[PRP] Like Nothing Changed At All... (Rinko & Kebas)

[Kinu]

The world was blanketed in white. Snow fell softly from a sky turned gray. The trees, with their thick winter coats, stood like aloof sentinels on the edge of the forest. A figure moved around inside the entrance to a familiar looking cave, emerging to take in the wintry scene before her. It was a Meanki, her coat dappled like a giraffe, small horns perched atop her head in a way that was deceivingly cute. Rinko lifted a paw to shield her eyes against the blinding white of the new winter world, raising her nose to the sky, breathing in deep the frigid air.

It burned her lungs but at the same time felt like the very first breath she'd truly taken in a long, long, time. Her ears perked to listen. Silence. The deafening silence vibrated all around. She frowned, trying to pick out shapes and discern their identity. It was impossible. With a sigh she wrapped her arms around her body, she should have grabbed a fur. She was waiting for him. Kebas. Her heart jumped a little in her chest at the thought of her mate and she sneered. You've grown soft girl.
Never.
The Meanki smirked and went to grab one of the many pelts off their bed, slipping it over her shoulders she watched, and waited, hoping he'd be back soon.
It was breakfast time.

Yayoi

 

[Yayoi]

The snow had fallen deep during the night so the trek home had be a long an arduous one. Sometimes hitting snow banks as deep as it waste. A couple of times he had fallen into them becau the ground beneath the snow had fallen away into a deep depression.

But the one thing that kept him going was the one thing that rarely ever left his mindz. The sound of her voice, her smell, the feel of her soft lithe body against his as they lay among the pelts all day wrapped around one another:

Yea hat was enough.

Thankfully the cave they lived in soon came into sight and he could see her standing at the mouth of the cave. She looked so hot wrapped in that fur. It stirred things in him every time he looked at her.

Breaking through another snow bank he slowed his run as he came to the edge of the clearing in front of the cave. He casually now walked through the ankle high snow to stop in front of her. “You’ll freeE of you keep standing there.”  

[Kinu]

The Meanki could see him, there in the distance, finally her mate had returned. She couldn't stop the smile from lighting up her face the closer he got. It felt like she hadn't seen him in ages, though it had only been last night. As he approached she chuckled. Her laughter was warm and husky. "Ah, not with you to keep me warm I won't." She purred, her arms opening to invite him into the fur with her, ready to be wrapped in his embrace.

The wind picked up outside, it howled, faint at first but it was easy to see that the beautiful morning was trailed by a coming storm. Huh, more snow. It was always snow. Beautiful as it might have been she sometimes wondered if they'd ever feel the warmth of the sun on their backs. Their children had all grown. She hadn't been expecting for some time. Not that she never would again they just had plenty to keep them busy even without chasing little ones around the cave. It was nice to have him all to herself again. She was greedy that way.

Yayoi

 

[Yayoi]

When she opened her arms he of course rushed into them. Wrapping his arms around her slender body as he lifted her up off of her feet. The warmth of her pressed up against him gave him a thrill. His tail flicking back and forth as he spun her around. Pulling her further away from the chilly outside world and into the warmth of their den.

He buried his nose into the curve of her neck and breathed deep. Nipping lightly at her collar bone with his teeth.

“Yes that is very true. This is my favorite time of the day.” Kebas grinned. Long canines poking out from beneath his lip. Ears falling back and then flicking forward.  

[Kinu]

Rinko felt her feet leave the ground and she laughed happily, enjoying the weightlessness as the world spun for a moment around them. Only Kebas could make her laugh like that and she loved it when he did. The feeling of his hot breath in the crook of her neck was heaven and she leaned her head forward. Resting it on his chest and closing her eyes. She shouldnt have been surprised by how much she missed him after all this time, they'd been together for years now, but she always missed him when he wasnt with her. Time could never change that.

The n** sent shivers up her neck and she squirmed a little, wrinkling her nose at him yet unable to hide her smile. "Easy boy." She teased. Flicking her tail between his ankles after turning and resting her back against him. "I know it is but I still need a full belly you know? You've got boundless energy but this Meanki needs a good breakfast to keep up." While not exactly true she figured it would be the best way to get a hot meal before she was whisked away to their favorite place.

Yayoi

 

[Yayoi]

If he were any other regular old dog he might have wagged his tail. But that kind of action usually required other things to be going on. So the Freak restrained himself from reacting that way to her laughter. Even still it made him smile to hear her melodious laughter and feel her body press up against him.

“What would you like then?” Whatever she wanted he would get for her. Or at least try his best to get it for her. Rinko made him stupid in love even after all this time that all he wanted to do was get what she wanted and lay it at her feet like some paltry offering to the Goddess that lived in his heart.

He ran hands up and down her arms to warm her up, not that it wasn’t warm further in the cave. But it also gave him an excuse to put his hands on her. To feel her soft fur beneath his fingers. Careful not to scrape his long claws against her skin. “Whatever you want just name it.” He rumbled in her ear as he pressed his nose against it.

Kinu

 

[Kinu]

Rinko closed her eyes and leaned her head back against his shoulder. The feeling of him so close after they'd been apart was almost intoxicating. Her favorite place in the world had always been, and always would be, in his arms. As he rubbed her fur to warm her up she felt a flutter in her belly and purred, the low timber of his voice in her ear sending a shiver up her spine and lighting up every feel good sensation in her body for a moment. After all these years he still made her weak, she almost wanted to say forget breakfast and drag him off to bed, but she really was hungry.

The meanki turned to face him again, her arms sliding up around his neck and her fingers lacing together as she pressed her body closer to his, her long tail sliding silkily across the ground behind her. Giving his neck a nuzzle she placed a couple kisses, followed by a couple nips, beneath his chin and spoke her request. Her voice was laced with a soft, playful growl as she buried her nose into his shoulder, eyes closing, taking in that familiar scent she could never get enough of. "Some meat would be nice. Maybe a bird. I think there are some grouse or pheasant hanging around close by the cave..." She wrinkled her nose, annoyed at the thought of sending him outside again. She wanted to be cozy in bed, snuggled up, maybe get him to wag his tail. It always gave her such satisfaction... in many ways.

Her eyes slowly opened again and she leaned back a little to offer him a coy smirk. "Get me a bird and I'll make it worth your while." She raised her eyebrows a couple times playfully, biting her lower lip for emphasis before she moved to slip out of his arms, heading for the fire to stoke it and make sure it was ready for game. The scent of smoke was mild since the cave got a decent amount of fresh air, the crackle of the wood made everything feel cozy as the fire consumed it. Time always stood still in here, even as it moved and the world changed around them. Her thoughts settled for a moment on their children, wondering where they were and if they were well. It had been so long since they'd seen them. Perhaps soon. Once the snow thawed. The spring was always a better time for a visit, she hated slogging through the snow. Though Kebas could certainly keep her very warm along the way.

Yayoi

 

[Yayoi]

Part of him hated leaving. He had only just returned how and now he was about to go out again. Leaving her here all alone in their nice warm cave. But all he wanted was to please her. Before she could pull away he held her tight, kissing her with an intensity and heat that was full of promises of things to come later.

The way she looked at him, biting her bottom lip sensually. He would do anything if she just kept looking at him like that.

“Leave it to me.” Kebas rumbled. Gold eyes sweeping across her form. If she hadn’t of turned away to stoke the fire when she did he probably would have continued to stand there holding her. Kissing on her and smelling her sweet scent that permeated his senses. He hesitated for only a second before making his way swiftly out of the cave and back out into the cold. The thought of her warm, soft body driving him on to hurry and finish this task so that he could get back to her as soon as possible.

It didn’t take him long to sniff out a pheasant not far from the cave. Hidden in a low shrub buried in the snow. The chase was short and soon he was heading back to the cave. Thankful that he hadn’t had to go far or spend more time than he wanted to catch it. As he reached the entrance of the cave once more Kebas stopped to shake snow out of his pelt before stepping back inside. Not wanting to drag any of that cold stuff into their home.

His mind flooded back to all those years ago when he had first met Rinko. It was an amusing circumstance that they happened to cross paths. He had been living out here in the wilderness when she just so happened upon him and he was struck by how beautiful she was. The pattern of her soft fur and the curves of her body. It was like a waking dream. At first he had kept her here and then over time she had grown to love him. Giving up her life to live here with him and having his children. The first time he had caught something for her to eat brought a twinkle of amusement to his eyes.

Look at her now.

Holding up the pheasant in his claws he made his way further inside to the fire. The heat of the burning embers kept it nice and warm but not sweltering. “Oh pheasant for m’lady.”

Kinu

 

[Kinu]

Rinko had finished stoking the fire and turned to head for the entrance of the cave. She missed Kebas's warm arms already and was slightly annoyed with herself for not just skipping breakfast. She'd always had a healthy appetite however and missing meals wasn't the best idea in the wilderness, besides, she was bitchy on an empty stomach. The Meanki laughed softly, her arms wrapping about herself as she glanced around the cave. Who knew she'd end up so happy out here, in the woods. In her wildest imaginings she would have never dreamed this up. But here she was. And she'd adapted well.

From the day they'd first met down by the river, when she didn't even know anything about camping let alone survival, to here and now where she had learned to hunt for herself when Kebas was gone, to skin and gut and cook, to fish, to even the never ending task of keeping the cave warm and comfortable. She'd loved bearing his children. Honestly, it was probably one of her proudest moments. Bringing life into the world that the two of them had made. Next to becoming his mate, anyway. Another moment that made her heart swell. She didn't feel for anyone the way she felt for Kebas. And she never would.

The meanki collected more firewood from the large stack outside, her arms full as she turned her head and scanned for her mate. He was nowhere to be seen. She sighed, more annoyed with herself. All she wanted was to drag him into their cozy nest of furs and spend the morning wrapped up together. A tangle of arms and legs. Listening to the beat of his heart with her head pressed against his chest. It was heaven. She stacked the wood she'd collected in the makeshift holder when she heard the sound of his return, her ears perking.

She smiled up at the sight of him as he shook himself outside of the cave and rose to her feet, closing the distance between him once he'd stepped inside. She placed a paw on his chest, her fingers weaving through his pelt, and leaned up to kiss him. Her other hand snagging the pheasant. "My hero." She purred, giving an impish chuckled as she turned, her tail sliding up the inside of his leg before she made her way to the edge of the cave entrance, snagging a knife out of a block of wood.

She had the bird gutted and feather free in no time. The knife sang a little as she stabbed it back into the piece of wood and set the pheasant on the spit to cook. The smell was already heavenly.

Yayoi

 

[Yayoi]

Kebas was just glad to be out of the cold and back in the cave with his beautiful mate. The whole time he had been gone hunting down a bird for her he could only thinking about getting home as fast as he could so he could hold the woman he loved in his arms. It was the reason he had raced home so fast once he had completed the task.

He grinned when she kissed him and took the pheasant.

Her skills with the knife were always impressive. In fact, he whole ability to adjust to living out here with him had bee impressive. When he had first met her she wouldn’t eat anything that still had a face. Thankfully she had mustered the courage to pull through and just look at her now. It had not been easy but they made it work.

The large male moved closer to the fire. Rubbing his hands together as he warmed up. Eyeing the pile of furs that they shared. His fur was still a bit wet so he remained standing as he dried off. It was probably warm under there and would get even more warm once they decided to slip beneath them. However, he didn’t want to drag any of the dampness that he felt in his pelt into their bed.

Kebas gave another shake of his body before he plopped down next to the fire. It reflected warmly in his golden eyes as the delicious smell of cooking meat filled his nose. He hadn’t realized how hungry he had actually been until now. “So, how do you plan to make it worth my wild then?”

Kinu

 

[Kinu]

Rinko cleaned her hands of any remaining viscera, she hated the feeling still, even after all these years. You could take the Meanki out of the city... everyone knew the rest. She still liked to be clean. Her gaze fell to Kebas and she smiled, grabbing a towel from a hook and heading his way. He'd taught her so much in their time together, things she never imagined she would ever do or want to do. But she'd also contributed some modern goods to their lifestyle. Her friends and the family she had left, when she did manage to visit, always sent her back home with gifts. Anything they couldn't use she quickly regifted before heading to the cave, there was no way she intended on lugging everything every single time. And Kebas, well, she tried not to drag him to the city if she could help it. The chaos and the noise and the smells, it could be overwhelming. She hated seeing him uncomfortable.

She tossed the towel on his head for a second, crouching in front of him and taking hold of the edges to slide it down around his shoulders. As his face appeared again she leaned in for another kiss. The fire crackled behind her, the sizzle of the bird making her stomach growl. But her focus remained on her mate. He was definitely damp, they needed to get him dry again otherwise once they did manage to crawl into bed the furs would be steamy in the wrong way. She rubbed his arms and neck with the towel a bit to help him get dry before she fluffed it out and draped it across his back, her eyes slipping over every bit of him as she did. After all this time he still gave her butterflies. She loved that feeling.

Turning her body she plopped her backside right between his legs and leaned back into him, the question illiciting a laugh, her head leaning back into his shoulder to look up at him with her big, beautiful eyes. "And ruin the surprise? I don't think so." She raised her right arm and cradled the side of his face in her palm, closing her eyes a moment to just exist in this space without any external distractions. This was the place that mattered most. Here in his arms. She could feel the beat of his heart, the scent of him soothing her senses, the warmth of his body close to hers. It was everything.

Yayoi