Lyra was smiling brightly as they hopped from building to building, watching the sky and the clouds and the tiny cars and people moving far below. This was awesome. Did Nykidia get to do this all the time? "This is so cool! Do you do this all the time? Is this how you get around?"
"Yeah! This is why I don't have a car!" Nykidia said as the wind whipped around her hair. "I'd so much prefer this to a car!"
"Me too. Can you tell me where we're going now?" The distant lights of an amusement park blinked happily, and Lyra knew that the marina was open. And the aquarium. Plus there were a bunch of places they could go that didn't even open, like a park or a cool view or something.
"Nope!" She yelled. She noticed that Lyra was staring at the amusement park so she started hopping in that direction. Nykidia hopped on the light poles around the amusement park before hopping on top of the Ferris wheel for a second.
Lyra giggled from their perch, waving at the bemused passengers with a feral grin. When she was done messing around with the Ferris Wheel passengers, she turned back to pleading with Nykidia. "C'mon. I'll find out soon enough anyway. What's the harm in telling me?"
"Well there isn't any harm but it's not a surprise if you know what it is." Nykidia laughed. She started hopping back towards the city.
"Plllllleeeeeeaaaasssseeeeee" Lyra begged, tugging at Nykidia's shirt with a childish expression. The curiosity was eating her alive at this point.
"Fiiiiiiiiiinnnnne." Nykidia said with a sigh. "I was planning to go star gazing. I know a good part of town where there aren't to many lights. I go there a lot."
Lyra cooed, appreciating the idea of stargazing. She liked the stars, they were bright and pretty and they started forming pictures if she looked at it hard enough. "That's so cool! I don't stargaze very much, but I'm sure you can tell me what to do. Thanks for telling me, by the way."
"It's fine. It's still not dark enough t=to do that yet though. Want to explore the city more?" She said.
(I have a paper to work on, so this is my last reply for the night. Sleep well.)
"Sure. If you want, I can show you one of my favorite spots. I'll probably need to cast some magic on it too if that's okay." Lyra had several favorite places, but none of them compared to the junkyard. It had taken her forever and a half to find it, but now that she knew where it was she visited every week or so.
(Goodnight! Sweet nightmares!)
"Uuuuuhhhhh. Sure!" She said.
"Cool! See the marina, with the big fancy yachts and stuff? Drop us off on that beach right next to it." Lyra pointed out the slim expanse of ragged sand, already trying to bring the correct incantations for water breathing into her head. Aquaris Inhalrun… or Aguae Inhelera or… Inhaleae Aquarie. Yes! That was the one.
"Sure!" Nykidia said hopping over to the beach. "So what now? You said something about magic?"
"Yup!" Lyra wriggled her way out of Nykidia's arms and hopped to the ground with a grin o her face. Strands of hair had come loose for hopping around the city, but she brushed them out of her forehead and cast the water breathing spell. She placed a hand against Nykidia's temple and murmured "Inhaleae Aquarie". Her eyes glowed a deep blue as the spell was cast.
"The F***?" Nykidia said stepping back. She didn't know that Lyra could do magic.
Lyra cocked her head in confusion as Nykidia stepped away. Her eyes were still glowing lightly, magical energy hovering around her fingers and swam through her head. This was the reason she didn't cast it very often. "What?"
"Sorry. i just got a little startled." She said. usually when people she didn't know had magical abilities brings her to a secluded area they usually want to kill her. But Lyra wasn't doing that. Right?
"Sorry! I totally should've warned you." Lyra pushed the little voice whispering C'mon, just one more spell, just one little song. C'mon, just do it. Sing for your girlfriend. Sing for the world out of her mind. It was difficult, the need to sing was stronger than even her own siren's song. She slipped off her jacket and accessories, ready to hop into the water and traipse down to the junkyard.
"Uuuummmmm Lyra? I can't swim." She told her girlfriend as she looked like she was about to go for a dive.
Lyra laughed, pulling off her shoes with a grin. "That's what the spells for. It lets you breathe water for about 5 hours. And I'll be with you for the whole time."
Nykidia looked really nervous at this. On several occasions had people tried to drown her so needless she was a little nervous.
Lyra took in the nervousness as she stripped off her pants and shirt, leaving herself clad only in her underwear. "How about you just take one small breath of water first, so you can see it's safe. Okay?" She grabbed Nykidia's hand and pulled her towards the water, a crooked smile curved across her face.
Nykidia basically froze. She didn't want to offend Lyra but she wasn't going to let herself tried to be drowned.
(I'm going to bed. Night!)
(Night!)
Lyra stopped when Nykidia all but shut down, wondering why she was being so hesitant. It was only a little water, what was the harm? It wasn't like it could hurt her anyways- she would be able to breathe it perfectly fine because of the enchantment. Some people were hesitant though. Not everyone was used to breathing water. "Can you just stand in the shallows with me then?"