Fenrir: Dawn Rising (Part 1)

"And how long ago was that?" Luna asked, laughing softly to herself.

"Um...No--...No more lies between us?"

"Well, if that means you're about to reveal another one, I guess one more couldn't hurt," Luna said, smiling.

"Okay." he said with a light nod. "I think...I think ten years ago, but I'm not exactly sure..."

'It -was- ten years, wasn't it?'

Luna cocked her head up at him. "How... old did you say you were?" she asked with a smile.

"Heh...You could say I'm eighteen. Technically, I am..."

At this point, Luna was wearing a "WTF" face. "Okay... what was the age you lied, then?"

Ris let out a quiet laugh despite the fact that he felt a little guilty. "Luna, I don't even remember...I'm sorry."

"W-well... That's all right, I guess," Luna said, staring down into his neck. "Um... Ris? How old... am I?"

"Luna...Let's put it this way." Ris began. "When I first came into this castle, I decided that everyone I thought was dead might not be after all...I'm gonna say the same thing with this situation. Everything I thought was fact might not be after all."

"Good enough for me..." Luna said, sighing. "I suppose we could always ask Terra."

At the mention of Terra, Ris was struck with a small amount of fear.

'Wait...If Terra's Luna's mom...'

After a moment of thought, however, he smiled again, shaking his head. 'Nah, Terra's cool. I'm sure she'd be fine with me and Luna.'

"Yeah, I guess we'll have to ask her then...But Luna...I really am sorry for having to lie. I just didn't want you to leave me."

"That's sweet, Ris..." Luna blushed, smiling up at him. "The pain you went through, just to stay with me..."

He smiled back, leaning in and giving her a soft kiss on the cheek. "Luna, all the pain was worth it because I get to be here with you now."

"You're too good to me, even when I'm trying to kill you," Luna replied. Her muzzle was heating in blissful scars of blush. "You know... It'll probably be different with us, now..."

"You're right...Now I don't have to lie. Neither of us do. It'll be so much better, won't it?"

"That's not exactly what I meant, Ris." Luna told him. "I don't really know who I am, anymore... And I don't really know who you are, either."

"Oh..." Ris mumbled. Giving a quick shake of his head, he said, "Okay, here's what we'll do, Luna. First we're gonna get you out of here, then once I'm done with what I need to do, I'll come see you at your place. We can talk for -hours- once I get there, okay? I promise."

"I'm gonna stop you right there, Ris. That's not the way this works, anymore." Luna said. "Terra and Fenrir are... my parents, and techincally...*sigh*... This castle is my home, and I'm not gonna run away anymore. I can't."

Ris' ears perked up, his tail giving a light flick to the side. He wasn't expecting that.

"What, you mean..." With a little disbelieving laugh, he asked, "You mean you're not going back home?"

"I don't know where home is anymore, Ris," Luna replied. "We'll figure it out."

"Well...Well Luna," he began with a shake of his head, just a titch panicked, "you can't stay here."

"Why not?" Luna asked.

'You can't be serious...Not now...'

"How would we be able to be together if you did?"

"It's not the castle is that far away, Ris." Luna put her paws on his shoulders. "I said we'll talk about it, babe."