The animals that graced the land were very attuned to the earth and the whispers of the wind. When the two people sprung up they were concerned to see two new strange creatures with looks and smells that didn't match any of their kind, but they accepted them because a feeling within their bones told them they were part of the world that was ancient and very old. The trees whispered to the animals of the air to trust them while the earth called up to the animals on the forest floor to heed them and look out for them. Even the foxes had enough sense to not mess with the command of the world itself.
The rabbits noticed that when the man laughed, his voice was rough but held a softness to it that caused even the trees to laugh with him as their leaves fell. The animals noticed this with interest because the trees were here before the creatures of the earth came from the ground and the birds from the silver sky, and they were not known to have a sense of humor. The herds of deer watched in fascination as the woman glided through the forest and meadows as well as them, and sang songs that only a mockingbird had a hope of imitating.
There was no night or day, more of an in-between. The sky was blanketed in a silver sheen that resembled a seal's back and held a glimmer that the animals found could be seen in the two creatures' eyes when they laughed or smiled.
At the time when most of the animals chose to fall asleep, the man and woman would notice a pleasant stillness in the forest and would talk throughout it at the wonders they'd seen, much to the owl's annoyance, who lived in a tree nearby. The squirrels would get annoyed at his huffing and would throw acorns at his tree and tell him to quiet so that they could listen to the two people below (squirrels were known for being quite the gossips you see.)
Many animals came to visit the two people because some lived farther away, but the otters traveled to visit the most because they lived in the lake where the woman woke up in and they liked to check and make sure she was happy. They were not the only ones to visit them however, the bats came to see what had caused such a great commotion in the world, while the birds chirped and sang stories about them to any creature who would listen.
The two people did not need to eat a lot and when they ate it was very little because it seemed to fill them up, which the raccoons couldn't fathom how that was possible. They became a presence that was comforting to the creatures of the world as they traveled around quite a bit exploring together. Every time they would come across a new animal they would watch it a bit to see what sounds it made and how it lived. It was the grumpy owl however that noticed something the animals had never taken note of before.
"What do you mean he looks at her funny?" the fox asked, her brow of fur furrowing in confusion. The owl sighed as if annoyed at having to explain himself.
"His eyes seem to cradle her softly when he sees her and whenever he grazes her arm his eyes almost blind me with how they light up."
"That's called love, " cooed the two doves who rested on a branch above the owl.
"Love?" said a rabbit curiously. "Is it a sickness of sorts?
"Something like that, "said one of the doves, "however, if one does not feel the same love as the other than you experience a type of pain like death."
"It's more like an emotional pain rather than an actual death, " reassured the other dove.
"Whatever it is, I just hope they are here for a long time, " commented a turtle who peeked out from his shell. All the animals murmured the same and continued to follow and watch the two people as they went about their day. The owl was not reassured, however, for the trees and wind had been uneasy for the past couple of days and when the wind blew he felt as if it tried to blow through his feathers and seep into his bones trying to say something. The branches of his tree where he resided would reach out and try to ward off as much of the wind as possible to stop it from speaking, so all the owl heard was a jumbled mess of words that made no sense. He was very concerned, as the wind and trees had never disagreed over anything before.