Re: Axel: Eli & Mao
"My body does what I tell it to, it's the skates that are revolting in protest!" He said, trying not to look too embarrassed. Eli felt himself blush a little. At least falling hadn't hurt anything but his pride, but still, he'd rather avoid doing it again. He took the offered hand and made his way back onto his feet. Once again he found balance whilst standing still, but the whole point of the skates was the free movement he'd seen Mao performing moments before.
After managing to squat down slightly without immediately rolling over onto his ass, Eli reached up and, after a few moments of consideration, gripped Moa's waist, reaching a little so his hands were on either side of the other boy's hips.
"Is this ok? Not going to pull your pants down am I?" Eli asked, glancing up at him, a slight grin on his face. For a moment his mind drifted, but he reigned that thought in quickly. Eli tried not to eat people that were nice to him, and he didn't have the best track record of not eating people he flirted with...