Bladecrest

[Shura]

Iris blushed lightly as she was picked up. She rested her head against his shoulder getting a strong whiff of his scent mixed with tobacco and dessert sand, some kind of fluttering started up in her stomach and she felt a bit nervous. She smiled softly at his quiet words "I see..." she muttered softly. "Well you the first person I've let carry me... it's always kind of freaked me out..."

 

[Gobbo]

Eli glanced over at her for a moment, smiling. "Well, don't worry, I'm not going to drop you." he said quietly as he walked. She still smelled of lavender, which he didn't mind in the least.


"If it helps, I've never really carried anyone like this besides my little brother." He smiled a bit, watching as the forest started to slowly grow closer. She wasn't very heavy, which made things much easier on him.

 

[Shura]

Iris closed her eyes slightly "Ah... Didnt know you had a brother..." she muttered softly starting to give into to exhaustion. She nuzzled his shoulder slightly as she started to relax. "Good to know you wont drop me though..."

 

[Gobbo]

Eli smiled a little, his face flushing when she nuzzled into his shoulder. "Not a lot of people do..." he replied with a little smile.


"Don't worry, you're safe right where you are." he said as he walked, making sure his steps were smooth so he didn't bounce her around. He could hear the exhaustion in her voice and smiled, glad to know that she was comfortable.

 

[Shura]

"Mhmm..." She hummed softly as she fell asleep on the thiefs back exhaustion finally winning. She feline slept quietly for a short while shifting or twitching every so often. After a while a soft subtle purr escaped her as she nuzzled her face more into his shoulder.

 

[Gobbo]

Eli couldn't help but smile a little, feeling her purring against his back. The fluttering in his stomach started up again and he tried to ignore it, but it wasn't really helping at all.


After quite a long walk they made it into the forest as the sun rose, though inside the forest it stayed nice and dark. He muttered a small spell under his breath, announcing his presence to the elves that lived there. If he hadn't, they would have become pincusions. As they walked, he could hear whispers and leaves rustling around them, though he didn't seem to be freaked out at all.

 

[Shura]

Iris shifted slightly feeling a shiver run up her spin. her ears twitching as she heard the whispers and she started to wake up. She tightened her hold on Silver a moment looking around in a daze as she was still half asleep. "Mmm what's that..." She muttered ears twitching in all directions.

 

[Gobbo]

Eli smiled a little when she woke up. "Hm? It's just the wood elves, watching us. I've already announced that we're not a threat, but they're going to keep their eyes on us just in case." he explained as they walked, the daylight barely filtering through the trees.


Before long they came upon a large village, almost as if it were grown out of the trees themselves. Fairy lights were abundant here, as were the wood elves. They stopped and watched the pair for a few moments, a taller elf making his way over to them.


"Elias, my friend. What brings you here? Is the girl injured?" he asked, causing Eli to wince a little at the mention of his real name.


"No, she's fine, we're just exhausted from travelling."

 

[Shura]

Iris was only slightly comforted as they made their way through the woods she remained in a half asleep state unable to go back to sleep with all of the voices floating around. Once they got to the village she relaxed slightly but was more or less awake. She blinked at the tall elf before glancing to the dark elf finally hearing his real name. She smiled slightly to the elf "I'm Iris." she muttered softly voice still groggy, still she figured it would be good to at least be polite.

 

[Gobbo]

The tall elf in front of them offered a warm smile. "Nice to meet you, Iris. I have a place the two of you can rest... Though I'm sure you didn't travel into our forest for food and sleep, I think." he said with a knowing wink, leading them to a smaller house near the outskirts of the village. The inside was warm and inviting.


"You can rest here as long as you wish. We can talk more when you're both rested up." he said, bowing before leaving and closing the door behind him. Eli nodded, his fatigue finally catching up to him as he sat her down on the bed and started pulling off his travelling clothes. He hoped that maybe she was too tired to notice when the elf had used his real name...

 

[Shura]

Iris wasn't quite sure what the elf had meant by more than resting but didn't think on it much. She nodded and thanked the elf before they were left on their own. Iris's legs almost gave out on her when she was finally set down but she managed to catch herself and stay standing. She sighed heavily pulling off her cloak and set is aside. She looked over to the dark elf. "So... you name is Elias." She smirked. "It's nice."

 

[Gobbo]

Eli changed into his linen pants, looking over at her with wide eyes for a moment. "Uh... Yeah. Wood elves have a bad habit of seeing right through people's lies." he said with a little chuckle. "They found out my name wasn't Silver pretty quickly." He sat on the bed and watched her for a few moments, offering a small smile.


"You know, you purr in your sleep." he pointed out with a little smile. "It's kind of endearing."

 

[Shura]

Iris chuckled softly as she set her bag off to the side and pulled off her boots she was was feeling too exhausted to change her clothes so she simply flopped onto one side of the bed. her ears perked up when she mentioned her purring and she blushed lightly. It was well known that Nekos only purred when they were at ease or very comfortable. Iris "I do?" She muttered. "heh... never knew that..."

 

[Gobbo]

Eli nodded and looked over at her with a little smile, laying down next to her. "You were purring when I carried you here. I guess you don't really mind me too much, even though I'm an asshole." he said with a small laugh, tucking his arm under the pillow. He felt that fluttering start up in his stomach again, his cheeks slightly red. What was it about this girl? One minute he was screaming at her, and the next he felt like this?

 

[Shura]

Iris turned on her side to face him cheeks still colored with a light blush. "Your only and ass sometimes..." She corrected softy for some reason she didn't want him to think she hated him. She he was annoying and got on her nerves but then there were times like before when he was carrying her that she really didn't know what to make of him.

 

[Gobbo]

"I'm always an ass. I just know when to hide it." he replied with a little laugh, his eyes meeting hers. He could get lost in her eyes... if it wasn't for the sudden fluttering in his chest. He glanced away, his face growing redder. He had no idea what was going on with him, but he figured it was just fatigue making him feel these emotions. Still, the thought of her laying there next to him was enough to make his heart hammer suddenly against his chest, his face growing even redder at the thought.

 

[Shura]

Iris flushed deeper as they make eye contact looking away as well. She shifted in the mes closing her eyes to settle in. "What ever, I dont think your a complete ass..." She muttered before sighing "Either way... g'night... morning... something..." she yawned already starting to fade off to sleep once more.

 

[Gobbo]

Eli smiled softly at that. "That makes me happy to hear you say that... Goodnight." he said, yawning hugely as he pulled the blanket over the two of them. He settled in and closed his eyes, and was soon fast asleep.

 

[Shura]

Iris smiled slightly upon hearing that before drifting off to sleep. Once again over the course of the night the two inched their way closer together to the point where they were cuddled up to one another. Usually Iris would be the first to wake and pull away. Sometimes consciously but most time it happened when she started to stretch. This time around however she slept in. the nights adventures from before completely whipping her of most of her energy, not to mention the lack of a proper meal and the fact that she was injured. All that combined mean she needed more rest than normal. She sighed purred softly as she slept curled up at Elias's side with her head on his chest.

 

[Gobbo]

Sometime around sunset Elias woke up, slowly becoming aware of a warmth against his chest. His eyes fluttered open as he looked down, seeing her ears inches from his face. He smiled a little, and though he'd normally try to push her away, this time he didn't. He slid his arms around her a little bit tighter, his heart beating harder against his chest.

 

[Shura]

Iris felt someone holding her close and shifted slightly nuzzling her face into his neck her head tucked under his chin. The neko purred louder the before a sign of of comfort in their current state. As much as she hated to admit it she did like to be held by the dark elf. Despite not normally liking the smell of tobacco which always clung to his body, his natural sent mixed with it meant for an earthy pleasant scent that soothed her to an extent.

 

[Gobbo]

Eli sighed quietly, her purring putting him at ease. This girl was an odd one, that was for sure... But he certainly didn't mind the contact they were sharing. He had been by himself for so long, holding her like this was warm and comfortable. He had heard about the men of his tribe being alone, until the time that they found their mate. He wondered if he would ever find his mate, and thoughts started to form in his head that she might be the one. It was still much too early to tell, but they way he felt right now seemed like that might be the case. His hand slid up to scratch lightly behind her ears, a little smile on his lips.

 

[Shura]

The tiger nekos ear twitched slightly in response to the sudden touch before her head tilted towards this the new sensation. she purred louder than he heard her before a few mewling sounds escaping her as she nuzzled his hand much like a cat would. In many way the girl was more of a big cat especially in half conscious states where her more primal nature showed more.

 

[Gobbo]

Eli couldn't help but laugh lightly at her reaction. She certainly would be more at home with the neko tribes of the north than a gilded cage... He scratched behind her ear for a moment, before moving his fingers to scratch underneath her chin. She really seemed to be enjoying it, and her reactions were entertaining him.

 

[Shura]

A pleasent shiver ran up Iris's spine as she started too wake. She continued to purr fairly loudly tilting her head back slightly before her eyes started to flutter open. Her vision slowly cleared as she realized a few things. One she was purring rather loudly, two someone was scratching under her chin which felt oddly amazing and three her face was mere inches from Elias's. Her eyes widen as she let out a small yelp hands comg up to lightly smack the thief as she pulled away startled by the his face being so close to hers. She was fairly frazzled with only half aware of what was going on.