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Post by I Am Man on Dec 10, 2009 16:32:21 GMT -8
A lot actually.
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Post by I Am Man on Dec 11, 2009 18:51:21 GMT -8
Craig was getting a little uncomfortable with her being so close. Okay. But I think I kind of owed it to you. Um...uh...well...we sure showed him. Craig gave out a nervous laugh.
Bandhura noticed his nervousness and she smirked, "What the big bad wolf doesn't like me being so close?" she teased softly. She smirked, "Well..you know I Licked you cheek to wake you." she added. She stood to her paws and looked down at Craig, "Can you walk to the river?"
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Post by I Am Man on Dec 12, 2009 21:24:33 GMT -8
Craig became even more nervous. Uh...you did? Craig finally became more serious with the next question. Yeah I think so. Craig then tried to get up and that caused ever bone in his body to ache. He did bring himself to the river. But it was there he fell down again.
Bandhura ran over to Craig as he collapsed by the river and she nudged him with her snout. "It'll be okay. Drink some water and let your body rest. she said softly. She stepped over to the river and leaned her snout towards the water and lapped it up. Exhasuted from the problems earlier, she laid down on the bank by Craig. "Are you in alot of pain?she asked.
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Post by I Am Man on Dec 13, 2009 12:21:03 GMT -8
Um...not much pain he lied. He got nervous again since she was close to him. Well uh...I can't stand much I feel like I am about to faint. In fact just talking hurts. Let me rest for a while. He then passed out pretty much because he was so beat up and exhausted. He didn't hear a thing.
Bandhura nodded as she watched Craig sleep, she stood back up to her paws. She made her way to the river andwatched the fish swim past her paws, then they continued down stream. Her honey colored eyes narrowed as she watched closely and swatted into the water with her paw, she flicked a fish onto the bank.
A smile crossed her maw and she did it once more and hopped back onto the bank. Shaking her body she released the water trapped in her pelt, Bandhura grabbed the fish in her mouth. She started to rip at the fish eating the meat,once finished she laid down by Craig. She checked him to make sure he was still breathing and she rested her snout on his back, she kept watch over her friend.
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Post by I Am Man on Dec 14, 2009 16:29:09 GMT -8
Craig woke up finally in what felt like days. How long was I out Bandhura? He saw her on his back and got nervous again. Uh what are you uh...doing on my back? He did another nervous laugh. Um, I think I can stand now. He then tried to stand but fell down again. Well I am more messed up than I thought.
It's been a couple hours." she said softly. She looked up at the night sky and then back at Craig, " I was just watching over you. Making sure nothing else bothered your sleep.." she said sheepishly. She moved off of Craig's back and faced him, she looked tired.
"My den isn't far from here, if you want to go sleep until morning we can." she sighed exhausted. Her body felt weak and she needed to get some rest.
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Post by I Am Man on Dec 16, 2009 9:38:21 GMT -8
Sure. Thank you for watching me. Craig then went off again and amazingly his body came all the way to her den. Nice place. He then fell down again. Well I guess I will rest some more and he was out like a light.
Bandhura followed closely behind Craig as he went into her den, she gazed around once more before laying down by him. She noticed that he was already asleep and she crossed her ashen colored paws. She rested her snout on her paws and slowly her honey colored eyes closed. Sleep overtaking her.
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Post by I Am Man on Dec 16, 2009 9:39:04 GMT -8
Craig woke up again feeling a little bit better. He had the nightmare again. The one about him killing her mom. He awoke shaking. He thought to himself, she looks exactly like her mom and that is why this dream keeps coming up.
Bandhura shifted in her sleep and her honey colored eyes slowly opened, "Craig..is everything okay?" she said in a whisper. She looked outside and it was still dark out, "Did you have a bad dream?" she said softly smiling. Her gaze stayed on him and she sighed once more.
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Post by I Am Man on Dec 17, 2009 14:14:50 GMT -8
No it is not okay. I had a nightmare. I...it hurts to be around you again. Do you understand? I am sorry but I am just telling the truth. You look just like your mom. That is why it hurts.
Bandhura frowned and her eyes glanced at Craig, ”I..uh…I didn’t know I looked like my mother.” she whispered. She let out a heavy sigh and looked at the den floor, ”I’m not mad anymore eventually you need to let it go. I know she’s watching over me.” she added.
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Post by chromosomeaddict on Dec 18, 2009 8:02:13 GMT -8
I see that Craig's experiencing a bit of a crisis. Oh, dear. I look forwards to seeing what happens.
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Post by I Am Man on Dec 18, 2009 21:35:21 GMT -8
Yeah he has a lot of those.
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Post by I Am Man on Dec 18, 2009 21:36:59 GMT -8
That is the thing. I can't let it go. Why do you think all of this stuff is happening to me? It is my punishment. And I admit I deserve it! Craig then looked down not really sure if he wanted to go back to sleep. He didn't want to experience the nightmare again.
Bandhura listened to the pain in his voice and she winced feeling bad, "I..I don't know. I’m sorry you can’t forget it..but I haven’t been able to either." she admitted softly. Her yellow eyes gazed outside the den and she noticed a flash of lighting and a loud crack of thunder. She crept towards the entrance and saw the water fall from the sky, it rained hard.
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Post by I Am Man on Dec 19, 2009 22:48:07 GMT -8
Well let me go to sleep now. I am so sorry. I...uh I did deserve what I got. Craig then fell back to sleep. He hoped there was no nightmare.
Bandhura crossed her paws and let out a deep sigh, she rested her snout upon them. Her honey colored eyes watched the rain fall onto the forest floor. She could tell it was going to be a long night and the rain would cause some damages by the time she woke up.
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Post by I Am Man on Dec 19, 2009 22:49:41 GMT -8
Craig woke up the next day feeling a little better. He felt like he could stand finally but his legs still ached. Just then he heard something. He heard a gun loading. He shaked Bandhura. Get up! Run! I will hold off the hunter. Craig then ran forward and just like he knew it he was hit in the leg with the shot. He then heard hunting dogs.
Bandhura opened her eyes to stare at Craig as she heard the gunshots, “Oh no..” she said jumping up and following Craig. She could hear the dogs farther ahead then the hunter. Her yellow eyes peered into the foreat and her ears fell back to her head tightly as she could hear them getting closer. She panicked and nudged Craig, “Get up..Go..I’ll hold off the dogs.” She said giving him a stern look. ”Go..I will f ind you..”
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Post by I Am Man on Dec 20, 2009 21:10:53 GMT -8
No! You run! I will hold them off! If this is my punishment then so be it! Craig then ran toward the dog sounds. He then saw the dogs and they jumped on him. He flung them off and was ready for anything. He then heard a reload of the gun.
Bandhura ran up beside Craig and growled at him, “I’m not defenseless!” she snapped at him. She shook her head as she froze from the sound, a reloading gun. Her ears fell back and she stepped back slowly, “Hurry Craig. Before he kills us both..” she said trying to plead with him.
Jacko heard a gun reloading. He looked around and said to buster Stay here please Buster Anwsered. Ok, but be careful Buster said as he slipped back into the den he was in. Jacko ran towards the gunloads he saw 2 wolves and a hunter nearby. He growled softly. Then he howled to catch the hunter and the dogs attention.
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Post by I Am Man on Dec 22, 2009 18:31:22 GMT -8
Bandhura that gun only means one thing. We are both dead. Hey who is that wolf over there howling? He looked curiously at the wolf. What are you doing?
Bandhura’s honey colored eyes glanced at Craig, ”Your hurt! You need my help!” she said growling at him. Her ears perked forward as Jacko’s howl rang through the air, she stepped back. Her body tensed up as she heard the dogs approaching and the mysterious howl from the trees. She lifted her snout into the air and opened her jowls; she let out a deep howl towards Jacko. Announcing her presence could either kill Craig and her both or save their lives, she flashed her canines prepared to attack.
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Post by I Am Man on Dec 22, 2009 22:21:12 GMT -8
I need no one's help and neither do I deserve it. Is that wolf going to help us? Why does everyone want to help me? Craig groaned. He decided he wanted to be punished.
Bandhura’s yellow eyes looked down at Craig, “Get up..I’m here for you!” she growled softly. She grabbed him by his nape as she tried to lift him, she stepped back slightly. Bandhura looked up at the sky and watched as the clouds turned black and swirled, as lightning flashed and thunder cracked. Bandhura’s ears flattened to her head as the rain started to pour down on her grey pelt she felt the world around her go silent.
“Bandhura…Bandhura…” the voice was sweet and smooth as it trailed from the clouds. Bandhura looked up at the sky through the rain and she backed up slightly. The rain soaked into the earth and she felt her paws sink into the mud, she pulled them out frightened. “Mom..” Bandhura whispered.
The sky cracked and the rain poured down harder as a hint of light shone through the clouds, “Craig’s unfortunate situation is the doing of the great spirit. If you travel to the highest mountain top above the Red River, seek the spirit out. But Bandhura remember, Craig is more important to you keep him safe.” Bandhura’s mother’s face shown in the clouds, every time the lightning cracked across the sky.
Bandhura’s honey eyes flickered at her mother’s face and she nodded, ”I love you mom…” she said running after the clouds. She skid to a stop as the clouds blacked out and the rain poured down, she looked down at Craig and grabbed onto his nape pulling him. ”Get up..Craig..lets go..” she growled. A soft voice could be heard through the cracking thunder and lighting, the rain poured upon the two bickering wolves as the hunter and dogs approached, ”I love you Bandhura..” The wind whipped around them and Bandhura’s eyes glanced back to the forest as sounds returned to her ears.
-a familiar shadowy figure began to emerge from the saturated backdrop...-
Georges eyes flashed with a wild fury. His opportunity was not going to be taken by a mere bystander.
THE WOLF IS MINE!!!!!
He ran at immense speed towards the hunter and forced him to the floor. His fists tensed up as he prepared himself to put the hunter out of action, for good measure. He bought his fists down upon the hunters with the speed and savagery of a cornered feral beast, not stopping until the hunter stopped moving. He stood up, his face covered with a slight spray of blood from the melee.
He pointed a finger at his target
You're mine... he spoke in a shaky, almost drunken voice.
George unsheathed his knife, and began to make his way towards Craig and Bandhura...
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Post by I Am Man on Dec 23, 2009 21:15:16 GMT -8
I am getting up! Go save yourself! Craig got up with all the strength he could. He saw that the hunter was gone. Where did the hunter go? He then saw his long lost dad. Dad? Oh no Bandhura we gotta go. My father is even more dangerous than that hunter! Craig then ran with all of his might.
Bandhura watched with terrified eyes as George killed the other hunter and she snarled slightly. "Craig..What...Wait.." she yelled softly. She started to run after Craig, her eyes could see him not to much farther ahead she glanced back over her shoulder at George.
The rain poured down harder as the ground got sloppy and they started to run, the wolves ran back towards the mountains. The lightning cracked and snapped a tree down by Bandhura. She skid to a stop mud covering her body and she leapt over the log after Craig, "Craig.." she yelled through the rain. The thunder rumbled behind them like a raging bull, George was closing in.
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Post by I Am Man on Dec 25, 2009 18:14:23 GMT -8
Come on Bandhura! Keep up! He is going to try and kill us! Craig had never been so scared his entire life, Ironic he thought, he was scared of his own father. He ran as fast as he could while making sure Bandhura was behind him. Bandhura in here! He pointed to a cave.
Bandhura nodded as she ran after Craig, she leapt up onto a ledge and pulled herself up. She followed Craig into the Cave, she stopped for a second panting heavily. "Do you see him..watch for him.." she whispered. She stepped towards the entrance and poked her head out glancing through the rain. "Theres too much rain.." she whined. She shook her pelt and got rid of some rain water that was weighing her down.
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Post by I Am Man on Dec 26, 2009 12:26:47 GMT -8
Thank you for helping me back there. I...feel safer with no one else but you. I truly mean that. Craig then laid down. He was tired but he knew he was not safe yet. Not while his father was out there. He waited for things to quiet down a bit.
Bandhura's honey colored eyes glanced to Craig and she nodded, "Your welcome." she said smiling. She laid to laying to her belly by the entrance, she crossed her paws and rested her maw on them. She was exhausted and couldn't get the idea of her mother out of her head.
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Post by I Am Man on Dec 27, 2009 14:05:51 GMT -8
Hey I'll watch you go to sleep okay? Good. Craig smiled. He was starting to develop feelings for Bandhura which he couldn't explain. That really scared him there. He thought to himself, I killed her mother! There is no way she has feelings for me!
Bandhura nodded and closed her honey colored eyes, she let out a sigh as she fell asleep. She curled up in a little ball and shivered slightly from the cold rain. "We can keep moving tomorrow." she said softly.
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Post by I Am Man on Dec 28, 2009 19:20:51 GMT -8
He will never give up until I am dead. You go on without me. He is not looking for you. You will be safe. I will go ahead and accept my fate okay? Craig then looked down. His dad would never stop and he was tired of playing cat and mouse.
Bandhura opened her eyes and stood up to her paws, she got frusterated with Craig. Her growled slightly his way, "You don't understand I'm not leaving you." she said shaking head, she looked out at the rain. "You prolly aren't going to believe me but I saw my mother..in the clouds. She said if we go to the highest mountain above the Red River..we can find the "Great Spirit". The one that changed you..Craig..to change you back.." she said softly stepping towards him. Her honey colored eyes glanced away and she lifted her snout pointing deeper into the mountains, "The river isn't far from here.."
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Post by I Am Man on Dec 30, 2009 12:38:56 GMT -8
Me back? Craig was not sure if he wanted to change back. If that happens you know you will not see me again? The "Great Spirit" is what my ancesters believed in. Um I did not know the spirit really existed. Your mother? Are you sure?
Bandhura reclined back to her haunches in front of Craig, "I know I wont see you again, But...its what you wanted." she said coldly. She looked back out the cave as the rain slowed down and she sighed, "My Mother..yes..the great spirit too. It does exist...you have to believe." she said looking at him.
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Post by I Am Man on Dec 30, 2009 12:39:39 GMT -8
What I wanted? Yes. I did before I uh...got close to you I did. Now I don't know if I want to change back. But I have to! Because my dad will never stop hunting me!
Bandhura laid to her belly as his words rang through her ears, " Before you cared for me? We can get away from your father..he wont follow us up the mountain to the great spirit" she said softly thinking. She sighed and her paw scratched at the cave ground, her ears flickering slightly.
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Post by I Am Man on Jan 1, 2010 8:39:06 GMT -8
You don't know him like I do. He will find us wherever we go. He will hunt us down and kill us. Because he thinks I killed his "son." Craig looked down knowing this would be a hard journey.
Bandhura looked to the ground and thought in her head for a minute, "If he follows us to the mountain then oh well, we can lose him up there. By the time you change back, he won't know what happened. I promise I'll go with you every step of the way." she said with a warm smile to Craig. "Please Craig...you must. This is what is asked of you...by the spirit." she whispered.
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Post by I Am Man on Jan 1, 2010 8:40:31 GMT -8
Craig smiled. And why would you be with me every step of the way? He laughed. Okay we will go to where the Great Spirit said we would go. I can only hope we can make the journey.
"We can make it..have faith. Sleep now. Because tomorrow our journey starts.."she whispered laying her head back down. She let sleep take her and running through her mind was the scene of her mother. "mother.."she whimpered softly before falling back asleep.
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Post by I Am Man on Jan 2, 2010 13:01:22 GMT -8
Criag feel asleep. He had that same dream again. Except this time instread of her mother there was Bandhura right in front of him. He dreamed he shot her in cold blood. He awoke shaking again. Jeez! That was a nightmare!
-A ragged man sleeps under some pine tree branches suspended over a dug-out snow hole..-
George woke up suddenly
"What..what was that?..." He asked himself
He had dreamed of what he thought was him, shooting a cub-bearing wolf
Uh..nevermind..
George couldn't waste precious sleeping-time wondering about strange dreams. He need to get as much sleep as he could. It was past midnight, and he had an old enemy to track the day after..
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Post by I Am Man on Jan 3, 2010 19:56:31 GMT -8
He was awake still shaking. He didn't want to go back to sleep since he might dream the same dream again. He looked over at Bandhura. He smiled. At least she was still sleeping better. She deserved that after all he put her through. He wondered if his father would just walk in right now and kill him.
Bandhura felt the light shine in through the cave and she slowly opened her eyes and looked at Craig, “Morning.” She whispered. She stood to her haunches and stretched her hind legs forwards and her nails scratched at the cave floors. She let out soft yawn and then looked back to Bandhura, “Do you want to get some food then head for the mountain?” she asked softly.
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Post by chromosomeaddict on Jan 5, 2010 7:57:12 GMT -8
I'm sorry that I haven't commented in a while. I've been busy with Christmas and New Year. I look forwards to reading the rest of your story!
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Post by I Am Man on Jan 5, 2010 18:33:03 GMT -8
Thanks Sam a lot more to go.
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Post by I Am Man on Jan 5, 2010 18:34:06 GMT -8
"Um yeah sure. But I warn you I probably won't be much help since I couldn't sleep last night. I uh...had another nightmare." Craig really didn't want to talk about it. He tried to change the subject. "Yeah I am hungry. Let's get something to eat."
Bandhura nodded and smiled, "Well..we can work together." she said stepping out onto the soft earth. She saw the muddy surroundings and stuck her nose down sniffling for prey. She also looked around for tracks of a deer or maybe a rabbit, her honey eyes looked over at Craig.
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