11-19-2009, 04:39 AM
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| http://digital-bonsai.com/katew/rp/kae/kae_jaws.jpg); background-position:top center; background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position:fixed; padding-top:221px; padding-left:25px; padding-right:25px; padding-bottom:10px;"> Kae be lupus. The coyote woman was, for the first time in a long time, stepping outside of Inferni's borders. She had been keeping completely to herself even within the clan's borders; over the last few weeks she could recall perhaps three or four instances where she'd interacted with others. The liquor had run dry, however, and though part of Kaena did not wish to return to it, there was still the draw to be forgetful, numb—she did not want to remember what Haku had done to her, though she knew no amount of alcohol would drown it from her memories. Folding her ears back, she crept over the border, feeling guilty and even frightened as she did so, and hating herself for every iota of fear coursing through her mind. Almost magnetically, her paws drew her away from the direction of Dahlia, and deeper into the woods stretching between the Waste and Phoenix Valley's territory. The coyote walked quickly, knowing there was a valley with at least a few human buildings—maybe she'd get lucky and discover a bottle or something... anything. A twinge of fear again hit her as she crested a ridge to see a wolf in the distance, though it took her only an instant to recognize the pale-pelted femme—Naniko. Excitement replaced the fear, and the hybrid took off at a lope. By appearances, there was nothing wrong with Kaena. She had shed her rumpled appearance in the past few days, though it was apparent she'd lost some minor amount of weight over the past month; her ribs stuck out of her silver-and-white sides. The change was more apparent in her mentally, though as she brewed over what had happened to her, fear and shame were slowly boiling to anger. Kaena was deathly afraid of Haku now, and for once in her life, she did not resort to seek vengeance on her enemy. He would beat her, should they lock fangs again—the hybrid knew this in the pit of her very soul. As she approached Naniko, the hybrid woman was surprised to see young children running with her. The coyote did not realize the woman had been that far along, and now the children appeared to be quite old—the coyote trotted over, her tail arced upwards in friendly greeting. One of the children was a bit further ahead of the others, and Kaena was closest to it, halting in front of the little one and wagging her tail, bowing down to the pup to get a closer look. "Hello there," the coyote said warmly, her heart brightened by the sight of her friend's healthy children. |