PROMISE KEPT
************SPOILER ALERT!!*************
STOP READING IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW THE CONDITION OF ONE OF MY CHARACTERS BEFORE IT HAPPENS...
TEASER!!
PROMISE KEPT.
SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE...
The sound of the mechanical vehicle echoed through the darkness, as a lone female figure on a motorcycle screeched to a halt, and shut off the engine. Then rider removed hir helmet to reveal a herm vixen. Shi looked around to see if the coast was clear of any intruders or suspicious people.
The herm fox morph was grey furred with a blue cheek and black ears, hir clear bright blue eyes narrowed and tried to remember the route to hir destination, if it was day time, shi would find it, no worries. But because it was in the middle of the night, everything seemed eerie and ominous.
Sniffing and surveying the area, shi recognised the correct path to take. So getting off the bike and removing the backpack from the bikes compartment, shi moved the bike in a safe and secure location behind a stone pillar and activated the cloaking device. Soon the bike shimmered and vanished.
Placing the backpack on hir shoulders, the herm vixen gingerly made hir way through a maze of small, medium and pillars, until shi came across one spot devoid of grass. Instead, shi walked on snow, hir motorcycle boots crunched and left indents in the soft white powdery substance until shi knelt in front of 2 pillars, both medium in size.
A gentle flurry of snow fell from the sky, as shi opened hir backpack and took out 2 roses, shi places one at the base of each pillar, and whispered a prayer of goodwill and love, before rummaging again in hir bag and took out a sandwich wrapped in plastic. Opening the contents, shi took one half of the sandwich and had a bite, chewing the morsel before swallowing.
"Hi mom, it's me again. Just came to visit for a short while." Shi whispered, hir ears perked up to the sound of rustling, but realized that it was wind blowing through the trees.
"I did what I promised, I finished what you started. It's over... but... it's unfair." Shi sniffled, wiping hir eyes as tears started to form.
"I miss you so much." Shi said, hir voice wavering with sorrow. "Dad sends his love, even though he can't be here in person...." Shi clutched the locket as shi spoke, rubbing hir thumb over the titanium heart shaped surface.
"Grandma and the band are touring again, although, it looks like it's for the last time. I don't think Saphire can go on since she lost her brother..." another whimper came from hir throat. Then shi looked up with pride and happiness.
"Oh, guess what?" shi asked, then giggled at the absurdity of the question, as hir mother couldn't answer. "I'm with kit... my mate and I have decided to name it after you, so it'll stay in the family way."
Then shi stiffened when shi heard the sound of snapping branches, and spun around, hands outstretched as the air grew colder than usual.
"Who's there?" shi called to the darkness.
"Please miss... don't hurt me." Cried a weak child's voice, as the owner emerged.
It was a male fox morph, dirty, wearing torn and ragged clothing, clutching a fox plushie.
The herm vixen just smiled and lowered hir hands, then looked around some more.
"Are you alone?" shi asked the boy, who just nodded, shivering.
"Awww sweety, you're freezing, why are you here, all on your own?" shi asked, rummaging through hir backpack and took out a sweater.
"I'm hiding." He whispered, shaking with fright as well as the chills.
"H1?" shi asked, pulling the sweater over his head, enveloping his small frame with the warm article of clothing.
He nodded again, and started murring as his body started to warm from the oversized jumper, wagging his tail.
"Where's your parents." Shi asked, even though deep down in hir heart, shi knew the answer. His only reply was a sniffle and a whimper, as tears streamed down his face.
"Awww hunni, it's ok. Wanna come with me? I have lots of family and friends who would gladly welcome you and care for you." Shi said, hugging him.
"Yay" he said, hugging hir back.
"Ok, just wait over near the tree until I say my goodbyes." Shi instructed the kit, who scampered and waited near the tree for hir return.
Once he was out of earshot, shi placed hir bag on hir back again and turned to the gravestone.
"Well, it looks like another kit orphaned by those bastards of H1. Even though my work you started me on is over, there is still the clean up to do. I'll keep you in my heart and soul, until we meet in the afterlife. So long mother, and refrain from chasing those vixen angels up in Valhalla." Shi giggled, then turned and took the fox boys hands and made hir way back to the bike, stroking and murmuring comfort words to him.
As they left, the snow fell on the tracks they left behind, erasing all evidence that they were there, except for the two roses left at the stone monuments. The name on one read:
SHIR SUNRISE
DOB: 23rd September 2300
DOD: 8th March 2334
Beloved mate of Stephan and Illumanati and mother of Shir Solarblaze.
May shi rest in piece and watch over hir beloved like the sun of the dawn.
The second one read:
CRYSTEEN ICEWOLF
DOB: 2332
DOD: 2363
Beloved mate of Nordic and mother of Frostpaw.
May hir soul rest in peace and hir memory live on through hir child and family.
Hir sacrifice will not be forgotten.
THIS IS A FUTURE WIP...