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

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Skyla:
As he paid her a compliment she just stood there for a while, not knowing what to do for she had never been called 'pretty' before. The she-wolf only knew her confident, funny side were jokes were always on the agenda. But this was a situation Skyla had never been in, never had she been in something like this, there was no turnkey nature to go to. For the first time in her life, she blushed, it was not a fake kind of flush of colour, oh no, it was was real alright. That usual bright aloofness that surrounded her was begging to thin out into a shy personality. The she-wolf's was still flushed with colour as she smiled at him. "Ahh... Thanks." It was almost awkward, at the rate they were going the pair would be at that point in no time at all. "So, back to the question... May I lay down next to you?" In the background, a flap of wings could be heard, obviously coming from the owl. After a quick take off, the bird glided through the the entrance of the den before flying off into the distant night sky.

With a slight hesitation, she gave a quaint nod, her usual humourous demeanour still far away. It was odd, being that close to a wolf. He almost came of as freakishly tall since she was sitting down, it made the male look intimidating even. Skyla shuffled over a little to give him some room, it was going to be an interesting day, she could feel it.

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DarkMoon smiles and lays down next to her. "Hey, Skyla, I have a confession to make... I know that it has only been two days since we first met but... I-I-I think I love you..." he says while blushing a little bit. DarkMoon then hears an owl hooting in the distance. He looks out at the snow covered land and how the moonlight reflecting off of the snow makes it look like millions of tiny mirrors. It reminded him of the first time he and Terra kissed. It was on a night that matched this one perfectly. DarkMoon then says in his mind "Terra, I think I may have finally found my new mate. I'm sure that you're smiling down at me from the heavens right now." Upon that thought, DarkMoon fell into a deep sleep.

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Skyla:
Just as promised, he lay down just next to her, their bodies almost touching. Darkmoon was also smiling, just as her set his own body beside her smaller one. "Hey, Skyla, I have a confession to make... I know that it has only been two days since we first met but... I-I-I think I love you..." The she-wolf's body felt as if had just been stabbed by his words. As if they had all the power to stop her heart beating, even if just for a second. The odd feeling of it overwhelmed her, if her aloofness had not previously vanished, it would have by now. It far from any emotion she had ever felt because usually she was just used to jokes and fun, but this was serious business. Serious wasn't something she did well. All she did was half gape, her mouth wide and noticeably shocked. "I... Uh..." She stumbled on her words before putting them into place. "You are great and all, but I don't think I am at that stage yet." Skyla bit her lip, it was hard to say such a thing to his face but it had to be done. Sometimes, the truth wasn't always nice.

Then, with a flick of her head, the she-wolf shut her eyes, until she was engulfed in the welcoming darkness of sleep. Just as Darkmoon did the same.

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DarkMoon began to dream about Skyla and him playing around in the snow. The snow was deep enough to dig a tunnel into, so he did, and Skyla soon followed him in. DarkMoon then digs a way back out and both him and Skyla got out of the snow tunnel. DarkMoon then says "tag, you're it." as he touches his tail with hers and bounds back through the tunnel that he dug. But as he was nearing the end of the tunnel, it collapsed on him, rendering him unable to move. "Help! The cave collapsed on me and I can't move!" He yelled. Then DarkMoon woke up with a start. He looked at Skyla, who was fast asleep and smiles. "She looks so peaceful when she's asleep. But, what did she say last night, she 'wasn't ready to love' yet? Well that's ok, I wasn't expecting that she would jump on the opportunity yet, considering the fact that we've only known each other for three days. Maybe I should give her about a month or so to think about it." DarkMoon says in his mind. He then gets up and walks to the front of the den and sits down.

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Skyla:
The last remaining light of the outside world faded from view to show her a new dreamscape. Spring was in full bloom, flowers, trees, grass, all beautifully nurtured by the season of wet and warm. In the distance, a blob of dark fur materialised and the familiar fur belonged to someone she knew. Darkmoon. The smile on his face was enough to make her laugh hysterically, the she-wolf did love a good joke whenever possible, after all. It was a genuine grin, one that would make even the most grumpiest of wolves feel that bit less so. The male came so close that if she were to reach out a paw, she would touch him. It turned out that this dream was all fun and games as Darkmoon flicked his own tail lightly at her and as it made contact, the joyful male shouted "You're it! Count to ten with your eyes closed then come find me." Skyla nodded for she loved to play and shut her eyes as she was told.

'10... 9... 8...' The she-wolf thought-counted at a fair pace. '3... 2... 1..' As she got to the last number the wolf opened her eyes and barked. She blinked a little as she adjusted once again to the bright Spring's day, her coloured orbs scanned over the area as she began to sneak along the ground, her nose pressed against the grass. The she-wolf went along, unsuspecting anything out of the ordinary and looked in many of her own hiding places as they were brilliant ones. But no such luck came her way and a suprise scare instead. "Boo!" A sharp bark came from behind her and the she-wolf jumped. "Scared you." Darkmoon teased and pulled off a cheeky stuck out tongue. Skyla giggled, humour was what she loved and lived for, after all. The sound of laughter rung out before it slowly diminished as reality came back to her.

It was late evening outside, the crickets chirped in an unorganised chorus and the cool air bit at her. It was a nice night, considering it wasn't exactly one of the warmest seasons of the year. A moment the she-wolf should have cherished and loved but all in all, she did not really care for the weather and Mother Nature's doings.

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DarkMoon hears Skyla start to get up and turns to face her. "Good morning, how'd you sleep last night?" He says with a smile. DarkMoon then gets up and walks over to her. He asks with playfulness in his eyes "wanna go play in the snow?" He then adds "it's deep enough for us to make a tunnel through." DarkMoon then sits down and waits patiently for her response. "Gee, I hope this doesn't turn out to be like what had happened in my dream last night... that would be terrifying if that happened..." he says in his mind.

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(Ah, sorry about the wait! I swear homework is going to be the death of me.)

Skyla:
A familiar voice drifted into her ears, the voice of her friend, Darkmoon. His smile sweet and as pleasant as ever. "Pretty good, what about you?" She didn't want it mention about the dream, she was sure he wouldn't be interested. The young male strode over to her, his expression and eyes playful and silly like a pup. "Wanna go play in the snow?" She stuck out a tongue. "It's deep enough for us to make a tunnel through." She seemed to consider it for a moment, but really she had already made up her mind. It was definite yes, no questions asked. She nodded vigorously and if to back up the obvious gesture, she talked. Of course! Plus, what do you say about a snowball fight? We can make fortresses out of snow and ice if you wanted."

She got up energetically onto all fours and bounded out of the cave, passing one last comment his way, "Meet you there, slow coach!"

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DarkMoon smiles and says "sure, we can do a snowball fight." He then gets up and bounds after Skyla. Once he got to the entrance, DarkMoon noticed that Skyla and him are snowed in. The cave entrance is blocked entirely by the snow. DarkMoon then began to dig a tunnel to the surface of the snow, making sure the walls were sturdy enough that they wouldn't collapse onto him and Skyla. He finally gets to the surface of the snow and sees that the snow line is half way up the trunks of the pine trees, which meant that the snow was about twelve feet deep. DarkMoon says in his mind "wow, I've never seen this much snow in my life!"

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Skyla

She tried to bound out of the cave, as Skyla should of put it as the entrance was covered by ice, snow and a slushy melted combination of both spilled onto the floor. The she-wolf's friend was already ferociously digging at the wall, so she joined in too, carefully sculpting it around Darkmoon and herself so that it wouldn't pour down on their furry heads. Darkmoon was quickly sprinting out before her, with Skyla chasing his tail out into the blinding brightness of late morning time spreading over the pines with a sparkling glimmer of ice. The wolf just managed to stop her jaw from gaping open like a gawping idiot with a simple, "Wow." escaping her own lips. With a small glance over at her friend, she saw he was definitely enjoying the view, his mouth slightly hanging open. As his gaze passed over the large trees which where surrounded by even larger mountains of snow, Darkmoon let a thought out. One that definitely reflected her own. "Wow, I've never seen so much snow in my life!"

The male's light blue eyes shown well in the matching icy brightness, Darkmoom looked so handsome this way as he looked on at the scene in awe. 'Why do I care for some pretty eyes? But I can't stop looking at them, what in the world is wring with me?!' She screamed and cursed at herself in the thoughts of her own mind, but still she only barely managed to take her gaze of the wolf. "Snowball time!" Skyla exclaimed, pawing a rough ball of snow together and piffing it at the wolf's face. "Better catch me while you can!"

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The snowball that Skyla had thrown narrowly misses DarkMoon’s head. He then turns around and sees her running away, teasing him playfully. DarkMoon says playfully while getting a snowball ready to fling at Skyla “hehe, did you really think that you could get away with flinging a snowball at me?” He flings a small snowball at Skyla and it landed nearby her. DarkMoon says in his mind “dang it, so, so close to hitting her.” He then begins to dig out a snow fort that he can dive into, just in case Skyla tries to fling another snowball at him. DarkMoon still keeps an eye on Skyla, making sure that she’s not going to try and sneak attack on him. After he finishes his snow fort, DarkMoon climbs back out onto the surface of the snow. He shakes off his fur to get rid of the snow that was on his fur. He then sees that Skyla has stopped and was looking back at him. DarkMoon couldn’t help but notice the way her fur glimmered from the sunlight. He says in his mind “wow... her fur looks so beautiful when it glimmers in the sun. It almost makes her look like an angel.”

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Skyla:
With a fresh coat of ice adding to her thick fur she sprinted across the uneven fields, almost tripping over her own clumsy paws. To her right, Darkmoon had already gained a snowball of his own, narrowly missing her as she leaped over it. As if her life depended on no snowballs hitting her, she began to make a far from artistic wall of ice that she quickly ducked behind to hopefully protect her from the fast-moving projectile. Skyla watches as her friend does the same, with his quickly becoming a proper fort instead of a random lump like her own. The she-wolf watches as he shakes his shimmering fur, noticing the male's eyes trained on her as she did so.

There was no way to be completely sure, (for she was no expert at reading emotions) but it seemed his eyes were wide in something close to admiration? Or maybe was that wonder? Who knew? Definitely not her, that was for sure. The wolf piled up a rough few snowballs behind her mound and quickly lobbed one at him, trying to take him by surprise. She strained her eyes to see a little further but she couldn't tell if it had hit, so she threw another a little harder this time. Was that all she needed to win? Surely it wasn't that easy.

A whisper in the wind carried Darkmoon's scent to her, but nothing more. She would just have to wait.

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DarkMoon sees Skyla fling a couple of snowballs at him and he dodges them with ease. He begins to make more snowballs and flings one at Skyla. The snowball hits her fort and knocks the top off of it. DarkMoon says in his mind “Yes! A direct hit! This should be an easy victory for me... I hope.” He then flings another snowball at her fort and it knocks down the top even further, leaving her exposed to his snowballs. A smirk appears on DarkMoon’s face and he says in his mind “now she’s exposed... time to unleash the last of my snowballs at her.” He prepares to launch another snowball when he catches a glimpse of another female wolf out of the corner of his eye. DarkMoon stops and looks at the strange female wolf that has appeared out of nowhere. He says to himself as he inspects the female wolf “She looks strangely familiar... she has the same fur and fur markings as my old mate, Terra... But she died a few years ago, how could she possibly have come back to life.”

~Enter Terra~
Terra sees that DarkMoon has noticed her and says “Do not be alarmed, my love. I have made myself only visible to you. But I cannot do this for a long time, so I’m going to make this quick. I wish you the best of luck with Skyla, and I think that you two would make a great couple.”
DarkMoon stares at Terra with disbelief. He says while stuttering a tiny bit “h-h-how were you able to make yourself visible to me? A-And I’m glad that Skyla has gotten your approval.”

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Skyla:
A loud smack sounds out as a large mound of snow topples on her head. Darkmoon had got a direct hit! Skyla quickly burrows into the snow, trying to hide her position. She braces for the impact of the roughly sharpen clumps of slush but feels... Nothing? Her head pops out cautiously and looks out for incoming projectiles. She saw her friend's figure moving a little and staring at something. What was he staring at exactly? The she-wolf wasn't sure, but it couldn't be her. She watched on curiously as Darkmoon's mouth moved, talking about something incomprehensible. Skyla decided now would be a good time to move in while he was talking. She dug a small trench as she moved, so she was partially covered from his sight just in case he decided to pay attention again. As Skyla moved forward, there was still no sign of him noticing her and his details were becoming more defined. His eyes were no longer just icy spheres in the distance, but they now held more colour she never knew was there. A brilliant mix of black white and grey was his pelt, covered in a fresh coat of shimmering icicles.

It was almost time to pounce. Skyla's paw held onto her large clump of slush tightly. She raised it. The she-wolf readied the throw... And bam! The wolf let go and it sailed well towards its target. She hoped with all her might that it would hit. 'Wait! I could just go right up to him and pound him with more now.' She grinned. Quickly she gathered more snow and leapt into the air. It wasn't a clean jump, but still she piffed them while she was airborne. With a rough landing on her stomach she lay there for half a second to quickly catch her breath. 'I must of got him this time!' She thought triumphantly. She began to burrow deep in the cover of white, if he hadn't spot her by now, she could stil give him a little suprise.

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Terra had noticed that Skyla was coming and says to DarkMoon “looks like she’s coming over for a sneak attack, you better get to your fort before she gets you.” She then nods in the direction of where Skyla was at and says “I wish you the best of luck with Skyla, and remember, you will never be alone because I will always will be with you in your heart.” Upon saying this, Terra disappears into thin air leaving DarkMoon alone with Skyla.
~Exit Terra~

DarkMoon then quickly focuses his attention back on Skyla and sees that she has a snowball in her paws, ready to fling at him. He runs and dives into his snow fort and makes a couple more snowballs. Outside, DarkMoon hears the thudding of snowballs hitting near his fort. He waits for the snowballs to stop flying before he pokes his head out to assess the damage that may have been done to his fort. He then goes back into his fort and pushes out the snowballs that he made and flings one of them high into the air at Skyla. The snowball hits her and disintegrates Upon impact. DarkMoon sees that the snowball has made a direct hit on Skyla and says while laughing a bit “Yes! I won te snowball fight of the century!”

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Skyla:
Her laughter rung high in the air. This was the best snowball fight she had ever had! Darkmoon was obviously well skilled in this area, unlike her. He had quite the throw and a great aim too that always seemed to hit its target. This time was no different. Skyla saw his ball of slush coming a second too late. It smacked harshly at her side and fell apart in impact. "Yes! I won the snowball fight of the century!" She heard the voice of Darkmoon cheering in triumph. The she-wolf smiled, even though she had lost, she was having a great time. She trotted over to her friend casually, quickly she gave her congratulations. "You did really good! I never knew a wolf could have such a good aim and dodging skills a the same time." Skyla meant every word, even tempted to ask how he got so good. Though instead she sat in the snow, which froze her bum off. But she didn's seem to mind. She was still looking at Darkmoon as she played with the snow in one paw, actually planning a little surprise for him.

"Since you won and all, I guess you should get something." She shrugged (as much as a wolf could) and waited a second before continuing. "I had something planned before, but I thought you could choose a prize of your own!" Skyla was still kneading the snow inconspicuously, adding a little excitement to her voice. She reajusted her sitting position and thought for a moment. What should she say next? "Well go ahead and pick. Just don't choose anything too pricey." She quickly jumped a little in excitement, as of she had just remembered something good. "Oh, regardless if you had won or not, I had something to give you." Skyla gave him a mischievous smile before flinging the snow clump hidden by her paw at his face. Softly of course.