[puddssoul]

Yep, another picture of the 'lovebirds' together -- aww, isn't that cute, Arrow gave her a flower! <3

I love these color-in lines. <333 I might color their foal into these one day, if they have one.

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Bella remembered the first time she had ever seen him. She'd decided to take the afternoon off of practicing, since she'd already gotten in two or three hours. She was wandering around the manor, exploring, when she came to the gate that seperated the home she and her mother shared from the one next door. Someone had left the ornate black metal gate wide open, and she curiously peered through to see a young male of about her own age. He was standing in the middle of the yard, gazing intently toward the back, a bow clutched firmly between his hooves. His eyes burned with determination. In one fluid motion, he released the string, and she heard a soft 'ssssh' as the arrow flew toward a brightly-colored target set up for him, smacking directly into the bulls'-eye with no hesitation. She stared at him, mouth agape, then blushed furiously and tried to turn away when he suddenly turned and looked at her as curiously as seh had looked at him. She began to walk away, but his voice stopped her, low but soothing, "Hey!" He called, and she heard his hoofbeats as he galloped toward the gate. Turning, she glanced over her shoulder and saw him smile breezily at her. Oh, that look was breath-taking! It was all she could do not to drool over him, but she managed to keep her calm like any proper mare.

"Hello." She replied softly, taking one tentative step toward him. His bow hung at his side, slung over his shoulder by a wide leather strap. He carried it as easily as though it were weightless. His easy, calm manner charmed her more than any of the other colts she'd ever met, they all tried too hard. "It's nice to meet you," He added, grinning at her smoothly, "My name's Arrow Levi, but you can call me whatever you'd like." "I'm Bella," She retorted, smiling even more widely as he took a step toward her as well, "It's nice to meet you too, Arrow."

"Amazing how we've lived next door to each other and never met each other yet, eh?" Arrow added, leaning against the gate, making it groan as it creaked on its hinges. Bella nodded wordlessly, doing a little spin on the edges of her hooves when she got bored. "So... I bet you can already guess my talent, but what's yours?" He added, grinning as he nodded at his bow and quiver of blunt arrows.

"Dancing." Bella managed to whisper, and that was about it. Her heart skipped a beat, her breath was caught in her throat. Thankfully, the blush on his cheeks revealed she wasn't the only one embarassingly caught by surprise. The two of them stared at each other for a long, wordless moment before Bella heard her mother crying to her from the house, something about her bird having gotten loose. "Well... I'll see you around, okay?" She asked, smiling as serenely as she could manage at him. She could almost feel her eyes sparkling.

"Yeah." He said, nodding, grinning at her. "Hopefully sometime soon, eh?" Bella giggled impishly and nodded as she slipped away, her daydreams plagued by a handsome crimson-pelted male.