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Watch your step! (Ryu Momochi and Selena)

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Selena

Super-Earth
Joined
Jun 29, 2009
The early morning dawn had the hues of oranges and violets- caused by all the smog of the apocolypse that had happened in recent days. Selena looked out from her small town, temporarially and hap-hazardly set up for the survivors of the area. Throughout the land, these small communities could be seen, established over the ruins of the once mighty cities that now lay in rubble there. She sighed, mounting her compact dapple-grey stallion in one swift motion. Ever since the apocolypse, the survivors were forced to use rudimentry tools in their life- no phone towers, no cars or good strores of gasoline, and in some places, no electricity. People were reduced to relying on animals or foot to travel, and paper mail when messages were to be sent from town to town. Selena was elected in her town as the messenger, taking the mail to and from her town.

She placed her feet in the stirrups of the worn saddle, leaning back behind her to check that the mail bags were secured to the saddle before giving the horse a few gentle kicks, moving it into a comfortable gallop. She rode along the path, newly carved for travelling from town to town, and still a very dangerous road to travel. Debris lay on the edges, trees were known to fall into the path. A few miles down the road, Selena slowed her stallion to a walk before dismounting the horse, letting it have a rest. She ran her hand along his neck, giving him a firm pat. She led him by the reins, but for some reason, the horse jerked its head up, making a nervous whinny.

Selena looked back at the horse. "Oh, come on Rascal!" she replied, hoping the horse wasn't going to be too stubborn to continue. She pulled the horse's reins more firmly, using her weight in front of the horse to try and get the beast to move, but it didn't work. The horse was intent on not moving forward. Selena fell backwards when the staillion jerked his head once more. She expected to hit the ground, but in turn found herself at the bottom of a large pit that was somehow covered by the road. She hit the bottom of the pit full force with her back, groaning.

She looked up half-dazed, her grey horse looking down at her.
 
His eyes were dark as he sat on the edge of the road. His deep blue eyes looking out at all the sunlight with a soft sigh. He knew he shouldn't have gone out, knew the dangers, but he went anyways. He closed his eyes softly, his deep black hair rustling under his large coat. He was sweating, which was unusual. He shouldn't be sweating, sweating meant heat, which he knew was impossible for him. He moved, slipping his head from under the hood in the shade of a large dead tree, the large tattoo on his forehead showing his name,"Hmmm... it's... warm..." he whispered, feeling his skin heat more. He slipped back under the hood, walking slowly towards a nearby road. He was one of the few surviving members of his family, knowing how to hide, how to keep out of sight when needed. He moved along until he saw a horse by the side of the road,"Mmm...?" he whispered, moving closer, seeing a female under the horse,"Are you okay...?" he asked softly, his eyes looking out at her from under the shade of the hood.
 
Selena gasped when she looked up and saw the dark hooded fellow. Her hand moved to the back of her head, the spot stung with pain as she had fallen on her back and hit the back of her head against the bottom of the pit. "Oh...um..yeah, I'm fine..." she replied, still half-dazed. She really wasn't fine, seeing as she couldn't get climb out of this pit, especially with her back as sore as it was from the fall. She looked up to her horse. So..that's why you didn't want to move forward...
 
He looked down at her, seeing her wince,"You've hit your head..." he whispered, moving and kneeling a bit,"You shouldn't move... you might have gotten a concussion..." he said as his hand moved, gently placing on the top of her head as he closed his eyes beneath his hood,"Just calm your mind... while I check for damage..." he said as he let his hand ghost softly over her head, moving to where she'd hit her head and found no injury,"Hmmm... you'll be fine..." he whispered as his eyes opened. He pulled his hand back softly and moved, letting his hand pet the horse softly,"It's rare to see a horse... even rarer one in such fine condition..." he said as he looked at the horse with a soft smile.
 
Selena became nervous when he placed his hand upon her. He hadn't done anything to make her scared or worried, but the way he looked and acted still gave her a decent amount of fear. Not wanting to upset him and find herself on his bad side, she did as he asked, trying her best to calm her mind. She sat up for a moment before standing, trying to pull herself out of the pit.

"Oh, yeah, that horse was found after the destruction. Fed him up and trained him to the saddle and he's made an excellent delivery horse." she said, still trying to pull herself up out of the deep pit.
 
He looked at her,"You did well..." he said as he moved, giving the horse a soft kiss on the neck, seeing it knicker a bit in surprise and fear,"He's strong... and has a long life to live..." he said as he turned to her,"You too... if you're careful..." he said as he moved, his hand moving and ghosting over her cheek softly,"Young mail carriers should be weary of the roads they travel... why... no more than a mile ahead is a bandit camp... waiting to attack the defenseless..." he said to her.
 
Selena looked up at him, "thanks," she replied, finding his compliment rather sweet. She wanted to pull her head away from his hand, but she went against her will and let him stroke her, keeping in mind that she probably wouldn't want to get on his bad side. As he spoke about the bandit camp, she continued to try to pull herself up out of the pit, but slipping and falling each time she tried. "Ugh!" she replied from annoyance of not being able to pull herself out of the pit. "A...bandit camp..." she repeated the words, mulling it over in her mind.

"Can you please help me out of this pit?" she asked as a last resort, wanting to get out of that pit.
 
He chuckled, gently taking her hand and helping her out of the pit,"It's the soft sand..." he said softly,"Makes it difficult..." he said as he moved her to the road. He looked her over,"Oh... where are my manners..." he said, slowly giving a gentle bow,"I'm am Ryu..." he said softly,"A pleasure to meet you..." he said, taking her hand and kissing the back of it softly. He may have been alone for a long time, but he was still an aristocrat.
 
Selena looked at him, a bit puzzled. She curtsied, "Um, my name's Selena. It's nice to neat you too." she replied, her hands slipping around the horse's reins after he had kissed it, leading it forward a few steps. "Oh! I forgot, thank you for helping me out of that pit." She then mounted her horse in one quick motion, looking down at him now. Something about him was interesting, that's for sure. Her mind wandered to what he had said earlier about the bandits.

"Would you like to come with me?" she replied, offering her hand down to him to help him mount onto the back of the horse. What was she doing, asking a complete stranger out for help?! It was totally against her nature, and yet for some reason she asked him! She partially thought she owed him from helping her out, but he'd also be a great defense- he was also modest, and so far, nice to her. What could happen?
 
When she offered her hand he shook his head,"I don't ride..." he said softly, moving and looking up at her,"I'll accompany you... but I won't ride with you..." he said as he looked down the road. He knew the dangers down there, but wouldn't mind traveling with someone. He had to find a distant village so he could sleep, knowing the days without sleep would take it's toll on him,"I can run beside you..." He said as he looked at the horse with a smile.
 
Selena looked down at him confusingly. Maybe he's scared of horses? Surely his human speed can't beat that of a horse's... She shrugged, "Well, whatever floats your boat, I guess." she replied, giving her stallion a gentle kick so the horse was now in a smooth cantering gait. She had to make it to the next town before nightfall, which was about 40 miles away. On horseback, it should be an easy task.
 
He moved at an almost equal speed, just keeping slightly ahead. Most people would find this hard to believe, but he wasn't your normal traveler. He had been alive a long time, and having such long life gave him practice. He looked onto the road ahead, making sure to keep an eye out for bandits and traps, knowing they'd find at least a few on the way there. He would answer her questions later, once they found a place to stay for the night.
 
Selena glanced down at him, amazed at how fast he was going. Suddenly, Selena pulled up her horse, causing it to whinny. There was a man in the middle of the road, just barely visible from where she was at. She slid off of the horse, looking over to Ryu. "I think there's a man over there." she said softly, pointing in the man's direction. One hand brushed her light brown hair from her face, her deep grey eyes looking out towards the man.
 
He had stopped as well, looking at the man silently,"He's not alone..." he said softly,"There's four... total... three are behind those rocks..." he said to her as he motioned towards them,"Might be bandits..." he said as he looked to the horse, moving and petting it softly,"I must take something from your horse... but I'll make sure it doesn't hurt too much... okay?" he asked, looking at her.
 
Her eyes looked over at the rocks, but she was unable to spot anyone, having human eyes and all. Selena was utterly confused. Take something from my horse...what does he mean? she thought, looking over at him. "Do you mean you need something from the saddle?" she asked, still quite confused at this point as to what he meant.
 
He moved, gently pressing the head of his hood towards the horse, watching as in whinnied. He bit slowly, feeling the horses blood start to drip into his mouth as it tried to fight away, holding it still. After a few moments he pulled away slowly, the blood dripping as he pulled away, pressing the wound closed,"Stay still... I don't want to get you on accident..." he said calmly as he looked at her.
 
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