1. Chapter 1 (1/2)
i wrote this a long time ago, forgot about it, and dug it up again. very short, very random, and very drabbly
enjoy!
they were trapped in the oasis.
the two of them (three of them, if callum counted the horse-bird hy
id animal), one being an angry elf in denial with a situation and the other a human who just wants to talk about it but is scared lest he faces the other end of blazing eyes. fun times.
"sooo.." callum started nervously, only to shut up when rayla glared at him. with a huff, rayla turned away, stomping to the lake until he couldn't see her anymore. when she was out of sight, he let out his frustrations.
"i'm so stupid." he banged his head on the trunk of a palm tree. "stupid. idiot. i just had to run my mouth."
he turned around and faced the animal, who tilted his head in question. callum pouted. "look, it wasn't my intention to hurt her. or say those things to - to lead her on or something. i meant everything i said. she is
ave and kind and funny and..beautiful."
she was beautiful in her own elfin way. her ears perked up whenever she found something interesting. her violet eyes were unlike any color he had ever seen, and the horns on her head - he wanted to feel them in his hands, to see if they were as smooth and as polished as they look. the way she was mad at him but still had that smirk on her face, the way she entertains his jokes despite them not being funny, even human rayla, he found endearing.
"and - and if she got the wrong idea, that wasn't my fault..right?" callum protested. "i mean, i know i'm pretty charming, but -"
he tried to find an excuse, but came up with nothing. there was no excuse. rayla's feelings were glaringly obvious and he stomped all over that. he knew she didn't do well with dealing with feelings. he should've been the better person and let her down gently. but did he really want to let her down? if she had given him time to respond, what would his answer be?
how did he feel about her, exactly?
"it's.." callum gazed back at where she left. "i'm.."