ASA A. PRINCE

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     IT WAS JUST A TREE. except that it wasn’t just a tree at all. it was a tree in the FORBIDDEN FOREST, which meant it was much more than that                   it was a death trap, and he was more likely to DIE than to make it through the first challenge of the tournament asa didn’t even want to be the co-captain of in the first place! not that he said any of this. asa just WHIMPERED into the bark as though it would sympathise with him and maybe let him live. the only thing that helped soothe the frantic beating of his heart was perhaps the BOY who sat atop a log, his hair scruffy as strands wavered in the breeze. breathing came easier. ‘ do you think he DOES? ’ he momentarily forgot he was on the edge of DEATH. ‘    like charlie, i mean? ’ asa didn’t have time to grab the binoculars, before he let out a YELP at ari’s extending arm and PANICKED. he pushes the hand away, perhaps a little too hard; wide eyes watch her.

                                      ‘ SORRY. AT LEAST NOW YOU CAN SEE WHAT HE’S WRITING? ’

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     SHE’D MADE HIM CLIMB THE HIGHEST TREE. now, his legs dangled on both sides of the branch, his arms wrapped around the bark as he held on for dear life. ‘ is this okay? ’ he’d placed the flag amidst the leaves, hoping the yellow would blend with the greens and browns of the tree. when the HORN blared at the commencement of the first challenge, asa was NOT ready. a little scream may have torn form his lungs too, as he koala-hugged the tree from the looming fear of FALLING. ‘ aaron, aaron- ’ his voice wavered in the wind, was SOUNDLESS. ‘ i can’t get down! ’ asa finally cried, unmoving.

                                       AND THUS BEGAN THE FIRST CHALLENGE.

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     ASA HAD BEEN CALLED A LOT OF THINGS IN HIS LIFE. and while none would ever quite beat TINKERBELL, he’d say ANGEL was a well deserving second place. it was easy to smile with ari as he walked alongside her, hand in hand                 once upon a time, asa couldn’t bare even the THOUGHT of being around her, of her oak scent and her girly, SHRILLY voice. ‘ i don’t think it’s QUEENIE’S. ’ he swung their conjoined hands back and forth as he trudged through the SAND, brows furrowed in slight DISGUST. ‘ -i mean, i guess noah came back recently so i guess they could have. . . ’ NO, NOPE. GROSS. he shivered, cringing.

     ' I GUESS IT COULD BE A LESTRANGE BABY? ’ asa didn’t know enough about nina to judge but he would UNDERSTAND if it was her; nate was pretty. this castle, with its VINES and many GOLDEN tapestries, was beyond pretty                 it was REGAL, much like how ari was. he could picture her wandering the halls, running her fingers along the walls, dancing between rooms like a PRINCESS. he didn’t think an ORPHAN boy such as himself would ever set foot in a place as GRAND as this, much less with someone like ariana greengrass. ‘ wow. you actually LIVE here? ’ he wanted to ask if she was ALONE, but he knew.

     AS TIME PROGRESSED, SHE’D WRITTEN ABOUT HIM LESS. asa hadn’t put it together at first, hadn’t noticed the way she slowly stopped writing about him and would gradually begin to JUSTIFY things that didn’t need justifying               he’d be lying if he said it wasn’t PART of the reason he was there now; to SEE how she was doing. ‘ is RYDER here too? ’ the smile on his lips was nothing less than POLITE, his fingers tightening around hers as aqua hues travel briefly to the LIGHT splotches of PURPLE on her arm. ‘ -because i don’t think i look good enough to meet... one of the GREEK GODS himself yet. ’ he might NEVER be.

                                       ' WAIT, THERE’S GHOSTS HERE TOO? ’ EYES WANDER.                                                  '                      THEY’RE NOT LIKE PEEVES, ARE THEY? ’

Noah: Yes, of course. I fucking love swearing.

Asa: F

Noah: Go on.

Asa: It was an accident.

Lukas: Asa, your hand's still on my ass.

Asa: Get what?