How do I get home..? (Eira)

[FireMist]

Eira started to wag her tails and smiled. "Now, is this den a little cramped? Or is it just me?" She laughed as she moved closer to Caspian to lick his shoulder and the side of his neck, and then put her head on his back. Eira had to crawl very lowly to climb over him. Her back hit the top of the den as she got outside the den. She looked at the reflection of the sun on the little puddle of water she dug, and then put her paw to her face to look at. She walked to the side of the den, so then when Caspian gets out, she will walk alongside with him to find a bigger area to sleep. *What if I get accepted into a pack, but it isn't his?* Eira erased that thought and remembered that Caspian said they could see each other anytime they want. She looked into the den and then looked at the entrance. *Hm,* she thought, *Well, maybe if I dig around the sides it might help?* She smiled and looked into the den and said, "Well come on you silly fur!" Eira chuckled and looked at Caspian. Her best friend.

[Caspian]

Her tails were wagging again. He was happy to see her joyful once more. He chuckled at her words and blinked as he looked about the den His eyes warm and knowing.

"Only a little cramped. Oh, no its totally just you," he teases as he smiled at her. Then he tenses a little. She moved closer to him and he wasn't sure why. He forced himself to relax. After all, this was his only and best friend.

When she licked his should, he relaxed fully and laughed faintly. His past was causing him to feel on edge in the small den. Her head rested on his back for a split second. That second was enough to make him flush a pale red under his fur.

She crawled over him with what seemed like ease. Here he was, a fish on land. A fish on land and in a hole in the ground. He laughed inside as he thought of what his mother would have said to him. He watched out of the corner of his eye as she hit her back on the roof before slipping out of the den fully.

He watched as he twisted his body to look at her. She was admiring herself in the small pool of water. He smiled at that, glad he had made her look herself over. Then she moved off and he had to figure his own way out of the den.

He was wiggling out of the den when he heard her tease him again. "I'm coming! Hold your elk Fluffy!" he teased back as he wiggled free of this den.

[FireMist]

Eira smiled at the words 'elk fluffy,' and gave out a short laugh. As he came out, she stood right by his side, almost touching shoulders. "So, you wanna find a bigger den to sleep in? Do you wanna go find some food? Or do you want to play some more?" She crouched down with her tails wagging like crazy, and flopped over on her stomach. "It doesn't really matter to me, because I can do anything right now!" Eira took a quick glance over at the lake and then at Caspian. "If we're going to look for a bigger den to sleep in, we have to find it somewhere where there is water really close to the den; and where we can both fit and still have a lot of room to climb out, and the floor of the den has to have grass, so it's soft. I've seen many dens where there's grass on the floor." Eira let out a big sigh, and tried to remember all the things they had to look for. She walked over to the small water hole and took a quick sip there. *I hope it rains soon,* she thought, looking up into the sky.

[Caspian]

Her laugh made him smile as he shook the dirt from his fur. His eyes warmer than before. He was away from his pack, sure. Yet, he was feeling more at home, at ease with her here. When she stood by his side, he seemed to freeze up.

This is where I want her. My best friend. By my side forever. I never want to lose her. I understand it now. With her shoulder barely brushing me.. Its sending me an odd feeling. His thoughts danced in his head, and he blinked to keep them out of his eyes.

"We can find a den. Then we can catch something to eat. That way we aren't out in the open for predators to pick us off or steal our food. We can play some more after we get settled though!" He replies warmly to her.

As she crouched and her tails wagged he smiled. Once she was on her stomach, he had to smile brightly. "I get the feeling you can do anything anytime! All this pent up energy!" He followed her gaze and smiled.

"If we go to the lake, we can stay in my den. Its very big and its well hidden. You will have to swim, or you could ride on my back over to it though. My den has moss and grass all over the floor to make it cozy as well.

"Rain would be nice, but here its rare. If the stars were out I could warn for the next storm. The Great Spirits would tell me. Sadly, the sun still hangs in the sky."

[FireMist]

"If we go to the lake, what food is around there? I could swim, I'm just wondering though. Also, is your den in the pack territory? I wouldn't want to intrude." Eira twitched her ears when she heard Caspian say, 'The Great Spirits.' She looked at Caspian and thought that would be a good story for him to tell before they both fall asleep in the den. After his response, she then got up and said, "Ok then, let's go to the lake!" *What if we will have to end the journey late? We''ll be able to hunt together, and sleep in the same den. What would we do in the morning? Would I have to leave right away?* Eira thought about what she was thinking, and just dropped it. *I'll cross that river when I get there,* she thought. She walked over to Caspian, almost touching shoulders again, and tugged ever so gently, it was like she wasn't even trying to tug it was so soft. After that, she licked the side of his neck and started to wag her tails and smile. "Well, shall we be leaving?" Eira said with a big smile on her face.

[Caspian]

"Fish. I love catching them. I can get plenty of them for you. If you swim it will be tough. The island is pretty far out in the lake. I'll keep an eye on you though. Yes, it is. But you have nothing to worry about thanks to my ranking. I'm a Priest. One of the most respected wolves in the pack," the Cael said warmly to her questions and worries. He noticed her ears twitch and smiles softly.

Her gaze mad him smile brighter. She seemed to be thinking of something. A story maybe? He couldn't tell, but he knew it would be fun. Knowing her like he felt he truly did.

She was on her paws once more making him jump a little. She was a fast little wolf and he was starting to respect it. Her voice made his ears flick forward.

"Okay. Lets move on then," he replies as he starts walking slowly. His fish half dragging the dirt beneath him. She is thinking something. I can't read minds though. We can hunt, I'll teach her to fish like my kind. Maybe she can teach me to hunt like her kind as well. We can share the den tonight, if she is willing to stick around. Maybe even learn about each other.

The thoughts swirled in his mind and he paused to look at her. "In the morning we can play some more!" he adds warmly to it all. He felt the tug as she joined him and nodded. "Lets go!"

(Want me to make the lake thread?)