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Post by Taint on Oct 10, 2005 13:28:56 GMT -5
Jewel stared into her sister's sympathetic brown eyes and was, once again, at a loss of what to say. It had seemed likea good idea all through the meeting. To get her worries of her back, to seak to someone. And how better to speak too than Lou, her older sister, who had known her since she was a tiny pup. But now, it seemed as if she was just whining. Being a mopey little whelp.
After a moments awkward silence, Jewel took a deep breath, then began, speaking slowly, her voice trembling with the effort of not breaking into sobs.
"Lou." She began, her gaze turning to look at her feet. "October.... he's.... I.... I don't think he's coming back, Lou. And I don't know what to do because...." She took another deep breath. No. I won't tell her quite yet. Not yet. It's not right..... I can't. It might not even be true. She thought, and hurriedly changed the subject.
"And, Lou, I think there's something wrong with Bullet." Her face hardened. "We.... we ha an argument." Tears formed in her sapphire eyes. "I-we... we were in a cave.... behind a waterfall. He's changed, Lou. He's not like he used to e. He said he didn't care for me. He's obsessed over Feathers and he doesn't care about anythng, anyone else. He won't help me, Lou."
She broke of, her voice wobbly, a familiar lump in her throat forming. Two clear, salty tears slid down her chalky cheeks as she stared into her sister's eyes.
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Post by HondaRaycer on Oct 10, 2005 22:39:25 GMT -5
((Poor Honda? What? What is poor? The fact that Achilles has no idea how the female mind works? I think I missed something!))
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Post by Taint on Oct 11, 2005 7:52:20 GMT -5
ooc: Yeah. Hehe. I meant to say poor Achilles, but I posted that at school and didn't have time to correct it as my teacher came in and I had to shut down the computer uba fast! lol.
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Post by ©Lou Scarlet© on Oct 11, 2005 10:46:57 GMT -5
Ooc| Hehe enter Lou the Agony Aunt...
Bic| Lou watched and listened in silence as her sister began to speak. The elder white femme wasn't suprised when October's name was mentioned although she thought Jewel was missing something out. However, Lou decided she wasn't going to press the subject with her sister in this state.
What did suprise her was the news of Bullet and it suddenly hit Lou that she hadn't spoken to the male Scarlet sibling for many suns, a stap of guilt piercing her heart. And Feathers? Lou remembered that female...timid she had seemed.
When Jewel finished Lou felt she had to say something but was unsure how to put it into kind words.
"Jewel...I think you're right about October...I don't think he's coming back either...it was wrong of him to leave you Jewel, especially without telling you first...perhaps..." she paused for a second but then continued, "...perhaps there'll be someone...else. Someone here in Misty Moors who will look after you properly. You deserve it Jewel, you really do."
A rush of pride for her sister suddenly flowed through Lou and she smiled gently.
"And as for Bullet. He had no right to speak to you like that...I must have a word with him too...I'll make him see sense and he /will/ help you Jewel, we both will because you are our sister and we will /always/ be there for you. Bullet is also going through a tough time and it will be difficult for him because he won't have an older brother to talk to. Underneath he does care, Jewel. He really does. Never forget that."
Her dark optics sparkled with emotion as she finished.
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Post by HondaRaycer on Oct 11, 2005 17:36:07 GMT -5
:: I wish someone would have taught me about females. Why are they so confusing? Yet so irresistable?:: Achilles was pondering this, orbits trained on the floor. :: I don't get it!::
He looked up to see if Lou had come back, and no sooner had he done this than a howl from the borders sounded. Midnight dial turned and odd eyes scanned the others, but no one seemed to be paying attention. ::Guess I'll go.::
He stood up, and trotted from the mouth of the cave, turing t'ward the deserted village. He paused a moment to shake his confusion off, and lick his deep brown peltage into a style more presentable to a newcomer. Puffing his chest out to look the part of the beta, he flipped his banner o'er his back and trotted off, arranging his features into no-nonsense look of a devoted beta.
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Post by Taint on Oct 12, 2005 10:29:41 GMT -5
Jewel kept her gaze fixed on her snowy paws as Lou spoke, although her sister's words sank deep into her, engraving themselves in her mind. As her sister finished her speech, Jewel's words seemed to stick in her throat, a million answers trying to shove their way out all at once.
Takign a deep breath, Jewel went through Lou's words again, deciding to answer each point seperately. I'll start with Bullet... She thought, lifting her chin and gazing into her sister's bark brown occuli.
"He's never shouted at me like that, Lou. I've never seen him like that. Even when mother and father died..... he's always been so calm, so sweet, so reliable...." she trailed off, her voice suddenly rising to a childish whine. "I hate Feathers. It's all her fault. And that brute... Trace. They have no right to do this to Bullet.....!"
Suddenly realising how ridiculous she sounded, Jewel snapped her jaws shut and hung her head again, a lone tear trickling down her maw to hang on her leathery nose for a second, before tumbling off it to land on the floor, where it sank into the loam.
"And October....." She bit her lip. "I.... thanks, Lou." Her claws retratced, digging deep into the earth, her muscles tensing in angst.
"I..... Lou..... I....... " She took another deep breath, filling her air with lungs. "IthinkI'mpregnant." The words tumbled out of her pale jaws in a rush, and a cold shiver of worry instantly shot up her spine. Speaking aloud what she'd pondered over for the past two days was as if she was making it final, definate. With a strangled sob, the young femme collapsed onto her belly, covering her maw with her paws, tears trickling down her cheeks.
ooc: yeah, yeah. I know it's not realistic for Jewel to be pregnant when she hasn't seen Octo for aaaaaaaaaages... but who gives a monkeys! lol.
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Post by Taint on Oct 12, 2005 10:34:56 GMT -5
ooc: Oh, and Lou, plan Jewel is back on!!!!!!
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Post by ©Lou Scarlet© on Oct 12, 2005 12:13:49 GMT -5
Ooc| Okies...dunno how the heck I'm gonna reply to that post...
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Post by ©Lou Scarlet© on Oct 15, 2005 11:19:27 GMT -5
The snowy femora listened intently as Jewel spoke, taking in everything she was saying about Bullet and Feathers. (I hate Feathers!) Lou gave her a sympathetic, warm smile and was about to reply when Jewel suddenly blurted out "IthinkI'mpregnant." Lou was slightly dumfounded for a second, the news being quite a shock. Then her features lightened and she gave Jewel a lick on the maw.
"But Jewel, thiis is wonderful news!" she exclaimed her dark optics flashing happilly, "Congratulations!"
Her chalky plume beat the ground excitedly. Jewel was going to have cubs! A picture of Achilles sprang suddenly into Lou's mind but she shook it away reluctantly as it was Jewel who needed her attention now.
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Post by Taint on Oct 16, 2005 5:13:51 GMT -5
Jewel's head slowly lifted, saphhire occuli filled with tears. She stared into Lou's eyes, suddenly feeling extremely detched from her older sister. She has no idea..... The young femme thought, shaking her head slowly. How hard this is going to be for me..... We're so different.... I love her, and she loves me, but we have different lives. She ahs Achilles, she's a beta, she has a perfect life..... I can't bear it.
"Thank you, Lou." Jewel said, and she really meant it. Her sister had been so kind, understanding. "I..... I think I need some time alone."
And Jewel got slowly to her feet, sad eyes making contact with Lou's, filled with gratitude and.... a strange emotion, as if she were saying goodbye. Then, she turned and sprinted away from the cave, leg muscles tensing and rippling 'neath her snowy pelt.
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