Khari pulled away, and the look in his eyes made that nervous fluttering get worse. Something was wrong, maybe. Kali went still, watching him with wide eyes, while he fought with himself. He kissed her back, and she started to relax again, pushing away that tiny little moment of doubt and just letting herself enjoy the moment, his touch, his kiss. A good secret, then, it must be. She could keep a good secret, for sure, especially one between the two of them. She was about to tell him so, too, when he spoke out loud.
“No, Kali, it isn’t like that.”
Oh. Ohhh. Just like that, the tight, anxious feeling was back, chasing away the good feelings and making her stomach clench and her chest ache in a much less fun way. Khari pulled away from her, rolled off her, not even looking at her. Oh. O-...okay, Khari. She curled in on herself, looking up at him and biting her lip - a lip that still tingled from touching his, from pressing against him, from - but maybe she shouldn’t think about that? If it was a bad kind of secret, maybe she shouldn’t think about it.
She got to her feet, taking hesitant little steps toward him, her head ducked and her shoulders hunched. She’d ruined their fun, maybe. Come on, Kali. I fucked up, I’m sorry. We should take you back. She nodded and fell in beside him, casting a sidelong glance up at him as she caught up.
It’s okay. Maybe...maybe we can go on a regular adventure tomorrow. She wanted to reach out and bump her nose against his chin, show him it really was okay, that everything was fine and he didn’t have to worry. But her body was still all hot and tingly and confused, and probably touching him was a bad idea, at least just then. If...if you want, I mean. For now, maybe going home was a good idea. She didn’t really want to go to the river anymore anyhow.
“No, Kali, it isn’t like that.”
Oh. Ohhh. Just like that, the tight, anxious feeling was back, chasing away the good feelings and making her stomach clench and her chest ache in a much less fun way. Khari pulled away from her, rolled off her, not even looking at her. Oh. O-...okay, Khari. She curled in on herself, looking up at him and biting her lip - a lip that still tingled from touching his, from pressing against him, from - but maybe she shouldn’t think about that? If it was a bad kind of secret, maybe she shouldn’t think about it.
She got to her feet, taking hesitant little steps toward him, her head ducked and her shoulders hunched. She’d ruined their fun, maybe. Come on, Kali. I fucked up, I’m sorry. We should take you back. She nodded and fell in beside him, casting a sidelong glance up at him as she caught up.
It’s okay. Maybe...maybe we can go on a regular adventure tomorrow. She wanted to reach out and bump her nose against his chin, show him it really was okay, that everything was fine and he didn’t have to worry. But her body was still all hot and tingly and confused, and probably touching him was a bad idea, at least just then. If...if you want, I mean. For now, maybe going home was a good idea. She didn’t really want to go to the river anymore anyhow.
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