Wanderlust (Marina Elemento x Kiyiya Sakura)

[Marina Elemento]

Estelle Dominique Lareau


Estelle bit her lip nervously when there wasn't a reply. She had lost sight of them now, and it was making her much more uneasy than before. "Rust!" she yelled as loud as she possibly could, but once again there was no reply. How could he have slipped away so fast? She cupped her eyes to see the line of the ocean; she couldn't tell where it met the sky, or where it ended. Frustrated and shaking, she wandered into the water up to her calves, then called his name again. Rust, she thought, I can't lose you again. She remembered her promise to stay by his side always, and an overwhelming feeling of shame came over her. What if he wasn't okay? What if something had gone horribly wrong? Unable to fight herself anymore, she continued wading into the water until she was up to her chest, searching through the waters to find him. Estelle opened her mouth to call his name again, but water splashed in her face, making her cough.

 

[Player Advisor]

Kaine(Rust) Parker



Rust Kept hearing his name being called, but every time he turned to see who it was, another mermaid popped her head out of the water and smiled at him. One wrapped her arms around him, and Rust shivered, but not for being cold.

A group of mermaids split off, heading back towards shore, but Rust was a bit preoccupied with the one wrapped around him. These four mermaids stayed underwater and swam towards Estelle, grinning at each other. They came to her legs and swam around her in circles. One grabbed Estelle by both legs and pulled her towards the deep, dragging her under.

 

[Marina Elemento]

Estelle Dominique Lareau


Estelle rubbed the water out of her eyes and tried to pull herself up, but something was grabbing her leg. She squealed as the mermaids dragged her under, choking out "HELP!" before her head went underwater. As she tumbled through the saltwater and foam, being dragged deeper and deeper, her mind screamed You idiot! You knew this was a bad idea from the start! The night was going perfectly until this... Estelle tried to hold the bit of oxygen she'd inhaled before going under, but her vision was blurred, and the sandy bottom of the ocean was leaving her. Where...am I?!

 

[Player Advisor]

Kaine(Rust) Parker



A bolt of fear shot through Rust as he heard a cry for help. It sounded like Estelle. he searched frantically, realizing he was so very far from the shore! "Whoa stop!" He yelled at the mermaids. "My friend! She needs help!" The mermaids only smiled and circled faster around him. "Stop! let me through!"

The mermaids were playing with Estelle. As her lungs ached for air, they let her up to breathe, but continued to drag her father out to sea. They pulled her under again, giggling to each other. While the one had her legs, the other three would take turns rushing her, slapping her with their tail fins and scratching her with their nails and barbs on their skin.

Bongo ran, following their scent and sensing danger. He was led to a beach. Both of their scents led into the water. Bongo cursed, and ran into the water. He could smell the fishy sweet smell. Mermaids.

 

[Marina Elemento]

Estelle Dominique Lareau


Estelle gasped for air when they let her up to the surface, but it was only for a moment. As she got tugged under, she felt like she was being thrown around and poked and prodded; she tried to swim away but she couldn't seem to get away. She tried holding her breath, but the pain that followed was unbearable. She screamed underwater, bubbles rupturing upward to the ocean's surface. Help! Somebody help! was all she could think. It felt like they were raking up her skin with barbed wire; the saltwater stinging her skin as well.

 

[Player Advisor]

Kaine(Rust) Parker



Rust was beginning to panic. He dove into the water in an attempt to swim under them, but he should have known it wouldn't work. They pushed him back, wrapping themselves around him. he tried to fight them off, but they fought back. He was running out of air, but when he went up for a breath, the mermaids stopped him. His lungs were screaming at him, but the surface was not getting any closer. He fought frantically, but they would not let him go.

The mermaids had finished playing with Estelle, and they held her under the water, denying her of air as the circled and laughed, watching the air escape her lungs as she screamed. They found great pleasure in this.

Bongo followed the sound of splashing way out from the shore. He pulled out his knife and dove, seeing the mermaids circling Rust, denying him from coming up for air. He cut at them, slicing one of their tail fins in half. She let out a screech that echoed through the water and fled. The others turned on him, but Rust had already inhaled water and was sinking. Bongo sliced at the mermaids coming after him as he made his way to get a breath. When one grabbed his ankle, he kicked her in the face. He exploded out of the water with a gasp, taking a few quick, deep breaths and diving back under. He sliced away at the mermaids, and eventually, they fled, but not without getting a few good slices on Bongo. He dove deeper and wrapped his arms around Rust, kicking his legs furiously to get them both back to the surface. He broke the surface and did his best to keep Rust's head above water. Where was Estelle though?!

 

[Marina Elemento]

Estelle Dominique Lareau


Estelle's body was becoming numb, and her lungs felt like they were caving in. She tried with all her might to scream for help, but it just resulted in globs of bubbles floating helplessly to the surface. She kicked and thrashed underwater, her vision nothing but a blurry mess. She had been able to see the mermaids clear as day moments ago, but the strength to keep trying underwater was being denied. Someone... please... Oxygen soon left her brain and her movements slowed down, her muscles and her lungs aching. With one last scream she could muster, her body gave up, suspended in the water.

((oh my gosh that picture is perfect.))  

[Player Advisor]

Kaine(Rust) Parker



Bongo had to drag Rust to shore as fast as he could. Once there, he clasped his hands together and slammed them down on Rust's chest. He did it again, and again until Rust spit up the water in his lungs. Bongo checked to see if he was breathing, but did not wait to see if he was awake. He dove back into the water to search for Estelle.

The mermaids began to grow bored as the girl lost her fight, and swam away as Bongo approached. He saw the fins fleeing and dove to try and find Estelle. He could barely make out a dark blob sinking into the water. He dove deeper, clenching his teeth to keep himself from exhaling too soon. He reached for her, gripping her wrist and pulling her up towards him. He wrapped an arm around her torso and repeated the process he did for Rust. Her body was far too cold for a human to tolerate. He swam for the shore and dragged her onto the beach. Bongo was out of breath, but he flipped her over onto her back. "Estelle, breathe!"

Rust staggered to his feet as Bongo dragged Estelle onto the shore. "Estelle?!" He stumbled over to her side, collapsing to his knees and cupped her face. "Estelle! Wake up!"

Bongo shoved Rust out of his way and began CPR.

((Why thank you!))  

[Marina Elemento]

Estelle Dominique Lareau


Estelle's body was completely limp as she was thrown onto shore. She couldn't see or hear much of anything, nor feel anything. Her body had become numb, as did her mind. Suddenly, Estelle heaved and coughed, water dribbling from her mouth. She coughed so hard as she became semi-conscious, regaining her vision and turning on her side to spit up the water. It burned her throat, and her body felt feverish and frail. When her coughing fit was over, she laid back down against the sand, the world above her spinning. Her limbs were still numb, but she was breathing, panting really, long rattling breaths.

 

[Player Advisor]

Kaine(Rust) Parker



Bogo sat back when Estelle began to cough up the water in her lungs. Rust leaned over her, worried. "Estelle?"

Bongo sat crouched, arms braced on his knees and head low, catching his own breath. "Are you both mad?!"

Rust turned to face him. "What?"

He straitened up and checked "What on earth possessed you to go swimming at night? Especially at this time of year?! Mermaids love frigid water at dark!"over Estelle. He sighed, "We need to get her into something dry and warm her up before she catches something. if she hasn't already..." Bongo's eyes fell upon the wounds on her skin and he took a sharp breath. "We need to get her to the den. Now!" He spouted.

Rust heard the urgencey, and it scared him. He went over to her and lifter her into his arms. "Wh-whats wrong?" he was almost too scared to ask.

"Poison. Mermaids have it in heir barbs." Bongo said as he took off towards the Den.

 

[Marina Elemento]

Estelle Dominique Lareau


Estelle was fading in and out of consciousness, but she tried her best to stay awake. She could hear their voices now, but they were fuzzy and she wasn't sure whose was whose. She felt someone's arms holding her and carrying her...somewhere... she hoped it was Rust. She hoped she hadn't lost him again. That would be the end of everything if she'd really failed to keep him by her side. What...why... where am I? Her eyelids fluttered and her head bobbed, unable to stay awake.

 

[Player Advisor]

Kaine(Rust) Parker



Rust watched Estelle as he carefully carried her after Bongo. "Hang on Estelle, I'll get you fixed up in no time, just hold on."

Bongo ran ahead, bursting through the doors and calling for Mischief. "We need antidote, now. Mermaid poison!" Mischief wasted no time in rushing to their first aid station and pulling a small bottle out from the cupboard. She ran into the room just as Rust came into the building. Bongo waved him over and took Estelle from his arms, gently laying her on one of the sofas in the rec room. Mischief came to kneel by her side and quickly administered the anti-poison via syringe. Rust stood by, feeling utterly helpless and fully responsible for this mess.

"Is she going to be okay?" he asked, barely a whisper. Bongo only glared at him.

 

[Marina Elemento]

The ache in Estelle's body was becoming worse, but at least that meant she was no longer numb. Her lips were still blue, her face paper-white. Her breathing was still shaky, and she had fallen unconscious. As the antidote entered her body, the pain dissolved, but it was a slow process, like a continuous battle inside of her body. The pain was like needles against a chalkboard, uncomfortable and endless. She shook and moaned, the pain traveling up to the back of her neck and her skull. When would the pain just go away already?

 

[Player Advisor]

Kiyiya Sakura

Kaine(Rust) Parker



"Well?!" Rust asked again, "Is she going to make it?!"

Bongo stood abruptly and faced Rust. "Outside, now." He seethed. Mischief took over nursing while the boys had a talk.

"Fresh clothes! Now! Bring blankets and another pillow. Water, in a bucket and in a glass." she spouted orders left and right, knowing what she was doing. When the dry clothes came, she shooed all the men out of the room and got the wet clothes off of Estelle, replacing them with the dry ones. The bucket of water was in case of a fever, but right now, Estelle's body was below average temperature.

"She's human." Garrett reminded Mischief. Mischief paused, then checked Estelle's temperature again.

"Right, but it's still low, even for a human." She had to remember that the beast inside of them gave them a constant elevated body temperature than humans. She froze again, then turned on the older man. "Hey! I said all males out of the room! OUT!" Garrett tossed his hands up in surrender and walked out of the room. "jeez..." Mischief placed the blankets over Estelle and watched over her.

Outside, Bongo tossed Rust down the steps from the entrance, his patience gone. Rust stumbled, but managed to keep his feet. "What?! What did I do?"

"You nearly got yourself and Estelle killed that's what!" Bongo said, advancing towards Rust again. Rust backed away.

"I know, but why is it so important to you anyway? Just last night you wanted to eat her!" That earned him a sock across the face.

"You guys are part of a pack now! I don't know what you think that means, but it means we stick together, and let each other know whats going on. That way, when someone decides to go for a midnight stroll, they don't end up needing to be rescued! If I hadn't shown up you would both be dead right now!"

 

[Marina Elemento]

Estelle Dominique Lareau


After a while, Estelle's eyelids fluttered open, but the world around her was still spinning for a moment. She inhaled deeply, finding it much easier to breathe now, but her muscles and skin still ached in pain. She moaned, looking up at the girl who was watching over her. "Hello," she said weaky, "What... happened...? Where's...Where's Rust?" It hurt her throat to speak, but if it meant finding out if Rust was okay, then she was perfectly fine sacrificing her voice. Estelle tried to move to sit up, but the pain prevented her from going anywhere. She moaned and leaned back, feeling her forehead break out into a cold sweat. Slowly, the feeling was returning to her nerves, but she still felt a little feverish.

((oh my gosh, it's weird 'cause I can picture Gray saying that stuff. 3nodding ))