04-30-2008, 10:29 PM
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Sorry for the delay. D: And this won't compare to my previous posts, sadly.
Ari's blue eyes leaped in surprise when the coyote giggled — a somewhat deranged sound that he remembered his mother making in her times of utter cruelty, and yet another reason that Ari added to his list on his automatic dislike of the other creature. Being like his mother always was a bad thing, as his mother was, to him, the closest thing he had ever met to the devil. He tried his hardest not to clench his jaw at the soft words of the coyote — whispered like the songs of the sirens — but couldn't help his hands from balling into fierce fists. Ari struggled for words, as he had never really been a very vocal person. Eventually he just settled his icy gaze levelly on the coyote and returned the volley in a tone that matched his gaze,
Ari still believed he had nothing to lose. Sure, he had made friends and found family somewhat loyal to him, but he still thought himself a nobody and, worse, a blight. He might very well be cursed, and perhaps getting rid of himself would be a good thing for those connected to him. Therefore he had little fear of taunting the coyote, even though fear gnawed at the edges of his mind. He froze them, however, and continued to act and believe that he was tougher than he knew himself to be.
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Ari's blue eyes leaped in surprise when the coyote giggled — a somewhat deranged sound that he remembered his mother making in her times of utter cruelty, and yet another reason that Ari added to his list on his automatic dislike of the other creature. Being like his mother always was a bad thing, as his mother was, to him, the closest thing he had ever met to the devil. He tried his hardest not to clench his jaw at the soft words of the coyote — whispered like the songs of the sirens — but couldn't help his hands from balling into fierce fists. Ari struggled for words, as he had never really been a very vocal person. Eventually he just settled his icy gaze levelly on the coyote and returned the volley in a tone that matched his gaze,
Arrogant bastard, aren't you?
Ari still believed he had nothing to lose. Sure, he had made friends and found family somewhat loyal to him, but he still thought himself a nobody and, worse, a blight. He might very well be cursed, and perhaps getting rid of himself would be a good thing for those connected to him. Therefore he had little fear of taunting the coyote, even though fear gnawed at the edges of his mind. He froze them, however, and continued to act and believe that he was tougher than he knew himself to be.