Bittersweet Candy Bowl

In response to the fact that not everyone wants to click on a NSFW topic, I’m creating a secondary thread for my clean Micro Stories, where everyone can enjoy them. Starting with the one I had already posted in the other thread.

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“Jasmine… I kinda feel like I should explain things in regards to that incident the other day with all those girls…” Paulo’s voice broke the tranquil silence of the moment as they sat by the lake. He looked nervous, his hands fidgeting restlessly against his kneecaps. “You see-”

“Don’t you think the water looks beautiful?” The slightly younger girl broke his train of thought with her apparently unrelated thought.

“The… The water?” The somali looked confused, unsure about this sudden breakneck turn in the conversation.

“It’s so tranquil… Even after the roughest weather throws it about, it always becomes calm again. As though the storm never happened.” She then turned to him and smiled happily. Paulo looked lost, as he turned to face the river, hoping that perhaps it might hold the answer behind her meaning.

“This river was the cause of something pretty horrific…” Paulo exposited, the memory of where Lucy’s fear came from returning to him.

“And yet… Today it just flows calmly…” Jasmine added sagely. The boy turned to face her again, starting to see what she was talking about. “Paulo… I don’t care what might have happened to you in the past. I don’t care who those girls are, and I don’t care what you did or didn’t do to them. It’s in the past, and things are tranquil now.” She leaned over and placed her head on his shoulder. “You don’t have to explain anything to me…”

Paulo’s look of befuddlement slowly faded into a smile. He looked back at the river with the young gril leaning against him. “The water looks beautiful…” He whispered.

“Yes… Yes it does…”

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As much as this may seem like it is just me proving not all stories of mine need to involve sex, it’s not. This is my response to the original intention of the “Jasmine Appreciation Society”.

I think Jasmine, while young and immature, has her moments of wisdom. And this beautiful scene popped into my head that I just had to share. It feels good to get this out there after the last story…

This is also my first non skype post. I hope you all enjoyed it!

I approve PauloxJasmine.

As I said at dinner, I really like this ^_^. It’s a great short story.

Squee~

AND DINNER!?

Whooooooooo~

Liam stood at the gates of the tall white building. It loomed over him, a hellish bellow emanating from deep within its bowels. The cat gulped hard, his hand trembling as he reached out towards the gate. He shut his eyes hard, he couldn’t look… “What on earth are you doing?” Liam’s eyes bolted open, his hand snapping back from the gate, his body whirling around on the spot.

Lucy cocked her head to the side as she raised an eyebrow. Liam’s ridged posture slowly loosens. “Oh… Hi Lucy…” He looked unsettled, clearly bothered by something. It was strange… Lucy had never seen the usually suave boy acting like this. It was so out of character that she was actually a little jarred by it.

“What’s the matter with you?” She asked looking somewhat nonchalant. Liam sighed nervously, rubbing the back of his head with a sheepish smile.

“It’s the hospital…” Lucy gave him a look that said she was no closer to understanding what was going on than she had been before. “Ever since my… Ever since Eleanor…” He tripped awkwardly over his words. Lucy’s expression softened a little. Liam took a deep breath, deciding to tell her outright. “I’m afraid of hospitals… Afraid that if I walk into one, I’ll never come out alive…” He glanced over his shoulder, but the sterile building seems to roar at him. His glance was fleeting.

“You… You’re really that afraid?” Liam nodded slowly. Lucy looked down for a moment. “Why are you here?”

“My uncle is sick… I wanted to visit him. Keep him company.” He sighed softly.

“Come on.” Lucy grabbed the boy’s hand in hers and pulled him along as she pushed open the gates. Before Liam could realise what had happened, they were halfway to the doors. His heart pounded hard in his chest. His breath hastened. The doors gnashed at him like the teeth of a beast, willing him to come close enough to be devoured.

“Lucy stop!” He shouted in a panic. Lucy obeyed, much to his surprise. She looked back at him and blushed a little.

“You need to do this… But you need to do it at your own pace.” The boy looked confused for a moment. “I know what it’s like alright… I know how scary irrational fears can be…” She looked him in the eyes. “But you can’t be held back by them. You can’t become like me… You’re supposed to be stronger than me.” She blushed a little. Liam looked shocked, but after a moment, he nodded slowly.

“Alright then Lucy… With your help, I can be strong…” He smiled a weak, yet kind smile. “Let’s go Lucy. Together…”

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At the request of Toasty and Taeshi, I am throwing my hat into the LiamxLucy ring with this sweet little story. It’s not exactly romansu… But I hope you guy’s enjoyed it none the less.

D’aww, how sweet.
Now to find an underwater hospital. >:3

Awww you just gotta take it one step at a time kid.
One step at a time.
Hahaha good writing as always Mav.

Oh Maverik, I am your number one fan. I need to make sure to read through every story you’ve ever written so I can hold this title true.

Great story Mr. Wake I expected no less from a man of your writing grandeur. Four claps.