[Azura Rayume]

Arkuhna

Wadel sat on the edge of the pool created by the falls, his pencil scratching the paper of his sketchbook. He had come to meet someone, but, since she hadn't arrived yet, he'd decided to draw the falls in all thir natural beauty. Thes elegant curtians of water were captured nearly perfectly in the picture, minus the color of course. The little Arkuhna was talented.

He tended to keep to himself at home, the others didn't pay much attention to him most of the time. Sometimes, he wondered if they ever noticed that he was gone. Ah, well. It didn't matter now. His trainer had sent him here, and he wasn't complaining. Nature was one of the best subjects to draw. Not to mention the few couples he'd painted in the last hour.

Wadel's thoughts turned to the female he was supposed to meet. He wondered what she would be like. Was she bold or shy? Polite, rude, or somewhere in the middle? Would she like art and, more importantly, him?

Oh! This was all speculation. Of course she'd like him! Most females did. Why, he'd even had a few of the females nearby give him affectionate looks. They'd seemed quite disappointed when he didn't come over to talk.

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.Marea.
Tide in Spanish

Marea wandered towards her destination, eyes bright as she wandered onwards. She felt a little shy about the meeting, but she had told herself that she wouldn't ruin this chance for herself for being too shy. It had happened before. She often expected other people to carry on the conversation but this time... oh, who was she kidding. She couldn't ever be anything other than herself. Anything else just seemed so fake. And if she did get along with... whoever it was that she was meeting, she didn't want to pretend to be something she wasn't for the rest of her life. No, she would just be herself. Nothing more, nothing less.

Her ears pricked as she heard the sounds of a waterfall. She knew that. She had grown up with it. And the fluid, liquid motions of her body told her that it was natural for her. She looked ahead, at the path she had chosen to take. Ah well. It looked like she was already late. What difference would a little longer make?

Marea reached a waterfall, and caught sight of a few Kuhnas about. She didn't notice. What were the chances of the one she was supposed to meet being at the waterfall? No, she would take a quick dip, then be on her way again. She sighed with relief as her paw touched the water. It appeared to be one with it, her paw and the fluid all one thing, rippling blue. She smiled to herself as she lowered herself in, sinking into the water. She swam to where she saw the waterfall was hitting the surface, then popped up. The sound made no difference to her. She had grown up with it, and it no longer pained her ears to hear the rushing of it. Marea's own name meant Tide in another tounge.

She felt the current pulling her down with the water, and went with it. She was swept down and away, a smile on her face, her eyes still open as she floated in the small pool. Better get going. She thought to herself, and with a sigh, and broke to the surface of the pool next to the edge, and leapt out. It was only then that she noticed another Kuhna, near the pool. An Arkuhna. And a handsome one, too. She thought to herself, but pushed the thought away. Marea didn't know who she was supposed to be meeting yet... did she?


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[Azura Rayume]

"Why, hello," Wadel said, setting his paper and pencil aside, his voice slightly laced with a British accent. Mentally, he smacked himself. He was forgetting his manners. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Wadel. And yours?" My, this female was lovely.

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Marea giggled, watching the Arkuhna. Is he who I'm supposed to meet? She thought to herself hurredly. She hoped that it was, and found herself feeling all embaressed, for some strange reason. She was often shy, but it wasn't shyness this time. She wanted to be in his presence, she wanted to talk to him, it was just... Marea didn't know this feeling, but forced herself to look straight at him, not wanting to shy away. There was a spark in her eye as she listened to his name. Wadel.

"I'm Marea."

She said, realising that she was supposed to speak. She couldn't think of anything else to say apart from that, so was silent. Marea realised that she was shyly smiling, and couldn't seem to stop.



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[Azura Rayume]

"Marea?" That was the name of the one he was supposed to meet. "A fitting name. Each is as beautiful as the last." He smiled slightly, eyes sparkeling. This lovely young Kuhna had caught a little more than his attention. He offered her one paint-splattered paw. This one was special.

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Marea smiled and blushed at his praise. She wished that she was a little more confident and could express some of her feelings, but... she just couldn't find the words. It was the shyness that she had grown to know that was setting in here. The shyness of someone who wishes to know another, but just isn't brave enough to let the emmotions come into words, as they did so easilly with almost every other she met. She just stood there, eyes set on him, unspoken words caught in her throat. How she wished he knew what she felt, rather than just standing here, unable to speak a word, heart racing.

She watched as he extended a paw out to her. She raised her own, and clasped his, her own paw warming at his touch.



(Sorry for lack of talking, she is very shy. She'll get more chatty as she trusts him more. =)
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[Azura Rayume]

Wadel read the tangle of confused emotions in Marea's eyes. It seemed to mirrior his own, his heart beating eqully fast. "When two dance by waterfall/Beneath the clearest sky/A special bond is formed, and then/Together, will Love then tie." The little rhyme surprised him, even as he spoke. He'd never written poetry before.

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Marea listened to his words. She had no idea that it was a first for him in poetry, and the words seemed so liquid, so perfect as he spoke. The words echoed in her head, and she knew, without trying that she would remember that little peom. The world could have been completely empty, apart from her and Wadel by the waterfall, and she wouldn't have cared. She felt like she could no longer hear the sounds of the outside world, outside of their space. Like everything else had been switched off with the words of his poem, and now they were left, alone.

"You write poetry?"

She asked with a smile, wanting to hear more. She had seen his paper and pencil, and almost all Arkuhna's were artists. She suspected that this one knew the arts of words, also.


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Wadel shook his head. "Not usually. I've written a few child's songs here and there, but my talents lay in dancing and drawings." He indicated to sketchpad. "Would you like to see some?" He usually didn't show his pictures to anyone else, but Marea was different. At home, no one seemed to care. She actually sounded interested.

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Marea listened intently to Wadel, not wanting to miss a word. Drawing and... dancing! Oh, so he liked dancing too! Maybe we could dance... She thought to herself dreamilly, then pushed the thought out of her mind. She shouldn't be rushing anything, she should just take her time, see what happened. For now, looking at his drawings.

"I'd love to."

Marea said gently, and meant it. She was interested in anything to do with Wadel right now. She was sure that his drawings would be beautiful, seeing as he appeared to be very artistic.


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[Azura Rayume]

Wadel opened the sketchbook, a few spare sheets of paper sliding around. The first few pages were covered with tiny, detailed sketches. A rose, the dewdrops still visible, filled another page, the delicate curve of the petals appearing almost lifelike. Sketches of pets, paying, fighting, just sitting around, werew next, the emotions on their faces so clear. Some were angry, others sad. A few were laughing.

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Marea watched in wonder as the drawings were revealed. They were so real, so lifelike, it was if she could reach out and touch them. Her gaze ran over the rose, then to the pets, wondering how he could draw so well. This thought was clearly revealed in her gasp of amazment.

"Wow. How do you draw like that?"

Her words were quiet, her eyes still running over his drawings. I wonder if he'd draw me, she thought casually, then wondered if she should ask. But surely it would seem rude to ask it, when she'd only just met him? Well, seeing as he liked drawing so much... but no. She was too shy to ask.



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"How?" He gave a slight laugh. "To be honest, I don't know. It just... happens." He picked up his pencil again, touching it lightly to the paper. "Would you mind if I drew you, my dear?" His paw was twitching with anticipation, eager to pour his feeling for Marea onto the blank page.

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Marea's eyes widened and brightened when he asked her. So he wanted to draw her? Well, at least he had the courage to ask. She thought, then nodded to him, watching eagerly as his pencil lightly touched the page.

"I'd be honoured."

She said softly, wondering if she should pose, then deciding against it and just settled still, her eyes bright as they trained on the paper.


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[Azura Rayume]

The pencil moved, skating effortlessly across the pale surface of the paper. Wadel would occasionally glance up, making sure he'd gotten the shading or shape just right. He never spoke and hardly ever turned the pencil over because of a mistake. His expression was relaxed, unlike some of the artists who's faces are hard and stern from intense concentration. He simply did what he loved to do, taking joy in every minute, every action.