31.Oct.20, 05:31 AM
“I think my tongue will survive but let’s go check the stores!” A’tay brushed off the comment about a kiss, knowing she was teasing him again since that seemed to be part of her charm. He’d already figured out she wasn’t being spiteful and the flirting was just another way to see if she could rile him up and prove he wasn’t a boring boy by reacting in some unpredictable way. Handling that spice, more or less, showed he wasn’t entirely boring but Zelly would still have to realise he wasn’t as outgoing as others she could befriend.
But he was hooked on the thrill of creating more wonders like that fish and while he hadn’t expected the offer to come right away, A’tay was more than willing to jump on it. “Thank you for offering to teach me, and right now! I was expecting sometime later when you were free. I don’t want to take up all of your time.” A’tay couldn’t believe he was her only friend. Zelana was so outgoing and could befriend anyone and probably had men lining up to spend time with her. But he enjoyed her company—after getting over the shock of their initial meeting. So it wasn’t like he was being forced to do something he didn’t want to do and smiled.
“If you end up getting me to master a few dishes and I don’t poison either of us, maybe I’ll host the family dinner sometime. Dad and his mate like to get the kids together for an evening every so often.” A’tay was fairly certain neither of them really knew how to cook anything more than the basics and either hired someone else to do it or brought it up from the dining cavern but the sentiment was nice. If he managed to reach that level of excellence, maybe he’d surprise Zelly with a meal first and then move on to the family—with her along. He would have to give proper credit to her! It was good to have goals to work toward and it made A’tay even more excited to learn.
But he was hooked on the thrill of creating more wonders like that fish and while he hadn’t expected the offer to come right away, A’tay was more than willing to jump on it. “Thank you for offering to teach me, and right now! I was expecting sometime later when you were free. I don’t want to take up all of your time.” A’tay couldn’t believe he was her only friend. Zelana was so outgoing and could befriend anyone and probably had men lining up to spend time with her. But he enjoyed her company—after getting over the shock of their initial meeting. So it wasn’t like he was being forced to do something he didn’t want to do and smiled.
“If you end up getting me to master a few dishes and I don’t poison either of us, maybe I’ll host the family dinner sometime. Dad and his mate like to get the kids together for an evening every so often.” A’tay was fairly certain neither of them really knew how to cook anything more than the basics and either hired someone else to do it or brought it up from the dining cavern but the sentiment was nice. If he managed to reach that level of excellence, maybe he’d surprise Zelly with a meal first and then move on to the family—with her along. He would have to give proper credit to her! It was good to have goals to work toward and it made A’tay even more excited to learn.