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Your feet thud upon the moist ground, carpeted by dead leaves. You've been running through these woods for a while, as if you were going in circles, as if you have become trapped within this forest, and you are beginning to tire, the crisp autumn air seeming to thin. For the whole time, you could have sworn you had been followed by a powerful presence.

Finally you cannot stand wondering if you are being followed anymore. You stop, whirling around, and demand that your mysterious follower shows their self. "Ha…" you think. "I'm just being paranoid….

…but then you are proven completely wrong.

You hear a light voice behind you, but see nothing. It says:

Autumn leaves doth fall
Spiraling down in the wind
They are forgotten

A…Haiku? "This is not a time for poetry!" you cry out, confused. "Just get out here and get me home! You're the one who trapped me here, right?!

A soft chuckle comes from behind a tree, light as the breeze that then sweeps past you. What direction is it coming forth from? You cannot tell. Something taps you gently upon the back, and when you turn, a sleek, female lupess with a pelt the color of light cranberries is sitting right there, as if she appeared from the air itself. Her eyes (one blue as a sapphire and one a verdant green, you notice) which carry a slight spark of laughter stare straight at you, her cream colored tail neatly curled about her paws. You feel as if those eyes are peering right into your soul, and a chill runs up your spine as the lupess begins to speak, raising her head, her voice smooth as silk.

Trapped? Hardly….I am…'keeping' you here, to open your eyes to an important lesson…

You get up to leave. How could this lupess teach you something? Her eyes pierce you just then, filled with a mix of so many negative emotions, you cannot even count them. Anger, sorrow, hatred…..and loss, so much loss. You sit down suddenly.

Something about those eyes tell you that you are needed here, not just for yourself, but for her…..

Why are you so upset, in such a rush? I feel panic in your soul. Why do you not stay here for a while, why not take in the sights of these woods?" She asked, tilting her head to one side. "They are quite beautiful if you take the time to truly see what is here." she said casually.

Take a deep breath, look around you…The cloudless blue sky beyond the trees, can you not almost feel as if you can see yourself in its clearness? Ah, and there is nothing I love more than the trees in autumn." She closed her eyes with a sigh. "The colors are so warm, yet cold as the small breezes and large gales that autumn sweeps across them. And one day…." She pauses, and opens her eyes again. "They will fall to the ground, and perish, leaving the tree with nothing to protect it in the winter snows. Abandoned, it would seem the tree would loose hope…" she nodded at another tree nearby, which was almost completely devoid of its leaves. "But, do you know what happens when the tree survives?" she asked, giving you that chilling look again. You shake your head. "It is elementary, really." She says. "The leaves that were lost return in the form of brand new ones." Another sigh comes, as she continues, "But soon, once again, the tree's new leaves will leave…but as long as it lives on through all the pain, it will find its new hope……Its new life….as I am doing now…..

She begins another of her haikus:

Tumbled through the air
Memories, they fell like leaves
Left me void of life

Now, sit down, and hear why I am as I am today...
PREVIEWS

.::Act.One::.
Cherish everything
that is taken for granted
swept away in an instant

I took my family for granted…and then lost it all. Why do you think I cherish everything so dearly now? Everything you see, every breath you take could be swept away in a single, terrible moment.

.::Act.Two::.
Through the winter storm
The tree cannot help but think
it is all alone

Through all that I had faced, I could not contain the agony I was in at the fact I was all alone in it, all that was dear to me lost. I hated my ability. I hated who I was....and I hated being alone. But as I traveled, I found myself little by little, finding joy in the small things...

.::Act.Three::.
The leaves still live on
Through the cold and winters frosts
Their legacy comes

Like the leaves time moves
We must move on past sorrow
No matter the cost

...and through the finale of my tale, I learned so much about myself. I promise to try to start over...but never forget the mistakes of my past..."
(headshots of each friend coming soon.)

Swep- Bright and fun, or so it seems to me thus far, Swep is one lupe you will NEVER win a race against. Playing tag? You will always be 'it'. Her speed is like that which I have never witnessed. She is always moving, too, everything about her manner is quick. I hope to become better friends with her, as we both seem to have abilities a bit away from the norm, though hers is much more obvious.

Ayado- Though we have but just met, something about Aya has awakened emotions within me which have lain supposedly dead since the tragedies of my childhood. He has a presence about him that I cannot figure out...I feel that I can speak my mind to him, and that with him by my side I can do anything...See?! The way I speak now is just one example, and I have but only spoken a couple words to him! Is it instinct thats telling me all this? No...I just cannot tell. Ah, if only I could figure out why I feel this way….

Vixaneo- Vix was one of the first friendly faces I had seen in many a year when I met her, along with Aya- Coming up to me, and mentioning having fun….what a change of my life! Meeting her early on was a blessing, I think, as I felt much happier to present myself to everyone else.

Taliilra- I do not know much of Tal yet- in time I will though. Hes quite close with Inq, it seems.

Inqoaj- Another I don't know too well yet. She seems quite quiet, but kind…I will know her in due time as well. Day One- This is it! I have finally found others....and after a lot of hesitation, brought up the courage to present myself. I met Ayado, who...I cannot even describe....Vixaneo, who was very playful, and Swep, who stunned me with her super-speed. I think I am going to like it here.....

Day Two- Today was hectic, crazy, and heartbreaking....Aya has left us, for I dont know how long....I miss him so much. We also found humans...I have never seen them before, and now I dont ever want to see them again. Aya found a pup named Xic...and left with her, and we also found a very strange lupe named Reginir buried alive....and boy, is he annoying. Aya, come back and make him leave me be!!!

Thank you so much for this adorable surprise adopt, Becky! 8D Lyrics

The mirror reflects the illusion of a spirit. Unnoticed, it picks up speed. It is said that it's okay to go anywhere.
A broken wish makes everything all grey.

The swaying flames paint my dreams again tonight.
Isn't the tip of your brush dried up yet?

If you can't see the blue sky, open a blue umbrella.
Isn't that good? The canvas is all yours.
That time I that I gave up, I only held a white flag over my head.
Now it's a deep red, like it's inviting the matador.

A fluorescent light in which all colors are faded.
On the black and white of the chessboard, we met
While we were lost, we clung to one another
Don't you recall that month?

It was good to just watch the setting sun and the orange sky with you.
Although it was nice, your mouth led us to mishap
Black clothes are only worn when praying for the deceased
After the rouge footprint was left, it deliberately turns red.

If you say to yourself...
You can draw only the pictures that don't have dreams.
Keep drawing on that canvas.
That time that I gave up, I only held a white flag over my head.
I am your unknown color now......

REF: lineart by khestrel, shading and coloring by me...

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