skydancing arichan

I love this part, Ariana lookig kirin san when he,s reaction is sad talking about Ishimura, and she ganna make feel better whit a little game, how romantic!!!!!!

"No," Kirin said firmly, "I'll never go back to Ishimura – too many bad memories." He frowned and looked away from her. The light that had been in his eyes dimmed and his whole body language went back to being guarded and self-contained.

Ariana chewed her lower lip pensively. "Then maybe you should make some new memories," she suggested. "You've been gone what, twenty years? Things change… people change." She swooped under so she could look Kirin in the eye. "You've changed since then, haven't you?"

Narrowing his eyes, he growled at her. "You are not O-tama and I am NOT having this discussion with you!"

"Touchy!" She merely shook her head. "Well, Mr. Grumpygoyle, there's only one thing to do."

"What?" he asked sourly.

She reached out and touched his nose with one finger. "Swoop tag… you're it!" With a peal of laughter, she dove into the gorge below Tengu Rock and shot low over the river. The walls of the mountain pass narrowed as it twisted through the ancient rock strata. Kirin's greater wingspan was at a disadvantage here; Ariana could use her full extension to catch the strong updrafts coming from the waterfalls and accelerated straight up like a rocket.

"Wench!!" Kirin bellowed indignantly as he struggled upwards.

"Hurry up, slowpoke!" she taunted him from high above. "You're dragging your tail!" [link]

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