Island Secrets

Breathe

Namor sat up, sucking in a breath, he felt like he was drowning in his own sweat. Powerful tan legs swung over the edge of the suspended bed. His feet hit the cool, hard, marble floor, the color resembling sand. Without the guidance of light and vision, he made his way to the master bathroom to wash his face but deciding to turn the shower on. Much like the water rushing in the shower, the memories came just as easily. Namor lifted his sweaty face to the water and sighed softly as he allowed the memories to come forward in his mind. His head dropped in sorrow.

"Not tonight, please, I can't handle it all," Steps following the voice ached softly. His memories were almost photographic but at the moment that was the last thing he wanted to remember. "Don't remember me, or how we were." A disappointed sigh. " It was fun, kid, but you were never meant to be long term. I thought you knew that. It's easier to forget me, us..."

As if he could forget every word, every smile, giggle, and tear, every step she took out the door to a new life with nothing but her luggage, his heart, and her peace of mind. Lifting his head to the water that showered down upon him, he heaved a painful sigh, heavily coated with grief. "It wasn't your fault, She was tired of playing. She didn't want or need a boy toy who was responsible and reliable." He let out a harsh laugh as he turn the handle weaning the water off.

Wrapping a towel around his waist, he ran his hand through sun-kissed, golden hair, darkened by water. He took the few steps to the bed and stretched his long powerful arms covered with tattoos before falling into the bed watching the last couple hours of daylight. It was seven before he looked at his phone. She would be landing in the next hour or so, he'd better start the boat up.

Akinnod looked out her plane seat window, irritated. She'd had the unfortunate luck of being sat next to a man, who thought he was God's greatest gift to the female population. She couldn't stand men who automatically assumed she was something to be won.

She rolled her mahogany-brown eyes when he mentioned for the fifth time that they looked like nutmeg cloves. "I'm allergic," She grinned sweetly, "Deathly allergic to Nutmeg." His quiet response of "Oh" made her feel guilty of informing him of the personal detail. He was silent long enough for her to finish the last drawing of the last chapter in The Longest Breath, a manga of angels, demons, and norse gods.

"I'm Mark, by the way." He'd have a nice voice if Akinnod hadn't heard so much of it in the last day. She looked at his manicured hand and looked at her own gloved hand, to prevent unnecessary lines on the drawings. "Akinnod," His confused look irritated her even farther, "My name is Akinnod." When he didn't seem to understand, she smirked. She was gonna have to do it, "Akinnod, Like the lead female character from Falling Stones." Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath, "Roman! I can do it! Ro'M'Nema!"

His eyes lit up with recognition, "That was you! I heard you wrote the manga as well, is that true? Akin- Akin- Akin-" His repeated failures at saying her name made him red with embarrassment. "Just call me Kin, and yes, I didn't think it would get picked up for a movie." He blushed and for once, she didn't think him annoying as he asked about her work in her lap and on the computer in front of her. After answering his questions, he went to sleep peacefully without another word. She had told him the complete truth, she hadn't known that a hobby would get picked up for a movie. Let alone get as famous as it did. Her work as a voice actress wasn't as labor fueled as being a visual actress, but she enjoyed it. She occasionally did B-list movies outside of voice acting, but nothing that could disturb her peaceful life. Nothing that could grab her father's greedy attention. Of course, she also wasn't a fan of the rising fame she was recieving from the movie and manga. She preferred an invisible existance, similar to those of the Disney princess voices. Good people they were, the princesses, very down to earth. She'd met the voice of Tiana during a cartoon short for Disney. She'd played Tiana's daughter, it was a filling job, her favorite parts were the kids. She'd go out to the childrens' hospital and do the voices. She enjoyed seeing their expressions light up.