Getaway

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^Picture of Atlas

Athena

He is beautiful.

I've never seen a man so gorgeous in my life. But I think that since I'm dreaming, my head has decided to play with me. To create a beautiful man, to not make me feel so alone.

"You're not real". I tell myself.

"Ouch, that hurt. But I'm very real". He whispers, coming closer to me. When he is in front of me, he raises his right hand to brush a few hairs from my face. I lean into his hand, liking his warmth.

Why in the world, I am acting like he is real?

He is just a non-existing person.

"You are absolutly beautiful". He tells me. Indirectly, I blush. That's a cute compliment, I am not used to have them. I smile at him.

"What did you mean, when you said 'since I first saw you', I can assure you, I have never seen you before. And you're not real". He whines a little and puts a sad face.

When he doesn't respond, I start to move far from him. I hear a whimper, but I think I might have imagine it wrong.

"Where are you going?". He inquires, and puts himself in front of me, to cut me off.

"Away from you"

"No please, I have waited too long for you"

"Then answer the question. It was very simple"

"Its not that easy to answer, but for me its not the first time I saw you"

This leaves me with more questions than answers.

I can see, by the way he moves his hands, that he is nervous. I do exactly the same, when I feel like this.

"Are yo-". Before I can finish the sentence, he interrupt me, with pleading eyes.

"Can I hold you? Like to hug you, not in some sexual way. I just want to touch you, please". I smile, he looks cute when he rambles.

"Yeah, of course"

He smiles, and in a second he hugs me an puts his head in between my shoulder and neck. There's something familiar with this position; I can't put it out. Like my body understands but my head can't.

I start to rub his back, the need of comfort him overcoming me.

He takes my legs, and puts his back on the trunk of the tree, with me on top of him.

I don't know why, but right now, I'm not feeling embarrassed. And that's why I do something I would never do. I put my head in the crock of his neck, and inhale him. He smells amazing, I can't explain it, but its amazing.

And I deposit a kiss there.

"So, what's you're name?". I ask him, kinda intrigued now.

"Atlas. Atlas Thompson". I can feel, the way how proud he says it. Like it means everything to him, that name and surname.

"And you, beautiful?". He asks me, while touching my cheeks with his thumbs. A little blush climb to my cheeks and ears.

"You look absolutly adorable, when you blush, because you're eyes and lips stand out". And to proof his point he touches my lips with his thumb. Caressing it.

"Um, lets concentrate on the important"

"But this is important". He pouts like a child.

"Okey, so my name is Athena Cooper"

"Athena". It send me chills, when he said it. I wanted him to say it again.

"That's a beautiful name"

"Thank you"

***

We would talk for short times. And then, we would watch the forest in completely silence, but in both ways we were equal; embraced and me on top of him.

It feels great.

"I have an idea"

"Now I'm scared". I give him a death glare.

"Come on, it won't be bad, I promise"

"Okey, okey"

"Let's do 20 questions!"

Atlas gives me a tired expression, and I smile at him.

"...fine"

"Okey, so what's your favourite color?"

"Now we go to the basic questions. Fine, its grey"

"That's a little bit boring, don't you think?"

"No, because I like the grey of your eyes"

"Oh stop it". And I give him a little push on the shoulder. He just smiles at me and shooks his head.

"My turn, what do you prefer vampires or werewolfs?"

"I would say werewolfs". I can see that he sigh in relief, and J furrow my eyebrows in question.

"Um, how do you see yourself in three years?"

He stares at me, straight in the eyes.

"Only yours"

Shit. I did not expect that, but then as if my body had a will on its own, it approaches him; sticking my body to his. He lets out a happy sound.

"Only yours". I repeated.

***
Hey!

Now you have finally meet Atlas.

The photo at the beginning is him. I hope you like him.