Frankie closed his eyes and just listened to the wonderful sounds around them. ”Yeah, it really does. Smells better too.” he chuckled. ”But if you catch it at the right time and see the sun rising or setting behind it, that’s the most beautiful it gets. Unless it snows. That's a whole different picture.” he smiled.
Her smile grew and she nodded, trying to imagine a sunset with the same buildings silhouette in front of it. That looked a lot prettier in her mind, but yet out here beat it easily still. "What if it's snowy and a sunrise?"
Frankie smiled softly. ”Then I bet it's gorgeous. I never actually tried to see that in person but I can imagine that the snow catches all the colors of the sunrise.” he told her. ”This place is still better though. The city doesn't have these sounds and smells like car exhaust.” he chuckled, wrinkling his nose at the thought.
"That was one of my least favorite parts of the city," She admitted when he brought up the smell, wrinkling her nose as well, "Just the conflict of smells bombarding my nose, especially since I can smell better than a normal human." Selina did think it would be cool to see the sight she had pictured in her mind though, with the multicolored sunrise and snowflakes falling.
”I didn't think of that but I see your point.” He nodded. ”My least favorite part is the noise. People going everywhere with an ”I’m more important than you” attitude, sirens going off every hour at least, car wrecks…” Frankie trailed off with a shrug. ”Even in the city park, you can barely hear the few birds singing.”
She nodded in agreement, looking up at the sky and not stopping leaning against him, "The noise bothers me too, at least out here its much quieter, and most of the noise is just animals and birds living their lives."
He smiled, so glad to have found a friend who understands. ”Yeah. And at night out here, it gets so quiet sometimes you can hear the wind rustling through the trees.” he sighed happily. ”I just love being out here. Ya know when I was a kid; I thought about running away to the nearest wilderness I could find and make myself a little home, just for me.” he chuckled at the memory.
Selina laughed lightly and nodded, trying to imagine a young Frankie exploring the nearest woods he could find, "That sounds like fun, living in the woods, secluded and surrounded by beautiful sights. At night this place really is amazing, I agree."
”Yeah.” Frankie sighed wistfully at the thought. ”I still think about it sometimes. Everyone thinks I’m crazy for wanting it but my chances are better now that I'm older and more experienced than when I was a kid.” he chuckled.
"This might sound weird, but that really does sound like a dream and something I would probably do if I ever had a good enough reason to leave my pack," She admitted, sighing and trying to picture herself living in the woods alone, maybe occasionally seeing Frankie again and growing to be closer with him.
”It doesn't sound weird at all. At least, not to me.” he said comfortingly as he looked at her. ”Hey. Maybe we could be neighbors if we ever go through with it.” Frankie suggested with a bright smile at the thought of getting to spend more time with her.
Selina smiled and nodded, knowing in the back of her mind that it meant leaving her pack behind but holding onto the dream with a smile, "Yeah, but only if you wanted to put up with me living nearby and close enough to bug you daily." She grinned at him and leaned against his shoulder a little more, "Where would you live?"
”I think I could handle having you for a neighbor. There's no way you're worse than my sister.” he chuckled. ”Besides, it’d be nice to have a friend to talk to.” the young man admitted before blushing a little. ”Uh… As to where, I’m not actually sure. I don't have a specific place in mind but sometimes I go back and forth between living in a tree house, like Swiss Family Robinson, or living in a cave, like I am now.”
She laughed and shrugged, "You never know, I could be even worse than your sister." Selina didn't know what kind of place she would want to live in, a cave seemed too like where she lived now, but a tree seemed really high off the ground, too high for her.
”I doubt it.” Frankie laughed. ”There were days when it seemed like she would literally do anything to annoy me.” he smiled a little fondly at the memory. ”Anyway, what about you? Where would you live if you took off on your own?”
"I'm not sure, maybe a cave or a simple log house," She said, really thinking about it, "I mean, a treehouse it too high off the ground for my likings, and I really wouldn't like anything fancy, so really anything simple and on the ground." A small smile appeared on her face and she looked around, "And for location just somewhere in the woods and near a lake."
”Maybe a treehouse isn't the best idea but a log cabin is pretty nice.” Frankie nodded. ”That location sounds perfect. Plenty of water and easy enough to forage for food.” he smiled a little excited about the idea and being able to talk about it with someone.
Selina nodded, her smile growing, "Especially when you have a magic wolf girl as a neighbor that is amazing at catching food." It would be fun to live out their ideas, though she wasn't sure if she would ever want to leave this park for good, she would get too homesick and miss her friends. At least she would have Frankie though.
”Yeah. I bet you're an amazing huntress.” Frankie complimented. ”I know how to lay out a few snare traps as well and I know some wilderness first-aid if we needed it.” he said remembering his scout days. ”And we could try fishing in the lake too.”
Her cheeks flushed a little from the compliment and she nodded, curious about the snares and first aid, "We would be set. Do you think you could show me how to make some of the snares sometime? I've heard of and seen them, but I don't know how to make any on my own."
”Sure.” Frankie gave a small shrug. ”I’d be glad to teach you. It's kind of a passive way of hunting, until you actually catch something. You any good at tying knots? That’s a pretty important part of making them.” he told her sitting up a little more.
She shook her head and laughed, "I'm not the best, though I haven't practiced tying knots since I learned how to tie my shoes." She did want to learn though and if she needed to learn how to tie knots to do that then she would.
”That’s fine. I can teach you that too.” Frankie smiled at her laugh, finding he liked the sound. ”I don’t have to teach you all of them, just the important ones if you want.” he offered. When he was younger he had tried to teach his sister some of the things he learned from being a scout but because she had a different passion then he did, not all of the lessons stuck.
Selina nodded, smiling as she replied, "I want to learn all I can, but if you only teach me the basics, that works too." It really did interest her just talking about it, plus it seemed like a useful skill to learn. She just hoped that Frankie would agree to want to spend time with her and teach her.
Frankie's smile widened at her willingness to learn. ”We can start with the basics and see how things go from there.” he suggested. ”Ya know I heard this old saying; when the student is ready, the teacher appears. Is there anything else you’d like me to teach you?” he chuckled.
Her eyes lit up and her smile grew, having so many things she wanted to learn but knowing she shouldn't overwhelm him with questions, "I do, but lets stick to the snares and knots right now."
”Alright.” Frankie nodded happily. Maybe he would stay the whole summer here. He really didn't mind the idea… especially if it meant spending more time with Selina. He could go to the main building and call home to let his family know about the change…
She nodded, thinking about everything she wanted to know and then about asking her Alpha about going to the city in a few day with Frankie. It would be a few more fun days if she was able to go with before Frankie would probably move to the next park.
Would she mind if he stayed that long? Technically he wasn't on pack territory anymore. But he didn't want to overstep his welcome or annoy her. At the same time he knew he should ask first… He just couldn't make the words come out. It might be a little much or a little soon. ”W-when do you want to start?” he asked a little hesitantly.
"Whenever you want to teach me," She replied, not really noticing his hesitation as she smiled, "I mean, I would say after we get back from the city, but you'll probably be onto the next park by then so whenever." Selina did want him to stay, but she didn't want to pester him and keep him from his plans all summer or even for a few more days.