Hope Revisited( A MissKitty and BlackHeart Collaboration)

[MissKitty19]

"You want to know me?" She looked confused as she muttered the question. More along the lines of asking herself then asking Keanu. She guessed that was right, if they were meant to be wed

Though what to talk of? How she missed her family? How she felt out of place here? How she could tell that everyone was trying to make her feel at home, and how she still found herself feeling more alone here with all their efforts. No, It wasn't in her nature to speak of such bad feelings. It was more in her to pretend she didn't have them.

"Do you.... Know what lemons are?" She rose and moved to help him with the berries, sneaking a few here and there, the way their color stained her tongue the only thing to give her snacking away " They are bright fruit, sweet, but sour...ummm" She tried to explain using her hand to make the shape and pointing out the color by motioning to the sun. " They are my favorite Haven't seen any outside of the airponics bay when I was a child. Mother has seeds for them, I can't wait until they start growing... Do you think we should plant some here? I'm not sure Wolfed would enjoy it... It's not always the most pleasant flavor."

As she spoke she minced on the berries then turned to offer him some out of her hand.

 

[BlackHeart]

“Lemons?” he cocked his head a smile on his lips as he saw her sneaking the berries. Then again, he was eating them right along with her. He thought on what she was describing and suddenly he nodded. “Citrea! Yes….yes…we no have citrea…but we have some in trade soon when Moon clan joins us. We have citrea then yes, so sour,” he made a teasing face. “But good in tea.” he nodded. “Good with berries.” he nodded to the berries. “We like….but never grow. Maybe should, yes. “

Keanu pointed at her. “Like to do? Fun? Games? What you like?” he asked. It was clear he was trying to find out if they had anything in common. Winters was long and if they was to be mated, it would be nice to have something in common. He already half loved her. She was hard working, a fast learner, and despite being separated from her family and kind, he never saw her complain.

 

[MissKitty19]

" Winter generally meant staying in... Too cold... The adults always used to.... Well" Her cheeks blazed a brilliant red as she recalled how older men and woman would pair off around winter time and disappear into any secluded spot they could find. " I was left to my own devices a lot, I like a challenge." She would spend a lot of time she could figuring out way to pull pranks on her parents, days of planning often went into it, she was good at absorbing the information she could from books about little mechanical devices like pulleys and leavers. though that faded as she aged enough to be of real help. Treating colds and small injuries.

" My father used to play chess with me, he said it sharpened the mind." She could never sit still for a full game. She liked feeling useful. It was an aspect of living with the wolfen that she enjoyed. It helped with the loneliness that came from being alone here. " You?" She passed a handful of berries over, wondering about the Moon clan. There had been talk of them. What she could pull from their language here and there. Though many Wolven were learning English, the children especially, enjoyed spouting the phrases they learned at her.

Children... Another thing she enjoyed, as the youngest, and the first child born, she was often saddled with task off minding children as they came along, though there were never many, even now, she could probably count the number of children with both hands. Though something about sharing that seemed a bit more intimate then she would like.