Stavanger Bay oo baby

"Don't, it's —" Nikai started when Alya took a sip, but he was too late and she had already lapped up some of the salt water. Nikai had tried this on his very first visit to the ocean and he had swiftly come to realise that it wasn't a very good idea at all. Still, he could see that Alya wanted to try it out, for when she looked up she did not look surprised or disgusted; she had clearly already expected this result, she just wanted ot experience it herself. Nikai couldn't help but smile, as it was one of the things he liked about Alya. She wasn't very cautious, just wanted to dive right into everything.

Nikai let out a laugh when Alya said it was strange to have all this water and that they could do nothing with it. It was true in a way, though Nikai was a creative spirit and he had already figured out plenty of things to do with the water even if they couldn't drink it. "It's good to swim in, but you have to be careful for the currents the waves create." He opened his mouth again to say that it was beautiful to look at, too, but Alya interrupted him by mentioning the very same thing in different words. His tail started to wag in turn as she turned to him, unable to wipe a happy smile off his face.

There was something in the air that made things different somehow. Nikai felt himself grow shy as Alya looked at him and he looked at his paws, at the ocean, then back to Alya's face because he just couldn't resist looking at her even if something made him want to look away shyly. "Me too," he eventually brought out, the words sounding very easy and effortless even though he felt nervous and bashful saying them.