It was the knocking on the door that woke Adaline up. An involuntary smile came to her face because Xavier always knocked on the door before entering and it really made her think about how thoughtful he was.
"Coming," she whispered in her morning voice as she took off the heavy covers and walked to the door bare feet. The floor was cold to touch and she almost went back to back but they need to see him overode everything.
Opening the door to the outside she smiled at Xavier but frowned When he did not return it.
"Good morning?" Adaline began to greet him but was a bit unsure of what to say. "Are you okay?' she was not smiling at her like she was usually do. The moment she would open the door he would have a bright smile on his face ready to welcome her to a new day.
He nodded. It was a curt nod m given to her with no change in expressions or no smile. "The weather is beautiful outside. How about you get changed and meet me behind the cabin?"
"Oh," her eyes and face brightened up at the offer, "I would love that." She would love to spend some time with him especially when they were getting to know each other all over again.
He nodded at her again. "Get ready then. I will wait for you outside." Without even waiting for a word of acknowledgement from her she turned around and left. Adeline stood at the door watching him leave. Her eyes trailed behind him until he disappeared around the corner.
Did she do something? She could not help but wonder why was there is change, an unwanted one, in his behaviour this morning when they had clearly made up yesterday.
Nevertheless she closed the door and switched on the geyser. Earlier that was something Xavier did for her but today clearly he was not in the mood. She chose her clothes for today and since they were going out she made sure to pick out some woolen clothes for herself.
She wrapped herself in a thick fluffy towel when she finished showering. Drying her body she quickly wore the clothes, not at all like in the ceiling of the chill. She pick up the locket that was similar to what her mother war and pocketed it. Once she was fully dressed and had her shoes on she opened the door and walked to the dining table only to come to a standstill.
To her surprise it was empty. Unlike the days that they had spent in the cabin, for the first time the dining table did not have any food.
She gulped and moved to the oven hoping that the food would be there in hopes to keep it warm but that was empty as well. Where was the food? By the looks of it did not even look like it was ordered in the first place.
Did Xavier not order food?
Nothing much of it she simply walks towards the door to the backyard. Maybe he had arranged for a picnic.
She walked out of the house and into the snow as it crunched underneath her foot. She found him standing at the edge of the beginning of the forest. He was at the doorstep of it.
Standing right beside him Adeline asked, "what now?"
He looked at her and smiled. It was a toothy one. "How about it into the forest? It would be a fun game."
"What?" Adeline muttered. How in the world did he even come up with such an idea?
He nodded and took her hand in his as he said, "you would do this for me, won't you? I want to spend time with you was well and perhaps we could do something that I want to do?"
He wanted her to chased around the jungle? "Do you want. . . to play a game of tag or something?" She asked him with uncertainty.
Xavier Chuckled. Leaving her hand, his hands went to her shoulders, "no, what I want is to simply chase you throughout the forest. Can you do that for me?"
She swallowed before nodding her head. It was a little game he wanted to play and all Adeline had to do was run. After all she had to do was run around and he would chase her. She had done this a thousand times in her childhood and she could do it now as well.
This was still a little wierd though. Why did he want to do this and why so suddenly?
"Good," he said with a small smile as he took his hands off her shoulders, "run a long now and I will catch up with you."
Adeline frowned. Was it not obvious that he would catch up to her no matter how much of extra time she good?
"Um. . .okay?" She said with the huge amount of certainity as she started to step forward but the rustling of clothes from behind her made her stop.
She turned around and gapsed. "Are you trying to shift? Why?!" She stared at him who was still in the middle of taking of his shirt.
Xavier growled slightly. "Please tell me that you do not expect way to chase you in human form. If I am going to do something that it's my pleasure I am going to with all I have."
"But you being in your beast form could hurt me." Adeline argued for her point. She had heard from many that when the beast was in proper control of the body shifters could hurt many in their way.
Xavier glared at her which completely took her off guard. She could not remember the last time Xavier had played at her for simply arguing for her safety.
"Can you stop your questioning and do one thing for me? If you do not want to do this Adeline, all you have to do is say no." He snapped making her flinch.
What was with him?
It kind of made her feel bad because this was just one thing he was wanting from her.. She could surely do this for him.
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