The big leagues

“Good.” Mortis said, looking up at her with his big blue eyes, one wing wrapped about her, the other tucked to his side, and propping him up a little. He felt like some distance that had grown between them had begun to close since the last time they had had a heart to heart. He didn’t intend to let time separate them again any time soon.

At the mention of Hika… he coughed and winced a little, looking away from his mentally-bigger sister for a moment. She had called him out last time, and been much more right then mortis had guessed at the time. “He… he kissed me. But, I don’t think i’m ready for anything yet, sis.” he confessed to her in quiet, embarrassed tones.