Sunrise (Prank and Bethy)

[Elizabeth]

Kai looked at Travi. She didn't try to hide how she felt.

"Wrong c'oice. May life is deat'. It 'aunts mea, e'erw'ere Ah go."

"Well, Ah'll tell ye now dat ye'll ne'er know w'at be worn wit' mea. Sa ye dan't 'ave ta be nosy."

"Travi, I'm sorry. I truly didn't mean to upset you. My intention was that maybe if you let go of your feelings now they wouldn't hurt you so much."

She looked out at the rain again. Wondering if Travi would have been better of if she hadn't ran into him.

"If ye want ta stay 'idden we can. If ye want ta go ta da warm Cavern 'Ole out o' da storm wit' warm food, we can get caug't. Ah dan't care now..."

"Travi, if it was absolutely up to me, I would say stay. But if you would rather get caught, I'll go with you..."

The dark-furred sea otter sighed. What had she gotten herself into?

[Prankster101]

"Travi, I'm sorry. I truly didn't mean to upset you. My intention was that maybe if you let go of your feelings now they wouldn't hurt you so much."

Travi shook his head, and waved his paw. "Naw matey, ye didn't upset mea. It ain't yer fault...it's mine...." Travi whispered the last bit to himself. Sighing he continued, "An' if ah lets ga o' mae feelin's Kai, if ah lets e'er t'in' out..." Travi put his head in his paws, "....dere'll be bloody murder..." he murmured.

Travi had experienced letting go of everything before. Every time he saw vermin, every time his eyes flushed their vibrant red, every time he went into bloodwrath Travi let everything go. If he let everything go in front of Kai... he would never be able to look her straight in the eyes again. He would be this monster thing that he deep down knew he was...

"Travi, if it was absolutely up to me, I would say stay. But if you would rather get caught, I'll go with you..."

Travi kept his eyes shut as he leaned against the cold stone wall. "Ye say we be a stayin' sa we s'all." Listening carefully, Travi murmured quietly, "but we a mig't want ta keep our voices downs a bit. Ah can 'ear dem down stairs."

[Elizabeth]

"Naw matey, ye didn't upset mea. It ain't yer fault...it's mine...." Travi whispered the last bit to himself. Sighing he continued, "An' if ah lets ga o' mae feelin's Kai, if ah lets e'er t'in' out..." Travi put his head in his paws, "....dere'll be bloody murder..." he murmured.

Kailani's eyes were wide with traces of confusion and misunderstanding all throughout. She sighed and lowered her head. "All I know Travi..." She said in a quiet voice, "Is that it's not your fault. Never say it's your fault. Please don't give up." She put her paw on his shoulders for a few seconds. Hoping, if anything, to comfort him a bit.

"Ye say we be a stayin' sa we s'all. But we a mig't want ta keep our voices downs a bit. Ah can 'ear dem down stairs."

Kailani nodded. She fixed her eyes on the outside. "Look Travi..." She said in a low voice, "See Travi, open your eyes, the rain is starting to let up." Indeed, the clouds were thinning out and the downpour was beginning to turn into a lessening patter of steady rain. "It should be gone soon now..." She added.

"KAILANI!"

Kai, nearly jumped out of her fur. "What on earth!!!" She said in a startled whisper.

"Kailani Lanaya Wavedog you had better show yourself. And bring that Prankster with you!"

"No way..." Gasped Kai, recognizing the source of the voice. It was her 21 year old brother.

Kailani muttered angrily to herself. "Well let ME inform you, Kroova Joshua Wavedog the Fourth! I am NOT showing myself, and will certainly NOT bring 'that Prankster' with me!"

She crossed her arms hoping fervently her big brother wasn't intelligent enough to find them.

"Kailani?" came a voice from nearby.

Go back inside Lilly... thought Kailani, hearing her sister's voice. You should so not be out here... do not find us... please... Kailani wished she had mind control powers. That would be nice...

[Prankster101]

Travioso looked up at Kai, her eyes wide in confusion. He sighed, lowering his head. She was trying so hard to help him, but how could she really know what he felt? He was a hopeless case...

"All I know Travi...Is that it's not your fault. Never say it's your fault. Please don't give up."

Travi felt Kailani's paw upon his shoulder. He should tell her. It was his fault. He was the one plagued with this curse. He should tell her. Travi looked up at Kai, he tried to open his mouth to speak, but nothing came out...He couldn't. Dropping his head back down, eyes closed, Travi just couldn't tell her. How would she respond? What would happen if she knew he had bloodwrath?....

"Look Travi... See Travi, open your eyes, the rain is starting to let up. It should be gone soon now..."

Travi opened his eyes and slowly looked up and out the little window. Kailani was right. The sun was starting to peek through the fading clouds as the storm moved southward as fast as it arrived. The little rain left pittered and pattered against the cold red walls of the bell tower.

The rain washed everything clean. If only..if only his paws could be washed clean. But how can you give back a life? And why would you give it back to all the murders that he killed. No, there was no way...

"KAILANI!"

"What on earth!!!"

"Kailani Lanaya Wavedog you had better show yourself. And bring that Prankster with you!"

"No way..."

"Well let ME inform you, Kroova Joshua Wavedog the Fourth! I am NOT showing myself, and will certainly NOT bring 'that Prankster' with me!"

Travioso chuckled as Kai muttered under her breath to her brother. He knew that they were probably caught, but it was still funny. His laughter quickly died down however when he thought of Kroova's reaction if he actually found the two of them hiding to together.

"Kailani?"

Travi leaned forward as he saw Kailani's little sister wandering about the little platform, but not seeing the hideout. Great. The whole family was looking for her. Looking over at Kailani, Travi spoke with his eyes. It was probably time to come out. He thanked her for the time to chat, even if he didn't feel much better deep inside. Maybe they could do something later? Naw, he looked away. If she thought it was time, Kai could call to her sister....

[Elizabeth]

Kailani returned Travi's glance, searching his eyes with her own. She understood everything and gave him a quick confident smile and a nod.

Kai stood up, brushed herself off, and beckoned with one dark-furred paw for the prankster to follow. As she walked out to greet her sister she whispered "I'll talk to you later." to Travi, in a low voice.

She popped out of the little hiding place and completely startled her unsuspecting sister. "Well, I guess you found me...!" She said with a guilty smile. She added in a lower voice, "And hey, Lily? If anybeast asks, I was not the one that stole the food..." She winked.

She looked at the entrance to the hiding place to see if Travi had followed.

As her family greeted her, she realized the rain had now almost completely stopped falling, and the sun was trying bravely to force its way out through the stubborn gray clouds. Very odd, that hard downpour...and now this? she thought to herself.

As she was escorted back to the abbey and fussed over and scolded lovingly by her mother, she couldn't help but think of Travi, and glance back to see where he was and if anybeast was with him. She knew that Travi had no parents to take care of him, and she couldn't fathom how awful that must feel. To know that you could have had loving parents, if it weren't for all those wicked beasts in the world.

She sighed as she walked into cavern hole, and the delicious aroma of redwall cooking greeted her nose. She had almost forgotten it was nearly suppertime.

OOC: Prank! Maybe you can post one more time then we can close the thread...? And start a new one if we want. I kinda figured this one was pretty much over... D:

[Prankster101]

Travioso watched as Kai nodded. It was time for them to give themselves up. As Kai stood up, Travi did was well gathering their stolen kitchen where in one paw and fixing his hat with the other.

As she walked out to greet her sister she whispered "I'll talk to you later." to Travi, in a low voice.

Travi raised an eyebrow as he slipped quietly from the little hovel. Talk later? What did that entail? Right now, he wasn't so sure he was ready to find out...

"Well, I guess you found me...![...] And hey, Lily? If anybeast asks, I was not the one that stole the food..."

Travi gave Kai a look from behind her sister. She didn't steal the food? YEAH RIGHT? He was the one holding the evidence, she may have crumbs on her jerkin, that's it. She was good, he had to admit. Not as good as he was, but fairly good.

As Kai followed her sister down the stairs, Travi followed behind at a silent distance, keeping is face in the shadows. He was already caught,m he really didn't want to make it worse. Plus, he didn't want Kai to see his face, or she'd get upset.

He hated to watch lovely family moments.They always reminded him, of...of...No. Enough. Travi watched as Kai's mother lead her away toward the Great Hall for supper. Sighing, Travi tried to walk out peacefully, but a heavy paw landed upon his shoulder before he could. Not even looking up, Travi knew it was one of the otter crew who was going to take him back to the Gatehouse.

Giving the trays to the older otter, Tavi let himself be lead back, keeping his head down. Now that the sun was out, it would be even more tempting to break out again, but Travi didn't want to. He wanted to be alone. Talking with Kailani left him emotional exhausted. He was tired. It was time to rest, even if Travioso knew he wouldn't be getting any sleep...

Ooc: Yeah, seems like it's done for now..when I send that PM (SOON!) I'll in for you on an...*evil grin* interesting idea of mine!