The male carefully watched her face, taking the response that the wind chimes might get give. He looked nervously, worried that she would hate it. The corners of her mouth twitched, and curved upwards into a smile. Still, Ruri did not say anything but Heath felt a smiled form to his face. She liked it, he could tell even though she stayed silent. That would have been enough for him, the quiet acknowledgment and the obvious enjoyment. Gold eyes peered through the veil her long hair created, his smile gentle but still present. Her words seemed forced, but he could hear the honesty in them, and spoke of the things her smiled had given away.
She moved forward and Heath braced himself. Small arms wrapped themselves around his form. He was ready for her, unlike the last time they had seen each other. He had been taken by surprise and was unprepared for the action, had been stiff and could not move for many moments afterwards. Heath wasn’t one for physical contact, unless it brought him or sought to bring others pain and yet he felt comfortable with her arms around him. This was so different, and as he felt her chest come in contact with his Heath took her in his own arms. For the brief moment the male held her back with his wide spread palm, let his head rest gently next to hers and his nose find that he scent was even sweeter the closer he got to her.
Heath hid his reluctance to let the small canine go and allowed her to move away, though her hand was still placed in his. It took a moment for him to recover, but a smile was unknowingly worn on his face. It wasn’t until she began to speak that he found that he was grinning foolishly. Not that it mattered much, Heath composed himself and let only a soft smile grace his maw. Others might be watching, he did not want them to think he was ogling her. He couldn’t fore himself to look away, to see if any had caught the quick affectionate contact and found that he wasn’t bothered by it.
Nothing seemed to truly change about the female since the very day they had met. It was only her emotions that had brightened Leaving her as genuine and wonderful as she always had been. Heath felt that he had become someone completely different, someone that hoped that she would hug him again, someone that wished for her happiness and wanted to give her everything he could provide. Still such things would never be enough, and it made him strive him to be more, do more and find more from within to give. Small bells, a wind chime and speaking the truth were a small price to pay for the indescribable things she had given to him.
“Your welcome.” It was all he could say, unsure how he could explain what had truly driven him to think of such a thing, why had had felt so much enjoyment doing it and such fulfillment knowing it would help her. He fought with them, and then knowing the silence would likely kill him before he could eve find the answer Heath let the words come in a dim whisper. “I never want to loose you.” Such a thought strangled his heart, and if the words became truth the noose would never loosen. He didn’t think that she would wonder off and never find her way back, she was intelligent and strong and he had confidence in her. But it was only way to describe how he felt, Heath feared loosing her by his own doing.