English Rose ♥

Eli couldn’t help the amused smirk that fell on his lips as Bea seemed to grab the first broad shouldered, big guy in the bar she could find, probably due to the glass of liquid in her hand. He stifled a chuckle as she continued talking, waiting for her to realize the person she’d grabbed had been one of her closest friends for years. He finally couldn’t hold it in, feeling the urge to mess with her as he always did. “What if the person you chose to sit with is also an asshole,” he questioned with a devilish smirk. 

Bea had clicked after only a moment that the tall man that she had accosted in his seat towards the door had been Eli, and the slightly stressed expression on her face had changed almost instantly into one of amusement. “Oh, well then,” she mused, sliding into the seat beside him, and shifting closer, “then I can definitely do something like this, in order to let that dick know that I’m not interested?” She gently ran a hand through his soft brunette hair, and then leaned in closer, her hand resting dangerously on his thigh. “Do you think he’ll get the hint now, that I’m not interested in him?”

“Hmm,” he mused as he took a sip of his glass. “Well, I’d be happy to show you around and make your stay here quite… memorable,” he said, his voice going down a few octaves as he smirked at her. “The island was made so that demigods could be themselves without worrying about other people noticing their powers or the things that followed them. I’d say it’s got decent people, a great night life, and if you know the right people, there’re a lot of fun things to do.”

The smirk toying on Adrian’s face was mimicked in Beatrice’s own, and she really did appreciate a man who was so up front his his words and intentions.”Oh, I have no doubt you could.” She replied with a devious tone in her voice, the rim of her own glass pressed against her lip ever so gently. “What would you suggest, as something to do this evening s a new person to the island?”

NOVA saw things like this all the time . running a winery , she did a lot of people watching . when she took note of the situation unfolding before her , she made herself aware that she might have to bail bea out of an odd situation . when she heard the other woman’s words , nova laughed softly at a level only they could hear before giving her a nod of agreement . raising her voice just slightly , so that the male would be able to hear her , she greeted the other woman . “ bea ! hey girl hey , sorry about that , i had to help out some customers before i could have a moment to breathe , how’re you ? ”

Bea couldn’t have been happier that Nova instantly knew to play along with her - it was almost an unspoken rule between women, even if you were strangers, that if someone came over to you asking for some help, you helped. Gently leaning forward to place a kiss in greeting on the other girl’s cheek, Beatrice took the moment to whisper ‘thank you’ as she pulled back, a bright grin on her lips. “I’m good! Just been waiting to get a bit of time with you when you had a break, is all. It’s rammed in here tonight!” She spoke, before then hooking her arm with Nova’s, heading in the opposite direction of the man that had been bothering her.

“Huh? Oh yeah, for sure,” Mike agreed, replacing his initially confused expression with a friendly grin. “Great to see you,” he added in a slightly louder tone in case the dude she was avoiding was trying to listen in. “C’mon, let’s grab a seat. Over here good?” he asked, leading them in a different direction than the way she’d come from. 

Anouk looked at Bea with a puzzled glance. ❛ I have an offer, I can call to somebody scort him out of here, how about that? ❜ Nobody meddle with her sister. She could go aggressive, but just due to he reputation, she doesn’t think it is fitting to do it.

“No, it’s my dad who’s Charon. One of my dads. The bio one. I’m adopted. Yes, definitely the first thing you need to know about me. Anyway, Charon and Karen are pronounced differently, but I guess they sound close if you don’t think too hard about it.” Yona was pretty sure that the guy who had decided to talk to her had as good as soup for brains, there probably was not a whole lot of thinking happening.

“Okay, so you know me, all right? We’re friends, and I’m coming to say hi to you as I’ve been waiting for you to arrive.” Bea spoke in a hushed tone as she made her way over to the door of the bar, and accosted the first person that had come in . “This asshole won’t take no for an answer, so I’m just going to come and sit with you for a bit until he leaves.” 

“Ha, I’ll do my best at helping.” Nikhil wondered if he was going to have to start paying attention to the people around him for the sake of friendship. He could not imagine that Mari would have very good gossip to pass along, so this might be a difficult endeavor. “Potential? Do you mean like the nightlife? The people? Or the beach? It’s a little perfect.” Nikhil did so love the beach.

“Oh you know I will,” he spoke, playfully mischievous. Although it was still something he enjoyed hearing- that he missed her. In truth he’d missed her too. She was of course one of the few people aside from a handful that could actually handle his ways, especially his temper and flirty ways. “Oooh. Well in that case i’ll just have to be extra perceptive until you slip up and I find out your secret,” he teased back followed by a wink. He nodded his head in a knowing fashion, fighting a small smile that appeared on his lips. “I should have guessed as much. Third strike is the charm, right?” he joked, remembering how strict her parents had been the few times he’d met them. “Well of course. What kind of friend would I be if I didn’t?” he offered, knowing their relationship surpassed more than the boundaries of just friendship. He didn’t even know if there was even a label to be placed on such a relationship. “Oh you know i’ll be there. And i’m sure Rue will be too. She’s going to flip when she sees you,” he added with a shake of ihs head, picturing Rue spazzing at the sight of one of her favorite people. “Well until that walk happens, how about I treat you to some grub? Maybe show you around a little bit? It’s the least I can do since you’re stuck here with me now.”

“Seems that way.” Bea replied with that flirtatious grin still on her lips, “my parents dislike me getting the family name in the papers, and not the good way.” She laughed, having to laugh it off or else she would start to feel that small pit of shame in her stomach. It was there, only small, but some part of her did feel bad about the recklessness that she enjoyed so much. Reaching out to gently brush a finger slowly down his arm, a teasing and delicate touch, she only let it happen for a moment on his skin before she pulled back, her hands once again hanging down by her side. “I miss that pup. Remember that one time that we took her down to the beach, and she left pawprints all over your shirt just before your meeting?” She laughed, plucking the memory so vividly in her mind that it visibly changed her expression to a bright smile, instead of a flirtatious one. “That sounds really good, I’m starving.”

LUNA laughed softly as the other woman threw her hands up in defeat . “ y’know , sometimes i forget that there’s a movie about people like us . ” she spoke with a giggle , shaking her head in amusement . “ but yes , it’s a pretty common thing . ” 

“I...” Beatrice stumbled over her words as she turned to look at the other beside her, shaking her head. “I’m just in shock, I couldn’t have even imagined seeing something like that running around the town.”

“ wait , i missed it !? ” luna exclaimed , an immediate frown appearing on her face as she spoke . if there was one thing she loved about this island , it was the abundance of mythical creatures that hung out and randomly made appearances . “ dang it . ” she muttered softly , sighing in defeat . “ what do you mean what kind of place is this ? what did you think an island for demi - gods would be like ? ”

“I mean - not everyone here is necessarily interested in things associated with their godly parents, but in this case you’d be correct. I do act as well, but the dancing was how I got into it in the first place,” Daniel answered cheerfully. The questions that followed came as a bit of a relief - maybe he wasn’t a help as far as satyrs went, places to visit and avoid probably hadn’t changed much over the last couple years. “Sure, I can do that - the town square’s got all sorts of shops worth checking out, if you haven’t been yet. Nightshade’s pretty popular as far as nightlife goes - and I suppose I’m biased, but I highly recommend catching a show at Deadpan Theater when you have a chance.” He paused, considering. “Are there any special interests of yours that didn’t cover?“ There were all sorts of different places on the island after all, and he’d hate to think he might have missed an important recommendation simply because he didn’t know what she was looking for.

““ohh-hoho, would you look at that. Beatrice is actually capable of missing people. Who’d have guessed,” he spoke playfully sarcastic- his flirtatious smirk not leaving his lips at their banter. “God of Victory, hu? That’s uh- Nike right?” he asked, wanted to make sure he remembered the name right. At her saying that it did explain quite a few things that he knew about Bea, but it also impressed him greatly. The fact that he hadn’t expected it sooner made him kick himself, but it was still an interesting development in their friendship nonetheless. “Oh…” he trailed off, his head cocking to the side in curiosity at her explaining about her parents. “So might I ask what you did to get grounded, much to my good luck,” he teased lightly, wondering what she must have been doing to get banished here. “Well, considering my empire kinda started here, many of the buildings are of my making,” he bragged a bit with a smile. “However, I think my favorite place is probably Olympus park. It’s gorgeous, not as gorgeous as the apparent daughter of victory of course. Plus Rou lives for exploring the trails with me,” he added sincerely,

“Don’t make me regret saying it, Eli.” Beatrice warned, although the playful tone in her voice would show him that she didn’t really mean it. It was true; she had missed him - there weren’t many people in her walk of life who could handle her like her had. “Nike, that’s right.” She nodded, making a mental note that she probably had to look up a bit more about his father, she knew nothing about Kairos except the luck thing that he’d just mentioned. “Absolutely not, I still need to keep something secret about myself.” Her answer was a tease, and she shook her head afterwards. “I partied a little too hard in my parents eyes, is all I’ll say.” As Eli spoke about his empire starting on the island, her eyes moved past him for a moment to glance at the architecture, wondering if any were his. “Impressive, darling.” Her words came out as a purr, and she then threw him a coquettish smile. “You flatter me, however I love a nice walk in the park. I would say it’s even better in the companion of a handsome man and the best dog in the world. You’ll join me for a walk soon, yes?”

“Adrian,” he replied, pursing his lips for a second before he smiled and took a sip from his drink. The last thing he wanted was to deter her from handing him free drinks. “Same as you,” he said casually, not one to elaborate. He wasn’t much of a talker, but he quite liked meeting strangers in the bar. There was something about them getting tipsy and sharing personal information that amused him. “Are you here for long?”

“I’m not sure yet.” Beatrice replied honestly, her eyes glancing down to the dark liquid in her glass that she was swirling around ever so slightly. “It all depends on how these first few weeks go, I suppose.” She then brought the glass up to her lips, and took a long swig, downing half of the glass. “What’s the island like?”

“No, only since November. Not long at all. If it helps, I have been taking my time to get to know the area and all of the exciting local businesses here. I’d be happy to pass along what I’ve learned, though. I don’t have the best gossip, but from one newbie to the other, I’ll have to do my best.” He was trying way too hard to come off as impressive because having this friendship actually work was the most exciting prospect in years. “I’ll try to help on the tea front too, if I can manage.”

        ANOUK SIGHS when her sister began to talk about Eli. ❛ Yeah, he is. But I don’t say this thing to him to provoke him. ❜ She points out, shaking her head about her priorities, well, each one with its own priority. ❛ I think I know what you mean. ❜ The swiss woman never settled with anyone so overall she doesn’t know what it means, she understands the concept but it wasn’t something she put into practice. All her relationships were for the media. She was a little bit caught off by surprise when Bea took, her hand but she beamed at her nonetheless. ❛ Sure, let have some party in here. ❜ She quirked a brow at her for the confusion. ❛ Well, all my relationship was made for the media, to have content. We sort of… Hmm… I pay each other for content to the media, it wasn’t a real relationship, plus I had to tell the public it was. Once I bumped into her here, and we were starting to get to know each other for real. It was weird knowing somebody for so long and not knowing ANYTHING at all about them. ❜