Text Cut: So meaannn. xD
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Syd 
Dallin should have realized that he wasn't good at changing the subject. He wasn't a good liar, and avoiding the subject Ellie wanted to talk about was sort of like lying. She could easily see right through him. "I'm not meaning to," he replied as casually as he could. Obviously. He didn't want Ellie to assume he was keeping something from her.
Then she got all serious. Dallin sighed, hardly making any noise. "I know that, Ellie." She was one of the only people he knew that he could talk to about things like that. And he would, if that was what was going on. The probably was that nothing was bothering him. Everything was great, and he was just trying to hide a very special secret from Ellie for the time being. Which was something she could not know about. "Nothing's bothering me, honest," he said, turning his head to smile softly at her. "I promise. You just caught me off-guard and surprised me. But it's okay." Please just let it go.
And now he seemed calm. Maybe she should just give up then. Ellie didn't really buy into it, but apparently Dallin wasn't going to talk to her about this. At least he knew he could talk to her. That was as good as it was getting. So, she would let it go. Ellie sighed in defeat. Fine. When he smiled, she smiled in return. It was a small, worried smile. But a smile nonetheless.
"Okay. I believe you." Kind of.
Well. Subject change, anyone?
Taking her hand out of Dallin's, Ellie hopped down from his back and landed on the pathway below them. She straightened out her skirt and shirt and slipped her hand back into his and began walking again.
"So. How was your Easter? Did you get to see everyone?" Her tone didn't seem completely convinced that she was over talking about what was bothering him. Or "not" bothering him. But there was an effort. Sigh. Move on, Ellie.