Lieschel
Uncertainty flashes through his eyes. She thinks nothing of his wariness, knowing (hoping) that it would be all okay in the end. It has been so long since she had felt another some one cuddling her (denying herself to forget, to be strong). She closes her eyes briefly as his heat soothes something she didn't know she had been missing. And then his shoulder brushes more against hers and she has to stop herself from leaning into him. She steadies herself, her ears flickering when he starts to answer her questions.
Those brown eyes turn to peer at him, neck twisting just slightly as she manages a smile at his stuttering. "You're lucky. Not everyone gets adopted." She manages to say without any rancor, instead with only a tad bit of wistfulness. She sighs when he is done. Both seem to lose themselves in their thoughts. Nevi's was thinking of words and their labels. Lieschel was thinking of what it would be like to live in a place like he did.
But his nose brushes her and brings her back to the present. "Hmm?" She takes a minute to realize he hadn't actually said anything. "Oh, it's ok." She says after she realizes it had been an accident. Her smile curling into an absent smile almost automatically. (From belligerent to lonely to almost smiling, she is giving me whiplash.)
She manages to see that guilt creeping in his face even before she answers, her eyes still on him. She aches to go find a home now, aches to have others love her even as he had been so lucky, but she certainly didn't want to make him feel bad. So she passes the pain off, pushes it to the side and totally avoids his question. It's not quite as subtle as she would like it to be. "What are they all like? Are they nice to you?" She tilts her head to the side, her breath mingling with his briefly.
She turns to look out the cave, looking towards the opening that looms in front of them. The Playground was supposed to be a fun place. A place to get away from the Den. Maybe when they were done they could go play, although she suspects neither of them will really be into it.
That awkward moment when you're laughing so hard but no noise comes out so you sit there clapping like a retarded seal.