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Someone's there!, Amika stopped moving when she heard a female voice. She was hesitant, but she got her head out of the bush, curious to see who it was. She saw a red doe standing in front of her. What caught her eyes first was the mask she was wearing and the feathers in her back. So beautiful..., she said to herself. She didn't know why, but she reminds her of her big sister, probably because her color is red, even if Kamaya was much lighter than that.

"Hum...Yes...I'm okay, thank you to ask." She said before adding: "This bush isn't a good shelter, the raindrops pass between the leaves and the branches. So cold..." She didn't dare to ask the doe to come with her, she thought it would cheer her up to go find another shelter in her company and maybe make her feel like if she wasn't alone anymore, but it was harder to talk to a grown-up than to a fawn. She took a deep breath and asked: "Can I come with you, please? I feel so alone here..."

Amika smiled, she got out of the bush and followed the red doe. She remembered the big oak she saw when she came for the first time in the forest. She loved being inside a shelter and listening the rain falling as well as watching it. She quickly started to like the female stranger, she tried to smell her scent but the rain was hiding it. She walked closer to her, her heart was beating faster, this day would be one of the best days of her life, she hoped they'll be friends soon.

The gold and brown fawn could make out the oak further. A deer carrying a fawn on his back went inside, the fawn looked exhausted. She walked on a sweet grass tuft that barely touched her leg and made her smiling, while they were approaching the oak. This feeling was so pleasurable, along with the feeling of not being alone that she expected, she looked at the doe again. At this moment, a question came to her mind. "What is your name by the way?"

Amika shook herself being careful to not throw drops on the others before sitting next to Thais. "Mine is Amika, it's a maritin word which means "friendship", glad too meet you!" She said happily. "You're so beautiful, I love your feathers!" She added. She showed the red feathers she used as earrings to the red doe. "I've got feathers too, I found them near a dead crow. They were black before." She said, trying to hide her satisfaction of having killed this crow, fearing Thais would take it as a sign of insanity or something else. She snuggled against the doe and closed her eyes, only hearing her voice and the rain falling. She felt better, in the warm inside the oak, next to someone she already considered as a new friend. She reopened her eyes to watch the rain falling. some of the deers and fawns fell asleep, other came inside the oak and sat. The wolf-like fawn smiled.

"Yes..." Amika said, closing her eyes again. She sighed with a little smile, listening to the rain. After some minutes of silence, she fell in a deep sleep...

The gold and brown fawn was in a white room, wearing a straitjacket, a muzzle and was sitting against a wall. In the opposite wall, there was a huge glass, she could see her parents behind it, talking to a psychiatric nurse. Kamaya was looking sadly to Amika through the glass, she seemed worried and was younger. Her parents looked at her after their talk before going away. The little fawn began to cry out, calling them but the sounds were muffled by the muzzle she was wearing.

She woke up, the rain had stopped, she looked at Thais who fell asleep too. There wasn't many deers inside the oak, only a fawn was sleeping near them. Amika got up and stretched out before went to the opening of the oak, the birds were singing now. She would liked to take a walk, but she didn't want to leave Thais alone. She decided to wait for her and sat in the opening, against the wall of the oak.

Amika turned her eyes towards Thais. "Oh, you're awaken, she said. Well, I don't want to play with them, they can't understand the way I play." She kept an eye on the doe's reaction. "I thought it woudn't be polite to leave you without saying goodbye and thanking you. I saw many fawns doing this, they're so discourteous... Anyway, I wanted to take a walk with you. I appreciated your company very much and I wanted to spend a little more time with you, if you don't mind of course." She smiled to the young red doe. Her eyes were a little twinkling, thinking she would say yes. She would love walking and talking with Thais again, she found her very kind. New meetings were very important to her, it's not because the rain stopped falling that she would go away, like if the doe wasn't nothing more for her but just a stranger who just invited her to sit beside her while it was raining.

Amika was confused. "Well, I don't know the forest very much, to be honest, she said. I came in there was some days ago with my big sister". The wolf-like fawn got up, walked out of the oak and stopped before looking to Thais. "By the way, I like deers like you. They're so kind and helpful, always taking care of the younger ones. My big sister is like this too, and that's why I love her." She waited for the burgundy doe to come out of the oak so she could follow her. "So, which way?" She asked. But before Thais could answer, she noticed her stomach was rumbling and added: "Oh, it looks like I'm hungry. Is there any food here? Like squirrels, rabbits or birds? I also can eat fruits." She inhaled the air, looking for preys around her, she prefered wait for the doe to answer though, she knew the forest better than her after all.

"Blue bow?" Amika looked around her and Thais before following her. I wonder how it looks like... She thought to herself. Her eyes turned to some fawns who where playing. That would be a good meal... She found herself slavering. She throw her slobber away, hoping Thais didn't see anything. She sometimes eat fawns, her favourite meat, she tried to not eat often this one though. She stayed close enough to the burgundy doe, trying to not look at these fawns. She prefered stare at the ground, preoccupied. Should I tell her the truth about me? She just met her after all, but she felt like if she could tell her everything. But is it reasonable to do so? Maybe she should wait a little more before being sure she could tell her anything.

"Well, I don't know. Probably with her friends" Amika said. When they arrived and she heard Thais asking if she should stay here, she nodded: "Do whatever you want, I won't be long." She gave Thais a wink before moving away. She smelled the ground and found the scent of a rabbit. Following it, she saw a white little well-plump rabbit near a tree. She sneaked toward it, not doing any sound, flat out. She stopped when she was close enough. The rabbit looked in her direction a while before ating some herbs. The gold and brown wolf-like fawn waited a little, then jumped on the rodent. this last one ran away, escaping from her, but she didn't give up and pursued it. She gained ground, being faster than the little rabbit. When she was close enough, she jumped on it again and gave a violent hoof thump on its head, she then bit its neck like a savage to be sure it was dead.

She came back to Thais, the dead rodent in her mouth, she put in on the ground, sat and began to rip it apart. "So delicious!, she said after swallowing the first mouthful. "I still prefer the squirrels though." Amika watched some other fawns playing while she was eating. They look more delicious than this rabbit, she told herself. No, said a little voice in her head. Don't kill them! What will think Thais if you do that? You're not a murderer, you're not a monster. So stop watching these little ones and eat your meal! She wanted to reply but the voice was right, even if she wasn't sure of that. If she kills these fawns, will it be good or bad? She shook her head violently. "Thais...?, she said, looking at the burgundy doe. Is killing other deers bad? She then thought too late about Thais' reaction, maybe the doe would be outraged to hear a fawn asking about this kind of things.

(Sorry, I didn't have time these last days. I'll reply later when I'll have time. ^-^")

(Back now, sorry for the late and short reply, I am very tired these last days. ^-^')
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Amika didn't answer, she was staring at the floor while eating the rest of her meal. I...can I confess you something...?" She wasn't sure it was a good idea to tell her everything. But she felt like she could count upon Thais, like if she could tell her everything. She ate the last piece of rabbit but she didn't dare looking at the doe. She had shame.

She could hear the fawns playing, as well as the birds singing and some branches cracking because of the wind which was picking up. The wolfish fawn sighed silently, the conversation was getting her awkward but she felt she had to tell someone everything to feel better. Keeping these secrets was almost about to get her insane, she became erratic since she lost her parents.

"Well..., the golden wolf-like fawn said as she sat beside Thais. I don't know how to tell you that..." This kind of thing was very hard to explain for Amika, Kamaya already knows about it. But she was her sister after all, she lived with her. Amika took a deep breath. "I...I don't kill fawns only to feed myself...", as she was talking, she stared at the floor. "I sometimes kill...to play. You know, I always thought they'd be in heaven and would get the eternal life or they'd revive and have a better life. But since some days ago, I'm wondering if what I do is such good as I thought." She looked at Thais, turning a little the head. "I think I am lost now, I don't know what to think anymore... But you've been kind with me, you're the first one, except my sister, to be that with me. The others think I'm too weird and too "evil" so they reject me. But you didn't do that, I'll never forget what you did for me. So I tell you from the bottom of my heart: thank you a million!" She'd like to hug the doe but she didn't dare, she was still fearing her reaction but she was a little eased now that she said what she had to say.

After Thais had finished talking, Amika looked at the floor again. "I...I understand now..." The fawn had a very big shame, she was blaming herself for all the lives she took. At least, she didn't took many. She sighed. When the doe said she should go, the golden fawn looked at the sky, it was almost dusk now, the night was coming. She let out a sad "Oh..." But when she thought about what happened today, the time she spent with Thais, she added with a smile upon her face: "Well, I have to go too. Good night. Thank you for your kindness and your company, and thank you also for having listened to me and explained me everything, things are getting clear for me now." She hugged the burgundy doe before turning around and taking some steps forward. She then looked back at Thais. " I hope I'll see you again! Goodbye!" She said happily before going away. While she was running, she looked back at Thais one last time. She really liked her and wondered if they'll be friends...or are they already?

As the sun was slowly going down, she looked for the Ruins. After some minutes, she finally found them and went to the North-west of them, looking at the fireflies above the periwinkles. She waited against the severed trunk near the mushroom circle for a while. Now, she could say it: it was one of the best day of her life. Suddenly, she saw a red spot in the distance. As it quickly approaches her, she realized it was Kamaya who seemed very worried, probably about her.

(Yes, sorry about that! I had plans to reply but lately work is giving me a big lack of muse ha. But here we go!)

The burgundy female thought about how young the child was, and yet was already divided between her instincts and her heart. What would become of her when she became adult? Thais didn't stop to think about the fact that they could not see eachother again, and perhaps in the future they would become enemies in case Amika pursued this path, but stopped thinking about it when she heard the child say that she had to go away too. "Of course, a good night for you" she said, mimicking a smile. "Hmm. I hope I have helped you." She said, looking into the eyes of Amika, wishing she really had understood the mistake in her action.

Thais returned the hug and when the child turned her back and left, the red haired doe continued to watch her for a while, until she had lost sight of Amika, starting to go on her own way. She finally reached her own home, and hoped Harin would be around, maybe then tell him about the situation and see what advice he had to offer to the doe about all that.

Thank you too! I had fun too!! <3

And aww! Thais look so pretty in your style! Thank you so much for drawing them together, their resting moment inside the oak was my favorite part <3