BETRAYAL

She lays motionless at the mouth of the den, her eyes glued to the misty forest that surrounds the small cavern. A few week ago she would have considered this her home- but now, it was nothing to her but a reminder. A reminder that Artemis had abandoned her. The ivory temptress had stepped out one night, and as Fiamette had always feared she would do, never returned. The carmine viper had spent many nights circling the soulless forest searching for scent trails or clues, but after many hours of finding absolutely no evidence of Artemis, she had given up. It seemed as if Artemis had done this on purpose. How could Artemis do this to her? Fiamette loved her, she LOVED her damniit! Hadn't Artemis felt the same? Why hadn't she cared about Fiamette, or Ody?

A snarl slips from curled lips, her eyes slamming shut as she fights the feeling of release. No. She will not cry over this woman. A soft sigh spills into the silence that accompanies her vacant den, her volcanic gaze once again falling upon the mist cloaked forest. Ody was somewhere near by, probably searching for his mother still. But without Artemis, the soulless forest didn't feel like home. And so she makes the decision that Ody and herself must leave, even if Ody opposes the idea. Artemis didn't want to be a mother, that was painfully obvious- but she, she would be better than that. Ody needs a mother, and she is more than ready to step up to the role for Ody's sake. After all, he is the only one in this world who feels the same heartache over Artemis that she does.