Now that I'm coming home
12-31-2015, 11:18 PM
The night still haunted him. He felt himself getting more and more exhausted as the days wore on. Recently he hadn't been able to sleep very well, but his attraction to the sun wouldn't allow him not to be out in the sun as much as possible. He still greeted the sunset with as much dedication as he had as a pup, even if it meant that he only slept a couple of hours each night. He sat on the beach only a few feet from the lapping waves, staring up at the sky. Seeing the moon hurt his aching heart, but not having the moon to light up the beach seemed to hurt him even more. It reminded him too much of the life he was currently living and the darkness that seemed to constantly plague him when he was alone. He honestly didn't hear his twin's voice. He was so wrapped up in his thoughts and musing that his hears were deaf to the weak howl. What did catch his attention was the heavy sound of his older brother's paws beating against the sand as he ran past, shortly followed by Gale. His ears perked and with some curiosity he would rise and start walking in the direction that they had headed. He wasn't a fighter and he knew that if there was some kind of physical threat he wouldn't be of much help, but he didn't want to just sit there and not at least see if he could be of assistance. He trotted forward, following Glacier's scent... until another scent reached him and hit him like a boulder falling off a cliff. He stumbled and came to a stop from the weight of it. He had imagined finding her scent so many times when she first left, the faint traces of it tricking him into thinking that she was actually there. But this.... This was real. Too real for him to second guess. With his heart pounding in his chest and tears choking him, he made himself walk forward again. He wouldn't run, unable to make himself face this reality too quickly. He was so afraid- no, he was terrified that he would get there and realize this was all a dream or a lie. But no, he would arrive and would look between Gale and Glacier and would see his twin's black and silver form. A crushing wave of relief would come over him and he would walk forward with his eyes fixed on her, completely deaf to whatever it was Glacier was saying to her. He'd step between Glacier and Gale to come to a stop inches from Selini, so close their noses could have touched if he just leaned forward a bit. Which is exactly what he would do. He'd slowly lean his nose toward her and the moment his nose brushed hers he felt something inside of him break. She was real. She was here. He'd step forward without a word, wrapping his neck around hers as the tears came to his orange gaze as the tears that he had been holding in for a year finally came to the surface. He'd sit on his haunches and lift his forelegs up around her shoulders to pull her tight to him while a sob racked through his form and he buried his face into her scruff. Right now he didn't care where she had gone. He didn't care if the rest of his family was angry. He didn't care about anything other than the fact that his moon was here. His missing piece had returned. |
