[FIN] Just our luck [Jinx x Omen]

[Vesperiie]

In the shifting shadows of the mangroves, the black furred green eyed doe was almost impossible to spot -- and that was exactly how she wanted it to be. After all, what was the point of sneaking up on someone if you could be seen, right? She had arranged to meet up with Omen at the thrice-split mangrove--in fact he was probably there already, prompt as ever-- for a night of "unforgettable shenanigans." She'd been sure not to say a word about what they'd be up to, which would also ensure he'd be there and not off in some farflung reach of the swamp scoffing at her pranking pasttimes. Well she'd see what he thought of them tonight, after what she had in mind...

Smirking, she dropped into a crouch as she approached their meeting grounds, silent as a shadow slipping through the underbrush on her unsuspecting prey.  

[Ruriska]

Unforgettable shenanigans. Omen had to admit, he had been intrigued. The buck was indeed already waiting, and had been there for what felt like a very long time. It was of course of a necessary wait, for when a lady asked for your attendance it was only gentlemanly to be there on time. When he had first arrived he had arrived alert and ready, but now his attention was starting to wane and was studying the split mangrove with a rather bored expression.  

[Vesperiie]

Omen was right where she wanted him, carefully contemplating the mangrove, probably thinking about how it had come to be thrice-split. She didn't know either, but it made for an excellent distraction for sneaking up on kin, hence why she chose to meet there. Her lips curved into a grin, haunches coiled, nose and catlike whiskers twitching once before she sprung from the underbrush with a roar, or as close to one as a kimeti could manage, aiming to tackle Omen to the ground.  

[Ruriska]

Omen wasn’t a small buck, but he had been standing in a relaxed state, one hoof off the ground and leaning slightly to the side, deep in contemplation. Her cry caused him to flinch and the weight that should have negated any attack was suddenly in the not-so-kind hands of gravity.

“Jinx!” He cried out indignantly as he toppled over. A bit of scrabbling and shoving ensued until the buck had found his hooves again. Hair in disarray and a scowl on his face, Omen gave a reproachful snort. “Was that really necessary?”  

[Vesperiie]

Bodies collided, hooves tangled and scrabbled, and Jinx's laughter bubbled through the air, her lithe black frame shaking with mirth as Omen disentangled them. The look on his face every time she got him like this was just oh so priceless, how could she resist?

"It was completely necessary," she grinned, picking herself off the ground and butting him affectionately in the shoulder. "I was practicing for tonight," she said, catching his eye with a gleam in her own, stepping forwards and looking back at him in a way that suggested he follow her.  

[Ruriska]

Vesperiie

“Oh wonderful. Any hope I had for tonight being a good one has now been dashed.” Omen gave a beleaguered sigh and for a moment looked as though he would not follow, but moments later he did, hurrying his steps until he was alongside her.

The buck touched his nose to her cheek briefly, silently letting her know there were indeed no hard feelings despite his grumbling at the rough treatement. “I don’t suppose you will tell me what we are doing tonight?”  

[Vesperiie]

Ruriska

Jinx rolls her eyes at Omen's dour comment, but when he doesn't follow right away, a moment's worry flashes through her mind. Perhaps-- but then he is beside her, his nose brushing her cheek, and she knows all is well. She grins up at him, a mischievous glint in her green eyes at his query, "You'll find out soon enough," and sets off on a remembered trail.

Unfortunately the destination was not as she remembered it. They hadn't been walking long (that was another reason why she'd chosen the spilt mangrove), when Jinx's glee suddenly turned to horror. She bounded forward toward the base of a mangrove, where she'd so carefully buried her treasures earlier that day, only to be greeted with upturned soil and an empty hole.

"Noooo!" she wailed, hooves beating petulantly against the earth. "They were just here!" but the two eaglehound skulls she'd hidden there were long gone now.  

[Ruriska]

Vesperiie

“What was here?” Omen asked and then tutted softly in an attempt to be sympathetic. Though it was hard to care much when he didn’t know what ‘they’ had been. He moved towards her slowly, looking down at the base of the mangrove and studying the upturned earth as if expecting it to reveal its secrets.

“Ah well…” He gave a flick of his tail and watched her have her little tantrum.  

[Vesperiie]

Ruriska

"Eaglehound skulls!" she answered him despairingly, poking her head around the roots of the mangrove, as if she might find them there if she looked hard enough. "It's not just ah well, it took me forever to find two of them! I wanted to wear them around and scare the hides off some kimeti," she cast him a desolate look. "We were going to have so much fun..."  

[Ruriska]

Vesperiie

“Such a shame.” Omen sighed and shook his head regretfully; an effortless lie. While he was sorry his friend’s plans for the night had been ruined, he could not help but be relieved. He considered himself a ‘proper’ buck, not one to throw himself into childish situations or, quite honestly, have any fun at all. It was a wonder he and Jinx even got along.

“We’ll find something else to do.”  

[Vesperiie]

It was certainly a wonder, her mischievous recklessness compared to his propriety, but what was that they said about opposites? He tempered her more thoughtless antics with his restraint (she called it "lack-of-funness" to his face) and she liked to think he added some desperately needed spice to his far too orderly life. An odd but somehow lasting friendship, no doubt.

"I wanted to wear the skulls," she said petulantly, but, while childish, her tone had a degree of acceptance in it. In fact, her mischievous mind was already flying ahead, thinking of things to do. There were a lot of options, plans half or fully conceived, and yet one thing drew her in particular, and suddenly the look she flashed Omen was coy.

"I have an idea..." she said playfully, jade eyes glinting, glancing meaningfully from him, then to the bushes, then back.

Ruriska

Lol, here she comes xD

 

[Ruriska]

“Oh, yes?” Omen inquired, hoping that whatever she had come up with would be a bit more sedate. A leisurely walk down to a clean pool would be nice.

He did not catch the coy hint to her smile, or make any sense at all of her glimmering, mischievous gaze. No, he missed those signs completely.

Vesperiie

Clueless 8P

 

[Vesperiie]

She blinked at his words, for a moment the coyness lost in surprise. He hadn't gotten the message. Not that she was too surprised he had been chaste, he was ever so much the gentleman, but that he hadn't even thought about it with such a blatant gesture? Perhaps he had no experience at all in the matter.. perhaps it was his first time....

"Wait... don't tell me you've never done it before?"

Ruriska

 

[Ruriska]

“Done what?” Omen looked honestly puzzled, staring at her and then the bush she had seemed so interested in. Oh… oh wait, oh… okay. The pieces fell into place. Rendered speechless, the buck looked thoroughly embarrassed and he was certainly blushing, though he tried to hide it with a not-so-casual hair flick.

Vesperiie

 

[Vesperiie]

Jinx's eyes turned big as saucers, but the expression was momentary and more for teasing effect than for surprise (it certainly wasn't the first time she'd fixed him with that look). Not that there was any lack of true surprise behind it, though. Omen was a very kind buck (albeit lacking in the fun department without her by his side) and handsome to boot. Certainly there must have been many a doe who tried to make her move...

"Haven't you ever considered it before?" She asked, stepping closer, "It's quite fun," she said, her smile mischievous but not without reassurance in it as well.

Ruriska

Lol Omen's so cute <3