Remember Every Scar

Cousin...His song would end the second he heard that hauntingly familiar voice. His eyes opened as he sought out the voice, blue eyes falling upon the form of someone so familiar, yet a stranger in appearance. How long had it been? Her words registered in his mind, and he was desperately trying to remember the last time he'd seen her. The only memories he could remember, that had been fading over time, were in their younger years. He stood unmoving, quiet as he looked at her. Damn...how much time did pass? He noted her tattered ear, and despite the age they both were, time hasn't yet weathered her looks like it had him.

"Epiphron...it's been so long..."His voice came out in a cracked whisper from being unused for so long. Sure, he'd spoken to loners during his search, but the past year or so, it felt like he had been the only one left on earth. His eyes never left her, afraid that maybe it was his age that was making him demented. But as the moments ticked by, he knew it was real. She was real. With a choked sound, he stepped forward and closed the distance between them. His neck wrapped over hers in a heartfelt embrace, his face pressed into her fur. He couldn't believe it. "It's...been so long..." He would repeat again, eyes closing as he breathed in her scent, memories flooding his mind. The familiarity, the comfort. "I missed you, pip.."