Douse This Fire

It was impossible for Syanna to resist a soft, airy giggle when she saw the dumbfounded look struck across Ezra's face once her lips parted from his. The boy looked like someone had just dumped ice water all over him, he was so shocked! A grin gradually began to take up residence on his lips as his brain began to reboot and he realized what had happened. She had to admit, Ezra's dopey, innocent naivety was pretty endearing in its own silly way. She might have lost her innocence to the world long ago, but he was still discovering things that were brand new to him, and it was enchanting watching him learn. She heard the soft thumping of his tail against the ground and lost it, bursting out with laughter despite the tears still in her eyes. Gods, she was such a mishmash of emotions; she must have looked a right mess!

She opened her mouth to ask him the obvious question of if that was his first kiss, but was swiftly silenced when Ezra squeezed her a little tighter in his embrace and brought his lips back to hers in a follow up kiss. Syanna gave a quiet hum of surprise, but very easily relented to his advances, her eyes sliding closed and tense body relaxing until she was almost limp in his arms once more, both small paws coming up to rest on and stroke over his chest while he kissed her. A few months ago when she'd been accosted at the river by this dopey dire wolf, she never would have thought she'd end up wrapped up in his paws kissing him like this. The mere thought would have made her laugh! Yet here she was, feeling all sorts of things right now. Relief, exhaustion, happiness, amusement, empowerment, desire, hope... Syanna's head was nearly spinning with the emotional whiplash she was being thrown around in!

The meaning in Ezra's wordless actions rang clear as a bell. She felt the joy in his embrace, the affection on his lips. All of him surrounded her. His presence, his body, his touch, his scent, his warmth, everything that was Ezra enveloped her senses. Her bushy tail began to wag on reflex, dusting against the grass as she held Ezra's mouth with her own. She didn't hurry to end their kiss, letting Ezra savor this moment, a big milestone in his life. Once their lips did part, Syanna slowly flicked open her eyes to peer up into Ezra's, a little smile of appreciation painting her visage. "You're too good to me, Ezra... I don't deserve you," she whispered while her paws played with the thick fur on his chest. She hadn't even noticed it herself yet, but the nagging subconscious alarm that had kept her on edge and told her to stay away from Ezra had all but disappeared after their first kiss.

"Syanna Alluráin"