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Post by Taint on Dec 9, 2005 14:45:25 GMT -5
ooc: Well I'm very impatient too! lol. Maybe they can open their eyes soemtime tonight or tomorrow, and start talking on Sunday or summin? Depends... o.O;
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Post by Keeper on Dec 9, 2005 14:55:46 GMT -5
Ghost paused before reaching the cave, looking back to see if the grizzled alpha was following. And to his surprise, the alpha had kept pace, only staying back a few paces.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and walked up to the cave, only to stop at the entrance, daring not to go any further. He had intuded once. He wasn't going to disturb them again.
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Keeper slowed as he watched the brute pause to look over his shoulder and sit at the entrance of the cave, looking at his expectantly.
So. There's pups in there. But what is so freaking urgent? Keeper thought, raising his head and tail as he sautered past Ghost, reminding the direwolf who was in charge.
Keeper ducked slightly and entered the cave, breathing in the scents of wolven and the musky scent of fresh milk.
He blinked and observed the wolves cluttered in the den. He smiled breifly as he noticed that the Beta Fae had been one that had given birth to 6 healthy pups.
But before he was able to congradulate her, he felt odd.
Keeper turned and looked at Bullet, who was laying next to a small, crumpled form thatw as sleeping.
HE blinked hard and realized the sleeping wolf's side wasn't moving. Keeper swallowed hard and leaned foward, blowing gently on her fur, catching her scent. But, even though she had the scent of the Moors, her own personal scent was faint. Unearthly.
Keeper swore hard and rushed to the mouth of the cave, daggers unsheathed.
"You idiot! Why didn't you tell me we had another member dead?" Keeper snapped at the Direwolf.
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Ghost leapt to his feet and snarled back,
"How do I say that? Just 'she dead?'" Ghost challenged back.
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Keeper growled back, but sighed. Once again, the Direwolf was right.
Lowering his hackles, Keeper turned and entered the cave, Ice-blue eyes clouded slightly.
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Post by Taint on Dec 9, 2005 15:04:24 GMT -5
Bullet lifted his head as the alpha entered the cave, resisting the urge to growl as Keeper blew softly on Jewel's fur, then stormed out again. How rude! He could of at least offered condolences, or... or soemthing!
Bullet frowned, turning to lick his dead sister's maw. He knew he should stop doing that. It probably wasn't healthy to have such close contact with a corpse. But he was reluctant to let Jewel go quite yet. He hadn't even said good bye...
Stop! Bulelt shook his head. Self pitying and moping wasn't going to help. He had tried that in past bad situations. It just made things worse. Jewel had died, and so now he had to make sure that he lived for both of them. He had to be happy. He had to live!
It's what his baby sister would've wanted.
Sighing, Bullet hoisted himself to his paws and padded out of the cave. He dipped his head to the alpha then smiled at Ghost, surprised that he had to look up to meet the tall wolf's eyes. He resisted the urge to comment on how much the dire wolf had grown.
"M'lord," Bullet turned back to Keeper. "When shall the burial service be held. If possible..." He swallowed the lump in his throat. "If possible, I would like to lay Jewel's body to rest..." He met the alphas cave, then looked away, flattening his auds.
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Post by Keeper on Dec 9, 2005 15:11:33 GMT -5
Keeper sighed and looked at Bullet, his eyes softning considerbly..
"Ah, yes. The memorial." Keeper turned and looked at Ghost.
"Does Taint know about this?" Keeper asked the direwolf. And when Ghost replied with a quick shake of his head, Keeper sighed again and looked at Bullet.
"I will notify my mate what has happened and she shall call a meeting. And yes. You have my permission to-." Keeper broke off. Why is death so hard? He shook his head slightly.
"She was an awesome wolf, Bullet. She must of made a great sister. I am truly sorry for your loss..." Keeper said, choking back some tears that threatened to break loose.
Poor brute. Keeper thought.
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Post by Taint on Dec 9, 2005 15:42:01 GMT -5
Bullet smiled gratefully at the alpha, dipping his head as he ackowledged his sister. Maybe Keeper wasn't so rude.
"Yes, m'lord. She was." Bullet agreed sombrely, smiling at his alpha before turning and padding back into the cave.
"Lou, I'm going to... to..." Bullet sighed shaking his head before gesturing feebly towards Jewel.
Bullet padded to his baby sister's side, crouching by her exposed belly. He levered her upwards with a paw, then quickly scooted beneath her. When he stood, she was draped over his back. Bullet smiled at Lou, a sad smile, then turned and loed out of the cave, past Keeper and Ghost, towards the Departed Spirits.
ooc: Will post at DS tomorrow. ^^
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Post by Taint on Dec 10, 2005 6:55:18 GMT -5
ooc: Hokay. Time for eye opening! Fwee! ^^ Don't care if it's unrealistic. Me wanna rp meh poopies!
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Post by Taint on Dec 10, 2005 7:12:52 GMT -5
Roughly an hour after he had left, Bullet was back again, looking more peaceful than he had since the Feather's catastrophe. He was still sad, obviously. His sister was dead. But He was no longer depressed. He was free of himself.
"It's done, Lou." The dark brute announced softly as he stepped into the cave. A small, sad smile crossed his maw, and he sighed. "She is at rest."
After a moment's respectful silence, Bullet brightened. He had not yet had time to properly celebrate Lou's puppies. Now that he had done all he could for his sister, he felt that he could welcome them properly into the world.
Padding over to his ivory sister, Bullet sank into a lying position and smiled warmly at the cubs.
"Six beautiful puppies," He murmered happily. They were all so healthy. "You and Achilles must be so proud." He lowered his head, licking the nearest pup to him. A small, black male. Phoenix.
((Remember, Bullet doesn't know about Jewel's pups yet. ^^))
The cub squeaked, squirming away from his uncle's warm tongue. Nose twitching, he lifted his head. His eyes, which had been firmly glued together since his birth, now twitched suddenly. His lids slowly parted, to reveal a pair of oddly hued occuli. However, these were soon covered up as Phoenix blinked rapidly. The images that filled his brain were unexpected and blurry, and a soft, high pitched growl escaped his lips. Bullet smiled, nuding the pup with a paw. Phoenix stopped blinking. Another growl was emitted, and he batted at Bullet's paw, then lunged forwards with his head to grip it with toothless jaws. Bullet chuckled, lowering his head to lick the pup again and inspiring another growl.
Beside Phoenix, another pup was discovering the wonders of sight. Her eyes slowly opened, and a soft squeak of delighted alarm was emitted as she shut them again hurriedly. One lid was slowly lifted, and the ivory hued pup allowed herself to become adjusted to the strange, swirling images that filled her mind. Then, the other eye was allowed to open. Bright sapphire eyes gazed with wonder around the cave, and Jewel's tiny tail began to wag. She released a tiny yip and squirmed to her brother's side, hoping to see if he could also now see.
Phoenix turned on Jewel with another growl. His nares had told him of her approach. Unlike Jewel, he did not have the use of both eyes. His right eye - which was icy blue - was blind. Jewel yipped playfully in response to his growl, rearing up quickly on her frail hind legs, then instantly falling back to earth with a squeak. Phoenix snorted his distaste and turned away, leaving Jewel to lie on her stomach. She craned her head to gaze up at Lou, sapphire eyes laughing, mouth curved into a smile.
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Post by Taint on Dec 10, 2005 7:16:09 GMT -5
ooc: Gah. Bad-ish post. oO;
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Post by Keeper on Dec 10, 2005 10:06:42 GMT -5
Keeper sighed, glad that Bullet had stepped up to bury his sister. Theres been two many deaths in the Moors. The grzzled alpha thought.
As Bullet left, Keeper turned around and faced Ghost.
Taint doesn't know about this? He asked again. And with another shake of the head from Ghost, Keeper made up his mind.
"Very well. I have to go and fetch her, to tell her that there is new birth and death today. A meeting must be called to celebrate the life, but also to mourn the death. Ghost, you will be needed here to protect the puppies."
Ghost opened his maw to object, but Keeper quickly cut him off with a sharp growl.
"NO BUT'S! I will not lose another member of the Moors! And theses pups, all six of them, will benifit the pack more than any newcomer ever will. You understand that?" Keeper growled, hackles raised.
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Ghost nodded sharply, raising his head and tail at the same height as the alpha's.
"Pups need guardian. I guard. But other wolves need guard to. Pack need Main Guardian." Ghost raised an eyebrow, hoping his messege would be understood by the alpha.
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Keeper growled agian.
"You are right. But I shall ask my mate on that one."
Keeper turned and departed from the den, heading towards the Cliffs to howl for his mate....
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Ghost sneered silently, but quickly wiped it off his maw as Bullet appeared, coming back from the Departed Spirits.
Following Bullet into the cave, Ghost stopped and laid down at the entrance, facing the inside of the den as he watched the pups interact.
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Post by Taint on Dec 10, 2005 13:06:05 GMT -5
ooc: hehe. Main Guardian! I guessed right! =D Perfect rank for Ghosteh.
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Post by ©Lou Scarlet© on Dec 11, 2005 9:36:35 GMT -5
Ooc| Meep!! You guys have posted alot! oO;
Bic| Lou had been so exhausted with the days events, she had slept deeply, unaware of the direwolf's entrance followed closely by the Alpha Male, Bullet's departure with Jewel's body and Ghost's request for Main Guardian. It was when Bullet returned from his trip to the Departed Spirits that she awoke.
"Where's Jewel?" she asked, noticing imediately that her sister's body was missing. Bullet's words, however, distracted her and a small smile crossed her maw.
"Oh Bullet! Lou said happily, excited by the prospect of telling the ebon wolf her news, "They are not all mine. Those two-" she inclined her snowy dial towards Pheonix and Jewel II, "-are Jewel's!"
Her gaze fell upon all six cubs and her smile broadened.
A small growl was emitted as Hedwig watched Jewel and Pheonix discover sight. Being a few moments older, Hedwig and her siblings were already wide awake, however, Afisch, Robynn and Flynn preferred milk to exploring at this current moment. Hedwig, with one green and one blue occuli, (like her father and Pheonix) eyed her aunt's children, wondering why they were smaller.
Afisch, noticing his ivory sister's abscense from his mother's belly, squirmed over to her, pressing his tiny nose into her fur and discovering smell. ((I think cubs can smell when they can see ... I have no idea xD)) His fur would've matched Hedwig's had he not been given brown patches on his back, ears and tail, with a singular patch over his left eye. Afisch let out a small noise of excitement at his discovery.
Ooc| Mish, rubbish post xP
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Post by Taint on Dec 11, 2005 9:51:57 GMT -5
Bullet smiled fondly down at the six cubs. He was so absorbed in watching them that it took him a while to digest Lou's words. As soon as he had comprehended them however, his eyes widened and his eyes shot to Lou's face. Should he be sad or happy at the news? Jewel had been pregnant... and he hadn't known? He hadn't been there for her?
His eyes suddenly hardened. She had died giving birth. This was October's fault! The brute had left her to have his cubs, and she had died! Rage filled Bullet, but he pushed it down quickly before it could rise to the surface. He didn't want to startle Lou or the cubs. But he knew, at that moment, that if October had been before him then, he would've killed the brute.
Bullet took a deep breath, then smiled, blinking down at the smaller pups. They were his sister's. They had his sister's blood running through their veins. They had survived where Jewel hadn't, and Bullet vowed then that he would never let them come to any harm.
"She will live on in her cubs, Lou," Bullet smiled up at his sister.
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The tiny black cub who could not see through his right optic plopped into a lying position by his uncle's paw, a scowl plastered across his face. He rested his head on his paws and allowed his face to relax, soon drifting into a deep sleep.
Jewel, noticing that her brother was obviously not up for play, aimed a bark in his direction, then turned to the other four cubs, sapphire occuli searching for a new play mate. Her eyes rested on Hedwig, and she yipped playfully, lowering her chest to the floor, stumpy tail thrashing.
Her tongue lolled from her jaws, and she yipped again, eyes shining with innocence, the expression on her face reading: Play
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Post by Taint on Dec 11, 2005 9:53:58 GMT -5
ooc: Fwee -huggles Lou- Such cuteh-pies! Can't wait 'till they can talk. -skips-
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Post by ©Lou Scarlet© on Dec 12, 2005 11:32:30 GMT -5
Lou nodded towards Bullet, a smile appearing at his words. She could already see that young Jewel II resembled her mother in looks.
Hedwig wriggled away from Afisch as he buried his head in her fur, a scandalised look 'pon her tiny features. She then glared at Jewel, wondering why her brother wasn't acting weirdly.
It was then that Hedwig noticed Jewel's playful expression and began to slowly rise onto her four paws, tiny creamy pillars shaky with her first attempt. She slipped over and landed with a thump, releasing a small growl of frustration. On her third attempt, however, Hedwig managed to stand, marveling at how tall she was. Her small dial turned proudly to Lou, only to see that her mother was twice as tall as her and that was lying down.
Frowning angrilly, Hedwig turned back to Jewel and her front half sank to the cave floor, her little white rump and tail in the air. She released a playfull growl, challenging Jewel to attack first.
Afisch watched the two females curiously, his plume thumping the ground n excitement.
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Post by Taint on Dec 12, 2005 11:56:27 GMT -5
Jewel grinned as Hedwig returned her challenge, tongue lolling out of milk white jaws, sapphire occuli shining with delight. A loud, excited yip was released, followed by a high pitched, playful growl.
"Yaaaaaaaaah!" The tiny pup yelled a war cry as she sprang at her larger cousin, tiny paws thrust ahead of her. She missed Hedwig completely and her cry became a confused squeak as she flew past the other whelp to land with a soft thud on the floor.
Jewel tumbled over and over in a flurry of limbs, and ended up on her back with her rump in the air. She giggled, allowing her hind quarters to fall on the floor, her tiny pink tongue once again escaping her jaws to loll comfortabley.
ooc: Aww! -squishes-
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Post by ©Lou Scarlet© on Dec 13, 2005 9:01:13 GMT -5
Hedwig readied herself to spring adn meet Jewel in mid-air as the other white cub attacked. But Jewel missed and Hedwig could not stop the laugh escaping her jaws. Mis-matched occuli watched as her cousin righted herself before once more she crouched and growled another challenge.
Ooc| Mish, writer's block xX;
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Post by Taint on Dec 15, 2005 6:46:20 GMT -5
bic: Jewel's miniature creamy auds perked at Hedwig's growl, and she scrambled to her feet, yipping excitedly. She faced her cousin with sparkling orbs, plume thrashing.
"Hiiiiyaa!" She cried shrilly, propelling herself clumsily into the air. This time, the youngster looked set to hit Hedwig. Her paws were streched before her, her jaws beaming, her eyes sparkling.
ooc: Same. lol. It's hard to play playing 'cause you have to make sure you don't powerplay... XP Maybe we should just say ya can ppowerplay a little here...? SO MANY PLAYS! lol.
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Post by ©Lou Scarlet© on Dec 15, 2005 11:13:44 GMT -5
Ooc| Nopish, no powerplaying ~waggles finger at Taint~ Will post later, I have homework to do ~dies~
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Post by Keeper on Dec 15, 2005 12:13:26 GMT -5
Ghost smiled to himself, even though his smile more resembled a smirk.
They haven't noticed that I am here. I guess I am like my namesake. Heh.
Sighing, the great direwolf reclined down and laid his head on his paws, watching the pups.
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Post by Taint on Dec 15, 2005 14:16:24 GMT -5
ooc: Aww. hehe. -pets- You poo! Obsessive no powerplay disorder! -pokes with PC- mwahahaha Chase!
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