All Alone ? (Open)

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A soft cool breeze made it's way threw the land causing anything light enough to be picked up and carried away with it to an unknown destination. Many would not want to be alone on a night like this. They would want to be surrounded by their friends or maybe their lovers. That was not possible for the traveler who now floated threw these woods. She used to have them but that kind of life was well behind her. Now she walked the earth waiting for an end to her lonely existence. She had servile choices to rid herself of this feeling. She could anger some magic user and go to the other side that way. She had a nagging feeling that choice would be very painful. The other choice was that she could try to make a companion or at least find someone who dose not want to run at first sight. Sigh like that would ever happen.

In life she had a life. She was well known. Now she was just a creature who was trapped in this realm. But all was not lost. There were some benefits to being a ghost. You could walk threw walls. You did not feel pain from attacks. All sorts of things. But there was also some draw backs. You could not stop reliving your death. You could not touch anyone or anything. To make things worse you were considered a monster by most. She could never blame them for running from her . After all her appearance was sort of fighting to those who had never see a creature like herself. She also had wounds that always bled making a small trail of blood where ever she went. Of course most did not see that. In fact most never saw her. This just served as a constant reminder that she was not of this world.

The ghost now stopped as she came to a small clearing in the woods. She smiled looking around at the trees that surrouned her.. This would not be a bad place to hang around for a while. She crossed her legs as she floated about three feet from the ground. She then looked up with her glowing eyes. She had to wonder who would be foolish enough to go in to the woods after dark. Probably no one but she would watch and wait. Maybe they would be friendly.

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The woods! The woods! He simply loved the woods and all of their neat smells and sights to behold, but he loved cities just the same, but the woods tended to be just as equally entertaining at times when he was traveling- albeit lonely.

In the woods there were creatures, rabbits and things that scurried about, too bad the rabbit he was chasing didn't seem to want to be his friend. Following the rabbit to a hole, he stood over it, admiring the home for a moment before crouching down on his knees. He smiled happily.
"Come on, little, rabbit, come on out. I won't hurt."
The rabbit only peaked it's head out curiously, and Feni, excited it listened, beamed.

However, he sensed another presence. One cold, well, one definitely not hot as he shivered and the rabbit returned to it's home. Frowning, Feni turned to glance over his shoulder and his eyes widened with curiosity as he spotted a ghost!

Not knowing exactly what she was, or considering the entity might be hostile, he happily picked himself up off of the ground and approached the ghost thing from behind. He said nothing at first, staring , as if entranced (though he.. was..well, in an awe, anyways, if not a trance) at her translucent body.

"Oh... pretty colors.." he said, reaching a curious hand through her unfortunately, non-solid body as he drew back with a start, only to smile, his eyes widening, sparkling even, as if finding a new toy as he did it again.
"Oh wow!" he said, starting with a blush, his face consumed in a raw smile, and suddenly, with a laugh, he ran through her. "Wow! Ohhh!" Oh the expressions he wore as he played, running through her again and again then stopped suddenly, panting as he looked at her, blue eyes sparkling and a mop of his black hair falling over his face.

"Say, what are you anyways? You have such pretty colors!" he said, reaching for her hand as if to hold it.. forgetting, it seemed, he had just ran through her form a few times in child-like play.
And it was odd, despite her form- despite the translucency...
the angel in him seemed to lightly touch her, sending a warmth through the other wise cold circumstance.
"Ohh..." and even Feni'tat seemed entranced and surprised by this.

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The ghost was not aware of her current company. If she had been she would have worried about his intentions. She smiled just enjoying the fact that no one was trying to kill her . Not that they ever could. After all she was already dead. Both on the inside and outside. That was not a good feeling for her to have yet it was one that would always remain with her. Oh well she would eventually learn how to deal with it. Right now though she was taking in the sounds of the forest at night. She had an odd feeling that she would not be alone for long. Maybe that was just her mind playing tricks on her.

She. closed her blue eyes for a while. Ghost did not sleep but they did need to rest one in a while. At least she did .She could hear the sound of an owl hooting softly in the distance. It made her open her icy blue eyes once again. She like nature as it gave her a since of peace. She gave a slight smile as she tried to relax but something kept bothering her. She gave a slight sigh as  opened her eyes and looked around again. There was nothing out here. Really she should not be nervous. After all the living could not harm her. Unless they used magic or something like that. She frowned as that thought came in to her mind . She then quickly pushed the thought out of her mind .

Suddenly she turned her head towards the woods surrounding the clearing. Maybe this was not a good place to hang around. Oh well she could deal with whatever came at her. Then she herd something in the distance. It sounded like foot steps and they were coming closer. She frowned reaming still as she heard the sound of them getting closer to where she was. Maybe she would have some company but something told her it would an interesting sort of company. Still she could not quiet the one question in her mind. What was out here ? Soon enough she would have her answer she supposed.

She then gave a soft sigh as she heard a voice behind her. She then frowned as she felt the person behind her reach their hand threw her transparent body. To say the least that felt very strange to her and she frown giving a nervous whimper as she moved a bit now feeling uncomfortable. Others were not supposed to see her in this form much less touch her. " hey do not do that. I ...." she paused as she felt him touch her again . This was certainly the strangest thing that had ever happened to the young ghost. She then gasped a bit as he ran threw her multiple times seeming to have fun while he did so. What was wrong with this guy? All that running threw her kind of tickled raven causing her to laugh now. " What are you doing?" she had to ask when he was finally done.

She then grinned at him trying to keep from laughing still. This one was certainly very strange to her that was for certain. Yet she could say that was a welcomed relief from everyone running from her while in this form. Though the fact that someone had seen her still kind of made her feel nervous. She smiled at his question and moved her hands revealing her bleeding wounds. She felt the warmth of his touch go threw her cold body now.  " I am a ghost. I am also a traveler if you would . And thank you for the complement stranger" she said with a soft smile. This one was very strange yet she seemed to kind of like him at the moment.

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Feni'tat drew his hand away and smiled.
"You're welcome!" and his smile was so wide and child like across his face.
"I'm Feni'tat," he said, giving an excited stomp of his foot. "What's your name." Then the moment he  asked, his blue eyes just registered as he touched out, reaching... cupping his fingers against her raven hair.
"Say, we have the same color hair!" he said, laughing, quite amused with himself as he leaned forward, touching his black, curly locks against hers in an odd fashion, considering well...
she was a ghost after all.

"So where are you traveling to?" he asked eagerly, his eyes becoming distracted a moment to a shooting star, then back to her.  "Are you here to see the stars?" he asked, looking back up at them- raising a hand, innocently, as if he were to catch another one if they would ever graciously fall his way.

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Raven watched the rather hyper male before her carefully now as she floated in front of him. He was seemingly happy and carefree at the moment. Much like herself when she was not in the mood to attack. Normally she would have wanted to try to be scary and frighten the male away. However she just could not do it with this very strange male. No she was compelled to learn more about him at the moment. She then heard him ask her name and tell her his. So far this male seemed nice enough. Maybe if she liked him he could make for a friend.

She would have answer his question but he then reached out and touched her raven hair. That made her flinch a bit for she was not used to other touching her in this form. She then kind of laughed with him as he touched his hair against hers now. This one was certainly very silly. " Hehe I am raven. It is very nice to meet you Feni'tat.  Indeed we do share the same hair color. We also have the same color eyes." she said smiling as she pointed out that fact to him now.   

She then quietly listened as she heard him as his next two questions. She found that this one certainly asked a lot of questions that was for sure. Though as kind as she was right now she decided that she would answer them for now. Until she grew tired of him. " I am not quiet sure yet. I tend to travel wherever my heart takes me. Hehe well to tell the truth I just ended up here threw traveling. Though the stars are very beautiful here." she said looking up at them for a few moments. She the looked back at him and gave a soft smile.

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He gasped and stared at her excitedly, eyes wide as he looked into hers, faces inches away.
"They *are* the same!" he expressed, seeming mesmerized, then he laughed. "And you're cute. Your eyes look nice on you!" And somehow, not by a force clear to him, Feni managed to take her by the hand, holding them as if she were as mortally seeming as he. He held them in his hands and grinned, wildly, almost like a playful dog as he gave a thump of his foot.

"Want to play in the woods!?" he chirped, his eyes were beaming, then he laughed nad held her hands up, pressing them both together and spreading his fingers so her fingers would touch his, and his palms resting to hers.....and, if he had some sort of a tail, he'd surely be wagging it as he stared, curiously at his ability to touch her ghost like hands...
Yes, surely he appeared so entranced by such a thing!

and it was only then he noticed the wounds and gave a start.

"What happened?" he asked, peering at her both curious and sad, well, sad for her as he gave a light and innocent pout.

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Raven smiled as she saw the other getting closer to her face now as he stared in to her glowing blue eyes. She was not really sure how to react to him getting so close to her face though. She was a creature who kind of liked her personal space. However for some reason she seemed to understand that he was a very excitable person and he seemed to be very friendly towards her .

She then smiled as he called her cute. Oh that was something that she had not been called in a very long time. It almost embarrassed her really. " Hehe thank you . You are handsome yourself you know." she said with a smile now. She meant that as well. Though the dead usually did not feel such emotions towards others. This one was just so different from all the others she had met.

Raven then smiled as she felt him take hold of her hand . That was very strange for most could not touch the dead. She then thought that perhaps this male was not human. Maybe he was some other sort of creature. Raven smiled back to him as she pondered this now. She also wondered how he could stand so close to her when everyone else shivered when they tried. Hum well at least this one was friendly enough and that was what mattered to her at the moment. 

Raven then smiled at the male as he asked if she wanted to play in the woods with him. It had been a long time since the ghost had played with anyone. "  sure that sounds like it could be a lot of fun." she said. She wondered to herself why this male made her feel so happy. Maybe it was the fact that unlike so many others he was friendly and nice to her.

She then watched him as he held her hand up and pressed it against his own hand. It seemed that this one was just as excited that he was able to touch her hand as she was surprised. She found the feeling of touch to be very strange to her . It had been so long since she had been touched that the sensation was almost foreign to her.

She then frowned as he noticed her wounds now. See to raven her wounds were very painful to talk about. They were her killing blows and brought up bad memories every time she thought about them. " well when I was.... alive I had a bad experience with someone. He .... Murdered me." she said with a sad look. She was not sure why she told him that. Maybe she felt close to this one for some strange reason.

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The warmth of his face faded, his lips falling open in dismay as he stared at her.
"Murdered?"
His mind whirled, back to that time..
the cold moment in his life he'd like to forget..
the heat..
the blood...
the air that reeked of death.

Feni'tat backed away instinctively, fearing that, perhaps if he were to keep touching her, he might murder her as well, as that man had once done in the past. Lowering his face, he stared at the grass with a forlorn expression.
"I am sorry to hear that." He appeared defeated now, standing before her, the sparkle and mirth that once graced him, all seeming to have drifted away and all but a cute, pouty, brewing sadness remained.

"Did it hurt a lot?" he asked after a time, blinking and raising his head. "To be... murdered?" It sure seemed like it did, and he tried not to visibly wince when he asked.

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Raven watched as the male reacted to her words. She could see that her statement really bothered him. As it well should considering that murder was never a happy subject to talk about. Now she started to regret saying anything about it to him. " yes murdered" she said distantly . She was trying not to relive what had happened to her on that horrible night.

She then watched him as he backed away from her now. She kind of wondered if her words might have frightened him somehow. Though really that did not make sense to her. She saw the expression on his face as he looked down at the grass. She only frowned and regretted ever saying anything about that. " no need to be sorry. It is not your fault." she said in a soft tone.

She then kind of cringed as she heard what he asked next. The very though of what happened to her was enough to send her reeling in pain. That is why she could never move one. She just hurt too badly. " well yes it did a lot. If it is all the same to you I ... would rather not talk about it." she said with a slightly pained look on her face now.

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Feni'tat couldn't help but pout and feel sorry for her.
"I won't bring it up again," he promised, moving forward and collecting her hands into his, and somehow, she'd feel a soft warmth emanating from his touch as he looked tenderly into her eyes.
His eyes had fallen into sadness, a long, gloomy expression now darkening his once, bright, child like enthusiasm he once had before. She might have even felt his own grief, his own sorrows and guilt in the way he held her hands, but the his fingers slipped away...


"Do you know any stories?" he asked curiously, tilting his head to one side.
"Sometimes when I hear a story, it makes me forget the things I do not wish to see."

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Raven watched the male now as he spoke to her. She could tell that like many others before him he felt bad for her. Though the living should not feel sorry for the dead. No the dead should feel sorry for the living. At least to raven they should. " thank you." she said. She was glad that this male seemed so nice and kind. She was really starting to like this male. Maybe he would make for a good friend in the future. She then smiled as she felt him holding her hands again. The warmth she felt from them felt very strange to say the least. However it was the kind of strange that she could say she liked. She then gave him a soft look when his hands slipped away from hers.

She then smiled as she heard his next question. As a traveler she knew may stories and often told others all about them . That is when they wanted to listen to her. " yes I know many stories actually. I am was bard for others when they wanted to listen. " she said with a smile. She then paused for a few seconds as she thought about what kind of story she could tell. Maybe she could ask him and see what kind of stories he liked to hear. " what kind of story would you like to hear?" she asked with a slight smile. She did feel very bad for upsetting him now so doing something to cheer him up would make her happy. And the male would be happy as well hopefully.

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Feni's eyes grew wide in thought, blinking as he glanced up towards the skies.
"I don't know," he said after a time, smiling broadly. "I like all stories. Maybe just one with a happy ending, rather than one that's meant to serve and scold?"
He laughed a little, a gentle, musical breath as he perched himself on a nearby, fallen log.
"Maybe we could even share stories!" but the second he mentioned it, he felt his stomach growl loudly.  His cheeks gave way to blush. "Sorry! My stomach is talking." His stomach rumbled again, and he laughed in reply, smacking it lightly. "It's saying it wants food!" But then he saluted her playfully and nodded his head. "But i"ll ignore it for now! I want to hear that story!" he said with a whimper. "Perhaps you have a fun memory when you were a child?" he suggested, smiling easily with a curious tilt of a his head.

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Raven smiled slightly as she listened to what the other was saying now. she then watched him as he looked up to the sky as he thought about what to say next. She then watched as he smiled and said that he did not know. That made her start thinking about the many stories she had told in her past. " ahh I see, I can tell a nice fun story then." she said thinking now. 

She then looked at him as he sat on a nearby log. She then smiled at him as he said that they could perhaps share stories with each other. Now that was a good idea in her mind.  She love to share stories with others herself. " that sounds wonderful" she said. She then smiled slightly as she heard his tummy growl. That was right mortals had to eat once in a while. 

" that is alright I understand." she said with a slight smile . She then laughed slightly when he said that his tummy said that it wanted food now. That was rather funny if you asked her. Though she tried not to show it because she did not want to offended him. " okay if that is what you want to do. " she said softly.

She then though for a few seconds as she tried to remember a time from her past that was very happy . She then smiled and said " okay I have the perfect story then. It is about my brother." she said

" one day my brother and I were out in the yard gathering some fire wood for father. I looked up and saw a group of birds flying over head. I then said  ducks charal ducks. And he flopped on the ground and said what an I ducking. I then said no look up at the ducks in the sky. He then looked up and said. Oh I see them now. We both laughed for a while after that ." she said. The way she spoke was as if the story only happened yester day.  She then smiled waited to see if he liked her story or not. Though it was a  true story.

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Feni'tat planted his hands to his heads and laughed.  Then clapped his hands with glee.
"Your brother sounds funny! Can I meet him someday? Does he like beef?" The questions just kept rolling out of his mouth as he gave her a playful laugh.
"Say, where is he now?" he began to look around, as if he might just happen to see her brother among the forests with them, his own blue eyes searching with much enthusiasm.

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Raven smiled slightly as she listened to what the other male was saying now. She knew that her brother lived in her home town with his wife and kids. She had not seen him since the day that she died. Though she did miss him quiet abit. Perhaps one day she would meet up with him again. Though she would have to try not to scare the life out of him. " he is very funny. Maybe you can I do want to see him again myself. Hehe he likes about any food really." she said with a slight laugh.

She then smiled as he laughed now . She did not mind him asking all of his questions . It gave her a chance to remember all of the good times that she had when she was still alive. " he lives in my home town with his wife and three kids. I have not seen him myself in a while now. I am afraid that I will scare him." she said with a sigh. She did want to reunite with her family again. She just did not wish to terrify them.

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"Scare him?" Feni'tat asked, most innocently as he blinked his blue eyes. "Why would you scare your brother?" He tilted his head to one side. "Is that how you would greet him? If so, he shouldn't be afraid. He should be happy to see you again." Feni informed, believing he had interpreted the information correctly and that well, she shouldn't be frowning but be happy. "Does he live far?" The young man looked around, almost as if trying to catch a glimpse of her brother.

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Raven gave the other a soft smile when he asked why she would scare her brother. Apparently he did not know that most feared the living dead. That made her frown a bit to think about it. It seemed that this one was one of those who liked to see the good in everything and liked to ask questions all at the same time. "  well most fear the living dead my dear. Most do not want to have us ghosts near them. I am faded that my brother woud also be scared. I do not want to scare him though. " she said with a soft look now.

She then heard what he asked next and smiled. Raven knew where he brother lived for she had floated threw the town once before. Well he lives in a town that is not that far from here. You know we could try to visit him if you want to travel with me." she said with a slight smile now. Maybe visiting her brother would not be a bad thing after all.

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"Really?" Feni'tat grew curious over her expression. "But why would he fear you? Wouldn't he be happy to see you since he could talk to you again? I thought most humans would see death as an end. I know I'd be elated to see someone who died come back to talk to me again, even if they came back as a small worm!"
He gave an innocent smile, then it grew wider at the idea.
"Really!?" his blue eyes were glittering now. "We could go visit him? Where does he live!?" he asked excitedly, head darting around, anxious for her to point the way.

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Raven looked at the male as he spoke now. His words actually made a lot of since to her. She had never thought about the fact that her brother might just be really happy to see her interned of being scared of her. " well most everyone else fears me. Though you know I have never thought about it that way. Maybe he would be happy to see me." she said with a soft understanding smile. The more she thought about it the better this idea sounded to her.

She then smiled as she saw his reaction to her last statement. Though she did not show it like he did she too was very happy at the though of seeing her brother again. " yes we can visit him . Well last time I knew he was living in La'marri  with his family" she said with a slight smile on her face now. Her eyes even seemed to glow a bit brighter at this new idea.

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"Oh, he has a family?" Feni'tat finally only registered this idea for the first time, cocking his head.
"What's his family like? Is he married? Does he have children? Do they have a mule? Or a horse- I've seen great big horses before, pulling heavy plows that work the field. It looks like a lot of work to do that!" the young man said, all of his words rushing out of his mouth without pause.  He was just too excited!
"And where is La'amarri?" he asked, innocently as he danced slightly, twirling this way and that with an absent and distracted mind across the grass. "Is it close?"