The Kin

[Wyndbain]

His scent was saying one thing and her ears were telling a similar tale, but it was that brief view from when he had turned around that her sight suddenly spoke out against the other two sences. As he pulled her behind the tree, she suddenly wrenched her hand from his grip, taking a couple of steps away from this familiar, yet strange man. His scent was undoubtably Tobias, his voice as well was comforting but...her eyes ran across his figure, taking note of the change in clothing and the markings on his face. She argued in her mind that, of all the sences the eyes were the easiest to trick of them all; as Aten had done to her not so long ago. She took another step away from him, finding her back suddenly up against the bark of another tree. Her hand moved across it's surface for support, while the other grasped for the gems around her neck as she usually did when feeling confused.

"T...Tobias?" Her voice, when she spoke, was trembling, mostly still with the feeling of unease brought about by Aten's reappearance, but this odd occurance was partly to blame aswell.

[Kikuyoshi]

Confusion settled over his face as Blazingtear pulled away as though he were a poisonous snake that had just bitten her. Eyes lingerd on her frame breifly before moving up to her face as though this was the first time he had actually bothered to look her over.

His mouth opened as he was about to ask what was wrong, yet she beat him to the punch, a single name uttered from her lips.

It was now his turn to withdraw, his eye widening at her questioning tone...but how was it she, a stranger, knew his name? Stammering slightly, he spoke softly, curious now. "What....what did you call me?" Perhaps he had simply heard her wrong....

[Wyndbain]

How could it be possible that two people possess the same scent and voice, and yet be so completely different. It was obvious to her from his confusion that he was not the Tobias she knew.

"Tobias..." She said softly, rubbing the gems that hung from her necklace between the fingers of one hand. She ignored the feel of warm liquid that was running over the gems; not really knowing the wound was there on her neck, she couldn't really feel any pain. "Where is Tobias!?" Her voice rose in tone, echoing in the forest slightly as the sounds of Aten and Daaku's battle had been lost to the distance and thick foliage.

[Kikuyoshi]

"That's -my- name..."
"I'm -right- here..."

Two different sentances seemed to pass out from the man's mouth, each using the same familiar tone, and for a brief moment, his entire image flickered gently, like a hologram, blinking in and out of Tobias' old form, until it finally strengthened and returned to the new masculine figure.

"...Well, sortof anyways." Amber eyes regarded her curiously, his hand moving to lightly rub the back of his neck. "Most people just call me Toby." He spoke softly, his gaze lowering to the ground as his brows furrowed and eventually, he glanced back her way. "Uh...how." He paused, wondering if he should really bother to bring it up. "How did you know my name anyways?"

[Wyndbain]

BlazingTear couldn't believe what she was hearing or seeing for that matter. It was getting to the point where she began to doubt if any of her sences were trust worthy. She dropped slowly into a sitting position, her back not leaving the rough bark of the tree that she continued to use as a support.

"It wasn't..your name... Well I suppose it is-but, you're not -the- Tobias I... meant." She pulled her hand away from the gemstone it had been clutched around, about to lean back her head in an attempt to straighten her thoughts when she noticed the blood on her fingers. As if on cue she felt a sting from the cut on her neck, placing the same hand over the wound and rubbing it absentmindely as her gaze lowered to the grass. She wanted nothing more than to fall asleep and wake up to discover that all of this was a simple nightmare; it certainly did seem wierd enough to be one. Although there had been stranger occurances before.[/size]

[Kikuyoshi]

Amber eyes darted to the line of blood that was trickling up from the wound, brows knitting together. "You're hurt..." His fingers didn't think twice before digging in his pocket and pulled out a piece of red cloth, very much like that of Tobias' outfit. Reaching forward, he moved to place it against the wound, hesitant that she might react like she had before.

Lightly he applied pressure to the wound, not saying anything as the mood was already a bit awkward...and yet he had a lot of questions...true she had been a bit overwhelmed due to the attack, but even so...shouldn't she have realized he was just some stranger trying to help? Who was this other Tobias that looked so much like him that she had confused them so much.

Auds flattened as he suddenly drew forward, his arms moving about Blazingtear in a hug, his eyes closing as her scent filled his nostrils. His mind screamed out in alarm, as the actions had not been his own...at least, he didn't really know why he had moved forward to embrace her. He didn't even know her.

Quickly he pulled away and stumbled back a few steps, staring at her awkwardly as he shook his head. "I...." He stammered, his gaze moving away from her person. "I don't know why i just did that..." vocals were softer and confused, his eyes closing briefly to relieve a small headache he had just started to recieve.

[Wyndbain]

She surprised herself, as he hugged her, she did not stiffen or anything of the sort. Instead, mostly because of his similar scent, her body was relaxed in his sudden embrace. What surprised her was that she didn't mind at all, being hugged by this person who was so much like Tobias, and yet wasn't him at all. She shook her head, turning her gaze away from him as she responded softly, "It...it's alright.."

Despite her saying this, she was thinking everything about this wasn't right. What had happened to the Tobias she knew? Why was this person so much...alike!? She let loose all the thoughts in her mind, clearing them as though simply opening her hand and releasing all the captured thoughts into the open air. The transformation was much faster than normal times; as in front of Tobias now sat the small black wolf, orange and red markings set a blaze by the dark fur.

[Kikuyoshi]

Toby stumbled backward even more, bumping into the firm and rough surface of a nearby tree as his eyes widened at the transformation, his mouth open wide in surprise. "wha...what are you?"

It was an odd enough question coming from someone who had dog ears atop their head...but to also hear that sort of exclamation coming out from someone who looked as much like Tobias as Toby did was more than a little odd.

[Wyndbain]

"A wolf..." She said simply, lowering her head as her ears lay flat against her skull. In such a position, even to one who did not fully understand wolf body language could tell it was a docile or passive stance. Even if her thick cold-adapted fur made her appear larger than her actual size, she was still a small and not very intimidating wolf to begin with.

She stood upon all four legs, lowering her head further to take in the scents left in the soil. She may be able to retain her incredible sence of smell even transformed, but as an actual wolf, it was ten times more acute. Despite her attempts, her mind was still confused between what she saw and what she smelled. Tobias' scent lingered in the air, but all paths led to the stranger who sat before her. In frustration, BlazingTear let loose a high pitched whine.