#aquilla

Aquilla runs xyr hand over xyr face. “We were supposed to meet Elio by now. He’ll get worried.” They hadn’t planned on separating, but the person who owned the local orchard had asked for xyr help, and Elio had heard rumors that an old friend of his was in Xyrosa and would be leaving later that night. They’d ended up agreeing to split up just this once and Kamaria would go with Aquilla to keep xem out of trouble, a sentiment xe resented but understood. Sort of. It was getting annoying right now though.

“He’ll be fine,” Kamaria says. “He knows we’ll be there soon.”

Xe groan. “Can’t you just give me the map? I’m a bloody druid. If anyone can figure it out, it would probably be me.”

“I’ve got it.”

“You really don’t.” 

Kamaria looks up from the map to glare. “I handled the map before you got here, and we turned out just fine.”

“And how often did you get lost?”

Kamaria huffs. “Bitching at me isn’t going to get us there any faster.”

Aquilla opens her mouth to comment then closes it. Instead, xe saunter over to Kamaria, putting xyr arms around her shoulders and kissing her ear. “I’m sorry, love,” xe purrs. “You know how I get then things don’t go according to plan.”

Kamaria freezes. She looks over her shoulder at xyr face. “I know what you’re doing and it won’t work.”

“What won’t work?” Aquilla asks, pouting carefully. Xe don’t want to prove Kamaria’s point, but xe also want that map.

“You. This.” Kamaria gestures at xem. “This flirtatious thing you’re doing.”

Xe tilt xyr head innocently, putting on xyr best who me face. Xe slink around, keeping one hand on Kamaria at all times. Xe can feel her shiver beneath xyr touch. “I’m not doing anything I wouldn’t normally be doing,” xe purr, leaning in close enough to almost kiss her but not quite touching.

She swallows. “Y-yes you are. You’re…” she trails off as Aquilla presses closer. “Um…”

Aquilla takes the opportunity to lean in and kiss her properly, entangling xyr fingers in her hair. Xe move their opposite hand down Kamaria’s body, down her back and over her hips. Xe deepen the kiss as xyr fingers trail back up and over her arm to reach the map, which xe quickly swipe and jump away. “Aha!”

“Damn it,” Kamaria curses. “Give it back.”

“Nu-huh.” Aquilla sticks out xyr tongue as xe pursue the map. Ah, that’s where they went wrong. “I know how to get us back to town.”