Helio

Coraline:

I stopped, not sure if I believed what I was about to say, "No, there's no such thing as.." There's no such thing as vampires, there's no such thing as vampires. I said the words over and over in my head, but as his smile revealed abnormally sharp teeth and he did seem to move at an alarming speed, I began to be less and less sure of what was real.

I shook my head, "This is inasne, I'm insane. This island has gotten to my head, I'm probably imagining the whole thing!" I put my hands to my head and began to pace. I was really losing it, I mean it was bound to happen sooner or later. I just thought I would be a bit older when I finally went insane, well I hoped is more like it. But no, I was finally turning into what I had been trying to avoid. I was turning into my mother. They would probably put me on medication just like her.

"You're not insane." He said, and I just shook my head.

"You're not real, you're not real. God Cora pull yourself together!" I screamed at myself. This island was too much I had to get away, I had to get off this island.

I ran and ran and ran. I ran all the way to the beach and collapsed into the sand. There was a whole in the boat, most likely another hallucination. That was how it all started with my mother, hallucinations. Then she stopped sleeping and walked around the house talking to creatures of her imagination. Then they put her on the meds and she wasn't my mom anymore. The whole situation weighed heavily on both of my parents and they couldn't handle the fact that I couldn't handle it. We just stopped talking and getting along. Avoiding the real problems.

I layed sideways on the beach and watched the waves crash against the sand, it was dark now. Soon my eyelids became heavy, I fought the sleep. Then I felt myself being lifted up off the ground, and I felt safe and fell into sleep.

Oh my gosh. I'm sorry. It's me, Lily, but I got locked out of my account! I'm so so sorry! Long story with my stupid computer, and email accounts.... Look, I tried to get my account back but I can't. It sucks, I know, but I'll deal with this one. You guys deal with this without me for now. Someone else can take over Delia....

I'm really upset!

~Lily~

*seriously Lily? oh I'm so sorry! are you sure you're locked out? did you just put in the wrong password or something? maybe you should talk to a mod or admin to see if they can unlock it*

[Jasper Rosario]

He sighed and sat back down on the boulder, waiting for her to run far enough away so she could pull herself together. The wind was picking up and night was falling through. Lights in the background started turning on, all aligned together like street lamps.

Jasper looked around at the trees and searching for a blob of darkness still running, but found no one. The temperature was dropping as night flew in, taking the place of the warm sun with the coldness of the bright moon. He sighed and slid off of the boulder to stretch.

Should've figured that she'd act that way. thought Jasper with a slight smirk.

Then, he was off. Shifting from one foot he disappeared again, heading for the trees to look for Coraline. Her scent making it a clear path to where she stopped, the beach. Jasper shifted to another foot and came to abrupt stop in front of the sleeping girl. He took in a deep breath and held it, his hands slid under her smoothly in an effort not to wake the girl.

"And then she passes out on the beach..." he muttered, shaking his head.

Coraline never stirred from sleep in his cool arms. Cradling her like a baby, Jasper shifted feet again and hopped aboard the ship, dodging the the huge hole in it's side and finding his way to the rooms. Everything was eerily quiet, the cruise rocking from side to side with the waves, the wind whistling through the cabins as if it was a ghost. Jasper set Coraline down gently on one of the beds, pulling the covers up to her shoulders and then dashing out of the room.

He came running back with a piece of paper in his hand and a pen in the other. In his own fancy calligraphy, he wrote:

When you wake up and are ready to get off, I'll be out on the main deck waiting. This isn't a dream, you aren't going crazy, and you have to believe me that all those "fairy-tales" aren't all made up. Oh, and please stop saying 'You're not real, you're not real. God Cora pull yourself together.' Even in your head it starts to get annoying, and I'm beginning to take that 'you're not real' thing to offense. Joking of course! (he added a laughing smile here)

-Jasper

He folded the card so it would stand up, and wrote 'Open' on the front before setting it on the nightstand beside the bed and dashing back out of the room.

Coraline:

I woke up on the boat, that was slowly swaying back and forth. The cool morning breeze floating in through the window. It had all been a dream, the island, Coden, Jasper, all of it. I sighed in relief, it was more like a nightmare. I sat up on the bed and looked around the room. Where was all of my stuff? I looked over at the bedside table and there was a peice of paper folded in half with the word "open" written on it.

I took the paper and opened it and read.

When you wake up and are ready to get off, I'll be out on the main deck waiting. This isn't a dream, you aren't going crazy, and you have to believe me that all those "fairy-tales" aren't all made up. Oh, and please stop saying 'You're not real, you're not real. God Cora pull yourself together.' Even in your head it starts to get annoying, and I'm beginning to take that 'you're not real' thing to offense. Joking of course!

-Jasper

I smiled and then my face fell, it really hadn't been a dream. I looked out the window to see the island too close for comfort. I sighed again and stood, smoothing out my dress. I looked into the vanity mirror and fixed the hairs that had gone astray in my sleep.

I stood at the door to the room I was in convincing myself to just go and talk to him. I didn't want to believe I was crazy so I would believe what he said.

I walked out onto the main deck and saw Jasper leaning against the ship's rail looking down into the clear blue waters below.

"Morning." I said.

*is it just me or did everyone else suddenly stop posting, Rory? *eerie silence* *

[Jasper Rosario]

"Good morning, you sound shaky today." he commented quietly, still looking down at the waters below him.

"Do I?"

Jasper glanced over at Coraline, but quickly turned his gaze back to the water. "Are you hungry? Because I am."

There was a pause, and then Jasper started snickering. "Your breathing is beginning to become uneven, too."

"I-Is it?" Coraline managed squeak out before take a step back.

"Don't worry," he shifted feet, disappearing and reappearing in front of her. "I wouldn't kill you..."

The two of them stood there for a long pause. Jasper's grin growing wider and wider as a bead of sweat dripped down Coraline's forehead. Then, he burst out in laughter and stumbled backwards.

The wind was starting to pick up, and the boat rocked back and forth a little harder. Coraline was still standing there, frozen in place by what had just happened. Confusing was starting to replace the growing fear.

"No, no," Jasper choked through the laughter that was finally dwindling. "I'm not hungry, really. I ate just a few hours ago while you were sleeping. You know what... I wonder if they found the body yet." he glanced at Coraline's horrified face and snickered again.

Another long pause. "Jasper, there were all those times that you could've killed me. But you didn't, why?"

He blinked, surprised by the sudden question to him and sat up straight. Turning his head the other way so that he wouldn't be facing her, he replied quickly, "No reason, I just haven't decided to kill you is all. Why, do you want me to?"

*Can someone bring in Dahlia?*

*Well, since Lily's gone, assume I just said Dahlia instead of Delia in my post.*

Yay, guys! I'm back!

Sorry for the craziness. Ick. Who likes getting locked out?

So, I'm back on (thank you, Nate!) and I'll post in a bit. I need to recuperate .


Love ya,

Lily

*Yay more people will post again!*

Coraline:

I smiled to myself when he asked me if I wanted him to kill me, "No." I said, smiling again then sitting down on the deck next to Jasper, "It's nice on the boat," I said, "It makes everything seem less bad."

"Everything's not that bad." He said still looking away from me.

I laughed a little, "You obviously have not met my family."

"Things are only bad if you make them bad." He picked at the wood on the boards of the floor. I put my hand on his shoulder and turned him so he was facing me.

"Thanks for not killing me." I said in an almost serious tone.

"No problem." He said lightly.

"And thanks for bringing me here, and being nice to me. I really appreciate it." I pulled my knees up to my chest and rested my head on my knees. I didn't want to leave the boat, I didn't want to leave this moment, it was nice to be near someone who cared.

*somebody else should post..I feel like a post hog*

*there was so many more people who use to post here! it used to be that I would find a page already made before I got a post in. what happened to everyone?*

[Jasper Rosario]

"Your welcome," he replied calmly as calmly as he could. Jasper was picking at another loose piece of wood at the moment, determinded to get it off without using so much force the plank would break. "Oh and, I'm sorry,"

Coraline straightened up and let one of her knees drop. "For what?"

"Almost killing you for one," then he added quickly and not as loud as the first one, "and reading your thoughts just now."

"You read my thoughts?" the volume in her voice grew louder.

Jasper could feel her shocked eyes staring at the side of his head. Now he pulled his knees up to chest, burying half his face in them and wrapping his arms around.

And, with a strange enough to him, pinkish hue coming to his face, Jasper said in a muffled, though obviously stubborn and childish voice, "I don't care..."

Coraline:

It was difficult to comprehend what he had just told me, that he could read my mind. I tried very hard after that to not think, it was difficult. I wondered if all vampires could read people's minds and if so it was no wonder Coden had left me alone.

"Oh," I finally said, "Well it's okay, i'm used to it. I um, I should go then." I said standing.

*I have nothing else*

DELIA

"You think we would reveal our location to those savage countries? To them, we are myths, unbelievable truths. You humans are so afraid of the fact that beings that are stronger and more powerful than them may exist. And we do, of course."

"'You humans'? Are you not a human yourself?" He raised a blonde eyebrow.

I smiled and shook back my red hair to reveal my pointed ears. Simon's eyes widened. I then took out my blue-colored contacts. I could see the shock on his faceas he registered my silver eyes.

"You thought I was human, did you not? I am an elf. The first race to stand on this island. I am relative to Queen Heliotrope, who is also elfin. We elves may seem to be simple humans but for the tapered ears, but we are a far-advanced race with natural magical intelligence and cunning, speed, and strength to rival that of the vampires and werewolves. We also have extreme beauty in the human eye. Whereas vampires use their beauty to catch prey, we use it to interlace ourselves with humans, and make them...more comfortable in our presence. Beauty opens doors to connections.

"I see that you are shocked, Mr. Chambers. Why is that? Did you not see Tahlia? Were you this surprised at her wings? This is all real, Mr. Chambers. It is very real."

It took a moment for Simon to get his bearings, and then he said, "Are you a princess?"

I laughed. "I lost that title a long time ago, when they found that I was only the Queen's half-niece. I am no longer heir to the throne as long as my cousin, Mallory, lives."

Simon looked at me curiously. "Aren't elves immortal?"

"In the sense that we live forever, yes. However, we are susceptible to ailments of the skin. We do not die of old age, but we will perish if our organs can no longer operate at all."

The man looked at his feet, and asked how old I was. Technically, I was frozen in time in this young body. However, I was over 90 years old.

"Old enough to be your grandmother."

He moved on to the next question. "Why do creatures who were born here have other accents? I noticed that yours is Australian."

"Well, the first humans to arrive here were Australian. The next shipment was full of Englishmen. Then Spaniards, then Americans, then Irishmen. Whoever we were most exposed to as children determined the accents we picked up. I notices that yours is British. Clearly you were raised in Britain, surrounded by Brits. Is that not how you picked up your accent. It works the same everywhere. Even with other languages. Were you not aware of this?"

I waited for his response.

*I decided this will take place in the present.*

Simon

I shrugged a little, "Yeah, I guess I did. Personally, I sometimes wish I'd lived in Australia. I mean, they've been everywhere there there is to go, except so much of it is unpopulated, you could go out there and feel like you were the first. Is it the same here?"

"I guess it is, most of the island is empty, because it's too dangerous for your kind to settle and we Heliopians don't want to turn it into one of your countries."

I gritted my teeth, "Hang on a second, there are some problems with my world, but it's not all bad. Sure, we the last century was terrible, but we're making a lot of progress now."

She shook her head, a disbelieving smile on her face. I sighed, "Alright, so it's still pretty messed up, but at least we're trying, right?"

I couldn't believe she was so old, she certainly didn't look it. But then, as she said, this island wasn't exactly normal.

"Why haven't any of the humans tried to leave, or to tell the rest of the world about this place. I mean sure, most of them would prefer here to there, I can see that already. But there'd be...others." I said. I didn't add that I would almost certainly be one of those others. This island was a dream come true for me, but for different reasons to those that had caused the other humans to stay.

*yay! other posts are coming in! *

[Jasper Rosario]

"Wait, it's not like that!" Jasper sprang to his feet and grabbed ahold of Coraline's hand before she got a chance to take another step.

"Okay, let me explaine, please?"

She sighed and turned around so that they would be facing. Jasper almost flinched at her expression.

"Yeah, well, here's the thing." he bit his bottom lip and quickly glanced back at the water behind him. "I'm sorry," he whispered now, like he didn't want someone to hear even though it was only the two of them on the boat. "I really do care, please don't take that the wrong way.

"But if your caught with my scent when someone comes to get me - I think - they're going to kill you and I'm going to get in sooo much trouble for liking a human.

Then he added, still whispering, "Please don't be mad at me."