I brushed the loose blades of grass of my chiton and turned back to my attacker. "You?" I exclaimed with surprise as those eyes, gray as storm clouds gazed down at me apologetically.
"Hercules ma'am", he replied, kneeling down on one leg, offering his hand to me. I blushed as I took it. He rose up from the ground. "And, you may be?", he looked at me quizzically, his eyes never faltering when he spoke.
"Zoe. Zoe Nightshade", I replied, blushing even more now. I turned away when he spoke so he wouldn't catch me stealing glances and blushing.
Hours passed and me and Hercules sat on the soft grass, laughing and exchanging stories. I was laughing at an extremely funny joke of his when I saw him gaze at me ever so longingly.
"What?"I teased him, my dark eyes playful and my long hair falling over my shoulder. Without a reply, he cupped my face in his hands and pressed his lips on mine.
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Nightshade
ספרות חובבים"You?" I exclaimed with surprise as those eyes, gray as storm clouds gazed down at me apologetically. "Hercules ma'am", he replied, kneeling down on one leg, offering his hand to me. I blushed as I took it. He rose up from the ground. "And, you may...
