Surprises at Dawn
03-18-2014, 12:54 AM
While he lazily rested on the beach, the stranger walked towards the water and began to speak. Both ears perked when she mentioned being alone and the story behind it made his heart want to break. He knew all too well about the ways of being isolated, kept away from family for reasons that were too piety to publicly mention. Dhiren sighed a sigh that would be deaf to the girl's ears, but not to his own before he rolled back onto his stomach. Her story was so familiar and yet...he wondered why it was so important when he had only just met the pretty female. She flicked a paw in the water, gently splashing droplets that rose and fell in his direction. Dhiren was a bit far from where she stood, so the water didn't touch him, but he realized the conversation had turned to him. Awkwardly, he rose from the ground and shook out the sand clinging to his pelt. After taking a couple of steps forward, he stopped beside her and reclined to his haunches. Silver and gold eyes looked down at her paw and the area of sand that had been soaked by the tossed droplets. "I am always lost in thought lately, m'lady," he softly said, tones filled with evident sadness and pain. "My woes do not compare to yours, but they are woes just the same." It was then that he sighed, this time making it loud enough for her to hear. "I am the firstborn and only son of Song and Cherokee Destruction's first litter. My titles are something I am proud of and I thought it would always be that way. All of my littermates were girls, so I stood out among all of them. My mother was my best friend and I adored her with every fiber of my being. She always encouraged me and made sure I didn't want for nothing. Of course, she shared the same love and affection for my sisters, but I felt like our bond was closer..." His eyes lost their sparkle as he took a proper pause. "You may notice I used the past tense. Everything changed in my world when Mama became pregnant. This was only a couple of seasons ago, but to know that I wouldn't be the prodigal son of the Destruction clan once that litter was born..." His gaze looked out to the water and his ears slowly slipped back to his skull. "I have been a jealous son, one that has surely disappointed the Oracle and his family in general. I didn't want to have little brothers and sisters, not when it had been me and my sisters for so long. I can't imagine having more siblings craving my mother's attention and love. Despite being a year old now, I feel as if I need her...She says that nothing has changed, but I don't believe it. Everything has changed and she is na?ve to it." Dhiren's gaze then turned to look at her and he met her own pretty gaze. The way her opts were set with her facial structures and the colors were beautiful combinations that made him not want to look away. The pain disappeared from his eyes as he felt the sadness slowly overwhelm him. "I am alone in this, for the world continues to change and I am stuck in a time where I can't do anything to fix why I feel this way." Speech, Awesome pic by Seren <3 |