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He had no words. None. He couldn't even begin to think of any that would suit. Numbly he went about picking up the loot but that wasn't what he wanted.

It was like she'd won him in a game, during a prize.

If he was to be prey for anyone, he'd gladly be prey for her. Without question. His core stuttered and pulsated oddly as his hand reached out and grasped hers and he simply waited for her to be ready.

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As soon as he reached out for the loot, she bent down to pick some up as well. But his quiet was worrying her. He slid his hand inside of hers, and her own hand closed around it, staring at it curiously. This was hand holding. This was what he wanted.

"Oh."

The word was breathed out with a sudden sense of understanding. And maybe just a little awe.

She pocketed her loot and waved her axe at the other two who'd fought with them, smiling at them simply because she'd finally learned how to smile. "Bye!" She called out to them, as she left the arena.

Without letting go of the smiling man's hand.

It was a little out of a scene from a cartoon movie where fuzzy creatures learned what love is (twitterpated). She pulled him along and he simply followed though he did cast a backward glance and uttered a sudden, "BYE!"

It was rude to leave his friends without a farewell.