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The water rushes all around us but my primary concner is on the multi colored female pressed against the tree trunk beside me. Who knows how long she's been here and what kind of injuries she's already sustained? I've known Vega since we were kids and she's very important to me, she's as good as family. I used to get annoyed by her constant fretting and whining, the way she cried in a corner of our den for a mother that would never come back. Isola worried over her and sang to her but nothing would calm young Vega. I went over to confront her one day and everything changed. The sadness in her eyes unsettled me and instead of scolding her for making loud sounds as I had wanted to do, instead I ended up singing to her. I never forgot that day. Since then, I've felt a protective side when it comes to Vega. If anything were to harm her, I would blame myself for not being there. I haven't seen her around nearly as much as I did before but as long as I know that she is safe, then I can still go about life like normal. I've been so busy planning for my life as an assassin that I didn't stop to think about Vega. She must have been traveling outside of Diveen, probably exploring and looking for new faces, and then the flood happened. It must have caught her unawares, because I know that Vega is fast. She could always outrun me, even as pups. The water must have slipped up on her and carried her off. I just hope she knows how to swim. I can see the relief in her eyes when she sees me and it helps to boost my already insurmountable ego. I feel like her savior in this moment, though I have no clue how I'm going to go about doing the actual saving. I jump into the water without a second thought and swim to her, worry in my eyes for her wellbeing. I just want her to be okay. Once at her side, I can't get enough of touching her, nosing and nudging her to see if I feel any broken bones or smell any blood. I can't say that I do but it's hard to tell with all this water suffocating my nostrils. She nods to my question which I guess means that she's okay but now I have to try to keep her okay. She looks worried when she looks at me and more than that, she looks scared, so very scared. My heart constricts and I reach for her, pulling her close as I wrap my neck around her and embrace her, wanting her to feel safe, wanting her to know that everything will be okay. Suddenly she yells at me to move and I pull back just in time to see a huge tree coming our way. It'll pin us if we don't move. I turn back to her, ready to grab her scruff and swim her out of the path but she catches me off guard, pushing her body into me but before I can think to pull her closer, the tree hits her, knocking her out of my view. "Vega!" I yell, fear and frustration mounting my voice as my eyes go wide as saucers, looking for her once the tree goes past. At first I see nothing but angry churning water and a whimper leaks from my lips as I start swimming furiously toward the last place I seen her in the water. She has to be here, she has to! I start diving under the water, calling her name in intervals as my heart hammers in my chest. Finally I see movement, a muzzle just above the water line, gasping for air. Vega! I swim toward her as fast as I can, grabbing at her scruff to pull her above the water and toward my shoulders so she can place her head there and rest a little. She looks dazed and confused, her eyes wide and unfocused. I'm scared for her, whines continuing to fall from my lips as I start swimming toward the island I came from, the hill where the water hasn't reached. Right now all I can think about is getting Vega to safety. The little hill grows bigger and bigger, my strides weaker and weaker as I start huffing and puffing. It's hard enough to swim myself so far, let alone myself and a certain passenger. Finally my paws touch the land and I can walk up, making sure to grab at her scruff once again to help drag her up onto the hill in case she's not strong enough to walk. I know that tree hit her pretty hard and she's lucky she's alive at all. I don't want to nudge her now as I did before, too afraid that I'll hurt her more than she already is. She looks weak, like she's going to fall asleep but something tells me that might not be such a good thing. Did she hit her head? Does she have a concussion? I lie down beside her, my voice soothing as I try to get her attention. "Vega, you must stay awake. I don't think you should sleep in your condition. If you stay awake, I'll sing to you." I smile a little, despite myself, knowing how she likes to hear singing. I watch her breathing just to make sure she continues to do so while I try to find a tune. At first I hum but slowly it dissolves into the first language as I know she likes and the song I used to sing to her when she was crying. "Lorem volant caeloque Quod mirandum non habemus Semper semper vident Et somnium nocte venerunt mecum, Nocturnum ( We will fly, to the sky We don't have to wonder why Always be, always see Come and dream the night with me Nocturne) "Licet tenebrae iacebat Eam cedere Quando tetra nox diem liberat Nocturnum..." (Though darkness lay It will give way When the dark night delivers the day Nocturne) She probably even knows the words to sing it with me this time and a part of me is wishing she will, if only so I know that she's not sleeping. Achilles_male_unable to imprint_son of Kane & Isola_42', 200lbs._Heir of Diveen_three years old Brother to Sage, Solaris, Baylee, Forfax, Ariel, Haziel, Phaedra, Hope, & Sango |