A Change of Scenery

At the moment, Eria was in her own world. The journey she had made felt like a slide show: she had passed through various places but didn't really remember the experiences. Her memories were just flashes, pictures that stood still and brought back a feeling or two. Now, as she was sliding across the top of the lake, she was making another memory, one that she would remember for sure. The way she was feeling was elite and fast as she rose both back paws and balanced on her front ones. Concentration was a key factor in her acrobatic attempt and so far she was doing pretty well.
Eria's dark form was sliding around in a crescent shape when she heard the strange bark. Her eyes, which had been closed to enhance her concentration, snapped open and she saw a dark figure on the bank. What happened next was predictable, but funny all the same for a future's glance to the past. Eria, who had found the perfect pose to use for balancing on point, lost it.
"Ahhhh!" she yelled as her hind legs came up and over her back. The pretty fae did a summersalt and continued to slide, this time on her rump. If she had mastered braking and slowing down, she wouldn't have had to worry about what followed. Instead of the lake's top being so frozen it would keep her from stopping, the smooth glass-like surface created a slip-and-slide like effect for Eria. Her sliding increased in its speed and she was aiming straight for the bank! Automatically, she brought both front paws to her eyes, covering them to see what would happen. Her body hit the bank's edge and the bump jolted her off the pond and into the air.
She didn't go very far or high, but the distance covered the ground between her and the male. Eria landed with a loud "OOMPH!" on the frost-covered grass. Her dark belly had been the landing pad and she squinched her eyes from the sudden, dull pain. All four legs had been sprawled to either side of her body, making her look like a bear skin on a cabin floor. For a few seconds, she didn't move, but slowly shook her head and moaned. "Owwwwww," she said softly, light ocean blue eyes opening and looking dazed.