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Jet padded by under the trees, shadows flitting across his features everytime he passed through an opening. The moon was full tonight, and very bright. It had rained not long ago and the ground was still soft which suited Jet just fine. He lifted his head and turned to look towards his left. After a few seconds, he shurgged and walked on. The trees were getting thinner and after a while, he reached a large and grassy field. The moon reflected off the pond near the center and he went closer to it, poking his muzzle in to cause ripples across the surface. When he saw the moon's reflection tremble and distort, he went in and paddled around, enjoying the cool feeling of the waters on this cold night.

Jet took in a deep breath and went underwater without making a noise. Silence was, after all, one of the things he was most skilled at. He watched the strange fish swim by and he ignored them, long ago learning that trying to catch them underwater wasn't such a good idea. When he resurfaced, he was hidden behind a particularly large frond and he was surprised to hear music. He flicked his ears to get the water off, thinking it was because he was underwater that the melodic noise would come. When the sound still didn't go away, he peered around the plant and was startled to see a bright and shining ghost. No, not a ghost, he realized after he blinked a few times. It was Pheony. He hadn't seen her since the time at the castle and he grinned. He slid out of the pond slowly so as not to make a sound and padded up to her, his stride confident, the moonlike reflecting off his wet pelt. "Hello Pheony." he called softly, not wanting to disturb the beautiful sound that was her voice.

Jet cocked his head to the side a bit, worried. He hoped he didn't ruin her song. He was glad when it didn't, or at least, not much, and he waited patiently for her to finish, closing his eyes so he could concentrate on the music better. He opened them again when her voice faded, just to make sure she really was done. It seemed she was and he replied back with a, "I've been well. Hunting has been easy around here." he motion towards the woods he came out of. "And you?" he asked, flicking an ear in her direction. "It's been a while since we've seen each other." He was pleased to hear the warmth in her voice, remembering that when they first met, it had only been filled wtih coldness. He leaned a bit closer to her, wondering if he had heard something. Deciding it was just the wind, he sat back and waited for her reply.

"That's nice to hear," he murmured, nodding. "Nothing spectacular for me, as well, it would seem." he laughed. Who knew that in the long time that had passed since their last meeting, nothing of intrest would have happened to either of them. He was surprised that she would admit the last part, since he knew her hate of the Chaos couldn't have gone away by now. No, he thought sadly, it would probably never fully leave her. "I've missed you as well." he told her, although he wasn't as flustered. Who would he tell, anyways? And who would care, for that matter? He hadn't seen his family, much less any company, since he converted to Chaos. He could see the confusion on her face and he wrapped his tail around her. He shivered when a soft wind blew by but it soon passed and he was reminded of the pond. Grinning, he stood and motioned towards the pool. "Care for a swim?" he asked.

Jet chuckled softly at her words. "I don't mind... and I suppose you don't as well." He got up and followed her to the pond's edge. For the second time that night, he slid in without any noise. That is, until he flicked his tail, sending a small splash towards her. He started paddling but turned his head and smirked in a playful taunt. Before she had time to retaliate, he dove under the surface, reappearing a few feet away. He swam slower this time, in a half-circle around her. He was far enough away that he was sure any water she sent his way would miss but close enough for them to hear each other clearly. He continued swimming this way, waiting for her to get in.

Ooh, feisty, Jet thought, a competitive smile on his face. He had never actually seen her fly and the thought of her gliding towards him never crossed his mind. That wouldn't happen again, he hoped. He spat some water out, shaking his head to get rid of most of the liquid there, especially in his ears. He had surfaced a few feet away from her and they were facing each other so he could see her face clearly. The water didn't seem to affect her as much. "Will it?" he teased, paddling closer. He pressed his side against hers and leaned his forehead on the side of her head. He raised his head a little, and repeated her words in a soft whisper, "Maybe this will teach you not to mess with me." Before there could be any reaction, he was gone, back under the water where he seemed to be spending most of his time in the pond. He twisted and came up on her other side, a large wave of water with him. Most of the water fell on Pheony but most of the stray droplets hit him. He knew it wasn't much but she had probably never seen anyone else do it before (unless she spent a lot of time with the water clan) and that would make it seem better than it was. He had picked up the trick a while ago but had never actually showed anyone else. It was nice to know he finally met someone that was as competitive as he was.

Jet raised a wing, dripping with water, to block off most of the water Pheony was flinging his way. When he thought she was done, he lowered his wing to see her batting her eyes at him. A female had never shown intrest in him before, mainly because of his attitude, and he was about to ask if she had something in her eye when she came close and nuzzled up to him. He felt pleased with himself but was worried. What if the thing in her eye infected her? She never touched him much before of her own free will. Before he could ask if anything was wrong, he heard her snicker and his ears stood up in surprise. In his mind, he could forsee what was about to happen but his physical body was too slow in reacting. Her wings spread and pushed towards him, sending waves that were small at first but large by the time they reached him. He was thouroughly soaked already so it didn't do much to his fur although it irritated his ears. He flattened and then raised them quickly to flick off most of the water and chuckled. "It seems not." He looked at her, then at the reflection. Stars were all around them, although distorted from the ripples they caused. He looked at the stream connected to the pond and back at her. "Would you like to see what else is here?" he asked. He would have prefered to stay and show off more of his tricks to her but he decided it was probably best to stop soon before she really did get the better of him.

"The water, I suppose. There's something I'd like to show you that can't be reached by land." Jet chuckled, smiling when he saw her retreating form. He thought she was beautiful, with the moonlight glinting off her pelt, her small shiver sending slight ripples across the still waters. Her words reminded him of the present and he laughed, paddling to her. He stroked her cheek with his tail as he passed by, turning his head slightly with a smirk on his face, before paddling into the stream. They were going against the current and it was getting harder to swim forwards as they got farther away from the pond. The land around them started getting slimmer and slimmer until not even the small islands were left. "Worried?" he taunted, motioning towards the water all around them, with no land in sight.