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 Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 4:22 pm
"Unfortunately, not even I know where he is... after I left the family, I have not seen them since. That was far too long ago. But maybe we will run into them, too," She sighed softly. Family... hopefully they were doing alright. Knowing father, mother's already pregnant with another calf. She would not put it past him, the big brute.
"Convince me that I'm an adult and a mother-to-be you say? Well, we have an entire day at our expense, do you seriously want to spend it convincing me on something so trivial?"
Kupala smiled softly, she was a bit unsure as to what he meant by convincing. But it was Slavic, he wouldn't do anything to hurt her.
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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:06 am
Slavic felt a grin crawl across his face. For some reason, he was tired of being so stuck up and adult right now, and felt a bit more like enjoying himself rather than worrying. "Kupala... I think we should just enjoy this day... I will convince you... either without intent or just by being who I am... But... I want to just enjoy being around you-and enjoying this day..." He said, looking at her down his muzzle.
He began to walk, his thin legs making a trail, his tail swishing slowly. He felt the heat begining to build on the brown saddle on his back, making him feel comfortable but later-it would most likely be uncomfortable. "Kupala... Tell me about being a child... about being a calf-would you?" He asked, looking back and slowing down-waiting for her... a smile on his face-one of pure happiness and enjoyment.
"I don't really recall... my life as a calf..."
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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:07 pm
"Good words, Slavic. I would very much enjoy the day too," she replied with a soft smile. Slavic had totally changed since they had first met, he did not seem like the water back she had first met before. He did not even live up to what Machu had said to him, but she could almost feel that Slavic was rebelling, in his own way against his master.
Thinking back in her past, she tried her best to dig up what she could from when she was a little calf.
"It's hard to remember something so far back, Slavic, but unlike you, I think I would be able to remember something," she spoke, coming to his side.
"I remember that I had to rely on his mother for food for a long time because we couldn't find any food. When we did, it was my brothers and sisters that ate first, my parents always made sure that we were fed. When it came to protection, my father would run out everyone, even lions. He was always covered in scars, maybe a new one each month. You know, looking back, he did so much for us. Made sure we were able to walk, able to run, able to keep up and to take a rest when we needed to. I was so weak then, but his strength kept me going."
She paused for a moment, continuing her walk.
"But I do remember falling down a lot and being picked up by him. And when it came to rain, he was my big, moving shelter."
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:16 pm
Slavic nodded with a smile. He lifted his head to scent the air and wondered where the fragrant flowers were that smelled so lovely-or was that Kupala? He looked over at her, wondering if she was actually falling for him a bit... and that thought made him happy... She was so lovely in the sun.
He listened intently on her words, trying to imagine it. He smiled, seeing little Kupala prancing around with a smile on her face-her parents thrilled for a little girl calve. He chuckled a little... "He sounds like the best father one can have." He said, looking at her softly.
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:43 pm
The female leaned against his shoulder as he walked, feeling that growing muscle move with each step. It felt comforting some that there was someone stronger than her around, made her feel safe. What more was that she had someone that actually wanted her around. Her ears flicked back, her head moved back into a straight up position, and a slight blush washed over her face when she realize what she was doing.
"He was... but he was always strict. He made sure we were here and there at the certain time or we'd be punished. Now there was a wide range of those, let me tell you. Sometimes we'd be the last to eat. Sometimes, we would have to sleep alone. Other times we had to suffer through his bathing, and he does it rough, but he does get us clean..." She sighed softly, looking up to him.
"So you don't remember much of anything? How could it be that you have lived so long being who you are and not being a natural waterbuck?"
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 4:02 pm
Slavic smiled at her, feeling warmth radiating from her touch, her softness and sweetness... it drove him mad. How could this prince be out and about, and not worried to death about her. He gazed down at her, feeling a smile rise across his face... she was so lovely-and her talking about her past-made him delighted. "He sounds like what a father would be..." He said, tossing his head playfully. "I would have never dreamt of anything more..."
He looked down for a moment. "I just forgot... I suppose... I became a loner-and I forgot my past, so I could worry about my future... and the present. I had to find food and shelter... and I put forth all my effort into that..." He said.
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:58 pm
"Survival is all one can do when they are alone. Since you came into Machu's life, you had your protection to feed and what not. But I couldn't imagine forgetting my past... I almost forgot my family's faces and that scared me. Hopefully, one day, I will run into them again, then you'll have to see the beast that we call father is like," She chuckled as she bounced up ahead before stopping. Kupala looked over her shoulder swishing her tail, waiting for him to follow her on.
"You are quite lost in the moment, aren't you?" She giggled softly, perhaps implying more than she thought.
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:58 pm
He smiled at the thought of meeting her family someday... though he wasn't sure if that was a thought he should dwell on. He sighed, his ears flicking as he lowered his head a slight bit, his nose wiggling into a batch of grass to distract himself from those thoughts and ideas. He could see the expression on her face-upon seeing her family again. He sighed, wishing-with all his heart. He lifted his head, her words of course-meaning one thing-but not what he thought. "Well-I am a bit distracted..."
He lowered his head and snuffled about a bit before looking up, a smile across his face. "I just-was thinking about how nice it would be to meet your family... Just the thought of other waterbucks-makes me pleased... thats all.
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Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 11:51 am
"How long as it been since I got separated and met you?" She questioned rhetorically, moving with soft steps. She wasn't all too hungry or interested and everything around her. It was just her and him at the moment and what more was that she said that she was going to spend it with him. For all the things he had done for her, it was the least she can do for him. Slavic was becoming more like the Prince the more she spent time with him. Deep down, she knew that he could become anything he had set his mind to, anything he wanted to be. He could become a great leader to influence and inspire others to follow. Waterbucks are not known to be in herds, but they do if they have a good leader.
"Slavic, what do you want to do now? We can't just keep walking and not have something to do or a specific place to head off to. Come on, lets go do something!" She giggled as she looked back at him. Slavic was big and all, but he was quite the softy, at least to her. When she spoke to Machu, he said he was sorta the same with him too. But that made her think... what was he really like.
Kupala was confusing herself at this point.
"I left my family to live on my own, going back to them would be rather ridiculous. There would not have been any point in me leaving them and coming back the same small, ordinary daughter that I left as," the female stopped and looked onto the ground at a small flower that looked right back up at her.
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Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 3:20 pm
Slavic smiled over at her and winked. "A few winks I think-though I get bad with keeping count of night's and day's that go by." He said, shaking his head, his ears flapping against horns. He hated when a bug would crawl into his ear and buzz uncontrollably. He had gotten a bee in his ear one particular afternoon and spend days trying to ease the pain and swelling on his own-one moment he did not like in particular. Now he was just used to shaking his head every few moments, to make sure no creepy crawlies were thinking about going for a dive.
He walked slowly beside her... before he tilted his head to the side, deciding on what they should do. "Hmm. We could to see if the butterflies are in the 'flower forest' yet. They travel and stay there a few days at a time, and I think it is about time they were back." He said, lifting his head and gazing around. "Or we could go see if the 'berry patches' are ripened yet." He said, looking the other direction. "But I think they are still not ripe... so we should go see if the butterflies are there..."
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Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 3:28 pm
"You mean a few weeks, right?" She chuckled at the little mistake he made. Everyone makes them but she found this one particularly cute because of his previous action. But one not able to keep track of the days is not out of the ordinary, anyway, he did say he was distracted and she already knew by what. The thought had been in her mind for a while too.
"The Flower Forest or the Berry Patches..." the female questioned. She moved close to him and smiled when he made the choice himself.
Kupala reached up and pressed her nose to his cheek, "That sounds perfect," challenging his leadership skills, she pushed past him and started to head off to where she thought the 'flower forest' was. Berries were not her cup of water, but flowers certainly were. If this was a way of flattering her, it certainly was working for him. It was definitely deserving of that little kiss.
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Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:06 pm
He paused for a moment, confused about what she was talking about-and then realized he had misspoken. He laughed, shutting his eyes and stretching out his neck slightly, a bit embarassed by his mistake but glad that it made her laugh. "My little speaking mistake was worth it though.. to hear you laugh." He said, reaching down to nose a particularly fragrant plant, nosing it side to side and deciding it was not good to eat. He lifted his head, as suddenly her nose was against his cheek and his heart skipped a beat of two.
He felt his fur bristle and his eyes widen, though he quickly recovered upon seeing her heading in the wrong direction. "Kupala It is this way..." He said sweetly, a smile upon his face as he padded up behind her and nosed her towards the direction of the butterfly patch.
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Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:20 pm
"I will laugh for you any time, you don't really work hard for it anyway," She said a matter-of-factly and bounded off in the direction in the waterbuck style. Well, he did correct her but she was ahead of him and she was going to get there first. She had to admit that his speaking mistakes were extremely amusing when the words aren't vulgar which becomes common for some words.
"Say, Slavic, when will we be seeing seeing Machu again?" She called back as she continued to bound onward. However, before she could say anything, something soft and velvet rubbed against her stalk-like legs. Curious, she peered down to them and saw flowers surround her. Lifting her head, Kupala gave a quiet gasp.
"Oh Slavic..."
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Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:22 pm
Slavic followed her quietly, knowing all to well what the flowers looked like to a simple waterbuck such as himself-but to her they may be amazing or may just be a bothersome bee-bringer. He watched her bound ahead of him and he wondered what a young Kupala was like-frolicking with her herd mates... being joyful and sweet. He sighed, a small smile crossing his long snout.
"I do not know when we will see him next. Perhaps soon perhaps not. He should be busy with that female wild dog of his.... soon they will pup I imagine." He said softly, walking up quietly behind her-his regal horns shining in the light. He bent down and plucked a particularly bright and beautiful flower-so pugent and sweet in his nose. He lifted his head slowly and brought the flower to her.
"These flowers are hidden half their lives in the grass but at this time of the year they grow long enough to be seen and appreciated." He said, releasing the flower. He watched it float slowly amongst the breeze. "They aren't a pleasure to eat but-somedays I lay amongst them and breath easy for a while."
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Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:39 pm
"He was kinda jerk the last I saw him, but I am sure he has changed since..." she murmured, taking careful, calculated steps around the flower bed. Her attention was a little lost with so many colors, so many things to look at and not enough eye to look around. Kupala tilted her head, smiling softly at the male. "If Machu had pups, he would certainly be busy to see you again." Deep down, she was hoping a little that they could just be on their own, but she would understand Slavic's loyalties to Machu. If it came to it, she'd follow too if she must.
Kupala watched his movements, listened to his words, and cooed softly with his gesture. He was starting to become more and more regal, capable of leading, and he certainly had a knack for pulling at her heart. The female nosed him boldly, licking as she pulled away.
"That was poetic~"
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