Lost Queen
05-05-2014, 04:31 AM
Pandora Selene Artenie had become so wrapped up in her treat, enjoying the taste and texture so much that she was not aware of anything else. When she became honed in on just one thing, it was hard to pull back and focus on the big picture. At the moment, she was moving the apple to the left and right. Her small mission was to try and get as much apple as she could before reaching the middle. The middle was what she wanted to avoid, for she had taken a bite out of it without realizing the nasty taste that seeds left. A few of them had been spit out on the cool grass, left to be forgotten.
As she was getting closer to her mission's end, a cool autumn breeze struck the piece of orchard she stood in. In mid-bite, Pandora's nose caught the scent that followed with the wind and her senses heightened. Slowly, her turquoise-blue eyes rose first to look around. Nothing was seen at that level of ground, so she raised her head to make it easier. Tail flicked behind her in slight anxiety as she took another bite of the apple still in her mouth. When her head finally reached its majestic height, she saw her.
The female was not someone she knew, which made her panic level start to rise. She took another bite and finally swallowed the last bite of her treat. Curiosity heightened as well in her body, but Pandora didn't know whether to run or remain in place. She took a couple of steps to her right, unintentionally showing off the glorious, golden zebra stripes of her hind flanks and the tattoo-looking swirls on her shoulders and upper arms. Golden-dipped paws tenderly stroked the ground as she then took a couple of steps backward, for her mind had been made up to flee. Her plan wasn't going to work properly, for there was one setback.
As Pandora took a few more steps backward, these more promising and firm, she ran smack into one of the orchard trees. Her bump vibrated from the trunk and onward to the top, causing many apples and figs of combined neighboring trees to cascade around her. Pandora squealed, immediately falling to the ground and covering her head with her golden-dipped paws. Apples and figs continued to fall until the drizzle of fruit was over. Slowly, she peaked through her toes and realized more snacks had surrounded her cobalt frame. Her gaze moved back to Talvi, but she didn't seem unabashed by her movements. Instead, she slipped out her tongue and grabbed the nearest apple. Her teeth bit into it with a sickening crunch, and as she chewed she watched the girl with baited attention.