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Xavirne
Plagg, claws out!
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12-10-2013, 02:14 PM
The second Ana shifted, Ryker's eyes opened. The narrow iris soon dilated to its usual size. Within a split second, his body was lightly propping up the woman's shivering body. Cooing lightly to her, he tried to calm the woman. A father's intuition kicked in, telling Ryker now was the time to coddle the lass and ease her nerves.
Chumana seemed to scared; the poor girl must have had a nightmare. It had been a while since she last had one this bad. Whatever the dream held must have been enough to push her from her slumber. Looking at her arm, he could see the remnants of the ground in it. She must have been rather started to smash her injured arm into the ground. Loose rocks on the floor also told him that she hit her head on the ceiling. What on earth went through her mind? What would cause her to shake like this? Her forehead looked sweaty and her complexion was far lighter than he ever recalled. She looked as white as a ghost and the look in her eyes seemed so hollow and lonely.
Pulling her into his chest, Ryker embraced her. His grip was tight enough to reassure her that she was safe, but it wasn't overly tight so that it would choke her to death. "Shhh, it'll be okay, Ana. I'm here and I won't let anything happen to you," he whispered into her ear. Brushing her hair ever so lightly with his hands, he pushed the locks behind her ears. His chin rested against her forehead now and his body rocked ever so gently back and forth. When she was younger, he would use this tactic to lull her into a sleep. It was his silent lullaby. If she didn't fall asleep within the first five minutes, he would start singing, further calming her. But those were during her younger days. Still, Ryker wondered if it would be wise to try it now.
"Woke up on the right side of the bed. What's up with this Prince song inside my head? Hands up if you're down to get down tonight cuz it's always a good time." He sang in his bubbly as usual voice. Ryker had one of those lighthearted voices that you might not actually expect to come from him. Then again, it was Ryker. He was also friendly and nice, so it made sense that his singing voice be the same.
Nuzzling her cheek, he tried to get the woman to sing along with him. Ryker taught Ana the song a while back. He always took the male parts and she the female parts. For the chorus they would sing together, just like the song was recorded to be.
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