New Beginnings

Rosario Duran · 07-01-2010, 01:54 AM

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Word Count: 677, Points: 5 ;; {Shows translation from Spanish.} ;; Forward dated to July 8, 2010.

The ocean was a picturesque view of calm serenity on the eastern coast of Nova Scotia, dubbed Quartz Shoreline by the canine inhabitants of the area. The horizon showed a long, straight line of dark blue with no visible disturbances in the distance. Only gentle, playful waves slowly lapped at the shoreline in a peaceful lull of advancing and retreating. It was like a dreamy dance between the land and the sea that never ceased, looping constantly into infinity. The sky was a mirror of the sea – a beautiful shade of blue with clouds drifting across the open canvas, constantly changing shapes and scenes. One could make out a cute bunny with a fluffy tail nibbling on a patch of clover, or a fearsome dragon of myth piercing the heavens with vast wings. These pictures and more were brief in time as wind buffeted the cotton-clouds and altered their appearance to whatever else the imagination could find.

Rosario was paying little attention to the drama unfolding in the wild blue yonder. She padded along the sandy shore, just out of reach of the water. With her incredibly petite form, her tiny paws barely sunk into the wet earth, making it quite easy for her to trot along at a steady pace. She held her crown down, optics unfocused and staring blankly at the ground that passed beneath them. A myriad of thoughts were swirling through her mind, creating what might have been a whirlwind of confusion to someone unaccustomed to such things. It was easily traversable landscape of the soul to the coyote, however, as she always seemed to have such things going on upstairs.

Among the various things that occupied Rosario’s thoughts were memories of her life before she had left Mexico. Things were never easy, but always much more simple than now. She ached for the younger days of her life when she had nothing to worry about but wrestling with her brothers. This was before Roman had been killed by a Luperci, before she had been turned through rape, and before Riel had sold her out to her Luperci hating pack. The banishment had been the most painful and damaging thing she had ever been through. But what could she expect? Hatred breeds only hatred, and that’s what her former family was full of.

At least the small femme had been able to get herself out of that rut. Sometimes in seemed to Rosario that as soon as she cleared herself of one obstacle, another would appear. What would it be this time? Really, with the unpredictability and versatility of the members of Inferni, there was no telling. Anything could happen around there, and that always kept Rosario on edge. She was in a constant state of stress, always wary, always waiting for something to go awry that would damage her standings. That was why she traveled away from the pack lands for the day. She had to have a mental break from herself.

The thoughts were noticeably detracting from Rosario’s motor skills, made blatantly obvious when she ran head first into a log that had washed up on shore. “Chingao {fuck}!” She cursed loudly in surprise, giving the soggy, dilapidated old wood a pointed glare, as if somehow the inanimate object was at fault. In a show of defiance, Rosario nimbly lept atop the log and puffed out her chest; what a rebel. On cue, the rotten wood cracked below her, causing her right leg to collapse in. The coyote sucked in her breath in a sharp hiss as the jagged wood sliced through the skin. Blood instantly began to trickle from the wound, the full flow blocked by the splinter of wood that dug into her flesh and effectively trapped her. Wiggling about to try and get free only seemed to make matters worse. Rosario silently cursed herself for her own stupidity – honestly, she should’ve expected nothing less from a piece of rotten driftwood. After a few moments, she abandoned her pride and yelled, “Ayudame {help me}! Someone, por favor {please}!”

Big thank you to Sie for the beautiful table!

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