AN: This particular fic is going to be a lot of drabbles rather than one long fic with an overarching narrative. I hope that you do enjoy it. The chapters are going to be 250-750 words in length.
Bambi – Reflections
Echo
His mind had been changed drastically by losing his own mother. Most deer hated the scent of man but Bambi really couldn't stand the intrusion. The loss of his own mother had given him a feeling of anger. No matter what his father told him of that anger being part of growing up and maturing, the idea of man was a trigger to him. If he had only kept his playfulness at a minimum when he was in the meadow. It was his foolishness that had led to his mother being shot. As young as he had been, it was his fault that his mother wasn't there.
The thought of losing her was something that never left the fawn's mind. He left the home that he had made or that his father had helped him make and walked down the path where there were the trees with their leaves hanging overhead. He could imagine his mother standing there with him, helping him to walk, gently pushing the leaves off of his head.
If only he had known what it was to properly live life and appreciate the ones who you lived with. Life wasn't always happy. It was dark. It was scary. It was beyond overwhelming and his mother had always helped him with that and now there was nothing. "It isn't fair," he called out and heard the sound of his own voice echo. He looked around. An echo was only a reflection of sound, that's what his father had taught him.
Still, hearing an echo when you were all alone was comforting. It was as if somewhere in the world, someone who knew you intimately was answering you back. It was as if you had a friend even when you were most alone. "I'm sorry mother!" he yelled out and heard the sounds echo back at him.
"mother…mother…mother."
Bambi bowed his head. Would she have forgiven him for his mistake? He hoped so. As for now he was alone and not even the echo could change that. He missed being with his mother, curling up next to her. He would give anything to experience that again.