[Nightstar^..^]

Username; Nightstar^..^
Name & Meaning/Reason; Yuki (Japanese meaning happiness and snow.)
Short story/poem about a snowstorm; I am not much of a story teller, but I will try my best c:

A small bungalow fashioned of wood stood alone in the snow. The warmth of it's fire reaching as far as the front door, but no further. The torrents of a snowstorm raged around where the fire did not reach. The cold, icy air outside chilled even the bones of the hardest of creatures, but no cold could reach the lone women inside. She was an elderly women who had never known a warmth better than that of her old home. This was not due to her fire, however, but a deep feeling inside her, one that she always had when she opened her box. From it she produced a small snowflake, preserved in ice. This was more than a snowflake to the women. It was a sign of love and loss, a tale to be told to anyone who would listen, and one that I will tell to you.
She had first seen the covering of snowfall when she came to that very bungalow to mourn the loss of her grandfather. He had passed away when she was but a child, and she had never truly known him. She had heard her mother talk of the man in stories of her childhood, stories of his youthful happiness, though he was not young. From within their cosy home in Fiji she would often imagine what snow looked like, how it felt and what sounds it made. Every time her mother mentioned her grandfather, Yuki, she could not help but wish she had been in Alaska, to see what he saw and to do what he did.
Finally, she could see it. The crisp, white snow lay on the ground around her as she sped off on the train. O, how she longed to leave the train and touch it, hear it and answer all the questions she had about it. At every stop she pleaded with her mother to allow her to leave the train. "Just for one second" she would say, again and again. Her mother just ignored her though, as she was sad for the loss of her father.
Eventually, the time came for them to leave the train. Our young lady ran out as fast as she could, gloves on and scarf flailing in the chilly breeze. She leant down to pick up some snow when her mother grabbed her hand and told her to come. She did not want to leave without some snow so she picked some off a railing nearby. She clasped her hands tightly around it for she feared that she would loose it.
Soon enough they arrived at the bungalow in which they would be staying. Here, she had no fear of loosing what she had held onto for so long and so she released her hands and peeped inside. She could see nothing but water, trickling down her hand. Confused, she asked her mother what had happened. Her mother replied "nothing here lasts forever, my child". Our intrepid girl decided that she wanted some more snow, and soon. She grabbed her coat and ran out into the open space that surrounded her. Never before had she felt so free in her life. The ground seemed to stretch on forever, with only a white abyss and some spruce trees to be seen. She reached down and began to piece together what her mother had always told her about, a snowman. It is fair to say that the snowman she made was indeed beautiful for her first time.
She stared into the snowman's stone eyes. Such an absent expression could only be mimicked by death and it struck fear into her heart and so she lashed out at it, knocking it down to the ground in a pile of snow. When she looked back up from where her snowman know lay, she saw a young boy standing there. He looked at the snowman's remains and then back at her. "Wow, I've never seen a girl hit so hard before" he said, rather amused by her surprise and inability to reply to him. He continued to say "well, he's a gonner. But why, hmm?" Having recovered from the shock of his surprise arrival, she replied, "He.. was looking at me weirdly". "It can't be his fault, can it? You are the one who made him after all" Said the boy. "Here, I'll show ya how it's done" he said as he began to shovel snow into his hands and work it into a ball. He moved around like a true snowman craftsman, if there were any men of the sort, as he constructed one of the finest snowmen ever seen. "Not bad, huh?" he asked, enjoying the view of the spectacle that he had created. "it's amazing" said our little lady, bewildered by the splendid beauty of the craftsman's work. "I've done better, but, I like this one. What should we call him?" Asked the boy. "Is there any point?" Asked she. "well of course there is, silly! Would you want to be without a name? I bet it'd be annoying for anyone who knew ya." replied the boy. "How about Yuki then?" questioned the girl. "Hmm, that would be weird... Saying my own name to a sculpture would be like talking to myself" Replied the boy, who we now know to be Yuki. "Really, but that's my grandfathers name! I'm Zakiya, by the way" said our little Miss.
The two stood for a moment, without a thing to say until Yuki sat down, fashioned a ball from the snow surrounding him, and threw it towards Zakiya. "Hey! What was that for?" Yelled Zakiya, for she knew nothing about snow ball fights. "A snowball, you know, a ball of snow. It is often used as a toy here. We call these snowball fights. All you gotta do is hit me with some snowballs" Yuki explained, with his small mound of snowballs at the ready. Zakiya didn't see the point, but she grabbed some snow and copied his motions to form a tightly packed snowball, which she threw at Yuki. Seeing her enjoying herself on the attack, Yuki began using his snowballs and eventually a war broke out between them. This war lasted for the most part of the day and well into the evening. It had begun to get dark and the crispy white snow was glowing in the light of dusk.
As you could imagine, by this point her mother was beginning to worry about her daughter. The child who she had thought that she heard going to her room was no where to be seen. She leant out the door and called for her child. Zakiya heard her mothers calls and yelled back at the top of her lungs "I'm coming ma!" Zakiya stood up to go when Yuki called out "wait, look!" Zakiya looked where he was pointing and saw a small speck of white fall out of the sky. Her eyes lit up at the sight. It was snowing! For the first time ever she saw the dancing flake fall and land. It landed not on the ground, but in Yuki's hands. "No, wait! It will disappear if you do that!" she shouted at him. "O?" He replied as his hands shifted with the small flake inside. Zakiya stared helplessly at him, worried for the small thing. She knew that it was not alive, but it was so beautiful that she couldn't handle it being destroyed. Yuki looked up at her, pleased with what he had in his hands. He stood up and walked over to her. He held her hands, placing what he had made inside, and closed her hands. "Tomorrow I will be gone, and it is tomorrow that you must leave" he said. "It was great to know you, I only wish I could have sooner." he said to her as he backed away into the trees near to them, disappearing just as he had arrived.
Zakiya found herself alone and confused. Why would he just leave her like that? she wondered. It was true that she had to leave tomorrow after the funeral but they could at least play for a little while. At that moment her mother had arrived, taking her inside. "why did you run outside like that? Can you not see the storm?" Her mother yelled. Zakiya peered out the window to see that her mother was right, there was a storm, a snowstorm. After having been lectured by her mother about the dangers of such a fragile beauty as snow, Zakiya went straight to the room in which she was staying and sat on the bed, opening her hand to reveal what she held now. A small snowflake, preserved in ice.
Why does he always stay out of sight from humans? Yuki avoids humans due to their reckless behaviour with hot items. Honestly though, what did they need piping hot drinks and dangerous flasks for anyway? Especially around delicate ice and snow!
Why I want this Kit; I would like this Milky Way Kit as he is a handsome boy and I am a firm fan of winter. Also, it would be great to have a new creature to draw and take pride in, for he is a magnificent creature and I already have a few plans for art work involving him.
Still a W.I.P but here's a bit of art-

[Sakura Kuromi]

Hello^^
Just wanted to ask when this beauty will be judged?

Best regards Sakura Kuromi

[urie]

Bump ^^

[Qualeo]

Due tot his not being judged for so long, staff will now take over judging. I will drop out in order to judge. Any entries past the given end date do not count

[Sakura Kuromi]

Due tot his not being judged for so long, staff will now take over judging. I will drop out in order to judge. Any entries past the given end date do not count

I just have a short question:
I was reading my entry-form again and realized a lot of spelling mistakes. Can i still edit them? Or will the entry not be count than, because it was edited after the end date?

(I could make a screenshot -or more, dont think the form fit in one - so you can see i didnt made any major edits)

Just like i wrote he instead of she and such >o<
It is so much text, i feel stupid i hadnt realized the spelling mistakes earlier >o<

Best regards Sakura Kuromi

[Sp00kEH0urs]

Username: IBiteBack
Name & Meaning/Reason: Castiel, because I absolute adore that name. It is elegant and beautiful, just like this Milky Way Fox.
Short story/poem about a snowstorm:
The savage wind tossed the tree branches back and forth, the rattling sounding like bones clashing against each other and fighting with the long howl of the cold air. There wasn't a star in the sky, dark black clouds weighed down with frozen water blocking out the moon as well and making it difficult to see where one was going, even for the nocturnal animals that knew how to navigate their way through the forest in the night. Under a dead tree, two young red fox kits cuddled together in an effort to keep the cold from settling in their bones. Frost stuck the their fluffy fear, their eyes watering from the cold and the liquid freezing when it hit their cheek fur.
"My children, lost in the snow and the hail. Unable to move for fear of being consumed by the cold, unable to see for fear of your eyes freezing and your sight becoming forever lost. This is no way for such sweet things to handle the winter."
The larger of the two red furred canines, a young male, raised his head and perked his rounded tip ears. "H-hello?" his tongue felt frozen solid, and the rest of his mouth felt numb. From among the blur of hail, sleet, and snow as it rained down without mercy came the gentle light of something beautiful. Castiel looked over the two fox children with a worried, fatherly frown before bending down and gently nudging the young girl. "Come now, you sweet things, this isn't what we should be doing during winter. You two should know better than this," he chided softly while shaking his head and moving lead the young kits away from the poor shelter. They warily followed, the cold having drained them of most of their energy but they managed to move by using each other for support. He glanced back with every few steps to make sure that the young kits were following him, stopping when he felt they were falling too far behind before leading the two kits all the way to a den hidden by a curtain of lichen. "Inside, children, or you'll catch a cold," Castiel instructed caringly before pulling back the curtain with a paw and letting the two young foxes go inside where they would truly be sheltered from the cold of winter. Castiel felt nothing from the cold.
Why does he always stay out of sight from humans? Castiel has seen what humans have done to the forests, where he truly found peace, and he is both utterly disgusted (a hard thing to get from him) and terrified.
Why I want this Kit: I love winter, though it is harsh since I live in Texas and am not always ready for the powerful cold, and some of my happiest memories are during the winter time so when I look at this young male I can see some of my memories during the winter time.

[Qualeo]

Am i allowed to try, even if im part of the event-staff, too?
This is just so georgeous *q*
Because no one answered i will just fill out the form ^^°

Username;
Sakura Kuromi

Name & Meaning/Reason;
Fu Setsu (Means Snow flurry)

Short story/poem about a snowstorm;

Somehow it didnt turned out like i wanted it,
but if you still want to read it, here ^^
*Sorry, im not good in english poems >o<



One day, it wasnt that long ago,
There was a Milkyway Kit, all alone.
He lived his days to the fullest,
but one Day it happened the cruelest.
He parted with his friend in a figth,
saying he should stay away with a tiny sight.


He never wanted for him that he died,
and so he stood there many days and cried.
Just saying some stupid words in anger,
Now he is searching for his own answer.
Why does this had to happen to him?
Maybe... It was just on the wim?


Well, whatever i may have been.
His friend was nevermore be seen.
Sad and lonely he had gone in his storm,
feeling the lost of his friend like a thorn.
Hoping he find himself an answer some day
Hoping to find back to his own, own way.


Maybe, yeah, maybe someday
he will stop to just run away.
Waiting for another chance to appear
One person, will come and hold him dear.
Showing hes now not alone anymore
Lighten his sad life up more and more

The Sun is shining, im taking a walk
Just like the time we had a talk.
Normaly we would walk together,
but first your cough have to get better
So this time i am walking alone
looking this long, long hill down.

I walked and walked, mile after mile
when i decided to make a break for a while.
I am hungry and tired, so i think i will eat
and soon after that i fell deep, deep asleep.
How long i slept? I did not know.
All i know was the sun stopped to show.

In the dark sky i could see the clouds piling up
to hurry back home i decided after i felt a drop.
I looked in the sky again, i saw a storm is coming.
But wait! A Drop? No, it was not, it was not raining, but snowing!
As fast as i could i tried running home, mile after mile
And really, i could see the city and it doesnt felt like a while.

Back in the city i run through the streets,
Wished to lie down under my warm sheets.
The snow was cold the wind was strong,
Well how could my peacful walk go so wrong?
There she is! The door to my House, to my room.
After i warmthed up again, what was i doing, soon?

Yes, i watched the snow storm out there.
Sitting in front of the shut window and stare.
Now im all hugged up in this is wonderful warm.
Dreaming about beeing out there without getting any harm
Its funny, isnt it? First i wanted to be home as fast as i could,
now i would love to go out, even knowing that not what i should

But do you see this wonderful glitter?
These little, little ice-splitter?
Do sou see the snow swirling around?
So many you cant them even count?
Yes its dangerous, but wonderful!
So i love to watching the storm cheerful.


Why does he always stay out of sight from humans?

Well, you now. It isnt that he stay out of the sight from humans. Its just that he blend in with the snow storm that well, nobody ever sees him. He is always at the strongst place in the snow.Now one would dare to just walk in by fun. Fu Setsu is not remembering Snow storms by his look alone, no his personality can be stormy, too. Sometimes he might be snap at you without thinkin because he was angry. Regretting it later. Well, maybe he stays in the center of the storm, where no human can see him, so does he never accidently hurt a human again, like he did with his first human friend.
On that day Fu Setsu had a quirrel with another Milkyway Kit,he doesnt even had known. He was really pissed after that and wanted to be alone. Thats when his first and only human friend came to look after him. He brought him some sweets as a present and wanted just to talk with him. But Fu Setsu was so angry, he told doesnt even looked at him. Fu Setsu told him to leave him alone. To go away and never disturb him again when he want to be thinkin about things. Or when he want to cool of after a fight.
Well, it should happen, that he never interrupted him again. On his way home, the human boy had an accident and lost his life. Many Days, many weeks... It may have been even months... Has Fu Setsu sitten there, ever on the same spot he said to the human to go away. He felt guilty and promised himself, that he will never be friends with a human before, so he will never have to loose a friend like this again.
Since that he always hid in the center of the storm. Well, sometimes his walking around in the snow. He dont even know why he do this himself. Maybe, but just maybe he wishes deep inside his heart to find a human friend again. He want to prove to himself, that he can still be friends with humans, but on the other side. On the other side, he is just to scared to loose an important person again.

Why I want this Kit;

Well, he is just Wonderful ♥
And i think he will be a wonderful mate for Fubuki Her image is snow, too. And i think they will be wonderful mates. They could live in the snow together. Raisin Children and taking care of each other. Because Fubuki can blend in with the snow well, too. They can just stay hidden inside the storm of they like, living without being realized by humans. Or they can choose to go outside and take a look at there surroundings.
(And i plainly love him ♥)

EDIT: Why i would absolutely love to own him? He is wonderful, he represents my favorite season, the snowflake you drew are just stunning, i love the long fur on his legs. I love the colors you used, and i love snow. I remember how i get a nasty cold every year, because im spending way to much time outside in the snow until im completely frozen.

Now you may aks why i love the snow so much?
Well, i fell sick very easily and one time i moved far wawy from my friends and my family. I lived there just 5 months, but in the winter i had to stay in the hospital for a few days. I didnt had anyone who would visiting me, i didnt even know any people there. Well, i had my laptop with me, but my vision failed to function like i wanted it. I had a concussion and wasnt alowed to stand up from my bed. So i lied in my hospital-bed, watching out of the window and see the snows falling. The snow didnt stopped ones for all these days. Whenever i looked outside the window, the snow was there. It was such a calming and peaceful view - i will never forget it. Back to that time i listened a song that will represents snow to me from now on. This song doesnt really is about snow, but the story behind it (not the songtext, the anime) is so sad yet beautiful, it give you so much feels, just watching the endlessly falling snow.
I love snow. The big and wet flakes, that are falling like little cotton candy, the tiny and frozen snowflakes, that stiches on your skin and of course the wonderful, mostly dry crystals in all there forms. I like watching the landscape getting white bit after bit, i love the crunchy sound from freshly fallen snow under my feet. I love how the snow reflects the light. Did you know that the shadows in pure snow are not gray, but blue? Its such a wonderful view! And Fu Setsu stands for me for all these things i love

Extra 1 : Little Story

It was a cold day in the december. Fubuki was walking through the streets. Every time she met a human it was a grown up, yelling for her to go away. The now around her would be disturbing their work and the traffic. Sadly she walked away until she stood in a whide field. But wait! What was this? AS she tried to see any more, she realizes a snowstorm in front of her. "Well, when im inside of this, no one will be sad about the snow swirling around my feet and my tail..", and sadly she walked right in the storm.

Today was Christmas eve, that was one thing he had learned from is human friend. He knew the kids would be happy about the snow. And the older people would be angry at first, but still be happy about a white Christmas. How much does he wanted to go inside the town, the snow storm swirling around him. Just an hour in this city and they would have enough snow for the holidays. He knew that and still. He was scared to get close to the humans again. Sadly he stood here in this wide field and looking at the far away city. He was lost in thoughts, when he suddenly heared footsteps. Wait! Why would anyone go right inside a snowstorm? Afraid, yet curious, he tried to get a look at his "visitor" And what did he found? Not a human was coming, but another Kit! "Who are you, and why are you in my storm?", he asked.

Suddenly she heard a voice. "who is there?", she asked surprised. After looking more intensely she could see him. Another Kit right in front of her. Irritated she asked him: "Why are you inside of the snow? Arent you cold? Do you want to come out and play?"

Irritated he looked at her and replyd: I am the source of this storm. I thought about bringing the humans some snow, but i , forget it, i will just not doing it" Sulkingly he wanted to hide back in the deepest part of the storm when he heard she asking: "You mean you dont bring them snow because they get angry? An adult human yelled at me, saying i would be a hindrance to his work. Well i have just a tiny bit of snow around me... When they get angry at me, they would not want any more snow" Surprised he looked at the sad girl in front of him. Without realizing he came closer to her and said: "No, thats not true. The adult ones always say they are angry about the weather, but today is Christmas eve. Its a holiday and all people love snow on this holiday. At first they will yell, but afterwards, they will happily play in the freshly fallen snow. A long time ago i had gone ever year to all kind of towns, bringing them snow with the snow storm that accompany me. But thats long ago. Nowadays i stay away from them..."

She had listened to his story very interested: "You said you dont want to be near them, but you still want to bring them snow, right?" Dumbfounded he looked at her and yelled: "I thought i dont want to come near them would be clear that i mean i will not going there!" She looked at him calmly and asked: "But you really want to, right? You said they will be happy about the snow and you where smiling... Why dont bring them some snow? We could go together ! Even when... " She looked at the little snowflakes swirling around her feet and tail and completed her sentence: "Even if i may not be of great help with this tiny bit of snow"

He looked at her in surprise. Doesnt he just had stated, he doesnt want to go? Why is she still asking him. Angrily he said: "I dont want to be near humans anymore..." Interested and caring she looked at him and asked: Why? Did a human hurt you?" The sad thoughts where falling back on him and he whispered sorrowfully: "No, i had hurt a human..." After she thought a while she asked: "And why do you not apologize?" Sadly he looked at her and said: "Because he is gone. He died before i could apologize to him. I swore to never get close to a human again,so i will never hurt one again... "

Still she stood there and whatched him. Carefully he choose her words and said: "Well, if you want to stay away from the humans, but still want to bring them snow and joy, why do you not just go inside your storm? No one will be waiting outside as long as a storm is there. Im sure it will be okay!

Irritated he looked at this carefree girl. What where she thinking? Did she ever thinik about it? But he had to admit, now that she said it, he felt like trying it out. With a small voice he asked her: "And you will be sure, they will not see me? ... Not see us?"
Happy she looked at him, nodding: "They will not see us in this storm. So why dont we go playing a while in the city?
Carefully, Step after Step he got near the town. Slowly he closed the distance until he stopped right in front of the first house. "What do we do if some human will be still outside and sees us?"

With a bright smile she answered to him: "They wont be outside and even of, we can still just run". He looked at her in amazement. He sweared never to go near humans again. Why does he stand here now? In the middle of the town, bringing them snow whith his snow storm. But he must admit. It doesnt felt so bad. There wasnt any humans outside, like she thought and he could see how the ground got covered in snow, layer for layer. After 2 houres they had played enough in the town and went back to the field. Lokking back at a city burried in freshly fallen snow

Well, i think this is it for now ^^
I am not sure about my english, im sorry if it may be crappy >o<
I hope youlike the story and the poems. Even thought they sound sad they shoudnt be. I wanted to show a sad character getting back his hope and will to try again ^^

Best regards and thank you for such a wonderful and lovely design ♥
Sakura Kuromi

Our winner. Congratulations <3

[Sakura Kuromi]

I really really won him?
*squuee in excitement*
Whoa thank you so much ♥
I love him so much and now i won^o^
So happy ♥

i believe he and Fusetsu will be wonderful mates ♥
I will be sure to give him a nice home ♥

Best regards Sakura Kuromi

[ViceVersa]

Congrats!

[Vazchu]

I apologize that I wasn't able to judge this, life has been cruel to me ever since my birthday (let's just say that 2014 hasn't been as kind as I had hoped when it first began).
Anyhow, congrats Sakura! I've added that he's owned by you in the first post now, as well as removed the adopt me-sign. Better late than never, lol.