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Kansas continued to stare in Ember's direction, but he couldn't get her attention. He wasn't concerned, however; she would see them later. Kansas turned instead toward Naniko, who congratulated both him and Savina in her warm voice. She began a song, a celebration, a welcome to their puppies. Slowly, the wolves assembled joined in, their voices intertwining to create the most beautiful melody he thought he'd ever heard. For once, the pale boy felt as though nothing was wrong. The anxiety that usually hung onto him like a hungry tick was gone. Perhaps the support of Crimson Dreams was holding him higher than he'd ever stood, but he thought it was something more.
He barely noticed Jazper approaching to stand beside him. The large hand on his left shoulder surprised him, and he looked up at the man with questioning eyes. Jazper appeared apologetic, but Kansas only smiled. He wondered how painful it was to look upon something like this and know that it had slipped from your own grasp. As Jazper spoke, Kansas touched the hand on his shoulder and nodded. "Thank you," was all he could think to say, and was left to hope that Jazper knew he was forgiven.
He felt Savina's face in his chest and moved his hands to massage behind her ears, putting his lips atop her head. She was warm. She fell away from him, her soft tongue covering his face with kisses like candy. He didn't think it was possible to love her more, but he somehow did. "Yeah, and you... you did so well, baby." Yes, everything was all right. It always would be, now. Kansas had everything he wanted. "I love you, too..." He sat in front of her, so she might lay her head against his lap and sleep.
Kansas continued to stare in Ember's direction, but he couldn't get her attention. He wasn't concerned, however; she would see them later. Kansas turned instead toward Naniko, who congratulated both him and Savina in her warm voice. She began a song, a celebration, a welcome to their puppies. Slowly, the wolves assembled joined in, their voices intertwining to create the most beautiful melody he thought he'd ever heard. For once, the pale boy felt as though nothing was wrong. The anxiety that usually hung onto him like a hungry tick was gone. Perhaps the support of Crimson Dreams was holding him higher than he'd ever stood, but he thought it was something more.
He barely noticed Jazper approaching to stand beside him. The large hand on his left shoulder surprised him, and he looked up at the man with questioning eyes. Jazper appeared apologetic, but Kansas only smiled. He wondered how painful it was to look upon something like this and know that it had slipped from your own grasp. As Jazper spoke, Kansas touched the hand on his shoulder and nodded. "Thank you," was all he could think to say, and was left to hope that Jazper knew he was forgiven.
He felt Savina's face in his chest and moved his hands to massage behind her ears, putting his lips atop her head. She was warm. She fell away from him, her soft tongue covering his face with kisses like candy. He didn't think it was possible to love her more, but he somehow did. "Yeah, and you... you did so well, baby." Yes, everything was all right. It always would be, now. Kansas had everything he wanted. "I love you, too..." He sat in front of her, so she might lay her head against his lap and sleep.