Charles
*Finally getting some free time to explore once again. He decided to explore the Ombu forest. Bow at the ready in case he'd see something to eat*
Richard
*Freya was flying about the forest, sticking to the shaded trail she had gotten used to over the years. She appeared to be in search of something, though it seemed like she hadn't been in any real luck.*"Hellloooooooo?"*She called out into the forest, her child-like voice echoing across the terrain.*
Charles
*Kibaru's head tilted slightly at the echoing call. His ears perking up and his nose sniffing the air. He immediately started to track down the source of the noise. Doing his best to not make a sound as he did so.*
Richard
*It didn't seem like she had taken notice of the wolf man tracking her down. She was just leisurely flying onward, her wingspan taking a good chunk of the pathway and forcing her to have to fly slowly to avoid running into all the trees.*"I know your thereeeeeee~"*She sang out.*
Charles
*Kibaru slowly continue to follow, before drawing his bow and aiming right at her. Ready to release before calling out with a whistle to get her attention. Making sure to keep his eye and aim upon her*
Richard
"Huh-?"*The bat seemed to stop and turn instantly at the sound.*"Well that's a first-. Didn't think I'd hear something after all this time-."*She commented mostly to herself. Her gaze hadn't yet fallen on the wolf, but he got her attention at least, leaving her more curious of the sound than anything.*
Charles
*Kibaru gave a sigh, seeing as she wasn't wearing anthing. He through to himself how easy it would be to just hit her out of the sky with her ignorance. But he decided to slowly release his pull and put his arrow back in. Grabbing a knife however and holding it at the ready* "You go about yelling like a helpless child regularly?"
Richard
*Freya's ears flicked in turn to Kibaru's voice and a smile crossed her face. She let out an excited laugh and suddenly flew towards him, circling about and surprisingly not hitting anything with her large wings.*"How better to navigate?"*She cheerfully says before finally landing on the ground. The bat was quite short, especially compared to the Kemonomimi.*"But that's not important now-. I've finally found you!"*She says triumphantly as she attempts to hug the wolf with the wings that took up where her arms should have been.*
Charles
*Kibaru back stepped a bit. Avoiding the sudden hug. Leaving his bow for her to hug instead. He kept his guard up around her. He sensed quite a mischievous soul from this bat girl.* "Uhuuuh... First. I found you. Quite easily in fact. Second... You even know who I am?"
Richard
"Tomato tomato. May well have shown yourself with how long you left me searching."*Freya comments over who found who. The bat wasn't able to process what she was hugging exactly, but eventually let go in confusion.*"You feel much smaller than I remember."*She said, prodding at the bow with a wing before lifting her head up to meet the wolf's gaze.*"Of course I do! You're my brother!"*The bat says with upmost certainty.*
Charles
"Uhuuuuuuh" *He saod before taking the bow back* "Didn't know you were related to bows" *He said before chuckling a little bit* "Wonder what's the story there"
Richard
*She scoffs.*"Bows? What are you on about?"*The bat suddenly flew over to a nearby tree so that she could hang upside down from one of the branches and stare over towards him.*"You didn't hit your head on the way over, did ya brother? Such a clumsy one, I swear. And to think this is how you end up greeting your sister after all these years."*She pouts.*"I'd have imagined a reunion like this to be a little more special."
Charles
"Hhmm" *Kibaru walked over to her, staring at the blinfold* "Do i sound like your brother?"
Richard
"Yup!"*She says confidently.*"What's next? You want me to ask you if I sound like your sister?"*The harpy lets out a squee of laughter at the thought.*
Charles
"Hmmm... Wouldn't be too uncommon of dad... Buuut" *He then yoink at her ear* "Either these things don't quite work or this must be a major coincidence... Maybe you hit your head. How would you even know I AM your brother?"
Richard
"Ow! Hey-!"*She nipped at him with her sharp fangs as he grabbed her ear.*"Enough of these silly questions brother. How could you possibly ask how I know you are my brother!?"*She snapped.*"I do not hit my head. I am not clumsy brother."*Freya says. She crossed her bat wings, looking a bit disappointed and maybe a little hurt.*"I tire of your games sometimes brother. But I do not want to tire of them. You always disappear for such long times when I get tired of them."*She turned her head away.*"But not today, brother. I've succeeded at your game of hide n seek."
Charles
"You didn't answer the question. How do you prove I'm your brother and not just some random wolf Kemonomimi hunter that has no idea what you're on about" *Kibaru then pulled on her ear again*
Richard
"Do you wish so hard to be one with such specifics? You sound like him and smell like him. What more do you want?"*She says in return. When he went for her ear again, her head suddenly turned on it. This time she didn't give a warning nip, instead biting down and digging her sharp vampire teeth into his hand.*
Charles
*Kibaru stared at her for a second beofre using the other hand to grab and pull her ear. Whilst doing this, he sniffed himself* "I smell like me... Now would you get down?"
Richard
*She shook her head to and fro.*"Of course you do, stupid!"*She says. In her asking her to come down, she decided to fly up to a much higher branch.*"Why don't you come up, brother? You must be so tired after such a long time of play."
Charles
"If you come down here, I'll show you exactly why" *Kibaru said sounding a little annoyed*
Richard
*Freya seems unconvinced, but after some hesitation, she eventually flies back down to him and lands on the ground.*"Something wrong, brother?"
Charles
*Hold out your hand* "He said simply to her"
Richard
*She blinks slowly from beneath the cloth, trying to process the request.*"You mean my wing?"*She asks him.*
Charles
*He let out a sigh* "Yeah, sure"
Richard
"Oookaaay-."*She says slowly as she holds out her wing to him.*
Charles
*Kibaru turned around and she'd feel his tails rubbing against them. He stared at her face, waiting for her reaction*
Richard
*Freya looked confused for a moment, then tilted her head back at him.*"You wanted me to come all the way down here to touch your fur?"*She asks him. Freya huffs.*"This explains nothing to me. Are you trying to say your fur is suddenly holding you down after all these years?"
Charles
*Kibaru let out an anoyed grunt* "Is your brother a bat like you?"
Richard
"Of course he is, what else would he be? Wait I see what you're doing-. Don't tell me you suddenly don't think you're a bat anymore brother!"
Charles
*Kibaru put his hand on her head and patted her* "How you're still alive being as oblivious as you... Sweety. I'm not your brother. Unfortunately"
Richard
"Such a liar you are! Lying with every word you say!"*She cries out.*"I play these little games with you for so long and you pretend to not know me!"*She turns away and flies back up to the tree she was in before, going back to hanging upside down, though facing away from him now.*"Okay Mr. Wolf hunter. If that's what you want to be now. Why don't you go hunt for food then. Find food so I do not starve. That a fun enough game for you?"
Charles
"Didn't know your brother had hands..." *He said as he turned around, starting to walk off* "But if you really don't want me here, I guess I'll just leave then"
Richard
*Freya glanced back over to the Kemonomimi, frowned but eventually closed her eyes and allowed herself to rest for once.*"Okay brother..."*She says.*"Until I am able to find you again... Hopefully the charade will be over by then..."
Charles
"Uhuh. I'll be back soon don't you worry... And **I'LL** Find you again" *He said before disappearing into the woods. Returning after an hour with a dear on his shoulders. The smell of blood still fresh* "I just realized I don't even know your name..."
Richard
*The bat stretched out her wings as if she had awoken from a nap.*"Hm?"*She shook off the sleepiness, trying to process his statement. After a while, she finally responded.*"Right, of course you'd forget my name too."*She pouts.*"You've struggled much out here brother, but I cannot stay mad at you forever. It is I, Freya-."*The bat paused and sniffed at the air, mouth starting to water as the smell of blood reached her nose.*"Well shoot. You actually caught something-."*She flew down from the tree and landed nearby.*"Guess you're still a good hunter despite the memory loss, huh brother?"
Charles
"Touch it before it's on the fire and I'm popping you on the fire, got it" *He said bluntly as he put the dear down with a loud thud in the grass* "I'm also a cook... A legendary one at that. You should seriously try my curry o_o"
Richard
*She suddenly places her large bat wing over his face.*"Up bup bup-."*She says.*"Do not ruin dinner with your spewed nonsense. You are no inheritor of father. I am the fire one."*She took a deep breath of air and spewed out a tiny flame from her mouth.*"I am the fire breather. For good reason too. You are going to burn food, deprive it of nutrients."*She was already approaching the deer.*"I'm sure this catch is delicious just as it is."
Charles
"I'll deprive you of nutrition if you touch it" *He said before placing some twigs on the ground and lighting them on fire with a small ball of flame* "Careful. The fireplace is here... Don't step in it. I don't wana waste mana putting you out" *He said before going back to the dear and starting to skin it*
Richard
*She hissed at him.*"Trying to ward me away from the food, aren't you brother? You make such a good catch and refused to share!"
Charles
"How about you go catch something them... Hmmm. Yeah, didn't think so..." *Kibaru said before finishing up the skinning and chopping the dear here and there*
Richard
"Fine then! So selfish you are!"*She says before turning and flying off into the forest.*
Charles
"I was going to share after I cooked it" *He shouts out behind her as he conitnued*
Richard
"You ruin the food stupid brother! Ruin it and try to feed it to me!"*She yells back before vanishing.*
Charles
"Good thing I'm not your brother I guess..." *Kibaru said to himself as he got out a pan and started to fry up the meat. By the time she'd return, he'd be done* "Would be funny if she didn't catch something"
Richard
*It took a lot of time before the bat returned. By then, night was already about to fall. She gradually began making her way back, a small, dead rabbit firmly clamped in her jaws. She landed on the tree she was on before and plopped the rabbit down in the crook of it. Only then did she proceed to stick her tongue out at Kibaru and sat down so that she could begin feasting on the animal's blood in peace.*
Charles
*Just as she returned, he finished the food. The smell of it was quite heavenly* "Your back. Well... You want some?"
Richard
*She turned her head away, not seeming too keen on trying out the strong scents.*"Whatever you did to that thing is foreign to me, bother."*She says.*"I am fine with my catch as you are with whatever you did to yours."
Charles
"You suuuuure. It's pretty tasty" *He said before he started chewing on his food* "More than just cooked meat. Got some fruits too" *He said with a full mouth as he continued chowing down on his food. Quite proud of his creation* "Just try it"
Richard
*The mention of fruit seemed to get her attention.*"What? Did you burn that too?"*She asks him, hesitantly.*
Charles
*Kibaru picked up one. Ready to throw it at her... But he held in the urge* "You can get some after you taste my m-... My cooking. And apologizing for insulting my skill"
Richard
*She turns away stubbornly.*"As if I'd try such a ridiculous concoction. If I didn't know any better, I'd think you trying to poison me, brother."*She tossed the drained rabbit off the tree branch to the forest floor.*