Meeting of old Friends? (Ryan Lester)

His hand had found its mark as the female let out a squeal, surprising him more than anything. usually the people hung around didn't really make squealing noises, except Silus but that required tickling really and he was like eleven most of the time. Once that was done, a large body of water slunk from the ocean, moving around Bella before forming taking a human form and becoming Ryan once again. "Looks like I was fast enough." Ryan noted with a cheeky grin, crossing both of his hands behind his head while just looking at Bella with a single raised brown. The female had fallen on the ground, likely out of surprise from being suddenly tagged but then again being next to a beach was not the best place to play any game against him. Not that he would have gone out of his way to cheat at a game anyway, because that would have been lame.

"Ya don't squeal? I'll keep that in mind then." Leaning over slightly, he offered his hand to help her up.

Bella moved her arms to her chest as she leaned up to look at the ocean, only to see that a body of water emerged from it, making it's way over before beginning to move around her as it slowly took a human form to Ryan. He could turn into water, that wasn't creepy, not at all. "I know I can become animals sure but water. That's just scary." Bella said as she looked at him and with some hesitance, took his hand to get up. Standing, Bella would move to brush the sand off her back and pants as she turned to Ryan. "Now I'm all sandy." Bella pouted before giving a small laugh and began to stretch, leaning to the left and right.

Looking at the Ocean, Bella gave a small sigh before looking to Ryan. "You doing ok? I know it's pretty hard to handle watching family... die. But are you ok?" She thought of asking this before the meta appeared earlier but decided to give it a shot now. She had to know where he stood, if he had a deep seeded hatred for Lucius or if the months he had grown... Something else she had to question, he was calm about it. The bastard had indeed changed and she didn't want to see Ryan doing anything bad and she had coped with family death as well. Maybe not as bad as what happened to him but it was still pretty horrible.

Bella seemed to accept the hand reached out for her, his fingers wrapping around the hand as Ryan pulled the female to her feet. With a little help from her of course, before he let the hand go and his own hand fell to his side. "Sorta happens when you sit in the sand." Ryan responded with a chuckle, crossing his arms over his chest and just letting her go about patting the sand away. Being sandy was something that he didn’t really mind, but then again he had gotten used to the feeling of being dirty a while ago. Of course he wasn't quite expecting to have the death of family brought up, but then again it had to happen eventually. Almost mirroring Bella, he let out a small sigh while plopping down onto the sand, drawing his knees to his chest.

It had been hard to deal with, and in a sense he wasn't even sure if he could say he was okay. Despite the time that had passed, his mind would not let him get past the thing that had been done to him. It wasn't something that could be pushed aside, always cropping up when he didn't want it. An ugly reminder perhaps of his own lack of resolve, or perhaps just his lack of power. In a sense he felt like it was his fault, being unable to not only save his own mother but also that Austyn would never get the chance to meet her either. The dull ache became for a second only blinding fury, before dying down to something manageable. His lips formed a small frown as he wrapped his fingers around his knees, gripping them tightly as the knuckles themselves turn temporarily pale.

"I don't know actually." He admitted with a soft bitter chuckle. "For so long I had thought she was dead....only to have that fact made reality before my eyes. I know good people don't kill, especially other people but would a person even do that? Could a person actually do that?" He didn't even know why he was saying this, but he was with a voice that was slightly broken, fraying at the edges. "For so long I knew it was wrong to think this, to want it. But in the end....I just want to see the person that killed her dead. I want hurt them like they hurt me, to destroy them." The words themselves sounded like they should have been spoken in an angry tone but he only sounded hurt. "Am I bad for wanting that?"

Bella hated asking the question, watching Ryan plop down onto the sand, bring his knees to his chest. She watched him, watched his fingers and his face, listened when he spoke and felt even worse for asking but in the end it would have had to been done. She just didn't like it. He said several things that sh had thought about too when her brother was killed, he taught her that killing was wrong but sh had wanted to rip Lucius apart piece by piece until nothing remained. She had wanted it for so long that she made a deal with a madman to try and be stronger and it had frightened her how far she was willing to go for petty revenge.

Bella moved around and sat next to Ryan wrapping an arm around him, hoping it would help. She didn't know if it would but she felt it would. "No... Before I met you Ryan, I met Red first. Found me after I had done something stupid to annoy my brother. Offered me a place in his group and had wanted to test my blood. At first I was skeptical but my brother said no. That we would be fine on our own as we were." Bella's voice went a little dry as she went to remember what had happened, what she had not told anyone. "Obviously he was angry as he shocked me with his energy. And it made me so angry I became a monster and we fought. I forced him to do something that destroyed the entire city block we were in and my brother died protecting me. I was so angry, I just wanted to rip him apart piece by piece. For so long, I even had something put in me so I could become those dinosaurs." She felt a tear swell up but wiped it away with her hand free hand before continuing.

"But I stopped. I was afraid of becoming a monster just for revenge. That's not us. Yes I still hate him but I won't kill him. And you shouldn't too... I don't want you to become even close to what I was." Bella wanted to tell Ryan the truth so bad, but she was afraid that he would be angry with her even if he agreed with this... This form of logic she had made for herself.

Even now the idea of ending Lucius swept through his mind, causing their flesh to freeze to the point that not even regeneration could save them. The image of the splintering, breaking apart until they were nothing more than a sparkling dust within the wind that faded away. No long to torment him, and no longer able to hurt anyone else ever again. The idea within itself was something that he could not help but relish, yet at the same time he knew it was wrong. Part of him however did not care about that. So what if it was wrong, so long as he got the revenge that he so craved? That was when Bella explained something, perhaps a story that would give insight into the situation or perhaps even a solution to his problem. It appeared that this person had taken away from more than just him, they had taken Bella's brother as well.

Both of them had a reason to want to see him dead, to rip him apart until there was nothing recognizable left. In a way, he even felt as if being heroic was impossible. He wasn't Silus, no he wasn't even as half as good as his friend but then again that would have been unrealistic to expect. All he felt right now was hatred towards that one man, and the desire to make them hurt. Arms wrapped around him, confusing Ryan for a moment but he didn't try to push her away, only sitting there stuck within his own thoughts. That was all he could do really, when words themselves seemed like they would fail him now. It felt as if a hole had been opened within his chest, a raw gaping wound that bled out and yet there was no actual blood to speak of.

A pain so indescribable that he could not even vocalize it really. "I may have already become a monster. My powers were the reason that LA froze over a few weeks ago, people would have probably died if it weren't for....a friend." Ryan noted chewing on his lower lip, more than aware what the news had said about him rather than the truth. Silus had made up the lie, even if he had not said so himself. The gesture was something that he greatly appreciated but part of him wished that he had been thrown in jail, if only so he would not continue to be as great of a threat as he was. "I don't really think I was ever a person to begin with. Maybe I was born a monster."

Bella didn't say anything as Ryan spoke, she never really learnt of the LA freezing part. She was away from the country but she could tell why it made him feel the way he felt. She felt like a horrible monster when she had killed people in here Werewolf form at a young age but that was her anger, his anger made that and he had a reason to be angry. "Ryan if it was that easy to be a monster then that Mass murderer in Chicago must be a joke. Your the nicest person I've met in my whole life. Your no monster, all in all I'm a bigger monster then you. I'm a ticking time bomb. Your a person who was angry and you can control what makes you Deluge now. Do you see rain anymore?" Bella asked as she looked above them, no rain. He could make it hail storm if he was angry or out of control but he wasn't and she knew it.

Bella brought her own knees to her chest and leaned her head against Ryan. "Your not a monster. Your a hero, you help people. You helped me when I was going though a tough time... Does this mean I'm repaying you by helping you though a rough time? Funny how that works." Bella finished with a small chuckle, tightening her grip on Ryan not too hard but to keep him still. She found his shoulder to be quite comfortable and the fact her hand felt around him wasn't too bad.

Despite the fact that he was in a state where he could not easily be convinced otherwise concerning how he saw himself, Ryan felt nice about having someone trying to help him. In a sense it was nice and it did remind him of when someone else saved his live, though their way of doing it was a lot more literal in the whole saving department. The rain was gone but that was only because another friend of his had helped him stop the rain and the relief itself was something that he still felt a year beyond that. Even then there was the utter despair that reared its head up from time to time, reminding him more than anything that he still had a long way to go before he could truly say he mastered his power. Having so much control over something as powerful as was thrown within his hands, well at times it was overwhelming.

"I...guess you're right. It's just if I lose control I could end up wiping a whole city off the map. That's sort of a scary thing when you think about it."  Just thinking about something like that made him shudder, the sheer devastation that his power could cause if he lost control of himself or if someone...controlled him. It had not been something he thought of before, but ever since training with Matt the idea did pop into his mind occasionally. Honestly the arm around him was nice, though people tended to avoid him simply due to the fact that he was naturally colder than most people. "So I guess I just can't lose control again, huh?" It sounded simple enough, something that he could strive for now that he knew what he was doing.

Bella didn't mind the cold that was Ryan, it was him. Sure it made her feel bad for him, always feeling cold. It made her wander if he actually felt it or was this normal too him, the cold made him more of a mystery. She knew how he felt and she didn't blame him, even if this was the third time she had thought it she couldn't stop, it made her question her past choices. If she had really done the right thing, stopping her revenge crusade for the same person that Ryan's crusade was for. That's when Ryan spoke again of his ability and how it could easily like her own, destroy so much and that it truly was scary.

Loosening her grip on him, Bella would bring her arm back to her knee but kept her head on his shoulder. "Heh. You and me both." Bella would agree with him and resisted wrapping her arm around him again, the feeling she was starting to get weird was overtaking as she had never really been this close to another guy, not senice her brother died and a fear that he would push her away if she kept touching him grew with it. It was not something she wished, not after seeing him again. But another part of her just wanted to touch and she did her best to ignore it, staring at her knuckles that began to squeeze her knee to not think about it.

For now he only found himself with a small amount of pressure against his shoulder, the hand rested around his shoulder having moved from it's position. Things seemed to go silent for a few seconds while his mind would do the usual wandering thing that it did from time to time, Ryan's eyes looking out to the seemingly endless ocean that stretched out before him. Something about it felt comfortable to him  despite the fact that water had been nothing but torment for him his entire life. That small amount of warmth did feel nice, but then again that just made his mind wander to things, and that just made things more awkward than they needed to be. That was when he noticed something, a small white mouse scurrying along the sand, too white to be organic and that was when he remembered that power of his.

It was a more recent development for sure but then again it was one of his more interesting abilities. Living constructs, now they were something he really liked creating on his free time. The small amount climbed up his legs, before climbing up his arm and planting itself upon his free shoulder with little icy whiskers twitching. "Well what do we have here?" Ryan noted with a smirk as it let out a small squeaking sound before seemingly playing around with a strand of hair that brushed past it in an almost adorable fashion.

Well this was a predicament. Bella thought about it and kinda wished she hadn't brought up the fact of how he was doing after his mothers death. It made her feel awkward, that wasn't her intention, nor was liking the way his skin felt but that was just a side affect, something she kept telling herself, a side affect. A side affect. But then a sight movement caught her eyes and she stopped thinking, watching the small mouse moving along the sand, a crystal like sheen too it but that's when she realized it wasn't alive. Or was it? A mouse made of ice that slowly made it's way towards Ryan's other shoulder. Bella stared at it with intrigue, hearing words but slightly ignoring them when all of a sudden the ice mouse squeaked and Bella laughed at the cuteness that was this mouse.  

But it stuck to her mind, Ryan made a somehow living creature and all of a sudden her mind changed a little. It was confused, estranged and not sure but... Moving her hands away from her legs and allowing them to slide away from her chest, she would move both hands to cup Ryan's cheeks and bring them to face her, already she moved her head from his shoulder. She just wanted to look at his hazel eyes, his face, his lips. She wanted to kiss him, so damn badly, she just couldn't do it. Her lips left a little open as she tried to speak but failed, releasing a sort of mix between growl and groan. Annoyed that she, a girl who just a little while ago, turned into a dinosaur and fought with a meta, couldn't bring herself to do the one damn thing that mattered right now.

The only downside to making constructs with a mind of their own was that they did not always do what he wanted, which made it annoying when they did things against him. Not that Ryan dealt with that a lot, but he did find himself thinking about that from time to time which felt almost out of character. Regardless, the small rat stood there upon his shoulder in an almost innocent fashion though he found his head before forcibly turned in another direction. He found himself face to face with Bella, her eyes meeting his own in what he could only describe as a slightly awkward scene. The moment itself felt as if it would go on forever, his brows furrowing in confusion at the growl that escaped form the females lips.

He didn't really know what to do at the moment, but then again not knowing what to do was something Ryan was not new to. So he did the usual thing when he couldn't think of something, and that was not think at all. Because doing this did not result in problems before, Ryan sort of just leaned forward and went into the kiss.

It was the most possibly awkward moment Bella could have found herself in, with second thoughts running though her mind that told her to run while she could, Bella willfully suppressed those thoughts and emotions and allowed instinct to kick in yet she could still feel her heart beating hard in her chest, chills running down her spine and into her stomach and just like that, Bella found herself with her first kiss, not a care in the world if Ryan's lips felt cold to the touch, the unfamiliar taste it created confused and excited her as well to the point where she simply closed her eyes and enjoyed the moment that fell before her.

Bella's hands moving from his cheeks to around his neck. She really didn't want this moment to end, even when the back of her mind said it would, taunting her. She wanted more, craved more, needed more. It surprised her how addicting one kiss could be. The simple touch of flesh.

This was not exactly a new situation for Ryan, the whole kissing thing at any rate. Granted it wasn't with Bella, but then again situations were not always the same. The feeling of warm lips pressed against his own was always interesting, always sending a tingling feeling through his body. While the moment felt like it would go on forever, the arm wrapped around his neck made pulling back nearly impossible. So instead he continued with the kissing that was going on, wrapping one arm around her waist as if to pull them closer. Being so close to someone, well it never changed really that sensation. This went on for a minute more before Ryan finally managed to pull back, cheeks a slight red from the moment that had transpired, realizing that he was actually on top of them which made him wonder for a moment how this happened.  

It might have happened within the frenzy or something along those lines. However when he thought about it, Ryan didn't really mind that very much. Still, he had ended up pushing himself off with his knees pressed against his chest once again."I...um...sorry about that." He managed out awkwardly with a low chuckle.

To say that Bell felt like she was in heaven was maybe an over reaction, actually it felt like a complete overreaction but the young shape shifter had not a care for the thought, only the sweet taste, the tingle and the cold mattered till suddenly she felt herself pulled towards Ryan with a hand around her waist which just made this whole thing different and exciting. It wasn't till a minute later that she finally felt like she had to breath and sadly pulled back along with Ryan and her surroundings became more apparent to her foggy mind. A red hot feeling in her cheeks, a want for more and the bed of sand that her back rested on which was the most confusing, not knowing during their 'session' that they had moved positions but in the end she didn't mind.

The most distressing part was that Ryan moved back to his seating position and apologized. "No.. Don't say sorry. That was... Really really Nice. Thank you." Bella coaxed out as she stayed in the sand, not feeling the energy to sit up and just savoring the moment that befell her. Her first kiss and holy hell it was amazing, so damn amazing she wanted more, a notion that almost convinced her to sit up. "Soo. Umm. Heh, what now?" Bella asked with curiosity, finally sitting up with the realization that she didn't know what to do from here, the whole kissing thing was mysterious to her as anything further was like a hidden wall, Impassable and unknown.

Things had happened, that much could be said and even he did not exactly know what to do next. That was when something hit him, remembering something that he had unfortunately forgotten not so long ago. Running his fingers through his hair for a second, Ryan coughed softly. "I....just remembered something. I'm supposed to be doing something with another friend today..." He noted with an awkward chuckle, pushing himself to his feet and patting away the sand on his short. The fact that he had forgotten about that was awkward within itself, and yet he could probably apologize to them later. It may have been partially because this whole thing was awkward but then again Ryan could think that over later. His cheeks were  still slightly red, and considering his pale features that was more than obvious.

"We should hang out again sometime. Maybe it won't get ruined by sudden bad guys attacking." Ryan noted offering a small smile while trying to remember where he was supposed to be hanging out with them. It took a few minutes but eventually the place did come to mind. "See you again, right?" After getting a response to that, he would be off.

Bella cracked her neck as she waited for Ryan to speak, only to feel a tinge of disappointment when he said that he had to go, it was at best rather crappy but still she gave a pout to her lips. She stood herself as Ryan stood and did her best not to ask him to stay, he had someone he had to meet. She couldn't stop him. "Yea... Maybe next time it'll be a little more quiet." She would say in response to his words, a small smile rose as she looked back to the ocean. His final words, his final question were also saddening but she answered it anyway. Had too. "Yea. We'll see each other again."

And with that she was alone once again, her smile quickly fading to a sad look. Getting her new shirt, she would brush the sand off before putting it on and leaving. She wanted to go home, it was the safest place she felt right now. Only Ryan would think other wise of course, seemed he hated anything that included Lucius.