Who Am I Searching For? {TAGGED}

[Rykett]

(@wolflovers)

Ruko:

Ruko's heart was pounding as he bounded through the forest. He'd left the territory of Sapling Grove behind a while ago. He hadn't run into the border howl group though a whiff of their scents had reached his pink nose. The trees around him were changing. The leaves had become pinkish. Suddenly Ruko entered a new area. A rush of new scents vied for his attention and the trees were completely pink. It was unnatural. Ruko roamed through the strange forest, lifting his head to sniff for Amora's scent. Nothing... but there was the faint scents of other wolves. Was this another pack's territory? What if Ruko was intruding? They might kill him! No, they wouldn't. Ruko had cyclone and he didn't need to fear anything as long as his power protected him. Despite his self reassurances, Ruko was still nervous.

"H... Hello?" he called cautiously, "Amora, are you here?"

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Saphira walked though some long grass, she had been stalking the same rabbit for at least five minutes now. If it would just stop moving she would be able to catch it, but every time she would get close enough to pounce on it, it would run away. She growled at it very quietly and got closer. Finally it was within reach, she jumped out and landed on it, but to her surprise it kicked back and started running away. Saphira had only a few seconds to get up and start running again before the bunny was out of sight. She jumped up and dashed after it, going around many bends and twists she finally could catch it. Just as she picked up speed a wolf came into view. She crashed into him and caught herself before landing on him completely, she stood over him, still breathing heavily. Her cheeks turned red as she very quickly jumped off.

"I am so sorry, I didn't mean to crash into you. Are you ok?" she asked shaking her fur and looking to see if she could find the rabbit. If she had taken her time she never would have crashed, she thought to herself as she returned her focus to the male.

[Rykett]

Ruko:

A rabbit answered his calls by running straight at him. It seemed as surprised as he was. It squealed in terror and tried to avoid running straight into Ruko. The rabbit managed a u-turn and continued. The male summoned a cyclone with a quick thought and positioned it in front of the fleeing prey. It skidded to a halt and seemed even more terrified with the sudden appearance of a whirlwind pelting it with dirt and pebbles. The rabbit tried another u-turn, but Ruko pounced on the rabbit before it could regain its speed. He shook the prey until its fast beating heart stopped. The whole thing had only taken a couple seconds. Ruko dropped the rabbit and examining his next meal. Why had it seemed so spooked that it'd run straight at a wolf? Something had probably been chasing it. His ears flicked as rapid pawsteps reached them. Ruko looked up just in time to get a glimpse of the wolf crashing into him.

Ruko couldn't help but yelp a bit with the impact. He tumbled backwards onto his back. He lay on his side for a moment as she spoke before pulling himself back to his paws. "It's fine," Ruko said a little gruffly, but his tone was mostly confused and a bit stunned, "Happens to all of us... Well, I don't usually run into other wolves, but I do run into things quite a bit." Ruko looked over at the black she-wolf. The white stripe on her back was simliar to Ruko's black strip but without the tendrils that ran down his back. Her bright blue marking shone against her black fur. Ruko's golden gaze finally shifted to her eyes. He blinked in surprise. He'd never seen eyes so... blue. Sure, he'd seen blue eyes before, but those had been a light blue. These eyes were darker, deeper, bluer. "My name's Ruko, by the way." Ruko found himself fumbling for words under that blue gaze. Why was he suddenly so flustered?

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She smiled at him, "My name is Saphira. What brings you to the Forest of love??" She said staring into his eyes for a moment and then looking away. She sat down, her sapphire blue diamond shaped markings caught the light perfectly, it was a brilliant color that could be seen for miles. She wrapped her tail around her paws as she looked back into his eyes. She chuckled slightly when he was fumbling over his words, she noticed the rabbit but didn't say anything about it. After all, she didn't want to sound rude of offend him in anyway. She definitely didn't want to make a bad impression on someone she just met.

She was looking for a mate at the moment and he could be the male, she did just meet him and she wasn't just going to fall in love with him without a second thought. She wanted to make sure that this wolf, if they fall in love, is not going to break her heart. She is pretty easy to impress, so if they do decide that they want to be mates, it won't be hard to convince her. 'Oh look at you now, you are going on about being mates and you just barely found out his name' she said to herself.

[Rykett]

Ruko:

"Saphira's a beautiful name," Ruko complimented, looking into her eyes. They kept capturing his attention every time he looked away. He managed to rip his eyes away to look around the scenery around them. "Forest of Love, huh.... So that what's this place is called. I kinda got lost, I guess. I was searching for someone... my sister... I think she might be in trouble, but I don't know... she's probably okay, though. Maybe I was just overreacting when I charged off to go save the day." Ruko turned his gaze back to those enchanting eyes. He noticed them flick to the rabbit.

"Oh, Ruko said mentally slapping himself for forgetting, "You were the one who was chasing that rabbit! Here," he picked up the meal and placed it at Saphira's feet, "I probably wouldn't have caught if it hadn't run straight into my claws ." Stop rambling on, you idiot! Ruko scolded himself. First he'd fumbled with words, now he was rambling. He had never been like this before. Well, maybe he had rambled, but being flustered was new.

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She looked at him, "Thank you very much but I'm not hungry I was just looking for something to eat, but you can have it if you are hungry." She said putting it back by him.She did not need anymore, she has been eating quite a bit the last few days. She got a worried look on her face, "You should look for your sister, she could be in real trouble. If you want... I could come with you..." She said with a slight blush.

Wait.. Why was she blushing? That's weird, well not really. She blushes all the time, but lately she has been like blushing every five minutes. She has never been like this before, except for one time when she was in love.. Was she in love again? Is that why she is acting like this?? Is that why he is acting the way he is?? Is it actually possible that they like each other? She was asking herself all these things and her facial expressions showed that something was definitely going on in her head.

[Rykett]

Ruko:

Ruko shook head as he responded, "I'm not really hungry. There's plenty to eat at home. It was just instinct to kill it." Ruko hesitated before replying to Saphira's next words. At the moment there was an internal battle of whether to speed off after Amora or stay and chat with Saphira going on in Ruko's mind, On one paw, Amora might be in trouble as Saphira said. On the other paw, I'm always looking for new friends and who wouldn't want to keep talking to a cute, beautiful wolf like Saphira... wait... did I just refer to Saphira as cute? I mean she is beautiful, but why is that the thing that sprung to mind. I mean, I just met her like today and there are tons of other words that'd apply to her like friendly, nice, sweet, pretty... I did it again... but that's not bad, is it? Just get back to the subject... I could keep chatting while we look for Amora. Yeah, that sounds good. Perfect!

Ruko stumbled over his words as he tried to speak some of his thoughts, "That'd be great! Though, I'm sure Amora's okay. She can take care of herself" The male bent down and picked up the rabbit, "She'll might want this. We wouldn't want it to go to waste or anything."

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She looked back and the rabbit and then at him, "Ok, sounds good to me." She said smiling. " Which way should we go?" she asked looking in the direction that he came. She hoped that they could talk more on the trip to find his sister, She liked talking to him and enjoyed spending time with him. She wasn't sure if she was quite ready to say that she liked him. She had just met him, and a mate should be a permanent thing, not just a time that you have a mate, have pups and then he leaves. Plus, she would be a first time mom and she is not quite sure that she would be able to take care of multiple pups on her own. Anyway, the would need to find a den and settle down before even thinking of mating and having pups. She would also need a pup raising plan, her mother had one and that is why she had 6 pups and 4 litters.

It was such a big responsibility to take care of pups, they seemed like a good pair and both of them were strong and OK hunters. "Look at you.. you are going on and on about plans and pups, when you have only known him for a day." she said under her breath. She looked back into his eyes and licked his muzzle... Wait!!! What did she just do! Her eyes widened and her tail tucked in between her legs. Her heart pounded so hard she swore he could hear it. Her cheeks turned bright red, "I am SO sorry, I don't know what came over me.." She said though she was still rambling on.

[Rykett]

Ruko:

Ruko grinned at Saphira. His golden eyes fixed on hers- shimmering sapphires. He couldn't concentrate while her gaze consumed him. When she asked which way they should travel, Ruko tongue felt like a stone. Amora could be anywhere in the whole valley. Though as Ruko thought about it the more convinced he became that she was nearer to the pack's territory. How far could she have gone? What reason would she have for straying too far from their home? None that Ruko could think of unless... Would she have traveled that far alone? Probably... I would've if I knew how amazing it is.

"We should start heading north. My sister is probably nearby my pack's territory." The male looked back towards the direction they would travel as he spoke. He turned back to Saphira. She muttered something, but Ruko couldn't make out the words. He opened his mouth to ask, but suddenly a lick touched his nose. He blinked in surprise. Not a single intelligible thought ran through his head for a couple seconds as he stared into space trying to understand the small action. He jaw hung open still until he finally picked up his thoughts enough to close it. "I... uh........." Ruko said as he attempted to speak, "Um... it... it's fine." As his cheek fur puffed up in a blush.