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Oops! - Vlarindara - Feb 03, 2011 [dohtml] It was the words coming from his throat.. or maybe it was the uncertainty in the speaking of his words. She lowered the root gingerly to the snow when he touched her - that simple touch elicting a shiver from the female. At his last bit of explanation, she leaned further into him, rubbing her furred side against his before turning and nosing at his ears with a soft whine. "I'm not sure what to say.. but I do know that you aren't alone in what you feel... not alone at all...although.." She took a step that brought her into his view before she moved in and rested her jaw on his shoulder, fighting back the shiver as a cold breeze blew through the damp clumps.[/doHTML] Oops! - Raigo - Feb 04, 2011 Even the winter songs of the birds failed to cheer Raigo. He had been listening to them, which raised his spirits, but as Vlarindara's absence stretched on and on, he found that not even their cheery voices could penetrate his misery. His body ached all over, not just his stomach, but his head and limbs, too. He had vomited twice since Vlar had left him and he was beginning to shiver, despite the warmth of the little den that Vlar had left him in. He was cold. Accepting that Vlarindara had left him was about the only option that he could see, even though he kept repeating, "Vlar will come back. She'll help me get better. She won't leave me," over and over again. But yet, as time stretched on and still Vlar did not return, both his body and his mind grew more and more chilled. He had curled himself into a ball, trying to preserve as much of his own heat as he could, but that only helped slightly. He had tried to sleep, but found that doing so was nearly impossible, due to the burning in his throat and the pains coming from his stomach. As everything must, it seemed that his relationship with Vlar had come to an end. Try as he might, he could not convince himself that she was coming back for him. He wanted to have faith in her and believe that she would not leave him, but as he shivered in the dark, feeling as alone as he had since the day that he had been wandering alone in that blizzard that had separated him from the rest of his family, he could not help but wonder if Vlarindara had decided to leave him to die like the burden he was. Yes, he knew that he was a burden for her, he had seen how little she ate to make sure that he had enough food. He may be foolish, at times, but Raigo was not a fool. The iconic figure in his life had disappeared, probably to start her own pack with Borden, so Raigo figured that it would be easier for him to just go to sleep and die quietly. Fatalistic? Perhaps. But given that the pup was barely even able to chew and swallow the small strips of meat that he did his best to keep inside his stomach, such an outcome seemed irrevocably inevitable. Heaving a long sigh and saying a silent farewell to his dear Vlarindara, Raigo closed his eyes and drifted into sleep. His dreams were filled by visions of Vlarindara, which then changed to what he could remember of his mother. They hunted together and played together, along with a few of his siblings. Then, perhaps in his dream and perhaps not, something nudged his cheek and a voice called out to him, beckoning him. In his dream, the young wolf paused and twisted his head around, seeking out the one that had called his name. As the voice continued, the dream began to fade away. The transition was slow, from sleeping to waking, and Raigo could not immediately remember where he was or why he could not move. Then he remembered that he was sick, but where was he and who was this she-wolf standing over him and nudging him. "Mother?" he asked, trying to force his eyes to focus. It did not smell like Mother, but, then again, Raigo did not really remember what Mother smelled like. "Is that you?" He struggled to raise his head, but found that the best he could do was a little angling up of his snout. Oops! - Borden - Feb 04, 2011 [dohtml]O O C | O how you just make my heart ache sometimes… x_O; Your writing has a way to pull at heartstrings, Cloud, I love it! Oops! - Vlarindara - Feb 04, 2011 OOC: I know, It makes you feel hella guilty doesn't it?! [dohtml] She felt her heart stretching as the younger wolf asked if it was his mother but shook her head, moving to slide in behind him. She nudged him our of the way and settled in at his back, shifting her hind leg over his hip so it tuched him into her warm underbelly. She nosed his cheek again and reached for the root, biting it into a set of smaller pieces before nudging one of the smaller bits towards him. "Here.. eat this..I promise you will feel better, Raigo.." She whined softly as she tried to get him to eat the root, lifting her muzzle and rubbing her face along his cheek and jaw. Vlarindara did her best to reach him wherever he was.. to get her scent into his dreams, whatever they may be. He'd know her scent - and she knew she'd never think of leaving him behind..[/doHTML] Oops! - Raigo - Feb 05, 2011 OOC: Aw, thank you, Grey. It is nice to know that research papers have not dulled my ability to write interesting literature! Nothing seemed to make sense to the confused yearling. This she-wolf that had nudged him awake should have been his mother, right? But she did not smell like her. That fact, though, raised other questions in Raigo's mind. He did not remember what his mother smelled like, so how did he know that this was not her scent? He did not know how he knew, but he knew. Pinning his ears back in confusion, Raigo blinked at the female in front of him. "Mother?" he repeated, his voice displaying his weakness. "No, you're white." That couldn't be right. He did know that his mother had similar fur as he did. No, this could not be Mother. A dwindling sense of hope for his lost family finally snuffed itself out, leaving Raigo very confused. However, when he was barked at and told quite sternly to get up, his mind took a leap forwards in lucidity. His eyes cleared and his ears slowly crept forwards, turning to face this wolf...Vlarindara. "V--Vlar? Is that you?" He blinked a few more times and then his face lit up, eyes widening, ears pricking forwards. Even his tail started wagging, though feebly. "Vlar, you came back for me. I--I thought that you had left me here." Oops! - Borden - Feb 05, 2011 [dohtml]O O C | :) …feel free to skip over me a couple of turns if you two would like… to advance/finish the thread and such. I’m just gonna leave Borden out there to sleep (liek omg, he’s actually sleeping for once! D: ) before he has to head back to the Mountain of Dire. So, yeah, he won’t be doing much else unless either of them wakes him or something. Oops! - Vlarindara - Feb 06, 2011 [dohtml] "I would never leave you, Raigo.. That I promise. I went to the Midnight Plateu pack.. the ones Borden is with. I got their help in finding the herb.. I apologize for my tardiness.." The female smiled at him, lowering her head and brushing her muzzle and cheek along his head. She lifted the root once more and nudged it towards Raigos' mouth, a soft whine escaping her. "You have to eat this, Raigo.. Chew on it and don't let anything get loose." Her tone was worried, concerned, but she knew she had to do *SOMETHING* for the pup..[/doHTML] Oops! - Raigo - Feb 07, 2011 Tantalizing memories of his mother and siblings flickered through Raigo's mind, but he shook his head slightly and did his best to get rid of them. They were dead now. The only one that he had was Vlar. Although, with her standing here in front of him, he was absolutely ashamed of what he had thought of her. Of course Vlar would not have left him. She had told him that she would not and had proven her point time and again, putting herself in danger, just to help him. Peering at the root that was set in front of him, Raigo cocked one ear to the side. "What...is that?" he asked, sniffing it carefully. But, Vlar had asked him to eat it, and he trusted Vlar, so he took a nibble from the side of the root. It tasted foul, as evidenced by his lips curling up and his ears flattening. But, Vlar had asked him to eat it, so he was going to eat it. Possibly, the act of chewing helped his mind to become even more lucid and, as he continued to gnaw on the foul tasting root, he looked up at Vlar. "What took so long, Vlar?" he asked. In neither his voice nor his eyes was there any hint of accusation or anger, merely worry and concern. "I had thought that you hurt yourself or...Or that you had left me alone again." Oops! - Vlarindara - Feb 07, 2011 [dohtml] It nearly broke her heart when he said that he'd thought she'd left him. The female lowered her head and tail, whining softly as her ears flopped back over her neck. She would *NEVER* leave him! She..had taken quite some time.. and felt absolutely verdant to her stomach at the thought of leaving him for so long! "Raigo...I-.." She whined and stepped towards him, nuzzling her muzzle into his neck. "I would never leave you... If I had the choice, I would never leave you."[/doHTML] Oops! - Raigo - Feb 07, 2011 Tantalizing memories flicker through the pup's mind, but he quickly dismissed them, refusing to fall back into the world of shadowy memories and indistinct shapes. This was Vlar. His family was dead and Vlar was the only one that he had. At that realization, a flash of shame burst through his chest, causing him to whine slightly and lower his head. Sitting there, right next to Raigo, and talking about how she had found the herb, it was hard for Raigo to even believe that he had thought that Vlar would leave him. He felt horribly embarrassed and ashamed, but did not let that show as he swallowed the bitter tasting root. After a moment, he took off another bite from the root and made himself chew it, his ears flattening in disgust of this taste. When Vlar spoke of the wolf that had challenged her, Raigo's ear perked up slightly. He was already feeling better, even just due to the fact that he was not alone. However, when she said "And we go home," Raigo's ears fell back flat. "Vlar, we don't have a home," he reminded her, swallowing his second small bit of the root. He pitifully eyed the root, knowing that he had to eat the rest of the foul tasting thing. Vlar had pushed herself to her limits to get this for him so he was not about to let it go to waste. He reached out and took another bite and slowly began chewing. When she spoke of having "something of a pack," Raigo looked up at her. "Borden came here with you?" he asked, sniffing carefully for any sense of the male wolf. "We're going to have a pack?" His eyes widened slightly and he looked over to Vlar, not quite believing his ears. |