Lost in the constellations

*Xephyris* · (This post was last modified: 08-19-2016, 05:04 AM by Xephyris.)

The man's broad skull drooped as his eyes failed to catch sight of the woman he was searching for. With a hefty sigh, he pawed at the water in front of him. He wasn't going to give up, he was just feeling uncharacteristically discouraged. Mopey even. As he stared at the water, his eyes scanning over its constant movement and watching each wave froth around the edges a little, his ears twitched to a familiar clatter and jingle. It couldn't be! But he knew it was her; what other wolf sounded like... some unnatural, otherworldly clamor that he just couldn't put a name to? His head shot up, his gaze moving desperately to find her. Then he spotted her bundling across the beach with her sights set on him. He blinked. Why? Why was she running so fast, in a direct line straight toward him? He shifted slightly, watching her as his jaw began to gape slightly, one side of his upper lip twitching. Wait... she wasn't going to stop, was she? More like she wouldn't be able to stop. As she put on the brakes, though not soon enough as she bumbled into a rock, he cringed, bracing for impact in three...two...... "Oof!" he grunted as she collided with him, sending him crashing to the ground, a rock jabbing into his ribs. Oh, this was just great.

Xephyris felt his temper spark as she toppled over him, paws and elbows jabbing into his chest. Why was she so clumsy? Didn't she learn anything? Silver eyes narrowed, and he was about to part his jaws and start scolding her, for being so careless, and for leaving the pack for so long without a word or even showing her face. Yet, he bit his tongue as she got to her paws, beaming down at him, and started speaking. "Well hello there, my silver knight. What brings you all the way out here?" His tension melted away, and he realized he couldn't be mad at her. In fact, he realized he was very pleased to see her - he'd been longing for her company, but he hadn't expected to feel so delighted once he'd gotten over his initial anger. With a pained grunt, he rolled over and propped himself up on his elbows, pushing himself to his paws as he winced slightly. He knew he'd be fine once he walked it off a bit, he'd just have some bruises. "Jaelle," his low voice came forth, greeting her rather gently - he paused for a moment as he eyed her dropped scarf. Was she really going to just leave it there? He glanced back up at her, slyly placing himself between the woman and her scarf as he drew closer to her. But sincerely, he reached forth his muzzle and brushed it against her own in an unabashed greeting. After all, he couldn't ignore her beauty. "I came out here looking for you," he murmured, maintaining eye contact as he gingerly moved a forepaw to press down on the edge of the scarf, "But looks like you found me instead. Oh, and thanks for the souvenir."

Just then, he turned to reach down, snatching the scarf and prancing a few paces away from Jaelle, tossing the scarf over the back of his neck. He had no idea how to tie it, but he still grinned proudly as the scarf draped around his neck. However, when he'd bent down to pick up the fabric, he thought for a brief moment that he'd seen a flash of red. Doing a double-take, he looked to her paw, and it became apparent to him that blood was staining her mottled gray coat. Sudden concern flashed through his eyes, and he moved closer to her again, his head dipping to look a little closer at her paw. The scarf drooped down, lightly brushing over his ears as his neck tipped downward. "You... You're bleeding!" he said somewhat urgently - wait, why was he panicking? Blood wasn't something new to him, and it had never caused him to feel startled. So why now? "What did you do?" he asked, although it could have been anything, considering her ungraceful antics, "Are you alright?" So far, she had looked so unconcerned, did she even know she was injured? He supposed it would be just like her to not notice something like that.

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