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Post by Tado on Sept 12, 2007 22:50:45 GMT -5
[[ Clicky! --> valleyofsilence.proboards59.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1189655269&page=1 ]] “Tch…” Fumbling with a speed loader for one of his revolvers, the neko nimbly dodged yet another cruel thrust from a rather malevolent blade. Sort of dancing in rhythm to the movements of his opponent, the supple youth ducked and side-stepped, back-stepping and shifting his weight around to avoid being sliced. He was running out of options fast, and he knew it. The sound of rushing water caused one of his ears to flick in warning, but he ignored his instincts, and continued to bait the arrogant drow to towards the river. Already one of his handguns had been rendered useless, and he was running short on ammo too. This was no time to fret over his trivial preferences at such a moment. Both of them were wounded, but the crazed dark elf seemed not to notice how his arm hung limply to the side as blood continued to trickle out from his pierced torso. As for Alex, things weren’t looking so well either. With multiple nicks, cuts and scrapes, he wondered vaguely if he would bleed out before anything else. Not to mention the aesthetically displeasing gash on his stomach… Running off again, it wasn’t long until they were fighting for their lives on the side of the fast flowing river. With the drow pressing his advantage, Alex knew it would only be a matter of time until he was beaten. And, being one to go down with a vengeance, the neko allowed the saber to slip into his forearm, and used one of his last shots to blow out his foe’s knee cap. Using the blade on his revolver, Alex slammed it into the surprised drow’s head, smiling grimly as he heard a cracking sound, and felt bone give way. However, in his last act of war, the elf pushed his feline opponent back into the river before falling forward, dead. With close to no strength left in him, all Alex could do was remove the blade from his arm, and allow the current to take him down stream as he floated on his back. With his adrenaline subsiding, the neko started to twitch and cough up blood, contaminating the water even further with his life fluid. Things weren’t looking too good for him, and he could have sworn that this river dropped off to a water fall further downstream. With a frown, he resigned himself to his fate, and stared up at the star covered sky. There was one that caught his attention almost instantly. The one that Ashina had wished to go to… “..Ashina…” The omen. Was this his fate, since he had met her..? “..n-no… It’s not… her fault…” Wincing, he tried to keep his body steady as he heard the roar of the water increase in volume. Omen or not, he was glad to have met her. “heh.. she cared… And that’s all that matters… Sorry Ashina… I couldn’t help you with your dream…” Painfully, he reached up a hand to the star, as if trying to grab it. However, time seemed to slow down as he started to close his fist ‘around’ the star, and his body began to drop down over the waterfall. The star seemed to slip through his fingers, and all the way down, Alex only stared at the beacon of light, embedded into the night’s sky. Darkness soon enveloped him as his body plunged into the water below.
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Post by bynx on Nov 2, 2007 22:16:20 GMT -5
a flash of blue and black and th efeline was in the water. Her blu eorbs flashed open as her already tight clothes clung to her thin frame. Quickly she found his limp body floating in the water. Like a fish, she grabbed him and drug him back to the shoreline, pulling him from the water.
Into a tree she pulled him, letting him lay on a particular large branch. Feeling no air, she pressed her lips to his, her face serious as she gae him CPR, finally hearing short breathes, but he was still out of it. Feeling his stomach for gashed, she found some. Pulling her bandages from her shir,t she wrapped him, and then wrapped his arms.
Tucking the bandages back away, she slipped down the tree, he needed fresh water and food.
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Post by Tado on Feb 8, 2008 2:46:25 GMT -5
Breathing hoarsely, Alex's eyes remained closed for a few minutes, as life slowly trickled back into his body. Coming to, the last thing he rememered was drowning.. DROWNING?! Eyes shooting open, he floundered around at first, confused as to why he was no longer in the water. However, he had no time to ponder over the puzzle, as his movements rolled him off his branch. Gasping in pain as his stomach caught a branch on the way down, he rolled in the air, clutching at the wounded area. Unfortunately, he hit the ground after that, smashing his tail a little... His breaths were deep and rapid by now, the very real pain throbbing in his body telling him for sure, that he was not yet dead..
"heh-heh.. I was sure I had used up all nine lives by now.." Simply just laying on his back, trying to recuperate, he closed his eyes, noticing a familiar smell in the air. "..Ashina.." So, the dreaded 'omen' had pulled him from a watery grave, how'bout that..? He'd have to thank her later.
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Post by bynx on Feb 9, 2008 12:54:58 GMT -5
Returning, Ashina found him on the ground. An disapproving look flashed in his eyes.. "I was hoping you were a bit more...balanced.." She said softly laying the fresh water and berries as his feet. Without warning, she gently pressed his stomach, damp. Quickly she changed his bandages, not waiting for any comment from him. Smiling in satisfaction, she smiled sympathetically at him. "Please be still.. Your very wounded.. "
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Post by Tado on Feb 10, 2008 15:02:08 GMT -5
Opening his eyes at her voice, Alex glanced over at Ashina and forced a grin. "Nice to see'ya too Ashina.." His eyes widened though as she pressed on his stomach, and he held back a grunt of pain. Breathing heavily still, he returned the smile once she was done. "It-it's just a scratch.. No biggie.." Trying to sit up, he groaned as nausea and headaches and pain coursed through him, dropping him back to the ground panting. "..okay... Maybe a big scratch..."
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Post by bynx on Feb 14, 2008 16:14:00 GMT -5
She grinned back at him. "What were you doing? " She asked, as she sat back, her tail curling around her body as she crossed her legs and watched him, her ears twitching at every sound.
He made her curious.. She was drawn to him for reasons unknown.. She found a friend in him for some reason.. He was the only one unafraid.
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Post by Tado on Feb 15, 2008 1:31:25 GMT -5
"What was I doing...?" Blinking for a few seconds, he frowned. "Had an uninvited guest, is all.. Got a little wet while I was giving him the boot..." He gently placed a hand on his stomach and sighed. "Thanks, Ashina. Used up all 'nine lives' already, so it's good to know I got someone watching over me now."
Turning his eyes to the leaves above them, he smiled. "I firmly believe now.. That you are no omen of death, Ashina.."
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Post by bynx on Feb 15, 2008 21:48:24 GMT -5
Her eyes traveled to his when her finished speaking. She had a smile come to her lips, one that was not forced in some time. "Maybe you just cancel out my bad luck. " she said gently. Holding back no longer, she hugged him, squeezing, forgetting his wound. He had just mad her happier than she had ever been before.
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Post by Tado on Feb 16, 2008 14:17:48 GMT -5
Smiling, up about to the moment she hugged him, Alex's tail spazzed for a few seconds, his body in pain once more. She didn't mean to hurt him though, so he tried to ride it out.. Draping an arm around her, he chuckled. "We make a good team then, huh?" He was glad to see a real smile on her face, and thought that his current pain was a small price to pay to witness her smile.
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Post by bynx on Feb 17, 2008 0:38:31 GMT -5
She quickly realized his pain and let go. "Oooops. .. Sorry.. She laughed, letting go. Nodding, she agreed. "We do.. But not when your like this.. Im not a registered nurse ya know. .Your taking some risk with me. she laughed.
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Post by Tado on Feb 17, 2008 1:33:04 GMT -5
"Haha, taking some risks is better then having no options at all." Smiling lightly as he was let go, he sighed. "I really do owe you one, Ashina.. Wasn't so sure myself that I'd escape alive on my own.."
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Post by bynx on Feb 17, 2008 1:35:13 GMT -5
"The past is the past. Now you know better." she said lightly. Looking upward to the stars, she found her star. smiling lightly, she spoke again. "Now I dont have to try so hard to reach them, when I have my own with me." she softly said, her eyes still on the sky.
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Post by Tado on Feb 17, 2008 1:41:18 GMT -5
Her own..? Alex's smile grew a little, and he chuckled. "And as long as you're around, that star will be shinning bright for you Ashina.." It was nice to have a companion out here, one he could count on and confide in. Trying to sit up again, he winced. "tch.." Leaning back against the tree, he sighed heavily.
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Post by bynx on Feb 17, 2008 1:47:48 GMT -5
"Dont push it.. If you starting bleeding through that bandage, your on your own.. I dont have any more bandage anything.." She joked gently to him. Looking back up, she gave the sky what seemed to be a farewell smile.
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Post by Tado on Feb 17, 2008 1:55:10 GMT -5
Placing himself next to Ashina, he smiled. "I'll be alright.. I just need to rest for now.." His bushy tail wrapped around hers as he too looked up at the sky. "So.. Finally content with your place here on the ground? Or do you still need a boost to get to where you wanna be..?"
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Post by bynx on Feb 17, 2008 2:06:00 GMT -5
She allowed her tail to entwine with his. "I think I can manage down here." She said softly. "I can be lifted just as high with my feet still touching earth. " She gently leaned her head on his shoulder, folding her ears back as she smiled gently. Her fingers laced with his gently as her free hand tugged at a blade of grass.
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Post by Tado on Feb 17, 2008 2:18:21 GMT -5
Carefully resting his head against hers, he nodded. "That's good to hear.. I don't think I could catch you if you did that dive bomb thing again from when we first met." Joking with her a little, he gently squeezed her hand. Both of them spent their life away from others, it was easy for them to relate.
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Post by bynx on Feb 17, 2008 2:31:25 GMT -5
She sighed. "I wouldn't have wanted you to.." She responded softly. She remembered it.. She had done it many times before. "Sometimes you just need to get away.. Sometimes you just need that rush.." She said gently. "Adrenaline is the best medicine.." She shifted slightly to make him a bit more comfortable with his wound, and settled again. "What I dont understand, is how can one who could have everything at his feet.. give it up?" she said softly, her fingers toying with his... Her free hand finally getting the blade of grass it was after,
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Post by Tado on Feb 17, 2008 2:54:21 GMT -5
"..." Her question had made him think a little, and he chuckled, offering her a light shrug. "Like you said, simplicity is sometimes a good thing, Ashina.. Not to mention, I'm no one important in everyone else's view.. But with you, I feel special, and if it means that I must give something up to be here, then so be it."
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Post by bynx on Feb 17, 2008 2:59:30 GMT -5
She smiled again. "But your more important than you think. time will reveal that." She said softly, but offered no explanation for her words. "You know, your just like that prince charming everyone talks about.. But I dont have to talk about it, when I have you here. " she smiled and looked down at his hand, her fingers still messing with his.
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Post by Tado on Feb 17, 2008 23:55:51 GMT -5
"Prince charming..? Heh.. Never heard that one before.." Relaxing as the night wore on, he smiled. "Hey Ashina.. Mind if I tag along with you? Not like I have any other companions. At least then I can see who I'm trying to protect.."
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Post by bynx on Feb 18, 2008 0:08:59 GMT -5
She couldn't help but blush. "That would b great." she said softly. A companion.. No more lonely day's and long nights.. Just warmth. She smiled gently again as her finger finally relax, comfortably closing the gaps between his.
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Post by Tado on Feb 18, 2008 0:42:26 GMT -5
Smiling as he noticed her blushing, Alex gently kissed her cheek. Despite what everyone said about her, he found her to be rather cute, and kind hearted. "Alright. I'm with you to the end, Ashina."
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Post by bynx on Feb 18, 2008 0:50:14 GMT -5
She smiled and reached a hand up to his cheek, gently brushing hair from it. "Even though its always closer than it seems?" she asked, her eyes on his. She released her gaze and curled her head in the nook of his neck, smiling softly.
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Post by Tado on Feb 18, 2008 1:24:44 GMT -5
"Heh.. I'm not afraid of death.. Not when I have you near me.." Closing his eyes as she rested her head on his neck, his grip on her hand and tail gently tightened. "I'm not afraid to be alone anymore.."
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Post by bynx on Feb 18, 2008 1:35:50 GMT -5
"and you wont be alone anymore." she whispered as she drifted into sleep. Her tail loosened its grip only slightly, and her fingers relaxed a sshe took gentle breaths, safe in his arms.
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Post by Tado on Feb 18, 2008 1:45:59 GMT -5
Smiling, he kissed her cheek once more, whispering to her. "Nor will you, Ashina.." Letting her rest against him, he closed his eyes, trying to rest as well. It was nice, having someone he could hold onto. And he was looking forward to the future now instead of dreading it.
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