Lonely Forest II - (elf/spirit/human RP)

[cazio]

Leonardo was now leaned next to a thick trees, flipping leaves and rummaging for the wrinkly green nut. His not-quite-shoulder-length hair was luckily kept out of his face by his maroon beret-type hat, one he'd picked up in France before heading back to Florence. He'd made a few adjustments to it and like it as the poofy thing it now was. His Renaissance-Italy black outfit with brown leather greaves set the look, not to mention the matching gold-fringed red cape he wore. Leonardo always liked to dress up a bit, he hated going around looking like he just came crawling out of a Venetian canal.
"It might help if you looked for one." He grumbled to Arno, who snorted with laughter.
"Why would I want to help you find a walnut?"
"I can tell you want to go home and take a nap. Just look for a tree with leaves that have two leaves on the right and left sides with one at the top. Si può fare questo?"
"Yes, yes I can, your Highness." Arno retorted. Leonardo rolled his eyes. The fallow deer ventured further into the forest as Leonardo continued looking for a hint of walnut leaves or nuts. All for the love of painting I suppose.

"Leonardo! Come look!" He heard Arno bellow after a good half-hour of searching. Leonardo sighed, standing up.
"Did you find one?" He asked, his voice not bothering to hide how tired he was of looking for some.
"No, but you have to see this!" Arno called, excited. Leonardo rolled his eyes, it was probably a blackberry patch, Arno's favorite treat. He continued rummaging for a few minutes.
"Maestro! Maître! get over here!" Leonardo swooped up in surprise. Did his totem just use Italian and French in the same breath? That has to mean its something very very bad. Or very very interesting, even to a grullo deer. He thought, making his way towards the call. Leonardo probably didn't give enough credit to his totem, but he was a very bright one, as bright as Leonardo himself our course. But Arno's intelligence was hidden behind laziness, as most genius's are. Leonardo's brown eyes came to life as he observed the forest around him, his brain automatically placing names to every plant and creature, and each had a sketch in his journal. He stepped through a thicket of bushes into an area dusted with snow, that gre in depth the further in you stepped. This forest hold more secrets than I can comprehend, thank God I have forever to figure it out. Leonardo though as he breathed in the chilly air. But Arno wasn't looking at the snow, in fact he wasn't using his eyes at all. The fallow deer grunted in surprise and swung his antlers round to face Leonardo.

"Other shuras have been here . . . . only about an hour or so ago." Arno's nostril's flared again, this time with anger. "And a . . . . scent that is mingled with ice spirit, and shura . . . elf too . . . . " The deer's lip curled. Leonardo stood in thought, pondering what could be happening here. Arno only got upset about a few things and Leonardo hadn't come across any shuras in his part of the forest, and the thought of talking with them sent his mind reeling. SO much knowledge to be attained!
"Well, we simply must find them! I'm not going to leave this turn of events behind!" Leonardo said, excited. He headed off into the snow, unaffected by the cold. Arno cursed under his breath and followed, making sure to pick his hooves up extra high to avoid as much snow as possible. They trudged on to a clearing and Leonardo gasped suddenly, rushing to some dead bushes.Red droplets of blood hung in the snow an a sucked clean deer carcass lay in the clearing. This struck quite a chord with Leonardo and he gritted his teeth. Arno matched the rage.
"The vampire did this of course. His stench is all around here. Smell." Arno growled and Leonardo went to object but they had already synched. Leonardo had discovered how to fully synch with his totem, though it could be something every shura knew how to do, he didn't know.His nose was assaulted with the scent od blood and rotting flesh an dthe scent of . . . . . brotherhood. The poor cervo! But something else came into his radar and Leonardo turned. I know that smell!
"I have to find them! The shuras and the bloodsucker!" Arno thundered.
Suddenly he was back to human senses and Arno was bolting off into the forest and Leonardo had no choice but to chase him.

They did not stop until they reached a clearing and Leonardo felt each of his heartstrings snapping. Italia! They had come to a classic italian-style home and Arno bellowed inwardly.
"Quiet. We need to forget about the deer and find out more about ourselves!" Leonardo scolded and stepped to the door, knocking loudly. he could only imagine the surprise of the people inside, he knew he wouldn't believe it if someone came knocking at his door. Arno's stomped faded as he deteriorated

(((super long, yes!))

[Rayen]

((Wow Em... Is that a RP post or a book chapter? XD ))

[softballsava]

RAGNE:

The world was spinnign around mt head it almost seemed. How long have I been out for? I need to talk to Elanor. Like a terrible dark nightmare, but I can;t escape. Faque in my dreams.. No, it can't be. I needed her, but Elanor, so confused, so crushed..

Ragne awoke with a start to the commotion. he heard Kael walk out and messaged Brie..
'I need to deal with Elanor first, then I will help you to the best of my ability.'

He stood up and walked off into the bedroom where he sensed her presence. He lay down on the bed next to her as he stroked her hair lightly, her back now resting softly on his chest. Her scent was so appealing, as all shura's scents where. Well, not ice shura's, Brie wasn't nearly as.. tantalizing. Ragne spoke in a soft whisper, "Are you ready to hear why I brought her here?" he asked Elanor softly still stroking ehr long blonde hair. It was like a nicer silk. he really did love her, and he felt bad about leaving, but he knew he could make it up. Maybe not right away, but in time. Surely in time..

((The other 2 Laterr))

[Rayen]

Elanor woke up silently out of her nightmares. She was going to thank whoever had taken her out of that grim world, when she noticed it was Ragne. She froze immediately on the spot, her pose suddenly rigid and cold. ''Oh.'' she said. ''Yes. I've been waiting for it.''

Shyr yawned on the mat at their feet. ''Don't be too mean, Elanor'' he messaged her ''He loves you.''
Elanor shook her head only slightly, trying to push away the angry thoughts. ''Sometimes I'm not that sure'' she replied over the bond. The wolf totem sighed, licking his white fur.
''You're too tense; he's not going to bite you, you know...'' he said.
''Haha. Not fun.'' Elanor grinned, inside.
''No, really, you should give him a chance.'' Shyr said. ''He's waiting for you... outside.''

Only then Elanor realized that she had unconsciously dived into her shura mind. She fell on herself, with a startle, and rubbed her eyes. ''I... uhm, sorry. So... Say it.'' she asked, in fact almost implored. All the icyness was broken, leaving only her behind, only a young, desperate shura.

[softballsava]

Ragne smiled slightly, not enough for his fangs to show. "I love you Elanor, and although by bringing her here you might be doubting that, but I really do love you." he said to her finishing with a nervouse sigh running his hand through his hair. He looked down at shyr, "Thank you for believing me." he said to the totem spirit. He then looked back at Elanor.

"Now.. for the story." he said taking in a deep breath. "Lollimar has quit the council for personal matters, and now naturally I am in charge." Ragne said to her. "I need to have another vampire with me for fighting purposes and such." he said to her. "That is the only reason why she is here. We were very close childhood friends, but nothing has ever happened between us." he said to her. "Okay, so I lied, we made out once." he said with a little laugh. "Nothing too serious and we were small kids." he said to Elanor his eyes sincere.

"It that wasn't convincing enough here." he said closing his cold blue eyes and opening up his thoughts to her once again the bond back in tact. The first thing that left was the old memory of he and Faque's only time doing anything together. The next thing was his whole journey to the underworld to find her. "That's the underworld." he said aloud as the memory flew by. How he didn't respond to any of her flirting with him. Next, the ride on Sophitia over here, where Ragne spent the whole ride talking to his dragon.

The last memory was one of the three months he was gone. Most of it spent with his pacing, and Brie trying to help his leadership skills. She herself was an asset to the creed. She was starting to loose her icyness as happiness started to set in. She could become head shura again. Everynight spent with him tossing and turning having nightmares about leaving Elanor. That was everything that she had missed. Other thasn the creed meetings but she wasn't aloud to see those.

"That's it Elanor." he said biting his lower lip softly. "Believe me, please." he said to her his eyes pleading.

[Rayen]

"Thank you for believing me.''

''No problem'' Shyr replied silently, ''But I can change my mind as soon as you don't treat her as well as she deserves. My fangs are still very sharp'' he smiled, exposing his sparkling teeth.

Elanor closed her eyes as the massive wall of Ragne's memories hit her. Together, they wandered through many times and spaces, and many persons. When Faque appeared, Elanor couldn't repress a low irritated growl, but immediately there was Shyr by her side, softly nudging her to move forvard and to calm down. And so she did.

Finally, back to the real world, she sighed melancholically. ''I have made my choice, Ragne'' she looked deep into his blue eyes.

"That's it Elanor." he said biting his lower lip softly. "Believe me, please." he said to her his eyes pleading.

Elanor opened her mouth to say something, but then a huge smile spread over her face and a crack of laughter escaped her lips. She threw her head back, and her laughs were like bells ringing, like someone shouting: ''Sadness is over!'' Shyr gave her a concerned glance.

''Let her'' he said to the dark elf. ''Nervous giggles. So typical of her.''
Elanor stopped laughing. ''S-sorry, don't be offended, please, Ragne. I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing at myself. So silly of me. How typical.'' Then, she hugged Ragne close. ''Ragne, you silly vampire! How could I not believe you?'' she said.

[softballsava]

He let out a relieved sigh of relief, "There's one thing off my back." he said hugging her back and kising the top of her head. He really did love her. he looked at Shyra, "Nothing less than the best Skyr, you have my word." Ragne said to the totem spirit. He could feel Brie's worried thoughts flooding into his mind. "We need to go help your leader." he said with a soft chuckle. He let go of Elanor only after pickign her up by the waist and setting her gently on the ground next to him.

Together they walked out of the room and too where Brie was pacing the floor. "Oh god Ragne.. what am i going to do!?" she asked him worriedly. Suprisingly Kiera had stayed and was laying in the corner with Rasha discussing what had happened and other things the totems had missed in their absence of seeing each other. "He was just suprised Brie, he'll come around, he has to train Alura after all remember. he wouldn't back out of that." Ragne to said to her with a soft smile. "Coem one, I could use some tea since you have it going, and we'll sit and wait it out, I can still hear his thoughts, so he is less tha a mile away,a dn they've stopped fading, he's just confused and worried, and for some reason a bit guilty." Ragne said a soft chuckle again leaving his mouth.

he took a set on the couch urging Elanor to come with him. "Shyr, why don;y oyu go and talk with Kiera and Rasha, make some of those connections that your lacking." Ragne said to him with an innocent smile.

[Rayen]

Elanor let herself go, still drowning on her own new happiness. Shyr seemed satisfied, yet he cast one glance at Elanor's expression and couldn't supress a laugh. ''You look like a silly sheep, smiling that way'' he said into her mind so only she could hear it. Elanor pretended to be offended. ''Oh, shut up.'' Shyr just laughed again and trotted down the stairs. ''Back to the good old times'' he said aloud.

Elanor's face turned serious the moment they approached Brie. She was really worried. An Elanor understood it well... at that moment, she hadn't have other choice than hiding her transformation. She heard all what they were saying, and couldn't find anything to add, so she just placed her hand on Brie's shoulder. ''It will all be okay. If I - or Shyr - can help, tell us what to do.''

he took a set on the couch urging Elanor to come with him. "Shyr, why don;y oyu go and talk with Kiera and Rasha, make some of those connections that your lacking." Ragne said to him with an innocent smile.

Elanor sat down at his side. Shyr smiled and trotted to the shura totem small gathering. ''Hello my fellows.'' He sat down. ''Have I missed something important?'' he asked smiling innocently.

[cazio]

ooc// i see how it is! just leave Leonardo to wait otside and don't let him in! xD

[webkinzfan12]

Alura walked into the house, dripping. She felt terrible for dripping on Brie's floor...She smiled at Kiera and the lion she guessed to be Rasha. They seemed like good friends. Her smile disappeared as she watched Brie and Kael. When Kael left, she frowned. "Oh, God..." She muttered. She didn't want to go back outside. She'd get sick. I wonder if I could use the bond? She thought. She concentrated on Kael, and tried her best to contact him.

'Master Kael, Please come back.' She messaged. 'I can understand why Brie wouldn't tell you. It's not the first thing you want to tell your best friend...' She stopped after this, and sighed. "I'll be back." She said, running up the stairs. She grabbed a towel and dried herself as best as she could. She then walked down the stairs, seeing Ragne and Elanor on the couch. She smiled at Shyr, Kiera, and Rasha.

"Brie, I will also help. Best friends can't stay away forever." She said, looking at the head Shura. All of this had made her forget her own mission. "Ragne, I haven’t had time to say hello properly. I'm glad you're back." Her ears twitched again, as the realization entered her mind. What happened today is only an idea of what will happen to me. Will this ever end? She thought sadly. She kept her happy expression, though.

~FLASHBACK~
Alura sat in front of the mirror, putting on her circus outfit. She slid on her green leotard, and stood up. She tied the ribbon on her purple kimono-like top, and slid on her white hand guards. She tied the ribbon on her lace-up shoes, and pointed her toe in front of her. She put on the golden choker, and looked at the mirror. She then dipped her finger into the red paint, and applied it to her lips. She tied her braid back, and went into a handstand. "Alura! Time to go." A sweet voice said. Young Alura, only eleven at this time, nodded. "Coming." She chimed.
~~~
She came back to her room, and undressed. She cleaned the make-up off of her face, and carefully put away the choker. She hung up the costume, along with many others. She bent over and winced. She had strained herself to hard that night. She put on her tunic and sat on her blanket. "Dinner." The sweet voice said. In came a girl only a few years older than her, carrying a small bag of food, and a container of liquid. "Hi, Loxy." Alura said, smiling. Loxy handed her the bag and container. "You did great tonight." Loxy said, sitting next to her. "Teth said you are a master at this."
~END FLASHBACK~

Alura twitched her ears when she heard the door. "Brie, Should I get the door?" She askd kindly.
((I love that Easter pic, Emma! Can I has one? XD))