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 Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:26 pm
An audible sigh could be heard to anybody that was near her, but where exactly was she? Hiding in the darkness behind a tree, Heartless was almost invisible. Her long braid cascaded down her shoulder as she watched with observing, silent eyes. The kalona said nothing and did nothing. She just watched. Heartless wasn't exactly a very conversational type of soquili, or more like, she didn't know what to say. She always seemed secluded and silent, nobody knew what she was like, because nobody ever stuck around long enough. But of course, why should she care?
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:36 pm
Soaring through the sky, Ariston felt like a million bucks. He didn't even know what a million bucks was, but he knew it was a good thing. He dramactically turned here and there, flying over his usual area where many of the females gossiped. After hearing many 'Ooooos and Aaaas' he knew his work was done. "Oh what a productive day.." He thought to himself, for in Ariston's mind one thing at a time was productive.
He landed almost too perfectly in the trees, and avoided the many branches around him. He didn't want to walk away with any nasty scars. He stuck his chest out naturally, and calmed himself in the cool of the trees. Here he could hide from any unwanted eyes, even though he never wanted that.
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:43 pm
Raising a brow, Heartless noticed the kalona that landed in the distance. She herself did not like to... fly. It was too weird to be up in the air without the stability of the ground underneath her. So sometimes she forgot she even had these wings. But they were good to use as intimidation items for the other soquili that inhabited the area.
But she gazed at the white kalona with interest. Hm. White... kalona? Now that was a new one. Heartless was very interested... very interested... But for now, she stood as still as a statue as she watched to see how he reacted. Only her golden eyes were visible from the darkness, which looked a tad... creepy.
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:50 pm
Ariston had many special abilities that other stallions failed to recognize, or that were to lazy to recognize. He demanded perfection from himself at all times. One skill he had, was being able to know a female was around at a doable distance. He sensed something that was not familiar to him, so he raised his awareness to what was around him.
Shuffling his feet back a few paces, he turned almost in a complete circle, looking at everything around him. He spotted something, but then realized it was nothing. Hearing a crunch of a leaf, he turned over to the side to see a dark shadow hiding by a tree. The one thing he could see from it, was it's glowy eyes. 'Hello?" He said, sort of spooked out.
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:05 pm
((-reads- ...Too lazy. xD))
He was so.. bright. Heartless almost needed to squint to look at him properly. She never ventured out into the open sunlight. She was always either seen at night or in the shadows deep within the forest. The kalona was almost surprised that he had spotted her since most soquili missed the two glowing eyes that stared out at them, yearning for their hearts. It was unsure of whether Heartless lived up to her namesake or not. It was either that she didn't have a heart all together or that it was buried very... very deep.
The mare could sort of sense that Ariston had a big heart, a heart for what, she did not know. All she knew was that he definitely had more of a heart then she did. "Hello." She did not reveal herself yet, but she wanted to see if he said anything more or if he would just go away pretending that he didn't see her.
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:16 pm
(( >D *chomps* ))
"So my eyes do not deceive me? There is indeed a lovely Kalona hiding behind a tree!" His instincts were almost... too creepy at times, but he could easily see the tip of the tail of the mare, and guess that she was a Kalona. He approached just a tad further, but left her enough space. He did not want her to run away on him, so he took it slow.
He did though, take a deep breath in. This was the first Kalona mare in a long time who had not tried to kill him in the first two seconds of spotting. "May I ask you your name?" His purple eyes were eager to see who was hiding behind a tree, and her mysterious ways brought his curiosity out. That was definitely something that was rare. He just couldn't get over that someone from his own species did not want him torn apart that quickly.
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:23 pm
Oh. He was smart too... Heartless was intrigued by this stallion. The kalona mare took a step back as he approached her, deeper into the darkness. She had no interest in getting any closer, until...
Heartless was not aware of much going on in the area. Again, she was very isolated and secluded, not that she wanted to socialize with others. She just spoke to the very few soquili she happened to run into. The soquili she liked to tormet were a different story.
Heartless spoke softly as she looked at the white kalona. "Heartless." She had a sort of mysterious aura about her and her voice, it was difficult to place a finger on what her tone exactly was. It wasn't menacing, but it wasn't welcoming either. "And you are?"
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:31 pm
He sighed. "I must be scary, then?" He chuckled, wishing she would feel more comfortable. "But anywho, my name is Ariston." Her name rang into his head. Heartless? So.. did she really not posses a heart? He cringed at that thought. Although he had a heart, all of it was for himself. Never had he shown what a heart would posses for someone else. It was the way he was, the way he was made. Who know if his own heart could ever be unlocked, too.
With a sway of his tail, he pondered on what he should do next. He was really hoping to actually have a conversation with a Kalona mare for once, though that did not look like it was likely. "I have never seen you around, Miss Heartless. Do you usually prefer the shade or night? Nightime is my favorite of all, though I doubt I could blend in like you do.." Saying that, he looked down at his obnoxiously white body, but inside gleamed at how perfect he was.
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:40 pm
She listened to him chuckle, she wondered what it was like to have emotions, to have a heart. At the moment, that was only a dream for her. For now, her attention was focused on the other stallion. She could tell he wasn't like the kalona mare she had saw on that night full of terror. Besides that ruby red kalona, she had not met any other kalona.
Heartless spoke a sort of eloquence but not with any emotion, "The nighttime is very nice. Shade is just a fake kind of night. Nothing special." Was he... trying to flatter her? She didn't really know what to say since she hardly ever... spoke. It was always tormeting other soquili which she loved to do, but that required no socialization.
She was beginning to feel a little more at ease. Maybe she would reveal herself soon... Maybe.
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:52 pm
Ariston's ears perked up happily, only because the mare said many words this time. Maybe him being true to somebody could actually make situations work. "Ahh, and shade is nice for the skin, of course. So I take it you are not a fan of the daylight? Hmph, don't worry, you aren't missing anything but lots of drama." He sighed and leaned against a soft bush. Lately the drama had been overflowing like crazy, and he was starting to get achy from it. First the lazy stallion, and now someone new who avoided such things? The thought of staying away now seemed even more lovely to him.
He swapped his tail at the feeling of a branch tickling his back, and he sighed again at how relaxed he felt. He just wished Heartless could feel that way as well.
"Do you enjoy flight? It is very soothing, and another way to escape the daily horrors." It was one of the only ways that Ariston was able to stay sane. He would soar just let himself find all the things that mattered, which were usually petty things about himself. Though, it had proven itself a useful skill for relaxation.
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:02 pm
Nice for the skin? Heartless knew of no such things, but she ignored the comment and listened to him talk. "No, sunlight... does not bode well with me." The mare paused slightly and waited for the right moment.
"I do not... fly. I prefer the solid ground beneath my hooves." The mare shrugged slightly and then wondered why she had never really taken flight. It just... wasn't appealing to her, plus that would mean she would have to go out in the open and that was just a no-no. "I watch things that go on during the daytime from the shadows. Nobody notices me." She almost sounded sad when she said that.
Knowing that he probably wouldn't be such a good object of tormet, because he was a kalona too, she decided that talking to him might be a good thing. So far he was interesting enough, but she didn't find his personality interesting, she was more interested... in his heart.
Beginning to feel slightly more relaxed, Heartless began to circle him. The moment she moved out of the shadows, her physical appearance became visible. Her single dark braid shone in the moonlight as she walked in a circle around him. She would be in the moonlight for a few seconds and then walk into the shadows again, the cycle continued. But always, her golden eyes were visible, staring at him.
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:10 pm
"Ahh, I see.." He said, as he watched the cat-like figure surround him. He was delighted that she finally appeared, though was overwhelmed by what she looked like. She was an impressive Kalona, even if she didn't see it herself.
"Do not fly?!" Ariston almost gasped at the thought. "I can understand that you do not want to fly on a sunny day but, flying in the nighttime is most amazing." His eyes filled with excitement, as he ignored her sulky surrounding of him. "Would you like to go fly now? I promise, you are going to thank me after. You are blessed with wings! You are meant to fly!" He sounded like he was giving a pep speech, and even that scared him. But for a moment, he felt a tad sorry for the female, wanting her to experience more than what she already had.
He figured that she would most like reject, but decided to flap his own wings out. In doing so, it helped him stand out much taller and bolder than before, and the glimmering gold and white was as bright as ever.
"Flying in the moonlight.." He said, quietly. "There is no such better thing. He looked up at her, with a bit of child in his eyes.
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:18 pm
Heartless either did not move a muscle or she was constantly moving. There was no in-between for her for some odd reason. She was a little more petite then other kalona, but she still was pretty damn tall compared to the regular soquili.
She did not feel safe when she was up in the air. There was nothing to support her. No, she would not fly, not yet. Not until she finally trusted somebody, and that probably... wouldn't be for a long time, long, long time. "No, I don't trust being up in the air." She wasn't going to put herself in a position where she felt vulnerable. Vulnerability meant trouble for her... deep trouble...
It was obvious that Heartless didn't have a very good past, or really a past at all. She trusted nobody but herself; she found no reason to trust anybody, because they showed her no kindness. They couldn't blame her for feeling that way... "I can live without it." Heartless continued to circle him like she did with the soquili she tormented, she knew of nothing else.
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:26 pm
"That's a shame," he said, almost getting dizzy from her. "You wouldn't believe it but, I'm sure, but you would be a beautiful sight to see in the glimmer of the night sky." Inside he chuckled how lame that might have sounded, though he wanted her to reveal herself to others more. Specimans with such a high class could not afford to be shacked up for their entire lives. "Don't worry, I hope that eventually you will build a bond with the lonliness of the night sky. Even the sky desires attention." His purple eyes strayed away from her, knowing that he gave his own attention to the sky. It was the only place that he allowed himself to share attention.
With her short but last comment, he could only respond, "Of course you could live without it. You already live without many things." He felt like he was throwing a book at her. "I can live without other stallions, but you don't see me hiding from them." He chuckled, knowing that that was the only thing he could actually live without.
Watching her shadow emerge and dissapear, he rolled his eyes. "I like the dissapear act, but I like when you are in view better."
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:35 pm
Heartless still felt wary of Ariston. She didn't know why, but she just couldn't trust him. She just wasn't sure why, but she felt that it would be difficult for her to trust him. The mare wasn't quite sure why he thought that she would take to flying but she just shrugged to himself. He was definitely an odd one. Interesting nonetheless.
Heartless finally stopped circling him like a shark circling its prey, but she stopped within the darkness again. Something was just... off about this kalona. She knew about herself, but weren't kalona supposed to be evil? She just wasn't sure with him. Then again, she seemed to be unsure about a lot of things. Was he hiding from her? Was there some sort of motive behind talking to her? What did he want? She was just too paranoid...
The mare said nothing in reply to Ariston's words.
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