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 Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:54 pm
 Another night was nearing and all seemed to be calm, the darkness filled each corner and cranny of the Isles... well almost. A bright orange glow emitted from the adult lioness as she padded slowly along the beach, she wasn't going anywhere in particular and though she was alone she wore a smile. Not much could bring this lioness down she was usually happy sometimes too happy for peoples liking but she'd not made an enemy yet in fact she'd made a few friends. Some of which she'd seen numerous times along this very beach and again on this night she'd hoped to met them once again, any excuse not to spend the night alone.
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:11 pm
 The dark male was walking through the jungle alone, glad his sister hadn't insisted on following him to make sure Deimos wouldn't stir up any trouble. Why didn't she understand that he was in complete and total control of that psycho? "I have complete control over myself and this monstrocity." Vulcan said aloud, almost to convince himself that it was true.
Oh dear dear. Don't kid yourself Vulcan, you know it'll only be a matter of time before you let it slip and I take over my body.
The dark male growled, looking down at the blackberry vines that grew from his front legs. The day that happens is the day I die, and I'll take you with me. He thought with a menacing growl, wanting so much to bite into one of the vines wrapped around his leg. Vulcan was too preoccupied with the blackberry voice to notice the light a familiar lioness always emitted.
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:27 pm
Hearing a slight mumble of words Sandy's ears flicked as her head turned towards its direction her eyes begin to blink slowly as she edged a paw forward to investigate. Lions had tried to sneak up on her... it hadn't ended well she was good at protecting herself she had a varied past which included paw to paw combat but it never really brought her down, life was too short and full of wondrous things to be depressed.
Sandy's eye squinted as she dared to continue forward, she was beginning to make an outline it seemed like a lion a big lion... must of been a male "Hello?" She called somewhat less brightly than usual with a hint of nervous about who exactly she was about to bump into at this time of night, she was sure to find out soon as her glow radiated with every step.
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:55 pm
We have a visiter Vulcan. Deimos said in a manner that made his skin crawl, how the vine was able to tell things he sometimes couldn't surprised him.
The dark male turned to see a lioness that emitted a most strange yellow light with blonde hair that fell down passed her shoulders. Her wings were white and she wore, in his opinion, strange clothes. "Oh, hello Sandy." Vulcan said in a surprised tone. How, with her glowing form, did she manage to sneak up on him?
Oh, it's that girl. I don't like her, even if she is pretty. You should get rid of her. Oh! Even better! Let ME get rid of her! It would be so much fun, you know it would be.
Oh how he loathed that voice.
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:11 pm
As her body reached a close enough spot to illuminate the figures face her heart jumped a beat then relaxed into it's normal rhythm it was Vulcan brother to Stravina a strange pair who were a little... different. like herself. The siblings could grow fruit upon vines around their body's Sandy loved to taste of fruit its juices flowing through her mouth and the smooth textures that slithered down her neck she'd had Stravina's strawberries a couple of times but never one of Vulcans blackberries, determined she'd sworn that one day she would despite his warnings.
"Oh hello?" He sounded pretty disappointed... what was wrong with bumping into her, weren't they friends? Tilting her head slightly she quickly mustered the rest of her sentence, with Sandy it was rarely only a few words... "Oh hello? Were you expecting someone else?" As she began to peer around at the surrounding darkness she wondered who exactly would he be expected if not her, did he have other friends? Maybe a mate... he'd never said anything about a lover and Sandy had never seen him away from his sister, in fact... this was the first time the two had been alone.
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:51 pm
A puzzled look played on his face as Sandy spoke. "Someone else?" Vulcan repeated, looking at her face. She had pretty blue eye. The male blinked again before saying anything further to try and get that look off his face, he must've looked pretty stupid. He shook his head lightly, wondering why it would have meant anything to her if he was meeting someone else. "No, I'm not. Why? Does it look like I am?"
What's it to her? Hey, you know what? You should tell her you're meeting your girlfriend that no one knows about, not even your sister, see what happens.
Vulcan's eyes shifted away from the lioness to where he was looking out of the corner of his eyes on the left, his head turned slightly back like he was talking to someone standing beside him but one or two pawsteps behind. I can't do that and you know it, I don't like lying to people. Besides, I haven't met anyone aside from Sandy and Soleil.
Not true my dear friend! What about that one small black and green lionness, Emily?
That was a mistake and you know it! I don't know what was wrong with me that day but I will NOT have a repeat performance, especially if it involves Sandy. Deimos was really starting to irritate him, and he hoped it didn't show.
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Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:59 am
Wrinkling her nose her weight shifted causing her to slunk down in her standing position, "Yea...." she sighed and noted that his facial expression hadn't changed much "You just looked... disappointed to see me...I mean I'm used to people not greeting me with cheers and stuff but I dunno... It's late, maybe I'm just a little off..." Sandy shrugged she was letting her mind get away from her with silly thoughts of things that really shouldn't bother her but for some reason were.
As her words ended her head hung a little. Maybe it had been the nights spent with Vulcan, his sister and their sunflower friend that had made her realise she didn't much like being alone, but perhaps her blackberry friend found peace in his solitude. Her blue eyes slowly crept upwards from his paws to his eyes, he wasn't looking at her, he was looking away had she said something out of turn? "Are you alright Vulcan...?" it was dark and had her fur and wings not of been illuminated the scene she'd of missed his disgruntled look.
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Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:55 pm
"Oh no! I'm not dissapointed to see you! I just...wasn't expecting to be found by anyone. And I'm fine, don't you...worry about it." Vulcan replied, his head snapping back to look at her with a reassuring expression that faded into a less reassuring one. He shuffled his paws a bit nervously, hoping that sometime over the course of their meeting that Deimos wouldn't try to fight him for control and scare Sandy away forever. Vulcan didn't like the way she hung her head, it made him feel guilty for not looking happy to see her. "So...what are you doing out and about so late at night?" The dark male asked, hoping to lighten the atmosphere and get onto a different topic.
I really wish you'd just let me talk to someone other than you, you're so boring and predictable.
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Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 3:41 am
"I guess I'm just wandering about aimlessly really, Soleil was busy when I passed by with some balls of fluff so I left him too it... apparently it's gotten dark since then..." Sandy had been lost in her memories all evening looking back on her past and the things she'd done... she'd tried not to think of them since coming here but it was indeed a dark past with others with strange abilities like herself, was that why she liked Vulcan and his sister so? Of all the lions and dragons she'd met the two had the familiar feeling of being different and yet they acting nice, they had not threatened her for being strange instead happily enjoyed a friendship but she always found herself wondering about Vulcan... Stravina was always happy and bouncy, terrible at hiding her feelings but her brother... he always seemed a little trapped in his own head.
Looking back up with a flick of her wings Sandy snapped herself out of another useless trail of thought but couldn't help feel a little uneasy, he still didn't look particularly comfortable to have her here, but he'd said it wasn't her right? Maybe it wasn't her presence that was playing on his mind.
Reaching out a paw she placed it gently on his shoulder and looked up into his eyes "Are you sure your alright Vulcan? If it is me I'll leave if not you know I'm not just a silly blond bimbo... you can talk to me..." A faint reassuring smile appeared worked its way onto her lips.
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Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:37 am
It didn't seem like long before it looked like they were both lost in their own thoughts, a silence falling between them for a moment until he felt Sandy put a paw on his shoulder, her pretty blue eyes looking into his. Her questions...he wanted so much to answer them, but something was holding him back and it showed on his face as he battled with himself. "No, it's not you Sandy. And..." He sighed, closing his eyes with furrowed brows. "I'm not alright. I should tell you about us, me, sometime so it might as well be now, I think Stravina may have already told Soleil a bit."
It was always difficult for him to explain his family to others, even though he'd only had to once or twice before to outsiders. After that, well, they didn't want anything to do with him or his family. It wasn't necessarily hard to explain because he was afraid of scaring her away, though he wouldn't like that either, it was more because it acknowledged the fact that something so twisted was a part of him and he will never be able to seperate the lion from the nightmare. Vulcan turned slightly, thinking of turning his back to her but deciding against. "As you know, Stravina and I have plants that grow from our bodies. Well...these plants have minds of their own, and personalities to match. The plant species normally dictates the behaviour of the plant, and of us Stravina is the lucky one."
"Strawberries aren't very aggressive plants, and in fact Stravina and the strawberry get along very well together, the strawberry giving her just enough of a wild side at times to make things interesting. I, like my father, on the other hand are burdened with the blackberry." Vulcan looked down, the vines undulating slightly as he spoke and rose and fell at times. "The blackberry is a very aggressive plant...and it's personality is twisted. Deimos has already managed to ruin the life I once had, and not only for me but for Stravina as well. He tries to take over and have total control of my body, instead of just his vines which I rarely let him do. His words are sadistic and he always tries to convince me to do things I would never dream about doing. It was the same with my father, only in the end he...killed himself to finally be rid of that voice." The dark male shook his head. "But my father was stronger than me, not once did he let his blackberry gain control over him. Not like I did, and that was a mistake I will not let myself make again."
Aw but you left out the best part! You didn't tell her what I did when you gave me control! Deimos suddenly broke in, he always loved it when Vulcan told his deepest darkest secret of his past and his family's history.
If she really wants to know than she'll ask. He growled mentally. What I've already said might be too much for her to handle and she may not want to hear more, and frankly I wouldn't blame her for running away. In the end it's probably safer if she did... Vulcan didn't want her to run away, he wanted her to stay and be with him. Maybe with their combined effort, along with Stravina and Soleil, they could help keep Deimos in check. But the ever present fear he had of the blackberry suddenly gaining control like he did with Emily terrified him, and he found himself less willing to open up for fear the blackberry would destroy the ones he loved just because he felt like it.
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Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:22 pm
As Vulcan spoke Sandy couldn't help but gaze into his eyes watching as the pain and hurt of his past appeared to be seeping out, taking in his words and letting them roll around her mind. Her heart ached as he explained the way he explained, there had been a reason why he'd not shared... not allowed her to taste his fruit... how selfish had she been? Always asking questions, playing around and this all meant so much to him and she'd just treated it like a game! "I'm so sorry Vulcan... I... I didn't mean to..."
Stopping she took in a deep breath and shook the guilt away briefly, she couldn't make this about her, he'd just told her everything she had pestered him about, she didn't want to run, she wanted to stay more than ever and be there for him. "It's sad about your father, I never met him but I've met you I've... watched you and spent nights with you... and your sister, your strong. I know that even if the vines came did gain control..." She moved in closer and let her light surround him, letting it seep in between the vines and illuminating him showing every part of his body and the vines. "You'd fight it back for control, nothing it did would be you right? The way you tell it, its not you not even part of you, your kind, and funny, sometimes a little competitive" Sandy giggled, an attempt to lighten the mood both figuratively and literally speaking "Nothing it does is what you want or would ever think about doing, we are the unfortunate ones with our dark secrets..." With a nod Sandy was speechless for once, with all the rants and excessive speaking she usually found herself doing always with something to say right here and now she had said it all.
Without removing her paw she blinked away the tears that threatened to show from her eyes, lowering her wings close to her body and brighten her reassuring smile a little more.
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Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:01 pm
Vulcan wasn't looking at Sandy, but he was listening very closely to every word she said. The male didn't think he was very funny and he did his best to be nice to others and it was true that he could be competitive at times. But she was right, if Deimos did gain control he'd try his hardest to beat him back into submission with all his might. The only problem with that is he wouldn't know how long that would take, by the time he did regain control again he might not want to live any longer after seeing what the blackberry had done. "It's not your fault, you didn't know." He replied, looking at the ground infront of him before slowly looking up at her. Vulcan could feel the warmth of the light radiate from her body as she stepped closer, illuminating his entire body. The vines even welcomed the light, letting it seep in as they opened the leaves that had closed when the light from the sun had gone.
I severely dislike this pesky lioness. Spoke a dark voice suddenly, interrupting the lion's thoughts. You should get rid of her, she's poison to you. She doesn't mean any of this, she just feels sorry for you and once your back is turned-
SHUT UP! Vulcan roared in his thoughts, interrupting the blackberry. I WON'T listen to you! You're the liar! I listened to you once, trusted you once and you ruined mine and my sister's lives as well as our family. I won't allow you to take this moment away from me.
He closed his eyes as tears began to well up and his face contorted to that of a tortured soul that didn't know what to do. The dark male turned suddenly to face her and wrapped his large paws around her, resting his head over her shoulder. The vines did the same, wrapping loosely around as much of her as they could, if they wrapped too tight the thorns would likely jab her uncomfortably and draw blood, the last thing he wanted to do. "He's not afraid to kill." Vulcan managed to choke out, the words just above a whisper and loud enough for her to hear.
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Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:16 am
This was really hard for him to say... Sandy could tell, she felt terrible but comforted that he'd trust her with his secrets, the vines truly sounded horrible like someone you'd hear about and never want to know yet Vulcan was burdened with it constantly. During her past she'd met people that sounded quite similar to these vines but they were individuals and had chosen to live their lifes that way Sandy however had been chosen to stop them and help those who'd they had hurt, rebuild lifes and use her powers to protect them, but that was behind her she'd come here with the intent of starting again, had it not been for her obvious differences she'd of hidden them away like Vulcan had but it was part of who she was and the vines where part of him. With that trial of thought she had already come to her conclusion, she defiantly wouldn't leave him if she were back in a previous stage of her life she'd feel a duty but here she genuinely just wanted to help.
As the large male wrapped not only his body but the vines around her she welcomed it, some nights she'd played with the idea of being held by the strong and mysterious Vulcan and here it was. Lifting her other paw she wrapped it around him in return, moving carefully the thorns where already pressing against her skin and without a immediate want to meet a painful end it was best to not fight them, but where the vines moving in to show friendship or... no from what Vulcan had said they were more likely there to make a point... Whatever her friend did or saw they would know... they... everything has a name right? So...
Closing her eyes she put her trust in his control over the vines and as he managed to muffle words to her she couldn't help but feel the tears building up behind her own eyes... "He may not be afraid... but even the best of us are capable..."She knew that most where able to kill and that was one of lifes harsh facts, some did for fun others as accidents.
"Does he have a name?" It only felt polite to ask, the vines where referred to as 'he' and that denoted a need for a name, maybe one day if she was face to face with them at least she could make a start by knowing his name.
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Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 5:49 pm
The male was glad that she was there, letting him hold onto her like this. The tears began to slowly run down his face, making his dark fur darker. It meant a lot to him that she hadn't tried to run, then again he had made running difficult with the hug. He welcomed her other paw wrapping around him. Stravina had held him in similar ways when he felt that his burden was unbearable and it was comforting, but it felt differently because she was his sister. She was just being a very supportive member of his family, who was also very concerned with his well being and obviously loved him no matter what, but that was sort of her job, right? An obligation almost?
Sandy didn't have to be there for him, and he wondered if Soleil would be the same. Vulcan nodded at her question. "Deimos." It was incredible how ironic their names were, Deimos a Greek god of fear and terror and Vulcan the name of a Roman god of fire, the Greeks and the Romans being enemies. It was almost too perfect.
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:18 am
Sandy hadn't much of an eduction just enough to compliment her athletic abilities and even that had been cut short upon discovering her supposed 'gift'. The name had no more meaning then being a label for the entity like Sandy was her own label and Vulcan was her friends, unwrapping her paws only enough to look back into his eyes again her smile seemed to have never faded.
"Hey, how about we go get a drink? All this serious and emotional talkie's got my throat dry, so how about it big boy?" She chuckled, calling him big boy that reminded her of Emily and her mate Hazard, an unusual relationship if she'd ever seen one not that she'd ever done more than watch any relationship. Sandy was a virgin to the ways of commitment beyond duty she'd never been kissed, or held like this for more than to comfort a friend, she always figured it was over rated and nothing she would ever have time for but now she was here on the Isle the possibility had began to enter her mind. Sandy was beginning to make friends and feel a little more attached than she should do with one or two... Vulcan included, but how would she know anything more than a crush? What was love, how can one recognize something you've never felt... well more than sibling love... her brother... twin brother... she had missed him, was that why she was so inclined to be there for this male? Was it simply the familiar feeling, the need the want for companionship between the two? Although her mind was running wild her maw remained in its smile she couldn't crack now especially about her twin... she'd not seen him for so long and when she had... it hadn't been a terribly good meeting anyway.
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