@Riverbreeze LOL we both did the same thing technically XDDD)
Opalla:
She stumbled out of the trees into the sunlight, gasping for air. She could feel the warm blood ooze out between her fingers from her wound; she desperately needed help.
The centauress stumbled along the shore, trying her best to keep her consciousness, just barely able to hold on to it. She fell to her knees.
It all happened so fast-Fawnroot never even saw the arrow coming. She just clenched her eyes shut and waited to see her grandfather again.
Pain erupted from her shoulder as blood poured out from the wound. She gasped and looked down-the arrow was still in her shoulder, but her pain evaporated as she saw Callum.
She galloped to Callum and touched his cheek with her wingtip. "Ah! Callum!!" The sword still in his ribs as he clutched the hilt, and tears rimmed her eyes. "I-I'm so sorry, Callum! I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!" She cried, her emotions flooding out. She saw the trail of blood that followed Opalla but Fawnroot didn't care.
"L-Lay down and don't move. I've got you. I'm here." She whinnied to him, her tears falling freely now, from her own pain in her shoulder, to the pain in her heart, to the anger she felt at Opalla.
(*CRIES* GO BE ANGRY AT OPALLA YEAH THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT ARGHHHH)
Callum:
He wheezed, slowly looking up at the mare and watched her tears flow in streams down her face. His eyes trailed down to the arrow and his hand reached out to it, but he toppled against Fawnroot.
"Don't, Fawn. Don't apolo- apologize," he rasped, placing a hand on her soaked cheek, "It wasn't... you- you're... fault."
She shuddered and pushed her lips upward, as if she smelled something disgusting, "Yeah, how could I forget?" She said.
Fawnroot:
She looked down at Callum. "B-But, she...she'll kill you." She nickered in a sad voice. Fawnroot raised her eyes to Opalla and she saw in her cold eyes that Opalla was serious. Opalla would gladly kill Fawnroot, just to get to Callum. "Opalla....you don't have to do this... This won't fix anything!"
A shiny metal object caught her eye and she quickly glanced towards it.
It was Callum's sword. It laid about 2 winglengths from Fawnroot's hooves. If she could get to it, Callum would have something to defend himself with. But, Fawnroot also knew that if she tried to make a break for it, Opalla would shoot her or Callum almost immediately.
Fawnroot glared at Opalla and pinned her ears. "I'm not moving. You kill Callum, then you kill me too."
"Alright, I won't mind at all." She raised her weapon and directed it toward the mare's chest, where her heart was located.
Callum:
"NO!" He lurched forward. The sharp, woody twang of the crossbow interfered with any other noise. He looked up frantically, first at Opalla, then at Fawnroot. He rushed forward, his eyes stinging with tears as he saw the arrow sticking out of the mare's shoulder, but it was her shoulder, and not her heart. Blood trickled down from the wound, and rage overcame his thoughts as he whipped around at Opalla.
Within a flash, ignoring his own injury completely, he snatched up his sword and reared before the centauress, his mismatched eyes aflame with fury.
Everything was a confusing blur as there was sound of an unsheathed sword and two impaling noises.
Opalla gasped shrilly, letting go of her own weapon to clutch her waist. She didn't wait for another moment, but immediately made the retreat, cantering away, leaving her sword behind.
Callum stumbled backwards and bent over, Opalla's sword still in between his rib cage. His hand slowly closed around the hilt and he tried to pull it out, but he was too weak. He stood there, his hands holding the weapon and his head lowered.
She didn't lower her weapon, "I can tell that the colt has informed you about me," she commented, nodding toward Callum. He stiffened, as if ready to explode. "Leave him to me, and no one gets hurt," she cocked the arrow into a ready position in its quiver, "But you're in my way, and I don't appreciate creatures that get in my way."
Callum:
He tugged on Fawnroot's ankle gently, "Please Fawnroot, get out of her way," he pleaded.
"A huge water snake I guess," He replied. "Thankfully this lake isn't the lake most animals drink and swim in, or else no one would go there anymore." He said, glancing at her. "Your name's Avery, huh?" He asked smiling at her.
She stared at him for a second, a strong blush spreading across her face. "Well, the snake was coming for me, but you pushed me out of the way. Then, you led me back to shore, but then you almost drowned in the process. By the time I managed to pull you back to the beach, you weren't breathing.... I-I didn't know what to do...sooo...yeah I did." She explained, then added quickly. "I'm sorry. I just panicked."
She exhaled, her heart overwhelmed with relief, and she smiled radiantly. "Y-Yeah...I'm okay." She placed a gentle hand on his neck. "You're bleeding." She said softly, her brow wrinkled with concern.
Avery relaxed and collapsed in the sand. "I am never going swimming again." She snorted, then turned her head to look at him. "And you...You gotta stop saving me." She said quietly.
She sat up and placed her hands on his chest. She started with 30 chest compressions, then stopped to analyze him. He still wasn't breathing...
She groaned in frustration and tears brimmed her eyes as she started to panic. Avery realized what she had to do - mouth to mouth. Her heart hammered inside her chest and her cheeks reddened. She leaned over and pressed her lips against his and exhaled heavily. (AAHHHHHHHH)
When she exhaled all her oxygen from her lungs into his, she lifted her head and inhaled another big breath, their lips parted and she leaned back. "Come on, Cole!" She shouted, "Please...breathe! Please!" She pleaded to him, her voice cracking.
She stumbled onto shore and collapsed in the sand, unaware that Cole wasn't following her. She sat up, her sides heaving. "C-Cole?" She mumbled gently, then gasped as she saw that he wasn't besides her. "Cole!" She whirled to face the water. "N-No!"
And despite her tired muscles and hammering heart, she galloped back into the water. She spotted him almost instantly as she dove back in, "He's going to drown..." She thought, but then paddled her legs as hard as she could and reached out to him.
She grabbed his biceps and hauled him upward. She breached the surface with the centaur in her arms and dragged him back towards land. She heaved him onto the sand and laid next to him, her energy spent. "Come on, Cole. Breathe!" She said gently and shook his shoulders.
He used his last remaining strength to push her towards land. He went under for a little while, and then came back up, choking on water. His vision became blurry, and his body was soon taken over by water.....
(THIS IS SO SAD!!! You should listen to the music while you read this!!)
Seeing that Cole was also running out of air, she yanked the snake as hard as she could away from his neck. She bent down and grabbed a rock off the lake bottom and smashed it against the snake's head.
Blood poured from the wound and clouded the water around them, but the snake was still alive-Avery simply stunned it. Taking advantage of the moment, she grabbed Cole's arms and pulled him upward.
By now, her lungs were burning and she could feel her leg muscles start to weaken. Avery inhaled, choking on the water as she tightened her grip on Cole's arm.
@Riverbreeze (wait, you did? if you look up, the last comment was of Cole. I didn't see anything after that. were you talking about the one she was running out of breath at the end of the paragraph? cuz, I did respond to that, i'm pretty sure.)
@Riverbreeze (woaoaoaoooaoooaoao-wait what? okee dokee, no I did not see that one. I think it's because of the internet here, it's soooo bad right now. I'll check)
Seeing that Cole was also running out of air, she yanked the snake as hard as she could away from his neck. She bent down and grabbed a rock off the lake bottom and smashed it against the snake's head.
Blood poured from the wound and clouded the water around them, but the snake was still alive-Avery simply stunned it. Taking advantage of the moment, she grabbed Cole's arms and pulled him upward.
By now, her lungs were burning and she could feel her leg muscles start to weaken. Avery inhaled, choking on the water as she tightened her grip on Cole's arm.
He was at the bottom and was struggling with something, it was slick and shiny, and VERY long and thick. It came hurtling towards her, but then it went past. It's body was wrapped around Cole's neck, and he was holding its head so that it wouldn't bite him. A long red tongue came out of its mouth, and it had red eyes. (is anyone here?)
Her eyes widened at the sight of the crossbow, but she didn't back down. She swallowed hard to keep her voice from quivering. "Yeah, right. As if you came back to check on him. You're the one who left him to die." She said, flicking her tail and took a step closer to Callum.
"Opalla, is it? Opalla, listen. There doesn't have to be more bloodshed today. Please, put your weapons down, and let's talk this out. I don't want to fight you." She said softly, her eyes nervous, but also glinting with bravery. "But I will if I must..." She thought that last part and cautiously eyed Opalla, waiting to see what the mare would do.
Avery:
She tried to reach out for him, but he submerged too quickly. Now, Avery was starting to panic. "Cole! This isn't funny... Please, come back up!" She said, her voice almost to a shout. But, when there was no immediate response, her heart skipped a beat.
"Ooookay Avery....You got this. C'mon, Cole would help you if you slipped...." She mumbled to herself, and before she knew what she was doing, she inhaled a massive breath and dove into the water after Cole.
Her red hair splayed out in all directions and her golden eyes had to get used to the dark waters of the lake. But, she remembered Cole's instructions and galloped forward, her keen eyes sweeping back and forth, searching for Cole. She knew that she was probably going to drown, but for some reason, finding Cole and making sure he was okay was more important.
She gasped as Cole suddenly vanished from her side, but she didn't stop paddling her legs. Without Cole's strong hold on her hand and forearm, she felt unsteady and unsafe, but she was more concerned about Cole and why he disappeared.
"Cole?" She asked and frantically looked around, but the water was too dark. "Cole?!! Answer me!" She said louder.
Fawnroot:
She raised her head and gasped at the sight of the centauress. She knew immediately that she was Opella. From the way she stood, to the way Callum fearfully spoke, she knew that this was Callum's attacker. Fear rolled off Fawnroot in waves, but she puffed out her chest and pinned her ears despite her anxiety.
She placed herself over Callum again and lowered her wings, just like she did with the coyote. "What do you want?" She asked carefully with a slight edge of anger, ready to dodge or attack.
"Oh nothing, I was just wondering how Callum was doing," she replied calmly, her crossbow still in her hand. "Taking care of him?" She smiled at Callum, but her crystal blue eyes were fierce with rage.
Callum:
He wrinkled his brow in worry; the centauress could easily shoot and perhaps kill Fawnroot if she wanted to. His fingers slowly closed around Fawnroot's leg, his fearful emotions spreading throughout all his body.
He suddenly jerked down into the water, letting go of Avery. He was pulled under, a furry thing was in the water with him. It's 'coat' was shining off from the sunlight.
He grinned, "That's good; no nightmares then, huh?" He asked.
Opalla:
She startled as a coyote limped out of the trees, its tongue hanging out while whimpering. She watched it go toward the water, dipping its nose into it. After lapping from the lake, it looked up at Opalla, its fur bristling.
In the speed of lightning, the centauress drew her ready-to-go crossbow and nailed the canine, killing it instantly.
She went forward and tsked, "Poor thing, suffering the way it was..." she looked up toward the forest thoughtfully. Suffering. Leaving the canine, she went back into the forest, her crossbow raised.
Opalla's hoof nicked a stone, causing to roll back toward where she had last left Callum. She watched it slow to a stop thoughtfully, retracing the scene when she had stabbed the fool. Her blade had gone into his side, still leaving him a chance to live. Anger bristled in her stony heart as she realized that he could still be alive, trying to get help.
She stepped silently into the clearing, but stopped just as fast as she saw a pegasus talking to him.
She met his eyes and nodded. By now, there was no more comforting sand beneath her hooves and she pumped her legs faster. She exhaled and inhaled sharply, as she realized that she wasn't sinking. "Ooh...whoa" She mumbled breathily, and her nervousness melted away.
She smiled softly and nodded. "I know...I-" A twig snapped and Fawnroot snapped her ears towards the sound. She slowly stood up, "Callum...don't move." She whispered gently and positioned herself over him, her body covering him-her wings lowered around his sides.
Avery:
She inhaled deeply and stared at the deep water that stretched out before her, "Okay...I trust you."
(MADE IT AND PUBLISHED IT!)
(GONNA DO THE NEXT PARTTT!)
(Sry, it's short but I took SO long to finish it!!!! DX)
(I'M DYING)
Fawnroot:
It all happened so fast-Fawnroot never even saw the arrow coming. She just clenched her eyes shut and waited to see her grandfather again.
Pain erupted from her shoulder as blood poured out from the wound. She gasped and looked down-the arrow was still in her shoulder, but her pain evaporated as she saw Callum.
She galloped to Callum and touched his cheek with her wingtip. "Ah! Callum!!" The sword still in his ribs as he clutched the hilt, and tears rimmed her eyes. "I-I'm so sorry, Callum! I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!" She cried, her emotions flooding out. She saw the trail of blood that followed Opalla but Fawnroot didn't care.
"L-Lay down and don't move. I've got you. I'm here." She whinnied to him, her tears falling freely now, from her own pain in her shoulder, to the pain in her heart, to the anger she felt at Opalla.
(This is me when we have a super AWESOME RP moment. Ignore the angry expression on that ninja toitles face)
Cole:
"Hey, I'll be fine." He said noticing her looking at it again. (GTG!! See you this afternoon WY time!)
Cole:
"Well you sure learned how to swim," He said.
Avery:
She shuddered and pushed her lips upward, as if she smelled something disgusting, "Yeah, how could I forget?" She said.
Fawnroot:
She looked down at Callum. "B-But, she...she'll kill you." She nickered in a sad voice. Fawnroot raised her eyes to Opalla and she saw in her cold eyes that Opalla was serious. Opalla would gladly kill Fawnroot, just to get to Callum. "Opalla....you don't have to do this... This won't fix anything!"
A shiny metal object caught her eye and she quickly glanced towards it.
It was Callum's sword. It laid about 2 winglengths from Fawnroot's hooves. If she could get to it, Callum would have something to defend himself with. But, Fawnroot also knew that if she tried to make a break for it, Opalla would shoot her or Callum almost immediately.
Fawnroot glared at Opalla and pinned her ears. "I'm not moving. You kill Callum, then you kill me too."
Opalla:
She didn't lower her weapon, "I can tell that the colt has informed you about me," she commented, nodding toward Callum. He stiffened, as if ready to explode. "Leave him to me, and no one gets hurt," she cocked the arrow into a ready position in its quiver, "But you're in my way, and I don't appreciate creatures that get in my way."
Callum:
He tugged on Fawnroot's ankle gently, "Please Fawnroot, get out of her way," he pleaded.
(Ashsong!!! YAYYY!!)
Cole:
"A huge water snake I guess," He replied. "Thankfully this lake isn't the lake most animals drink and swim in, or else no one would go there anymore." He said, glancing at her. "Your name's Avery, huh?" He asked smiling at her.
Avery:
She stared at him for a second, a strong blush spreading across her face. "Well, the snake was coming for me, but you pushed me out of the way. Then, you led me back to shore, but then you almost drowned in the process. By the time I managed to pull you back to the beach, you weren't breathing.... I-I didn't know what to do...sooo...yeah I did." She explained, then added quickly. "I'm sorry. I just panicked."
(You here River?)
(Btw I replied on the character post with a lil bit more descriptive pictures of Avery if you wanna see what she looks like up close.)
(Riverbreeze? Are you there?)
(oh my lord XDD)
Avery:
She exhaled, her heart overwhelmed with relief, and she smiled radiantly. "Y-Yeah...I'm okay." She placed a gentle hand on his neck. "You're bleeding." She said softly, her brow wrinkled with concern.
Avery relaxed and collapsed in the sand. "I am never going swimming again." She snorted, then turned her head to look at him. "And you...You gotta stop saving me." She said quietly.
Avery:
She sat up and placed her hands on his chest. She started with 30 chest compressions, then stopped to analyze him. He still wasn't breathing...
She groaned in frustration and tears brimmed her eyes as she started to panic. Avery realized what she had to do - mouth to mouth. Her heart hammered inside her chest and her cheeks reddened. She leaned over and pressed her lips against his and exhaled heavily. (AAHHHHHHHH)
When she exhaled all her oxygen from her lungs into his, she lifted her head and inhaled another big breath, their lips parted and she leaned back. "Come on, Cole!" She shouted, "Please...breathe! Please!" She pleaded to him, her voice cracking.
(OML OML OML OML OML OML EARTHQUAKE PLS BE HERE)
Avery:
She stumbled onto shore and collapsed in the sand, unaware that Cole wasn't following her. She sat up, her sides heaving. "C-Cole?" She mumbled gently, then gasped as she saw that he wasn't besides her. "Cole!" She whirled to face the water. "N-No!"
And despite her tired muscles and hammering heart, she galloped back into the water. She spotted him almost instantly as she dove back in, "He's going to drown..." She thought, but then paddled her legs as hard as she could and reached out to him.
She grabbed his biceps and hauled him upward. She breached the surface with the centaur in her arms and dragged him back towards land. She heaved him onto the sand and laid next to him, her energy spent. "Come on, Cole. Breathe!" She said gently and shook his shoulders.
Cole:
He used his last remaining strength to push her towards land. He went under for a little while, and then came back up, choking on water. His vision became blurry, and his body was soon taken over by water.....
(THIS IS SO SAD!!! You should listen to the music while you read this!!)
(this is the recomment)
Avery:
Seeing that Cole was also running out of air, she yanked the snake as hard as she could away from his neck. She bent down and grabbed a rock off the lake bottom and smashed it against the snake's head.
Blood poured from the wound and clouded the water around them, but the snake was still alive-Avery simply stunned it. Taking advantage of the moment, she grabbed Cole's arms and pulled him upward.
By now, her lungs were burning and she could feel her leg muscles start to weaken. Avery inhaled, choking on the water as she tightened her grip on Cole's arm.
(Ok, so, I did a comment btw)
(I'm back! Was that even 8 min.?)
(Okie dokie!)
Avery:
Seeing that Cole was also running out of air, she yanked the snake as hard as she could away from his neck. She bent down and grabbed a rock off the lake bottom and smashed it against the snake's head.
Blood poured from the wound and clouded the water around them, but the snake was still alive-Avery simply stunned it. Taking advantage of the moment, she grabbed Cole's arms and pulled him upward.
By now, her lungs were burning and she could feel her leg muscles start to weaken. Avery inhaled, choking on the water as she tightened her grip on Cole's arm.
(but, I'll be right here)
(only take like 5 min.)
(brb)
(ok! XD my sister is not on, she is doing horseback riding)
(YAYAAAAY RIVER!!! XDXD)
(tis a snake.... VERY HUGE snake! YAYAY!!)
(YUP!!!!)
Cole:
He was at the bottom and was struggling with something, it was slick and shiny, and VERY long and thick. It came hurtling towards her, but then it went past. It's body was wrapped around Cole's neck, and he was holding its head so that it wouldn't bite him. A long red tongue came out of its mouth, and it had red eyes. (is anyone here?)
Fawnroot:
Her eyes widened at the sight of the crossbow, but she didn't back down. She swallowed hard to keep her voice from quivering. "Yeah, right. As if you came back to check on him. You're the one who left him to die." She said, flicking her tail and took a step closer to Callum.
"Opalla, is it? Opalla, listen. There doesn't have to be more bloodshed today. Please, put your weapons down, and let's talk this out. I don't want to fight you." She said softly, her eyes nervous, but also glinting with bravery. "But I will if I must..." She thought that last part and cautiously eyed Opalla, waiting to see what the mare would do.
Avery:
She tried to reach out for him, but he submerged too quickly. Now, Avery was starting to panic. "Cole! This isn't funny... Please, come back up!" She said, her voice almost to a shout. But, when there was no immediate response, her heart skipped a beat.
"Ooookay Avery....You got this. C'mon, Cole would help you if you slipped...." She mumbled to herself, and before she knew what she was doing, she inhaled a massive breath and dove into the water after Cole.
Her red hair splayed out in all directions and her golden eyes had to get used to the dark waters of the lake. But, she remembered Cole's instructions and galloped forward, her keen eyes sweeping back and forth, searching for Cole. She knew that she was probably going to drown, but for some reason, finding Cole and making sure he was okay was more important.
Cole:
He came up, but only for a little while, because he was pulled down again. (GTG!!)
(Gonna need to make another part soon!)
Avery:
She gasped as Cole suddenly vanished from her side, but she didn't stop paddling her legs. Without Cole's strong hold on her hand and forearm, she felt unsteady and unsafe, but she was more concerned about Cole and why he disappeared.
"Cole?" She asked and frantically looked around, but the water was too dark. "Cole?!! Answer me!" She said louder.
Fawnroot:
She raised her head and gasped at the sight of the centauress. She knew immediately that she was Opella. From the way she stood, to the way Callum fearfully spoke, she knew that this was Callum's attacker. Fear rolled off Fawnroot in waves, but she puffed out her chest and pinned her ears despite her anxiety.
She placed herself over Callum again and lowered her wings, just like she did with the coyote. "What do you want?" She asked carefully with a slight edge of anger, ready to dodge or attack.
Sage.
She shook her head, "nope!"
(Darnnnnnnnnnn I gtgzzzzz)
Cole:
He suddenly jerked down into the water, letting go of Avery. He was pulled under, a furry thing was in the water with him. It's 'coat' was shining off from the sunlight.
Sage.
She laughed softly, "it was good," she said.
(3 SHIPS GOING ON AT ONCE YAASSS) Avery:
She met his eyes and nodded. By now, there was no more comforting sand beneath her hooves and she pumped her legs faster. She exhaled and inhaled sharply, as she realized that she wasn't sinking. "Ooh...whoa" She mumbled breathily, and her nervousness melted away.
Fawnroot:
"Mixed...? Why?" She asked gently and kindly.
(I KNOWWWWW NIHGTMISTTT COME BACKKKKK)
Sage,
She smiled softly up at Ashtohn.
(Here now, been a long day, my whole body is sore from my lesson yesterday XD)
Sage,
She yawned at slowly opened her eyes.
(CINDER!!!!)
(Riverbreeze you have to look at the RP characters, I put some pics of Cole
-NOT MY DRAWINGS- on there if you want to see them.)
Ashtohn:
He whispered things to Sage as she rested up against him, smiling.
Fawnroot:
She smiled softly and nodded. "I know...I-" A twig snapped and Fawnroot snapped her ears towards the sound. She slowly stood up, "Callum...don't move." She whispered gently and positioned herself over him, her body covering him-her wings lowered around his sides.
Avery:
She inhaled deeply and stared at the deep water that stretched out before her, "Okay...I trust you."
(brb!!!)
Cole:
"Don't worry, I won't let you drown. Trust me." He said.
(XD)
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Cole:
"Wait, you don't know how to swim?"