[lone]

Originally Posted by xeno

Sunblaze cheeks felt hot, even in the chilly breeze. She really was pretty, he thought, shuffling his paws nervously in the dirt. He hadn't realized how intensely he was staring at her until she spoke, snapping him out of his momentary trance. He jerked his head away and bashfully turned his gaze to his paws. Don't stare, it's rude. he remembered the advice of an old warrior who had once caught him aggressively eyeing down a particularly funny looking elder. Of course, she wasn't funny looking or an elder. He was so uncomfortable he wanted to crawl out of his skin. She was okay, right? Maybe he could just leave.. But somehow he just couldn't bring himself to lift his feet. They were rooted in the ground. Ugh. He hated this.

Sunblaze flushed violently at her next words. If he had no fur, he'd be beet red from head to tail. He couldn't help but squirm and fidget like a fish out of water. He was so preoccupied trying to keep himself composed, he hadn't noticed he was stirring up leaves with his tail. She was so nice.. She was being nice, right? Sometimes he couldn't tell. He flattened his ears against his head and forced a timid smile. "Thank you.." he practically whispered.

"Yes.. That's me. I'm Sunblaze.. You can call me whatever you like.. though." He dipped his head sheepishly, trying his darnest not to make eye contact. "Y'know.. if you want." Wasn't she cold? She wasn't even shivering.. Even after all these moons training and finally becoming a warrior in Riverclan, he could never understand how comfortable they were with water. He had since learned to grin and bear it, but he couldn't say it wasn't still unpleasant. "Aren't you cold? It's pretty cold.. And you're.. wet." The time he caught a nasty cough from being out in the snow too long came to mind.

He certainly was a nervous little cat. Nightsky would've found it funnier if she hadn't been worried about freezing at the moment. She'd probably be fine, as soon as she got the water out of her fur. A good night's rest in the warrior's den would help as well, and by tomorrow morning, she'd be back to new. She was young, healthy and strong; the holy trinity of what made a good warrior. "Anything? Well, that just opens up a world of possibilities," Nightsky purred in response, flicking a few drops of water off of her tail. It wasn't freezing out yet; despite the cold, she wasn't in any real danger. Had it been half a moon later or so, however, she could very well have been in trouble. She supposed she was lucky she'd come out here now and made a mental note to avoid the river from this time until it got warm again.

"Ah, I think I'll stick with Sunblaze. It's a very attractive name, I would say. It fits you perfectly." She mewed, her voice dropping back into a more flirtatious tone of voice. She stopped a moment later, however, at his concerned tone. He was actually worried about her. How sweet, she thought with a small smile. It was always pretty cute to see toms getting all flustered, but the concern was just as; if not more; precious. Nightsky was going to like this. He was fairly attractive (she thought, anyway), and a lot nicer than the toms she usually spent her time with.

"Don't you worry, love. I've got it under control, I'll be fine," She answered with another one of her bright smiles. He didn't need to worry about her. She could take care of herself, but that didn't stop it from being nice when someone did have something to say about her self-care. It was always good to know that you had someone on your side.