Terra
“I told them to go hunt down the mutants while I talked you.” Aspen explained. Terra felt a wave of irrational fear wash over her. Ellis and Luna were both just as capable of taking care of themselves as she was, but they were also both younger than her, and the closest thing to a little brother and sister she was ever going to get. She didn’t know what she’d do if anything happened to them both because she wasn’t there to help.
Aspen held out his hand to her and she took in gratefully, a spark pulsing through her as their skin made contact.
"I think we should go find Ellis and Luna and make sure they're okay, or we could just go off somewhere else to find the mutants, to cover more ground.” Aspen suggested, pulling her up so that she was on her feet.
She was about to tell him that they needed to go looking for their fellow hunters to stop her going insane with worry when he asked her a question that made her freeze up in utter shock.
“Terra, can I hug you?" Before she could even find any words to make a comprehensible sentence he had wrapped his arms around her and then pulled her into the warmth of his body. Her senses went on complete overload; every brain cell in her head buzzed with pleasure, the parts of exposed skin that came into contact with his had turned red hot and she now fully understood the phrase “butterflies in my stomach.” The hug couldn’t have lasted more than a minute, but even one that lasted forever would have been too short for her.
He turned away from her and began to whistle cheerfully, and she stared at his back, feeling more confused than ever.
“Was that a friend hug, or something more?” She wondered desperately. “I wish Luna was here, I could really use another girl’s opinion right now!”
The thought of her fellow hunter reminded her that other things were happening in the world right now, and she had a family to protect. She shrugged off her emotions like she’d shrug off a jacket when she was too warm, and set herself to hunter mode like she’d been trained to. She didn’t even react when Aspen grabbed her hand for the second time and pulled her outside into the rain. Even when he took off his coat and helped her into it, she only reacted with a quick, grateful nod.
“Are you ready?” He asked her with a smile.
“As ready as I ever am to kill another human being.” She smiled back wryly. “Now let’s hurry! We need to find Luna and Ellis, I don’t like them being alone!” And without another word, she took off running in the direction of the cabin.
“I told them to go hunt down the mutants while I talked you.” Aspen explained. Terra felt a wave of irrational fear wash over her. Ellis and Luna were both just as capable of taking care of themselves as she was, but they were also both younger than her, and the closest thing to a little brother and sister she was ever going to get. She didn’t know what she’d do if anything happened to them both because she wasn’t there to help.
Aspen held out his hand to her and she took in gratefully, a spark pulsing through her as their skin made contact.
"I think we should go find Ellis and Luna and make sure they're okay, or we could just go off somewhere else to find the mutants, to cover more ground.” Aspen suggested, pulling her up so that she was on her feet.
She was about to tell him that they needed to go looking for their fellow hunters to stop her going insane with worry when he asked her a question that made her freeze up in utter shock.
“Terra, can I hug you?" Before she could even find any words to make a comprehensible sentence he had wrapped his arms around her and then pulled her into the warmth of his body. Her senses went on complete overload; every brain cell in her head buzzed with pleasure, the parts of exposed skin that came into contact with his had turned red hot and she now fully understood the phrase “butterflies in my stomach.” The hug couldn’t have lasted more than a minute, but even one that lasted forever would have been too short for her.
He turned away from her and began to whistle cheerfully, and she stared at his back, feeling more confused than ever.
“Was that a friend hug, or something more?” She wondered desperately. “I wish Luna was here, I could really use another girl’s opinion right now!”
The thought of her fellow hunter reminded her that other things were happening in the world right now, and she had a family to protect. She shrugged off her emotions like she’d shrug off a jacket when she was too warm, and set herself to hunter mode like she’d been trained to. She didn’t even react when Aspen grabbed her hand for the second time and pulled her outside into the rain. Even when he took off his coat and helped her into it, she only reacted with a quick, grateful nod.
“Are you ready?” He asked her with a smile.
“As ready as I ever am to kill another human being.” She smiled back wryly. “Now let’s hurry! We need to find Luna and Ellis, I don’t like them being alone!” And without another word, she took off running in the direction of the cabin.