It's amazing how life treats you. One day you're climbing to the top of a mountain and the next you could be fighting your way out of the bottom of the ocean. I found myself in one of those weird spirals. One day I was fighting and hunting monsters for a living, the next I was cuddled with a Rathian in the middle of the desert. Not that I complained about it, it wasn't like our first week where I couldn't do anything because of my lack of armor or anything, but more like how ironic it was that I found last night more comfortable than any other encounter I ever had with a human.

Sure, I am a virgin and thus have no previous experience with women, but I have shared time with them and certainly none seemed to fulfill me in anyway, Leyla did. In some way she filled some weird void I had inside that I was not even I was aware I had. Did that made me weird? Probably. Did I care…Not anymore. At the week I spent in the village regaining my bearings I found myself thinking over the weird kidnapper constantly, and the week that followed I found myself incapable of parting completely from her side. Not sure if Stockholm Syndrome or something else, but I was certain, my time with Leyla was amazing. Perhaps it's just the fact I'm sex depraved…

I felt Leyla stir behind me and I turn to meet her, "Morning Lupo." She says.

I yawn and stretch, "Mornin' Leyla, how long you've been awake?"

"Not for long," she replied.

"Me neither," I tell her moving to face her.

"I noticed," she tells me. "I heard your breathing change."

I nod, "Cool."

Silence fell on us as I got to the pond and began washing up. I was almost done when Leyla spoke once more.

"Last night, what you did, what was that?" she asks.

I frown and turn to her, "The same thing you did to me that week you kidnapped me to keep me in chains."

Leyla turned to look at the distance before turning to me once more, "I had mates, before and none achieved that which you did."

I froze at her words. Of course she's had sex before, she's a Rathian for crying out loud…then why did I want to punch whatever Rathalos she slept with. It's a ridiculous subject, a hunter punching Rathalos. Laughable but the anger inside of me was real.

"You don't say," I told her finishing and standing.

"You seem different," Leyla says watching as I allowed the sun to dry my skin.

"What? Me? Don't be ridiculous. I'm perfectly fine," I tell her, but I could hear the immense sarcasm drifting out of my mouth.

Leyla watched me over and I swallowed hard. She can't make me utter a word, I will NOT utter one word. I don't care how I can feel her gaze on my back, drilling to the back of my skull; weighting on my back as I slowly start to slouch because of the pressure.

"Lupo?"

"It's nothing," I tell her. "Nothing is wrong. Nothing at all."

"Does this behavior have something to do with yesterday's odd act?" she asked curiously.

I tense up at her words. I might have totally forgotten about the kiss we shared last night…or I might have not. Either way I shook my head at the thought that now apparently engraved itself into my brain.

"No," I told her. "This has nothing to do with yesterday's kiss."

"Kiss?" Leyla asks.

"Yeah," I tell her walking to my armor.

"What is a kiss?"

I freeze once more and swallow. I can't tell her what it means. She can't find out. Thousand of thoughts swim through my head and I try and find a reply; however when I opened my mouth another noise interrupted me.

"Aw YES," we hear a female voice say.

"Yeah baby, tell me what you want," replied a male voice.

"I want you," the women replied.

Moaning and groaning followed the voices. I swallowed but Leyla moved over to the action. I followed closely as I got my leggings on. When we reached the area, I wish we hadn't.

Two hunters I've never seen before were on itm quite heavily I might add; hands all over each other, deep breathing and clumsy kissing all over the place. The atmosphere was thick with hormones and I could barely control the urge to look away. It was so…uncomfortable. Leyla on the other hand found herself interested on the action, her eyes barely leaving the scene.

"What are they doing?" asked Leyla.

However her question was answered as the dude got off his leggings and thrust to the female hunter–who I hadn't notice was also naked.

"They're mating," said Leyla amazed.

"We should go," I told her walking away from the scene. "If they find you they won't be gentle."

Leyla turned to me, "So the kiss is a mating urge?"

I froze half way through putting on my breastplate, "What?"

"Does kissing mean you accept me as a potential mate?"

I finish my equipment in silence before turning to Leyla, "Yeah…It's an action when we... we care for someone greatly. But on the lips, it's usually for a mate."

"OH YEAH!"

I groaned, those damned hunters aren't making my job easier.

Leyla processed this and walked to me. She leaned in real close and licked my cheek.

"I accept your kiss," she tells me to which I blink.

"What?"

"I do not mind," she says turning. "If you wish to mate with me, I will consent it."

"What?"

Leyla chuckled, "Speechless?"

"What?"

She chuckled once more and raised her wings, "I'll be heading off now Lupo. We'll meet once more and we may speak of this again."

"What? Wait, yeah. Sure," I told her taking a step back.

Leyla took off and I found myself alone in the desert as behind me a voice yelled, "I'm cumin!"

Later that day I found myself in the hall taking a drink. I was shocked at the revelation. Leyla wouldn't mind having sex with me? That was preposterous. We were different. She was a monster and I'm a human, the hell was I supposed to do in this situation. Worst of all why was I considering it?

I groaned and swallowed the contents from my cup, feeling the heat travel down my throat.

"Hello there Lupo," someone interrupted me.

I look up to see trouble maker trio.

"Drinking alone," said Cain climbing in the seat facing me.

I shrugged, "Better than having spiraling thoughts."

He nodded and Mark and Bert joined us seating on each side, "What you thinking about?"

I shrugged again, "Stuff."

"Been spacin' out a lot since the pink Rathian," said Bert taking a drink.

"Shit happens," I tell him staring into space.

"Guess so," said Mark rising his cup. Bert and he drank the contents in one swing. I cringe a little even though I just drank that exact same thing in the exact same way.

"Well I'll be heading home," I told them getting up.

"Actually I wanted to ask you," said Cain. "What took you so long in the liver quest?"

I raised an eyebrow, "What about it? Ever gone gathering after a quest?"

"Yes, but it doesn't take the entire night," he mentions.

I shrug, "Lost track of time, we're hunters we don't spend lots of time here anyway."

I leave the guild and head home; my mind once again being consumed by thoughts of Leyla. I feel my leggings tighten and I sigh. It's gonna be one long night.