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 Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:33 pm
It was dark inside the cavern... Dark just like it now was outside. Mister Draven had told them once that there were bad things that lurked in the woods and she hadn't believed him. She hadn't... And she should've. Had she really believed him maybe she would've stayed closer to home and maybe the bad stallion wouldn't have found her...
She stood trembling just inside the entrance to the cave. She could see moonlight trying to peer out from behind the clouds... Moonlight and the stars. They always made the night more friendly; something welcoming rather than something to be afraid of.
"Spirits?" She murmured softly as she closed her eyes. "Please don't let anything bad happen to Mister Draven... Or Mama while she's out looking for him. Don't let the bad things get them..."
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:52 pm
With silent, furitive steps, Trevelyn made his way back towards the cavern that the family called home. He hadn't meant to be gone as long as he had...but there was just so much to see out in the world! Granted, it wasn't necessarily EXCITING stuff, but it was new.
However, he hadn't realized how long it had been until the first hint of darkness fell over the woods, and he was far, FAR away from where he was supposed to be. That was why he was now scuttling for home as fast as he could.
On the bright side, this was a great chance to test his super-secret stealth skills. Sticking to the shadows, he was more than a little pleased at just how quiet he was being. Wait until he told Draven!
Well, that would actually be complicated, since he wasn't really supposed to be gone...
Oh well. He'd be back soonish, hopefully.
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:03 pm
"... Or Trev." She added on quickly as an afterthought. "Don't let bad things happen to Trev either because he's my brother." She nodded slowly, eyes still fixed on the sky above her.
She shivered as a soft breeze rustled the brush just outside, peering about carefully to make sure that everything was alright. She didn't like being alone... Not so soon after everything had been crazy and scary. She wished that she'd gone with her mother... But Mama had said she'd have to stay here to make sure that Trev made it back and, once he did, they'd have to look out for one another until she came back with Mister Draven.
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:10 pm
Creeping along through the woods seemed to take FOREVER compared to walking, but Trevelyn was too caught up in the excitement of being out late to really want to change his locomotion.
However, it wasn't too much longer before the familiar cave opening was coming into view. It might be dark outside, but there was enough moonlight to make it at least viewable.
The quiet was a little unnerving, though. How late WAS it? They must already be asleep...
So maybe they wouldn't realize just how late he showed up. That in mind, he flattened himself even closer to the ground, then crept up into the cave.
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:51 am
Her wings shimmered as she shivered. She didn't like the quiet... She was used to hearing little things around the woods at night; crickets, owls... Little things that made night noises. There wasn't anything. It was as if there was something going on somewhere that everyone knew about but her.
"Mama..." She whispered softly, trying her hardest not to be frightened. She was Mama's big, brave girl. She'd be just fine.... Just fine. There wasn't anything out there in the woods that was going to come here and get her. Nope. Not one thing...
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 11:27 am
Creeping along into the cave, Trevelyn was so wound up in trying to be quiet that he forgot the other important element of stealth; observing his surroundings. Consequently, he almost had to crash into his sister before realizing she was there, catching only a glimpse of her wings in the night to tip him off that she was awake and close.
The surprise almost made him fall over, and as he recovered himself he hissed at her, "Geez, Memy, what're you doing up so late? It's DARK out there, you're s'posed to be asleep!" So was he, for that matter, but HE wasn't the one being scary right in peoples' ways!
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 11:34 am
She shrieked, suprised by the sudden appearance of something. Scrambling back into the cave she began to quiver, tucking her head between her forelegs. "Don't eat me! MAMAAA!" Her mother wouldn't hear her this time. She wouldn't be able to do anything. She'd never see her again... Or Mister Draven... Or even Trevalyn.
Wait. She peered up, eyes opening slowly as she tried to make out the figure in the darkness. "... Trev?"
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 11:49 am
Coming so soon and so suddenly after the silence of his sneaking, Memory's shriek was like the Anvil Chorus to Trev's ears. Wincing at both the volume and its connotations, he dove forward without really hearing what she was saying, hissing at her "Shush, Memy, or you'll wake up Mama!"
Stopping right in front of her, he blinked a few times, then finally asked, "Why would I eat you, anyway? You're not really eatable! And hey..." Something was missing from this picture. "Where's Mama? And Draven?" This wasn't right...
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 1:15 pm
She sniffled as she tried to regain what little composure she'd had before her brother had scared the begesus out of her. "M-Mama w-was worried because M-Mister Draven never came b-back. S-she went looking for him andnowIdon'tknowwheretheyare..." She began to cry, both relieved that it was her brother and not something big and nasty as well as worried. What if the big, nasty thing had found Mama and Draven?
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 4:36 pm
Oh, was that all? Geez, and here Trev had thought that something was WRONG! Draven was tough enough to protect himself, so he didn't know why Memory was worried. Or why Mama was worried. It must be a girl thing. Kinda like the way Memory had burst into tears.
Though Memory bursting into tears WAS strange. She was usually tougher than that. Frowning, he gave his sister a nudge, then another. "Come on, Memy, calm down. You must be tired or something, maybe you should go to sleep." Mama usually said that they must be tired if they were really emotional and she was usually right. Memy must be tired, alright.
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 4:49 pm
"I'm not tired!" She huffed, trying not to sniffle again. "I'm worried that something's going to happen to Mama. She went off all by herself and she told me to stay here to make sure nothing happened to you because she didn't know where you were and she didn't know where Mister Draven was and there was something big and bad in the forest today." She took a deep breath, releasing it slowly. "Are you okay, Trev?"
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:13 pm
...Wow. Talk about your complicated things to think about!
That Memory was talking fast was nothing unusual for Trev, but what she was saying was. Mama afraid for Draven? He could understand her being afraid for himself and Memory, cause she was their mama and mamas worried, but DRAVEN?
Moving closer, he gave his sister a nuzzle. "A'course I'm ok, Memy. There ain't nothing out there that made me even bat an eyelash, so I'm fine." But something big and bad was out there, bad enough to scare Mama? "Are YOU ok, Memy?"
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:17 am
"I-I'm okay n-now... Sortof. I'll be better when Mama brings Mister Draven home." She closed her eyes, the soft glow of her wings flickering slightly as she trembled. "I was so scared today, Trev. I didn't think I was ever going to see you or Mama or Mister Draven ever again... Then Mama came and saved me..."
She tried not to dwell on the fact that her mother had paused before doing so. She had thought about it and then she'd pushed it quickly from her mind as if it hadn't happened. Mama had saved her and that was that.
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:52 pm
Somehow, Trev didn't tink that this was just his sister being melodramatic. She'd had to be saved? From something that made her worry about DRAVEN? That must be the big bad thing she'd been talking about, and it was starting to give him a prickly feeling on the back of his neck.
HE hadn't encountered the whatever it was, but Memy had, and she'd been all by herself with no one to protect her until Mama had shown up, and that was BAD. He was supposed to protect his sister when she was in trouble, damnit!
Frowning, he leaned his forhead against his sister's, his curved horn nestling in his mane. "Well, I'm here now, Memy, so you KNOW you see me, and Mama and Draven'll be just fine. In the meantime, if anything tries to get us here, I'll spear 'em with my horn. Draven taught me how to protect us, and protect us I will!" No one was going to attack HIS sister while he was around!
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:31 pm
She felt better having her brother here. He had always said that he'd keep her safe because that's what brother's did... And she believed him. He wouldn't let anything happen to her any more than Mama or Mister Draven would. She wouldn't let anything happen to him either. She'd promised Mama that when Trev came back she'd stay with him.
"I just hope they're alright too..." She said softly, eyes still closed. "I asked the spirits to watch over everyone... I know Mama talks to them and sometimes they listen. Do you think they'll listen to me, Trev?"
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