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theme 06: promise?


Elena. Stuck in a tree. With a cat.

… it's not as bad as it sounded.

Unless, of course, it was Rude trying to get Elena to jump, and Elena was refusing to jump because, despite her noble intentions to rescue the cat, had forgotten that she was afraid of heights. As it was, petting the cat was the only source of comfort that she had at the moment.

"… Elena. Please jump." His pleading skills might need some work, but his intentions were direct, and that was what counted at the moment.

"No! I won't. It's… too scary." Terrified, Elena hugged the tree further, clinging to it for her dear life. "I'm not going to jump!"

"… but I'll… I'll catch you." The bald Turk told her, taking deep, calm breaths. "Trust me."

"And what if you don't? What if I'll go splat?"

"Elena…"

"And what about the cat? Will you look after it in my honour and name it 'Laney' and make it a member because of me? 'Cause I want this cat to be friends with Spuhluka, and her fluffy family!"

It was not the first time that Elena had let her imagination run away with her, but it was the first time that Elena heard Rude swear.

"No, Elena, I promise that you won't go 'splat'. I promise that I'll catch you each and every time you jump. And save the cat."

"… you sure…?" It was both a mixture of adorability and annoyance that Elena still retained childlike qualities.

"Yes."

"Okay, but… I'm still not gonna jump. Can you just call Reno and ask him to get the ladder again?"