.Hakusou.

[Sykota]

Kisa

Outside I may be Smiling
But inside I am Hurting

[/center][/size]

.x. I placed my paws carefully on the terrain as I entered this new terra. The wind blew from behind me gently, as if urging me along. It picked up the thin dusty layer off the trail and caused it to dance about. The breeze seemed to love to play at my paws. A smile crept upon my maw. I seemed to temporarily forget my pains.

.x. It was twilight, the hour between dusk and night. A few stars had already come out to help light my path. The shafts of moonlight seemed to blend my ebony streaks and spots in with my tanned pelt. There seemed to be a soft aura around me, yet I don't think others would care to notice.

.x. The winds seemed to grow slowly stronger, pushing me along. A twinkle shone in my orb as I came to do what I and the wind wanted. I sped to a trot, then a lope, then to a flat out run as the wind picked up. This is what I love. To race with the wind. This is my joy. This is my freedom!

.x. I continued to run until I finally slowed as the moon reached its highest peek. I walked to the base of a large oak, that was on the side of the trail I was following, and laid down. It had been awhile since I had a run like that, though at a cost. I lowered my skull and licked my, now swollen, paw. I glared at the scar I carry as a reminder of when my pride abandoned me. After a moment, I rested my skull upon my paws and my orbs drifted shut.

.x. The next thing I knew, the sun had risen into a peaceful sky and it painted it with glorious oranges, pinks, and purples. Around me, the world began to wake and the birds began their morning chorus. The fingers of sunlight reached down and threaded through the trees, rocks and grasses.

.x. I slowly opened my sleepy orbs and yawned, my fangs being shown clearly. Lazily, I got to my paws and stretch. I stepped out from under the tree and into the sunlight. My tan pelt was bathed in the shafts of light emitted by the glorious sun. My orbs shone as I looked to the blue, cloudless sky. I had seen this sight many, many times before but for some reason, I always found it breath-takingly beautiful and calming each and every time.[/size][/blockquote]

[Shadow]

Saige walked through the grass, finally escaping is father, though he new would be in trouble. His sisters went hunting with their mother and didn't bother waking him up! He didn't care if he was going to be in trouble he was almost ready to leave his parents, he should be able to do what he wanted! He looked to the crisp blue sky, he wondered what his sisters were doing and how mad is parents would be. He hung his head in shame, then took a long sigh. Oh why should he care, he was finally free! Saige saw some sort of figure in the distance. What is it? He looked harder, I think its another cheetah! he thought to himself. He looked down at his paws, then raced down the trail to meet it.

[Sykota]

.x. I was sitting, my chain wrapped around my haunches, my skull raise to the sky and my orbs close, as I enjoyed the warmth of the sun. That is when more thorns swereved and I caught the sound of paws thudding against the ground, heading towards me. I immediately lowered me skull, opening my orbs in the process. I lifted my self to my paws and took a step back as a watched another cheetah, a male, race down the trail towards me.

.x. My chain twitched as I cautiously eyed the male as he approached. My peltage twitched as I was slightly nervious. I was not afraid of strangers, but past experiences have taught me to always be cautious. When he was closer, I changed my stance from nervious fae to to bold cheetah. I took a step forward, my lyrics were loud, but smooth. "Who are you?"

[Shadow]

Saige slowed down and made his way to the now visible cheetah. Her head was high and her eyes were closed, then she stepped forward and asked him who he was. He replied loud trying to make himself sound tough, "I am Saige.............and who are you?" He looked at the female for a bit then flicked his gaze to the sky. It was a beautiful day, but further away there were dark clouds waiting to poor rain over the Savannah. Shifting his paws he decided to take his mind off the floods and think about right now and how beautiful it was.

[Sykota]

.x. I tilted my skull slightly, eyeing the male. I seemed to nod as approvel to my self that he was friend and not foe. I turned my head to the skies. "Kisa." With that, I closed my eyes once more and began to bathe in the sunlight again. My chain flicked as I thought. My trademark smile had come across my face. A soft and friendly one.

.x. I lowered my skull once more, opening my eyes as well. "So, what brings you here Saige?" The sunlight reflected off my red amber orbs, causing them to glint. My body language was friendly enough towards the male, but my mind remained sharp, incase he decide to make any 'wrong' moves.

[Shadow]

Saige looked at Kisa, "Kisa eh......nice name" Kisa turned to him and asked why he was here. He stared with a big sigh "i ran away from home cause.........well my father........is a................is a bit controlling, and i had to get away, so i came here................were is here?' saige looked down at his paws and thought of a FEW good times with his sisters. He took another sigh, and thought of his parents. Oh great here it was a trip down guilt road he could here the thunder start to come closer still far away he could tell this was going to be a bad storm.

[Sykota]

.x. Kisa listened to Saige. When he asked 'where is here' she looked around. She tilted her head and looked back to him. "That's a good question." Like him, she had no idea where here was.

.x. Her thorn flicked behind her and she turned her head to look. In the distance she could see storm clouds crawling closer, following right beside was a constant chorus of thunder and a breath-taking light show from the lightening. She sighed. This is the last thing she wanted. A storm, which meant rain, which also meant that she was probably in for an unwanted swim.

[Shadow]

Saige looked around, one ear one Kisa and the other to the storm. Saige heard Kisa say she also didn't know were they were, but he wasn't worried right now he was more worried on the storm. Saige stood up "So were are you from?" he didn't now what to say but he wanted to break they silence. As soon as he opened his mouth again a big bolt of lightning followed by a loud crack of thunder struck across of the Savannah. Saige looked at Kisa then looked back at the clouds, he had never seen such dark colds! Saige sat back down but just a bit antsie hes started need at the ground. Again when he opened his mouth something loud interrupted him. what the heck was that!

[Sykota]

Her thorns twitched as Saige spoke. "Here and there." She raised her paw and began to groom it, freeing her fur of dust and grit. Soon it was as clean as it could get and she swiped it over her skull. She then began to groom her paw once more and swipe it over her skull. She repeated this many more times before finally placing her paw on the earth once more.

Suddenly a loud sound shot around them that made Kisa leap to her paws. She looked to her left again and saw the distant storm. 'No. It is to far away to have come from there... There was then another large sound. "Oh no.' She swung round and there was a hint of fright in her wide, red-amber eyes. She was staring up at a large gathering of dark clouds that had snuck up behind them. The large sound was from a branch of lightening striking a tree, luckily not starting a fire.[/size]

[Shadow]

Saige listened to Kisa, he watched her groom herself. He watched lighting strike a tree, making him feel uneasy. He stood up "Ahh Kisa, i think we should find some shelter" he looked around for the closest cave or some sort of shelter.

Saige was now pacing back and forth, he stepped on a thorn "OW!!, that hurt!!" he sat back down trying to get the thorn out of his paw. He got it out, he watched the blood ooze out of is paw. He licked it again and finally the bleeding stopped. He stood up and limped away, he stopped and turned back to Kisa, "You comin'?"