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Amusing it was indeed. Or technically, it would have if he hadn't suddenly felt the dire need to press his nose against hers and rub it; she was, after all, extremely cute in this form. Alas, that would simply not do. Something told him that if he did that, then his reputation would be rather ruined, which would have been a horrible shame given the fact he'd been doing so well up until then. It was a pity she wasn't a minipet, because if she had been he could have indulged and no one would have been the wiser. His situation was doubtlessly unfortunate, to the point Gabrian had to refrain a sigh. The ordeals he willingly got himself into...

Again, he looked like he'd been forcefully yanked out of his thoughts as he refocused his gaze back on her face instead of looking off into the distance, "Hmmmm?" he blinked slightly and seemed to recall what it was he'd been doing before he'd sunk into thought. Clicking his tongue over sharp teeth, still visible as fangs even in this form, he arched a brow, "Oh, you do, don't you? I technically have nothing against your form. I would have found it rather endearing, if you'd managed to shut your mouth long enough, my dear," but then again, if she hadn't talked, he might have eaten her, so he felt the need to rectify that, "Or rather, I might be finding it endearing now, if you'd managed to keep it shut after the initial outburst. Also, I believe the words you are searching for fall more under the lines of 'Magnificent' or 'Charming'."

He listened to her apology and seemed to consider her plea, however, after a few seconds went by, he looked up to the sky with hooded lids, clicked his tongue over his teeth and again and replied with a curt, "No," that said, he pulled the rabbit close into a snug grip and began walking towards campus. The way he held her left for very little space for struggle; he apparently knew how to hold a rabbit (which was mostly due to the fact he owned a lepus guide, but then again, he wasn't going to tell her that). Short of transforming in place and possibly landing them in a rather awkward position, she had few choices left other than endure it, "I think I rather fancy a stroll, myself."

The rabbit's bites didn't really even tickle, mostly due to the fact that... well, Gabrian was wearing gloves, which meant that Alessa's tiny teeth hooked onto the leather, rather than the demon's skin, "Indeed?" he arched a brow as he looked down at her briefly, apparently amused, "I'll let you go, my dear. All in good time though," he was now walking across campus, trying to look nonchalant as he padded along. While it was true that head or two turned, he didn't seem to be attracting that much attention, specially not when one stopped to consider he was walking with a small bundle of cute rabbit held in his arms. Unconsciously, he actually moved his right hand's finger in an almost stroking manor until he caught himself, mentally kicking himself. The movement alone seemed to indicate he was not unused to treating with small animals.

"Or what?" he lowered his gaze at her briefly again, "You'll cute me to death?" it was both an insult and a compliment, all rolled into one, seeing as how he was mocking her lightly and calling her cute, all in one breath, "I suggest you stop squirming and settle down. It will make this much more enjoyable for the both of us," that said, he continued walking on, and it wasn't till a few moments later that the Nix realized just how utterly wrong his choice of words sounded, "And just in case your mind is in the gutter, I meant that in the most innocent way possible," in fact, the Monster Dorms could be seen in the near distance, and if Alessa was calm enough to take in her surroundings, she might have noticed as much, "Short of you shifting and possibly landing us in a much more awkward position, which... while amusing, is not what I'm looking for, there's very little you can possibly do. I would also kindly ask you to stop nipping and potentially slobbering my gloves. They are expensive."

They were now, in fact, very close to the Monster dorms, to the point Gabrian had been slowing his pace down, "And I told you all in due time. That aside, you might find yourself far more successful in your endeavor if you say-" he was effectively cut off as she shifted... while still in his arms. Now, Alessa might have been small in her human form, at least when compared to Gabrian, but still large enough to force gravity into motion.

For a beat, the Nix suddenly found himself with an armful of ghoul, rather than small rabbit, which while awkward, not entirely unwelcome. He blinked once, twice, looking like he had been for the first time since their encounter, effectively thrown for a loop as he stared languidly into her eyes, which were now, curiously, on level with his own due to the fact he was holding her up. Then, of course, gravity decided to remind them both that it did, in fact, exist, and Gabrian began to feel it's pull slowly tipping them over. The fact his arms were... well, occupied, caused him to stumbled back in an attempt regain his balance, until his back hit the trunk of a nearby tree, causing him to stumble onto the ground.

He sat on the ground, now with a lap full of ghoul, and managed to blink owlishly twice again before he frowned, almost as if this had totally not been how he'd envisioned this whole ordeal unfolding in his mind. It made for a rather curious picture to any onlooker, though they were thankfully alone in this part of campus; no one (to his knowledge) had seen him stumble back and fall with the girl still in his arms, "Please," he drawled out the word, effectively finishing his earlier phrase. That said, he seemed to recover, seeing as how his grip around her middle tightened for just a moment as he lifted her off his lap, and dropped her on the ground beside him without much care, "That was utterly unnecessary. And just a touch moronic. I was just trying to take you to your dorm," he was actually managing to sit on the ground elegantly. Almost as if he hadn't just stumbled and fallen to the ground gracelessly.

In all honesty, short of her giving him a lap dance, he was unsure what her motives had been for doing such a thing.

"I don't particularly mind. My sister has carried me around in serpent form - it's quite comfortable, actually," amusingly enough, despite the fact he was not just barely looking up at her, he was managing to keep his tone of voice perfectly neutral, if not particularly bland and uncaring, "You, my dear, have issues."

That said, he suddenly seemed to produce a violin and bow out out of thin air and carefully placed the instrument under his chin. That done, be began to play a hauntingly sad melody, closing his eyes as he sunk into the music; he remain seated against the tree trunk, and never so much as spared her a second glance after his last set of words. The more he played, the more relaxed and content he looked, to the point where... after a few moment, Gabrian was actually smiling faintly, having apparently forgotten all about Alessa's presence.

He was either dismissing her, or had decided that music was far more interesting than her. For the time being anyhow.

It was only when she finally turned her back on him to walk away that one of his eyes opened up; the music never stopped, but that one golden, slit-pupil eyed watched her as she left. When he was sure she was no longer within earshot, the demon cracked a smirk, and then chuckled softly to himself before closing his eye, returning his full attention to the music he was playing.