"Don't lie to me Zephyrus! That's mean!" She grinned and stood. She was still holding his hand and her thumb absentmindedly rubbed against the back of his hand. "Special eh?" She stood on her tippy toes although she was no where close to his height. "Kiss me again to prove it" her green eyes gave a shimmer as she teased him. "Although I don't know if I should risk falling for a vampire"

"You never know." He smirked a bit evilly, his eyes twinkling slightly as he nodded. "Special would definitely cover it." He teased lightly, watching her for a moment before leaning down and kissing her again, a little more deeply. "Too late, I should hope. You have fallen captive under my charms." He pulled back with a grin.

Sophia rolled her eyes before gazing up at Zephyr. When he leaned down she leaned into him the slightest bit. "Your charms have definitely trapped me" she had a hand on his good shoulder so she pulled him down to her height and pressed her lips against his. She kissed him like she actually meant it. The kiss was deeper. Stronger. Better than any she had given him before. It took her a second to breath before she could look back up at Zephyr

Zephyr smiled again, feeling much happier than before. He hadn't realized how much he actually needed this - or at least to see her. Every millisecond their lips were pressed together felt like an eternity of healing time. For once since the accident he didn't worry about his shoulder hurting or what his scratched up face looked like. If she didn't care, he didn't care. When she pulled away he could audibly hear her take a breath, and ever the jokester, he just had to speak. "You know, in my opinion, it's more important to breathe- breathing keeps you alive." He teased.

"Breathing sucks" Sophia murmured as she stared into his dark blue eyes. They held her and didn't let her go. She cracked a smile and bit her bottom lip. "Is Ryan still here? Did he ditch me?" She looked behind her to see nothing. "His truck is still here. I wonder if he's at our hideout..." she whispered. "Come on. I wanna show you something" she pulled away from him and started toward the tree line. Her gate was smooth, but her knees still faced a challenge: the roots. Before her accident, she and Ryan had a hideout that they made in the park trees. She still couldn't bend her knees as well as she wanted unless she wasn't moving. Sophia carefully stepped over roots before pulling back some vines. There was Ryan. "Hey stranger" she smiled and plopped down beside him, looking up at Zephyr. "Come sit. We used to push Mom, Dad, Pyper, me and Ryan plus the baby twins in here. You can fit"

(Oooo I just realized something! This would be the same park where Ryker and Abby swam in the small lake, and where Adelle confronted Ryker! There's history here lol)

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"Yeah, I guess breathing is only for people who want to live." He teased, trying not to just flat out grin as he looked at her. He was so happy to be here, with her. He'd definitely have to thank his dad. Zeph glanced back when she did, noticing the truck and hearing her words. He tilted his head slightly and started to follow her before switching to her right side so he could use his good arm to try and help if she tripped. Not that he could do much. He was pretty much useless. Zephyr glanced around him as they walked, looking mildly surprised when Sophia just pulled back some vines and poof- Ryan had appeared. Some small part of him was the slightest bit glad Ryan hadn't just been watching the whole interaction. Shaking that thought out of his mind, he lifted his eyebrows slightly at her next words. "Wow. That's a lot of people." He commented before ducking slightly to get into the small area in the forest. It was quite nice, really. Calming.

lol it is! They don't know that though!)

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Sophia had enjoyed this place so many times, but it felt warmer with Zephyr there. Her parents seemed to know something she didn't whenever they would visit. Like it was a secret place that they had seen before. She used to ignore it, but it now dawned in her that they had been here before. They had to have because they would give each other the same sweet looks that she gave Zephyr. They had seemed to be thinking back to when they were younger. She looked down then back up at Zephyr. Ryan grinned and crept out of the hideout. "I'm going to the coffee shop. Call me if you need me" he turned and disappeared.

(Wow. We need to do a big scene where Ryker and Abby tell Sophia about all the secrets they been hiding LOLLL)

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Zephyr tried not to, but he got sucked into his thoughts rather quickly. How had they found this place? It was beautiful. Now, he wasn't the type to pry, but he REALLY wanted to meet her parents now. He guessed if the father was a horse trainer than the mother would like horses too. Did they have horses at the moment? He guessed they did. Which ones? What were the original horses? How did they start to like horses? Zephyr knew he was caught up on the horses but- HORSES. Like, come on. He stared into space while he thought about this before quickly snapping his gaze back to Ryan when they spoke. Okay then. Zephyr glanced at Sophia. "How did you find this place? It's really beautiful."

lol)

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Sophia turned toward Zephyr. "I didn't find it. Mom and Dad used to bring us here when we were little so I guess they found it. " she laid her head on Zephyrs good shoulder and peered through the trees. It was so peaceful. She loved this place. She just felt connected to the calmness here. She took a deep breath and glanced up at Zephyr. She had been thinking more about her accident lately and had even gone outside to pet Shadow. She had drawn the horse she had ridden the day she fell. Then cried. A lot.

(Let's see... if Serpant and Sun were, say, 8 years old when Ryker and Abby had their first baby, and Pyper is now 19? Years old- then they'd still be alive.. if they were lucky. 27 years old each, but alive)

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Zephyr nodded, glancing around again. "I wonder how much it's changed." He mused, his dark gaze flicking to the sky for a couple seconds. "Someday I might have to come see your horses. The temptation might be too strong to not to." He commented with a small smile, trying not to move his shoulder any. "I also drew a lot in the hospital and as soon as I got home. It's, like, the only thing to do when your shoulder, arm, and hand are all dead."