Deet and Rian make their way topside as the Great Conjunction approaches. For Deet, leaving the caves with her family feels different than it when she first left all those years ago.
Did it really matter if he had kissed her a thousand times? The humming of her soft lips had caught his attention that morning. His body yearning for a long walk with her chittering about whatever had her fancy at the moment.
Rian knew that their time was short but that didn’t change his mind. Gurjin gave him a nudge on his right side; a clear sign he’d been staring to long.
“Oui, just kiss her already.”
The words were no doubt the best advice he had gotten in a long while. Advice he was taking at that exact moment.
Deet let out a nervous giggle as Rian moved in front of her. His eye glimmering with that soft mischievousness that she knew well. Her heart squeezed in excitement has she greeted him. Her answer a soft hello against her lips.
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Rian posed the question to Deet one evening while they were getting ready to retire to bed.
“So…. I don’t suppose they have lakes and things like that down in Grot, do they?”
She had turned to him while in the middle of trying (and failing) to tame her unruly hair with a brush gifted to her by Brea from a name day past.
“Oh! Well, we do have underground lakes and aquifers, but they’re mostly used for collecting drinking water and such. Us Grottans don’t really do a lot of swimming, heh. Though it does sound like it’d be a lot of fun.”
She tilted her head curiously. “Why do you ask Rian?”
At the time, he has only given her a cryptic response of “Oh, just curious….” and for the most part, she brushed it off as just that - curiosity. Well, it was partially true. Rian hadbeen curious, and since getting his answer, he had put a plan into motion.
One that would hopefully put a smile on Deet’s face.
After finding a day where neither was too busy with other responsibilities, he surprised her with an impromptu trip to a nearby lake that was overlooked by rolling green hills and wildflower beds as far as the eye could see. It was the perfect location for a brief afternoon getaway. Judging by the look on Deet’s face as she took in the scenery around her, she felt the same way.
Rian felt a smile tug at his lips. He hadn’t even told her about the picnic basket he had hidden away among the grove of trees that grew near the lakeshore yet, but decided to hold off on that particular surprise a bit longer. For the moment, he simply stood there and drank in the sight of her petite form standing amongst the tall flowers that grew to reach her hips.
“You look lovely today…”
Deet finally turned to meet his gaze, and seconds later a bright red blush sprung up on her green tinted cheeks.
“Thank you Rian. Hehe, you look quite lovely today too.”
Rian laughed softly, not yet realizing a bit of red had surfaced on his face as well.
“Come, the day is young,” he extended a hand for her to take, “let’s enjoy it.”
Deet smiled, carefully weaving through the flowers to lace her fingers with Rian’s.
“Lead the way….” she poked his nose playfully, “skybaby.”
