forum One-on-One? [Closed]

Started July 09, 2018 by @Imperfect_Autumn group

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"All right, kid. You're good to go," Doctor Springfield declared with a nod.

Dusty hugged her dad. "Thanks for helping."

"No problem, kiddo," he replied, kissing the top of her head.

Maddox stood up unsteadily, but quickly grounded himself. "Thank you, sir. Um, I-I think I might've gotten a bit of blood on the floor…" He looked at the trail of blood that had followed him into the room. "Would you like me to clean it up?"

The doctor chuckled. "No, no. That's all right. I'll just–" He waved at the trail, and it vanished almost instantly. "–clean it myself."

"Daddy! Stop showing off," Dusty said, shaking her head.

He winked at her before turning back to Maddox. "I don't believe I caught your name. I'm Joseph Springfield."

"Er, Maddox Fraust, sir." Maddox shook Mr. Springfield's hand politely. "Pleasure to make your acquaintance. Is there anything I should know before I go? No transformations or something?"

"Of course. No transformations, like you said. And try not to do anything strenuous for the next twenty-four hours," Joseph declared.

"Alright. Is the transformation thing also 24 hours? Or are there different rules for that?"

Doctor Springfield nodded. "Yes, twenty-four hours, at least. Longer would be better, though."

"Okay. Thank you sir. Dusty and I should be on out way now." Maddox nodded at Dusty and left the room.

"Right, we should," Dusty agreed before giving her father one last hug. "Bye, Daddy. I'll see you later, okay?"

"Of course, sweetheart. And you can bring your friend for dinner, too, if you'd like," the doctor whispered the last part in her ear before letting go and winking at her.

Dusty blushed and walked out.

"So… back to the forest, I suppose?" Maddox asked once Dusty had come out of the house. There were bandages on his head, but he didn't really seem to care. "What did your father want to talk to you about?"

Dusty nodded. "Yeah that sounds good," she agreed, blushing again as she remembered what her dad had said to her. "It– uh– It was nothing."

Maddox seemed skeptical, but didn't question it. "Alright, let's go then. It'd be quicker for me to transform into a unicorn, but obviously that's not an option."

"Definitely not," Dusty replied quickly. "You heard my dad: no transforming for at least twenty-four hours."

"I know, I know." Maddox held up his hands defensively. "So that means we'll have to take the slow route."

Dusty nodded with a shrug. "That's fine with me. It's a nice walk."

"Alrighty." Maddox began walking into the forest, looking around for key landmarks to lead him in the right direction.

"It's so pretty out here, isn't it?" Dusty mused, glancing around at the forest.

"Yeah… one of the reasons I chose to live here. It's a lovely place."

"It'd be so cool to live out here," Dusty agreed. "No pun intended…"

Maddox smiled softly. "I'd welcome you to join me, but I presume you'd rather live with your family. My family is the forest, so it only makes sense that I live there."

Dusty nodded slowly. "Maybe I could convince my dad to move out here…"

"I could never ask you to do that. You have a nice house, your dad's got a job there… it would completely change your life, and I can't guarantee it'd be for the better."

"But it's so beautiful out here! Where else am I going to find something this beautiful?" Dusty asked, gesturing with both arms to the forest around them.

"Well, you're welcome to visit any time." Maddox smiled. "But forest life isn't for everyone. It's quite difficult to have a doctor's office in the middle of a fest." But on the other hand, if we got married she could come live with me. A slight pink tint rose to his cheeks. What am I thinking?!

(Lol. Maddox…)

"I suppose that'll have to do…" Dusty sighed. "I'll come as often as I can."

(He likes her lol)
"Er, yeah. You're always welcome." Why must I be so awkward.

(I can tell! ;P)

Dusty smiled at him. "Thanks."

"Well… um, yeah. We're almost there, right?" I suck at small talk.

"I think so… You were the one leading the way," Dusty pointed out.

"I'm starting to think that was a poor decision…" Maddox looked around to figure out where he was. "I think it's… this way?"