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 Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 10:37 pm
Dhiren probably looked very silly at the moment. He was busy trying to make himself fly, this time, no where near trees. He remembered all too clearly the time his father had to rescue him from the low branches of a tree that he had managed to jump-wobble-fly into. He was not looking forward to another episode such as that.
Standing in the tall grass, it swaying and tickling just below his elbows, he was catching his breath and building up his resolve. He had wings, he should fly...right? Maybe he had practiced long enough for today. He nodded, agreeing with his thoughts and instead wandered to the small brook that broke the clearing almost in half. Besides, what if miraculously he did fly? How would he get down? No, it was better to wait for his father to properly teach him how to fly.
Approaching the water he peered into it, watching the water rush over smooth stones. It was an entrancing thing to watch and for a moment he sort of forgot he was thirsty, until he had unintentionally leaned too far towards the water and his muzzle dipped into the water. He blinked and jerked his head back, startled. Looking around, he saw no one was there to witness him blushing at himself sheepishly, before he lowered his muzzle back to the brook and actually drank the cool water.
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 10:41 am
 According to mama and gamma, foals were expected to explore and play and in general make nuisances of themselves. Raveena had heard it all before, but each time, it caused a pain in her chest. So what if she wasn't one who enjoyed noise and rough-housing and games that involved such. That didn't mean she wasn't normal, right?
When uncle Fei was around, he would stand up for her, and protect her from the worst of her family's lectures. He understood her, in a way that neither mama nor gamma seemed able to. But lately, he was gone for longer and longer stretches of time, leaving her to bare the speeches and the gentle disappointment.
Today, it was just too much, so when the attention on her grew... lax... she decided to leave the glen and just get away. Maybe this would please them, she thought almost bitterly,after all, this was what a normal foal would do.
She wasn't paying that much attention, until she reached a stream, when a blur of purple and shades of sunset on the other side caught her eye. She looked closer. It was a foal, like her, well, sort of. Curiousity's siren call begged her to move nearer to get a better look. She saw no reason not to and took a few cautious steps, never taking her eyes off the other until she felt the cold splash of water just over her hooves.
The feeling of cold and wet broke the almost trance she was in as she let out an unintentional shriek. Cold, too cold. She backed up quickly, and in her haste tripped over her back legs and tumbled ungracefully backwards, landing on her rump with a slight 'oomph.'
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 9:02 pm
Dhiren thought as he drank, about how his sisters would have probably laughed at him for being startled by the water. He flicked an ear, indifferent. If they had been there he'd probably would have argued, but there was no one to argue with, and no real reason to argue, except they were his sisters and that's what they did. Belle seemed distant though, because she didn't have wings. He smiled slightly. He would give her his, it would keep him out of trees, if it were possible.
Black, standoutish ears swiveled to the sound of splashing, his head following and his green eyes locking on another foal. They didn't look familiar. He was sure they were new. His eyes widened and he became alert when they fell. It seemed he wasn't the only one startled by the water. Quickly he walked over to them, nudging their shoulder gently. "Are you okay? I saw you fall, it looked like it might have hurt." He nodded, recalling many times when he'd fallen, sometimes they didn't hurt, but if you fell wrong...ouch.
He grinned to the other foal, and was excited to see that they had wings. The only soquili he knew with wings were his father, older sister, and himself. They must know how hard it was to try and learn how to fly. He mentaly shook himself to get out of his thoughts. "my name is Dhiren." He gave the foal another grin and thought it'd be nice to help them up, and did so.
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 11:42 pm
Raveena was used to being clumsy, it was a fact of life for her, and her sisters took great delight in teasing her about it. If they had seen her fall backwards like that, she wouldn't hear the end of it. Especially since there was no good reason for her to be so surprised by a little water, cold or not. She shook her head, getting on her own case for such a display.
Remembering that she hadn't been alone when it happened her head jerked suddenly, almost hitting the other foal as he tried to help her up.
'I'm ok.' She whispered shyly.
She was excited to note the other foal had wings, even if they were different from her own. The only other one she had seen with wings was her younger sister. No one else in the family had them, and she didn't often leave the glen so she didn't know anyone else really.
'I'm R'veena. Thanks for the help.' It was difficult for her to talk to anyone outside her family, but she remembered the lessons in manners and knew it was only polite to thank someone if they helped, so she did.
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Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 10:26 am
Dhiren backed away from the upright foal, giving her some room. He grinned and wiggled his tail excitedly. "I'm glad you're okay. The water startled me earlier too." He nodded knowingly, though he hadn't fallen.
He ruffled downy, sunset wings and grinned. "It's nice to meet you Raveena." He took the time to be chivalrous and bowed his head a little bit, like he'd seen someone do once, he thought it might be his father. "I'm Dhiren."
Perking up his ears again Dhiren nodded his head toward the filly's wings and grinned. "Can you fly?" He was hoping she could, then maybe she could show him how it was done? His father and sister had two pairs of wings to fly with, himself and this filly only had one pair, perhaps there was a different technique?
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:38 am
Raveena tried to make sense of the colt's chatter. One would think that with a family like hers, she would have been used to others speaking fast, but really, she had a difficult time with them, and she knew them well. This colt, Dhiren, she picked out from the jumble of words, was an unknown. But she thought she got the jist of what he was saying.
She thought it funny when he bobbed his head, though she managed to not laugh. The gesture looked ridiculous.
'I..no... not really.' She blushed as she answered. What good was having wings if one didn't know how to fly? 'Do you know how?'
It was unusual for Raveena to care enough to carry on a conversation, just another of her 'oddities' that both mama and gamma despaired of. So it would be a shock to them both to see her now. Not only was she responding to another, but she gathered the nerve to actively participate and ask questions.
Granted the subject was flying, something which she was curious about and no one in her family could satisfactorily discuss. The most mama would say is that she had gotten her wings from her sire, and if she wanted to learn to fly she would have to teach herself or find someone willing to teach her.
'Or perhaps...' she shook her head slightly. 'Your wings... they are different than mine. Is that...normal?'
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:55 am
Dhiren shook his head and sighed. He could understand though, he wasn't quite sure how to fly yet either. "No, I don't know how to fly. My dad does though, but I don't think he likes to."
Grinning for a moment he compared their wings once she mentioned his being different. "Well, I suppose they are, but I haven't met anyone with one set of feathered wings before." He nodded and stretched out one wing, then indicated behind it slightly. "My Dad and oldest sister have four wings. I think it would be easier if I had more like they do." He nodded again, and pondered. "Well I suppose we will figure out how to fly some day right?" He nudged the filly softly. "Until then, we can practice, practice, practice!" Dhiren gave her a large grin that wrinkled his nose.
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 11:04 am
Raveena found it curious. How could one have wings, and the ability to fly, and not like to? It was her greatest wish to be able to fly, and to fly away from her family when they got to be too much. Like today. Though she had managed to get away from them today without flying so… She shook her head slightly and tried to pay attention to the rest of what the colt was saying.
As he stretched out a wing she leaned forward just a touch to see if his wings were different from hers other than how they were held. She didn’t see anything though, so maybe, just maybe it didn’t matter. She gasped at the thought of having four wings. They must be something to see, and be able to fly higher and faster. ‘That must be something…’ she murmured softly, wistfully. ‘But yeah. One day. One day we’ll be able to fly.’
Then inspiration struck. He at least seemed like he would know the basics, especially as he had a father and sister to guide him, while she, she had no one. Perhaps he’d be willing to help her practice? Provided, of course that he didn’t laugh at her. If there was one thing she couldn’t stand, it was being laughed at.
‘There’s a good place nearby. If you wanted to practice.’ She offered in a quiet voice.
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