Blue eyes wasn't really in the mood to eat his mind was more on Angel than anything else Blue Eyes along with everyone else looked up at seeing Maurice standing in the door

"She awake" he signed Blue Eyes got up & went straight to her sighing Caesar went after him Angel was sitting up in the hut enjoying theBeta Reader+ food Blue Eyes had left for her looking at her leg she wended in pain but on hearing Blue Eyes she looked up & smiled Caesar stayed by the door & watch as his son tended to the human female cleaning the blood off her leg Blue eyes sat close to Angel before looking to his father signing

"I will stay here tonight" Caesar looked long & hard at his son

"& what of Kali?" Blue Eyes just grunted but left the two alone

"I never thanked you… well all of you, you saved my life" Angel started but Blue Eyes lifted his hand to stop her from speaking looking deeply at one another he placed his forehead on hers before saying

"Why in the woods, not safe….." Blue Eyes wrapped a strong arm around her & pulled her close to him, for reasons unknown to him he needed to feel her Angel cuddled up to him not saying anything for some time

"I….came to find you, I needed to make sure you were happy" Angel said waiting to hear what he would say next Blue Eyes was sad & happy at the same time sad that she was hurt but happy that she'd come to find him

"I have…" he trailed off Angel looked at him waiting for him to finish but he never did the night drew on & Kali waited for Blue Eyes to come to her sitting alone on the stone steps

"Why you so sad?" Ash asked coming to sit next to her looking at him she just pointed to the hut Angel was in

"He still with her, doesn't want to see me just her" she said bitterly I mean what was so important about that human any way not like he'd never seen one before Ash cocked his head then scratched it

"Blue Eyes?" she nodded "She his friend he's just making sure she's ok I'm sure he'll come before long" & with that he bid her goodnight & headed for his family hut Kali sat waiting & waiting looking up at the hut before sighing heading for her own family hut Blue Eyes was still tending to Angel's leg when she placed her hand on his he looked up

"You said you'd been with someone the last time we spoke who was it?" Blue Eyes shrugged before looking at her Angel waited for him to answer & after a while he just uttered one name

"Kali." Angel frowned trying to remember witch one Kali was or even who she was to Blue Eyes "Kali friend" the moon was out & full & the sky was bright with stars Angel shivered a little cold Blue Eyes saw this & again wrapped strong arms around her pulling her close to him Angel despite her pain slowly drifted off safe & happy in Blue Eyes' arms Blue Eyes looked down & smiled pulling her ever closer to him he too went to sleep.

Morning came before too long & Blue Eyes woke to his baby brother jumping on him smiling he let Angel sleep a little longer before he played with his brother going to great his parents in their hut he went off in search of Kali to ask her to join him for breakfast but was shocked to find she was again with Koba making his way over to them before sitting next to Kali. Blue Eyes was a little confused when she got up & moved away from him Koba signed "She seems angry with you, what did you do?"

Blue Eyes shrugged before going to find her seeing her sitting alone with her back to him

"What's wrong?" he asked but again she got up & moved away from him not answering his question watching after her Blue Eyes watched as Kali greeted Ash warmly before he came to sit with his friend

"Still upset with you huh?" Ash signed to his friend looking at Blue Eyes' puzzled look

"When did she become upset with me?" he asked baffled at why Kali was so upset with him

"She waited for you to come to her last night but you didn't as you were with the human" Blue Eyes frowned then looking up at Angels hut he saw her trying to make her way down to join them, Blue Eyes again went to help her & handing her food smiling warmly at her Ash just looked on along with many other apes Kobe through his food down glaring at the human left he would have nothing to do with this pitiful thing seeing Kali sitting alone Koba joined her

"Blue Eyes with human again" Koba signed almost mirroring the mood Kali was in. Kali looked over to watch as Blue Eyes was sitting close to Angel,

"Ash was right…. We never should have brought her here we should have left her where we found her" Kali said bitterly more to herself more then to Koba

*Later that day*

Rocket was eating when Caesar came over to greet his friend,

"Where son?" he asked

"With the human & Blue Eyes" Rocket said pointing Caesar made his way over to where the young bloods & human female were sitting giving Angel a grunt & a nod he greet his son & Ash looking at her leg Caesar looked at Angel with concern in his eyes he knew if the wound got infected the human would most likely become sick or worse die. He turned & made his way to Rocket

"Soon humans will come looking for her, need to get word to humans she is here" he signed to his friend

"Humans will not be happy," Rocket signed back Caesar thought for sometime as to what to do.

"I will find the humans that came tell them where she is they will take her" Rocket looked over to them & then spotted Koba

"What about Koba?" Rocket signed Caesar looked puzzled but followed his old friends gaze seeing Koba was snarling & glaring at the human Caesar nodded Blue Eyes was happily shoving Ash when Koba came up to them

"Your mother is calling for you" he signed to Ash & with that the young ape went to find her Koba sat down next to Blue Eyes eyeing Angel with disgust he stated to Blue Eyes just why Kali was so upset with him to Kali Blue Eyes was putting the needs of this human above the needs of his mate. Blue Eyes again repeated that he had not yet asked Kali Koba swaggered off leaving the young ape with the human.

Soon after breakfast Blue Eyes offered to take Angel to the water fall close to where he'd found her the day before Angel smiled as they went to make their way out of the village Kali followed the two but kept out of sight watching Blue Eyes fawn all over the human confused her she watched as Angel put her arms around Blue Eyes' next as she hopped alongside him Blue Eyes didn't seem to mind it was taking some time but soon came to relies that they'd never get to the falls at this rate so he fetched a horse scooping Angel up in his arms he gently lifted Angel onto the horses back then hopped on behind her wrapping his arms around her waist tightly Angel just leaned back onto him enjoying the embrace

*At the waterfall*

Blue Eyes tethered the horse to a nearby branch & then very gently lift Angel down off the horse he knew she needed to clean her wound so gently lowered her into the water while he waited for her on the shore the water was cold & made Angel shiver a little but she soon got used to it

"Blue, you coming in? the waters great" she said lightly splashing him with water just on his lower legs Blue Eyes just smiled & stayed put something caught his eye was there something moving in the bushes? Blue Eyes not wanting to alarm Angel told her to "stay" Blue Eyes was torn between investgainting what was in the bushes & keeping his watchful eye on Angel in the end he went to see what it was Kali for a short time lost sight of Blue Eyes trying to find where he'd gone she didn't see him coming up behind her.

Puzzled Blue Eyes signed

"What are you doing in the bushes?" embarrassed she'd be found she just looked at the ground, Blue Eyes smiled warmly at her holding out his hand Kali hesitated before taking his hand but in the end did "Come" he said leading her back to Angel the two apes sat watching Angel without saying a word when Kali asked

"What is this human to you? You act differently with her….." Blue Eyes looked at her thinking with a half smile he uttered

"She's my friend." Kali eyed Angel trying to read both her & Blue Eyes this human seemed to have some type of hold over Blue Eyes & Kali didn't like it.

Blue Eyes held out a hand to help Angel out of the river gently picking her up in his arms then checking over her leg, the water seemed to have helped or at least for the moment the wounds were still deep & the bruising was now starting to show

"Angel still hurting?" he asked his voice full of concern again something that hadn't gone unnoticed by Kali Angel smiled shaking her head

"Not as much" she said sweetly Kali handed Blue eyes some berries she'd found then just dropped the ones she had for Angel next to her, she certainly wasn't going to fawn over her a fact that Angel hadn't missed as the three sat eating berries together Kali purposely place her head on Blue Eyes' shoulder Angel & Blue Eyes shared a look but again he made no attempt to move Kali from him Angel just looked away & down to the water Blue Eyes held out his hand for her to take which she did the three watched the sun setting before Kali placed at small kiss on Blue Eyes' lips "come to me later" she said before getting up heading back to the village Blue Eyes looked at Angel sheepishly

"So she's the one huh?" Angel said trying to keep her tone light Blue Eyes shrugged avoiding looking Angel in the eyes, Angel made up her mind there & then that Blue Eyes was worth fighting for they both felt something although she wasn't sure what it was but she knew he felt something for her Blue Eyes seemed to be lost in his own thoughts when it happened Angel pulled his face to hers & placed a passionate kiss on him taken Blue Eyes again by total surprise , although it took him a few seconds he returned the kiss with the same heat he'd received it…. Confused & excited with a good amount of guilt he gently took her in his arms again & placed her on the horses back before hopping up behind her wrapping his strong arms around her waist heading back to the village

*did that really just happen* Angel thought to herself the two made their way back without another word