Sweet Disposition (Alex)

[OWEN ELIJAH ASHKEVRON]

SWEET DISPOSITION

                 A MOMENT
                 A LOVE
                 A DREAM
                 a lie
                 a kiss
                 a cry
                 our rights
                 our wrongs
              

Owen had been waiting for this all morning and now here it was. No lessons, just some good old rest and relaxation. What better way for the young Siren to relax than to lay in the large garden fountain, the cool water running slowly over his shimmering tail, eyes closed and humming a soft melody in his silky voice. Opportunities like this were rare and didn't come about very often. He didn't really go to water when others were around because it wasn't common knowledge among the students that Owen was a Siren. All most people knew was that he was the school smart-ass and he could manipulate water and had a sway over the weather. Other than that, they knew nothing about what powers Owen possessed. That was how he liked it. After all, it was better that they knew nothing rather than than them watching him all the time, thinking he was suddenly going to burst into song and hypnotize them.

As he lay in the fountain, humming his melody, he couldn't help but think back to when he was a kid, remembering the times that his father had been teaching him how to pollinate the sea bed by manipulating the current. It was something that Owen had picked up very easily. He had been so proud of himself and he had seen the look of pride on his father's face too. He missed that; someone being proud of him. In fact, he just missed someone loving him. He didn't know where his dad was these days. It wasn't as if the guy could just pop in for a visit, obviously, but it would be nice to hear something from him.

Distracted by his silent reverie, Owen had completely forgotten that there was a chance he could be seen in his Siren form. All he was thinking about was the good old days.

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The sunshine had called him outside, well that and the light breeze that had filtered through his open window. He assumed that was his powers way of telling him to quit studying and enjoy the niceties the weather was offering. Nibbling the end of his bitten down biro lid he let his head slump into the history book and groaned miserably. Surely it wouldn’t hurt to take a little break; he checked his study time table furrowing his brow as he counted up his hours. If he took a little break now and added two hours to Sunday’s day off he could totally schedule a break. Pencilling it down on his timetable he closed the book with an excitable slam and hurried out of the dorm room, revelling in the fresh breeze of the outside.

He supposed that was the Vila in him, the wind wasn’t restrained so he supposed that’s were his inability to sit still – for more than ten minutes - or concentrate stemmed from. Maybe he could request mitigating circumstances when he failed – stupid air powers. Clutching his bag tightly and peering around the corner to make sure stupid Andrews wasn’t about – because really he could do without any homophobic drama today – Alex stepped further into the gardens basking in the warm rays of the sunlight and as he manipulated the breeze so it danced across his palms and fingertips. Following the path he had a destination in mind, the fountains were always lovely in the sunshine and he was almost there, he turned another corner to only to find a fish tail… He blinked for a moment furrowing his brows in confusion.

…Wait, why was there a giant fish tail sticking out of the circular base. Oh god there was a giant fish in the fountain! He looked closer and slowly approached, it wasn’t a fish after all there was a body a very male (and very nice he might add) body attached to the tail. FISHMAN, no wait merman, was there even such thing? He rolled his eyes at his own stupidity, of course there was over wise there wouldn’t be one sat in the schools fountain.

“You um, okay in there?” he asked awkwardly, hoping he hadn’t disturbed his sunbathing.

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[OWEN ELIJAH ASHKEVRON]

SWEET DISPOSITION

                 A MOMENT
                 A LOVE
                 A DREAM
                 a lie
                 a kiss
                 a cry
                 our rights
                 our wrongs
              

He was glad for the water he was half submerged in as the temperature outside began to rise as the sun came into view from behind a cloud. The mix of the warmth and the cold water was refreshing and it felt good on his tail.

It had been about a week and a half since Owen had taken his true form and the pull to be in water had become almost impossible to ignore. He had known exactly where he would go, so that's how he'd ended up in the fountain.

He hadn't really known what he would expect to happen when he got into the fountain, but one thing Owen wasn't expecting to happen was for someone to randomly pop up out of nowhere and start staring at his tail.

Turning to the guy that had happened across him, he was shocked by what he saw. The guy was... well, he couldn't even come up with words to describe him. Beautiful didn't really seem good enough. The sheer beauty of this boy dazed Owen for a moment before he blinked rapidly and came back to his senses. That was when he started to get scared.

"Please don't tell anyone! I don't want anyone to know what I am! Please?" Owen pleaded, his sea green eyes filled with worry.

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Alex stood in semi shock, for a moment he was unable to turn his gaze away and he could feel the heat rise to his cheeks, it didn’t help that the boy was good looking – well that was an understatement, he was hot! And it wasn’t every day you saw a merman or a siren. He winced as he felt his blush deepening. Oh god he was an idiot, this poor person had probably come to get some peace and quiet and here he was stomping in and invading the poor guys chill time. He finally tore his gaze away, and glanced down revelling in his embarrassment. Alex began stuttering out an apology holding his hands up.
“I am so sorry, I didn’t mean to impose,” he began, “I can leave y’know, if you want your chill time.” He offered sheepishly.

He blinked in confusion and at the sheer panic that seemed to resonate through the guys – lovely – green eyes. And then he began pleading. Great, not only had he managed to his relaxation time but now he’d successfully spooked him, well he was on a roll today, great job Alex.
“Hey, hey,” began Alex taking a small step forward drawing closer to the fountain, “I wouldn’t tell anyone, don’t worry,” he smiled “you’re secrets safe with me,” he grinned.
“So you’re a merman?” he asked his voice laden with confusion, “That’s pretty cool you’re like Ariel.” He grinned, "Cept you're a boy and all..." he babbled letting his voice trail off

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[OWEN ELIJAH ASHKEVRON]

SWEET DISPOSITION

                 A MOMENT
                 A LOVE
                 A DREAM
                 a lie
                 a kiss
                 a cry
                 our rights
                 our wrongs
              

As soon as the stranger had promised to keep his secret, Owen calmed down considerably. It wasn't everyday that someone he didn't know randomly came across him in his human form, but he had always thought that, if it did happen, the person who had seen him would be shouting it from the rooftop by now.

"I-I..Thanks." he stammered, smiling shyly at the very attractive stranger. "Stay if you want. I don't mind."

He giggled a little when he was compared to Disney's loveable redheaded mermaid. It was the first time he had ever had that comparison made about him before and it was surprisingly cute. Swinging his tail out of the fountain, he slid onto the side and shaking his tail dry. Suddenly his tail was shining a blinding blue light before it transformed into a pair of legs.

"Yeah, I am. Ariel couldn't do that though, could she? I'm not ginger and I don't wear a seashell bra either, but thank you. I love Ariel. She's great." he replied, grinning.

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Alex watched as (rather broad) tensed shoulders relaxed and the man in the fountain became considerably calmer. Though Alex supposed he would be if somebody had promised to keep his deepest dark secret, he offered him a friendly smile and took another step closer to the fountains basin as curiosity overcame him pulling him towards the guy. He’d never met a merman before; at least that’s what he assumed the guy was – fish tail for evidence - he was handsome enough to be one – and he was sure he’d read somewhere that mer people had some sort of unnatural beauty to them.

Alex smiled shyly at the boy. “If you d-don’t mind I just don’t want to interrupt you’re chill time,” he said sitting himself down on the side of the fountain. He peered in, it was quite deep no wonder he’d chosen to the fountain, it was probably much cleaner than the murky pond. He stepped back to avoid splash back as the guy dragged his tail from the fountain and his mouth fell agape as a blue light transformed the shiny tail to a working pair of legs that Ariel would have been jealous of. He was taller than Alex by a couple of inches, though most people we’re.
“True,” he said with an easy grin, “You won’t have any trouble from sea witches, with that ability.”

He laughed as guy mention of a lack of sea shell bra. “Yeah it probably wouldn’t suit you,” he teased, “me on the other hand,” he joked, letting his voice trail off lightly. “Though then again purples not really my colour.”
“I’m Alex by the way,” he said finally introducing himself. “Nice to meet you…” Ah how rude of him, he hadn’t gotten his name.

[OWEN ELIJAH ASHKEVRON]

SWEET DISPOSITION

                 A MOMENT
                 A LOVE
                 A DREAM
                 a lie
                 a kiss
                 a cry
                 our rights
                 our wrongs
              

The first thing Owen noticed when he transformed into his human form was the gorgeous boy's mouth, that was slightly agape at the sight. It was obviously a new sight for him, but it brought some colour to the Siren's cheeks when his companion didn't take his gaze away from his legs. He hadn't ever really thought someone would find him attractive and he was already guessing that the boy was still in shock from the transformation and he wasn't at all checking him out. A bittersweet smile came onto his lips, which he tried to hide behind a genuine one almost immediately, as the guy was talking again.

"I haven't had any trouble yet, so I doubt I will in the future." he replied, giggling a little before blushing at the sound he had just made. He didn't giggle because it made him sound like a girl, but for some reason he just couldn't help it.

When his new... friend? Could he call him his friend? Well, when whatever-he-was-to-Owen joked about him looking good in a sea shell bra, Owen tried out a little harmless flirt. It wasn't anything big and he hoped the guy wouldn't take it in a bad way.

"You'd look good in anything, to be fair." he said, smiling shyly at the boy before looking at the ground and blushing.

Finally! He knew the boy's name! Alex... The name suited him. It was cute, short and not pretentious. To be honest, he thought the name was beautiful, just like the boy it belonged to.

"My name's Owen. Nice to meet you, Alex." He introduced himself whilst still wearing his shy smile and his cheeks still slightly tinted with a rose hue. He wasn't embarrassed, but he had never been this close to someone so beautiful before, never mind having a proper conversation with them.

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“well let’s hope not, yeesh sea witches are scary.” He laughed.
Alex felt his cheeks flush as he caught himself staring at the guy far too long, well his legs but who could blame him… The boy was handsome though – with dark hair and sharp green eyes, drawing his gaze away he glanced at the floor nibbling his lip bottom lip nervously. Was he flirting with him? For a moment he was stumped, he mouth felt dry and for once Alex who had an answer for everything was speechless – god half his teachers would have applauded if they’d seen the sight. He felt the redness in his cheeks deepen – had he mentioned that the guy was handsome? He laughed nervously, returning his gaze to the now dry and fully human – in appearance – boy, Alex chuckled softly, masking his own sense of shyness.

“See I always thought so, though many wouldn’t agree,” with playful arrogance in his tone, though he laughed to show he was joking, after all he hardly had that much self-esteem.

“Owen,” he said as if he was testing the name on his lips, he was glad he could put a name to the boy before him, and then if they met again he’d at least know what to call him – and he hoped they would Owen was sweet he could tell. He grinned easily.
"Y-you to Owen," he smiled "So what brings you out here, other than the sunbathing?" he asked falling into conversation as he leant against the fountain. Wait had that sounded to intrusive? Alex hoped not - he didn't want to appear rude or scare him off by being his usual awkward self. So he quickly backtracked, "I mean it's really nice weather so of course you're going to be enjoying it..." he added with a nervous giggle of his own, letting his voice trail off. Why couldn't he be smooth, suddenly he felt stupid, and very flustered.

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[OWEN ELIJAH ASHKEVRON]

SWEET DISPOSITION

                 A MOMENT
                 A LOVE
                 A DREAM
                 a lie
                 a kiss
                 a cry
                 our rights
                 our wrongs
              

Owen couldn't help but feel a little bit disappointed when Alex had made a joke out of his flirt, but then again, he had been looking at his toes and not actually at Alex, so he didn't even know if that was really what happened. The young merman had a slight self-esteem issue when it came to romantic interest because he had no idea whether someone was attracted to him for his personality, which was what he desperately craved, or whether someone was only attracted to him for his appearance, which was the main cause for many a Siren to go off the rails when they fell in love with someone who would only ever be in lust with them.

A smile split across Owen's face when Alex said his name for the first time. He didn't really know why it was a big deal, but it just was to him. Nobody had ever said his name like that before. It was surreal because Owen had never really found his name that special, but somehow Alex had made it sound like the most beautiful word in the world just by uttering the two syllables in his own way. As soon as he had heard it, another blush flushed into his features, along with the smile, as he looked up to Alex in response.

When he noticed the remnants of a blush on Alex's cheeks, Owen gaped. Had he caused that blush? Unfortunately, Owen had never been one to believe in himself, so he passed it off as the boy being warm, which could have easily been the case, as the temperature was quite high today.

Suddenly, Alex was talking again and he was asking why he had come outside excluding his sunbathing, which Owen thought was a pretty normal question for light conversation. Obviously Alex didn't have the same opinion, as he began stuttering a rushed addition to the question, which made Owen smile. The other boy was really trying hard to convince him that he wasn't trying to be rude, which Owen thought was the most adorable sight he had ever seen.

"Alex, it's okay. I don't mind you asking me stuff. I'm pretty much an open book." he assured the other boy with a smile. "What with me being a Siren, I feel a pull to be submerged in water after long periods of time in human form. When it gets too much for me to handle, I come out here or go to the pond and I spend about half an hour in this form. It's a compromise in our nature. We can live as humans for the rest of our lives as long as we spend half an hour a week in our natural form. If we don't, we can become ill. I'm sure you've heard what happens to whales when they get themselves beached? Something similar happens to us. Our skin goes dry and we get unnaturally weak. We'd have to spend a few years underwater before we could be healthy enough to return to the surface, but most Sirens refuse to return because the trauma can cause PTSD."

Owen winces when he realises just how depressing that sounded, so he gave Alex an additional sentence.

"Of course, I'm not stupid enough to get myself in a position like that." he says, aiming a half-smirk and a shrug at Alex.

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So he wasn’t exactly a merman he was a siren. Cool, they were like Vila’s they held the same curse – as Alex liked to refer to it as. Both species couldn’t sing or in some cases (Alex's case) dance without causing some sort of trouble – through Alex was sure if he attempted it he’d just send people running and he hadn’t sang since the incident all those years ago (he inwardly shuddered at the memory before he banished it from his mind), so he was sure he’d successfully repressed that part of his abilities. Well, he hoped he had, after all the thought of controlling other people or having that type power made him feel weird. And as much as his sisters revelled in it in some misshapen twisted misandric perspective he just couldn’t bring himself to do it.
But Owen was beautiful and his shyness was simply adorable – especially the way that blush settled across his cheeks - hell Alex wouldn’t have minded Owen causing him some trouble he’d certainly return the favour.

He listened closely as Owen explained his pull to the water and how imperative it was to his survival, quickly Alex decided that he liked to listen to Owen, his voice was soothing and as Alex’s gaze lingered on the fullness of Owens lips he felt the heat in his cheeks burn. Though he nodded and glanced away shyly.

“That’s like me, well with the wind,” he smiled, “Sort of, I’m far too restless for my own good, I think it comes with the whole wind spirit thing.” He shrugged “most of the teachers hate me for it.” he said shaking his head– mostly because he could never shut up or sit still… “We like storms, and anything with a bit of a breeze.” We like storms, oh wow, that sounded stupid, well done Alex ten cool points for that statement. "it's comforting." he said lightly as he felt the breeze tickle the back of his neck.

Alex’s eyes widened for a moment at the thought of Owen shrivelling up and suffering from depression and in that exact same moment he felt an odd pang of worry that made very Alex glad that the school carried enough water features to keep Owen from ever coming to that sort of harm. Hell he’d help Owen to the pond and back himself if it meant he got to talk to him again and not wait a bunch of years to do so.

He returned the infectious smirk easily with a cheeky grin raising his eyebrows.
“Oh really,” He replied cheekily as he pretended to inspect Owen for any signs of dryness, “yep looks good, clearly you are smart enough.” he said with an appreciative nod.
“So you’re a Siren?” asked Alex brightly, “you’re like me sort of, I mean I know wind and water different elements but Vila’s and Sirens we’re not that different right?” he noted.

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[OWEN ELIJAH ASHKEVRON]

Aug 29, 2014 13:12:30 GMT -5 OWEN ELIJAH ASHKEVRON said:

SWEET DISPOSITION

                 A MOMENT
                 A LOVE
                 A DREAM
                 a lie
                 a kiss
                 a cry
                 our rights
                 our wrongs
              

So Alex was Vila? That explained why the boy was so damn beautiful. Owen had never seen someone quite so attractive that wasn't a Siren, but he had heard about Vilas and he had read about them.

Vilas were like Sirens, but they were a different type of spirit. They were wind spirits, whereas Sirens were water spirits. Both species had similar talents, such as the beastly power of compulsion control, as well as the power to transform into a second form. For Sirens, it was their water form, where they adapt to living in bodies of water, whereas Vilas could literally transform into vapour. Both Sirens and Vilas had a natural liking for stormy weather, which gave the Siren boy and Alex something else in common. Owen had always found Vilas to be fascinating creatures and now that he knew that Alex was such a creature, his intrigue was peaked.

"You know, I've always though Vilas were fascinating. They're like Sirens in many ways and from what I can see, the legends are true. Vilas really are one of the most beautiful creatures ever to exist."

'Wow, Owen... way to scare the guy. Pull yourself together before the guy makes sushi out of you for being creepy!' his mind shouted at him.

Suddenly, Owen felt slightly embarrassed at being so forward. He didn't even know if the guy would be okay with what he had just said. For all he knew, the Vila was a raging homophobe. Coughing awkwardly, he looked at the ground in shame.

"S-sorry... I'm being weird, aren't I?" he asked, shuffling from one foot to the other.

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It was strange really to hear somebody speak with such interest about his species. He’d never thought they were really cool – they kind of sucked I mean throw some salt at them or come at them with iron and they were gonna’s. But it was nice hearing Owen speak about them with such interest and he felt a smile twig at the corner of his lips – he did feel a bit guilty though he’d never really thought about Sirens before he’d just noticed the similarities when he’d been curious about himself (because god his parents were terrible at explaining things) and spent an evening googling. He felt the colour rush to his cheeks as Owen mentioned the beauty of Vila’s – inwardly he cursed urging himself to pull it together after all it wasn’t as though Owen had called him beautiful… He obviously meant the species as a whole and Alex was actually positive he was the exception to the pretty rule. If sirens we're similar Owen was definitely owning the pretty rule, his eyes we're pretty shade of green like the sea - and oh god he was staring to much again. He was so lame.

“Oh um, I wouldn’t say beautiful.” Began Alex his cheeks still pink “I mean you’re a siren after all, have you seen you guys,” he said “I mean not just all of you; I mean you as well -” He babbled only realizing what he’d said as it slipped from his lips. Oh god, was he really that socially inept – he couldn’t even - he stopped in his train of thought as Owen began apologising, wait why was Owen apologizing Alex was the one being the weirdo, it seemed strange to him, Owen was too sweet to be weird. He smiled softly and followed his gaze.

“No-no you’re not being weird, it’s kind of cool to learn about my species – it’s really interesting like especially the similarities – so you guys have the song thing to right?" he shuddered "I hate using it in fact I haven't in like,” he thought for a moment, and banished the horrible memory from his mind "A long long time.".

“Anyway you’re a good distraction, I’m just shirking off another study session.” He admitted, he sighed at the thought of his unfinished homework “history is not my strong point so I decided to escape.” He grinned, “So thanks.” He chuckled.

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[OWEN ELIJAH ASHKEVRON]

SWEET DISPOSITION

                 A MOMENT
                 A LOVE
                 A DREAM
                 a lie
                 a kiss
                 a cry
                 our rights
                 our wrongs
              

Did he imagine it or did Alex really just call him beautiful? He wasn't sure, but he blushed anyways. The fact that Alex deflected his compliment made Owen all the more driven to convince the Vila that he was absolutely drop dead gorgeous.

"No, Alex... you are. You really are beautiful. Don't ever doubt that. I mean... wow, I can't even put it into words. You're just... wow. Sirens are average in comparison. I'm nothing special, but you... not just Vilas, just you as a single person are more beautiful than any other creature I have ever seen." he said with a passion that he had never felt before.

This boy needed to know just how beautiful he was and Owen felt obligated to tell him because... well, he didn't really know why. He just felt in his heart that he needed to.

Owen just nodded when Alex mentioned the Siren song. He refused to go there until he really had to. His opinion on the song's usage was that it's practice was barbaric and he wouldn't dwell on the matter unless he had to.

When Alex started talking about his homework, he smiled. History was Owen's best subject and he had an idea that would not only help the Vila boy out, but would also give the Siren an excuse to be around him more and continue to tell Alex just how beautiful he was.

"I... I could tutor you. History is my best subject, so I could easily help you out. Being as handsome as you are, I'm sure you've had lots of offers, but consider mine. I really would like to help you out."

Smiling, Owen scanned Alex's face. Every feature on this boy was something else that the Siren couldn't help but marvel at. He had never seen such a beautiful person, but it went much deeper than that. The vibes he was feeling from the Vila boy just added more beauty on top of what he could see with his eyes. This boy wasn't only breathtaking on the outside... He had a beautiful soul too.

Could it be possible that he was forming a small crush on Alex? He wasn't sure if Sirens even could have crushes, but he knew he felt something. Something deep within his own soul. Something that caused him pain, but not a sharp pain like a splinter. More like that dull ache that you feel after having a splinter removed.

It was... satisfying.

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Alex’s blush increased incredibly, he could feel the heat from his face creeping down his neck and he was certain that he resembled a bright red tomato now. A tomato with messy brown hair and odd little freckles, he fought his usual inability to take a compliment and nodded glancing down shrugging his shoulders with a coy smile. Though it was amazing he felt his heart swell with all the compliments and a grin swept across his lips. He’d never really considered himself as particularly beautiful before, his features were weird his were eyes to big and his nose turned up at the end like a ski jump. Owen, though he was beautiful, with full lips and sharp green eyes, he was the definition of handsome. Alex was sure of it. Which was why he was shocked when Owen counted himself as average, he was anything but.

“You’re making me blush,” he said biting his lip coyly, “if you keep going I might even swoon.”
He said playfully, and probably hit his head in a very unattractive fashion across the fountain and ruin the moment completely.
So maybe he wouldn’t swoon not when there was a risk of missing out on more time with this literal God of a man and his compliments…

Alex’s eyes lit up and hey grinned brightly as Owen offered to be his tutor, he was literally being perfect.
“Could you?" He asked  "I mean obviously I’ll have to cancel on all those hot guys I’ve got lined up, but you know I think I can make an exception.”  he said cheekily pretending to consider it.
Well he’d certainly let the cat out of the bag, so unless Owen was a very passionate person with his ability to compliment people Alex was a hundred percent sure he was at least Bi. Hopefully, maybe it was just wishful thinking.

“But, that – that would be great. I’m going to warn you now though I’m really - really terrible at grasping things, so if you feel the need to give up I really don’t blame you.” He chuckled, though he hoped he wouldn’t scare Owen off or send him into such a state of annoyance that he never wanted to speak to Alex again. Because Alex really really wanted to speak to him again.
“We could um meet in the library tomorrow if you want.” He suggested, excited at the prospect of meeting Owen again.

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SWEET DISPOSITION

                 A MOMENT
                 A LOVE
                 A DREAM
                 a lie
                 a kiss
                 a cry
                 our rights
                 our wrongs
              

Owen couldn't help but grin at Alex's joke about hot guys lining up to tutor him. That joke had informed him that his new friend was at least bisexual and that wasn't something Owen minded at all. He knew that finding his soulmate was a long way off and that he could only love that one person, but Alex just drew him in. It was odd.

Shaking himself out of his reverie, he giggled at the Vila boy and smiled.

"Yeah..." he starts, craning his neck to stare at the empty space behind him, nodding and crafting a fake look of agreement. "They are pretty hot. How will you ever break it to them?"

He looked back to Alex and listened to his words carefully, not reacting until the guy was finished. When Alex had finished and had openly invited him to the library to study tomorrow, Owen smiled.

"Of course! I spend most of my free time there anyway. Just one question, though. Why on earth would I give up on you? The fact that you'll take longer to tutor just gives me an excuse to spend more time with you, which is something I'm happy to do because... I mean wow. You're gorgeous. Why wouldn't  I want to spend long periods of time with you?"

Having just openly flirted with Alex, he bit his lip in apprehension. He knew this could go badly wrong because of the whole thing with his soulmate, but he couldn't stop himself. Everything about him just appealed to Owen and it made him want to always be around the Vila. It was strange, but it was happening. Owen just hoped Alex appreciated his advances and didn't just completely retract his acceptance of the Siren's tutelage.

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Alex giggled softly unable to stop the grin twitching at the corners of his lips, Owen was so sweet his cheeks were still bright red, it was official he was going to be a tomato boy forever. But strangely he didn’t mind he was welcoming it. He could just imagine Owen tucked away in the corner of the library surrounded by books, concentrated stare as he read – the mental image was both adorable and admirable Alex wished he had the patience to sit and read all day. But air based abilities made it almost impossible he was far too restless usually he could only manage three chapters a day before something shiny or interesting caught his attention. It was embarrassing really, no wonder his grades we’re suffering. He blushed when Owen admitted he wanted to spend extra time with him and he smiled again.

As Owen vowed not to give up on him and called him gorgeous at the same time Alex felt a series of fluttery butterflies in his stomach – he beamed brightly. Poor Owen – Alex could have given a documented list of reasons as to why he’d give up on him.
“Most people do,” he said softly, before he quickly added “You know I’m going to hold you to that,” said Alex with a cheeky grin, “so no complaining when I annoy you though,” he laughed placing a hand on his hip, “It’s a dat-“ he stopped himself suddenly, “-it’s a day trip to library!” great recovery, brilliant. He froze for a moment and felt the usual tongue tied feeling he’d so cannily avoided thus far, he needed to get out before he made a massive fool of himself in front of Owen.
“Oh – I um I have to go,” he said quickly “I’ll see you tomorrow at six o clock?”

Pulling himself away – play it cool Alex – he suddenly stopped in his tracks as a crazy whim hit him, reaching into his bag he tore of a scrap of paper from his notebook. “Oh um here’s my number just you know in case plans change and – stuff...” He said his ears searing pink as he quickly scribbled down the digits on a loose piece of paper from his notebook and handed it to the siren boy.
“I’ll see you tomorrow,” he giggled pulling himself away.
The essay he had abandoned wouldn't be finished tonight he just knew it, there was no way he could concentrate not after meeting Owen - what had he gotten himself into.

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