StarfrostedFox

Human disguise (ThatWeirdChick x AutumnFrost)

A stronger sense of curiosity tugged on the edges of Cinead's consciousness for a moment and he briefly wondered if he was again sensing what Anna was feeling. The sensation faded by the time they made it back to the car however, overridden by what he thought might be excitement. Blinking thoughtfully, the dragon shifter quietly went around to the passenger side of the car, Anna having beaten him to opening her door first, and fluidly got inside. He buckled himself in, ignoring the scratchy sensation the seatbelt had against his skin and glanced towards his new mate , Curiosity coloring his expression. She was twisted around in her seat, backing up the car slowly. He thought she looked happy. All of a sudden, she turned her face in his direction and quite deliberately planted a kiss on the end of his nose before plopping back down into her seat and acting as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened. He couldn't help it. He laughed.

"Oh Anna. If only I could hear your thoughts and know what is going on in your mind right now." He said musingly, reaching out and taking one of her hands in his.

Shadows of the Dark Forest (TheElvenqueen x AutumnFrost)

@The Elvenqueen

Thanks hon. Really. I appreciate it.

I did manage to get something written! I'm rather surprised. Ha!

How are you, by the way? I never did ask.

Shadows of the Dark Forest (TheElvenqueen x AutumnFrost)

Eagleleap lifted her head from where she had been resting it against Ashstar's neck as she heard Swiftbrook approaching them, compensating by scooting slightly closer to her mate and having his tail curl affectionately around her. Her whiskers twitched happily when she caught sight of the older she cat. "Good morning Swiftbrook." She meowed warmly, touching noses briefly in addition with her greeting.

Ashstar dipped his head in greeting to the older warrior, his eyes lighting up with amusement a moment later when she commented about the scene of a moment ago with Poppykit. "Yes, That's for sure. Although, I'm going to have to pick her mentor carefully. Someone who can keep that cat in line and has the energy to keep up with her when she doesn't."

His mate tilted both of her ears back, batting playfully at him with one of her front paws, claws sheathed. "that better not be me you're hinting at." She growled, though the lick she gave his cheek a moment later took most of the heat out of her statement. Ashstar simply purred at her in response, provoking a small shake of her head.

"are you joining us for Don patrol then Swiftbrook?" The clan leader eventually inquired, tilting his head to one side.

~*~

There was no deterring her apprentice Sunspot thought with amusement as she patiently watched the little Tom yawn and stretch, evidently excited about the idea of going on patrol. There weren't many cats she knew that would be so enthusiastic to be woken up and asked to go on a patrol just as the sun was coming up. But her apprentice was something different and she really liked that about him. Hadn't she been tempted to grumble herself? Purring warmly, Sunspot gave her head a little shake. "no. It's not just you and me today. Turtlepawand Sandpelt are coming along too. And we might have someone else coming as well, I didn't catch if anyone else had been invited yet." She explained, before once again reaching out with a paw and gently shaking her apprentice's litter mate. "Time to wake up Turtlepaw. You're on dawn patrol."

~*~

In acknowledgment to the suggestion that she take some poppyseed if she continued to struggle with her sleep, Dapplefern otherwise quickly overlooked the offer. She was a bit too strict when it came down to taking herbs herself. No doubt her mentor knew this and would find a way to get one down her throat eventually. Glancing back over her shoulder at where she had seen the members of the dawn patrol gathering instead, her whiskers twitched as she noticed that Swiftbrook had joined the clan leader and his made and that Sandpelt was making his way back over to them with a look of readiness about him.

As Icerain considered tagging along as well, she glanced back to the white Tom and gave him a pleased look. "that would be nice. We both could do with some time out of camp anyway." She meowed thoughtfully, following after the other medicine cat as he climbed down to check on the herb supply himself. With evidence of the lack confirmed, Dapplefern started to feel as if she had ants crawling in her pelt and began to fidget, both excited and anxious for the trip out of camp. She couldn't quite put a paw on why she should feel nervous about the excursion, but she did. And it bothered her. Trying to put the uncomfortable feeling aside, the small she cat leapt nimbly from the tree, landing with a muted thud before trying to wait patiently for her mentor.

Shadows of the Dark Forest (TheElvenqueen x AutumnFrost)

@The Elvenqueen
Oh, awesome! Thank you! And yeah, I'd love to try and pick this story back up. I am still working on getting completely out of my writers block, but I am working on a post. Slowly. XD

Human disguise (ThatWeirdChick x AutumnFrost)

@ThatWeirdChick
Haha! Yes, yes we will! Thank you.

And maybe. I had imagined maybe having Anna meet Cin's mom at one point. But I am open to the possibility of his having another friend that is a dragon. It would make sense.

Human disguise (ThatWeirdChick x AutumnFrost)

Time passed surprisingly well as Cinead quietly walked with Anna, occasionally rubbing his thumb in circles against the back of her hand, thoroughly enjoying the good excuse for contact he had to be able to hold her hand. He was feeling surprisingly relaxed, despite having just revealed his greatest secret, and caught himself smiling much more frequently then he consciously intended to. The smiles did eventually begin to fade however, as Anna's prediction of there being drunks scattered around the fringes of the party came true. He tried to take her advice and ignore them, but a few comments still managed to reach him.

"Hey handsome! Why don't you ditch Shorty and come experience a real woman."

"Ooo! She got her a hottie!"

"wow! That dude is really tall!"
"Can we get matching tattoos?"

This last gave him momentary pause. So he did have a mate's flame, If that comment had come directly from seeing his and Anna's marks. Evidently his was somewhere on the back side of his body. Briefly wondering where it was exactly, he didn't immediately recognize when they arrived at Anna's car until she released his hand and got into the driver's seat. Blinking, coming back to the present, Cinead fluidly climbed into the passenger side of the car, buckling himself in. "I believe that finding my apartment won't be terribly difficult. It's part of the Meadowview complex A couple blocks east of campus." He explained. "i'll pointed out to you when we get closer if you don't know where it is."

Human disguise (ThatWeirdChick x AutumnFrost)

@ThatWeirdChick

Bleh. That was kind of a weak reply. Apparently, I'm not 100% over my writers block. >_> Oh well.

Human disguise (ThatWeirdChick x AutumnFrost)

Anna truly was an amazing person, Cinead had to admit with a small shake of his head as he followed after her through the forest. She wasn't daunted by anything. She had just found out he wasn't human, and could still make jokes and tease him. It was refreshing. Reaching out, he calmly took one of her hands. "Well... as far as I know, i'm all still here. The magic just shrinks me down."he shrugged his shoulders. He hadn't really given too much thought to how he was able to fit inside the shape he wore now.

Of Lords and Faeries

@Fairess

...I am very sorry I just up and vanished on you. Life just up and crashed on me in several ways I won't go into detail about here... but it ended up taking away my inspiration and motivation. I was planning on only being away for a little while, but that little while turned into months... I have a really bad habit of withdrawing when I'm feeling down and stressed and then continuously staying away because I feel guilty about being away. It's a harsh cycle. But, I'll try to pick back up on our story if you are still interested in it. I haven't written much in months, I've been plagued with severe writers block, so I'll definitely be rusty. But I'll try. I promise. I hope you can forgive me. And overlook my inevitable rustiness if we do continue.

Shadows of the Dark Forest (TheElvenqueen x AutumnFrost)

@The Elvenqueen

...I am very sorry I just up and vanished on you. Life just up and crashed on me in several ways I won't go into detail about here... but it ended up taking away my inspiration and motivation. I was planning on only being away for a little while, but that little while turned into months... I have a really bad habit of withdrawing when I'm feeling down and stressed and then continuously staying away because I feel guilty about being away. It's a harsh cycle. But, I'll try to pick back up on our story if you are still interested in it. I haven't written much in months, I've been plagued with severe writers block, so I'll definitely be rusty. But I'll try. I promise. I hope you can forgive me. And overlook my inevitable rustiness if we do continue.