It had been awhile since her last trip to the large lake, but she was bound and determined to visit it again. The last time she'd gone had been a time of learning, and while she loved hearing of interesting things, she'd secretly wished to explore the lake since then. The beauty it had held with the thin layer of ice coating it's surface had been quite a treat to the eyes the last time she'd come, and upon reaching it once more she was glad to be welcomed by the sight once again. This time, however, she found it to be even more amazing, as she often did when seeing things at night. The surrounding darkness seemed to come alive with bits of light as the moon's glow reflected from the frozen water, and the silence the night always held made it all the better. It was almost as if the obsidian woman was in her own, personal realm, as the sight before her seemed to match the image she'd unconsciously wished for since deciding to visit the lake again.
“A wonderful sight,” Sen murmured, her voice low so as not to interrupt her beloved quietness. “If ever asked why I love the night so much, perhaps I will tell them of this.” Her voice slowly faded away as she went back to quietly admiring the natural work done by the world, but a thought still lingered and nagged at her. It had formed at the mention of her explaining the sight to another, since she knew no words could truly describe the sight she was experiencing. Secretly, she wished to share it with another, but neither of the two who had offered to travel with her before where with her, as she had informed neither to the fact that she wished to go off journeying. The small, good half of her conscious felt sorry for having not inviting either along to witness the beauty of the night, but the larger half did not care as much.
I've been having a LOADA muse with this guy lately, so I'm just gonna be a bi-atch and jump in
Oh, wanderlust. Why now in the middle of winter? Why not somewhere in summer, when his pack could spare him? Oh wanderlust. Why now? Flash mentally complained as he followed the stream he found. His feet ached as he cross the mountain terrain, completely forgetting about his duties.
Oh wanderlust, why now? Why now in the land of ice and snow? Why in the middle of the deadly season?
He manage to cross over the mountain terrain, before scenting a vast source of water before him. Leaping across the snow, he continued forward, jumping up a couple of borders before reaching the lake.
"Woah." The golden beta exclaimed as he stood over the lake, staring down at the rippling water. Somewhere away, another wolf scent caught his attention.
"Another wolf is here?" he wondered out loud, before spotting a figure. Canting his head, he jumped back down and started heading for it.
Silence was something of value to the female, as was the time of night. Whether it be eerie or comforting, the quietness could always show up and spare one from anything that may have come their way. As all good things, though, even the hushed atmosphere must come to an end—and it did much quicker than what the female had been expecting. In the stillness of the night, even a whisper can be carried by the cool winds, but this voice was not that of a whisper. It was simply a voice, nothing more nor less. Then came the sound of paws hitting the cold ground, growing louder and louder as the other grew closer. After letting a breath escape her, Sen turned to see who it might be, only to find that the wolf was basically a sun with four legs. Even in the night, when the sun was suppose to be asleep, the golden pelt of the new face seemed to glow with light from the sun, rather than from that of the moon. She was intrigued by it, but admitting to such a thing would never happen.
“Mind turning your brightness down a few notches?” she called to him, her own amusement doing nothing to hide from her voice. “It's a little blinding.” Someday, Sen would greet a new presence with nothing more than a 'hello' and kinder works, but that wasn't about to happen today. She might not be angry over her silence being interrupted, but that wouldn't prevent her from commenting, and possibly joking, about the man's bright colors.
Oh crap, I complete forgot that this thread existed
@Sen
He stalked closer Not seeing the wolf until she turned around the saw the yellow eyes. Dayum. This wold was pure black. How the hell (HELL ISN'T A SWEAR WORD. GOOGLE SAID SO) was he suppose to actually see her? She looked at him like he was the exact opposite of her. Which was completely true by appearance. He was literally the sun and she was literally the moon. Actually no. The moon was silver. Eh. In that case, she was literally the night.
She seemed to notice too, as she said
“Mind turning your brightness down a few notches?”. Amusement was think in her voice.
“It's a little blinding.” Flash chuckled.
"Mind turning your brightness up a few notches?" He grinned.
"It's a little too dark." Flash made his way towards the female, plopping down a couple of paces away from her. "The lake is beautiful, isn't it?" He said quietly, but probably loud enough for her to hear it.
It's cool. I kind of forgot too. Woo, for bad memories.
The woman's eyes narrowed as the four-legged sun returned what she'd said, after changing it a bit, of course. Quietly, she scoffed, despite the silence of the cool night having already been destroyed. To her, there was nothing wrong with having a coat as dark as her own. In fact, it was a good thing, and further showed her just how amazing she believed herself to be due to being able to blend into the night with it. A helpful skill for her, as she preferred the night to the day, the moon to the sun. There they were, the night and the sun, meeting for the first time. It was odd, to her, and even more so when he grew closer just to plop himself down a small distance away. "Touché," she stated, amber eyes narrowing a bit more at the man.
Sen's head and line of sight were quick to return to the lake before them, preferring it's peaceful aura to the blinding light of the other's coat. "Very much so," the darker being commented, not bothering to look to him as she spoke. If she stared at him for too long, she was positive she really would go blind. Blinded by the sun that had appeared in the night, which would leaver her stumbling around and smacking into things like a beatle that just can't escape a room. Tree in the way? She'd end up trying to go through it, rather than around. To avoid having something like that happen to her, the female kept herself from glancing at her newly found acquaintance as often as she was able. "What brings you here?" she inquired, doing her best to not shoot him a look. "Intent on blinding those out at night?"
*cheers* Bad memories...go!
She carried a familiar scent, of somebody he knew. The pack scent reminded him of someone...Scarlett? He sniffed again, it did smell like the pack scent on Scarlett. Which pack was Scarlett from again? Duskfire... Glacier? Was that were she was from? He did think so. Yeah, that's where she was from. He sniffed again, confirming the wolf was from Scarlett's pack.
She seemed to be avoiding glancing at him, as if looking at him would kill her. She asked a couple of questions, starting with what brings him to the lake and ending with a jokish question.
"I do try. It's fun blinding wolves" he joked back, a grin on his face before it became serious.
"I couldn't sleep and wanderlust. I suppose.I felt like walking over here and saw the lake, so I came down.
The dark woman spared a glance at the male, but only let it linger long enough to give him a look that clearly said 'what are you doing' when she noticed him sniffing at the air. She took the opportunity to return the action, finding that the scent matched someone she knew—Crëyr. The grey woman was her first wolf she'd met after entering the Wilds, and also the first she was able to see as a friend. The woman had been helpful and led her out of a storm and into a place where the rain had not been able to reach. Sen wondered if the male was anything like her, or if he truly was the walking nuisance she'd already deemed him based on his looks. Secretly, she hoped the latter to be untrue, as it might be nice to know another from her friend's pack.
“It's fun blinding wolves?” she questioned, false disbelief weaving itself into her voice. “What a sick sense of amusement you have.” By now, her grin had plastered itself across her face, making it clear that it was there to stay. “I'm assuming you've traveled rather far because of wanderlust, since you smell the same as Crëyr and I know her pack isn't exactly close to here.”
Oh jesus, I forgot about this again
Scarlett was a nice wolf, perhaps this stranger was too. She already proved to have a sense of humor, they might get along.
"It's fun blinding wolves?" She said.
"Very." He voiced.
“What a sick sense of amusement you have.” "So I've been told. You might want to try confusing wolves. Hide in the darkness then say something. Oh god, their faces will be priceless." A grin was across both their faces now.
"I'm assuming you've traveled rather far because of wanderlust, since you smell the same as Creyr and I know her pack isn't exactly close to here"
She knows Creyr? The thought cross Flash's mind. Well, Creyr was the more social one of them. He didn't leave pack ground more. He never did much outriding stuff, it was more warden and gamekeeper for him. He had only recently left the pack lands more often because of wanderlust. "You know Creyr? She's my friend. Your pack scent smells like somebody I know. Scarlett. Ever talked to her?" He asked back. If this wolf knew Creyr, she would be a friend. "I'm Flash." He added on.
She'd never considered spooking wolves by hiding in the darkness and then speaking. The night had only ever been used as a cover of sorts for her, a place she could blend in with and enjoy some alone time. Now that such an idea had been presented to her, however, she knew she would need to give it a shot.
“I'll have to try that sometime,” Sen stated, already trying to imagine what type of faces she'd be met with if she did so. After awhile, though, she decided that the expressions would probably be beyond what she could imagine, and her attempts to do so would only ruin the moment when it occurred.
“Whatever faces they make will probably be worth remembering.” It was definitely decided. The next time she was bored, or just out to mess with someone, she would wait until nightfall and then hide in the shadows to give them a good scare.
It would seem as if they each had met a member of the others' pack before, which wasn't too surprising. The territories weren't too far off from one another, so crossing paths was bound to happen eventually.
“Yeah, I've talked to her once or twice before,” the woman told him.
“We first met when she tossed dirt into my face, so I'm not exactly her biggest fan.” Though they'd sort of patched things over, and the albino had gotten on her good side by complimenting her later on, she still couldn't shake that one, specific memory. It was a hell of a way to meet someone, and left quite the first impression.
“Conditions were much better when I first met Crëyr, though. She helped me out, and she's someone I would consider a friend.” Meeting the greyscale girl had been much better than meeting Scarlett. The weather hadn't exactly agreed with the meeting, but in the end it had all worked out.
“I'm Sen," she returned. So far, the male had made himself seem like great company, which had the sooty wolf wondering if, by chance, she would leave with a new friend.