't hit him until she got over to the pool and had her legs in the water that she really wasn't fond of it. Her emotions hit him like a brick wall when she was this close to him and it just made him care more about protecting her right now. It wasn't out of pity or some superiority issue it was just pure he wanted to make sure she was safe. A woman who he had seen up until now as highly independent and self reliant was willing to let him see a more vulnerable side of her.

While normally he would pick on her for how she was clinging to him he didn't even think about doing so due to the fear that was growing inside her. "You're okay right now Melania, your feet should be able to touch the bottom here. I promise I won't let anything happen to you." He reached over to his pile of clothes and pulled a leather cord out of one of the pieces and then moved her over closer to the edge of the pool and smiled at her, a warm and caring smile. "Hold onto the ledge for a moment please Melania." Once she die as he asked he moved around the back of her and slid one hand under her hair and pulled the leather cord through just to tie it into a low ponytail to help keep some of it out of the way while they worked.

Moving back to be in front of her he placed a hand on her hip, "So first off you will have to let go of the ledge for this since you'll need your arm to help keep from tipping over. I'll be right here the whole time where you can see me. To tread water you'll need to kick your legs one forward and the other back and use your arm to correct your balance in the water so you don't fall forward or backwards. Start when you are ready." His hand remained on her hip though it wasn't placed in a way that would be considered flirtatious or sexual as it was there just in case she needed him to help her get righted in the water again. Making sure not to crowd her but we well within arms reach if she felt the need to grab hold of him was easy enough since he wasn't treading water right now.

[Mysteria]

Mysteria shot a glare at him as he spoke and moved towards the edge of the pool. What did he mean by that? She pondered, her arm clinging to him before she squeezed tighter around his arm. Her glare changing into a quirked brow when he asked her to hold onto the ledge for a moment. Her head jerking back and forth from Sareth to the edge of the pool, before she finally sighed in compliance and slowly unlatched her grip.

Mysteria refused to touch the bottom of the pool with her feet; So she decided to glide on the water’s surface, pushing herself off of sareth to latch onto the ledge and hold on. Her eyes blinking at him with curiosity while she looked over her shoulder back at him. Her cheeks becoming a little red once she realized Sareth was pulling her hair back in a tie. Not really sure what to expect next.

Then She felt something touch her hip. Her body jolting into a shiver, not really sure what had touched her hip at first. Until she noticed Sareth come around and begin to speak to her; Her eyes trailing down his arm to where his hand was for a second before returning her gaze to meet his.

Mysteria’s heartbeat began to pick up. He wanted her to do what?! Let go of the ledge?! Was he flipping insane? He had to be… Melania first thought; staring at him with uncertainty at first. Could she do that without a secondary appendage? She thought. Taking the moment to look down at her shoulder where there was lack of an arm. Perhaps she could keep herself ‘afloat’ without a limb? Melania grumbled at the thought, not really pleased at the idea of touching the pools ‘mysterious’ bottom as she let go.

Her body flinched once her feet felt the sand and mud between her toes. A dissatisfied look on her features as she scrunched her brows and nose. “ Oh this is disgusting... “ She complained in a low voice, throwing her arm out to ‘try’ and balance herself in the water. Her arm moving around more like flopping drowning fish in the water. Her feet hopping her up and down to where she could keep her neck and head above the waterline. Really wishing to grab hold of something, ANYTHING, that was better than this ‘hopping’ into muck.

In fact after the 8th hop and ‘flapping’ of her arm; Mysteria reached out to grab hold of Sareth’s arm again. Her body curling up to be in a ball pose within the water while keeping her collarbone and up out of the water.
" I'm sorry, I just don't think I can do this. " She spoke, unsure of herself and her capabilities to swim.

[Sareth Edara]

The way she reacted to his hand touching her hip had him understanding just a bit more of her fear of the water. The little scrunched up face she made as her feet settled into the silt and the rather unsettling feeling it gave especially in these cold waters. She made some very half-hearted attempts to do what he asked of her and then clung to him. "So much for being the fearless woman who broke into the castle not long ago...." the comment was teasing but also meant to be a barb at her to see just how much pride she had in her ability to overcome challenges put before her.

He let her float there for the moment to speak more honestly to her, "If it is truly your wish to leave the water I'll help you out, but from what I can tell so far you are not putting forth any actual effort. It is almost like a child who just really doesn't want to do what is asked of them. Is that really the woman you are or did you think I would just let it drop because you wanted me to?" He half expected to be kneed in the balls for the comments made, especially the one comparing her to an uncooperative toddler.