[NON-EVENT] Summer Mornings [Ashes]

Henry Beaumont

Son of Aether

☁ After a good ten minutes of trying to ignore it and go back to sleep, Henry lazily rolled himself out of bed, awakened by the shuffling sounds and hushed voices of the other minor god campers starting their day. He was glad that it was summer time and more campers would be around, but over the summer he would miss waking up late and getting away with it.

He pulled on jeans and a tee shirt and left his cabin, greeted by the scent of fresh strawberries. Even if he hadn't intended on heading toward the strawberry fields, the aroma probably would have carried him in that direction anyhow. He heard a distinct chanting sounds overhead and saluted the falcon circling above him. It was a lax motion and informal morning greeting. "Morning buddy, you hungry?" he called. The creature chanted eagerly in response and soared toward the fields, leaving Henry behind. He chuckled and shook his head. "I'll take that as a yes," he sighed, making no moves to catch up with his feathered friend.

Henry plucked a fresh strawberry off of the first bush he reached, popping it into his mouth and strolling through the area, noticing a familiar face. He smiled and crept up behind her, placing his hands over her eyes. "Guess who?" he whispered into her ear.

|| ✉ OOC: Sorry I took so long :P ||
|| ✎ Word Count: 222 || ❤ RP Partner: Ashes ||

Henry Beaumont

Son of Aether

☁ Henry noticed the sarcasm in her voice, but he ignored it and just grinned. He wasn't one to be easily offended by sarcasm. In fact, he was glad she used it. When they first met, she had been so reserved. He loved that she was able to open up to him. He felt like he could tell her anything. Being with her was so effortless.

He was torn from his thoughts by her touch as Charlotte tried to pry his hands away from her eyes, but she was so petite, she had no chance against him. She would have to guess if she wanted him to let got. When she finally did, he slipped his hands from her eyes and moved around to face her. "Aw, how'd you know it was me?" he asked, feigning disappointment.

|| ✉ OOC: None. ||
|| ✎ Word Count: 136 || ❤ RP Partner: Ashes ||

Henry Beaumont

Son of Aether

☁ She succeeded in turning his frown back into a smile, as hie cheery attitude reappeared the moment he felt her poke at his cheek. "Don't think I'm gonna stop just because you always know its me," he teased, reaching around her to grab another strawberry as well, chewing it down while she worked out the reason he was up so early. It's not like he wasn't a morning person. He just liked to sleep in.

"Bingo," he said through a mouthful of strawberry. "That's exactly why I'm up this early," he continued, shaking his head in disbelief. "I mean, at least your cabin is just filled with other Demeter kids," he pointed out. His cabin was filled with all the minor god kids without cabins of their own. Sure, he was glad to be out of the Hermes cabin, but Hera's cabin still got pretty crowded during the summer. He would be facing a lot more early rises in the future. It didn't help that he was a pretty light sleeper. "And, no, you weren't being annoying," he reassured with a smile, ruffling her hair a bit.

Abruptly, Henry threw himself down onto the ground, locking his hands behind his head and closing his eyes, letting out a heavy sigh of relief. "At last the summer has an up side," he chuckled, enjoying the moment of laying in the sun.

|| ✉ OOC: Were you referencing my drunken rambling? XD ||
|| ✎ Word Count: 230 || ❤ RP Partner: Ashes ||

Henry Beaumont

Son of Aether

☁ Lifting his eye lids a moment when she offered him the strawberry, he grinned and happily accepted it, scarfing it down in no time before returning to his leisurely position on the ground with his eyes closed and his hands locked behind his head. Though he did not open his eyes, he smiled at her suggestion. It had definitely been a while since they played that. It was one of his favorite pastimes, a great way to delve into someone's psyche, and a way to get to know each other better.

He pursed his lips and thought a minute about her scenario. "Well, knowing how to play every musical instrument is a definite money maker," he said with a slight nod, which looked a little weird considering his position on the ground. "But I'd have to go with fluent in all languages," he decided. "I hate language barriers, he added thoughtfully. His mind immediately turned to a son of Ares he'd been falling pretty hard for. The boy was deaf and Henry's sign language skills were pretty terrible.

Henry shook his head a moment as if propelling himself out of his own thoughts. His nonchalant demeanor returned. "Nah, the instrument thing," he decided with a clear note of finality in his voice. "No one can resist a rock star," he chuckled.

|| ✉ OOC: None. ||
|| ✎ Word Count: 220 || ❤ RP Partner: Ashes ||

Henry Beaumont

Son of Aether

☁ When Charlotte laid down, Henry rolled onto his side and propped his head with his head, supporting himself up on his elbow into a position in which he was now looking down at her. She was quiet for a long time, probably reminiscing as she sometimes did. Her expression was a bit sad, though that disappeared when she spoke up again, urging him to continue their little game.

"Okay, I'm gonna go a little morbid here: would you rather burn to death or drown?" he asked. He remembered hearing this one before from someone else and was curious to know what she thought. The way he saw it, either one would be a pretty screwed up way to go. You would be suffocating either way, which was pretty terrifying.

|| ✉ OOC: None. ||
|| ✎ Word Count: 129 || ❤ RP Partner: Ashes ||

Henry Beaumont

Son of Aether

☁ He was actually glad that the question had taken her off guard. It was definitely a hard decision to make. Listening to her answer, he mentally slapped himself. "Oh man, I forgot about your whole 'fear of water' thing. I get why you'd prefer the fire." He actually had a little bit of a fear of fire, so he'd probably choose to drown. He also thought it might hurt a lot more, but he understood where she was coming from. "I'm a pretty good swimmer though, so I'd save you," he reassured with a smile, playfully poking her side.

Henry took a deep breath in and exhaled heavily in response to her question, moving back into laying down position next to her and looking up at the sky. "Hm... you know what," he quickly decided. "That's actually not a hard one at all," he declared, shaking his head. "I'd rather have my best friend fall in love with me, hands down." Being friend-zoned by your crush was a whole lot worse than having your best friend fall in love with you. It was a no-brainer.

Henry folded his hands over his abdomen and watched the clouds pass by overhead. When he spoke again, it was in a soft, sort of detached voice as he thought through his words. "Telling someone you have feelings for them and being rejected," he scoffed and shook his head slightly. "It can be devastating," he nodded, obviously speaking from experience. He was bi-sexual. The first guy he ever fell for? Not only did he not feel the same, he was also kind of a homophobe. It didn't exactly end with a happily ever after. "At least with the best friend thing... I mean, this person is your best friend for a reason, you know?" Though still lying down, he turned his head toward her. "That's why a lot of best friends fall in love after a while: taking that next step is so easy because, on some level, you already love them," he smiled.

|| ✉ OOC: None. ||
|| ✎ Word Count: 339 || ❤ RP Partner: Ashes ||