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 Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 2:43 pm
He hadn't meant for it to be hard for her to catch up with him. If he had she wouldn't have caught him and that wasn't what he'd wanted at all. No, he was getting what he desired out of this so far; a chase and a damned good run.
As she neared him he picked up speed, taking to the air to vault over a fallen log. The would be able to break free of the forest soon... Out onto the open plains where their hooves would send clumps of melting snow flying into the air as they raced.
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 2:51 pm
Her breath puffed out of her nose as she ran along side him. The snow crunching under their hooves reminded her that it was still winter even if the sky was clear and the air almost warm.
She had always loved running free across the plains. No one to stop her, nothing to go back to, nothing to worry about other than her footing on the ground.
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 5:32 pm
As they ran he began to put his cares behind them, letting them roll over his hide along with the air that they sped through. They raced side by side, seemingly perfectly matched until he began to drift behind, watching her run off ahead of him. She was a beautiful mare... Filled with an untouched spirit that she seemed so afraid to show off... Or to let anyone touch.
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 5:37 pm
She didn't pay much attention to him falling behind her. She lost herself in the feel of the plains under her hooves and the wind over her body. Nothing mattered when she was running let alone the gaze of a stallion.
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 5:46 pm
He watched her run on ahead of him for a moment before urging an extra burst of speed from his legs so that he could catch up with her once more. "C'mon, chere... Follow me an' ah show you somethin' maybe you never see before." There were soft traces of laughter in his voice... He wanted her to enjoy herself, for once; to be free.
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:00 pm
She looked slightly skeptical but followed him. She couldn't imagine what he thought he could show her that would be interesting. "Hiding something out here are you?"
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:09 pm
"I ain't hidin' nothin', chere." He nickered softly as he pulled ahead of her, leading her away from the plains to the mountains in the distance. They wouldn't be going too far... Just far enough to see if what he wanted to show her was still there. It should be. Afterall, he'd last caught sight of it at night. "Nature be doin' tha hidin'."
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:13 pm
She snorted and followed him. She'd come running this way before but usually stayed closer to the water. The mountains seemed so cold to her and the rocks were far less forgiving than the sand.
"Alright then .. what is nature hiding out here?"
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:53 am
"Hold on, chere." He nickered, tail batting at his flanks as his pace slowed so he could lead her through the mountain valley. He paused after a moment, fiery eyes searching the sky. "'Dere it is, chere." The lights were dancing in the sky above them, casting a soft, colorful glow on the icey mountainsides. He'd often found himself wondering if he could catch those lights... And then always found himself thinking better of it. Who would want to catch something that wild?
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:16 am
She almost said something horribly stupid but managed to keep her mouth shut for once. The lights were pretty if a strange. "They're .. pretty" She tilted her head to the side to look at the sky and wondered how she'd missed these before.
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:29 am
"Dis jus' one o'da t'ings you miss when you d'on take no time ta breathe, chere..." Although he was speaking to her he wasn't quite looking at her. From time to time he'd catch her out of the corner of his eye... But he was focused more on the lights... And reminding himself that he hadn't been taking much time to breathe lately either. It had been one thing after another...
This? This was nice. "Y'know chere, you ain't all dat bad when you ain't wound tighter d'an a basket's weave."
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:54 am
There was probably some story about these lights that she'd never heard and now she wished she had. Maybe that was the end of the world or the beginning.
"I'm never would that tight." Well maybe she had been when she'd run into the crazy stallion but not anymore.
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:00 am
"Yeah, y'are." He nickered, the sound coming out as a light laughter. He took a cautious step towards her, careful not to slip on the slush beneath his hooves as he stretched his neck to touch her shoulder with his nose. "... You it."
Tag. What better way to round out a good run but with another run? He laughed as he bolted away from her, leading the way out of the valley.
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:07 am
"I am no...wait what?!" She shorted indignantly as she was tagged. What were they? Foals? Slipping on the slush slightly she turned around and took off after him.
Maybe she could n** his flank just to get him back for that. At least it would be a tag he'd never forget.
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:26 am
She'd have to catch him first and he already had a bit of a head start. Of course, pausing for a moment once they were both out on the open plains to turn and bat his hooves at the night air. The whinny he let loose was an invitation just as much as it was a tease.
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