As darkness descended as the moonlight curtains opened for the starlight show, Afi's stomach got bombarded with thousands of tiny butterflies struggling to break free. Waiting until complete darkness she tiptoed out towards the waterhole, the water a murky blue reflecting the sky perfectly.

Her rogue was already waiting, perhaps almost eagerly, for her arrival. With a short almost awkward greeting he led the way, illuminated by carefully placed fireflies. Each one leading her further, further away from her comfort net of her family; this should worry her, yet instead it filled her with constant pumping adrenaline.

Soon the row of fireflies stopped to show a small grassy plane surrounded by small flowery bushes. The young male, whose identity still renamed unknown, sat glancing at her. Blushing softly to herself, she quickly trotted over to him, keeping a reasonable amount of distance between them.

A short amount of silence followed before the young male spoke hoarsely "Zuri."

It took her a few moments to understand what he was referring to, but once she figured it out she replied "oh, I'm Afi."

"I know, I've been watching you," he responded darkly, his eyes making sure to lock onto her hers.

A part of her felt incredible concerned and scared for her well being, while the other, the more irrational side found this exciting and also charming. He rolled over onto his back, indicating with his paw that she should copy, to gaze at the stars. Sharply he pointed out each constellation, fascinating Afi to no end.

She giggled, and Zuri looked at her intrigued "that one looks butterfly." She informed waving her paw somewhere in the direction she meant.

He paused for a minute before nodding in an agreement, "yes it does, but that's not the point."

"I know that, but still its fun."

He looked at her disbelievingly, "that is not my idea of fun." He said dryly.

Interested she rolled over on her side so she could get a better look at his face. His teal eyes held so much of his past: past love; past joy, past pain burned the brightest cutting her joyful soul. Under closer inspection he was rather handsome, impressively handsome, as she found herself wrapped up in his aurora that surrounded him.

Waiting a few more seconds to see if she was to say anything else he elaborated "after being on my own, looking out for my own I forget to make time for fun."

This honestly pained her, making it her mission to ensure this gets sorted. No one, no matter how old in her eyes should forget how to have fun. Standing up she started to run in different directions, making Zuri follow her out of curiosity. After a while his frustration died down, and enjoyment came to shine on his features. A light smile caught Afi's attention making her pause to a halt. This sudden stop nearly made Zuri charge into her. They stared at each other as their rapid breathing became neutral, smiles of content never wavering from their features.

Flashing another smile, the young male flicked his mane out from his eyes and gently ordered "follow."

Completely rapped up in the moment, Afi followed instinctively not bothering to think through the consequences of her action. To her a level of trust was built up, one that did not seem likely to be broken so early on, he seemed safe, reliable. So wandering to the horizon, could only mean a series of adventures would be waiting for her, so her life could finally begin to pick up. He held the excitement she craved for, to her that's all that matters.