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Child of the Sea - Chapter 26 - Thoughts

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“Jeremy?” I asked after a while filled of silence. “Um… do you think I could take William to the lake?”

“It´s cool if I can´t, since, well if there is people over there. I mean…” I tried, but trailed off eventually. It seemed as if I was asking my dad to take my dog on a walk, which felt remarkably odd in so many different ways. But then again, I needed to do something other than just stay put with him. The lake came in mind and I figured that Jeremy would have the best opinion of how to handle the rather odd situation at hand.

Jeremy was about to pull Rob's arm over his shoulder for support to take him inside as I asked for his advice. He seemed to reflect on my request for a short while, stopping in his step with a thoughtful expression upon his face as he turned. He seemed to be evaluating the situation with great care, and then looked up at me.

“Well I guess that would be fine. I don't really know what to do of everything right now, and I don't know if staying here at the moment is such a good idea…”

“People are waking up soon enough. If they have not done so already...” He said. I noticed how his eyes traced the side of his house, aiming for the neighbours.

“I guess… it actually seem as a good option at the moment... I need to talk to some neighbours, Anna and well, Rob… “

“Also, I think that Fenrir is still hiding in our storage over there. Bet he wouldn't come out just yet...” He said and looked up at us as to make is point.

“I guess “he” will stay here for now, at least until you have spoken to Herence.” He continued and looked up above me as he addressed William. I felt an instant increase in heart rate from William as he was sort of addressed by Jeremy. I tried to ignore it but could feel the thuds echoing through my palms as he spoke.

“Do you think you can check if Herence can meet up with us, maybe somewhere else than here? I mean, if you have the time.” I said, still feeling as if I was impolite for asking for his help.

The most likely outcome would probably be just as Jeremy mentioned, that we stayed here and spoke to Herence once a meeting had been arranged. Until then, it would be quite nice if people here knew what was going on before they ended up in the middle of everything…

Maybe NOT having a giant standing in the middle of their village would be the better option on how to start building up thrust amongst the villagers.

“I´ll, um…” I trailed off and looked behind me, as a warm breeze just rolled up my back. I got a short glimpse of those loosely closed lips behind me, only two meters away or so at the moment.

I noticed that he was nibbling the inside of his lower lip, maybe as he did not know what to do as my conversation with Herence put him in the sort of position in which he could not understand, or even less, know what to do. I corrected my words.

“We... will come back later then I guess.” I said as Jeremy walked back into his house once more, closing the door with his elbow once inside. As I spoke just before he closed the door, he turned his chin and looked with a doubtful frown up at William behind me. Clearly scanning him all over as he played over the situation once more, which probably made William even more nervous, as I could feel his hands grow warmer along with a slightly more tense palm underneath me.

It was impressive how easy he was to read, even when not looking at him.

“Are you sure about this? Do you really trust that... him?”

“ ...sorry for asking, but you know, I am in care for you now.” He said as he held his position.

He adjusted Rob who was still looking straight down into the floor with a distant mind, unwilling to walk on his own. It was no hesitation on that Jeremy meant what he said. As he locked eyes with me I could not really describe the feeling which filled my chest. He seemed truly worried about me. William here had traumatized his nephew for reasons which I did not know. Of course he had the right to doubt the situation.

When I looked behind me up at William again, I found him doing the same thing as I did just until now. He was looking down at Herence with a confused expression.

He would not have understood our words, for that I was sure. But I was fairly sure that the look which Jeremy gave him spoke for itself. William was a person with a clear mind, I knew that much. He was clearly focused on breathing shallower as he had noticed my reaction to his closeness just now, and kept himself steady as he was still positioned onto his knees where he was seated.

In an instant, his eyes wandered back down and met with my own, causing me to flinch a little to my embarrassment, yet again. But maybe it wasn't fright that got to me this time. I rolled my eyes in embarrassment for my own reaction, oversaturating my feelings through my gestures as I could not explain myself in words. Raising my shoulders as if telling him that I did not know why I pulled away.

I was blushing a little to my surprise which sort of forced me to look away. Thankfully he lit up a little as he watched me do so, and kept us away from the awkward situation which could have unfolded.

“You know what? I think that I'm perfectly fine actually.” I answered and smiled back up at William once I had recollected my courage.

“We'll be back soon enough but until then, we will be at the lake if we're needed.” I said and then paused for a moment.” Thanks for everything Jeremy. I really mean it...” I said and smiled down towards him before refocusing on William. What Jeremy had just done. Or in general, his reactions through all of this, was probably beyond what any other person would have done for us.

Jeremy's calmness was truly mesmerizing, to think that he handled being this close to William as he spoke so calmly was nothing to underestimate. It took some guts not to run away, I knew that much.  

“Now, how do we do this then…” I almost whispered as I rubbed my chin and neck, not really finding my way back to Williams almost imposing eyes. The way he was looking at me now, and the fact that we were alone once more, was sort of a strange situation all together. I would have to give him directions and try my best to explain to him what we were up to. But where would I even begin?

I recalled that I had been with him this night. Remembering short glimpses of what had happened. But as my headache reminded me, I was not surprised that a lot of my memory was blank… at least I knew that I was happy, which was a nice feeling in all of this mess.

...Could I point out the direction for him? Would he still listen once we got up and moving? Would he hold me as he walked or how would we pull this off? There were so many questions tossed around within my mind as I tried to decide on my best choice. But I at least knew that I felt rather safe within his hands, so that part was partly dealt and over with… funny though how little time it had taken for me to be emotionally… “where are my mind wandering off to” I whispered for myself, looking away.  

… attached.

“Not scared. No. Nonchalant?” I tried to mislead my thoughts.

“I barely know you. Yet I do know you.” that was it. It was a truly peculiar feeling.

I stared ahead with a frustrated expression painted upon my face, as to get across somehow. “Damn it… It's so frustrating that you cannot understand me… We need to do something about that, and soon…” I said and mimicked speech with my hands, letting the two hands have a little soundless conversation before I rose my shoulders and gestured between both of us with a sad face.

Sign language between two people who did not know a single sign.

It was almost impossible not see his eyebrows as they rose. Damn. His face was so close…

He had absolutely no feeling of personal space my William… another thing to teach him maybe? For him, one meter was nothing. Normally having another person within your one meter area was to close, but in relation, having William one meter away was like laying taped against his face.

My eyes studied what I could see of my surroundings before I raised both hands to almost shoo him away a little. I needed him to give me some space if we were to continue on with this day. His nose was only within an arm's length away from me anyway, so naturally I leaned forward, on my knees, and pushed at the tip of his nose with both hands to prove my point.

“I know you cannot help it being huge, but do you really need to be all over the place? Literally. Look at you. You would almost say that I am in your face, but it’s more like you are all over mine.” I said and could not keep myself from laughing a little as he seemed unable to take my amount of effort seriously.

He was perfectly still, staring down at me in confusion with a smug smile across his face.

“No… Not that face, you know what I mean. … I think.” I straightened my back and drew a large circle with one outstretched finger across his palm. Creating an imaginary fence around myself.

His hand fell some feet as to get away from the light pressure. “o right. Sorry Will…” I smiled.

I cleared my throat.

“This is my personal space. Mine.” I tried and pointed to what for me at least was a perfectly clear and viewable circle. “if you step.. or well I don’t know if stepping is the rightful term for your case, buy anyway.” I was already trailing off topic.

“If you come to close into this area, it starts to become rather uncomfortable for people.” but as I said it, I sort of got stuck with my hands in the middle of my gesture. Did I really think that? Was it really uncomfortable..? ...for me?

I dropped my hands and let out a loud sighn. “um.. no don’t bother. I don’t know.” I murmured and looked away. Waving off the topic as I could not bring myself to the point.

“I don’t even know what I think anymore…” I said and sighed…

I gasped in surprise as his arms suddenly brought me higher up, holding me high up above his smiling face. His left thumb was holding me up against the other fingers, with his other hand just focusing on support. It was not as if he could hold me in both hands even though he had in fact had gotten a little bit smaller by now. I gasped to the increase in height before he made sure to get hold of my attention.  

He totally had not understood a word of what I had just said I figured and signed, palm across my forehead.

The warm and friendly smile, his deep blue eyes which were locked to mine, were enough to make my heart melt by an instant. Sure, I could not deny the nervousness I felt as I was literally hanging above the treeline, but I knew that it was not his intention.

He was sitting with me right above his face. Looking up into my eyes without uttering a single word, nor trying to, for a long time. It seemed as if he was overjoyed at the moment, and to be honest, so was I. We really had something incommon, something which I had not felt with another being before. Ever, to be honest. It was a feeling almost impossible for me to place though.

I leaned my cheek against his thumb and smiled back in silence as he seemed to examine my expression. Letting myself hang from his hands a little as I did not even question my safety where I was anymore.

“William” I spoke a while later, head still leaning against his thumb. Almost as if spelling out his name. Trying it out in an attempt to understand that what was happening was reality.

He lit up as I did and opened his mouth, smiling.
“My.. caela” He answered. Still looking deeply into my eyes.

“Micah” I said. Leaning my head to the other side. Questioning his attempt. He knew my name, right?  

I saw how his eyes shut and he shook his head a little in denial, lowering his arms slightly.

“Me... caela..” He tried once more and locked back up at me again. No, I was held at eye-level by now.

I grew red as a strawberry as he spoke. Completely focused on his words, which was not a new name, but his attempts to form new words.

I smiled and laughed a little and gave him the answer which felt surprisingly embarrassing.

“MY Micah.”

Oh dear heavens. This was such a cheesy moment. I could not believe why though. William seemed totally unaffected, unlike me, by his attempt. It was just something fascinatingly warm about his choice of words.

I smiled and let my face show again. Giving him what he was waiting for.

“My William.” I said in a small voice. Not daring to look at him at the moment.

I could hear him draw an exaggerated breath as my words got to him. Was he really that happy about it? I felt warm inside.

“MY Micah.” He responded, mouth hanging open in an astonished way.

“My…” He tried again.

“My?” He said in a questioning voice.

I was surprised as he started to fold his hands around me. For an instant, everything went dark. By the next one, I was held up against rough fabric with his large hands behind me.

I was facing along the fabric, surprised to say the least. He needed to put so little effort in moving me that it was almost astonishing all together. Could he even feel my weight against his hands? I was amazed by how elegantly he had moved them around me just now. I could relax, as it did not feel as if he even could drop me at all.

I leaned my head against his chest for a short moment, but soon noticed how I was being watched. I instantly looked up, pushing for one of his fingers to allow me some space in order to do so.

Sure as I had sensed, he was looking down at me.

I looked at him questionly, angle a bit awkward. What did he want to tell me? What was his intention with this move? I soon understood. Or at least thought that I did.

“MY.” He said. Putting some pressure on my back as he said the word.

The side of my face was pinned to his chest once more, along with the rest of me of course. But I was not scared. I was laughing quietly to myself as I felt the little jump which Williams heart made as he uttered the word. Was he serious? DID he understand the word? Where have he learnt it to begin with?

I pressed myself away from his chest this time, throwing out my arms as I tried to escape his hands a little.

“Yeah, yeah, sure! Sure, I´m yours. I´m yours!” I uttered as I struggled against his grip. Hitting his chest in pretended agony and giggling as he did not let me go even the slightest. He held me at place, just like before.

However, a sudden thought hit me once I felt laughter growing from within his chest as well to the rather amusing moment unfolded. Was I a “girl”, or what? Why was this so embarrassingly fun?

What on earth was on my mind up at the moment?!

Surely he meant it as a pet or something... One did not normally own a person? Did they?

Good feeling gone.

I was frozen to the spot and felt how even William grew silent around me, now holding a rather limp ball of confusion in his hands.

“Micah?” It had not taken him long to grasp that something bothered me.  

I heard the rumbles from within his chest more than his actual voice this time. Leaning my head against him with a blank expression across my face, my mind let me escape the moment for a while.

Thankfully, he did not bring me back up again, but instead readjusted his hands a little so that he could hold me even tighter. Respecting the event. Warming me from both his hand and chest as he kept his silence.

“You know I am not a pet, do you?” I whispered. Face buried within his shirt. I felt how a sense of dirt, forest and… William filled my nose. A pleasant scent which I had not recalled earlier.

“Please don´t see me as a hamster, or something… I cannot stand the thought.”

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A moment passed where we did little at all before I drew a deep breath. Ending the moment of whatever I could have called it.

Whatever it was, I was thankful that I had gotten some space, or so to say. William had just held me in what could almost be interpreted as a tight hug, and kept his silence throughout the whole thing.

I pushed myself away from him, noticing the morning light reaching in on us from the east.

“William? Up.”

“There.” I said. Not wanting to looking at him, I could only point in the direction of the lake. Hoping for him to put the pieces together on his own.

Sure enough, my command was understood after a while of silent considerations, as William turned and looked in the direction to which I was pointing.

He looked down on me a moment later, I could tell, and let one hand wander down to the grass as he got too his feet.

I held the fabric in tight fists and closed my eyes as he got up, but then dared to look over his fingers as I felt the wagging motion of his walk begin.

My face was still saddened by my previous conflict of mind, but how could I stay this way? I was flying above the trees with a warm heart beating against my own, coming from a creature which only seemed to care about me in this whole world.

A deep sigh left me as I let myself get swept away by the almost magical feeling.

Whatever this was, I would treasure every moment of it.
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Oh William, why are you so precious? Love