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Post by Akane on Nov 7, 2008 14:54:46 GMT -5
"Hide-and-seek in the dark? Well, you must be good!" Miu jumped to her heels and sprinted away, "'Have to prove it to me though!" She laughed, quickly disappearing into the trees and bushes.
Her run slowed to a trot as she tried to find a hiding place, and it didn't take long for her to come across the perfect spot. One of the large fallen trees had split in the dry weather and revealed a shallow ditch underneath - the crack was just wide enough for Miu to wriggle through. She then backed herself up so she was concealed in the darkness, and held her head back so she could just about see if anything were to pass by. Perfect she thought.
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Post by Raikou on Nov 7, 2008 16:55:41 GMT -5
"Shimatta..." Kitanai grumbled when she darted off into the darkness. "I thought I'd be it first...Man..." Muttering to himself, he took off after her, following her scent closely. She's not even running through the trees, he thought, keeping his nose in the air to catch the scent on the breeze. Why is she making it easy for me? He skidded to a halt, realization creeping over him. Oh, right. She's gonna hide some where obvious and spring out from the shadows the moment I approach. Great, just what I need! Regardless of his assumption, he followed the trail with ease, and came upon a large, fallen tree. "Okay," he called into it, "I found you." He winced, shutting his eyes to prepare for the attack should it come.
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Post by Akane on Dec 6, 2008 15:04:30 GMT -5
Although he had found Miu, she was still out of sight in the darkness of the log. Instead of accepting defeat, she stayed perfectly motionless and didn't make a sound, waiting for the opportune moment to really make him jump.
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Post by Raikou on Jan 4, 2009 17:10:49 GMT -5
Ducking, Kitanai cautiously crept into the log, rolling his eyes at her game. "Miu, come on," he groaned. "I found you! Now it's my turn."
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Post by Akane on Jan 5, 2009 15:39:18 GMT -5
Miu rolled her eyes and frowned at his inability to make the game fun. No use making the situation any duller, so she mustered up a loud agressive snarl and jumped out at Kitanai, forcing him backwards so she didn't land on him. "Heh," Miu looked at him carefully and poked her tongue out, "You knew I was there, yet you still flinched."
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Post by Raikou on Jan 5, 2009 20:05:15 GMT -5
Letting out a sigh, Kitanai blew a leaf off his face and rose slowly to his feet. Man, this is lame, he thought. She didn't even jump on me so I didn't get a chance to see her...nevermind. He shook the rest of the dust off his coat and tried to drown out the stabbing pain in his throat with laughter. He stuck his tongue out at her in response. "Regardless, it's my turn now! I'd like to see you try and find me!" He darted off into the darkness, hoping he could really loose her. He ran along the ground for a while then leapt through the trees, leaving his scent on the trunk of every tree he could find. Just to mess with her, he even marked the bark of one tree, laughing to himself. I hope she follows my scent right to that! As a final hiding spot, he splashed into the river, twisting his body among the reeds and praying that his ears weren't visible above the surface.
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Post by Akane on Jan 7, 2009 14:51:02 GMT -5
While Kitanai left to hide, Miu occupied herself by looking upwards. It was a very clear night, and she could see every star. Somehow, the thought of being just a spec among everything comforted her. "Right, smarty-pup," she eventually retired from her star-gazing and set off on her search, "I'll find you just as easily."
After standing on her hind legs to sniff the first three trees next to each other, she rolled her eyes. It was the oldest hide-and-seek trick in the book! Miu took a wild guess and ran a path he may have took before she caught a rather strong scent. Looking around, she padded up to where it was coming from, "Ergh, typical male." She tisked, then continued following his trail until she met the water. After walking up and down the bank craning her neck to see into the reeds, she couldn't see him anywhere. But, as luck would have it, a broken bull rush gave away his hiding spot. As she came closer, she could just about see his ears and the tip of his nose. 'I'll make him really jump this time...' Tip-toeing on the edge of the bank, she could stretch just far enough to touch her cold nose to his.
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Post by Raikou on Jan 7, 2009 15:13:01 GMT -5
As Kitanai heard her coming, he searched through the water with his paws until he found the bottom. His legs gathered beneath him, preparing to jump out. This oughta send her screaming, he thought, smiling evilly. Just as he saw Miu's face on the surface, he propelled himself out of the water, colliding his face directly with hers. They flew back onto the bank, Kitanai landing on top of her with their noses pressed together. Heat raced to his cheeks, and he looked away but didn't get up at first. "S-Sorry!" he stammered, blushing. "I-I didn't want to make it too hard for you to find me otherwise I'd be stuck in that freezing river all night long. I'd much rather be here with you--er, I mean, on dry land!" Nice one, you idiot! his conscious shouted at him. Get the hell off of her! But he couldn't move. He flicked his eyes back to hers. She's not so bad looking when she's not being obnoxious...crap, what am I doing?! He jolted out of his daze and leapt off, turning his back on her and coughing nervously. "Sorry," he repeated.
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Post by Akane on Jan 7, 2009 16:02:38 GMT -5
The startled Miu blinked a few times, the collision having sent her into a momentary daze. When she opened them and saw Kitanai, she froze as blood rushed to her cheeks. For some reason, she couldn't make herself push him off. After he finally did get off, Miu couldn't recall what he had nervously gushed. "I... I-It's ok." Miu slowly turned over and sat up, noticing immediatly that all the hairs on her tail were standing on end. She descretely tucked her tail underneath her to hide it, "Uhm..." Words, any words will do! Suddenly the normally promiscuous female had come over all shy and embarrassed, and she could think of nothing to say.
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Post by Raikou on Jan 7, 2009 17:28:27 GMT -5
Silent for once, huh? Kitanai giggled to himself. "W-Well I'm bored with hide-and-seek," he said at last, whipping around to face her. "Why don't we do something else? You can pick this time."
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Post by Akane on Jan 7, 2009 18:50:51 GMT -5
"Something else?" Miu looked down and brushed the grass with the back of her paw. She had an idea to take him to her favourite place, but Akane was very clear that Kitanai was not to stray too far. "... Want to do something that could potentially get us into trouble?" She grinned and stood up with beckoning eyes, "I know the perfect place that looks over the territory and beyond - no-one else knows about it. Unless, you want to be a good puppy for Akane..." The place she had in mind wasn't exactly exciting to a male unless there was a chance to be rebellious.
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Post by Raikou on Jan 7, 2009 19:08:40 GMT -5
"Trouble?" he echoed, tail thumping the ground in excitement. "Trouble's my middle name! I'll go any where."
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Post by Akane on Jan 8, 2009 14:20:18 GMT -5
"Great!" Miu's tail wagged as she set off on a steady run, "Let's go slow poke!" She giggled, making sure his injuries could keep up with her as they immersed themselves into the safety of the trees around their camp.
Miu led him through the most dense part of the forested border; there were no paths because everyone assumed it was too vegetated to travel through on foot. When traveling through the trees above, one could not see the floor through the canopy of branches and ancient vines. But Miu was very explorative when she was pup and wanted to know every inch of their territory; and where the was a will, there was a way.
She squeezed through gaps under uprooted tree roots and clambered over long since dead crispy bushes, helping Kitanai through when needed, "Almost there, I promise." She smiled, and when she could feel rock under her paws, they were finally there. Walking up the small piece of rock to the edge, the land opened up below and they could see for miles; they were standing on a small cliff overhang that was more than a perfect vantage point in day light. But it was dark now, and all that could be seen was a black sea of forest and the break of mountain tops in the distance outlined perfectly by the starlight. "So?" Miu sat down and looked at Kitanai, "What do you think?" She asked eagerly, hoping he'd like it.
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Post by Raikou on Jan 8, 2009 15:49:10 GMT -5
During the last stretch of the way, Kitanai considered turning back several times. Twisting his body made the old injuries burn under his skin, but he was determined not to give in to the stabbing pain. After all, where else would he go? Back to the house? Never. He had no other friends, so why bother? As the beams of moonlight emerged from the bushes, Kitanai's head snapped up, and he began excited. He pushed himself the rest of the way, landing rather ungracefully out on a strip of rock. Rolling his eyes at his own stupidity, he raised his head and gasped. "Oh my God..." he whispered, rising slowly to his shaky feet. He cautiously stalked to her side, his eyes not wavering from the shadow-drenched forest below them. The mountains loomed ominously in the distance, making his feet ache to climb them. His lips curled upwards in the beginnings of a smile. "It's so beautiful, Miu!" he cried, whipping his head around to address here. Upon doing so, he caught her looking at him too, and glanced away. "I-It really is," he added, blushing.
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Post by Akane on Jan 8, 2009 16:09:30 GMT -5
Miu's tail wagged furiously at his reaction, but when his eyes whipped round to meet hers, she held her tail fast to the ground and looked away to hide her blushing cheeks, "I-I come here to look at the stars, on a night like this." She slowly lifted her head to the sky and a contented smile soon spread across her maw, "Sometimes, I even stay here until dawn - the sun rises between the gaps in the mountains over there." She motioned her head in the direction of the mountain pass before shrinking down onto her stomach, flicking her small delicate paws out to rest over the rocks edge.
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