She knew if she really wanted she could simply outrun her thicker built friend for ages, but his stamina seemed to be unyielding. Something she was sure he worked on for years while hunting and doing the ‘work’ he was so ashamed of. Tuari still didn’t fully understand, but she did know she cared about him enough to try and help him and keep him safe. Being mute certainly made it hard for her express her feelings, though she really didn’t wish to be furtive toward Dexter in anyway. Usually she was all about not being noticed, seen, by anyone.

For years no one really heard what she wanted, no one other than Dexter, Levi and Jinan that was. Jinan though was growing too, he had Paisley now, and like Tuari he was becoming more open, happier than she had ever seen him in his life. It was like she unlocked something in him that previously was closed, she guessed that was the power of imprinting. Levi had done much the same with her, but when he was gone she shut in on herself once again, that was until Dexter returned.

As she ran she couldn’t help but look back at him grinning widely before turning to check her bearings moving swiftly around a tree before seeing he was gone. She slowed slightly, but that single moment of hesitation allowed for her to suddenly find herself at a road block, ramming into him and sending her right to her rump before falling onto her back with a quick exhale of air. She was fine truly the glee in her features was all too clear and if she would have been able to laugh she would have been. Grinning and wriggling about in the late fall leaves.

She playfully batted at him and kicked at him before giving a huff and just holding still in the leaves, form still as she simply stared at him with all the adoration she could muster. It was so fun doing this with him, having fun and just enjoying his company. She wished that maybe it could be more, but had no idea how to express such a thing to the male. Demons or not, she accepted him as he was, as what he wanted to be. He was fun and loving but had a different switch soon as work called for it.

She wished he could just read her mind, but at the same time, she was scared that perhaps his feelings perhaps were not mutual. So she remained even more silent. It was easy for her to keep secrets, even her own. She thought it was brash of her to think in such a way, to think she cared for him more than just as a friend. After all they only had their few meetings, but each had been so meaningful to her, but she couldn’t say that he felt the same. She guessed he had opened up to her about his secret, but she got so much more from him. She got hope and happiness she hadn’t felt in so long and she just wanted to do as much as she could for him, give him whatever he needed to be as happy as she was.

Her smile perhaps faltered slightly but was still there. Her tail still waved, she gave another huff and looked into the sky that was now visible through the branches of the trees. What was she going to do with herself now? She knew she wanted to give him her all, but was so scared he didn’t want it, she never learned about… love her parents were poor examples she knew how they got together, her and her brother’s birth was what eventually caused her father to ask her mother, but that didn’t work and Tuari wasn’t about to repeat past mistakes of her family, but it was hard not to think maybe it would work for her. Such a thing was shared among mates and lovers so if Dexter didn’t feel the same she knew that would never come to pass either. His family came together so naturally, and her's a mess. Surely he was more like them?

She looked at him again knowing she must have looked odd just staring at the sky for several moments, but she motioned to him to join her. Tail waving about still from her momentary pause feeling a bit embarrassed about her train of thought. They were true thoughts though, but she didn't want to be her mother, just first mating because of a handsome face walked up to her at the right time of year, she wanted more and she knew Dexter, so it wasn't wrong... right?