young_swimmer (young_swimmer) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-03-23 04:06:00

Entry tags:

cait curry, plot - "heir to the throne", tyler darnell

A Royal Summons
Cait sat on the shore and watched the sunset over the Pacific. Hope and her pod had left the protection of the bay for awhile. Otherwise Cait would have been in the water playing with them like she did every day. Coming down here to see the dolphins had become part of her daily routine. She missed them, but she knew they would be back in a few days.

Right now, she figured, Daddy was having a royal fit. Actually, Cait was surprised he wasn't here demanding she return with him to Atlantis. The royal summons came two weeks ago and demanded that she present herself to the throne in a fortnight. Obviously Cait was not going to follow orders. Not until he stopped ordering her about like one of his subjects.

Mother had also sent something along with Daddy's summons. She had sent a copy of the Royal Atlantean Chronicles. At first Cait had wondered why her mother had sent them because Cait had always been forbidden from reading them, but after reading them she understood. Her mother was sending her a message and Cait had heard it.

By Poseidon's beard her family was insane.

The Chronicles read like an absurd piece of fiction and Cait had really wished they were fiction, but they weren't. If she ever mentioned the things in them to anyone they'd accuse her of making it all up.

Daddy was definitely going to have a fit.

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	all_powerfull 2010-03-23 06:57 am UTC (link)
	He can feel her distress through their link, even if he doesn't dig any deeper. //Are you alright, love?// (Reply to this)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-23 07:01 am UTC (link)
	//I'm okay. I didn't mean to worry you. I'm just watching the sunset.// And waiting for someone from Atlantis to show up. Whether or not it would be her father was yet to be seen. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-03-23 07:05 am UTC (link)
	He teleports to her side. These days, its mostly telepathy and teleportation. After running at such a high gear for so long, he's in his own form of recovery. Powers come easy, remembering how to talk in words, and walk from place to place takes a lot more effort. //I don't get any sense anyone is coming, love. You're awfully tense. Can I help?// (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-23 07:09 am UTC (link)
	Cait stared out across the water at the dying sun. Then she laughed. "I was /summoned/ to Atlantis to present myself in front of the throne. /Summoned/. A real royal summons." She laughed. "I was supposed to be there today." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-03-23 07:15 am UTC (link)
	He sighs, settling down behind her, using his instinctive knowledge of pressure points and muscle lines to give one of the world's best backrubs. //I wish I were more surprised. Do you know why?// (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-23 07:21 am UTC (link)
	"It was a message," she said as his hands moved over her back. A small moan of pleasure escaped her. "I must accept my place in Atlantis. By Dis, I am not going to do it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-03-23 07:24 am UTC (link)
	He continues the backrub, pausing just a moment to make his hands stop shaking. //Can you do that? There has to be a rule for refusing the throne.// (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

young_swimmer
2010-03-23 07:38 am UTC (link)

"There's no rule against not accepting the throne. There are rules about not answering royal summons." Cait laughed again. "If I go back to Atlantis after today I'll probably be imprisoned for not answering the summons. If he doesn't exile me." Her father would do either to teach her a lesson. At this point Cait didn't care. She loved her father, but she was not going to let him dictate her life.

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	all_powerfull 2010-03-23 07:54 am UTC (link)
	"I can believe that. So you have to go, and he probably wouldn't appreciate it if I went with you. But I can always get you out." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

young_swimmer
2010-03-23 08:03 am UTC (link)

Cait shook her head. "I'm not going. I'm not going back there. Mother sent me a copy of the Atlantis Chronicles. I've never been allowed to read them until now, but her message was clear. She wants me to stay away from Atlantis. By reading the histories of my family I could see how the throne and the city poisons a person. It poisoned my ancestors and look what it has done to my father...mother doesn't want that for me. My family history could make a Shakespearean tragedy seem like a comedy and my mother wanted me to see that."

She smiled.

"I'm not going back. I'm going to be the first in a long line of insanity to break away from it and lead my own life. I'm happy here with you and the Titans. I don't want anything else."

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	all_powerfull 2010-03-23 08:08 am UTC (link)
	//Then you know I'll back whatever you want to do. They won't be able to force you to do anything. At least not without going through me.// (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-23 08:15 am UTC (link)
	Cait turned and kissed him. "Thank you. I'd be so lost without you. I love you so much." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-03-23 08:17 am UTC (link)
	He kisses her back. "I love you too, Cait, always. You keep me sane." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-23 08:22 am UTC (link)
	She smiled. "I keep you centered. You keep me sane. Which is a really good thing if my family's history is any indication," she said with a rueful smile. "I should be upset or sad that I can never go home, but I'm not. For the first time in my life I feel completely free. Free to do what I want with my life." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-03-23 08:24 am UTC (link)
	"I'm glad you're ok with it. I know it will be hard for you, but I'll do whatever I can to make it easier." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-23 08:26 am UTC (link)
	She smiled and put a hand on his cheek. "Just never leave me. I can handle anything as long as you're here with me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-03-23 08:32 am UTC (link)
	"I'll do my best, promise." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-23 08:43 am UTC (link)
	"I know you will." She smiled and kissed him. "We need to celebrate. Let's go out tonight. Just you and me and no Titans anywhere to be seen." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-03-23 08:45 am UTC (link)
	"Absolutely, anywhere in the world you want to go. I'd love to just have some us time." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-23 08:53 am UTC (link)
	Cait chuckled. "I was thinking out to dinner, but going somewhere else with you sounds much better. I know this great little island. There's only sand, a few trees and sea birds." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-03-23 06:22 pm UTC (link)
	"Picture it in your mind, and we can go there. Maybe we ought to bring a picnic lunch though? Have you eaten?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-23 06:30 pm UTC (link)
	"Let's go get grab some food and a blanket. Then we'll go." Cait paused. She knew how much Ty loved reading and he may understand better. "Would you like to read the Chronicles?" Daddy and a few others in Atlantis would flip if they knew she just offered to let a surface dweller read the Atlantean chronicles. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-03-23 06:37 pm UTC (link)
	"I should probably look them over, yeah. Bring them along. What do you want for food?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-23 07:12 pm UTC (link)
	"Anything, really. I'm not too picky." Cait stood up and held out a hand to him. "Come, my love." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-03-23 07:32 pm UTC (link)
	He takes her hand, then teleports them to the kitchen to get food together. He doesn't strictly need to eat, but still enjoys it, and he tries to keep track of her to make sure she gets enough. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-23 07:36 pm UTC (link)
	Cait ran up to her room to grab a blanket and the chronicles. If Daddy did show up, Cait hoped it would take him a little bit to figure out where Ty and she went to. Cait wasn't exactly sure where all this rebelliousness was coming from, but she rather liked it. Items in hand, she ran back downstairs. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-03-23 07:40 pm UTC (link)
	He finds the coordinates in her mind, and as soon as she's returned, they teleport to the island in a second. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-23 08:11 pm UTC (link)
	Cait had her eyes clothes for the teleporting. Still, it was better than flying. Once they were there, she opened her eyes, smiled and kissed Ty. "Alone at last." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-03-23 08:17 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah. I adore Iris, and the Titans are alright, but not a lot of privacy sometimes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-23 08:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes," she agreed. She spread the blanket out and set the books off to the side. "This is nice." She stretched out on the blanket. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-03-23 08:33 pm UTC (link)
	He peels off his shirt and lies down next to her. Usually he tries to stay more covered, even with all his strength, he has no physique to speak of, and no tan. But around Cait, it doesn't seem to matter. "This definitely is. We should get out more often." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

young_swimmer
2010-03-23 08:40 pm UTC (link)

Cait smiled and snuggled up next to him. She loved him for who he was, not what he looked like. She wasn't shallow like most of the people in the royal court.

"Yes, we should. I will put a reminder on my calender to do this at least once a month. We can find different places to runaway to."

Cait looked around. It had been ages since she had been here and the place really didn't change much. "I haven't been here in so long."

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	all_powerfull 2010-03-23 08:42 pm UTC (link)
	"Its definitely beautiful out here. Not a bad place to retreat to. I'll remember it. And anywhere else you'd like to go is fine. I can find most places pretty quickly." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-23 08:45 pm UTC (link)
	"Mom and I lived here for awhile when I was young. Atlantis seemed to always be at war and Mom didn't want me growing up in the middle of it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-03-23 08:47 pm UTC (link)
	"That makes a certain amount of sense." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-23 08:54 pm UTC (link)
	"I know. Which in itself is kind of weird, but I also think Mother was fighting with Daddy and wanted to get away from him for awhile." Her parents arguing and fighting was nothing new. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-03-23 09:50 pm UTC (link)
	"I could see that. Your mother is an extraordinary woman." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-23 10:04 pm UTC (link)
	Cait smiled. "She is." Cait kissed him deeply. She wanted to lose herself in him and forget about her family. She wanted to forget about everything except for Ty. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-03-23 10:06 pm UTC (link)
	He returns the kiss, quite happy to just get lost in her for a good long while. They haven't had nearly enough chance to do this. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-24 03:26 am UTC (link)
	They haven't, which is why Cait was going to make it a point to do this at least once a month. She continued to kiss him because there could never be enough kissing. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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