Crying Like A Child
He was on the move again, the boy still without purpose, still without a mission. He wasn't sure what kind of meaning his life had, for now he was just a lost and wandering soul. A ghost, a skeleton of his former self. His coat was ragged and patchy, his frame thin and gaunt, the look in his eyes showed defeat. He was hungry, his stomach settled down to a gnawing pang since he had managed to catch a couple of crabs along the way here. But, it wasn't enough. He was losing himself, and he knew it.
The sound of rushing water up ahead would draw him forward, his tongue parched and ready for a drink. He quickened his pace as he neared, the falling water sprayed over his coat in light droplets while he made his way to the bank. Paws slipped over the mossy rocks a few times, but a few bruises wouldn't stop him from getting his face into the fresh clear pool. The scent of cedar and pine invaded his senses, and when he was done drinking he slipped onto the cool wet earth to avoid some of the heat that had been brought on by summer. He stared into the pool of water, dull gaze staring back at him as unknowingly, a tear slid down his face. Why did he feel so...lost? |
Since she had some time to herself, she sat down by the stream, happening to smell a scent close by. Ears soon swiveled as she could hear the sound of the waterfall hitting against a body, who she wondered, she didn't know for sure. She stood up, hackles raised and eyes narrowed as she snarled. She wasn't the one to hurt someone, but, if she was attacked by this being, she would more than likely tuck her tail between her legs and show her stomach, showing that they won and only that she was passing by, and that she lived here.
"Who are you?!" She barked, happening to smell the scent of the wolf getting closer and closer with every step she took, soon stopping right in front of the wolf when she was sure that she was close enough without bumping into them.
"Speech"
"Shiki..." the voice rolled off her tongue as she spoke it, a small smile stretching across her maw. The way the brute was, she could tell the male meant her no harm, "My name is Annette, and what brings you here to Cedar Falls?" She swiveled her ear to the side so she could hear him, relying on her other senses since her sight was out of commission. "My family moved here before I was even born. You are more than welcome to stay as long as you like," her voice sounding much kinder than when she first met the young brute.
She told him that her family lived her, so he grew a little more apprehensive at the thought that her parents or other family members might jump from the bushes and attack him. Though he couldn't say for sure, he didn't know them or if they were the aggressive kind, and so far he'd been lucky not to have run into someone who wanted to hurt him. "I..thank you. I appreciate you letting me stay here for a little while. I've been so...tired, lately. It feels peaceful here...so I stopped for a drink and some rest before I go on my way." Where he was going was beyond him. He didn't have anywhere to go really...though there was the possibility of finding Akemi again, but he still had some mixed feelings about that.
"Speech"
"Speech"