Thread: Sex:  No Longer a Necessity [Mio / Charlmeister]

Why was this time more magical than any other time, he thought to himself. Maybe it was because he hadn't been part of a group for so long. Maybe it was because Amelia held his hand, not like that should mean anything to him. It was primitive it wasn't like sitting down at a restaurant. You didn't just put your order in but it wasn't like going out to hunt for your own food either. Greg wasn't good at it, but if he had to, he would kill squirrel or whatever small animal was running around. Normally, people at Camp Kendall yes, the camp was named after one of the guys there could get food however they wanted. Hunting, supply closet, camp meals. But when they got together like this, it was a festival atmosphere. Normally a few people would cook hot dogs, hamburgers, soup. Whatever they had gathered from smaller raids. Then they would get passed around. If you wanted it, you accepted it when it came to you. If you didn't, you just passed it on. Greg looked around though it was a social community event. Some people were feeding each other the food others threw it at each other. Quite a number of people joined them. Everyone seemed happy, even if it was for a few fleeting moments. The ice cream got passed around quite early in the dinner, probably because it was still frozen. Occasionally, Greg would turn to Amelia to see how she was doing. Other times, he would look in Pandora's direction wondering what she was thinking. Spark normally mingled with a lot of people, though Greg seemed to remember be hit in the arm with an apple and looking up and seeing Greg sympathetically saying, Dude, I thought you were going to catch that! As humorous as it was, he was sure that was going to leave a mark. Then he remembered a passage from a book Greg once had him read. It was a semi large book, and the words were written in a strange style. Since reading was definitely controlled by the government, it almost felt illegal for Greg to be reading it. In it, the main character, Adam, was said to have no 'help meet' for him. As he looked around, he noticed everyone having fun, enjoying themselves. He noticed they all seemed to have one or two people they had an affinity with. Whether they were lovers, best friends, cuddle buddies though the meaning escaped him. That is when it became real to him that he had no one oh sure, Pandora would take walks with him and talk with him whenever he wanted. And Kendall and Mike always put a smile on his face but he didn't go to bed wanting to snuggle with any of them. Turning to Amelia, he took her hand again. He laughed at himself, picturing putting grapes in her mouth. But then he said from the bottom of his heart to her, I'm scared. Hear ye, hear ye was the loud noise trumpeted over everyone. Greg, Amelia, Pandora, Mike, and Kendall all sat in the general round about vicinity. We need a few people to help in the medics tent and someone keeps stealing the twinkies, please. They're my favorite. Spark had a way with adding humor to seriousness and making people laugh Greg supposed it was his way of avoiding being uncomfortable. Now, I want you to look at the person your sitting with look deep into their eyes. Like this. He picked a random stranger from the crowd. He hunched down so he was eye level with them he put his hands up and laid his head on them. Well, you don't have to do it this way he laughed. Stare into their eyes stare into their soul. And tell them one secret about yourself. Like this ... when I was younger, I read my Mom's diary 'cuz I missed her. Spark also had a way about him he opened his heart and became vulnerable and that was the reason he could lead so well he also listened to other people. Looking around, people began doing what Spark asked. It was their 'exercise'. He turned and looked at Amelia. First thing that came to mind I'd sure love to kiss her.