Darkness falls

He laid still, his eyes pointedly staring up at the sky. The way she was responding and staying very quiet lead him to believe that he had done something wrong. Perhaps it was a little much? Though romance was the last thing on his mind here (mainly because he didn't think of it). He just thought she'd love all this.... He had spent a lonely night here after his interaction with bass, choosing a territory close to Abaven but not right...there. He didn't want to be caught hanging around, but he couldn't put so much distance between them, not yet. He sighed softly, letting silence surround them as he gazed up at the stars. It was such a strange feeling, this thing he was feeling. It was like he wanted to cry, and he wanted to smile all at the same time. Silence surrounded them, both a gentle caress and a stiffling hand on his lungs. He was both terrified and so absolutely comfortable all at the same. It was so strange, this feeling, one he hadn't truley felt before. It had been such a long time since he felt peace like this.

He sighed after a while, still staring at the stars, watching the fireflies flutter around them. "You...are such a mystery" He said softly, just staring up at the sky, his smile replaced with a thoughful frown. "You've done so much for me, you don't even know."  His deep voice was tender as he traced a constellation in the sky. He just sighed then, his jaws closing tightly as his gaze shifted to something beyond sight. It had been a very long time since he had watched the sky before. He had been a child then, on their island, laying like this beside Astrea as she explained how to see the pictures in the sky. But he wouldn't do that much any longer, he hadn't even seen Astrea since he had left Donostrea, and they were supposed to explore together?

He would tilt his head then to look at her. They laid almost too close, his nose gently touching hers when he moved. "I just...wanted to show you...what you do for me...I'm sorry if it frightened you." He whispered softly, a small smile on his face as he looked for her eyes. His own were soft, tender, something that hadn't colored his gaze since before they left the island. He wanted to show her the calm she gave him, how he knew where his path was with her. Without her, it was like someone had shut off the light and he was left blinded and afraid. "I'm sorry if I frightened you...before." He whispered then, his smile fading as he looked at her, hoping she didn't think less of him after his...episode in Abaven.


"Burn Baby Burn"