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 Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 7:52 pm
 The sky was veiled in a soft, velvety grey.
Softly, big raindrops fell onto leaves and branches, causing a melodic, soothing pitter-patter.
Then, the faint chiming and tinkling of beads striking together.
Golden eyes looked about, open wide, taking in every last detail of the setting. The female stopped, inhaling the scent of rain. How curious that such a thing had its own scent, as well. Her fur and hair, dark and shimmering like the night sky, was wet and glistening. It made her feel a little chilly, but she embraced the sensation, as well.
Just being.. was so bewildering.
Not long ago, she had simply been stardust. Stardust, and the sounds of the cosmos.
Now, she had a body, a voice.. and all these senses that seemed to excite her to no end. She had yet to meet anyone like her. She had simply come into existence, and wandered about since then. She had seen and heard many things in this short time, but she kept yearning more. She'd imitate the birds she heard singing, and sing with the wind as it swept through the leaves.
Still.. there was something.. something, that she was looking for. Waiting for. She couldn't put it into words, for she had no knowledge of worldly things. But what she was yearning for was companionship. Someone to learn and grow with. Someone to enjoy all this music with.
Music.
That was the only thing she knew.
Somehow, the word had been in her vocabulary since she awakened. Somehow, she had always known of its existence. And she loved it. Oh, how she loved it. It was all around her, it was inside her. It was what she lived for, what she breathed.
Hopefully someone would come along that would share this passion with her..
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Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 8:16 pm
 Time after time again, Strel snuck out of the house. This particular excursion was for the impending rainstorm, which had now begun, the sky crying down upon the dry earth, leaving quiet claps of dust in their wake. He hadn't had enough time to get completely away to shelter by the time it began, but the water was no determinant for the young boy. He wanted to hear it again, hear the music he had become so infatuated with. He adored it terribly, from the quiet windchimes of the falling drops, do the cello of the rolling clouds above. But it seemed his usual spot already had another visitor....
From first glance, he could hear it. There was something just so spectacularly musical about her, and he could hear....whatever it was she emanated. It was indescribable, but familiar all the same, like....Like when he saw the stars. But different, with a deeper feeling to it. Quietly, though not silently, he approached her, eyes wide at the much older female.
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Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 8:29 pm
Suddenly the female's ears picked up a new sound, and she turned to look in its direction. What she saw was a creature much like herself.. only smaller. She observed the stranger's every movement, soon realizing he was most likely as curious about her as she was about him. She smiled softly, a gesture purely from instinct, as she didn't know about interacting with others. She wanted the little stranger to stay. There was so much she wanted to talk about. In a way, Aria was very much like a kit herself, only she had been born into a small adult's body.
She wasn't a great deal larger than the kit, but she still lay down to be on eye level with him, her small wings tucked close to her sides.
Oh, the sound of his footsteps amused her so! So did the way the rain hit his soft baby fur. The resulting sound was somewhat different from what her own coat produced. It was simply fascinating. She looked over the markings on his fur, intrigued by the patterns. Why was he so small, though? That she didn't know. By now, she knew other animals were various sizes, some bigger, some smaller than her. But he looked much like her in shape - so why was there a size difference like this?
"Hello", she finally said, her voice soft and dreamy, almost like a lullaby.
"Have you come to enjoy the music, as well?"
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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 1:28 am
Strel was in awe of the female as he approached, trying to keep his head down, though a few times curiosity got the better of him. She looked like the night sky! It was amazing! And he hadn't met anyone with wings before! Carefully, he sat down right next to her, looking up with wide eyes. He had heard about the gods and goddesses of the world before, but....Was she one? She was so much bigger than he was! And with wings at that!
The song in his head only got a little more focused as he looked her over. There was definitely something about her that was setting his condition off in a crazy manner, though it wasn't at all unpleasant. He just wasn't sure what he was hearing this time. Such different sounds, nothing he could recognize.
"Hello...." He replied softly, tucking his tail around his front neatly. However, he seemed absolutely shocked at her next words.
"Music? You...You can hear it too?" He was in absolute awe, having not met anyone else who could hear what he did.
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Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 7:06 pm
Aria tilted her head, her eyes squinting a little as the smile on her face reached up to them. Emotions were a new thing for her, but she had a faint idea of facial expressions at the very least.
Then, she nodded, momentarily taking her eyes off the kit in front of her to look up at their surroundings.
"Everything in here sings in its own, unique way.." she said with a somewhat faraway look. Turning back to Strel, she slightly raised one paw in his direction. "You, as well. Every movement you make, even your every breath, has its own melody that adds to the symphony around us."
The small creature in front of her was so full of life. She had found someone to communicate with, someone who seemed to see and hear the world the same way she did. This filled her with warmth that was also quite new to her, but she very much enjoyed the feeling of it. The rain didn't feel as cold anymore, either.
Were there others like this.. child? The word suddenly came to mind. This was a child. That was why it was small. Eventually it would grow to be her size, or maybe bigger, maybe smaller. Living things changed over time.
"May I.. ask your name, small one?" the female then spoke softly, her golden eyes fixated on Strel once again. She wished to learn more about the child.
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Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 9:41 pm
Strel, being rather used to odd facial expressions, and just odd things in general, thought nothing of her slightly more interesting smile.
"Doesn't it?" He replied, a small smile of his own as he sat proudly. "You can hear my song? What's it like? I can hear yours, but...I can never hear my own. Even if I stare at my reflection for hours." He was completely curious, not minding that he didn't know her name or anything about her. She was a friend automatically, just for being able to understand his plight. They were the same! Or so he thought.
She looked like the night sky, he found himself noticing. Even her hair seemed to have a cosmic feel to it. This woman was intriguing him more and more as he looked at her, and the tiny wings were so unlike the angelics he had seen in passing!
"Oh uhm...It's a little long, but..." He mumbled, obviously unsure. "It's Strelitzia Yusuf Zurro! You can just call me Strel though...It can be a mouthful otherwise." He swished his tail a little more, ears folding back the slightest. "Are....Are you a goddess?" He asked, eyes wide with curiosity.
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Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 1:48 pm
Aria raised a brow slightly then, at Strel's comment. Now that she thought about it.. she couldn't hear her own song, either! Perhaps it was a normal occurrence? Though from what she understood from the child's words, he hadn't met others with the same kind of senses..
"Curious.." she breathed. "Perhaps it's common.. for ones like us to not hear ourselves. For I can't hear my own song, either", she told him. As per his request, she focused on the boy for a moment. "Your song.. is much like the rain around us. Soft, but persistent.. reaching to one's very core. It has warmth to it, yet.. I sense something.. else", she told him. Something.. perhaps like her solitude? She didn't quite know how to describe it. Either she didn't know the words.. or there weren't words in existence to describe the sensation.
"It's nice to meet you, Strelitzia. ..or Strel, I suppose you would prefer", she said with a hint of warmth in her voice. "My name.. is Aria.. I think.." she continued with a slight look of confusion. No one had named her. No one had told her who or what she was. His next question made her tilt her head slightly.
"A goddess..? No, I think not.." was her reply. A 'goddess' sounded like a creature of great power, wisdom and elegance. She'd be interested in meeting one, someday. Perhaps one with great wisdom would shed more light on her existence, as well?
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Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 9:30 pm
Strel watched her carefully, listening to her song quietly as he awaited her answer. It was so different! He wondered what his own sounded like, how different it was from his parent's..His siblings.
"You can't?" He frowned a little. "I'll never be able to know what it is made of then! It's so different than anything I've ever heard! Like...Like if the wind were really muffled and the slightest twinkling and drone of things I can't begin to describe!" He was unable to describe it, though attempted anyway, before hushing down and listening to her description of his own. Like rain? Ah how suiting that was, considering the rain was his greatest love. But at her end, he was more confused. "Like what?" He pressed, tilting his head to the side, looking up at her with pure curiosity. He really did want to know.
"Strel is far easier for everyone. Most of my family calls me that. Except when I do something wrong. Like cause damage to something, in the way most parents call their kids when they're upset." He explained, not knowing she might not understand. "Aria...? Why would you not be sure?" This woman was confusing, yet so interesting at the same time!
"So you're...Not a goddess?" He frowned a little. "But you look different than the angelics I've seen. Your wings are so...Different." He was tempted to get up and paw at them, though resisted the temptation.
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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 5:02 pm
The female smiled a little awkwardly, her ears pressing back against her head slightly - an instinctual response, which caught her by surprise. Emotions were an entirely new thing to her. But she felt.. embarrassed? sorry? for not knowing more words to describe him. Maybe some day, once she was more used to this world, she could give him a better answer..
"I.. do not know enough words yet to tell you exactly. Perhaps later.. when I've learned more", she said somewhat sheepishly. She was eager to learn more of the world she now inhabited. Know more of the music she heard. And now she felt she'd like to know more of this child, Strel.
She didn't quite understand what family or parents meant. She was only barely able to grasp the concept of things being born small, then growing into bigger things - reproducing wasn't something she knew about. Again, his questions caused a strange stab of discomfort. Not because of the questions themselves.. but because she wasn't entirely sure how to answer. "I have only had this.. body.. for a short while now. I have no.. home.. or homeland", she tried to explain, pausing every now and then to think of her word choices. "This world is strange to me, but very exciting at the same time."
A small smile formed on her face again, and she briefly glanced up to the weeping heavens.
"I'm afraid I don't know what these 'angelics' or 'goddesses' are that you speak of", she added then. The female's wings beat a few times to shake off the water on them, causing the beads draped around them to chime against one another. The conversation intrigued her greatly, but she was somewhat afraid of her companion growing tired of her lack of emotion or words.
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Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 8:47 pm
He listened to her quietly, eyes still curiously on her. "So you're new here? I...I could teach you a lot if you want!" He offered, slightly nervous. Strel wanted to be helpful for once, and definitely wanted to learn more from her. After all, if she came from somewhere else, she had to know all sorts of stuff, right? But he wasn't going to let her be all alone here! Not at all!
His tail flicked back and forth in time with the music in his head, a combination of that of the rain and his new friend. He could feel the discomfort in her suddenly, and was about to back off, the feeling repeating in his own song to her, if she was still listening. "That's sad.....I'm sure I could help you find somewhere to stay! I live with my mom and dad and siblings! S-So maybe they can help too!" He offered, frowning. However, the small smile she had erased it, the boy unable to keep from smiling as well.
"They both have wings....That much I know." He explained, looking at her own. The chiming of the beads gave him a small, almost a spazz, of a headache, though it was gone as soon as it came.
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