DarkMoon's second chance at love (open for now)

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DarkMoon enters his den. He then sits down at the entrance of his den and lets out a long, sad, and very lonely howl... the howl of a broken heart. Then, after he finished his howl, he went back into his den, lays down and falls asleep. His dreams of Kilpi were shattered into a thousand tiny pieces. There was now nothing to replace them but darkness... he thought to himself "where did I go wrong? Was it when I first offered her shelter? No... was it when I pulled her out of the cold, unforgiving waterfall? No... was it when I called her cold-hearted? Yes... I should have never called her that... and she never led me on ether... that was just me being stubborn and refusing to give up on her... if she and I ever meet again, I must apologize to her for the things I said, for I was the one to blame..."

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Skyla:
The trickle of water filled her ears and the icy breeze made her shiver. The female had decided to travel to Kai Lake, a lake that held real beauty in her eyes. As she trotted along on her wet pads, she noted the scent of a stranger in the air. Stranger... Her smile played upon her maw, she couldn't just let a chance for a new friend slip through her paws! She just had to meet them, whoever they were. The white tipped tail of hers swished back and forth, keeping to the rhythm of trickling water as she strolled along. "Hello?" The she-wolf's friendly, but overly loud voice boomed, almost no sound was lost to the whispering winds that swept through the valley. She called again, hoping for a response. "Hey, where are you? I'm not gonna bite." The she wolf shook her ocean coat and leaped onto a flat stone and parked her rump on it. She picked a bug out between her teeth and flicked it away with ease. Her head tilted and she laughed heartily. How in the world did that get in there? I never remember liking bugs for food. With her head still tilted to the side, the she-wolf curiously peeked at a dark cave, too dark to see inside from afar. That must be their spot! She waited patiently at her rock, waiting for wolf to arise from the shadows...

OOC: Sorry for short post.

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DarkMoon hears a female voice coming from outside his den. He wakes up and yawns. Then he gets up and stretches. He says to the strange female "hello? Who's there?" He then walks out of his den and shakes the sleepiness from his body. DarkMoon then sits outside of his den and looks around to see if he can see where the female is. He thinks to himself "this female sounds very friendly, I certainly hope that she's not going to be like Kilpi... This time, I'm going to try my best to take it slow and not get to excited." DarkMoon then says to the female "I'm willing to be friends, if you are." He smiles and wags his tail in excitement. His eyes also began to glow a little.

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Skyla:
The female sat upon her newly proclaimed rock and hears a yawn from her low lookout. As she tunes her ears to the sound she hears the crack of bones as they were most likely stretched. I woke them up? It wasn't at all late, almost midday if her time guessing skills were somewhat accurate. What a weird wolf! But who am I to judge? She didn't mind odd things in the personality of wolves, it interested her at the most and she found that it made them unique. Unlike any other. Traits that were different from the norm. "Hello? Who's there?" The stranger called into the light breeze, the words just barely caught in her ears. In the back of her mind, she just simply chuckled. Maybe I could just give this stranger a little something to laugh at... Instead of responding, she leaped almost soundlessly to the snow-touched grounds below her. The female began to sneak along, as quiet as one could be and stopped at a group of almost bare bushes and a large boulder. Skyla was so close to the strange wolf now that she could almost feel his breath caught in the wind. The cave was to her right, the stranger just to the left of den. She crouched lower and lower. Until she was ready to spring. With a dazzling jump, she sprung of her paws. Turned her head in mid air to look at them. Then continued to land with only a small stumble, just in front of the other wolf's snout. "Boo!" She barked, hoping to give him a scare.

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DarkMoon jumped back in surprise and says "Woah! I didn't hear you coming." He chuckles and says "you're very good at being stealthy. What's your name?" He sits back down, his eyes glowing with amusement. He then says "how did you become so stealthy?" He tilted his head to one side, ready to listen to every single detail that this female has to say. He then thought to himself as he takes a good look at her "wow, her fur color is magnificent... and that stature of hers... she must be a warrior of some kind... this should be very interesting..."

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Skyla:
The stranger jumped back in sudden surprise at her unexpected entrance. Yes! A small party had begun in her head at her enjoyable victory. With a wide, toothy grin the female listened to his next words joyfully. "Woah! I didn't hear you coming." A small chuckle accompanied his words which made her even happier, if that was even possible. She always loved to see others that didn't take her jokes seriously and enjoyed them just as much as she did. "You're very good at being stealthy. What's your name?" The male sat comfortably on his rump and she did the same before she showed her gratitude for his compliment. "Thanks." The she-wolf tilted her head at him before she gave him her name. "Name's Skyla. You?" They seemed friendly and had already laughed at her little prank, which made the carefree female even gladder that she had met the stranger. She swished her tail, pausing at random intervals and listened to what the male had to say next. "How did you become so stealthy?" The young she-wolf gave him a slight shrug. "I guess I just do it!" Her voice was enthusiastic and playful, not really knowing really how to put it otherwise. This wolf seemed interesting.

Odd, but interesting.

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DarkMoon smiles and says "nice to meet you Skyla, my name is DarkMoon, but you can call me Dark if you'd like." He then notices that the sun is beginning to go down. "hey, Skyla, would you like to stay with me tonight?" DarkMoon says while trying not to blush. "I-I-I mean you don't have to if you don't want to." He added, sheepishly. His eyes began to give off a light blue glow as the night sky began to appear, the full moon is what makes his eyes glow, and tonight was there is a full moon. He then looks around his territory for any potential threats that may harm him or Skyla. After seeing that there is no threat, DarkMoon feels at ease knowing that his territory was safe from any danger. He then refocused on Skyla, waiting patiently for an answer to his question.

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Skyla:
The male stranger smiled, said it was nice to meet her and introduced himself as Darkmoon. He mentioned that she could simply call him Dark, which she much rathered. "Dark..." She mumbled, the sound rolled off of her tongue and was almost inaudible. Skyla met his eyes with hers and fished for possible information that hide within them, not that she was all that good at doing things like that. From what she could see, there was nothing wrong with him, just another possible friend. She chuckled silently. Maybe he is already my friend. She didn't care if she had just met him, she would still refer to him as a friend. "Hey, Skyla, would you like to stay with me tonight?" The male asked, the reflection of the sunset filled his eyes and they even seemed to glow in the faint glow of the rising moon. It was captivating and enchanting in and odd way that she really couldn't explain at all. Dark's cheek flush with a combination of red and pink before it disappeared almost as suddenly as it had appeared. I-I-I mean you don't have to if you don't want to." He had begun to become nervous as if he felt he had said something out of place, she honestly didn't mind but still thought it was somehow her fault. A half guilty smile spread across her maw. "Did I do something?" She asked with slight concern, but her voice still hinted her playful air from before.

Although she felt she had somehow made him uncomfortable (even though it was probably not so), she still tried to be cheerful, her face was filled with a happiness from every possible angle. With slight hesitation, she tore her gaze from Darkmoon and look into the air and found the beautiful moon where it sat in the sky, it cast a strange glow over her face. She seemed odd and mysterious now, even with her joyous grin, but still fascinating. He too, was showered in the light, almost the same effect ran across his face. It was quite the sight, a blue wolf and a glowing moon. Skyla went to lock eyes with the male once again but found him looking in the opposite direction. Has he lost something?.. Her ears flicked but she waited patiently for him to face her again. Dark was quite the unique type, almost as if he was undefinable in any shape or form. It simply was an interesting thing about the male. As he swivelled his head to face hers once again, she finally answered his question from earlier. "That is quite kind of you, I'd like that." Her tone had switched from playful to polite and proper. "Thanks."

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DarkMoon says "oh, I was just a bit nervous, that's all. Come on in." "And you're welcome, I'm glad you're choosing to stay with me tonight." He added. He then got up and began walking into his den. Before he walks into his den, he takes a good look around, near, and above his den, just to make sure that there was no evil wolves hiding anywhere. Once he was sure that the area was clear, he enters his den and waits for Skyla to follow him in. He lays down at the center of his den. "ok, Dark, don't mess this up now, keep your cool... you don't want to scare off another possibility at finding love..." he says in his mind.

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Skyla:
A wave of relief washed over her, it turned out, it was not her fault, simply, he was already nervous. It was odd to hear him say it honestly, though, as many wolves would probably deny nerves and manage their way arond it. The she-wolf stood as Darkmoon did and followed him, to his den she was guessed. It was a mild night, the breeze was light and the air almost leant to warm. Which was quite an odd thing to have on a Winters day. She trotted along, easily keeping pace with the male, but purposely lagging just behind. With slight hesitation, she broke her view of the stranger and looked at the blue moon once more. It glowed and cast illuminated shadows and showered them both in a fascinating light. Although it was pretty, some parts were indescribable, like the way the full moon curved, it's every bump and detail that made it unique. It was all new to her.

Not to her suprise, she was trailing behind now, the male a good few metres ahead. She jogged to catch up, before purposely stopping just behind his rump. She spared one last backward glance at the moon, before concentrating fully on Darkmoon. "And you're welcome, I'm glad you're choosing to stay with me tonight." The male added to his earlier note. He was glad? Well, who wouldn't be if that was what they wanted alll along. He swivelled and turned his head to each side, checking for who knows what and stepped inside the den while waiting for her to follow. She lifted a paw and stepped through, she saw Darkmoon already comfortable as he lay on the floor. "So... Where do you want me to sleep?"

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"Anywhere you'd like, I don't mind." DarkMoon replies with a smile on his face. He thinks to himself "wow, I can't believe that this is actually happening... Skyla is the first female to lay down in my den since Terra died... I'm sure she's smiling down at me right now saying 'I'm glad to see that you're no longer going to be lonely.' Hopefully Skyla will choose to lay down next to me, but I respect her decision, even if she doesn't choose to lay down next to me." DarkMoon gets a warm feeling that radiates throughout his body, as if a fire had once again been set in his heart. He lays his head down and waits for Skyla to settle down before he closes his eyes and falls asleep.

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Skyla:
It seemed the she-wolf could set herself down wherever she felt like, which was nice of him. She sighted a cosy looking corner and strode over slowly over to it. So far, Darkmoon had been quite polite, which she liked to see sometimes, but it was ok to let loose once in a while and crack a smile. Right now, the male had a pleasant smile on his maw, which she rather see than a frown or downturned lips. She settled herself in the dark, but warm, corner she had chosen. As she suspected, it really was warm and cosy. The she-wolf's forelegs were folded neatly in front muzzle and her backlegs were sting either side of her rump. Once she was finally satisfied with her position, she closed her eyes and waited for the dark, peacefulness of sleep to wash over her...

"Whee!"Little Skyla squealed within her dreamscape of Wildwater Falls, she was attempting to cannonball into the water from the high cliffs that brought the water crashing down to earth. The pup jumped off of the foaming fall's edge and squashed and shaped herself into a cannonball position. As she landed, the she-wolf got drenched to the bone and water sprayed everywhere, making it muddy on the land. She went under for a few seconds before her small face popped up out of the water. With a smile on her face, she paddled to where the water and the earth met and clambered onto muddied land. "Again! Again!" The pup squealed again, even more excited than before...

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DarkMoon began to dream about Skyla being his mate. He also dreamed about him and Skyla play-wrestling with each other. DarkMoon began giggling in his sleep when he began to run in a game of tag between the two of them, with him leading, and Skyla in hot pursuit of him. He began weaving between bushes and trees, hoping to lose Skyla so that he could find a hiding spot. DarkMoon looks behind him and sees that Skyla is not there and says "phew... that was too close... now I've got to find a hiding spot, for she's probably not too far behind me." He found a nice patch of tall grass and dove into it. Then he heard pawsteps coming closer and closer to him. The pawsteps stopped when they got to him. "Oh no... I think she may have found me." DarkMoon says in his mind. Then he heard the pawsteps slowly approaching where he was hiding. Then DarkMoon saw Skyla's muzzle peeking through the tall grass. Her muzzle bumped into his and she said "gotcha!" In a playful way. Then DarkMoon wakes up and sees that it's morning. He stretches and yawns. Then he gets up and goes to sit at the entrance to his den.

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Skyla:
The female awoke with the feeling of the same happy smile of her dream sitting upon her maw. She slowly stumbled onto her paws and stretched, a bone or two cracking as her tail flicked high in the air, her muzzle grazing the ground as her back arched. With a exaggerated yawn, Skyla came back to a normal standing position. In the corner of her eye, she saw Darkmoon stir, his face bright and happy. A happy giggle also caught her attention. Well, someone is sure ha having a great dream. With a shake of her coat she gazed upon him in his playful fit of sleep. It was amusing, seeing someone at their most vulnerable and quite nice to watch.

Skyla almost jumped in suprise as the once sleeping male open his eyes and came back into reality. Darkmoon's pupils expanded and contracted as his eyes adjusted to the new light of the well lit den. The male was het to notice that she was awake. Which was ok with her, sleep sometimes made you fairly oblivious until you were used to real life again. With a stretch and yawn Darkmoon made his way to the entrance of the den and looked out. The she-wolf hesitated before she joined him and stood by his left side. "Morning." Skyla piped, her voice cracked and came out higher than she expected. She cleared her throat before she continued. "Nice sunrise, isn't it?" It wasn't the most exciting conversation, but she wasn't lying, it was quite a pretty morning.

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DarkMoon says "Good morning, how'd you sleep last night?" He turns around to face Skyla. He then yawned and says "I'm going to go swim in Kai Lake to help get rid of my sleepiness. Would you like to join me?" DarkMoon thinks to himself "you're doing great Dark, keep this up for another week or two, then after you've gotten to know her, ask the question that you've always wanted to ask a female ever since two weeks after Terra's death..." DarkMoon sat patiently and waits for Skyla to answer.

(Sorry for the late response, I've been busy doing work around my house and lost track of time. )