Silence&Storm (OPEN)

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[atrb=background,http://i49.tinypic.com/2wo91jn.jpg] **********@rr0w********** The male dolphin took a deep breath of cool, damp air. He looked at the tall stone ceiling above him. He emerged from the fog into a sort of cave. "Anybody there?" he said. Silence. His call just echoed off the cave walls, finally fading into the mist. He could hear the drip, drip, drip of the water coming off the moist rocks the steady pitter patter of the heavy rain outside. He hoped it wouldn't get any worse. He glanced up at a crack in the roof. It let in a pale blue glow and the black rain showed up against the light. It was like a stripe of dark glitter in the air. There was the smell of storm in the air. The male was tense and unmoving. All of a sudden, thunder was drumming in his ears, almost bursting his brain, and lightning crackled in the skies. He saw a flash of bright white. And then, almost as quickly as it had started, the storm stopped. He could still hear a gentle tapping from the cave ceiling. It was raining lightly now. The dolphin breathed a sigh of relief. He sank underwater, blocking out all sounds. He looked around the shadow, murky water. It smelled cold and musty. He hoped someone would come along soon. He wanted to explore the cave more but was worried that if the storm rose again he would be trapped in the caves all alone with nothing but rocks and fog. There was no living thing here. But actually the dolphin found it quiet relaxing to be drifting along the moonlit caverns, with the mist floating around him. It was like that special treatment that the humans had given him. What was it called? Steaming. Ah, that's it. The cliff caverns were a place where darkness and light could come together. Truly enchanting, the dolphin thought. But that wasn't the only thing that was on his mind... He was waiting for someone. She would come if she wanted to spend the night with him. He hope she would. "Where is she? Where is she?" He murmured. She was probably on her way, he reassured himself. For now, all he could do was wait.

[*~Lokee~*]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,400,true][bg=ffffff] Where had the day gone? Just earlier she had met another wonderful dolphin. One she wouldn't mind seeing again for the rest of her life... but now, it was nighttime. The blazing sun had been chased away by the pale moon but that was fine. It was late and while not all of her energy was gone, most of it was... but not all. The she-dolphin was going at a leisurely speed. Not too fast, and not too slow. She even managed a few lazy breaches just for the heck of it. Soon though, something stopped her in her tracks. A flash of lightning overhead signaled the approach of a storm. Then, the boom of thunder sounded. Lokee squealed and then dashed farther down under the waves. She paused and looked around... it was awful dark... She sent out a few clicks of echolocation. She saw what looked like a cavern... wasn't that where Arrow said he'd be going? A thrill of happiness went through her. Arrow! Arrow! She wanted to see him again. She could stay the night with him, too! It would be wonderful! Maybe they could even find something else to do that would be fun! Heck, anything would be fun with him! Lokee rushed to the surface of the water to take a breath of air. Now, she could see that the storm was stopping, only a light rain was happening now. A smile formed on her face as she headed over to the caverns. She headed halfway in and looked around... she could only see darkness and mist. However, she just knew someone was here. Please, let it be Arrow. She let herself sink farther into the water and she sent off another click of echolocation. What she saw raised her spirits and sent her doing happy somersaults. It was Arrow! Just as she had hoped! Arrow, Arrow! It's me, Lokee!"

[/color] She raced over to him and brushed her front fin against his as she stopped alongside him. She smiled and clicked happily. "I found you! I found you!" She practically sang.
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[atrb=background,http://i49.tinypic.com/2wo91jn.jpg] Arrow squeaked with delight. "Lokee, you made it! I was really worried you might get lost in that horrible storm! I hate storms..." he went all quiet for a second, but soon remembered Lokee was floating right next to him. "Boy am I glad to see you!" he exclaimed. "I really like you..." he began. He "blushed" and looked at his tail. He was a little shy at times... He felt a little embarrassed but he knew there was no need. Arrow nudged Lokee's dorsal fin. "Why don't we head over to that corner? There are some flat rocks we can rest our fins on. It's a little spooky but relaxing. I tried it earlier while waiting for you." He thought about how bored and restless he was when he was waiting. Not now. he was never bored with Lokee. He swam over to the rocks, looking back to make sure if Lokee was following him. She was. Would she follow him anywhere if he asked? He was tired, but he managed a funny looking lopsided swim, gradually making his way over to the rocks by bobbing up and down, leaning towards the right. He slapped his tail lazily, so it slowly pushed him forward. The moon shaped scar on his fin glowed in the dark caverns. When they got to the rocks, Arrow helped Lokee position herself comfortably on the flat surface. There was a moment of awkward silence. Arrow shuffled closer to Lokee so they could keep warm. He felt her breath on his cheek. The still water soothed him into a drowsy peacefulness. "What now?" He asked.

[*~Lokee~*]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,400,true][bg=ffffff] Lokee giggled as the others dolphins embarrassment was evident. In his words and how he acted. The she-dolphin rubbed the side of her face against his, reassuringly. "No need to be nervous, Arrow! I really like you too!" Her loud spoken voice resounded through the water as she spoke and she paused for a little bit. Should she have said it that loud? She wasn't really sure... she was never this unsure of herself. Well, at least she knew that Arrow liked her too. Lokee looked at Arrow when he nudged her. The corner he had indicated looked rather nice and she bobbed her head up and down in a nod. "Okay, okay. That place looks nice. It'll be nice to sleep on." She followed Arrow over to the rocks. She would have laughed at his awkward looking swim, but she was tired too and unsure whether she looked any better... At the rocks Lokee watched Arrow trying to position himself for a few seconds. Then, she tried it herself. Turning to the side and likewise, moving her tail to push herself forward like Arrow. However, she found it slightly difficult and if not for the male she would most likely not have succeeded. A happy sigh escaped from her maw as she laid there. The rocks were a little bit cold, as was the water in this area... but then Arrow shuffled over to her and their shared body heat made it warmer. She smiled and tried edging herself as close to him as she could. "What now?" Lokee half lowered her eyes. She was starting to get really comfortable now, and with comfortableness came sleepiness. She blinked and tried to answer Arrow's question. "What now? I think now we should sleep... maybe tomorrow we could explore..." Her voice wasn't like the earlier loud expressiveness. Now her voice was soft and almost sweet sounding. It was because of the oncoming drowsiness. She blinked her eyes slowly and fought the oncoming sleep. "But now... I'm tired..." Her voice became lower, barely audible as she dosed off into a peaceful sleep.

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[atrb=background,http://i49.tinypic.com/2wo91jn.jpg] Arrow sat silently beside Lokee for a long time. He watched her back rise and fall as she breathed. He felt calm and content snuggled up beside Lokee. He closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep... Arrow was dreaming. He was swimming over gigantic waves with Lokee, the Dusky Dolphin whom he had fallen in love with. She was leading him over a long stretch of sea, but he didn't recognize where they were."Lokee, where are you taking me?" He asked. Lokee didn't answer, she just looked straight ahead and kept on swimming. Now the waves were even bigger, massive arcs of bright blue. Arrow didn't have to swim anymore because the waves started to carry him. The waves rolled on, growing twenty meters tall, and dropping rapidly, like a roller coaster. He had lost sight of Lokee. "Lokee, Lokee, Lokee!" he muttered as he twisted and turned. "Where ARE you?!" Suddenly the waves stopped. The ocean scene was being washed away and was replaced by the cliff caverns. Morning light streamed in from the cavern entrance. Lokee's head was resting just above the water on a round black rock next to him. She was still asleep, and Arrow decided not to disturb her. He sighed happily and laid his head on her back. It was warm and wet. He breathed in the fresh scent of Lokee's body. It was a sweet and salty aroma, and faint traces of seaweed clung on to it. Arrow felt comfort, energy and fun in the air. He guessed it was coming from Lokee's sleeping body. The water was still icy cold but Lokee's warmth rushed through him. Oh how lucky he was to have a friend like her. A friend. Just a friend. Again Arrow thought about how he wished for their relationship to deeper and stronger than just friends. He temporarily erased that from his mind and imagined Lokee and him playing in the warm afternoon sun. Perhaps they could sunbathe like what he did when he liked to relax. He couldn't wait until she woke up.

[*~Lokee~*]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,400,true][bg=ffffff] Ah, after she had fallen asleep. What glorious dreams she had! They were about her newfound friend, how wonderful! She didn't even want to awaken from the realm of endless pristine waters and the feeling of perfect serenity. But alas! Dreams do not last forever, as was the case here. What had first awaken her was the morning light. At first she just ignored it, simply turning away from it and pushing her head further toward the dolphin next to her in an attempt to block out the light. It worked... for a little while... until she realized that Arrow had changed positions. His head atop her back. It wasn't that she didn't like his head there, quite the contrary, she enjoyed it... and that was the problem. She was a little nervous. Why, she again didn't know. She was always so unsure around her friend. Friend? Was that all? She didn't want it to be... but what did she want from him... to be his mate? ...Maybe... maybe, that would be nice... very nice actually. She would love to be his mate! But wait, why was she thinking about him like this? He didn't like her like that did he? She doubted it... they had only just met so he probably was forming an opinion about her... A weighty sigh escaped her mouth as she thought about this. She wasn't sure if Arrow was awake yet, but if he was then he would surely hear that sigh come form her mouth. It had been quite loud and most likely showed her current feelings... but whatever. Who cared at the moment? She didn't! She just wanted to be happy. And revealing your true feelings would make you happy, yes? There was that stupid voice agian... but it was actually right... but there was no way that she was going to do that! It was suicide! It could ruin how far they had already gotten... she would have to wait... right up until he said something first... If he ever did... God-forbid that he didn't ever say anything...

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[atrb=background,http://i49.tinypic.com/2wo91jn.jpg] Arrow was thinking the same thing. Did Lokee like him as much as he did? He needed to find out urgently! But how would he say it? He couldn't just shout, "Lokee, be my wife!" could he? Besides, if he told her and she didn't really like him after all, she would probably leave and not speak to him. But what if she was thinking the same thing? He decided to wait for now. But he quietly said, "I've been waiting my whole life for someone special. Lokee, whenever you're around, all I see is you. You have me spellbound, I can't take my eyes off you. You are like a single vibrant red rose in a white rose bush. What else can I say..." He was cut short. Lokee uttered a single sigh. Arrow jerked his head towards her. Was she awake? What if she had heard him? Perhaps it was better if she had heard him accidentally rather than if he had meant to tell her. He just hoped she really liked him too. Arrow shifted his head back to floating on the water. As much as he liked resting it on Lokee's back, he knew she needed some peace and quiet. He decided to take a short swim around the caverns. He half hoped Lokee had heard him saying he loved her. He used the sea water to wash the gunk out of his sleepy eyes and forced his body fully awake. He swam around the caves contentedly and got into his breaching. Lokee loved breaching. Arrow liked it too. Oh, if she could see him now! He sailed in the air, and shooting through the surface of the ocean into underwater, well, like an arrow. He was a graceful dolphin. He spun around like a torpedo and made some big waves with his tail. He dived down, plunging into the dark and still sea. He almost hit the rocks, but he quickly reversed his direction and flew upwards. He did a huge jump. He was a little of balance when descending that time and landed with a loud splash. He turned around to check on Lokee. Had his belly flop woken her up?

[*~Lokee~*]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,400,true][bg=ffffff] Arrow's voice... she heard it... and the words that he had said. Had he meant all of that? Lokee's body felt like it went rigid, when in reality she hadn't moved at all. She was too happy to move. What would she do?! What would she say!? That same thing? Or what? She could feel Arrow change his head to floating in the water. She let him go on thinking that she was asleep... she need time to put her thoughts together. Now... she had to let Arrow know that she had heard him. How? Well, maybe she would think of something on the go. Yes! That was how she always thought! She'd tell him right now. That was when he left. Right when she was about to say something too... She watched him swim away, rooted to the spot. She was powerless to do anything at the moment. She simply watched him, the powerful way he swam. She wanted nothing more than to watch him... Unknowingly she was starting to swim after him. She wasn't moving very fast and was undoubtedly too far back for the male to notice her. At the moment though, she was too entranced by him to do anything other than watch him. He was breaching... one of her favorite pastimes. Although, at the moment she was just content to let him do all the breaching. His twisting and turning looked magnificent! She watched him narrowly avoid hitting some rocks. Then, he made a huge jump and landed with a loud splash. Then... he turned to her. Well, there was nothing for it now. She knew that he would see her so she may as well speak first... Fortunatley words seemed to come to her without to much thought. They just seemed to come from her mind unbidden, "Arrow... I know that I just met you yesterday and by all means, I shouldn't feel as I do now. But I can't help it. Arrow, I know that you know I like you as a friend... but I want you to know..." She swam closer and touched the side of her beak gently to his. "I like you more than that... I love you, I know that's what this feeling is." Her voice was nervous but her eyes were sure. Everything she said was true. The warm feeling she got when getting to be with him, how she never wanted to leave him... She loved him... and he loved her. She looked into his eyes and a smile made its way onto her countenance. "I know that you feel the same way too... I was awake earlier this morning." Her more serious side was brought out at the moment. It had something to do with the fact that she was super nervous right now and that her silly side probably wouldn't be of much use at the moment. However, she was far from her assassin job serious... this was a different type of seriousness...

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[atrb=background,http://i49.tinypic.com/2wo91jn.jpg] Arrow stared at Lokee. He couldn't believe it. All this time she had loved him too? He was shocked. Paralyzed. When he came back to his senses he somersaulted with joy and swam to Lokee. He brushed his fin on hers and said, "Now I am yours and you are mine. We'll never be lonely or depressed again!" He twirled and whirled around in the water. Lokee looked very happy too. He rubbed his snout to Lokee's and smiled. "Now, how about we start our relationship with a game of tag?!" He grinned and sped downwards, hoping Lokee would follow. Of course, Arrow didn't want them to be serious mates at first, he wanted to take it easy. So they would spend a lot of time playing and having conversations with each other. Sort of like a girlfriend-boyfriend relationship. After they got to know each other much better they could have calves... maybe. That was far off, and for now Arrow would enjoy himself. He looked up to the surface. He could see Lokee's snout poking through the light blue waves. She was coming! Now they could play!

[*~Lokee~*]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,400,true][bg=ffffff] "Now, how about we start our relationship with a game of tag?!" Lokee smiled and bobbed her head up and down in assent. That sounded like a wonderful way to start it off. She watched Arrow zoom off. The start of their relationship... She was so happy! They would get along so well! Especially if they could play most of the day and then talk to each other and learn more about each other! It seemed so great! She clicked happily and chased after Arrow. He was fast, but so was she. She swam after him. She started to gain on him then she touched his tail fin with the side of her beak. Then she zoomed away, heading to the surface. She leaped a little bit out of the water so she could take a breath, then she was back in the water. She giggled as she raced to try and get away. She thought about Arrow's previous words. Would they really not ever be depressed again? Lonely she could understand since they would get to be together and that would cure any lonely feelings. She was happy about that... but depressed? Could she confide in the dolphin about the real reason she was transported out of her old home? Would he still love her? There really was only one way to find out... but she was afraid to tell. Maybe later she would... her past would rear its ugly head sooner or later... "Catch me if you can, Arrow!" She laughed, trying to push those bad thoughts out of her mind. Right now she would just focus on their admittance to their love. That alone could keep her happy for the rest of her life it seemed.

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[atrb=background,http://i49.tinypic.com/2wo91jn.jpg] ****************** Arrow was impressed by Lokee's speed. He squeaked with surprise as she tapped him on his tail. "Catch me if you can, Arrow!" she giggled. "Okay, it won't be long!" He called back. He would get her back, though! He glanced mischievously her way, and, with a splash, dived underwater and raced after her. He thought how wonderful it was to have Lokee. He chased her around the caverns, trying not to tire himself out. She wasn't much faster than him, probably the same, but she could swim for a long time. He had a sudden burst of determination and energy, and flew through the air, landing right in front of Lokee. "Tag!" he grinned as he playfully snapped at her fin. He swished his tail over her back and sped off, spraying Lokee with a salty wave. Arrow laughed with joy. Perhaps they should go into the open ocean to play, as there was more space. "Lokee, at dusk, I will go to the East Island to relax. If you have time maybe you can come and talk." He smiled. "But for now, where should we head to that has more space for swimming?"