Snippet #2360939

"Oh, staying alone with a handsome, mighty hunter? Mother wouldn't approve...I'm definitely in." Caelum felt his ego expand the teeniest bit when he heard that compliment and was slightly flustered by the scandalous way that she said it. He had never been spoken of in such a way before, and it definitely made his chest puff out the slightest bit. At the same time, he felt a flurry of emotions twirl around in his head, and not knowing anything of romance, decided that he did in fact like the girl quite a bit. He grinned at her rather stupidly. Looking away, he let himself get distracted by the fluttering bugs, delighted by the way they danced around him.

Then she touched him. Her hand had lingered on his chest for a moment as she leaned towards him and brushed her hand through his hair, and this surprised him. His chest was bare, his shirt tied around his waist as he was physically weary and hot from the hunting. Simultaneously, as she stepped back, he jolted back a little, flushing hot at the sudden contact. He had not felt the touch of a single human being for the past six years, and the softness of her hands astonished him. They were hands that were unused to physical labor, unlike his. He stared at her for a moment, fascinated by this human girl, his chestnut eyes wide. "Heh," he chuckled nervously. Then he tried to recover his dignity, hating the fact that he felt so awkward around her.

The rain trickled and then stopped. He raised his hand to the sky and watched the clouds clear. Suddenly a blanket of rain-forest like warmth surrounded them and beads of sweat formed on his forehead and chest. The weather was certainly odd in the forbidden forest!

When he heard the moaning resonate through the forest depths, his eyes narrowed. It could have been anything from the dragon to the creeping troll that had created that noise. He was tired of their presence and had long made enemies with a lot of the forest evils. They caused a great deal of trouble, and as the moaning continued, he drew closer to the girl, but was shy of touching her body in any way, wanting to be a gentleman.

"Alright, we'll need to fly to get to where I live." He had traveled a long distance to this very spot. It has taken a few hours of hiking and then flying through the Cerritulus Woods. It should probably take three hours if he flew at top speed. He glanced at his wings and then back at her. "You know what that means," he teased. At the current moment, he liked the idea of holding her in his arms, but was a little uncertain if she would allow him to. In fact..there was nothing that he would like to do more now.

Then he realized something.

"Oh...I should put this on first." He untied the worn blue shirt from around his waist and slipped it over his toned, muscular body. He looked at her, shaking his head like a dog to get the water out of it, shivering slightly but enjoying the cool-off.

"Now we're ready." He opened his arms expectantly, staring at her with his eyebrows raised.