Your World

Family

You sat in silence with the bitty, the two of you lost in thoughts not quite owned by you. The sky was lightening up outside as you both were as awake as you were last night. Your eyes were tired, and you constantly fought off sleep, trying to think of the consequences of being caught by Patience. You had brought him out of his comfort zone, so you'd do the best to make sure he was safe.

Copper however was purely awake by his thoughts about you. He didn't know what to think. Part of him wanted to stay, the part that knew it'd be good for his family, the part that was lazy, the part that wanted to stay with her himself. But another part of him was purely selfish, begging him to make off with his family and leave her high and dry. Make sure they were still reliant on him. Remind them why he could be the only one to protect them.

Scrrch. Copper jumped as a loud noise resounded behind him. Spinning he found Y/N face down on the ground, soft snores coming from her unconscious body. Copper looked her up and down, taking the moment to study her.

She was definitely different than he had first thought. She was strong and horrible with emotions. She fought way too much and this was of earning respect. She had laid her soul bare to him, both emotionally with her speech and physically by giving him her name. She was trying awfully hard to make him comfortable, to make him happy.

He smiled softly as he watched your hair lift with static electricity, before falling down. Maybe you weren't so bad. Jumping down off the couch Copper shuffle closer to you, curling up by your stomach. It was rather warm here, just by you. He idly wondered why. Whatever. It's perfect to sleep.

....

You grinned happily. Copper was staring wide eyed as you stood into the center of some kind of town. Except nothing was here. When they had woken up you had told him you had to run an errand in town before heading home, and he had agreed.

You strolled happily through a copse of tall barren trees, ash falling around you like rain. Actually, Copper held out a hand to check, yeah it was raining too. The trees were large, even by human, er Exorian standards. They stretched towards the sky, their bough large and daunting. The actual trunks twisted and turned, as if trying to escape. The roots were actually above the sand like ground, similar to mangroves. The roots were huge and arched over you both. Finally you paused, sniffing the air around you.

"Mmmm. There it is. Smells like Ace has just finished a new batch too. Damn." You stopped your sniffing to snap your fingers comically. "Of course it has to be that asshole. The dude'll make me sing again." You sighed unhappily, but shrugged. Cobalt was more important.

Copper looked a you in slight worry, turning as he realized your gaze was purely on a knot rather high up in the tree.

"Is there a different-"

Your wings spread and you immediately jumped, gaining air. Copper clung tighter to your shoulder, watching as the ground left him. You flew up to the bar, letting yourself in. You fell inside, laughing as dust raised around you. Copper sat up slightly disoriented as you did the same.

"Shakaal Cya!" Ace greeted you.

"Shakaal Ace!" You greeted back, a tad less lively. You stood up fully, shaking Aces calloused hand. Drawing away you could study him closer. He was tall, taller than you finally. Two cat like ears twitched on top of his head and a fuzzy tail curled around both of yours. His hands resembled paws and were soft to the touch. How wings expanded, the fluffy things making you giggle.

"Hoiil roein te placi?"

"About 6 minutes. Just wanted to grab some of your Naake first." His expression soured into one of mock disappointment.