AN: Short but sweet piece of writing, which I co-wrote with my cousin Nats. So… shout outs to her, and I hope you all enjoy!

Max ran as though chased. She couldn't wait to get there…to get to him

She could hear her heart thumping. Longing for his touch. Just to be with him again…to be held by him again. His arms made her feel safe like no other place could.

He could be so gentle, so loving. It was a side of him that no one else had ever seen.

He was after all, a Familiar. Love and kindness were not imprinted on the souls of his kind, as they are most people. They were things, which had to be learnt. Love had been a lesson he had learnt…it had been a lesson that she had taught him.