Post by Jaguara Katial on Aug 24, 2007 12:46:11 GMT -5
The last of the starlight shown through the tree he was laying in as twilight brightened into the early hours of the morning. He hadn’t been able to go back to sleep after the dream he had. His mind was too full of thoughts of the past and what he needed to do for the future. Nathifa haunted even his dreams it seemed and it was beginning to irritate him, this wasn’t going to be a very good day. He looked about the land from his even higher perch in the tree and tried his best to focus on his goals. He knew that first he needed to gain his bipedal form or all would be lost, no one would take him seriously if he didn’t and he knew that. Besides hands were always better than paws any way. He stood up and balanced himself on the branch that he was laying on and stretched out his wings and folded them gingerly along his sides again as he prepared to jump out of the tree. He landed just fine but because of his stiff joints his limbs failed and he fell to the ground. This irritated him even more as he cursed under his breath and pulled himself to his feet.
He wandered back to the hill where he sat the night before and looked down at the village below. He was hungry but he knew that he couldn’t show his face there yet and from what he had seen last night food in this place would be harder to come by than in the marsh and this infuriated him even more. He looked around the area and hoped for a means of which to provide himself a quick easy meal. Unfortunately nothing was showing its self for him and he decided to move on as he knew today might mean no food. His mind began to wonder to his childhood…
“Sebak! Sebak! Where are you?!” She threw her hands up in frustration. “Sebak! This isn’t a time for games! Where did you go?!” The feline female wandered around the wooded area near their village as she looked for the young canine. He watched her look for him underneath some larger roots that had been eroded away by rising flood waters over the years during the winter months. There was just enough room to hide from her and to not be seen but his hiding place was getting small and soon he would have to find a better one. He didn’t want to go back there…he hated the way that it smelled and how plain everything was. He didn’t belong there and if they wanted they could move him to a better place then this…but no they all chose to stay here in this…damp swamp, it sickened him. He suddenly realized that the female was no where in site and usually that meant that she had gone back to the village to wait for him to come back like he always did when he was hungry. He wiggled his way out from under the branches. “Gotcha!” She yelled and landed squarely on his back as she pounced on him in her animal form and he uttered an involuntary yelp. She smiled proudly at having found his hiding place after all of this time. He lifted his head up from the damp ground having after just having dirt shoved up into his snout at her landing. He was furious.
“Nathifa!!!! Get off me!” He growled at the feline. She jumped off of him as he uttered oomph at the shift of her weight. He rubbed his nose with his paws and sneezed a few times but dirt was still stuck in there and was very uncomfortable. He glared at her and though about how much of a pain she was. He looked her up and down and her apparent differences were quite clear. Not only was she of a different suit than he but her fur was different as well. He remembered the day she was brought here if just only barely, it was four years ago just after his second birthday when a group of the adults had brought her here. All the adults stated that she was very lucky to have been the only one to live while the others in her party had perished. It was estimated that she was only about the age of one, a year younger than he was, and his neighbor’s who already had a daughter about same age as she was took pity on the little girl and gave her a home and a name and called her their own. Her beauty was well known in his village and it was no wonder that all loved her as she was kind and sweet to every one…even him.
“Sebak I’m sorry I didn’t mean to hurt you, are you okay?” She tilted her head as she had shifted back to her bipedal form and was approaching him on her hands and knees. She reached out her hand to wipe his nose to try and ease his discomfort. He snorted at the female and looked away. She always looked at him like that and it bothered him. Why did she follow him around any way? They all had such high hopes for him when he was born but he couldn’t stand any of them and he out right showed his displeasure. “Let’s go and play Sebak!” She smiled at him and grabbed his neck and kissed his cheek. He just sat there shocked at her action as she had never done that to him before. He just watched her pounce off into the woods and only after she turned and yelled at him to hurry was it that he moved and started to walk towards her.
He shook the memory from his mind. Why did she haunt his thoughts? He looked to the sky and continued to wander around the meadows and his thoughts began to wander once more…
“Sebak! Come on! We’re going to be late! She pranced in front of him and grabbed his ears in a loving manner as her tail swished behind her. He shook his head to free himself from her grasp as she danced away ahead of him. She defiantly wasn’t like any one he had ever met before and there was just some thing about her that he just couldn’t shake away. He had already been thinking about leaving this place and to start some where else, some where he could have a real future. He knew though that now was not the right time he had just turned fourteen and he knew that in this world with out a way to make money he wouldn’t be able to make his goals become reality. There was only one thing that was bothering him though and that was her. Every time he thought of his plans to prove that he was destined to become great she invaded his thoughts and was there with him, by his side. He continued to watch her lead the way back to the village and he just sat down in his tracks without a second thought. Why was she there in his head? Why wouldn’t she just go away and leave him to his own thoughts. He grumbled a bit as he became irritated at his own unintentional feelings for Nathifa. Suddenly she was there in front of him. “Sebak, what’s wrong?” Her eyes were full of compassion and kindness, it upset him even more. Why does she look at me like that? Why did she follow him around all of the time? What was this feeling in his chest and head that made him just want to be closer to her? His face scowled and he pushed her away.
“Leave me alone…” He growled at her. This wasn’t right; he didn’t care about her only getting out of this place mattered. Yes that was all that mattered. Nathifa looked hurt as she lay back on the ground after having lost her balance by being pushed away. He stood up and started to turn away from the village, he didn’t want to go back yet and he didn’t care if he was going to be late. Why had he let her lead him back here any way? No one had any control over him, especially not her.
“Sebak wait, where are you going?” She got to her feet and made a motion to follow him. He turned back towards her and growled at her through clenched teeth.
“Don’t follow me, just leave me alone I don’t want you around me…” He turned away and ran into the flora away from everything as he heard her sobbing behind him. Why? Why did he feel this way? That was all he could think about as a single tear ran down his face, why was he crying?
He stopped in his tracks as he noticed a tear rolling down his face and fall to the ground with a small splatter as it hit the grass around him. He swiped at the place where the tear fell with his paw and ripped up the ground. Curse her…he thought. That damned female…who needed her any way?
He wandered back to the hill where he sat the night before and looked down at the village below. He was hungry but he knew that he couldn’t show his face there yet and from what he had seen last night food in this place would be harder to come by than in the marsh and this infuriated him even more. He looked around the area and hoped for a means of which to provide himself a quick easy meal. Unfortunately nothing was showing its self for him and he decided to move on as he knew today might mean no food. His mind began to wonder to his childhood…
“Sebak! Sebak! Where are you?!” She threw her hands up in frustration. “Sebak! This isn’t a time for games! Where did you go?!” The feline female wandered around the wooded area near their village as she looked for the young canine. He watched her look for him underneath some larger roots that had been eroded away by rising flood waters over the years during the winter months. There was just enough room to hide from her and to not be seen but his hiding place was getting small and soon he would have to find a better one. He didn’t want to go back there…he hated the way that it smelled and how plain everything was. He didn’t belong there and if they wanted they could move him to a better place then this…but no they all chose to stay here in this…damp swamp, it sickened him. He suddenly realized that the female was no where in site and usually that meant that she had gone back to the village to wait for him to come back like he always did when he was hungry. He wiggled his way out from under the branches. “Gotcha!” She yelled and landed squarely on his back as she pounced on him in her animal form and he uttered an involuntary yelp. She smiled proudly at having found his hiding place after all of this time. He lifted his head up from the damp ground having after just having dirt shoved up into his snout at her landing. He was furious.
“Nathifa!!!! Get off me!” He growled at the feline. She jumped off of him as he uttered oomph at the shift of her weight. He rubbed his nose with his paws and sneezed a few times but dirt was still stuck in there and was very uncomfortable. He glared at her and though about how much of a pain she was. He looked her up and down and her apparent differences were quite clear. Not only was she of a different suit than he but her fur was different as well. He remembered the day she was brought here if just only barely, it was four years ago just after his second birthday when a group of the adults had brought her here. All the adults stated that she was very lucky to have been the only one to live while the others in her party had perished. It was estimated that she was only about the age of one, a year younger than he was, and his neighbor’s who already had a daughter about same age as she was took pity on the little girl and gave her a home and a name and called her their own. Her beauty was well known in his village and it was no wonder that all loved her as she was kind and sweet to every one…even him.
“Sebak I’m sorry I didn’t mean to hurt you, are you okay?” She tilted her head as she had shifted back to her bipedal form and was approaching him on her hands and knees. She reached out her hand to wipe his nose to try and ease his discomfort. He snorted at the female and looked away. She always looked at him like that and it bothered him. Why did she follow him around any way? They all had such high hopes for him when he was born but he couldn’t stand any of them and he out right showed his displeasure. “Let’s go and play Sebak!” She smiled at him and grabbed his neck and kissed his cheek. He just sat there shocked at her action as she had never done that to him before. He just watched her pounce off into the woods and only after she turned and yelled at him to hurry was it that he moved and started to walk towards her.
He shook the memory from his mind. Why did she haunt his thoughts? He looked to the sky and continued to wander around the meadows and his thoughts began to wander once more…
“Sebak! Come on! We’re going to be late! She pranced in front of him and grabbed his ears in a loving manner as her tail swished behind her. He shook his head to free himself from her grasp as she danced away ahead of him. She defiantly wasn’t like any one he had ever met before and there was just some thing about her that he just couldn’t shake away. He had already been thinking about leaving this place and to start some where else, some where he could have a real future. He knew though that now was not the right time he had just turned fourteen and he knew that in this world with out a way to make money he wouldn’t be able to make his goals become reality. There was only one thing that was bothering him though and that was her. Every time he thought of his plans to prove that he was destined to become great she invaded his thoughts and was there with him, by his side. He continued to watch her lead the way back to the village and he just sat down in his tracks without a second thought. Why was she there in his head? Why wouldn’t she just go away and leave him to his own thoughts. He grumbled a bit as he became irritated at his own unintentional feelings for Nathifa. Suddenly she was there in front of him. “Sebak, what’s wrong?” Her eyes were full of compassion and kindness, it upset him even more. Why does she look at me like that? Why did she follow him around all of the time? What was this feeling in his chest and head that made him just want to be closer to her? His face scowled and he pushed her away.
“Leave me alone…” He growled at her. This wasn’t right; he didn’t care about her only getting out of this place mattered. Yes that was all that mattered. Nathifa looked hurt as she lay back on the ground after having lost her balance by being pushed away. He stood up and started to turn away from the village, he didn’t want to go back yet and he didn’t care if he was going to be late. Why had he let her lead him back here any way? No one had any control over him, especially not her.
“Sebak wait, where are you going?” She got to her feet and made a motion to follow him. He turned back towards her and growled at her through clenched teeth.
“Don’t follow me, just leave me alone I don’t want you around me…” He turned away and ran into the flora away from everything as he heard her sobbing behind him. Why? Why did he feel this way? That was all he could think about as a single tear ran down his face, why was he crying?
He stopped in his tracks as he noticed a tear rolling down his face and fall to the ground with a small splatter as it hit the grass around him. He swiped at the place where the tear fell with his paw and ripped up the ground. Curse her…he thought. That damned female…who needed her any way?
