I Can Be Lonely All By Myself
05-30-2013, 02:34 AM
Tears were free-falling down Shade's face, and she made no attempt to stop them. There was no one to see her tears anyways. All of her family and friends were dead, killed by the volcano eruption that she just barely escaped. She had survived by following the diaspora of Alacritian wolves she'd come across. Keeping her distance, she split from the group as soon as a new, safe land had been found. But now she was regretting setting off on her own. Her heart broke as she thought of her deceased pack. She remembered running with all of them away from the lava until, one by one, she pulled ahead of them. Then, reaching momentary safety, she turned around to see where they were and saw only a wall of fire. Now, she wished she hadn't run so fast. Now, she resented all the praise she had received for possessing such speed. Now, she wished she had died in the lava with her family, instead of suffering this slow death of hunger and sadness. She heard a whine and jumped, her eyes darting over to a black and white male not far from her. Immediately, her ears pulled back, and she shook her head to rid her face of tears. "Little moth why are you all alone?" were the male's first words to her. A bittersweet feeling rose up in her chest, sad that she was alone, yet overjoyed that someone had stopped to help her. Though wary of strangers, the longing in Shade's heart for companionship and food reached out towards the male. Though her posture was unfriendly, her eyes begged the stranger to stay. "Everybody's dead," Shades stated, surprised by the vulnerable, cracky tone to her voice. Her eyes didn't fill with tears again, but her face was hung with hopelessness. |