As much as I ever could
04-24-2013, 08:25 AM
He was sure he must be dreaming. Why else would the girl who could only exist now in his dreams be standing before him, at the edge of his territory? He only wished he could wake up, he could banish thoughts of her from his mind. He owed that much to his fianc?, the girl he hadn't even met yet. He owed it to his father too, and all of Seracia, and Valhalla. Suddenly he wasn't sure he could bear this enormous cross on his shoulders. Ears flickered back, lying flat against his skull, his tail hung limp - so unlike the usual poised position it would have taken had he intercepted anyone else at the border. Eyes blinked twice again, as if the repetition might somehow make him realize this was only a dream - that she wasn't really here after all. It had to be the case, why else would she be here looking for him? To say goodbye. It hit him like a ton of bricks, and his heart skipped a beat, head reeling though he stood strong. She told him not to worry, told him she needed to see him. How beautiful that would have been to hear a few weeks ago, but not now. Not now. "I just didn't expect.." He couldn't finish a sentence, couldn't formulate the words to somehow convey the storm that raged on the inside. Eyes sought the spot between his front paws, remaining there for longer than they should have. She stepped forward, he could see her shadow move toward him, but stop abruptly. Any minute now, any minute now she'd disclose the elephant in the room and they would be over forever. Any minute now she would say something about the wedding, something about Chrysanthe, and he'd lose all hope of sanity. To his surprise, she uttered more news he had yet to be told. She had been promoted - to Alpha. Pride swelled in his chest - and utter happiness for he knew this was something she'd always wanted. But why then were her words so hollow? Why were they so strained, so pained? He knew why. "Congratulations," he would say with less than enough enthusiasm. The boy managed a quick wave of his tail before it curled against his hind limb. "What uh.. how did that happen?" If he could keep the topic off of himself, off of the things to come, he might somehow spare even a moment of happiness with her - though he doubted that would be possible at this point. He made no move to bring her into Seracia, made no move to her side. Part of him was afraid if he did, she might vanish altogether. He was still betting this was all a dream. "speeeeech" |
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