Children of the Stars

Chapter Sixteen

Once I got over my surprise, I tried to stand on the swaying fishing net that I was trapped in. It was one of the large commercial nets that they used to catch fish in the ocean with, cupped like a pouch of sorts. I almost managed to stand but my balance was thrown off being so high in the air that I immediately fell to my side once more. A roar of frustration left my lips as attempt after attempt to stand failed.

That was when the chuckling began.

I peered down below me, a good sixteen feet, to the spinning ravine floor where two patches of shadow separated from the forest around them. A shaft of moonlight revealed glittering human eyes and the familiar face of Jasmine as she stood directly below me and peered up.

"Looks like we caught someone! But who?" She frowned up at my face, which was still completely covered in mud.

"Probably just some stupid Leo, love," Laura murmured. Wait a minute! I peered closely at the two of them. Love?!  "I wouldn't worry too much about them. They'll figure out the net soon enough."

The slim figure in the shadow of Jasmine's taller body must've been the Pisces. As I watched, she reached a hand up to rest on my friend's cheek. A smile lit up her face as she leaned up to the Aquarius's face and placed a sweet kiss on her lips.

My jaw dropped.

My friend hesitated only the fraction of a second before she responded to the kiss, grabbing Laura's waist and pulling her closer. I saw the desire and eagerness written plainly on both of their faces as the lust arose in both of them. I clamped my mouth shut and tried to block out the sounds of their obvious PDA, but when a dull thud shook the tree and Laura cried out, my ability to remain silent shattered. I glared down below, where Jasmine—seemingly forgetting I was swaying in the air sixteen feet above her head—pinned Laura against a tree. Her hands were beginning to roam upwards under the hem of the dark blue shirt and based on the ferocity of her kisses and the small whimpers coming from the Pisces, she was gaining more confidence.

"Jasmine!" I snapped. Immediately, both guilty parties broke their kiss. Jasmine leapt away and began peering through the darkness around her while Laura hid her face against the tree. When my Aquarius friend frowned in confusion, I sighed and called out again. "Up here. When you're done copping a feel and sucking face, would you mind letting me down?"

Jasmine's eyes followed the sound of my voice and frowned at the net. Laura's dark blue eyes also roamed upwards and when they found me, she spoke. "Amythest?"

I nodded my head. The Aquarius's eyes narrowed as she stared at me. A heartbeat after my name left Laura's lips, her gaze widened and she paled a split second before she Puddled instantly, splashing her Pisces lover in the process. Laura yelped in displeasure and glared up at me.

"Fuck you, Amythest!" She bellowed. "I've been trying all night to get Jasmine brave enough to kiss me without wetting everything in a five yard radius, and you come in and fuck it up. Thank you!"

"Well, I'm sorry. I'd prefer not to hear you two have dirty tree sex right below me."

The blonde mumbled something incoherent, but bowed her head and scuffed at the ground.

"Will you let me down?" I pressed. "I'm already branded, so your booby trap didn't work as planned."

"Where's your escort?"

"Didn't have one. Maria tried to brand me, but we found out I'd been branded by a Virgo."

"They're on your team though."

"Yeah, well, this one was a conniving little bitch, so teams don't matter to her. Now will you let me down? I won't breathe a word to anyone of where you are. You can go about your dirty tree sex free of interruptions."