Swirling Around
When the echo was gone it was then that Ellisa realized it was a bit too quiet in the tunnel she was moving through, brows coming together and face scrunching in confusion. Was that boy not behind her? Head turned to the side and amber eyes strained in the dark to find an outline that stood out, holding her breath to make sure it wasn't interfering. She heard nothing though. A pang of annoyance crossed the girls heart, chest puffing out and tail curling into the air. If he didn't want to come with then he could have said so, not lead her on just to abandon her after she went into a dark and creepy tunnel.
About to turn around and continue exploring on her own, the girl would suddenly stop mid-step at the sudden drumming coming from behind her. Quickly her head whipped back around, body in the process of joints bending and ready to charge down the tunnel if she must. Bursting from the darkness Tinaro came stumbling towards her, surprising Ellisa and causing her to leap forward to avoid him dragging her down with him.
She lifted a paw to cover her mouth, cheeks puffing out, containing the laughter that wanted to jump from her throat. It was pretty embarrassing and she didn't want to make it worse for the boy by laughing at him, so she held it back, taking a moment to breathe before coming up to him and smiling. "No problem, lets take it slowly though." She placed a paw gently over his with a nod of her head before turning back and around.
It wasn't pitch dark where the two had come into a small cave, light from the tunnel entrance crawling through just barely. Nostrils flared and the girl would took in a deep breath, exhaling with a faint hum. "It smells nice here." She commented, looking over at Tinaro with the smile still there before turning back and motioning with a paw. "There is a puddle with water coming from the wall. You think there could be a river down here?" She asked curiously.