-Imp: Dance Magic, Dance-

[Mama Z]

"You remind me of the baby
What baby? baby with the power
What power? power of voodoo
Who do? you do
Do what? remind me of the baby.

"I saw my baby, crying hard as babe could cry
What could I do
My babys love had gone
And left my baby blue
Nobody knew

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The day was shining brightly. Indeed spring and sprung and it was quickly warming over the parts of the world that were left in the shadows of winter. Birds twittered pleasantly, trees were blooming with leaves, spreading them all along the forest floor like a thick green carpet, the wolves were having pups. Indeed life was every where and the world had a new life to look forward to. One such creature was more then eager to celebrate the new times and the new day. In the blink of an eye he was one place, then in another he was some where else. He was in the branches, then on the floor. His voice sang out above the trees, startling birds and other critters.[/size]

"What kind of magic spell to use
Slime and snails
Or puppy dogs tails
Thunder or lightning
Then baby said
Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
Put that baby spell on me
Jump magic, jump (jump magic, jump)
Jump magic, jump (jump magic, jump)
Put that magic jump on me
Slap that baby, make him free" [/size]

He wasn't the best singer in the world (infact far from it judging how he hit the notes) but listening to his song was just as entertaining. He appeared once more on the ground, dancing around as if he had termites under his skin. Twig like legs kicked up the leaves, dirt and rocks, not caring if he hit any one or if anyone was watching. He did a somersault then a cartwheel. If one was able to, they would notice that he was indeed a different individual. His body was almost wooden like, his legs and arms long, thin and knobby, kind of like the twigs children would put in winters snowman. Overall though, he stood about 3 feet. Short little guy with a huge smile plastered on his wooden face.

Imp was one of a kind, born from the seed from the first tree in this forest. He was known as the Sheppard of the forest, helping heal trees and helping them grow. He had seen everything including the first one to ever set foot amongst the forest and create such a large pack of wolves. He was magical being and not to mention, a rather gooberish one at that. [/center][/size]

[Aveilthé]

OOC: To get a better understanding of what Nox looks like, git 'er done here: www.freewebs.com/kaoru-ami/profilenox.htm

Dead forest leaves crackled and crunched like hard pieces of bread
beneath the big paws of a bizarre-looking creature wandering
through the sanctuary of the forest. Large soft, blue eyes
peered around the thick trunk of a tree, but spotted nothing in
a small clearing.

Only a moment ago had she heard a happy creature sing in the
forest. Curiosity got the better of her. Heartstrings tugged and
pulled her to investigate. That was Nox's nature: curiosity, a
young and fleeting thing for any innocent creature of the forest.

Long white nails scraped the ground (clumsy of her, really; she
was never good at hiding or keeping quiet) as she rounded
a corner. Her long, slender ears, that looked remarkably like
those that belonged to a deer of sorts, swiveled to the sound
of that jovial music.

Nox wanted to be a part of that song. It sounded so ancient, yet
so happy. She wanted to touch it herself and envelope her entire
life to it. Yet she could not, unless she could find the culprit!

A thin, short tail wagged behind her as she picked up speed,
trotting much like a deer would, though she possessed paws.
Nox was a remarkable creature indeed, much like the character
Imp. Nox is actually a genetically engineered hybrid of a wild dog
and a white-tailed forest deer. She was unlike anything anyone
has possibly ever seen before, for her entire back held rows of
some sort of calcium-like horns, or antlers, perhaps, that extended
to as far to her tail. Usually, the horns would bristle if she were
scared or unnerved, or even prepared for a fight, but she felt
relaxed; thus, her horns were slightly layed back like fur on an
animal.

Fur - the one thing that Nox did not possess. Her skin is
furless, save for her tail, which held a thick tuft of fur on the very
end. Other than that, she was just flesh and skin. Smooth, very
smooth skin; and peach-colored, like a human. She is also quite
a skinny gal, or perhaps for better word, emaciated. She lacked
proper nutrition, but that obviously did not bother her so much.
She was quite a happy creature herself. Free from worry or
sadness.

While her mind was lost in oblivion, she had not noticed that
a flying rock came hurling in her direction. It hit her square on
the nose, which caused her horn formation to stand on end while
she arched her back like a feline would. She shook her head in
fright, even shied away from the hurt.

Little did she know, the very creature she was hunting for was
only a few feet away, merrily dancing as if he were in a club in the
year of '99. Upon rubbing her swelling pink nose on her thin
front leg, she looked upon him in amazement. Words were lost
from her however, so she couldn't speak. She wanted to say
something to him, perhaps something clever or give a remark
over the small stone, but he was a queer creature and she
was slightly afraid of him.

But his song was so happy. She couldn't possibly think that he
would cause any harm, would he?

"Y-your song," she stuttered, feeling her wolflike knees knocking
against one another. "I-I was following your song from far off,
and I didn't know it w-was you... sorry if I'm bothering you!
Oh drat, I'm making a mess of things, aren't I?" she flustered,
feeling as if her presence was a mark of sin. "I'll remove myself,"
she cried, moving her spindly legs clumsily.

[Mama Z]

His music quickly died off and Imp was stuck looking at the wolfish deer like thing from between his legs, upside down, his hat almost falling down off his little wooden head. He blinked and as quickly he blinked he was gone. He wasnt far off though, soon he reappeared, hanging from a branch of a tree right above her. 'Aye! What be this!' He cried, looking at Nox with great amusement.

Again, the disappearing and reappering act. This time, right upside down between on of Nox's many spines. 'A creature like no other!' He proclaimed with a gleeful laugh. Like a lizard of sorts he made his way up the spines as if they were a ladder. Soon, he appeared looking her right in the eye. 'A creature like me!' He laughed again excited to meet such a fasincating object, even in all his years here in this forest, she did stand out another way. 'What ye be?!' He asked curious to know how she came to look as she did.

[Aveilthé]

OOC: Hey Z, is that song from the Labyrinth movie? It sounds like it lmao

Before her spindly legs could carry her away, the creature Imp had
climbed on her back and treated her like a jungle gym. "AAAARGH!"
she screamed, just as Imp looked her in the eyes. "It's scary!"
she squealed. Her first instinct was to buck Imp off of her, but she
was too scared to even move. Paralyzed, the only thing she could
do was to close her eyes, but then the Imp spoke of how they
were alike.

"A creature like you? I'm not as scary as you look!" she retaliated,
albeit weakly. "I don't really know what I am. What are you?"
Nox looked close to having something like an asthma attack, for
she kept holding her breath. It was only obvious that Nox was
not dangerous at all.

[Mama Z]

Another fitfull of laughter evaded Imps mouth and he litterally rolled off her head and onto the ground. Like a little ball he rolled around, knees tucked up close to his body. 'What ye see is what I be!' He chimmed then stopped, he did a cartwheel and stood up, doing an overdramatic bow. 'I be Imp, the Forest Imp!' he proclaimed happily, 'Keeper of da forest!' He nodded, rather liking the title. He tilted his head looking at her as an owl would. 'Who ye be?' He asked, not at all bothered with how frightful she was of him.

[Aveilthé]

"Keeper of the forest?" Nox replied inadequately, dropping her head
in defeat. "You look like one of those frozen things I used to see
in human's gardens," she whispered, eyeing the creature warily.
"What did they call them...? Garden gnomes." But then Imp spoke
of how he was a Forest Imp.

"That says quite a lot," she nodded agreeably. Imp did not seem
too dangerous to her anymore.

"I'm Nox. Just... Nox." She grinned shyly. "Yep... not that interesting,
but it's just a name. I heard it was a name of a god, but still..."

One might be able to notice that Nox, though attempting to
tell how her name was so uninteresting, was trying to give it
some interest, but the poor lass was a modest one.