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"Hey! You're a Master at hide and seek!" His ears twitched from side to side, her siren's call haunting his footsteps. "Here and there he saw a flash of orange and he followed them diligently. But no matter how close he got to where the orange had been his mate eluded him. She very nearly gave herself away with the whinny of laughter though. He grinned.

"Bah you know I want it. Want you. But you had to pick the thickest part of this forest to caper around in. And my frame is LARGER then your petite sweetness." Tide missed a step and almost tripped. "Ugh." There he saw the orange, his black ears zeroed in. He flicked his tail and crept closer. "Ahah gotcha!"

Tide wriggled his muzzle as she nibbled on him. It was dreadfully ticklish when she did that. His sides were still heaving and he almost shivered himself right over when she brushed past him. Egad what a female!

Tide followed her eagerly but had trouble extricating himself from the thick brush. He nearly pulled a chunk of mane out trying to get to her to help her with her own extra long, extra fine, blue rats nest of twigs and branches. "Arghhh!"

Finally free he trotted over and started to help her, branches, twigs leaves, the odd arboreal mushroom. He winced and wondered what things were in his own mane, a fairy nest maybe? OW oh there was a rose branch in here somewhere. "I think my lip is bleeding." He said quietly as he spat out the offending thorny devil.

Tide stepped into the water after her. "Come here my little rip tide." He rumbled at her. She looked so good wet, despite all the things still caught in both their long manes. His fish may not be impressed with the ensuing forest debris but it couldn't be helped. Tide went to the deeper water and swam around. This thankfully dislodged most of the stuff in his mane and tail. "Hey Kainda. This works." He said and did cirlcles, his long legs propelling him with short kicks throough the water until he could lodge his back feet against a long and was abet to launch himself along.

Tide growled at her playfully. Wiggling his butt the moment he could stand on his back legs...he surged toward her as a desert cat may chase a rabbit. His passage created thick swells of waves. Quite poetic really when one though about his name. He was hoping for a giggle and a spirited game of water tag...his poor fish, he snorted at the thought of them..they were always carefull not to step on anyone. And if their nibbles became more forceful with his afterward then so be it. He was having FUN, HE the father of HIS and HER children... He smirked. It was about time they took a break from raising their dear sweet little hellions. (XD)

Kainda caught him just as he was balanced on one leg. Her nudge sent him flailing into the water. "Kainda!" he accused his mate. Completely drenched he slogged back to his feet. He tugged her tail playfully. "What happened to "Always be prepared Tide?"" He asked slyly. "Then again our foals have caught us by surprise once in a while. He remembered the pinecone pelting they got one day simply by not checking witch patch of their den area they walked through. In a rare show of comraderie Kai and Tempest had ganged up and unloaded their store of pinecones on their parents. Pinecones which had taken the pair all day to collect. It made Tide proud and prickly at the end of the say. Almost everytime he went to lay down there had been a pinecone somewhere under his body.

"I think our children would be okay on their own for the night, what is the worst that could happen they rip out each others hair and both bring dates home? I doubt they can get into too much mischief for the moment. That and we havent been here for so long." he yawned pointedly. "And now sweetcakes, I need to dry off." He stepped out of the water nipping her rump on the way by and shook himself rather enthusiastically on the shore. "Nothing like an evening swim, absolutely nothing...well besides you know." They had grown accustomed to not saying such things in front of the children, least they be peppered with disgusted looks and catcalls of "EW!" "GROSS," "MY EARS!".. ect.

"Kainda my love, we have been with them every waking hour since the night they were born. You remember that night? They were so cute and delicate and quiet. They had such tiny little hooves that just poked out of their blankets. Squeaky little voices and ENDLESS questions.. who knows why trees cannot walk I mean seriously!" Tide started laughing uproariously. "They have each other and together they can take on the world." Tide leaned against her. "We made sure of that." Dawn practice, miday practice somedays and POP practice when the kids were least expecting it.