Re: Apollo and jeannette, the proud parents (mature)

[Greed]

[ I think I'm better for now :) ]

[horsegodess]

(do you think saffron should firt come off as a bit snooty because of her high class? or should she be one of those ones who are nice despite how great they are)

[Greed]

[ it would add conflict if she was snooty - Zazu wouldn't be so quiet if she came off as snooty to him, especially if it was directed at Odin. Then Apollo would probably come into play, lol ... ]

[horsegodess]

(ok so i am guessing that is a no.)

"hello." Saffron said. her head was perked with curiosity. she noticed the other horse's hesitation. she was not the type to judge on first impressions. she gave everyone a chance despite her rank. anyways, these two stallions looked fit for her. she was impressed by their looks. she scanned her amber brown eyes over their muscular bodies. they had very good conformation and looked in very good shape. she stepped closer and pawed at the ground with her head lowered. "what are your names?" she said looking up. she made sure to make eye contact with each one, so to tell if one would shy away and therefore be a weak fighter. she wanted a strong and brave stallion. one that could look over her in times of need. but that did not matter as long as she could find a stallion to love...

Apollo kept fierce watch over her prized daughter. if one of these stallions tried to make a move on her, they would have to face him.

The reason why Apollo and Jeanette did not have another foal by their side was because they only had a foal after their past one had grown up and moved onto a herd of their own. this system was only used by the most high class horses to ensure the offspring is brought up properly and with the utmost care.

[Greed]

[ no, no, it's a yes -- it works. It would bring the parents into play a little more, is all I was saying. It would create more interaction for everyone ]

Zazu snorted when the mare looked him in the eyes. He appreciated having dominance, and he lifted his head off of his brother's withers and flared his nostrils before resting his head on his brother once more. Odin pinned his ears and looked away from the mare; he wasn't interested in her. Come to think of it, Odin wasn't quite ready to settle down at all yet. Zazu was interested in mares, but in a way he could be considered a player. Odin had the feeling that unless the mare was just right for him and kept him on his toes (so to speak), he would always find another mare to run off with and have a foal. Although that had never happened, Odin felt he could safely infer that it might, if he was given the chance.

Jeanette nickered indignantly when the slightly larger of the two stallions pinned his ears at her daughter. She definitely would not be having an aggressive stallion mating her daughter; being aggressive to potential threat to her daughter was okay, but to her? No. Not at all. She turned and glanced at her mate for a moment before eyeing the one that seemed to be trying to assert his dominance. Jeanette thought it was the strangest way to assert dominance that she'd ever seen; did this bachelor get out and socialize? That wasn't necessarily normal dominance-asserting behaviour. Jeanette turned her head to her husband and murmured, "Quite a strange bunch... What do you think of them?"

[horsegodess]

"absoloutly not. not with the way they are treating my daughter. but we will wait to see how she handles it, despite how much i want to show them who they are challenging." Apollo said not impressed by the two stallions. he held his head high and watched them intently.

Saffron stepped back and snorted at their response. she pawed the ground in impatience. "do you even know who i am?" she said tossing her head in the air. her long mane tossed in all directions, then landed into place on her thick neck. although she took a step back, she kept her eye contact locked with Zazu.

(sss)

[Greed]

Jeanette snorted in amusement at her husband, although she knew his statements were well founded. She wasn't too keen on bachelors that were going to treat her little angel rudely. Jeanette shook out her mane, it falling helter-skelter around her face, causing her to flick it out of the way before stepping away from her husband a bit to look at Zazu, whom she hadn't been able to see that well. He seemed to be hiding behind the slightly larger one - how strange was that?

Odin snorted in laughter as the mare asked if they knew who she was. "Do you know who we are?" He retorted, flicking his tail in annoyance, accidentally hitting his brother on the neck, thus being rewarded with a harsh nip to his flank. Odin let out a long breath through his nostrils before speaking again, "Well, princess, I'm Odin and this is my brother Zazu. Pardon him, he's a tad bit shy." Zazu rolled his eyes and walked out from behind his brother and stepped closer to the mare, lowering his head a bit closer to her and smelling her before stepping back, "Well it seems my brother has been so kind as to introduce me, so, now, introduce yourself, perhaps?"

[ sss - and yours was fine! :D ]

[horsegodess]

(okay. thanks. also, who is the more outgoing one? because at first i thought it was zazu, but here it seems like it is odin!)

[Greed]

[ lol, it is Zazu, but it takes him a few moments to warm up haha ]

[horsegodess]

"hmph. Iv'e never heard of you." she said. she continued to herself through a deep exhale through her nostrils, "must have no importance then." she allowed Zazu to sniff her, then responded, "I am Saffron. My Dam is Jeanette and i am sired by Apollo." she said this while standing tall and proud with her neck arched beautifully. she was proud of her parents and where she stood socially.

Apollo watched.

(oh. okay! thanks!)

[Greed]

[ ^__^ No problem! Sorry if I made that a bit fuzzy. I admit it wasn't exactly clear. ]

Zazu snorted. "Of no importance, hm? Then what are you supposed to be, a princess? With that attitude you sure as hell could pass off as one," Zazu snapped, pinning his ears and flicking his tail in annoyance (but also to rid himself of the pesky flies). Odin looked on nervously before shaking his head and walking over to his brother, looking at Saffron with a slight air of disapproval.

"Forgive him, he doesn't usually deal with other horses besides myself. However, I do have to agree with him on the fact that you are being quite rude towards my brother and myself, and I do not appreciate it. If you're looking for a mate, or friends in general, I'd dial down your attitude a couple notches and open up to the fact that most horses aren't of your stature," Odin stated in a mater-of-fact manner. Odin wasn't usual so outright about his opinions, but when it came to his brother, he was ready to do most anything. He knew Zazu's pride was something dear to him and it was easily dented, though not broken. Odin personally didn't appreciate having his pride threatened, either. Despite that, he was never rude enough to be like Zazu.

Jeanette snorted angrily at Zazu's comment, about to move forward when the other stud walked over and began to speak. Jeanette stopped to listen, not exactly pleased with what the bachelor was saying, but understanding what he was saying. Still, her daughter had fantastic bloodlines and could very well be considered a princess -- if not to other horses, to her parents, she was definitely a princess. Jeanette pinned her ears and turned to Apollo, "Would you like to do something about this? I don't know if Saffron is mature enough to be able to handle a verbal battle with two stallions at once yet, especially since the one who named himself Odin appears to be willingly siding with his brother. I don't mean to underestimate Saffron's capabilities, but..."

[horsegodess]

Apollo responded to his mate's request. "saffron." he winneyed loudly so she would hear. Saffron swiveled her ears to the sound of her father, and turned her head. she started walking towards her parents, flicking her tail in annoyance of the two stallions. She would not be associating with these two again. Without another word, Saffron turned to her mother, and requested that they continue on. Apollo aproved of Saffron's decision even though he interfered a little bit. He was glad that she did not get into a physical fight, and was glad that she decided that the two were not worth the effort of any more conflicting. With that, the family of horses left the two stallions. "and a good riddance" Saffron thought to herself.

[Greed]

[ Sorry about the time wait ^_^' ]

Zazu watched as the young mare turned back to the sound of a stallion's voice. Her father; must be, Zazu thought to himself as he shook his head and stood up taller, obviously quite proud of himself for getting rid of that mare. He thought of it not as rude, but as showing her what other stallions were like out there. Plus, he wasn't one of the worse ones, either. He was simply a stallion that had the guts to tell a mare what he was thinking, and what he thought they needed to hear. Odin, however, didn't seem to be as proud of himself and his performance as Zazu did. Odin had started to walk off, but not in the direction Zazu would've thought. Odin turned and seemingly started following the small family of three.

"Odin! Odin, what are you doing!?" Zazu leaped into a canter to catch up with his slightly larger brother, "Odin, where are you going!" The older stallion didn't reply. Zazu fell into a perky trot beside his brother as he continued to follow his brother to wherever they were going.

Jeanette snorted and, though it was far from unusual, fell back from her family. She was not in as prime health as she had been when she had first started out in taking care of her dearest Saffron, who'd grown up into the most beautiful mare that Jeanette had ever laid eyes on. Shaking her mane, Jeanette stopped and lifted her head, glancing over the length of her back, ears perked forward. She heard something; whatever it was, she wouldn't know, but she could guess. It sounded like hoof-beats. Someone was following them - most likely the two troublesome stallions from earlier. Jeanette turned to Apollo and nickered quietly to get his attention, "Apollo, I think they've decided to follow us."

[horsegodess]

Saffron walked in front of her parents, eager to move away from the two stallions. she slowed down as her mother did, but did not detect the stallions following them. she just continued on her mission of distancing herself as far away as possible from her new acquaintances.

When his mate alerted him that they had some followers, Apollo swiveled his ears back. he turned his head, showing the whites of his eyes as he scanned behind them. then he heard their hoof beats and that was enough. he turned his entire body and signaled Jeanette and Saffron to keep going. he would take care of these horses. he walked at a fast pace back in the direction that he just came until he met up with the stallions. "okay, boys, lets get this straight. my daughter has very high bloodlines and is not expected to be associating with geldings like yourselves. so i suggest you head your own way and leave my daughter alone. you hear me?" Apollo neighed high pitched. he stomped his hoof, and did not lose his eye contact with the bigger one that was in front. (odin) Apollo made no move to challenge or attack them, but he did nip at them to show them who is boss.

[Greed]

Zazu snorted angrily and instead of nipping back, bit back when the stallion moved to nip at them. So what if he was trying to assert his dominance? Zazu wasn't a big fan of others pushing him around. "Geldings?! Ha! We're far from geldings. I wasn't the one who wanted to follow you stuck-up snobs anyways. I'm quite proud of my own bloodlines, thank you! Purebred. Not an ounce of another breed in me, or in my brother. And you don't see us acting all high and mighty above other horses!"

Odin snorted and lowered his head slightly. He had followed them because he'd wanted to convey something to the stallion's daughter. "I only followed because I wished to apologize to your daughter for my own and especially my brother's actions. Zazu will not apologize if he feels he's done nothing wrong, and I feel like he does not feel he was in the wrong here." Odin nodded to his brother, who was trying to prove himself better than the older stallion by standing foolishly proudly, head raised defiantly.

[horsegodess]

Saffron lowered her head and grazed. she waited for her father to return. she flicked her ear when a fly landed on it, then moved closer to her mother. she shook her neck, making her mane re arrange itself over her long neck. she flicked her tail at the flies.

Apollo squealed loudly when Zazu bit him. how dare he!? Apollo turned and kicked out at the tool of a stallion. Apollo replied to Odin in fury. "well then maybe you should separate. because your brother has certainly not convinced me to allow either of you to be my daughters mate!"

[Greed]

Jeanette, instead of continuing on like her husband had advised, stopped and turned around completely, looking back to where her husband had disappeared. She heard him squeal, and immediately she pinned her ears, wondering what in the heavens was happening.

Zazu half-reared and hopped back, his throat being clipped harshly by the older stallion's hooves. Zazu retreated behind his brother, a look if fire in his eyes, the look that clearly stated he would gladly take on this stallion no matter the cost. Zazu, although never would he be one to show it, was internally hurt at what Apollo said. His brother had been there for him since they were colts, and no matter how annoying or brutish he was, Odin had never dreamed or mentioned leaving his younger brother. Odin was all Zazu had in this world; the only one he could rely on, and the only one who wouldn't desert him when he was being an ass, which, admittedly, he acted like a lot of the time. Zazu quieted down after that, lifting his ears slowly and remaining behind Odin, refusing to make eye contact with Apollo.

Odin snorted and lifted his head higher, ears pinned, when Apollo suggested that he split apart from his brother, "No. I would never think of doing something like that." Odin's nerves were frazzled now. Even if Apollo could not, Odin could sense Zazu's pain. He knew that he was all his younger brother had. Speaking up boldly - something quite unlike his usual self - Odin continued, "Perhaps you wouldn't know what you're asking. Perhaps you don't have anything worth staying for! How would you feel, how would your mate feel, if I said you two should separate?!" Odin stomped his hoof, trying to get his point across, but not sure he was going to get any kind of rational reaction from the older male.

[horsegodess]

After the brief fray had fizzled down, Apollo stood, gently snorting with his breath. "The you two head on your own way together. But my daughter is not interested. and I am not interested in having any stallions taking advantage of my filly." Apollo said a little more calmly, sensing that he had hit a sensitive spot with the stallions. He turned and started towards his family.

Saffron lifted her head with her ears erect when she heard her father squeal. She saw that Jeanette had stayed put. Saffron lowered her head again to graze. After a moment or two she lifted her head again to see the image of her strong and muscular father making his way up the hill.

[Greed]

{ ^___^" erm... I'm not sure what to say... it's really low-key right now. 3: }

[horsegodess]

bump

[Greed]

[ Did you not read my last post? I DONT KNOW WHAT TO WRITE. What am I supposed to write to make it more interesting? ]

[horsegodess]

(well if you wanted to drop the topic you could have at least told me. )

[Greed]

[ it's not that I wanted to drop the topic, because I really didn't ]

[horsegodess]

(okay. so why dont you respond to my post then?)

[Greed]

[ Oh. My. Gosh. I DID. I said I didn't know what to post, and that was kinda an invitation to help me think of something to post! My emotional state is really unstable right now, so if you aren't going to be patient with me, I quit. ]

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