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The frost-covered leaves and twigs crunched loudly as I walked quickly through the forest, I needed to be quick or he might leave – thinking I had not got his message or that I didn't want to see him – but I really did. It had been brewing inside me now for some time; I just didn't know when to show it… I hated to admit it, but I was really nervous about stuff like this.
I found him sitting on a frost-covered log; he looked up as I drew nearer and issued a happy but sleepy smile. He had bags under his eyes and had a slightly worn-out look about his person. I came up to the log and sat down next to him.
'So…erm… what did you want to talk to me about?' I said quietly, the forest was still and I didn't want to talk too loudly, it was just too eerie for my liking.
'Well… you know all those times when you… you know…' he said looking at a twig he was fumbling with his fingers,
'What?' I said
'When you…kissed me…' he trailed off quietly, the whole forest was now silent, apparently listening to our conversation. I blushed red, he must have seen because he chuckled, then he stood up and said; now very seriously 'I'm sorry, it was stupid to think it… but well... I kind of like you'
'Like me?'
'Like like you' he whispered, he blushed, he was so sweet and brave... I wouldn't have done it myself but he was doing it anyway… showed my so called "bravery".
I felt myself blushing so I looked him straight in the eye, he looked straight back at me with his misty grey eyes, I felt myself blush even more, goodness knows what I look like.
'Look… if were being totally honest then, well… I suppose I like you too…' I trailed off, still staring into his eyes; they were shining brightly compared to the rest of his rather tired looking appearance.
He beamed, and I felt myself beam too, he scooped me up in his arms making me shriek, and embraced me in a massive hug, I returned it and felt a knot rise in my throat, I was finally with torak, after all those years he finally had the courage to do it, I was very grateful, to return the favour, I pulled my self out of the hug grabbed his head and kissed him, he was not shocked, but happy. I did not know how long the kiss went on for, but I wanted it to last forever, but I knew it couldn't... What would fin-kedinn say about this... will he find out... oh! To hell with fin-kedinn, I was of age, I could now do what I wanted and to hell with the consequences.
And what I wanted was to kiss torak, so that is what I did, with this happy thought still in my head I drew back from torak – who was now looking slightly dreamy – and hugged him again, my face embedded in his furry jerkin, it was warm and soft, I felt him rest his head on the top of my head
It started to snow, the first few crystal white flakes gently showered down on us, I smiled to myself, I knew it was going to be okay now... now that I was torak's mate nothing could go wrong for now, I looked up at him and he kissed me full on the mouth, I returned the kiss just as roughly, the fact that I truly loved him hit me like a sack of bricks, I was submerged in this kiss… the one I would remember all my life.