Lover's Leap (tag: Aisynn)

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F'ren stood in his weyr, hands on his hips, staring down at a bottle of wine and two glasses. He'd been standing in this position for the past half hour trying to decide if he was doing the right thing. He hadn't seen or spoken to Aisynn since the day that Issarith had flown. They'd certainly enjoyed themselves basking in the mating flight lust that the small queen had been radiating over the Weyr. And even though F'ren didn't presume to be the best lover on Pern, he'd been fairly certain that Aisynn had enjoyed herself as much as he had.

Still, now came the awkward and uncertain part. F'ren was quite a bit older than Aisynn, and when he thought about how young she was he found himself losing his nerve.

I'm not sure why it matters when you hatched or when she hatched, Aloroth's choice of words made F'ren smile despite his nerves, She wants to mate you and you want to mate her, so just do it.

F'ren was always amused by Aloroth's simple dragon logic. Dragons didn't worry about the intricate web of feelings and emotions, they just lived in the moment. Deciding that he should take a page out of his dragon's book, F'ren grabbed the bottle of wine in one hand, and hooked the glasses between his forefingers.

When he arrived at Aisynn's weyr F'ren stood outside of the portal for a moment studying the swirls in the wood grain of her door before taking a deep breath and knocking.

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AisynnMine, Aloroth's is at the door.[/b][/I] Shivath informed her rider as the knock sounded at her Weyr door.

Thank you Shivath. Aisynn said as she headed for the door wondering what the brown rider wanted. They hadn't seen each other sense the mating flight and she was still confused as to what happened next. She stopped to check her hair before opening the door. She missed him terribly.

"Hi, come on in." She said opening her door wider and stepping out of the way so he could enter. "Shivath said you were here. Is that for us?" She asked when she noticed the wine bottle and glasses.

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"It is," F'ren said as he held up the wine and glasses. Taking a short assessment of Aisynn, the brownrider found her to be just as desirable as she'd been on the day of Issarith's flight. Her soft brown hair and flawless skin were just as he remembered and F'ren knew with certainty now that what he'd felt for Aisynn had been more than mating flight lust.

"I figured we could have a little wine and talk?" He suggested. He wasn't sure if Aisynn would be upset with him or not since he hadn't immediately contacted her after the flight. F'ren had needed the time and space to confirm his feelings and make sure that this was something he wanted to do.

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"Sure, I'd love to share this with you, and talk. I've missed you." She dared say, baring a little bit of her feelings so that he would understand that she wasn't mad or upset. A bit unsure maybe of what she should do now that he was here. He was as she remembered. Tall, handsome and soft spoken.

She tingled from head to toe remembering their night together. He was thoughtful and gentle. He never let he get scared, he never hurt her. She wouldn't push him one inch, she wanted him here and didn't want him to run. She hoped he wasn't here to apologize or to tell her he never wanted to see her again. Taking a deep breath she walked over to the counter where she had left her plate of meat rolls. It wasn't much, but it was better then wine on a empty stomach. She put those on the table then sat down.

"What's on your mind?" She asked softly.

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F'ren joined Aisynn had the table, and began speaking as he poured them each a generous serving of the wine. After all, he planned on being here a while and there was nothing like a little wine to take the edge off of nerves.

"I just wanted to make sure you were doing well." The brownrider said as he lifted his glass to his lips and tasted of the fine liquid. The wine coursed warmly down through his system, instantly beginning to help him relax.

"We haven't spoken since Issarith's flight but I didn't want you to think that I had forgotten about you." F'ren spoke truthfully, his eyes watching Aisynn for her reaction, "In fact, I've thought about you a lot since then."

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"You have?" Aisynn asked, daring to hope he liked her. "I've thought about you too. And I'm ok. You look good." She answered. You look good, what a dimglow, couldn't she think of something else to say other then that? He is going to think I'm stupid.

Shivath had her interest perked up over her riders mumbling. Normally she would say something, but for now it was interesting to watch and hear. All she did was move her head a bit so she could watch better.

Aisynn took her wine glass and stared at it a few moments before taking a few good sized sips out of it. Her insides started to warm up instantly. Yes, that was better, she was starting to relax. She hoped he was going to stay and not tell her he didn't want to see her any more, and she hoped to shells sake he didn't effing apologize for their time together.

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F'ren tried to read what Aisynn might have been feeling from the look in her eyes but he found the woman hard to read. This was another problem, he concluded, with dating someone so young. The generational difference between them and the differing maturity levels made a relationship between them much more difficult. Not that F'ren minded difficulty, if the woman was worth it, and something told him that Aisynn was.

"Haven't you thought about me?" He asked in return, curious to know if perhaps their coupling had simply been in reaction to Issariths' flight. F'ren had experienced enough mating flights that he'd been able to separate his feelings for Aisynn and his feelings from the mating flight. He knew that with or without a mating flight he would enjoy being with Aisynn. Her sweetness and naivety despite being a dragonrider made her even more endearing to F'ren.

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Aisynn looked at F'ren funny. She had just told him she had been thinking of him too. Was he also nervous? Is that why he didn't hear her? She opened up a bit more and gave the man a smile worth a million marks, she let all her feelings show in this smile. She didn't know if he could see the hopes and dreams, how she missed him, and how much she wished he would never leave, all in that one look.

"Silly, I answered this, yes, I have thought about you a lot, and I've missed you." She answered reaching across the table to put her hand on top of his. "You aren't here to tell me thanks babe for the good time and now tell me good bye see ya around sometime? Or to tell me you are sorry it happened, are you?" She asked her eyes filling with tears. "Because trust me F'ren, that isn't how I feel about it." She added pulling her hand back and taking another sip of wine.

Please, please please please, don't hurt me. was what was going through her thoughts.

Shivath stirred on her couch. She felt and heard her riders plea and was confused about her fears and why she was starting to get worried about being hurt. She took it upon herself to seek out a certain brown dragon. Aloroth why is yours here with mine? Mine is starting to get upset, she is afraid yours is going to hurt her. He is not going to do that is he? I do not understand her fear of his saying good bye and why that upsets her. He is all she thinks about, even when she is taking care of me. What does this mean?[/I][/color] The pretty green asked. She was not going to allow the rider to hurt hers, she would not harm him in any way but she could and would speak directly to him if she had too. She shifted her position making noise this time to bring her head further into the room. She knew this would make her presence known to them both. So far she just continued to watch, listen and to monitor hers.

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Aloroth crooned comfortingly in response to Shivath's questions, Do not fret, my lovely Shivath. My rider is here with only good intentions for the well being of yours. He assured the worried green.

F'ren smiled a little at Aisynn's worries and he shook his head, "No, of course not, Aisynn. I'm not the least bit sorry that things happened the way they did and I'm certainly not here to tell you that I don't want to see you anymore. Just the opposite, really." The brownrider admitted as he reached out for the greenrider's hand, "I'd really like us to..." he trailed off searching for words before lifting his shoulders in a shrug, "see where things go."

The brownrider tailed his thumb over the back of Aisynn's hand as he spoke, "I'd love the opportunity to see you every day.. and night." He grinned a bit rakishly at that.

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Tears welled up in Aisynn's eyes. Mostly in relief. And also in joy. He wanted to see where things would go? Grinning like a fool with tears running down her face, she turned her hand over and held his. Reaching across the table for his other hand she looked into F'rens eyes. "I would like that very much."