There she was, chasing more creatures for their dinner. Using the technique of a "trap", but occasionally she would still hunt like her parents had raised her to do. After all, she would always be a Crood. He couldn't help but watch her from afar, admiring her, envying her. She was strewn with imperfections and perfections and he couldn't get enough as he rested his chin in the palm of his hand, hiding in the tall grass.
She wouldn't catch him spying on her anyway; she was too focused. Another thing he loved about her. Eep was unlike anyone he had ever met before. She had no problem being herself. That was a beautiful thing. He had met girls in the past, had crushes, even kissed others, but he couldn't even begin to imagine what it must feel like to kiss her. Soft pink lips, the way they moved, the way they said his name- how she spoke of tomorrow.
Lost in his thoughts he realized she wasn't there anymore. He had to run back home, she would wonder why she wasn't waiting with the rest of the family. As he stood up from his crouched position, he was turning when he was met with a, "Waiting for me?" Eep beamed. Guy stumbled backwards, she was always catching him by surprise. Eep offered him a hand to help him up and he smiled. Once standing he shook his head, "Nope, I was getting appetizers. Couldn't find any." He said.
Eep's eyebrows knitted together, "Appetizers?" She asked.
Guy nodded, "What you eat before the actual meal." He explained. Eep began to laugh, "If we got two different dinners we could have one today and one for tomorrow. So I wouldn't have to hunt or set traps." She said. Guy chuckled in response and grabbed her hand as they walked back to the family. They had done a lot of handholding on their trip here, but only a few times had their father caught them. With her other hand, she was dragging the bird she had caught. It had seemed to give up the fight to live, but she knew actually roasting it would be another challenge all in itself. She welcomed that.
Challenges- Eep didn't mind testing boundaries, but Guy did. Handholding, hugging, kissing… He didn't want Grug to kill him, and even after the heartfelt moments they had shared, he knew that at the end of the day Eep was still his little girl and always would be.