Take my breath away... (Desoto)

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Watching every motion in my foolish lover's game
On this endless ocean finally lovers know no shame
Turning and returning to some secret place inside
Watching in slow motion as you turn around and say

Take my breath away
Take my breath away

Watching I keep waiting still anticipating love
Never hesitating to become the fated ones
Turning and returning to some secret place to hide
Watching in slow motion as you turn to me and say

Take my breath away

.:Kirah:.

Sleek and gold walked the she wolf she was not mangy but she was on the verge of exhaustion. Her tongue was all lolled out of her head in heavy irregular pants. Her deep set amber eyes were dark an almost garnet coloration but still amber. However they were glazed with dehydration and they contained a haunted look like something terrible had happened in her life. Where was she now she began to slow her pace near a stream where he legs just gave out making her fall to the ground with a thud knocking what little air she had in her legs to be released out into the ais a. It would take her a few days to recover her strength, stamina, endurance and all he rbodily fluids for she was severly dehydrated but she was fat enough. Her golden fur gleaming in the sun as her pink tongue snaked out of her mouth to lap up the precious cool droplets of water quenching her thirst that was so severe it felt like the water was trying to cool sand paper. She quenched her thirst after a few minutes of non stop drinking and closed her eyes as a headache started up and she moaned softly curcling her body up about her she would just sleep right here for awhile just to sleep nothing else then she would be on her merry way thats what she would do.

Through the hourglass I saw you, in time you slipped away
When the mirror crashed I called you, and turned to hear you say
If only for today I am unafraid

Take my breath away
Take my breath away

Watching every motion in this foolish lover's game
Haunted by the notion somewhere there's a love in flames
Turning and returning to some secret place inside
Watching in slow motion as you turn to me and say

Take my breath away
My love, take my breath away

[Arctic Fang]

*~[Desoto]~*

Desoto had much on his mind. His evil brother occupied his thoughts almost all of the time as of late. He longed to find him. He longed to know, to really know, if it was him that collaborated with the ones that attacked and wiped out his pack, his father's pack. If it was him Desoto would have no choice but to kill him, to quench the vengeance that he felt rising in his heart a little with each passing day.

Slowly he ambled through the forest. He had been accepted into the pack and sent out in search for food, though he found himself daydreaming about how he would rip his brother's heart out if it was indeed him that betrayed his entire family.

Soto shook his head. He 'must' concentrate on the things at paw. If he were to make a good name for himself in this pack he just had to come back with something big for the pack to eat, perhaps an antelope or a deer.

The beige male hunched down, determination glistened throughout his piercing crystal blue eyes as he began his hunt. His ears perked up. What was that sound? It was the sound of rushing water but there was something else, someone drinking. Soto etched his way forward upon his belly until he caught sight of female curled up by the water. She didn't look so good.

Soto was on the other side of the creek. He was perched safely up on the bank where he could watch the femme from a distance. In his mind he was trying to figure out what she was doing and why she was here. His blue orbs saw no one else around and so he thought it to be secure enough to approach the exhausted creature.

The male was very stealthy. He was tall and athletic and was able to move about without a single sound. Soon enough he was looming over her, sniffing the air, taking in her sweet smelling aroma. He wasn't sure if he wanted to wake her yet or not and so he simply sat down and then lowered himself until he was laying on his stomach, watching her ever so intently with his penetrating eyes.

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The fae simply did not stir she wasnt even aware of another prescence until somewhere in her mind it seemed to have a little red flag go up in her head. There was a new scent in the area and it did not belong to the birds and bees and whatever else little critter it was. It was definatly wolf and masculine it was almost as if she could taste the testosterone.Slowly one eye opened to look at the looming shadow and then the other amber eyes meeting those of an ice blue. Her eyes widened with a bit of surprise and she jumped up with a yelp and fell right into the little lake. She came up sputtering well she was awake now that was for damn sure. She groaned with a splitting headache and barely managed to get out of the water before crashing into the shade of another shade tree. She was soaked and dripping wet before she looked over at her visitor "sorry sir I will leave soon I just need some rest" she voiced softly in her angelic voice her fur now a dull gleam of what it looked like when it was golden and full of vibrant color. She looked at him perhaps he would let her stay she would gladly leave if her legs woudl support her but they wouldnt really it was to much exertion. So weak thats what she was especially now when she got better however she could be a valuable assset to the pack.

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*~[Desoto]~*

As soon as the female seemed so startled Soto was up on his paws with an agape muzzle and wide blue eyes. He didn't mean to frighten her so badly but for now the only thing that he could do would be to watch her as she seemingly flipped out. She seemed so weak that it surprised the male that she could jump about so much. He almost allowed a chuckle to escape his lips but he refrained since she seemed so serious.

Soto moved forward slowly so as to not frighten her again. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to give you a fright. Call me Desoto and you can stay for as long as you wish. I just joined the pack here at Emerald Twilight Glade and I'm sure that Haben wouldn't expect you to leave when you're so weak. Please lay down and rest. What pack do 'you' belong to?" The male didn't move into her to closely. Normally he would have nudged her with his nose to encourage her to relax but he thought the better of that since she seemed so scared and insecure.

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She had been merely startled is all nothing to bad just got her blood to pumping and her heart to hammering like a freight train. She sighed and began her little breathing in and out and finally got her beathing out under control and not beating wildly. She found out she had actually had strength but it was just enough so she could lift her head half way to look at the brute good enough while he spoke to her in soft like tones he was all male and he was handsome real handsome like a regular old everyday prince charming but she wasnt gonna let him spirit her off like some hoochie momma. He spoke to her like he knew her and that made her smile softly the smile lighting up her features making them show her age she wasnt exaclty young but she was a mature she wolf able to handle such things. "Haben?" he must be the alpha the way the brute before her spoke and it made her smile and she laid her head back onto her paws "thank you Desoto oh and by the way Im Kirah" she said softly once more her headache was going away and so was the stomach cramping maybe she just needed company or it was the water fault. "Pack? oh no I dont have pack" she said looking at him.

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*~[Desoto]~*

What Desoto felt for the female was pity. It seems that she's had a streak of bad luck that has happened to her, at least that's the way that it seemed. Why else would she be here looking so tired, worn out, hungry and thirsty? He approached her a little more and spoke with a smile. "Well it seems that today is your lucky day. I just joined Haben's pack. He's the leader in this area and I'm sure that he'd love to have another femme that desired to join his pack. I myself am shooting for the position of Beta. Perhaps you could join to be the Beta female?" Soto wasn't sure if the female had to be the mate of the male in the Beta rank but either way Soto would be willing to make sacrifices for the good of the pack, not that this female wasn't beautiful enough, she certainly was.

He kept these sort of thoughts to himself but smiled inwardly as he thought them....

Soto then did an odd sort of thing. He bent his head down and touched the tip of his nose to her forehead. The male had seen his mother do that in order to check for a fever. Kirah felt normal to him but still she was in need of some attention so that her strength could be renewed and her spirits jolted with some positive thoughts. For now though the male waited for her to respond before he would go get her some food and water.

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She didnt like it when wolves felt pity for her it wasnt right and encouraged herself to get better. She slowly let her eyes rest on his male form. Kirah didnt know what to do was she supposed to say something to this new comer male which she had no idea what to say. Her amber pools watched him with uncertainty as he began to speak of wanting a higher position and that he wanted beta and he wondered if she would like to be beta female. She hoped he knew what he was saying and settled for a smirk. As his eyes adoubly raked over her form was he willing to go through it to be her mate and to protect her in the dire crisis or would he simply let her fall victim to another. She decided to tell him the way ranks works not sure she was ready for the reaction that was waiting. She spoke and her words were soft "beta male would make beta female your mate you sure you want some nobody like me to be that" she asked curiously though her eyes held curiousity for his answer which she wondered what it would be. Her amber eyes held his blue one captivated by the sheer coolness of them yet they contained something soft yet assuring maybe he would as she waited for him to voice his answer she let her harks flick back and forth listening to her surrounding and her nose working over time as it scented out everything in the area as she waited patiently.

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*~[Desoto]~*

The male's cheeks blushed. He knew that it was to soon to be saying what he did but he said it anyway. "I am sure that any male would be honored to have you as his mate. I've known pre-arranged marriages that grew into something very beautiful." The male left it at that. He knew that fate would take him where it wanted him to go.

After answering her question he ambled over to the water and got her some and brought it back to her. It was then that he took his leave for a few moments. She could hear the rustle of him running about but he never told her that he was going to bring her back a rather large fresh rabbit to chow down on. It was only when he dropped it at her front paws that she found out. "Here... Eat and then once you've gained your strength we will go find Haben. That is if you want to join the pack? Do you?" He didn't want to push her into doing something that she wished not to do.

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Seeing his color darken she smiled coyly she didnt know she could have such an effect on males adoubly she had a certain value to them. She couldnt help but giggle slightly at his words. "However they work out because their family tells them to make it work out or bad things would happen but I see no problem with the prearranges" she said. "Speaking of them my mother and father were pre arranged " she said softly thinking back to the stories of how upset her mother was that she was being force to marry someone she didnt know much less love however that rogue she had saw turned out to be exactly the prince she was destined to marry. It made Kirah smile how times changed she looked the brute over he looked able enough and well enough to be suitable mate she would oblige. She watched him with careful hidden look as he brought her some water which she drank with a careful lapping. She picked her head up she was feeling better the little rest had helped yet where was the handsome brute going now. When he left she simply sighed and listened her harks twitching with the rustling of leaves she saw him emerge from the trees a large rabbit snared in his jaws. Her mouth started watering and suddenly her stomach growled at the site of the kill and she had the grace to blush her own. "Thank you so much for all you have done" she said with a beaming smile looking healthier. " I would also like to see this Haben and ask for his acceptance in this lovely pack" she said softly.

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*~[Desoto]~*

She was laughing. This was a very good thing....

Soto laid in front of her, grinning from ear to ear when she told him that she didn't mind pre-arranged marriages and then when she thanked him for being kind. It was the least that he could do. This would also get him some brownie points with Haben, not to mention the fact that this femme could indeed end up his mate, which excited him endlessly. "You are very welcome. It's the least that I could do. I don't believe in letting a helpless creature struggle if I can be there to help." Soto was true to the heart, light to the core.

The male looked into her eyes, his crystal blue cisterns seeming very penetrating as if he could see into her very soul. He spoke softly. "If you wish we can stay here for the evening and then I'll take you to him in the morning. I feel no threats here. I think that we'll be fine for the night. We can bed in the thickets over there, right beneath the large pine tree. The needles will prove to give us a soft bed." He smiled at her. "You are looking better already. I'm sure that you'll be fine to move at dawn." Soto then got up in order to inspect their resting place.

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She wasnt that helpless was she she didnt think she was she could be wrong. Kirah simple smiled and shook her head like she knew what he was thinking. She sunk her teeth into the plump rabbit chewing delicatly on the rabbit eating the bits of tender flesh it was succulent and it was lovely tasting. She lifted her head licking her chops clean of the blood. "I would like to stay here atleast til morning then we can move out if that is what you wish" she said casually like he was in command which he was. He was more welcome here than she herself she hadnt even met the wolf in charge but she believed him to be more than willing to let her stay atleast she hoped so. "Yes that would be lovely to sleep under the stars" she said with her own grin she never slept under the stars always in dens which were dark and dry not out on the field in pine limbs to in the dewy air and so much more. She smiled "why thank you" she said watching him get up to go inspect the thicket while she placed her head on her paws waiting for him to return to give her the okay.

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*~[Desoto]~*

Desoto returned with a grin as his eyes then looked toward the heavens. It would be dark soon. The sun has already begun to paint its decent in the sky and the moon was chasing it. He was pleased. The next day would prove to be interesting but his mind thought more of the night that was ahead of them.

After his careful inspection of the sky and then of their resting place he looked down at the female. "Do you feel well enough to come to our resting place? You can bring your meal with you." Instead of waiting for her to pick the rabbit up in her jaws he plucked it up for her and waited for her to rise.

Of course the male would allow her to chose her place of rest first and then he would follow. He only hoped that she wouldn't think that his way was strange. Soto comes from the North and so it was custom for the pack to sleep together for the warmth, even with strangers that were just staying for the night.

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Her eyes followed his to the heavens and she smiled the sky was a various array of pinks and off dark purples and yellows. It was beautiful and she slowly pulled herself up to her hauches she actually had strength that was somethign odd maybe it was this male who was giving her emotional strength to continue. She stood up kind of wobbly but it balanced out so smooth "yes please lets head over that way" she said walking slowly into the area where she had seen him stopping only for him to finish leading the way she had only seen where he went. When he got beside her and finished leading the way and stopped she laid down once again. It didnt bother her to sleep with others wolves it was only natural and actually very soothing for her wolf instincts to let her feel like she was in a pack. She sighed softly "oh im full if you want the rest of the rabbit you can have it" she said very kindly after all she doubted she could eat another bite of the rabbit she was stuffed. Her amber eyes watched him waiting to see where he was going to lay probably beside her which made her heart speed of unexpectantly she felt like a young wolf with a crush which she felt like she was doing now she didnt even know this wolf but it didnt matter to her.

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*~[Desoto]~*

Desoto wasn't really worried about love at this point, even more so since she said that she didn't see pre-arranged marriage as wrong. To him he was only doing what he felt to be natural, an instinct that was built into him but at this time he would not force himself upon her since she was very weak and plus she wasn't even in heat, the aura that made resisting her futile. Even given his desire was still so strong to have this female he was still a generous lover.

He placed the food at her reaching distance. Soto wasn't about to take her food nor was he really hungry for it anyway. The male had only one thing on his mind. "I'll lay it here for you just in case you are hungry for it later." He approached, very masculine looking as he loomed over her delightfully looking frame. Soto then took his place behind her, wrapping her up warmly with his body, tenderly rubbing a soothing paw down her side so that she'd be relaxed and at home with him being so close.

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Kirah watched him curiously with dark amber orbs. What was this look hunger or lust. Probably a bit of both he could very well be hers or was it already that he was hers. She looked at him with a an asking look as he turnd away the rest of the meal she offered sure she would eat it in the morning she understood he wanted to help her and build up her own strength but he could eat to he needed his strength as well. "Thank you again Desoto" she said softly her eyes beaming with joy she was feeling alot better. She felt his prescence looming over her she merely watched him though her gaze was playful. When he laid down beside her she relaxed her feeling his fur brush againt her own golden peltage and she smiled softly letting her banner pat the ground lazily in a friendly gesture. When his paw raked down her back she resisted the urge to move away it just startled her so she moved into his touch. She smiled lazily and licked his muzzle in a friendly gesture betcha that got his attention to her this relationship was moving slowly it did not bother her.