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 Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 10:51 am
Keeper yawned with a soft yip and nuzzled into her softly, holding her tight. At least he had his mate to be with. The male nuzzled her softly, refreshing her scent for him and slowly closed his eyes.
That rest, he dreamt. He dreamt of his family with her.
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Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:26 am
Amani murred happily as she rested with Keeper, and soon enough her nerved gave way to sleep. Amani too dreamt of the family she would soon have..surrounded by little balls of featherfluff..with Keeper and Drey to keep her company...A real family..
She awoke quite a while later..her limbs heavy from sleep. Moonlight peeked into their little resting area enough to wake her. The moon was a reassuring sight to Amani..at night the desert sands were cool and the sun would no longer bake the couple as they travelled.
Amani nudged Keeper gently to wake him..no good would come from wasting the moonlight. "Wake up love, I think it's safe for us to go out.."
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Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:16 pm
Keeper moaned and turned over, "Give me five more minutes, Drey...." the male mumbled before jolting upight, "Oh! Amani." simply giving a shy smile back, hopefully he didn't upset her with that.
Keeper slipped the pack back on and sat before her, ready to go. He just wanted to wait to see if she was. "Ready?"
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Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 3:58 pm
Amani giggled at Keeper as he woke, nodding a little. " I hope you slept well.." she said, standing up and stretching some. She tilted her head to gesture towards the mouth of their cave, showing keeper the cooled sands that nighttime had caused. "Travelling should be relatively safe Keeper.. I bet we could get a lot done by the time the sun rises" she added with a smile.
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 8:58 am
Keeper nodded.
The two travelled over the cool sand, picking a few grains here and there. Keeper kept his eyes on the stars rather anythign else, they were so bright and many out here. If it weren't for the heat and the sandstorms, he would love to live out here. It was so opened, void of modernization.
"Amani, if you were able to live out here...would you?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:23 pm
Amani looked over at Keeper for a moment before taking in the sight of the desert before her. At night it was such a beautiful place..the sand like an ocean in the way the tops of the hills of sand reflected moonlight like water did.
" I'd have to be nocturnal lovey" she said, laughing and nipping Keeper's neck playfully, " Though it is beautiful here..If we could find a small oasis..It would be a livable place.."
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:19 pm
Keeper smiled, "We should either start running to get further quicker, only spend half our supplies. Where we end up is where we gather our sand, rest and used the last of our supplies on the way back." he explained, his pace increasing to a slight trot. "Sound like a plan?"
It seemed a good idea. "To live here would be wonderful, if only the sun wasn't so hot out here." the larger blue male smiled down to his female companion, a charming smile.
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 7:45 pm
Amani nodded to Keeper approvingly on both accounts and brushed against his side softly as she stepped out into the moonlight. The sand was coarse and cool under her claws now, and was quite pleasing to bounce and run around on as she waited for her mate to catch up.
She was full of energy now after her rest, springy and giddy from being able to accompany Keeper on their trip. She could think of a few things she wanted to use her energy for..but of course that would have to wait until later. The matter of finding the perfect sand came first.
"You know love..I bet the sand around a little desert oasis would be quite soft and pleasing.." she said, scanning the horizon for tropical trees, "there would have to be a little one around here somewhere..right?"
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:55 pm
Keeper quickly ran to her side to make sure not to lose her if something were to happen. He was carrying the saddle after all, so where was she going? It made him smirk at her and the thought of her sitting and pawing at sand waiting for him to get to her. Whatever Drey put into his sack....it was heavy.
"Amani, slow down a bit. You cannot collect sand without your male now can you?"
He called out playfully as his paws slashed at the grains under him as his body carried him far. He was fast approaching until he pasted her. It was much more nicer in the night than it was before and these two seemed to have much more energy on it too.
"Come on, love, you can do better!"
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:26 pm
Amani smirked and bolted after Keeper, playfully nipping at his flank and tail as she gained on him again.
"Just you wait until I can get my beak on you love, then you'll see what I can do!" she called as she bounded through, adding a wink at the end for more effect. She was laughing, and she felt like she was walking on air. Nighttime in the desert seemed so..perfect for the two of them. She couldn't help but feel that maybe this was the place they were meant to be.
After a little chasing, she slowed her steps to survey the desert beyond. She was focused now..searching for something far more important than herself amongst the dunes of sand. Somewhere on that horizon there had to be some little dot of green. She could envision it already..a clean desert oasis-even a small one- with green palms and soft white sand surrounding the untouched water..It would be paradise. The hard part is just the finding of it...
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:55 pm
Keeper moved to her side, nipping and ruffling her feathers a bit before licking at her neck. He was very affectionate to Amani, and much more protective. His tail swung lightly behind him as his eyes joined her in searching for the oasis that would produce the best and softest sand there was.
"Amani....do you know exactly where we are going? What if we cannot find a way back?"
He murred softly as he continued to gaze around. That was strange, he did not see anything. He carefully took a few cautious steps around and kept an eye out. There was nothing around for miles but the soft sand and the beauty before him. He smiled.
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 3:45 pm
Amani murred right back at Keeper and leaned against him as she scanned the landscape. There was something there...she knew it..there had to be..
Searching still..what's that..?..Her eyes were adjusting..and lo and behold amongst the navy black of the sky there was a hint of green on the horizon that had only just blended in earlier. Amani got a fresh burst of energy and nearly squealed in delight as she started to run for the trees on the horizon.
"There!! Over there my love! I see trees!"
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 5:24 pm
Keeper nodded and immediately dashed off. He had to, he was carrying the containers that Drey had given them. He was a bit dragged down and knew his female-counterpart can out run him.
"Amani! Amani! Come on! We must hurry before the sun rises!"
He called out. He simply ran in the direction she had been looking. He trusted her with his life, she would not steer him wrong. If she saw it, she saw it. No questions asked. It was there. Surely.
"Amani, offsprings!"
He cried, he was very excited about it. He would be a father, Amani a mother, it would be....a family.
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:04 pm
Amani felt as if she were glowing, and happy tears were streaming down into her featherfur now. They've finally found it..the best sand they can find..and the thought of a warm happy den with Keeper and their children powered her onward towards their oasis.
Soon enough she slows her strides, letting Keeper catch up to her as she steps through the sands at the edge of the pool of water, letting her claws dig around in it. It felt so nice..and she liked the way the moonlight shone on it..this was their sand alright.
Suddenly something in the corner of her eye caught her attention, and immediately her featherfur stood on end as she went into defensive mode, It was a reflex..she couldn't help but go rigid and snarl at what looked like a rather surly -and large- snake. Already it was coiled up and hissing right back at her.
(dun dun dunnnn XD! )
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:25 pm
Keeper quickly moved toward her as she passed. Up ahead she could see her at the oasis, a mother would now, it was for sure. But when she jumped and turned, with a faint growl coming to his ears, he sped up. His face grew into scowl as he grew closer.
He jumped before her, turned to the to the snake and roared out. The sound was loud, echoing and strong. A mixture of a hawks cry and a roar of a lion. His eyes narrowed sharply as he growled and snarled at the reptile until it left.
Quickly he turned and hugged his mate closely, whimpering and shaking.
"Amani, are you alright? Did it get you? Are you hurt? Your paw? Your leg?"
THe male looked her over with every inch she had, nudging in places and drew back.
"I was so worried."
He sighed, falling back, the empty bottles, the map, and the cantne of water rolled out from the saddle on his back.
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