*notices squirrel* awww aren't you cute? *begins walking to squirrel*

*growls softly at squirrel, who conks me on the head with a nut and runs away*

*looks near leaves* who goes there? *sees squrrel* oh, just a rodent...

*holds my breath*

???? hey, where are you going? *watches squirrel run away* i wonder what he was digging for? *kneels down next to leaf pile and starts brushing away leaves* *stops digging* oh hey deren! whats up?

*leaps out of the leaf pile so fast im just a blur, changes to human form in mid air, then grabs an over hanging branch and scrambles into the tree above dspice*

GAH!! *falls back* WTF?! *looks up* ok, now i know someone's out here... come on out, and thats your last warning!

*sits on a branch, and leans against the main part of the tree, panting*

...... *waits in silence* ok, thats it! *grabs daggers, one in each hand, and starts climing up tree, my shirt getting snagged on branches* stupid things.. *continues to climb*

*doesnt see dspice. continues panting* *squirrel pops out, chittering angrily at me* -_- go away squirrel! *squirrel throws a nut at me*

*leaps up onto tree and circles it quickly*

*climbs higher, seeing a dark figure and a squirrel* *nestles down in leaves and extends tendril of thought to squirrel, momentarily taking over it's body and seeing through it's eyes which have turned green...*

*im partly concealed by a bunch of leaves* *squirrel chitters angrily again* go away! *blocks a nut aimed at my head, then shakes the branch the squirrel is in, and the squirrel drops down 10 feet, landing in a birds nest*

*returns to own body, shaking head* *starts climbing up tree again*

*climbs higher up the tree, then rests in the crook of two branches. i look down, but i dont see anyone*

*stops midway, watching dark figure warily* *takes deep breath, hoping not to fight whoever it is*

*the squirrel pops out next to dspice, chittering and pointing up at me* *i rest my head on the rough bark*

*sees dark figure* *crawls slowly towad it, completely unnoticed*

*sighs, then closes my eyes*

?? *listens to squirrel* ok thank you.. *pats squirrels head and gives it 3 acorns* *climbs up higher*

*the squirrel told dspice that an unarmed person was up there*

*climbs up to dark figure* *a branch snaps under me and i start to fall*

*cracks open an eye at the sound* *dspice's foot stops in an old woodpecker hole*

*swoops down and catches dspice*

thanks deren!

*dismisses the sound* *im sore from weightlifting in gym yesterday, so i decide to take a little nap...*

Who's Deren?!?!?!

he's deren! *points to deren* hi dragonness! *continues to climb tree, inching closer*

Oh. HI!!! *waves randomly to random peeps* Waz goin on? rp or somethin?

*falls asleep* *the squirrel pops up again, and pokes my shoe, then conks my on the head with another nut* *wakes with a start* little...

Squirrels are evil.

there is a "mysterious" person hiding in that tree- *points* and me and deren are trying to "find out" who it is... *hears noise and climbs faster, seeing angry squirrel*

*throws a stick at the squirrel, who scampers off*

Oooohhh!! *winks knowingly as 'Mission Impossible starts playing*

*sighs, then jumps down from branch to branch, whizzing past everyone* *i land on the ground a jog away towards a stream*

*squirrel runs right into my face, knocking me off the branch* GAAAAH!! *hits the ground, the squirrel chittering at me* -_-

*i twist around, then run towards the stream again, appearing to be nothing more then a dark figure*

*sees dark figure* !!!! *stuffs acorns in squirrel's mouth and gets up, chasing dark figure*

*is too busy to help 'cause I'm rolling on the ground laughing myself to death*

*grabs dragonness' arm and pulls her behind me* come on!!

*i stop next to the stream, then kneel down and cup my hands, dipping them into the crystal clear water* *i drink from the stream*

*kneels down in bush, watching dark figure* so dragonness should we attack?

Where's Deren? Oh, yeah. . . Why?

*gets up, stretching*

i dont know where deren is, but that person has been running from me for a while, and i want to know who he/she is!

*flicks an acorn at dark thingy (ae Tiamat)**it pings off her horn*

(im in human form) *i hear a voice* *i leap over the stream and run, startling a frog*

(im on the other side of the stream) *another dark figure slides behind a bush, watching the other dark figure*

Aw, poor frog. *takes after strange person w/ dspice*

*harsh whisper* what'd you do that for dragonness?! *chases figure*

*is panting, running expertly through the woods. thorn bushes tug at my jeans, but im not bothered by them*

*razzberry* 'Cause I was bored! *scoops up more acorns for later*

*runs after dark figure*

*runs after figure* ok, i think we should try and capture whoever that is... i think they know a secret...

*stops, breathing heavily* *i size up a branch, then pick it up off the ground in case i have to defend myself* *i smack it against a trunk to test its strength. it holds* *satisfied, i continue running*

*flies over the annoying shrubs, keeping an eye on the jean trail left behind by running figure* My kingdom for a video camera.

*pulls out daggers again, one in each hand, flashing as i run* @ dragonness-

(my jeans arent getting torn, just poked) *i leap over another stream, then i hide behind a tree, panting as i catch my breath*

(They still leave a trail ) *I see dspice's daggers* What'cha need those for?

*trips and almost falls into stream* *i land heavily on the other side of the stream* oh brother.... -_- I'd need my daggers just in case that person is looking for a fight of course! *picks self up from the ground* which way'd they go?

*after the stitch in my side disappears, i continue running, twigs snapping in my path*

*turns toward snapping sound* there! *runs*

*flies after dspice* Has it harmed you in any way, shape, or form?

*i continue running, using my stick to knock down branches that are in my way*

um, not really... *continues running* but i want to be safe, just in case...

*i trip over a root, landing heavily on the ground* oof! *grunts, then gets up, wipes dirt off my jeans, and continues running*

Then I suggest putting them someplace discreet so we don't make our little friend think WE wanna fight!

*sees imprint in dirt* we're getting close! *smirks and raises daggers eye-level* we won't make them think we want to fight if they cant see us!

*charges after dspice* *slows to a stop at the stream* im not built for speed *pauses to take a drink* *looks up* which way did they go? runs in opposite direction*

*i stop for a second, and put a log behind me to hither anyone following me. i then continue running*

um deren it's this way!! *waves* *trips over unseen log* dang it!

*sees log and flies right over it* Hunh. I wonder what that was there for?

*smirks as i hear someone trip, then continues running, weaving my way through the trees* *i stop after a minute to catch my breath again*

*picks self up and continues running, daggers menacingly raised* @ dragonness- i know why it was there!

*ears perk up* Someone tripped?!? *shrugs* must've been a squirrel. *looks back to check on dspice and Deren*

*leans against a tree, panting heavily*

um yeah, i tripped.... >< *sees figure and runs faster*

*ears twitch* Listen! I can hear someone panting up ahead!

*hears someone coming and breaks off into a run, running faster from the adrenalin in my system*

*pants* how much longer will this take?!

*catches glimpse of a figure running and puts on an extra burst of speed, accidently crashing into a tree infront of the stranger* Oops! I think I killed it. . . *looks sadly at the fallen tree*

ok, this calls for desperate measures... *puts daggers in pockets, my hands glowing green*

*swerves around dragonness, blending into the shadows as i sprint off*

*raises glowing hands* *trees, bushes, and thorn-vines cover the path in front of the running figure, making it impossible to get trough* hah! nowhere to run!!

*flies into the air* *catches glimse of dark figure* *calls out to dspice* hes over there!! *pionts* (tia, why are you running away?)

*skids to a halt, looking around desperately* *i breathe fire at the wall of plants, burning a hole in it. i then run through the hole* (i dont wanna be caught, thats why)

(we dont know it's tiamat yet >< ) *runs through burnt hole* ok, now they've made me mad.. *puts on extra burst of speed, pulling out daggers once again*

Izzat fair?

*follows figure while in the air*

*once im a fair distance away, i stop. panting, i spot an apple tree* nummy *plucks an apple from the tree and sinks my teeth into it*

*flies off singing 'noodle dance*

*is determined to tackle figure* *runs faster, about to leap onto the figure...*

*i finish the apple, tossing the core to the ground. i take off again* *looks behind me to see dspice* *leaps up into the branches of the trees, leaping from branch to branch*

I kno somethin tia don't kno!

*sighs heavily, giving chase again* *hands glow green, branches twining to catch figure*

*sees an apple tree* *reallizes that im hungry from the chase and swoops down to grab an apple* (i know that we dont know yet, thats why it was in parinthesis)

*leaps from tree to tree, concentrating*

NOO! *swoops down and snatches the apple from Deren* Don't eat these apples!

*twigs and branches reach for figure, attempting to catch her*