Her own eyes were some what over cast, as if the skies them selves had cast a cloud over those sweet usually happy blue orbs. Small in stature any way, her head was low and she walked with barely any of her usual grace, she almost dragged her feet infact. Soft, dust filled ears lay flatteend against her head as she paused to look around. It was getting hot out here, the sun rising to it's zenith. Licking her dry lips she searched for a place to sleep before she continued ehr wanderings. Where was she going any way? Truely, she didn't know, perhaps, she would know when she got there.
Turning her body east she headed for a small copse of bare trees, her gait becoming long and easy though ehr head still remained low as if she were up against a great torrent of wind. Slipping in to the shade a ghist dissapearing in tot he shadows she lay with a heavy sigh and a dusty whump. The whitish brown dirt settled on her coat. She had been neglecting it over the last few days. She was usually so dirly looking, it added baddly to her apperance, small and slender but usually full bodied and heal;thy she looked skinny and unhealthy, perhaps, if she even lay still for long enoughs he would be thought of as dead. Would that be sucha bad thing? Would the laughing dogs or the pride cats come and pick ehr bones clean or would she be left to rot just like ehr mother ebfore her.
Taejira
{{*blinkblinks at rolling dice and peers at Dusty curiously*}}
A slightly larger cheetah had perced himself rather precariously on a low branch of one of the trees under which Colche had situated herself. His dark tail flicked too and fro and he watched her with curiosity, a rather dim smile curled absently upon his lips. The cheetah was clearly a bit younger, and oddly unspotted, the only marking marring his dark brown coat a white diamond-like spot one his forehead. Digging his claws into the bark of the branch idly, he tilted his head as Coche flopped down. Oh my, she did not look very happy at all! Raja decided to find out why, as he was a nosy little bugger.
"Hallo?" He called out in a friendly tone, smile still hovering on his features.
A slightly larger cheetah had perced himself rather precariously on a low branch of one of the trees under which Colche had situated herself. His dark tail flicked too and fro and he watched her with curiosity, a rather dim smile curled absently upon his lips. The cheetah was clearly a bit younger, and oddly unspotted, the only marking marring his dark brown coat a white diamond-like spot one his forehead. Digging his claws into the bark of the branch idly, he tilted his head as Coche flopped down. Oh my, she did not look very happy at all! Raja decided to find out why, as he was a nosy little bugger.
"Hallo?" He called out in a friendly tone, smile still hovering on his features.
Syrius Lionwing
It took a moment for the words to echo in to her clouded mind. She was lost in her self tired and aching from traveling to who knew where. However the voice eventually broke through her mind, whisteling in through her ears. She turned her dusty blue eyes up to the tree. Cheetahs can't climb trees,s eh told ehrself and backed away quickly "wh..wh..who are you?" she managed to stuter, perhaps she was a little paranooid by the larger creature or perhaps mroe likely the sun had finally gotten to her and she was a little dilusional. Either way her mind kept shouting that cheetahs couldn't climb trees.
She started to pant suddenly, her back coming against one of the trees with an angry heavy thump, her ears flattening as she did so "ow" she squeeked. "Please don't weat me" she whispers, she was definately a bit delusional. she was so lost in her own thoughts she hadnt truely had a good feed or a drink for several says perhaps she was a bit shell shocked to say the least, the little femme couldn't look more worried, her blue eyes filled with fear of the unknown.
She started to pant suddenly, her back coming against one of the trees with an angry heavy thump, her ears flattening as she did so "ow" she squeeked. "Please don't weat me" she whispers, she was definately a bit delusional. she was so lost in her own thoughts she hadnt truely had a good feed or a drink for several says perhaps she was a bit shell shocked to say the least, the little femme couldn't look more worried, her blue eyes filled with fear of the unknown.
Taejira
Raja blinked in confusion, slipping easily off of his branch. He took a tentative step towards the other cheetah, ears pinned back, looking concerned. 'Course cheetahs didn't climb trees, but particularly dim ones would pull themselves onto branches that were no more than a foot off the ground, apparently...or at least he had. Deciding that pursuing the nervous female would be a bad idea, the brown cheetah seated himself, tail curling about his dainty forepaws. He looked no less than baffled.
"Er..." He said, head tilted. "I'm Kidaraja... um.. and I don't want to hurt you.." He looked hurt that she would even suggest such a thing! Attacking a fellow cheetah? That was quite a low thing to do. He winced as she backed into the tree. "Uhh...you okay there...?"
"Er..." He said, head tilted. "I'm Kidaraja... um.. and I don't want to hurt you.." He looked hurt that she would even suggest such a thing! Attacking a fellow cheetah? That was quite a low thing to do. He winced as she backed into the tree. "Uhh...you okay there...?"
Blinking a few times the younger cheetah swam in to her view. her panting slowly ceased and she looked dazedly at the young male. A cheetah without spots? Tilting her head she pulled her body away from the tree and winced,s he had bashed her spine, but only a little. Looking embarressed she turned ehr blue eyes gaze upont he young male.
"I..I'm..uhm..s..s..sorry..I thought you were a.." she paused and squeeked the word "lion" Looking embarressed and just a little more than ashamed of her reactions she slowly lay down looking at the ground. "I'm afraid I'v been out in the sun too long" her voice creek her tail wrapping around ehr as she lay there in a rather stoic manner. She was silent then, a breeze brushing ehr beautifully marked fur casting away some of the dust that clung to her fur.
She was silent for a long time, though her tongue occasionally lapped out, her tongue ews dry and made a soft raspy sound every time she did it. "I'm Colche" she said, out of no where, as if she had just realised he had introoduced ehrsef though her gaze still seemed to concentrate on the ground benath her body.
Taejira
Raja watched Colche's odd reaction to him settle down, eyes still wide with confusion and a bit of worry. Was she insane? She looked malnourished, that was for sure. His ears folded back slightly as she panted. Goodness, this lady needed some water, or...food, or something!
"Oh...!" He exclaimed as she explained her reaction. His lack of spots often alarmed or confused others, but not to the degree it seemed to have affected Colche. "I'm sorry, I uh..I didn't mean to startle you!" He said earnestly, bobbing his head. He looked vaguely concerned at her blank staring and her statement about the sun.
"Well um...perhaps you need some water, eh Colche?" He offered tentatively, reaching out a slender paw to nudge her shoulder, an attempt to make her stop spacing out.
"Oh...!" He exclaimed as she explained her reaction. His lack of spots often alarmed or confused others, but not to the degree it seemed to have affected Colche. "I'm sorry, I uh..I didn't mean to startle you!" He said earnestly, bobbing his head. He looked vaguely concerned at her blank staring and her statement about the sun.
"Well um...perhaps you need some water, eh Colche?" He offered tentatively, reaching out a slender paw to nudge her shoulder, an attempt to make her stop spacing out.
"Lifting her head to look at the male once again she smiled "yes, water..I think you're right" She looked at the paw that touched ehr shoulder as if it were a dissembodyment of something else entirely alien. She flinched slightly following the paw back tot he friendly looking male. She really was quite out of it. Dehydrated and lost in her own little world she needed help and rest.
Stumbling to her foot paws she looked at the male. he was abig one.Even as an adul she was a small one, dainty inher every bone. This was mostly due to her past but she usually got along fine on her own. It was this strange, uncerteainty that ahd taken her of late that left ehr so confused and in this unusually malnourished state.
Taejira
Raja beamed at Colche and got to his feet in one fluid, graceful motion. For such a clueless goon, the adolescent wasn't very clumsy at all... his physical mannerisms didn't much fit with his personality at all.
"Excellent, water will be good, yes." he said cheerfully, his usual affect returning. He was still a bit unnerved by the female's state... she seemed to be only vaguely aware of her surroundings. Well, he would help the lady! He was a nice fellow...friendly! Smiling dimly, he pranced around Colche to stand in front of her. "This way's got a small waterhole, I think.. you can walk on your own?" He inquired, tilting his head again.
"Excellent, water will be good, yes." he said cheerfully, his usual affect returning. He was still a bit unnerved by the female's state... she seemed to be only vaguely aware of her surroundings. Well, he would help the lady! He was a nice fellow...friendly! Smiling dimly, he pranced around Colche to stand in front of her. "This way's got a small waterhole, I think.. you can walk on your own?" He inquired, tilting his head again.
Colche watched the young male with a smile, though her eyes were obviously still a little dim she nodded softly "Yes I can walk" she whispers folowing after him, her eyes glued to her front paws once again though she was at least watchign where she was going. A copse of trees provided plenty of obstacles.
Her eyes lifted for a short time to watch the stalking behind of the cheetah in front, a cheetah without spots. How strange. She started to contemplate if she was still aliive even, did cheetahs without spots realy exsist? Blingking a few times she caught up to the young male and toucked him with ehr nose. well he was solid enough. she needed water. Her ehad was so groggy a good drink would clear her thoughts. She was pretty sure.
Taejira
"Good good!" Raja exclaimed smilingly, glad that the other cheetah was well enough to walk. That was a good sign, right? He practically marched as he walked, lifting each paw high in the air with his steps. Sniffing the air, he tried to go in the direction of the small waterhole he'd passed on his way through the trees... a small dip in the land, as he recalled. His ears perked forward as he gazed round, looking for it.
He let out a surprised yelp as Colche's nose bumped his side, jumping slightly and almost running smack into a small tree. "Gah!" He exclaimed, skidding to a halt and staring at her with wide brown eyes. "You...gah...warn me the next time you do that..?" He managed weakly, clearly a little bit easily alarmed.
He let out a surprised yelp as Colche's nose bumped his side, jumping slightly and almost running smack into a small tree. "Gah!" He exclaimed, skidding to a halt and staring at her with wide brown eyes. "You...gah...warn me the next time you do that..?" He managed weakly, clearly a little bit easily alarmed.
When the male jumped in surprise she too caught ehr self and stood straddle legged for a moment her heart racing. "I thought maybe I was dreaming" she stumbles over her words her eyes wide as dish plates..I didn't mean tooffend" she whispers casting her eyes away again, frightened she had deep offended the larger male by such a simple act. she really was not quite here to think she was followign a ghost or a dream or something else. A none spotted cheetah from a tree, but, he was real, she had touched him.
Groaning softly she stumbled on ehr feet a bit trying to right herself "I think i need that water now" she mumbled ehr voice rather distant.
