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 Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 3:04 pm
Kanako
Meet Kanako. He is a hyper, optomistic little tatsu that always is looking for some fun. Quite the opposite of Stormy.
Koko
Koko is Kanako's female sentinel. She is a bit motherly, although mostly likes to have fun, and at times, can be very sarcastic. She has cared for Kanako since he was an egg, and is very attached and loyal to him.
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 3:12 pm
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 3:13 pm
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 3:14 pm
May 29, 2006 Kekipi just happened to be wandering the forest. He was a newbie to the... entire place, lake and forest alike. Alllll the way from the beaches. Hitching a ride in a soggy black backpack with him was I`a, his sentinel. Fortunately.. or misfortunately, he's stumbled across these here eggs!
"Woah dude. Huhuh, I`a lookit that." He grins, head jerking to use his snout to point the kiddo out to the clownfish sentinel.
The little guy popped his head up and put little paws on Keki's shoulder, "Ooooohpretty... is gold," I`a mused, staring at the remains of the golden egg, and the child that'd hatched.
The small tatsu that had just made it's way out of the egg figited a little. It had no energy left after the long process of freeing itself from its egg. The little creature slowly curled up in a ball, shivering slightly. It relized it had just released itself from it's warm egg, and its fur was still wet. The tatsu was barely aware of the presence around it, right now it was being bombarded with all things new. the ground, the smell, it was all new to him.
Kekipi, not meaning to overwhelm the kiddo, neared the little child. "It's kinda' cute, yannow?" Rear end lowered and he took a seat in front of the pup, examining from the short distance. "Dude it's a boy! I shall call him Mini-Keki!" Ok so that wasn't really going to be the pup's name.
I`a shook his head and sighed, "You're a sad story, dude." His voice was quiet, softspoken, and childish. Thus is the vocal chords of an aqua sentinel! Half his body was still in the soggy pack on Keki's back.
During that time another egg not too far off was hatching, and sitting rather noble and patiently before the egg was a strange creature, a large sort of cricket. The forest sentinel! This one must belong to this egg, their spirits bonded at a young egg? The cricket watched the hatching, little antennae swaying and twitching. When Kiyu finally made way from her egg, panting and huffing, the cricket's antennae perked forward. It knew it couldn't greet HER vocally, so instead did so to the nearby adult.
"They are hatching, foreigner. You are welcome to watch but please help out and keep them together."
The boy closed his eyes tighter, and squirmed a bit. He heard nothing of the strangers around him. Making a pained whineying sound, he made an attempt to move. He didn't like the cold, hard ground, but wasn't aware it was all around him. His legs were as good as useless, limp with almost no mucle or control, and he only successfully slithered a few inches, before being overcome with exahstion again, and resting his head on the ground.
Kekipi's winglike ears gave a little flicker, looking at the other sentinel. "And who're you little dudette?" His nose twitches side to side, but for the kids' sake he lifts the golden one up carefully in one arm and then rises to do the same to the female.
I`a was still on Keki's shoulder, just watching. One little black paw lifts, waving at the other sentinel. His orange, clonfish colored fur was still oily slick and wet from his water life. He'd always have a shiny coat even when dry, but hey... they DID just pass a lake, maybe he went swimming!
Kiyu shivered, still in the cracked and chipped remains of her egg, too tuckered out to move anywhere! The sentinel gave a little hop, landing the aim precisely next to the child's head. "She reminds me of the kiyu flowers here," she'd told herself to the foreigners. "Their eggs were unattended, stranger. So forest creatures had moved some of them about. Please follow me to the nest? That is where they were supposed to be, but alas I cannot move them myself.. just guard them."
The cricket started hopping off toward the nest, which wasn't too far actually, just beyond a few trees. "Oh, and my name is Kurai." She expected Keki to follow, and follow he did... after picking up the other child with just as much caution.
The boy felt an odd, unfarmiliar sensation as the aquatic tatsu picked him up. He chirped, squirming a bit to show his discomfort. Everything was so new, it was weird....he yawned, calmed suddenly by the forawrd motion of the tatsu walking, and momentarily drifted off to sleep
Kekipi wasn't aquatic. He was a far cry from it. But he'd SEEN some of them. He was a normal Tatsu, but he'd come from a beach tribe. Not that anyone knew that. He was walking slowly, trying to be careful. "Muh name's not stranger, little dudette. It's Kekipi. Or Keki if you prefer, and the little brat on my shoulder hogging packspace is I`a. Ah, uh, dudette. Um, Kurai? What's a kiyu?"
Speaking of I`a, he was lookin' all around, his bobbed antennae twitching and bouncing. He was like a cute little kitten. Sometimes he'd lose his footing on Keki's shoulder but would catch himself. I`a was keeping to himself rather well, for now.
Kurai hopped on, until she was in the clearing of the nesting area. Scattered along the softened earth were silk petals of the kiyu flowers, leaves, and grass from the bigger clearing. A hop to turn around, lifting up an 'arm' to direct the newcomer to place the pups down. And that he did, cautiously, right next to each other. Then he stood, arms crossed, rather proud of himself. "They are the local flowers here, it is said that Na`ni nurtured them, but no one is for certain but her. You'll be lucky to find that little sylph, Kekipi."
The little baby tatsu woke up as he was placed in a bad of soft flowers. He snuggled up in them, his mouth opening for the first time in a wide yawn, followed by a wringle of the nose as he tasted the air for the first time. Chirping, he curled up, and relaxed.
Kekipi nodded in understanding. "Ahh, okay." He lift a petal off the ground. "Are they all like, dead or something?" He turned his head a little bit to I`a, but still his gaze was on the flower, "Looks like a tornado came through here, dude."
I`a giggled boyishly and shook his head. "Once again you're a sad story, Keki my man. The lil' cricket over there just said they're the local flowers. Probably means they're all over the place."
The little white pup felt a familiar presense, so wiggled her way to it. Her fellow hatchling! The little child curled up next to him and squeaked out a little greeting, before settling her chin on his back. She was unmoving, save for her soft breathing. The nest was warm, since the leaves, flowers, and grass providing flooring from cold dirt. The white of the silken flower petals reflected the sun of the small clearing. No more shivering, yay!
Kurai hopped beside the pups, chirping faintly. "There is a spring not but a few yards or more beyond the trees. If you peek through the trees you can see it. It was where the elders spent their last days, or so my mother told me."
The boy [who's name will be dubbed when Koko finds him ^_^] made a chirp of happiness when another hatchling snuggled with him. He appriciated the warmth and company. He yawned again, and stuck his paw in his mouth to suck on, drifting off into another sleep. This was perhaps the first time he had felt safe since he was seperated from the egg.
Kekipi watched the little group, tilting his head. "So like, where's their moms or dads?"
Little sentinel had finally wriggled his way from the soggy pack and lept onto the ground. Shortly after, Keki removed it and put it on the ground. It was empty for now, his adventure here had emptied the pack out. I`a padded on his little paws towards the pups, head lowering to sniff at the pups. "Yeah dude," he lift his head up and looked at Kekipi, "they are pretty cute."
The pup moved a bit when the other one chirped, giving another chirp in reply. She lift up a paw and draped it over the boy's back. She was half asleep and half awake, just relaxing within the safety of her guardian and the pup. Yes, she knew her guardian was there, but not what she looked like!
Kurai made sure to stay near the pups, eyeing I`a cautiously. "The white one's parents were the elders that passed away not long ago. They were guarding the other last five eggs of adults that have left the tribe or parted from this world. This is the last of this tribe in the forest. I have seen a few strange looking Tatsu that look to be from some body of water, but they've not noticed the pups."
From the back of the group, a little purple and white aqutic sentinel, looking a bit flustered "Kanako!" she squeeled happily "Your ok!" she looked around at the others, then set his eyes on Kekipi. "Did you move this tatsu?!?! Every day i check up on this egg! Then, I leave to get some food and such for it when it comes out of its egg when i see it is getting ready to hatch, then i come back, and its GONE!" she ploped down on the ground "Leave it to me to have this happen...but....Kanako is safe now..." She finished, looking relived
Kanako sensed a comotion around him, and was awoken by the vibrations of Koko charging in. The way the pattern of movement, it felt farmiliar. He suddenly felt a burst of comforta and gratitude, now he was safe, comfortable, amongst one of his age, and amongst something farmiliar.
Kekipi and I`a both laughed, cheerfully mind you, at the new sentinel. "Hey dudette. Um no I moved the eggs BACK over here." Keki rubbed the back of his neck, arching a brow. Claws brush through his mane for a moment, then his arms cross over his chest. "I just got here, and was helping this cricket gal to get these two eggs back over here." He looked beyond the little crowd at the nest. It was a large nest capable of holding a whole tribe of Tatsu, as long as they curl up together. In the mess of nest bedding he spotted some more pups sleeping, but figured they were okay for now.
I`a trot up to the new sentinel, grinning, "Hey sweet-stuff what's your name?" He wasn't -trying- to be flirty, but it was just his personality to the babes! Kekipi laughed at I`a, who took a seat in front of the girly aquatic sentinel and started boasting. "Yep, I helped that big lug behind me carry these Tatsu pups back. Mmmhm."
Kurai was in her own world as the others. Actually... Kekipi was in his own world too, but Kurai was in her pup's world. No telling what she was thinking - that proud and noble looking cricket.
Koko blinked, and laughed "Sweet? Hardley. My name is Koko" she laughed a bit harder at his comment of helping the full grown tatsu "Realy? Make sure he didn't trip over roots or something?" She giggle more, teasing him. "So, you are the older one's Sentinels?" She walked over to kanako, and stroked his fur, very happy to see the egg she had been raising was finally a pup.
Kanako yawed, making a little chirp of pleasure as the sentinel petted him
Kekipi, still in his own world, picked his bag up and casually slipped off to find the spring. He was interested in it, and I`a was doing his own thing! He knew his fishy little sentinel would find him, that's what all sentinel are best at. Maybe he'll find something useful, bwuahaha.
I`a HAD his chest puffed out, looking all big and tough. But he just.. deflated, at the tripping over roots comment. "Hey! That's so totally a diss, dudette." He chuckles and lowers back onto all fours, trotting up to Kurai and the pup. "You're a quiet guardian." He sounded shockingly serious and sober. Worried? Maybe.
Kurai turned her head and stared at the brightly colored boy sentinel. "What is there to say? Nothing really." But not long after that, Keki came back with a white flower held in both paws as if he were carrying a delicate piece of glass. "Oh, you brought a kiyu flower?"
Koko giggled "Chill out, i was just joking around. I am sure you were very helpful" she replyed, her second sentance with a hint of sarcasm. She looked over at Kurai, she was very quiet. Maybe crickets were just like that? She turned her attention to kekipi again "Aw, its very pretty!" she exclaimed.
Kanako slowly driffed off to sleep.
Kekipi tilts his head at Kurai's responce, "Oh, so this is a kiyu flower? I see." He bent and handed the flower to I`a, who's arms were up wanting to see it.
I`a gave a timid chuckle, "Eh heh..." He took the flower once Keki handed it over, then looked between it and the white pup. "Hm..." Then... he placed it over her ear. "She's got Sssstyyyyle!"
Usually crickets are quite the talkative little chirpers! Well, not Kurai. Until now that is. She'd watched I`a place the flower, then she smiled a bit. "That is perfect, actually..." A few steps toward the pup, "I will call her Kiyu then... her mother would have been proud to name her this..." Kurai's head tilt, antennae swaying a bit. "Kiyu..."
"Its so cute on her!" she said with a smile "And that is a very pretty name. I already had names thought up...Kanaka if it was a girl, Kanako if it was a boy, and it was a boy" she smiled happily, feeling almost like a mother to the child
Kekipi smirked, head shaking, "Ok dudes you all have fun. I'm gonna like, prowl. Stay here with the pups will ya I`a?"
I`a growled a bit, and chased after. "Nuh uh, Keki. I'm goin' with you. Remember once I let you wander off alone?" Keki made the 'shh' gesture with a claw, "That's what I THOUGHT, dude." Keki rolled his eyes and lowered his pack, letting I`a climb in and get comfy. With that, the two were off to explore.
Kiyu gave a little whine in her sleep, back feet kicking a bit and a front paw twitching. Kurai chirped at the pup, and amazingly enough the pup calmed again. But, Kiyu rolled over, her muzzle taken off Kanako's back. She splay out on the soft nest bedding and drift back to sleep, still right next to the boy. Kurai looked over at Koko and smiled. "I find it funny how most of our names start with K." That notice brought up a little chuckle. Unlike aquatic sentinels, this cricket has a deeper, motherly woman voice.
Koko giggled "yea..." she found it cute how calming hte cricket was to the baby "They are so adorable like this" she said softly, Sitting down and resting her head on her hand. "I can't wait to see them grow up more, see how their personality unfolds.."
Kanako whined as the girl next to him moved away, but wasn't horribly distressed, since he was getting a bit hot anyway. He streched out to his full length as well, rubbing his head in the soft flowers a bit.
Kurai nodded, sort of 'sitting' there, front legs both on the ground. "Just wait until they're dragonets. Mother told me they're just plain horrible! I suppose it depends on the Tatsu, ne?" She looked from Koko, back to Kiyu, "I wonder how this one will be. It's harder for my kin to guard pups and dragonets than it is for your kin, since we're not as... nimble, you know? My kin are basically like their speaking concious." Light chuckle and smirk.
Kiyu began moving again... seems the child is restless suddenly! With her newfound burst of energy, she sat her head up, though she's quite wobbly. Her activity? A cute, puppylike growl, leading into a cublike 'rawr.' Her little tail wiggled back and forth, stretching front paws ahead of her to paw at a petal. She bent and bit at it, picked it up, then stumbled and wiggled to drop the petal on Kanako's head.
After that she settled again, huffing tiredly, then relaxed. Kurai just snickered. "She's going to be a handful, I can see it now."
Koko smiled "Yea... but i think i am ready for it. I've always wanted to be the guardian of a tatsu. I used to come to teh nest every day, looking at the eggs of the old ones wondering if any of them were the one i am bonded too. Then i came across the golden egg, and i knew it was mine!" She smiled, looking warmly torwards Kanako.
Kanako stired as he felt the flower fall on his head. He attempted to get up, but only managed to crawl a bit. He still was exhausted from his great escape from the egg, but he would probubly have a bit more energy tomorrow.
Kurai smiled. Yes, she can smile happily! "Sometimes you just know who it is, sometimes you have to look hard. I was around after Kiyu's parents passed away, and my mother passed with her. When Tatsu leave this world, we must go with them, because of our bond." The seemingly wise sentinel looks up at the open sky of the nest clearing, taking in the sight of the evening. "I knew Kiyu was mine because my mother was bonded to her mother."
Kurai's attention was drawn down again to Kiyu, who was gumming on Kanako's ear happily. This was her pup idea of play! And it was fun! Tail wiggles side to side, tiny wings moving just a little bit. Even though Kanako was tired, Kiyu was really quite the trooper! "Yeah... Kiyu is going to be a wild one. Hooboy!" Kurai giggles, then eyes Koko with a cheerful smile, like to mums watchin' their babies. Unde the circumstances of missing parents... they pretty much -are- their parents!
Koko looked fondly at them all "I barely remember my mother. I guess she must have been with one of the elders, because she died when I was realy young" she said sadly "Poor little ones. They don't have any parents" Koko giggled "Think, we will be the parent figures, but they will be much bigger then us before we even know it.." she grinned, knowing that one day Kanako would be the same size as keki
Kanako made a chirping noise, rolling over onto his belly, causing kiyu to tumble down. He put his paws onto her head, and turned the tables by gumming on her ear! He made a sound tha sounded faintly like a giggle, and pawed blindly at her face, too.
Kurai nodded sagely at speak of elders. "May they rest in peace. My mother's Tatsu and the mate were the two last elders of the forest. We just couldn't spread out enough I guess. So we need to just keep trying."
Kiyu let out another one of those growly roars that were so obviously young and painfully cute. The flower had fallen from her ear, blending with the mess of petals, leaves, and grass. She'll get another flower soon enough, though! Kiyu bat her paws at Kanako's chest and squeaked happily. Those playful growls were frequent as she paws at the other just as blindly.
"They grow fast, you know. And just make sure yours doesn't stuff you in a pack like that Kekipi fellow does to his guardian." She was exadurating really, since I`a acutally loved to be toted in the pack!
Koko nodded solumly in honer of the elders. "But, there is still a lot of hope. I mean, look at these two, and the other eggs. I bet there are more around, too! I think there is hope for these guys yet..." she said optomisticly, watching the two play "God, could they be any more adorable?" She asked happily
Kanako gave a play growl back, meeting at her paw as the batted. He leaned forward, biting with a toothless mouth onto her furry paw, and sucked on it.
Kurai watched the pupfight and snickered. "Honestly I have not wandered the forest much. I've been at Kiyu's side all this time. Perhaps when she is older we shall look around. I'm only aware of one nest. But there must be more, since I have seen several watery looking Tatsu of all ages passing through to the springs."
Kiyu made a kind of 'ewwing' squeaky growly noise at the boy, tugging her paw back in her direction. She's not edible! Free paw pushes softly on his cheek while taking her paw back, then she rolls onto her side and bats at the air, with more little growls.
"Same here...and i am sure you are right. It may seem like there arn't many tatsu around...but I think they are all just eggs and babies, and once they are older, the world will flourish again" she said, happily.
Kamako whined as his chew thing was pulled away, rolling over. There were a few flowers on his belly, so he batted them up in the air. One landed on his nose. He sneezed, and giggled more.
It almost seemed as though she'd come from nowhere. Perhaps she'd been there the whole time?... In either case, the dark colored pup seemed to be making a point to say out of sight and out of mind. The little creature had nestled herself beside a lush shrub that was sprouting beautiful pink flowers. While she herself- black and copper, didn't quite fit in, the darkness from the shade the bush produced gave her both cool and protection.
Petra cooed softly to herself, satisfied with her little scheme to remain unnoticed. If all went well, the blind, deaf creature would be relaxing lesuirley in no time- undisturbed and calm. Her little body quivered occasionally, adjusting to the cooler temperature underneath the shade, but all in all, the baby was content. What a lovely world this was... When she wasn't being bothered, that is.
Kiyu still pawed blindly at the air, until she was able to roll over and nestle into the silky petals again. The moon was starting to rise with the sun setting, and soon the kiyu flowers would be putting on a spectacular little show. "I do hope so, it would be nice to see many Tatsu frolicing about by the springs." She looked up at the sky and smiled, "Moon will be greeting the flowers soon. Know what that means?" Sly look over at Koko.
Meanwhile, Keki was wandering around! I`a was out of the soggy black pack, and instead there were a bunch of different flowers inside of it! Keki had a mischeivous little smile on his maw while walking through the forest, and stopped to pick some pink flowers from some more shrubery to stuff away in his bag.
I`a looked at the bush and grass, noticing the copper coloring of something. He liked shinies. He walked toward it, then gasped and ran back to Keki, tugging at a tailfeather. "KEKI! DUDE. There's a pup! Like, one not in the nest!"
"I know there's pups, I`a, we watched 'em hatch earli - oh!" He shoved the rest of the flowers he'd picked in the bag and scooped up the pup carefully and hauled her to the nest. "Musta' wandered too far, ey dude?" I`a nodded. Neither of them knew the pup WANTED solitude! Poor Petra.
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Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 11:01 am
June 3rd, 2006
Koko hoisted Kanako to his feet, he was about the size of him now, if not bigger, and she was worried that soon he would be bigger. She was tryign to teach the little Tatsu how to walk on all fours as opposed to the crawling motion he usually dide. SHe steddied him, and let go.
For a few moments, kanako stood there. His eyes and ears were still closed, but his constent crawling and playing had built up his leg mucles a bit. He whined, not aware of what he was supost to do when he was like this. He picked up a paw, and soon found himself laying on the ground, his legs spread out.
An older female Tatsu noticed the young one trying to learn to walk, under the patient care of a Kane. She walked over.
"Come here little one
," she coaxed. "You're doing well so far."
Petra cooed softly. Alright, so she'd given in- but it was just once! It wasn't like she'd gone all soft and gooey on her exterior and started handing out flowers and jars of love to everyone! She'd just made one friend. A single, solitary, numero uno friend. And that was Isa- her cheerful, affectionate, busy-bodied little Sentinel. The black and silver creature fluttered happily around Petra's curled up, half asleep body, her tiny wings effortlessly letting her hover around the area.
Petra, clearly displeased with Isa's happy flutterings, grunted softly, burying her velvety black muzzle into her forepaws with agitation. She hadn't noticed if there were any other Tatsu around- otherwise surely she would've been a tad bit more quieter. Silly girl.
Koko smiled at the older tatsu coming over, glad to have some more company "He is trying his best... he just gets his legs so tangled up when he tries to walk" She said with a giggle "I think i may be hurrying him to much...still just a pup.." she said ot herself, noticing the other pup cooking not far off with her sentinel.
"She is adorable!" commented koko, with a smile.
Kanako fora moment lay there, curious to why his mamiren wasn't fussing and petting him as she normally did. Then, to break the feeling, he made a whining noise, fussing and trying to crawl in the direction that he was sure his sentinel was.
Petra cooed lightly, her little tail thumping gently against her hindquarters. Just before she was about to let out a small squeak, her tiny nostrils quivered, and her entire body ceased movement. There were... others around. A small snarl curled at the edge of her muzzle, and Petra did her very best to scurry into what she hoped was a small, dark thicket in which she could blend in- and totally disappear.
Isa, who was quite disappointed with Petra's unsocial behavior, clicked her tongue cheerfully and fluttered above the desired bush, plopping down and blocking Petra's entrance. "Silly girl!" she chided playfully, well aware that Petra was deaf to her. "How about you make some friends, little one?" the Sentinel suggested lovingly, poking Petra's nose playfully.
(I do color....but to really know of advice I'd have to see some of your work.)
The dragonette female moved closer to the pup who had been struggling so hard, and nuzzled him gently. "You're doing fine little one." Then she turned. She was SURE that she'd heard something in the distance....the sound of something skuffling under some bushes...
Koko watched the other tatsu scurry away. "She seems a little shy" said koko to Isa. Maybe not shy, but more unwilling to meet other people.
Kanako felt a nuzzle. He cooed, and licked the object that was touching him. He, unlike Petra, loved attention. He got lonely in his dark, silent world, and always welcomed a bit of comfort.
Being licked brought out a maternal gush of love for the little blind baby. She turned to his sentinal. "How old is he? He's so adorable, and seems to have a great personality developing already."
Then she turned, still listening for the reply, but also checking out where the other little one must be hidden. She wondered how old it was, and why it didn't seem to want to make friends.
Isa shook her little head feverently, sighing lightly. "Petra's been acting like this an awful lot. Ever since I found her, I've grown terribly attached to her!" she squeaked happily, flutering a little further away from the other Sentinel and a bit closer to the bush that Petra was hiding within. "She doesn't seem to mind me too much, but she absolutely refuses to play with anybody else." Isa felt as though maybe she should be feeling fortunate- but she only found guilt when she hadn't the slightest clue as to why Petra was so isolated.
The little pup grunted softly, feeling Isa's wings beating lightly against the bush, which tickled the pup gently. Squeaking almost in shock, Petra wiggled her way out of the underbrush, annoyed by the gentle brushings of the leaves. Her small tail thumped cautiously against her hindquarters, and the blind creature yipped softly once more for her Sentinel.
Koko smiled. "He is just under a week old. I hope you are right!" she said with a grin, proud of the little one. She turned to isa "She seems to like you an awful lot. I am sure she will be better when she is older. At least a bit better. It might be scary for her, with all the strange people..." she said, wondering what is was like, not being able to hear or see/
Kanako continued to lick the tatsu near him, scooting closer to her. He wanted all the attention he could get!
Tera saw the antisocial little one poke her head out of the bushes at the tickling of her sentinal, and decided to walk a bit over towards her, but the licking pup was just too cute. She snuggled it one more time, before moving slowly over towards the other.
Isa nodded with good nature, sighing thoughtfully before she looked towards Kanako. "You seem to be having much better luck with your pup then I am!" she observed unnecessarily, smiling kindly to the other Sentinel. "I do hope you're right... Though something tells me that this little girl won't be so different as she ages." There was a thoughtful, deep pause in Isa's voice before she continued again. "So how did you find your little pup over here?" she asked, genuinely interested.
What was this? Isa was the -only- creature that Petra would go near willingly, and she was talking to someone -else-? Enraged that the Sentinel would even think of making other friends without Petra, (not like she wanted to anyway, of course!) the pup began wiggling with great determination in the direction she hoped Isa was in, ready to give that other creature a piece of her mind.
Tera saw the pup begin to wiggle a little harder, coming out of the bush. "Oh look!" she said to the sentinal, "It looks like she may just be intersted in meeting people."
"Kanako is always looking for attention. It gets tedious when he makes a big fuss everytime i go off" she looked down at her little tatsu, stroking his head "And even if she isn't the most social, I am sure she will find some friends, eventually" said Koko "I found the egg in the forest..it just felt right, you know? I started visiting it every day...and one day i found it in peices, but no baby. I freaked...but later found out another tatsu had brough Kanako to this place with the other babys!"
Kanako seemed irritated that the tatsu had left, but began edging torwards Koko, who was petting him again, making a cooing sound of pleasure
Isa smiled gladly as Koko spoke, nodding occasionally. Her own story was very similar. "The little girls' egg was- big suprise- half buried in the dirt between the roots of a massive oak tree. I stayed beside it until it hatched- and I was ready to just leave after I made sure she was out of the shell alright... But then she started to wail, and so I stayed. I haven't left since," Isa said cheerfully with a bit of playful grudgingness in her voice- all in good nature.
Finally! It sure did take Petra an awfully long time just to get where she wanted to be. A little grunt parted her nostrils as she finally bumped head first into Isa's side, squeaking irritably as she made her grand arrival. Her head shook angrily and her paws batting lightly at the ground, as if she were trying to grab Isa. -Trying- being the key word.
Koko giggled as Petra crawled out and pawed at Isa "They are so adorable...its just freaky that one day they will be wayyy bigger then us..." she said, sighing, half wishing they would stay this little forever.
Koko seemed to be forcused on something else. Jelous, Kanako whined loudly trying to climb onto his sentinel. He pawed at her armed, trying to get a grip and hoist himself up onto her, unsuccessfully.
Isa grinned lightly, landing ontop of the pup and gently settling on her back. Isa was light weighed, and she knew that her weight wouldn't bother Petra in the slightest.
"Well, we have plenty of time before they outgrow us," she said hopefully, smiling down upon the tiny pup. "At least, I hope we do." she added hastily, wondering just how large Petra could grow to be.
Petra's nostrils quievered lightly, and even after Isa settled on her back, she froze. There was another one... Another creature. Like her. She could just tell! Snorting with dignity, Petra wiggled her body a bit, trying to curl into a ball- unsucessful due to the fact that Isa was currently sitting on her spine.
Koko smiled "yea...he is growing so quickly! I think his eyes will open any day now...and his ears too..." she helped kanako sit on her lap, he was already as big as her, if not bigger, so that was a bit tough. She laughed "He thinks that he is very little..."
Kanako nuzzled his sentinal lovingly, and then began to lick her arm, trying top become the center of attention again. He wiggled slightly, whineing to her, wondering why she wasn't petting him.
Isa smiled kindly, lowering her head a bit to watch Petra as she froze beneath her, unmoving once more. A small, disappointed sigh passed through the Sentinel's lips, and she shook her head just slightly. "I really do hope that she stops being so cold and unsocail. If she's like this as a mere pup, I'm afraid she'll only get worse as she ages!" she admitted sadly, bringing a teeny paw to pat lovingly at Petra's head.
The little pup cooed sadly- why were there so many others around!? In a bit of desperation, Petra began to scuttle foward, entirely unaware that she was about to bump headfirst into-
Isa squeaked with suprise and Petra yelped loudly as she collided into Kanako's Sentinel, flailing backwards as Isa fluttered off of her Tatsu. "Oh my! Sorry about that!" Isa squeaked apologetically, before realizing she didn't even know the other's name. "Oh! I'm Isa," she added lamely, smiling lightly.
Koko smiled "Well...even if she is unsocial, it isn't to bad of a think. She will always have you" she said. Giggling as Petra ran into her. "Oh...hehe.. don't worry." She risked reaching down and patted petra quickly, afraid the Tatsu might be angry wit her for that.
Kanako made a whimpering noise as he sensed some comotion around him. He nipped at his sentinal, as if to say 'who cares what else is going on. Pay attention to me!
Isa smiled with a light giggle as she watched Koko cautiously pat Petra. "Smart of you," she commented playfully, watching as Petra's tiny jaw opened and snapped closed warningly. What a curious little thing.
Noticing Kanako's protest at lack of attention, Isa grinned and fluttered off of the distressed Petra's back, only to land softly beside Kanako. "Hello little fellow!" she chirped happily, her tiny hand landing gently on Kanako's head.
It seemed as though neither Isa nor Petra noticed the arrival of three new creatures!
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Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 5:14 pm
June 4th, 2006
Koko grinned. Kanako was growing more and more, and she was sure any day now his eyes and ears would open. His ears were already starting to open, since he seemed to respond to her voice sometimes. "Kanako! Come 'ere" she called, slapping her two paws together
Kanako was starting to get weird sensation in his head. It was like nothing he had ever felt before, and seemed to be constant. It wasn't painful, just...annoying. One feeling felt comforting, and he want torwards it, moving himself forward with his almost useless legs.
Koko could hardly contain her happiness to see that kanako was making his way over to her. "Come on, you can do it!" she encouraged him, wanting him to know where she was, and leaned forward, arms open, to make sure he didn't run into her at full speed.
A few moments of struggling, and kanako felt farmiliar hands wrap around it. The weird feeling, that was sound, seemed high and happy, and that made him happy. Pawing lovingly upward torwards where he thought it was coming from, kanako made a cooing noise of happiness.
Koko was indeed very, very happy. "Oh kanako, you did it!" she squeeled, hugging the little creature, pressing her cheek against him. She was sad, knowing soon he would be many times her size, and she wouldn't be able to cradel him like this. Then again, she couldn't wait to see him in his full glory, big and strong as he was meant to be.
kanako yawned, tired from his treck. He made a squeeking noise, and curling up in a ball, nuzzling Koko's body lovingly. He had no idea he was her size, and accually thought she was many times bigger! Slowly, the odd noises around him, like the chirping of the birds, became a soothing lulluby to send him off into a peaceful sleep.
"Ohh you are just sooo cute" Said Koko in delight as the little pup's body went limp and his breathing slowed. He seemed happy and calm in his sleep. She gently stroked his golden fur, in awe of how wonderfully soft it was. "Sleep well, Kanako" she said in a soft, soothing voice, as she tried not to move or disturb him in his sleep
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Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:13 pm
June 8th, 2006 Kanako steched out, and for the first time, opened his eyes. The colors and lights rushed in and stung like someone had stabbed him in each eye. He whimpered, closing them up after the breif moment of pain. He calmed down, opening again. It was less instense, and he squinted for a bit, while waiting for his eyes to re-adjust. When they had, he uttered his first word: "wow".
Everything was so bright, so beautiful, he looked down at himself, to see vibrant shades of black and gold. He ran here and there, touching the things he had felt before, but never seen, and began to associate those things he had felt with an image.
Koko relized the ineviatble: Kanako was now a dragonet. He wasnt the cuddly little fluff ball he was before, but a strong, almost independent youngster. He was amazed by everything he was seeing, and she smiled proudly.
Kanako looked down, too see a grey ball of fur. "What is this?" he asked, looking at his sentiel, resisting the urdge to gasp, this is the first time he had bothered to see what SHE looked like, and almost laughed. She was alot smaller then he had imagined.
"Awww! How cute!" Koko said, looking at the grey ball. It was a baby Tatsu. She looked around, it was all alone. No mother, no father, no sentinel. She felt compelled to raise it like Kanako, but she knew that she was to be obligated to one tatsu, and one tatsu only "Its a baby, Kanako! You should take care of her for a while" she said warmly.
Kanako picked up the ball of fur, it was a girl, judging by the wings. He looked up in the sky, it was grey, a similar color to the pups fur. "is that how the sky always looks?" he asked, suddenly wondering, since it looked different off in the distance, and seemed to be moving.
Koko looked up "No...normally it is blue... Looks like a storm, maybe" she said
Kanako grinned, holding the baby up and comparing her fur with the sky "Can i name her?" he asked, eagerly. Koko nodded. "Your name is Stormy!" he said happily, petting her.
color=silver]"STOP THAT! COME BACK HERE RIGHT NOW, OR I PROMISE YOU! PETRA! GET BACK HE-" The agitated, furious screams that were erupting from the already sore vocal cords of one exhausted Mamiren were suddenly muted. Isa had been screaming her little heart out for the past forty five seconds, demanding things like 'Petra, get back here!' and 'Petra, put that down!' The most commonly repeated one, however, was 'If you touch that again, you'll regret it!' It didn't seem at all as though the silvery black sentinel was having much fun with her newly grown pup at all.
Petra, of course, was feeling the exact opposite of Isa. Instead of regret and defeat, the lively, though rather petite, runty creature was running wild. Her hardly functional wings were fluttering madly against her back, and the dragonet was frolicing- running- sprinting, rather, full speed in unpredictable directions. Here and there she'd pause to rip off a flower or a leaf from a tree, but besides that, she was a wound up ball of energy simply being released. All that time digging and burrowing she'd spent as a pup seemed to have created a total polar opposite reaction now as she'd grown.
She was moving so fast, and so quickly, that her large, frosty golden eyes didn't even take in her surroundings- and the little girl collided head on- straight into Koko. Terrific.
"AHHH!" screamed Koko as the creature, that was perhaps twice her size, ran into her. She fell, but was unhurt, and giggled. "I'm ok" she declared, brushing some dirt off her slick, water resistent coat. "Glad Kanako isn't that hyp.." she began, and then groaned.
Kanako ran around, suddenly full of engery. He ran after the girl, grabbing her tail "Your IT!" he declared, weaving his way through the threees, and then turning back and coming torwards where koko was again. He wasn't exactly agile, still akward on the leggs, but was able to run with out falling down. that was a acomplishment.
Isa smiled genuinely, after -finally- having caught up with the bundle of raging energy that was none other then Petra. She heaved lightly, catching her breath, as she leaned against a massive oak tree for balance. That had been a rough chase- Isa was lucky she'd even caught up in time before Petra had gotten herself killed.
Approaching Koko with what she hoped was a cheerful smile, Isa plopped down on the ground in front of the familiar Mamiren. "What a day! So sorry about Petra... She's been like this for the past few hours," Isa explained, her voice void of any enthusiasm whatsoever. "I can't seem to get her to cal-"
The moment that Petra felt the slightest bit of pressure upon her long, lanky tail, she'd froze. Her eyes, which had previously glistened with undisturbed happiness and energy, seemed to glaze over almost hypnotically. Within a fraction of a second, Petra had whipped her entire body around, and had shot a glare so feral at Kanako that Isa, who had been watching, slapped her forehead with her tiny paw in a sinking feeling of guilt.
The dragonet's nostrils quivered lightly and she snarled softly, whipping her tail away from Kanako before she slunk- very predatorially- back towards Isa, where she promptly crouched against the ground and tried her very best to make herself invisible.
... What had that all been about?
All the jumping around going on all over the place woke up the little red furball who didn't have a name yet. He could feel the movements, and could tell that the light was bright again, but wasn't sure what else was going on. That smell was back, that was so comforting yesteday...and there were others. Hmm...would he be like this all his life?
Kanako turned around, looking for the female who he had pulled the tail off "Hey" he said gloomily. "I just wanted to pllaaayyy." He added poutingly, looking around for her. "No fun!" he declared, sitting down and crossing his arms. This didn't last long, and a few moments later he got bored, looking around for a new distraction. He looked at koko, with a sudden idea. He picked her up "Your littler then i thought" he said, looking sad. "wanna play tag?" he ask his mamiren.
Koko smiled "Kanako's eyes just opened...then he was hit by this fit of enery" she looked at him. It didn't seem to be a fit, it seemed like it was going to last. And last and last and last. A few moments later, she was lifted up, and felt very embaressed "Kanako...no....i don't want to play" she said, knowing he would get her very quickly.
Stormy whinned. They were making the ground shake soo much. How was she supost to sleep with all this noise. She made a little screach of displeasure, and tried to crawl away from the ruckus.
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Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:59 pm
June 12th, 2006
Stormy cringed, batting at her face. Some idiot was shoving berries in her face! She had just finished eating some, why the heck were there more? She made a hissing noise to show her anger. Something had found her the other day and just wouldn't leave her alone! Weather it was picking her up, petting her, or shoving those stupid berries in her face, it never stopped!
"Come on girly girl girl, eat your berries" he said, putting a few berries right under her nose to tempt her "You've gotta eat to grow!" he added. This was hopeless. The pup was adorable, but she was such a pain! Always hissing, and biting, and hitting him with her paw. All he was doing was helping her! He put the little pup down, and turned away, expecting her to cry from lack of attention. To his great anger, she seemed to settle down, and was happy that he was ignoring her...that little brat!
Aerith had managed to find her way to... a different part of the forest! She rarely wandered so far from the Village, but she was picking flowers, after all. Ears gave a little twitch, brow arching. "What's that," she asks herself in a quiet, sweet toned whisper. She started walking towards the fuss, sniffing at the air. She could smell a dragonet, and those motherly instincts started kicking in. Ohh, a pup too! Finally she could see the two she was hearing and smelling. With a comforting smile she approached, tail swaying side to side, the dress fit to her shuffling with the movement. "Hi there little guy!"
Stormy wrinkled her nose. She smelled...someone else here.Her senses wern't as acute as a grown tatsu's are, so she couldn't tell who it was, behond that it was another tatsu. She didn't realy care, it was just another stupid annoying thing to give her trouble. She made a hissing noise, to ward off the stranger.
Kanako's eyes widened. Before him stood a female tatsu, with the strangist fur he had ever seen. It moved like it wasn't connected to her. "I...i'm not little" was all he could manage. Kanako had barely seen any other tatsu, but this one was so, different, yet the same, as the ones he had seen before. How weird.... "you look funny" he said, to young to know that it was rude to say that.
Aerith just smirks at first, then shakes her head while having a little snickerfit. "You two are adorable. Feral, aren't you? I'm from the Village over there," she points far off in the distance, though about at that area beyond some trees was the spring. "Perhaps someday you'll venture there, little one. I'm Aerith... what's your name, sweety?" She knelt down and sat, picking up a little red flower from her basket, holding it out t him. She could tell the little stone-looking Tatsu didn't want to be bothered, so left the pup alone for now. But it is an odd looking pup... stone?
Stormy noticed that the newcomer didn't both her. Good. At least ONE tatsu around here knew how to take a hint. She yawned, curling up in the soft flowers. Maybe she could get some sleep now that she was left alone!
Kanako shut his eyes up tight. Why did she keep calling him little "i'm not that little..." he mumbled, so it sounded more like "mmnntittle", and a bit more loudly, "and my name is Kanako...whats yours" he looked her over again, touching the billowing dress with his paw. It felt funny "you still havn't told me why you are so weird" he added, not bothering to ask what a village was, or what feral was. He didn't want to give her any more reason to call him little.
Aerith arches a brow. "If you're not little, why can't you hear me very well? I said my name, cutie! It's Aerith. I also said I come from the Village." She took her paw back, placing the flower back in the basket. Rejected! "In the Village, some Tatsu wear things called clothes." She sighs, stalking around the boy to sit now before the stoney puppette. "And who is this, Kanako?" She didn't pester the girl, just examined without bothering her.
Kanako turned a bit red "sorry...must've missed that...clothes? Why?" he asked, in a nieve manner. It seemed odd to him. Imagining himself in that weird 'clothes' made him shudder. He looked down at stormy. "Eh? That's just stormy. She get angry alot...true to her name, i guess " he said, shrugging. Why did stormy get so cranky, anyway? He just barely remembered his pup-hood, and he was always begging for attention. This little girl didn't want it!.
Stormy tried to sleep, but everyone was moing around her, making the ground shake. Why didn't anyone get to just leave her alone?!?
Aerith wasn't heavy, and she stepped lightly. She was trying not to disturb the pup much... maybe this pup has superhearing and superfeeling.. supersenses! Superpup!
"Well, I suppose it's better not to add wood to this flame, huh? Poor little Superpup." Head turns, looking then at Kanako once more, deciding it's best to be still so the pup isn't disturbed. "Tatsu in the Village sometimes wear clothes because it can be rather fun to do."
It wasn't realy Aerith that was bothering Stormy. The stupid tatsu that was shoving berries in her face was shuffling around impaciently. She could feel vibrations in the ground well, with most of her other senses blocked out, it was alot easier to notice. Particularly when you were trying to sleep.
"Super...huh?" he asked. This tatsu was truely odd. "For fun, eh? I think i'll just stick with my fur..." he suddenly got a common tatsu- dragonett burst of energy. He moved torwards her, tapping her shoulder, and bolting away, saying old "Tag, your it!"
Aerith arches a brow. Just who was weird to whom, here? "I'm a little.. old... for...... games." Her voice died down, the Tatsu was gone before she could finish. She shrugs, looking down at the little pup she was left with. "Well Stormy it's just you and me until the little guy notices I'm not one for games." Warm smile on her face, bravely reaching down in a motherly fashion to pet the Tatsu's head and give a stroke of her cheek. "You remind me of a little gargoyle," she coos, chuckling. Sure, the pup couldn't hear her or anything... but still!
Stormy tensed up as she felt the paw on her head, making her hissing noise. She did this every time Kanako touched, so it was no big deal. Except, it did get tiring after a bit.
Kanako came back to where the clothed tatsu and the pup were. Why hadn't she wanted to play? He shifted his weight from one leg to the other, trying to think of a way to burn his energy. He ran over to her. "Too old for what? Tag? You can't be that old! Come onn..." he said, impaciently.
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 6:39 am
June 17, 2006
Kiyu perched at the edge of the waters of the Springs, staring down the crystalline clear water. It was her favorite thing to do! Sit by the water and watch the koi and the sun shine on the water, it looked so shiny. And the sound of the waterfalls were marvelous!
She was hunched down in pounce position - bum in the air, tail down but the end twitching to and fro every once in a while. Front paws under her her chin as cusion. Eyes were constantly moving, sparkling with the reflection of the water. This was the best time to catch her being calm and quiet. Kurai, her Kane, was on the Tatsu's bum, having a good enough view from her spot.
Kanako pouted. Stormy was nothing like he had hoped. Raising a pup was hard work (koko did most of it for him) and this was the reward he got! She was mean to him...she was angry all the time, and she NEVER wanted to play with him!
"You're no fun" he declared, bouncing up and down. He had alot of energy, and no one ever played with him...soo not fun
Stormy stared at kanako with her stoney eyes. He was so annoying, why couldn't he leave her alone!? All it ever was, lets do this, lets do that, lets play. Couldn't he take a hint? She made a hissing sound, and turned her back to him. "I never said I was any fun"
Feathery ears twitched like the flap of a hummingbird's wings. Fast, barely noticeable. She could hear someone nearby, two someone's actually, and she could smell them, but she paid no mind to them just yet, and kept watching her koi.
Then some of them darted away from her! She shot her head up at the two, huffing, "Quiet! You're scaring the koi away!"
Kanako looked up, there was another female tatsu here! "Oops....sorry. I didn't see you..." he said, walking over, ignoring Stormy's anger. Why couldn't she just me normal? "My name is Kanako, whats yours?" he asked, thinking to himself. Someting seemed faintly farmilar about this girl's smell. He had never seen her...and didn't recognize her voice, but still, her remembered her smell...
Stormy hissed louder. "Stop being such a push over Kanako!" she glared at the girl. "You can't make us be quiet. Say it nicer and maybe i will be" she said, whipping her tail back and fourth. She hated being bossed around, almost as much as she hated being annoyed....
Kanako gave stormy an angry look, which was rare for him, and turned back to the other female. "I'm sorry about stormy. She dosn't mean it...she just gets realy worked up sometimes over little things, even when she was a pup..."
"Shut UP! Of COURSE I mean it!" retaliated stormy, digging her claws into the ground. How dare he speak for her?! She wasn't a stupid pup anymore, she could speak for herself!
Kiyu was irritated as it was. Someone was scaring her friends away! "Ehh.. Kiyu." The Kane jumped off of the white Tatsu's back just in time for Kiyu to sit up and shoot a glare at Stormy. Her furs bristled and rose, a little growl in her throat. It might've been feminine and small, but still got the point across. She could tell Stormy was younger... but the stoney one packed quite the attitude. Typical!
Kiyu took slow steps toward Stormy, baring teeth. "Please," her tone was rather poisonous, "be quiet when I'm visiting with my koi friends." It was rare this girl was this upset, but when presented with a challenge, she'd defend herself!
Kurai watched, shocked, then looked up at Kanako. "She's never, ever done that before! ... you look familiar."
Kanako was very uncomfortable. He put his paw on Stormy's shoulder. "She didn't do anything to make you angry stormy...just drop it. She is older, and if you fought she would win. Plus, you havn't ever fought before, and its just not a good thing" he said, despretly not wanting anything bad to happen. Why couldn't stormy just be nice to everything? It wasn't hard...
"Thank you" said stormy, bearing her teath, and turning to give kanako her stormy glare. Big, stupid lug. Telling her what to do....but he did have a point. Stormy had a temper, but she wasn't stupid. She calmed herself down, letting herself become less tense. "That is all i wanted" she said, the edge not completely gone from her voice.
Koko had been out getting some berries, and had just arrived. The girls seemed angry, but stormy was calming down... she was such a grump! Koko looked at the dragonette, she seemed very, very farmilar, and then set her eyes on the kane. "Kurai!" she said happily. "Is this your little pup? Look how she has grown!"
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Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 2:47 pm
June 30th, 2006 Kanako sighed, lately everything had been soon...boring. Nothing interesting, no new people to meet. Boring, boring boring. He took his claw, and drew a childish picture in the sand of a tatsu climbing up a tree. The wind blew and distorted the etching. Kanako pouted, useing his fist to rub it all away. "I'm bored Koko...there isn't anything to do" he complained resting his head in his hand and his elbow on the ground.
Koko was enjoying herself, swimming in the water of the lake while kanako sat on the shore. "Well...why don't you..erm...come swimming?" she knew he would say no...he wasn't an aquatic, for sure. She sighed, he was complaining of bordum every five minutes, and it was getting annoying. He was a hyper little tatsu that hardly ever got a chance to play.
Kuroaki suddenly woke up at the sound of other animals close-by. She cocked her head in wonder and then lay her head back down. She was excited that she might even find herself a friend.
It's not like anyone will want to play with me, Kuroaki thought to herself and sighed.
She knew that she couldn't walk, and she could barely move around at all. Her stomach gave a minor growl and she began to feel slightly hungry. She whimpered. She wanted to so badly find someone to help her out. Maybe even teach her how to walk. But in her mind, it was useless.
She lifted her head and she looked at the flowers. A slight grin emerged from her little face.
I wonder what these taste like? Kuroaki thought to herself before taking a nibble out of a flower.
Kanako heard russling in the grass nearby, and slowly crept over, to find a white pup with a few color markings! It was a girl, judging by the little wings growing on her back. He giggled, reaching down and picking her up, and petting her. "You are sooo cute!!" he squeeled, petting her soft fur. "Are you hungry? Hmm? Lemme get you some berries" he said joyfully. Pups were one of kanako's favorite things. Exept, the last one he raised, stormy ended up being very mean....
Koko swam to shore, wrinkling her nose in displeasure when she got that heavy feeling you get when you just got out of the water after swimming for some time. Shaking herself, she followe after Kanako. He was a sweet Tatsu, wouldn't hurt a fly, but that didn't mean others wouldn't hurt him...he was also a bit clumsy...
Kuroaki was a bit stunned to be getting picked up by this strange creature. But when he stroked her fur Kuroaki couldn’t help but to smile.
Wow…that feels so good, she thought to herself.
At the sound of food Kuroaki’s eyes grew wide. She tried her best to nod a response.
Berries? I wonder what they taste like? she thought to herself.
She loved this feeling of being held and she nuzzled closer into this creatures arms. She had a weird feeling about getting so close to this stranger, but the feeling of loneliness was wiped away, and that’s what made her happy. And besides, by the sound of his voice he seemed happy, she didn’t think that he was a bad tatsu at all.
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:53 am
July 5th, 2006 A little egg rested on a ledge, just inches from the surface of the lake, near the shore. The egg twitched, a long crack going along the side. Suddenly, it burst open, and a little Tatsu appeared. Pachu’s nostrils snapped shut and his gills began to work as he felt himself floating downwards. It wasn’t a pleasant feeling, and he instinctively spread out his webbed feat to slow himself. He didn’t have the strength yet, though, to hold his feet out and the pressure of the water properly, and he did a forward flip in the water. Eventually, he hit the soft silt on the floor of the lake.
Koko watched this event, and smiled. This was the first aquatic Tatsu she had ever seen! She down dove, cradling the little pup in her arms, she could barely hold him, feeling his smooth, water resistant fur that was just like her own. She surfaced, a grin on her face. “Kanako, look at this, I found an aquatic!”
Kanako looked up from behind a bush, he had been looking for berries. “I don’t want anything to do with pups. Last time I took care of one it ended up being.... OHHH IT IS SO CUTE!” he squealed, unable to contain himself. It was very cute, and he had never seen a Tatsu like this before. “Aquatic?” he asked, eyeing the gills and tail. “Does that mean he lives under water?
”Of course it does, stupid” Said stormy. Everyone always thought she was so mean, but it was really just stupid people that irritated her. Like Kanako. He should have been named Kan-state-the-obvious. She snorted, looking at the pup, and her heart melted. “Aww he is such a cutey wooty...” she looked up, every one was staring at her. “Well... he is” she mumbled.
Candy’s ears perked up as she heard all the commotion. “What’s going on?” She asked, bouncing to them. That was the new game she had made for herself. She wouldn’t walk anywhere, she would BOUNCE! It was sooo much fun. Funnity fun fun fun. “OHH! A PUP! AWW HE IS ADORABLE!” she screamed happily, practically tackling Koko.
Pachu squirmed. He was in open air now, and he felt funny. Breathing through his nose was weird, and he felt like he wasn’t getting enough air. He felt light, with out as much resistance as there is in the water. The water was all he had known for his entire life, although it had only been a few minutes. He whined, batting his paws around, trying to find the water and get back in it.
”Stormy don’t be so mean... Kanako be quiet..and you...I don’t know you but calm down” said Koko. What had been a peaceful moment between her and Kanako was now chaos. She was almost knocked off her feet by that crazy one, too! The little one seemed to be a bit fitful, making little whining noises and pawing about, it made it hard for her to hold him. She thought for a second, and then looked at Kanako. “Kanako, can you build a little underwater pen for this little guy? He can’t really swim yet, so you don’t want to make it too tall” She said. It seemed mean, but the lake could be dangerous for a newborn like this!
Kanako grinned. “OK Koko....ok ok..” He picked up some big rocks, and placed them in water that was up to his waist in a circle that was about 4 feet in diameter, and then used little rocks to fill in the holes. It was only about 10 inches tall, but it would get the job done. Kanako sighed, he hoped this Tatsu didn’t turn out like Stormy had. He chose to ignore her comment about him being stupid. He knew he wasn’t, and that was all that mattered.
Stormy glared at Koko. “Your not MY Mamiren, so I don’t have to listen to you. I wall be as mean to Kanako as a please” she growled. The poor little aquatic was making such a fuss... she couldn’t stand seeing it sad, so she snatched the pup up from Koko before she could do anything about it, and placed him in the water. “I am going to take care of this aquatic, and I don’t care what you all think” she said, throwing her head in the air. “And his name is Pachu” She stuck her hand under water, lovingly stroking his head.
Candy watched them fight, tilting her head to the side. She never fought with anyone. Everything was so happy and fun, what is the point of fighting? She bounced over next to Stormy, and looked at the adorable little pup. “Ohhh your taking care of him? Can I help, can I can I can I? Ohhh Pachu that is a cool name I would have named him... ummm BOUNCY! Yes I think bouncy is a better name but I suppose it doesn’t matter to you why are you all yelling at each other?” she took a few heaving breaths after her big long run on sentence.
Stormy looked over at Candy. “Shut up”
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