There's No Place Like Home

Morgan smiled up at him and avoided another sigh. "Well you have a very convincing argument, Tyler!" She giggled slightly. "I have high standards though... I don't just live in any old, crappy world!" She winked at him. There was something about him that she liked, but she couldn't put her finger on why he was affecting her so much.

Chris smiled at Leigha. Of course they were good reasons. What better reasons could he have than loving her?! "Trust me, they are!" He smiled at her. "Telous may be no Earth to you, but I can assure you that it's better than Earth! And Tyler and I will be around to protect you, so everything is good here!" He smiled at her again.

Tyler gave a slight chuckle to her words before he shrugged slightly. "Well, Telous is far from crappy," he mused quietly before grinning a bit, "I'll make sure that you love it here too much to even want to leave. You'll forget all about that 'Earth,' I'm sure!" Of course, he hadn't actually meant to say that, but he didn't regret saying it. He was sure that he'd be able to accompish that goal.

Leigha gave a small smile before she shrugged a bit. "We'll see," was her simple reply before she stretched her arms out in front of her and glanced around a bit. "What exactly do you do in this world to keep yourselves entertained, anyways?" The least she could do was try to learn more about the place, since Chris was so sure that it was better than Earth. She had her doubts about it, of course.

Morgan laughed at him. Tyler was definitely a challenge to her and she liked challenges. He was so different from the boys on Earth. He was making her heart skip a beat with every smile. "Oh yeah?!" She teased suddenly. "And how are you going to accomplish that?" Though at the moment, Earth seemed only like a dream to her...

Chris sighed a little. What did they do to have fun?! Well there was always lots to do. He heard earthlings didn't believe in magic, but it was much more fun here because kiss got to play with that magic. "All depends on what you like!" He teased her. "There's lots to do: games, quests for money, sports... I can show you anything you want!" He promised her that. Telous was going to make a fitting new home for Leigha.

Tyler gave a slight smirk to her words before arching an eyebrow. "Well, if I tell you, then there won't be any fun in it," he mused quietly; though, honestly, he didn't want to tell her that he was going to try his best to get her to fall in love with him. Telling her that would only make it more difficult, he was sure; besides, who, in their right mind, would warn somebody that they're trying to get them to fall for them? Definitely not him. "You'll see, though! You won't want to leave."

Leigha arched an eyebrow at his words before shrugging slightly. "You said that there are tons of antiques here, right?" she mused quietly, glancing up at the bright sky. It was hardly ever this bright in Dallas, because of all the tall buildings and the factories that put smog in the air. "Can we go see some antiques?"

Morgan smirked at Tyler. She wasn't sure but there was something about him that she just could not avoid falling for... Maybe it was the way that he smirked and he seemed like the only guy able to challenge her. Either way, she kind of liked it... "Oh yeah?" She smiled. "I hope you're in for a challenge then, cuz convincing me of that won't be so easy!" She giggled.

Chris shrugged his shoulders. "Sure thing!" He said. He grabbed Leigha's hand and regretted it slightly... The feeling of her hand against his made him shiver almost... He took her down to the antique collector just down the road a little. "I tell you, if you find something better than what you can find in this Earth, I win. Will you stop resisting so much then?!" He asked with a smile.

Tyler grinned at her words before he shrugged slightly. "If convincing you would be easy, I would have already done so," he pointed out before chuckling a bit, soon getting to the restaurant and gesturing for her to walk in first. They were seated instantly - which was one of the perks of being a guard, since most people often felt the need to treat them with proper hospitality, rather than to have them standing around. "The food's here really good, so you can try pretty much anything and I'm sure you'll like it."

Leigha blushed faintly at the feeling of his hand in hers, the contact sending goosebumps all over her. She easily ignored them, though, as she followed him and smiled a bit at his words. "I'm not resisting," she pointed out, "I'm just saying that Earth is home and I don't think there could be another place like it." She gave a slight shrug.

Morgan liked the way that Tyler seemed to challenge her. To be honest, he was quite the challenge. She couldn't figure it out, but there was something about him that she liked and she couldn't quite figure out what it was. "Well, what's the best here?" She asked when they arrived at the restaurant and were seated instantly. She liked being around someone who seemed so powerful. "How about you order and just surprise me?" She asked with a wink and a smirk.

Chris smiled at the way that she said she was resisting but yet she was. "I think Telous can change your mind, Leigha," he said quietly as he walked her to the antique store. He wanted to show her everything beautiful here.... Show her how she just fit right in with this world here. "Just give it a chance!" He asked solemnly. "Please?!"

Tyler arched an eyebrow before he smiled and shrugged. "Alright," he said before watching as a waiter came over. He quickly ordered them each a plate of what he thought was best - it had plenty of herbs natural in Telous, along with the meats of the world, though he silently wondered if she was vegetarian. If she was, he'd feel pretty bad about it. "I'm sure you'll enjoy the food here far more than whatever they have on 'Earth' to eat."

Leigha smiled slightly and rolled her eyes a bit. "Alright, I'll give it a chance," she mused quietly. She wasn't sure why she had given in so easily, but pushed the thought away. At least she could try to enjoy Telous while she was there, until it was time to go back to Earth. Though, it probably wouldn't be too hard to enjoy, since Chris' presence seemed to be one that she enjoyed thus far.

Morgan giggled. She trusted in whatever Tyler would get her and she smiled up at him, feeling a sense of giddiness whenever she looked at him. "I'm sure you're just searching for reasons to try to get us to stay here huh?" She asked teasingly. There was a sense that he was trying his best to make Telous seem better than Earth and it made her heart beat in confusion. No one had ever tried to convince her to stay in another dimension before...

Chris let out a breath when she agreed to giving it a chance. He was hoping his lone presence would be enough to convince her to stay, but he didn't announce anything quite as radical as that,.. That would just be crazy! "Well how about you take a look around here then?!" He asked at the antique shop finally. "I'm sure it will be better than what you find on earth!

Tyler blinked before looking over at her and arching an eyebrow. He couldn't help but to smile, enjoying the sound of her giggle. It was honestly quite adorable and addictive to him. Shrugging slightly, he said, "Of course." He wasn't going to lie about it. Why lie about trying to get her to want to stay in Telous when it could even help to get her to stay? "And, I'm completely sure that you won't want to leave once everything's over."

Leigha gave a small smile before shrugging. "We'll see," she said simply before she made her way into the shop. She was immediately surprised at how large the antique shop was - and at how organized everything was. Sure, the antique shops in Dallas had been large, but this one just seemed huge. Blinking a few times, her eyes took on a sparkle of immediate interest as she began wandering around.

Morgan rolled her eyes again and stifled a giggle again. There was something about Tyler that seemed to put her in "girl mode" and she was flirting ruthlessly... She didn't mean to and she was trying to stop it! "And why are you so sure about this?" She laughed slightly. Her hand had come up to twirl some hair around her finger and she dropped it awkwardly. "Why is this so important to you?"

Chris leaned against the wall. He saw the way that her eyes had sparkled and had to chuckle softly. He knew this antique shop would give her that type of reaction... He was used to this antique shop being the spectacle of most girls that loved in Telous, so he knew it would impress Leigha more than anything. "Like what you're seeing?" He called to her, knowing that she would hear him wherever she was.

Tyler blinked a few times after hearing her questions. "I'm sure about it because I won't give up until I succeed in making sure that you don't want to leave," he said simply. He was glad that he didn't have a chance to answer her second question, as the waiter came back with their food and drinks, setting everything in front of them. Grinning, he looked down at the food, hoping that it would be to Morgan's satisfaction.

Leigha laughed softly as she heard his voice. "So far!" she called out to him as she made her way around. The antiques here were beyond imagination - there were things that she didn't even recognize and figured that they only existed in Telous. It really did fascinate her quite a bit and there was no reason to lie about it. She couldn't help but to fall in love with the antiques that she saw.

Morgan rolled her eyes when the waiter cut them off so he didn't have to answer her second - more imploring - question. She looked down at the food and her mouth started to water instantly. It smelled sooo... Good! She took a hungry bit as if she hadn't eaten in weeks and made some noise to show that she was enjoying it. Then she remembered her manners and ate more lady-like. "So now I know how..." She finally started after a few bites, "but what about why?"

Chris chuckled slightly when he heard her saying that she enjoyed what she was seeing so far here. "That's great!" He called. "Tell me if you see something that catches your eye - might as well collect your first antique from Telous today!" The thought excited him... Her first. It wasn't going to be her last if he could help it.

Tyler grinned upon realizing that she seemed to enjoy it quite a bit. He took a bite of his own food and grinned over at her, chuckling when he realized that he apparently wasn't getting away with not answering her second question. Shrugging sligtly, he surveyed her for a few moments. "I just thought that it'd be nice to have somebody like you around," he mused quietly, though honestly.

Leigha blinked at his words before biting down on her lower lip. She continued looking around at everything that she saw, debating on whether she should actually let herself try collecting antiques while she was here. "Okay," she called out, scanning through everything. Her eyes easily caught sight of quite a few things that she easily admired.

Morgan's eyebrows furrowed together when she heard his response. She wasn't sure if that was an attempt to flirt with her or if she was seriously just assuming things because of the way he was making her heart beat out of her chest. That was why she only shrugged. "You'd get sick of me anyways..." She said softly. "I can be a bitch and a pain. You'll be hoping I leave by the end of this!"

Chris smiled and followed her voice around the big store. He wanted to find her and see what caught her eye. He would gladly buy her something today, but he could also use some ideas for what he could surprise her with in the future. "Anything good back here, Leigha?" He asked softly when he found her, making sure to not sneak up on her.

Tyler blinked at her words before offering a smile. "I don't think it'd be possible to get sick of you," he assured before he offered a small shrug. He just didn't think he could possibly ever want her to leave. He just wanted her to stay there in Telous with him and for her to not even want to leave. He wanted to make her forget about 'Earth,' if that was what it took to get her to stay with him. "I still just want you to stay."

Leigha blinked and looked over at him, forcing her eyes away from an antique vase. Okay, sure, she was more so obsessed with antique weapons - it ran in her blood, because her father had been the exact same way, always collecting antique swords, spears, shields and such. But, even simple things like vases caught her eyes. "Everything's good," she admitted before smiling slightly and shrugging.

Morgan but her lip. She kept her eyes down on the yummy food that was still on her plate and tried to work the blush out of her cheeks... She didn't want him to see how his words affected her, so she let some strands of hair fall in front of her face. "I'm giving you no promised that I'll want to stay or not in the long run," she stated diplomatically, but honestly she had a feeling she was falling for him.

Chris chuckled slightly as he stood behind her and put his hands on her shoulders. She was just too beautiful and he could only resist touching her for so long until he just did. "Well," he whispered slowly. "Unfortunately I can't buy you this 'everything' that you speak of!" He threw his head back in a laugh slightly.

Tyler gave a small smile to her words before nodding slightly. "I know," he said, "Just don't cast out the option of staying without even seeing all the things that you could enjoy. I'm sure you'd like Telous much better than 'Earth' if you just gave it a chance." He gave a shrug, soon finishing up his food and pushing his plate away.

Leigha blinked before looking over her shoulder at him at feeling his hands on her shoulders. She quickly turned her face back ahead, mostly to hide the blush on her cheeks. "Ahh, you don't have to buy me anything," she murmured softly, biting down on her lower lip. Why was she suddenly so nervous?

Morgan finished up eating silently, contemplating what to say next while also re-hearing his words in her head. It sounded to her like he was wanting her to stay...but why would he do that?! He wouldn't... She tried to push the thoughts aside but could still imagine herself holding his hand and kissing him. God, he was getting to her... "I guess we'll find out!" She said mysteriously with a wink. She was curious herself if she would find something to stay for...

Chris's hands pushed circles into Leigha's back, massaging it to relax her since she seemed quite nervous. "I don't have to, but I'm going to." He told her with a smirk, seeing the blush on her cheeks but not believing it was there... It couldn't be... "Just take it as a welcome to Telous gift... It's really no big deal!"

Tyler smiled slightly and nodded to her words. "Of course we will," he mused quietly, "And, when we do find out that you don't want to leave, I'll make sure that you don't regret it." He gave a grin before he shrugged, quickly paying for the food as he set the money down on the table, along with enough to leave a tip. "Do you want to head to my house now so that you can get used to the place?"

Leigha blinked, surprised at how much she was enjoying the feeling of Chris massaging her back. "Are you sure?" she asked, looking over her shoulder at him and arching an eyebrow. "I mean, you don't have to or anything. It's not actually necessary." She gave a slight shrug, unsure about if she was even making any sense.