The dark young man didn't know if he could walk any further. He didn't know if his paws could take the extra strain. Only one thing was urging him on, pushing him foward. A memory. A memory favored but long since forgotten in the dark corners of his mind.
Bane couldn't stop staring at her. She was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.
"Hi! My name's Ashanti, but you can call me Asha!"
The boy could barely stutter out a response. "M-my na-name's M-Micc-Miccah. You can call me B-Bane." Nice going you idiot, he thought to himself angrily. She'd never pay attention to him now!
But she had. Oh, she had. She had been his friend, he had even fallen in love with her. He was still in love with her, even after all this time.
His white-furred beauty was the only thing keeping him from collapsing because of his exhaustion. He could see her now. A weary chuckle rumbled deep in his chest. She'd probably rave and scold him for exhausting himself so badly for a while...and then she'd nurse him back to health. It happened enough when their were just Yearlings that he knew the routine by now. Or had known it.
But for some reason, he knew she was here. He could feel her here in these strange lands. And somehow, someway, he was going to find her. And he was finally going to make her his, like she had always been meant to.
The roaring sound of water distracted him from his thoughts and walk down memory lane. The sound of water was a relief to Miccah. He hadn't had a good drink of water in what seemed like days. Maybe it even was.
His tuned ears pricked upwards and his tired paws followed the sound of his safe haven. If he could get water, he could tough through the next few days.
The large beast came upon the tumbling creek. His eyes passed the beauty of the area and immediately he took care to wade himself into the water. All the while searching for any sign of danger. His ears still alert, Miccah finally bent his head for a much desired drink.