[Spitnose] Our Secret Hideout

[Gunnar the Gullible]

Time and Date:: January 5th, around midnight
Weather:: Bitterly cold, snow on the ground
Previous Threads?:: N/A

CURRENT IC SEASON - DEVASTATING WINTER

 "Come on!" Came a voice from the dark, leading the duo through the woods, "This way!" He eagerly led her through the dark forest, moving to take her hand. He paused for a moment. "You're not scared, are you?" He teased with a small smirk, for it was very dark and everyone in the village and beyond knew that dragons lurked at night. He led her through the forest, before coming to a cliff. "Alright, almost there..." Came his enthusiastic voice, "It's around here somewhere..." He muttered as he moved to feel the walls of the cliff.

Suddenly he fell forwards, stumbling a bit but catching himself on some big root that hung over the open space. He laughed a little at his own clumsiness, "Right, here we are... Straight through this secret entrance." He teased a little bit about the secret part, sliding through and stopping a few steps in, holding out his hand to stop her, "Careful. It's a steep drop here. I'll go down first, then I'll help you down." He directed softly, a more serious tone to his voice. There was slight worry in it, hoping she wouldn't stumble or fall while going down the side of the cove.

Feet first he slid down, landing with a thump. He quickly gathered himself and held his arms up for her. "C'mon! Don't worry... I'll catch you!" He held out his arms waiting for her to slide down, squinting to see better in the dark. For a moment he wondered if he could support her weight, but the thought quickly shifted from his mind. He hoped she wouldn't jump down and repeat the whole leg incident. With a nervous laugh at the thought, he waited, saying softly, "Ready?"

[Spitnose]

OOC:: You forgot the timestamp~

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"Hah! Scared? I practically live in these woods!" Spit laughed, relishing the adventure. She stumbled every so often, but otherwise managed just fine. She did yelp a bit as he fell, the surprise of it she hadn't been expecting. "Yeah okay, genius." To be fair to him, it was dark and the dense undergrowth made finding anything near impossible.

Pausing for a moment, eyes only just adjusting to the darkness. Watching him slide down, she leaned forward a bit to see better. He added that he would catch her, and she laughed. "I'm a big girl! I can make it down." She unstrapped her shield and tossed it down to him first. "Don't lose that." There was a dead serious tone to her voice, lacking all of her usual bubbly calm. "I'm so ready!" Soon after she took the slide, digging her boots in to slow her descent. Once she was at the bottom, she instead took his arms to help pull herself up into a more straight position. "See, I'm fine." Striking a pose she laughed and looked around. By this point she had forgotten about the shield all together.

"It feels brighter in here." Already having forgot that previous they had been under the cover of trees and now above them was the open sky. "I can see again." She grinned turning her attention back to Gunnar. "Uh... why are we here again?"

[Gunnar the Gullible]

Gunnar laughed at her enthusiastic remark, hearing her laughter as well. He smiled back at her, "Well good, that makes two of us." He said softly, thinking of the dragon he had found in these woods. He wondered for a moment if they would run into him; right now he'd rather not run into the beast, as he didn't know how predictable his behavior was yet. At the thought he inwardly shuddered, for he really didn't want to chance that the beast would find them and try to attack Spitnose. Granted she could fend for herself, most likely better then him, but he wasn't willing to risk it; not yet anyway.

As he tried to find the entrance he heard her remark and turned a shade of pink; luckily it was nearly pitch black outside, so he doubted it would be noticed. That's when he remembered that she was well aware he liked her. Oh that's right. He thought. It's not a secret any more. Just then he stumbled forward, motioning for her to come forward. At her remark he laughed a little, sliding down and waiting for her. Instead he saw something that didn't look quite human hurtling towards him; dodging out of the way, he found he had moved just in time to hear a loud thump followed by a clattering sound as it hit fell to the ground.

Looking over, he realized it was her shield; and just then he heard her serious tone, and silently nodded, "Right, I won't." He looked back up at her, realizing there was some significant importance to her shield, yet he didn't understand why. All the same, he tried to meet her eyes, his tones soft, "You can trust me." Yet before he knew it her tones were their usually bubbly self, and down she slid, hitting the bottom a little more elegantly then he had. He had just strapped the shield over his back and was about to say something when... suddenly her hands took his, as she pulled herself up; at the touch he felt his heart lurch into his throat, his cheeks turning a slight pink.

As she mentioned the change in lighting, he realized his eyes were slowly adjusting to the new lighting as well. Suddenly he remembered the entire reason he had brought her here, smiling goofily, "Right you are; it is brighter now... You'll see why in a minute!" Moving to take her hands, he said softly, "This way." He started off, attempting to lead her to the center of the cove. "Come here, I got something to show you... Trust me, you'll love it!"

[Spitnose]

While she would have preferred to have the shield on her own back, she seemed to forget he even had it as she took in the surroundings. It seemed so new, and yet somehow familiar, but it was all so much to take in at once.

Glancing around, her eyes squinted against the dim lighting she spun on the spot. Blinking a bit, she turned her attention back to Gunnar, or at least enough that she could hear him. "Oh?" She blinked as he took her hands and began to lead her. "What's so special about the middle?" She wrinkled her nose in disbelief, how could the center be any better than the edges? "Okay, sure, I trust you!" She kept following, but didn't quite understand until they got there.

Staring up the the sky her eyes grew wide, and her mouth hung slightly ajar. "Woah..." Night time wasn't often a time when Spit would find herself outside, but this... this was worth it. "I... what are they?" She reached out a hand as if trying to touch the sky. She looked back down, smiling and squeezed his hands perhaps a bit too tightly. "It's amazing!" Her eyes seemed to reflect what she had just seen, bright and full of wonder. "That was worth the walk alone." She laughed a bit and brushed her bangs aside once more.

[Gunnar the Gullible]

Gunar smiled as she questioned about the middle of the cove, and he took her hand, saying softly, "Trust me." Upon hearing her response, he walked towards the center, leading her to the center of the cove. There at the center he said softly, "Look up.." and watched as her head tilted backwards, her jaw hanging open. He took a moment to gaze up at the night sky as well. And as she asked what they were he smiled, "It's a mystery... But they sure are pretty, eh?"

He felt her squeeze his hand rather tightly, and in response he moved to take her hand to his lips so he could brush his lips against the back of her hand. As she told him it was amazing, and that it was worth the walk, he said softly, "It's not over yet..." Just then he moved to wrap an arm around her, hoping to bring her closer to him, "M'lady..." He breathed softly, gazing into her eyes, which seemed to sparkle like the sky, "May I have this dance?"

As he awaited an answer he took a moment to gaze fondly at her, smiling in the moonlight. He remembered the moment he had found out she liked him, and it made his cheeks turn red at the thought. He let his eyes run over her features, and where one might see a dirty, tangled mess he saw sheer beauty. It made him squeeze her hand a little tighter, as he ran one thumb over her hand, he whispered softly, "Spit.. You look... beautiful..."

[Spitnose]

Spit seemed caught off guard when her lifted her hand up. Behind her bangs, her cheeks took on a reddish tinge. "I'm sure it's not." Moving in a bit closer she blinked. "Hmmm?" Smiling she laughed a bit. "Of course! I didn't come out here just to stare at the sky!" She did a mock bow and smiled, brushing her bangs away. "Take two."

As his grip on her hands squeezed a bit tighter as well. "Haha, what? Nooo." She blushed and turned her head away. "I'm a mess." Her gaze drifted down to her feet as she tapped her toes together while swiveling on her heels slightly. "I... don't know what you see in me." Still staring at her feet. "But if you'll put up with me, I guess I'm lucky." She looked back up, a small smile with a few small tears of happiness. "Sorry." She rubbed her eyes with her sleeves. "D-dust in my eyes." Smiling wider again. "Well.. let's do this then." She was eager to dance this time now, and actually didn't care if she stumbled. She still didn't know what to do, but this time she trusted him to guide her into it.

With the sky to light the way, she was prepared. And this time her stomach didn't feel like a bowl of eels.

[Gunnar the Gullible]

Gunnar gripped her hand gently, moving to wrap his arms around her and pull her closer. At the moment, he was close enough to see a tinge of pink beneath her bangs. As she seemed to disagree with his compliment he moved to brush her bangs aside. "I see... you... A beautiful, loving girl, who is the most beautiful girl in class, who happens to have a great personality. She's just hiding... Hiding behind a mask so that no one will see." He moved to bring her closer to him, and as she apologized, wiping her eyes, he found one hand moving to brush against her cheek in an attempt to wipe the tears.

At her request to dance, he nodded, and gently moved to guide her into a gentle sway, letting his feet start to move back and forth. "All you're doing is going in a square..." He said softly, "Back, side, forward, side, back, side..." As he spoke, he moved to gently guide her, careful to keep his feet moving in time with hers. "I'll teach you a trick... Take my hand..." He said softly, "Now, I'll kinda give you a nudge, and you'll twirl out, while holding my hand, and I'll pull you back into my arms. Ready?"

Ever so gently, Gunnar gave her a nudge, hoping to guide her into a twirl and pull her back into his arms. Gunnar couldn't believe his luck; here he was, dancing with the girl of his dreams, beneath the moonlight. Life, it seemed, was pretty sweet in that moment. Little did he know, this night would be a night he would remember forever, for it would be the start of his first love with a girl he had once thought he wasn't worthy of.

[Spitnose]

A faint snort escaped her. "I think Sundra is prettier than me..." She trailed off but otherwise decided there was no sense trying to prove him wrong. Obviously there was no changing his mind no matter what she thought of herself.

As they began to move her eyes drifted to her feet. She watched them while tilting her head so her one ear was turned towards him so she could hear what he was saying. "Trick, huh?" She was still watching her feet as he explained, and glanced up. "Sp-spinning?" She had a hard enough time with going in a straight line. Add spinning into the mix and there was a whole new level of stumbling. "I guess so?" And with that, she let him guide her into the move.

She was far less graceful than any normal dancer would have been, feet knocking against each other and her twirl looked more like a drunken shamble. But she came back, leaning against him. "I'm no so sure my joints liked that much." She laughed a bit, but it quickly faded. "This is..." She paused a bit, as if trying different words in her head to see what fit the best. "Nice." Once the word was out, she fell silent simply enjoying the sounds of the night.

[Gunnar the Gullible]

Gunnar let his hand fell to her shoulder, he heard a soft sound from her, her mutters hitting his ears. It only made him squeeze her hand a little, as if to reassure her. As they started to dance he smiled, "That's it, just one step after the other." He said softly, and at his mention of a trick she seemed to question it. Yet momentarily as he held her for a moment before giving a whiplash of his wrist to spin her outwards. Then, ever so warily, she spun in a twirl. As she did so, he found himself watching her, mesmerized for a moment, before pulling her back.

Just as she came twirling towards him, he moved his wrist so his arms moved to fall around her, holding her there against his chest. He found his breathing slightly labored from the dance, and looked down at her as she spoke softly. He found his arms moved to go around her waist. "Spit... You think you're the lucky one..." He leaned down and gently moved one hand to caress her cheek. "You're wrong... I'm the lucky one."

He swallowed hard, thinking for a moment to their future. For a moment he was silent, envisioning all that could be, all that may or may not happen. Heartbreak, love, kisses, a family, it all flashed before him in that moment. It almost scared him, realizing that one day all that would be his responsibility. Yet as he moved to clasp a hand around hers, his words said all that he was thinking, "Spit..." Came his whisper, "Promise me something?" He stared off into the distance. "Promise me you'll never change. Not for anyone or anything."

[Spitnose]

Glancing down at the touch of her cheek, her head tilted slightly to listen better. She exhaled softly as she looked up at the sky, thinking. Her gaze was snapped back down as his hand closed around hers. "Huh?" She turned around to face him better at the mention of her name. "Promise? My dad says I'm not good with those." Her feet shuffled a bit but let him continue none-the-less.

"Me? Change?" She laughed a bit and spread her arms apart pulling out of his grasp for the moment. "Don't worry, I haven't got any plans to." Her laugher dulled into a faint giggle before she simply stood grinning wide. But it was halted as she felt a small shiver, after having stopped moving about she realized the sharp air getting to her. "Though I might put on some warmer clothes, that okay?" She giggled again at her stupid little joke as she pulled her hands into her sleeves. She gave Gunnar a friendly punch to the shoulder, still grinning. "It's amazing out here." She then pulled him into a hug. "Thanks." She buried her face into the fur of his vest and closed her eyes for a moment. "It was a real nice break from the world."

[Gunnar the Gullible]

Gunnar met her eyes, realizing his tones were slightly desperate to hear her reassurance. At her answer he laughed a little, running his hands through his hair, "It's kind of hard for me, too." At her next words, as she pulled out of his grasp, he frowned a little. He hadn't realized how much he had enjoyed the touch until the moment she pulled away. As she told him that she didn't have plans to change, he smiled, looking down at the ground.

"Good." He said softly, before her next words came to his ears, and she suddenly turned and punched him on the shoulder, "Hey, ow, what was that for-" Before his words were cut off as she pulled him into a hug, and he found his body frozen, before he slowly wrapped his arms around her.

He took a moment to run his fingers through her hair, whispering softly, "Hey, we all need a break sometimes." He looked down at her, and briefly wondered what it would be like to kiss her. Instead, after a moments hesitation, he leaned down to kiss the top of her head. "Spit, you are amazing." He whispered softly. He looked down at her with soft eyes, moving to tilt her chin up so she could look at him, "Don't let the world bring you down. You're much stronger then that."