Balvina Ran

It was a beautiful sunny morning on the island of the late secluded park.

The sun is brightly shining while the wind is having fun. Birds are singing all around while the other insects are vibing. But the girl was on the floor, lying comfortably with her bare body even unfazed. Her eyes might be closed but she's fully awake. Taking her time listening to those beautiful animal sounds surrounding her. The girl’s body flinched when she heard footsteps coming. But still, she's pretending to be asleep because she was aware that the one that got into the tent is the most beautiful creature and smells perfectly to her. So the girl appeared to be even more defenseless.

“Oh, God! Why are you sleeping on the floor again? It's the third time since last night. Well I guess, you're still uncomfortable in this bed . . .” Kaylon mumbled but she could clearly hear it. She couldn't help but squeak inwardly. There she goes again. Just like she always wanted for the last three days, to stay in the same tent with the man. Being always carried like a baby. But now, Bal was still wondering why the man was not biting her nape. That's the right way to carry someone, she thought. For the last three days, she had discovered a lot of things. Like being able to associate with weird creatures, like what she heard and understood— humans. Kaylon dressed her up because she was only wearing women's pants.

After Kaylon put her back in bed, she opened her eyes and stared at the man's huge bareback. The girl was curious about the pattern that she was looking at. Subconsciously, she looked at her skin, comparing it to the man's. Even though hers were roughly glued and molded on her bone, she still couldn't find the pattern which she saw on Kaylon’s back. So, out of curiosity, the girl slowly moved up and directly stood at Kaylon’s back, just a few inches away.

“Uhm . . .” Kaylon groaned, feeling her palm on his back. The girl smiled, ready to greet him with her innocent unblemish smile if he would just turn around to face her.

“Oh, yes, Love? Do you want something? Are you hungry?” The girl couldn't understand what he was talking about. He doesn't understand her either. So, what she did was, she faced Kaylon’s back again and began tracing those marks that she was curious about.

“You mean my scars?” Still unable to understand what Kaylon just said, she just nodded with enthusiasm.

“How am I going to explain this to you? Oh, well . . .” Kaylon pondered for a moment. But when he saw his sword, that's when he got an idea.

“Here. Look at this, Love. This is wood. And this one is my sword,” he explained, and started making small to large slices on the wood. Kaylon repeated it for a couple of times before looking back at her.

When the girl understood what Kaylon was trying to say, she couldn't help but feel sad. She remembered that time when her place was flooded. Her mouse friend came to her, with a wound on the back. That's when she realized that the scars which Kaylon had were the same as those of her mouse friend.

“Uuu . . .” She groaned and licked Kaylon’s little scar on the chest. Thinking that it would help him feel better.

“Yeah. Don't be sorry for me, Love. It's perfectly fine now. Just a scratch,” Kaylon said and kissed her forehead. The girl again tilted her head. Wondering about the act that the man just did. So without a word, the girl then mimicked it but couldn't because she's too short.

“Come here you adorable thing. Have some fish. It's a bit burned . . . but I already took the burned part.” She could hear her stomach rumbling when Kaylon took the leaf cover away.

“Wai—”

“Squeak!” The girl angrily squeaks, feeling like her mouth is badly hurting. It was like her mouth was being pressed together and her jaw tightened to shred.

“Sh*t! It's still hot! Dri-drink this.” Kaylon was in panic while looking at her. He couldn't get near her because she was still jumping like a lunatic.

“Alpha! What's the mat—?”

“Monta! It's good that you are here. Help me. The Luna's mouth is burning!”

“Wait.” Monta quickly took the pail of fresh water and splashed it directly at the girl.

“Why did you do that?” Kaylon squinted and angrily pointed at her.

“Well, The Luna is calm now. Then, I can now help her.”

The girl was still squeaking inwardly. Her tears were flowing as she was trying to control the pain.

“Here, dear Luna. Try to drink this. You can also do this . . .” She knew that Monta was trying to tell her something. So she carefully took the bowl in her hand and mimicked Monta’s movement. When her lips met the liquid on the bowl, she silently cried because she didn't know how to thank Monta enough. She even felt better when the liquid hit her throat. Feeling the soothing effect, she just let her mouth be submerged in the liquid. She doesn't know what it was called, but the lovely taste was making her question no more.

“See? Oh, God. What are you thinking, Sir? You should take good care of her like you are taking good care of a baby. She doesn't know anything yet.” The girl could still see Kaylon scratching his head. His face looks devastated and problematic. She could also feel Kaylon’s racing heartbeat. She clearly knows that it's her fault. She might not know a lot of things around her. But she can still properly evaluate like a normal person.

“Bu-but I don't know how to take good care of a child.” He slowly sat beside her and started checking on her.

“I’m sorry if I disrespected you earlier, Sir. I acted out in the line. It won't happen again.”

“It’s okay. Thanks for your help. Also tell the captain to get Wildrift ready. We will be sailing back to our home at dawn. The Luna needs medical care. Maybe it's also time for us to settle down for a moment.” The girl could see the happiness in Monta's eyes. She might not understand what they were talking about, but she could feel the happy energy radiating in the air.

“Consider it done, Sir,” Monta said, before disappearing quickly.

After some time, She decided to check on Kaylon because she was wondering why he was completely silent. Her instinct was right. Seeing his gloomy eyes, she became gloomy too. She slowly put the bowl down and held Kaylon’s face. Her hand was shaking because she didn't know if she was doing it right. She slowly kneeled on the floor and kissed his forehead. In an instant, she could see a broad smile starting to form on Kaylon’s lips.

“I want to take you home. To meet our people. Oh, how long has it been since I last visited them? I am starting to become a horrible Alpha . . . Just like him. But I'll make it up to them. I'm okay now. I have you now. Let me see your mouth.” He held her chin and gently rubbed it.

“I’m sorry . . .” she quickly hugged him and gently tapped his back.

“You are a quick learner, my love. It's been three days, but I still don't know your name. Let me introduce myself to you first. I am Kaylon Axon. Kaylon Axon. You? You?” He repeatedly pointed at her. She shook her head when she realized what Kaylon was trying to ask.

He giggled excitedly and slightly rubbed her cheeks. “I will name you then. . . Balvina Ran. Those names hold a deep meaning in my heart. Just like you. Bal . . .”

“Bha- B-ha . . . Bha . . .l.” Her pale cheek was now turning red thinking if she got it right.

“Yes! That's right!” Kaylon giggled again. Bal could feel that he was genuinely happy. It made her feel the happiest too.