The shadow and the Wolf (Orin and Lance)

Lance arrived at the cliff with the sun setting. He sat down and stared at the beautiful sky while he closed his eyes and let the wind blow through his hair "Friends will come and go..." Lance muttered to himself as he put his knees to his chest and wrapped his arms around them. Thoughts of Orin and that job they went on flashed through his head. He was a fool for leaving her there. He was stupid for not having let Lea go in the first place. "This is all my fault..." he muttered as he shook his head and stood up.

He stared down at the world around him, past the cliff, off into the horizon. He placed his hand out there "I will find her again one day..." he muttered to himself as he. Lance was now a B-rank mage and he hadn't seen or heard for Orin since he was a D-rank mage. It had been a few months actually.

He didn't know anything about her death or her change yet but he had left Lea at the guild so he could get some peace from all the drinking and fighting he had been doing at the guild as of late.

"Find who?" came a voice from behind Lance.

Should the man turn around, he would find a particularly beautiful wolf girl standing there, smiling in a warm sort of fashion. Without permission or warning, she sat next to Lance, not too close and not too far, before sighing and closing her eyes. "It is quite the sight to behold, no?" she would comment, referring to the sunset. Of course she was harboring a secret from the man, but she simply kept it to herself and proceeded with the conversation.

"If you are having troubles finding someone, I may be of assistance. Guildmates must stick together, after all." The woman flashed her guild tattoo, which rested on the left side of her neck. Her eyes wandered up and down the man's body, looking for something, clearly, but she didn't dwindle too long on any part. There was no ogling, simply searching, and it was obvious in the sigh that she let out that she found the man to be just the same as she had left him. Yet she wouldn't tell him that. No, that would give away her little secret. He would find out very shortly, though, so she figured it was fine.

Lance was startled by the sound of a woman. He turned around and laughed nervously "Uhm, nothing just... an old friend..." he muttered as something about her seemed off to him and familiar but he had never seen this girl so he figured it was a trick of the mind and shook it off.

He looked the girl up and down and smiled. She was cute but she sat down next to him and looked him up and down "Find what you are looking for?" he asked with a chuckle as he shook his head and sat down at looked at the view "It really is beautiful..." he muttered with a sigh as he shook his head and moved onto the next subject.

He didn't look at the girl when he talked but instead the closed his eyes and leaned back on his elbows "Ya know some things in life your going to regret doing..." he muttered as he closed his fists "Leaving a team so you could protect someone... leaving someone in a dangerous situation... I regret all of that..." he muttered as he opened his eyes and glanced at the girl slightly "I just wish I had a chance to say I was sorry and to tell her why I did all that..." he told her as he chuckled silently "But now she is missing and who knows were... she could be dead for all I know. leaving her in the forest like that... I'm such an idiot..." he muttered as he stayed on his elbows and turned his head form the girl "I have seen you around Fairy Tail... your always lonely..." he muttered as he smiled but didn't extend his hand due to being on his elbows "The names Lance Knighthunter." he said, still not looking at her but he did smile.

The woman listened to the man and hung her head back, eyes closed as she propped herself up with her hands. Upon him mentioning how she was always lonely around the guild, her smile faded slowly and she sighed. It was true, she was left behind, but only after she told him to leave. That was something she remembered vividly. And yes, she had in fact died, but only momentarily. After introducing himself, the man looked at her with a smile, and she could only smile back before closing her eyes and looking straight up. It was likely he wouldn't believe her but... she had to let him know sometime.

"And my name is..." the girl took a deep breath and let it out slowly, trying to calm her nerves. This was going to be an interesting conversation. "Rin Sanguinna, but everyone just calls me Orin." she finished, not looking at Lance. She didn't want to see the look on his face. It was hard enough to just talk to him now, not because of anything he did, but because of her physical change. Lance might not believe her, but then again he might. Orin wasn't sure how he would take it, but she hoped it was at least well. The last time the man saw her, she was a cat girl, not a wolf girl. The change was extremely drastic, and the only thing that had remained consistent was her voice and mannerisms. That was possibly the only evidence that she was, in fact, Orin.