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Artemis Marino · 03-23-2011, 03:54 PM

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Assuming she doesn't know yet that Denali is dead, dunno if/when she will find out. Sorry for the wait! <3 Can we date this to the 20th? 500+

It had been a bit more than a month now since she had woken from her long sleep, a month and a week or so, but she still was not feeling physically strong enough to do much at all and emotionally, she was still downtrodden. Denali was still out there somewhere and she hoped he was safe, but the prospects of him coming back to Crimson Dreams after having been away for so long were dim. Artemis knew this, but she still did not want to give up hope, so she had not removed the red rubber ball from her life. She did not carry it with her anymore, but instead it rested beside the pillow of the bed she had slept in for so long that she now simply called hers. It seemed fitting, and she did not know what other room she would have chosen, anyway. It was as good as any. The solitude was nice sometimes, as she did not have to answer questions or ask any of her own, but it got to be overbearingly lonely at other times.

Despite being surrounded by her family and those that loved her, the young silver Marino was followed by a shadow of frightened sadness. Her entire world had been turned upside down when she had fallen from the roof of the manor and she was still having a great deal of trouble coping with it. She tried so desperately to stay positive when she was around others now, which she had not done immediately after having woken from her slumber, but it was causing her to grow weary and frustrated. She was so tired of pretending to be okay for everyone else, but she did not know what else to do with herself. Artemis had always been strong and independent, so it had been a complete shock to learn that something had happened to her, both for herself and for the rest of her family. They had been there for her and had taken care of and worried about her, but she had been asleep and despite their care, she felt alone and confused.

Though she did not really prefer one form over the other, Artemis had taken to using her two-legged form the most, as it had been the one she had fallen in and the one her body had rested in for a month. She still showed signs of malnutrition from her deep sleep and her body’s structure seemed frail, but she was growing stronger with time and would hopefully not look like flesh and bones much longer. There was no immediate destination in her mind as she walked, but she found herself standing outside the door to her parents’ room, her palm resting against the door as she steadied her weak body. “Mom? Dad?” she called quietly through the door, hoping one of them would be inside. She did not know what she was looking for, perhaps simply to be comforted by one of her parents, but she hoped that they were there.

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Kansas Sadira · 04-14-2011, 11:52 PM

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that's fine! sorry for this wait, too, and the length. 300+

After Artemis fell unconscious and Denali disappeared, Kansas had begun to suffer from insomnia. It seemed that every night this winter he lay awake, his mind flooded with worry and dread until exhaustion seized him and he fell into an uncomfortable and short-lived sleep. Most of the time, his sleep was plagued with nightmares that he never remembered but that left him nauseous when he awoke. The restlessness had ebbed away in the past few weeks, and he had begun to sleep whenever the opportunity was available to him, catching up on missed hours. His mind was exhausted, and he had desperately missed sleeping soundly.

The pale young wolf was close to waking when the soft call roused him from pleasant dreams. His jaws stretched into a wide yawn and his pale arms arched into a stretch behind his head before he got up and blundered toward the door, still a little dreamy. The dove gray face that appeared when he pulled the door open caused a smile to break across his lips. Hey, sweetheart, he said warmly, stooping slightly to embrace her. He gave her a gentle squeeze before releasing her again, though he did not wish to let the child go. Nearly losing her had made her even more precious to him, something that he did not think was possible. He had never felt more relieved than when Artemis opened her eyes and became alive and conscious again.

Kansas was ecstatic that the young woman had come to see him, though it surprised him a little. You feeling okay? ...Need something? he asked out of instinct, calmly searching her pale eyes for any sign that something was wrong. She definitely looked much better than when she had first awakened, the her fur brighter and her eyes more vibrant. But healing would take time, and he imagined that she still was not feeling her best.

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