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 Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:14 am
Moving along at a casual trot, Acierta blinked as she eyed her surroundings. Her mother and father weren't too far away, mother resting, father DreamWeaving for her... So the Frost-Kissed Fallen Star moved on, star-marked flakes shivering as she looked this way and that, drinking in her surroundings. It was nice to get out and see the world... And the day was pleasant, though her heart would always belong to the night.
"I miss you grandma..." She murmured as she searched the sky for the faint sliver of the moon-lioness's light.
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:38 am
It had to come from somewhere in the family, the lust for traveling. Maybe his mother's wishes had sipped into him? Or he just liked to explore? Whatever way it was, Xenon was hardly caught on the same place twice, unless it was home. Sometimes it felt really strange to be there anyway... Wandering was sweet, sweet fun. Never too far from the surveillance of his half sister/aunt Kya, to be safe, but it still fulfilled his wanderlust. He managed to discover something new everyday. Today, it seemed like a grasshopper had caught his attentions, and a white furball could be seen streaking through the grass, trying to pounce at the buggy spec. "Stay still!" he pouted, as one of his pounces missed. It was hard!
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:48 am
What was that sound? The little female straightened, glancing around curiously. Was there actually someone else out there? Someone besides her family? What fun that would be! Picking up a trot she moved forward faster, peering this way and that. Whoever it was, they couldn't be far!
Acierta squeeled and scrambled as a large bug -followed by a cub- came flying out of the grasses to her right. She jumped back, laughing and pawing at the insect as it bounded within reach, obviously much harried. "WHOA!"
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:15 am
Obviously, the harassed grasshopper didn't stick with her for long, jumping just in time to not get pounced by its frantic pursuer, who almost crashed into the star touched kit. "Sorry!!" Xenon cried as he leapt out and about after the bug, a few grunts heard here and there as he continued the chase, ignoring the fact he'd almost squashed another kit on his path for 'glory'.
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:19 am
Acierta flailed as the cub nearly ran her over, ducking out of the way even as he scrambled. She didn't have time to question the odd antics, watching him dissappear after the insect. Well that was hardly polite!
"HEY!" She shouted indignantly, leaping after him. "Hey! Come back here! Why are you chasing that?"
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:45 am
Xenon rolled his eyes, though not stopping his chase. He couldn't let go of it like that!! "No time! Must catch!" he replied shortly between breaths, trying to keep up with the zigzag of the grasshopper. It didn't take much more to lose track of the poor, tormented insect, stopping dead on his tracks as his head turned frantically, searching for his aim. "Awwwww..." he pouted, frustrated. He'd been running after it for the longest time too... the past... 5 minutes? Xenon didn't wallow on his failure for long though, directing the annoyance towards Acierta. "I lost it! You distracted me from the hunt!"
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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:54 pm
"No time?" She huffed as she followed him, frowning. "Must catch? Why bother saying that! Just tell me why you're chasing the darn thing."
She muttered under her breath as she ran, picking up a familiar female rant of how uncoperative and strange males were. She slid to a stop as she spun.
"IT WAS A BUG!" She snapped back, instantly defensive. "Were you gonna eat it?"
If it was so danged important, shouldn't he be trying to smell where the dumb thing had gone? BOYS!
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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:42 pm
He gave her a somber glare, huffing. Females. One'd think they'd be a little more understandable if a lot of your time is spent around some. But noooo... "Of course not, I'm well fed thank you! The point was trying to catch it without squashing it. Hunters aren't just about running after something, we're also about precision."
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Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:57 pm
"And if you were so precise, you would have caught it no matter what the interference.." She replied with a mulish scowl. "Or sniffed for it when it dissappeared from sight..."
The only boy she knew was her brother, but she hoped if he acted like this she got to thump him. It was a bug! It was gross!
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Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:03 pm
Xenon cringed, feeling his thoughts crumble. She was right! Dang it... His head slumped down, curling into a small ball. "Fine, fine... Fact is..." and his words disappeard into an incomprehensible mutter, ashamed of the terrible truth. And, to have been caught by a female, and in action! Faaaaaaaaaaail, the kit sulked mentally.
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Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:25 pm
Acierta stared at him, utterly bewildered by the sudden turn around of his moods. She moved toward him, nudging him with a paw. The touch was light, almost a poke.
"Erm..." She muttered, clearing her throat. "I'm not saying that practising isn't a good idea, because it is.. I.."
She sighed. "Sorry."
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Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 4:46 pm
"Oh, you don't have to be sorry..." Xenon mumbled, seating back up, shaking his head. "Fact is I royally suck at it. Really really badly. So much it's annoying! It's a blow to the ego to hear someone else pointing it out though. Still, no use in sulking!" He grinned, tilting his head a little. "I'm Xenon, you are?"
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Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:21 pm
And there he went again! Acierta watched him spin his emotions around yet again, then tilted her head. "Xenon... Pleasant to meet you... I'm Acierta... And I didn't mean to point out that you fail at what you were trying to attain, merely to stop you from blaming me..."
She sighed. "I'd rather we just started from here, if you don't mind."
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Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:36 pm
"Sure, let's forget about it. Sister Kya might swoop by, get it from you and then she'll tease me for the rest of my life. She can be mean lioness despite having fluffy wings, really..." A shiver went down his spine, just from imagining the consequences. "The woes of a big family..."
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Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 6:29 pm
"You have a big family, huh?" She sighed softly. "Not me... Just Mama, Father, and Nikalo... Grandma is up there..."
She looked at the sky, smiling at the moon. "There she is now... Momma talks about how it was, living with her... I'd like to go up and see her one day, if I could."
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