I'll show you our home... {for Tikayla)

[Halo]

Jynxed Halo trots into the meadows of the high part of his lands, feeling the tall grasses tickling his sides and belly and suddenly feeling energized by his surroundings. He squeals with excitement and bunny hops, tossing his head before kicking it into high gear and racing across the field, scattering flower petals as he dashes through crowds of wildflowers, only to suddenly slam on the breaks and slide to a halt at the point where the river flowing through his territory drops at a ninety degree angle several hundred feet down to the lake’s surface.

Panting only slightly, he remembers Flying Heart and turns his head to see if she had followed. Lifting himself onto his hinds, he spins his direction back around and lopes back to her, turning around her back end and matching her pace right at her side. Affectionately he reaches over the space between them and nips and licks her shoulder, happy to have her here with him. “We’re home, Heart. What do you think? You should see the waterfall!”

He trots several paces ahead before slowly and turning his dial around to check her stride. Would she follow him? Maybe his excitement is irritating her, and if so he’d tone it down. But... “Sorry...I’m...just so happy that you’re here...” he admits bashfully
~Jynxed Halo

(OOC: I got to it anyway.

[Tikayla]

A small golden mare trotted just behind the perlino stag. Her hooves making small sounds against the ground. She broke out into a loping canter as he began to speed up. She didn't mind, she liked to run. She was very fast. She slows as he turns and returns to her. His nip is gentle, nice. She nuzzles him in return. His happiness is contagious and when he springs forward a few steps she follows. She is happy to be here. His words seem shy and she is happy. He isn't too pushy, she has dealt with stags like that. "I too am happy to be here," she murmurs. "I am even happier to be here with you." And she is, the lands are beautiful but they can't compare to the beauty of the stag, though beautiful is the wrong word, it describes him almost perfectly. She smiles happily at him and nuzzles him again. Her demenor is so happy and calm and so full of light it is beautiful.

[Halo]

The stag's tail swishes behind him, head bobbing in utter delight. She is happy and it makes him near overjoyed to know that he helped bring about the emotion so strongly in her. Halo only prays that he can continue to do so. "I'm glad," he whispers, leaning his muzzle in to nuzzle her before swinging his head to motion towards the sharp decline where the river ends and the falls behind. "Come see the falls," he encourages, turning to trot swiftly towards the edge. "Watch your step," he warns.

He looks down, admiring the rainbows dancing in the mists and, when he looks out across the trees, he is pleased with how they move like a sea in the wind. He doesn't think he could have picked a more beautiful place for his lands. "What do you think?" he asks, looking in her direction, attentive to her lyrics, so beautiful and sweet.
~Jynxed Halo

(OOC: Blah..stinks...)

[Tikayla]

Her breath catches as she surveys the land. She is in awe, sheer utter awe. His nuzzle was wonderful, now she is caught up in the beauty of the lands. They are so light and wonderful, they take her breath away. No, darkness could not thrive in this place. "Oh Halo, it is so, so beautiful. The rainbows, how they shine. I love them you know, they are one of my favorite things. She is so entranced that she barely notices the wet rock until she slips upon it falling to the ground with a thud. She feels a pain in her ankle, she fears it is broken, she prays that it is not as she rolls on to her side. "Could you help me up?" she asks as she struggles to regain her footing. She can bend her ankle, a relief. It is not broken.

[Halo]

Halo gasps in worry and surprise when Heart falls to her side, head dropping to gently nudge her to be sure she is okay. He inspects her ankle to be relieved to find it overall unharmed, licking it lovingly as if it could heal all wounds. "Are you okay?" he inquires sincerely, lending her his muscle to brace herself against so she will more easily be able to stand. "That was quite a fall. You scared part of my life right out of me, right there," he says jokingly. But his eyes don't stop looking her over, checking her for any sort of injury.
~Jynxed Halo

[Tikayla]

She scrambles to her feet with his help. "Thanks you," she whickers. Then she leans against him, more for his companionship than for his help. She is so thrilled by the closeness of him. But she is somewhat shy still. She knows that she loves him. It is easy to love someone like him. He is kind and easy to like. She steps close to him, her eyes search his. "Halo, do you love me?" she asks shyly, feeling a prickle of feet close over her. She has to know. She thinks that he does and she knows that she loves him but she wants to know if he loves her as much as she loves him. "I love you, if you wanted to know."

[Halo]

He allows her to lean against him, his muscles bracing to support her and not at all minding to hold her weight. Turning his neck, he nuzzles her chest and licks her neck before turning to gaze over his lands, feeling completely at peace. Things don't seem like they could get any better in this moment and he is content to stand here as long as she wants, the rushing sounds of his lands in his ears accompanied by the soft whisper of her breathing against his skin. The stag closes his eyes and heaves a slow sigh.

Flying Heart catches him by surprise by her question and his head lifts, head turning to regard her with a wide-eyed expression. Halo hadn't really thought about it...love that is. He thought he was simply being nice, but...could it be that there has been much more to it this entire time? His heart jumps in his chest, running circles as it frantically tries to communicate with his brain, to get the dumbfounded look wiped off his face and his mouth to form words to answer her with.

"I-I..." he begins, completely embarrassed now by his lack of words. He thinks for a moment, wanting desperately to look away but is too entranced in her gaze to tear away. What should he say..? "I...do..." he mutters, finally breaking away and turning his head downward, eyes focused shyly on the place between her right hoof and his left. Such a pretty hoof...
~Jynxed halo

[Tikayla]

Her eyes blaze at his hesitation and rage begins to scream at in her head. She can not see as she is blinded by rage. He waited one second to long. He had not thought of her in that way at all, she had misread and she felt like a fool. One thing she hated more than anything else. She turned away from him, tail swishing. She did not hear his words and she started to stalk away. "You don't do you? Well, if you don't love me then I am leaving Jynxed Halo," she says. She will not stay with a stag who does not love her as she loves him. She is nursing a bruised heart and she does not want to stay within his presence. Her tail swishing angrly she heads toward the edge of the territory. This place no longer holds beauty. It holds hate, dark, cold, hate. She stalks past the waterfalls and the rainbows. She doesn't even see them. She is so blinded. And this love and hate combining made her even angrier. She knew that she would love him forever, no matter how much pain he caused her. Still she could never go back. He would never like her, not even as a friend now that he knew. She had been rejected before and this hurt even more. Like adding salt to the wound.

[Halo]

He doesn't understand! What has happened? What did he do? He's never been so confused in all his life. Are all mares this...strange...this fickle? Maybe he knows even less about the world than he thought he knew. He's not even sure if he should go after her or not. It would probably damage things even more, so what does he do? There isn't anything he can do. Maybe...this is why his father didn't want him in his herd. It wasn't that he was too strong, but too weak...too stupid. Now it seems clear and he is alone.

Halo heaves a heavy, broken sigh, head lowering and eyes dulling with sorrow. He's never felt more...alone...so empty... "B-bye then...Heart..." he whispers to himself, turning his head and closing his eyes because he can't bear to watch her go.
~Jynxed Halo

(OOC: no idea what just happened or what you are planning.)

[Tikayla]

She heard what he said. She could hear the sadness and could smell the grief. Her senses screamed at her to turn around. To swallow her stubborn pride and go back to him. For the first time in her life she listened. She wheeled around and trotted back. Staying some distance away until she was sure of his intentions. She new that he was sincere and stepped closer to lie her cheek upon his. She knew that some explainations was necessary. Still she was not willing to explain herself. Her heart was healed and she knew that she belonged her.
"Sorry Halo," she murmured, eyes shining with love. And she can see that the love is reflected back in his own. At least that is what she hopes she sees. Then she steps back, giving him time to react.
((Sorry, I forgot to mention her mood swings.))

[Halo]

Halo doesn’t mean to but he flinches under her touch as if expecting her to bite the spot so gently touched. After her outburst he’s not really sure what to expect from her. But her whisper soothes the burns from the flames of her eruption, the injuries from the flames of her words still exist there but slowly heal under the balm of her apology. Slowly, hesitantly, he turns his muzzle towards her and touches it gently to the soft spot just before her cheek, nuzzling gently.

“It’s okay,” he whispers. She scared him, but he doesn’t want to say it. He softens his eyes towards her, warming their depths as he lifts his head and drapes over her neck as he steps closer, wanting to pull her close against him, to hear his heart and just...know. Everything will be okay...whatever she feels. Damn he feels so confused...but that’s alright. He doesn’t have to know everything at once.
~Jynxed Halo

[Tikayla]

When he touches her, fire burns her body she shivers with pleasure whenever he touches her. The pleasure becomes so great that she quakes with pleasure. "Sorry I freaked," she croons. Her voice low and husky. She is in her season and she knows that her hormones are taking over. The need is strong and it almost burns. She swallows these needs desperatly. She doesn't want him to think that she is weird. She steps closer to him. Unable to control that particularly strong need. His scent is so compelling. She breathes deeper, unable to stop. Admitting to herself that she is obsessed with him. No she could not leave. If what he felt was anything close to what she was feeling...
She listens to the rumble of the waterfall, then closes her eyes. Locking this memory in her mind forever. She will never allow it to leave her. She is so in love with this stag it hurts. It burns and she feels like she needs him. If he were to leave she would die, somehow. She knew that she could no longer live without him. Then she feels the sun upon her golden fur and sees it setting behind him. Illuminating him like some angel from heaven. Turning the cream to gold.

[Halo]

Halo stays near, enjoying the warmth of his beloved against his that mingles with his own body heat. He can feel something building, a want, a desire that he knows is not proper for two that have only met and yet it prods him with a strong will of instinct when he scents her. With his expression out of her view, he bites his tongue, a sort of warning to himself to keep in line. Ladies are to be treated with respect and kindness and he can’t give in to a stallion’s impulses.

“It’s okay,” he says quietly, lifting his head to nibble lovingly on the tip of her ear, breathing a warm gust of breath upon it. He feels the sunlight warm and pleasant upon his back, but it’s nothing compared to what it feels being near Heart. He licks her maw with affection, ears swiveling upon his head. “I just want to make you happy.” And he smiles, touching his nose to her cheek.
~Jynxed Halo

[Tikayla]

She hesitates, biting the inside of her cheek. What would make her happy was a foal, but could she build up enough courage. She loves him and she wants him, every part of him and to bear his foal, his very first foal. She isn't certain how to begin. Slowly she takes a step back, eyes revealing that she really doesn't want to.

"Halo, if you want to make me happy," she hesitates planning what hs is about to say,"Um maybe we could have a foal." She turns beet red under her golden fur and can feel the prickles of heat spreading across her face. She lowers her head so that he can't see her embaressment. She thinks that he wants her to have his foal but she can mistake horses. She hopes that he agrees to her request.

[Halo]

Halo blinks. Surprised again! He must really be off his guard to continually be shocked by this very same mare...his beautiful mare...his Flying Heart. He mentally shakes away the cooing thoughts and replays her words, studying the tone and wanting to be sure. The stallion doesn't want to do anything that she really doesn't want to do and he doesn't want her to submit to anything because she thinks it is what he wants. They are in this together, partners in a relationship. And neither one should have to suffer for the other one's desires.

"Are you sure, Heart?" he asks softly, tilting his head and lowering it so that he can look softly into her eyes. Her gaze speaks only sincerity and he smiles gently, nudging her chin to bring her head back up. "Don't be embarrassed, pretty Heart. To be honest...I was thinking the same thing." Halo allows a small sign of his own bashfulness to show so she may see that he feels as awkward about this as she does. "Now?" he inquires simply, turning his direction in the direction of the caverns. He's willing...but only if she is.