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 Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 5:42 pm
A gentle breeze blew over the landscape, ruffling the grass, leaves, and flowers, as well as the mane and tail of Safi as he stood leaning against a rock. The feathers attached to his ears and tail moved slightly as well, and there was a slight smile on his face. It was a good day...and for once, he wasn't on the move.
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:01 pm
The breeze that was blowing felt good against her body. It had been a while since she had felt such a nice, relaxing breeze. Actually, she could barely remember the last time she truly relaxed. She was a tense mare, always on her guard. Few Soquili knew her to not be guarded, but she was slowly letting loose her emotions. Slowly. But not quite--she still wanted to maintain some type of control over them, but for the moment, she allowed a soft smile to spread over her features.
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 9:07 pm
Well, that had been a nice moment. Still, it wasn't much longer before Safi tossed his head, readjusting his mane and feathers; time to wander on. He could use a place to settle down for the night, after all, and the sooner he was moving, the sooner that he'd be successful in his quest. Lately he'd had good luck at finding what he was looking for...
...And apparently, he was good at finding what he wasn't looking for, as well. The stallion hadn't gone very far before he stopped in almost mid-stride; a flash of brown amidst the green grass had attracted his attention, and as he peered towards it, he was able to identify it as a Soquili...and one he knew, at that. "Aruna?"
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 1:41 pm
Aruna blinked as a vaguely familiar voice hit her ears. She turned, and was surprised to see a stallion she hadn't thought she'd get to see again. "Safi?" She asked, surprised delight in her tone.
"I hadn't expected to see you again! How've you been?" She hadn't seen the Wind stallion in a long time. She had met many, and Safi was one of her favorite friends, and one of her very first, at that.
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:12 am
"Such shock iin your tone; are you telling me that you don't care to see me, Aruna? I can leave, if you want." Grinning ear to ear, the stallion walked through the grass over to Aruna, his dancing eyes and teasing tone plainly belying his actual words. He hadn't seen Aruna in a dog's age, after all, so the fact that he was seeing her now made him quite pleased.
"I'm doing well, myself; just been up to the same old, same old of roaming about aimlessly. How about you? Anything new and exciting been going on in your life?"
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:55 am
Aruna rolled her eyes good naturedly and smiled softly. "When was the last time we saw each other? And no, don't leave. It's just been so long I never thought I would get to see a nice face like yours again. But if you want it that way, you can leave."
She teased him back for teasing her, and then nodded. "Well, same thing here, not too much has happened, really. Well..." Aruna wondered if she should tell Safi what had happened to her just a few weeks ago, but maybe not. Oh, she trusted him, but he might not get it. Or he might, but what could she do?
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:19 pm
"It certainly was a while ago, that much I remember; the river was much higher than it is now last time we talked, so we can use that as a placement. Not that it matters how much time has passed, or how much will pass in the future, as long as we make the most of now, right?" With that combination of the philosophical and the overexaggerated, Safi was content to leave off; after all, there was such a thing as a decent stopping point, right? "But alright, since you don't have an issue, I'll stay...and that's a good thing, since I could use a rest, anyway."
As if to demonstrate that point, he cery deliberatly flopped down in the grass, grinning at Aruna from his new nest. But at her trailing off, he raised a brow; he liked to think he wasn't dense, and the look on her face seemed one of upset, to some degree. "Well? Something happen, Aruna?" No sooner were the words out of his mouth when he found himself wondering if that was an acceptable question; mares sometimes had things that they didn't like to discuss, after all. "That is, if you wish to discuss it. It's none of my business, after all."
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:26 am
"Yes, the river was far higher than what it is now," Aruna said, agreeing completely. "I completely agree with you on that thought, Safi," she said, chuckling. "So you'll stay? Just because I don't have an issue? Safi, how could you?"
It seemed only Safi could get her playful side to come out... she wasn't sure if there was anyone else out there who would, besides Shadowfax, of course. As Safi plopped down on the grass, she felt inclined to roll her eyes, and did so, laying down in front of him in a more graceful and dignified way.
"Something did happen, Safi, but it was a long time ago." She nodded to herself; she had gotten over it, and the only thing that pained her was when memories came back. "It could be your business if you nosed about long enough." She laughed softly then, knowing full well he was as curious as could be.
Most of her other friends were. It felt nice to talk about her problems now and then, but it was better if she spoke about them within family and with the problem itself.
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:40 pm
"Well, you know me, Aruna; I do so hate to be obtrusive and all that whatnot." Whuffing at some grass in front of his nose, Safi grinned at Aruna, widening it as she too flopped down in the grass. "So, you're not so dignified that you won't lie down? Good show!" Still, he saw her roll her eyes, so he did the same in an exageratted and overblown fashion. After all, the best way to show someone how silly they could be was to mimic them!
He wasn't really sure how he ought to respond to the comment about the bothering, though; he might be insanely curious, but he was also almost physically incapable of being serious; consequently, the best solution seemed to be to leave the subject be. She knew she could talk to him if she wanted, after all, and that was all that really mattered. "While nosing about sounds like it could be lots of fun, I think that I'll take a raincheck on it for now; too muh effort on a day this hot!"
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 2:01 pm
Aruna glared at him for copying her, but her glare softened into an exasperated look. "I'm not so dignified? Was that the kind of aura I gave off? Hm, that's good to know." She half-grinned at him. "Really, now, Safi--I can tell you're quite curious. Hm... shall I keep torturing your curiosity?"
She could only silently laugh at him. She knew he was literally incapable of being serious, therefore it was actually pretty funny to see that he wanted to know what was up with her. "You're that hot already? You're white and blue, and look at me--I'm brown! I feel the heat more than you, and you've got your wings to help cool you down! Quit complaining!" she scolded gently, though she gave a light-hearted giggle.
"Geez, I hope I don't sound like your mother; I hear Celendria's fair quiet, according to my dad."
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:24 am
"Aru's aura...catchy. But yes, like it or not, you have the perpetual impression of dignity hovering about you; makes me wonder that you're so willing to hang around with a goofball like me!" Safi punctuated his point by blowing heavily at a dandelion nearby, causing a cascade of little fluffy seeds to flaot past Aruna.
"But now, moving on to the next point, I"ll have you know that just because you're a little bit darker than I am doesn't mean you're hotter. You're smaller than I, and therefore have less surface area visible to the sun. And blue absorbs heat quite nicely, as do wings when they're not moving, thank you kindly." Sticking his tongue out at her, he nonetheless had a merry twinkle in his eye; it was fun to banter with Aruna, moreso now that she actually bantered back.
"And you know...I wouldn't know if Mum sounded like that or not. Never been around to be scolded!"
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:15 am
"Ah... Ah-choo!" Aruna sneezed as the dandelion Safi glew at her brushed across her nose. She wrinkled her nose a bit, and then, without meaning to, burst out laughing. "Catchy... hahaha... You're not goofball, Safi! You're silly, and that's what makes me like you. And your wings, of course!"
She winked at him. "I'll have you know I have this obession with winged horses..." She stood and nudged as his wings. "So pretty. I wish I could fly like you!" She chuckled and plopped down next to him. She was feeling oddly carefree... "Yes, yes, I am quite hot--so I lied." She stuck her tongue out at him. "But can't you use your wings to waft some wind against your body?"
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:23 am
"Bless you." The repsonse was automatic, so Safi almost, almost managed to say it with a straight face. Then Aruna's expression of scrunched-noseishness became too much for his humorous sensibilities, and he started laughing as well. "And I resent you saying that I'm not a goofball...I've gotten attached to that monniker, so having it revoked would make me sad. You wouldn't want me to be sad, would you?" With that, he flashed her a puppy dog eye look, big and sad.
Naturally, that didn't last long either before he was back to his usual grin. "Yeah, I'd heard of your wing fetish before, though I won't say from who." He nodded his head secretively, then grinned and ostentatiosly fanned his wings. "And flying isn't all it's cracked up to be, just so you know." But he could be a good sport; so he flapped his wings a few times, causing a mighty gust to cool them both, at least temporarily.
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:34 am
"Thank you," came the automatic response to his "bless you", and Aruna chuckled. "Fine, fine. Oh, don't look at me like that!" She didn't think Safi looked good with such an expression. "Oh, fine, fine, you're a goofball. Still silly though!" She stuck her tongue out at him once again, and laughed.
"Did you now? Tell me who told you!" She nipped at his wings, feeling better as he cool them both down. "Ah, thank you for that, Safi." She smiled. "Are you so sure? Flying above the clouds... and flying the stars... I'd always dream of doing that. I don't see how it's not all cracked up to be, as you say."
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:45 am
"Well, there's no reason that I can't be a silly goofball!" Pleased to have reacquired his title, Safi settled back down with his normal not-pitiful expression. Besides, it was too hard for his face to hold that expression for any length of time anyway!
At her n**, he swatted at her with a wing, however. "No biting! You ought to know not to bite the wing that fans you; just for that, I'm not fanning anymore." With that, he folded his wings tightly back against his body with the closest he could muster to a wounded expression; that one didn't last long either, though. "Well, flying's okay, but learning frankly sucks, and you never know if it's going to start raining, or if you're going to get caught up in a heavy wind, and sometimes you can't see anything solid to land on and you're flying too long when you're tired...and crash landings are fun. No, walking is a bit better."
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