I don't think this is living [M] [Archived]

[Medievarad]

She arched an eyebrow. "How?" She croaked out the question weakly, raising her arm for the cat.

[DragonSong]

Puck rolled his shoulders in a feline shrug and twined around her, purring. Her skin was uncomfortably cool- the poor girl needed some clothes.

Circling her one more time, Puck turned and padded a few paces away, then looked back at her and jerked his head, indicating that she should follow him.

[Medievarad]

"You're clever, aren't'cha," Usagi murmured under her breath as she weakly pushed herself up, standing rather wobbly on her feet.

She took a deep breath and closed her eyes to regain some sort of balance, before she nodded, following the cat weakly.

[DragonSong]

Puck led her on a winding path through the trees that wound up in a small glen centered around a large Hawthorne tree. He jumped up onto a low branch and perched, waving his tail from side to side and purring at her.

His nest was near the top of the tree. If she could make the climb, he could at least help her warm up a bit.

[Medievarad]

Usagi looked up at Puck as he jumped into the tree, arching an eyebrow. "You want me to climb?" She asked, almost an amused undercurrent in her voice.

With a slow sigh, she jumped up, and pulled herself up on the branch with a groan of pain, several of her wounds starting to bleed again.

[DragonSong]

Puck's eyes narrowed in concern and he nudged his head against her, purrs turning into little grumbles of concern.

[Medievarad]

"I'm fine.." She murmured weakly, putting herself up on the rough branch. Comfortable wasn't really appicable now. Rough bark against her naked skin. But, those were the least of her concerns. All she had to do was not sit down on the tree.

"I had worse," she explained. Wich was true, but then she also still had her powers.

[DragonSong]

He huffed at her and climbed a few branches higher, then a few more, leading her to a nest made of leaves and tufts of other plants, as well as a good number of scraps of cloth he'd stolen from human dwellings.

[Medievarad]

Usagi tried to keep up, and even managed to do so. Though, pulling open several more wounds before she reached the nest. "I didn't know cats lived in trees," she murmured.

[DragonSong]

Puck shrugged again and flicked his ears at her, then started hunting around in the nest. Finding an oversized tune and what was left of a blanket, he dragged them over to her. "Mow. Mow-wow."

[Medievarad]

Usagi pulled the blanket over her shoulders with a soft shiver. "Thanks," she whispered.

[DragonSong]

The cat nodded, waiting for her to settle in a bit before he butted his head against her shoulder and started to make his way back down the tree. He was sure she was hungry.

[Medievarad]

She softly pressed her hand against Puck's head, before slumping slightly as she fell asleep. Not only hungry, but completely exhausted.

[DragonSong]

Puck was gone for just over an hour, and when he returned he carted two hares in his mouth. Clambering up into the tree, he laid the dead rabbits to the side of the nest and padded over to the girl's side, checking her wounds again before nuzzling his head under her arm so he could better hear her heartbeat.

Steadier than it had been. That was good. He huffed in satisfaction and wriggled away from her again.

[Medievarad]

Usagi stirred in her sleep, trying to push Puck away with soft and scared whimpers.

[DragonSong]

Puck huffed quietly, feeling guilty that he'd scared her. Setting up a steady purring, he pressed into side again and licked at her cheek with a sandpaper tongue, trying to soothe her.

[Medievarad]

She tried pushing him away weakly again, still letting out scared whimpers, "please.. no," she murmured in her sleep.

[DragonSong]

The cat sighed out another sharp breath and wriggled away from her, giving her some space. Hunting around the nest a bit, he found the remains of another blanket and drew it over her, then slunk away to rest a few branches below.

Maybe she'd feel better if she didn't think he'd been hanging around while she slept.

[Medievarad]

Her eyes shot open the instant she felt the blanket being pulled over her, sitting up frantically and immediatly trying to get distance between herself and Puck, letting out a painful whimper as some of her wounds opened again.

[DragonSong]

Puck gave a little growl that was half concern and half exasperation, sitting himself a few paces from her and waiting for her to calm down so he could check her wounds again.