walking in a dream

Kentaro had wandered. This was not an exceptionally rare thing. What was rare about it was that he'd apparently wandered far. Far enough that he no longer knew where he was or where, exactly, he was going. The crash of waves was a familiar sound in his ears, but the earth beneath his feet was not. He did not know these trees, these smells, this ocean. 

It had been a blip. A moment where his eyes had shut, just for a second, and the entire world had become something new. 

For several long moments, he stopped. Stared. Wondered. 

What was he doing here, exactly? The reason for his wandering seemed to elude him, clouding his mind, halting his sure steps. The strangeness of the isles he existed on seemed to permeate his very core, unsettling and somehow simultaneously trying to convince him that he had always been here. 

But he hadn't. 

The image of Kei popped into the back of his mind, which was strange, because he was pretty sure he hadn't seen her in years. Was he looking for her? The memory of her banishment still stung in his chest - he hadn't spoken up when he should have. Hadn't stood up for what was right. He'd tried to fix it - to find her - multiple times in the past, but none of his searches had come up fruitful. 

Maybe... he'd been looking for her? 

That sort of sounded right. But why here? And wasn't it weird that he was alone?

Taking a deep breath, Kentaro tilted his head back, and shouted at the top of his lungs:

"HELLO???"

Surely someone would've heard that.

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When he awoke some sort of awful, shrill - and borderline girly scream would erupt from his vocals as baby blue eyes blinked down at...paws? He blinked those perfect eyes, his ears...moving atop his head he would quickly swat at them. “Arrête ça! — Stop that!” he demanded. Ever so slowly did he rise ─ stumbled and tripped over his own feet. Falling flat back down onto his chest and chin. “Ow...” he whined staring helplessly at the wilderness that sprawled out before him.

This...had to be a dream. 

It was the only logical explanation. And besides he ─ he was trained. He could do this. The boy huffed, shaking the pout that crept to the edge of his lips as he slowly pushed himself back upright, shaking any debris from himself. Frédérune had to look presentable; even if he was a beast right now in this strange dream world. 

But he would wake up soon. 

So he righted himself and tried again to get up; ignoring how un-dream like this body felt. "HELLO???" the man jumped slightly at the shout, flinging himself toward the sound; and almost back to the ground again. “Pourquoi cries-tu? — Why are you shouting?” he asked, forgetting to use common as he strode towards the loud one, his blue eyes narrowing on the other critically. 

@Kentaro

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Ah. His shouting had worked. 

A frankly striking wolf approached him, all draped in gold and sand. A man - or... boy? - around his age. Taller than Kentaro, but that was not necessarily a difficult feat to accomplish. He looked almost regal, gilded, posture straight and eyes narrowed into chips of blue, like Kenta's presence - loud as it was - was offensive to him directly. 

The boy questioned him in a language he did not understand, vocals heavier and throatier than he was accustomed to. Not a bad sound, but an unfamiliar one, and for a moment Kentaro was taken aback, unsure exactly how to respond. 

"Sorry, but I... don't know what you're asking me," he admitted finally, not embarrassed, but blunt. A little concerned, even, that he'd possibly been transported into a world where no one spoke the same language as him. Perhaps he should try his other tongue, if they did not know common?

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"Sorry, but I... don't know what you're asking me," Fred tilted his head, ears pivoting back as he struggled to remember the common tongue. “Ah...” he rumbled in thought, baby blue eyes dancing as he pondered. “Pas de français...” which roughly was...no French and followed by a disappointed shake of his head. “I do speak cahmmon, just naht ahs well” he would be graced with his beautiful accent though. 

Frederune's eyes danced back into the wilderness that surrounded them, an unamused look beseeched him as he flicked his tail in a manner that was so natural it brought on chills of disgust. “Tell me dream boy, where ahre we?” he cared not for his name, but remained focused on one goal; wake up. In order to do that he would try to out-logic this dream world. 

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What a weird accent. 

It was unlike anything Kentaro had ever heard before, and his ears swiveled forward, interested. A pretty accent for a pretty boy, and he'd always been a sucker for blondes. Maybe this new place wasn't so bad, after all - he could get used to a handsome stranger calling him dream boy. 

"Not sure," he admitted, apology laced in his tone. "I just got here, myself. Was hoping maybe you knew, actually." He laughed a little, sheepish. 

He tilted his head to the side, smile never leaving his maw. "I like how you talk," he said, tail swishing, oblivious to the fact that his conversation partner was on a mission. "What language was that?"

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"Not sure," the mans brows would furrow, annoyance at the inconvenience etching on his face as he scoffed. "I just got here, myself. Was hoping maybe you knew, actually." “Why would I know?” did he look like he spent his days trudging about the wilds? Besides, this boy ─ this figment of his dream world, he was the one who lived here. Certainly was trying to pull the wool over his eyes by saying that he just got here. Yeah just got here because Frederune just conjured him into existence. “Garçon inutile”  he spat.

"I like how you talk," he smirked then, “Of course you do,” he said with a swish of his golden tail as he rose his head a little higher "What language was that?" “Eets French, and eet ees ze lahnguage of royalty”

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Brows knitting together, Kentaro tilted his head to the side. "Well, why would I know?" he pressed in return, genuine confusion on his face. "I just... walked here? Fell into a portal? I'll figure it out later, but something happened and now I'm here." A terrible explanation, but Kentaro didn't have much in the realm of knowledge right now. Seemed they were in the same boat.

Cocky, Kentaro realized. This man was cocky. Definitely a good trait - meant he knew his worth and what he wanted. A lopsided smirk crossed his maw. "French," he said, tail starting up a slow wag. "Didnt know I was speaking to royalty," he continued, leaning forward just a touch. "Should I call you prince? King?"

He was flirting now. Sue him.

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