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Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 11:14 pm
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Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 12:42 am
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It was still snowing lightly the next day but Silva saw her mate head off with a smile. Wise didn’t seem to inclined to want to leave today, but that was alright. Silva didn’t mind the company after all the den was lonely when the kids weren’t visiting and Lilia was out. That was why she liked to come along with Lilia on all her exploits. Lilia never normally minded and even seemed to offer more more than usual today to have Silva come along, but Silva had declined seeing that Wise didn’t want to fly in the snow. Silva didn’t want the phim getting lonely in the den all by herself. Lilia had taken off to go catch some food which Silva actually didn’t mind missing out on. She always felt so bad for the little deer or bunnies she helped to catch. She knew she had to eat but still there was a difference eating what was given and having to go take it down yourself. Tugging her mind from those thoughts Silva decided to peek in on Wise who had gone back to bed. Sneaking as carefully as she could she pretended she was invisible like a shadow stalking her way to the part of the den where Wise was resting. Nearly tripping twice over her own paws she was tempted to stop but there was that playful little part of her mind that really wanted to keep going, so she did with a smile on her face and determination to be careful.
As she peeked in she saw Wise was rolled onto her side with one wing jarred at an awkward angle and her legs were splayed out while she snored fairly loudly. Shifting her weight Silva thought that Wise would definitely wake up very sore if she stayed like that. Abandoning her sneaking about she padded into the room. Even then Wise didn’t awaken. Nudging one leg to a more natural position Silva couldn’t help but hold her breath not wanting to wake the other phim. Thankfully Wise just kept snoring away as though she was impossible to wake even if the earth around her shook. Or perhaps in her dream she was trying to move the earth with her snores? The thought made Silva giggle and she quickly stopped and looked at Wise, still the phim didn’t wake. Moving onto the other limbs Silva slowly slid them all into a more comfortable sleeping position. Noticing one wing was actually under Wise Silva had to smile. She had seen Ya Lan sleep like that as a kit once. The poor dear had woken up with a numb wing had had nearly been in tears thinking that something was wrong. Deciding that Wise didn’t really need to go threw that as well Silva tried to tug the captured wing gently not wanting to either wake Wise or risk hurting her. While she was working on this the green phim ended up overbalancing and accidently falling on the white phim. Now there are a lot of things that others can sleep through, a nudge, a noise, but the total weight of a full grown phim falling on them was not one Wise could sleep through.
At first Wise let out a screech that did nothing but terrify Silva and the green phim froze in panic. It seemed to take both of them a moment to figure out how to breathe when the screaming ended. Shivering in fear and trying to find a way to apologize for waking Wise and falling on her it seemed which to apologize first for had clogged Silva’s brain. “Sorry for falling you up.” Was the end result that came out. She blushed bright red on her cheeks. She tried to stammer out another apology when Wise started to laugh. It wasn’t a nice laugh but it made Silva smile weakly hoping that Wise was like Lilia and just understood her mix up. Instead to her horror Wise rolled over which made Silva end up more or less pinned beneath the other phim. Wise’s voice was amused and somehow bothered Silva in a part of mind. “You know I’ve been wondering how irresistible I am but don’t you think finding an excuse like that is just to lame. I’m sure you waited until your mate was gone like a sneak but you could have just woken me like a normally interested fox would not this silly little façade.” Silva blushed even harder. “N-No it’s not like that you were sleeping and all over w-which didn’t seem comfortable so I thought I-I’d move you but I tripped… H-Honest.” Silva wriggled trying to get out and explain things. She might be clumsy but she wasn’t foolish. She understood that she had been misunderstood and wanted to correct it before it got worse. “not that you aren’t pretty b-but I have Lilia.” That was definitely not the right thing to say because the other phim glared down at her. “Pretty? Just pretty? I’ll have you know I’m gorgeous, a being without equal in all the world. I’m irresistible.” She got off Silva in a huff and flipped her hair back still looking down on Silva. “You know just because you can’t appreciate beauty doesn’t mean that there aren’t others who wouldn’t lay down their lives for a chance for a mere kiss from me, much less anything else. And all you can say is pretty!” She scoffed at Silva and walked from the sleeping space in a huff. Silva not really sure what just happened kept laying there for a bit glad that Wise was gone, but also very very confused. She got up and timidly went to go check where Wise had wandered off to but couldn’t find the phim anywhere in the den. Thinking she must have left Silva felt a breath of relief exit her lungs before she could stop herself. She had never been in a situation like that before. Her only love had always been Lilia and thinking that someone else had thought she might like them really bothered her.
It was quite some time before Lilia came back home and Silva hadn’t left the den worrying that she might miss Lilia’s return. No sooner had her mate dropped the game she had brought then Silva found herself flinging her body at her mate wanting to be wrapped up and safe in her wings. Lilia of course knew something was wrong right away because Silva couldn’t help but be crying over the misunderstanding and her own feeling about it. Not only that but Wise had left all upset in the snow. It took a while for Lilia to put things together but all the while she held her mate nice and snug which made Silva feel safe and protected. Lilia comforted Silva and told her that it was ok and it was Wise’s choice to leave and it wasn’t anything Silva had done. “After all if she’s stupid enough to head out into the snow there’s nothing that you can do about it.” Lilia didn’t seem worried about Wise at all but was clearly angry that Wise had actually thought that Silva was the kind of mate that might be unfaithful. The fact Lilia was so riled by it made Silva a bit happy that Lilia had faith in her, but also feel bad because it wasn’t Wise’s fault she misunderstood. At least that was how Silva felt though Lilia told her otherwise. To make Silva feel better Lilia agreed to keep part of her catch aside just in case Wise came back, because Silva was certain she would be hungry if she came back. Lilia said that Silva was much too sweet but still did as Silva asked.
After that Lilia stayed very close to Silva’s side for the rest of the night. She was even a bit underfoot. Silva finally had to banish Lilia to bed so that she could finish cleaning up the sleeping place that had been run awray when she had tried to wake Wise and all that mess occurred. Tidying up she found a few of Wise’s feathers. Cringing and hoping she hadn’t knocked them loose. Silva put them in the refuse pile she had toward the den opening. After that she kicked out old bones of past meals and hurried to bed, so she could spend time with her mate. Laying there Lilia watched her approach without missing a movement. “Are you really ok Silvy?” It was so sweet that Lilia was still worried but she was ok. Feeling a bit guilty and worried that Wise had gone off in weather she knew the phim didn’t like from that morning. “Yes.” Giving Lilia a bright large smile she snuggled up next to Lilia while the other phim curled around her. She might be worried but that didn’t mean she wanted Lilia to worry about her too much. “I’m a bit worried for Wise and feel bad that she misunderstood and got mad, but I know you’re right and there’s nothing I can do about it now.” She took a glance toward the den entrance. “Wise knows where we live and it would be hard for us to fly in the dark to try and find her. So I just have to let it go and perhaps just keep an eye out if I leave the den tomorrow, but” She continued at Lilia’s intake of breath. “I won’t obsess or worry over it too much because I don’t want your coat to turn grey.” That drew a laugh from Lilia that was the best sound Silva had heard all day. Nuzzling her mate Silva felt like she was lucky to have a mate that understood her and worried about her, but also had such faith in her. She had known many an unkindness because of her clumsy nature but Lilia never treated her that way. Her mate just loved her dearly and accepted all of her.
The night was a long and cold one but Silva slept just fine in the embrace of her mate. Neither woke when a certain white phim glided to the entrance of the den silently and pilfered the left out meat from Lilia’s hunt. The next day it was clear Lilia was a bit annoyed and was going to tell the white phim to move on should she see her today since the weather was clear, but Silva was just relieved that Wise was alright and hadn’t ended up freezing to death in the nihgt. She went for a flight with Lilia that morning relishing the sunshine and brisk air. When she got back the pair were in for a slight surprise.
There were white large flight feathers in the sleeping area that Wise had used before. Lilia said it smelled like Wise, but Silva didn’t know. She was thinking it had likely been Wise because the feathers looked far too much like Wise’s to be anyone else. And she was certain that she had cleared the place and tided up after Wise had run off. Still though Lilia said she was going to be on guard tonight and make sure Wise knew that it was only during the storm that she could stay Silva had to laugh. Wise was like a petulant stray kit. She wondered if Wise had family who missed her or cared that she was so far from others. She wouldn’t mind having others stay over but kept the suggestion quite because it was clear Lilia was perturbed by it even suggesting to drag Ya Lan her her child back home to help keep watch over the place from vagrant phims. Silva tried hard not to giggle but agreed that it was a good suggestion because then Ya Lan would be back home with her own baby in tow. That sounded like a marvelous idea to Silva who liked having others around the den. Besides then if Wise came back Silva could point out that family was a good thing and perhaps encourage Wise to go see her own this cool and snowy season.
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Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 12:44 am
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