Not On The Surface

Azzurra giggled softly as Balthier returned the splash toward her, ducking her head away and blinking some water away from her eyes. The water did feel nice as she lightly floated with her paws barely touching the bottom, enjoying the way it took the pressure off of her sore muscles and soothed them. She didn't try to pull away when Balthier moved toward her and wrapped her in his embrace, lifting her in the water so that she was on her back, leaning into his chest. There was always some kind of nervousness or trepidation in the back of her mind when she was against him like this, but there was a pull and a desire as well. Her own instincts constantly betrayed her logic and clouded her thoughts, especially when their lips were so nearly touching like this. She was fully expecting him to act on the opportunity he provided himself, but instead he moved her again so that she could be on her paws once more before he shifted away and ducked under the water for a moment.

She sighed softly in the brief moment before he popped back to the surface with a shake of his head. It felt like a constant battle right now of being in heat and her body wanting certain things and her mind and her knowledge of how things were holding her back. It would be so much easier if she wasn't actually attracted to Balthier or if she didn't actually love him the way she did, but that wasn't the case and it made things all the more confusing and difficult. She gave him a smile once his gaze met hers again and for a moment she debated what she should do. Two different parts of herself tore her one way and another until finally she forced herself to swim away further into the pool in an attempt to clear her head a bit, mostly just floating as she lightly paddled through the water.

"Azzurra & Balthier"