Sage smiled softly and cuddled in again, though as a second thought he tilted his head back to peck Quinn on the cheek happily. "Thank you," he hummed, his face most definitely at least a little bit red from it all. But he was happy...and so was the girl, it seemed like. Good.

Quinn was very, very, very happy at the moment. Her plan had worked perfectly... and for once she meant it. At the moment Quinn's brain just kind of raced in a loophole, half of it being about Sage being a good kisser and half of it congratulating herself on how amazing she had been. She glanced at Sage's red face and didn't even comment... it would probably ruin the moment.

Sage sort of stared up at Quinn for a few more moments before settling back down with his head resting on her leg again with a soft smile still on his face. He was surprised at her....but he certainly wasn't going to argue against it. His lips were still tingling...and he would have asked for a few more if he wasn't so focused on just the one. No doubt that's what they were both thinking about.

Gosh, I just gotta say, it took SO MUCH willpower for Quinn not to comment on the red cheeks... XD

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Quinn settled back happily. She wished they could have just hit pause and stayed in the moment.... but that would never happen. Did Sage actually like it? He looked pretty contented. And a little dreamy.... Quinn resisted a snicker at the look on his face.

(ahahaha....poor Quinn lol)

Sage sort of just let his mind wander again. He had half his brain on the girl right here with him, and the kiss, and the other half had gone back to what he was thinking about before, comparing animal and human relationships. It seemed like his mind never shut up, though he would often like it to.

Quinn just kind of... tried not to listen to Sage's thoughts but sidled in on them. Eh, he knew the danger of being near her. And it was absolutely IMPOSSIBLE not to hear his thoughts while they were actually touching... she might be able to put up a wall if they were a foot away or something. Plus she was kind of bored, and Sage's brain was NEVER boring. Okay... so the kiss, yes, of course he would be thinking about that. Her, of course... still. Oo animal human relationships where would his brain take that one? Now Quinn shook her head and stared at the river, trying not to laugh... or anything else

Sage figured Quinn was at least partially listening in...it was rather hard for her not to. Well, that was fine, he didn't particularly care what she heard. She already knew his head could be a rather....dark place....but she also knew it went in some rather amusing directions. But now he was comparing so many different relationships, his brain was spinning in circles, and he decided he should maybe just focus on the horses, who were playing down in the field. That seemed to be the more calming thing to think about. His mind was still running, but it was always running, so it wasn't that big of a deal. He heard a gunshot go off in the distance, and his head shot up, ear pricking slightly before he realized it was just a hunter miles away and relaxed again, lowering his head back on Quinn's leg with a soft huff.

Quinn tried her hardest to stop listening to Sage's brain, mostly because it gave her a headache. His brain was like 14 trains on 13 different tracks running all directions with the conductors screaming at each other. Her brain was like 50 trains on 50 tracks all running the same way.. and the conductors brains were All connected so they acted as one. She was very organized while Sage... was controlled chaos. Quinn turned her attention to the horses, staring at them grazing in the field. When she heard the gunshot she flinched backwards, her eyes flashing with terror for a moment. Quinn had probably been more scarred than Sage with that gunshot. The only person that ever cared about her almost died at the hand of one of those guns... and she was terrified it might happen again.

Sage had settled back down a moment after the gunshot, once he realized it was miles away. But Quinn had gripped him tightly, and was obviously unnerved by the noise, so he lifted his head and titled it back to peer up at the girl. "It was just a hunter. Probably for deer or boars. And they were miles away," he hummed lightly. "We're fine," he promised the girl lightly. It wasn't the first time he'd been shot, and it probably wouldn't be the last...they'd have to get used to being hunted. Well, she'd have to .. he'd had plenty of experience. Not that he enjoyed it at all, it kind of sucked.

Quinn nodded slowly, forcing her tense muscles to relax. She settled back down against the tree stump, but her eyes still flicked around. Quinn knew they were okay... just... something inside of her said they weren't. She let out a little huff of air and focused her gaze on the horses, grazing back and forth and drinking from the river.