forum One-on-One? [Closed]

Started July 09, 2018 by @Imperfect_Autumn group

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"Well, I'm… I'm glad you can be with him while you can," Dusty said, trying to be comforting somehow.

Maddox nodded. "I hope he lives awhile longer. Unicorns do live for quite a while, after all. However, I'll only live as long as the average human. Half breed thing…"

"I get that. Phoenixes can live for hundreds of years, but because of the human half of me, I'll only live as long as one. Maybe as long as one of the oldest, but still not hundreds of years," Dusty explained, playing with the fire in her hands.

"Technically phoenixes live forever, but I get what you mean." Maddox laughed dryly, staring at his reflection in the water. "Do you know them? Your parents, I mean."

(Idk when I have to go, so don't be surprised if I suddenly disappear.)

Dusty laughed. "Okay, yes, true," she agreed, nodding. "Yes, I do know my parents, though my mother passed away when I was younger. My father raised me on his own."

(Okay lol)
"Mm… So it seems we've both only got father figures, huh?" Maddox ran his fingers through the water.

"I guess so." Dusty let the flame trail up her arm as she watched it. "It's odd how that is, isn't it?"

"Yes, a bit." Maddox was silent for a moment. "How would you like to meet Koprin?"

Dusty's gaze turned to Maddox at his suggestion. "Could I? He seems amazing."

Maddox smiled softly and transformed into a unicorn, trotting over to Koprin. "Hey, Koprin! How are you today?" Koprin looked up at Maddox blearily. "Hello, Dox. I'm quite well. And you?" "I'm great, Koprin." "That's good… who's your friend?" He looked over at Dusty.

Turning back into a phoenix so she could understand what was being said, Dusty flew over to the pair of unicorns.

"Hello! My name is Dusty. It's a pleasure to meet you," she introduced herself.

Koprin nodded politely to Dusty. "Hello. My name is Koprin. This here's Dox, or as you likely know him, Maddox." He swished his tail, rustling the fallen leaves.

"Yes, Maddox was telling me about how you raised him," Dusty said, nodding. "From what I've noticed, you did a very good job."

Koprin dipped his head again. "Hardly born when his parents abandoned him. The mother was human, I believe. Father was a unicorn. He appeared to be a mere human when he was born, but he soon revealed himself to be able to transform into the likeness of his father. They really looked very similar."

"You knew his father?" Dusty asked, curious. She settled down on a tree branch just high enough above their heads so that she could see them well.

He nodded. "I know every creature who lives in this forest. Almost all unicorns are good, but there was something different about Dox's father. He lusted after humans. He refused to listen to my advice, and he got himself in over his horn." Koprin shook his head sadly. "Unfortunately, I do not know what has become of him. He fled the forest, and he has not returned."

Dusty fluffed her feathers, seemingly for no reason. "Oh… Wow. I– I hope he's okay." She looked down at Maddox, her golden eyes somewhat sad.

Maddox glanced up at Dusty. His expression was unreadable. "I presume he ran off with the mother," Koprin continued, "but they may have parted ways. There is no way to know. However, I took Dox here under my wing and I'd say he's doing rather well." Koprin touched his horn to Maddox's, a sort of glow emanating from both unicorns.

"It seems so," Dusty agreed with a nod. If she were human, she would have smiled, but, instead, she settled on nodding again. Nodding was one of her weird tics when she was a phoenix; it was like she did it all the time, for everything.

"Now, you two have fun." Koprin lay his head down on the ground, seemingly having fallen asleep. Maddox stood up and walked back over to the pool, sitting on the bank and staring into its silvery depths.

Dusty flew over and sat beside Maddox, shifting back into her human form so she could speak to him. "You okay?" she asked, looking at him gently.

Maddox shifted back as well. "Yes, I'm fine. It's just… I never really asked him. You know, about my parents. So all that information… that's not just a story he tells to everyone who's willing to listen. I hadn't ever heard anything about my parents before, really."

"So that was the first time you'd heard that? Oh, gosh, I'm so sorry. I thought you'd known something, or else I wouldn't have mentioned it," Dusty apologized, frowning slightly. She looked down at her lap and played with some fire in her hands.

"No, don't worry about it. I was bound to hear it at some point." Maddox subconsciously conjured a few snowflakes, which floated softly to the ground. A creature that appeared to be a rabbit with antlers hopped up to him, and he stroked its back.

(They just have contrasting powers, lol.)

Dusty watched the snowflakes fall, a small smile playing on her lips. She shook her head, causing her frown to return.

"Well, I'm still sorry," she said. "You should have heard that on your own, and not because I was too curious to keep my mouth shut."