Bring Me That Horizon [Lana, Soul, Ana]

[icyreflections]

Jasper’s Beach stretched along the southern hemisphere of Gweillan. It sported warm, white sand, brilliant blue skies and boundless beauty. The ocean that nestled against the sandy shore lapped playfully at its neighboring land and once rushing forward to prod her companion, the water retreated back into her home amongst the gentle waves. If you listened carefully, you could hear the ocean’s mischievous laughter as it came in and out. Lana was an expert at pinpointing this sound- and she was mighty proud of this ability.

The black and gray she-cat sat in her usual spot upon the beach’s sandy shore. She looked out at the glistening surface before her with her usual bright and cheerful grin plastered on her face. It was nearly dusk; the sun was beginning to set and a ripple of excited anticipated spread throughout her body with a sensation as stunning as electricity. The feeling that overcame her enticed the Snowshoe she-cat to squirm slightly in her seat as her light green eyes stared at the horizon before her. Any moment now the blue sky would be bathed in an array of beautiful colors. Though the peaceful shade of blue would become darkened by the sinking sun, Lana couldn’t help but feel joyous at the marvel that was about to partake. She couldn’t wait to see the blue fade into purple and watch the remnants of the sun’s brilliant golden halo drown beneath the ocean’s horizon. It was a sort of magic- a sight that HAD to be seen at least once before death. What Lana was witnessing wasn’t just some ordinary sunset like others thought, no, she was basking in the artistic beauty that was nature and she was present to observe the exchange between to kingdoms whom existed long before Gweillan or even Rithengar! The King of the Morning Sky was laying down his sleepy head for the night, leaving his humble subjects on earth to his sister The Queen of the Nighttime Stars’s watchful eye. With his retiring, the sunny warmth and bright colors that Lana loved so much would follow and be replaced by eerie shadows and mysterious shades of black, blue, and purple- with the occasional orange glow emitting from the lanterns above head throughout the city, of course. Lana used to pretend she was the King and Queen when she was younger. As a kit, it was her dream to be an actress and she thought that if she practiced as a kit, she would have one paw in the door when she grew up. She eventually mastered each role- she made a makeshift paper crown for the Sun and wore a patched up blue cloak (a wedding present from her father to her mother) for the Queen. She was quite convincing when she feigned sleep as the king and she was a pretty sound ruler as the Queen. Unfortunately however, Lana’s efforts were all in vein and her dream to act never amounted to anything.

Lana had no real occupation, her mother was an artist and her father was a fisherman. It was thanks to them that she had a great fondness for nature- especially the ocean. She inherited her mother’s creative mind and although she enjoyed looking at landscapes- her mother’s famously noted source of inspiration- her true passion was walking along the shore and collecting ‘stuff’ she found to make jewelry out of. Usually her crafts were made of shells- gifts from the sea, she liked to call them- but occasionally she would find washed up sea stars, bottles, crustaceans, bones, pretty rocks, shiny glass, or even little trinkets or treasures. It was always a delightful surprise to walk along the beach and search for interesting subject matter- Lana never knew what she was going to find when she woke up in the morning and when she went to bed that night, she always felt as rich and satisfied as the King (or at least, she assumed the King was rich and happy- he lived in a castle after all). For the majority of her life, Lana spent most of her days walking around town aimlessly- going on nature walks, making friends, and collecting anything that seemed ‘pretty’ or ‘interesting’. Her life wasn’t nearly as complicated as others and she was blissfully unaware how these poor kitties lives differed from hers (of course, if she had known, she would most likely be very distressed and would give said kitties a comforting hug and a bowl of chowder.) It wasn’t until recently that Lana’s peaceful life changed- but she was certain it was for the better. Lana was a member of the Blueblood Pirates~ It was a very exciting moment for her when she realized that she was an acceptable member of the crew. He duty was to cook for her companions while they embarked on their enticing journeys and she was more than happy to oblige- even if she only knew how to make fish stew and other fish related recipes. Her father usually cooked whatever he caught and couldn’t sell and because the family had a steady intake of seafood, Lana was pretty familiar with recipes that included fish… but as far as ‘baking’ and ‘experimenting’ was concerned, it was probably best that the crew prevented the Snowshoe from ‘giving it a go’. Lana was a very energetic cat and if someone asked her to try to cook something new, she’d do it… whether she would be successful (and learn her lesson) was another story…

Despite the crew’s recent voyage, Lana was still somewhat unfamiliar with the other members on board. This made her feel a little upset because Lana liked to get to know as many cats as she could and longed to be everyone’s best friend. Though she had a happy and bubbly personality, Lana didn’t exactly have anyone to confide in… She did have a best friend. Sure, she’d try to talk to strangers that she just met about her hopes and desires- but they didn’t seem too interested in what she had to say. Lana secretly hoped that one day, the cats aboard the pirate ship could maybe become her family… Maybe they could be a band of brothers and sisters or something…

Maybe….


“Ooh~” She squealed delightedly and clapped her paws together. “The changing of the guards is beginning! Nighty night Sir!” She saluted the sinking sun and watched the colors of the sunset with stunned awe.

And though her heart was set on watching the sunset and her eyes were glued to the colorful scene- a part of her mind wondered if her crew members enjoyed watching the sunset against the ocean as much as she did and if they would ever join her on the beach one day or if they would politely excuse themselves.

She wondered… But not for long. There was too much beauty going to waste without her appericiation.

[fate]

Ana had reached the end of the tree's and was standing behind the snowshoe, leaning on a tree with her arms crossed as she watched the sun die out like a phoenix to be reborn after the Moon whisked away like mist to make way for the sun to rise once more. Her ears perked as she listened to Lana Salute the sun as sunset reached it's peak and she snickered lightly, walking forward quietly to the she-cat's side, no hat on, just another female cat that happened to know the Blue Bloods " Yes, Goodnight fine Sir, see you when you wake " She purred, saluting as well before sitting down beside Soul and looking at her, the orange glow of the sunset making her eyes seem more silver than usual " Blue was very impressed with your cooking Lana, though, he's not sure fish should be something served three times a day every day!" she laughed. Most crew members saw her get on and wander the ship quite often and paid no mind to question her since her markings were so close to Blue's and many thought her related to him, and she didn't nip that rumor in the bud among the crew, it gave her freedom to roam the ship as which ever she wanted.

She had meant to at least introduce herself to the energetic cook, but always found herself needed during and after their successful quest and now she finally had to meet the chance, and she loved the she-cat already. She tended to like balls of energy, it meant that there was no risk of them turning into lazy fluff balls in need of a good tussle. She had looked back at the sunset after she had finished talking to Lana to watch the sunset slowly fade and let out it's last breaths as it did so.

[soultiger113]

Sitting next to Ana, Soul was slightly crooked in the corner with her red sketchbook no her lap and a pencil in her paw just sketching away but she stopped for a moment to look at the beauty of the sun fade and she could swear for a split second she saw the green glow as the sun said goodnight to all. Looking back at her sketchbook she started sketching the crew who seemed blissfully unaware. Soul hasn't really talked much around the crew maybe a hello or something, but she would only really talk to Mist who she has grown quite found of the young she cat. She looked at the cook and the leader once again who seemed to be day dreaming or atleast in there own little sense of contentment. Soul has been in Grimlok for almost a year but everything seems so different from her beloved France but yet the same. She felt at home here and she liked her little house with a view of the stream just in her front yard but sadly its quite a distance from this beautiful place. Soul sighed but seemed to catch the attention of Ana her looked at her for a moment and then her sketchbook.

[fate]

( erm soul, Blue and Ana are the same person and ana is currently at the beach. . . )

[kycin]

Sorry for the OOC but I'd love to join in, in either a different rp with the blue bloods, but I don't need to c:

BB's are the beeest ;D

[icyreflections]

(come on in! It's your post)

[kycin]

Thank you :'D

Her paws skimmed into her satchel, and Kycin had only finished her hideaway walk in Rithengar forests, but seemingly she had forgotten her blade at the Blue Blood's ship, so that was why she was there, wishing for her weapon to defend herself so she could easily make her way home, she wasn't sure if the Blue Bloods lived on the ship, but she was in need of clearing her mind a bit, and her familiar home was just the place to go besides Rithengar forests, but even so, she hadn't seen much of the crew after the quest, maybe she could say a goodbye? Or maybe they were gone already? Who knows, they were her family, and she didn't want to approach as a quiet feline. Ah hah, her paws clutched her weapon, and took it out of the satchel, gladly it was in it's pocket, so it wouldn't rip such a delicate craft. Tucking it in her belt, she made her way out of the corner of the ship she was in, stashing her bag beside an unused barrel, there was only a few things in it. shells, old maps from home, all the little knick knacks. She gazed at the beach before her as she slid down the ship, landing on her two hind paws in the soft sand, which gave her a relaxed edge before she continued on her path.

There were faint figures in the distance, cats, sitting on the shores of the beach, she only heard the faint murmur, but the voices were familiar and she could pick up the Blue Blood's scent in an instant. Her smile brightened, and she quietly made her way over, careful not to trip over fragile shells, but she averted her gaze to see a blue pelt, was it Blue? The captain? No, the voice was more feminine, it was his close friend. She felt her fur relax as she came closer towards the crew, and watched the sky darken in it's tranquility of colors before sitting beside Lana, a friendly she cat she would of liked to know, "Heya crew." she chuckled.

[icyreflections]

Lana’s thoughts began to drift away- like they usually did. As the sun set and the light faded behind the horizon, her eyelids began to droop as she peacefully pondered what the sun’s bedroom must look like. She wondered if it was as brightly colored as its occupant was and if the sun dimmed at all while it slept. A king surely had to sleep, right? Otherwise he could become quite cranky and aloof.

‘Oh dear,’ Lana thought to herself worriedly. ‘What if the King of the Sky has became too hot-headed for his own good? What if he is trying to prove that he doesn’t need to sleep anymore? He could kill us all with his power! ….I wonder how one would go about simmering the Sun? I doubt my voice could make someone as large and strong at him fall asleep. I’m sure he prefers the songs of morning birds to my voice anyway. We’d have to get plenty of bird though….’

As she drifted further and further into her thoughts, the dark snowshoe soon became oblivious to her surroundings- which was something she wished she didn’t do for she loved seeing the last crest of sunlight vanish beyond the horizon. There was a subtle burst of light- a sort of magical explosion of color- that illuminated against the darkness before disappearing for twenty-four hours. Lana always meant to stay up late at night to watch the sunset and witness this showcase but she often became too distracted to pay any mind to the last glimpse of the Sun.

Due to her preoccupation with the Sun’s wellbeing, she did not realize that her fellow crew members approached her until Ana spoke up. Lana blinked in surprise and then smiled welcomingly at her friends. “Well, hello there!” She cheerfully gushed. “I’m so happy to hear that he liked the stew~ My daddy made plenty of fish dishes in his time. It was a specialty of his. I could give him the recipe if he really wants it.” Though Lana was a normally optimistic feline, she felt a stone drop in her stomach when she realized that the captain was just starting to get fed up with her serving fish for every meal. ‘Uh-oh,’ she thought, ‘he’s on to me! I thought I’d at least get another month in before I was kicked out of the crew for telling a half-truth at my initiation. Maybe there is a breakfast meal that I can make with fish that doesn’t really taste like fish. Oh dear. I can’t cook anything else- I tried but… those biscuits were just awful. They looked like pieces of coal- in fact, I think that I gave them to the blacksmith. No wait. Maybe I dreamed that. Yes, it WAS a dream. Oh~ What a nice dream that was.’

Lana initially planned on addressing Ana’s concern towards the crew’s mealtime plan but she once again forgot what they were originally talking about and changed the subject. With a far-away look in her light green eyes, Lana blinked innocently at the blue cat beside her and asked, “do you like dreaming? I know I sure do!” She leaned forward and focused on Soul, who was sitting a little farther away from them; she certainly didn’t want to rudely exclude a fellow crewmember from her conversation! “I had a dream the other night that I burned some biscuits and sold them to the blacksmith as coal- and then he made a mighty sword! It could cut a tree clean in half! It was quite impressive- although… I hope there weren’t any poor little birds or squirrels living in that tree before he tested his sword on it. Oh dear. Maybe it wasn’t such a happy dream after all.” Lana looked away from the conversation sadly as she thought about the poor homeless critters in her dream. She blamed herself for giving that blacksmith the magic ‘coal’ that made the weapon strong enough to annihilate their house in a single swing and vowed that she would take them into her house if she ever had that same dream again and saw them wandering around.

Once she came to this conclusion, the gray and black she-cat was much happier and began to get her bouncy tone back into her voice. She was about to inquire whether the other she-cats next to her ever had a dream that they were particularly fond of when Kycin arrived. Upon seeing the brown she-cat that accompanied her during their quest, Lana waved energetically and invited her to sit beside her on the sand. “Hello there!” she purred, “we were just talking about dreams. Have you ever had any funny ones?”

[ash]

(( Sorry to interrupt, but could I join in c: I understand if this is private and all...))

[icyreflections]

{Oh dear. Dx I'm really sorry but we already have an order set up and went round in a circle... I really appreciate you asking first and I see you are also a pirate so you could join but I'd like to keep it in a nice order. If you could wait one more round and post after Kycin's next post? Would you be okay with that? I don't want to cut anyone off ^^;

Otherwise, feel free to start up a new pirate thread and I'd love to join as Lana XP )

[ash]

((Sure! Thank you. I'll wait for Kycin then. Sorry for interrupting))