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Rishima looked down at the hand that Gerraden had taken hold of before the younger male gave it a squeeze. It was as though he was trying to tell him that everything would be alright without using his words to do so. Maybe... maybe he was right? Maybe he wasn't in need of a weapon today and things would be fine. He'd already cleared the dangerous ones after all so now he didn't really have to worry. They could just enjoy themselves... unless they went outside the bounds of what Rishima had cleared. The thought came to mind but he instantly forced the thought away, instead wanting to trust that this would go swimmingly.

As Gerraden told him that he'd love the place he gave a nod of his head and move to follow along after Gerr. This would be alright. This would all go alright. He wanted... no needed to believe it. He needed to believe that it would be alright because both of them were unarmed.

Lifting his mismatched gaze he followed the direction in which Gerraden was pointing, "Not far? Hmm... I don't mind it just being a walk. We don't have to rush there... unless you're planning something that you want to hurry to?" Hard to say what Gerraden was planning though he did know that from time to time he did seem to space off into his own world, seemingly thinking really deep and hard on... something. It was those sorts of plots that Rishi was a touch curious about though he never bother Gerraden about it.

As they walked along Rishima's antennae gave a rapid twitch as they walked along. The look of concern on his face seemed to start to slowly fade and was slowly replaced instead by a look that appeared a bit more relaxed. This walk wasn't all that bad, was it? In fact it might be more like the opposite, it was... nice. Made even more so when he saw that there weren't any dangerous creatures around at the moment. That meant that they could... actually enjoy themselves without worry?

His attention was pulled away from the area around him and back to Gerraden. He starred at him for a moment as he was pulled along toward at a quicker pace all of a sudden, "Gerr?" It took a moment of speed walking before he found himself standing there at the pretty pond. He looked around, taking it all in, before looking back toward Gerraden, "Ahhh... wow. This place seems so peaceful." He wondered how he'd missed it until now... but then again he tended to search for dangerous things, not peaceful things.

Turning to Gerraden he gave him a smile and said, "It's wonderful. You must have been guided by both Seren and Aisha to find such a place."

Rishima turned to look over at Gerraden, then forward again, gazing over the area, "I... yes. It's something that I have a hard time with..." The idea of relaxing was just something that he wasn't all that good at. He'd spent so much time trying to get stronger, to get in better with his sisters, and so on. When it all came down to it though he wondered if right here was where he was meant to be. Instead of being on the Chibale Isles he was here with Gerraden... and he felt he was happier then he would have been if he was alone on the isles.

Turning to look over at Gerraden he gave him a smile, "You have a relaxing influence on me, Gerr. I should definitely spend more time around you and less time around... well, scary things that put me more on edge and on guard."

"Walking first, then food? That sounds good." It meant being a bit on guard because they didn't know what was in the area but at the same time he didn't want to worry. He wanted to just enjoy himself even though he knew that it was difficult for him to do. Here was hoping that if he stuck close to Gerraden that he'd be able to remain calm and relaxed.

The kiss from Gerraden was a more then welcome thing, one that allowed him to relax that much more. It seemed that when it came to these sorts of things that Gerraden was leagues ahead of him... but maybe that was a good thing. It meant that everything that Rishima wasn't all that good at Gerraden was. He could learn from him what he should and should not do in these sorts of situations.

Giving a smile he nodded, "Alright, let's see what we can find." He wasn't quite sure the goal of finding something within the pond but Gerraden seemed to be quite excited over the venture. As such, so long as they did so in a careful manner, he didn't see why they couldn't explore the pond to find 'something neat'. Giving a smile he moved to follow along after Gerraden, curious what it was that he was searching for so earnestly. It must really be something interesting if you asked him. As such he felt that he really did want to help Gerraden out with his searching... though first he'd need to know what their goal was.

"Is there something in particular that we are looking for, Gerr?" He asked as he moved carefully around the edge of the pond, not quite ready to go into it. At least until he made sure there weren't any odd creatures lurking within it.

Rishima paced for a moment at the edge of the water before he stepped into the shallows. It was a small pond, it wasn't all that deep, and that meant that it should be more then safe for Gerraden to explore. He listened closely while inspecting the water, trying to picture the creature that Gerraden might be talking about but found himself struggling a little. As odd as it was to think about he didn't know a ton about small, more amiable beasts. He was more interested in the big ones because those were the ones that he would find himself needing to chase off or put down.

"It's... odd... but I don't know if I have. I mean... I tended to more look out for dangerous beasts. If it was something small and cute I might have missed it completely since it wouldn't have really have garnered my attention." He gave a smile and said, "Therefore it might be something you have more knowledge about then I do."

As Gerraden came toward him Rishima started to lift his hands toward him... only to watch him fall forward into the water. Giving a squeak he took a couple hurried steps toward him... only to slip on the same mossy goo... and found himself landing on Gerraden. Mismatched eyes going wide he gasped out, "I'm sorry! Are you alright?" Way to go about trying to save him he found to himself, cheeks going red.

Rishima fretted for a moment, wanting to make sure that Gerraden was in fact completely alright... when he found himself being suddenly dragged closer. It was as he found himself hugged so tightly that he realized the position that they were in. He blinked slowly before his blush seemed to spread further, "Ahhh... I..." There were no words, instead just him feeling a bit embarrassed over the whole thing. Mostly because his mind had started to wander toward things far more interesting then fish but he was made to remember that they were out in the open and not at home.

His antennae set to rapidly twitching as Gerraden gave his hair a tug and he said, "I am... glad to hear that I am better in your mind then a fish, Gerraden. I might be really worried otherwise." With that he leaned in to give Gerraden a kiss. He was already right here so... he might as well, right? If anyone interrupted or spied on them he'd just have to chase them off!