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A Page in Time

Chapter Ten

The Call to War

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IceTe3a
CharlotteCarrendar

IceTe3a: She had pointed to the arena, which surprised him at first than she stated he should fight to work off the meal he just ate, he smirked and looked down at her “Are you calling me fat?” he chuckled as she basically dragged him along past the town and the market stalls, they were getting closer to the arena cheering and shouting could be heard as they walked in there were two men fighting with swords in the arena, a friendly sparing match but no blows held back as always. The crowd was going off then the two fighters stopped and looked up at him and Nadia, the crowd glanced over and started cheering then chanting his name edging him on to fight in the arena. Nadia basically pushed him forward as he stepped down and waved the crowd off “Alright you bunch of bloodthirsty beasts” this was met with a roaring laugh from the crowd of men as he left Nadia to stand on top of the stairs he looked back at her and blew her a kiss. His feet hitting the sand of the arena he thrusts his fist clenched up into the air “Spartans!” this was met with a rather loud “Haroh!” as they all stood up and beat their chest with a clenched fist before taking a seat down. “Who’s willing to fight me, hand to hand??” he smirked as one man came down, and put his hands into the air as the crowd cheered. Suddenly someone shouted from the crowd “Make it an interesting fight! You are the son of a god after all!!” the crowd cheered again but louder as two other men came walking down and stood next to the other one, he arched a brow and looked back at Nadia questioning what the other man said in his mind. He took his stance as he already knew very well how to fight in the ancient Greek style of Pankartion. “Come on then!” he shouted as he growled slightly, the first man the larger of the three pushed the other two back, wanting to claim victory for himself as he came directly at Dante. “Go Arthos! Hit him hard!!” Arthos came in fast with a right swing towards him, he grabbed his right hand with his left pushing it away as his muscles bulged out, his right fist follows through smacking Arthos in the jaw as blood came spitting out then it was on for young and old, Arthos landing a clean hit to the stomach, Dante landing a clean hit to the rib cage on the side. “Enough of this get in there you two!” the other two came in to take on Dante so all three would have better chances, he had to even out the odds as he grabbed Arthos’s next incoming blow and flipped him straight onto his back hard, following down with a deadly right blow that clipped his face breaking his nose and dislocating his jaw. Arthos the first to be knocked out as the crowd cheered, the last remaining two started to work Dante’s sides with a volley of punches as he stood there arms up taking the blows, funny thing the hits didn’t hurt as much as they should. It was almost like soft blows but he could see they weren’t holding back. A loud roar escaped his mouth as he swung his open palms on either side of their heads forcing their heads to collide smashing into each other as they stood there dazed. This is where Dante went to town on them, standing in between them he nailed the first one with two solid gut shots as he turned just in time to counter the second ones blow, throwing a upper cut it caught the guy under the chin and sent him flying off his feet back into the sand. The last guy gripped Dante from behind as he tried to squeeze him into submitting, Dante lent his head forward and sent it back with force, feeling the back of his head hit the guys face as he let go fast. Dante turned around jumped into the air as his legs gripped around the guys neck, twisting he locked the man’s neck in between his legs as they both fell to the ground. The guys hands scratching at Dante’s legs trying to get free soon his body went limp as he passed out. Letting go Dante came to a stand as the crowd cheered “SPARTANS” he cried out loudly as he was covered in the blood of his fallen comrades they all stood up even the ones that were defeated and started chanting “Haroh! Haroh! Haroh!” he walked up the stairs towards Nadia as people slapped him on the back, he looked like nothing had happened as he hadn’t even broken a sweat, the other 3 did looked injured but hardly looked fazed or even in pain as they continued to brawl around between the three of them. He made it up to Nadia and planted a kiss on her lips with forceful passion as the crowd watched on and cheered the second they kissed.

CharlotteCarrendar: – The arena came alive with the whooping sounds, the cries of ‘Horah’ from the many Spartans that filled the fighting circle, and sat in the stands. Nadia had not seen a spectacle like this since she watched a movie about the Greeks back in her country. The vividness of it all, the bloodletting and sheer strength – power of these men was unbelievable. As Nadia watched over the spectacle, another Grecian woman approached. One of noble birth by the way she was dressed. Her eyes of green gazed down at the pit, watching Dante with great admiration and interest. She even licked her lips, which in itself showed she was more than just interested in the warrior. ”You must enjoy seeing him go against three of his own, Nadia.” The woman said, obviously knowing her in this time. Nadia did a double take, surprised this woman was addressing her. It took her a moment to gather her thoughts, as the crowd was very vocal in its support of their leader. It didn’t take much for Nadia to see that this woman was keen on Dante. ”Of course…” she didn’t say the woman’s name, mainly since she didn’t know who she was. But as it turns out, one of the other men; Arthos was her husband. While Arthos fought valiantly, he was no match for Dante’s brute strength and skill. Andrea only stood back, when Dante mounted the stairs, and swept up Nadia in his arms, having had barely broke a sweat from the fight. He kissed her passionately, causing Andrea to turn her head away in respect, while many others cheered on what was their town’s favourite couple. When Dante drew back, this was when Andrea made her move. She shot a look at her husband, who was bloody and beaten by his commander. ”Dante…you have again shown all why you are the Leader of men.”Andrea flicked back her flowing curls off her shoulder and looked him over with hungry eyes. Nadia was actually shocked at this woman’s candour. Arthos finally climbed the stairs, after being treated for his injuries, and saw the way his wife was gawking at Dante. ”Woman…drink. Get it for me.” Andrea rolled her eyes, and then went to get a wine gourd, and handed it to him, all the while sizing up Dante. Arthos drank down the wine as though dying of thirst, then slapped Dante on the back. ”Why is it you look as though you have not fought. You make me feel old.” <3>

IceTe3a: Releasing Nadia from his passionate grip the crowd was still cheering on whilst the three men fought between themselves, Arthos had called it and seek little medical aid. His wife standing near as she made a comment about how he once again proved why he is leader of all men, he simply smirked as he pointed down towards the men “All men are equal, we are all highly skilled warriors.. And our females are just as equal for they mother our strong warriors until they can stand upright, there are no leaders here only warriors” he smiled as he looked down to Nadia, his breath was slow as he was hardly fazed from the battle, Arthos had made his way up the stairs and noticed his wife lingering around, throwing an order as she came back quickly with a glass of wine. He felt the slap on his back as he turned his head to look at Arthos Nay brother, You held your own against the son of a god. I would like to see any one of our enemies attempt the same feat.. he turned around as he raised his hands, Every last Spartan here is worth 100 fold of any single enemy soldier!! For if one of us were to fall in battle that single one would have already taken down thousands of their men! Haroh!! ‘’ he shouted at the top of his lungs spit flying free from his mouth ever proving his words true, the crowd cheered in kind as the philosophers all clapped and chanted in agreement, “So you see brother, it is not that you are getting old. Only that you’re in need of bloodshed to revitalize you .. Come now, we feast tonight in wait for a glorious battle! You shall sit with us Arthos Until then” he gave a nod as their hands slapped and clapped around each other’s forearm a symbolic shake between brothers in arms. Walking up to Nadia he placed his right arm by her side and waited for her to wrap her arms around his thick muscular arm, before walking off out of the arena; after a few moments of walking in silence and distancing themselves from others he smirked and shook his head “I can’t believe you forced me into that, Nadia. Did you enjoy yourself? Did I pass your test against the soldiers?” he looked down at her as they casually strolled the streets, it was early afternoon and a Greek afternoon was warm to the skin with a gentle cooling breeze, there was no humidity and sweat was a thing built up by hard days labor not the heat of the sun, the sky was still a crystal blue as children ran past them wrestling. He had known what Arthos’s wife was doing, and he had need to talk to Nadia about stepping up her role as his wife, being the queen of Sparta she needed to be diplomatic, smart, and always on her toes when dealing with the arts of politics although he had a feeling Nadia already fit the bill quite easily he already knew she was well educated and probably was used to politics of their own world, so she should find her role quite simple in fact, still she could not allow other females or males to overstep their worth.

CharlotteCarrendar:- When they were a good distance away, it was only then that Nadia glanced back at the wife of Arthas who was having some sort of a row with her defeated husband. The very thought of having to sit through a meal with that feminine hawk hovering over Dante made her cringe. But she knew that there would be no avoiding another meeting with the Greek barracuda. Keeping her arm wound around Dante’s as they walked along the busy street, Nadia did chuckle when it came to what she thought of his fighting the soldiers. Dante made out that she forced him to do it. This brought laughter from Nadia, who knew that he enjoyed the fight and the commerardery as much as she did. ”If you ask me, I think you were in your element. I mean, you barely broke a sweat. Yet those that fought you were well and truly put in their place.” The afternoon had a delightful breeze flowing through the village, and the sky was so vivid and blue. It was indeed a magical place unaffected by the same sorts of things like pollution and over populating like their own time. As children ran past and then cheered as they spotted the couple, Nadia blushed at the attention. Nadia was still coming to terms with how well known they were, and yet she knew no one and nothing about this time. In a way she was afraid of messing up. Up ahead of them was a large building, that was a meeting place of senators and scholars, the ideal place where Nadia would be spending a great deal of time. Course, she was yet to realize what it was. The statues that lined the stairs to the building were mainly of men, not women. As they approached it, a tall lean man came running down the stairs, then opened his arms wide for the pair. He was dressed in a regal robe with a gold metal tie through ring on his right shoulder. He was not as muscular as Dante, but more he was a man of knowledge, not one of the sword.”Dante…Nadia. So good to see you both. I hear that the training match went very well.” Word had reached him by way of the messengers that darted about the town spreading the latest news. ”Please, come inside. The assembly wish to discuss a grave matter. It seems our enemies are seeking to acquire a foothold in what is our northern lands.” This news had Nadia look concerned. ”Just who is it?” <3>

IceTe3a: As they walked through the village he noticed that Nadia had started blushing from the children cheering, a cheerful bellowed laugh escaped him as it turned into a snicker “You’re going to have to get used to that” As they walked it seemed Nadia was leading them to a particular building, a rather large white stone circle building with large pillars as support beams, the large stairs in front were scattered with that of male statues few female statues were to be seen, a house of politics.. words.. where men argued among each other for weeks at a time to come to a decision a slight groan escaped his lips “Really.. these men are weak of body.. they fight among themselves like children. “ it was easy to tell Dante didn’t like philosophers not just because he couldn’t make sense of them but they were men of words and not battle. Even though they are Spartan born they did not bare the title of ‘Spartans’ but Nadia would have none of his whining as she lead him on up the stairs, it was true what they said behind every great man is a great female, in this case it was easy to tell the females of Sparta held the same weight as the males did. He saw a smaller less muscular man come racing down the stairs with his arms open as he was taken back, as he arched a brow when the man advised they needed to speak to the pair about enemies attacking. “Ahh yes.. let’s discuss shall we, and shall we also find things to argue about until the enemy is at out gates? “ he sighed as he looked down to Nadia, who no doubt had a look on her face with his head hung low he sighed as he raised his free hand in front of him pointing up the stairs “ Shall we..? “ once again Nadia proved the worth of a Spartan woman, who else could control such a man save his female counter part? As they slowly climbed the stairs he could hear the raised voices of gathered men arguing over something it was to jumbled for him to catch exactly what they were arguing about “As always, my wife will speak for me as her word is my word and she has my full support in every choice she makes” He smiled down at her beneath his black Greek beard, upon reaching the top of the stairs he peered down into the circular room where sea’s of men sat in a circle bench like system, few stood as others took the floor to speak and argue their point before going back to sit down, obviously those trying to make a point or put something to the crowd were to stand in the centre of the room where he could be heard by all. “ What fun this looks.. “ he whispered quietly to Nadia as he stood talk next to her.

CharlotteCarrendar: – Nadia could feel the tension as Dante made a sarcastic remark of how much fun this was going to be. A sea of men in robes, all arguing and bickering about a course of action. Politics was not his domain, clearly. He spoke with his sword, and got the job done. Not sit and discuss it while the hounds of war approached their walls. Hearing him whisper, she straightened her back and held a more regal pose. While in the arena he did what came naturally, suddenly she found herself in a place that she was actually comfortable in. Having worked as a Lawyer in London it was a dog eat dog world. Men in suits were no different to men in robes. Words could be used just as affectively as the sword, if used well. Speaking out the side of her mouth so as not to draw too much attention, though many would have seen the hulking Spartan enter and heard his powerful steps, Nadia said. ”I believe it is my turn to entertain you.” A quick squeeze of his arms, and she drew her own arm back and let it fall to her side, before walking down the stairs to the pit of the assembly. She nodded politely of course as she was treated with the respect due to a senator and stateswoman. Nadia cleared her throat and then spoke eloquently. ”My countrymen. “ She took the floor as the voices of many hushed and others took their seats. ”What is this news that our northern borders are under threat?” Her beautiful eyes scanned the auditorium, as she waited for someone to address her. A short fellow in a flowing white robe stood. Son of Athanas rose to speak. ”I come from the North, and have seen firsthand the fleets that have docked. Men – fierce and with flowing hair. Primitive compared to the likes of us. They now seek to expand their territory, and already one town has fallen. We need an army to go and push them back to where they came.” Nadia thought for a moment, and became concerned. ”Then why do you argue if this be the case. Surely there is more than enough men to spare to go to such a fight. If they take one town, it will give them the courage to try for another. To fight the snake, one must cut off the head.” She glanced around as some started to argue of the cost. But what was more important? Sitting on their fat asses, their pockets and purses overflowing, or spending it on the army to fight for sovereignty? Nadia glanced up at Dante, as she knew this was his domain. How many men would it be needed to push back a fleet of ships from the coast? That was the question. <3>

IceTe3a: As he felt Nadia squeeze his arm tight he glanced down at her with a smile as he watched her casually stroll down the stairs and take her place in the centre, he watched as she demanded respect with her pose, her tone. He could not help but smirk as he was proud of Nadia and it showed, listening in to the objective arguments about the cost of sending the army being a main point in this argument, it was pathetic really. So they were primitive warriors.. perhaps they would prove a worthy fight, as he arched a brow, as he noticed Nadia was now glancing at him almost asking him to speak up. Stroking his beard as he thought to himself for a moment, “It is well known, no army could withstand an attack from a Spartan save an entire Spartan army.. 200 of our Spartans would be enough, as my wife suggests” he heard the disgruntled arguments from the old men as they pointed towards him while arguing with each other, he shook his head. Unable to believe how these men.. these Greeks could be more worried about their own purse than that of the livelihood of Sparta.. this is why he disliked their kind. A true Spartan male.. a warrior born from birth, willing to give his life to protect his fellow Spartans.. Sparta itself and everything in it. Even the female Spartans had more backbone than this unfit lot, but he had a gut feeling that Nadia would protests to his thoughts of removing politics from Sparta, stating that it was needed.. it almost felt like they had this discussion before. He stood there towering as he cast a large shadow down upon the men arguing, his eyes look to his wife Nadia wanting her to take order in this chaos. He knew she could, he had faith in her for the right reasons but would these men agree? Why did he need to consult these men to raise the Spartan army and defend their lands?

CharlotteCarrendar: And still the men continued to argue and raise voices, thinking that it was a costly exercise. This brought a look from Nadia that would have a man burnt alive by her death stare. ”You put a price on freedom to our northern borders? Are our brothers and sisters not worthy of protection? You…ALL OF YOU should hang your heads in shame. Dare to argue what is just and right for our lands. As Dante said, an army of 200 Spartans would be enough to fight off any of our enemies, even with thousands on their side. I say this because Spartans are not merely men, but warriors true. Brothers at arms!” She brought both arms up in a display of statesmanship that rivalled the best speaker of the house. It was fair to say, that Nadia had an iron will when she decided to use it. The arguing ceased, and there was a murmur amongst the men. A vote was then cast, and one by one each cast their ballot. Once they were tallied and the numbers read, it was an overwhelming majority in favour to send the Spartan army led by Dante north to defend its territory. Pleased with the count, and the men now acting more civil once the speaker read the results, Nadia turned away from the sea of men and smiled at her husband. ”I feel like I just won my first case.” A sense of pride and elation swept over her. However she was forgetting one thing. She was signing off to send her Dante off to war. <3>

IceTe3a: -He smiled as she took order into her own hands and silenced the sea of men with her iron words, she took control of the situation as she beamed out her status through her body’s glow. Needless to say the men all came to a quick silence and one by one they all cast their votes in agreement to wage war with the men. Finally some order out of this madness as been seen like the sun’s rays through a blackened sky she had proven yet again to the men why she was queen. He watched as she came up to him, clapping his hands he chuckled with a wide grin “Well played” as he led her away from the sea of men so they may continue to argue over other issues. Once they were down the steps he stopped and looked down at her with a stern face as she had just cast the dice and the vote was cast for 200 Spartans to go north to defeat this army led by Dante himself. “I shall leave tomorrow with 200 of our finest warriors. The main force will stay here and protect Sparta under your command, Nadia looks like we’ll have to hold off from finding your father” He led her further away up towards their own private villa up high on the hill overlooking Sparta itself, they bumped into Arthos who was walking down from his own Villa half way up “Arthos, ready 200 of our finest Spartan’s for tomorrow he march north to war. I will speak to them late afternoon have them gather in the training hall.” he smiled and nodded as he watched Arthos smirk, slapping his shoulder Arthos ran off to go ready the men. He wondered if it had dawned on Nadia yet that she had sent him to war he came down to kneel on his right knee as his eyes met her eye level“And.. if I do not return, you must find your father and return to our time” coming to a stand he took a deep breath and smiled as he looked down at her.

CharlotteCarrendar: – The elation and high from quelling the crowd of senators was soon lost as she realized what she had just done. When Dante spoke to Arthas about assembling the men in the training hall, Nadia’s face said more than words could convey. It was almost like she just remembered who she really was, and that her father was still missing. Dante was going off to war. She had just signed off on it. Though Dante congratulated her on how she handled the senators, he did have a stern look when he said he would be leaving in the morning, with two hundred of their finest, and that she would be in charge in his absence. When Arthas was well out of ear shot, Nadia reached for Dante’s hand. ”If my father IS here, then we will find him, but we must fufill our roles in this world. I can’t believe what I just did.” When Dante knelt before her, he told her point blank that she must continue the journey to find her father, then go back to their time. She stared down at him, and her brows knitted as she couldn’t imagine going on without him. She had grown very close to Dante, and the feelings were real. As he stood, she stared up at him – her eyes unwavering. ”You have to come back to me.” <3>

IceTe3a: He smiled as noticing she finally came to realize what she had just done, he couldn’t help it and as she said they needed to play their roles as if it were them. This meant he needed to go to war there was no way around it. She then told him to come back to her, he smiled as he looked into her eyes “I don’t make promises I can’t keep Nadia” the back of his fingers press against her cheek as he runs them down slowly against her soft skin. Wrapping his arm around her waist he led her along the path towards their Villa as he kept quiet for awhile, “ If I die, the main army will be sent to conquer the invading army, you must use this distraction to get away and find your father.” soon they reached their Villa as he walked in the front door after Nadia, glancing around at their room he saw his helmet, shield and weaponry. He smiled lightly as he looked over to her and forced out a chuckle “I’ll be fine Nadia, If it helps get your father back then.. I go to war.” he walked up to her as his arms wrapped around her and brought her in as he hugged her firmly for a moment. He leaned back as he cupped her cheeks with a smile “Come now, let’s not use our last night together dreading. Instead let’s enjoy each other’s company. as he walked into the kitchen and walked back with two flasks and a case of wine, pouring a glass for them both as he held hers out for her.

CharlotteCarrendar:- Nadia had a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach. An oncoming sense of dread. They had barely been in this time for a day and already Dante had shown his skill as a Spartan, and she had spoken like a true stateswoman. But that paled into the fate that awaited them. Dante would be fighting an unknown enemy. Nothing could really prepare him for this. She knew it. He couldn’t make a promise he couldn’t keep. It would be wrong and foolhardy. The walk back to the Villa was a quiet and sombre one. The full weight of their discussion now hitting heavily. She turned to face him at one point, and brought her fingers up to his lips, after he said that if he should die, that she needed to use the distraction to escape and find her father. ”Please don’t speak of death, I don’t think I could bare it.” She was a woman after all. Coming to terms with the thought of losing Dante. He kept trying to reassure her, and it took a lot of courage and willpower to nod and agree. Dante saying he would be fine. He had to be. When he embraced her, she took him in her own arms and held him so close she could feel his heart pounding in his chest. Only when he let her go, did she show the first of what would be a few tears, that she tried to wipe away before he would see. She smiled bravely, and took the glass of wine he offered her. Before drinking, she held the glass between three fingers and said. ”Let this night be one to remember forever.” <3>

IceTe3a: He smiled as she took the glass and raised it in a toast to them, he nodded as his eyes were looking directly into hers almost smiling themselves “I will keep you in my mind and heart whilst on the battlefield, know that if.. My last thoughts will be of you” he took a sip of his wine as he looked outside, it was already nearing the time for him to meet up with his men in discussion. Placing the cup of wine down he walked up to her and cupped her cheeks as he pulled her in for a passionate kiss, one of his hands moved gently down her side as he picked her up with one arm holding the kiss for awhile as he took in the warmth of her body, the taste of her lips and her everlasting scent for his memory. He pulled back for a moment as he kissed her again “I must meet the men Nadia, I will come back and the night will be ours.” he smiled as he held her close to him once more, cuddling her in a loving and reassuring mannerr before placing her down on the floor. He walked towards the door and as he headed out he turned his head to glance at her one last time before disappearing from sight. Casually he strolled down the hill towards the training hall where the men no doubt would have already heard the news and be celebrating. As he made his way down there it wasn’t hard to hear the men boasting and play fighting with each other. As he made his entrance everyone turned to him in silence, walking into the centre of the men he raised his arms and shouted “WAR!!!!! “ The men cheered and shouted in response, as they all crowded around with smiles against their faces, Spartans were truly a warrior’s people, bloodthirsty would be a understatement “We have a new enemy, Invaders in our northern borders, 200 of us against thousands of them.. It will be a bloody massacre Ahaha!!!” he smiled as they shouted out in kind chanting his name, “So tonight, Sleep well.. drink, spend time with your family, Make love to your wife for tomorrow we dine in hell! “ an even louder roar from the soldiers could be heard echoing throughout Sparta, as Arthos was among them, walking over to Arthos he raised his hand “My second!! And the rest of you miserable bastards unlucky enough to go to war with me, be prepared we leave at dawn. Weapons at the ready!! “ a rowdy laugh escaped the crowded soldiers as they finally started to leave to their own families. Arthos nodded at him and left to seek his own wife, as Dante went to find Nadia as he starts his trail back up the track towards their Villa, he didn’t notice how long he had taken as it was already nightfall.

CharlotteCarrendar:- Nadia stood silently in the doorway of the Villa as Dante left her to go and speak to his men, his army of Spartan soldiers. She could only imagine what was happening. The rousing cheers, the deafening roar as they all stood and supported their leader. They were all equals in this world. But Dante was special. In this world he was the Son of a God. The sun had now set and the stars had come out in an array that was like diamonds littered across black velvet and blue. Nadia wrapped her arms around herself as she tried to come to terms with the enormity of what was happening. This would be their last night. She lowered her head for a moment, knowing she had to give him something to truly remember her by. Something that would make him want to come back for her. Her head raised and she knew what she had to do. Spinning on her heel, she raced into the kitchen area. ~A meal..fit for a King. Yes!~ She thought to herself. Nadia busied herself, getting ingredients, and soon she started to cook over an open pit fire. It all came naturally to her somehow. Strange as that was. She soon lost track of time, and no doubt he would be returning and the heavenly smells of her cooking would reach his senses. She hadn’t even changed yet. If he should enter the kitchen area, he would see her working to make him a feast. Her back would be to him. The villa would truly seem like their natural home. <3>

A Page in Time – Chapter Nine.

11 Sunday May 2014

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May 11, 2014 06:48AM

A Page in TimeChapter Nine

When in Sparta

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CharlotteCarrendar
IceTe3a

IceTe3a: He was staring at Nadia as she couldn’t figure out what they were looking at, his hues glance quickly back to the reflection as the two people were now staring at them with a smile, it was eerie to look at himself like that.. was this fate? What exactly was going on, he looked at Nadia as she reached for the liquid, he pushed her hand back and shook his head “Don’t, let me touch it just in case. Don’t want you getting hurt now” he smiled lightly as he let go of her hand and ruffled the back of his hair “here goes nothing I suppose?” he gulped down a mouth full of saliva as he reached out slowly he noticed the other him was doing exactly the same, his fingers were dangling inches away from the liquid as he looked at Nadia with a slightly worried look, time to man up he thought to himself as he leaned forward the tips of his fingers sink into the liquid “huh.. it’s cold..” he said as he tried to pull his fingers back with no success “they’re stuck..” he gripped his wrist with his other hand and tried to pull his hand free “It won’t come loose!” suddenly he could feel his hand being pulled into the liquid slowly he was being dragged into the liquid his arm was engulfed into the liquid within moments “Nadia!” he said as he quickly disappeared into the liquid out of sight, as he did the reflection of him in the liquid disappeared from view as well. It was black.. he couldn’t see anything it felt like ages suddenly he was thrown out as he passed through the liquid to the other side in ancient Greece he flew straight past the other female “Shiit!” he said as he landed hard head first on the stone floor *Bang!* the hit to his head knocked him out for awhile as he laid on the floor on his stomach out cold. His clothing had changed he was wearing the same thing his reflection had on, A red traditional Spartan cape with the leather browned pants, he even had the same scarring that his reflection did. The reflection female watched him as he fell through and was knocked unconscious on the floor she than turned back to look at Nadia with a smile. All of this was viewable by Nadia as she was on the other side still left behind by him as he told her he’d touch it first. Dante didn’t know it yet, but he had been transported back in time to Ancient Greece where he took over the life of his past life back in Ancient Greece, who he was and what he was back then remained to be seen.

CharlotteCarrendar:- Nadia placed her hand up to her right cheek, and the woman in the reflection did the same thing – only she was smiling slyly as she did it. A twinkle in her eyes almost as you could see her coy reaction to Nadia realizing that they were one and the same. Nadia made goose lips like in a selfie and the girl in the reflection did it too. Only, she winked after Nadia had done it. This was like a sick game as the other Nadia was enjoying watching the modern self become horribly confused. When Nadia had reached out to touch her other self, Dante pulled her hand away as though he didn’t want to see her get into harm. “But but..” she protested. Her words fell on deaf ears however, for Dante decided if anyone was going to try it was going to be him. “Be careful.” Nadia urged; watching with closely and holding her breath as though he was about to go underwater. The tension was rising and exploded as soon as Dante realized that he was stuck. “they’re stuck..” he cried, pulling on his wrist with his free hand. Nadia gasped as she went in behind him and grabbed onto his waist to try and pull him back. The force however of his other side was pulling him in, and the next thing she knew he had vanished or been consumed by the liquid wall. “DANTE!” she screamed. She found herself now alone in the temple and facing her other self, who at this point was laughing. “Give him back!” Nadia growled at her other self, who simply shook her head and gestured with her finger for Nadia to follow. Thinking for a moment, she quickly looked behind her and then ran back out to get the journal. Her father’s journal. She snatched it up off the ground and was about to grab her back pack, when suddenly out of a hole in the wall, Jason appeared. “YOU!” he cried out, seeing the woman he had been hunting all this time. Nadia threw the backpack at him, and with only the journal in her hands, she raced back inside the temple, where the image in the picture was smiling. She was nodding as if to tell Nadia to hurry. Not really thinking, she ran straight into the watery landscape, where she felt the cold sensation as her body seemed to turn into liquid before being thrown out on the other side. Nadia landed with a loud thud on the ground – her mirror image was gone, however she was now dressed like her image had been. Even her hair was different, all curly and bound up with a golden hair ribbon. She was now wearing a long white robe that was tied on her right shoulder with a golden seal, and her feet had on sandal like lace up shoes. Gasping she looked back at the watery image and slowly saw it dissipate as Jason was seen running around the temple looking for Nadia. Finally it was gone, and they were both now in another time….another place. Ancient Greece. “Oh…heck.” she said, till she realized she was still holding her father’s journal. Not all was lost. <3>

IceTe3a: **Groans** rolling on his back, he rubs his head slowly “Fuck me dead, what a trip” he said out aloud as he groaned again, it took him awhile as he opened his eyes he could feel a warm wind blowing through and softly caressing his face it felt like a mid summers breeze as he looked around he noticed this wasn’t the temple, sitting up he looked, he was in a bedroom a large bed spun with white silk and pillows an armor and weapon rack to one side and a clothing rack full of females clothing on the other, like a his and hers bedroom he could smell the scent that could only be smelt in Greece by the smell of fresh flowers flowing through the air “Ugh how’d I end up on mainland, where am I…” he said as he came to stand up he noticed the other female standing there and looked her over it was Nadia.. but.. different, it was that reflection version of her “Right, where am I, who are you and what have you done with me!” he demanded as he towered over the female as he came closer, his muscles flexing into place as he hadn’t noticed he was only wearing his red cape and his traditional Greek shorts all else was bare skin and somewhat scarred as his toned muscles were there for the world to see. Noticing she was holding the Journal that could mean only one thing.. “Nadia?!” he said as he picked her up and hugged her close to him before setting her down. Turning around to get his bearings he looked out the door that lead straight to the outside, “Huh this door leads straight outside weird for a bedroom to have a door like this but not so much in ancient times, lets the air flow through” he smiled as he walked past her and checked the other rooms coming back shortly he arched a brow “We’re in an ancient Greek house a rather large one to be exact..” he chuckled slightly as he walked back to her and sat down right behind her he leaned against the walls. “Last I remember.. I touched that liquid and fell through.. I saw a pair of hot legs.. and then I woke up” he chuckled as he reached out his fingers gripped her robe as he gently pulled her down to sit on his lap and lean against him, she as much as him would need someone they knew close to them right now to get over the initial shock of it all. “So.. you’re best guess? And the journal what did it say?” he rubs his forehead as he leans his stubble covered chin against her soft shoulder and sighed in relief.

CharlotteCarrendar:- The dazzling light shone through the open door way and christened Nadia’s face, while the gentle warm breezes teased her curls, as she rose to standing. All around her was furniture and clothes from a time far removed from the modern era. Slowly, Nadia turned around so her mind could take in everything she was seeing. A rack of women’s clothes, stores of armor and weaponry. A large canopy bed and seating that was fashioned with woven fabrics. It was rich, opulent. Clearly whoever did live here were well to do and high up in society. Still clutching her father’s journal, she looked down at her own attire – a nervous hand running along the cloth, touching it to get a sense for the delicate fabric. She even picked up a lock of her own curls, and marvelled at the luxurious feel. Even her own scent had changed as though she had bathed her skin in exotic fragrant oils. Her skin was sun kissed and smooth. Her hands were without calluses or cuts like they had been from the dive back in her own time. Everything about her was different. She was just getting over the changes, when she heard the rumble from the man beside her. Oh this was the man that she had seen in the image on the wall. He looked so much like Dante, and when he opened his mouth, he sounded like him too. “Fuck me dead, what a trip” He said with a groan. He spoke English and he swore like the modern day Dante. Only thing was when he saw her, he thought she was not his Nadia. He came at her, looming over Nadia like a giant, and an angered one at that. Demanding to know who she was, until he spotted the journal and pieced together that she was in fact HIS Nadia. Enveloping her in a tight hug of reassurance she mumbled that she too had found herself being swallowed by the liquid picture. Only when he had pulled her down onto his lap and nursed her as he struggled with the enormity of the situation did he then ask about the journal. Carefully she flipped it open and she saw the very temple that they had entered, along with a mirror. “I…think we passed through the doorway to this world.” No kidding. Glancing up at Dante she then said. “If my Father knew about this, he must have been here before.” Chewing her lip, she looked around for other signs of life. “What if he is here…somewhere?” This would mean venturing out, but in this world, they were not themselves. First things first. “We need to find out…who we are.” <3>

IceTe3a: He smiled as he felt her back press up against her chest, her weight pressing down on his body was a strange reassurance that he had been getting used to through the times they have been together, he watched as she flicked through the journal and said they had passed through a portal back into time, this reassured his already guessed theory “I agree we are back in ancient Greece, this house, the weaponry and your clothing all state this” he said the last part with a smirk as he whistled at her “Your looking good Nadia” she looked exactly like herself just dressed in different clothing and her hair styled differently. Nadia stated that her father might be in this world somewhere and that they would have to try and find him but first they would have to figure out who they were. He nodded in agreement “Look, we not only need to figure out who we are in this time, but act like them too otherwise we’ll be caught out in the act. Last thing we need is trouble” he smiled as he grabbed her waist slowly and pushed her to a stand, he came up to stand behind her as his body pressed hers he gave her one last reassuring hug as he walked to the middle of the room and picked up the sword and shield with ease, he started swinging the sword around in between his fingers doing different tricks “Heh, I think I was a Spartan in these times” as he placed the sword in its sheath on his waist and the shield slung around to rest on his back, reaching down he grabbed his traditional Spartan helmet and placed it on for a moment taking to a Spartan warriors pose to try and pull it off. Taking the helmet back off he placed it on the Armor rack sitting in its right place he arched a brow as he walked over to the other side of the bed and looked at the female clothing “Huh.. I was with someone in this life” it took him a moment as he clicked .. His reflection was staring at Nadia’s reflection as she had her arms wrapped around his arm as slow as he was to come to this realization he knew Nadia being smarter would have already figured that one out. As he slowly looked over at her he rubbed the back of his head slightly his cheeks slightly starting to go red “Ahhh…” he said as he crossed his arms again “erm..” he didn’t want to be blunt about it but he wanted to see if she had come to the same thing, Giles had already known that Dante fancied Nadia, it was obvious to Giles and Dante knew that Giles knew his feelings for her were growing slightly, but it wasn’t that obvious was it? “So erm.. you don’t think Ancient Greek me and you.. I mean, erm” he coughed slightly as he glanced back at her “Looks like we were living together and stuff” he chuckled slightly as he rubbed his head once more.

CharlotteCarrendar: – Dante let out a loud wolf whistle as he took in the new look Nadia in her Grecian clothes. It actually made her blush some that he found her attractive in this time. Her cheeks showed a growing redness as she cast her eyes down and twisted her toe into the stone floor. She gripped the edge of her robe and swung her shoulders from side to side, much like you would imagine a school girl finding out that her crush had a thing for her. “You don’t look half bad yourself.” She mused as she let her own eyes dance right over his very well built form. Muscular, and with a outfit on that showed an awful lot of leg. Nadia had to admit he wore it well. Closing the book, she set it down on one of the tables, before folding her arms and then watching as Dante took up one of the swords. He swung it around effortlessly – like it was a toy to him almost. The sword was rather large, and to see him wield it like that made her wonder just how strong he really was. But the best part was when he placed on the helm. He looked like one of the warriors out of 300, and this had Nadia giggle with amusement. “I had no idea the helmets were so ornate.” The brush of red across the top made him look even taller than he really was. “It’s like you are ready to march off into battle.” Dante was quick to point out that if they were going to find out who they were, they needed to act like Ancient Greeks. Now, that might be a lot harder to do than first thought. Nadia’s range of the Greek language was limited. She started to wonder if she should claim to have laryngitis. Thinking of how they could pull this off, another thought sprung to mind and this in part was due to Dante’s sudden realization that HE had someone in his life as a companion, and when it dawned on him who, he became incredibly nervous. So erm.. you don’t think Ancient Greek me and you.. I mean, erm” Nadia’s face was one like a fish out of water. Everything pointed to them being in a relationship. “I…I only see one bed.” She said, pointing this out and then looking nervous. “The couple in the mirror…looked very much in love with each other.” That was putting it mildly. Glancing around she had to agree now with Dante that in this world, they were a couple. “You know…we can pretend here. Like…you know. I could…sleep on the couch.” <3>

IceTe3a: He glances at the bed and back at her as he nods “right so we were.. are a couple and no, what if someone came it that be hard to explain, this will have to be the real thing” he nodded as he shrugged it off coming to walk over to her to reassure her he cups her cheeks softly and leans in, planting a kiss without warning as he kissed her passionately, the kiss lasted for only a moment before he pulled back “Wasn’t that bad was I?” he smiled as he took her by the hand and led her outside to see the new world they found themselves in, they find themselves outside as he pulls her in front of him and wraps his arms around her gently as she pressed against his body. He glanced around the open plains as they stretched on for ages, the sound of men and females training, as workers did their trades it was a typical ancient Greek town. Fully self sufficient and ready to battle this indeed was Sparta as he watched people walk by and say hello or gave a nod, he arched a brow as he realized they were actually saying Hello, but Ancient Greeks didn’t know English.. “Did you hear that guy say hello?” obviously the portal they came through must have allowed them to fully understand and speak Ancient Greek, just what was going here. Pulling her back inside he turns to face her “Ok this is real stuff, let’s look for clues in our house shall we?” he arched a brow as he walked around the room and hit the floor hard first place he started to look was under the bed before coming out and going into the next room, you could hear rustling of papers and stuff as he arched a brow “Who would need all this reading material” he sighs as he comes back into the room with his hands full of scrolls and a female armor suit, it was quite revealing “Not telling me something?” he smirked and arched a brow as he threw the female leather armor at her feet gently with a chuckle. “Looks like you knew how to stand your ground, perhaps you were… a more dominate female, head female?” he chuckled as he shrugs “Suits you, oh and there’s a bath back here like the one in that temple” he disappeared back into the bathroom that was filled with hot air and steam rising, the smell of beautiful oils were in the air, this room was meant for bathing and relaxing as he continued onto the next room which was obviously a kitchen and dining room. Full of hanging herbs and meats, with vegetables stored in places “Traditional Greek cooking, oh yes please!” he walked back to Nadia and smiled “This place is awesome!, we’re on top of the hill looking down at the main town. Looks like we were some bodies in this place, a few neighbouring houses but they’re not that close that they can hear us” he chuckled and shrugs “Maybe if we yelled at the top of our lungs they would” as he shrugged he asked the obvious question “Are we known as Nadia and Dante in here or something else?” he wondered if she had found anything out whilst he had been exploring, he looks around and sees another door in which he opens it up and finds a rather large room with animal skins all across the floor a fireplace, a table with a giant map of Greece on it and lounges “Obviously the strategic and study room” he smirks as he glances back to Nadia “Bet we’d spend a few nights in here” he chuckles and walks back to her.

CharlotteCarrendar: – The sound of the leather and metal of the female’s armour hit the floor at Nadia’s feet, and she was quick to scoop them all up into her arms, but curious about the idea that she was a fighter back in the ages of the Ancient Greeks. The very idea that she would fight men like Dante as a Spartan had her almost swallow her own tongue. Her fingers ran across the textured leather gauntlets, and she could tell that this was specially made to fit a specific person. Her. Turning on the ball of her right foot, she went over to a screened area and going behind it she decided to try the armour on. Slipping off her robe, she hung it over the top of the screen, but with the sheerness of the fabric Dante would be able to see her female form like a silhouette in behind it. One thing that Nadia was shocked about was that she had a six pack. Her stomach was like a washboard, and this shocked her. Even her arms and legs were slightly muscular. The fitting of the pants that were cutting right up her outer thighs, and then the brazier like top that left nothing to the imagination had her giggling again. No one in her college would have dared believe to see her looking like this. With leg guards and gauntlets, she finally stepped out and was clipping on the red cape behind her as she showed her new look off to Dante. “Tah dah. Okay I look the part, but can I actually fight?” She questioned, as she reached for a large sword and tried to pick it up. Sure enough, she was able to wield it with ease. Cutting through the air, the metal blade whistling in harmony with its owner. Nadia let out a laugh as she went into a series of fighter stances, then piroted and danced across the floor, slashing and swiping at an imaginary opponent. When she finally came to a stop, she uttered. “I make this look good.” Her smile was infectious, and she sheathed the blade, before going off to find Dante, who had reached a study chamber, that had maps and fur rugs littering the tables and floor. “So this is what a den looks like in Ancient Greece. Nice.” She added, only coming to see the piles of scrolls and parchments. It was like whoever livedt their knew a great deal about the town and the people. She picked up one and it was a list for a tournament being held within the village. “Did they do sparring in this era? Or just march off to war?” Nadia was genuinely curious as she handed Dante the parchment. <3>

IceTe3a: Watching her pick up the armor she walked behind a thin layer of paper just her shadow could be seen on it as she stripped down he arched a brow and gave another sexy whistle, “Dana na! na! nana!” he started to sing a cheesy stripper song as he let out a cheeky laugh, he walked over towards the study but not before he got a quick look at her without the shades covering her as he passed by and went back into the den. He was looking over the strategic map as he started to read a few of the notes “Looks like we’re the heads of this town, I think I might lead our towns army” he chuckled as he looked on the map where they were “Sparta.. We’re Spartans! “he chuckled as he remembered the movie that was so cheesy. He could hear her doing something in the next room as he took a peek he saw her practicing with the sword as he smiled lightly and snuck back into the den, cute he thought to himself as he looked out the window and smelled the food of the town, there must be a market place down there “Oh god that food smells good” he said as his stomach grumbled demanding him to eat Greek food. He watched as she came into the study wearing the full armor outfit he whistled “Damn, you make that look sexy, I don’t know which I’d rather you in that or the robe” he smirked as he looked around the den “Indeed this is a den” he chuckled as he took the paper from her and read it “Mhm, sparring was a daily occurrence for Ancient Greeks especially Spartans, they were born to battle, they train daily. They’re a warrior clan but there are scholars as well. Even the females were feared throughout Greece” he smirked as he chuckled and grabbed her by the hand leading her into the den he sat her down on one of the couches “Even though you have to fit the dominate female part, that doesn’t mean I want you getting into physical fights” he was being protective over her as always as he smiled down at her and gave her a reassuring hug “Now, what’s next? Shall we study some more, or go explore the city a bit” he smiled “We could go get some proper food into us, you can experience true Greek food, and we can both explore this new world slowly while we find your father! We just have to act our parts.” He smiled as he gave her a wink and pulled her up quickly so her palms would find their way to press against his chest along with her body.

CharlotteCarrendar:- Drawn up to standing quickly Nadia found her hands pressed flat to Dante’s chest. He gave off this noble air and at first she was awestruck of him behaving this way. Hell if this was a romance novel, she wouldn’t be putting it down for a week. His protectiveness shone through when he told her that he didn’t want to see her get into many fights if she could avoid it. Nadia had to admit that she was a bit nervous about the whole deal of being Spartans. “Okay, well you can do the fighting and….I will be your cheer squad.” Her face showing a bemused smile, but she still felt the warm tingle of her lips from when he had kissed her so passionately earlier. Could it be she was herself falling for him? Play acting being a couple was only going to cement this further. But first things first. Dante was hungry, as his stomach had protested just a few moments ago after they both smelt the lingering scent of someone’s cooking. Possibly from a market place nearby. That in mind, Nadia nodded and answered Dante in his quest to know what to do first. “Feed you. I am sure you are dying to try some Ancient Greek food. We just need to find where they keep their purses or…gold and then go shopping. I have a feeling Visa card won’t work down here.” That being a joke about how dining out in the modern day was sure to be a lot different to this era. Then Nadia looked down at her own attire and asked. “Think its cool for me to wander down main street dressed like this?” <3>

IceTe3a: He smiled and looked down at her as her fingers pressed up against his skin, he gives her a quick hug and then pulls away as she starts to state she’ll be his cheer squad he laughs and shakes his head “That’s right, I’ll protect you” he glances around the room as his stomach rumbles again “Ugh, I hope they have some goat cooking!” he shivers at the thought of proper Greek food as he hadn’t had any since he was with Nadia. She stated we’d need money to buy food as he chuckled “Don’t know that much about Greeks huh, They’re more than likely to feed us for free and decline our gold, Greeks are extremely friendly like that and when it comes to food, they’ll always feed anyone for free.” As he walks over to the bed and shoves his hand behind the pillows he pulls out his hand clutching a leather satchel full of golden drachma, tossing her the coin bag he smiles “You’re the female so you get the gold, that’s how it is. Remember 3 drachma can buy a full goat and 5 drachma is a lot. So it’s like 100$ for 5 drachma. 1 Drachma will get you all the food you could ever eat in one sitting and then some more” he nods as he walks over to her with a smile on his face, he links her arms around one of his as he guides her outside onto the hilltop that overlooked their city. Taking in a deep breath as the warm summer breeze blows gently against their skin, the mixed aroma’s of the foods and flowers tantalized the senses as his hues gave over the sun golden plains and blue skies. The town was bellow them as a dirt trail lead from their house, past the neighbours houses a few meters away and down to the town. “Come on!” he said excited as he pulled her along the dirt trail gently, they casually strolled down the dirt track as reached the start of the main town, the screams and shouts of men training and sparring could be heard only to have the blacksmiths bashing on his anvil drowning it out as they passed it. Potters, bakers, fishermen, clothing, furniture and more was all created and gathered from the townspeople, each town was more than self sufficient but each town had their own specialist as Sparta was renowned for having the best warriors in all of Greece. Finally what Dante was waiting for, as he came to where he smelled the food. Popping his head in with a cheeky grin he heard a older lady scream “Ahhh!! Dante, Nadia!! Come in come in!! what brings you down here, sit sit!!” a shorter and slightly larger older lady around the age of 50 comes rushing towards the two and cuddles them both as she invites them in. “Hahaha!” he grabs her by the cheeks and kisses her forehead as he would his own YiaYia (grandmother). She pats him on the back with a big smile as he leads Nadia in to sit down next to him “I could smell your cooking from up at my place, I couldn’t resist!” her face lights up with the biggest grin as she walks up to him and pinches his cheek “Oooo you’re a growing big boy, you know what’s best for you eh!” she smiled as she looks over at Nadia “Oh Nadia so beautiful, no wonder you stole this one’s heart. So feisty the two of you but you so skinny. You need to eat more, come sit I make you food” she rushes off to her kitchen which was in the same room “Grandma, don’t encourage her like that, I’m starving and she won’t feed me!” he played the sympathy card as she turned around “Aye wadda mater with you, you better treat her right or I’ma smack your head in, Vwap!” she smiled and wiggled her finger at him “Of course grandma!” he smiled and turned to Nadia giving her a kiss on the cheek, which was returned with a squeal from the old lady “Ooooo young love, so beautiful. Come come sit. I make you goat slovaki eh?.” She was quick on it too as she threw down two oversized plates with perfectly seasoned and cooked goat, Skorthalia, tzatziki, pita bread and a freshly cut lemon. Dante stared at it for just a second as he felt a smack across the back of his head “whats wrong eh? You no like my cooking? Eat eat!” the old lady had smacked him for not digging in fast enough. “No no, I love it! I was just distracted by the smell, It’s been so long since I’ve had your cooking. I missed it!” he said as he started hoofing down the meat shoving it into his mouth and half chewing it as he swallowed, dipping it into the skorthalia sometimes and sometimes the tzatziki, “Ohh your so kind to me, both of you. You know how to make a old lady happy!” she smiled as he glanced over to Nadia and looked from her to her food to point out she should eat.

CharlotteCarrendar: – With the gold satchel tied to her waist, Nadia was happily escorted from the house on the hill down the winding dirt path till finally reaching the village below. It was like something out of the set of a movie almost, but real. Everything was so colourful and vibrant. The very senses were being treated royally, and so many faces with people of all walks of life living in harmony. There was no modern technology, no cars, no buses, no people walking around like zombies glues to their phones. People here actually talked and interacting with each other on a level that Nadia was about to find out would be even more incredible, when their names were sung out by an older lady who rushed out of her home – arms wide open to embrace them both. Dante got right into the spirit and acknowledged her as though he had known her all his life. The woman’s face was illuminated by a huge smile as Dante expressed how it was her cooking that brought him down from their house on the hill. She even clapped her hand over her mouth to suppress her laughter when the older lady called him a growing boy. He was more than grown in her eyes. Nadia took her hand away when the woman told her that she had stolen Dante’s heart. Had she really? She glanced at Dante and smirked before nodding in agreement, having trouble keeping up with the fast pace talking. Was this what Greek families were like in general? She had not had much to do with her Father’s family so this was a bit of a shock to watch. Invited in and made to sit by Dante, Nadia took her place, only to have large plates crammed with food placed directly in front of her. It was a hill…no a mountain of food. She had not seen that much food on a single plate in her life. Looking around for cutlery, she then heard the whack as the woman struck Dante on the back of the head for not eating fast enough. Eek…was that the punishment? Nadia quickly mimicked Dante and picked up a piece of meat and dunked it into the skorthalia. Placing it into her mouth, she made a sound like she was having an orgasm. The food melted in her mouth, so delicious. “Oh God.” She exclaimed, reaching for another piece. She was in seventh heaven. Nadia was not going to have any trouble putting this meal away. <3>

IceTe3a: He watched Nadia’s expression as she tasted true Greek food for the first time, her face said it all as he smirked and looked at the old lady nodding over to Nadia “I think she might like it more than me” he said as he looked down at his plate he was pretty much done. The older lady laughed and waved him off as she started to go red in the face slightly “Ya ya, here eat eat” she filled his plate back up and smiled as she pulled out a glass of fresh water and placed a lemon in it for them both. “ Grandma, this is beautiful! I have to get you to cook me some fresh pasta sometime” she nodded her head in excitement as she rushed over and kissed his forehead “anytime anytime!!” she was excited they had come over to visit her, and even more excited that he was enjoying her meal. “what’s your secret eh?” he gave her a cheeky wink as she smiled and placed both hands over her heart “Love, lots of love in my cooking just like any Greek” he laughed and shook his head “Not any Greek can cook as good as you” he stated as his mouth was full of goat meat. The meat itself was so tender it fell apart at the touch, and had a almost sweet flavour to it as it melted in his mouth. After a while he finished off his plate and leaned back rubbing his stomach as she smiled. Pulling out a pipe and stuffing tobacco in it she lit it and gave it to him as he smelt it and thanked her, taking in a drag he blew it out with a sigh of relief as the tobacco was a lot sweeter in these times. He looked over to Nadia and smiled as she had just finished her plate, he looks over to the old lady who points to the rest of the food, typical Greeks over cooking leaving way to much left over “What you want me to do with the rest eh?” he smiles and nods out the door “Would you bring it up to our place and leave it in our cold storage for later?” she nodded and got up as she started pulling out more foods and cooking again “First I cook you more for later then I take to home okay, okay” he sat up and walked over to the old lady giving her a big hug and a kiss on the head she patted his arm as she was too busy with her cooking to care “You go now? Ok I busy cooking. I bring more food later.” She smiles and gives him a hug before going back to her cooking. He walks over to Nadia and grabs her by the hand gently and starts to lead her outside “You take care of her eh? Or ima smack you silly!” he laughs as he leaves the door “Cya later grandma!” walking back outside he lets out a big sigh of relief as he stretches “Now that’s food!” he said as he looked back down to Nadia and smiled “Shall we? Where to next?” he waited for her to take lead.

CharlotteCarrendar: – Stepping out of Dante’s grandmother’s house, Nadia felt so full that she actually belched loudly before covering her mouth. “Scuse me.” She said, blushing fiercely. Nadia patted her full stomach and then let out a huge sigh as she was overwhelmed by the meal she had just eaten. Dante wanted to know where to go next, and this was when Nadia pointed down the road to a place where you could see men training in the arts of swordsmanship, as well as wrestling. Excited by the sounds of shouting and noise she was really wanting to see the men fight up close. Reaching for Dante’s arm she said. “How about you work off that meal by showing me how you fight against the likes of the Greek solider, hmm?” She was actually daring him to get into a spar match for her amusement. Walking down through the town and coloured market stalls, with young children playing on the street and vendors shouting out about their wares, they drew closer to the fighting arenas. One in particular had men seated all the way around, chanting and cheering at the two that were in the middle. The clash of steel rang out loudly, and the men were dressed very similar to Dante. Coming to a stop near the entrance, many men looked up and saw the couple. A loud chant started, chorusing Dante’s name. Urging him to come in and take up a blade against one of his men. <3>

A Page in Time – Chapter Eight.

10 Saturday May 2014

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May 10, 2014 05:11AM

A Page in Time

Chapter Eight

Medusa

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IceTe3a
CharlotteCarrendar

IceTe3a: They were laying down near each other the traditional Greek platter spread out in between them now as he continued to show her how to eat Greek style and what goes with what “Simple but high in energy, this stuff will keep you going” he smiled as he continued to eat slowly, throwing in some feta cheese a olive and some bread together he munched down. His ears perked as he didn’t show it on his facial features but a gun had just gone off, obviously they were still being tailed. ‘What was that?’ Nadia had asked as he shook his head and shrugged “Rocks falling perhaps, It is a old cave system and the earth does move” he chuckled as he packed up most of the food but left a small amount out for Nadia to finish off, coming to a stand he pointed down “Eat it, unlike me your body isn’t used to surviving on bare minimum” he smiled as he picked up the empty water bottles and drained the last one out into a glass and placed it in front of Nadia “Drink” he chuckled as he walked over to the stream once more to fill up the empty canisters. He lied to her, he knew it was gun shots, but he wasn’t going to tell her that and scare her more, she should be able to enjoy a moment like this as he looked down into the river and started to fill up the empty water canisters. Bubbles surfacing and popping as he continued to fill the water, it was simple really when the bubbles stopped the canister was full.

Pulling the canister out of the water he screwed the lid back on as he glanced down and counted, with rationing the water they had a week’s supply more if they needed to ration it desperately. Collecting the canisters he came to a stand and walked over towards Nadia as he opened one of the dry bags and shuffled the canisters inside, zipping it back up he glanced over at the Cyclops statue and shook his head “that one won’t be getting back up again, I hope” he chuckled as he glanced around the cave system. Still it was hard to believe such an ecosystem could grow and survive down here it was something straight out of a book that’s for sure. “We have enough food and water to last us quite awhile which is a good thing.” He knew that was the first mistake of any rookie or wannabe adventurer he could hear squawking in the distance as he looked up sure enough there was a large tree in the distance with a bird hanging upside down on a branch it seemed to be eating something as it flapped its wings playfully another bird was sitting upright on the branch looking down at the first bird and hollering aloud obviously it’s had its food stolen. A simple smile appears across Dante’s face, “I’d live here and never go back to the real world” he said in general as he nodded reassuring himself, taking a glance down to Nadia he extended his arm outwards to help her get off her feet, his other hand picked up all their gear and swung it on his left shoulder with ease. “Come on let’s get a move on, the temple awaits us!” he chuckled as he nodded in the direction of the temple.

CharlotteCarrendar: – In the cavern of Medusa, the great Goddess was slithering between the various statues of those men who were to fall prey to her bewitching gaze. Both men were huddled behind one of the larger statues, their faces etched with fear as the Serpent sung out to them with a sing song voice which dared them to take the chance and gaze upon her beauty. A massive head of coiling snakes turned left and right. Sickly green and shiny the snakes all hissed in unison and waved about like hair that floated beneath the sea. The remaining guard gulped as he checked his ammunition and realized that the magazine cartridge was almost spent. He had dropped the rest of his back pack in the last chamber. “We’re fucked.” He whispered, looking at Jason with fear in his eyes. Jason snarled back in a hushed tone. “We need to find a way out of this cavern. They must be connected.” Only problem was how could they run if they could not see? The vile hissing of the snakes was drawing closer, as was the slithering of the vast body of Medusa that covered over fifty metres in length. “Oh…don’t be afraid. All it takes is one look, and you will never love another.”

The guard knew she was closing in, and that was when he realized he may not come out of this alive. Gung ho and full of fear he leapt up and with his eyes closed he started to fire his weapon in the direction of the sound of the great snake. Needless to say there is only one way to end her and that was to cut off her head. Shards of broken statues was flying in all directions as she slithered across the ground and right up to the guard, whose gun finally ran out of ammo. ~Click…Click…Click~ it was no use. The guard dropped the gun, but then found the snake started to wind her coils around him much like a snake does a rat or small rodent. She smiled devilishly at his screams. His violent protests and curse words as he kept his eyes shut would have her only laugh hysterically. This was the chance Jason needed. With the Snake to preoccupied with this catch, he seized the moment and ran as fast as he could, darting between statues and leaping over rocks. At the end of the cavern, he saw what was a small hole big enough for a man to get through, but not the snake. He dived into it as the guard’s screams were heard. “LET ME GO!” She was squeezing the very life out of him, his eyes bulging in their sockets as he fought to keep them closed. “Just look at me, and I will.” Famous last words indeed, for the moment he looked at her, his face turned pale then the veins in his skin started to darken, his skin cracking as the frightened man turned to stone.

Dropping the new statue where he took his last breath, Medusa laughed like a fiend. She knew there was another in the cavern…but where was he? :: Nadia was enjoying the Greek food feast that Dante had put together. The sensation to her tastebuds, words could not describe. “Mmmm.” She had already been put to ease by Dante about the sounds of the supposed gun fire being just rock movement in the cavern, but he knew what they were. Being handed a cup of water, Nadia drank the whole lot in one go, letting out a satisfied gasp and wiping her hand across her mouth. Not exactly good table manners, but considering where they were, no one was about to pull her up on it. Her meal eaten, she accepted Dante’s hand to help her rise to stand, and brushed herself down before putting her backpack back on. What was ahead of them was a great temple that was ringed with vines and other creepers. The stairs ascended into the pavilion, and inside of that there was a bath dug into the floor, with pristine crystal clear waters. There was an underground spring that sent up heated water much like you would imagine a spa. It looked inviting to say the least. The open chamber had a high ceiling and was painted with murals of a chariot style race, and men running, wearing little at all. On either side of the end wall were two large fire fonts that both burst into flame as the pair entered. A large darkened doorway led into the next chamber. <3>

IceTe3a: Stepping inside the temple the air was thick and stale to the taste he had to blink a couple of times whilst his eyes adjusted to the darkness of the temple, but it was warmer in here his hues looking around the room closely as he noted the design of the inside temple walls “Defiantly on the right track it’s ancient Greek style that’s for sure” Suddenly *Poof!* two giant fires exploded further in on the walls across from them lighting the room, this brought light to their current situation “Automatic lights, yet we can’t even perfect this ourselves in this day and age” he chuckled as it took another moment for his eyes to adjust to the new light in the room. His eyes shifted to the centre of the room where a dug out bath was, he glanced over at Nadia and cautioned her with his hand to stay close but behind him, walking forward slowly he glanced down at the bath tub.

“Huh.. Steam.” There was steam rising from the water in the bath, the pillars around the bath had beautiful mermaids holding a vase in their arms tipping it downward water flowed freely from out of the vases “Greeks did invent the plumbing…” he kneeled down as he placed his hand in the water for a second, pulling his hand out and pressing it to Nadia’s cheek “It’s hot water, a natural hot spring must run deep under this.. Clever bastards” he smirked as he glanced over at a side door, walking over it appeared to have a staircase leading down into the darkness “Yeah dark rooms are a No no from now on” he chuckled as he walked back and continued to admire the rest of the room “ It’s just amazing how simple they lived but in this day and age it’s like they were all living so luxurious” as he walked around the other side of the room he looked around to Nadia and pointed for her to sit “Stay, read the journal see what it says from here” he nods to the room behind him “I’ll be in this room, just seeing if it goes anywhere” Turning on his feet he continued to walk into the next room it was large, there were small moats lined on either side of the walls on the floor as he took in the room, small treasures a old style bed with what looked to be white silk covered all over it for sheeting and pillows “They knew how to live”

Walking in further he noticed the ancient Greek writing on the walls along with sculptures. His next step was rushed *Click* “Ugh…” he said as he heard a rumble in the room *rumble rumble, click, clank –Turning noises- Ching* “Oh please no…” * Booof!* the sound of water trickling from behind him caused him to turn, one statue either side of the wall much like the mermaids in the last room was pouring a shiny style of liquid water into the moats as they filled. They were leading somewhere.. he looked around the room where everything was positioned but there seemed to be a rather large gap on the end of the room with nothing there but a bare wall “That can’t be right..” he walked over to it and tried to brush the wall off of any dust “Nothing..” he took a step back and noticed his feet sounded… splashy, glancing down he saw the liquid moving from the moats slowly.. they creped over to the bare wall in front of him, the water scaled the wall covering it from head to toe as it mirrored the room “This isn’t good” he realized something.. his reflection wasn’t there and then.. he looked into the water the doorway behind him, there was sunshine… he could see a town with people walking.. suddenly a rather large man the same size as Dante 6’8, he was bare chested and muscle bound with battle scars, a traditional red cape that draped onto the floor, a rather large round shield attached to his back, a Xiphos hung from his waist (Spartan Sword and last a Spartan helmet covering his face with a red mane running on the top down to the back. The strange man only appeared in the reflection waters as he started to walk closer into the temple and casually walking over to the same room Dante was in “Nadia…. Nadia…!! Come quickly!!” he said as he looked behind him, he couldn’t see any other man in the room. He knew Nadia would be here shortly as he glanced back to the reflection, Dante and the man were now Face to face “What you starting at?” Dante stated, as the man took off his helmet slowly Dante’s eye took note of a female figure running into the room dressed in a white robe in the reflection, his eyes flicker back to the man as his helmet was fully taken off… it was… it was Him.. It was Dante.. but in full Spartan Attire.. in what looked like through what Dante could see out of the temple door was Ancient Greece “Nadia… what’s going on?” he said as he glanced down to Nadia who was now standing next to him, he glanced back to the reflective waters as he noticed the other him was starting down at the female as she had her arms wrapped around one of his arms, but she was staring at both… Dante and Nadia with a simple smile.

CharlotteCarrendar: – Nadia plonked down onto the stone floor, and did as she was asked. Opening up the journal and starting to flick through it as the calming sound of gurgling waters from the hot spring was making her feel relaxed – calm. She was trying to decipher the text and symbols she was reading when Dante yelled out to her. “Nadia…. Nadia…!! Come quickly!!” he sounded in a panic and this had her drop the book and get up from the spot on the floor. “Coming!” she cried out, pushing off with her right foot and running into the passage that led to a new part of the temple. At first she noticed the small moats that were filling with a strange silvery liquid. She had to wonder had Dante set off one of the booby traps. Nadia saw the bed with the fine linen and couldn’t get over the luxuriousness of the surrounds. “Wow, they knew how to decorate.” She said to herself, as she went to find Dante. When she turned the corner what she saw in front of her had her almost fall back. Dante was standing in front of what looked to be a picture, but…it was moving. On closer inspection there was a man and a woman on the other side of was like a water like landscape. “What the…” Nadia’s voice trailed off as she saw the woman standing with her arms linked around the man’s. It…it looked like her. And the man, looked very much like Dante. “Nadia… whats going on?” The first question that Dante would ask of course was what they were seeing. Nadia could only blurt what she thought she saw. “That’s….that’s us. They are us, and…we are them?” she cocked her head to her side and then tried to reach out and touch her other self.

In another part of the cavern system, Jason was holding up in a tunnel, while he heard the final scream of his guard at the hands of Medusa. He was now on his own, with no supplies, and no weapons. Trapped deep inside the mountain, and the only way forward was to keep going into the small tunnel that he entered. Fear that Medusa might be able to find a way to him, he kept on going wondering if he would somehow catch up with Dante and Nadia.<3>

A Page in Time – Chapter Seven.

18 Friday Apr 2014

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April 18, 2014 04:36AM

A Page in TimeChapter Seven

Legends Alive!

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CharlotteCarrendar
IceTe3a

CharlotteCarrendar: – There is such a thing as running, and then there is flying, which is what Nadia practically did as Dante picked her up and flung her the bulk of the way along the sky walk path. She skidded chest first down the last part of the path bruising herself and crying out as she finally came to a stop well past the end of the small walk. The young lawyer grunted and coughed up a mouthful of dust, before trying to get to her feet – the gun still in her hand. Turning back, she could hear the roar of the Minotaur that was chasing the pair across the walk. What on earth released the hellish beast from its stone tomb? Was it them? Was this all part of the chamber’s security to stop humans from entering the sacred temple? For now it appeared to be working, as Dante fought vigorously against the mythical Ox creature. Nadia felt so useless, with only a gun which she knew would not stop the enraged beast from attacking further. But Dante, he was a powerhouse onto himself. Tackling the Ox head on and hurling abuse in Greek. Nadia wasn’t sure what was said, but she knew one thing – it pissed the Minotaur off to no end. Nadia was almost afraid to keep on running, but it was what Dante ordered her to do. Surely he would catch up, yes? One could only hope. There was a larger tunnel that she now entered that ran off the walkway, and so down the tunnel she ran, though it was hard going without much light – only the slight light of the flare that had been thrown before her. Picking up speed, the tunnel zigged and zagged in this direction then that, leading her deeper into the cave system. What would be waiting for her at the other end? :: In the original chamber that had the three tunnels, the moment that the walkway was destroyed, a large gate came down on the Minotaur tunnel, and another was lifted, as thought senses had picked up that those that entered had to deal with the beast. Jason and his two henchmen were trapped now along with Dante and Nadia, and with only one way to go, they had no choice but to take the newly opened tunnel. What they failed to see, was the large snake’s head that was at the top of the tunnel entrance. The three men were about to discover a rare beauty….with a terrible secret. :: Nadia’s journey through the tunnel finally brought her out into what looked to be a jungle like temple. Vines covering many statues and fresh water flowing around the base like a moat almost. The water was crystal clear and filled with all types of fish. It was like something out of a picture book for children. Exotic plants, large flowers, and the calls of wild birds, as far to the top of the cavern was an open hole that brought in shards of light. It was beautiful as it was mysterious. There were six stairs carved from rock that led to a temple doorway. Within it was dark. Nadia was unsure if she should proceed without Dante. <3>

IceTe3a: Adrenaline coursing throughout Dante’s body which in turn allowed him not to feel the pain that was caused to his body during the tussle, his stitches now ripped from the manhandling as his hues watch as the giant mythical beast falls down into the darkness leaving a trail of horrific roars almost sounding like the Minotaur was cursing Dante for its ill fate. Reality set in as the pain shot straight to him “ARRRGH!!” he bellowed out as it echo’d throughout the cavern, his hues flick over to where he tossed Nadia, she was nowhere in sight good so she listened and ran for it; he started to walk across the small pathway slowly in an injured pace as he grunts slightly “That woman will be the death of me” he said with a slight smirk across his face, his face had received a new gash across his forehead slightly from the earlier fight with the Minotaur touching the area he feels the slightly bloodied skin and groans “Another one” reaching the edge of the small path way It seemed to have opened up to a larger tunnel system which was a good thing since Dante would not need to crouch to get through. Picking up the pace a little he commenced a casual job knowing all well that Nadia should not be left alone in a place like this for too long he wanted to catch up as quickly as he could, he had no time to glance around looking for more clues of human activity in this new tunnel as he continued down the path as it twisted and turned constantly, he could feel the blood tricking down his skin from his torn stitches and his forehead the pain was there but he had to focus on more current events first. After a while of jogging he notices the tunnel started to widen slowly over time as a light beamed at the end of the tunnel. Walking out to the new chamber he had to shield his eyes quickly from the change of running in the dark to this now brightened room, after a few seconds of allowing his eyes to adjust he glanced around noticing this place showed work from man, a temple in the middle of a cave system? Not unheard of but pretty rare to see firsthand, as it looked structurally sound built to last the damage of time; coming to a walk further in he notices broken statues scattered around the place obviously this was more confirmation that this tunnel system was built by a bunch of Greeks, they always had a good eye for design or at least Dante thought so. His hues flicker to a familiar sound, running water; a river system this deep in the caves how unusual and it didn’t have that thick smell of salt water, it must be a fresh water stream no doubt it was filtered and purified from the limestone build up in these rocks as he noticed how crystal clear it was. Walking down to the water he kneeled down as he cupped his hands and washed his face before taking a drink of water, it was cold to the touch and really refreshing which confirmed that the limestone had acted as a filtering system, this water was pure, movement in the water showed there was life in this cave system as he noticed the small fish and plantation growing under the water a self sustaining ecosystem how interesting this in itself was a great find. Coming to a stand he looked around as it appeared there were more signs of life in this cave as plants and large flowers were growing all over the place, parts of the ground was covered in a green thick moss kind of plant almost like grass but not exactly..He was unsure as to what that was exactly as he heard the beat of flapping wings he looked up to see wild birds flying around as his ears pick up the music of the ecosystem the running water softly In the background, the call of the wild birds talking and arguing with each other, there even seemed to be a slight breeze which rustled the leaves of the plants, how peaceful this place seemed, it was almost tranquil. But one thing was off.. Where was that demanding woman who earlier pinned him down twice firstly to sow him up stating he was like a blanket and secondly to force him to rest on her lap as she played with his hair. Walking around slowly as he continued to admire his new found scenery he hollered out her name “Nadia… Nadia where are you” he bellowed at the top of his lungs as he tried not to stretch his muscles too much, his back and forehead slightly throbbing from the pain as he stood still next to the flowing water, eyes darting around looking for Nadia.

CharlotteCarrendar:- Nadia had already started exploring the wondrous cavern that was like something out of a dream. After the terrible fright of the Minotaur attack, this temple cave offered a false sense of security, as there didn’t appear to be anything dangerous lurking within. The gentle babble of water as it poured over a rock waterfall was a delightful sound; and the mist like spray cleaned the air with water droplets cooled Nadia’s skin. Such colourful flowers that opened up to reveal large centres that were a food source for birds and insects alike. Some types of the flowers she had never even seen before. This would have been a botanist’s dream come true. Finding species of plant life; that had long since become extinct on the surface of the planet. The cavern itself was enormous, and the carved columns were clearly done by human hand. At least that is what she thought. Was this a temple that had fallen into the mountain from above, like Atlantis was claimed by the sea? Nadia had so many questions and she truly wished her father was there by her side to explain all of this. Then again, she had the journal and if he had been this way before surely it would be noted. The yelling of her companion broke her chain of thought, and she came out from behind a large broken statue of a Cyclops. Seeing Dante was wounded again, the smile that she was wearing fell from her face. “You’re hurt.” Well that was obvious, and Nadia ran down across the moss covered stones to his side, reaching up to touch the wound on his forehead. “What happened to the Minotaur?” She asked. <3>

IceTe3a: He watches as a beautiful red and green bird sours through the air almost playfully, such freedom “I doubt there’s any predators down here to bother you little fella” he said with a smile as he watched the bird fly off to the distance. Where was she? Obviously she had wondered off to explore, that much Dante knew. Checking the gear was still attached and ready to go as he searched through a dry bag to pull out a packet of smokes, lighting a cigarette as he took in a deep drag he let out a refreshing sigh of relief after a few moments. Finally she appeared out from behind a rock her smile dimmed as she walked over to him extending an arm, he watched as she touched the wound on his forehead claiming he was hurt; that was to be expected when fighting a mythical creature he thought to himself … “Wait.. Do I even call them mythical creatures now? I mean I was just attacked by one” he said a loud to himself as he came back to reality “Yeah I tore my stitches too, sorry about that” as he pointed to his back he arched a brow when she asked what happened to the Minotaur “I threw it off the pathway, He won’t be bothering us for awhile, Although I get this feeling he was cursing at me while he was falling” he shrugged slightly as he glanced around “Looks like your father was onto something with this one huh” he stated it as he pointed at their new found scenery, coming to sit down on the floor to rest for a moment he sighed as he looked up at her “I just need a moment, what’s the journal say?” as he looked around them he was still alert and always on the lookout for more dangers after a few moments he glanced over to the temple and nodded in its direction “whatever all this is about I’m sure we’ll find something in that temple over there” he looked over the temple it was old but impressively built since it was still standing, the plant life down here had all but taken over the walls of the temple as flowers and vines grew across the wall. Looking back at Nadia he took another drag of his Cigarette as he passed her a bottle of water “Drink it all up, it’s been awhile since we rehydrated and while we are near a fresh spring I want to utilize it, never know how long we need to make that water last” he said as he started collecting empty bottles from the dry bags with the intention to fill them up with the fresh water from the stream, he grabbed a full bottle of water and guzzled it all down in one go letting out a sigh of satisfaction before glancing back over at Nadia.

CharlotteCarrendar:- The loud caw of the exotic red and green bird had Nadia glance skywards up to the very small opening that allowed the light of the sun to filter through. It was a godsend in a way. They weren’t that far from the surface. Being before Dante now, and hearing his stitches had been ripped open again made the young lawyer scowl. All that work, undone by a Minotaur; who would have thought? Last thing he would have wanted was to have her working on his again. The best thing to do, was enjoy this moment where at least there appeared to be nothing savage that wanted to end them in this temple. The Minotaur had been defeated on the small walkway so Dante had said, and Nadia let out a sigh of relief. “I thought those things were just myths, I guess not.” She was starting to wonder just what was real and not. She couldn’t have imagined what had been down the other two tunnels that had been gated off when she stepped on the pressure plate. Little did she know that those following her were about to find out. Sitting down on the moss covered hill, Nadia gratefully accepted the bottle of water, unscrewing the cap and bringing it to her lips to replenish herself after the dive and the sprint through the caves. She tipped the bottle up as she emptied it effortlessly, handing the empty back to Dante so he could refill it from the stream. She eased back on the palms of her hands that were pressed down behind her and tilted her head from side to side stretching out while she had the opportunity. It was a needed rest stop in her view, after everything that had happened to them so far, however Dante wanted to know what the journal said. Sitting back up, she fished through the dry bag and took it out; opening it to a new page that did in fact show a marking of the Cyclops. Nadia turned her head and looked back over at the broken statue that was of the Cyclops creature and then said. “If you look here, it shows this symbol for Cyclops, so that must be on the map.” Taking the map she spread it out, and then she ran her finger along a trail on the paper, till she reached the same Cyclops marking. “We must be getting close.” She assumed, knowing the temple was somehow a door way to the next level. :: Down the Snake head tunnel, Jason was holding up a flare as the two muscle bound brutes followed. The floor of the tunnel was littered with small broken bits of rock, and made it hard going till coming out to a new cavern area that looked like a graveyard. Massive statues of all kinds, but they were all of men. As Jason walked past one, it looked as though the statue of the warrior feared what it was seeing. One of the two guards, called out. “I don’t like the look of this.” Jason was starting to agree. Hundreds of these statues were all facing the same way. Then…they heard it. The laughter…of a woman. <3>

IceTe3a: He watched as Nadia drunk the entire bottle down, thirsty little thing she was; as she handed him the bottle he grabbed the empty bottles and leaned over to the river as he started to fill them up one by one he watched the fish swim by “Fresh food” he said smirking slightly at the thought “And if you don’t like fish there’s always I can’t believe it’s not chicken” as he gestured to the birds with a laugh. Filling up the last bottle he screwed the lid on tight and placed them all into the dry bag with a nod “That’ll do us for at least 4 days” his survival skills kicking in as he knew how much water was needed to last two people a day. Leaning back upright he glanced to Nadia who was now flicking through her father’s book, he followed her eyes as they both looked over to the Cyclopes statue “I don’t think I can go a second round with another mythical creature” he stated as he laid down onto his back the cool feel of the rocks below him touching his skin “If that Minotaur was real, what else could be real and waiting in the dark shadows?” as his mind raced through a short list of the Greek Mythical creatures he stopped thinking about it “Yeah fuck that!! There’s too many giant fire breathing un-killable Greek Mythical creatures for my liking” as he nodded softly “Indeed we are on the right path, Do you think we should go investigate the temple? See what it has in store for us?” pulling something out of the dry bag it was wrapped up in old newspaper as he unwrapped it to show two loafs of Vienna bread, some cold cut smoked meats, a small bottle of Olive oil and some Cyprus cheese. Pulling her to lay down next to him he rested the platter on his chest as he broke one of the loafs in half passing her a half of the Vienna he knew they should eat now while they were safe so they could get their energy up “Like this” Dante showed her how to eat the Vienna bread Greek style, as he pulled all the soft white dough out from the middle leaving a small amount on the inside and the crust almost like a bowl, he poured in a decent amount of Olive oil and dips a piece of the soft dough into the olive oil and pops it in his mouth “See? Just like that, than you take something else like a piece of cheese of meat and eat it” he smiled as he broke up the Cyprus cheese into smaller more manageable pieces, placing a piece in his mouth it was rich with flavour strong with a vintage taste to it, there was never anything subtle about Greek cheese or their food for that matter as everything they made was rich and full of flavour.

CharlotteCarrendar:- The young lawyer hadn’t meant to finish off a whole bottle by herself, but she was parched from the trip thus far. She casually tossed a glance at Dante’s backside as he went to refill the remaining water bottles so they had enough supplies to keep them going for a few days. The cavern temple was giving the pair something of a reprieve from the dangers they had encountered so far, and she had to agree it was a good idea to stop and refuel both with food and water. The broken statue of Cyclops didn’t look to be a threat – yet. In her tour of the temple so far, she had not wandered onto any pressure plates, nor had she touched anything, aside from Dante’s wounded forehead. It was safe to say that for the moment, they were okay, but it paid to be on her guard, just the same. When Dante said, he was not in a fit state to take on another mythical creature, she could hardly blame him. The Minotaur was the stuff of legends, and a fierce opponent for man or an immortal. The fact Dante made it across that narrow walkway which had now been destroyed, meant there was no going back that way. The only way to go, was via the temple. They were on the right path, and Nadia agreed that when they had concluded their rest that they go on through the temple, and see what lay within its walls. :: Over in the chamber of fallen warriors, the menacing sound of a woman’s laughter had all three men stiffen. One held up his rifle and swung it around, as the voice of the woman was now bouncing off the walls. “Zeus be praised, for he sends me new lovers.” There was an odd hissing sound, then a slithering that could be heard coming closer. Jason didn’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out just who the voice belonged too. “Medusa?” His voice almost a whisper as his second guard looked at him oddly. “That’s bullshit…she is a myth!” But his statement only brought the danger closer as the great snake reared up behind him. The beautiful head of a woman, whose hair was that of asps all hissing violently; smiled as she tapped him on the shoulder. “Boo!” The guard turned around and gazed up into the bewitching eyes of the Goddess Medusa. The veins in his skin thickened as his entire body started to stiffen and change to rock. The other two – Jason and the remaining guard started to run through the fleet of statues, the guard with the gun firing shots back willy nilly over his shoulder as the massive serpent spun round and gave chase. :: Back in Cyclops temple, Nadia was learning the finer things about Greek food, as Dante gave her a lesson on how to eat Vienna bread with olive oil, meat and cheese. She had to admit the fare was delicious and she took her fair share, lying back and munching contentedly. In the distance however, she heard gunfire. Sitting bolt upright, she cried out. “What the hell was that?’ <3>

A Page in Time – Chapter Six.

16 Wednesday Apr 2014

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April 16, 2014 07:27AM

A Page in Time

Chapter Six

Bullseye.

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CharlotteCarrendar
IceTe3a

IceTe3a: He shifts his weight as Nadia continued to force him to lie down and rest his head on her lap, he grumbles slightly since he hates sitting still for too long, “Three tunnels to chose from huh…” interesting the cave system must be a lot larger than he first thought as he glanced up into her eyes “One leads the right way whilst the others could lead to certain doom” he sighs slightly as he rubs his chin, Did he pack flares? What’s with all the questions about him packing stuff did she doubt that he packed everything? “Of course I did” he said as he pointed to one of the dry bag’s he sighed slightly as he shook his head “Perhaps the right tunnel will have a air current blowing into it so we can check that way I suppose” he said as he removed her hand from his hair and attempted to slowly get up trying to defy her advice or more likely demands.

CharlotteCarrendar:- Nadia thought about what Dante said; that two of the three tunnels could lead to certain doom. Surely he was kidding, right? Feeling him remove her hand from his head and try to get up, she wiggled beneath him and huffed. Was he getting up too soon again? She couldn’t baby him the whole way, but then again if he was a danger to himself than it was her duty to try and help him. Getting up herself, she crouched and did up the laces on her boots properly so they were secure. Placing down her hand she pushed herself up to standing and fixed her pony tail tighter while she watched Dante head to the dry bags for the flares. Walking up past him, she bent down and reached for the journal and of course the map. Only with the light of the flares would she have a better view of the cavern tunnel system and the map itself to help lead them through. She glanced at Dante expectantly as she waited for him to light one. <3>

IceTe3a: He stood up straight as he finally got his balance back, being used to the diving allowed his body to recover quickly but the fact he suffered wounds to his back this effected his recovery rate immensely as he tried not to stretch his back to much he took a casual walk past Nadia who was tying her shoes. Coming to the dive bags he kneeled down and unzipped one of the bags as he rustled through it pulling out three flares he smirks as he spins one in the palm of his hand. Quickly grabbing out a pair of camo jeans, a black tight singlet and fingerless black leather gloves he put them on as he tied the laces to his combat boots, Strapping his bowie knife to his right leg he grabbed out his pistol and spare clips, placing the clips in his jeans front pocket and the pistol itself in the usual place behind his back in his jeans half hanging out he bent back down and zipped up their gear grabbing it all he came to a stand flicking the dry bags with all their gear inside on top of his left shoulder he watched Nadia walk over and grab the map with the journal, he noticed she was waiting for him to light one as he came up behind her and forced her head to look away “Never look directly into a flare you’ll burn your eyes” he said as he removed the protective lid and sparked up the flare, It gave off a loud*Hssss* as it lit illuminating the room in a bright orange allowing their surroundings to be seen better also allowing Nadia to better read the map and the Journal “Let’s set some light on the situation” as he moved in closer behind Nadia he was towering over her from behind as he glanced down waiting for her to start reading.

CharlotteCarrendar:- With the new light offered by the flare, Nadia was able to see the extent of the cave system they were standing in. They were in a large carved out space, but there were no markings on the walls to indicate any type of civilized hand so this had Nadia suspect it was made by natural forces such as the sea and of course rock movement over many hundreds of thousands of years. The flare’s light gave the map a faint orange glow as Dante held it aloft so as not to have Nadia staring into it. The map pinpointed their current location, and from this there was a snaking like line that lead off it to the right. The hole in the wall was not terribly huge but that seemed to be the way to go if the map was anything to go by. This would lead to another chamber, that had three different tunnels running off it. And that is where the danger lay. Strange markings and images of beasts were present, though Nadia thought these were statues. Only one way to find out what they truly were. There was a different creature for each tunnel. Folding up the map and placing it in the journal, Nadia pointed to the hole in the rock. “We go this way.” With all their equipment on their backs, they set off. <3>

IceTe3a: Dante’s eyes flickered from the map to the cave system they were in it was obviously naturally made rather spacious to be exact with different shape and sized stalagmites and Stalactites hanging from the ceiling and floor some were dry and crackling whilst others were dripping with water running across them from condensation they were deposits of minerals that form in cave structures and usually line the inside of most caves in the world it wasn’t unusual to find them in cave systems. Pointing this out to Nadia he smiled “ Stalactites are the ones coming down from the roof and Stalagmites come from the floor, It means this cave system is rich with limestone amongst other minerals” he chuckled slightly as he glanced back down to the map he noticed how the tunnel wined and then split into three eventually so this was what she was talking about as she pointed over to a hole in the wall stating we go this way, she walked off ahead as he followed up behind coming to the hole it was obvious Dante was going to have to kneel as he watched Nadia walk in first, Dante crouched down as he held onto their gear, his face lining up with her ass as he arched a brow and watched it sway from side to side he gave a whistle out as he smirked cheekily not watching where he was going his head clips the side of the wall softly not hard enough to do damage but enough to remind him to keep a eye out “Oh the Irony” he said softly to himself as he continued to crouch walk up behind Nadia.

CharlotteCarrendar:- The hole was harder to negotiate than Nadia first thought and she bumped her arms on the sides a couple of times as she pulled herself through. A whistling sound came from behind her, and sure enough it was Dante. Was he checking out her ass? Talk about timing. This just had her try to get through faster, as her boots got caught on some of the ridges in the rocky floor. This was no ordinary trek, as it had probably been a long time since humans had been this way, cept her Father of course. There was no sign or evidence of him yet. Perhaps he might have left a clue, but with the light offered by the flares, she couldn’t see that far ahead. Finally coming out the other side, Nadia was able to stand up to full height in a new chamber only this one DID have the tell tale signs of civilization. Huge tile like rocks marked out the floor and the room was like a dome, with the roof painted with various creatures and men locked in battle. Men with spears. But they were on the losing side, as the creatures they fought were much larger. Looking back for Dante, she called out. “I think I have found the lead to the three tunnels.” She stepped forward and onto one of the large tiles, when she heard a loud yaw sound. The groaning of something, but was it the rock….or something else? <3>

IceTe3a: He arches his brow as he noticed Nadia slightly look back towards him after he had whistled he coughed slightly as he continued to follow her, watching as she bumped herself every now and then “Christ, be more careful will you” he said as he could feel a slight draft coming through this meant they were getting closer to the entrance of the new chamber. Surely enough after a few minutes of walking they came to the entry of the next chamber he waited for Nadia to walk out as she hollered back stating she found the three tunnels, great now things were going to get interesting” as he came out to the same chamber he stood up tall behind her as he stretched out giving a low yawn. His hues flicker around as he notices the room had been crafted with a rather large dome ceiling this is typical in most Greek structures “Well we’re heading in the right direction, and I was whistling about the tunnel system just to let you know” he tried to lie about looking and whistling at her ass stating he was complementing the cave systems tunnel as he looked at the paintings on the walls brave men locked in battle with mythical beasts of Greek legends “Look, that one’s a Iron lion, you’d be happy they don’t exist anymore” he chuckled lightly as he looked at other paintings it was typical of Greeks to paint heroic deeds of others on walls, vases and plates among other things. “I can confirm all this is early greek, that’s certain for sure” he said as he heard a groaning of something in the distance as his eyes flickered over to the location of the sound he couldn’t see anything in the darkness as his hand raced in front of Nadia’s stomach he pushed her backwards, and pulled her to stand behind him. Placing the Flare in Nadia’s left hand he leaned back and whispered softly to her “Grab my gun, it’s loaded and the safeties off” he said as he placed the other flares to half hang out of his jeans waistline he wasn’t going to leave Nadia unprotected so he wanted her to have the gun so if anything happened to him she’d have some sort of protection. Dante reached down for his wooden Bowie knife hilt, his fingers slowly grabbing around it hard as he pulled out the 9 inch blade from its holster the blade itself was black folded steel strongest metal blade out there as the knife itself measured a long 18 inches and was constantly kept sharp as can be, he held it in a professionally trained manner which was easy to see, the blade pointing outwards from his right hand towards the side as his left hand was left in front of him and ready to grip anything at an instant “What was that?” he whispered to her slowly.

CharlotteCarrendar: – Nadia blinked as she was brought back behind Dante as the sound of something had been triggered by her stepping on one of the tiled stones. Her eyes darted about the cavern, and then fixed on one of the tunnels, the one on far right. It was pitch black within the hollowed out rock, but the entrance had been shaped by human hands. A perfect archway, and just above it the symbol of a beast that looked to be part Ox, part human. At least it stood on two feet or was that hooves? Taking the gun from the holster on Dante’s side, she fumbled with it at first especially when he said the safety was off. Loaded! Okay so this was getting real; real fast. Surely the symbol meant that it was just an honouring of the beast. But after hearing another deep rawr come from within the tunnel, she wasn’t so sure anymore. Pointing up at the picture of the Ox beast, she trembled as she uttered. “More like…what is that?” Dante should know by the depiction of what the creature featured was. One thing was for sure, he was in front so…it was a safe bet he would be the one to investigate. <3>

IceTe3a: He felt Nadia pull the gun out of his holster as he glanced back quickly to watch her fumble around with it he sighed slightly as he knew now was not the time to teach someone to shoot perfectly “Alright” he said as he grabbed her hands and placed them in the proper position, her right fingers around the grip as her index finger rested near the trigger, her left palm cupping underneath the butt of the gun “That’s how you hold it, now to brace yourself and steady your aim for the best shot, push the gun forward with your right hand and pull it back at the same time with your left hand like so” he moved both hands in the correct directions so Nadia could feel how it was done “That will steady the gun from swaying allowing for a precise shot and allow for better bracing, after that pull the trigger when you’re ready to fire, it’s a hard squeeze so pull tight and Do Not! Randomly let off bullets we don’t waste the bullets and you don’t spray the gun” he said as he turned to look forward as she pointed towards the giant statue above the first tunnel, an ox? What did she mean Ox? He lit up another flare and threw it right in front of the tunnel as it looked safe and clear, as he started to walk forward towards the first tunnel “Stay there, if I say run you turn and run Grab the dive gear and get out of this cave system Do not wait for me” as he continued to walk forward he felt his right foot start to sink slowly as he looked down and screamed “TRAP” as he screamed it out the other two tunnels slammed shut as two large Iron doors appeared as they fell down from the ceiling of both tunnels, the doors looked thick and heavy as they were engraved with Greek designs “Fuck..” he said as his eyes looked over to the only open tunnel the roar came again louder as it echoed through the tunnel system into their chamber and bounced off the wall the threat was very real as he gripped his knife tighter. Walking to the entrance of the tunnel he looked up as he noticed the statue it wasn’t an ox… as he turned around already knowing exactly what it was “Minotaur…” he stated to Nadia, was that loud roar coming from an actual Minotaur?!? “It’s a statue of a Minotaur, A Minotaur was a creature with the head of a bull on the body of a man.. a rather large muscle bound man… these creatures were unforgiving and extremely dangerous” he had no choice they had to continue forward as he picked up the flare from the floor and disappeared into the tunnel leaving Nadia to follow up from behind at a very far and safe distance, the tunnel continued on for quite some time as he got a thick smell of something he could not quite pick. Just what exactly have they stumbled onto? The Minotaur if it was real… posed a real dangerous threat as they were made violent ever since their half sister Ariadne helped Theseus kill a few of them back in ancient Greek times, this enraged the Minotaur’s and from that day forward they had lost mostly all their insanity, although known to most Greeks in legend one could speak to mostly any Mythical Greek creature in Greek and they would understand what you were saying and speak back to you in Greek, although if they would do what you ask of them was another total different situation.

CharlotteCarrendar: – Back on Whittaker’s boat, the two henchmen both hired by Stanley to go after Nadia and her companion were testing their breathing apparatus, while Whittaker’s son stared at his father, who was not putting on diving gear. “Dad, I thought you were coming with us.” It was a reasonable assumption since it was his dream to get his hands on Con’s map and journal. Stanley simply tipped his glass back and forth as he relaxed under the canopy the boat offered. From the kitchen beneath a long legged lovely brought up a plate of cheeses and meats and bent forward showing ample bosom as Stanley tweaked her cheek. He sneered at his son, while putting on a pair of dark sunglasses. “Son, I did not hire those baboons for no reason. I hate getting my hands dirty. Just get the dive gear on, and go after that Chronis bitch and bring back what is mine.” James cursed under his breath, going to finish getting his dive gear on, as the two operatives had already left the boat with a large splash. Fitting his tank and pulling on his wetsuit hood, he made his way to the side of the boat, and followed the other two men. Stanley chuckled darkly and then slapped his bikini wearing waitress with his hand. “More scotch, dear.” :: In the chamber, Dante was showing Nadia how to hold the gun properly, as it was clear the nearest she had been to a firearm was when a policeman pulled her over for speeding and he was wearing one in his holster while writing her a ticket. With wide eyes, Nadia attempted to hold the gun properly, all the while there was a distant roar sound from down the Minotaur tunnel. With Dante throwing the flare into the tunnel, it gave a better view of what was ahead – but when he took a step towards it, the tiled stone started to drop as though he had activated a pressure plate. This was when large iron gates dropped down from the tops of the other two tunnels, sealing them off from the chamber. Nadia shrieked as this happened, and the chamber shook and trembled at the power of the impact of the gates into the rock floor. It was a booby trapped room. There was only one way to go, down the Minotaur tunnel, or back to where they started. Leaving Nadia in the domed chamber, Dante picked up the flare and continued into the tunnel, while she looked like she was hyperventilating, turning left and right at anything she thought moved, though it was the shadows given off by the flares. <3>

IceTe3a: Slowly he creeps forwards into the darkness the flare in his hand was the only source of light he had on him unfortunately he left the rest of the flares back with Nadia, his current flare slowly dying down to a light glow allowing only a meter in front of him to be lit up. Making sure he doesn’t step on any more pressure plates as each step is watched and timed slowly the darkness slowly creeping closer to him as he walked further into the cave slowly his eyes trying to make out the shapes in the darkness “Ugh this is fucked” he said in a low tone as he gripped his knife harshly readying to strike at any given moment, after awhile of walking the tunnel gets slightly wider as a part of the wall was cut out further up possibly another tunnel system? As he turns around on his feet to look behind him he slowly starts walking backwards almost sure something was going to come running out towards him from this direction it always does in every horror movie, they come out from the way you came from and scare the shit out of you! As he slowly walked back his back presses up against something that didn’t feel like a wall he took in a deep breath as he thought to himself ‘Fucken typical..’ he turned around slowly to find a bull head staring right at him, instantly he struck his knife at the bulls face *Tang* the knife clipped off as he arched a brow its eyes were two large rubies “Fuck me that set anyone up for life” he said as he looked at the rubies but he’s learned enough lessons to know not to touch that shit as he turned to face the way he came he started yelling “NADIA GET UP HERE NOW” he didn’t want her left to far behind as now it coast looked clear turning to face statue he took a step forward as he heard a click and what sounded like gears working “Fucken again really?! Malaka!!” *Click* Oil started to pour out from the walls near the statue and land perfectly in a deep ditch in front of the Minotaur statue “What great engineering” he said as he took a small taste of the oil and watched as it burst into flames before him, there now was a roaring fire in front of the Minotaur statue as suddenly a trail of fire appears on each side of the tunnel leading in both directions lighting up the tunnel system “Oh… erm.. I can’t tell if that’s a good or bad thing” as he turned around to find Nadia coming up from out of the tunnel “ I Touched nothing…” he said as he looked at her expecting her to give him a good hit across the back of his head

CharlotteCarrendar: – In the first chamber where they had come up from the sea, the first of Whittaker’s henchmen had breached the hole and were climbing out, only to hear the distant roar which alarmed the first diver. Climbing out he ripped off his head gear and listened. Just seeing the tell tale flicker of the flares coming from the hole that Nadia and Dante had gone through. With James the third to come through the hole, the other two henchmen were busy getting dressed out of their wetsuits into military dress. They had with them revolvers as well as army knives and were instructed to take no prisoners by Stanley Whittaker. James climbed out of the water hole and then heard the shout of Dante to Nadia far in the distance. ““NADIA GET UP HERE NOW”” Thinking this was going to be easier than he thought, he changed out of his wet suit as the other two prepared and loaded their weapons. :: Nadia was already panic stricken, turning left and right holding the gun ready to shoot at whatever might launch itself out at her. She started to make her way across the tiles, when one she stood on set off another booby trap, but this one was not in the chamber, nor was it in the tunnel of the Minotaur. Above James and his cohorts, a large bounder was suspended, and then it started to release dust and fragments as it rumbled. It was part of the network of booby traps, making sure that no one was leaving anytime soon. All three men looked up and screamed as the large boulder dropped from the roof and filled the water hole that led to the sea. “FUCK! We’re trapped!” :: Hearing the distant scream by someone that was not Dante, Nadia gasped. THEY WERE BEING FOLLOWED! Hurrying into the tunnel that had the Minotaur statue, she ran straight into Dante, who had claimed he didn’t touch anything. But what she saw was a trail of fire that had erupted from the very walls of the chamber. Staring up with an open mouth at the Minotaur with ruby eyes, she then spoke with a ragged breath. “We have to keep going…someone’s following us.” As much as the ruby eyes would be a prize, she knew they didn’t have time to muck about. “Come on!” She said, taking the initiative and heading down the fire lit path to the next chamber. <3>

IceTe3a: It echoed through the tunnels as Dante heard the scream ‘Fuck we’re trapped’ that was a males voice?! They were being followed.. By that gunman from back at Nadia’s place perhaps? Who knows but where was Nadia? Suddenly she ran straight into him as he steadied her on her feet she glanced over at the statue and then back at him after a second, she stated they were being followed this had confirmed what he thought was already true, she walked off in front of him, following behind her he slipped the knife back into its holster and grabbed the gun off her “We may get into a gun fight here, you’ll have to run for cover if that happens” they pick up the pace as they run deeper into the tunnel by now the flares had all but died leaving only the fiery trail ahead of them to light the way this entire cave system had been designed by men this was certain all those traps were made by man and placed there to keep people out of here, so there had to be something worth guarding at the end, what else was in store for them? He heard another click as a rush of wind buffered them and rushed back from where they came, another loud beastly roar came from behind them where and what was that thing… than it hit him the statue.. it was a Minotaur a real one it guarded this place, this was no cave system, it was a labyrinth as crashing footsteps could be heard from behind he heard another roar “Nadia… We have company and I don’t think it’s human” he said as he was jogging next to her he glanced back to see two glowing red eyes in the darkness “Oh please no..” he said as he lit his last flare and threw it behind them lighting up the space behind them there was a Minotaur standing as tall as Dante did running right for them “NADIA GET A MOVE ON” he said as he whipped out his pistol and fired off two rounds towards the Minotaur the first bullet missed it’s mark but the second one struck true this was met with a bellowing and pissed off roar that echoed through the cave system. “IT’S GAINING” he yelled out to Nadia as he grabbed her arm with his free hand and turned into a run he knew if it came down to it he’d stop and distract the beast from Nadia although Minotaur’s had a thing against females ever since their half sister betrayed them.

CharlotteCarrendar:- The Minotaur roared loudly as it held up a mighty battle axe made from stone; shaking it fiercely as Dante fired off two shots at the mythical beast. It had somehow come alive from the very rock that had it entombed for thousands of years and now it was pissed. The chamber had been violated by the pair running across the pressure padded tiles. Red eyes of hate glowered at Dante as it made a huge one armed swing for Dante’s head with the stone battle axe. Braying and snorting through its nostrils, as all around the pair was super heating from the oil fuelled flames. Nadia was running off ahead, her gun out in front of her in case something decided to drop down in her path, but what happened instead was she ran out onto a small walkway made of rock with a drop that was so deep that she couldn’t see the bottom. Practically dancing across to the middle, bits of rock were shearing off the sides and falling away. She stopped about half way and threw a look back over her shoulder. “DANTE!!!!” Her voice echoed throughout the cavern, as she thought the Minotaur had him. <3>

IceTe3a: Dante ducked just in time to see the Minotaur’s axe come flying past “This fucker means business!!” he said as he saw the Minotaur was already pissed at him for shooting at him, they were sprinting pretty fast but the beast had no issue keeping up as Dante turned his head he noticed Nadia had run up ahead of him, leaving him time to do a mad dash and leave the beast behind, he quickly shot at the Beast hitting it’s eye that slowed it down as it roared once more loudly. Dante came to a fast sprint with all his might leaving the beast behind him in the dark he heard Nadia scream out his name as he came to the quite small pathway that Nadia was standing on he had started to run across now he was juggling his steps as he tried to slow down “fuck fuck fuck “ as he came to a stop just a few steps into the small path as he looked up at Nadia he knew they had to do something about the beast, he could hear it roaring in the background. He walked across to Nadia and stopped barely meters away from her as he looked into her eyes with a half smile “Run..” he said before he basically threw her across the rest of the path way forcing her to continue forward “Don’t look back!! Just keep going” he said as he watched her, he put his pistol away as he heard a close Roar turning on the ball on his feet he looked up as he saw the Minotaur had jumped it was in mid air and heading straight down for him as it sailed through the air he knew it was after her, but it would kill him if he did not move out of the way he had to get its attention. “I duca d’Atene, che sun el mondo la morte ti porse? Partiti bestia che questi non vene ammaestrato da la tua sorella, ma vassi per veder la vostre pene” he bellowed out **Translation – You think perhaps, this is the Duke of Athens, who in the world put you to death. Get away you beast for this man does not come tutored by your sister; he comes to view your punishments** basically he had just called himself the one who killed all his brothers years ago with their half sister, this registered in the Minotaur’s head as it let out a hellish roar it came down on Dante as he grabbed the hands of the Minotaur as it gripped the rather large battle axe the two standing face to face pushing and pulling it was a battle of the strongest as Dante’s muscles bulged and tensed to the maximum of their limits each person giving and taking they were evenly matched in strength “Argh” Dante let out a short cry to get a boost of strength this cry echo’d throughout the cave system, his mind on Nadia wondering if she was alright being left alone to go on ahead, slowly but surely Dante’s feet got a good gripping as he started to push the Minotaur backwards off the pathway, Dante followed through with a head butt to the beast’s now wounded eye, putting it off balance as he shoved it across to the other side where they first came from, Dante had the battle axe in hand as he slammed it down on the small pathway he heard it start to crackle as he ran across the pathway it started to fall beneath his feet ‘fuck fuck fuck’ he thought to himself as he heard the Minotaur cry out aloud in rage, he knew the beast had a better understanding of this place than he did so that would not be the last they see of that thing or at least he hoped they never saw it again. He ran faster as he started to lose his footing once again he jumped into the air as the pathway had all but fallen down into the deep blackness bellow, he had missed his mark as he fell short falling down past the view of the ledge he slipped out his knife and stabbed it into the rock wall getting a holding for a second as he grabbed the ledge the knife slipped out of his hand and fell down “That was my favorite knife..” he said to himself as he made the climb up to the ledge and climbed on top falling down on to his chest he laid there to catch his breath “fuck… me…” he said out loudly.

A Page in Time – Chapter Five.

13 Sunday Apr 2014

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April 13, 2014 07:06AM

A Page in TimeChapter Five

Deep Blue

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CharlotteCarrendar
IceTe3a

CharlotteCarrendar: – The water was surprisingly clear and this gave Nadia her first real look at the magical reefs that teemed with such colourful aquatic creatures. It was incredible and Nadia’s wide eyes could be seen through her mask, as she followed Dante down to the very bottom of the ocean floor. Bubbles escaping from her air hose – slowly rising to the surface. The only way to communicate was through hand gestures and this was when that Dante had seen a shark nearby but it was not the kind to get alarmed about. Nadia gave a thumbs up that she understood what he was trying to convey. She equalized again right on cue and now they were about to embark onto the final part of their underwater journey in to the caves that had been on her father’s map. With the mask lights turned on, it was becoming much easier to see as they came closer to the cave system. The taking off of Dante’s larger air tank and replacing it with the smaller one, did have Nadia worry for a second. He didn’t really explain this, but by all accounts he seemed to know what he was doing. He then knelt on the sea floor for Nadia to wrap herself around him, so he could help take her up into the cave system as he feared she would not be able to fight the current alone. Nadia was quick to act, knowing time was limited. Her arms around him – he would know she was set and ready to push off. <3>

IceTe3a: – On the bottom of the ocean bed Dante’s knees dug into the white sandy floor as his body swayed with the slight current slightly kicking up sand from time to time from his body movements as he awaited Nadia to wrap onto him. After a few seconds he felt her arms wrapping around him as he pulled her arms right around him making sure she held on tightly, checking the dry bags were strapped and secure he pointed as he showed her where they were going and what kind of turns they would expect. Grabbing her legs he wrapped them around his waist and crossed her feet together for extra strength Dante knew the current system under here was strong and only went one way, if one was to fall into the currents eternal grasp they would be pulled deeper into the wrong way eventually their oxygen would run out and they would drown. Giving the ready signal he pushed up with his knees as they both rose mid level in the cave system, kicking with his legs he was able to support all the extra weight he had on him as they came to the first passage of the underwater cave system, as he could feel the drag of the current being there just behind the wall, he gripped the wall with his right hand as he slowly entered them into the current system, they shot off as the current was stream lined and fast passing through the cave with speed he had to account for Nadia being on top of him as he leaned in to the turns of the cave as they missed the wall’s. It took a lot of diving experience to navigate and control a current like this as they were making great ground Dante watched as the sea life flew straight past them from fish to stingrays even another shark was dwelling on the bottom layer stalking its prey. Glancing down to his GPS system he watched the longitude and latitude as he knew where he had to get off the current, his eyes were awake and sharp as he kept an eye out for a mark as he turned them leaning to the right there it was the opening coming up on the left this was going away from the current and once you’re in a current it’s hard to pull one out of it, there was only one way to do this as he opened his hand’s up he leaned to the left of current purposely going towards the wall as it came up closer and closer he braced himself as he had set himself for a crash course with the wall it was the only way to fling them out of the current, Spinning around her forced Nadia to be in front of his chest as he pushed her into him with force their chests were touching firmly, he kicked her legs up into his stomach region and her arms in front of her chest as he was going to take the blow with his back, His eyes watching hers through the mask as he counted down 3… 2… 1… *THUD* His back crashed into the wall of the cave system as his lips parted slightly in pain he let out a “argh” his breathing apparatus falling out of his mouth as the water behind him turns a murky red, he had suffered some injuries from the force of the blow to his back no doubt some deep gashes as they both sunk to the ocean floor he placed his breathing apparatus into his mouth and blew out the water as he got his breath back. Placing Nadia down on her knees on the ocean bed he made sure she understood to stay low and not go higher as he reached around to feel his back, He had definitely suffered at least 2 small but deep gashes and what feels like a quite deep and large gash that’ll need stitching at a later date, although he showed no pain on his face nor allowed Nadia to see he was hurt that bad as he made the ok signal to her he had forgotten they were under water as the water behind him had a misty blood cloud, he signaled her to move on in front of him and that they were going this direction that he pointed as he didn’t want her to see the gashes on his back through the rips of his dive suit.

CharlotteCarrendar: – Nadia knew that the risks of diving were great. What she didn’t realize was just how dangerous the currents were that far down and to be able to reach the cave entrance and to enter would mean that if they were to fall into the current’s external pull it would take them beyond what they were able to fight and they would lose oxygen and drown. With Dante ensuring that she was well secured around him – both arms and legs, he powered off with a hard kick, and as soon as they hit the current the speed altered dramatically, with the schools of fish becoming a colourful blur. Nadia felt like holding her breath, the force was so great and she did all she could to hang on tightly to her partner, who was doing all he could to swim hard and leaning into the curves of the cave’s internal tunnels. The fact the walls were starting to get terribly close were now becoming alarming, and that was when disaster struck. Knowing they were in danger, especially Nadia and her tanks, he spun around so she was now on his chest, and pulled her in tight. Nadia’s face looked panic stricken in behind the glass of her mask. What was he doing? Her mind was racing, but then just as quickly as he had her secure, she felt the horrible impact of Dante hitting the wall. She was face to face with him and saw him lose his breathing apparatus. The water all around them turning the colour of blood. He’d hurt himself! She screamed but it would be silent under the water, the bubbles rapidly escaping through her air pipe. Without his breathing apparatus he would surely drown, and the pair slowly sank to the bottom where he picked it up again and forced the water out. She knew he was hurt; the blood in the water was unmistakable. He made signals to Nadia that he was okay, but he was lying. It was impossible not to tell cause of the blood in the water. Surely this would attract sharks, and she knew flailing about was a bad idea – the tremors in the water only attracting more fish to the area. They needed to get into the cave and soon. Nadia did as instructed, and got in front of him to go in the right direction, but inwardly she was already fighting the wave of rising panic that was consuming her. <3>

IceTe3a: He watched as his eyes never left hers he knew she was worried about him but Dante knew if she started to panic her heart rate would go up and she would waste her oxygen faster leaving less dive time, his watch beeps signaling she had half a tank left, as he glanced over to her he watched as she took the lead, she was nervous but just how bad was she? As he grabbed her hand on purpose to feel her pulse he followed her behind as they came into the right path that they needed to go. After awhile of swimming freely he knew she hadn’t settled yet the last thing he needed was her panicking and losing her oxygen so he decided to do a old divers trick whilst diving with the opposite sex, it worked every time. Pulling her to kneel in front of him he did the same as he ripped off his upper torso dive suit along with his hood as his hair swung out freely as it waved and danced in the slow current of the water too and thro.He took her hand and ripped her glove off placing her hand on his chest where his heart was, a constant steady beat thumping powerfully against her hand, placing his small oxy tank in his hand he held his breath as he removed her hood to allow her hair to move freely, with his left hand he pulled her breathing apparatus out of her mouth as he let it float there, a single finger pressed against her lips as he placed his left hand on the back of her head pulling her in for a kiss as their lips sealed he forced her lips and his to open slightly as he breathed in to her deeply allowing the oxygen from his lungs to fill hers, he held his lips to hers for a short time before replacing his lips with her breathing apparatus to her it may look like a simple kiss but to a diver it’s the perfect way to stop someone from panicking and having a racing heart beat, the kiss was a sensual feeling that gave off that effect as well as the experienced diver slowly breathing in and out for the in experienced one allowing the heart to get the oxygen it needed without racing. He smiled as he placed his oxy tank back in his lips then pointed above him with a smirk across his face, there was a hole in the ceiling which looked like it was a exit to dry land did he do that to steal a kiss? Or was he actually helping her regulate her breathing, she’d never know as he made the sign to equalize when they rose. Pushing off the ocean floor Dante rose alone equalizing as he came to the surface with a huge gasp for fresh air, raising himself out of the water and onto the rocky floor he ditched the dry bags to the side as he waited to help Nadia up and out of the water.

CharlotteCarrendar: – In her own ears she could hear it, feel it. Her heart beat accelerating. Her chest rising and falling too fast….it was a situation beyond her control and one she didn’t even know how to fight. Communicating with hand signals was one thing, but trying to overcome the shock of him being hurt as well as the water now a murky red colour set off the alarm bells inside her. Bubbles were now fast escaping her air hose and this was not good at all. She was going to use up her oxygen too quickly. Suddenly Dante snatched her wrist to tell how fast her pulse was, and she was muttering into her breathing apparatus, not that he could even hear her. Trying to swim on was not making things better for her, and then Dante did something that completely had her floored. Taking her down he made her kneel in front of him as he then took off his upper torso dive suit, and not just took it off, he ripped it off. Nadia’s eyes flew open as he tore off his hood and his hair was now floating about wild and free. What was he doing? Was he crazy? She felt him take her hand and place it to his chest to feel the steady rhythm of his own heart beat. He had to take his suit top to do that? She didn’t understand till he then removed her hood, her auburn locks now floating about her –being teased by the current as they both knelt before each other. This was no place for a romantic gesture. Or….so she thought. He pulled out her breathing apparatus, and placed his single digit to her lips. To stop her screaming out perhaps. But then she felt the press of his hand to the back of her head, and he brought her in for a kiss. Her eyes were so wide you would not have believed it. Her lungs took in the oxygen that he blew straight into her mouth, the feeling indescribable as she soon closed her own eyes. Her heart beat starting to regulate. It must have been one of the wildest ideas to get someone to stop panicking, but for Nadia it worked. On opening her eyes only to see his handsome face. It was a miracle in her eyes, but what was greater was the fact that right above them was a hole, an opening to a dry part in the cave. A blast of bubbles escaped her air hose, and she knew that their underwater adventure was near its end. Nadia equalized right on cue, now getting the hang of it before attempting to follow Dante up and out of the water and into the cave above. When she breached the water surface, she was amazed by the sheer size of the cave that the hole opened into. Blowing water out of her air pipe, she reached out for Dante’s hand to help her out of the water and to relative safety. <3>

IceTe3a: Dante waited for awhile what was taking her so long? He thought to himself as he was about to dive back in and check on her as her head popped out of the water, he smirked as he watched her eyes flicker around the room “Big huh” he said simply as he kneeled down his hands wrapping around her waist he lifted her up out of the water gear and all with ease before laying her to sit down. Coming to a kneel he started un strapping her equipment off her taking her flippers and dive socks off then her Oxy tank and all the tubes that went with it she was now free to move about but Dante came to a stand and forced her to lay down on her back “Lay there for three minutes, Do not move and breath in through your nose and out of your mouth. It’s your first deep dive and that was a hefty one so let your body re adjust” he said as he went over to the dry bags he opened one up and noticed they did their job all their equipment and gear was dry as a bone as he pulled out her clothing and a dry towel he smiled as he dug around and pulled out a bag of choco babies walking over as he opened the bag and ate one for himself he pressed one against her lips “Start eating them, their great for after a dive, they’ll get rid of that drowsy feeling within five minutes; It’s only because you lose your sugar count whilst diving” he left the pack of lollies on her chest as he laid down her towel and clothing with boots neatly near her. Walking over to the side he started stripping down to his wet underwear as he yawned slightly digging around for his jeans as he mumbles “Where are… Ah” he pulled out his camo pants and boots as he slipped them on zipping up the gear he placed it all together near them as he came to sit down beside Nadia “Alright time’s up Boss lady, get out of the wet suit and dry up then get changed” Dante had all but forgotten his 2 small but deep gashes and his one rather large tear like gash across his back that had skin flopping off it as he felt something dribbling down his back but waved it off as water drops, little did he know just behind him a rather small pool of blood was starting to collect.

CharlotteCarrendar: – Dante was incredibly strong to be able to lift Nadia up and out of the water almost effortlessly, even with all her equipment and weights. The part she wasn’t expecting as he started to remove her dive gear was when he instructed that she was to lay down flat on her back. The first thing she really wanted to do was get up and explore the cave, but then she started to get a dizzy light headed feeling. “Ooooh…kay.” Things weren’t that rosy and what he was advising her to do was now making sense. Still in her wet suit, she laid on her back and did as she was told, breathing in her nose and out of her mouth. To concentrate she decided not to talk, so instead she watched Dante as he started to check on their gear in the dry bags. Thankfully they had packed them really well, as everything he pulled out was dry as a bone. Only when she felt him press the choco baby to her lips did she open her mouth. Quickly taking it in and chewing it. The burst of sugar to do her the world of good. With the bag on her chest, she snuck another one into her mouth and chewed it with a smile as she felt herself coming good again. It was almost too much of a temptation to have them there, and as she counted down the minutes, Nadia was starting to see that the cave was much bigger than she first anticipated when she breached the surface of the water. Turning her head slightly she could see Dante stripping down his wetsuit, but it was the flap of skin hanging down, along with the blood that was trickling down his back and onto the cave floor that now alarmed her. “Dante…you’re hurt. You need to have your back stitched. Do you have a first aid kit?” Surely he would have one…wouldn’t he? Getting up she started to peel off her own wet suit, but all the while considered for Dante’s welfare. She was standing in her underwear, yet to finish getting dressed as she tried to get a closer look at his back. <3>

IceTe3a: He watched as Nadia’s breathing started to slow down to a normal state this meant she was returning to normal and able to stand soon, good she didn’t have any adverse effects from the dive. Dante was proud to be able to give her a dive like that without her getting hurt, as he glanced over to her she had come to a stand and was undoing her wetsuit he watched as she stripped down and kicked the wetsuit off standing in nothing but her underwear which hardly fazed Dante since it was usual for divers not to have anything else on under their wetsuits. He watched her as she disappeared behind him somewhere he heard her say something about a first aid kit as he arched a brow “Yeah of course it’s in the dry bag” he thought she was checking to make sure he brought one not that she wanted one to patch him up as he heard her talk about stitching him up he blinks for a second as he was still coming to terms with his own dive the rush finally dying down he was feeling drowsy and slightly in a weakened state this would pass in about five or so minutes as he yawned slightly “Don’t worry about it, it’ll be fine” he said trying to ward her off stating it was not as bad as it sounded, but it was too late as she was already behind him and staring right at it “Look, you’d have to pin me down, That’s the only way you’d even get close to my back” he refused her help being stubborn as usual as he yawned once more, he didn’t think Nadia would attempt to pin him down on his chest as she wasn’t that kind of girl, she was a lady brought up in a posh environment “Besides, you sure you aren’t going to faint at the sight of blood?” he questioned how well she could deal with the sight of blood and her first aid skills in general.

CharlotteCarrendar: – The young lawyer placed her hands on her hips when he told her not to worry about him and that his back would be fine, but the way he was acting with his yawning and bleeding everywhere didn’t convince her. She took out a choco baby and pushed it into his mouth. “Chew this while I get the kit.” She was seriously determined to stitch up his back and at the very least to stop the bleeding. Rummaging around in the dry pack she found the first aid kit and brought it out, opening it up. “One of the things I did learn at boarding school was first aid…*then she took out the needle and smiled saying.*…and sewing.” That wouldn’t have been very comforting to hear her say, not like he would have wanted to be a patchwork quilt when she was finished. Nadia got out the antiseptic wash and was preparing to thread the needle while he watched. “Oh, and if I have to pin you down I will, and it’s got nothing about me being a lady or not.” This was probably the first time she had been so self assertive with Dante, but after what she just experienced under the water with him, she felt a bond now that would not easily be broken. They were in this together – for better for worse. <3>

IceTe3a: He arched a brow as he heard her snap at him, so the princess had a bit of bite? Interesting to know but she was not getting anywhere near his back this he was certain of “Oh you.. wait what?! Do I look like a pair of your torn jeans?” he said he heard her rustling through the medical gear as it went silent he knew she was up to something she came back to him saying she’d happily pin him down and this made him laugh “You, pin me down? That I’d like to see” he said as he felt her get closer to his back, she shoved a choco baby into his mouth as he nips at her finger for doing it in the first place, chewing the lolly before swallowing it hole he growled lightly “Ugh stop forcing me to eat dang it” he said as he felt her try to touch his back, this was met with a shake of his head “Oooh no you heard what I said and I mean it” he came to a stand and was slightly wobbly as he took a minute to attempt to steady himself he was having head spins as he walked forward trying to keep it straight, eventually he fell to his knees and slowly started crawling away from her “Leave it be dang it!”

CharlotteCarrendar: Why were men so difficult? Dante was putting up a fight about not wanting her to stitch his back. Sure, she wasn’t a qualified nurse but she had a fair idea of how to at least stitch a wound. He’d already nipped her finger when she fed him the choco baby, now this. By the way Dante was putting up a sluggish fight; Nadia could see an opportunity to get him on his stomach but not by an orthodox way. He was having trouble standing up due to the fact he had not taken the time himself to regulate his breathing and take a moment for his body to adjust. And just like that he sank to his knees, trying to crawl away from her. That was it. She straddled his backside and placed a hand to his shoulder to force him down. “You are such a cry baby. Now hold still.” Taking the antiseptic wash she splashed it on the gaping wound and started to stitch him up. This was bound to bring howls of protests, but hopefully he would still be chewing on the choco baby. <3>

IceTe3a: He growled as he felt Nadia’s legs slide down his sides as her weight came crashing down on top of him, usually he would be able to hold her up but at the moment he was still feeling the effects of the dive so his body collapsed under her as he hit the floor with a thud whilst Nadia had a soft cushy landing on top of him. He was now laying chest flat against the cold rock floor as he grumbled lowly “Must you really” he said as he felt her splash and dap the antiseptic wash over his wounds on his back, his muscles tense slightly as he sighed in refusal “Yes, yes you must” he answered his own question as he laid there whilst she sat on top of him cleaning his wounds.

CharlotteCarrendar; – Nadia worked swiftly to stitch up and clean his wounds, placing a bandage over the worst one, and then making sure the other were clean. She didn’t like having to perform the quick first aid on him, but it was essential considering where they were and what would happen if he lost more blood or it got infected. Once the job was done, she gave his shoulder a pat for being such a good patient, and got off him, rising to standing and packing away the rest of the first aid kit. The very least he could do was take his own advice and rest on the ground for a few minutes, the same thing he had told her to do. “All done.” She said as she went to get her own clothes and boots out of the dry bag. Nadia wasn’t totally unsympathetic to his plight, but she had to be the bad guy and stitch him up. “I’m sorry if I hurt you, Dante, but it was for the best.” Nadia took another choco baby out of the packet and ate it, before starting to brush her hair through to tie back, now that she was dressed. <3>

IceTe3a: He sighed some more as he felt her stitching him up the needle and thread flowing through his skin pulling the two together, after awhile she patted his back as he glanced over to her watching her walk away from him as he arched a brow “You didn’t hurt me at all hardly felt it” he said as he grumbled he knew he should lay down for a bit but he wasn’t going to he was already forced to have his back stitched up so he pushed up off the ground and followed her, leaning against the wall to stabilize himself so she wouldn’t notice him being off balance still from the dive and slight blood loss. He yawned slightly as he watched her get dressed, his eyes flickered across the rather large cave system “I wonder how far it goes?” he said as he glanced back to her, she was fully dressed again kind of a shame really he said as a slight smirk appeared across his face. He pushed himself off the wall as he tried to stand on his own two feet, walking behind her his knees buckle “Oh fuck” he falls down onto his back on the ground, he grumbles as he covers his face slightly and wipes it “Ugh.. I’m not going to give up, My body listens to me not the other way around” he said as he looked up to Nadia who no doubt would be looking down at him “Now don’t you get any smart ideas” he said as he went to get up again.

CharlotteCarrendar: – Nadia couldn’t help but laugh to herself when Dante said that she didn’t hurt him at all and he hardly felt it. She stitched him without any pain relief. And as plain as day she saw his muscles tense, even felt his backside flinch. He was a really bad actor when it came to disguising the fact he was in pain. But was now clear that he was struggling with the effects of the dive. His body was not responding with what his mind was telling him to do. He already dropped to his knees once and made it easy for her to straddle him for the stitching, but when he collapsed behind her the second time she spun around and became very serious. The belly aching started that he didn’t want her to get ideas or try and stop him from getting up again. Nadia shook her head and got down on her knees, drawing him to have his head and shoulders rest on her lap an she started to stroke his hair. “For all that is holy, will you stop trying to move around when clearly you aren’t balanced and you might well fall into the water hole.” It wasn’t that she was trying to boss him around, but he wasn’t taking care of himself. “You yourself told me to lay on the floor and let your body adjust from the dive. You’re not superman, so please…just lay still with me for a few minutes.” Hopefully he would listen, as she tried to distract him again by placing the bag of choco babies on his stomach. <3>

IceTe3a: He arched a brow as she was indeed looking down at him, fuck.. what was she thinking of now as his attempt to get up failed, she sat down next to him and pulled his head to lay on her lap as she started stroking his hair he grumbled slightly, in defiance squirming slightly to see if his body would respond he heard her beg him to just listen to her for once and let her take care of him he grumbles again “I don’t need to be looked after” as he took in a deep breath, yawning her calming strokes were making him tire as he rubbed his eyes trying to get the sleep out of them “ugh, soo not tired” he said as he opened his eyes and looked up at her into her eyes. Smiling lightly he shrugged the situation off “So what do you think our next step should be, since we are here now this is most likely the path your father took” he stated as he looked around the cave system he blinks slightly “what does the journal say?” he remembered she had brought it with them so it’s possible he left some kind of clues or notes behind in the journal.

CharlotteCarrendar: – Thinking for a moment, as Dante wanted to know what the journal said we should do once entering the caves, Nadia paused before uttering. “Something about there being three tunnels to chose from. I need to check the journal to confirm that and then marry that up to the map.” Looking about while she was still stroking his head, she couldn’t see anything much as there was very little light. “Did you pack flares?” That was the next obvious question. Nadia knew he would tell her where they were and such, but she was more worried he might try to get up and unpack them himself. For the mean time she just wanted him to rest. :: Outside the walls of the caves a black speed boat pulled up alongside that of Dante and Nadia’s boat. Two muscle bound men were already starting to put on their dive gear, while an older gentleman was drinking a glass of scotch. His son, James was at the wheel. “That’s the boat, Dad. They must have dived from here.” Taking a sip from his drink Stanley Whittaker chuckled. “As I told you my dear boy, all we had to do was wait….and follow.” <3>

A Page in Time – Chapter Four.

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April 12, 2014 07:31AM

A Page in Time

Chapter Four

Dressed to Kill

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CharlotteCarrendar
IceTe3a

CharlotteCarrendar: – The gunman staggered as he was thrown from the house by an enraged Dante, coming to a stop just near his car. Panting hard, the gunman snarled as he had been beaten so easily by the unknown man in Con’s house. “Bastard.” The gunman swore, wiping his hand across his lips. It clearly wasn’t over, for the man that had broken into the house, was Stanley Whittaker’s son who was in on the scam to try and get the map off Nadia. His biggest mistake was thinking she would be alone. Getting in his car, he put a call through to Whittaker. “Dad…some fucker just threw me out of the Chronis house!” On the other end of the phone you could hear Stanley cursing. “Fool! You were supposed to wait. Get out of there before the cops come.” Without saying a farewell he hung up on James, who snarled and then put the car into reverse, rocketing back down the driveway and thinking of how to get his revenge. In the house, you could hear the sound of fast paced footsteps, and Giles turned up in the map room holding a cricket bat, looking for the assailant. He saw Dante was back, and holding a terrified Nadia in his arms. “I heard some shouting…” the old man said, slowly lowering his bat and seeing the gun on the floor. “Someone got in?” He was asking the obvious questions, but clearly he was rattled by what he found. Nadia was clinging to Dante, shaking uncontrollably. Dante’s words were soothing but she did get a terrible fright. Hearing Dante say he was going to stay as her employee brought her some relief and she looked up at him with large doe like eyes – a wave of feeling coming over her. The man; that only hours before she was cussing, was now her protector. Dante assured her that her father was alive. He believed it. Together they would find him. “Don’t leave me.” She whispered, burying her face in his chest, while before them both was the map to Atlantis. The adventure was only beginning, but it was very nearly over before it got started. Giles spoke up. “Dante, I can prepare a room for you for the night, so you can both start off early in the morning.” <3>

IceTe3a: Dante’s arms were wrapped around Nadia who was shaking and still in shock of the recent events, the sound of a car engine starting turned Dante’s hues to the window as he watched the black car scream off in a hurry down Nadia’s drive way and out to the main street, Good the danger was gone for now. He looked back just as Giles walked into the room with a bat in his hand’s this made Dante smirk as he nodded in response to Giles entry. “All is good Giles” he responded to Giles question about someone breaking in, glancing down to Nadia who was still clinging to his chest as Giles asked if he wanted a room prepared for sleeping. He glanced over to a lounge by the fireplace and pointed over to it with one hand “I doubt Nadia will be wanting to be alone, so she can sleep by the fireplace tonight, I’ll stay up for awhile until she’s asleep and then I’ll retire to this chair once I’m done studying the map” Nadia looked up at him with big Doe eyes asking Dante never to leave her side as he shook his head “Never will, I Promise” he said as he glanced at the map for a moment standing up he picked Nadia up in one hand as he grabbed the map, the smokes and the scotch in the other hand. Walking over to the lounge he laid Nadia down on it as he took his thick Trench coat off and covered her in it. Walking over to the table he grabbed the ashtray and his cup as he walked over to the fire place throwing on another log for fuel; stoking the fireplace once more allowing the fire to come alive once more as it started to cook the fresh piece of wood, turning around to Nadia he smiled as he walked back over to the lounge she was not laying on sitting down right in front of her the back of his head was just in front of her face. He poured himself another glass of scotch, as he lit a cigarette leaving it to rest in between his lips as he studied the map, comparing it with the local map of Rhodes, he wanted to learn everything this map had to offer as he was now the one in charge of looking after Nadia, Finding Con and making sure they all come back safely this was turning out to be a big adventure full of mystery, danger and more he was really looking forward to starting this tomorrow morning.

CharlotteCarrendar: – In Giles mind he thought a bed would be a better place for the young girl, but seeing as how she was still in shock from the brazen break and enter he didn’t question Dante’s suggestion that she sleep on the couch in the map room as opposed to her own bed. Besides, the bed in her room was suited to a little girl, not a woman. The man servant lent the cricket bat against the wall as opposed to taking it back to his bedroom, and then gave a short bow as he left the pair to rest for the evening. He would be up at five am for them to prepare a breakfast before they set out so he did need some sleep, as hard as that would be considering what had just happened. So effortlessly, Dante carried the young girl over to the couch by the fire, laying her down gently and then covering her with his long coat; which she pulled up around her modestly. Nadia couldn’t begin to explain why she had become so in need of Dante. Perhaps it was the shock of nearly being killed by the gunfire. Shivering slightly, she watched Dante put another log on the fire and stoking it to encourage the flames in the fire place. “I don’t know how to thank you….for what you did. I know you might think I am some spoiled brat that doesn’t know anything outside of my London home. But right now, I am so far out of my depth and willing to admit it.” Nadia spoke honestly in a quiet tone as Dante would have pulled up a chair near her to study the map. “All I know is, I would give everything to have my father back safe and well.” A short time later, Nadia’s eyelids slowly closed and she drifted off to sleep, murmuring softly every now and again. The rest of the night would be uneventful….but what would the next day bring? <3>

IceTe3a: Dante watched Giles bow shortly before wondering off to his own room for a well earned rest, taking a sip from the scotch glass he gave a sigh of relief as he continued to look over the maps, he heard Nadia moving behind him as she got comfy, as he smiled lightly. Taking a drag of smoke from his cigarette he blew the smoke out across the room as he listened to Nadia thank him for what he’s done for her, which he waved off “Think nothing of it, and perhaps you may be a young woman from the rich side but that’s not by your choice, You’ll do just fine” he said before going quiet. After a few minutes of studying the map he folded it up and placed it in his pocket, as Nadia explained how dreadfully she missed her father and wanted him back, he smiled as he got off the chair walked over to pick up his pistol and the revolver left behind from the lone gunman and placed them under the longue for safe keeping until morning turning his back to face Nadia he sat on the floor in front of the lounge where she was laying, resting his head back against the longue he could feel her breath flowing through his hair, “We will find him I promise”, he reassured her as he noticed she fell asleep, “What a eventful night it has been” he said with a sigh as he closed his eyes and fell asleep shortly after awhile, morning was coming soon and their adventure was about to begin.

CharlotteCarrendar: – The morning certainly had a crispness to it thanks to the storm the night before. The air was clean and fresh with many birds singing early to celebrate the mark of a new day. As expected, Gile was up early preparing a breakfast for Dante and Nadia that comprised of bacon, sunny side up eggs, mushrooms, grilled tomato with buttered toast and of course a large pot of coffee. Walking in wearing an apron and the meals covered under metal dome tops on a tray, he set the breakfast tray down on the coffee table nearest the fire place. The fire had long since burnt low and was now just glowing embers in the fire pit. Giles started to pour cups of coffee, creating a little noise that might wake the pair. If the noise didn’t wake them, the smell of a home cooked breakfast just might. He left the cream and sugar to be added, and then walked over to one of the windows, and drew back the drapes, allowing the sun to flood the room. “Rise and shine. Early bird catches the worm, or so they say.” Giles had thoughts of contacting the police after the break in the night before, but under the circumstances, he trusted that Dante would do a much finer job at protecting Nadia. Seeing how Dante was sitting on the floor with his head back on the lounge and young Nadia curled up next to him under the long coat, did paint quite a picture. The old man could not help but smile. <3>

IceTe3a: Dante was asleep leaning his head back still against the lounge, suddenly his eyes flick open from the slight noise that was coming from in the room, he was a light sleeper as he trained himself to awaken at the sign of any disturbance close to him as he saw Giles had walked in and placed two plates of food on the coffee table near them, he glanced around the room to find Giles opening the curtain stating the early bird gets the worm “That’s very true” as Dante came to a stand, giving a stretch as his bare upper torso pops into place the muscles stretching and hardening from the movement. Walking over he grabs a cup of coffee leaving it black with one sugar he takes a sip as he lights a smoke taking a drag he glanced down to Nadia “She slept peacefully” glancing back to Giles as he let the smoke blow out gently from within his mouth as he placed the Revolver on the table near Giles “I suggest from now on you keep this handy instead of that Bat, and whilst we’re gone Giles. I suspect you may have more company if you get my drift” as he glanced back to Nadia he smiled as he watched her small form curled up against the lounge he had to admit she was growing on him a lot faster than he first realized. Taking in another drag from the cigarette he glanced around the room and shrugged “I think I’m too used to the mud and grub to ever get used to a lifestyle like this” as he blew the smoke out of his mouth, walking over he grabs her tray of food and picks her head up gently as he sat down on the longue resting her head on his lap he rubs her hair slowly “Time to wake up, Come on big day gotta eat your breakfast” he stated as he waited for her to wake up and grab the food off him once she was ready.

CharlotteCarrendar: – Taking the revolver from Dante, Giles held it awkwardly as though it may go off in his hand. It was fair to say that he wasn’t used to carrying firearms – well not for a very long time. Back in his youth, that was another story. The notion that whoever broke in may well be back had not been far from Giles mind, and he couldn’t agree more with Dante’s statement. “Very good, Dante. I shall keep it well in reach….and update the security system.” Seeing as he had done his morning duty, he would come back for the trays and plates when Dante and Nadia were finished and about to head out. He left the pair to enjoy their breakfast as Dante was getting comfortable under Nadia. She made a slight groan from under the coat then she opened one eyelid. Then another. “Morning…” she said in a groggy voice as she wasn’t quite awake. Or a morning person either by the looks of things. As she roused she realized the there was a tray of food, and that heavenly smell of fresh coffee. Slowly she sat herself up and rubbed her eyes, before looking back at Dante. “I went right out…I must have been exhausted.” That was a fair assumption, and she patted her hair. “I must look a fright.” Thinking her hair and face with no makeup might scare the adventurer. Her tummy growled lightly, and she knew then it was time to eat. Setting the tray on the nearest table and pulling it close, she took off the lid and then smelt the delicious looking breakfast. “I’m starved. Are you eating?” She asked, taking a bite from the egg that resting on a piece of toast. <3>

IceTe3a: Dante watched as Nadia slowly “morning sleepy head” he said with a smirk on his face as she arose from her slumber only to smell food and take the tray off his hands, “Not really, I think you look quite attractive still” he said reassuring her that she did not look as horrible as she stated earlier. Dante turned to his own plate as he threw the eggs on the toast and folded it up, grabbing the griddled tomato he threw it in his mouth and swallowed it with one gulp as he left the plate empty, he came to a stand as he looked down at her “You take your time, and go get packed and ready I’ll prep the gear” he said as he grabbed his packet of smokes and the cup of coffee, Shoving the folded toast with eggs in his mouth it hung half out as he mumbled out to her “Meet me at the shed when “ *munch much* the egg sandwich disappeared, he was a really fast eater as he rubbed his mouth on his arm “outside at the garage “ he glanced over to Giles and gave him a thumbs up “Thanks for the grub, best I’ve tasted in a long while” as he walked over to Giles he lit a smoke “When you’re ready can you meet me outside at the garage so I can get into the garage, I’ll also need the truck and car keys once you’re ready” he was in adventure mode as he got serious about what he did and he loved it with a passion as he grabbed he remembered he left his backpack and adventure sack out besides the garage he knew he’d need the things that were in his bag for sure. Walking outside topless he smiled as he let out a rather large sigh of relief “Wew!!! Let’s do this!! Let’s gear up and find Old Con!!” he smiled as he walked off to the rather large and well fortified shed.

CharlotteCarrendar: – Nadia blushed when Dante said he found her quite attractive, even without the makeup and a brush having gone through her hair. At first she didn’t know where to look and instead mumbled a thank you as she tucked into her breakfast. Dante was a little more unorthodox in his way of eating, making something of a toast sandwich and trying to cram it all in in one go. Either he was really hungry, or in a hurry to get this adventure rescue started. He mentioned for her to meet him out at the shed, where no doubt he would be hooking up the boat and loading enough supplies from her father’s camping equipment. “Be right with you.” She said, trying to eat faster but not as good at stuffing the food away. Nadia drank her coffee black, which was unusual since she preferred it normally a flat white. There was just no time in her mind and soon she dropped the cutlery on the empty plate and dabbed her lips with the napkin. Rising up off the couch, she did a few stretches, to straighten out her back after sleeping on her father’s couch, and knew she would have to go and change for the day. A quick shower was also in order. What she didn’t know was that Giles had organised clothing for Nadia to wear on this expedition. Hiking boots, camo coloured shorts and a matching top so that she blended into the environment. She held up the top and tilted her head. “I’m going to look like GI Jane.” Almost amused at the idea. There was even a backpack prepared and she quickly delved into it, amazed at how well Giles had packed it all. “I am going to need to thank him later.” She thought to herself, taking the clothes into the bathroom and jumping in the shower. A short time later she emerged, tying her hair in a ponytail neatly behind her and looking pretty good in the clothing that Giles supplied. She looked more like Lara Croft than GI Jane. Taking up the backpack, she went to meet up with Dante at the shed. :: Giles was right on time and opened up the shed for Dante using the special pin code. He also handed over the keys to the truck and directions where the spare fuel tanks were stored in back. Nadia jogged up behind them and threw her backpack into the truck. Giles looked her up and down and smiled with approval. “And she looks like an adventurer to me. Good morning, Nadia.” Nadia gave the old man a slight nudge and then looked at Dante. “I’m ready.” <3>

IceTe3a: Dante waited for awhile as he smoked the last of his cigarette disposing of it when he was done, Giles showed up on time as he nodded at Giles “Shall we” he smirked as he watched Giles open up the rather large shed, handing the keys over for the truck and the boat he smirked as he loved the new toys he was able to use. The truck was just beautiful she was a Raised big black Ford F450 Super duty, she was huge with all the accessories a blackened bulbar, snorkel so the engine could easily go through water and a towing bar and kit behind it, he hopped in starting the v8 diesel engine up as it roared into life, sticking it into gear he let her roll forward “Matilida..” that’s going to be her name he said to himself as he reversed her perfectly he left her in neutral as he pulled up the parking break. “She’s a beast Giles” he said as he walked behind the truck grabbing the bar of the Boat trailer his muscles flexed as the Rather large boat started moving Dante was pulling it towards the tow bar behind the truck, after a few seconds of moving it he placed it onto the towing bar and locked it into place he looked over at the boat and smiled it was a rather big boat around 7.8mtrs long she was a Quintrex 650 legend the perfect boat she could handle rough weather and had enough room for all their gear, attached with a evinrude 130HP V4 XLS engine she had the power behind her to get them out of any situation that they might find themselves in. The truck engine was purring in idle walking back over to Giles he noticed Giles was looking over at something as Nadia came to join them throwing her backpack into the trunk of the truck she said ‘I’m ready’ as Giles commented on how she looked Dante’s hues flicked over to Nadia as he looked her up and down slowly as he whistled the sexy whistle tones “Yes.. Yes you are” he said in response to her being ready as he shook his head out of it, “Right!” he said as he disappeared behind the truck he came back with a tent, 4 extra petrol tanks for the boat two sleeping bags some ropes, dive gear, knives, flints amongst other gear they would need and packed it into the boat safely away so it wouldn’t roll whilst on the water. He placed in 4 large dry bags they could store all their gear in whilst they went diving so it wouldn’t get wet, he walked back to the pair as he remembered his bag “OH right!” he said as he undid his jean buttons and ran around the corner, coming back after a few minutes he was dressed in a thick camo jean’s a rather large bowie knife rested strapped to his right leg, a skin tight black singlet slightly stained covered up most of his chest although the lines of his muscles were clear from under the singlet. He had left his old clothing behind in his swag bag around the side as he hopped in the driver’s side of the F450 and revved the engine as he swung the passenger side door open “Come on “ he said as he turned on the radio a CD was already playing as it blared through the Stereo system it was “Aqua – DR Jones”[www.youtube.com] as he arched a brow and leaned his head down to look at Nadia thinking it was hers “Really?” he smirked cheekily as he waved for her to come in to the truck. Finally once Nadia jumped into the passenger seat of the truck and closed the door he gave Giles a wave goodbye “Thanks for everything Giles, Remember what I said!” as he put his foot down the engine roared in response flicking the gear over he took off towing the boat behind them as they hit the main road and headed towards the docks, glancing over to Nadia he placed his left hand on her leg and rubbed it softly to comfort her “Let’s go get your father!!” he said in a reassuring voice

CharlotteCarrendar: – Giles did bring out something that the pair had forgotten while they had been getting dressed and Dante getting the boat hitched up to the truck. The map of Atlantis and Con’s journal. “I think you might both need these.” Of course. Nadia looked a bit sheepish as she took them through the window of the car, while she saw that he had put the envelope of her father’s letter (which was still yet to be opened) inside. “Be a really short trip if we had forgotten this.” Nadia said, giving Giles a kiss on the cheek. The old man couldn’t help but smile, as he took a step back from the truck and then made a quip. “I shan’t wash this side of my face again, Miss.” That had Nadia laugh slightly and so did the music that was playing on the radio. Dante thought it was hers – a CD in the truck, to which she replied. “I swear that’s not mine.” She even pointed out that it was the radio station by the numbers on the digital screen. Dante revved the engine, and soon the truck took off down the long driveway, leaving Giles in the background as he waved them good bye. Turning out of the drive way onto the main road, that same car from the night before was parked in behind the bushes. James was still behind the wheel, and watched with binoculars as the truck and fully loaded boat headed for the wharf. He didn’t take off after them immediately; trying to keep a reasonable distance so he wouldn’t be detected. It was clear that he had not given up on the hunt just yet. In the car, Nadia puts on a dark pair of sunglasses, checking the map is safely inside her father’s journal which she knows she can’t leave behind anywhere again. With the windows down, she rested her elbow on the window frame, keeping a sharp eye out for the turn off to the boat ramp. She knew that Dante had a better idea of where to launch the boat from, and she had to admit that this was exciting. Nadia only hoped that wherever her father was….he was okay. <3>

IceTe3a: The trucks engine was roaring as they made good time, the terrain passing them quickly as they passed through open fields to tree’s and houses, he flicked the radio over to another station that started playing ‘ Back in black – AC/DC’ he loved this song!! As he started nodding his head slowly “So we’ll launch the boat at the boat ramp in town, leave the car in here and dive near the site, sound like a plan Miss boss lady?” he smirked as he said the last part with a tease. After awhile they rolled into town and down to the boat ramp doing a quick u turn so the boat was behind them and able to be reversed straight down the ramp he glanced out and gave a wave to the local Fishermen who were waving at him already “Geia sas filoi mou pos eiste?” ( Hello my friends what’s up?) as the fishermen came to help give directions to his reversing as they replied saying “ochi poly graia mera gia ma” (Not much, Nice day for it) He smiled as he always loved how helpful his own culture of people were, placing the truck in reverse he drove the trailer into the water until it was able to have the boat launched off it, the fishermen were more than happy to take the boat off the trailer and launch it as Dante waited for them to give the signal as he drove off and parked the truck in a car spot the two fishermen were tying the boat down on the walkway docks as they waved back to Dante before they went back to their fishing spots. Glancing over to Nadia he smiled as he nodded towards the boat “Shall we?” he said before jumping out of the truck and closing the door behind him, grabbing the only thing left in the trunk which was Nadia’s backpack he swung it across his shoulder as the rest of the gear was already packed into the boat. Walking over to the boat he walked on deck as he did a quick check over the gear and on his own personal gear, making sure he had his pistol on him and it was loaded, all the safety gear was ready and they were ready to go. He glanced up to the sky as he took in a deep breath taking the scent of the sea deep within him as he sighed in relief “Loving it!!” he said as the skies were a light blue, a slight South easterly wind was blowing across the waters around about 3-5 knots to be exact nothing serious as the water was flat as a tack there wouldn’t be much of a swell either as he kicked the Quintrex’s motor over it did a long beep, once the beep stopped this signalled the engine was ready; turning the key the engine kicked into gear as he checked the tail tag ((Water constantly spewing out of the engine to show the flow is clear and flowing) he watched as Nadia jumped on the boat, as he untied it from the docks and pushed it off. Grabbing Nadia by the waist he picked her up and he sat on the driver’s seat as he placed her on his knee to sit “ready for some fun?” he smirked as he turned the GPS system on, it did its usual beeps as it gave him their location he split the screen so he could see how many Knots they were doing and their location via satellite and lastly the depth and what was bellow them via the sounder. Clicking the safety button under the leaver he moved it forward as the boat engine pushed forward, he kept it at 6 knots making sure no white wash was being made as he kept the green bouys to his green nav lights until he was clear of the slow zone. Pushing the leaver fully down he held onto Nadia with his left arm around her waist as he opened up the engines speed, the nose of the boat lifted up as the boat started to skip across the water doing 40 Knots flat, he pulled the leaver back slightly as he pulled the revs out of the hole making the revs stay a low 4000 allowing for a fast but very smooth ride as they flew off into the distance “Nadia, punch in the Longitude and latitude onto the GPS as he kept a firm grip onto her.

CharlotteCarrendar: – Hearing AC/DC come through the speakers, had Nadia tapping her foot in time to the beat. She kept giving sideways glances to Dante who appeared to be rocking out to it the way he was tipping his head back and forth. Noting that they should be down at the boat ramp soon, Dante gave instructions on how he planned to proceed; the parking of the boat and the truck separately. The quip where he called her Miss boss lady had her smirk. Like that was going to get a rise out of her. She knew after last night that he saw her differently, and she felt the same way about him. Nadia needed him to help find her father, and Dante may well be getting the kind of adventure that many a man would crave for. Especially since everything he needed was more or less provided. The local fisherman all were polite and helped with directions for where to take the boat. Speaking in Greek and of course Dante speaking right back, even getting the accent right. When he parked the truck, Nadia leapt out only to see Dante grab her backpack and take it with him back to the boat. Nadia tried to keep up with him, but his long strides and being so tall it made it hard going. He was quick to help her on the boat, and she checked that she had her father’s journal safe in her bag. The young girl was then pulled onto Dante’s lap as he brought the boat out of the harbour at a safe cruising speed. When Dante asked her to punch in the longitude and latitude she had it memorized from the journal and tapped in the numbers, before pulling back into his hold. “There….will it take us long to get to the right spot?” She was full of other questions, but with the boat cruising along at such a speed it easily would drown her out. The water surface was relatively calm so they weren’t being bounced around too much, and the sky was a clear blue with a few snow white clouds. A perfect day for sailing, or going on an adventure. Thankfully it was not like the weather the night before. She wondered how visibility would be under the water after the rains. Perhaps Dante knew more. All Nadia knew was that she felt the build up of excitement, as she was heading for the place that her father may well have been lost. <3>

IceTe3a: The boat was flying across the water Dante had a big smile across his face he loved the sea more than anything as he pointed out just in front of the boat, a few seconds later a pod of bottle nosed dolphins started breaching the breakwater in front of the boat playing with the waves. He smiled and shook his head “cheeky bastards” as they disappeared after awhile he glanced over at the GPS but he knew where he was going, as he heard her ask if it was going to take long he chuckled as he pulled her lap to slide fully on top of his lap so her back was braced against hers “Not anymore” he smirked as he pushed the leaver forward kicking the boat into overdrive, the nose kicked up once more as they went flying doing 70 knots, occasionally as the boat his the lip of a wave made by the slight swell the boat would fly out of the water into the air this would raise Nadia into the air off Dante’s lap slightly as the boat landed back onto the water she would fall down harshly into his lap as he rubbed the back of his hair slightly embarrassed as he could feel her weight pressing down on top of him let alone her occasionally bouncing on his lap. After awhile they reached the location they needed to be at as Dante pulled the leaver back the boat engine cut, leaving the boat to drift with the slow current they faced a rather large Cliff face he pulled Nadia up to stand as he lightly tapped her ass before standing “here we are” he said as he walked to the front of the boat and lowered the reef anchor into the water, allowing it to flow smoothly down he waited until the rope slacked showing it had hit bottom; giving it a strong tug he felt it set as he tied it down “She’s not going anywhere” he said as he grabbed a white and blue flag tying it on the boats back pole it was a divers flag showing other boaters there were dives in the water and to keep an eye out. He grabbed the dry bags and placed everything they brought the tents, sleeping bags, food, supplies and everything else into the dry bags as he didn’t know how large the cave system was throwing her a 3mm wetsuit, dive socks, dive gloves, dive knife and goggles he pointed to a dry bag “Strip, put those on and put your clothes into the dive bag” without warning Dante threw his jeans off and took his bowie knife placing it next to him he threw the jeans in a dry bag as he stood there only wearing his underwear, he turned around as he bent down grabbing two Oxy tanks attaching the nozzles to the breathing apparatuses, checking to make sure they work as he fiddled with them he had yet to get dressed as he was lost in the moment. Coming to a stand he smiled as he glanced over to Nadia “Not afraid of sharks are you?” he said as he rustled through a plastic bag pulling out a one piece 3mm Dive wetsuit, placing it on he zipped up the back and pulled the hood over his head only showing his face as he strapped on his own weighted dive belt, socks and dive socks all on. Grabbing his bowie knife he strapped it around his leg once more as he walked over to Nadia grabbing her Weighted belt he wrapped his arms around her as he placed it on her and did it up, leading her to the side of the boat he grabbed the vest with the oxy tank and strapped it on her so it sat on the side of the boat he passed her the breathing apparatus “Put this in your mouth and breath like normal once you go into the water” bending down at her legs he grabbed her first foot and slipped it into the first foot properly then he threw that leg up so the inside of her knee was hooked around his shoulder as her leg flowed down to his back and then did the same with the second one she was ready to go as he was looking down at the floor trying to hide a cheeky grin “I know you may be nervous about all of this but the only way for you to get used to this is to take a leap of faith…” he smirked as he glanced up at her and pushed her into the water laughing as she fell backwards into the water it was a perfect dive from the boat as he quickly put his gear on and strapped the dive bags to his person, he leaned back from the boat and fell into the water as he met her in the water “Ok ready? I want you to hold onto my hand the entire time, You need to equalize before we dive so Pinch your nose and blow out of your ears, once they pop we’ll dive and when you start to feel pressure from diving down into the deep that means you need to equalize once again, you’ll need to do this several times whilst we dive down to the depth we need to be at so don’t freak out” he smiled as he equalized and gave her a wink before he adjusted her goggles properly “If you can’t handle the swim feel free to ditch the flippers they’ll float to the surface and we’ll find them later, just wrap your arms around my neck and your legs around my waist, I can handle the extra weight so don’t worry if you need to do it” he waited for her to equalize before grabbing her hand and forcing her to dive down into the water with him (( More ))
IceTe3a: , forcing their heads to point down to the sea floor they sunk quite easily once they were down 12ft he pinched his nose as he looked at her showing her now was the time to equalize as he did he waited for her to do the same before moving on. ((end ))

CharlotteCarrendar: The young Nadia had snorkelled before with her father, but not full on scuba diving – especially into caves like the ones that they were about to embark on. The nervous excitement was building, right up to the moment where Dante told her to strip off her gear, place it into the dive bags and then they would get going once she was suited up. Take off her clothes? At first Nadia chewed her lip and then nearly swallowed her tongue when Dante started to undress. He had obviously done this a thousand times before and had no issues with getting down to his underwear. Nadia took a deep breath and kept telling herself she could do it, out in the open of the blue waters. She first took off her tank top, folding it, then her boots, socks and her shorts. Everything had to be packed into the dive bags, including her father’s journal and the map. She noticed that Dante had weapons with him, including knives. He was so well prepared, and Nadia felt like a total novice. The boat had been anchored in place which meant that Nadia was not lurching around as she tried to get into the wet suit that was provided for her. Putting on the weighted belt, she had to look up at Dante when he asked if she had any issues or was afraid of sharks. “I’ve never actually seen one, except at the movies. Are they really as big as Jaws?” if the answer was yes, then she would be afraid, most definitely. A simple dive knife surely would not even make a shark blink. If he was doing it to make her nervous about the dive, it was working. Nadia finished putting on the dive socks, gloves and fastened the dive knife to her thigh, before awaiting further instructions on how to actually get into the water from the boat. With her hood on, and the tanks…as well as the flippers, she flapped over to the side of the boat, looking at him expectantly and nodding a lot as he explained how she was to indicate when she was ready to equalize under water. It was so much to remember, but when he grabbed her hand, she felt a lot more secure knowing he would be with her every step of the way. With the breathing apparatus in her mouth, she let him help her off the boat, which was done so effortlessly that the splash was minimal. Before she knew it she was under and tried with all her might not to freak out. It was truly a beautiful sight beneath the waves, and then with Dante taking her hand, she dived with him, stopping to equalize, just as he had instructed. <3>

IceTe3a: Once she equalized he gave her a thumbs up as he lead her down deeper, fish were starting to get curious as they swum up to both Dante and Nadia swimming around and chasing each other before disappearing in the blue, they met the bottom of the ocean floor as he looked around he could see so much sea life moving around he didn’t know what to show her as he saw a small reef shark in the distance it was about 5 foot long as he pointed it out and made the signal for a shark and then the signal that everything was ok, he then reassured her by pointing at her and signalling down worry, and pointing at himself before flexing his right arm muscles which bulged out of the wetsuit, he nodded in the direction of the cave as they finally found the entrance this would be the last time they would need to equalize before it wasn’t needed anymore showing her he was equalizing again and waiting for her to do the same he then lead her into the dark cave system as he turned on their mask lights shining some light on the situation a crab scuttled away on the ocean floor deeper into the cave system as it was teeming with life from fish to an inquisitive ribbon eel that was a beautiful yellow color with blue lines going through it and a couple of big groupers which had to be at least 60 years old, he gave her the ok signal as he knew they’d be fighting some strong currents he took his rather large oxy tank off and left it to lay on the ocean bed as he pulled out a small oxy tank for himself that was no bigger than 30 cm it would have enough breath time for 1 hour he did this to allow Nadia to hitch a ride in which she’d need to otherwise she could get pulled by the current In a different location away from him. Pointing at her flippers he made a signal for her to remove them and then pointed to his back as he discussed earlier with her as he kneeled on the floor of the ocean waiting for her to wrap herself around him.

A Page in Time – Chapter Three.

11 Friday Apr 2014

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April 10, 2014 05:04PM

A Page in Time

Chapter Three

Daddy’s Girl

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CharlotteCarrendar
IceTe3a

IceTe3a: Dante’s eyes were flicking through the notes the fireplace still roaring with crackling sounds of wood burning, it was a slow burning wood this was sure possibly oak as it burned for quite awhile keeping them warm from the cold winds of the storm, he could understand why Con would disappear so many theories as to where hidden and missing villages and temples were located among adventure plans there were so many it was endless although none of these were the exact reason why or where Con had disappeared to none of them had that.. that big pull to them that would force a man to disappear from his family without word, the storm had died down leaving everything wet whilst a cold crisp feel to the air swept around outside, he had all but forgot that Nadia was sitting on his lap, cuddling him as he started to get frustrated as his brows frowned showing how deep he was into the situation. “There’s nothing here! I swear I’ve been through everything three times already!” taking the notes and books he skims through them quickly as he placed them in a pile on the side, as to not get them mixed again, eventually the desk was empty with just the old world map, shaking his head as he grabbed the cup of scotch; lighting another cigarette he took in a deep drag as he sighs releasing the smoke in a puff cloud that flowed freely across the room leaning back into the leather chair, he takes a sip of the scotch as he knew he was missing something but what? looking down at Nadia as he finally realised she was still sitting on him, her soft skin rubbing up against his rough skin as he sighed and leaned his chin against the top of her head in a sigh, she was just finishing up reading the note he had showed her as Giles walked back into the room with a hot cup of cocoa for Nadia, Dante heard him approach as his hues flicker over to Giles who was smiling at them, a single brow arches as he glances down at Nadia he wondered why Giles was smiling like that as it finally clicked in his head how this would look they let him into their home and he’s here sitting in her father’s office presumed missing or worse with his daughter on his lap, perhaps it could be disrespectful or something like that Dante wasn’t sure he wasn’t used to the flashy lifestyle rich people lived “Erm.. It’s not what you think, She was cold.. Shivering even.. And.. I erm.. ahh…” he ruffles the back of his hair slowly it was something he did when he got embarrassed, what a situation he had found himself in, “Sorry I mean no disrespect.” he sighed out softly as he took another drag from his cigarette. He honestly didn’t mind that she was on his lap or that they only met only 2 hours ago, Giles was a nice man he’d understand the situation Dante was sure of this. Nadia was speaking of a journal, Con’s journal? Of course he had one it was just hidden in the safe, he listened into their conversation “This could have been information we could have used earlier” he chuckled softly as Nadia glanced up to him asking if he could crack a safe, arching a brow he rubbed his chin as he shrugged “I’m sure I got some dynamite in my bag somewhere if you really wanna go out with a bang” he chuckled as he placed his adventure’s cowboy hat on top of her head, glancing up at the picture of Zeus that was now hiding the safe where Con’s journal was, he wanted Nadia to be the first to read it as it was her right and she should for comfort anyway.

CharlotteCarrendar: – Giles expression was veiled amusement at the situation that had sprung from the young adventurer’s idea of how to keep the young heiress warm – but placing her on his own lap. His nervousness at how it looked shone through by the way he tussled the back of his hair with his hand lightly. Giles was impressed that the man had managed to keep the girl there, considering how they appeared to be squaring off from the very moment they encountered each other. Was it the scotch, or maybe the fact that Dante viewed her a little differently now that he got to understand the situation better? Having been through copious note books that were scattered across Con’s desk, Dante had come up empty handed as to clues in the possible location of Nadia’s father, or even an idea as to what it was that he had found – if anything. Had Con met with foul play? Was the solicitor involved, or that rival of her father’s ; Stanley Whittaker? The answers may not be cut and dry, even with more evidence, but they needed to find something that would give them a head start. That…would come in the shape of the lost Journal. Giles handed over the combination that had been written on a small piece of paper, kept by Con’s manservant for years. “Your father didn’t trust anyone else with this. Now I am starting to understand why.” Dante had plonked his adventurer hat upon Nadia’s head, which made her look comical since her head was so much smaller than his own. It pretty much sank down and nearly covered her eyes. She pushed the front brim up a touch, just so she could see. Dante’s idea of blowing up the safe, was met with a “psh” sound, as Nadia climbed off his lap and padded over to the picture. A large ornate frame that she nervously tilted, and sure enough the small safe door was exposed. Nadia entered the combination onto the keypad, and a green light switched on, as she could hear the locking mechanism disengage. “That was easy.” Nadia mused, turning the handle and opening the safe door. Inside, there were two items. A photograph of Con with his daughter, the last time they were together, and a weathered journal that was leather bound and soiled. It looked as though he carried it with him everywhere accepts on his last trip out. Surely he would have taken it. Reaching in, she took out both items, and stared down at the picture – the photograph were her father was smiling and holding her up on his shoulder proudly. “I remember this.” Nadia said softly, as she walked back to Dante. Giles kept a close watch and nodded. “He took that out of a gilded frame by his bed side and put it in the safe. He must have had his reasons.” Nadia sat back down on the same chair as Dante, and slowly turned open the journal, only for a yellowed map to fall out from the front page as well as a letter marked. “To my Nadia.” The young lawyer gasped in shock and bent down to pick the letter up off the floor. <3>

IceTe3a: She gave him a quick and sharp ‘Psh’ to his response on blowing the safe up and perhaps taking half the room with it in the process, he chuckled at her response as he shook his head “go on then!” Dante watched as Nadia climbed off his lap, coming to a stand she took the paper where the codes were written on from Giles and walked over towards the safe, her bare feet softly thumping against the wooden floors of the map room. Dante wanted to know exactly what happened he had to admit that he was drawn into the situation quite fast as his hues followed her hands watching as she slowly tilted the picture frame carefully not to break it, exposing the face of the safe it was defiantly a highly designed one not the cheap ones you can get from your everyday hardware store. She punched in the pin as it made some weird sounds and then beeped she swung the handle down as the door opened up, he was leaning out of his chair as he was on a half stand stance his ass not even resting on the chair. He watched as Nadia pulled out the journal and a picture as Nadia said “I remember this” her and Giles went on about the photo which Dante thought he’d stay out of as it sounded like a more personal situation. His hues followed Nadia as she slowly walked over back to him turning around her back was facing him did she realize he was still sitting here? Or was she to lost in the moment?? As she sat down back on his lap her weight pressing down on him forced him to sit back in the chair as she was too distracted to realize she had just sat on top of him. Watching as she opened the journal a piece of paper flew out and hit the floor at their feet, his eyes followed its graceful fall as he read ‘To my Nadia’ it was a note for her! Perhaps this would explain everything as Nadia decided to bend down shifting her weight to pick it up, he could feel her weight shifting on his lap as he rubbed the back of his hair once more trying not to distract her or make the situation awkward, he decided to roll with it as she picked up the note and sat back up straight he pulled her to lean back against him so he could see what it was she held in her hand he didn’t say anything as he waited patiently for her to open the note his eyes flicking to Giles for a moment and then back to the note. Lighting another smoke he kept it in his right hand placed between his pointing and index finger as his other fingers kept a strong grip of his cup of scotch, leaving his left hand free he rested it on Nadia’s leg hoping she wasn’t the kind of girl that crossed her legs, otherwise his hand would get stuck between her legs, not that he was trying to hit on her or anything her leg was just the closest thing he could rest his hand on as he focused on the note was it a note? A journal entry perhaps that Con didn’t want anyone else to see? Or perhaps it was a map? Looks like they were about to find out or at least he hoped this would give them some kind of answers or at least a clue as to where to go from here.

CharlotteCarrendar: – At first, Nadia didn’t know what to read first. Naturally the letter addressed to her was of great significance and may well have something in it that could help her understand the reasons for his disappearance, but the more pressing matter was finding real clues. The first, being the map. It was of the island of course, the very one on which the estate was situated. As she unfurled the yellowed parchment, she groaned to see it was all written in Greek. “I should have studied.” Nadia lamented. Nadia handed the map to Dante; whose lap she was again sitting on. “Here, maybe you can make sense of that.” The map was covered in symbols, and down the side a menu that had coloured marks meaning different things, from locations to temple sites. On opening her father’s journal, she was shocked to discover that it was one that he must have been writing in for over twenty years. A special kind of journal that mapped his adventures, and she started to see the same symbols coming up time and time again that looked exactly like those on the map. Even Giles was now curious about the find, and sat himself down paying full attention. Nadia flicked the many pages through her fingers till at last she came to the last page. ~Journal entry dated 2nd Feburary, 2014~ After years I managed to get my hands on the greatest prize in existence. One that I know my colleagues would kill for. The map, I discovered leads to the gateway to Atlantis. It was here, all the time …right under my very nose. Whittaker is suspicious. I have my doubts about his loyalty after yesterday.” That was the last entry….the day before he went missing. Shocked, Nadia looked at the map. So this is what they wanted? A map? Giles listened and then sighed. “I had feared for your father, him being so trusting. Little did I know that he heeded my words.” He then gestured to the map. “You need to work out how to find him, if he has truly gone missing or met with foul play.” <3>

IceTe3a: Dante arches his brow as Nadia said she couldn’t understand Greek let alone read it as he shook his head “You should learn” he said before taking the old map from her hands and opening it up before them. Laying it on the table he glanced at the map generally taking in its beauty “This map.. Is really old, we’re talking hundreds of years here” he stated so everyone could hear him. As Nadia opened up the journal he glanced over as she started to read it. He glanced back to the map still drawn to it as he was not yet ready to move on to the rest of the clues, the map was indeed old as it was written in ancient Greek language and not the new age stuff, that old language was lost to the ages as were the gods, But he knew the ancient language as he still held the gods in his heart. I think I know what this map is all about and where and why your father disappeared…The journal had seen better days as it was most defiantly Con’s travel journal which was all to obvious, he listened in as stopped at the last entry date 2nd of February? Interesting, he thought to himself as he quietly read the page to himself as Nadia did the same. “Hmm..” Giles was quick to come to the same conclusion Dante was at, foul play “Giles is right, I think your father was a bit too trusting in this” he said as he glanced back at the map reading what it stated “This.. Is the map to Atlantis?!” he leaned in against Nadia so he could see the map closer, as he glanced at a local map and then the old map “It’s… “ he stopped and continued to check his entries “ It’s the map, it states there’s a cave system just off Rhodes Ocean cliff faces, right..” he tapped on the local map “Here” he glances up to the pair “If anyone else found out about this, your father’s life is surely in danger, Atlantis is … the score of a century the title alone for finding such a place is worth multi millions let alone the treasures and claims with rights you get” he swallowed hard now that Con’s life seemed to be in more danger than they once thought “You’ll need to get yourselves a boat, some dive gear perhaps survival gear and a guide of some sorts at the very least” he nodded in agreement to himself as he leaned back in the chair. “Your father, if all this is right and is actually real, is looking or already has found Atlantis” he said as he could not believe he would ever be saying something like that in a million years

CharlotteCarrendar:- Nadia shrugged her shoulders lightly when Dante suggested she should have learnt Greek or at least start too. It hadn’t been on her list of priorities, but she was now thinking that it would be a damn good idea. The map was spread out on the table – a rare find indeed and a very delicate one. It was one that belonged in a museum under armed guard, and yet here they were, the three of them going over it with great interest. Dante was the expert out of the small group, noting that the map was many hundreds of years old. Nadia was still trying to figure out how her father came to get it. Another mystery; for another time. Using the contents of the journal and the markings that matched his findings, Dante was able to conclude that the map was not only genuine but….the map to Atlantis. Nadia blinked. It was a myth..Wasn’t it? That was what her mother used to keep saying over and over again, and that her Father would never give up on his belief that it did actually exist. Nadia kept the envelope that was addressed to her still tight in her hand, almost afraid to open it after this discovery. Giles recognised the outlines on the map and nodded in agreement, when Dante identified key point and landscape markings. Giles slowly rose as Dante said they would need to get a hold of a boat and dive gear as well as a guide and survival gear at the very least. Giles coughed and then asked the pair to follow him. If they did, he would take them outside the main house, since it had stopped raining. Nadia shivered as she followed along behind Giles to a big shed. He pressed a few buttons of a code in and the large roller door opened to reveal what was Aladdin’s cave of survival equipment, a boat, a large 4WD truck and masses of scuba gear as well as tents and so much more. Nadia just stood there. “Wow.” It was like one of those camping conventions but all in one shed. “Your father used much of this frequently. I suggest in the morning that you take what you can from here, and hire a guide down at the port.” It was a good suggestion, and Nadia glanced back at Dante and asked. “Does this work?” <3>

IceTe3a: This map was a rare treat for Dante as it had been awhile since he had seen such a rare artifact before his very eyes, as his fingers tapped the location he was 100% sure of what he was saying now, as this was the map to Atlantis so it did exist he smiled as he glanced up to Giles who had asked them to follow him. Nadia had gotten up and followed after Giles, Dante scratched his head as he shrugged and followed them quietly, Giles led them outside of the house now that the storm had passed it left a beautiful night sky littered with shining stars. The cool air caressing the warmth of his body, his muscles clenching as they hardened up due to the cold air, his trench coat all that was covering his bare upper torso as he glanced upon the grounds after a few minutes of walking they came up to a big shed, why were they standing in front a big shed? Giles punched in a code into a key pad, was everything on the rich side secured with keypads? As the boom door started to wind up and open the lights came on in the rather large shed showing a 4wd truck, a rather large boat, and dive gear amongst other various survival gear. Nodding as his eyes glanced over the gear “Looking good, everything you’ll need for this is right here, you two should be fine.” As he pointed to a few items they need for this trip “Make sure your guide is willing to go the entire way with you and not leave you stranded whilst you go adventuring in the cave systems.” Turning to face the two he smiled lightly “Well, Good luck to the both of you; I hope you find him and he’s alive and well.” Dante had it stuck in his head that he should best get out of their way as soon as possible so they can start the search for Nadia’s father. Glancing up at the starry night sky he nodded to himself as he thought this may be a good time to depart since the storm had passed “Thanks for the invite guys, the storms long gone by now so I’ll get out of your hair” he nudged Nadia playfully “I’m sure this one will be relieved to see me leave” as he chuckled knowing they were both from different worlds.

CharlotteCarrendar: – With the artificial light now shining down and creating a glow around Nadia’s white silk robe which thankfully had not been dragged through the puddles on the way out, she looked a lot more petite now. Especially up against the sizeable 4WD truck and boat. How on earth she would be able to lift half the equipment was another thing. But it was when Dante then started to thank Giles and Nadia for the lovely evening and that he hoped that she would be able to find a guide willing to go the entire way, that her mouth fell open and she looked to be stuttering. Giles slapped his hand to his cheek. The young adventurer was perfect to help Nadia find her father and they had everything right there to go in the morning. But how did Nadia feel about all this? Was she too proud to say she needed his help? Had she gotten over earlier behaviour? Giles tried to give her a nudge, and she seemed to creep forward a little, after Dante had done the same thing. Saying she would rather him out of her hair. The young lawyer looked back at the truck and then at Dante. Was this what all the men in her life did? Just up and away when she actually needed them? Still clutching her father’s letter to her, she thanked Dante. “Thank you for all your help, I am sure I can find a guide….tomorrow.” That said, she hurried off inside, partly hurt and more or less clueless on what to do. He obviously didn’t think she had it in her to find her father…maybe it was time to prove him wrong. Little did they all realize that someone was watching from over the hill. With night vision binoculars. The mysterious man stubbed out a cigarette and chuckled darkly, before abandoning his position and going to his nearby car. This was going better than he had hoped. Giles sighed, and offered his hand to shake to the young adventurer. “Good luck, Dante. And…thank you.” He then closed the large shed, before going in after Nadia. <3>

IceTe3a: Dante was oblivious to the situation at hand, as he never noticed Giles nudge Nadia towards him, he glanced down as Nadia came closer. He smiled lightly as his eyes met hers noticing she was looking up towards him but not directly to him he was a little lost as he glanced over to Giles for a moment before Nadia dismissed him, ‘Thank you for all your help, I am sure I can find a guide….tomorrow.’ he nods slightly and was about to say something in return but as he was about to she rushed off towards the main house doors, his hues followed her until she disappeared into the main house. Why was she running? Perhaps she was excited about all the news and the possibility of finding her father that must be it. His attention was brought to Giles who offered his hand to shake as Dante took it and gave a firm shake, ‘Good luck, Dante. And…thank you’ Dante nodded slightly as he smiled “You look after her now Giles, I’ll be in Rhodes for a little longer before I figure out my next step If you need anything feel free to holler” he stated in gesture as Giles walked off after closing the large shed leaving Dante in the dark by himself. Rubbing the back of his head he shook his head in confusion as his gut was telling him something wasn’t right with the way things were just left between those two and him, as he glanced around he started to walk out towards the main road following Nadia’s long driveway down Glancing back quickly to the main house he gave a two finger salute before continuing to walk “Got a long walk ahead of me” he said as he placed his hat on top of his head, shifting in his trench coat. After awhile he came to the main road, as he couldn’t believe how long their driveway actually was; his sense of direction was perfect as he started to travel the long and dark road back down to the party district of Rhodes where the docks and pubs were “This’ll take quite awhile” he said to himself as he thought over what had happened to him in the past couple of hours.

CharlotteCarrendar: – Giles thought that Nadia had gone up to her room, but no. He could see a slight shadow coming from the map room, and so he went to investigate it. Staying just outside, he peeked his head in enough to see Nadia sitting in that same chair that Dante had, and she was going over the map and the journal that were left on the table before they had gone outside to see the truck and boat. The half finished glass of scotch was still on the table, and you could still smell the cigarette that Dante had been smoking. Nadia was rocking back and forth a bit, then reached for the scotch glass and took a swig, only to start coughing violently. Clearly, she was not used to hard liquor. It was almost painful for Giles to watch. The girl was young, naive…and way out of her league. She was but a child when she last saw her father, and knew nothing about his world, his adventures. All of them were like fairy tales of her childhood. With a nervous hand she picked up the photograph and ran her finger across her father’s face, whispering. “Help me Papa. Help me find you.” Giles bowed his head, and then backed away to leave the girl in her father’s map room in peace. If she was going to try and do this on her own, Nadia was going to have to grow up….fast. The man servant knew that he would be no good in helping her find her father. He was too old for this game. If only Dante had gotten a clue. If only he had stayed. If only Nadia wasn’t so pig headed. What a mess. Back in the map room, Nadia drew up her feet under her where she sat and held the photograph of herself and her father to her chest. She needed to believe he was out there….and that she had the courage to find him. Down off the side road near the entrance to the driveway, a black car waited in the shadows, and the unidentified driver saw Dante walking out. As soon as he had gone past, the headlights blazed, and the car started for the Chronis estate driveway. <3>

IceTe3a: Dante came to a stop as he started searching for a smoke, “Ugh where are they… Ahh!” he found a stray cigarette as he lit it and took a drag whilst thinking about what was going on, he had not clicked on as of yet as to them needing him. But his gut was telling him that something was up, did he miss something? As he went through what went on in his mind as he rubbed the back of his head “Right.. and then we got the Journal..” he nodded as he spoke aloud to himself “And Giles wanted to show me the gear.. wait did he want me to inspect it? Or what.. and then she ran off” he stood silently for a second as he took in a drag and then it clicked and he choked on his smoke as he coughed it out “Oh Fuck me” he said as he turned on the ball of his foot, finally clicking that she wanted him there with her to help her out as he started jogging back up the road to Nadia’s place as he ditched the smoke. “How could I be so stupid, poor girl no wonder she ran off” he could see the driveway in the distance as he heard a car engine roaring as a car came racing down the street and pulled into Nadia’s driveway. “Who is that…” he said to himself as he stopped, he remembered Giles saying how Con had dangerous rivals and the possibility of the lawyer as in on it as well, he wasn’t going to take any chances as he thought they may be in some sort of danger. Coming to a sprint he finally reached their driveway as he saw the taillights driving up it at a great speed, they’d be at the front door within seconds as he sprinted up the drive way but kept to the shadows, coming up finally behind the large shed where they parted ways he hid as he placed his backpack on the ground, pulling out a pistol he took the safety off and placed it in his trench coat, it was just a safety precaution which he wouldn’t pull it out unless was needed as he waited in the shadows to see what was going to happen, before he made his entry. By now whoever was in the car had already gone inside as Dante snuck up closer towards the main doors of the house trying to listen in.

CharlotteCarrendar: – Giles had retired for the evening. Going to his own room, he shut the door and made one huge error. He forgot to lock the front door. The black car had come to a silent halt – cutting its engine and turning off the lights so it was not obvious to those inside that someone was coming to the house well after night visitors would be welcomed. A man dressed in all black attire got out and looked around. He then removed a revolver from his jacket and crept towards the front door. Surprisingly he was able to open it and then he silently made his way inside. Whoever it was knew the Chronis house intimately, and he saw the flicker of gold and red coming from the map room. Grinning to himself, he kept to the shadows as he crept along trying to be as quiet as he dared to find the young Nadia and get what he assumed she had uncovered. Sure enough, he peeked in and there was Nadia, still going over the map. She had drunk the last of the scotch, and hiccupped a little, while looking at the journal and then back at the map. The man in black raised his arm and had the gun pointed at Nadia’s head. “Welcome to Greece…Miss Chronis, pity you won’t be doing any sightseeing.” Nadia gasped as she looked up to see a man holding a gun and having it pointed at her. “Who are you?” A logical question asked by a terrified girl. “Someone who is going to be very rich. Now get up, and move away from the map if you value your life.” Nadia started to rise slowly, her heart near beating out of her chest. The man sneered as he gave her the once over. “Your father never told me that you had grown into such a beautiful woman. I might change my plans on killing you, and have you and your father’s estate to myself.” <3>

IceTe3a: Dante couldn’t hear anything from inside he was too far away, but the front door was left slightly open he’d have to go around to the window of the map room and check to see if he could see anyone in there as that’s where Giles and Nadia most likely was, still trying to figure out their plan of attack and that’s where this new person could be. So he crept around the side quietly as he started to hear a males voice, being so tall he had to crouch down so he wouldn’t be seen, as he overheard the conversation, his muscles tensed in anger to what he heard how dare this man speak like that to Nadia. Standing up he glanced through the side of the window as he noticed the man had a gun quickly he ducked down as he pulled out his own pistol, it was loaded and ready to go. Thank god Dante was a great shot, he crouch walked back to the front door as he crept inside leaving the front door open. He was on the wall right next to the door of the map room as he glanced in the man’s back was turned to him as he made a signal for Nadia to keep quiet. Dante snuck up to the man’s back and came to a stand towering over him like he always did, casting a shadow in front of the man he shoved the pistol in the back of the man as his left hand gripped his shoulder with crushing force “Drop it now” he simply said as he had no issue with taking another man’s life, giving a reassuring jab with the pistol in the man’s back once more he growled one last time as a final warning before he started shooting “Last time, Drop it” he said in a deep threatening voice.

CharlotteCarrendar: – The man who was hard to see properly in the light that the fire place gave off was staring at Nadia menacingly. So was this the man that had betrayed her father, or another? She had never seen this man before in her life. The barrel of the gun pointed at her was cocked and able to be fired if the girl did not do what he wanted. Shivering with fear she tried to back up, then out of the corner of her eye she noticed the movement of another. ~DANTE!~ Her mind screamed. He had come back. He motioned for her to keep quiet and she did just that, averting her gaze back to the gunman, who was now getting antsy. “Do you know what you even have in front of you, girl?” Course he meant the map but then that was when Dante struck, gripping the man’s shoulder suddenly. The gun he was holding went off in his hand, and the bullet whizzed past Nadia’s head – missing her by mere centimetres. The man dropped the smoking gun, but then tried to ram his elbow back at Dante and make some sort of attempt at a getaway. <3>

IceTe3a: The gun went off and this pissed off Dante to the point where he was almost enraged, he watched as Nadia was fine the strange gunman had dropped the gun and attempted to elbow Dante in the chest which struck true, unfortunately for the shorter man Dante was a 6’8 built brick as the hit barely registered. Holding a firm grip of the man he flicked his gun down besides Nadia just in case. “Right…” he said as he turned the man around to face Dante, his left hand grips the scruff of the man’s clothing quickly leaning back he threw one solid right punch towards the man’s face if the punch hit it was surely to break his jaw and nose from the sheer power of the swing, Picking the man up with one hand to reach his eye level he let out a deep growl “I ever see you again…” he said as he dragged the man out of the house and tossed him sending him flying towards his car “You’ll wish I’d have killed you” as he walked back inside slamming the door shut he raced over to Nadia and picked her up in his arms holding her close. “Are you ok? I’m sorry; I never should have left your side. I didn’t realize you wanted me to come with you on this adventure. Consider me an employee under your employment.” He said as he sat down in Con’s chair once more as he placed Nadia on his lap checking for any wounds or scratches on her face or body. After a few minutes had passed he deemed she was more in shock than harmed as he smiled wiping a strand of hair from her forehead and placing it behind her ear “That was obviously the partner, from now on you don’t leave my side and we keep all this between the three of us” he wondered where Giles was during all of this as he glanced down to Nadia he smiled “ Your fathers alive, We’ll find him together”

A Page in Time – Chapter Two.

09 Wednesday Apr 2014

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A Page in Time

Chapter Two

The Lost Journal

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CharlotteCarrendar
IceTe3a

IceTe3a: Dante placed the suitcases in the trunk of the car as he closed it shut, his wet hair flowing down his face freely as he watched Giles gesture for him to sit in the front, walking around to the open door he shook his head around like a dog splashing the water off it as he quickly ducked into the seat of the car closing the door behind him. They took off in a flash driving over to the more expensive side of Rhodes just out of the party district. Pulling up to a huge what Dante would call a mansion his eyes glanced around the rather large estate amazed at how much space one family needs to survive these days. Dante got out of the car and followed Giles and the lady from behind as she opened the front door Giles welcoming her home as he took a step into the main foyer noticing all the ancient artefacts displayed in the home statues of the Greek Gods lined the walls they were immaculate, he really enjoyed the Archaeology side of life as history was full of adventure and less depended on today’s technology now they were times to live in, he thought to himself. Various paintings and trinkets scattered around the place properly displayed, this was the house of a rich man and an adventurer –Whistles- “What a place, A bit too much spit and polish but love the artefacts” he said as he glanced over at the pair who were in conversation , scratching his head he could not help but overhear their conversation he walked up behind the young lady without noticing only inches of space apart as he once more towered over her, small drops of water sometimes fell off his body and onto her head as he looked directly over to Giles “So you think he’s dead huh?” he ruffled his hair as he knew most adventurers keep logs about their comings and goings. This man was sure to have a map room of where he planned his grand adventures, Dante would love to meet him one day and trade stories, and you say he’s lost? Where bout’s was he located last? Just because he’s disappeared doesn’t mean he’s dead, why I remember once I got lost in the Amazon for 6 months before finding my way out” he laughed aloud to himself.

CharlotteCarrendar:- Nadia for a split second had even forgotten that Dante was with them and so when she turned her head to see the bedraggled adventurer dripping all over the floor, her face was a mixture of confusion and hurt. It is one thing to be told your father is dead via correspondence, but then to be told that he is presumed dead on arrival at her Father’s home quite another. Nadia didn’t know if she wanted to be sick, or go with the gut feeling that perhaps he was still alive. The question was where? The young lawyer had to ask. “Why would my father’s attorney tell me he was dead if there was a chance he wasn’t?” It was a fair question, and already Dante was weighing in with his two cents – also curious about this mystery. Giles stood silently for a time, feeling the pressure of having to explain Con Chronis’s last movements to his daughter. “Your Father had come across a shrine on the last archaeological dig actually here on this very island. As you know Rhodes is famous for its architecture and there was a rumour amongst a historical society that he attended of a mythical time piece. Related I believe to stories of the fabled city of Atlantis.” Giles cleared his throat as he continued. “One day, your father up and left the house taking with him only his dog “Samuel” and the pair headed off for the dig. I remember the morning well. He was in such good spirits. That was the last anyone saw of him. The island has been gone over many a time, till the police called off the search and your father’s attorney wanted to wrap up his affairs.” He knew that there was bound to be more questions. <3>

IceTe3a: Dante scratched his head as he folded his arms and leant them on her head leaning his chin against his arms as he listened in, “They still digging up Rhodes eh?” he smiled as he looked down on what he was leaning against finding out it was the ladies head “Oh, hi didn’t see you there” as he glanced back at Giles “So he’s not dead, just missing by the sounds of it. There’s a lot more that could have happened sounds to me they just got over looking” he nodded as he came to a stand no longer leaning against the lady’s head as he glanced around thinking to himself, “Storm should be over by tomorrow I dare say. Giles, how long has it been since he disappeared exactly?” he knew anyone who called himself an adventurer could look after themselves in the wild so there was a chance he was still living and breathing, possibly hurt. Glancing down to the lady he wondered as to why she was even here? By the sounds of it she moved away from her father a long time ago “So what’s your story in this erm…” he said as he looked down to her

CharlotteCarrendar: – Nadia was small, there was no doubt about that but Dante’s blatant disregard for her – using her head to lean on was a bit much even for her to take. She pulled out from under him, when he said he didn’t see her there. A likely story. The more he was around her the less she liked him. She shook her head a little and a spray of water drizzled to the floor. “Do you mind?” the young lawyer said with a discerning look. She had been trying to pay attention to Giles and the story of what actually happened to her father. It just didn’t make sense that they would simply give up on the search without some sort of proof to his demise. Even Dante’s response that the police got over looking gave her even more reason to believe there was more to this. Giles was quick to answer. “It was no secret that your father Con had rivals in the game. One such man by the name of Stanley Whittaker who used to study under your father was the hired consultant to put down that he believed your father was dead.” Now things were starting to appear murky, for the man servant knew a lot more than first thought. “He shares the same lawyer as your father also. So the moment it was announced the search called off, your father’s lawyer more or less jumped to have you brought here Nadia. Perhaps he thought you would merely sign off on your father’s estate and that Mr Whittaker could jump in and buy it at a bargain price. You have to understand much of what your father collected over the years is worth more than a King’s ransom. Not that they would have you believe it.” This was all starting to sound very suspicious, until Dante butted in again. He wanted to know her story and she shook her head, feeling that compared to her Father, she didn’t have one. “Dante, is it? I am fresh off the plane from London, wet….and just been told that my Father may well be alive. You want my story, well here it is.” She then tapped him on the chest with her pointy finger. “I’m a half Greek girl who plans to find out what happened to her father, in a country I know very little about.” <3>

IceTe3a: It was true everyone basically gave up on the old man and pronounced him dead, this was an unfair call and he could see why she was upset as he looked over to Giles who was explaining the situation in more depth, “So this was more of a ploy to get at his collections and estate huh, sounds like someone might know something more than they are saying” Sounds like someone wanted the old adventurer gone so they could take over his worldly possessions without having to buy them at full price this included the estate. Dante was listening in as he arched a brow feeling the push of a single finger against his chest, he glanced down to find the young female telling him off how she’s half Greek and she wanted to find her father, who knew nothing about her home. “Right.” He grabbed her by the hips and picked her up with ease as he brought her to eye level “ How about you settle down, take a step back and breathe a little?” he smiled lightly as he placed her back on the floor “It is highly possible your father is still alive yes, As for not knowing Greece, That’s your fault for not knowing your homeland better, Look at me I’m an adventurer but I know all of Greece like the back of my hand” he glanced over at Giles and then back at the young female “What’s your name anyway? And I think you should get into a hot shower before you catch a cold, Giles how about we take a look at the old man’s map room if you don’t mind” he shrugs slightly “I don’t know, this is your call lady” he said nodding as he glanced back at her

CharlotteCarrendar: – Giles for one was happy that the young Adventurer seemed to be clued in to what the man servant had suspected. People working against Con and may well have had a hand in his disappearance, or taking advantage of that fact. It was true, that Nadia had no idea about her Father’s life or world; due to being shut out from it by an absent mother who was more interested in her own pursuits. Nadia was denied the right to her heritage and this made her feel alien in a country that should well be in her blood. Dante wasn’t the kind of man to take a poke to the chest from a petite lady well, and for her efforts, he picked her up so that she was at eye level with him. It was most undignifying. The adventurer told her to stop and take a breather, but his actions only served to make her more annoyed. “You brute!” Giles had to side with Dante however, as she was starting to shiver badly from being wet from the storm. “Miss, why don’t you go and shower and I have your old room just the way you left it. The maid will take up your luggage and unpack your things.” Was she being dismissed? It certainly felt like it. “Ooooh!” she growled, before pulling on her wet jacket, and then huffing as she went off up the stairs, leaving Giles with Dante. “Why don’t I show you to Con’s map room, Sir.” Giles was polite as ever in the face of the young Nadia storming off. As they walked together, Giles said. “Her name is Nadia Chronis. She has not been to the island for 12 years, that was when her mother stopped access visits. Was not the girl’s fault. I believe she was sent to boarding school. Her father was distraught for years over this. But what could he do?” Leading them into the map room, it was clear that Con Chronis had travelled extensively across the world, and there were many book cases lined with journals, map books, canisters, artefacts and so much more, it would make a museum curator jizz his pants with excitement. Statues, weapons….so much here that Nadia may well not even appreciate, but Dante certainly would. <3>

IceTe3a: He watched her as she called him a brute, this made Dante smirk as she was right he was quite uncivilized as they would say, he never thought he’d find himself in a place like this in a million years. He felt out of place as he watched Giles handle the lady with such grace, dismissing her to her room as she stormed off with a tantrum “Try not to get lost this time yeah?” he made the remark in kind to her appearing at the front of the pub somewhere where she defiantly was not supposed to end up. As he shook his head looking back at Giles “what’s her problem, to sheltered or something? Giles had offered to show him Con’s map room, as he followed Giles almost exited, Giles explained how Nadia had not been back for 12 years and her mother was the one who forced that. “Nadia huh, interesting name” he said as he continued to follow Giles “I can understand her position now, she had no choice but to grow up like that. Nothing a couple of years in the wild won’t fix” he smirked cheekily to himself as they finally reached the map room, which was decorated with artifacts, old leather bound books amongst other trinkets and rare items. As he glanced over the maps and notes of con he nodded “right right, I see” he said to himself “Well travelled con was” as he started to read what con had written it would take him all night “Giles could I trouble you for a Scotch and can I smoke in here? It’ll take all night, I’ll stay up and research” he said as he looked up at Giles his finger tapping on a point on the map. As he walked over to the fireplace, he helped himself as he started a fire to warm up the room “This sounds like an adventure, a bit of a mystery too” he said as he walked back to the notes and maps at Con’s desk, as he stood in front of the con’s large leather chair.

CharlotteCarrrendar: – Nadia’s anger was understandable as she heard the throw away remark asking her not to get lost on her way to her room. She knew where it was..she thought. Coming to the top of the stairs, she did have to wonder for a moment which way, then realized it was right and turned almost too sharply. Dante was grating on her nerves, no matter how good looking he was. Huffing, she went down the passage, till finally reaching a room that had her name written on the door. For a moment, Nadia held her breath, and turning the knob it was almost like she was stepping back in time herself. The room was just the way it was the final time she stayed with her father. Pretty pink and blues, swirling butterfly patterns painted on the walls. Unicorns and other mythical creatures. A whole mural painted by her father and even signed with his name and her hand print. Nadia felt a lump catch in her throat as she sniffed. Recalling being a toddler when her father painted this room for her. All her toys, her books and games were left on the very shelves where she last remembered playing with them. The room was free of dust and smelt clean and fresh. He must have maintained this room so that it was ready for her return. Who would know that by the time she came back, she was all grown up. Mr Lumpy, her one eyed teddy bear that she took with her on her father’s adventures was sitting proudly upon her bedding – leaning against a small wall of coloured cushions. Nadia padded over and picked him up. Thread bare and with very little fur left he was a painful reminder of a childhood long since forgotten. Nadia brought the bear up to her face and inhaled his scent as she closed her eyes and cast her mind back to the final time she saw him…..and her Father. :: Giles stood in the doorway, watching Dante go over the many books and shelves that were in the map room, commenting that it would take him all night to do his research, but a glass of scotch and a smoke would be welcomed. “Of course Sir.” The man servant bowed and then left the room, only to return a short time later with a tray that contained a crystal canister of scotch, packet of cigarettes, a crystal glass with ice and a lighter. He set them down on the nearest table to where Dante had pulled up a leather chair to sit in. “Will that be all, Sir?” <3>

IceTe3a: The map room was dark no lights were on as it should be, the roaring fireplace crackled cooking the wooden logs slowly letting off the most distinct smell of burning wood a smell that was most welcomed to Dante almost calming him into a zone, as the smoke raised through the chimney shoot and to the dark cold rainy night of the outside world. The heat of the room was a comfortable warmth as it caressed his body drying it along with his clothing and hat which he was still wearing it covered his face as he glanced down studying the notes; The cold from the outside barraging against the windows as did the heat from the room causing the window to fog up, the darkness of the room lit up by only the single light of the fire, casting shadows along the walls as they danced with the flame. Giles appeared back in the room with a bottle of scotch in a crystal canister, a pack of cigarettes and a crystal glass with ice and a lighter placing it down before him, the sudden extra person in the room brought Dante out of his zone as he glanced up at Giles “Please call me Dante, I’m not good with this whole butler thing. I prefer we thought of each other as friends” he came to smile as he poured himself a glass full of scotch keeping it straight and on a single rock. He brought the glass to his dry lips they yearned for the sweet taste of the scotch as he pressed the glass to his lips and took a sip. Placing the glass back down he took a cigarette out of the pack and lit it up, leaving it to slowly smoulder as it rested in-between his lips occasionally he would take a deep drag and blow the smoke out across the room whilst his hands and eyes were fixed upon the old scribbles of Con’s notes “Interesting theories he had, He’s looking for the lost temple of Zeus I believe” as he glanced up to Giles “Giles If I’m keeping you from anything, please feel free to leave and do what you must” he said before glancing back down to the notes and the map following the coordinates on the notes as he matched them to the old and stained map. The map itself had seen better days as it was torn and dirtied with pen marks across it with markings and courses amongst other things, Dante wasn’t completely sure as to what Con was looking for exactly, in con’s notes he noticed that he was searching for quite a lot of things, as he read one note in particular. ‘16th June – 2009, I have been trekking in the deepest parts of Greece’s mountains long has these trails seen foot or hide of mankind as no one comes this far out these days. It looks untouched by man for centauries nature in its original form. We found a waterfall today with a cooling pool at the base, there’s a cave system behind it just like the ones I used to walk in with my daughter Nadia . . . Dearest Nadia how I miss her so much, if only she was here to see this with me it would make it that more special, although I know in my heart she still thinks of me from time to time and that keeps me going in my older times.” Dante smiled lightly Con really loved his daughter, he placed the note on the side of the table as he was going to show it to Nadia when he could, glancing up to Giles “Giles perhaps you should check on Nadia, I think being home after so long may be a bit overwhelming for her.” He said as his face disappeared under the brim of his adventurer’s hat as he glanced back down at the notes reading them one by one. Thunder and lightning rolled over the estate as it crackled and whipped in the wind the sound echoing into the house and throughout the walls, it gave Dante’s body a light shiver he loved storms all kinds of storms, as it raged on outside, the warmth of the fireplace promised to keep them safe and comfortable.

CharlotteCarrendar: The maid entered Nadia’s room with the wet suitcases carrying them over to her closet, which still had racks of clothes that were for a child, not a woman. She spoke softly in Greek about how these clothes could be given to the poor, and Nadia could only nod in agreement. So many years had gone by since they were worn, but still had so much life in them. As the maid started to unpack Nadia’s suitcases, Nadia reached in for a nightie and robe as well as changes of smalls and her makeup bag. “I’m going to take a shower” she said softly, while the maid obliged her. A last look at her childhood clothes on the racks, she padded towards her bathroom. Outside, a storm was raging. Thunder and lightning swelled amongst the dark clouds blacking out the moon’s light. A change was in the air, that was for certain. The lights in the bathroom flickered and for a moment Nadia thought she saw a strange haunting shadow upon the wall that had her cry out. She clutched her chest a moment, before the lights came back on and she tried to regain her composure. ~Get a grip, Nadia~ she thought to herself, as she turned on the shower and removed the last of her wet travelling clothes. There is no such thing as ghosts..right? Standing under the heated spray of the water, she let it beat down on her head – a hand pressed to the cool tiles as she went over in her mind all that Giles had said about her father, the man that was her father’s rival and of course the wayward adventurer that was now enjoying her father’s scotch no doubt. Turning off the faucet, she stepped out of the shower, drips of water trailing down her petite form as she reached for a towel to dry herself with. She squeezed the excess water out of her hair, and then dressed in the silk nightie in white, drawing the matching robe on, before stepping out into her bedroom again. Candles had been lit in her room in the thought that if they did lose power, that she would be able to find her way to bed. Nadia though was not sleepy. She wanted to go and find Giles and speak to him more about her father, her need to find out if there was a chance he was alive overwhelming. As she descended the stairs, a window burst open with a loud crack of lightning smashing into the ground not far from the house. The loud earth shattering rumble of thunder followed with Nadia illuminated by the lighting strike. Fine white curtains billowed as the wind blew them about. Nadia shrieked and ran the last few steps down the stairs before running for her father’s den. “GILES!” she screamed, before skidding past her father’s den only to see Giles and Dante seated in the map room – the fire burning brightly. Nadia coughed and appeared embarrassed. “I hate storms.” She said, the child in her becoming apparent. Giles chuckled, for she used to do the same thing when she was a little girl. Running for her father when the storms whipped up as bad as the one tonight. He gestured for her to come in, and she did so. The fire light only made her look all the more demure in the sheer robe and nightie.

Giles turned to Dante and said. “And she came to me.” He didn’t need to go find her after all. “Dante, after a life of service, it is hard for one to change his spots so to speak. You are not keeping me from anything. “ He then asked Nadia. “How about a hot cocoa?” Nadia sat down on one of the leather chairs opposite Dante and simply nodded, as she wrapped her arms around herself, still cold from just getting out of the shower

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IceTe3a: He was in deep concentration the storm raging on harshly behind him as one could see the flash of thunder and lightning through the windows behind him, mumbling the words he was reading under his breath he arched a brow “Interesting” he would say as he flipped through a book to confirm what the notes said. Taking a drag from his cigarette he blew the smoke outward as it danced lingering in the air of the room creating shapes that were different to each person’s eyes. “He was onto something by the looks of things… but what” he’d pop in and out of it randomly at times stating something before going quite once more. A shriek came from outside as Nadia came racing into the room, Giles chuckling at the situation as she had stated she hated storms, he registered that she was in the room and was listening to what they were saying but he was deep in thought and study of the information before him. Giles stating that he was too used to his ways of life although he appreciated the gesture Dante had given him, Dante was not about to force Giles to not call him sir if that’s what he preferred to say that’s to each man to make up his own choice. Giles walked out of the room after offering to go make Nadia a hot cocoa leaving the two in the room. Coming out of his zone once more “Smart man” he said as he glanced over to Nadia who was curled up in a ball across the office desk on a leather chair, she was cold and shivering as he shook his head, ‘This woman would not last a hour out in the wild’ he thought to himself. “Here” he said as her grabbed her arms and wrapped them around the inside of his coat pulling her in so her skin was touching the warmth of his skin, his brown thick leather trench coat naturally flowed around wrapping around them as he picked her up, walking around to where he was originally he sat down on the chair allowing her to sit on his knees whilst she was pressed, arms wrapped around his bare warm chest. He naturally knew how to survive in the wild and how to make people warm up, sharing body heat was the best way to do so, as he continued to read the notes and flick through a book to match them up. His cigarette half done as it rested in his mouth, his left hand grabbed the note he read from Con talking Nadia in it, he wanted her to see how her father still thought about her. “There are many more like this one” as he passed it to her. His eyes flicking from word to word note to note and to a book occasionally to search for a reference as he kept to himself, the entire time whilst working around Nadia warming up from his body heat, taking a sip from his scotch glass from time to time amongst taking a drag from his smoke. The storm was at its fullest the wind bashing up against the windows as the thunder and lightning got heavier along with the rain “Storms almost over” he said as he knew when it got to its heaviest that was basically it giving its final shot before dying away leaving a beautiful night sky, this happened often to him. He could feel her skin slowly reaching the same temperature as his as she finally stopped shivering, “Not so bad huh” he stated half minded as he continued to read through the notes “Your father had a lot of adventures he wanted to peruse and even more ideals he thought was ready to be discovered, but nothing here states anything recent and why would he up and leave.. all this adventure when he was on the right path for most of them…” he glanced down to her as she was still sitting there stealing his heat before he went back to work “Must have found something a lot bigger than these adventure’s I’d love to find out what it was” he said before going silent.

CharlotteCarrendar: – One of the many things Nadia’s father did when she was frightened by the storms that sometimes raged on the blistering hill was to hold her in his arms with her seated on his lap and read to her to keep her mind free from the ferocity of the rains and thunder that rocked the house. The only difference between the past and that moment in the map room was that Dante was almost assuming her father’s place. She was too stunned at first when he swept her up in his coat and then sat her back down with him – using his own body heat to help warm her cool flesh. Nadia was about to protest, when Dante revealed what he had found. Notes…many notes about how much Con missed his daughter. Her eyes fell upon the yellowed papers, her brow creasing as she scanned over the words that flowed from her father’s heart. How she missed him. All those years kept apart by her mother in some way of trying to hurt her father, but in turn hurting them both. Dante’s smoke floated about them, and this reminded her even more of her father. It was the same brand of cigarettes on the silver tray Giles had brought in that were from her father’s own den. Nadia stopped shivering as she subconsciously felt a calm sweep her. The familiarity of the room, the smells and now being comforted by the adventurer, though he probably didn’t know that he was doing it. Dante commented on how her father had many adventures he wanted to go on, plans and notes for such but nothing that indicated what it was that made him leave the day he vanished. Where would such information be? Perhaps he had found something a lot bigger, or he was led to a place where he was unable to return from. So many questions still unanswered. While all the books that Dante had found so far being familiar there was one missing. Her father’s private journal. When Giles re entered the map room and saw the young heiress sitting curled up with the adventurer he couldn’t help but smile. Fancy Dante being able to tame the girl so fast. Amazing. He set down the cocoa in Nadia’s reach, as Nadia asked the question. “Have you seen my father’s journal?” He would have known what she meant and he then pointed to the picture on the wall of Zeus. “it should be in the safe.” There was a very good reason for it being there, and thankfully the solicitor hadn’t been able to open it. Giles took a small piece of paper out from his coat and handed it to Nadia. “The combination.” Good to know someone was on her side. She looked back at Dante and said. “Ever opened a safe?” <3>

A Page in Time.

07 Monday Apr 2014