She had never held someone's attention like this before, and it did make her a little bit self concious. She looked to the side, to Anu, then back out to the ocean again. In her pack she had a few very good friends, Lucifer, Kansas, and Savina, but this felt different from what she had with them. At the same time, though, she resisted it. She'd experienced what happened when you slept with your friends...what had happened to Lucifer, too. She should have been stronger. Strong enough to defy Conri and exile him, at the very least.
All of that was her fault. She wasn't a good enough leader for them--she couldn't protect them from Conri because Conri had been her one weakness. She didn't even know if she could have stood up to him...back then she had felt that what he'd done to her had been justified.
Nonetheless her heart thudded uneasily in her chest. She watched the mix-hued female out of the corner of her eye, waiting for some sort of movement. Or...was she supposed to make the first move? She'd never felt so nervous around someone before in her life; with her mate things had been easy. They'd grown up together. This time she would be taking risks. What if Anu wasn't even interested in her like that? She couldn't just run away from her, knowing what a beautiful friendship they already shared. But she needed to know.
Naniko made a tiny movement, scooting herself just a teensy bit closer to Anu. Their coats were touching, sable and white mixing together.
