Tarzan
You landed on the sand with a thud. You looked up into your parent's eyes as they sailed away. They abandoned you. You stood up and made your way to the jungle. Not long after a man approached you, he was tall, but he acted like an animal, shocked at the fact that there was another human being you froze.
" Wh-Who are you?" You asked, frightened.
" I'm Tarzan. You look just like me."
" What do you mean?...You don't live here do you?"
" I do, but, why are you here? I thought I was the only thing that looked like this."
“ My parents just dropped me off here for good, guess they wanted to get rid of me.” Tarzan grabbed your hand.
“ Come with me.”
“ What? But I don’t even know you.”
“ Just trust me.” You looked into his brown eyes and nodded. He instantly held you in his arms and leaped up grab a vine. “ Hold on,”
He muttered, but you listened and tightened your grip around him. He dropped down from the tree, hanging on tightly to you and the vine that suspended you both in the air. Your grip on him tightened even more, but soon after he dropped to the ground. You slowly let go of him, but you wrapped your arms around one of his, feeling protected.
“ Thank you..Where are we?”
“ I found this tree house when I was younger, you might feel a little more at home here.” You took a step toward the tree house, stepping inside of it.
“ This stuff is from London...Huh, I always wanted to go there.”
“ Where are you from?”
“ America. It’s not as great as everyone makes it out to be...If I ever get off this island..I'm going to london..” You looked up from your lap to see Tarzan staring at you with an intensity you’ve never seen before. “ What? What is it?”
“ Nothing...Would it be ok if I tried something?”
“ Um,.I suppose so.” You nodded, urging him to begin his task. Tarzan leaned in close to your face, much closer than before. He gently pressed his lips to yours. Tarzan’s lips were softer than any silk and his body heat was so warm. You wrapped your arms around his neck as soon as he pulled away. “ How is this possible? There aren’t any other humans on this jungle, from what I've seen, but somehow you’re an amazing kisser.”
“ Is that what that’s called? A kiss?”
“ How do you know about kissing?” Tarzan picked up a nearby book and held it out to you.”
“ I learned to read a while ago..In this book, they kiss...A lot. So, I wanted to try it out for myself..It’s nice.” You unwrapped your arms from his neck and grabbed the book, looking at the cover.
“ Oh, this book. This is my favorite.” You smiled sympathetically at the book. Tarzan looked at your hand for a few quick moments before grabbing it; holding it tightly with his. You glanced at him with a surprised expression. “ Hm? If you wanted to hold my hand, you could’ve just asked.” You smiled, a giggle slipped past your lips. Your face flushed as you opened your mouth to ask a question. “ Um- Would it be ok, if I-”You gently set the book down and wrapped both of your arms around one of his. “ -Did this?”
You bit your bottom lip nervously, waiting for his answer. Tarzan ruffled your hair teasingly with his free hand. He softly smiled.
“ Are you scared?”
“ Yeah..”
“ We’ll be fine.”
“ We?”
“ Yeah. We.”