lantern_kid (lantern_kid) wrote,
@ 2010-04-15 17:46:00

Saturday Morning
Henry set the alarm for stupid-o'clock this Saturday morning. He takes a shower, slips a towel around his waist, and heads for his room to get dressed. He stops by the room with Josh and Ava first, however, and moves to Josh's bed, where the other is still sleeping.

"Hey... Josh," he whispers, nudging his boyfriend.

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	healingbug 2010-04-15 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	Josh mumbles something about Jello before his senses give him a wake-up slap. He opens his eyes slowly and yawns. The healer's shirtless and laying on his stomach, sheets hiding his lower half. "Mmm...Henry?" he asks, reaching up to rub the sleep from his eyes. "Morning." (Reply to this)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-15 11:01 pm UTC (link)
	"Shhh. Don't wake Ava," Henry whispers back. "You need to get up. We're going out. Get dressed." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-15 11:10 pm UTC (link)
	Josh blinks a few times and pushes himself up to give Henry a quick kiss. "Okay," he says, rolling out of bed and shuffling over to get clothes. He's naked indeed. "Where we going?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-15 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	"It's a surprise," he replies with a grin. He gives Josh a quick glance over with a wink. "Hurry up." He turns and heads for his room to get dressed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-15 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	Josh blinks but nods, trusting Henry. After several minutes, he's dressed and at Henry's door. "All ready," he says, stretching. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-15 11:25 pm UTC (link)
	Moments later, Henry opens the door to his room, fully dressed, and he leads Josh outside to the car. It's still dark outside. He checks his watch. They're a few minutes late, but if he speeds, they should be just fine. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-15 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	Josh follows along quietly, pulling his hood up out of habit. Getting into the car, he gives Henry a quizzical look as they go. Other than making sure he's seatbelted in firmly, Josh does not mind the speeding. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-15 11:35 pm UTC (link)
	"You hungry?" he asks as they go. "Or can we wait for a couple hours?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-15 11:38 pm UTC (link)
	Josh shrugs a bit and offers a smile. "I'm good with whatever you wanna do." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-15 11:42 pm UTC (link)
	Henry eyes Josh, getting onto the freeway out of town. "I'll have a snack for you if you need it, but I want to make sure that you're not starving. Are you going to be okay with a full breakfast in two hours, and a snack in the short term?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-15 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	Josh smiles a bit wider. "Sounds great to me, Henry," he says. "Dude, It'll be several days before I get anywhere near starving," he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

lantern_kid
2010-04-15 11:56 pm UTC (link)

Henry shakes his head. "I don't mean literally, man. But I'll take your word for it." He grins. "Besides, it might be best if you've got an empty stomach."

Henry zips down the freeway at a rapid speed. There aren't a lot of cars on the freeway at 5:30 in the morning on a Saturday.

He grins. "Things are getting better at school, right? No one's bugging you anymore, right?"

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	healingbug 2010-04-16 12:02 am UTC (link)
	Eyebrows shoot up at those words. "Better on an empty stomach?" he asks. "Umm...should I be nervous?" he asks. When asked about school, Josh shrugs. "Things are going okay. A couple kids still hassle me but no one's tried to throw a punch. Keep getting a bunch of coaches trying to get me to join teams though," he admits, ears a little red. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-16 02:24 am UTC (link)
	Josh frowns at the change in gravity. The weightless feeling gets a little mini-flail but Josh smiles. "Cool..." he trails off. When he looks out the window and sees the sunrise, Josh goes quiet. He stares, eyes wide. "Oh wow..." he breaths out. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-16 02:40 am UTC (link)
	"This is what I wanted to show you," Henry says quietly over the headsets -- he couldn't be heard otherwise. The sun hasn't quite hit Coast City yet. It's day outside the plane, while the city below them is still lit by streetlights... like they're caught between day, dawn, and night -- all three at once. "Thank you for trusting me, Josh." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-16 02:51 am UTC (link)
	"This...this is amazing!" Josh replies over the headset. "Wow!" "Henry, I trust you with my life and my heart. Thank you for sharing this with me," he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-16 03:03 am UTC (link)
	"You're the first person I've ever taken flying," Henry admits. "I mean, besides like my instructors or my dad." He smiles. "I wanted to bring you along because I knew it'd be something special." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-16 03:13 am UTC (link)
	"Wow," Josh murmurs. "THank you, Henry. Really. This means a lot." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-16 03:16 am UTC (link)
	"You said you trust me, right?" Henry asks, a mischievous grin starting to pull at the corners of his mouth. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-16 03:19 am UTC (link)
	"Yes," Josh replies automatically. "What're you planning?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-16 03:26 am UTC (link)
	"If you want me to stop... say 'Superman,'" Henry replies. And then the plane twists down and spinning, and Henry laughs as the G-forces lift and spin his stomach around. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-16 03:37 am UTC (link)
	Josh's eyes go wide as he's given a 'safety word'. Oh this can't be good... "Waaah!" the healer yelps at all the spinning. Doesn't ask to stop though. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-16 04:06 am UTC (link)
	For the first several moments, Josh is just clinging tightly to the seat. Eventually he does loosen up though and starts having fun. When the landing starts, Josh laughs. "Oh man...that was amazing," he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-16 04:17 am UTC (link)
	Henry grins. "I was taken to other planets before I was potty-trained," Henry admits. "But I remember Dad taking me flying one night when I was 7, and I looked up, and it was like I could touch the moon." He shakes his head as he taxis the plane back towards the hangar. "I'd walked on the moon. But... like I said. Magic." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)