IC: The blood moon rises

[Sapphira]

Sapphira laid in the hollowed log waiting, her tail sweeping back and forth over the soft moss that lined the inside of the log. She was just about to peek out when Keira yelled. She ventured out of her hiding spot and went to see what the fuss was about. She came up behind her and pounced onto her back. She looked around as she spoke. "What is it?" No sooner had the words left her mouth did she see a little white bunny. She tilted her head as she watched the bunny run around trying to find a way out. Unfortunately for her the only way out was right past Keira. The poor thing trembled with fright at the site of Keira's size and it didn't help that she was now joined by what looked like an over sized house cat. "What are you going to do with her?" Sapphira looked at Keira her stomach was rumbling after all they had missed breakfast.

[A Venomous Kiss]

Ooc: Sorry for the delay..irl has been really hectic lately :/

Peeking over her shoulder, she casually glanced at Sapphire. I don't know..what should we do with it?. Her silver hues then drifted back towards the rabbit. Having stopped running around in countless circles, the young creature was shivering with fright as it sat balled up on the ground.

Tilting her head to the side, Keira perked her ears forward and licked her own nose. Now that she had caught the bunny, she didn't know what to do with it. It was young and helpless..much like she was when her family was taken from her. She knew what it felt like to be defenseless as this and she decided to allow Sapphira to choose their reaction to this humble tragedy.

[Sapphira]

Her stomach practically yelling at her by now she slid off Keira's back and sat down next to her. Looking at the trembling bunny she sighed. "I'm hungry but its just a baby, we can find something in town. Let's leave her be." She rose up and spun around the sun high in the sky beating it rays down on them. She took a couple steps and glanced back at Keira to see if she was coming, the bunny seeing an opening shot between them and vanished into the brush. Even thou her hunger was great she would have felt horrible if she would have killed the young helpless bunny. "You ready to go explore the town?"

[A Venomous Kiss]

She took a second glance at the small bunny before she casually dismissed it. Having heard Sapphire's offer, she thought to herself for a moment. She wasn't aware if the feline knew about her gift but did it really matter. Swiftly she nodded in agreement, Yes, I am. But there is something that I must show you before we go..

It might have been a surprise when she trotted off into the nearest hideaway that was surrounded by a crowd of vegetation and small tree's. It wouldn't take long for Sapphire to see a form of a human body rise to take the wolven's place.

The newly born female would elevate from behind her refuge, her soft digits embracing her arms in a self-hugging manner. Stepping back out of her transforming domain, Sapphire would see a beautiful face no older than 17 step into the growing light. Her wavy hair was a fair as the moon which matched her star kissed hues. Her body was adorned with pale rawhide and snow-white fur that essentially clung to her lithe curves. She didn't have any weapons, except for a small foot long bowie on her side. Bringing herself forward in her companions direction, her rawhide boots gracefully covered the ground..she looked down, hoping that she did not scare her friend. "I think going like this would be better..we will not attract as much attentioon."

[Sapphira]

Sapphira tilted her head slightly looking at her. "What is it you have to show me?" She watched closely as Keira wondered off into the brush. Before she could say another word, Keira shifted into her human form. She straighten back up and grinned. "Yeah I agree." Sapphira took a step towards Keira and like her shifted up. She was wearing a simple white sun dress. The bottom of the dress was embroidered white golden symbols of ray. Her blond hair fell around her shoulders softly framing her face. The symbol that laid between her shoulders now look like a tattoo. She looked down at her dress and ran her hands down it, straightening out any winkles. She then returned her attention to Keira. She hadn't thought twice about shifting in front of her simple for the fact that she assumed Keira knew. It wasn't every day that you ran across a talking animal. Her mother had taught her about all of her shape shifting cousins. Why they were all made and such. Growing up she had tried to speak with other animals, but they either looked at her like she was stupid or ran. That's when her mother stepped in and taught her about the difference between shifters and normal animals.

[A Venomous Kiss]

She was not as fortunate as her new companion when it came to receiving schooling from her parents..however, she knew deep down that the world around her would definately offer her a broad education. Soft, silver hues quietly admired the feminine beauty Sapphire had acquired from her transformation. Standing up straight and stretching out her  lithe fingers, a warm smile formed on her rosy lips. "Sha'll we then?" She asked calmly as she stepped off into the direction of the nearest town.

Upon her travel's around this territory, she had come across a few faint trails. Whether they were made by hunters or the hunted, she  didn't know but it would definately prove useful on their short journey. Sunlight peeked through the high canopy above which clearly highlighted their way through the thick forest. Her leather boots allowed her proper balance since the terrain wasn't always so smooth. Occasionally glancing over her shoulder to make sure Sapphire was still behind her, her keen senses continued to notice every other sound the forest made. If there were squirrels frolicking in the high branches or a large spider crawling beneath the rubbage, she knew about it. It was a saftey mechanism..for both their sakes.  

[Sapphira]

Sapphira nodded as she began following Keira. She was use to her human form but felt more at ease in her feline. After a few moments she quicken her pace so that she was walking along side Keira. Her eyes darting around periodically taking in her surroundings. "May I ask where you called home before this?" No sooner had she asked her question did her foot manage to find one of the many holes in the forests floor. Had she been in feline form it would have been no problem, but she was a bit clumsy in this form. As she began to fall forward her hands out of instinct flew out in front of her trying to break her fall. As her weight was shifting forward bending her ankle in a very uncomfortable position she let out a soft yelp.

[A Venomous Kiss]

Continuing to descend down the scattered trail, she was pleased to see that Sapphira had finally caught up with her. Even though she was extremely agile as a young wolven coming into her own, she spent more time in her human form so her balance was a lot stronger than most.

When she caught a glimpse of rushing color and movement in her peripheral vision, she spoke instinctually as her body instantly snapped into action. "Whoa there,"  Tensing her knee's to brace her weight and twisting her body, her hands flew out to capture Sapphira's falling form. Her arms immediately wrapped around her petite waste, hopefully allowing Sapphira to catch her own weight with the foot that wasn't caught and assist the other with not getting injuried. Looking down at the platinum head of hair, she smiled gingerly..not releasing her until she knew she was alright. "Are you okay?"

[Sapphira]

Sapphira closed her eyes tight as the fell towards the rocks and limb covered ground bracing for impact. Much to her surprise she stopped mid fall, she narrowly opened one eye looking at Keira who had caught her.  Her cheeks began to flush almost instantly. "Yeah thanks to you." She said quietly as she twisted her ankle the other direction trying to unwedge it. "You dummy, watch where you are going! Perfect way to start a friendship, showing her how clumsy you are!!" She thought to her self as she righted her mistake. Once she was free of the hole she straighten back up slipping from Keira's grasp. "Thank you, I guess I wasn't watching where I was going." Her ankle was a bit tender from being bent at a odd angle but for the most part it was fine. She ran her fingers thru her soft platinum locks and pulled it back into a ponytail, a lone strand failed to be capture in her attempt and fell down around her face. She looked back to Keira. "Ready to set off again? Promise I won't attempt that again." She said with a lite laugh.

[A Venomous Kiss]

There was a moment of silence as Sapphira lifted her body up and away from her captor's embrace. Through the flushed cheeks and shy smile, Keira's icy hues lightened in colour and her pale lips peeled back into a smile of adoration.

"I'm glad you are not hurt." She said briefly before nodding once more. "Yes, the town is not far off." From afar, she heard the rustling of an awakening town. The merchants were getting their shops ready, restocking their bins with fresh produce and other items of interest. It was a slow morning though..she could somehow tell by the rising sun.

Greeting Sapphira with another look of encouragement, she set off again. This time pacing herself down the mountain, just in case another rescue was in order.

[Sapphira]

Still a bit embarrassed by her demostaration but more irritated at herself the redness slowly started to fade. She retook her place next to Keira. Her eyes darting back and forth in front of her, watching the ground to make sure she didn't repeat her performance. Even thou she was watching were she was going every now and then she found herself captivated by how graceful Keira moved. She seemed so at ease in her human form like it was her only one. And even thou they had slowed their pace for her benefit it wasn't long before the were at the entrance to town.

[A Venomous Kiss]

OOC: Sorry for the delay..I have a had a lot of stuff going on irl lately. =/

Cascading down the mountain, her grace and stamina prevailed. Her acknowledgement of the world around them exceeded most and when they reached the belly of the rocky terrain it stretched out even further.

Silver hues glistened in the rising sunlight and her pale lips peeled back into an unsure smile. Looking over her shoulder towards Sapphira, admiring the young female's intricate beauty before nodding her head. "Stay close." She said before cautiously setting off into the maw of this small town.

The streets were filled with merchants trying to sell their product. Between the meats, fruits, vegetables, poultry, grains and other odd items for sale,  she didn't know which one would peak her interest. These type's of food wasn't necessarily her forte and it clearly showed. And even though she was as eased as could be within her human form..the two-leggers themselves were quite foreign to her. So when she saw little children scurrying around like pups in despair, she stared at them aimlessly..as if in a daze. Questions and wonder meandered in the back of her adolescent mind and she seemed to squirm with an inner excitement. She wanted to chase them..tackle them..pin them down..

Basically, to join the fun.

[Sapphira]

*It's alright irl comes first something we all know and understand.*


Once they were inside Keira glanced back telling her to stay close. She nodded with a smile. She had always watched human from a distance. This was the first time she had been among them in her human form. She she was a bit uncomfortable here so she stayed fairly close to Keira's side. She like Keira looked around at all the vendors and the merchandise they had to sell

One had drawn her attention that she started to walk towards. Suddenly from behind her one of the kids that had been running around fall against her startling her. She jumped forward as she spun around a fairly loud hiss rang out past her lips. The child's eyes doubled in size as he stared at her. Obviously as startled as she was by her reaction.  

The child took off hearing his mother calling his name. She glanced at Keira and laughed softly. Her cheeks once again surrender to the rush of blood that consumed them. A half smile tugged at the corner of her lip as she looked down thinking of how silly she looked.

[A Venomous Kiss]

It was pure instinct. The moment she heard commotion stirring behind her, she snapped around swiftly with her hands held out to her sides. Her lips were curled in a sneer and her eyes glimmered with a deep focus, yet however long it took to pull this whole look together..was how long it took for it to dissapate.

The child had already scrambled off in fright and she squirmed out of the youth's way. Standing back up, she moved in Sapphira's general direction..her legs a bit weak from her sudden reaction. Placing a gentle hand on her companion's back, she smiled gingerly and giggled a bit herself before taking a deep breath. "Kids." She murmured quietly before letting her silver hues land on Sapphira's once more. "Are you okay?"

[Sapphira]

She could already see it, how much time she would spend embarrassing herself in front of her new friend. She took a deep breath and looked back up briefly nodding her head. "Just never really been this close to humans, at least not like this." She said in a whisper. "But I know I have to get use to it now, might take a little longer than I thought."

  She reached up and lightly touched Keira's arm as she rested it on her back. Her cheeks still red as she looked around at all the people staring at her. Her strange reaction seem to be drawing attention. She looked back at Keira her heart finally slowing down returning to normal.

  Even thou she was physical better than all these humans faster, stronger more agile she still feared them. She knew of their history but how to interact with them she was at a lose. Everything that was normal and comforting to them was so strange and unsettling to her.

  Of course if they knew what she really was she would be branded a freak. Her only comfort was that she was not alone. She had someone that was very much like her and understood not only what she had been thru but what she was, an oddity of nature.