[PRP] Crush (Uuo and Azar)

[Tahja Estes]

Idleness lead to carelessness. She saw him coming but was certain that she could catch him during his planned attack. Rearing up to wrap her paws around his shoulders, she was caught off guard by how hard that head of his was when it slammed into her lower chest and upper abdomen. Holy crap! He really DID have a thick skull!

Momentarily winded she sucked in a sharp breath, ignoring the pain and quickly moving away from him again, coughing a bit.

"You'll be paying for that one, student-mine." She warned on a ragged exhale.  

[Kimaria]

Being thick-skulled at least made up for not using his brain that much. He smiled at the sense of victory and he leapt to stand over her, using his weight to help keep her pinned.

It sent a thrill along his spine to realise how strong she was, that he would have to grow far stronger to even think of beating her single-sidedly. Maybe that would never happen, for even as he grew bigger and stronger, he would naturally become slower where as she would have that advantage of speed.

"Number five." He gave as his reply to her words.

No wonder she had been chosen as Captain. She was strong, effective, a great teacher able to make use of even the most useless cubs. He was proof of that, wasn't he?

His heart did a funny little dance in his chest and he looked down at her. She had a fine face, set with fierce eyes. He swallowed, realising suddenly that his paws still held her. His throat was dry and the rest of his words came with some difficulty.

"D-don't be reckless, remember that..." Remember what exactly? He thought for the words but even as he grasped at them they drifted away. Face heating he bounced backwards, dragging his eyes to the horizon, the rocky silhouette of the dens - anywhere but at her.  

[Tahja Estes]

Grains of sand buried themselves within the individual hairs of her coat as she scooted along the ground, trying to distance herself and catch her breath at the same time, but she'd taught Azar well. He got back to her before she could get away, and she yeilded, only because he got the last move in. She stared expectantly back up at him as he started to list the last rule, those fierce eyes completely missing the awkwardness that he felt at their physical position, but not the stutter. When he jumped back she raised an eyebrow in a surprisingly delicate arch, standing to her paws as well.

"Remember that...?"

A shake of her body sent most of the loose sand and dust free, but she still waited for his response, for him to finish what he'd started to say. Why wasn't he looking at her? He was acting more like a cub with a--

.... Oh.  

[Kimaria]

Not looking at her helped him to concentrate and as she repeated those words, the rest settled hurriedly into place and he snatched at them before they could escape him again.

"Remember that as a guard you have a job to do, and that's making sure that the pride knows a threat has arrived. If you're dead or unconcious you can't do that."

He, hesitantely let his eyes drift back to her only to find hat she was looking at him! At him!? His legs shook a little and he swallowed back that irritating dryness.

"I just remembered. I gotta be somewhere. Uh. See yah!" And as he turned and dashed away, he cursed again and again and again. "Dammit!Dammit!Dammit!" He didn't dare look back but even as he increased the gap between them he could feel the heat in his face and that odd dread of seeing her again.

Ugh. This couldn't be happening, could it?!

He loved her!!!