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 Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:57 pm
The serpent was so freaked out be Keeper's roar that it began to retreat quickly. Two angry dustlings was enough to put it in it's place...and the last thing it wanted was to find out what a large angry male like Keeper would do to it.
Amani relaxed significantly once Keeper was at her side again and nuzzled up against his shoulder a little, licking the feathers at his neck.
"I'm just fine..you big ferocious male you.." She laughed easily, sitting down in the sand and pawing at it, starting to make a pile. She was still smiling and she didn't feel that she could stop, even though tears were starting to come to her eyes again.
"It's all ours..all this beautiful sand.." She smiled up at her mate tearfully and licked at his cheek. They were going to be parents!
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:30 pm
Keeper smiled back warmly, licking at her neck softly. This was it. This was the first time he actually felt closer to Amani than he had before. He felt as if he was her for he too could feel tears as he gathered the sands into the jars. Gran by grain, he made sure that both of them were filled and locked up.
Staring at the cantine, he turned back to Amani.
"Love...this is it. When we go back, Drey will help us and we will be...parents. Here, you keep this one you. I am sure you will need this much more than I do. Besides, you must get bored waiting for me to catch up to you all the time. And now I am carrying very precious cargo. I cannot haste myself."
He chuckled, getting a quick drink from the Oasis.
This was it, there was no turning back now. As soon as they get home, Keeper knew that his partner would immediate jump to aid their breeding.
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:51 pm
Amani nuzzled up against Keeper softly as he drank, spreading out the map from their saddlebag to scratch a little x onto the spot where their oasis should be. Afterwards she folded it back up and looked at Keeper lovingly.
"I feel so much at ease now love..I can slow down now that we finally have our precious sand.." She held the bottles of sand close..she could tell her nesting instincts were already starting to kick in. Those little bottles of sand were soon going to be their family..she couldn't help but feel attatched to them already. They were as precious to her as Keeper was..she would defend them tooth and nail till the end.
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 7:29 pm
Keeper took the cantine and emptied it. He carefully began to fill it with the sand closer to the Oasis' water. It was nothing certain, but he wanted to make an extra container if something were to happen to the bottoms. At least the cantine was hard and would not break too easily. Quickly he loaded up the map and cantine safely. Then he nuzzled Amani softly, enough to bring her up off the bottle that were their children. Carefully, he tucked them away and propped the saddle onto his back. It was much heavier than he thought it would be.
"Amani, we must return home before day comes. And once we get home, we are gonna spend a lot of time sleeping to relax once again before we start anything if you know what I mean."
He smirked and nipped at her before starting off. He had a stomach full of water, a saddle with very, very precious cargo, and a beautiful female by his side, what could be better? Oh, the starry night above them adding to their moment.
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Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:00 pm
Amani grinned and nipped at Keeper's shoulder playfully in return. She didn't much like having those bottles of sand taken from her, but she inwardly chastised herself and reminded herself that they were now in very capable hands. She knew Keeper would protect their sand just as well, if not even better than she could.
She winked at Keeper slyly and let out a perverse giggle at his comment. Sometimes she couldn't help but have those little thoughts pop into her head. " Oh..we'll be needing all that energy..and then some.." she purred. She took a few steps and circled around him to brush softly against his shoulder in the most seductive way she could. "Suddenly I'm extremely homesick for our nest..let's go home love.."
With that she gave him a soft nudge and walked beside him, going slowly as to keep from rushing him and endangering their precious sand. She could see it now..the two of them coiled around each other beside their little piles of sand with the fire going to warm their nest. Her heart ached for the warmth and comfort she imagined in that moment.
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Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:38 pm
Keeper nodded with a serious expression as he pressed forward. He walked at a strong, fast walking pace and moved faster and faster. He wanted to get home as soon as possible. Besides the fact that now that his and Amani's sand was at risk every single moment they were out here, the sun was approaching before they could reach half way back into the valley and back to Serpent's Lake. Another thing was that they had no water, he gave up the water for some extra sand.
"Yes, we must get back as soon as possible. I am wanting something that only you can give me."
He wanted to curl up in their chamber, the warm fire lit and crackling. Amani nestled against his side, her soft, warm head leaning against him. The jars of sand placed before them, piled on the floor about them. The image of a family with the lovely female beside him was just...well, it made him desire it even more.
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Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:21 am
Amani grinned when Keeper picked up the pace and trotted alongside him to keep up. Soon enough she felt the first rays of sun at her back, which pushed her to move even faster. The last thing they needed was to get stuck out in the desert without their water, so she gave Keeper a few encouraging nips on the shoulder to keep him going.
She couldn't wait to see the reasuring green of their home and the shady forests that surrounded it..no matter how beautiful the desert may have been..their little den by Serpent's Lake seemed like the best place to raise a family, and how how her eyes lit up when she saw it..
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Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:35 am
Keeper gritted and scowled. This put this sand at a great risk, but he did not want Amani out in the desert, no not at all. He quickly dug his claws into the ground and lunged off, sprinting toward the valley they passed through to get here to begin with. He made sure that his body was straight and that the cargo was safe and sound. His head turned back to the items constantly while maintaining the speed of his run.
"Amani, I bet if I beat you home, I get to name the first born!"
He called out with a hearty laugh to encourage her that it was all a game to cover up the truth of the matter. He did not want her here. She was too much of a risk to lose, even more than the sand itself.
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:25 pm
" Not if I get home first, you're not!",she said as she nipped at his shoulder again playfully and hept her tone of voice gleeful. Taking advantage of her lightness, she sprang off ahead of him, flicking her tail teasingly behind her at Keeper. Truthfully she didn't mind if Keeper got to name their first child, but somehow she sensed there was something more to it than just that honor. Whatever it is that's bothering him, lightening the mood with a little spirited fun couldn't hurt.
Soon enough that familiar valley spread out before her and she tore her claws out of the warming sand and strode onto the cool soil that made up their home. Shaking the sand from her feathers, she let out a little huff of air and paced at the end of the valley. By the time he showed up she could probably recuperate enough for another sprint. It was then that she noticed her throat was drying, the sandy dry air of the desert sucked out all the moisture and made her throat raw.
She laid down on the cooler dirt as she waited, figuring it would do no harm to rest for a little while. Her eyelids started to get heavy..and her thoughts drifted towards serpent's lake...and Keeper..and their sand..
Maybe I shouldn't have run so fast.. she thought with a soft sighing whimper.
((RP mode shut off on me for a bit xp ))
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Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:16 am
Keeper laughed as the female ran past him, we was indeed faster than him even without his saddle on. Females were small and slender allowing them to move very much quicker. Males were big and bulky making them slow but stronger. Keeper was that sort of male. He laughed and sprinted after her. Watching her run...it only made things more clear to him. She was the one. She was so free and graceful, it was too obvious.
The valley came closer as did the resting female. He craned his neck and nuzzled her before falling down beside her, panting. They should not have ran knowing that Keeper had used the cantine as another bottle of sand, sand gathered closer to the water than the other two. His breaths were raspy from the dryness of his throat but he did not mind it. He was just glad to be by Amani's side and Sand safe.
The deep blue male laid his head down and smiled, still panting.
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Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:20 pm
Relief washed over Amani once she felt her mate's reassuring touch rouse her from her near-sleep. They were both safe now, and almost home. Amani felt as if soon she could finally relax. The first thing that came to her mind was her desire to leap into serpent's lake to cool off and drink before she got settled back in with Keeper and their family.
Those were the thoughts that motivated Amani to pull herself up onto her feet and nuzzle her mate's neck until he would do the same. She was so tired..yet there was still a little glimmer of light in her eyes to be seen.
"Come on Keeper dear...we're almost home..not far now.." she offered with a smile, speaking slowly to mask the thirsty rasp in her voice. She didn't want Keeper to get worked up over her thirst..not now. Not when there were more important things to worry about..
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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 3:54 pm
Keeper nuzzled her back with a type of purr emanating from his throat. He too rosed to feet and continued to walk toward the lake. His shoulders rolled as he walked shifting the saddle from side to side.
"We're almost there....just a quick stop at the lake and then to the den....then we sleep."
He murred with a bit of a raspy voice. He flicked his tail from side to side as he pressed on. Oddly, his heart was soring like the wind with the thought of the family, and yet his body ached from the trek they had.
The lake was just the same when the two had first met that night so many moons ago. The calm surface reflected the full moon with the dark shadows roaming under it's surface.
They were home.
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