Sianna Stuck in Sand [Open]

[sianna]

Sand. Water. Sand. Water. Rock. Oh a rock, no wait... clump of sand. Water.

The cool ocean breeze was some comfort from the burning ground. The sun at this moment was not the she-wolfs friend. The ocean looking like a beautiful utopia laughed at the she-wolfs face knowing she could not drink its refreshing liquid. "Go ahead laugh," she barked,"at least one of us should." Her tail dragged along the surface leaving a long and winding trail that was full of circles and turns behind her. Her pelt stuck to her body making her ribs a bit visible. The she-wolf then looked at the ocean once again, but this time it was calling her name.

Sianna... Sianna... Sianna...

"Please stop!" she begged knowing how thirsty she was. "Why must you tease me you... you evil mixture of salt and water." Sianna finally worn out collapsed to the ground and shifted the sand as she turned onto her back. Her dark brown eyes did not have their usually gleam, and looked more like burnt wood. She tried to lick her lips but it did no good. She had run out of saliva. Sianna began to moan silently and turned onto her side. She hated being out here in is this hot, coarse land. It was like hell, worse than hell it was actual life. The she-wolf then pulled her body in closer and rested her head on her front legs.

The wind began to blow harder tugging at her fur as if telling her to push on, but she couldn't. She was too tired, too hungry, and too thirsty. Sianna couldn't even remember how long she had been on this god forsaken beach. She longed for a forest for the soft cool grass under her four white paws. Most of all she longed to be home with her family, but that longing would live on forever. "I can't ever go home." she cried remembering the horrible fire that took her away from her loved ones.

Sianna let out a long and sorrowful howl. She then looked up at the blinding sun and rose to her paws. This time looking a bit more determined. To her own surprise she began to run. She ran and ran thankful that the wind gave her some support. "I'm going to find a new home!" she spoke confidently. "And no weather or problems are going to stop me."

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Hff... Hff... Hff... Hff........

The sound of panting was the only thing that cut through the silence as Denali ran. Her muscles rippled beneath her fur, contracting and releasing with every step as dirty paws thudded against the hard earth. Everything ached: her mind... her body... even her unfortunate soul. How long had she been running? She didn't know. How far had she gone? She didn't care. All she knew was that if she didn't run she would completely lose her sanity.

Until this point in time, the offwhite femme with the floppy ear had been wandering around with a cynical brute dubbed Taurus. Their meeting on the beach had been entertaining, to say the least, but it was a meeting none the less and somehow they'd ended up wandering into the Salen pack lands together. A moan escaped Denali's maw as she thought about the place she was running from. The Salen Alpha, Exodus, she liked well enough. It was every wolf she met after him that drove her to the edge of her sanity. They all seemed to pop up out of nowhere, and not one of them was pleasant. By that point in time her fragile mind had left her irritable, and when nothing but anger seemed to be buzzing about in a dark atmosphere she knew the only thing that would let her keep her slim grasp on sanity would be for her to flee. And flee she did.

Through the Lleingas Woods and the Kamari Wastelands she'd run thus far, her stride never breaking and pace never slowing. She dodged trees and rocks and other bumps in her path with as much grace as she could, and rarely she found herself stumbling. Her ears were flattened against her skull, and the occassional moan or whimper would escape her maw, but her mind kept telling her to keep going. Her goal was originally the Chamoru Plains, but even when she reached them she could not bring herself to stop.

Tongue lolling out of her mouth, she didn't even slow her pace when the hard earth beneath her turned into soft, mushy sand. Her senses barely took in the scenery change, as if her body was on autopilot and refused to stop on command. Of course, in her tired, weary, poor state of mind, she could not help the unfortunate event that happened not long after she'd found herself back on the Endyt Beach.

A surprised yelp escaped Denali as her body collided with the lithe form of someone else. She hadn't noticed she was not alone in running maddly about Anikira. Her speed had been to great for her to even hope to avoid the other creature, and for the second time in her recent memories she found herself toppling into the sand. Her paws tangled themselves up as she wobbled to the ground, momentum so great she nearly summersaulted onto her back. She slid a few feet in the sand before finally stopping, and an annoyed growl gurgled from her throat as she tried to spit out a mouthful of sand. Too exhausted to even want to try and get up, and too fed up with the recent events in her life to really care whether or not whomever she crashed into was harmful, she simply lay where she landed, auds pinned down and eyes closing tightly in frustration. "I'm sorry..."

[sianna]

One moment she had being running wild and free like the wind. The next she found herself face first in the sand with her bum half way up in the air. Coughing she rose to her legs and shook her head. "What the heck was that?" she huffed still in a daze. Looking around she finally spotted something. It was a few feet in front of her, and it lay on the ground as still as a rock. Sianna squinted her eyes trying to get a better look, and once she figured out what the thing was she almost howled with excitement. Another wolf! Finally! Sianna raced up to the wolf scenting that she was a female in an instant. Reaching her Sianna heard a faint, "I'm Sorry..." and dropped to the ground in front of her.

Sianna looked in the she-wolfs eyes; they were yellow in color. "Oh your eyes look exactly like my mothers." Sianna said knowing the she-wolf probably had no idea what she was talking about. "My mother was really beautiful. Your eyes are as pretty as hers." Sianna looked at the she-wolf and waited for a reply, but instead she decided to rise to her paws and introduce herself. Sianna was about to when she decided it was better to apologize first for her weird behavior.

"Sorry if I'm acting weird it's just that i haven't seen another wolf in a year and I've been on this beach for such a long time and..." Sianna was going to continue, but she knew that she must be making no sense. Looking at the she-wolf her eyes became soft and she sweetly said, "Hi my name is Sianna, what's yours? Oh and I'm sorry for running into you. I had no idea i was going that fast."

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A flop towards her front caused Denali's eyes to open, and she found herself nose to nose with the fae she'd crashed into. A whimper of fright squeaked from her maw, and quickly her eyes snapped shut again. Maybe the other wolf was just a figment of her imagination and when she opened her eyes the fae would be gone. That was wishful thinking, of course, for when she opened her eyes again she was bombarded with comments concerning their golden coloring.

"Shh..." she moaned, wishing that other wolf would shut up for a few minutes. Her head had been killing her for the past few hours, and her sanity was so close to being shattered at the moment that everything seemed intensified by ten. There was a chatty voice now buzzing around in her foggy mind, and before the schizophrenic wolf was able to make heads or tails of anything being said the other female started talking again. Had this encounter occured earlier in the day when Denali was more sane, she probably wouldn't be gritting her teeth right now. Then again, maybe this Sianna was just what she needed to calm herself down and cheer up a bit.

Wanting to increase the distance between herself and the hyper femme, Denali finally dragged herself into a sitting position. Her floppy ear hung limply while her other was pinned flat, trying to muffle all surrounding noises. She managed a half-smile as she wearily eyed the other wolf, and despite the horrible mood she was currently in she couldn't help but be glad that this fae was at least a friendly one. It was a much needed improvement from those she'd met earlier.

"I'm Denali, and I believe I'm the one that hit you," she replied with a forced chuckle after a few moments. She still hadn't figured out half of the things Sianna had spoken, but just being around someone who wasn't hellbent on snarling at everything with a pulse was a nice, refreshing change... Of course, her toughts were still a bit on the darker side, and she couldn't help adding a comment only she herself would probably understand. "Fear is a rather funny thing."

[sianna]

"Denali" Sianna said happily, "that's a very nice name." Sianna was a bit surprised when the she-wolf moved away from her. Maybe she looked scary or maybe it was her current excitement that annoyed her. Knowing that she was doing something wrong Sianna decided to sit like Denali, and listened to her every word. Fear is a rather funny thing? What does this mean? Sianna was a bit confused but she didn't want to seem like a moron. Sianna tried to understand but couldn't. It didn't click in her mind. She slightly tilted her head and tried to think harder. Nothing, not one idea came to mind.

Sianna then lifted her head and stared at Denali looking her over. She was a pretty she-wolf besides the fact that she looked a bit tired and nervous. Not to mention maybe a little hungry. Sianna then looked at herself and couldn't help but let out a shocked gasp. She looked very skinny! Maybe it's because i haven't eaten in over a month. Her pelt looked so dull and her white paws almost looked brown. Turning her head she gazed at her tail and could barely see the red tinge of the tip. Turning her attention back to Denali she shrugged.

"Sorry, i look like such a mess. It's just that i haven't been in contact with anyone in a long time. I also haven't noticed that I've let myself go." Sianna then stood up and shook herself watching as small grains of sand flew out. "Whoa!" she muttered with a hint of surprise. "I had no idea sand could stick to me like that." Sianna looked back at Denali and knew the she-wolf must be fed up with her. She already looked a bit annoyed.

Sitting down once again she allowed her head to hang low. "Sorry, i must be rambling on, it's just..." she then stopped herself mid sentence. "Sorry, um... oh right! It's no big i mean i thought it may have been my fault, but eh no harm done."

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Denali only offered a smile of thanks at the compliment, her head currently throbbing to much for her to want to speak much. It could easily been seen in her posture that she was beginning to relax a bit, however, especially when Sianna sat up as well. She was still rather chatty, and it seemed she wasn't quite able to finish one thought before starting another, but at least now she wasn't right in Denali's face. Much more of staring nose to nose definately would have made the poor femme snap.

As she listened, she found it was easier to follow Sianna's speech with her eyes closed. The blocking of the sunlight also relieve a bit of the pain her headache was giving her, and as the seconds ticked by her ear began to perk up. She was still rather annoyed in general, but the cheerful company was able to let her form decent conversation. Even her paranoia seemed to dissapear for a bit, though she was still a bit jittery at every odd noise that found its way to her auds.

This time with a heartfelt laugh, Denali replied, "I really don't look much better." Her naturally white pelt was currently stained with mud thanks to the rain she'd encountered earlier. It was also now full of sand again due to her little accident. Now selfconscious, she shook her body as best she could without having to stand up. A bit of sand drifted back to the ground, but really all she succeeded in doing was causing her one ear to thud repeatedly against the side of her head. "Sand seems to be attracted to fur like iron to a magnet."

The next words that escaped the other she-wolf seemed to confuse the fae as much as her words had originally confused Sianna. Her head tilted to the side in confusion as she tried to make sense of what was being said. The half-started thoughts bothered her headache, and she found her eyes closing again to try and ease the pain. No response to them left her, having not been able to figure out any way to answer, and she drank in the precious moments of silence while they lasted.

[sianna]

Sianna giggled a bit when Denali sided with her on how horrible they looked. The conversation seemed ok, but Sianna saw Denali shut her eyes at times. Maybe she was getting on her nerves. Sianna then noticed the last words she had said confused the fae and she was about to restate them when she thought it over for a moment. No use in confusing her anymore. Sianna then looked at the sand and nodded her head. "We are like the magnet. I just wish the sand would repel not attract." Then focusing her eyes on the ocean she remembered how thirsty she was.

Once again she tried to lick her lips, but it did nothing besides hurt her more. Turning to Denali she blushed a little from embarrassment. "It's just that I'm really thirsty. And this ocean is torturing me." She then began to prod at the shifty sand with her paw allowing the silence to go on. Then becoming a bit bored she decided to ask a few simple questions. Nothing to big knowing that Denali really didn't like to answer.

"Um Denali, is there any fresh water around? Maybe some food. I've... I've never traveled inland so i don't know the area that well. I'm kind of scared. This land is strange to me. I've only been along the costs." Sianna then waited hoping the silence would let Denali relax some more. The last thing she wanted to do was irritate the first wolf she encountered in over a year.

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'Deep breath in... Hold... Exhale...' This was what the femme had be doing in the moments of silence, and it was working wonders for her. The pain in her brain was settling down to a low throbbing, and the fairly constant conversation fueled by the other femme was actually making a decent distraction for Denali. The less she thought on her most recent history, the less the fear and depression held an icy grip on her heart. She was beginning to cheer up a bit, and though her eyes still drifted between being open and closed she was now able to follow everything Sianna was saying.

With a giggle she answered, "You can say that again." Despite the fact that she rather liked the beach, the sand could be rather annoying. It stuck to everything, especially when wet, and if you weren't used to it the feel of the stuff was rather grating on delicat pawpads.

When Sianna tried to lick her lips, Denali absentmindedly made the same action. Pick tongue slipped out from between razor teeth, washing over her lips and nose. She had a bit more success than the Timber wolf, but her own mouth was also rather dry from all the running she'd been doing lately. "We could probably find some puddles or maybe a small watersource somewhere around the plains a little north of here," she answered, tone no longer betraying her frustrations. She was calm enough, and now distracted enough, that she would willingly help the other femme. After all, she had only begun her spiral into depression back in Acerbus. Her foul mood hadn't fully taken over her soul, and as time passed she was gradually returning to her cheery, social, paranoid self. And the thought of water was also currently very tempting.

Rising to her feet, Denali shook out her white pelt. This time the action was more effective and dirt and sand splayed everywhere. She was still rather dirty and smelled a bit like wet dog, but for now the shake would do. She then pulled back, rumping rising in the air as she stretched her back. Pushing foreward sent her rump down as her head popped up, and her spine cracked in joy. Once satisfied, she turned towards Sianna with a half smile. "The plains are this way." She tilted her head in the direction she indicated, standing still for a moment, before finally turning and walking at a slow, comfortable pace. She was still rather tired from all that running, and the other femme didn't really seem fit for much more than a walk either.

[sianna]

Sianna watched Denali move on and was about to do the same, yet when she tried to move her paws, they felt glued to the ground. Looking at her legs she tried to push them forward, but they would not go. What is wrong with me? Turning back to Denali, Sianna could see the same confused expression spread out across the she-wolfs face. "Um, I'm coming!" she called hoping her legs would communicate with her brain. Sianna then looking back at her paws lifted one up, but as soon as it left the safety of the shifty sand it shot back down under the mush. Oh crap, she thought, I'm too scared to leave!

The cool breeze and hot ground seemed so familiar to Sianna. It was like her home, but she knew she didn't belong here. She had settled on the beach for so long, and now she was going to venture away. The thought of leaving made her sick, but the idea of the inland made her excited. She was just confused about which emotion to listen to. Turning back to Denali, Sianna barked, "Is it safe out there?" She then waited, and then decided to move closer to Denali.

Reaching the she-wolf she then said, "Out there? Is it safe? I mean I've been on the coasts of this land, and I'm not even sure what a plain looks like anymore. And i know my goal is to find a pack, but I'm not sure if i have the courage." Sianna looking into Denali's eyes, dropped her head and faced the ground. "I'm such a pup!" she whined.

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Had Sianna been following her, Denali would have picked up on it and kept walking. However, all of her senses were telling her that the other wolf had yet to move, and curiously she halted her pace and looked over her shoulder. A confused looked strolled across her face as she watched the other femme seem to stick to sand. Her magnet metaphor earlier was only a joke. Now it seemed Sianna really was a magnet in which the sand isisted on sticking to.

When the other femme finally began to scuttled closer, the offwhite fae took a few steps in her direction. Her head tilted to one side as she took in the questions, and she nearly laughed. "Is it safe out there?" Had this wolf never stepped out of her den before or something? Of course safety could not be gaurenteed. It just wasn't possible in an unpredictable world.

Her golden gaze was sharp as she caught Sianna's own, but a small smile played on her maw. Safety was something Denali had learned long ago didn't exist. A paranoid fae, she spent most of her life running from the most rediculous of disturbances, including birds, the wind, and even snowflakes. "Nothing is ever safe. You just have to do your best and take things in stride, or run away with your tail between your legs." The white femme was personally fond of the second option. Not long ago she had been caught running away from a harmless bird.

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Sianna almost giggled at the she-wolfs remark, but she couldn't help but think that something could go wrong. Like a fire destroying the land you loved, and separating you from the ones who loved you. Sianna looked at Denali's golden gaze then looked away. The she-wolfs eyes reminded her too much of her own mothers eyes. Looking forward Sianna saw a large canvas of green; it looked so good and it was inviting her in.

Sianna looked back at Denali and smiled. She knew she had to leave and she had a feeling that Denali was one of a kind. One who could help her, and if she didn't take this chance maybe Denali would be the only wolf she would ever see again. Come on you can do this. Lifting her head and tail up into the air she turned to Denali and said, "I'm ready... and thirsty as ever."

She waited letting Denali take the lead and followed closely behind her. Her mind raced with many images of beginning her new life. This is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me, and i might have made a friend.

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