Thunderstorms and Lightning (Robbie)

[Belle Harrington]

Belle had been playing with Amelia in her room when she had gotten a text message from Robbie earlier that day telling her to meet him outside of the school, and to only bring a few things with her, including her iPod. She wondered what he had planned for the two of them, and was getting a bit excited and nervous as she got ready to see him.

Slipping into pink summer dress, Belle did what she usually did and starred at her back for a few minutes, starring angrily at her open wounds. She then put on a pink sweater, and packed a few belongings, her iPod like Robbie had told her to bring, her notebook and a pen. She then slipped her feet into her black Mary Jane’s.

After placing Amelia back into her cage, Belle made her way outside to meet up with Robbie. When she saw Robbie a large smile grew on her face, and she happily trotted over to him before standing in front of him and smiling happily, "H-hi R-Robbie!" She said, and quickly gave him a hug. She had never been asked to meet a guy before, and she had never received a text message from anyone but her father before. Belle was pretty sure that Robbie was the only guy at Hammel that had her phone number.

Robbie then began explaining to Belle that the two of them were going to the Lake, and that he needed to do some training there and Belle knew immediately why she was here. "Th-th-thunderstorms…?" Was all she could muster out as the two of them began the adventure to the Lake. Belle had never been to the Lake before, and now knowing that she was going to have to witness a thunderstorm being made and be near one made her panic a bit.

When they arrived to the Lake, Belle’s arms went around Robbie’s one arm, as she shyly walked next to him, trying to almost blend into him, as she grasped onto him in fear. She didn’t want to do this, but she knew she had to at least try getting over her fears. And at least she brought her iPod so she wouldn’t have to hear the thunderstorm at its full strength, and at least Robbie was with her because then she wouldn’t be alone.

After walking for a bit, the two of them stopped, and Belle looked up at Robbie, her eyes wide in fear and shock. She was hoping that they would never stop walking so she didn’t have to do this. But she knew Robbie was going to help her get through it, even if she didn’t want to do it. Faking a smile, she loosened her grip a bit off of Robbie’s arm, "S-s-sorry…" She pushed out a soft giggle.

Letting go with one of her hands, Belle went a pulled her iPod out of her satchel, and put her ear buds into her ears, and pressed Play. Slowly and quietly, Beethovan's "Fur Elise" began playing in her ear, and she smiled up at Robbie again, "R-r-ready!" She said, her hands back on Robbie’s arm, and gripping onto him as she starred up at the sky, waiting.

[Robbie Wilkes]

As Robbie had promised, he was meeting up with Belle to show her his favourite spot in all of Pilot Ridge. The clearing in the forest was really pretty. Very open and airy and was a ways away that nobody would think too much of the noise coming from it. Robbie knew Belle would love it. Especially since he knew he would probably be running into that little baby deer who wasn't all that afraid of Robbie anymore.

After texting Belle, Robbie got ready in his regular garb of jeans and a printed tee. Today it said: "Sar·casm/ˈsärˌkazəm/ noun: The language I most likely understand." He grabbed a plain black cap and jammed it over his head before meeting up with Belle. The hug she gave him was reciprocated enthusiastically and Robbie informed her of where they were going.

Her response was something he had expected so he just nodded, a big smile apparent on his face. It was going to be fine, he reassured her but the death grip she had on him evidently told him she didn't believe him.

He tried talking her up, easing her fears and worries as they walked deeper into the woods. Once they arrived at the clearing, Robbie was very much aware of how tightly she was holding on to him and he looked down at her with a smile despite the look she was giving him. "It'll be fine. Trust me."

She moved away from him a bit to settle in with her iPod and once she gave her okay, Robbie concentrated on the clouds. As they were instructed, it started moving and accumulating until the sky right above them was dark and several lightnings started to burst behind the clouds, giving off a nice bright sheen to the otherwise dark clouds. He ignored the headache gnawing at the side of his head and concentrated even further until one lightning bolt struck down, followed by another and another in blinding colour.

Soon enough, the sky above them was cracking with electricity right before their eyes. "Ta-da." He brandished his hands above him before wrapping one arm around Belle, holding her close.

[Belle Harrington]

Belle stood there her iPod playing music into her ear, as she starred up at the sky. She watched as the clouds moved, as if they were being told to right above their heads, making it darker. That when she saw the lightning start. And that's when Belle's death grip tightened on Robbie's arm, and she tried to stuff her face against his arm to miss everything.

But she knew she had to do this, she knew that she had to at least try getting over her fears, and hiding her face like this wasn't doing anything. She was basically just hiding like she normally did. So Belle lifted her head off of Robbie's arm, and let go of her grip a bit before focusing on the sky some more.

When the first lightning bolt struck the ground, Belle let out a little scream and immediately ran back to Robbie's side. She was honestly terrified, and with all her strength kept her wings into her back. After a few more strikes hit the ground, it became increasingly harder for Belle to control her wings, but that's when Robbie put his arm around her, and held her close. And with that she didn't feel so afraid anymore. Her wings fell silent, they didn't want to come out anymore. There was no more fighting go on within her anymore. She was just calm, and felt safe in his arms.

She held onto him tightly, face buried into his side. Then she heard him say, "Ta-da," and Belle looked up at the sky. When the lightning was being controlled and didn't seem so threatening it looked so beautiful. She looked up at him and smiled, "Th-That was a-a-amazing. I-I-It's very b-beautiful..." Her attention turning back to the sky as she continued to watch the lightning.

[Robbie Wilkes]

He felt her fingernails dig into his arm and Robbie held back his laugh. He wasnt laughing at her...per se. It was just funny that someone was scared of light and noise. Robbie let the girl grip on to his arm as the thunder rumbled even closer. When she hid her face, Robbie squeezed her hand, a smile twitching at the corner of his lips. "You're fine," he said softly.

And when she finally looked up, Robbie could see the awe on her face. It was how he felt when he first saw an actual thunderstorm. It was scary to be sure but boy was it beautiful. And what did they say about rain? It was a prelude to the sun and rainbows? or something. Whatever. The girl was sold, he could tell.

When she finally spoke, Robbie gradually made them disappear. "See, I told you it was awesome. Maybe after this, you can watch it without your iPod." Robbie said with a little smile.

[Belle Harrington]

Belle kept her eyes up at the sky, as she watched the rain come down. That was probably the one thing she liked about thunderstorms was the rain. She liked dancing in the rain. She loved it when it was a storm with no thunder or lightning.

"See, I told you it was awesome. Maybe after this, you can watch it without your iPod." Belle heard Robbie said and she nodded her head. It was "awesome" as he called it. And she agreed with him, that maybe after seeing the beauty of it like this, she could deal with a thunderstorm without her iPod.

Belle didn't respond to Robbie. Her mind was wandering back to her memories. When Belle was younger, she and mother used to go out to dance in the rain. It brought back happier memories for her. Finally turning her attention to Robbie, Belle smiled up happily at him, and let go of his arm. "D-d-don't make th-the r-rain go away!" She exclaimed, and skipped away from him.

Pulling her iPod out of her pocket Belle changed the song to Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream," it wasn't usually a song that Belle would listen to, but she was in a good mood. And the song made her smile. Looking at Robbie now, Belle began to dance happily in the rain, her hair and clothing getting wet.

Giggling, Belle closed her eyes, and began to sing along with the song, as thoughts of Lucah began running her head. The song honestly made her think or Lucah. When she opened her eyes she saw Robbie, and smiled at him, reaching out her hands for him to come join her. "C-c-come dance R-R-Robbie!" She laughed in happiness.

((OOC: SO sorry about the delay! D:))

[Robbie Wilkes]

As Belle let loose a giggle and started singing, Robbie perked up and made sure the rain didn't stop. If anything, he made the rain fall even more. Careful not to let any thunder or lightning bother them, Robbie went over to Belle and started to dance with her. He didn't know how to sing so he just let the girl do all of that.

It didn't take long until Robbie was soaked to the skin, shivering with delight. "Oh man, you're going to catch a cold. Should I get the sun out? I'm sure the rainbow could appear!" Robbie exclaimed. Rainbows were not his thing. That was completely up to chance and he hoped they could see some. He liked rainbows!

[Belle Harrington]

Belle smiled as she watched Robbie walk over to her to dance with her. She let out a happy shriek when the cold rain water started to soak through her clothing. Turning to Robbie, Belle grabbed his hands and danced around him, twirling every now and then.

"Oh man, you're going to catch a cold. Should I get the sun out? I'm sure the rainbow could appear!" Belle heard Robbie speak, and pulled an ear bud out of her ear, and looked up at Robbie, her eyes wide into puppy dog eyes. "J-j-just a little b-bit l-longer?" Belle asked a small whimper in her voice.

"Th-th-then bring o-out the s-sun!" Belle giggled, twirling again, and smiling at Robbie, "O-o-okay?"

[Robbie Wilkes]

Robbie was sort of glad Belle was quickly becoming more comfortable with herself. He'd hate it if she'd spent this much time with him yet still feel so awkward. He'd really need to work on getting her to stop stammering so much though. Not that he wanted to change her completely but she could afford to talk more clearly if she wanted.

When Belle asked him to let it rain longer, Robbie nodded and continued to dance with her, loving the squishy sounds his sneakers were making against the forest floor that was slowly getting muddy with all the rain. He let a few lightning streaks colour the sky, mostly for Belle's entertainment.

[Belle Harrington]

Belle squeeled happily in excitement when Robbie made a few lightning streaks color the sky. She didn't feel as afraid of the lightning anymore, now that Robbie was around her. Finally Belle stopped dancing, and looked up at Robbie with a large smile on her face, "O-okay!" Belle said happily, jumping up and down in excitement, "B-bring out th-the sun!"

She stood there watching the sky, leaning slightly on Robbie, shivering a bit from being cold from the rain. But she was happy, and excited, hoping to see a rainbow after Robbie got rid of the rain and brought of the sun. Belle couldn't help but giggle a bit at the squishing noises that were coming from hers and Robbie's wet shoes.

Belle twirled one last time, taking in the left over rain drops, before stopping and hugging onto Robbie's arm as she watched him do his thing. "Th-this was so m-much fun Robbie!" She exclaimed in happines, smiling up at Robbie, her blonde hair sticking around her face and her green eyes shining with happiness.

"I h-hope you don't c-catch a cold!" Belle said, a slight tint of seriousness in her tone. She hadn't thought about his getting wet, and possibly catching a cold while she was dancing and singing. She felt a bit selfish, and felt bad about it. "I-I'm sorry you're s-so wet..." Belle said, her eyebrows furrowing a bit. "I r-really hope y-you don't catch a c-cold..." She sighed, bringing her hand to Robbie's face, to try to help wipe away some of the rain water that was still on him.

[Robbie Wilkes]

As per requested, Robbie lessened the rain, ignoring the headache biting against the side of his head. He'd been using too much of his power at one time and it was taking a toll on him. He tried not to show his discomfort when he cleared the clouds for the sun to peek out.

He turned to face Belle as she wiped his face of the rain water he had accumulated everywhere. A smile made its way on to Robbie's face and he pulled Belle's hand down gently. It wasn't like he didn't want her to touch him. Pretty girl like her, Robbie did not mind that at all. But no. She was too sweet for even Robbie to screw over.

"If I do catch a cold, it'd be worth it. It was fun." He grinned charmingly. "Oh, girl. We need to get you dried. Before you catch a cold. Come on!" Robbie grasped Belle's hand and began walking back to Hammel.

[OOC: What do you think, good place to wrap?]