<br/>-<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;">Mina      </span></strong></em></span>--<span class="bbc_u"><em>In the mountains by the waterfall. </em></span><br/><br/><br/>The sky was a pale blue, the sun hanging low painting the long clouds the lovely colors of a dawn, pink, orange and yellow beamed around.<br/>Birds spread everywhere- especially at this hour. Dew was still fresh on flower petals. The atmosphere was warm, and promised a nice sunny day. Unless weather changes occur - those- Mina noticed happen a lot in this area,<em>but hey</em>, she wasn't complaining.<br/><br/>Mina got out of the shed she built herself. She lived atop the clouds, in one of the highest mountain in that region, where the grass was brighter than day light itself. Dandelion and a few wild roses grew, she didn't know why that appeared to her but it did.<br/>Her shed was nothing more than a hand built home with a simple bed, made of wood. She never needed anything too much for a home, after all, she always slept in her animal form. as she woke up and opened her wings wide, and flew up to the window, She sat there admiring the view.<br/><br/>Her white feathers tickled her as she stretched them again, and shook her little head, after a reasonably short period of time, when the sun illuminated the skies, she flew back inside, and slowly phased back, phasing quickly hurts. Slowly she felt her bones melt and stretch, reforming into long arms, her legs...then her flesh expanded, eyes widened, and her beak disappeared to simple feminine features.<br/><br/>She always slept in her hawk-form because it needed less space, plus it provided her with warmth and comfort. As she landed and picked her robes. She thought to herself,<em>always white, how come I never made anything other than that</em>.<em>oh well</em>. She let her knee long robes hang loosely, then put on her golden belt with the Air-Charm that her master gave her before. The charm was round, and green with a little gold, it was about the size of a gold-coin, it glowed with the sun reflecting on it. She smiled at the nostalgic moment she just had of endless days and nights she spent with him -her master. But like he said every bird must learn to fly and it was her time to soar. She didn't regret leaving that's for sure.<br/><br/>she walked out of the shed, and let her wings grow big, she could feel the difference of the weight. She spread them wide feeling the wind brush against her feathers. She breathed in the smell of pine and wood so refreshing. She flapped her wings gently slowly going higher, the pressure was a little hard at first -always was- but it always gets better.<br/><br/>She needed to bathe, and she needed berries. (she was a little hungry. so her destination would be.....   she thought about it, and scoped around under her when she found a<em>stream</em>,<em>aha </em>-<em>there</em>. she flew closer to the ground and stopped on a tree sitting there.<br/><br/>There were people in the water, she watched intensively, but not really showing herself. She didn't really feel like being eaten, attacked, pluked or even barbecued today. all she wanted was a shower! is that hard!<br/><br/>She tried to peak at the occupants of the water more before tripping herself off the branch.<em>curse my clumsy days</em>.   she thought to her self, rubbing her head, as she spread her wings unintentionally with the wince, that was a long fall, luckily her wings slowed down the crash. at least. no blood no foul. right?<br/><br/>She hoped her crash wasn't audible but...one can only hope for so long, she was loud. and too close to the water.<br/><br/><br/>