something like an epilogue
Unfortunately, she hadn't caught on as quickly as she should have. Years had passed since she had last seen Orica, and the same had happened with the rest of her siblings. Galahad had been recognized fairly quickly, and Oracle a close second. Amber gaze watched the woman before her, their eyes seemingly never straying from one another. While she seemed...oblivious to who was standing right in front of her, she did feel something strange stirring within the deepest parts of her soul. It was as if there was an old spirit here that she knew...something that felt familiar yet foreign. Long ago she had given up on ever finding her family...and then it seemed that out of the wood work, Galahad and Oracle had come springing into her life. They were all older now...the last she had seen any of them was when they were all nothing more than kids. Maybe it was her memory failing her, or maybe it was just the fact that they'd all been a part for so long...she firmly believed it was the latter. She wasn't incredibly old just yet. Her memory still worked exceptionally well when it came to significant events in her life, after all.
She didn't have to wait too long for a response from the healer, and the woman's words caused Avalon's world to still into silence. Avie... That nickname...she...she hadn't heard that since..."Don't you know your sister?" Her eyes widened, her breath stilled along with the world around her. Sister...? But...that was impossible...wasn't it? No. She had thought that before, and yet she had found Galahad and Oracle. She stared, speechless at the grown woman before her. No longer were they children, but both full grown adults heading into their senior years. Time had flown so quickly...and the pieces of her memory of their first summer began to fall into place. The woman before her had an uncanny resemblance to their dear mother, while Avalon herself followed more after their father.
"O...Orica?" Her own eyes grew moist before they let loose any tears. But they weren't sad tears, no. Quite the opposite in fact. Her heart hammered against her chest, and it took a moment to collect herself as she processed the name that fell so easily from her tongue now. "Orica!" She said louder this time, a series of happy whining slipping past her lips as she burst forward. Avalon couldn't believe it! The fates had once again, brought to her someone that was near and dear to her heart! Her litter mate was here, she was home! She happily and greedily embraced her sister, tongue rapidly moving to cover her tiny sister in as many kisses as she possibly could. She was so happy, so excited and ecstatic beyond measure and words, that her tail wagged furiously, thus causing her entire body to wiggle back and forth. "Orica! I've missed you so much!" She didn't know what else to say. It was hard even getting words out past the lump of happiness in her throat. All she could do was whine and bark in excitement as she assaulted her sister with hugs and kisses. |
