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 Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 12:31 pm
AIM RP : 3/11/07
Sepoko stood in the rain. It gushed in buckets from the sky and tumbled down through the jungle canopy. If it were his choice, he would not be standing in the rain. He was sopping wet and uncomfortable. His little amber mane hung in his silver eyes. But there he stood, wet, a little muddy, in the rain. Why? Because, as the family had been sleeping, he had rolled over and hit Ajabu with his paws. Ajabu woke and angrily told Sepoko that if he could not keep to himself, he ought to just leave the cave then. Well... Sepoko figured if he moved over just a few feet, closer to mom, he could probably give Ajabu plenty of room... but he didn't want to risk it. So he tiptoed over his sleeping parents and came out here, to wait in the rain. He wondered when it would be safe to go back in.
Kenzi was nearby, in the jungle. The goddess had her wings wide open, as they were folded over, to protect her from the mortal world's pitiful rain. Why did it even rain in the first place? ... She'd have to ask the Goddess of Rain sometime. Her collar jingled loudly, in an attempt to spook any creatures nearby. It amused her very much, not many animals around here even knew what a collar was. Her owner's name was proudly engraved in the blue tag hangng around the green-stitched necklace, but it wasn't very clear, for her owner was unknown at the time. But, soon a name would return to it.
She padded lightly, as she spotted a young cub, lonely out in the rain. Upset, she slowly walked towards him. "You look like you could use some help." She warmly invited him to join her, as she extended her wings out further, like a large umbrella.
Sepoko heard a jingle approaching and froze. It was an odd noise, unfamiliar... he'd never heard anything like it. He swallowed a bit before looking around for the sound, and as he turned he saw the goddess approaching from behind him. His pale eyes widened in awe. He'd never seen a creature so lovely before, never seen a goddess. Once, his mother had told him she had met a god, but he hadn't been sure she was telling the truth. He was a bit surprised as the goddess sat at his side and spread her wings to shield him from the rain. He blinked a bit and wondered why she did this. He was not used to this sort of generosity, except from his mother. Unashamedly, he stared at the goddess. "Um... thank you..." he said quietly, uncertainly, and huddled up under the makeshift umbrella from the rain. He looked absolutely miserable there, a shrunken soggy tiny thing. Hastily he reached up and brushed the hair from his eyes with a forepaw. "Um... really... I'm real grateful ma'am... m'lady... um..." He trailed off. He had no idea what to call her, or how to ask. He wanted to make sure he showed her the respect she deserved, as a goddess and as his elder.
"No need to worry, your safe with me. Sorry if I scared you. I might've jingled my collar a bit too loud." She chuckled slightly, and then watched the young cub curiously. She always wanted cubs of her own. They were so, cuddly, playful, and interesting. "No need to thank me. You were all alone, out here by yourself. Mortal or not, I wouldn't let you stay there." She nodded, and then smiled, as she watched him struggle to decide on what to call her. "Call me Kenzi. I hate when others do that. I'm a goddess, but I don't see myself of that much status or importance. You mortals are beyond silly, sometimes."
She peered out to the rain covered lands, as she pondered. There would be no reason to even ask the Goddess of Rain why it always rained. It was so simple. ... ... it was calming, a constant silent noise, which could soothe any soul. It definatly had an effect on her.
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 1:27 pm
"It's okay, it's okay, I wasn't scared," Sepoko lied. He wanted to reassure the goddess. It was his fault he was a coward. He didn't want her to think there was anything wrong, he didn't want her to have anything to feel badly about. He did wonder about the collar, though. He stared at a bit, but he didn't ask. He didn't want to be nosy. It was her business. Then quickly, he added another "Thank you" to solidify his gratitude for sharing her wings with him.
"Kenzi..." he murmured to himself, listening to the sound of the name, savoring it, comitting it to memory. Then she went on. "Oh! I'm sorry!" he declared. He greatly regretted having done anything to upset her. "I shall call you only Kenzi for now on." He nodded ferverently. She seemed ever so nice... he just wanted her to be happy. "Um... I'm called Sepoko," he whispered, and then bowed. He felt it was proper to conclude any introduction or greeting with a bow.
"Ah, no need to hide your true feelings, young Sepoko. ... ... and you need to stop thanking me! Anyways, I was simply passing through." She nodded, trying to get him to understand. "Yes, I am Kenzi, the Goddess of Obedience. I felt the need to come here for a reason, and I think i've found it, out here -- with you." She got a little more comfortable, by grabbing Sepoko and gliding into the treetops. They weren't entirely wet like the soggy ground below them. She placed him on the large limb, the same that she was on, and continued to hold her wings over the bother of them. "Thank you, Sepoko. I just ... dislike being looked up to so much. Its nice being a god, but its also nice to be treated equal sometimes. ... ... just don't bow." She snickered, amused by this cub.
"So, why were you out here in the rain in the first place? You should be inside -- with your family!"
Sepoko gulped, then fessed up, "Okay... maybe I was a little scared. Sorry." He looked down at his paws. Then she told him to stop thanking her. "Sorry," he said again. She told him her domain. Goddess of Obedience? What did the Goddess of Obedience do? And now she said she had a purpose here. Sepoko was confused. He looked up. "What...?" he began, but he didn't get to finish.
Very suddenly, Kenzi seized up the little cub and took off for the treetops. Sepoko squeaked, terrified, and he held his breath and closed his eyes tight, cowering in Kenzi's grip. It wasn't that he didn't trust the goddess... it was that he didn't trust gravity. He didn't open his eyes again until he could feel the branch beneath his paws. He gripped it tight, digging his claws in, and he turned to Kenzi, shaking. She asked him a question, and as soon as he caugt his breath, he answered as best he could. "I was outside 'cause my brother asked me to be," he said simply, and shrugged. It didn't seem like a big deal to him.
"Your brother asked you to come outside?" She frowned, looking down at the small cub. She grabbed him with her large paws and held onto him tightly. "What a rude sibling. If that was me, i'd ignore him and beat him up for being a jerk. ... but, then again -- your still a cub. You're still learning about the world around you. I've been walking the earth for generations. I know what its like." She rolled her eyes and then placed the cub back on the limb. "No need to be afraid. Your safe up here with me. I won't let you fall." Her eyes lit up warmly, as she curled her long furry tail around him. She admired him so very much, wishing she had cubs of her own. Although, hopefully her wish would come true soon. She had an eye for her master.
Sepoko pursed his lips and nodded. Yes, Ajabu had sent him out here. Not that it bothered Sepoko much to be out here... though he would like very much to be inside. But if Ajabu wanted him out, he was okay with being outside. Then, what the goddes told him made his eyes widen in shock. "What?" he questioned quietly. "Beat 'im up? But I wouldn't do that. He's my brother, an' I love him. I dun wanna hurt him. An' besides..." He looked around a bit, as though divulging a secret, then sighed, "I'm a runt." He hung his head. He wished he could be bigger like his brother, but it just wasn't in the plans of the gods. He smiled a bit as Kenzi reassured him, and nuzzled up to her until she set him back down on the tree limb. He looked up towards her curiously. "You promise?" he asked. If only she could promise her, he could be certain. Sepoko understood a promise to mean everything.
"Ah well, i'm a little ... strange, I suppose." She chuckled as Sepoko questioned about beating up Ajabu. "I guess your right. I cannot relate though. I've never had family. I don't know what its like to have a brother, or a sibling, at that." She sighed, glaring down at the bark on the tree branch. "Nothing ashamed of being a runt, though. Sometimes thats a better thing. You get better hiding places, you don't need the royalties and annoyances of a first born, and runts are overall nicer than their siblings, much more ... softer. And kind." She nodded, placing a paw on his head, to give him a little noogie. "That is apparent, from you. See, your not mean!"
She smiled, and then nodded once more. "I promise. If anything happens to you, I will curse my future family tenfold. And that has never happened before either, so, your fine -- for now."
"I don't think you're strange. I think you're pretty," Sepoko said in all honesty as he shifted and made himself comfortable on the soggy branch. He looked sadly at the godddess at her admission of having no family. "Oh, I'm sorry," he declared. "That's too bad. You're missing out. A brother's one of the best things you could possibly have!" It was a quiet exclamation, but an exclamation nonetheless, and Sepoko's ghostly eyes sparkled with his brotherly love. Nothing could kill Sepoko's loyalty to Ajabu... not even Ajabu's cruelty.
And she told him there was nothing wrong with being a runt, and this truly made him smile. "Thank you," he whispered. He'd never been complimented so much in one day, he thought. Most of his compliments came from his mother, and occasionally from his father. Ajabu had never complimented him, so far as he could remember, but that was okay. He knew Ajabu loved him.
Wow, that was a pretty serious promise. Sepoko nodded firmly. "Okay, I trust you," he said. It was about then the wind picked up, and whipped rain into Sepoko's eyes. He sighed, and shuffled a bit closer to Kenzi to shield himself from the rain.
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:00 pm
She blushed as the young cub mentioned her being pretty. Smiling warmly, she clung on tightly to the little lion. "Thank you." Though, as he said sorry, she frowned. "Don't worry about me. Though i'd love a family, I enjoy the free space, the will to roam the lands as I please. Its nice. Though, a sibling would be nice ... I just ... never got to know them."
"I'm glad you trust me. ... I would, never want to hurt anyone." Though, as she spoke, the wind blew rapidly onto her wings, and she was slowly loosing grip. Gasping, she slipped, and then the little cub fell from her arms. "SEPOKO!" She got up, and quickly rushed her wings to the ground below. Oh, what had she done, she'd broken her promise ... so soon.
She slammed her large paws to the ground and rushed over to the figure on the ground. "Are you okay?" She folded her ears back, a tear in her eye.
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