A Time of Endless Rain [Open]

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Even the warm summer air couldn’t keep away the evening fog or the chill in the heart of the mourning. Kneeling before nothing more than a small rock and a single wild flower, was a tall, black-haired woman, a single, shining tear running down her cheek. Thankfully there was no one there in that dark place, no one there to catch her. She knew she shouldn’t be in human territory but she had to come in secret to honor her mother and father’s hidden remains. She could never resist the pull their death had on her heart, the tug of agony from the loss.

The sun slowly sunk down beneath the trees, the last lights quickly fading into the shadows it cast. The young woman rose, towering tall from the earth and smiled softly, raising a hand to wipe her long fingers across her cheek to rid the evidence of her tears. She never really allowed herself to stay upset for too long. The words her mother spoke to her as a young girl echoed in her head, “When you’ve hit rock bottom Blue, the only way is up. You can’t stay mad forever, so why stay mad at all?” The smile on the young woman’s face widened a bit more.

As the woman’s gaze shifted over to the last shimmer of sunlight, she raised her hand to her hair, running it over the long braid running down her back to the tie. She pulled out the leather cord holding it tight and undid the braid, letting her hair fall in waves at her back. She cast a glance over the cemetery, debating whether or not to change and run for it. Upon a last thought however, she grabbed a bag at her feet and took off running on silent, bare feet, across the graveyard to the gate. The last thing she needed was an angry human grave keeper shooting at her…

[~Nighthunter~]

Vibrant green irises took in the decent of the life giving sunlight. It was the marker of another day's end, and the signal for Asher to leave her secluded chambers in order to mingle with the world. The twilight and long night hours that followed always seemed to yield her the least trouble with her identity.While the humans feared the lycans, she was something that was nearly unheard of, a panther shifter. She had never encountered one like herself before.

Afraid to try and join in a pack for safety, for fear of rejection or worse consequences, she stayed away for her own well being. Asher made her living being alone, and by prevailing in her favorite hobby, theft. She figured that none of the humans would mind if she borrowed an item here or there indefinitly. Being a shifter, she also would live much longer then the average human, so she figured that these items could gleam for her and serve a purpse with her much longer. It made sense, besides she would never pity the ones that were a danger to her. Natrually she spent more time in her cat form in the night light, as her pitch black coat teneded to blend seemlessly into her surroundings. It made sneaking away frmo her targets domain all too easy.

Tonight Asher was feeling rather remorse. She was alone afterall, and hardly talked with humans let alone other shifters. The wolves would be able to scent her as a cat. Her only advantage would be that they might be confused having never met a panther were before, but was she willing to chance a meeting?

Asher stood in her room atop a building that once was an apartment building. All around her room were little trinkets, a necklace made of silver chain here, or a platinum medal or ring there. If the sunlight were to ever hit her room, it would light up. Already in her panther form, having fallen alseep like that the previous night after her latest scavenger hunt. Stretching in that cat like manner of front limbs splayed out while yawning, and then arching foreward to seperatlty stretch out each pack leg. A series of cracks here and there, and she was jumping off the bed and heading to the window. Her apartment was only on the second floor, and a series of crates littered the street below, providing her with make shift steps. Sticking to the edges of the streets she wandered down the roads looking for oddly enough, some company. She had no clue who she might run into, but was willing to chance it. She figured that worse came to wores the person would never know she could change from her form back into a human, and she could just be a random panther they happened to stumble upon.

A guttral growl made her ears perk. Perhaps a dog is loose somewhere? Somehow that sounded like more then a dog. It was close to her, by the fact that she had even heard it. Turning down an alley, she watched as a person, a woman walked right by the other end, following the path of the graveyard. Asher wondered whether this person was the source of the noise, or if she may run into whatever had caused it in the first place. Stepping out, she silently attempted to follow this person several feet behind her. Asher thought it was going to go smoothly, when all of the sudden her stomach made a loud rumbling gurgling sound. Darn, I shouldn't have had that spicy stuff the other night. Her face was one of annoyance at herself. Her stealth was surely breeched, but she was not running away. Something told her to stay and watch how the person reacted.She had learned something upon getting closer to this girl, she was crying, and Asher wished to know why.

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Blue walked into the back alleys of the town, wiping tears away from her face. She did not cry like this often. Though it was silent, water streamed from her eyes. She sighed softly, shifting the bag on her shoulder. Her walk was slow, as if in no hurry to get out of the town.

A growl echoed off to the side of her but she ignored it for Blue knew the sound of that particular dog all to well, having passed his home multiple times. Her walk lingered until a strange sound came from behind her. She stopped and listened, scenting the air. She turned at the sound of a heart beat to find a strange black feline behind her. A panther?!

She raised her brow, "It's more common to see a wild wolf lurking around the city, but a panther sticks out like a soar thumb. People would figure out what you where in a heart beat if they were smart enough."

Blue only knew this feline was a were from the fact that she once knew an alternate-were. A bear-were oddly enough. They'd almost gotten into a fight until they realized they were both partly human.

"Why are you following me if I might ask?"

[~Nighthunter~]

Well it had been interesting, but she knew the second her stomach had rumbled that it would take en extreamly unaware person not to have heard it. The jig was up, a little too soon for Asher. She wondered why the urge to understand this random passerby had compelled herself to follow. Still if she was to be cause no sense brooding about it. The steps of the girl slowed and eventually she stood still taking in her surroundings. Asher thought her heard the girl sniffing the air as if to pick out a scent? Maybe this is really another were I have decided to follow.... I hope its not a fighter. It would be amusing for sure, but I'd rather not risk my fur being wrinkled right now.

Once the girl stopped, Asher simply sat down on her haunches curling the end of her tail slightly to show amusement. It wasn't long before she was getting a lecture on how unstealthy she had just been and how she was anything but inconspicuous walking carefree down the road. Contemplated her words, she brought her left foot up and licked the top of it a few times before she spoke. This was also to show that she had no interest in a fight at the moment either, just in case the stranger thought her dangerous.

" Well normally im more of a night owl. hmm hmmm" She couldn't help but chuckle at herself for she had eatten an owl the night before. Her private joke was probably doing little for the stranger though, so she continued, flicking her tail as if to erase that last comment. " Curiosity brought me about. I was interested in being near others for a change, and I heard your... crying while I skirted the alley way." Not wanting to be impolite, she also added a little more before starring calmly and patiently back at her." I'm Asher by the way."