hidden; Awwuuu XD Little thing!

Thank you, Xemi! X3

I don't think it's possible to be a douche to Vasska XD;; I'm not entirely sure what night you're talking about, but if Vasska was sitting down a lot, I was lagging terribly and probably had no clue |D;; Maybe next time we can make something of it >D

If Vasska was moving around a lot, ROFL I must've just forgotten *has bad memory* Vasska loooves deer that react to whatever he's doing, and once he finds out Eighteen's hot button (the minis), he'll probably milk it for all it's worth.

I believe I smell the beginning of a beautiful friendship some very fun dramas *u*

He'd probably think that was good times
>3>

ROFL. PERHAPS.
Nooo, I just think he has no proper fear of such things XD;;

LOL. Vo is becoming less uncomfortable with displays of affection after spending so much time with Gustiro XD But even if he hated it, I'd love it, buahaha~ ♥

I was wondering if that one was yours! He's really fun to play with XD

(LMAO. I like your post better~ You can ignore the one on Illrose's bio XD)

The doe's words were hazy, through a fog of hunger, thirst, and hours spent turning his attention inward. They took a while to register. When they finally came through, he found himself looking at her. Actually looking at her, although his mind couldn't place where he knew her from. She was unimportant, just like everyone else. Meaningless. Pointless. Why she insisted on bothering him, he couldn't begin to comprehend.

I thought you cared about him.

It was hell getting rid of a burn. Cared about him? No, this burn would peel. He just needed to give it time. He wished he had the willpower to make it to the water. Water would sooth it away so much quicker.

He turned his attention back inside, away from her pestering. She would go away. She had to go away.

Vodun sighed deeply. He'd felt the warmth of other deer. Others who hadn't pestered. Hadn't bothered. Only once had someone dropped a bouquet of poppies into his antlers. Their shattered petals littered the ground. He wished he could move away from them. Grind them out of existence. The smell made him wretch.

Ignore her.

Her. Illrose. The scent crawled across his senses, and something bubbled in his chest. Pitiful. Pitiful that Gustiro had never gotten over her. That he still burned for her. It was pointless. Easier to let go. Out the corner of his eye, he could see her shadow. Unmoving. Her presence drew others. Noisy. He had to get rid of her somehow.

He opened his mouth to speak, but his throat clenched around his words, forcing him into a coughing fit. More discomfort. If only he could make it to the water. So quick, so painless... When the fit ceased, he tried again. Words with spiked tips, muffled by the grass.

"Go away," he managed. Go away. Let go. Fade. His eyes slipped closed, and he watched the light dance inside his eyelids. His voice turned low, delirious. "Don't need you. Never needed... ...Doesn't need me... All should just... go away..."

His mind turned in on itself, the dancing lights growing dimmer as he began to drift off to sleep again. So easy it was, sleeping. He hated waking up. Hated facing his peeling burn. The burn that Gustiro had left. The one that made his insides curl. He wanted to be done with it.

His eyes snapped back open as something hit the ground, and the forest's colors swirled around him nauseatingly until he regained himself. Words. So many words. Go away. How was that not clear enough?

He let out a low snort, again rolling his eyes to stare at her, pressing down his venom. He didn't want to be angry. He wanted to be numb. Feel nothing. But he'd been filled with so much feeling, it was difficult. It would take practice to regain himself. Hating Illrose did nothing.

"Stop lying, doe," he rasped. What did she have to gain from this? Was it some sort of strange revenge for something he'd done in the past? If so, getting him riled up was punishment enough. His heart was pumping faster, and his stomach, sensing this increase in activity, gave a low growl of protest. He sighed again, frustrated at his waking self. Frustrated at his frustration. This wasn't the way to do it. He sat up, wondering if he had enough energy to drive her off. To move. To fade properly.

"You've done enough. It's enough. He showed me. Showed me there was nothing left for me. I tried to draw it out, but there was nothing. Isn't that enough? What do you want? How much can you hate me that you won't give me peace?" His voice croaked, barely understandable.

Vodun stared at her a moment longer, and then looked back down at the grass. Patches lay flat and dying where he'd made his bed. She was lying. He'd looked into Gustiro's eyes and seen nothing. Flat. The red bull had walked away, ignoring his affections and his frustrations. Walked away like he was nothing. Walked away like the gray stag always knew he would. It was too much, providing for another. Always being the one giving, while Vodun... He had nothing to give. Nothing inside but ash. The remains of an ember that had died a long time ago.

His burn ached.

"Go away..." he said again, but his voice was too quiet, lacking conviction. Wondering why Illrose would lie. Wondering why she hated. Wondering why, and not knowing... But knowing he couldn't believe.

Vodun kept his eyes downcast. Die. That was such a strange word. He'd never thought about it in terms of death. Sleep. Eternal sleep. Eternal peace. Floating forever in a sea of numbness. What pain mattered there? There were warm bodies scattered around him. Flesh and blood that cawed in his ears and raked his skin with their hooves and antlers, but who were they, really? He cared nothing for them. The white one by his side brought him peace, and he felt that it was suiting that the tiny stag would be here now. He drew comfort from his presence. But he still cared little about the stag's pain after his sleep. Even Evania, the green doe, gave him little pause. There was nothing in this world that needed him awake.

Something in the doe's words caught his attention, however.

"What..." he paused, eyes flicking up. He shouldn't ask. It didn't matter. Illrose was lying. It was all a lie. And even if it were true, that Gustiro were somehow... injured... It wasn't because of him. He had nothing left to give Vodun. Vo had taken it all. All that was meant for him. Still, his burn ached, and the poppy petals made his stomach turn. "What...?" What happened... What is he doing... What's wrong with him... Is he alright... Is he safe... His eyes were unfocused, looking not at Illrose, but at Gustiro's image in his mind. A Gustiro that was battered and bruised and bleeding, just like he almost always was. A Gustiro who had fought. Who bore battle scars and fresh wounds. Vodun's eyes grew hard, and he glared at Illrose, his numb retreat spoiled again by that burning emotion... anger... "What are you doing here? Why aren't you taking care of him?"

"Obstinate..." he murmured, his voice crackling. But why would Gustiro listen to him? The red bull wouldn't even look him in the eye, wouldn't touch him, wouldn't even give him his anger when Vodun frantically tore at his pelt. The doe was mistaken. And yet...

He took a deep breath, heaving to his feet. His knees wobbled beneath him.

And yet, knowing what he knew now, now that his blood was pumping and his mind was clear, he couldn't simply fade. It made things more difficult. If Gustiro had nothing left for him, not even anger, then he would feel no pain if Vodun satisfied his curiosity. If the doe was a liar, which was still probable, then this would cause her to leave. It was the best choice.

"Where is he, then," Vodun asked through heavy breaths, head hanging close to the ground, too heavy to lift. When he'd collapsed that day, he'd receded into himself completely, the forest disappearing into the back of his senses. If Gustiro was across the forest, well... That would make his journey into sleep all the faster.

(Just kinda... shifting this over to Gust's bio >u> Hope that's okay ♥)

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