A scaly dunk

Cain Hayes · 10-12-2011, 08:47 PM

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The sound of flowing water and soft splashes reached his ears, the darkness still blocked much of his vision, but with only one way to go he didn't hesitate with his steps; ahead at the end of the tunnel he could just make out a flickering light, soft yellow turning to orange, moving and casting shadows here and there with the gentle breeze that ran through the underground chamber. Peering over his shoulder he tried to see the young girl, interested in how well she was handling the darkness but all he could see was a vague black form. “Nearly there, just keep heading straight” he called back to her, his voice as soft as he could manage in an attempt to reassure her. With each step forward the tunnel grew gradually light and the sounds became ever louder until he entered the chamber, his feet anchoring themselves to the ground as he stopped in place to appreciate the sight before him.

Sira Kira · 10-12-2011, 08:51 PM

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Sira wondered where they were going, but she would follow him. Though he was a big tease, he had helped her with so much already. He had taught the young woman more than her mother had, and that was in one day, now it had been some time since she had been found by him, she felt that she owed him her life, so she followed him without question. She was used to the dark, fire had been new to her as her mother never used it and she'd been lucky to never see a forest fire. So the dark of the caves were a slight comfort, though these were fairly darker than her shallow cave she shared with her mother.

"Where are we going?"

She asked curiously as they moved forward towards the light. She could hear the sound of running water, like a spring underground. She had been near some small steams and a creek before, so the sound was familiar yet alien altogether.

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Cain Hayes · 10-12-2011, 08:59 PM

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Twisting around to face her, he beckoned her to come forward into the chamber, Sakana no Puru is the name of the place, but why don't ya take a few more steps forward and see for ya self he said, a mischievous grin upon his face. Stepping to the side he made space for the girl to enter into the room and then he moved forward, eyes flashing down a few times to make sure where he was stepping. Slowly and carefully he made his way to the largest pool directly in front of him, the waters surface reflected the soft glow that the candles cast throughout the room, but not only did the water glisten but so did the walls where the water had fallen and splashed upon the rocky surface and the crystals protruding from the walls too shone beautifully. Look, in the pool, the things swimming are fish. This one has a fair few big ones in it if ya look carefully his words came out as a quiet whisper as he crouched down cautiously by the pools edge, placing a hand upon the ground for support.

Sira Kira · 10-12-2011, 09:00 PM

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She saw his grin and was a little afraid to walk forward, but did, knowing that it would only be short lived. Inside was a sight to see, and she looked around with wide eyes. It was an enourmous cave with many pools of water, and some of them glittered as though the sun were shining overhead. She followed behind him, but found herself slipping as he stopped at the lagest pool. Her heart skipped a beat as she was having a hard time finding her footing and she nearly went over the edge when she finally caught herself. she let herself catch a breath before leaning down to look into the pool of water and seeing the fish. She smiled at him, having seen one before but never knowing what to call them she gave him an appreciative nod.

"I called them swimmers, my mom told me not to talk about them, so i wanted to give them an name.... Fish, that is funny sounding."

She giggled a little, she looked up to see that not only were the fish and water making it bright from the torchlights, she could see the gilstening from the walls, then she looked back at Cain.

"This is so beautiful thank you for taking me here! I don't think I've seen anything greater than this!"

She looked back in the pool smiling down at the large fish that swam around in the water.

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Cain Hayes · 10-12-2011, 09:02 PM

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Swimmers, huh? I suppose that makes sense, since all the do is swim he chuckled, the sound deep and a fair amount more throaty than he had intended; he had learned fast that a calm and quite nature worked best with the child-jackal and so he adapted and tried to act as such, but every now and then he slipped up, allowing his deeper voice to slip through. It still amused him that the female hadn't know the difference between males and females and he was even more entertained by her horror at the differences; how his voice had initially startled her being a great example. Looking at her, he began to smile fondly at her, but he quickly reigned the expression back and turned his attention back towards the pool. I happened across it whilst wondering around, thought you might like it he shrugged alittle, as if pleasing the child was no big deal. It was strange, how one gets so attached to the unusual, naive and incredibly helpless; especially when it comes in the form of a young pretty jackal.

Sira Kira · 10-12-2011, 09:05 PM

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She nodded her head, and was glad he had approved of her name for them. Through her experience she was learning to understand the actions and reactions of the man, and was learning his personality better and how he acted seemed to rub off on her, though she wasn't yet one for pulling pranks on innocents. Looking at him, she had heard his gruff deep voice, and though it had startled her at first, she wondered why he didn't use it as much, wasn't it his voice? In any case she was glad he showed her this place, moving forward she put her arms around his neck in a hug, a thing she learned from watching strangers. They always had smiles on their faces when they hugged so she thought of it as something to show happiness.

"Thank you so much I really do like it. I found the... I think it was called the o see an, I have never seen so much water before, it was so beautiful."

She said, wondering if he had seen the great body of water and the way it pushed and pulled along the earth.

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Cain Hayes · 10-12-2011, 09:08 PM

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A small, rather evil thought pricked his mind, an action begging to be fulfilled, a prank yearning to be put into action. For a second he truly contemplated putting his evil little trick into action; all it would take was a slight... push. All thoughts of pranks left him as the girl circled her arms around his neck, startling him in the process. His muscles tensed from the shock, quickly relaxing and his arms loosely circling around her waist in response. Looking down at her he gave her a slight smile, unsure where the girl had learnt such a gesture from and what the thoughts behind it were; although he was pleased that she not only allowed but initiated the contact. The ocean he corrected her pronunciation, ever patient to teach the eager girl, I've seen it once or twice in my travels. It was, as you said, simply beautiful and fearful all the same. Although the natural beauty of the place was outstanding, the male harboured no fond memories of the ocean, only less pleasant ones and heartbreak. Like a ticking bomb, he could see his mood becoming darker and darker, turning unpleasant quickly. Tightening his grip around the girls waist, he shot her a grin and shouted I hope you don't mind getting wet right before he pulled her and himself down into the pool.

Sira Kira · 10-12-2011, 09:10 PM

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The hug seemed to mean more as he wrapped his own arms around her waist, no wonder others hugged each other, it made her feel so good. She enjoyed that his strong arms wrapped around her, like some secure rock making sure that she was safe. He corrected her and she blushed. She had the same idea of his unspoken words, she was afraid to go near it, as she couldn't swim and just the thought of the water pulling her in, made her nervous. He could see a slight change in him, that was before he grinned and spoke loudly. She had little time to register as they both fell into the pool, herself screaming as she went in with a loud "splash"

"Cain, I can't swim!"

She coughed, not having touched the bottom of the pool. she was afraid now and starting to panic, which meant that even if she touched the bottom she wouldn't know. What a dirty trick she thought as she despirately tried to keep her head above water, her feet moving all over the pool, feeling the scaly things as they tried to dodge her flails.

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Cain Hayes · 10-17-2011, 07:52 PM

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Water seeped through his fur, chilling his body all over, the pool's water turned out to be a lot cooler than he had anticipated but was thankfully only waist deep. Placing his feet carefully upon the slipper rock floor, he ran a hand through his hair, pushing his hair back away from his face revealing his scarred eye. Twisting around, arms spread through the water in an attempt to balance himself, he sought out where Sira was. Fish swam around him, their scale coated bodies felt strange as a few of the larger ones strayed to close; the fish seemingly unfazed after the initial surprise by having two canines in their waters. Pushing the thoughts of fish and what their close proximity out of his mind, he weaved his way through the water towards where he saw movement and head a familiar frantic voice. When his sole red eye found the girl, his head fell back and loud, roaring laughter escaped his throat, the sound deep and harsh to ones ears. Laughter continued, his body shaking and his ribs crying out in protest, but that didn't stop him; her face was a picture and her plead for help even cuter.

Wading through the water until he was close to her, he placed a hand on either side of her waist and pulled her up out of the water slightly with ease and a sly grin on his face, “No need to swim, the water isn't that deep, now stand up straight when I put ya down and you'll be fine” he chuckled, still picturing the others panic struck expression and then lowered her down slowly, hoping that she would actually listen to him.

Sira Kira · 10-26-2011, 05:07 AM

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Of course he had to be laughing when he was in danger, and she was flailing around to get to land, but she just couldnt' seem to get there, that was until she felt a pair of calm hands on her waist and she stopped, though not entirely, it was until he spoke did she see why he laughed at her and that she was in fact quite safe. Her heart still hammered along her chest, and she was scared still, but now knowing she was safe... it meant a lot, she turned to him, here eyes still showed the shock of the moment and her mouth in a slight scowl.

“That wasn't funny! I could have drowned.”

She said, she had noticed his one eye before, though it was shocking to her to see it out in the open she didn't move away with repulsion, to her it was a part of who he was and she was still far too angry and embarrassed to really react to seeing his hair moved from the eye. She was catching her breath now and looked back into the pool where the large fish swam around them, keeping their distance

“So... why are they here anyway?”

She was trying to distract her self, to tell herself he teased her because she was being childish and stupid, flailing around when she could touch the bottom. She looked down finding the question the right one, especially when there were so many in such a small space.

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