Moonlit Bath
03-28-2014, 09:41 PM
The two would work to remove all of the tar from each other's coats - and finally, they would stand before each other - clean, their alabastar coats pristine thanks to the cool waters of the Rio Grande. Lyric felt surprisingly warm being so close to Alpine, and her heart leaped more than once within her chest as she tried to ignore a certain feeling that had twisted her stomach into knots somewhere along the way. She had definitely started the work on Alpine's coat in order to help him, but when it came time to give the brute a bit of space she found that she really really didn't want to. Being close to him felt good, and she wanted - quite badly she realized - to be even closer to him. Lyric wasn't quite sure why these feelings were emerging now - but she knew that she cared deeply for Alpine. He was so kind to her, spoke so sweetly, reacted so valiantly all with her in mind. He fancied her and she definitely felt the same toward him - but how was she supposed to tell him?
Free of the muck, she wasn't sure how to feel about herself being much help to the kitten. It was Alpine that had thrown in the branch and pulled them out - but she would accept his words with a gracious smile, leaning against him still as they stood in the somewhat shallow waters. "I wouldn't mind spending the night here." She would say. The Valhallan wasn't too worried about catching a cold - Summer nights in the west were balmy at best and the Willows were one of the most peaceful territories in the West. Yet with what the three of them had been through, a nice warm den was definitely not something that she would pass up! Yet the walk to Valhalla were miles of travel that she just wasn't up to it seemed, and she was a bit embarrassed to admit it - but Alpine had been nothing but understanding thus far - she really didn't have anything to worry about did she?
What she was a bit nervous about though, was asking him to stay. She had never spent the night with anyone that wasn't family at her side - and she wasn't sure if it was a question that she should really be asking, especially with everything that he had done for her today - but... she wanted him to stay. "Alpine? Would you stay here with me until morning?" She would finally ask, a blush strewn across her cheeks as she met the male's eyes. There was surely a place that the three of them could curl up and sleep until morning came.
Getting out of the water with Alpine at her side, she would sigh, her legs feeling more heavy than she thought they would after being submerged. She would stumble slightly with her first step onto the shore, but the brute's support would keep her up and on her feet. The moon shone high above them, leaving them with a good view of the area to find a good den. A few fireflies would flicker here and there, the summer weather always seemed to call the little insects out, especially near the water. "I was afraid, you'd think badly of me for falling in for a kitten. I'm glad that you don't." She would admit after quiet overtook the duo. "You're important to me, Alpine. It feels like you always have been." Maybe she had been waiting to meet him for a long time now. Lyric wasn't above believing in fate.
Free of the muck, she wasn't sure how to feel about herself being much help to the kitten. It was Alpine that had thrown in the branch and pulled them out - but she would accept his words with a gracious smile, leaning against him still as they stood in the somewhat shallow waters. "I wouldn't mind spending the night here." She would say. The Valhallan wasn't too worried about catching a cold - Summer nights in the west were balmy at best and the Willows were one of the most peaceful territories in the West. Yet with what the three of them had been through, a nice warm den was definitely not something that she would pass up! Yet the walk to Valhalla were miles of travel that she just wasn't up to it seemed, and she was a bit embarrassed to admit it - but Alpine had been nothing but understanding thus far - she really didn't have anything to worry about did she?
What she was a bit nervous about though, was asking him to stay. She had never spent the night with anyone that wasn't family at her side - and she wasn't sure if it was a question that she should really be asking, especially with everything that he had done for her today - but... she wanted him to stay. "Alpine? Would you stay here with me until morning?" She would finally ask, a blush strewn across her cheeks as she met the male's eyes. There was surely a place that the three of them could curl up and sleep until morning came.
Getting out of the water with Alpine at her side, she would sigh, her legs feeling more heavy than she thought they would after being submerged. She would stumble slightly with her first step onto the shore, but the brute's support would keep her up and on her feet. The moon shone high above them, leaving them with a good view of the area to find a good den. A few fireflies would flicker here and there, the summer weather always seemed to call the little insects out, especially near the water. "I was afraid, you'd think badly of me for falling in for a kitten. I'm glad that you don't." She would admit after quiet overtook the duo. "You're important to me, Alpine. It feels like you always have been." Maybe she had been waiting to meet him for a long time now. Lyric wasn't above believing in fate.