09-16-2011, 01:56 PM
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http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/ ... table2.png);background-position:bottom;background-repeat:no-repeat;"> . Using one of Soran's tables temporarily. Kiwi is Rain's NPC by the way. WC: 1238 pushitinThe morning was fresh and clear, the sky was completely devoid of all clouds, the sun shining down already, the morning light was soft and warm. All around the trees were covered in leaves that were slowly slowly turning into their bright autumnal colours, fading from the bright greens of summer into the oranges and reds of the autumn, a sign that soon the autumn would be upon the lands once again. The grasses were dying back, the longer stalks dying off, leaving a shorter carpet of green on the ground. All around the dying end of the dawn chorus was being sung by the land's birds, they were telling tales of warmer climates that they would soon be departing to, going to leave the harsh Canadian winter behind, to enjoy the heat of more southern lands. Small animals bounced about the place, rabbits and mice, feasting on the last summer flowers that were beginning to wilt and turn brown, again showing that Autumn was soon on it's way. The breeze that blew through the land was cool, but not unpleasant, the cloudless sky suggested that the day would be warm and clear, with no sign of rain, at least not for the time being. Through this a pair of wolves walked, both jet black, one very tall, the other much shorter, they were pulling a small, heavy wooden cart behind them, it was piled high with invisible items; all of the contents having been tied down underneath thick reindeer skins. The pair appeared to be arguing, one of them, the shorter of the pair was not holding the cart handle properly, holding it with only one hand, the other was clutching a creased and rather tattered looking map, she was peering at it intently, jade eyes scanning it closely. "Why am I not allowed to read the map?" The taller one, Rain was asking, the shorter one flinched slightly at her raised voice, but stopped, pulling the cart to a stop and looking up into her face. "Because you held the map upside down last time and we ended up walking around and around that horrible burnt place!" The shorter and younger one, Kiwi, replied, squaring her shoulders and folding her arms across her chest. "I said I was sorry about that! It only wasted a day of travelling, there was no harm done. That place was horrid though, can you believe Mom used to live there?" Rain replied, sighing slightly, the smaller female simply shook her head, no she couldn't believe that her sable mother had once lived in those blackened charred lands, that she had spoken of them so warmly. pushitin As an act of what seemed to be pennace, the taller female stood between the two handles, gripping them tightly and beginning to walk with them, taking the whole load for a while, she was more able to do this than her younger sister, Kiwi was a slender, petite female, unlike Rain who was a much taller, curvacious creature with obvious muscles under her short sable fur. For a while the pair walked in a comfortable silence, the smaller fae checking the map every few moments, here and there she changed direction as they walked, they were following the map their mother had drawn for them should they ever want to come and visit her and visit her they had decided to do, they wanted more than that though, they wanted to live with her. The pair had fallen out with their adoptive mother, Dayna, their own mother's former mate, she had wanted them to follow the pack's customs, to allow themselves to get a piercing or a tattoo, Kiwi was too frightened to get one and Rain had taken serious objection to the way the pale female had tried to convince her, so although the matter had been settled and apologies had been made, the pair had decided to leave, to find their real mother, to be with her. They had been travelling for a very long time, the cart was slowing them down, although if the truth were to be told, they had often gotten lost and in their Optime form the very long walk was even longer, it was slower going than in their Lupus form. The pair had enjoyed the journey though, chatting about everything, enjoying their time together, but now it was true that they were tired and their tempers had been getting a little shorter. The taller female was humming to herself as she walked, flicking the small stud in her upper lip every now and again, a habit which her younger sister hated, she decided not to mention it though, she didn't want to cause another argument. They walked in silence for a moment, until Kiwi suddenly stopped, Rain skidding to stop behind her, sliding against her a little. "We're here." Kiwi declared, grinning at her sister. The annoyed look that had spread across Rain's face at the sudden stop changed into a bright smile. "Wow, Crimson Dreams, it looks just like mom said it would. Let's go!" She declared, dropping the handles of the cart and marching forwards, moving to cross the border and find her mother, she was looking forward to seeing her again, it had been too long and she had missed her. A small hand reached out and caught her by the arm, she turned to look at Kiwi, silver eyes filled with confusion, her younger sister met her gaze with her own jade one and shook her head. "You can't cross the border! They don't know you, it's rude." She declared, giving her sister a firm look, Rain could not see that herself, the outgoing female could not imagine that anyone would be displeased to see her, she was an outgoing creature, used to being able to make strangers eat out of her hand within moments of meeting her, she was sure that these pack wolves would seem the same. She said as much to her sister, a small argument ensued. pushitin Finally Rain was forced to see sense, they agreed that they would stay here and call for someone to accept them into the pack. Kiwi fell into a bought of shyness at this idea, she was always shy and nervous before meeting new wolves, she clambered to sit on the edge of the cart, burying her face in her hands, lowering her head so that her face was entirely hidden by her elbow length, jet black curls. Rain sighed as she looked at her, resting a comforting hand on her sister's shoulder, she knew that she would be like this, she was a shy creature, she couldn't help it, she planted a kiss on the top of her sister's head, trying to relax her. She then stood upright once again, she ran her finger's through her hair, arranging it so that it was neat, her long mane was mostly secured in a long braid, smaller braids adorned the shorter part of her hair that hung about her face, filled with beads and feathers. She tossed her head back and let out a loud call, "Hello! Hello? Is anyone around?" She said as loudly as she could, looking back at her younger sister, who was still hiding in her hair and hands. Again she gave a sigh, but stood just before the borderline to make it obvious where the call had come from. |