tampered | Log; Ongoing

When; today
Rating; G
Characters; Haruka

onikui & Zaheela

henkonasuisho
Summary; Birdy goes flying, kitty comes watching.
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A fine afternoon with the sun receding into cloud-covered skies over the horizon was exactly the type of afternoon that Haruka preferred to fly in. There would be no light to blind his eyes as he headed straight up or would there be flurries of morning birds to get in his way. It had been a few days since he had mentioned testing his flight against the bindings of the city, but he hadn’t actually conducted the experiment yet. His commenters had suggested there might be dire outcomes and one even mentioned some object called a spaceship, which Haruka still had yet to understand.

He was still going to try it anyways. He was trapped in the city, dead or alive, there wasn’t too much to lose if he failed… besides said dire consequences, but he would take his chances. He had asked Zaheela to stay with him as a spotter, just he case he did fall, at least someone would be there to pick up the pieces.

"Sorry to trouble you for this." He said, turning to face the mage by his side, "but it’s something I have to do, if only to prove to myself that I’ve really exhausted all possible methods of escape."

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Stubbornness be damned, Haruka wasn’t going to allow her to hobble back to the city on a crutch. She had done more than he had hoped for by saving their necks, the very least he could do was help her back home, all he needed were a few more minutes for the stunned feeling to drift away.

"Don’t bother." He gave her a pointed look that suggested she should sit down and patiently be carried like a princess back into the city or stay stubborn which meant he would toss her over his shoulders and carry her back like a sack of potatoes. He would much rather not have to fight her over acrutch.

Zaheela was never the one to submit to such looks, and she was a far cry from the princess type, needing to be pampered or too delicate to take some pain. She was a knight, a servant of her country, blah blah blah. Point being, she wouldn't be carried if she could so help it.
"It'd be hard to walk back without properly binding it." She countered, acting as if she didn't hear him or see his silent command. "It's not a long walk, i'll live."

Haruka gave a sigh before finally standing up, the stun to his head now mostly gone and he was ready to make the trek back to the city of chaos. "It would all be a lot faster if you just came along quietly." Why bind in the forest and struggle for sticks when all she needed to do was let Haruka take her back into the city, sure, they would be a little slower than they were walking in but it was only half an hour at most. He went up to Zaheela, took hold of her by her mid section and before another word could be said, tossed her over his shoulder like the aforementioned sack of potatoes.

"We'll be back soon."

If her tail wasn't out of commission, it would of stood straight up. She sputtered as she was tossed across his shoulder, like a sack of flour and held there by a careful arm around her knees, far away from the break.
"H-HEY! I'm fine!" She argued, contrary to the reality of her state. "Put me down already!" She struggled as much as she could, though she was exhausted ~~not that she'd ever admit it~~, beating on his back slightly.
"I'm not a maiden in need of rescuing, so... AUGH!" She fumed and angrily cursed.

"You can’t walk, your tail can’t move and you quite obviously can’t use your magic. Therefore, the best thing now would be to kindly let me take you back and to stop pounding on my back" He winced, while he was cushioned by her during the fall, he still felt rightly sore and bruised everywhere, being pounded on didn’t help matters either.

She was also very vocal, which normally would probably blend right into the noise of the city but this was the forest and the type of company around was very different. "And I would rather not draw any attention to us, if I remember correctly, there are a variety of beasts roaming around here. Neither of us are ready to fend off any."

"I can too, it's just not something I'd rather do." She grumbled, unwilling to admit she had exhausted herself in flight and decent. The logic he presented was enough to quiet her and cause her to stop pounding on his back, but it still wasn't enough to make her stop sulking. It would take a little time before her body had absorbed enough energy from their surroundings and in that period of time one could easily be eaten.

She huffed and lay across his shoulder, feeling guilty that she had caused him further discomfort, but part of her ached to slap him across the back to get her message across. She would comply for now, but once they were safely back in the city, she would force him to let her walk some of the distance back. Or at least try too...

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