Never Expected Someone Like You

The woman would continue to stare openly at the male, giving a shy smile as he murmured an apology. "No need to apologize, sir, I only expected a creature much larger than yourself. It's truly... amazing... to see another fox in these lands." Slight blush would paint her cheeks once more as the amber boy emerged from the bushes and seated himself across from her. His scars did not frighten the girl, for his gentle demeanor put her at ease. He seemed almost as embarrassed as she when his eyes lifted to hers. He had such interesting eyes... never before had Kitsune seen irises of such a bold color. She felt a flutter in her chest when the other fox spoke, something that she hadn't expected to feel. Surely it was just the excitement of meeting another like herself. Surely it had nothing to do with how handsome this male was. Kitsune blinked at the thought, the heat in her cheeks flaring up madly.

What had he said to her? Her mind was blank for a moment as she regained her composure. His name. Of course. He had told her his name. "My pleasure, Dart." she would murmur, hoping that her expression gave nothing away. After another pause she would realize that she had not introduced herself yet. She opened her mouth to speak at the exact moment that Dart would request a name from her. She laughed at the clumsiness of the moment, her voice ringing brightly through the cold air. Her lips pulled easily into a grin, the anxiety falling away all at once. "I'm sorry. Where are my manners?" The woman did not linger, of course, on the way he called her a fair maiden. To do so would only bring the heat back to her cheeks. "My name is Kitsune."