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Date Posted: 15:11:05 01/02/03 Thu
Author: Dare Devil
Subject: Scared
A large, lone stallion comes to a halt on the verge of the territory. Standing in shadow as he is, it is almost impossible to discern that he is trembling heavily, wether from his long run or from the sheer magnitude of what he is now facing it is not determined. Long silvery scars run up and down through his dull black pelt, flashing slightly as he cranes his thinly muscled neck back and forth, his dark eyes searching. He'd know her when he saw her.
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Against all hope -- Princess of Light, 16:29:34 01/03/03 Fri [1]
At the sound of that so familiar and so desperately longed-for cadence, that very unique and particular flavor of beat that belongs to her love alone, she raises her head incredulously from her mother's comforting embrace. Her slender Paso Fino/Arabian form is a pure symphony of grace and light; yet her hide and mane are somewhat matted, from her wandering year alone. She's only been in her parents' domain a few months, and only acknowledged that perhaps Dare Devil had gone forever perhaps a week or so before. But these two years he's been gone have been a dull wreckage for her. Since the rockfall that cut her off even from the place from where he had departed and scattered their already-degenerating herd, her emotions had been dull and scarce, taking deep refuge within her. She had resurrected that ancient wall that had protected her as a young mare: the barrier that forbade emotions and replaced them with duty. Only duty.
But duties in which she knows she has failed. So without her captain, with no crew and no direction, the ship of her life is becoming wrecked... and might have sunk, had Dare Devil not chosen such an opportune time to arrive upon the scene. And yet, although her legs are leaden weights and she believes her eyes deceive her, the failed Princess moves slowly over to the one stallion who has ever made her eyes shine and her heart sing. "Dare Devil," she says, softly, dully, almost silently.
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Sad -- Dare Devil, 17:02:41 01/03/03 Fri [1]
"That's my name, Sunny." He says with a nicker, stepping closer to her. "You haven't changed a bit."
And to him, she truly hadn't. Keeping the picture of her ever in his mind, through the darkest of his hours,and now placing it next to the original, it was the same. Or she was better. "I missed you. So much, I thought-" His voice snaps for a second and he shakes his mane to clear it, the long lanks of hair lifting to reveal even more scars. "I thought about you all the time." He says simply, taking the final step and pressing his muzzle to her mane. Worry, for the moment, washes away. This had been in his dreams so often he was afraid that was what it WAS, a cruel re-hashment of a dream. But the sun dancing through her eyes tells him different. Even so, he pulls away quickly, as though scalded. "I understand if you...want me to leave. I just wanted to tell you, and see you."
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Changes -- Princess of Light, 16:20:25 01/05/03 Sun [1]
The slender mare jerks back suddenly, her bright blue eyes turned dark. "Dare Devil," she says with odd harshness, "I have changed. I've changed, but perhaps you haven't."
Her voice softens considerably as she gazes pensively into his eyes, her own reflecting some measure of hidden hurt. As he moves away, she shakes her head softly. "Don't be ridiculous, Dare Devil," she says affectionately. "It would take a lot more than a year or two of absence to make me stop loving you. Have some faith in us. If you still love me, I will be with you always." She does not move to touch him again; it's his turn to make the choice. Be independant. Just because you need him with every ounce of your soul... doesn't mean you have to show it.
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Heart -- Dare Devil, 13:12:12 01/10/03 Fri [1]
"Of course I do! Of course I still love you. Oh, I was so worried that..." No able to finish, he merely takes another step and twines his neck around hers, as much as a horse can, at any rate. Trying his hardest to stop visibly shaking, he can't help but smile at the strength he still feels in her, the solidness that had always been under the silky delicacy of her surface beauty. She was so much more than that.
"I'm so sorry, I couldn't live without you by me. I was a shadow, a shell, nothing. It sounds like just empty talk, Sunny, but it's true, I need you." Always one to wear his heart on his foreleg, Dare Devil relinquishes his contact to study Sunny's eyes, the ones that had always shown the way in his mind. Looking, he supposed, for that same guiding path. "I need you more than anything, earth, sky, wind. Take it all away and I'd be fine, but for you. You MUST know that's true."
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Blossoming -- Princess of Light, 14:00:21 01/10/03 Fri [1]
Her own heart spreads and opens, melting into him as he embraces her, entwining her neck with his as they stand together, in ultimate love.
"I know," she says softly, in a tone that says clearly that it would be the same for her. Take away even life, when we are together. Those brilliant blue eyes of hers fill with magic, but only in his presence. Through his self-deprecation, through his 'scaredy-cat' pretenses, she knows there is a stallion there stronger than anything she could ever hope to be.
She thinks the words she cannot speak. You are no empty shell, Darey, but I am vulnerable. You be the strong shell; I will be the soft interior. We'll be one from two, and all the better for it. Instead of vocalizing she sinks into those infinite black eyes, the ones she had missed these years. They provide such comfort and such love as she relinquishes herself to his gaze. Touching her muzzle gently to his and whuffling softly, she finally feels herself relax as she is back with the one to whom she belongs. "Don't ever leave again, Darey," she says finally, her voice overwhelmed by relief and sheer amazement that he's really here, that what she'd been hopelessly imagining had finally come true.
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Hmmm -- Dare Devil, 18:36:23 01/10/03 Fri [1]
"I won't, I won't." He promises, delighting in the simple wonder of this single moment. "And I've been thinking, Sunny, about...well...everything. Since our old home collapsed, I began to think of staying here, with you. If you like the idea, that is. I wasn't cut out to be a leader, anyhow." He says with a small twitch of his shoulders, ears hovering forward to catch any signs of disapproval. "Is that an idea you'd agree with? Or anyone else, for that matter?"
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Wonderous -- Princess of Light, 19:27:25 01/10/03 Fri [1]
Her strong eyes light up with a hidden sparkle that had been cloistered away for so many years, and her voice is breathless as she replies. "Really? You'd... you'd live here?" The bright young mare gazes about her beautiful home, the place that scintillates with life, lush and green and bustling. Such a stark contrast to the place she and Darey had inhabited before... the jagged rocks, the unforgiving peaks far above, shadowing out the sun... the shining onyx slabs that enclosed the Pass, that made it seem so intimidating and claustrophobic.
Of course she would have lived there for a hundred years if she had to, for Darey. But the thought of living here, in her wide open Isle, with her friends and family... and with Darey... it is just perfect. Yet she would not have him sacrifice his own happiness to stay here with her. "Is that really what you want?" She tries not to let the light in her eyes betray her.
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Assured -- Dare Devil, 22:02:21 01/10/03 Fri [1]
"I want to be with you. And I want you to be happy." He says simply, smiling and giving her another reassuring nudge with his nose. "I could get used to this, besides." He adds, looking around appreciatively with an interested flick of his ears.
"I'll leave leading to the better of them." Dare Devil stands closer to his Sunny, chuckling a bit and giving the place another searching look. With all the darkness he had seen on his time away, this place was blessed. Perhaps he was getting old and soft. If he was, he didn't care. "Through the darkness I made my way, and here..." Trailing off, he gives a delighted toss of his mane. "I've never been more sure of anything in my life, I want to stay here with you."
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Of the Love -- Princess of Light, 11:35:14 01/12/03 Sun [1]
She arches her neck, resting her slender head on his broad, powerful neck. "Oh, Darey... you've so little faith in yourself," she says softly, slightly beratingly. "You were a great leader. But you need to do what you want to do."
Closing her eyes, she gently grooms his mane with quiet, idle affection. "But I am glad you have come out of your darkness, and come into the light."
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That they have. -- Dare Devil, 13:48:35 01/12/03 Sun [1]
((OH! FRAN! I finished them! Eeeee! Wanna see? I haven't caught them cuddling yet, but I did get portraits.
Sunny bunny
Darey-beary
Just a note: Call him Darey beary to his face and you will face his WRATH. Hahaha. Yeah, they're cartoony. Get over it.))
"I have faith in myself, but...I just KNOW that there are better leaders. And I have faith in you too, Sunny. In us." He adds with a smile, gently bumping her head and letting himself be something he hadn't been in ages, purely and simply happy. Looking around appreciatively, he nickers to his Sunny. "So, show me around? I'll need the grand tour, of course." His voice infused with a playful laugh, he convienently ignores the fact that he had been to her, well, their now, home countless times.
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Hmph. -- Erika, 13:51:52 01/12/03 Sun [1]
Grrr. Stupid Geocities. Or stupid me. URLs.
Sunny's picture: www.geocities.com/el_kaysha_brightfeather/sunny.jpg
Darey's picture: www.geocities.com/el_kaysha_brightfeather/darey.jpg
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Of course -- Princess of Light, 15:14:49 01/12/03 Sun [1]
"Welcome to Paradise Isle," she says in a tour-guide voice, pulling away. "It's a place of absurdly-beautiful sunsets, lots of pretty grass, and happy little butterflies." Right on queue, a brightly-colored monarch flutters by and lands on Dare Devil's nose. The lithe palomino nickers a laugh and starts moving, giving her mate a gentle nip to start him going. "Over here," she gestures with her sculptured head, "is the Beach. We call it that because it's got sand and water." Moving into a slow trot, she passes by her mother and stepdad. "That's your mother-in-law and stepdad-in-law. Beware!" Her blue eyes sparkle with a grin.
The Paso Fino/Arabian leads her Friesian boy around to a sharp outcropping, below which lies the sea. "We call this the Cliff. It's a long story to explain why." And slowly they move across the Isle, Sunny providing the running commentary.
[OOC: Yes, yes, making Darey move is a slight powerplay... forgive me!! -kowtows in supplication before the great Erika-]
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(Erika!!! Those pictures are gorgeous!!! aww!) -- Daughter of Light, 20:00:28 01/12/03 Sun [1]
The matching palomino battles to keep her smile from breaking into an all-out-grin as the happy couple passes her and Steel. She whickers a laugh at the comment and gives them each an affectionate nudge before they move on. "Glad to see you came back," she tells Dare Devil honestly. (Or Darey-Beary...lol) "And equally glad that you have apparently decided to stay on the Isle." In a strikingly unhorse-like gesture, she winks her congratulations at the reunion of the pair to her daughter, watching softly as they continue on their tour.
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Elation -- Princess of Light, 15:04:20 01/13/03 Mon [1]
The slender mare, a younger carbon copy of her beautiful dam, nickers a greeting to the Paso Fino palomino [hehehe]. Her eyes are bright and sparkling, all the dullness of pain erased by the return of her love... a return she had been awaiting so long. With a grin in her blue eyes she winks right back, elated that at last her mother and the one who had become so like a father to her had at last found happiness in one another's company.
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(*blush* Thankies Ash!) -- Dare Devil, 13:00:47 01/14/03 Tue [1]
"Should I be worried that you two are winking at each other?" He asks with mock nervousness, a smile on his face. "Some secret code?" Remembering his manners, he gives a bow to Sunny's mother and smiles at her, dark eyes sparkling.
"I'm glad I have your approval." He calls back as they continue, giving Sunny a playful nudge on the shoulder. "So, you can be a tour guide. But can you win a race?" A sparkle ignites the mischief in his eyes as he bats his flanks idly with his tail.
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Giggle -- Princess of Light, 14:41:55 01/14/03 Tue [1]
For the first time in ages she releases a girlish giggle, giving him a playful nip on the flank and taking off into full canter. "I can if I cheat!" she laughs over her shoulder. "Get moving, slowpoke."
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Run -- Dare Devil, 23:55:09 01/16/03 Thu [1]
With a snort he does just that, powerful legs churning up the ground as he pulls ahead of her, tossing his head back to chuckle. "Hah!" His voice drifts back, though he cannot keep the pace for long. Soon he drops back again, panting a bit.
"Where....exactly...are we racing to?" He manages to get out.
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Slowly -- Princess of Light, 14:07:12 01/17/03 Fri [1]
She slips easily down into a lithe, simple trot with a playful laugh, gently imitating his pant-interrupted speech. "Wherever... you... like!"
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Thought -- Dare Devil, 19:45:34 01/17/03 Fri [1]
"Hey! Not nice. Okay!" He grins and plows ahead againg, stopping by a sapling. "There! I win!" Snorting with satisfaction, he stamps the ground with one hoof. Suddenly he blinks and shakes his mane, a troubled look sweeping into his dark eyes.
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Lau- -- Princess of Light, 21:01:05 01/17/03 Fri [1]
She tosses her head with an airy laugh but then suddenly ceases, her dancing eyes turning concerned. She steps up to her mate. "Is everything ok, Darey?" she asks softly.
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How? -- Dare Devil, 20:48:59 01/19/03 Sun [1]
"I'm just wondering how I'm going to tell everyone, that's all." He says with a dismissive toss of his mane. "How would you suggest? I mean, I'm going to be visiting them sometimes, so it's not complete separation..."
Shaking his head with a rueful smile, he snorts. "I'm not very eloquent. I suppose I'lll just tell them, and be done with it. Because now, there's no going back, I've decided and there's nothing I want more than to stay here. They've just gotta understand that. And they will, I'm probably just making a big deal of nothing."
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Nod -- Princess of Light, 13:52:39 01/23/03 Thu [1]
She rests her muzzle gently upon his strong, soft neck. "Thanks so much, Darey," she says quietly. "I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. I remember how hard it was to leave here to go live with you... but I knew it was the right thing to do." Adoringly she lips his mane. "I love you, Dare Devil."
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