Post by krissie1234uk25 on Jul 30, 2007 12:31:46 GMT -5
[glow=purple,2,300]~~** Juliana's Journey **~~[/glow]
Juliana glanced out from her small hollow in the ground. The soil was white, she noticed, and its coldness startled her nose. She sneezed and ducked her head back under cover. This was going to lengthen her journey time, she thought, unable to speak the words that formed in her head.
She had travelled from a place a few miles from here, where the ground was sparsely covered and the birds in the sky screeched at her, telling her of their hunger and how she could fill their bellies. She had lived there for as long as she could remember, and there were no others like her, no one to play with as a kiin, or chat to as an adult. It had been a very lonly place, except for on the odd occasion when a Rodeli has come to visit her, chittering at her in a language she could not understand. So she had decided, with ease, to move on and to find somewhere to grow old.
In her mind, she had pictured the journey to be easy. She could not have imagined the dangers that lurked in the lands between her old home and her new, whereever that was. Upon leaving the grasslands, she had entered into a huge forest. The trees there had been huge, larger than giants. They had stretched skyward, reaching for the light in the sky, their arms pushing others out of their way, battling for the sun. On the forest floor, it was dark and damp. This place was even lonlier than the last, with only insects as her companions. Their were few berries and even fewer fruits here, so few that she felt weaker each day she passed through the land. Still she pressed on, not willing to accept that lonliness was hers forever.
Some days later, she had reached a break in the darkness. Peering out, the land seemed much more fruitfull, bushes bursting with berries which looked at her teasingly, begging to be eaten. With a smile on her face, she had pulled one from its crowded home and scoffed it down. Unfortunately, moments later an overwhelming pain had overcome her, her stomach squeeled in protest. She had been sick for days, not eating and sleeping beneath a thorny bush. She learnt never to eat the red berries.
Much of everything there was deceitful. There had been a time when she had tried to eat a small insect, for there had been many marching in a line and she had thought they would not miss one little soldier. Although it had been tasty, the others had been very angry with her, and bitten her paws till they were red and itchy. Another time, she had seen a large animal, with fluffy fur and a kind look in its eyes. This look had change when it had registered her presence, and it had chased her, teeth bared and claws ready for the kill. At this point, she had run until there was no trace of the place left on the horizon.
She did not attempt to settle anywhere else, her fear for survival had been the only thing spurring her on. She had journeyed for weeks, catching naps here and there, but never settling for the night, unable to wipe the memories of the large hunter from her mind. She did not meet any others, in fact no creature had come anywhere near her. She had found a small hole beneath a tree, and had dug it deeper, her long legs aching and protesting. Waking up after a few hours sleep, the ground had changed so drastically. This white blanket had settled, a sign, surely, that her future was bleak.
Emerging from the hollow, Juliana tried to clear her mind, not wishing to think about the past anymore. Her paws felt the cold from the earth, but she discovered that licking them warmed her up. She ploughed on through the snow that day, the cold numbing her mind and making her somewhat delerious. In front of her she saw a river, running rather slowly. As she looked from one side the other, she discovered there was no eay way of crossing, and yet she felt she must cross, something was pulling her towards the land at the other edge of the water. Immersing one long leg after the other, she pushed her weakened body against the water beast's current, and emerged at the other side.
In front of her, she saw a large tree, bigger even than those of the forest. She was pulled towards this large creature, whose branches seemed to reach out, like arms of a mother calling for her children. The land seemed fruitful, and warmth spread through her body. Here she thought, here felt like home.
Forcing the word in her head out throgh her lips, she spoke, "H-om-e... Home" She smiled.
Status: Coooosplayyysss. Vair busy kthxbai.
