Dove Feathers
Riis' eyes were huge. She now knew the history of this person, and well, everything. Her magic allowed her to add the images. She knew her dreams would be very interesting for a while. Her attention turned back to Hitomi. Her tale had given no doubt to any of her mother's stories.not that she ever doubted them in the first place.
"So, when can we go?" Riis asked. Through Hitomi's story the two women had absently eaten breakfast and were now preparing lunch.
"Let me check." Hitomi said. She slowly ceased her cutting and her eyes became distant. Almost as soon as they became distant, Hitomi's emerald eyes focused again.
"He's busy," she stated. "He'll contact me when he's free or I'll try to contact him again later." She smiled back at Riis. "Don't worry. We'll get an answer one way or another." They two finished making lunch and ate their sandwiches.
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The day passed like the rest. Hitomi did what she usually did. Riis drew, tended to Dutch, and played the piano. After dinner while Riis and Hitomi were doing the dishes, Hitomi suddenly became distant and stopped drying the dishes. Riis led her to the table and sat her down before she turned her attention back to the dishes.
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So, what did you want to talk to me about earlier? Van asked her.
Sorry I interrupted your meeting, Hitomi apologized.
It's okay, but what did you want to tell me about? Van repeated the question.
I'm coming back! Hitomi told him cheerfully. Hitomi thought she heard a hollow sound as if somebody fell from something. Van? She questioned a little concerned.
I'm fine, she heard him say back. Just lead up to that in the future. I'm getting funny looks because I fell out of a chair.
The couple laughed. Riis giving Hitomi a funny look while van received worried looks from Alan, Millerna, Merle, and some servants.Merle and the servants not so much.
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By nightfall, ominous clouds had blanketed the stars. Hitomi had packed some bags while Riis just grabbed hers. She, Hitomi and Dutch all stood with their belongings that they wanted to bring in the small yard behind Hitomi's house. Suddenly, the clouds parted to reveal a column of blue light. In Hitomi's hand Riis smelled an odd feather, and unknown to her, Van stood on top of the Fanelian palace, his wings out, holding Hitomi's pendant. Everything that was in the clearing, including the bags and Dutch were sucked up into the column of light.
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Riis was startled awake by a loud crash of thunder. She had somehow ended up alone. She looked at her surroundings. She could barely see anything with her human visage. She dropped it and everything came to her with more clarity. Her back ears twitched to and fro as her tail swung back and forth. Another boom of thunder made her jump. This time, she heard Dutch howl. She replied. She had a slight idea where she was.
After jogging through the woods, she came upon Hitomi and Dutch's scents. She followed them on what appeared to be a trail. But as soon as she started to follow the trail, everything started to go wrong.
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"Dutch, slow down!" Hitomi whined as she vainly tugged on Dutch's leash. This only spurred the loping animal on. She finally just let go of the leash and he literally just dissapeared. Hitomi stood huffing, looking in the direction Dutch had gone. She heard crashing in the underbrush and turned to see him running flat out the direction they had just come from. She shivered as the wind picked up. She started to trudge along the path when she heard a familiar whisper of feathers. She looked up to see a smiling Van with open arms. She returned his smile.
"I thought you said that you had a friend with you?" Van said after he kissed her.
"I did, but she didn't land with me on the path," Hitomi explained. "I think she landed in the Gossamer Woods by the way Dutch took off."
With this statement, Van looked semi worried. "Who's Dutch?"
"Dutch is Riis' 'puppy'. Remember when I told you about that?"
"Oh yeah." Van trailed off as the fuzzy memory came back to him.
"Van?" Hitomi questioned. "Why do you look so worried? Is there something about those woods that are bad?"
Hitomi looked into Van's cherry-wood eyes trying to read him. He sighed, defeated, and said, "Have I ever told you the myth of the Shadowfox?"
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Sorry the chappy is so short! I decided to put the 'Myth of the Shadowfox' as the next chapter.
As of the last chapter, I do enjoy playing the piano and I do know how to play most of the songs I had Riis play.
Riis' eyes were huge. She now knew the history of this person, and well, everything. Her magic allowed her to add the images. She knew her dreams would be very interesting for a while. Her attention turned back to Hitomi. Her tale had given no doubt to any of her mother's stories.not that she ever doubted them in the first place.
"So, when can we go?" Riis asked. Through Hitomi's story the two women had absently eaten breakfast and were now preparing lunch.
"Let me check." Hitomi said. She slowly ceased her cutting and her eyes became distant. Almost as soon as they became distant, Hitomi's emerald eyes focused again.
"He's busy," she stated. "He'll contact me when he's free or I'll try to contact him again later." She smiled back at Riis. "Don't worry. We'll get an answer one way or another." They two finished making lunch and ate their sandwiches.
@!($^!(@^)$(^_!(%$)!*^$)!*!$
The day passed like the rest. Hitomi did what she usually did. Riis drew, tended to Dutch, and played the piano. After dinner while Riis and Hitomi were doing the dishes, Hitomi suddenly became distant and stopped drying the dishes. Riis led her to the table and sat her down before she turned her attention back to the dishes.
^^*^*^*@$U^@($^^*
So, what did you want to talk to me about earlier? Van asked her.
Sorry I interrupted your meeting, Hitomi apologized.
It's okay, but what did you want to tell me about? Van repeated the question.
I'm coming back! Hitomi told him cheerfully. Hitomi thought she heard a hollow sound as if somebody fell from something. Van? She questioned a little concerned.
I'm fine, she heard him say back. Just lead up to that in the future. I'm getting funny looks because I fell out of a chair.
The couple laughed. Riis giving Hitomi a funny look while van received worried looks from Alan, Millerna, Merle, and some servants.Merle and the servants not so much.
@(^&!)#%!)^)!*$^(&!^$%)!$
By nightfall, ominous clouds had blanketed the stars. Hitomi had packed some bags while Riis just grabbed hers. She, Hitomi and Dutch all stood with their belongings that they wanted to bring in the small yard behind Hitomi's house. Suddenly, the clouds parted to reveal a column of blue light. In Hitomi's hand Riis smelled an odd feather, and unknown to her, Van stood on top of the Fanelian palace, his wings out, holding Hitomi's pendant. Everything that was in the clearing, including the bags and Dutch were sucked up into the column of light.
@^&(!($*%^!)%)!*^(!$^&!)%!)
Riis was startled awake by a loud crash of thunder. She had somehow ended up alone. She looked at her surroundings. She could barely see anything with her human visage. She dropped it and everything came to her with more clarity. Her back ears twitched to and fro as her tail swung back and forth. Another boom of thunder made her jump. This time, she heard Dutch howl. She replied. She had a slight idea where she was.
After jogging through the woods, she came upon Hitomi and Dutch's scents. She followed them on what appeared to be a trail. But as soon as she started to follow the trail, everything started to go wrong.
(^!&)(*%!)#(%)!^())$*%!)%(#)$!#
"Dutch, slow down!" Hitomi whined as she vainly tugged on Dutch's leash. This only spurred the loping animal on. She finally just let go of the leash and he literally just dissapeared. Hitomi stood huffing, looking in the direction Dutch had gone. She heard crashing in the underbrush and turned to see him running flat out the direction they had just come from. She shivered as the wind picked up. She started to trudge along the path when she heard a familiar whisper of feathers. She looked up to see a smiling Van with open arms. She returned his smile.
"I thought you said that you had a friend with you?" Van said after he kissed her.
"I did, but she didn't land with me on the path," Hitomi explained. "I think she landed in the Gossamer Woods by the way Dutch took off."
With this statement, Van looked semi worried. "Who's Dutch?"
"Dutch is Riis' 'puppy'. Remember when I told you about that?"
"Oh yeah." Van trailed off as the fuzzy memory came back to him.
"Van?" Hitomi questioned. "Why do you look so worried? Is there something about those woods that are bad?"
Hitomi looked into Van's cherry-wood eyes trying to read him. He sighed, defeated, and said, "Have I ever told you the myth of the Shadowfox?"
!(^$!()$*^)!($^)!$%_!$#_!%
Sorry the chappy is so short! I decided to put the 'Myth of the Shadowfox' as the next chapter.
As of the last chapter, I do enjoy playing the piano and I do know how to play most of the songs I had Riis play.