Clover Hills

[WolfOfProphecys]

Styx didn't continue his sentence despite her prompting, but did take the pictures that were shoved into his hands. Staring at them, he looked rather emotionless, but both Tor and Michi would probably recognise the look of guilt and sadness in the Alpha's eyes. He carefully ran his thumb over the image, studying his child as a tiny smile crept onto his face, though was quickly gone when Tor spoke again. He looked up at her, meeting her gaze, and still clutching the images.

"The pack... There isn't much left of it really. I... I want you to stay Tor. And... And I want Jason here." He muttered, keeping his voice quiet so it hid the miserable tone to it, "Why wouldn't I accept you both? You... You're my mate and he's my pup... Even if you left and didn't return, I still want you here Tor." He huffed, looking down at the pictures again, "I... I don't think I could live with myself if you went away again... especially when I now know we have a pup between us..."

Ryoko Lee Cosmos

 

[Ryoko Lee]

"Then I'll stay." She said, nodding her head. She pulled out a phone and dialed a number, stepping off a few steps for a slightly more private air. It answered on the first ring, and she lit up.
"Yes, yes, I'm fine..."
"Hows jase? How's my little boy?"
"I... I think I'm gonna stay."

SIlence.
Her face darkened, and she argued quietly over the phone.
"My son. My son."
"Yukio, I swear to god. I will rip you the pieces if you-"
"I want him on the nearest flight. And he can't fly by himself, so bring your ass down here as well. You have a pack to speak to as well- Viserys, remember? You're chick?"
"I love you too. Be safe."


She shut the phone with an exasperated yet pleased look on her face. Tor came over and rested a gentle hand on his shoulder. Hopefully Jason would loosen him up when he arrived.
"He's coming. Also, please. Relax. It's like you're holding your breath around me, nervous or something."
Tor frowned, and then shifted uneasily, not quite comfortable yet. It was awkward, strained. She got a mischievous look on her face.

"You free for half an hour, alpha?" Tor asked, a playful banter in her voice. "I wanna show you some fun we have up in Alaska. Help you let loose."

 

[WolfOfProphecys]

Styx watched as she stepped away to call someone, presumably about their son. The Alpha waited, not wanting to intrude, and looked to Michi. He'd help her in a moment, once he knew exactly what Tor was planning to do right now. All he wanted was for his family, and his pack, to be happy. So he stayed quiet, sure that opening his mouth may only make things worse for them. May make Tor disappear, or Michi hate him. And then he'd be alone, so he stayed silent.

He frowned as Tor seemed to start arguing, and edged a little closer. There was no one for him to fight, but he'd go all the way to Alaska if it meant them retrieving his son. But she seemed to wort it out quickly, so he stepped back again before she could notice that he'd moved closer in concern.

He huffed at her, tilting his head slightly, "I feel like you're going to run off if I say the wrong thing Tor." He admitted quietly, but slowly nodded as she asked if he'd be free for the next half an hour, "I will be. Just... Let me help Michi first?" He asked. It was wrong, an Alpha asking for permission from a female of lower ranking, but he really didn't want to lose Tor again

Ryoko Lee Cosmos

 

[Cosmosis]

Dameon Grenakowski​

It was odd. Like a partially taunt fisher’s string Dameon felt the water from the grass below being sucked out and get stored somewhere in himself. He didn’t know why it happened or how he could do it, but he just could. The forest was quiet just as it had been all those years ago before he had left them. nnoyed him however, that he couldn’t shake the feeling that he was being watched. It was as if someone could see his secret on open display and knew it better then he did himself. Pinning his ears against his skulll and wrapping his tail around his waist, Dameon headed for work with a gray rain cloud overhead.
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“Took you long enough to get here Dameon. Looks like you got table 12. Go get em you tall oaf!” the manager joked, trying to shove Dame towards the table he was assigned.

As he walked over, clipboard in one hand, Dameon took the time to study the person at the table. A female awaited him. With blonde, wavy hair and vibrant bluish-green eyes, the woman seemed to be around Dameon’s age.

‘I wonder if she has people she cares about?’ Dameon asked himself as he walked up to the pateron.

His feet scuffed across the floor, making small noises as he went about. Swiping a glass and pitcher of water in one hand, the tall guy made his way towards the woman and set the cup upon a napkin, fishing out tableware to set by the cup. Exhaling a small breath, Dameon calmed himself.

“My name is Dameon. I’ll be your waiter today if you’ll have me Miss. May I pour you some water or would you like another liqui— I mean, Beverage today?” Sweat formed at the tip of the man’s forehead. “A-Also, we have a nice menu so if you’re ready to order, i’ll be happy to bring that in and get it going for you miss.” Dameon finished. The faint sound of his co-worker’s snickering could be heard, making the man’s face obtain a slight red-hue in embarrassment, though he did his best to keep a calm look on his face.

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[Cosmos]

Michi listened intently with each word spoken between the pair, as things happened and Tor let go she looked upwards with longing eyes and a small whine, though it soon changed to a slow and small tail wag as things seemed to improve, as the other went on the phone she watched her alpha with concern and curiosity, somewhat amused to see him act so bashful and timid even if he'd never admit to such things she knew the look giggling internally she smiled a little before Tor returned and awkwardly curled a little submissively as Styx mentioned helping her first, she didn't want to be a hindrance but she really didn't think she'd be able to make it back to the house without assistance at current times, yipping quietly and licking at the females hand in a sort of wolf-like apology.

WolfOfProphecys Ryoko Lee

 

[VeiledPariah]

Tobias shook his head and another regretful sigh filled the expanse of silence that was left after Angelica had said her piece.
He had always asked what she wanted and of course would do his best for her and the triplets but her statements were conflicting now.
"My mind wants me to take you and the kids and to run and keep you all safe...but my heart..."
The wolf faltered to find the words as the images of all those he had lost once before and the times he had almost lost her flooded his thoughts.
"I feel I need to stay... And fight this storm that is coming to tear our lives apart once again...do you understand?"
The male expressed as he let his bright ocean colored eyes rest on her own emerald visage.
This is not how he wanted to do things but to protect her...he would do anything.
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[Cosmos]

Elle smiled a little sheepishly as Andrew thanked her and with a timid nod took a step back with tightly clasped and slightly shaky hands near the wall, letting out a short yet deep sigh at his reaction having fears something much, much worse. "I-I suppose I should be heading off now then-…." she stuttered out nervously, unsure why he really wanted her listening in on all this dramatic stuff, though the mention of the surrounding packs peaked her interest, "H-Haven? The one that's lead by Gabriel?…." she inquired.

VeiledPariah Comet

 

[scorpiodragon]

Angelica & Triplets
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She was quiet as Tobias sighed in her mind and then spoke to her about wanting to take her and the kids...just leave Clover Hills behind and not come back. When he spoke of his mind and heart being at different ends of his thoughts, the woman titled her head at him. "How is it you are always torn in two different directions, an endless push and pull of the tides upon the earth, echoing within your being and souls with yourself and your family the only gravity holding you firm against the whims of others?" Still, she didn't question him otherwise until he spoke about staying and helping fight whatever storm was coming, emphasizing himself alone staying here, or at least that was what she was hearing. "Tobias...what really makes you think that things will be better if you stay here and fight? Even if you do so and this...storm manages to be defeated and abate, who knows how things will be afterwards? There may not be any packs or Clover Hills at the end of this oncoming storm."

As his ocean blue eyes met her own, she sighed and ran a hand down her face in frustration before absently rubbing at her forehead. "If you feel like you should stay here, then...as loathe as I am against the idea...I won't stop you from doing so," she said. "By emphasizing yourself, I am correct or wrong in you're saying that you wish for yourself to remain behind and fight in this war while the kids and I leave for your peace of mind and our safety?" VeiledPariah

 

[Comet]

Miley listened to Andrew talk some more before nodding. "I'll try to help, but don't know how much help I'll be. You know I don't take orders lightly." She said to him, pulling her phone out to see why it vibrated earlier. She pressed the button to turn on the screen and scoffed. "Speaking of Haven." She said to Andrew as she put the phone to her ear to listen to the voicemail that was left. She chuckled as Gabriel was telling the female to be ready for the alpha to come over to talk. "I got to go Andrew. You know where I live, you know how to contact me. Do so if I'm needed." And with that, the female was gone and heading back to her cabin. She had no idea what was going on later, and how much everything would change for the female. Right now, all she knew was that Niko was possibly still at her house, and Gabriel wanted to talk. She continued to head to the house until she reached the doors, stepping inside.
scorpiodragon VeiledPariah Cosmos

Brexly looked up to see a nervous male in front of her. This used to be her and her son's favorite place to eat, and she was eating there trying to help herself heal. "Sure, water sounds fine. And I would like something to eat. I would like a turkey club on jalapeno Cheese bread, not tomato's please with chips." She told the male, looking down at the menu as she said so. She closed it and looked up at him with a smile, hoping that he got that with no trouble. She could tell that he was nervous, her good hearing letting her hear the other waiters snicker and make fun of him. Was he new? Was this his first time on his own or did they just not like him? Whatever it is, she would make it easy for him and be extra nice.
Cosmosis

 

[scorpiodragon]

Council (Klinge-Bill, Sky-David, Adolf-Rome)
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Klinge woke up at the smell of food and stirred, the old wolf winching as he got to his paws, joints creaking as he moved. Copper eyes stared around him before stumbling towards the table, shifting painfully as he did so until he was there in his human form. Grabbing his clothing from where it rested on the floor, the old council member plugged his phone in and took Sky's phone with him, making his way towards the cafeteria where he knew the others would be eating with several guards. "Dedushka!"

"Hello vnuk," said Klinge. "That is grandson in Russian," he explained at the child's confusion. He sat down across from Sky and slid her phone across from her.

"My phone!"

"Yes your phone," said Klinge. "I used it to call Miley and issue her some new orders."

Both adults looked towards Klinge, waiting for him to explain. "To find out why there are so many purebloods in Clover Hills, to find out what attracts wolves there and to find and eliminate the threat or send it to the council for execution," said Klinge. "As well as a reminder about she needs to breed with a pureblood come winter and pass the message on to any other purebloods in the area except for your son, your daughter and Tobias who knows through my letter I've sent him...if he has received it yet," said Klinge. "Of course, I did not tell Tobias that we will be taking his child when it is born...just that it is up to him now to conceive a heir and ensure his family doesn't die out."

"The young Altman is unlikely to listen to us," put in Adolf as he ate some poached eggs.

"That may be, but I would prefer the Altman line to continue rather than Winslow to resurface from the dead," said Klinge. "Speaking of Clover Hills...this is a problem. Two packs have sprung up from ex-members of Winslow from what Miley has informed us. I am thinking we need to have Miley take over one if not both, however at the moment I am most concerned with this one that apparently has several old members of Winslow pack in it."

"So you think Miley should take over this pack and not the other...why?" Adolf questioned.

"We need a pureblood in position who is loyal to the council and what better way for Miley to get information for us on the comings and goings of Clover Hills than by being at the top of the food chain. Besides...did she not say that Kagore was low in numbers compared to the other packs?"

Sky paused in her meal to take a sip of juice before nodding and answering the old wolf. "She did," said Sky.

"We will give Miley a chance then to whip Kagore into shape...if they do not fall into line then they will be eliminated like we had planned with Winslow. Should they prove to be a threat to the council or our way of life but at the moment we have bigger things to concern ourselves with."

"And what if these wolves that seem loyal to the Winslow House do not obey a pureblood?" questioned Adolf.

Klinge glanced over at the heirs who were busy chatting away and then back at his fellow council members. "Then Clover Hills had better get their act together and pray my hand is not forced," said Klinge. "Sky, give Miley a call and issue her new instructions. It might go to voicemail."

"Alright but the girl's going to be confused," said Sky. Picking up her phone, she dialed Miley's number. "...Miley...this is Sky. The council has decided that this pack called Kagore you spoke of needs to be brought to heel and obedience. We are ordering you to take it over and if needed, dispose of any rebellion from the pack. Your other orders from Klinge still stand." Sending the message, she closed her phone and the three living council members went back to their meal.

"I fear our time is ending with the houses being destroyed," mentioned Adolf, earning worried looks from Klinge and Sky, none speaking after those forebode words.

Nikolaus

Niko's children had remained asleep though the wolf had heated up bottles for them and given them puppy formula to consume when Gina had woken up the other two. The loner was currently feeding Gina when the door opened and he set her down on the couch beside him before shifting into his half form. He relaxed though when Miley's scent filled the air but still didn't shift back totally. "I thought you were someone else. Did everything go alright?" he questioned. Comet

Matthew
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Matthew had run into his cousins on his way home and was less than pleased, as had been feared, about the information his cousins had to give him. That incompetent and stupid woman who didn't know her proper place in society was alive and had returned to Kagore. The alpha didn't hear much else as his cousins further informed him they were heading home to the Dakotas to be with the rest of their family, that they were disastified with Kagore and Clover Hills. Matthew was stunned and despite offering them places in his pack, they shook their heads and said they were leaving. He then continued on his way home.

Gabriel
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Gabriel sighed as she shushed Kyle and managed to get the child back to sleep, giving Zayne a smirk as she saw him attempting to calm down Kia and Nuntis. "Don't fret Zayne, you have two children who are carrying on your family name and will help continue your house and line," she said. Setting Kyle back down in his crib, she made her way to Randall and picked the infant up in her arms. "That wolf is really getting on my nerves," she growled, speaking of Amora. "I told Ash she needed therapy and to make a choice...who is she more loyal to? The pack or that loner. Somehow, I feel she will choose the loner over the safety and the security of the pack."

 

[Ryoko Lee]

(OOOOHHGGGG THAT URKED MAH SOUL, I FELT THE OFFENSE AS A DOM FEMALE MYSELF LIKE OH GOD XD))
TOR
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"I ran off because of memories, not because of you." She said coldly, and turned away for a moment to turn off the phone.

"How can I help, Styx?" She asked, folding her arms over her chest. She fingered the pendant around her neck, a golden locket that lazily caught the sunlight. It was the only jewelry she had on her, no rings, earrings, or anything else present. The female lifted her hair up into a low pony tail, eyes flashing with determination. She wasn't too fond of the way he walked on eggshells around her, it was so unlike him. Tor shook the thought away that she scarred him and turned to the wounded wolf, smiling as Michi licked her hand fondly.

YUKIO and JASON
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"Come on, kid. Time to go home." Yukio said, picking up his car keys. The little shit looked up, a put on his head, two spoons in his hands. He winced.
Yukio had never seen Styx, but had heard about him from time to time. Actually, all the time- Tor was always talking about Styx. Which hurt. Because he was there for her all this time, raising his kid with her. And though he would never admit it, he developed feelings for her. But he knew they weren't meant to be. Tor had her mating mark, and he had his. And his thoughts were plagued with Viserys. but when he looked at her, that went away.

He did come onto her, once or twice. Tor responded with snarls and flashing fangs, and once, he kissed her- she attacked him. He remembered with with a smile, or was it a grimace? He wasn't sure why he did that- he hoped it was the alcohol, and that he wasn't changing.

Jason looked up, green eyes flashing with annoyance. In a childish voice he got up and hit him with the two spoons.
"Side waugh lice!" He chanted, and Yukio staggered back, pretending to die a dramatic death. The kid responded with demented laughter.
He had attempted to say, "Sideways slice!" which was taught by Tor, of course. She had taken to teaching him to defend himself, starting with spoons and calling them machetes.
"No, seriously kid. We gotta go." He said, picking up the child. Jason smiled a dimpled smile much like Tor's, and wacked him with the spoon in the face. Yukio growled a warning, but he knew, he could never hurt Jason.

"Wolf form! WOLF FORM!" Jason screeched.
"Mommy. Wanna see mommy?" He quickly intervened, changing the subject. Tor was attempting to humanize him while she could- she wanted to give him a somewhat human life. He didn't really agree, wolf was in the kid's blood, but what Tor said, went.
Jason grinned and dropped the spoons.
"Okay, daddy." He said, and Yukio nearly dropkicked jason- that was a huge problem. Tor wasn't too fond of the idea of him being the father figure- and neither was he. Styx would murder him if he went with it, and so would Tor.

"Jason... I'm not you dad. We're gonna see your dad." Yukio said firmly. Jason's face was awash with confusion. He knew Styx, or, knew of him. But Yukio was his dad. Not by blood, but by choice.

"Seriously kid. Call me Uncle Yukio." He said, taking the spoons and throwing them across the room, taking the pot of the kids head, and picking him up. It was time to go.



On the flight, the kid was crashed, and he was left to his thoughts. Jason was a mess. Raised by a fiery mother and a pretty relaxed uncle/friend or whatever the hell he was, there was a lot of miscommunications. And the kid was pretty violent, which contrasted with Yukio. And boy, did he love Tor. He was Tor's little minion, and quite the little asshole. His eyes trailed over Jason's pale skin, black hair, and closed eyes. Why did he do this to himself? Why did he continue to put up with Tor's shit?

She wasn't terrible. But she did love Styx- and that was the bullshit. Or, maybe it wasn't. Because he loved Viserys.
But it had been so long, and now he was returning. He wasn't sure if everything was the same. And he had to tell Viserys he kissed Tor eventually. He just hoped it didn't get to Styx- he knew Styx would literally tear him to pieces- Yukio wasn't exactly a big, buff, cheeto puff, and knew damn well he couldn't take Styx. He wondered if she'd take his side if he fought back.
After Fenris died, he knew if it ever happened again- ia, styx and him, he was pretty sure she'd intervene instead of aiding kill someone she loved. He did frown. If someone touched Viserys or Tor, he wouldn't stop until they died a horrific death, and he wasn't a brutal person.

Yukio wondered why he thought of this, and closed his eyes, wrapping a protective arm around Jason and went to sleep.

 

[VeiledPariah]

"Its the only way its ever been a decision like this is what led me to you"
The wolf stood as the female drug her hand across her face in apparent irritation and gave a wolfish snort before turning away and padding away at a slow walk.
"Forget i said anything"
Was all Tobias could manage at the moment. He wanted her to understand and of course he knew she did but even he did not expect her to react as she did.
The wolf looked out towards the edge of the clearing and stared out seemingly lost on thought once more.
He hoped she would just drop it and he regretted even speaking his mind given her answer.
scorpiodragon

 

[scorpiodragon]

Angelica & Triplets
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"I keep forgetting you're a soldier at heart and have been trained to not desert or shirk your duty to your...well I guess country doesn't really apply in this case," said Angelica with a frown before shaking her head and looking over at Apollo. "At least werewolf children aren't required to register for the draft at eighteen like humans. And that so far, least from what limited knowledge I have, women aren't forced to register for it. Not that being made to register keeps men from carrying their draft card around which is...apparently illegal not to do or so my aunt said with my cousin." Hearing Tobias's wolfish snort, she turned as he padded away from her, telling her to forget he said anything.

"You, Tobias, are too noble and...firm in your beliefs whereas I...well I'm likely...naive, too trusting of people, and too bloody compassionate towards others...wanting to help people and putting them before myself...well...people and animals." She paused for a moment in her words before adding, "Probably too much of a day dreamer as well...somewhat...not in reality and stuck too much in other worlds...wandering within the stars and getting lost in fantasy and nature."

She could list other things about herself but wasn't really in the mood to do so. Though his words from earlier, before he'd told her to forget he'd said anything, concerning how it was always how he'd been concerning being pushed and pulled which had led him to interfering time and again for the woman's sake only made her stare at the male's back. "I'm sure that won't be difficult for me to accomplish, I never seem to remember much as it is...or I force myself to forget and block things...where would you go if given the opportunity?" Angelica frowned as she looked from Tobias to the infants, doing some mental math in her head. "They're four months now and haven't done much in terms of milestones.

"About the only thing they have done is sleeping more or less through the night which is likely a relief for you." Truthfully the children only woke up twice a night now and tended to take naps thrice a day, other than that they weren't really showing much progress in terms of development. Then again, the children had been born at 35 weeks gestation...not as young as she herself had been when she'd been born, but still not close to full-term. Maybe that was the problem with the reason they weren't developing normally. It wasn't like she had paid all that much attention when forced to care for several biting wolf children that had been ripped from their mothers as the fathers didn't really give a damn about the children, the woman frowning to herself and glad all the more that Winslow had been exterminated though it was a disappointment that some of them were left alive.

Even if Apollo and Hekate did get on track with their milestones, it was possible that Phyllis would end up lagging behind her older siblings, giving she was the smallest of the triplets...lagging behind possibly physically and mentally. Still, Tobias seemed to have a lot of stuff on his mind and it would probably be selfish to bring it up with him. Oracle was offering nothing to the conversation either, the inner being remaining silent and not speaking much lately though she could sense the wolf within her still so Oracle hadn't disappeared...for some reason the wolf seemed to have nothing to offer in terms of advice or opinion lately. "If needed, or you think it's for the best, the kids and I will leave...that way you can focus on protecting the pack and don't have to worry about us getting in the way," said Angelica. If things came to a head, it might be better for her to take the children and leave so they couldn't be used against Tobias like before and he could retrieve them from wherever they ended up after the fight was taken care of and won...hopefully. Of course she couldn't say either whether the children would end up developing learning disabilities or not like herself. She hoped not, those tended to go with you for life and it limited her opportunities...she didn't want that for the kids. VeiledPariah

 

[Cosmosis]

Daemon Grenakowski​

Dameon nodded, showing he understood the woman’s order. Repeating it over and over helped his memory as he went back and told the chef the request.

“Well D. Seem’s you got a looker huh?” Anoteher waiter said with a smirk. “Guess tall guys an be shy and hit it off with a girl.” More snickers.

“I’m not like you Gregory. I don’t leave people after I play with them.” Daemon smiled. Gregory growled.
Dishes fell to the floor with a crash and clatter as Greg shoved Daemon against the wall. A faint uh-oh arose from one of the cooks and a waitress.

“I advise you be careful with what you say Sasquatch or i’ll have to put you down.” Greg hissed.

“I ask you get off of me Sir.” Dame replied chipperly.

Greg grabbed a plate and went to smash it across Daemon’s head. It never connected. One hand grabbed Greg’s free arm and squeezed until a ‘pop’ was heard. Dame was released and before his assailant could cry out in pain or attack again Daemon covered his mouth and in a bear hug he wrapped Greg up.

He felt the familiar pull of water being sucked out and felt calmed. “Open the back door please, Mrs.Jasmin.” Daemon asked as he took Greg out with awkward steps. Once they were out Dame kicked off a shoe to hold the door in place before he gave Gregory a dead stare in his brown eyes before he himself blanked.
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“I hope the meal was satisfactory for you miss.” Daemon said with a smile on his goofy face. “If you’re finished i’ll take your plate and give you your bill. Also I apologize for the wait on it getting out here so i’ll take off 50% when I give it to you. Thank-you for your patronage and I hope you’ll return here again sometime!”

Daemon needed to leave soon. He saw everyone avoiding him and knew he did something bad but he couldn’t remember. All he had to do was keep a straight face until she left then he would take the rest of the day off and take reduced pay. It was for the best if he left for the day anyways so everyone could cool off and so he could possibly apologize to Gregory for hurting him.

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[VeiledPariah]

Andrew nodded and gave Miley a curt wave that she probably did not even see and gave a rather crass response.
"Take care Glaswin, its dangerous our there"
His slight smile to the snide comment could not be hidden but did not last long before he looked back to Ellie the only female left in the room.
"Now my pretty little lone shewolf, would you care to eat something? You must be hungry and i have to repay what you have done so far. Your name would be helpful if we are going to continue talking in such a facet"
He explained straining his face a little as he sat up and eventually stood grabbing his glass and finishing the rest of it as he headed towards another set of double doors...towards the kitchens.
Cosmos
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[Cosmos]

Ellie blushed a tad and giggled awkwardly waving timidly at the rather frightening female before stiffening as turning back at his mention and awkwardly stumbling over her words, "M-My name-…. is Ellie." she replied in a bashful manner, following after slowly with a polite nod coming after quickly towards the double doors, truely she was starving at current times though once met next to him she fidgeted with her dress awkwardly. "I'm sorry to ask but is there- is there any chance I could change forms? I-I'm sorry it's fine if I can't I just- in this form with my stomach and all it's rather hard to….." She looked away timidly shrinking down in her usual timid manner acting submissive as possible in front of the other.

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[mikyuu]

scorpiodragon

Airis Qing​

Airis smiled and waved to the last customer's disappearing figure. Surprisingly, there was rather a "rush hour" today in her small shop. Normally her customers were more spread out over the course of the day, but today they seemed to arrive all at once. Plus the wave of customers appeared right before her shops closing time too, maybe she should consider a change in her shop hours... Her single employee also gave a short goodbye before heading out himself for the day. There was still plenty of time left before she herself needed to retire for the day. There was nothing she enjoyed more then to run freely in the forests; an activity she did often back in China. Airis slipped out of her garments in the small and simply made shack she had a little ways off from her shop. She then proceeded to shift herself into her wolf form. She felt livid as she sprinted away into the think of the forest. There was never a better feeling than being free and running around to her heart's content. It was longing inside her she never had when she was younger. The pack took a lot of time to control her and force their image onto her, but clearly it was unsuccessful. Yet it took up so much of her life that she really didn't get much freedom in her previous pack life. So being able to run around as she was now was a luxury she couldn't have when she was younger.

Airis gently sniffed the air around her, getting a take on what was around her. Even though she's being in the United States for about a month now, she still couldn't quite get used to all the different sensations she felt. Everything was just so starkly different from what she had grown so used to. She hadn't been able to venture out too far into the forestry due to swarms of documents she needed to do when she first arrived in the states. This would be her first official time for herself to go around freely. From her surroundings she could smell fresh droppings from a deer not too far away and the slight traces of small squirrel. Airis had never felt so alive in her whole entire life. She'd been able to run around in the bamboo forests a few times, on occasion saw pandas, but she had never been able to stay as long as she'd like. Being able to do whatever she liked now in the states gave her such an elated feeling. For once in her life she felt like she could go somewhere with it and be able to control her own outcome to her life.

She marveled at the view of the forest as she continued to tread deeper and deeper into the forestry. Airis was completely absorbed in the marvelous landscapes of Montana, she didn't pay attention to where she was going. Before long she was engrossed in the thicket of the forest, with not a single sign of human activity around her. It felt nice to be able to just enjoy the the raw life that inhabited the earth. She chased around butterflies and snapped at the small mammals. It felt like she was living the puppyhood that she had never gotten. To just hang around and goof off, enjoy the simple joys in life. Unknown to her, she had crossed into territory of local pack. She usually been cautious about crossing into marked territory in fear of angering the pack members. But out of her ecstatic ignorance, she didn't sense the shift in smell of the area she was crossing on to. Which by the time she finally noticed her mistake, the was already far too late.

Nearby, Airis heard the soft crunch of leaf litter on the forest floor. Her mood immediately dropped from her earlier jubilant behavior. She instantly knew what she had done wrong; she was treading on marked land. Her body went completely rigid, a cold sweat built up on the back of her neck. With a quick sniff in the air she confirmed the presence of another wolf. Though the emotion behind it was fairly mixed, she couldn't tell if they were hostile or coming peacefully. Airis could feel a lump form in her throat, from the prominence of the smell she was deep into the foreign territory. There was no way she could possibly out run the wolf. No matter how fast she was, the other wolf knew the land of their own territory better than her. She instinctively lowered her ears and made herself seems smaller in a submissive stance. Airis hoped this would allow the other wolf to understand she wasn't any harm at all to their pack, and that this whole issue could be resolved without any needless bloodshed.

 

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Oracle
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Without warning, Oracle immediately took over, the females' shared body changing in response to the woman's half form as the inner soul took complete control. The shift in control and subsequent change in the female from human to somewhat half-human and half-wolf was startling and unexpected in that it threw her human side into confusion. Although the woman's senses had finally become heightened once again to their normal sharpness and awareness with the months spent within Haven once again, the hybrid's ears twitching as a foreign scent entered her nose. "Tobias, watch the pups," Oracle growled out to the male as she began heading out of the clearing only for Apollo to wake up and push himself up which the hybrid woman missed as she disappeared out of the clearing and following the scent that had the dominant inner being on alert and on edge.

The hybrid began walking through the autumn forest, topaz eyes shining brilliantly with hatred at her somewhat peaceful day being interrupted by the presence of a loner and being so close to her mate and pups, especially as the scent that came to the hybrid was another female which only serve to irritate and annoy the mother wolf. Moving through the forest with ease, Oracle's ears twitched at the sounds of the forest as she made her way through the dense trees until she scented the intruder had stopped at the crunch of her feet upon the earth. Oracle paused for a moment, swinging her head left to right before huffing internally and proceeded onwards, circling around the wolf through the trees and the shadows they provided as months of seeing mate in secret had taught the wolf to learn to be silent on its feet or paws. It might have been due to winter coming up that made the wolf so on edge at the presence of other females, the only one she seemed to tolerate that was breeding age was Gabriel and that was because the wolf knew the other female wouldn't steal Tobias from her.

From Oracle's vantage point, which wasn't very high as the hybrid woman wasn't about to begin climbing a tree and falling to the earth, thereby risking injury; the hybrid circled around the wolf, eyes examining it. It wasn't that other female of Matthew's and it was definitely larger than the two female pups. So at least, Oracle didn't have to deal with an enraged male coming after her. "You're trespassing," growled the hybrid woman as she leaned against a tree, ears pinning back against her head from where she watched the wolf within the shadows of the forest off to its left side. Blunt as ever and pointing out the obvious, the hybrid waited for an answer, despite the other female exhibiting submissive posture. mikyuu

 

[Comet]

Miley didn't have time to answer Niko when he asked her a question, her phone ringing once more. She sighed in irritation before answering it. "Yes?" She said, annoyed. She regretted her tone soon after as she heard who was on the other end. Sky. She listened to the woman speak, her brow furrowed more and more as she listened, realizing what was going on. "Yes Sky, understood." She said before the woman hung up. "Fucking hell." She said under her breath, the first time Niko has actually ever heard her curse. She moved towards the male and sat on the couch beside him with a giant sigh, looking over at him. "I got to go to Kagore. I had a.. strange group called me and told me that I need to become the alpha of Kagore. I couldn't argue, cause apparently they..they called themselves the council and they rule over all the packs." She didn't know what to say to him, trying to not give herself away to the male that she was part this group. She hoped that she didn't, hoping that he thought that she didn't already know of this group. "Gabriel is supposed to be coming over here also, so I got to wait for her before I go over there." She said.

She was stressed, not ready for what was coming. She heard of Kagore, the group not having a lot of wolves in it and the alpha's being hot-headed. They would not be pleased with her coming into the pack and taking over. Possibly none of the wolves would be pleased with her coming into the pack. It made her nervous. She would have to struggle with this pack like Gabriel struggled with Haven. She wasn't ready for it, and she wasn't ready to tell Gabriel that she was about to become a enemy of the female.
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Zayne watched his mate pay attention to all of their kids, the male having done so before she came in the room. "When are we going to go invite Miley back?" He asked, watching as she held onto one of their children. He still hasn't picked out the amulets for their children, still wanting to have her help on it. "You want me to come with or stay here?" He asked her. He heard everything that she did to the loner, but he didn't question, not wanting to ask what she really did. He finally had Kia and Nuntis asleep in both arms as he looked up at her, hearing her talk about therapy for Ash. "They're mates aren't they?" He asked her. He didn't want to agree with her just yet about Ash choosing the loner over the pack.
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Brexly didn't know what was going on in the back, she was just enjoying her meal. She looked across her at the seat where her son would usually sit, a sad look crossing her face before continuing to eat. The waiter checked on her at first, then didn't for a while, then came back in a hurry. He was kinda winded and she wondered what had happened in that short period of time, but it wasn't her business. She nodded when he asked if everything was good, the woman giving him a smile. Her eyes widened when he said they were taking 50% off. It really didn't bother her, but she didn't complain, just nodded.

 

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Sebastian
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Sebastian winched as the water washed over his burns as Axel washed his injured joints and then went hunting, the pup snorting to himself as he was left alone with the female wolf. He stared at her through his violet eyes, not saying anything until Axel came back and told the female to follow him, causing the youngster to roll his eyes but didn't say anything. He smelled food when they arrived back at one of the houses, the pup being set down. "Axel bring back girl stranger," he called to Aria and Jasper, causing the wounded beta to close his eyes and sigh in irritation. The alpha wasn't going to like this news one bit. Mentioned: ElectricDandellion CZDoubleU

Nikolaus
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The male sat back down though did not shift back into his human form, instead surprised when she let out a curse and glanced towards Gina whose ears twitched and was pawing at the bottle. Picking up his middle child, he held the pup in his lap as she began gnawing on his fingers instead while he listened to Miley have her conversation with whoever and then speak to him once she had sat down by him. "Is that same group you had to go see for some months that caused you to lose our pups?" he questioned. Why would they be calling her except to give her more stress? Niko was about ready to use his extra money and buy Miley a new phone with an unlisted number that only he had. Could you file harassment charges against an unknown caller?

She spoke of being made to take over Kagore. "That old pack that gets off on abusing women as well as torture and rape? Why would you want to become the alpha of that pack? I say let them die out," he said. Granted, Matthew got off on that as well but that was Matthew, he and his family were odd so far as Niko knew. He shook his head, letting them die out was good, it would allow Matthew to take over if he wanted. "So...this group...they want you to go to a pack and have to kill the alpha already in existence in order to take it over? Because that's prettymuch what happens in these situations," said Nikolaus. Of course, she wasn't done speaking as she soon mentioned Gabriel was coming over, causing the hybrid to raise an eyebrow in her direction as there was soon a crash from in Miley's room and Yem soon came running out, followed by Erik trying to keep with his older sister. "So much for them sleeping," he said.

"Maybe she is offering you to come back to Haven," Niko said. "At least you weren't told to try to take over Phantasm, Matthew wouldn't stand for that and would kill you...even if he knew I was interested in you. If it comes to a fight you shouldn't have any issues...Caspian and Pariah might side you with you over their current alpha...though they'd obey Matthew before you given that weird...blood connection the family has."

Gabriel
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The woman frowned as she heard Zayne ask about when Miley would be spoken to. "Once I'm sure these young ones are asleep again," she said as she stared down at Randall in her arms who was cooing somewhat at her. She gave the infant a smile and then turned back to Zayne as she went to sit on the bed, holding Randall in her arms. "I should be fine on my own," she said. "Besides, Coyot is nowhere in sight, as usual, and someone needs to be here to protect Astiel, Eliza and their pups from harm since that kid Astiel refuses to kill anybody. Maybe I should have you, Azrael and Tobias teach Astiel how to kill or demote him to omega. Since part of being a warrior and a guard as well means you kill intruders and enemy wolves from the other pack...or packs now according to Angelica plus loners." Gabriel shook her head as he then asked her about Ash being mates with that loner. "Yes...but she has no worthwhile skills to survive on her own out there and that loner mate of hers apparently doesn't understand that lesbians can't breed with each other. At that rate, Ash will never produce pups but that's hardly my problem. That's hers and she's going to have to get tougher if she wants offspring of her own one day."

Gabriel rose to her feet after a bit and carried Randall to his and Nuntis's crib, the infant latching onto her finger with a hand as she set him down. Gently extracting her finger from the submissive infant's grip...they had two doms and two subs in their family...not counting Bill who was a dominant, she turned back to Zayne as she straightened. "I will be back. I'll go now, that way I can do this before I decide not to do so and it will give me time to clear my head. If you need help with the pups, howl for Angelica or Azrael, they should come." She went and kissed Zayne on the cheek before leaving him with the four infants and heading downstairs for Miley's. "On second thought...maybe you should come with me, considering I've still no idea where the woman lives," she said. Comet

 

[Comet]

Zayne nodded, putting the two he had in his arms in their cribs. He listened to her talk about Astiel and Eliza, nodding at what she said about the male not wanting to kill Intruders. "I'll do something about it. I'll take the man out on a trip and teach him." He said to his mate to calm her nerves. He didnt say anything more about Ash and the loner, not wanting to get her heated over the loner again. He stood up with her, nodding once more as she said that she would be back soon. It didn't take her long to turn back to the male and telling him that she didn't know where Miley lived, the male chuckling. "Alright, I'll get Zephyr to watch the pups." He said, going to get the male before leaving with his mate. He lead her to the cabin where the glaswin woman lived, stepping aside so his mate could go first.
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[scorpiodragon]

Nikolaus/Gabriel
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"What are you two doing up?" questioned Nikolaus as Yem came bolting towards him and Miley, the oldest female leaping up onto Miley's lap, the loner leaning down to pick up Erik when he got close.

"Done sleeping papa," said Yem. "Wanna pway!"

Niko rolled his eyes. "Your mother is under stress and isn't in the mood to be playing at the moment," he said. The pups didn't get that Miley wasn't their mother, she was their only mother figure in their lives, so they saw her as such and wouldn't be persuaded away from that title for the woman. Niko had since given up arguing with them over it.

"Mama sick?" asked Erik, turning his head so that his gray eyes landed on Miley.

"Not to my knowledge," said Nikolaus. The male couldn't reply anymore as he turned to the door and stood, setting the pups down on the floor. "Go to room now and be quiet," he ordered suddenly, the three pups whining but at their father's glare, scampered off to Miley's room. The male strode after them and shut the door behind them so they couldn't come out before glancing at Miley. The male then walked off and soon came back in his wolf form and moved up beside Miley, his golden eyes staring at her before nodding towards the door.

Gabriel waited for Zephyr to show up and stand guard in the room with the pups before following her mate through the forest and towards the cabin where the Glaswin woman lived. When they got there, Zayne stepped aside for her and she glanced at him before making her way up the steps to the porch and knocking on the door, waiting for Miley to appear. Of course, the news the alpha pair would hear wouldn't exactly make the woman happy, especially if she found out who had issued such orders to Miley. Comet

 

[Comet]

Miley watched as Niko moved the pups into the room, not getting to answer them about her being sick before there was a presence at the door. She knew who it was, her eyes glancing back at Niko as he came out in his wolf form. He was ready to protect her and his pups. Although, she knew that she could protect them just as much as he could. She walked towards the door, seeing Gabriel and Zayne there, the woman nodding in greeting to the pair before stepping aside. "Hello Zayne and Gabriel, nice to see you two again." She said to them, looking back at Niko to see if he was okay.
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[scorpiodragon]

Gabriel
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The door opened soon after Gabriel had knocked on it to reveal Miley standing there, the scent of pups and another wolf reaching Gabriel's nose but she ignored that, especially as she could sense said wolf being somewhere in the cabin near Miley. "Miley, Zayne and I have been discussing things and would like to allow you to rejoin the pack with a promotion to Lead Guard," said Gabriel.

Behind Miley, Niko's ears twitched at the woman's words and shifted into a crouch in case the woman and the male he could scent proved hostile, his eyes meeting Miley's for a moment as she glanced behind her. Other than the shifting into a crouch, the hickory-colored wolf did nothing. Comet

 

[mikyuu]

Zechariah Hendrix​

An awkward silence settled between the two men. Zechariah noticed how the man was roughly his age maybe 3-4 years younger than he was. Strangely enough he could even see faint resemblance of in the young man's features to his own mother's. His tongue was caught in his mouth and his mind couldn't formulate words. He was at a complete loss on what to say, this was probably something he should have thought about before he went up and knocked on the door. He quickly cleared his throat to buy him a moment more of time, the other man seemed to raise an eyebrow towards him in confusion. The guy probably thought he was some door to door salesman, but why would a door to door salesman be out here for? Zechariah didn't know how to tell him without making it seem weird that he was a illegitimate child from their family. He wasn't even sure how he was related to the guy in front of him. Though it was probably safe to say that he was probably some sort of cousin of his. The man now was starting to look at him weird from the extended silence between the two of them, he was also slowly beginning to the close the door on him slowly.

"Wait!" Zechariah desperately called out, "I want to speak with you. Ja?" The man stopped closing the door but still seemed to continue to look at him funny, which was quite understandable. He once again uncomfortably cleared his throat before continuing, "My mother is child from your family, I come to know rest of family." Zechariah cringed at his thick accent, his brow crinkled together. It was painfully obvious that he was a foreigner. Above that his grammer was probably incredibly primitive. After all, he did only learn a basic level of English from high school. In Austria they didn't exactly speak English there on a daily basis anyways. He hoped that the guy would understand what he meant though his simple English. Plus he hoped that he wouldn't be weirded out even more by the reason he was here. Zechariah also laxed his shoulders and overall body position to try to seem more friendly. He was sure the guy might also be slightly intimidate by his own menacing stature, it was one of the many factors that made a good tool for his "organization". Though he's never worked in the body guard side as it's far less entertaining the working on the field. Plus he's still has a record to hold for never getting caught.

The young man continued to stare at him and for once Zechariah wasn't sure what to do. The awkward silence once again filled the void between the two of them. This was probably the worst conversation he has ever had in his life. He's never felt so uncomfortable before during a conversation. Heck one would think he'd experienced worse as he's in the flipping mafia, when would non-awkward situations or conversations not come up? Well he didn't even know himself why it was so difficult for him to have this specific conversation. It was most likely because of his own hesitancy towards the conversation in the first place, for once he wasn't confident in himself at all and it wasn't a feeling he likely. He began to shift is weight from one foot to another trying to relieve himself from the tension he was feeling at the moment. It wasn't long after when he realized he'd completely forgotten a very basic rule to introductions, the names. He felt like a complete idiot for not introducing himself first before pushing for the fact he was a long lost relative from a foreign country. He abruptly stuck his hand forward towards the guy and finally introduced himself, "I forgot to introduce, I am Zechariah."

Airis Qing​

Airis could practically feel the aggressiveness in the wolf's voice. Surprisingly it was another female wolf, but she was clearly more dominant than Airis was. She continued to stay still and lowered but allowed her eyes to look up and look up at the other wolf. Airis was absolutely terrified, the female was showing signs of possibly pouncing onto her. The wolf was clearly not in a happy mood. Her deep topaz eyes pierced right into Airis's soul. Yet something about her scent was throwing her off in a loop, she could smell a mixture of scents coming off from the wolf. The most important task right now was not to figure out why she smelled strange, but to get out of the situation alive. She slowly transformed herself back into her human for, trying to show to the other that she was in no means planning to attack anyone. Thankfully undergarments were never an issue during shifting and she had some decency to have herself covered. Airis hoped that by changing the female would be more comfortable and less prone to savagely rip her apart. She continued to keep herself close to the ground in a submissive form, her knees on the ground and her hands rested atop her thighs.

After making every sign of submissiveness she could think of, she quietly spoke to the wolf, "I am so so very sorry. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going and wound up in your territory. I can leave now if you'd like me to." Airis tried to sound as sincere as possible, it was in fact a honest mistake of hers to roam onto their territory. She just prayed that the wolf could spare her some forgiveness and the whole situation can just go away without any complications. Yet something in her gut told her that this wasn't going to go down smoothly.