Tough as Nails Adoption (Closed for renovations!)

[birdie,]

I would like to adopt!
Number:
2
Picture:

Name:
Isis (Ice•S)
Species:
Pompeii Smili
Personality:
She is an very unfortunate smile, this makes her a little depressed.
But she can be happy and bubbly, but this attitude is very rare. She'd rather keep
to herself and explore, than meet new smiles. She is full of knowledge, and nobody knows
why she Doesn't express it.
Likes:
Exploring, Climbing trees, Tricking other smilies.
Dislikes:
New smilies, Intruders, overly happy creatures.
Boys following her around, showing off their useless skills.
Background:
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Pompeii , the final frontier. It rose, and fell dramatically.
Now it is a lost civilization that only some know about.
Many have tried to look for it, but they just gave up,
they call it the lost city. Now this lost city is home to
a new creature...

I was born in the lost city of Pompeii smili.
Population twenty smiles. Sixteen girls,
and four boys. Outrageous huh. My father
was the great Xavier, he was basicly
the leader of us smilis. He guides us to new
civilisations. My mother on the other
hand was Victoria, she was beautiful, so
beautiful, it's undescribable. Our tripe in
particular is the lava tribe.

Lava Life

Life in Pompeii was tough, you were either
born a worker or roality, and as you age you
become part of the government
I was born as a worker, which was strange
considering my father's rank. I had to build
dens for the elders, gather the food, count the heads
in each den, And that was just my job.
Our government was the elders,
and ocassionally the wisest of roality.
My parents were roality, and I
think I was ranked a worker because of tuten.
Tuten was a snobby smili, he always decided what rank each
smili cub would grow up to be, he hated my father, and that is why
I am a worker. My herd consists of five main colors:
Orange, White, Brown, Tan, and Green.
those colors helped us match our habitat, our
habitat consits of sand, palm trees, savannah grass, and dirt.
We built our homes out of sand and mud bricks, that made us
more advanced that most smili herds.


A Normal Work Day In Pompeii

In Pompeii, the work days are tough, I should know I worked everywork
day in each year, for five years. Usually my day was like this:
Patrol the city, make sure no one is injured, cheack each den and count each smili
curently living there, then I have to report all the numbers to the government.
It was an okay job, I wouldn't complain about it. My day was like this everyday when turned five,
it went on for five years, and then mating season came.

Mating Season In Pompeii

Mating Season was a horried season, smilis ten and older. When I was young I just watched
to see who picked who, then the went off to be alone. Now I have to participate in it, every year.

My First Mating Season

My first mating season happened when I was ten, like every othe smili. It went horribly
wrong. Heres what happened I took my place, and the others took theirs. The guys
went first. Every male want ME to be their mate. I was in shock, I didn't know
what to do, so I ran off, and no one found me until mating season was over.

The Story Begins

You know that feeling in your gut that you know somethings not right?
Well I had that every day after that mating season thing came about.
I felt like something terrible was going to happen, something very terrible.
So I went to go see pompeii's Oracle. The Oracle wasn't much appling, he
had gostly whit fur, his fur was also thin and very long. His eyes glowed bright
green, and most of his tail and right ear was missing. I approchd him cautiously.
"What do you want child?" HIs voice made my bones chill. "W-w-well, I'd like to hear my fortuin."
I shivered, I didn't feel comfortable in his presents. "Three simple words. Death. Pitty. Betrayal."
The oracle soon began to fade away, Soon enough he was gone. I began to feel very wary and the thought
of death crossed my mind, and who would I pitty, but most of all who would betray me, or would
I betray someone else? I tried to keep my thoughts as clear as possible as I walked down the
path of pompeii. Young smilis began to poke their heads out of thier family's dens, when I looked
back the young smilis were gone, their parents had pulled the back as if outside were dangerous.
The ground egan to shake uncontrolably. I was wobbling, and I couldn't move, another earthquake, and this time
a snake was slowly slithering up my back, it had already bitten me, and I had givin up hope. I closed my eyes as my life
began to flash before my eyes, the the word death had came to my mind, maybe the oracle had ment I would die.
I couldn't feel anything. Later I had opened my eyes, a male smili was crouched over me. "Is she alright?" A female's
voice whispered. "I think so, the crapes worked." a male over me answered while examining me.
I felt auckward, I was some what attracted to this male, I couldn't explain his looks, but his eyes
were breath taking. "Where am I?" I moaned. The male, and female both looked at me. "You're still in
pompeii, don't worry, you're just very far away from your home." The male said welcoming.
"You'll be okay, but I'm Akita, and this is my brother Xander, he saved your life." Akita the female
said softly. Was wide-eyed I didn't know what to dd or what to say "I'm Isis, and thankyou for doing that."
I said. Xander nodded, "To bad our brother died in the process..." Xander said. Death I thought.
"I am so sorry, like really sorry." I said pitty raced threw my mind, betrayal was soon
to cross my path, I was panicing. "We need to get you back home." Akita said.
"Yeah we do." Xander said gazing apon my eyes. "Alright..." I got up and looked outside the
den, smilis were packed in the area, obiously this was one of the famous smili areas. The trees were
lush, there was beautiful grass, and flowers, but some how I still missed home. I stepped out of the den and began to walk in the dirrection of home. Akita and Xander followed me on my way out. I guess I had made some new friends.
Xander fought off all the dangerous animals, while me and akita watched, an sometimes laughed. The journey took two days. One of the days we met a strange male, he was the same age as me and Xander. His name was Chase, I believe. He had special sorcary skills, so we accepted him in the group. After we met Chase all kinds of strage things began to happen to us. Our last few hours of the trip was the worst. Chase was gathering water,
he had an unusaul look on his face. we told him we'd meet him at the pom tree. He nodded and continued his doings.
I began to panic. Then suddenly we fell into a pit, and chase looked down at us, and took off his cape, it was tuten! "You
fools." He growled. "Tuten, what are you doing here?!" I yelled. "Well you're old enought to become the ruler, so I
thought and if I got rid of you I'd be the heir to the thrown!" Tuten hissed micheviously. I couldn't believe my eyes,
it was really tuten and her planned to kill me and my friends. Tuten had one last look at me and he dashed off to
become ruler. "Oh gosh, this can't be happening." I moaned "Don't worry we'll get out of here." Xander said.
Akita's paws were over her face. We were in the pit for at least an hour, then Xander's face lit up with an idea. He
began to make noises, and soon enought a flight crew with their hang glider apeared, the helped up out of the pit and
we were on our way to pompeii, I was happy. The avator landed gracefully in pompeii, and I ran to the roayal den.
Right before my eyes was tuten, getting my crown. "WAIT! I'm here!" I yelled. Tuten looked at me and hissed, he ran in my dirrection and tackled me. He bit my neck and I felt groggy. the Xander burt threw and tackled tuten and threw him against the wall. I got my crown I diserved, and we all had a happy ending, all exsept tuten, who was in prison.
Xander and akita also moved to Lava Pompeii, and I had the life I diserved

[Meadow]

I would like to adopt!

Number.
5

Picture.


Name.
Razilee [Meaning: My secret in Hebrew]{Called Rose sometimes by her mother. ^^}

Species.
Smili

Personality.

She's serious; she does not coexist well with nonsense, yet she still has a curiously rebellious spirit. She can be tolerant of many things she distastes, rebelliously.
Also being easily frustrated, she rejects change. She wants nothing to do with it, because she enjoys easy tasks, although she is intelligent. Still, her mind wanders easily...
She's strong, and not afraid. Fears are nonsense; nonsense is bad, in her world.
And somehow, she's willing. Imagine, willing yet rebellious. In different issues, of course. She likes to please those in higher power. She's resilient against those who are not; those who she can over-power.
Radiently, she picks fights often. She won't go down without some sort of battle. Sometimes questioning the authority and those around her.
All in all: Complicated. All sorts of personality traits -- many conflicting -- weave into one to form an inexplicably complex personality, one complex smili.



Likes.

Her mother, her family, easy tasks, fitting in, showing her strength, pleasing people she trusts.


Dislikes.

Change, bullies, fear, anything that frustrates her, her father, impracticalness.


Background.

Sprinting, sprinting across the warm fleeting stretch of meadow. Sprinting through the night. Why? I was escaping.
As I watched the grass fly underneath my paws, I knew I should be watching behind me.
But I was afraid.
I had done nothing wrong. The taunting reason I was dashing was not any fault of my own. It was my father’s.
I ran along this forsaken ground until my paws ached and my brain was overloaded with this burden I carried. Carefully, I surveyed my surrounding.
Darn it! I thought. Clearly, I was not going east as planned. Because there should have been a village here.
A sub-culture of my kind.

Eight years ago, I was born in this village called Pompeii. I have no memories of it. Being asked to go to this village was unsettling to me. I was not custom to it and it seemed like it would be a foreign place.
My mother had taken me to the familiar land I call home: the meadow, after my father betrayed her.
When they were living together in the village, both my parents were uncommon and had wanted a big family. And so when the awful, depressing news arrived that my mother was unfit to have cubs, they were both crushed.
And so my parents adopted four smili cubs.
But not before my mother miraculously had a cub of her own. Me. It's still a mistery how it happened.
I was just three months old, right after the deep color of my coat had settled in, when my father had to leave us. At that time my mother moved us away, to the meadow. And by my mother I was renamed Razilee, when I was just three months old. My mother knew the peculiar meaning of my name, “my secret,” was well suited for me.

You could say I had a normal childhood, aside from having four brothers and sisters. I did not have many talents but I opted to gather fruit for my family. I was easily frustrated and so this was a very accurate job for me. One thing I was good at was climbing trees, which definitely helped. I was a very sweet child, they tell me. Non of my family was spoiled or bratty, which I suppose comes from our big family of six. None of us ever complained about our siblings. Ok, that is a lie. But we appreciated each other more than most families did.

Of course, there was often other problems. I was insulted on a regular basis by many of the young, idiotic, and “tough” smilis of the meadow. Because my coat was not like anyone’s here, as I did not come from here. Because I was born in a town, unmistakably different from this "rural" area. Their coats ranged from a deep blonde color all the way to a light, light brown. And of course, their speckled coats that were flurried with markings, from head to tail. And I had no markings, making me an out-cast.
I did not respond well to these smili. I was just as strong as they were, if not stronger, as females of five years tend to be even stronger than males.
And so I gave them what they deserved until they stopped.
It was rather funny, to me at least, when I had pinned one down until they begged for forgiveness. I would strut away, laughing over one shoulder.
It was wrong, but hey, no one’s perfect.
This went on for about three months until those silly males finally learned their lesson.

All in all, I thought my childhood could possibly be classified as fairly unordinary up until and after the day I turned eight.
Now the day of my eighth birthday I do not remember fondly. I cannot believe that it was only two short months ago.
My mother had said, “Take a walk with me, Rose.” And so we did.
She did not seem angry yet I feared that I was in trouble. Only now do I realize that “in trouble” has a double meaning, however.
“I have something to share with you,” she whispered softly, tauntingly, into my ear.
I blinked innocently and replied in a shaky voice, “What is it?”
“Do you know what your name means? It has a curious meaning,” she she paused, fixed on some point in the distance, “It means ‘my secret.'” She drifted, warily.
All I could do was stare at her through my brilliant orange eyes.
“You must leave the meadow,” finally she abrubtly said.
More staring.
"Your father is alive. Somewhere. And they’re looking for him. He knows this. And that’s why we are here, this is why we moved here,” her rambling continued, “They know where you are, too. And they will look for you. So now you must go,” she finished, looking down at her paws.
It took what seems like a few minutes to process what she was saying. Once I understood, a thousand questions flooded my mind.
“Whoa, whoa, whoa. Back it up. You said ‘they’ are looking for me. Who the heck are ‘they,’ and why the heck am I afraid of them?” I replied as I finally broke the awful silence hovering daintily over us.
Slowly, she let out a thick sigh.
“Your father is an outlaw. H-he got in trouble for hunting on forbidden land.”
“Wha-- This is nonsense! Smilis do not have laws!” I finished, musing, looking for some sort of sign in her eyes that she was lying. That she was crazy. Anything.
“Oh, but dahling, it wasn’t just any land. It was the forbidden land. The human’s land.”
“I think you are insane,” I spat.
“There are smili hunting you down. They wanted your father, because he may have put our species in danger. But they have not found him and I’m sure they think you know where he would be,” she continued, looking away, at the ground, “You need to go to Pompeii.”

And so there I was. Running away. I've no idea why, because my mother must be crazy.
There's no way smili would want to hunt down us down for treading on human land. That's crazy, insane, outragous! If she was telling the truth, my father must have had a pretty bad encounter with them. To put us in danger. But, hah, that's insanity! I scoffed inside my mind.

Sprinting, sprinting across the warm fleeting stretch of meadow. Sprinting through the night. Why? I was escaping.
As I watched the grass fly underneath my paws, I knew I should be watching behind me.
But I was afraid.
I had done nothing wrong. The taunting reason I was dashing was not any fault of my own. It was my father’s.
I ran along this forsaken ground until my paws ached and my brain was overloaded with this burden I carried. Carefully, I surveyed my surrounding.
Darn it! I thought. Clearly, I was not going east as planned. Because there should have been a village here.
A sub-culture of my kind.

I spun around, panicking. I was lost, wasn't I?
In the dark light, I could not see where I came from, and even what was up or down. Closing my eyes, letting out a slow sigh, and sticking our my paw, I treaded forward. I was not thinking, and therefore I should have gone in the wrong direction.
But it was miraculous. I kept going, with my eyes closed, when suddenly, that was not grass beneath my paw. I felt it; it was hard and cold. It was pavement. I was in Pompeii. I was in Pompeii! I opened my eyes, the city's stone glaring back at me. The village was empty--no, the village was asleep. It was pitch dark, aside from the nearly full moon's lighting.
Exhausted, I settled in to an abandoned building for the night, hoping that no one lived here. It seemed cozy enough, although there was no grass, which bugged me. Instead, hard, cold pavement flooded my vision. I did not like it. My soft grassy home was gone.
The next day was all but terrifying. Much like a city, there was the hustle and bustle of many smilis in the hot morning. There were so many of them. Tons and tons of Pompeii smili. I explored for a bit, getting the feel of this place where I was supposedly safe from the danger that might as well be all in my mother's head.
When I reached the middle of the town, I was astonished. I did not even have a word for it. Was it... a marketplace? I'd never seen a real one. It was full of smili, all with colours on their coats like mine. Reds, browns, greys, and tans! I immediately felt out ease once I realized this. Maybe I could fit it. This new hope made me energetic, and eager. I hopped around, smelling the sweet summer air, exploring the market and thinking that this is a good place to be.

Only a year has passed. It's summer again and I am nine. Still living on my own in Pompeii. The winter was a touch bitter but right after is a beautiful spring festival. It's amazing; the flowers are in full bloom, the breeze is warm, and everyone is there. Bright colors are every where you look. On the buildings, on the street, even on the smili! And the singing, oh the singing is wonderful. I may not have a great voice myself, but just sitting, listening to the chorus blows my mind.
Today is my ninth birthday. I have a home, and even some friends to spend it with. Though I hated the idea of coming to this unfamiliar place at first, I finally feel at home as I finally have found a place to fit in.

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[uncloudedbyh8]

Must have #2. When does this round end? Sorry if I missed the date in one of the posts. >.<

[Meadow]

Must have #2. When does this round end? Sorry if I missed the date in one of the posts. >.<

It should end on April 12, I think. ^^

[Irbis]

I would like to adopt!
Number: 3
Picture:
Name: Crow
Species: smili
Personality: rather secretive, quiet, very patient and kind-hearted. Although you would not say that about his common behavior, he is ferocious in battle and indeed very strong, his main purpose is to serve his tribe.
Likes: jumping from high distances (that is his best and favorite way to catch prey), unlike other smilis swimming since he does not have the long fur to pull him down, he also uses that to catch fish. He likes and cooperates with other smilis and he is very creative, he might sometimes be found sitting quietly and making something from a couple of leaves and twigs.
Dislikes: Snow where he is very visible with his dark fur, winter when prey is scarce but not much more since he is very positive and tries to enjoy every minute of life
Background (Optional, but it gives you a better shot. 2500 words maximum, 100 words minimum. We value quality over quantity, you can have five pages and still say absolutely nothing.)
[center]For Crow, Tribe life was hard for nobody treated him like the others. Why should I be different? he often thought I want to prove that I am worthy of being part of the Tribe as anyone else here! What he hated most is when small kits passed him and asked their parents What's wrong with his fur? or Why is he bold? Crow would snarl under his breath for he was not bold, he had fur shorter than a mouse's. His parents treated him differently too, giving him the most attention from his two brothers I am not a helpless kit! he used to shout at them You don't have to make such a fuss about it! And then he used to run away, further from the tribe as he could ever be. He ran to the peak of the single mountain which stood on the island they lived on. There, he would be alone with his thoughts, weeping silently away from everyone.
Crow got his name from the tribe leader like all the other smilis in his tribe. Their leader's name was Bird, she was the eldest and wisest of all the smilis in the Tribe. She was physically small but anyone looking at her, would see that she was very important. She talked in a sweet voice because she thought that a leader should be loved, not feared.
On the day Crow's mother brought him to Bird, she was fascinated by him and said that he holds a great future. She said that he merely resembled a crow in appearance and in his every step, so he was given his name.
In Crow's Tribe, smilis were trained when they were old enough, given a sort of amulet and a prophesy of how they should go on in life. The amulet could be anything from a leaf which would represent growth and intelligence to a piece of fox's fur to represent cunningness and leadership. Everybody said that crow was a special kit and Crow knew that behind his back, they were secretly guessing what his amulet would be.
All smilis in his Tribe had to know how to hunt, fight, heal and respect the Tribe and its ways and then the leader decided who the smili should be by what he is best at; healer, fighter, hunter and sometimes even leader. Crow trained with the other youngsters and no one else but the Tribe leader was their leader, Bird though that it was a very hard and important job so she chose to do it. As Crow grew, it was soon his day to receive his amulet and prophecy. The whole tribe gathered around a great bonfire and Crow and his friends were announced to everybody by Bird.
"Today, we meet around the great fire to decide the future of these trainees. They trained good and I have decided their fate and how they would serve the Tribe best. Although today nobody will become leader since I think i'm not too old to die yet" she added with humor.
Crow was excited from ears to tail tip and he watched as his friends went up one by one to Bird to receive their amulet. His best friend Autumn ,who was such an explorer and adventurer, received a badger's claw. Crow silently felt jealous but soon it was his turn, he walked up to Bird and she held up something in her paw and Crow saw that it were two feathers of a crow tied to a string. He held his breath as he listened to Bird's prophecy.
'A crow's feather is a significance for courage, curiosity, knowledge and sometimes theft.' Crow remembered bitterly as he used to steal toys from the small kits as revenge for making fun of him.
'I have decided that Crow will be a healer.'
'what?' Crow stared at her disbelievingly. How could he spend the rest of his life collecting herbs and treating wounds? he wanted to be a fighter or a hunter! they think i'm useless he thought anger welling up inside him they still treat me like a kit!
Bird neared him and tied the feathers to his tail. Crow lashed his tail
'no!' he shouted 'i don't want to be a healer!'
Crow noticed the shocked expression of his mother which then turned to sympathy. He turned around and raced away from everyone, his Tribe, his family, his friends. But he was not heading for the mountain, this time he wanted to go further and never come back. I don't deserve this he thought I will live alone with no one fussing over me.
Days later, he came to a river, he noticed fish swarming in it and decided to stay here. Forever. Living a solitary life.

[mi ainsel]

I would like to adopt!
Number: 3
Picture:
Name: Reneci
Means: Chosen by the Raven
Gender:Female.
Species: Smili
Personality: Dreamy, likes making things,Gentle, always kind to nature, mystic, lovely to her friends, shrouded in legend, loyal, shy, guarded, loving, secretive, likes to keep things to herself, kindly.
Likes: The joy of the hunt, the adrenaline rush makes her happy, , her best friend Resineé, Raven feathers, making things, most scavenger birds, water, swimming, magic, darkness, caves, trees, hunting, eating, ravens, other ‘different’ Smilis, her lullaby.
Dislikes: Crowds, they make her feel trapped, Small spaces, she's claustrophobic, Normal Smilis, eagles, birds of prey, flames, fire, hierarchies, Casmi, The Ocean, Fighting amongst yourselves, rules, control, poverty, power, bright light.
Background:
It`s hard being a Smili, not all survive, but it`s just part of life.

Some are destined to live,
others fated to die.

Some are born to lead,
and some to serve.

Some are born normal,
and some different.

And then there are the Casmera,
The Loners.
Those who refuse to follow the order,
And do not recognize the hierachy.
Who brush aside fate,
And laugh at destiny.
Those who`s every breath is painful,
Yet they struggle onwards anyway.

Only they are truly free.
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"Sleep well, little cub,
May your dreams take you swiftly,
To a land, where you rule,
Where an`thing is po-ssi-ble."

"You can fly with the birds,
You can swim with the fishes,
You can sing with the lark,
and can howl with the wolf."

"Sleep we-"

Sereca`s delicate crooning song was abruptly cut off as another Smili scuttled over.
"What do you want?" Sereca snapped, without turning round.
"Sereca?" The Smili smiled nervously. "You`re needed in the deep woods, an eagle has attacked a hunter, and he`s fading fast."
The pretty grey and white Smili with the black/purple cub on her back turned, surprised.
"An eagle? How unusual, Casmi!" She exclaimed. "But I can`t go, who will look after Seclai?"
Casmi licked her lips anxiously.
"That`s why Huten sent me, Sereca, I am to look after Seclai while you are gone." She explained.
Sereca frowned. "I don`t kn-oh, OK then." She said, doubtfully.
Casmi smiled. "I`ll take good care of her, now run, Sereca!"
Lifting the cub off her back with her tail, Sereca put Seclai on Casmi`s back, then leapt into the trees and swung off.

Casmi smiled again.
“I wonder how long it will be until she realises this was all a fake.”
She murmured as she began to swing into the forest, in the opposite direction to Sereca, Seclai still on her back.
“I guess I’ll never know…”

The forest was dark, prickly and damp, so Seclai kept moaning.
“Shut up!” Hissed Casmi, “Or I’ll leave you here and say an eagle got you, rather than raise you as my own!”
Seclai seemed to understand, she promptly shut up, then suddenly squealed.
“SHUT UP!” Casmi yelled.
“TSEERR!” Screamed the eagle as it raked it’s claws down Casmi’s neck and snatched Seclai away, before disappearing into the black night.
Casmi stared after it, open-mouthed.
“Oh, so now an eagle will attack a Smili.” She said sulkily.
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For Seclai, this was turning out to be a really bad day.
First her mother had run away and left her with that infernal Casmi, then Casmi had taken her somewhere cold and wet, and made her stop trying to warn her, then an eagle, of all creatures, had carried her off!
Seclai started tearing at the eagles's talons, trying to making it let go, but it just screeched at her and flew on.
Seclai sighed and stopped resisting, then peered down at the forest far below.
She could just make out the glittering ribbon that was Home River, the river that ran next to her camp, but the rest of the forest was unrecognisable.
We must be in the deep forest, she thought with a shiver, I’m miles from home.
The thought filled Seclai with despair, she clawed desperately out at her prison, and sank her tiny fangs into the talons of the massive bird, who screeched and screamed for hours, then grew tired and accidentally dropped her.

Seclai screamed louder than the eagle as she plummeted towards Home River.

With a loud splash, Seclai slammed into the water-and was promptly thrown out again.
She huddled on the bank as a huge Raven flew down to investigate.
“Goodness gracious me!” It cawed. “A Raven Smili?”
Seclai just moaned.
“I’ll call you Reneci!” The Raven smiled, then picked her up and flew to it's nest.
"I'm Ravena!"





editing!
EDIT- I must be incredibly stupid, I'm going up against The iBrevity, is it 3 times Smili owner?, with my skills.

[Achi]

Disregard, please. Not enough time, and trying out for something els. ^^

[azalea]

dropping out ._.

I think i'll use the form on a different design ;3

[versicolor]

I would like to adopt!

Number: 4

Picture:

Name: Haukea, means ‘white snow’ in Hawaiian

Species: Smili

Personality: Haukea is quite adventurous and daring; she’s almost always the first to try something new due to her extreme curiosity. She lives for excitement, anticipation, and danger. Sometimes this may lead her into trouble. Haukea has already been in countless accidents. She is very social and absolutely loves to make new friends. She is not easily impressed as she would have most likely have already done that particular stunt.

Likes: Other Smilis to befriend, pouncing, snow, sliding down snow covered hills, sunsets

Dislikes: Avalanches, forest fires, unfriendly Smilis, feeling afraid, boredom

Background: (Written in Haukea’s point of view)

Hello, my name is Haukea. I am a Smili currently living in Switzerland in a large nomadic group. But I guess I should tell you more about my history first. It all started on a pretty spring morning......

I was born on April 13th to a pair of young parents. I was named Haukea, which means ‘white snow’, after my birth place; snowy Switzerland. I don’t remember what it was like those first few vulnerable weeks, but I remember what it was like to see for the first time! There were so many wonderful and fascinating sights and sounds outside the den! My parents let me and my sister explore right when we were able to walk and I was very eager to explore the vast wilderness.

"Momma? What's that?" I sprang out of the den into the wet rain outside. It was a cool spring's day and I had decided to fine out what that strange wet stuff outside was. I could feel my coat get heavier as it got drenched. "Why does my fur feel heavy momma?" I looked confused and I probably was back then.
"Haukea, come back inside the burrow. Your getting soaked from the rain!" My mother called. My sister shyly poke her head out of the burrow's entrance and immediately pulled it back in as her head got wet.
"So that's what it's called, rain? But I want to play in the rain more, momma! Oh look, what's that!?" I pounced towards a nearby butterfly.
"Haukea, please come back in the burrow." My sister pleaded in a nervous voice. She obviously wasn't as eager to find out what everything was and take chances.


It was nearing summer and I was already pretty strong and healthy. Apparently my base coat color hadn’t changed at all. When I was born I was the same cream color as I am now, but I did gain a tiger stripe like pattern. Anyways, my parents split us up between them by the middle of summer. I went with mother and my sister went with father. Mother and I had moved back to her old group, which was quite large. I quickly made many friends


"Hey! There are other Smilis like us! Where did they come from? Where did daddy and Alix go?" I looked inquisitively at the other Smilis as I had never seen any others besides my family.

"Daddy and your sister have gone back to where your daddy came from. And we went back to where I came from; up in the mountains of Switzerland. The other Smilis live here too."

"Okay, cool! Hey what's that fluffy white stuff in the ground?"

"That's snow Haukea. We will see it very often up here."

"Cool, I love snow!" I walked up to an extremely light blue Smili and smiled at him. "Hello, I'm Haukea."

"My names Nereus." He smiled back and added "Lets go to the forest and play in the trees. You can meet my other friends too." By the time he was done talking I had already set off towards the forest. There were a few other Smilis near the entrance to the forest and I quickly greeted all of them. Nereus came soon after me and we climbed and played games in the trees for the rest of the afternoon.

I remember one of my favorite things to do with my friends was to slide down the snowy hills during the cold winters of Switzerland. Did I mention I really love snow? Well, we would jump down from a high tree and slide down the tall, snowy hills. We would laugh and yell and have fun. But during the winter I turned 4, on January 17th my friends and I were doing what we normally do: slide down the hills and act silly. Until we heard a rumbling sound come from the top of the mountain. Apparently our voices had triggered an avalanche.

"H-hey, what's that sound coming from the top of the mountain?" Nereus asked in a frightened voice. There was a loud rumbling sound coming from the top of the mountain.
"Oh ****! It's an avalanche!" I yelled, panicked. We all tried to run from the avalanche, but those things are too fast for us to out run. It really helps that our bodies were not made for running too. I felt frozen enclosed by the snow, like I couldn't move at all. I struggled to dig my way out if the tightly packed snow. I managed to dig about a foot up until I was too tired to continue. While I was under the snow I got that feeling I hate, I felt afraid. I was afraid I would die any second of fatigue or freeze to death. Suddenly, I could see daylight. Nereus peered over the snow and I was relieved.
"I thought I heard something under there." He teased.
"My knight in shining armor." I replied sarcastically. He helped me out and we continued to search for the others. We managed to find Celso, Falk, Lolita, and Keeva before they died. But it was too late for Maura, Félix, and Rosalie. I cried as we found their lifeless bodies as Nereus and the others tried to comfort me and I still break down into tears today if the topic of avalanches comes up.

I still slide down the hills today though, but we are a lot more cautious than before. I can't let one accident hold me back because then life isn't as much fun. That reminds me of another misfortune. The summer after the avalanche a forest fire was started due to a severe thunderstorm and unfortunately we were in the forest at that time.

"What now? What was that cackling noise!?" Falk asked with a surprised look.
"Really? A forest fire now? Just after the avalanche? What's next a mudslide!?" Lolita was obviously put out with all the natural disasters that had been happening then. I held back tears as Lolita said "avalanche" as even just the word sets me off.
"Well we better go before it catches up to us! Remember last time." Keeva shouted. We all ponced from one tree to the next, which I love despite the fire chasing us. I just love to pounce on things! So back to my story. I could feel the heat catching up and the flaming orange fire was singeing the tips of my tail.
"We have to go faster! The flames are still close by!" We all tried pouncing faster, but we could only go so fast. Luckily, we all made it out alive. But all our childhood memories had been burned to ashes.

Several years after, when I turned ten I had finally become a fully mature adult. My friends had come to wish me a happy birthday and we all spent the rest of the day together; playing and laughing like when we were younger. At the end of the day, at sunset, Nereus came back after everyone had left. I was lying down watching the sunset on the horizon just outside of my den. It was one of my favorite things to do at the end of the day, but sometimes that got boring.
I smiled as he approached and groaned "Hey Nereus, I'm bored." I rolled out on my back, still gazing at the sunset and added "Blah, I hate being bored. Care to keep me sane till morning?" He smiled and lied down next to me and I felt my heart beat faster. I rested my head on his warm, light blue shoulder. He giggled and said in a soft voice. "I came to visit again. Haukea, I want to tell you something."
"What is it?"
"Ever since the first time we met in summer, when we were younger; I've always liked you. At first just as a friend, but now I feel something more. Like I want to spend my whole life with you. I-I think I've fallen for you."
"Are you sure?" I could hear a hint of uncertainty in his voice.
"Well, it's a chance I'm willing to take."
"Me too." I pressed my cheek against his and I slowly fell asleep with him by my side.

It was the year I turned twelve we split up. Nereus and I had lived on our own lower in the mountains of where we lived before. We planned on having cubs together, but decided to wait on that idea. The problem started on a pitch black night in early September.

I looked up to where the moon should have been. It was a new moon that night. The sky was pitch black, dotted with twinkling stars. I hate nights like that; I feel so visible with my light coat in the darkness. There was a strange scratching sound coming from underneath the tree I was perched upon.
"Hey Nerues, hear that? There's a sound coming from the bottom of this tree." I whispered to my love.
"Yeah, what is it? I'm going to find out." Nereus pounced down onto the mystery thing below and it let out a hiss.
"What-what was that Nereus?" I peered over the tree and I saw a large creature climbing up the tree. It growled at me and hissed "I'm going to get you for that!" It slashed me across the face and the shoulder, leaving deep scratches. I looked closer at the animal and noticed it was another Smili.
"Wh-who are you? What did I do?" I stammered, I was so helplessly confused.
"What does it matter to you. I saw you pounce on me! Don't you have any manners you *****?"
"Well I you're going to be like that, you best leave before I lose my temper." My blue eyes were slit; unfriendly Smilis like that really put me in a bad mood. It probably mistaked my light cream coat for Nereus' light blue one.The dark coated Smili disappeared in a matter of seconds and Nereus finally appeared.
"What happened to you Haukea?" He had a concerned look on his face as he examined is wounds.
"Some ***** Smili attacked me for "pouncing" on it."
"Oh sorry Haukea that was me. It'll be okay, I can help you out of the tree." He and I carefully made our way down the tree. My face still stung from the scratches. Once we got to the ground I collapsed, exhausted. Nereus lied down beside me and I supported myself against him. Again, I fell asleep with my love by my side, but that was a mistake. I should have stayed up with him as he had been thinking all night, but fatigue got the best of me. Maybe he would still be here with me if a had stayed up and maybe I could have convinced him to stay. In the morning he whispered into my ear "I'm sorry my love, but I must leave. I cannot bear to be the cause of your pain and wounds. I wish I could stay, but I must leave before I hurt you again."
"Wait Nereus, you can't go! I can't bear to see you go. I don't care if I get hurt. I just want to be with you." I pleaded. I couldn't believe he was actually going to leave.
"That's not a risk I'm willing to take."
"But it's a risk I'm willing to take." Nereus just looked at me with sad eyes and ran off into the distance. I watched him as he disappeared and shook my head. I was heart broken. The only love of my life had left and I had nothing left, nothing to live for.

That was about a year ago and I'm thirteen now. I've returned to the group I had been raised in. I don't know why I moved back, with all those sad and broken memories. And reminders of the one that left me. But there are too many fond memories from this place for me to leave behind.

[Rainbow Dash]

I added conditions we will no longer accept. Review them please. Copied and pasted below.

CONDITIONS THAT ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE
You cannot have these as special conditions.
- PMing you to change anything about the character
- PMing you the forms so you can approve of them
- Demanding that they have art drawn of the character
- Claiming you will "take back" the character if not used