A Wondrous Walk (--RATED R--)

Jace was still thinking of God when he felt a body push against him and knock him to the ground. "Hey watch it!" he exclaimed as he jumped up to brush the dirt off of himself. God damn it. He thought to himself as he realized all of his clothes were covered with dirt and his face had a smear across his right cheek from dirt that had puffed up from the road.

Jace tried to destroy the dirt streak across his face but failed miserably. He then lifted his gaze to the girl standing in front of him. It was a girl? Well that changed things quite drastically. He reached out a welcoming hand, trying to smile even with the dirt smeared across his face that, in truth, made him look kind of cute. "Oh! I am so sorry! I didn't know you were a ...... My name is Jace Ryder." He smiled awkwardly.

He had yelled at a girl. She would probably either start yelling at him like his mother often did, cry, or just run away in fright ... and then cry. Jace had a lot of experience with this sort of thing but this girl looked different .... kind of afraid maybe even embarassed. Jace would have thought her to be angry or just sad. She looked normal though except for the grin on her face, that seemed out of place.

Jace reluctantly released her hand and giggled as she flicked her hair behind her shoulder. He ran his hand through his hair awkwardly and looked into Natasha's eyes. She was kind of pretty actually. Jace used this awkward moment to wipe some of the dirt from his pants and his shirt. His red shirt still had a slight brown tint but most of it was gone.

"Want to come to the place I was heading or do you have somewhere else to be?" Jace grabbed her hand in a friendly gesture and smiled. He didn't want for an answer instead he led her underneath some trees that formed a canopy and sat down, releasing her hand. "Is this fine?"

Jace ignored her enthusiasm, knowing she would probably want him to, after all who wants to seem freaky when they first meet someone. Jace looked into the clouds and thought he saw the sun behind them, it looked so pretty. He was glad that she liked this spot that he came to escape from the daily pains and troubles he faced all the time.

When she reached for his hand and squeezed it his cheeks flushed with color. He, reassuringly, squeezed hers in return before scooting closer to her and pressing his shoulder against her's, as if to say that she could lay her head on his shoulder if she wanted. He wanted her to be comfortable, not awkward, so he waited for her to do something, he didn't want to seem like a stalker.

Jace felt her weight on him and smiled. He heard her slightly inhale as she placed her arms around him. Jace leaned his head on her's and continued to look into the sky, gawking at how beautiful everything was and how beautiful Natasha was. He felt her hair ruffle against his cheek as his head lay on hers and sighed, in a relaxed way.

"What do I do now?" he asked in a mix of wonder and romance. He wrapped one arm around her waist as he lay his head on her's, smiling widely. Her heartbeat matched his and was relaxing. This was wonderful, but what did she want him to do now?

Jace say her eyes, inches from his, and felt her squeeze around his body even more. He smiled as she replied to his question. He thought for a moment about what he should do. Should he kiss her? Should he run away in terror? He needed to make a decision soon or she would freak out and just leave him, sitting alone, feeling awkward.

Eventually, Jace closed the rest of the space in between him and Natasha and kissed her, feeling the warmth of her lips made him smile and he wrapped his arms around her waist, kissing her passionately. He waited for her to kiss him back as he kissed her.

Jace smiled as he felt her hands run through his hair and felt her kissing him back. He slipped his tongue slightly into her mouth as he kissed her, tasting a slight mint in her breath. He moved his hands up to her face and, with one, he brushed her cheek, with the other one he stroked her neck.

He eventually pulled back, hands still in their positions and asked, "Is that what you wanted?" He waited for her to say something or do something.