and our hands touched (libby)

One thing that sucked about camp was how moody the weather was. It could be standered New York weather one moment, but the moment Mr. D got tired of the cold, it was warm again. Yesterday Caleb was wearing a thick coat, but today he was wearing a tee shirt and jeans. He had just left the library intending to go take Ebony for a ride.  She wasn't a huge fan of the cold. The warmish weather though was perfect for taking her for a ride. He left the room filled with books and headed straight for the stables.

When he showed up he found a girl about his age stroking his Pegasus. He smiled. It was a little bit odd but kinda nice knowing that people actually admired Ebony as much as he did. He walked up towards the girl, intending to great her, and start a conversation, but she turned around at the last moment and bumped into him. Caleb took a step back in surprise. "Well hi!" He said.

He stepped forward an unlatched the stable door. It took a key, but that only meant no one could easily steal a horse. He placed a sadle on the winged horse, and worked with the bit, all the while talking. "She's beautiful isn't she? I found her in Wyoming." He said casually. He just assumed she was interested in the story. You didn't find a lot of pegasi in new york. Caleb took off on a personal quest to find one. He wanted a winged horse for the tactical advantage, and just as a mode of transportation. Never once did he think that it would become a pet. That's what Ebony had become though. He couldn't imagine not having her. "I'm Caleb by the way. I'm Ebony's owner."

Caleb smiled at the girls name. Amber. That was a pretty name. Her reiterating what Caleb already believed about the winged horse. He looked up from his work with the equipment for just a little while to truly observe her. He quickly began to scan her up in down. Not in a creepy way, but the way most Athena kids did. It was a trait his brothers taught him. Essentially you could tell a lot about a person without them even speaking. Her feet were positioned in such a way that was very welcoming and open. Slowly he looked his way up the rest of her. Her shorts were short cut, revealing quite a bit of her thigh, and her tank top barely covered  her stomach. He didn't spend long looking at the rest of the torso area. If she thought he was just a creep he was never going to get a good read on her. Besides her face was where he'd learn the most. Her cheeks were slighty red, and her pupils were dilated. "She's into me..." Caleb thought to himself. He wasn't going to just say it though because he wasn't positive. She was showing most of the signs though.  He looked for just a bit longer and found a small makeup buildup on the side of her nose. He quickly assumed that she was also wearing mascara. Her hair was fixed well, and just the way she held her shoulders showed Caleb all he needed to know about her.

He listened to her question about who his godly parent was just in time. If she had asked sooner he wouldn't have had enough information to make a good guess. He smiled slightly, knowing very well she already knew. He looked like a child of wisdom. "My mom's Athena. And I'm guessing yours is Aphrodite?" he asked a little more sure than he should've been. What were you gonna do though? When you have your siblings training you to be good at reading people,  you get good.  He got back to work on the riding equipment. It wasn't long before she was ready to take for a spin.

He stood there  trying to find the words to ask her if she wanted to ride with him. He had just met her. How was she supposed to trust him not to kick her off at 100ft up? He finally got ready to open his mouth, but she beat him to the punch line. Caleb stood shocked for a minute, before chuckling. "I was just about to ask if you wanted a ride." He said still smiling.  "Here, you go ahead and get on. I'll hop on once we're out of the stable."

Caleb felt the blood rush to his face as she pulled her shorts down a little. If he had expected it, he would've looked away, instead he ended up watching as the tight fitting denim stretched closer towards her knees. Caleb tried to hurry and get Ebony in the air to keep her from seeing his pale cheeks to pink. He grabbed a side of the reigns and jogged forward towards the end of the landing strip. As easily as he had done a thousand times before, he slide his foot into the stirrup and threw his other leg across. He momentarily forgot that someone else was on the winged horse and almost landed on top of her. He bent back a bit and landed very close behind Amber. He wasn't sure if she knew it, but she was sitting very unstably on the horse. As he reached to grab the other reign his hand touched hers and he quickly became red again. He kept incredibly close to Amber, at first just to make sure she was steady. When he thought about how much of their bodies were touching he blushed again. Trying not to think about it to get his skin back at normal color, he pressed the side of his boot to Ebony, and she quickly gained height.

They were easily two hundred feet off the ground. In combat if he was fighting a harpie this would be about where he'd be. He was still trying to focus on something other than how much contact he was making with this girl he met moments ago. The only thing he could focus on though was how she smelled. It was a beautiful fruity scent that was unique to her. He couldn't focus on a whole lot other than that. Quickly he tried using conversation as a distraction. "It's a great view huh?"

Caleb tried to land Ebony, but it seemed like the horse didn't want to land. Instead she hovered about twenty feet above the ground. It was just like the Pegasus to be stubborn until it got it's way. Caleb tried to climb off, hoping that Ebony would land if he was on the ground, but instead she shot to the side to keep him on. "Fine" He thought to himself. He placed a foot in the stirrup backwards, and spun around until he was facing Amber. There was still an insanely tiny amount of space between them, but they weren't touching each other completely. "So long story short, Ebony isn't going to let us off right now." He said. "So while we wait, what do you wanna do?"

Caleb watched as the two boys below them started to run off. One of them was Caleb's brother, but the other was a Hermes child. It was only a mater of time before most of Cabin 6 knew he was at least hanging out with an Aphrodite child. His sisters would probably be obsessing over it and demanding to know more. Caleb tried to act like he wasn't paying attention. What did he like to do? "Well. I like reading... I also like combat training. I don't have a weapon yet by the way. Um... I don't know.  I like drawing up blueprints and stuff." He said with a little more thought than it should.

He looked out towards the cabins. Ebony was wanting something but Caleb wasn't quite sure what. The demigod had never brought anyone for a ride with him. Especially a girl.  Every now and then the winged horse would shift weight, forcing him even closer towards Amber. "And how about you? What do you do for fun?" he asked. Ebony let out a slight whine like she was just annoyed with his actions. He wasn't sure what it was though. He wasn't doing anything out of normal. Maybe it wasn't something he was doing but something he wasn't doing. He couldn't figure out what he needed to do to get down. The best he could do is to out wait Ebony. She was rather patient though. Hopefully he was more patient. Or smart enough to figure it what he needed to do. Whatever happened first.

Caleb turned nine shades of red when Ebony moved forcing their noses to touch. Caleb was a little afraid of her falling out so when she started to tilt, he quickly pulled her back. Amber pointed out the sunset and Caleb smiled. They were so close it was hard to look over but out of the corner of his eyes he saw the gorgeous colors. He grinned, still basically nose to nose with Amber.

The smell of Amber's hair and perfume filled Caleb's lungs. It was all he could think about. He wanted to ask her out, or kiss her, or something. He couldn't bring himself to do it though. He was a geek by definition. She was a beautiful Aphrodite model. It'd just be weird for him to make the move. So he waited until the sun went down, and Ebony let them off. With his arm around her, he could feel so much of her skin. It was so soft and smooth, and beautiful. If Caleb was anyone else, he would've said he was in love. Caleb being Caleb though, he'd deny it until the last possible second.

He suddenly felt her lips against his. He flinched slightly feeling her silk like lips up against his. He felt her hands creep up the back of his neck and to the back of his head, and he placed his hands on the back of hers, basically holding her lips against his. His fingers wrapped into her hair, only barely noticing the winged horse lowering towards the ground. Caleb pulled away for just a breath before placing his lips against hers again. Ebony slowly began trotting towards her place in the stall, while Caleb, who moments ago wanted to get off, stalled to avoid moving.

Caleb's heart sank a little when her lips left his. the gap between his lips felt like an empty hole that she needed to fill. Caleb slid off of the Pegasus and began to take off all of the gear. The bit, the saddle, the blanket, all of it was coming off and being put in the chest. As soon as he finished he turned back to Amber smiling. She wanted him to walk her home. Caleb totally understood. Camp wasn't the safest place when it came to people, and night didn't help that. The Ares cabin thoroughly enjoyed mugging people at night. Not like Caleb would stop that. He didn't have a weapon. He understood most combat tactics though so that would help. Not a lot but it would help. "Yeah sure." He said his hand reaching to lace into hers.