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[Beewings]

I smiled, "Yep, we're the oddballs." I agreed and walked along the bank enjoying to sound of the river. This is nice, I thought and glanced at Livius then to the river, I don't have to think about anything just the sound of the river to mute everything. But even then I started thinking, should I tell him? I thought, atleast I know I can trust him; no I can't tell anyone, but he's my friend I should be honest to him. I sighed, this was so hard. Yes, i'm going to tell him. I looked to him and saw his violet eyes gleaming in the sun and felt my heart race, I wanted to tell him but I couldn't take the chance that he could tell another equid. Thats it ,I told myself, I'm going to tell him. I took a deep breath, you can do this, there's nothing to it; I told myself and looked at him. "Livius, there's somthing I need to tell you..." I started, my voice shaking.

[maluruloki]

(( Now my post outline looks derpy compared with other people, haaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.... ))

It made Livius's heart skip around a bit when the strikingly-colored mare agreed with him. It was better than just a simple agreement; it was an agreement coming from a mare who was beginning to mean quite a bit to him. She was so delightfully shy and carried such emotional depth within her that it was a pleasure every time it broke through, much like a warm ray of sunshine slicing between thick clouds during one of those dreary winter days. He felt a stone shift under his hoof and stumbled a bit, a soft gasp slipping from his lips. The water splashed up on his shin and he realized that it was warmer than usual. Grinning from ear-to-ear, he looked over at Dolce again and his blood went cold. The starkly-striped mare appeared like she was coming apart at the seams, all a-quiver with some feeling and it showed in her voice.
"Yes, Dolce? What is it? Are you okay?" It was like his mouth had no control. Every other trouble, all the drama between Canad and Halo, every mare, every herd member, all of it went out of his head with how concerned he was over her.

[Beewings]

I felt guilty about making him worry, but I couldn't back down now, "I haven't been completely honest with you about my past..." I trailed off as my heart pounded in my chest. "Well," I stalled, "I'm not from the wild." I said quickly. Ok, now you're just stalling, you have to tell him! I scolded myself. "I do remember my past, I'm from a human place. My father no, the lead stallion of my herd stole me from my real home, as a pet." I confessed. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you." I said quietly, I turned away a little and hung my head.

[maluruloki]

Shock blasted through his mind, momentarily wiping all emotion from his face. He knew he looked like a slack-jawed idiot, but he couldn't help it. Then anger - red hot, blisteringly hot, devastatingly strong anger - rushed into his body, making him tremble and shake in its intensity. A pet?! A PET?! There are no words for that! His spoken words, trembling from his own fumbling lips, echoed his thoughts.
"HE DID WHAT?!" Livius didn't care that his voice traveled and scared the birds from the boughs above them. The startled fluttering and consequently drifting leaves was lost on him. "How could he do - why would he - WHY?! Why?!" As he realized how loudly he was speaking, he closed his eyes and with one huge shake, tried to rid himself of all the negative tension in his skin. "I'm sorry, Dolce... I'm so sorry. Please don't be sorry though. I can't imagine how that would be," he murmured, both ear laid back to reflect his chagrin at his earlier outburst. Why would she think that would change things? She's still an Equid and that's all that matters.

[LostGosling]

((Bahh, I'm working on a book too. xD And I agree, Ash's posts are epic. <3))

~ Halo ~

A smile was now building deep inside Halo's chest, drowning out the pain, the full extent of Canad's words now totally soaked in. He could be with Bandit, her secretly playful voice and rosey hued depths forever in his heart. He could protect her. He could do everything in his power to bring her happiness, and more if she desired. He would be hers, and hers only. As these thoughts rapidly bubbled to the surface, they manifested as a brilliant twinkle in his eyes. Canad was releasing him of the burden. The burden of guilt.

Though he'd accepted this new feeling whole heartedly, the day had most certainly not ended without injury. Oh no. No physical harm had been done to either equid, but many emotional wounds had been jabbed that could not naturally heal. The forever altering of their relationship would be immediate and harsh, the two never looking at each other in quite the same way again. But there was nothing he could do about this now, no turing back. The beginning of the rest of his life had been set into motion in a little under 2 hours, and now he had to deal with the consequences. Thinking about these things was just as hopeless as the event itself, for it would only distract him from the only good to emerge from such tragidy. Her. He gave a greatful smile, dipping his head with a small whinny. "Thank-you my friend, I will pursue her with everything I've got." he responded with a smile, closing his eyes as his nose softly brushed the water's surface. His tail lifted and ears pricked, this was as close to a bow as you would ever see from an equid. His bow of respect.

However, when he lifted his head to return Canads's gaze, the equid was already gone. Out of the river, and onto the plains. He seriously doubted that he'd ever speak to his lead stallion much past reports again. With a heavy sigh, he looked around with desperately searching eyes. Everybody had dissipated, leaving him at the complete and utter mercy of his conflicting emotions. To wallow in both undieing glee and soul crushing shame. He gave a distant chuckle at this realization, his entire body submerged to the shoulders, and began carefully, gingerly waiding his way to shore. And, dispite his best efforts, he did a total nose dive into the rushing water, vanishing with a splash as he struggled to right himself. River rocks, all of them out to get you the instant opportunity strikes. For a brief moment after he managed to resurface, he just stood there and blinked the water from his eyes. Perfect, just what he needed to complete the day. Now, trying to recover from the unseen incident, his legs cut lazily through the lapping waves as he vied to keep a normal posture. He was on a flat, dry stone in a matter of moments.

He needed to find Bandit now, since she was probably a hair past confused, and tell her what had happened. She might even be angry. He shyed away from this thought, his tail giving a fearful lash, but still forced himself into the tall grass. He picked up speed as he went, his flawed gate barely noticable as he teemed with determination, and even managed to scale a small hill. It gave him the perfect view, the view that he needed to find her. And there she was. Standing on yet another hill, he could see her auburn coat glimmer in the fading light, his eyes riveted not only on her, but the dun mare who stood close by. Another mare? He shook his head dubiously, looking back to where Canad was sadly grazing. Though he'd obviousuly just finished shooting Famous down for the 3rd time today, there could be hope for his happiness yet. Since stallions seemed to be finding their soul matches at an astonishing rate in this herd, who knows?

As he stood there, water droplets rolled down his body in a cooling mass, the wind picking up slighty as the individual strands of his mane began to collide. His tail whipped out to the side with a soft whirr as the gust caught him off guard, the coolness causing a brief shutter to ripple across his chest. But this daunted him in the least. He needed to reclaim her attention in a way that would tell her everything was okay, and do so without uttering a single word. In a way that would make her smile, and they could resume where they left off without the effectively mood killing convo of how they'd both scarred Canad for life. In that moment, he heard Livius' appalled voice ring across the valley, a pair of pheasants exploding into the air somewhere nearby, and he glanced back with an arched brow. All was fine, neither he nor Dolce were threatened, so he shrugged off the mild alarm that had gathered in his muscles. Probably personal strife, secrets revealed, yada yada yada. Typical herd drama. And now, zoning everything else out, he was ready.

Arching his neck like that of an arab horse, he gave a gleeful neigh that reached all the way to the highest mountains and then returned. He was smiling like he'd just won a life time supply of dandelion buds, his golden eyes lit up like the sun, and then he did the one thing he'd previously thought impossible. He reared, balanced by only his one good foot, and shook all the water from his pelt. He'd thrown together that idea just before Livius' emotional outburst. The individual droplets showered out around him like a spring storm, refracting the pale light back at him from the setting sun. And then he touched down, injured foot still raised, and gave a huge grin. His chestnut mane and pelt were now so scruffy, so askew, so completely defying the natural grain of his coat, that he looked as though he'd been sucked up by a twister and then spit back out again. If that didn't get her attention, nothing would.


((:U Bahhh! My muse just stuck me in the closet and took over, I have no idea where all this came from... xD))

[Beewings]

I looked at his face, he was speachless. I stepped back as Livius whinnied loudly, I wouldn't be surprised if the rest of the herd heard him, and I was a bit taken aback. I wasn't quiet sure what he had said but I could tell he wasn't happy, for the first time I was afraid of him even though I knew he would never hurt me but still I was ready to run if needed. He kept up his yelling and guilt overwhelmed me with memories of my 'father' and his uncontroled fury coming back to me, I was used to knowing when it was safer to run then to stick around an angry stallion. "I'm so sorry, I-I need to go." I stammered in fear and blinked away tears as I bolted away into the river not even having the courage to hear the rest of what he had to say. I hurried through the water into the forest and I ran like never before, I couldn't stay to see his disapointment or anger or what ever he was. I knew what I was doing wasn't smart with the loner equid still possibly hanging about but nothing seemed to matter anymore. I didn't know how far I had bolted but soon I stopped and looked around through my tears, I had no idea where I was. I looked back, he didn't follow me, I thought but I wasn't sure if that was a good thing. "What have I done?" I said quietly and hung my head until my nose nearly touched the ground and wiped my eye on my leg, if he did come after me I didn't want him to see me crying. I looked up again, "What did I do?" I said again realising what I had done, I guess I was just so worked up about everything and my fear got the better of me, I thought.

[maluruloki]

(( Muse attack! ))

Her quiet words, uttered in such a despondent tone and coming from such a broken facade, tore out Livius's heart and as he watched her run from him, his heart was beaten senseless. No, he had been senseless. What have I done?! Livius, you idiot! You know better than to yell! You IDIOT!!! She's gone! GONE! Panic kept him rooted in place for a minute too long before common sense shattered his paralysis and made him burst into flight.
"Dolce! Dolce!" River water sprayed up around him, momentarily haloing him in bleak rainbows, as he charged through it. Curses left his mouth as his footing gave way into a deeper pool and he struggled to find a rock to aid in his passage before the water swept him farther down-river. Finally, he was able to clamber on shore and fighting exhaustion, he called out again. "Dolce! Please, come back!!!" He prayed that his voice carried as he galloped full-tilt after her, trying his hardest to find the broken-stalk path of her passage through the scant yards of tall grasses. He had to find her and apologize. If his eyes hadn't deceived him, in the blurred distance of the forest's shadows, he thought he saw a flash of white and stripes disappear into its depths. Oh clover buds, not with the rogue stallion around! Pulling himself up short before the foreboding darker shade of the trees, Livius felt a tremble of anxiety within himself, a fear of the unknown. He knew nothing of the forest or what lay hidden in its depths. He would have to search it and pray that no one got hurt, including himself. "Dolce!" Immediately, he realized that the trees cut the volume of his calls to mere ghosts of their original strength and he laid back his ears, violet eyes glaring at the trees as if to will them to aid instead of impede him. Steeling himself as he took a deep breath, he shivered to release the anxiety and stepped into the shade of the forest.
It struck him that while it was darker and everything more blurred, with no noticeable danger present, it was actually kind of pretty. Little mushrooms, their caps covered in dew droplets, nestled at the base of ancient trees. Bird call fell down through the canopy layers to reach his ears and he could hear the familiar rustlings of little herbivores moving about in the undergrowth. It lifted his spirits a bit, but he made good of a natural clearing just within the boundaries of the forest to call out once more.
"Dolce! Please, come to my voice! You don't understand, I'm not mad at you! DOLCE!!!!" His voice was getting raspy and he swallowed the pain away. He needed her back.

[Beewings]

I started walking, I needed to find my way back, maybe if I find the river I can follow it back to the herd. I thought and looked around, pricking my ears but I couldn't hear a thing. Darn trees are blocking out all the noise, I thought with an angry snort. Then I stopped and looked behind me, maybe I should go back to Livius, I thought then turned and kept walking, no I should let him cool down first, let it set in. But what if he's worried, what if he wasn't mad at me? I thought in horror, he's my friend and I didn't even stay to listen to him, I thought with a sigh as I ambled on, blinking away the last of my tears. I'll make it up to him when I find him, and the herd, I stopped short as muted sound of hooves came from behind a large bush, "Livius?" I asked quietly taking a hopeful step forward. I extended my neck and took a careful sniff, well, I can't tell who it is but it's an equid, i thought bringing my head back. I thought I heard a twig snap and jumped, "Livius, is that you?" I asked a little louder, "I'm sorry I ran away but this isn't funny." I said my voice shaking as I backed away from the bush. I took a quick breath in, oh no, what if it's that rouge! I thought in fearfully. "Who ever you are come and face me!" I snorted arching my neck to my mane spiked out, I was hoping to scare it away but I wasn't sure I was doing much good of it. I snorted again and looked around, turning in a circle and trying to find the source of the noise as my fear slowly rose.

[maluruloki]

It was muted, but Livius could have sworn that Dolce's voice came from a distance. His heart skittered about like a maraca and he lifted his nose, hoping to catch her scent on the air. There! There it was, faint, but undeniably present. He moved at a brisk walk towards the direction he'd heard the far-off call filter in from and was so intent on his quest that he completely missed the large dead tree lying across his path. With a muffled "UMPH!", he just managed to keep himself from chin-planting on the forest floor, but suffered a bruised shin for his efforts. The brush of his tail became snarled in a nearby pricker bush and he glared at it, simultaneously trying to shake the pain from his forelimb and untangle himself. It was the silliest dance he had ever done and he was glad that Dolce wasn't able to see him. Or maybe she would like to see me like this, the complete and utter fool that I am, he thought scathingly. Taking a few steps forwards, he tried to pull his gnarled tail hairs free, but again to no avail.
"Ugh, curse you! Dolce! Dolce, can you hear me?!" He called out before reaching back to take a mouthful of his tail hair and wrench on it.

[maluruloki]

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