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It was a glorious afternoon with the bright sun hanging in the cloudless sky, raining down rays of warmth. Lady Luck had her legs folded underneath her as she laid just out of reach from the tide. Her tail stretched out so that the gentle motion of the waves could come up and dampen the scales that so often dried out and cracked if she wandered away from water for to long. Which was pretty often, since she did like to linger in the forest at times and greet all the precious woodland creatures. Lucky was in fact yearning for a little adventure or some good old fashion play time, but unfortunately her siblings were nowhere to be seen. Those were her usual play mates, since she hadn't exactly gone out and met any other soquili outside of her family. At least none that stuck around for long. She nosed at the damp, compacted sand she was laying on and tried to gather a mound so that she could scuplt it into some sort of castle, but she wasn't exactly the best at this task and it turned into more of a molehill than an actual castle. "Meh, it's such a pretty day but nobody to share it with," she complained just to have something to listen to. Perhaps somebody would come down to the beach to cool down and then she could coax them into having a day of fun with her. Yes, that was her plan and she was sticking to it.

He had been walking for hours. While it was true the shade of the forest was a cooling feel across his shimmering fur he couldn't help but feel that it was just a little too hot for his own enjoyment. "Argh" he huffed as he made his way, winding around trees and trying hard not to slam into them as he argued with himself. It was normal for him to talk to himself, even more so that he replied to himself. His mind was wandering and he was growing tired. The sound of nature running itc course, animals, trees, the ocean. "Wait?!" he said to himself, his ears twitching as he strained a little trying to hear the sound. "Ocean!" he screamed running off in the direction of the waves. Making his way out of the tree line, he barely noticed the mare who was sitting out in the sun. Letting out a loud cry as he leaped, crashing into the waves with an odd laugh

Time passed by and poor lucky was beginning to wonder if anybody would feel the need to join her for a cool dip on this hot day. Just as she was about to rise to her feet to go for a swim this battle cry like noise wailed from behind her and she sharply turned her head with a look of pure surprise. When she saw a bright stallion with interesting markings dash for the water she got to her feet, feeling her blood begin to pump with excitement. He seemed like a kind and energetic fellow. Somebody who she could see herself getting along with just fine, so she pranced her way into the water, crashing against the wave just as he did. Unfortunately, he did happen to be stronger and could take it while she was more frail and was completely sweeped off her hooves, toppling in the water before being washed up on shore. She had the widest eyes as she laid there for a moment, confused about what had just happened. "Maybe I should stick to littler waves," she laughed at herself before standing up, glancing back at the male to see if he had noticed her mistake, not that she'd be embarrassed what so ever. She was a hard one to humiliate.

The wave crashed against him, bracing himself he let out a grunt as he hit it, trying to show the wave just who was boss. The feel of his hooves sliding in the sand, he let out a loud bray as he turned his head into the wave. Catching a quick glimpse of the female who came out of nowhere, crashing into the wave and then dissapearing as he went under the water. "What the..." he thought before coming up out of the water with a loud huff, finding his footing and jumping gently with the waves. The water came up to his neck as he kept with the waves, trying to keep foot and afloat. Turning he saw the female who had dissapeared standing on the shore. Smiling, he waved his head about. "Hello!" he called out, "Are you ok?"

Young Lucky simply beamed at his pleasantly friendly greeting and she bounced on her hooves like a foal piping with excitement might do. "Hello, hello!" she cried out to him before making her way back into the ocean, relaxing all the more as her scales hit the water. She felt so at home in the ocean. She trudged through the water and used her tail to propel her forward, making her way over to the stallion with a look of pure eagerness, "I am fine fine! I just took a tumble. I'm used to them by now." She had to stand on the tips of her hooves to come to the save height as he was. "You're a bit taller than I am," she stated an obvious fact and felt the water lapping at her jaw as the waves bobbed her off the ocean floor. "Oh, I'm Lucky by the way. Lady Luck, but yeah... call me Lucky! What can I call you?" her voice was bright and full of life. Hopefully that didn't irritate the stallion.

Seraphino was shocked and amazed at how eager she was. She was so bright and bubbly and oddly adorable he thought to himself as he watched her bob in the water. Feeling a little bad for her, he took a few steps forward, taking himself more inland and hoping she would follow suit to be a bit more comfortable. "Why hello 'Lucky'. He said with a half smile, he wasn't sure what to make of her but he was just glad she was ok. "I'm Seraphino, though you can call me Sera if you want." He stood there blinking at her. Unsure of what to make of her. "Your very....hmmm.." he paused for a moment, cocking his head to the side. "happy? yes...happy" he smiled bright at her. Trying to make her feel more comfortable

As the kind hearted stallion went more towards shore, she happily wiggled her tail, pushing herself to follow him. Finally, her hooves could reach the ground and firmly planted them, standing with her neck just out of the water. She didn't think he have moved closer to the shore on behalf of her. She was sort of oblivious to simple secretive acts of kindness like that. She was the sort of girl who needed things of that sort spelled out for her. "Sera?" she giggled softly before blurting out, "Isn't that a girl name?" In no way did she intend for that to be insulting, though it probably sounded like so. She was just proud of herself for realizing it and didn't consider the fact that it might hurt his feelings. "I like your name. Heh, I would much rather call you Sera than Phino. Wouldn't that be a silly nick name for you? Here Phino," she pretended to call his name and laughed lightly, meaning no heckling. "I am happy!" she stated proudly. "I finally have a friend to play with! I've been waiting on this beach all day for somebody and finally you came! Thank you," she smiled brightly at him.

Wow....just wow...he thought. She managed to insult him, belittle him and turn it all around and back to being happy. He stared at her as if she was crazy. A half smile on his face as he tried, really tried not to sound too upset. After all she could just be...that slow...he thought. Letting out a small cough, he sighed. "Say-Ra." he pronounced to her, "SAY-RA....not Sarah. and it's not my name it's just what my brother calles me. Seraphino is a very masculine name thank you. It means Fiery one, though that suits my brother more than me..." he snorted. "At least you like my name..." he was taken back in an instant. She had assumed he came for her to play. Smirking a little his smile turned almost twisted. "Ah. To play eh? Well then what do you want to play?"

Lady Luck wiggled her nose to get a small itch on the bridge of her nose. Thank god for these spiffy specs. "We are. Isn't it awesome?" she smirked at him and began to look around, wondering which of her favorite hiding places would be best for round one. In her mind she was already going to hide first. It just seemed fair to her since it was her idea to play the game after all. When he offered to count first she nodded quickly, "Oh yes! That's a good idea, I shall hide. Though, I must warn you... I'm an expert!" She wasn't all that wonderful at hiding but she assumed she was since she was rarely found, often left alone. "Okay, now start counting, Sera~" she sang his name and bounced on her hooves, feeling the excitement building.

He turned to face the closest tree, tilting his ears back to try to listen for her as he cocked his head watching her as she hid. His mind wandered as he counted aloud, first calling out. "I'm going to count to 10!..." he paused as he loudly exlaimed "one!." As he counted slowly he thought about the best way to scare her. Each turn would be another type of scare, but what was a good first one. "Hmmm..." he thought as he called out five. "I know...." he laughed as he fought with himself for a moment, "You really should be nicer to her maybe she's ill?" "Nah, she's dumb, deserves it." "Seriously you should play a propper game with her." "OH WHAT DO YOU KNOW!" he cried out, looking around for the moment in embarassement, before shrugging the conversation away. "Eight, Nine, TeN! READY OR NOT HERE I COME!" he cried out turning around to survey the area for changes.

Lady Luck had managed to trot away to her favorite hiding spot. A cave who's enterance was overgrown with vines, hiding the darkness within. She snuck to the very back of the cave and huddled up on the floor, giggling softly as she heard his count down. "He'll never find me in here. Never ever. This is my favorite spot. Only I know where it is," she chimed softly but it wasn't long before she heard him shouting angrily, making her ears flick back with concern and a bit of fear. She was about to get up to go check on him when he called out that he was coming to find her. She perked her ears fowards again and ducked down in the dark. She didn't even give it a second thought to who he might be talking too.

As he searched for her, he kept his ears out, listening to every crunch of the ground beneath his feet, the sound of every bird chirping, bug humming. He looked down at the ground looking for any sign of where she may have gone. "Oh little lady bug...where have you gone?" he snickered as he peered behind a rock, "Nope not there..." he called out again, looking for her, as he got close to the edge of the hillside, he let out a loud gasp a shrill cry deep from inside his chest as he began stomping around loudly, flailing his body weight into the near by brush and trees. Snaps all around him. As he called out, making his voice go from high to low and then dead silence as he made his way side stepping up the hillside and down behind a rather large thicket. Not another peep was uttered as he waited for his moment, trying not to laugh.

She was giggling softly at the sound of him calling out to her. Lady Bug. She beamed happily at the nickname and was now trying to think of cute things to call him. They would be the best of friends. All the sudden though, there was a loud yell, accompanied soon by stomps and cries. Instantly she jumped to her hooves, startled and weary of what to do. Should she go and help? What if it was a big bad skinwalker? Still, she couldn't just leave Seraphino all on his own. As strong as he was against a wave he certainly wasn't a match for a beastly Kalona or anything of the sort. She dashed out of the cave, getting tangled in the vines for a moment before breaking free, ruining her perfect hiding spot for later use. She darted off in the direction of where she heard the yells but before she could reach the area they fell silent and she stopped at the hillside, glancing around. Her heart was pounding in her chest as she meekly called out, "Seraphino? Sera!?" she was obviously shaken up from what she had heard and prayed that he wasn't far. She began turning in all directions, trying to see which way he could have possibly disappeared. If anything happened to her new friend she would be oh so sad.

He watched her with a smile, she was genuinely worried about him. It kind of hit him like a punch in the gut, how could he have been that cruel. As quietly as he could he snuck up the soft ground, moving his way around before popping out behind her half jumping atop her with a loud, "BOO! found you." he said with a small laugh as he slid off her and looked at her. For a moment there he thought he had killed her. "Great! Another one!" he thought to himself, remembering that he infact had never killed anyone but had given them a good run for their money as well. "Hey..." he said pausing as he reached his hoof out, "You ok?"

A tiny bird rustled in a bush just ahead of her and her ear twitched at the sound. There! Maybe that was the direction Sera had been dragged off in. By this point she thought maybe somebody had kidnapped her only friend and she needed to go get him back. She was completely unaware of any activity going on behind her so when Seraphino leaped out and practically landed on top of her she gave a shrill scream, "Ahh!" she cried out, feeling her legs give out from the fear and weight of the male. She landed on the ground and bowed her head, tucking it against her chest as she took a sort of fetal position. When she heard him call out that she was found she slowly opened her eyes and blinked up at the male, feeling relief wash over her. She just had a blank expression though, not knowing what to feel at this moment. Though, it seemed her body was taking over. An unfamiliar sensation forced its way inside of her, and soon tears were gathering in her eyes. She had been scared to death, to the point of tears. "Y-yeah... I'm fine..." she muttered in a broken voice. Something that wasn't a usual for Lucky.

His heart sank. He had never been this cruel to anyone but himself. But seeing the poor girl crying on the ground before him. Actually made him sick to his stomach. "Hey..." he said in a much softer voice than before. Leaning down to nudge her with his forhead. "Hey look..I'm really sorry. Don't cry. I can't handle girls crying. Come on now. I...It's not that bad. I'm ok. Really look I'm ok...your ok... we're all ok." He took a few steps back, slinking slowly as he fell to his rear looking at her. "Come on now. Look, we can play a real game if you want. I won't be mean this time. Just please don't cry..."

Lady Luck gasped as she heard Sera shout out in surprise and she giggled softly, "Oops! My bad Seraphino... I thought you were..." she paused, thinking that talk about monsters would only further freak herself out. "Oh, nothing..." she continued to feel around on the floor, but when she heard the gentle crunch she gasped and felt her heart drop. "Did you shatter them?" she slurred from how quickly she spoke, her heart pounding in her chest. When he spoke with a muffled tone she put two and two together reasonably quick for her usual wit. "Oh thank goodness," she sighed with relief washing over her. "Yes, lets do that. Before you drop them this time," she giggled happily and walked in front of him, drapping her tail around his neck so that she wouldn't loose him. As they neared the entrance of the cavern she felt the warm light hitting her again and slunk her tail from his neck, walking out and bouncing on her hooves with glee, "Oh, you did find them! Sera, you're amazing! Thank you so so much!" she craned out her neck, as if expecting him to help ease the accessory onto her face.

As they stepped into the light, he let out a small sigh of relief. His eyes closed for the moment, trying hard to get his eyes to adjust again. His eyes were dialated for the moment, giving him a slight headache as he shook his head, leaning his head in close to hers as she tried hard to slide the glasses unto her face without dropping them and or hurt her. "There. I think that's right." he said with a small laugh. "Well that was interesting...." he said with a jilted grunt. "It's a very nice hiding space. Get all the way back there and no one can ever find you."

The Kelpi mix gave the most adorable little hop as he finished placing the glasses on her as if testing to make sure they wouldn't fall off. "Yep, you did it perfectly! Thank you again Sera. Thank you, thank you," she sang sweetly to him before her attention was being brought back to the cave they had just emerged from. "Now that I think about it, that's still the best hiding spot," she gleefully leaned up against him, "Can wait to play with you later." It was almost as though she had forgotten about the cruel joke he had played on her before all of this exploring in the cave. "Say, I wanna give you something," she seemed to get all worked up about whatever idea was brewing in that somewhat hollow head of hers. "Come, follow me Sera~" she lead him back towards the beach. Hopefully he enjoyed shells and the like. She was going to give him the best little trophy for finding her glasses in the dark.

His eye brow raised as he eyed her carefully. She said she wanted to give him seomtehting and it just didn't compute with him. As he watched her walk off and becon him to follow he was sure it was a trap. Almost certain it was one in fact as he slowly followed wondering what horrible thing he was up for. He was certain it was a trap. As they came back to the beach, he let out a sigh of relief as he pranced around her.

The eager mare watched as this brightly colored Stallion began prancing around her as they neared the destination. "Hehe," she giggled as she began to pick up her own hooves and pranced very much like he did. Not to make a mockery of him but because she wanted to look just as appealing as he did. "I have just the thing for you. I really do. I've been working on it for a while now and just managed to get it right, Sera~" she told him before coming to a rocky area and nestled between two boulders was a stash of her most prized possessions. Drife wood, shells, rocks, and even a few peices of dried kelp. "Here it is!" she leaned down and picked up a necklace that was looped with a bit of leather she stole from a teepee. "It took me forever to get it the stringy thing through the shell." She beamed brightly. "Wanna try it on and see how it fits?"

He eyed her oddly. What on earth could she have for him, they had just met and he found all of this to be very awkward. As he let out a small muffled laugh, he couldn't help but take a look at her digging through a mound of junk before pulling out a long string of leather with a small shell on it. She was proud of what she found and he was certain that she felt that this was the best thing. He smiled a little awkwardly as he straightened his neck out towards her with a smile not wanting to offend her as he slid it around his neck, brushing against her accidently as he leaned his head up and shook, letting the necklace hang down around his neck. "How do I look?" he said as he put on a cheesy smile.

A slight shudder traveled down her spine as he brushed against her lightly but she took it simply as a jolt of excitement running through her. Though, it did leave a funny feeling that lingered a bit longer than usual. When he leaned back and questioned how he looked she gave a small hop before nodding, "Sera, you make it look so good! It's even more prettier on you~" she sang sweetly to him as her tail swayed back and forth happily. It was true, the way the pink and blue hues sparkled on the shell matched fairly well with his pelt. "You make it look sooo good Sera, I'm jealous. I wish I had your prettiness," grins happily at him.

"Prettiness..." he paused for a moment. That was funny to him as he broke out into a fit of chuckles. Stepping back to hide his face slightly as he laughed. He had never been refered to as "Prettiness." "Prettiness...." he tried hard to choke out as he said it. "Wow...just...Thank you." he took the awkward compliment. "Though you're very pretty too in a very bright and unique way! Don't see many with a look and style like you running around."

Little Lucky wasn't slowing down but definitely wasn't going at a quick enough pace to leave him in the dust. It was a relaxed sort of trot that Sera easily caught up. "Heh, I happen to enjoy your oddity. It's so cute~" she mused as she glanced back, adoring his little bushy tail. What really got her thinking was his last request. The mare never thought about what she liked, she usually liked everything. Well, except when her friends were in danger, obviously. She did not like that heart attack from earlier. "Mmm, things that I like?" she thought for a while, a bit slow to come up with ideas. "The ocean... um... friends... you..." she listed off all the things from the top of her head.

Sera trotted up to her quickly and laughed a little as she listed what she liked. "Me eh?" he said in a slighly cocky tone, well then that solves this issue. Opening his mouth he pooled his saliva onto his tongue and with a big lick, covered her short hair in saliva. "There we go, my present to you, my spit." he said mockingly with a snide laugh as he picked up his pace and half trotted ahead of her quickly.

Lady Luck was quick to nod her head, "Yes you, silly. My best friend," she giggled in an innocent way before watching what interesting faces he was making as he waited for his saliva to gather in his mouth before he leaned in and gave her mane a long lick. It made her hair stand in a silly mohawk sort of deal and she shook her mane with a shiver. "Ick~" she spat out watching as he trotted away in his amusement. "Hey! That was gross! I don't want your nasty spit!" She picked up her pace, "get back her so I can give you another present of your own," she stuck out her tongue, using it as a threat, wanting to return the favor.

He picked up the pace, trying hard to get himself to a full gallop. This mare was crazy if she thought for a second he was going to let her spit anywhere near his luxurious hair. "Oh hell no!" he called out as his hooves hit the ground with loud thuds. Closing his mouth tight he began pulling even more into his mouth, just in case. Pulling it into his cheek to call out "Stand down! I repeat! STAND DOWN!" as he choked back a laugh, loosing his breath for a moment with his own spit.

Lady was running with all her might. What advantages she had in the water she definitely lacked on land. Speed was not her strongest point but as he shouted at her she slowed her gallop in confusion before noticing his puffy cheeks. Oh crap. She froze with a look of disgust on her face, "Oh, you so wouldn't dare...." she half warned and half prayed as she came to a stop and just stared at him with a stern look. "Seraphino.... noooooo..." she spoke to him as if he were a dog about to do something terrible.

Trying to choke back another laugh he turned quickly darting into the woods. His plan was to back track around and get her from behind, as he slowed his pace he heard her call out. "I wouldn't dare..." he thought to himself with a snicker. He was going to get her and he was going to get her good. At least this time it wasn't something menacing like the last...right? He smiled as he was proud of himself and the thought he was having as he silently stalked her, hoping his green coat would blend in better and that the blue would be less noticable.

Lucky widened her eyes as he darted into the forest. "No fair!" she called out even if there weren't any rules to this 'game' they were playing. When she ran into the woods, tongue still hanging out as a threat she paused when she realized she lost track of the stallion. She slurpped her tongue back into her mouth and turned in circles, "Sera? S-sera?" she bit her lip. Maybe he had galloped off further. "Maybe... he'll come back?" She seemed a little eager for the thought, beginning to shift her weight on her hooves anxiously as she waited to see what would happen.

He kept quietly circling her, every so often stepping on a branch or brushing against a bush to let her know that something was following her as he turned he looked down and saw it, it was perfect. Tilting his head down he picked the object up in his mouth covering it in spit. It was becoming hard to contain his slobber as he watched for the moment, waiting, crouching down the best he could behind a bramble. Waiting for his moment to strike.

Lady's scaled tail began twitching around wildly at the sensation of being brushed up against her body like so. "Er... I..." she bounced slightly on her hooves just from the agonizing nervousness that was building in the pit of her stomach. Her ears twitched about and the way her eyes squinted softly at the feel of her glasses loosing their grip as Sera so casually wiggled her head to the point of loosening them. "S-Sera? Come on... you're going to make them fall again..." she giggled softly and found herself learning against the stallion. "S-so close..." her words continued to be stuttered out with a hint of panic in her voice, but she seemed to be excited rather than frightened.

He slowly moved his head down the back of her neck, slow and steady listening to her breathe as she went on about how her glasses were going to fall. As he slid from beside her, he let out a small laugh as he looked her in the eyes, pulling his face close to her's. Sliding her glasses back up her nose with his own. Pulling himself closer to her, watching her squirm a little before opening his mouth, running his tongue down the bridge of her nose and stepping off with a laugh. "I love you." he laughed, "That face, priceless."

Lady Luck felt her skin shiver from where ever his touches fell upon her. The laugh that even left his lips caused her hooves to tingle. These feelings were strange to her but she was to dense to really pay them much attention. Seraphino even did the honors of pushing her glasses up for her, which was kind. She couldn't exactly do it by herself, really. As his face pulled close to her she gasped slightly and pulled back with uncertainty. 'Wait... what is he doing? His mouth! Why is it opening. Oh god, oh god!' she thought in panic to herself as she wiggled her body uncomfortably on her hooves but just as she suspected him to kiss her his tongue pressed against the bridge of her nose, leaving a wet trail. She made a oddly pleasured face before shaking her head and substituting it for one of disgust. "Sera! That was icky! How could y-" she was cut off quickly though, silenced by confusion. Love. A word she didn't exactly understand, but had heard much of. It was suppose to signify a great liking, right? "Y-you love me? Sera loves Lady Luck?" she asked, letting her excitement get the best of her. "Well,I totally love you too! I'd be happy to make any face you'd like," she smirked at him.

He stared at her blankly for the moment, his mind not sure how to comprehend what just happened. He had expected her to freak out but yet she stood there before him making happy and yet very stupid gestures. "Faces..." he laughed to himself as he lowered his head and shook it. "You're something Lady..." he said pausing for a moment before looking back up at her, stepping close to her again and brushing his neck against her's as he walked by and back around her, leaning in close to her ear, "Love..means many things...:" he said in a low tone before gently pecking at her cheek, pulling away and running off into the brush with a snort.

Lucky didn't exactly know how to take his words. He was acting somewhat funny now. The rubbing, the soft voice, the luring eyes. Everything was just so strange to her for she had never been in a situation such as this. She didn't hesitate to lean against him at every touch he gave now, finding it to be strangely addicting. Things took a sudden turn for the worst though as he spoke in a low voice, right into her ear, making her twitch so bad that her tail flicked about. "W-what is that suppose to--" she gasped, silencing her question as his lips pecked her quickly before pulling back. "Seraphino... I-" she was about to explalin her confusion when the stallion ran off, leaving her with her jaw on the floor. "H-hey! Hey, where are you going?!" She panicked and didn't want to be left along. She found that she had grown quite attached to this male and if he left her now she doubted she would ever see him again, and she couldn't like this happen. She sprinted off after Sera, trying to catch up. "W-wait! Wait, Sera, wait!" She panted as she chased him. There was a bit of sadness and fear in her voice, terrified of the possible loss of this male.

Seraphino heard her call out, even more surprised she was coming at him full pace. He hadn't expected that, it sent a shive of excitement down his spine as his heavy hooves, crushed the ground beneath him. Looking to the left and to the right frantically trying to find a place to hide, before giving up for the moment, stopping himself. He pranced in place for a moment before he nodded to himself, turning back he galloped towards her. Hoping she would be smart enough to move.

Lady couldn't quite catch up but she could hear his hooves stamping against the ground just ahead. She was close. Getting closer. Closer. Wait, why were the hoof steps getting so loud so quickly. Then she saw Seraphino, coming at her full speed. She was a bit dazed at the idea of him returning and a stupid smile passed over her lips. She didn't realize that she was still in a sprint though and once she snapped out of her happiness she skidded to a stop, but not nearly soon enough. She collided with the male, hitting chest to chest with him, causing her to get the wind knocked out of her. She exhaled dramatically before wobbling and falling with a thud to the ground, trying to gasp for air.

"She didn't move..." he thought to himself as he collided into her, forcing himself to stop the best he could, to keep from trampling her as she bounced back and too the ground. "Idiot..." he said with hard breath as he tried to catch his, leaning down to nudge her, trying to make sure she was ok. "Why didn't you move?!"

She bounced softly and swayed back and forth with excitement, feeling her body buzzing with happiness. She was going to tell him the most exciting news ever and she just hoped he would show the same thrill for her. "You... are... my.... bestest friend ever, Sera!" she did a little squirm before squeaking out happily and leaned in to lick his cheek happily.

He just kind of dropped. His face dropped as he watched her bounce and give her announcement. Sighing out loud, he hung his head, before flopping his heavy body down to the ground. Something inside of him just kind of died for the moment as he sat there in complete silence. As he looked up at her, he gave a sad, almost fake smile as he laughed. "That's very good, very good, your mine too I guess."

Although Lady wasn't very bright she did have some level of empathy. The fake, almost pained smile on his face didn't sneak passed her censors. "Sera?" she slowly lowered her body down on the ground next to his, scooting closer to cuddle and drape her scaly tail over his back. She lightly swished it back and forth over his pelt in a comforting fashion. "You're upset... is it because you're my friend?! If it makes you so sad we don't have to be friends," she was starting to feel a stabbing pain in her chest. As much as she didn't want to let go of Seraphino she couldn't force him to be her friend if he didn't want to be. "I just... I thought we were having good fun together..." her voice wasn't it's usual bubbily self. Instead it was cold, distant, and eerily slow for a change.

The feel of her tail brushing up and down his back was weird. Her tail was smooth yet heavy. It threw him off a little as he thought about it. "No...it's not that we are friends. I am enjoying spending time with you. It's not an issue. I think it's good fun. Don't worry." he said, shaking his head. "The sun should be setting soon.... I think we should get you home before your family worries, yes?" he said with a nod, not wanting to stand.

Lady Luck tilted her head slightly, eyeing the stallion as he tried to sooth her worries. Any normal Soquili would have understood this was just a simple way to make her feel less guilty but her being who she was fell for it so easily. "Okay!" she instantly lightened up and nuzzled against him. When he brought up the sun she glanced off in the distance and noticed it was setting rather quickly. "Oh... but... but I don't wanna go home, Sera... Can't I spend the night with you?" she asked hopefully, staring with her big bright blue eyes. "Pretty please?" she gave a small wibble of her lip.

He blinked for the moment and looked up at her with a slight air of worry. "What do you mean you don't want to go home? Everyone thinks of going home right? I...I don't know if you should spend the night with me. I don't really have a home to go back to, so I...can't really...say yes..." He paused for a moment, trying to look away from her quivering lip.

Seraphino was confusing her right now. Why was he being so different? Something wasn't right but Lady just couldn't put her finger on it. "Well... then you should come home with me~" she sang sweetly to him in a soft tone and leaned closer, pressing her cheek against his. "What do you say Sera? Wanna go home with me? I promise you'll like it..." She thought that her dad would be fond of her new best friend. Plus, she sort of wanted to show him off.

Pushing his cheek back against her's he leaned up, throwing her head under his and laid there with his head on hers. "Home with you? Do you really think its appropriate for a girl to bring home a random male she found when he crashed into the sea?" he said with a small snicker. "I don't remember my parent's well, I haven't seen them in a long time, but I would hardly think they would feel it would be appropriate. I mean, I'm sure your father would see me as somewhat of a threat, no?"

Lucky felt like she was walking alone because of the way Seraphino was lagging. The only thing to keep her company was his weight cracking twigs and leaves on the ground. Suddenly, the pace picked up and she could hear his voice speaking though her and she was all to eager to listen, even though she wanted to be upset with him for a change. When he spoke about himself and the way way he was brighter than she was she glanced down at her body before looking over at his, feeling a bit put down that he would bring her looks into this. Though, that wasn't what he meant in the least bit. It just goes to show how truly honest he is. Though, when Sera brought his slowness into the conversation Lady finally glanced over her shoulder at the male, giving him a soft stare, drained of all her usual happiness. "I am okay..." she simply answered at first, building on the idea and what to say. In awkward silent situations like these it took her longer to form an idea that would actually get her idea across. She stepped into the ocean, soaking her tail and spiny webbing, enjoying every second of it until she realized she had been prompted to say something. "O-oh..." she came back to reality and stared at Seraphino with sad eyes, utterly lost. "I don't know, Sera. I've never spent so much time with... with a friend like you... I just... I don't want you to leave and..." she paused, hating to even have to say the words so she mumbled them in a whimpered fashion, "never come back..." She dropped her stare to the sand, unable to look him in the eyes.

“Leave and never come back?” those words, passing his lips, truly sank in. “That's what she's worried about....” he thought to himself. No one had ever truly voiced that fear to him before. Though he was usually on his way and gone before they really could. He wasn't sure how to react to this truth. He liked Lady, enjoyed the company he was sharing with her. Today had been one of the best he had, had in a long time, but the thought of never traveling again upset him deep down. He watched her carefully though, as she waded in the water, pacing back and fourth on the beach. He had heard her words, the words he wanted to hear from her and now he hated himself for it. “Hey, I didn't say I wanted to stop being friends...just that we should get you home, you know? So that your family doesn't worry to much. Friend or not I am certain it wont make a good impression...” he paused, stopping to stare back out at her in the water, “Going Hey Dad this is Seraphino the Stallion I stayed away from home with. I happen to value life.” he said trying to ease the tension, taking a few steps back towards the woods.

Lady flicked the water off her tail fin and pranced over to the stallion. It seemed she was at least happy to hear that he enjoyed being friends with her, though he wasn't exactly easing her fears either. There were no definite words saying 'I wont leave forever' and this kind of left her hanging, worrying, panicking on the inside. "N-no!" she shouted finally, stomping her hoof into the sand like a child and running put quickly, biting down on his tail and tugging him to stop. "I don't wanna go him," she started with a mouth fool of hair before spitting it out and staring at the male with a determined glare. "I...I don't wanna go back home if you're not staying there with me... let me go with you! My daddy wont mind. Not at all! Please, Sera? Can't you see that I wanna be with you?" she was talking quick, in a high pitch, eyes wide and desperate.

l He smiled as she grew close, turning he looked at her, his smile turning to a short look of almost horror as he became witness to her childish fit. Before he could say two words she had bitten down on his tail and was tugging. Slightly annoyed he tried hard not to retaliate. He could feel his more cruel side wanting to take control of the situation. Everything would be fixed if he just made her go away, he thought to himself as he shook his head, his other inside voice telling him he could very well regret it. Not only did he have some emotional investment that he was trying to keep hidden, but if she was this crazy over going home, who knows what she would do if he just shattered her and walked away. He had his own share of crazy women and this was no different. Letting out a loud bray, almost in a warning. Jerking his body, not caring much about his tail, he stomped his foot. “How would you like it if I bit down and tugged on your tail?” he said as he leaned his head forward snapping his jaws hard at her tail. “Your going home Lady. That is settled and I wont hear another word about it.” his tone was much more serious now. “But I will go home with you tonight and stay. Apparently there are things we need to discuss.”

What she was execpting was certainly not what happened next. When he snapped at her she shuffled back, jerking her tail far from his chomping teeth in fear that he might take a chunk out of her delicate fin. It hurt Lady to see him like this, short tempered. "I... I would not like it at all..." she answered, thinking it was what he expected. There were no such things as retorical questions to this girl. When he announced that she was going home and this was final she swallowed hard, feeling a large lump forming in her throat as her tears began to sting all the more. She had never cried so much in her life and was starting to think maybe her eyes were broken. For somebody who she was trying so desperately to keep around he did hurt her more than anybody else she had ever met. She turned her eyes down to the ground, staring intensely and wishing she could just bolt, making a run for home to cry to her daddy, but her hooves were glued to the sad. Heavy with sadness. Though, the next words that left his mouth caused her to instantly flick her eyes up towards Seraphino, confused slightly. "Y-you will?" she asked cautiously and without so much as thinking about the reasons she approached him, nuzzling against his neck with her soft muzzle. "Thank you thank you thank you..." Any smart female probably would have realized he was still upset and yet she was to dull to realize this and just wanted to smother him in her thanks.

She was crying again. Great...he thought to himself as her water works continued to pour, tiny droplets falling unto the sand. How....how do they always know how to make you feel like a young newborn foal with nothing more than a flurry of tears. “Hey...hey don't cry come on...I thought we had this conversation earlier about you and tears.” By the time he managed to ease his face to a softer look she has already preformed her 360 now nuzzling against his neck, thanking him. He gave her an awkward look but closed his eyes, the feel of her against him sending small shivers down his spine. Exhaling loudly he leaned his head down against her's. For the moment, he was just taking in the smooth feel of her skin, feeling her heart beat deep in her throat. “You don't have to thank me Lady. It wouldn't be right if I didn't escort you home. It also gives me more time with you, rather than sending you off alone. No? See there is no reason to be worried.” He was trying hard to reassure her for now.

Lady pressed her face against the soft pelt of the stallion, taking this moment to catch her breath and all her tears on his fur. She sniffled, clearing her nose before blinking the last of the salt water from her eyes. "More time..." she repeated in a happy voice, or at least happier than it previously was two seconds ago. "Yeah, I like time with you~" she finally gave out a sing song voice like how she usually did, signalling that everything was fine now that she got her way. He was coming home and staying the nigth with her, just like Lucky wanted all along. When he told her not to be worries she only giggled and nodded, "Not now. Come on, I'm sure my daddy is already asleep by now... BUT you can meet him in the morning when we wake up. Come on Sera, come on!" she cooed at him walking off but draping her tail over his neck so that she could lead him. She very much liked draping her tail around him. It seemed to satisfy her clingy-ness without having to be right by his side all the time. Plus, the feel of her delicate, thin fin cradling the back of his neck, brushing against his soft mane sent shivers down her spine like nothing else could.

He smiled, trying hard to ignore the flood of confusing and yet dirty minded thoughts that were filling his mind as her tail draped around his neck, the fins gently twitching as she moved. This mare was going to be the death of him, he thought as he followed her. His eyes periodically breaking from the watch of her hips moving back and fourth to that of the landscape. Taking it all in trying to set it in his mind, in case he ever needed to find his way back, or worse away from where he was going. “So tell me...is it just you and your father at home? I wont be killed when I wake up in the morning will I? If he finds me there....” His mind was busy thinking about how this next stage of their adventure was going to prove deadly for him.