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 Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:53 pm
Tossing back his mane, Zaphiro glanced around the clearing with a critical eye. It wasn't quite what they wanted, but it had potential to work for at least the night. After all, it was already sunset!
Glancing sideways at Hienna, he gave her a raised brow look. "Well, what do you think, Hie? No cave yet, and it's definitly not as cosy as we could hope, but maybe it'll work for the night?"
There was no pond or anything, sadly, but it was a rather secluded place, small and cosy and well-shielded by the surrounding trees.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:01 pm
"It's all right for the night," Hienna agreed. It had been a few days since she had become his mate and the tension that had been lingering had all but disappeared. She seemed more carefree and laughed easier and god if she didn't dote on him.
"Would you mind going to find some things to make a nice bed for the evening? The grass here is a bit more sparse than seems comfortable and I'm quite tired myself."
The smaller mare got tired more easily than Zaphiro and while she generally held her own a lot better than one would think, she DID look a bit weary.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:09 pm
Giving his mate a quick glance of concern, Zaphiro was soon giving a nod of agreement. This place was cosy, alright, but the ground was rather hard and just BEGGING to make stiff joints come morning.
After giving Hienna an affectionate nuzzle, he turned and started off through the trees, calling back over his shoulder, "I shouldn't be too long; just sit tight and I'll be back before you know it."
Hopefully with some nice thick grasses, or maybe some leaves or something else they could snuggle up in. The nights could be chilly, after all!
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:10 pm
"Thank you, love," she answered, returning the nuzzle and looking around for a place to lay for the moment. Finding a slightly more grass-covered area she lay herself down and closed her eyes, body gleaming in the sunset as the little light set the gold accents on fire.
Now all she had to do was wait for her mate to return and they could snuggle after a long, tiring day of searching for a home.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:22 pm
One advantage of wings; you could see things that you might otherwise have missed. Like, for example, an exquisite shade of purple, gleaming darkly in the light of the setting sun.
Guilian was making the most of his evening, having spent his day in the same general area as his irate (but lovely) kalona lover, Izusa; ever since she'd caught him with Luca, she'd been more paranoid and possessive than ever. He might not like it, but given the fact that she was pregnant, he tried to indulge her in her whims at least a little bit.
But the nights were his; and what Izusa didn't know about what he did couldn't hurt her, him, or anyone else.
Key point being her not finding out about it, which was why he was out here, soaring over the treetops in search of something graceful and female...which he seemed to have just found. Smiling sensually, Guilian took only a moment to adjust a rose, then he was swooping down to a graceful landing in the clearing. "Good evening, Chica; a lovely time to be out, is it not?"
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:26 pm
The mare jumped at the sudden arrival of Guilian from the air and she looked toward the forest. Perhaps she shouldn't have let Zaphiro leave her...But at least he didn't LOOK dangerous.
"Good eve. I do not know who Chica is," she answered, "But it is a lovely time." Again, Hienna slipped into her oh-so-slow pattern of speech. Zaphiro was the only one she could talk so freely with.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:39 pm
Up close and personal, the mare was even moe lovely than she had first appeared; exquisitely curled purple hair caressed a neck both long and shapely, while golden markings of a most delicate nature encircled ankles and neck, highlighting the grace and slimness of the parts in question. Bright golden eyes looked at his black ones, and Guilian could feel his internal grin widening.
She was GORGEOUS.
But he was in no hurry; the mare was alone, after all, and obviously secluded...
Well, it was dangerous out here for a mare, especially a lone mare. It was his duty as a gentleman to keep an eye on her and keep her safe, after all!
Tossing back his short mane, Guilian chuckled and strolled across the clearing towards the mare, stopping a few feet away and sweeping her a bow. "That would be you, Chica; since I don't have the privilege of knowing your name and feel it would be most callow to simply call you "Mare". But my name is Guilian, and it's a pleasure."
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:43 pm
"I am Hienna," she answered, giving a small nod of her head. Had she more energy she would have stood up and given him a proper greeting but she was tired and her legs hurt from the trek. Not to say she couldn't if she absolutely needed to.
"The pleasure is mine, Guilian. What brings you out this evening?" She looked at him carefully. He was pleasant enough to speak to. At least he hadn't brought up the weather or some mundane subject...yet.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:52 pm
Flicking back one wing, Guilian deftly adjusted the black rose tucked behind his ear and his mane both; ease of practice made the gesture seem casual as flicking an ear. And indeed, it was.
Rather than continue standing and talking down to the mare, Guilian settled himself down in the spot on which he stood, tucking back his wings and giving Hienna a pleasant smile. "Hienna...a lovely name. Though please forgive me if I slip up and call you Chica anyway; old habits die hard, after all." With that, he gave her a conspiratorial wink, then an easy chuckle. "And I am out enjoying the chance to be out and about, Chica; due to certain circumstances that have cropped up in my life recently, I've been unable to travel about as much as I'd like."
Shifting slightly so that one wingtip was resting gracefully against his chin, he then gave the mare a curious look. "And what about you, Hienna-Chica? What brings you out to this lonely corner of the woods?"
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:58 pm
"Oh? What circumstances would that be, Guilian?" It did engage her curiosity, "If you do not mind me asking, anyway..." God, he was too close. Far too close. Actually, Hienna already felt mildly uncomfortable though she did her best not to offend him and show it.
"I am simply resting here tonight. In the dawn I will resume my search for a home to call my own."
Of course, Hie didn't see any reason to mention her mate - after all, this WAS an innocent conversation, wasn't it? Oh, poor naive and innocent Hienna.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:04 pm
"Of course I don't mind if you ask, Chica, but I'm sure you can understand if I don't indulge you. It's a rather personal matter, you see, and I'm out here to try and escape it, if just for a little bit."
Sighing slightly, Guilian turned and looked away, an expression of wounded dignity visible on his nobly suffering face.
And at least HALF of that sorrow was true; for one used to getting what he wanted whenever he wanted it, being denied and having to sneak about was frankly...unpleasant.
Her comment about a home brought his gaze back to hers, though, a thoughtful smile on his face as he nodded, seemingly in understanding. "Ah, so you are a transient, Chica? Or are you just new to the area? Given that you are desirous of a home, I hope I wouldn't be too out of line were I to assume the latter?"
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:08 pm
"Of course I do not mind, Guilian. I apologize for asking." She should have known that when one wanted to escape something they didn't wish to talk about it. After all, she hadn't wanted to talk about her problems when she was trying to escape.
And for some reason Hienna felt as though she put her hoof in her mouth. However, at the question she simply smiled a bit, "Relatively new to the area, indeed. I have been staying here or there - but mostly a bit away from the coast."
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:18 pm
"No apologies, Chica; it was my fault for not being clearer. Both of us are obviously a little behind, no?" Smiling reassuringly at the mare, Guilian made a mental tally mark on his 'mare type' chart beside 'innocent'. She had that vibe about her...definitly not that experienced with stallions.
He'd gestured dismissively with a wing while speaking, but instead of folding it back over his back had dropped it at his side, lightly brushing against Hienna's foreleg as he did so, but so lightly it could be dismissed as a total accident.
And he acted as such, giving her an interested look as she explained her circumstances. "Ah, well, welcome to the area, Chica. I hope that you have found your time here so far to be pleasant? Especially near the coast; the ocean is so peaceful and pleasant, isn't it? To say nothing of very romantic."
~~~
While it wasn't exactly what he'd set out looking for, Zaphiro was far from unhappy with the results. Following his nose after the heady scent of heather, he'd all but stumbled into a small glade literally carpeted with the fragrant plant. Rather than carry it back to the other clearing, he decided that this one would be even better; turning around, he started back the other way to fetch Hienna. She'd love it here...
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:22 pm
The little brush, accident or not, made her even more uncomfortable and THAT much she couldn't hide as she scooted a bit away from him. Something about it just didn't sit well with Hienna and she couldn't explain why. "Thank you for the welcome. It is quite peaceful and a little more than romantic. It's gorgeous."
In fact, it had become her favorite spot - for obvious reasons. It had brought her and Zaphiro together. The thought of it brought a fond smile to her lips.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:35 pm
Negative reaction...obviously she wasn't used to being touched. Though he had hopes that that could change; looking at the smile that had crossed her lovely muzzle when he'd mentioned romance, he couldn't supress the amused and delighted smile that the realization she was a romantic, albeit an innocent one, brought about.
However, he could take his time; obviously moving fast with this one was out. So instead of moving after her, he held his position, nodding sagely in agreement. "Well, Chica, it's my plea-"
"-Hienna, I didn't find any bedding but I did find a better pla-"
Both stallions stared at each other in utter shock and surprise as Zaphiro walked into the clearing, his words breaking in abruptly on Guilian's. The shock on the face of each stallion quickly gave way to exasperation in Guilian's case, flat out fury in Zaphiro's.
Zaphiro recovered first. "Guilian, what the HELL are you doing here?" Though his voice was low, it was cold as ice and masked a fury nearly imperceptible, unless one noted the tense state of his muscles and the fury in his snapping eyes.
Tsking, Guilian rose to his feet as well, folding back both wings and giving Zaphiro a frown. "Using such language in front of a mare; for shame, friend Zaphiro! And I should think it's obvious what I am doing, for it is nothing more than what I always do. What YOU are doing here is more perplexing, and more than a little bothersome, might I add."
One could simply not woo when there was a surly third wheel about!
That was all Zaphiro needed to hear; giving Guilian a glare of death, he stalked over to Hienna and gave her a worried look. "Hienna, are you alright? Did he do anything to you, anything at all?"
The look he flashed the other stallion promised swift retribution, should that be the case...and for Guilian's sake, he'd better not have tried anything!
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