smile that way

China Rose Lykoi · 01-15-2011, 11:46 PM

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olololo, ilu
wc: 5+
SoSuWriMo: 502

For a moment, it seemed as though she had lost her ivory companion. But no - There came a distinctive cracking, and with a resilient groan of branches the stubborn bramble finally released its unwilling victim to view. China's face brightened instantly, her merrily mischievous eyes giving the disgruntled ivory girl a quick once-over before returning to the beautiful spectrum before them.

She moved to stand beside Shiloh, gaze sliding over to revel in the other girl's look of blatant awe. Impish smile spread further over pixie maw, as the coyote lovechild slide her hand back around the hybrid's limp snow-white palm. She liked the connection, and now did not wish to be without it while in Shiloh's presence. She felt a surprising tug of pride at the dumbstruck happiness on the girl's face, taking ownership of the fact that she had put it there. Shiloh looked so much prettier when she was happy, China decided absently, returning her own gaze to the eruption of color before them.

Petals and wings clashed and melted, the shifting of movement like a small rainbow trapped in the gnarled claws of the wintry forest.

The silence was comfortable to China. She allowed it to stretch, allowed Shiloh to look her fill of the glorious picture before her. When at last the ivory lady spoke, the coyote gifted her with another sharp smile, Lapis Lazuli glinting deviantly. With a gentle tug on Shiloh's hand, she began to wander into the small scene, placing her dainty tan footpaws carefully so as not to crush the delicate stems and glistening wings. "Dunno, love," The answer was truthful, if not nonchalant. China had felt an urge, and as always, she had obeyed it. That was the way the wayward lovechild worked. She considered the scene with a look of imperial thoughtfulness, rethinking the question. "The earthmother has reasons for revealing these things. This is her gift to you, Shiloh," That was a more satisfactory answer, and pleased with it, the slender silvery girl nodded once. The flowers were for Shiloh, and Shiloh herself was for China. That was the way it worked.

Intelligent gaze returned to the wildflower abundance, and she began measuring them carefully now, searching for one in particular- There, there it was! Releasing the ivory hybrid's hand, China loosed a delighted peal of laughter. It was not enough to speak of her happiness, though; Because her body demanded it, the lithe girl executed a neat cartwheel, her close-cropped hair swinging gaily about slanted eyes. Once she was right-way up, the Lykoi princess took a few more bounds forward, and bent to retrieve a plant hidden from view. Her sharp claws nipped the stem quickly and cleanly, and China turned to reveal her prize.

The flower was a delicate peach color, bleeding into a soft ivory near its center. Its delicate petals were freshly unfurled, slate-clean and pristine. As China held it out to Shiloh, a nearby butterfly sought fit to perch daintily on the exposed plant.

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