Ravensblood Forest one fish, two fish

firefly barely had time to process the shift in her stance before she moved. fast. too fast.    

one second, he was standing victorious, smug as could be, and the next—she was airborne.  

oh, shit—  

her paws hit the boulder hard, claws scrambling for grip, and instinct kicked in. firefly reacted, muscles tensing as he threw his weight back, trying to avoid the inevitable. but meredith had played her hand too well.    

she crashed into him, and in a tangled mess of fur, momentum did the rest. his back paws slipped, balance stolen in an instant, and suddenly—they were falling.  

the river roared up to meet them.    

splash!   

cold water engulfed him, bubbles exploding around his ears as the force of the impact sent him tumbling. for a breathless second, all was chaos—kicking legs, rushing current, the sensation of weightlessness—until he fought his way to the surface, coughing and sputtering, shaking his head furiously to clear his vision.    

and there she was, bobbing in the water nearby, looking every bit like the menace she was.    

dripping, firefly narrowed his eyes at her, a slow, incredulous grin spreading across his face.    

you absolute devil, he wheezed between breaths, laughter bubbling up despite himself. your just mad i beat ya so you went and sunk the whole damn ship!   

he flicked water toward her with a paw, golden eyes gleaming with pure, reckless amusement. that was dirty, lass. dirty.