I looked up in time to see Criss trotting over, his gaze focused on Candle.He was clearly curious about what was happening.Or perhaps he was jealous that something was drawing her attention that wasn't him.
Not in the mood to deal with a cocky colt, I deflected him by holding out my hand and pushing his head to the side.He bristled as he waltzed past, clearly not impressed by being kept out of the party.
I ignored all the other unicorns, my only focus on Cross who was isolating himself from the herd.It was clearly no longer a safe space for him and it was making my heart ache.Poor guy.
I held out the purple carrot to him when a bolt of pain stung my bum.I shrieked and turned around, coming face to face with an angry Criss.
"Hey!"I shouted, clapping my hand to scare the colt away.That really hurt.
Felicity hurried over to me, concern etched into her features."Oh my goodness, are you alright?"
"Yeah, but ouch.He bit me."
"I saw that.Naughty Criss."
I rubbed the cheek he bit, grimacing at how tender it felt.I didn't think he broke the skin but I wouldn't be surprised if it left a bruise.First, an almost-burn, now a unicorn-teeth-shaped bruise.Working with animals was a dangerous job, that was for sure.
"You should get that checked out," Felicity said, protectively stepping in front of me to block a curious Candle from getting to me.
"I'm fine, it's not like a nurse can do much for me.I'll throw some alcohol on it and call it done."
She raised one eyebrow at me."Alcohol you use on animals?"
"Alcohol is alcohol," I said with a shrug, grimacing when my bum actually throbbed quite a bit.I didn't know if Criss meant to hurt me or if he thought the carrot had still been in my pocket, but it wasn't exactly nice.
At least now I'd be able to relate to Cross easily.We managed to isolate him from the herd, and luckily, his bite didn't need stitches.Just some disinfectant would sort out me and him.
But next time, I would definitely be more careful around Criss.
