ic Fiji Vacation 2.0 Private Moments (IC)

[MoonSimply]

La Puma

 

"You... you think so... that I don't have to?" she says, unsure of it. Less so an unsureness in what he said as given her experience with Michael, he was not known so far to her to break such a promise. If he was going to help her find out what she really wanted, to figure that out, then she was sure he'd help do it too. It was all on her, her own insecurity in her own future and herself that was the problem and yet even with her knowing that part of her kept bringing it back up to rear its ugly head. A constant reminder, "A rock..."

 

Held close to him, she places her head against his chest. Slowly but surely her sobbing would slow to a crawl, letting herself rest against him as if soothed by closeness to her. Soothed and reassured, she was feeling a lot better now that she had gotten such a thing off her chest. It was no longer pent up inside of her, seeking a release that wasn't violent nor condescending towards someone. It was just her, no face, no anything, just her finally expressing what she really felt, and Michael was the best person for it as lowered her guard with him, feeling at ease in his comforting presence.

 

"Well, maybe stay with them for a little bit... I do want to go to college. AEGIS can help me pay it with Patriots help.... and well.... maybe they can help find my mom at least too. I don't know. I think that's what I want to do. I want to go to college," she spoke, keeping herself paced as she spoked, head rested against his strong chest.

[Poncho]

(Golden Star)

 

"I don't think you have to do anything you don't want to, and I don't know everything about The Patriot, but I think she would agree with me that you should do what you want, and if that's something unrelated to her, then that's what it is. You're unique, and you're you. She doesn't have your powers and your history, and neither do I, so all we can do is be willing to offer advice and support. And I think we're both going to support you in anything."

 

He held her close, breathing slowly. Was he a good fit for her? Maybe, maybe not. But he was going to do everything he could do to help her anyway. So he didn't freak out about it.

 

"It might be good for a little while. Going to college together, and then, well. That's four more years for you to figure it out. What you want to do, who you want to be. I'll be figuring it out myself too, you know." he admitted, sighing.

 

"...I'm scared too, Carmen. Not about you; I'm so confident in you. But I'm scared for me. I am constantly concerned I'm not going to match up to Parker or Lawrence, or even you. Mizuki is maturing rapidly too. I want to be so much. I want to be like Paradigm. I want to be a shining light. But I'm constantly scared I just won't be able to. That I can't keep up. Whenever I'm not with you, Parker, or Lawrence, I'm terrified. That I'm going to ruin it. That I'm going to not manage it. That girl that the Lizard tried to take...those lizard Aliens. You and Mizuki dismantled yours, but me and Bazz? We struggled, and fought, and grumbled. And it was mostly Bazz that saved me. If you want to know what I'm worried about, what I'm scared of...I'm not as much of a rock as I act sometimes. I'm completely confident in you and our friends, but I'm not near as confident in myself."

[MoonSimply]

La Puma Negra

 

Carmen nodded her head, "Your right Michael. She'd be happy with me regardless, as long as I did what I wanted to do in a good way. She's so good to me, done so much for me. Como una madre para mí," taking a deep breath and relaxing against him wrapping her arms around him in a light hug. Her crying was slowly passing but she still sniffled every now and then, still keeping nice and close to him.

 

"Michael... I'm terrified half the time. That lady at the mall... she took some of my mind for a while, invaded it by touch. It was terrible, I hated it. And those aliens...if I had been a second too late well... I don't think I'd still be here with you," she says, looking up to him. Closing her eyes, she'd push her lips forward towards him, planting a kiss right upon his cheek, "I think I could forgive myself if I Ieft you alone like that. I'm not as strong as you are, so strong or confident."

 

"All you have to be is the best you"

[Poncho]

(Golden Star)

 

"...Yeah. She is like a mother to you. Though I dunno how she feels about that...no. I'm sure she feels the same way, in her own way." he decided, nodding.

 

"...Don't worry. I know you'd never leave me alone, not if you had any choice in the matter. And I don't want to leave you alone either. I won't. Even if I have to fly back from the edge of the universe, I'll be back to you someday. No matter what happens between us, even if we don't work out as we get older or whatever, I'll be there for you, promise. I'm sorry I wasn't there for you when you were in trouble, but...I never worry about you. Not ever. Because I know just how good you are. I mean, I could worry, but I'm always confident too. You're always going to be you, and you're always going to make it, no matter what." he said quietly.

 

"You're just as strong as me. Maybe more. I can understand you aren't as confident. But I wish you could see yourself the way I see you. That you really have nothing to ever fear. That I'd put you up against anyone." he said firmly. "You just... you be your best you, too. And that's all you need. And I'll be cheering you on the whole time. But my best me? That's the me when I'm with you right now. So let's be our best selves together."

[MoonSimply]

La Puma Negra

 

Furrowing her head into his chest, Puma just listened to him speak. In their warm embrace, a gentle hug which seemed to soothe her as she continued to listen on. Maybe it was that Michael was just as troubled as she was to an extent, dealing with issues in his own way. Sure, he wasn't some weird werecat with no family, living in a foreign country, but he had his own life problems. Carmen wasn't able to fly or have that golden hue. It was all a sort of matter of perspective that changed upon whom one was it seemed to be. Maybe there was someone out that there would have killed to be like her, though, Carmen was not sure how or exactly why.

 

"Well, I think I'm at my best when I'm with you guapo," she says with a soft voice. There was no more crying now, having calmed herself in his grasp, "Then lets stick together, no matter how far apart we are from each other."