Two pale eyes stared blankly at the one before him.

Two black eyes stared back.

"Vessel... Have those always been there?" Fulu cocked her head, making her green feathers sway a little. Vessel cocked his in return, unsure of what she meant. He blinked his confusion, and she responded. "I think I see pupils or something. But I remember them being all white."

Fulu stepped a little closer, which made the small stag draw his head back. "Hold still you, I just want another look..." she muttered. Vessel tried his hardest to stay in one spot and keep his eyes clear. He blinked several times. "Huh... Maybe it's just me..."

The tan stag huffed, lowering his brow in disapproval.

A few feet away, Skokey stood next to Fenqua. Although, Fenqua was edging away a little while Skokey sneezed and sniffled. Another cold it seemed. He got them a lot. Skokey fumbled his way over to the two, "You know," he began drowsily, "love and stress can do weird things to you.. Maybe Vessel is getting eyes.."

Fenqua followed him and retorted, "Being sick can do some weird things too. You better get to bed early tonight." She leaned her head against him, and he sniffed a few times in response.

"Fine..." He muttered, his voice severely muted by his illness. He stumbled back to the slab and plunked down on the ground.

"Fulu, maybe you shouldn't stand so close?..." Fenqua said, almost innocently.

Fulu made a little squeak of embarrassment and backed away, letting Vessel lower his head back to a comfortable level. He shook his head, letting his ears flap around limply. He bowed suddenly, and turned to leave.

***

"So... strange..."

Vessel kept his head down to the little view above a young stags head. So many images flooded through his mind, giving off endless amounts of information. Vessel's breath quickened as the sequence became more violent, and soon he threw his head back.

He panted heavily, looking up at the sky, trying to comprehend what he just saw. Little bits of blood dripped off his chin, forming little ruby puddles. He slowly drew his head back down to study the stag, not the dream.

The little view was still slightly visible, he could see more images flash about, but was unable to determine what they were. "How can you have such dreams?" He asked out loud, knowing no one could hear him.

"So much information to flood your mind, you think you would go insane... I wonder..." In his current position, he was behind the stag. Golden hooves shifted his body to face the front of him. The antlers were short and black, his face was strangely pale, it almost seemed to be blue. His eyes were darker for about an inch around. His fur was a clashing crimson color. "What an oddity you are." Vessel said in a low tone. "And so young. You're not even full grown, are you?"

Vessel shook his head, "Such a heavy burden you carry. The Gods have granted you all the information of eternity, but your mind probably can't comprehend." He looked up to the sky, up at the twinkling stars. "How can one deer handle so much knowledge?"

A twinkle caught his eye, and he looked down to the ground to see what it was. It was a certain Peacock doe, with a small view shaping over her head. Of course, there seemed to be another close by. Lorak was not too far away from her.

Vessel cast his hollowed view downward at the sight of him, thoroughly ashamed that he couldn't find her before sleeping. He still held the camparison of himself and Lorak, knowing that he wasn't as gentle or caring. Lorak still seemed to have the upperhand to him.

Vessel trotted over to the slender doe, studying her position and laying next to her. "Know this, fair Xylia..." He started, as the view of her dream became clear, "Though I am not next to you in your world, I shall always find you here..."

Instead of looking at her dreams, he set his head down next to her. Of course, he couldn't sleep in the Dream Realm. But he could certainly keep her company.

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okay so... i just needed to write. and its sort of introducing my newer deer...

no, it wont be Freakazoid. itll be based on Freakazoid. there, sound better anyone?

anyway, a lot of crazy stuff happened this week, but it was a good crazy. im feeling rather happy. although... i have another freakin cold >_< XD <3