She smiled, glancing at his stomach as it growled and nodded towards the remaining blueberries, "You can have whatever portion of those you were saving for me, you sound like you need it more." It only took a few more minutes before Selina took the food away from the flame, letting it cool for a minute now.
He blushed and cast a glare at his stomach as if that would make it stay quiet. ”Sorry. I have a quirky metabolism sometimes.” he admitted before picking up a very small handful of blueberries, still wanting to save some for her. Especially since she told him they were her favorite… and he had gathered them to share anyway.
"I get that, you never know when your stomach is going to protest and demand food," She agreed, laughing gently as she patted her own stomach. The sight of the blueberries was quite tempting for her to grab some, even when she had said he could have all of them. They were her favorite, but she restrained herself, only letting herself glance at them, not grab.
He managed to laugh with her. ”Yeah. I was hoping to make it back to the cave and I could make us both something then.” he said with a soft smile before nudging the napkin a little closer to her. ”But… If it happened that way, neither of us would have these delicious berries right now.” he said as an invitation for her to have more.
Selina reached out and grabbed one blueberry as he slid the napkin towards her, "That's very true, I suppose I owe your stomach thanks for growling when it did." She tossed the berry in the air and caught it in her mouth, relishing in the sweetness as she pushed the napkin back towards him, "In thanks, you can have the rest of these. Just in case you don't like the squirrel, you should eat something."
Frankie smiled at her generosity. ”Well, let's see how these squirrels taste first.” he offered, looking at them. ”Think they’re ready?” he asked trying to look at this as a normal situation and not think about what the little animals had looked like before. It was kind of… weird. He knew that bacon was made from pigs and hamburgers and steaks were from cows, yet he had no problem eating that… But this felt different for some reason.
She nodded, "They're ready." While it might have been weird for Frankie, Selina was calm and unbothered as she picked up one of the squirrels on a stick and held it out to him, "If you don't like it, don't be afraid to tell me, I won't be angry or anything." The other one, she took for herself, not very hesitant as she started eating, though she did take her time and not let her wolfish bad table manners come out.
”Ok.” Frankie nodded gratefully as he took the offered… kebob. He was still a little hesitant but watching Selina eating helped to reassure him that it was fine. Finally working up his courage, he took a bite. It was a new texture for him, a bit stringy and a little bland but not unpleasant or completely off-putting. He let out a small hum as he finished chewing. ”It’s not bad. I can see how someone could survive on this.” he smiled a little before taking another bite, being careful of any bones.
"It's not my favorite thing to catch for food, they're always too bland, but they're good if I don't want to take down something big." Bones were a bit of a problem if you didn't catch them in time, but they were easy to spot and easier to pick out and place to the side as Selina did. She definitely would prefer squirrel with water or something to make it less dry, but it wasn't bad.
He nodded a little. ”They probably just need some salt or something.” he suggested before taking another bite. If he had the spices on him, he might have been able to make a quick dry rub to add some actual flavor. As it was, the blueberries had just enough juice to make the dryness bearable… Still an odd combination but he wasn't going to complain.
She smiled and chuckled softly, nodding, "Yeah, salt would be good, though it's not the easiest thing to carry around all the time. Salt and other spices are normally only kept at the pack den." Selina watched the fire between bites, listening to the soft crackles that sometimes came from it and also watching as it burnt through the fuel it had and was soon left to a tiny few flames.
”Makes sense. I have some at my camp too.” he shrugged, almost wishing he had brought some with him. ”But… really, it's not bad.” Frankie admitted before kicking a bit of dirt on the remaining flames to smother them without causing a large billow of smoke.
"It's definitely not anything that I would eat all the time though," She replied, laughing lightly as she finished off her meal and sighed, "As soon as you finish eating we can get you back to your camp." Saying goodbye to Frankie didn't sound fun at all, but she needed to get back to her pack and relay all her information to Alpha.
(Why can I already see her pack investigating the campsite when they get back there?)
He chuckled a little and nodded. ”Yeah. I can understand that.” Honestly, he didn't really want to say goodbye to her yet either but… she had an important job with her pack that she had to get back to. “I’m ready if you are.” he said, looking if there was anything they needed to pick up beside the few leftover blueberries.
(Lol I can definitely see that too XD)
Selina nodded, slowly standing and glancing around to make sure Frankie had everything, "Let's get going then, I'm guessing you want to get back to your camp." She smiled gently at him then once she knew he was ready, started back along the path through the woods to the cave he was staying in. At least the walk wouldn't take too much longer.
(Should we do that?)
”It would be nice.” He admitted with a small nod as he stood up, slinging his backpack into place. He paused for a moment to pick up the napkin and the remaining berries before catching up with her.
(Sure, were you thinking at his cave or his old campsite?)
Once again she settled into walking alongside him the best that she could, looking around the forest to make sure everything seemed alright. Hopefully, her pack would still be up at the den when she got back, that way she could check for Frankie's phone at his old campsite before having to talk to her Alpha again.
(I was thinking of the cave. But you can decide.)
Frankie smiled at her as she walked with him. "Thanks for everything you did yesterday. And this morning. I really enjoy spending time with you." he told her honestly. He thought she was an amazing person and the time he got to spend with her was the most fun he had at this park. "I'm glad we got to meet."
(The cave works)
"I'm really glad I met you and have gotten to spend time with you to Frankie," Selina replied, her smile returning. There wasn't much further to go, but as she walked, the girl slowed, confusion clear on her face as she stopped on the trail and went silent. "Why are they here?" She whispered, glancing at Frankie with a look of worry, "My pack is at your cave, I can hear them."
He slowed down with her, enjoying the walk and getting to spend more time with her until she completely stopped. ”What? Why is your pack…” he asked, whispering as well since he was clearly busted. If they found that he was the one who had been staying in the cave… He had no idea what would happen. Most likely he would probably be brought to the Alpha and… then what? Selina warned him that the Alpha didn't like humans.
"I don't know," She muttered, trying to think up a quick plan, "They can't see you with me, they'll kill you." For a minute she just stood, tapping her foot before hurriedly explaining her plan to him, "Look, I need you to get back to the river, take as long as you need. But as soon as you get there, turn around and start heading back this way. We need to convince them that we have nothing to do with each other, that you are just someone camper." Selina nodded to herself, almost as if she convinced herself that this would work, "I'll come to find you again, but I probably won't get away for a few days…so if you leave..I don't blame you."
He nodded, not wanting either of them to get into trouble. ”Yeah. Ok.” he agreed softly. ”If this works, I’ll still be here. And I hope to see you again.” he smiled, placing a hand on her shoulder before reluctantly walking away. He tried to walk quietly and cover a fair amount of ground to distance himself from the members of Selena's pack before slowing down to a more casual pace.
Selina smiled back at him, carefully brushing a stray twig from his jacket, "I hope I see you again too Frankie." With that she stepped back, watching until he was a safe distance away before slipping out of her borrowed clothes and hiding them just off the trail so maybe Frankie could get them back. She shifted moments later, taking her time to pad towards her pack, acting more tired and hungry than she was to give the impression that she had been scouting for a day. Hopefully the pack, and Alpha, would buy it.
(Do you want to be the pack or do you want me to do them?)
Frankie continued to walk towards the river, though he felt a little bad for leaving Selina… He knew that it was her packmates and she was the Beta, so she shouldn't have any real trouble but he couldn't help but worry.