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His teeth clenched, the griffin crouched like a statue in the broad branches of the tree in which he had spend the last few days and nights on and off. His feathers were puffed out, trying to keep the slight chill that had been creeping over him slowly for the past few days as he had been staking out the estate spread before him. It had been incredibly frustrating, that one place that he had wanted to get to was so very very close, but too far for him to reach all at the same time.

It just wasn't fair.. He hadn't done anything worthy of meriting this treatment, although he didn't look like the perfect court-goer he had never acting like anything but.. Okay.. He admitted he was far more playful than the master of the house would probably like.. But being completely prim and proper was just boring. He had never treated the object of his affection with anything but love and respect. The teasing didn't count. He'd only ever been playing with him.

Usually the boundaries of the estate were protected fiercely by high winds, he had found this one out many a time, but he had never stopped testing to see if he could find weakness. Sadly Don hadn't, and he had resigned himself into waiting out the defensive gales and hurricanes. They couldn't stay there forever. He had managed to catch a chill the past few days he had spent waiting, but at last it seemed that he was finally able to sneak in. It looked very calm, which was a good sign for him, he wasn't entirely sure he wanted to try tackling another hurricane just yet, so eager to take advantage of this rare opportunity he took a flying leap at the wall he had been peering over for the last few days..

And managed to land atop it without incident. He heaved a sigh of relief followed by quite the impressive sneeze, before leaping off the wall into the grounds, only just keeping his balance. Time to find his sweet little blond! He had a good memory.. He still knew exactly how to get to his rooms despite how few times he had managed to come and see him there, and with a strong beat of his wings, he was soon alighting outside his beloveds windows.

He wobbled a little on the narrow ledge as he peered into one of the adjoining rooms of his beloveds main chambers with a pout and taking a small leap he traversed to the next one along, peering in.. Bingo! There he was! With a grin he hopped to the next ledge with biggest dumbest grin plastered across his face.

He hadn't seen his beloved in so very long, he had worried endlessly that his father may have married him off to someone else.. SO far it looked like he was safe though.. He crouched there, admiring the beautiful nymph for a moment longer, reluctant to disturb him just yet.. Until he noticed something. His beloveds eyes.. They weren't how they should have looked.. Not at all! He knocked gently on the pane of glass hoping to get his attention.

For a moment the griffin wondered if his beloved would notice him, an odd feeling of sadness, dread even, creeping over him making him feel oddly heavy, until the beautiful face turned and saw him. He smiled at last, albeit a little desperately as he pawed slightly at the pane of glass keeping him from the light of his life.
"Zassy!" He called to him as the nymph fumbled with the latch to the window, the fastening not loosening fast enough for either of them it seemed. And when at last if had been slid clear, and with considerable restraint, the griffin stepped down from the ledge and opened his arms to the nymph.
"God I've missed you, love.. My Zassy."

Don tried to grin. He was ecstatic of course, that he had finally managed to see his Zassy at long last.. But the overwhelming show of emotion in his beloved also chocked him up as well, he found for a moment in fact that he was at a complete loss of words himself, so he resigned himself to not saying a thing for the moment, just squeezed the nymph all the more against him.
"Z-Zass.." He murmured, pressing his cheek against the blonde hair. He smelt wonderful as always, and never the same twice! It was quite the lovely little quirk, he thought at least, but then he also thought that people might think he was weird for sniffing people randomly.. Bah, Zassy still smelt like.. Well Zassy..

He lifted his head a little whine he finally pulled his head out of his own thoughts long enough to realise that the nymph was in fact gnawing on him, he pulled a face, "Ack! You! Why? Why did you do that..?" He tried a mock whinge at that one.

Don chuckled deeply, tightening his arms around the beautifully curved nymph. Even when he was bordering on a mini argument with him, the slender beauty was still lovely to listen to.
"Oh, okay then! Is it like.. Morse-code, love..?" He teased him ever so gently, rubbing the bridge of his nose over Zassys forehead then over one of the neatly pointed ears.
"Because you know I don't mind either way, love.. Any affection from you is good attention.." He purred softly to him, pressing small butterfly kisses along his beloved cheek and jaw-line, catching sight of those tear-brimmed pools of his eyes.
"Oh love.. Here, calm yourself.." He tightened his embrace once more, soothing his hands up and down the others back, shoulders and sides, "I'm here now, and I'm not going to leave.. Not without a great fight at any rate.." He grinned a little at that one, he'd lost the fight with Zassy's father last time, "I've got some tricks up my sleeve, the your dad wouldn't believe!" He pressed another kiss to the nymphs ear, then his shoulder.
"Oh and I have some good news! My.. Well, my dad's arranging to meet yours.."

Dons feathers puffed up a little at his beloved words, a very strong wave of protectiveness flooding through him. He curled his arms all the more firmly about his beloveds waist, pressing his lips against his pale forehead, "And I said that I would fight again and again until I won you, my love.. I really, honestly, could never be without you which.." He sighed a little sadly at his own words, "Which is why I stooped so low as to ask my father for his help in the matter.." He looked a little ashamed that he couldn't win the love of his life on his own, he also dearly hoped that his beloved wouldn't think any less of his for it either.
"Mrrpph.." He managed as he realised that the kiss Zassy had started to initiate wasn't going to go through. So much for re-assuring him.. But then again.. The words were even more helpful..
"You think so..? Dad is really good at all this courtly.. Stuff.." He managed.. "Apparently I have to dress the part as well though.." He pulled a face at that one, "I'm going to look like a complete and utter ti-.. Idiot, even.."

Don chuckled. The word just seemed funnier coming from someone as sweet as Zassy.. It was a very un-sweet word.
"Well.. Hopefully your dad won't do anything silly and gross like decide that my dad would be a better person for you.. Don't let him find out that he's single.." He urged.. He wouldn't really have put it past his little darlings father to do something like that.. "And.. I'm really glad that you like my dad!" He beamed, burying his nose into Zassys hair again, tightening one arm, bringing the other up to tangle his fingers into the silky golden locks.
"Beacuse.. He really likes you too, I know he does.. I think that he'd really love to have you as part of our family.. And and.. Have you as a son in law.." He seemed to be fishing for things to say for a while.. He couldn't help his conversation drifting slightly whenever he met with the nymph. He really did take the griffins words right away from him..
"I love you, baby.. I really.. Utterly.." He pressed a series of kisses along the leading edge of one of the nymphs ears..