Audits flicked as Vazi's voice rose to break the silence that had coated over them for a small moment. Arkrael shifted a moment as her mind quickly drifted back to the game that had taken place back in her home room. A strange fluttering of her heart caught her off guard and she once again felt her skin warm up beneath her dark pelt. Her tail lightly thumped against the ground subconsciously as she could do no other but ponder over the kiss she had to give him. She wiggled her toes thoughtfully before glancing to the side at Vazi, studying the way he was watching the water intently. It made her curious so she soon turned her multi-colored eyes towards the water herself to see if he was watching something.
"I did..." She began, once again trying to force a sudden knot down her throat. She still didn't understand why she felt so nervous to be here with him. She finally offered a small grin,
"It was a particularly intriguing game...before that cat ruined it..." Arkrael's nose scrunched as she thought about that feline. If she had been Leon she would have taken a bite out of him. Shaking it off she grinned all the same. Even still with the game being ruined it had been fun.
"He is. He did a good job handling the game and keeping it going for as long as it could," She turned to smile fully at him. She adored Vazi's affection towards the lamb. It was much like her own affection for Tamelyn. As she looked him over once again Arkrael felt her stomach do an entire flip. She had just about to open her maw and say something else. Yet the image of the kiss that had transpired during the game left her without a voice and nervous once more.
She cleared her throat as quietly as she could as she timidly turned her gaze back to the water. For a long moment it felt like she was just laying there doing nothing, but staring at the water.
"Hey... uh... Vazi?" Her voice finally broke the silence as she moved a shaking paw to tuck under her other leg as if to hide her suddenly nervous shake. She licked at the tips of her fangs nervously for a moment as she struggled to bring her thoughts to words. How did one ask that kind of question anyway? It was all new to her, even more so with the mixing of unfamiliar emotions that sent butterflies in her stomach and a drum to her heart. She wasn't even sure if she knew what exactly she wanted to ask of him. The words were just void of her, leaving her every bit as speechless as she had been when the kiss first occurred.
A quiet sigh escaped her as her gaze dropped down further onto the ground she sat upon and studied the small pebbles that lay about between her legs. She studied the larger gem just in the middle of the stray rocks as her mind was at a loss of how to speak the words she was trying to express. A sudden vibration in her chest before the deep humming of her gem startled Arkrael and she nearly jumped up to her paws. Yet, when the large stone between her legs suddenly began to compress into itself followed by a loud crack, Arkrael pricked her ears foward. She hadn't summoned her magic... so what was it doing...- Her eyes went a bit wide when the stone fell away and revealed a much different stone. A gem!
Her maw parted in shock as she stared at the black opal before her. It's black void speckled with green and blue colors. Her tail instantly began wagging, thumping against the ground as she scooted back a bit and gently pressed her nose against the cool gem. A sudden idea came to mind. If she could not express what she wanted to ask in words just yet... Then maybe she could just settle with a gift. She turned her gaze to Vazi for a moment before moving her leg closest to him out of the way.
"H-here," She could have hit her head against the ground for the sudden nervous stutter, but she quickly cast it aside deciding she would react to it later.
"It's for you," Arkrael grinned and mentally cheered at herself for not stuttering that part. She couldn't really lay claim to the idea, but she definitely had her magic to thank for it later.
"Arkrael Speech"
"Vazi Speech"
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