~RP snipped from the Forum~
Shu prowls in and glances about while contimplating a few various things. Stretching a bit he lays out in the sand and smiles while hearing thunder roll off in the distance. 'sounds like a storm comming' he thinks to himself as he traces his finger through the hot, dry sand.
There was a soft padding upon the hot sands. Graceful yet resistant feline paws pressed against the arid desert as Aioh made her way with either a thoughtful or indifferent expression. This female had yet to meet any other soul, having tendency to wander upon her own. Her short fur glistened a golden hue under the sun, yet the female seemed unperturbed by the heat. Eventually, boredome took the best of her, causing her to lay down with crossed paws upon the desert sand as her orbs scanned the region.
Doing nothing more then watching and waiting for the hopes of spotting another one of his own kind, Shu continued to draw glyphs in the
sands around him. 'I wonder if I'm the only one?' he thinks from time to time as he tilts his head to watch an over head bird soaring by.
Aioh's saphire eyes kept constant search over the desert, seemingly looking for anything of interest. It was then she captured a shadow of lively colors not too far. Quietly and slyly, she moved close to the sand and aproached the figure. Her golden fur kept her somewhat blended in with the sands, for own protection. Studying the figure after coming somewhat closer, she was surprised to find that it was one of her own species. Further more, a male. And she had been thinking to be the only one alive. A little more assured, Aioh rose from her crouching position and came over to Shu, bowing to the male as her long tail curled around her hind paws. "G'day M'lord." She greeted politely.
Shu glanced up and squinted a bit while staring into the sun. "Greetings to you as well." he stated while slowly standing, 'could it be true, could it finaly be another on the desert of my own kind?' Shu thought as he smiled. "It is a pleasure to meet you, I am Shu." he added as his smile broaded.
Aioh's cautiousness seemed to lessen, now clearly seeing that this seemed like one of her kind and, furthermore, friendly. "Well, M'lord Shu, I am Aioh and it is of an equal pleasure to meet you. However, mind I ask what is it you do on your own midst the heat of the desert?" She spoke with that soft and polite tone of hers, tail now leaving from twisting around her paws in order to swish about, creating small patterns on the sand.
Shu nodded with a smile as his tail wraped a bit about his own hind-paws as he sat upon his haunches. "I have been waiting to be honest." He replied with words that were warm like the surrounding air, though rich and friendly. "I have been waiting for quite some time to see if others like ourselves existed anymore....." he then added as his gaze ventured off across the endless sea of sand, "It has been quite some time." he states again in a very quiet whisper, nearly a sigh as he thinks back. Then returning to reality he gazes to Aioh and smiles, "And yourself Aioh? What brings you here? to this desert?" he asks gently while smiling happily.
"Well..." Aioh thought for a few moments, studying the dry sands that stretched for miles. "I'm not sure. Last thing I really remember was the sand. I doubt that there's anything else out there, but all I know of now is that I awoke in this desert alone. Alone, until I met you, M'lord Shu." She replied, reflecting Shu's friendliness in her kind smile. "Well, if you are alone, M'lord, that may only mean that you know not of your family." She suggested, remembering nothing of her own as she still remained polite towards the male.
Shu smiled softly and nodded, "I too am glad to see that I am not the only one. Though, I could have sworn that there were others with us at one point in time...." He continues with, his voice sounding a bit heavy as he gazes out over the dunes. Gazing up to the mother sky he sighed heavily, "I feel as if there is something else out there..." He whispered softly before turning his gaze back to Aioh in awe and wonder if finally finding someone else.
"Well, if you and I are here, then there must be someone else, somewhere in this land." She replied optimisticly, clearly trying to encourage Shu or at least cheer him somewhat. The breeze lifted a good portion of sand and dust into the air, creating dancing clouds and strange figures. A few scarrab bugs once again dug into the hot sands in search for a cool resting spot, thus why they are so rare. Aioh had been watching this intently, as if listening to the breeze and heeding to the secrets the rustling sands provided. Her blue eyes them came to rest upon Shu yet again. "Afterall, this is a large world. It is only logical that there is something else out there." She once again spoke, now so sure that it seemed the winds had given her warning of life out there.
Shu nodded as he gazed out across the dunes, "I do agree, it is a rather large world...." He said with a slight pause, almost as if pondering something. Then he added, "Care to explore it with me m'lady?"
Aioh was rather surprised with the proposal. She was so used to being only in the world, not a hint of a company along with her. She seemed thoughtful for a moment, uncertain. However, a smile soon spread across her lips as she nodded in agreement to Shu. "I'd love to acompany you, M'lord Shu. But, you don't have to call me M'lady. Afterall, I'm nothing else but a sphinx like yourself." She replied, her glinting saphire orbs suddenly seemed to fill with some sort of wisdom perhaps.
Shu smiled and nodded to Aioh. "Fair enough." He stated as his eyes locked gase with hers, "I do thank you greatly.... This should be amusing." he smiled happily and then looked back out over the dunes "So where do you believe we should begin?" he asked quizically to his new friend.
Aioh examined the vast plains of sand. Well, it all stretched until where the eyes could reach. There for, why not head to a way where it'd be easy to guide through. Quietly, Aioh turned to look at the lowering sun. Why not to the west (or is that east)? It is simple to trail and as promissing as any other side. "I say we follow the sun. What do you think?" She questioned Shu, her voice still delicate and polite since the first words she spoke.
Shu squinted as he too gazed into the setting sun. He remember one thing his mother had said to him, 'The sun my child always sets along my back....' or was it her head... he thought and tried to remember. had to be her back... "It is the west.... and you are right.... Following the sun would be the best guide for the day time...." He smiled while gazing into the evening sky, the reset of the day that laid ahead of them was quickly drawing to a close, but there was still so much that lay ahead of them.
Shu was glad at that. West had always been so simple, so easy, yet so promising. It brought her some mirth that Shu had agreed upon such a path, however there was one problem. The desert sun would set at an unimaginably sped up rate, bringing the twilight in with swift and hastly dragging forth the night. And, unlike the day, the night's were unbarably cold. The cold breezes had started to travel over the dunes, though that was the least of worries for now. Their direction slowly was lost in the horizon. "Maybe we should follow west then, but only once the sun is up once again. Besides, it seems like the night will be miserably cold today." The femal sphinx stated, a slight shiver travelling up her back as she settled upon the sand and watch the darkness pull in.
"The nights are not too cold..." Shu stated with a smile as he took a step towards the setting sun.... "I have learned how to keep warm in our nights, but I do agree that we would only be able to explore durring the day when we have the sun. When it rises, it should be to our backs as we continue to head west...." he nods while sitting down.
Aioh smiled at that, laughing somewhat. "Well, you definately have a thicker fur then I. Besides, I still have troubles with dealing with the dreaded cold." The female answered Shu, settling beside him and laying down gracefully, her tail curled around her back paws. For a moment, she reminded one of the large statue found in this world of ours, in Egypt. Only difference was the softness of her curves, and the actual gentleness in her eyes. She quietly looked over to the setting sun, appreciating its final moments. "It never lost its beauty." She whispered.
Compleatly swepted up in memories of the egypt that was, and the statues, Shu nodded while gazing at Aioh, "Indeed, it hasn't ever lost her beauty..." he whispered as he then gazed off into the setting sun with a small sigh. "What do you remember of Her?" he asked as he sat next to her, sitting back on his haunches in a very simular fashion.
Aioh sighed in deception with herself. "Nearly nothing. Not of the lady, nor of our ancestors. I just remember great Egypt, majestic with its mysterious pyramids and rich tombs. And the beautiful statue that was that of the sphynx. I reffer to it as my mother, I can't quite remember my own." She smiled ever so softly, a glass like smile. Quietly, the female layed her chin upon her front paws, seeming pensive. "And you, what does your memory recall?" She questioned Shu.
"I remember...." he paused while the sun sunk below the horrizon "I remember my mother.... Blue and clad in star.. Though I cannot remember her figure." he stated while his eyes grew sad as he shook his head... "I don't know why I remember her being that. she just was...."
Aioh studied Shu closely, smiling softly as he spoke of such a strange memory. "Well, if you remembered her for that, it must only mean she was as pure as said stars." She replied reassuringly to Shu. Soon, the female gave a rather large yawn, curling up closely in attempt to remain warm in such a cold night as that of the desert. "Perhaps it's time we rest." She suggested, looking faintly tired.
Shu glanced over to the female and nodded, "I guess that might be the case.." he stated with a furrowed brow. "We should rest.... If you wish, I could try to keep you warm," he stated as if asking a question while moving just a bit closer to Aioh with great caution.
Aioh felt a strange feeling rise within her, a strange heat came forth to her cheeks. She was definately not used to this situation nor this feeling, but found that it would be welcomed (even comforting) if Shu could do such a thing. "Only if it isn't troublesome for you, M'lord Shu." She replied softly.
With a small smile Shu nodded, "It is fine my dear..." he whispered while resting close to the female in a compleatly innocent manner. "Sweet dreams..." He softly whispered while watching Aioh drift off to sleep as he kept close and protective watch over her untill he as well dozed off to his own dreams that were filled with distatched memories of the past.
Aioh, strangely enough, didn't feel as strange as she thought she would. In fact, the feeling of having such a close and kind soul besides her made sleep that much restful for the female. With a soft smile, she somewhat came to snuggle against Shu, pleased by the fact that this wouldn't be another freezing night. "Sleep well, Shu." She replied, afore quietly slipping into slumber.
Shu smiled softly having heard his dear friend's words as very slowly he follows her to his own sleep as he tried his best to keep her warm through the long, cold night that was in store for the two of them.
However, as we all know, the night is easily endured once sleeping. Thus, it was of no surprise that time had somewhat a skip for these two sphynx. From settling quietly into sleep beside Shu, Aioh soon found herself awakening beside him. She wondered for a few moments, confused for a while as her morning memory had failed her. However, it soon came to the female that she knew this other sphinx. With her memories returned, Aioh layed quietly beside Shun, not wanting to awaken the male until he was fully replenished.
While still sleeping a bit as the sun rose, Shu's brow furrowed as he muttered, and sleep cluttered his words as he rolled over just a bit as the sun began to warm him to waking once more. Eyes slowly opening he blinked while gazing back to this female to try to determin if she was awake or asleep, he carefully stood and moved over to start searching for something that was crawling nearby for something that could make for at least a semi suitable 'breakfast' before starting out on their journey to find others.
