Originally Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005
Babysitting: At the Lake with Nani

Ala dug into Surion's bag until she eventually found the silver and black phone, she pulled it out and fiddled around with it till she found where she had Tinania's phone number and then dialed it

Tinania looked over at her phone as she sat at the coffee palace with Tart and Celia. Tari had been explaining to Celia about dagger when the cell phone rang. She smiled when she saw who it was from. Picking it up she stepped out before pressing the talk button. "Hello?"

"Hello Tinania, it's Ala" she said smiling not to have received a voice mail answering thingy "Are you well?"

Tinania smiles "Yea I'm good, just hanging out with Tari and Celia at the Coffee Palace here in Barton. How are you?" she pulled at her crop pink sweater as a few guys walked place her then whistled a little.

"We're well, though we'd like some mom and dad time" she admitted "Hence my call actually, would like to arrange for you to baby-sit Surion if that's possible"

Tinania laughs then smiles "I'm free today if you want me to come pick him up. Tari, me, and Celia were about to head over to the diner to the lake."

"That sounds good, I'm sure he'd enjoy doing anything you might have planned" Ala said nodding though that was unlikely to be 'heard'

Tinania laughs "Yea it should be fun. I'll come pick him up right now? You at home?" she looked over as Tari and Celia walked out of the Coffee Palace.

"Yup, in the shop to be specific" Ala said "That's right in front of our house"

Tinania nods "Okay I'll be there in a sec then. I'll talk to you in a bit." she hangs the phone up smiling "Looks like were going to have some company. I'm babysitting Surion today."

Celia smiles then nods "Ah okay so you want to meet us there?"

Tinania was about to answer before Tari shook her head "No way we'll go pick him up. come on lets take my car." Tari heads to her red jeep climbing into it.

Exchanging looks Nani and Celia shrugs before climbing in also. They take off heading the way Tinania instructed.

Ala hummed packing up Surion's bag "You are going to spend some time with Tinania lil man" she told Surion who was watching her

"Tinanana!!!" he squealed happily and took off for the front window to look out it and watch

Upon reaching the end of the road Tinania climbs out of the car. Grabbing her hover disc from her bag she turns to Celia and Tari. "Wait here, I'll be back with Surion." Tossing her hoverdisc near the ground she jumps onto it flying the rest of the way. When she see the house below she floats down towards it landing right near the door. Smiling she waves to Surion before knocking on the door.

"Tinanana!!" Surion cried disappearing from the window and racing for the door

"Surion wait, you need your shoes before you go" She said hurrying after him and catching him by the hand before pulling the door open

Tinania smiles then waves to Ala "Hello Ms. Ala, told ya I make it hear quick." she kneels down holding her arms out to Surion "Hey Surion..."

"Tinanana!!!" he cried out pulling against Ala's grip until she finally relented and let him go to run to Tinania while grabbing his little moccasins and bringing them over to where the two of them where

Tinania giggles wrapping her arms around the little boy. She holds him close as she stood. Kissing his nose she smiles "Hey Sur how are you sweetie?" she looks to Ala smiling "I hope you don't mind if I take him to the lake. I'll make sure he'll be safe.." she ran her hair though his hair playfully.

"Long as you keep him safe I'm fine with it" she said crouching down and slipping the shoes on Surion "And I'm sure he'll enjoy it, just beware, he's like me and loves water" she smiled

Tinania nods then cuddles Surion close "Hehe then we should be just fine." she winks to Ala before looking to Surion "You ready to go sweetie?" she glances back to Ala before taking everything she needs from her. "Just give me a call when your ready to have him come home okay?"

"Yay! Sur go with Tinania!" he said happily

Ala nodded handing Tinania Surion's bag holding changes of clothing among other thing, his blanket draped over it's top "Aye, and if you have problems you have my cell number"

Tinania nod then turning she steps back onto her hover disc. With one last wave she takes off away from the shop heading back towards the car.

Tari and Celia were waiting as they leaned against the car.

Celia waves her hand as Tari looked up.

Tinania nods as she steps off the hover disc once it reached the ground.

Celia walked over looking at Surion "Aww he so cute Nani.." she waves to Surion "Hi I'm Celia little guy."

Tari smirks as she walked up "I bet he gonna be fun. Hey little guy I'm Tari.."

She ruffles his hair as Tinania smiles "He will be I promise, he a sweet heart and fun to be around."

Celia and Tari exchanged looks then smiles. Tinania arched a brow before they all climbed back into the car. Tinania held Surion close to her.

Surion stared at the red vehicle, he'd seen them before and had helped his father take one apart but not quite the same. He'd never ridden in one, he looked around curiously as Tinania sat down

Tinania looks at him and leaning down she kisses his cheek "Its like flying on the hover disc Surion." she places a seat beat over them both, not snug just to make sure she didn't hurt him.

Celia looked back and with a nod Tari turned the car back over driving down the road heading back toward Barton town.

Surion's eyes widened slightly at the sound of the car turning over, His father hadn't gotten that sound from the one they had put back together, in fact they hadn't gotten any sound and Surion still had a couple handfuls of small circles and funny things his mother had called bolts hidden in his room "Sur an Tinanana fly in red thing?" he asked looking up at her

Tinania smiles then shakes her head "No were not flying, were still on the ground sweetie."

The car drove into Barton town and came to a stop as they reached the Diner. Celia looked over at Surion and Tinania the wink. "Hey Tinania so you finally have a cutie."

Tari laughed as she slipped out of the car walking into the Diner.

Tinania blushes then smirks "Yea can't say much about you though can we..." she laughs as Celia turns red. She looks down at Surion then just holds him close.

"Sur a cutie?" he asked turning around best he could on her lap and reaching up to poke her nose, he caught a glimpse of her ears sticking out of her hair "Tinanana have ear like Sur!" he grinned remembering the furry ticklish ears of his mom's friend

Tinania blushes pushing her hair away from her Elven ears. "Yes we do Sur. And yes your a cutie." she giggles as he pokes her nose then she looks up as Tari comes back holding a basket.

Celia smiles "Okay got lunch so lets hit the lake."

Tari nods as she turns the car over again heading down the road out of Barton town.

Tinania looks down at Surion, she was in shock more then anything that he got her to blush. Smiling she runs a hand along his hair. She had gotten attached to the little guy and was glad.

Surion giggled reaching up and touching an ear on her head before touching his and turned around again "Same" he said with a giggle and then cuddled against her and watched out of the windows

Tinania shivers then shakes her head as Surion touched her ear. Like most elves her ears were sensitive.

Celia giggles looking at Tinania who was now almost a crimson color.

Tari smiles before looking to Celia "Hey Celia stop it, that not fair to pick on Tinania."

Tinania smiles mouthing Thank to her as they pulled up to the lake.

Surion glanced up at her and watched her curiously with a giggle "Tinanana has red face" he said stating the obvious

Tinania smiles and nods as she climbs out of the car "I know blame my friends for it..." she grabs her bag along with his.

Celia grabbed two bags before climbing out as well. Tari grabbed her own along with the basket. They all walked toward the lake. It was clear blue as far as they could see.

Celia didn't even wait for the other two girls as she set her stuff down. Then pulling her clothes off she ran toward the lake diving in. Tari set everything up before she to removed her clothes.

Looking to Tinania she smiles "You coming in?"

Tinania nods "I will in a bit, go on.."

Tari shrugged heading towards the lake.

Sitting Surion on her white pants she smiles to him "You having fun?"

Surion looked at his animal skin tunic and trousers and decided they looked neat beside her white and pink clothing "Sur have fun with Tinanana" he said with a giggle and turned in her lap to face her

Tinania smiling then runs her hand though his hair lightly. She looked up as she heard the girls laughing in the water. Looking back to him she pokes his nose. "You wanna go swimming hun?"

Surion nodded not exactly sure what swimming was but he had a feeling it would be fun. "Otay" he said with a smile

Placing him onto the blanket that was layout. She pulls her top and pants off then laid them on the ground. Fixing her pink and white bathing suit she leaned down pulling Surion's tunic off him before laying it down also on the blanket.Picking him up she walks out towards the lake. She laughs seeing Tari and Celia splash around. Then looking to Surion she walks out into the water until she was waist deep in the water.

Surion giggled and leaned towards the water intending to put his face in the water and blow bubbles, water was one of his favorite things, and his mom kept telling him when the time came he'd have some control over it.

Tinania laughs as she shakes her head . Stepping deeper into the water she stop when the water reach just under her chest. She poked Surion giggling "Surion is like his mother..."

Surion kicked his feet in the water and splashed blowing bubbles "Like Mama!" he giggled happily he looked up at her after a moment "Tinanana like water?"

Tinania nods "Yes I love water..." she wrinkles her nose then splashes him a little.

Surion giggled closing his eyes and then started splashing a LOT getting anything in a 3 foot radius of him with water

Celia and Tari screamed in shock as they too got hit with the water. Tinania giggles holding Surion still close to her as she swam deeper out into the water.

Surion squealed happily and dunked his head into the water blowing bubbles up at the surface before surfacing again as Tinania swam

Tinania stopped swimming and floated in the water. Celia and Tari kept splashing each other as she floated there. Her wings sparkled thanks to the water that were running along them, her blond hair was around her as she held Surion.

The sparkling of her wings caught his eyes, then again anything shiny did "Sparklies" he whispered reaching for one of her wings with outstretched fingers

Tinania stopped moving her wings as she turned to float on her back. Placing Surion on her stomach she laughs "You really do like water..."

Celia and Tari raced back towards the shore, both were laughing as they open the picnic basket grabbing a sandwich each. Tinania just watched Surion as she floated there in the water.

Surion giggled and his fingers touched her wings "Shinnies" he repeated with a big smile, but he knew these shinnies were attached to Tinania and didn't try to grab as he normally would have. He looked to Nani "Water fun" he said

Tinania nods as she floated along in the water "Yes water is fun Surion..."

Surion pulled his hand back to himself and putting them on her tummy as he rested his head down on her watching the water and enjoying floating with her

Tinania smiles and running her hand though his hair she giggles "Hey sweetie you wanna go eat now?" her stomach made a rumbling sound and she could help but laugh.

Surion lifted his head "Tinanana growl?" he asked looking up at her "Eat.." he nodded with a grin

Tinania smiles then moving her hands she swim back towards the shore on her back. Laying there for a moment she smiles nodding to Surion "Okay go eat sweetie.."

Surion smiled and wandered back onto the beach and running for the blanket water spraying from his hair and trousers as she neared the other girls. he stopped a couple feet from the blanket and turned back towards Nani "Come Tinanana Come!"

Sitting up slowly she stands heading towards the Basket. Picking up Surion she sat down across from Tari. Both of the other girls had laid down there eyes closed.

Tinania laughs whispering to Surion "They made themselves tired from all the swimming..." Leaning over she look though the basket. Pulling out two sandwiches and held one out to Surion. It was a meat sandwich as her was a cheese sandwich.

Surion sniffed at it before biting into it and taking a mouthful, his hands were still somewhat wet as he reached and put his cool hand on the closest girl's leg "You sleep?" he asked once his mouth was empty before he took another bite

Tari was indeed sleeping, she didn't even move as Surion touched his leg. Tinania lifting her wand she waved it and slowly two blankets floated over and landed over Tari and Celia. Tinania took a bite of her sandwich then lean back watching Surion. She was quiet as she thought. She moved her wings a little just to dry them off.

Surion put the 1/2 eaten sandwich on the basket after a time not wanting any more just then "Sur thirsty" he said getting up and wandering to his bag starting to dig in it pulling things out at random trying to find his cup he'd seen his mom bring to his bag

Tinania leaned over and helping Surion out she pulled his cup out for him. Looking into the basket she smiles pulling out a bottle of Apple Juice.

Surion turned watching her and followed her back to the basket standing in front of her

Holding the bottle of Apple Juice she smiles "You want some Apple Juice sweetie?" she grabs a glass for herself pouring some into her glass before holding it back out to Surion again.

Surion took the cup and looked at it before trying it, it was a different flavor nothing like he'd ever had before, sweet yet tart... he liked it "Tankyou" he said and moving to sit on her lap again drinking from his cup

Tinania smiles then sips her drink, the light breeze picked up her bangs a little causing them to fly pass her face. She hummed slowly as she looked down at Surion then up at the sky.

Celia yawned then rolled over onto her side. Tari just continue to lay there.

Surion looked up at her he dropped his half drunk sippy cup onto the blanket before turning and kneeling facing her and looking at her ear a little closer, he poked the tip of her ear lightly "Sur saw furry ticky ears nother day" he told her ears and their differences had started to interest him

Tinania shivers little and giggles "That because everyone ears are different. See even though are ears are the same, there not. I have Elven ears..."she picks him up then touches his gem lightly on his forehead "Just like you have this gem. I have this marking. "she points her her tattoo.

Surion looked at her marking and leaning closer 'examining' it and touching it lightly with his finger "mark" he mused

Tinania smiles then pokes his nose as she hide her ears with hair once again. "What you like my mark?"

Surion looked from her mark to her, she wasn't far from him, he sat back "Mark neat" he said grinning a pointy toothed grin

Tinania smiles then yawns laying back against a nearby rock. She picks up a cover and places it over her body. Looking to Surion and smiles then hides from him.

Surion giggled loudly and reached taking hold of the cover and giving it a pull to uncover her "Peek!"

Tinania giggles as the cover is pulled away, She pokes Surion nose then wink "You found me."

Surion squealed and giggled pulling the cover over himself

Tinania laughs and looking around she smiles "Where did he go?" she looks around again then frowns "I can't find him..."

Surion giggled lots under the cover before pulling the cover off "PEEK!"

Tinania laughs and peeking him up she holds him close "Ah there you are Surion. You found me again." she kisses his cheek before closing her eyes.

Surion wrapped his arms around her neck hugging her "Sur found!" he said excitedly and giggling happily feeling her kiss on his cheek "Tinanana sleepy too?"

Tinania opens her eyes shaking her head "No not at all, just closed my eyes for a moment that all.." she runs her fingers though his hair humming softly.

Surion cuddled against her listening to her humming, he liked her humming it made him feel calm and relaxed

Tinania humming turned to singing softly. She was singing in Elven, something she hadn't done in a long time. She looked up watching the sky as she sung. Her hand continues to run though his hair soothing, she was so peaceful when Surion was around, it was strange to her. But she didn't seem to care at that moment.

Surion smiled happily "Tinanana sing pretty" he said not lifting his head from her shoulder

Tinania smiles then closing her eyes she continue to sing. Picking up her wand she waved it into the air. Slowly as she sung her Elven story came to life about a princess waiting in a tower for her prince, though slowly she started to give up hope.

Surion turned to watch staring at it with no sounds he sat in her lap leaning against her a single finger in his mouth