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 Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 12:09 am
Shaking her head slightly, Keira wasn't sure why this unicorn wasn't listening to her words. She meant every single thing that she said and if she didn't, what was the point of saying it then. Taking a deep breath before speaking, Keira replied nonchalantly, "No I don't. If I have to rely on someone else to stay alive then I definitely do not deserve to live. And I'll be lucky if I die right now."
She was definitely in an emotional state and not thinking properly at the moment but that was all that was going through her mind. Maybe he would get the hint that she was a lost cause. "I can't rest." When was the last time she had slept? Must have been days ago... Keira knew that if she slept, she probably would have nightmares about everything.
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Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 10:45 am
Abdiel was starting to understand a little he thought. There was part of him that could definitely relate. He himself was independent and capable of taking care of himself. He liked to take care of others, but he'd never needed anyone to take care of him before. She didn't like being taken care of. He was being very selfish by staying with her right now. So why didn't he want to leave?
It would seem pointless to leave he thought. To just wander on, not coming across any other thing of interest. The more he thought about it, the more selfish he felt. That one thought made him want to get up and leave her, just so he wouldn't feel selfish. But that in itself was even more selfish.
He didn't respond for awhile, but just stayed quiet in his thoughts. She would be fine, he was sure. Her wounds were severe, but they would heal. Her body was just weak with exhaustion. No way she would fall asleep with him there, and she probably didn't like feeling watched, especially in her weak state. It would be nicer to leave her, if that's really what she wanted.... He was just confusing himself now. This girl was confusing him.
Finally he spoke, asking her a question. "Why? Can't you rest?"
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Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 1:05 pm
Resting sounded good now... Maybe she should keep him around to make sure that she doesn't get attacked while she's resting... "I'll have nightmares." The moment she said that, she regretted it because it just made her sound weak.
She might as well talk to him; he had the decency to stick around so she owed him at least her name. "I'm Keira by the way." She could feel herself slowly breaking down in front of this unicorn. Also, there was no use putting up this tough facade so she felt herself attempt to relax a little. He didn't seem like the type to attack or anything so she wasn't too worried about him.
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Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 5:47 pm
Abdiel didn't say anything at first; he was still deep in thought. He'd come across someone who had horrors enough in her life that she couldn't even escape them while in sleep. Of course, that was probably normal he thought. After being hurt by someone, you're bound to dream about it. Unless she always had nightmares. He didn't know. Now would be a good time for one of those dream catchers the people made.
He noticed that she seemed to be relaxing, and he was a little taken by surprise with her name. Maybe he wouldn't have to leave after all. She seemed to be opening up, which meant that maybe she was beginning to get used to his presence there.
He smiled then. He liked the name Keira. "That's pretty," he said.
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 12:18 am
Keira attempted to push the bad memories out of her thoughts because she knew dwelling on them would only make things worse. When she got better, she would find a way to overcome this whole experience. As beaten down as she was, Keira knew that she wasn't going to give up because of something like this.
She really wasn't used to compliments so she was a taken aback when he said her name was pretty. "Thanks, I guess." She didn't even know how to respond and afterwards, she grew quiet. Keira wasn't even sure what she was supposed to say to him now.
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 10:21 am
"You're welcome," he answered, chuckling softly.
It grew quite then, as Abdiel wasn't sure what to say either. It seemed to be one of those lulls in the conversation. Normally this wouldn't be a problem, but Abdiel was weary to make her talk only because he could see how tired she felt. On the other hand, with everything she had said so far she seemed to be opening up more and more.
He closed his eyes and rested for a moment himself. He didn't have to say anything. Silence was only awkward if you made it awkward, and Abdiel didn't mind silence so much. He didn't think Keira would mind it either. And if she wanted to talk, she would. That was his philosophy for the moment anyway.
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 11:08 am
Ah silence. Keira preferred the peace and quiet but she was surprised that he wasn't prodding her with more questions. She managed to clear her thoughts for the time being. Maybe she should talk to him about... something. There was an unsettling feeling about this silence for some reason... "So what are you doing out here tonight?" That was an innocent question...
She then realized that she didn't know what to say to the unicorn that was taking time out and sitting here with her. There was still a part of her that wanted to shoo him away but she was suppressing those actions at the moment. If she was capable, she knew that she would have already walked away from him.
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 12:34 pm
He opened his eyes and let a smile find his lips. Now she was asking him questions. He liked the change. She looked a lot better off now that she was more relaxed, and talking wasn't taking as much out of her as it had been before.
He shifted a little bit where he was lying and then answered, "I've never been in this forest before, so I was just exploring. Seeing what was here, where it leads, stuff like that. I like knowing the land and what's around me. It gives me something to do when there's nothing else to do." He wondered for a second if that was a strange thing to do. He guessed a lot of soquili traveled together in herds, or either stayed in one place. But when there was nothing tying you to one spot, exploring seemed the only other thing to do. Of course he did always go back to the place he was raised, where his family was. He visited the villages from time to time as well, but there still wasn't anything that tied him to one spot.
He wondered what she was doing out here, though it seemed a stupid thing to ask, seeing as how she was hurt and couldn't possibly be anywhere else except for where she was at the moment. Instead he asked, "what were you doing out here? Before...you got hurt?"
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 12:49 pm
Keira also shifted slightly to a more comfortable position. She was feeling a little better now that she wasn't stressing herself out. The kalona stretched her wings slightly and leaned her head against the tree as he spoke. "Ah. The forest is an interesting and nice place..." Of course she thought of her grandmother, Heartless, who was lurking deep in the forest scaring away any that came in her territory.
Pausing, Keira tried to recall why she was out in a part of the forest she had never been before she was attacked. "I think I was looking for my father who was out on a hunting trip because I needed to ask him something." But she couldn't remember exactly what she needed to ask him... It would probably take her some time to recall. "It was a part of the forest I had never been to." She kept her response short and sweet unsure if she wanted to elaborate more on the story.
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:01 pm
She didn't think it was odd that he was on his own, just exploring. Instead she agreed with him that the forest was a nice place - interesting too. That's why Abdiel liked to explore it. Of course, Abdiel had no idea of any other Kalonas lurking there; he had only just met Keira.
So they were both in an unfamiliar part of the forest. This was interesting to Abdiel, and it was something they had in common.
"Did you ever find your father?" he asked out of true interest. He wondered how long she'd been out here. Would her father come looking for her?
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:26 pm
Keira shook her head, "No, I haven't found him yet." She knew that she would have to face her father sometime but she was worried about how she would feel when she did see him. There were so many emotions that she was feeling. Disappointment was one of them and her father was always so proud of her... How would she face him now?
"Do you have any family?" She wanted to turn the conversation around and take the attention off of herself. Why was she even divulging anything about her family to this stranger? It felt so... unnatural for her to be talking about personal things and she hoped that he realized that at some point.
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 8:41 pm
There were still some unanswered questions in the air that Abdiel wondered about. Like, how long she'd been out here looking for him, and how important it was that she found him? Would he know she was gone, or hurt? He didn't know how close her family was. He considered his own family; if he was hurt and missing, would his parents notice? His answer was probably not, and by the way Keira changed the subject, he wondered whether her answer would be similar to his own.
"Yeah..." he answered slowly. He wasn't exactly sure how much of that question he wanted to answer either. It wasn't that it bothered him, he was just always unsure of what to say. He didn't really know where his parents were. "Never really saw much of my parents. I see them from time to time, but it's my siblings I'm closest too. Two brothers and a sister. But even we aren't really that close."
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:46 pm
Her family was very important to her and she really wished that she could get the courage to go home. Her father would probably be back from his hunting trip now... She was very close with her father and he was probably the only one that she had let into her world. Her mother and siblings were alright but they just didn't have the same connection. "I see. I'm close with my father." She left it at that because if this unicorn turned out to be here to hurt her, she didn't want him to know anything about her. Keira always had her wall up and she wasn't about to let it down for just anybody.
"He's out hunting somewhere but he's probably home now. He's never gone for long but he probably won't look for me. I disappear for days at a time so he probably won't think anything's wrong." Shrugging slightly, Keira grew quiet as she thought about her home and she couldn't help but steal a glance at the unicorn. He looked so... pure and innocent and very unlikely to hurt her. Though, she knew that looks could be deceiving...
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:09 am
Abdiel nodded, "ah...that makes sense..." He thought for a moment. He could try to help her get home, but she probably wouldn't want that. From what Abdiel was understanding about her, she'd want to get home on her own.
"Well you'll see him soon. Wounds will heal, slowly but surely." Of course...he could make it go faster...
He guessed it was his turn to talk again, so he talked about his father, since she had talked about hers.
"My father...well he's pretty much inseparable from my mother. The two of them don't really know anything else in the world exists apart from each other. That's why I'm closest with my siblings. We kind of took care of each other."
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:39 am
Shrugging, Keira didn't think that she was going to see him any time soon and it's not because she was physically wounded. The emotional wounds were definitely worse. She would probably spend a few more weeks in the forest before she even thought about going home.
"Ah. I'm not very close with my siblings because they live with my mother and I live with my father. And I'm not completely sure how my father feels about my mother but his personal life is none of my business." Parents that cared that much about each other... Sometimes Keira felt that her parents used each other for different purposes but still used each other. She wasn't even sure if they were still together, her father wasn't the lifemating type.
"I've never told anybody about this." The kalona looked away from him wondering if this was all a mistake.
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