private | with everything falling down around me

Was he a magician or something? Could he summon people just by thinking of them? Because, he swore to god, right now he thought he was daydreaming; there was no way that it could be Ranunculae-- but it was. It became very lucid to him when she came bounding on over, calling his name and even talking. Was he supposed to respond? How was he supposed to respond? Maybe by a smile and.. turn away? Leave? He was just thinking this over too much.

"Oh, uh-- hello," Absolon replied rather awkwardly, anchoring his attention down to the rabbit. He was almost scared to look at her; what if this really was him imagining things? What if she disappeared when he looked into her eyes? That's what it surely felt like; but he dared himself to do it, and so he did.

Her eyes-- her piercing hazel eyes. They were so haunting, so warm; it was like her persona was fit perfectly for the Pyronites. Not because she seemed to have a boiling temper, but because her eyes had some sort of welcoming heat; he liked that. He liked the spunk she seemed to have. He liked the way she talked, the way she moved-- and even the way she smelled, even though she smelled like the volcano's smolders in a way. It was interesting, different.

Why was he so awestruck by her? He felt like he knew her in a way, yet he'd only engaged in a conversation with the bobcat only once. Still, there was a heavy feeling in his chest-- and a sick feeling in his stomach. "I do remember," He started off, trying to swat away the awkward vibes he continued to send off. "But you're a Pyronite, I'm sure your leader would be upset to see you conversing with me.[/b}

His eyes widened like two big dollar coins, and instantly an alert feeling flooded all of his other senses. Holy shit, this girl was going to get him in so much trouble-- and she was going to get herself in trouble! He was gonna get her ass whooped by someone if they saw.

But then, they touched. It was a very small and subtle one, but she was still sitting close enough-- this was actually terrifying. The serval had never talked to a girl, nevermind touched one; but still. She was a Pyronite, she should not have been here. God dammit

He cleared his throat as his lips pursed, instantly averting his gaze and trying to look off into the distance to see if anyone was coming. He saw no one though, surprisingly-- but they could come at any minute. What would they say if they saw them? Would their vocabulary be.. colorful?

"I see." He murmured as he directed his copper eyes back down to the bobcat, furrowing his brows ever so slightly. "But-- she could possibly get the wrong idea. Not that.. there is anything to think of, but--" He cut himself off, shutting his mouth before he said anything else wrong. He was messing up so much! "That.. That would probably add onto that. The thoughts, I mean."

"I..! I am not!" He replied in shock, almost sounding whiny; his own bat-like ears perked as well as his dark eyes widened. Though, his eyes returned to their normal shape when he blinked. Her little bump made him grin a bt, even giving him the inspiration to try to bump her back-- but it was very light, seeing that he did not want to harm her. Not like he could though, he was sort of.. weak.

His grin faultered a bit as she spoke of going somewhere else-- and that was bad. That meant that she would come deeper into the territory, or she would bring him to her territory. That was worse. "Uh.." He replied emptily, looking around just one more time. "If.. you promise that we won't get in trouble."

Absolon got up to his paws as well-- and now, she was brushing up against him! He felt his face get hot with embarrassment as she had done so, and yet again his lips were sewn back together in order to keep his trap shut. "I see.. A lot of holes in this plan..." He muttered a reply as he turned his face away, his lips quivering a bit as he felt his face grow even hotter.

"I just don't want to die" His frown deepened as he listened to her words, though he nodded his head slowly. He.. put his trust in her. He was giving his life to her, it was in her paws; assuming that this was retro to the Pyronites being neutral with Aquinites, hat meant that he would be killed if someone found out-- that was not what he wanted. Ranunculae was pretty and funny, but she wasn't dying for. Not yet, at least.

He blinked at her next words, quite shocked-- was she joking? She had to be, she did not sound angry or upset. Hell, she was even smiling! "Well-- I want to be your friend too, but you're so.. too daring!" He playfully stuck his tongue out as he twisted his body to face her, retracting his tongue within a few minutes. "Well.. well I guess-- we could.. go into Pyronites land. I guess it would be a nice change." Again, Absolon looked over his shoulders to see if anyone was coming. But still, nothing. Huh. Weird.

As she leaned towards him, an odd feeling gripped him and his heart began to thump-- she was getting closer to his face, dear god. God, he was-- oh god. Again, the redness under his fur blazed; but he still kept his seemingly cool facade. "I.. am?"

Gosh, what a strange girl.

"Woah now! Rebels!? We should we provoke them!" The golden wildcrat frowned as his jaw dropped slightly, his eyes searching her face for answers. "Let's-- c'mon, Ranunculae!"

And then, he took a daring move (or at least, it was for him); he ripped away from her and sprinted off into Pyronite's land, not even waiting for her to follow.

He didn't slow down when he heard her calls, but instead sped up; in the back of his mind, all senses were screaming at him to get away from this girl. Yet, at the same time, he felt like he was bound to her; he felt as if he belonged to be by her side, running without a care in the world. He liked that, actually.

But then, she caught up. He stared at her in awe, amazed that she had the agility and strength; he liked how her fur bounced every time her paws met the ground, or how determination glinted in her hazel eyes. He liked.. her. A lot. Already. But why? He just met her, after all.

It took a few minutes until she caught his gawking, and then she instantly snapped his attention back forward. That.. that was awkward. Imagine if she knew what he was thinking of, yikes.

Her pace no longer met his, and from that piint he was rather confused. The serval slowed down, though his own question answered by her's. "What?" He meowed, blinking a bit. "I.. yeah, I guess. You sort of remind me of.. someone I used to know. I think. Well, not really-- but I get a strange feeling."

But then she seemed to forget about it, trotting past him with ease; but his legs hadn't moved. This girl sure was confusing, damn. "I-- I wouldn't hurt you! Solarite knows that karma would get me back, anyway.." His last sentence was kind of a mumble, but if Ranunculae had been listening she could have probably been able to hear his low words.

But, without hesitation, Absolon followed her further into enemy territory, looking around now and then for danger.

So she felt the same way? Hmm.. odd. Perhaps it wasn't just him being crazy then, huh? But-- she wasn't. Or in his eyes, at least. "You're fine." Absolon murmured in reply, shaking his head and grinning slightly in amusement.

For the rest of the short journey there, the serval seemed to have been lost in thought. Maybe they met before? Maybe when they were kits? He was a loner when he was a kitten, but still.. there was the possibility. He did not believe in reincarnation, but maybe that was the chance too? Or.. they could be soul mates. The list went on.

Before long, it seemed as though the two finally found their destination; he was ripped away from his own mind, choosing to ignore any questions that he had. They would be no use, seeing that they'd go unanswered anyway. Why waste the time mulling it over in your head?

Unlike Ranunculae, he had some trouble navigating through the trees and up over the big dead one. But with time, he managed to catch up; he heard how shaky her voice was, and honestly he couldn't decipher whether or not it was because she was scared or cold. Hm. "If no one ever comes here, then how did you find this?"