Being loved [Midnight, Open]

[xxforgetxx]

Frozen turned quickly, not expecting either of the wolves to approach him. It had been the smaller one which he knew now was the she-wolf that had approached him first- so in turn he studied her.. Frozen was automatically enchanted by her stunning turquoise eyes. "Hello. I'm Frozen to the Soul.... But you can just call me Frozen. I'm a wanderer." He replied with his deep voice and his gruff accent. He started to feel a bit self conscious- something he had never felt before. He wished suddenly that he wasn't quite so tall and didn't have this ugly scar marring his face. He studied the little she wolf. She was quite literally about half his size, and her fur was a deep black expect for her white paw, and tail. Added with the turquoise spots that matched her gorgeous eyes- when put together on this little she-wolf, it had a stunningly beautiful effect. He was enthralled by her, and with that enthrallment came confusion and aches he hadn't felt before. 'Who is she? And who is that male? Her mate?' He growled mentally, studying the other male as he also approached him((jealousy at its finest xD)). He ignored the statement the wolf had made from the other tongue, as he did not understand. "Not particularly. We just happen to be at the river at the same time. If I wanted something, I probably would have shown myself a lot sooner- and not have run into you by coincidence, and I most likely would have taken it by now." He growled in reply, his golden eyes staring at the male. However, he tilted his head curiously at the tongue he had used earlier. "I've introduced myself- so I do believe its only fair that both of you do the same." He stated bluntly, not moving from his spot in middle of the stream. ((Okay, so since I just started rping here, I figured I'de ask so I won't be shot later- what exactly is Vulftung?))

[cptkickercutleg]

(( Vulftung is the language Cercius and Graal speak, both are from a land far to the west and nobody yet can understand it (though I think the syntax is quite understandable), it's basically a butchery of different languages real and unreal. I take the words and put them into a blender :3

It's not exactly official lore and you don't need to pay much mind to it ))

[xxforgetxx]

((Oh okay xD It is pretty understandable.... But that might be because I'm really interested in other languages lawl. Also, I think in the end Graal and Frozen might have end up getting along if it wasn't for the Frozen being interested in Midnight thing xD. They're both wanderers and they both enjoy learning and hearing new things x3 Atleast that's what Graal's description says, too. Frozen is my weird wolf .___.))

[Midnight]

((No, its just a made-up language in Kickers sad, strange little world XD. and whatdidya think we were the ghetto of all rps? Ya thought you were gonna get shot?))

iC:

Midnight growled when Graal stepped in front of her. "What?" she said angrily, "I just wanted to know his name!"

Play along......

Her mind whispered to Frozen; sounding like a spirits voice on the wind. She meant for it to sound enticing, and it did.

Just meet me here at moonhigh. I'll go for now, but I will be back....

She aimed it directly at Frozen, so there was no chance Graal could have heard it. Unless of course Frozen gave them away. She had just met him, but knew from the slight mind-brush that he felt the same way.
"Oh....." she said, looking like she remembered something, "I'm sorry Graal. I forgot about....it. Um, well, I'm Midnight and this is Graal. I know we just met, but I have to go. It's late, and I need to sleep."
She nudged Graal and gave him a look that said 'I'mscaredletsgo', and started off toward the den, throwing over her shoulder, "'Bye!"
When they got there she would lay down and sigh. She really would fall asleep for awhile, but her little mental alarm clock would wake her up just before moohigh so she could see if Graal was awake. Probably will be...she thought.
If he was, she would start to mumble and toss in her sleep, fakely, then sigh and get up, saying, "I can't sleep. I'm gonna go get some mangoes. They seem to have the opposite affect on me than you......" she mused. Then she would set off toward the clearing, anticipation mingling with joy.

[cptkickercutleg]

Graal ignores the pup's outburst, his tail raising higher in warning to both male and female. However, in just a few moments, he looks back to Midnight, a small smile on his face as she seemingly realises her body was overruling her mind.
"Better. Remember what happened to that bear? You can snap at any time if you give in to that kind of emotion, Drappa." he warns, eyes glinting in the dappled shade of the stream.
"Just let me keep you safe... Please..."
He looks back to Frozen, his nose wrinkling into a snarl,
"Your interest may be honest, but I cannot allow you to touch her. Try anything, and I will end your life in a rather brutal fashion. You have been warned." He takes a step closer, whispering so that Midnight could not hear his next words.
"Any other times, I would speak to you as a friend, but right now, she is vulnerable to her own body. If any Vulf touches her like this, they are nothing to me but a reminder of my step-father, and I kill Vulfs like him. She is my sister, and nobody will take her from me without first proving themselves worthy." he mutters, before withdrawing, glancing at Midnight with a nod.
He turns his back on Frozen without another thought and begins to pad away, following Midnight.

He doesn't sleep that night, but shuffles restlessly, fighting his own nature as he sleeps so close to the silent form of Midnight.
He does, however, manage to keep still long enough to provide the illusion of sleep, his grey ears laid back flat on his skull in distress as his mind battles instinctual urges he had thought long-dead.

[xxforgetxx]

Frozen tilts his head slightly at the sound of Midnight's voice eachoing through his head. It was enticing, but that was not why he made his decision. He watched as she turns to run. As Graal speaks, he listens but when he is about to reply, he thinks better of it. He watches as the male leaves, too. Then glances up at the sky. "I will be here!" He wanted to howl to the moon, but managed to hold back his urge. Barely. He wished he could tell her so, but he had never been able to do what she had done. He turned, padding away from the river. 'I wonder what he meant by in -this- state' He thought to himself, not quite comprehending. Whatever the state was, he concluded, made Midnight vulnerable. 'I'll prove him wrong,' He mentally decided, 'It doesn't mean Im going to stay away, but I'll be cautious.'. He wanted to see her, now. But he knew he must wait. He growled, narrowing his eyes at the sky as he waits in anticipation for moonhigh.

[Midnight]

Midnight pads slowly through the night, almost invisable in the dark shadows. She reaches the clearing without incident, and for a moment is giddy with excitement. But she realizes his scent is old from their previous meeting. She walks into the clearing and pulls off a couple of mangoes from the tree and sets them in a crook of the tree for later. Glancing at the sky, she estimates only a few minuits until moon high. Lapping up a few mouthfuls of water, she settles down on a small lip over the brook, and watches the water. She lays with her back to the place where Frozen dissapeared.


((I saw this and wanted it to kinda be like that. Not exactly, but sorta-kinda, ya know?
wyndbain.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d4b0qpv ))

[xxforgetxx]

Frozen stood and shook the grass and moss out of his fur. He had cotemplated letting his wings out, incase he needed to get away quicly, but had decided against it. No one even knew he had wings, and he wasnt about to let that change. They were a monstrosity, according to his first and last pack, and he had believed that too for some time now. '<i>My wings would scare her.</i>' He decided mentally, padding towards the place he had been told to meet her at. He glanced at the sky. It was just about moonhigh, and he began to trot forward. He probably should not have traveled so far away from the meeting spot, but he had worried the other male might be keeping a close watch on this area. Frozen assumed he was asleep, considering when he padded towards the clearing he saw Midnight by herself. He froze in place for a moment, shyness tickling his sides. He stared at the ground bashfully for a moment, then padded into the clearing, allowing his paws to purposly thud along the ground heavily so that he would not suprise her. He paused about mid-way to her and decided he would not go any closer until she approached him of her own accord.

[cptkickercutleg]

Graal's ears twitch, and he opens his eyes, blinking as they adjust to the moonlight cascading through the tangled vines covering the enterance.
"Midnight, did I ever tell you why I protect you so vehemently?" he pauses, "No... I guess I didn't... It's not that I don't want you to enjoy your life, in fact, it's because I want you to enjoy your life, your innocence is a blessing that your body would seek to remove from you, and I want you to understand that all it will do is hurt you... Do you understand?" he pauses again, waiting patiently for Midnight to answer.

"Midnight?" he calls, turning back to where she usually lay with a quiet groan as his broken rib moves.

What he saw was an empty cave.

"She left me..."

Waves of anxiety and depression crash down on Graal's mind, anger and self-hatred mingling with betrayal and loneliness.

"She left me..."

[Midnight]

Midnight growls quietly. It was like someone has poked or strummed her mental link with Graal. She knew he was awake. She went to Frozen. "The price for me is high," she said quietly, "Graal is coming. He knows I'm gone and it won't take him but a minuite to figure out I am here. He is going to fight you. But know this; as long as you are worthy and defeat him without killing or boasting, you will get no objection from him. He will leave our relationship alone. He will still be there, just not nosey." She smiled. "He is a skilled fighter; just try your best. That's all I'll ask for." She stepped forward and nuzzled him. "You should probably eat a little and get some water. Don't get too full though. Also, practice some fighting moves if you have any, and I'll help." She smiled agian.

"You'll be ok."

[xxforgetxx]

Frozen's heart broke just a little. To fight, he would have to reveal his wings. Midnight would be terrified of him- she would run. She would be Graal's. He blushed as she nuzzled him, and he got a nervous tingling in his belly. He shoved it to the side, touching noses with her and closing his eyes for just a moment. Then he pulled away, opening his eyes. Fear and sorrow lingered in them. "I cannot fight him, Midnight. Not infront of you." He breathed, shaking his head and drooping his ears. "Not infront of you..." He mummbled, his wings aching to be free. The feeling scared him. His wings were like monsters, they were unnatural and they terrified those around him. Thats why when he had come here, he had shielded his wings in his body. Had found a way to do so. He wasnt about to show her his wings, and if he faught Graal his wings would come out. Even if Midnight honestly didnt watch, he was almost positive Graal would tell her. Then she would go with him, and that would be the end of the spark he had felt with her. Frozen was almost positive, and he didnt want to risk it.

[cptkickercutleg]

Graal stumbles through the forest, confused,
"She left me..."
Thud. A step to the side, there was a tree in the way
"Did I hurt her?"
Splash. Almost fell into a pond.
"Why did she leave me alone?"
Crunch.

He looks down, staring at the tiny wolf skull with a sense of detachment, enraptured by the tiny little toothmarks all over it.

He looks up, his mind blank but for the pain of loss and betrayal flowing through him.
"She left me ALONE..."

[Midnight]

Midnight chuckled softly. She stepped forward again and rubbed her face against Frozen's, hoping for him to close his eyes. If he did she would step back, summon her pure white wings, and said very gently, "Open your eyes, Frozen." And show him. "You see? We are one in the same. Perfect."
She heard Graal coming, and all his anguish. She whimpered softly, hating that she did this to him. Then she got a hold of herself and looked at Frozen. "He's coming; you'd better get ready.
Just whenever you get tired or loose hope, remember me."

[xxforgetxx]

Frozen did infact close his eyes, and when he opened them he gazed at her wings with intensity. He was afraid that maybe it was a trick. But he pushed that to the side of his thoughts and wondered at how beautiful her wings were. They were like his, but not at the same time. If she had wings, too, then she wouldn't be scared of his wings, 'Would she?' He wondered, his wings itching to be free. So he let them go. He closed his eyes, touched noses with the she-wolf and let his wings free. ((I actually need to edt his looks for his wings, but if I do so on my phone it will delete the rest of his sheet >.>)) He spread his wings, and like him they were huge. The base of his wings were covered in the same color fur but as you went further up the fur fades to deep ebony black feathers.

[Midnight]

Midnight looked at his wings with wonder. They were huge, and beautifully colored.
She flinched.
Graal was really upset. That word dosn't even begin to cover it, she thought. "I have to to find him. I think once he sees you he'll be ok. Better than ok. He'll probably fly into a rage and attack, so be ready." She sighed. Going was the last thing she wanted to do, but it had to be done. "Alright, weeeell....I guess I'll be right back." She didn't mention that once she did get back he would possibly be fighting for his life, or that if he won that...well...you know. Eh, whatever. She usually just dealt with things when they came up. She turned and raced into the forest after Graal, and nearly crashed into him looking at a wolf skull. "Oh, Graal!" She gasps,. She nuzzled him. "I'm so sorry I left. I didn't mean to. It was just... I don't know. Eel come on! Lets go. No, no, boo questions sir. Just come on." She tugged at his ruff then raced back to Frozen. "He's coming." She said shortly, too nervous to say more. "Good luck." Then she leaned toward his ear, and whispered very softly.

"I hope you win."