D-Date? [Dakota]

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As she lifted his chin to face her he let his eyes follow, meeting her concerned ones. "Yeah, it's fine," he spoke slowly and bit his lip for a moment as he contemplated how to explain himself. He couldn't just come out and tell her that he was a coward when it came to this stuff right? That would just look bad. Gah. His eyebrows knit together and he leaned in a little closer to her face once more, "I guess.. nervous." He chuckled a little as he felt the strange knot in his stomach again. He leaned in just enough for his lips to lightly touch hers and then slowly replaced his hand back on her knee. "Words are confusing," he whispered as he closed the very, very, very slim distance between their lips again.

[Dakota King]

Dakota kept looking at Dunstan as she raised a slight eyebrow at him. Her mind was racing through the possible illnesses or injuries that could have inflicted him so quickly, but she relaxed when he said he was okay. She smirked a bit as he leaned back in and his words got a little jumbled up. "It's okay," she whispered in a soothing voice as his lips brushed against hers. "Words are very confusing," she muttered to him as she lean in towards him to close the gap between their lips once more. She kissed him softly and sweetly this time around, making sure to take her time with it. Her hand that was on his chin slid down his shoulder while her other one rested on his side.

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Dunstan lost track of time after that. He didn't know how long they had been up there kissing for, but soon it was starting to get a little dark and they were cuddled up together, leaning against the tree trunk. "This was... nice," he said quietly, leaning his head back against the tree and lightly brushing her arm with the tips of his fingers. He could have used a better word than 'nice', but that was what came to his mind first. He took in a deep breath, "I mean, thanks for this," he spoke softly, not wanting to ruin the moment nor admit that it was getting dark out.

[Dakota King]

Dakota really liked the kissing, but the kissing evolved into cuddling and she wasn't complaining about it. She had her head on Dunstan's shoulder as she cuddled up to him. His hand absentmindedly stroked her arm which caused the occasional chill up her spine. But those moments they spent cuddling were nice, even though Dakota knew that it was growing darker and soon the harpies would be out on their patrol.

She glanced up at Dunstan as a half-smirk crept onto her face. "Well... thank you for teaching me how to climb trees." She chuckled a bit as she snuggled up a bit closer to him as she glanced up to the sky and frowned. "It's getting dark... we should probably head back soon."

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"You're welcome," he said with a smile, kissing the top of her head. She was right, of course. They should be heading back soon. He really didn't want to. "Too bad we can't just stay up here all night," he chuckled as he moved a little, even though it was incredibly hard to tear himself away from her. He began to help her climb down the tree, going down first in order to make sure she got down safely. Once at the bottom, he took her hand in his. "Merci beaucoup," he said before leaning down to kiss the back of her hand.

He then led her out of the forest, trying to ignore the stunned feeling in his mind and the pounding of his heart. "So, can I see you tomorrow?" he asked.

[Dakota King]

Climbing down was easier than climbing up, but Dakota had to make sure her footing was sound as she descended with Dunstan. She didn't want to misstep or else she would descend much faster and probably end up with a trip to the infirmary. But she was sure that Dunstan wouldn't let her get too injured, even if that meant taking on injuries himself.

Once they were safely on the ground, Dunstan went all old-fashioned on her, which made her heart flutter. She blushed a bit as he kissed the back of her hand as she replied, "C'est mon plaisir."

She tried to ignore the sinking feeling that their date was almost over, but she tried to keep positive as he lead her out of the forest. "Yeah," she said with a bright smile as she looked over at him. "I would like that. A lot."

(TRANSLATION: It's my pleasure.)