Time for a Drink?

[Haptic~]

Aiden yawned, swinging his dark colored tail behind him. He was rather bored, but it was his favorite time of day. The earth beneath his feet had cooled off hours before, and the world seemed to have come to a gentle calm. It was wonderful, and Aiden found hismelf enjoying the peace of the night once more. He was laying beside the hole between the roots of a rather large tree, the place that he had called his home for almost two weeks now. Looking up at the sky, he knew that there wouldn't be a moon there, leaving the sky dark but twinkling with stars that were normally bleached out by the white of the moon.

The fox layed his head on his paws for a bit before twisting an ear back. The peace was nice, but it wasn't lulling him to sleep the way that it normally did. Feeling slightly anxious, he got up and set for the direction of the nearest source of water. I'm feeling a bit thirsty...

[shhdawn]

Balid wandered about his usual ways through the night. His gorgeous body swaying back and forth with every step he took. He rolled his shoulders back, and extended his tongue in a long yawn. His jaws slowly closed and he scanned the trees. No one was out the way he saw it. And that was just the way he liked it. The cold forest floor felt good on his paw pads. And the day had left a soft layer of thin snow on the ground. His gorgeous cream coat had grown over some of his grey spots. He looked magnificent. Balid walked with pride, his tail high in the air and wagging back and forth, excitedly feeling the cold breeze of the night. Near him, owls hooted their songs, and the crickets added the percussion to the song. He sat down, closing his eyes listening to the music of the night. The cold air smacked him in the face..but he just closed his eyes again enjoying the feeling.

[Haptic~]

Aiden froze, hearing pawsteps that were light, but heavier than his own nearbye. This was a place where other canines were seen wandering from time to time; but Aiden was sure that he had found a rather secluded spot. Even so, the dark colored fox was curious as to who had stumbled upon the area that he was currently calling home. The chances of him being able to scare the stranger off was little to none, but that didn't mean that he didn't have the right to be nosy.

What he saw made him blink a couple times; a large cream colored wolf sat in the starlight; and a flicker of envy swept across the fox's mind. How he wished that he was larger, stronger, more lovely. Wolves and wild dogs and the like didn't know how good they had it. Life was easy for them, claiming what they wanted and fighting for what was theirs while looking more and more beutiful as time grew on. Aiden frowned, feeling ratty and a bit like bitching at the air that sat innocently before him. "You seem to be rather comfortable for someone who knows not where they are." His scent wasn't the norm here, Aiden knew that he was simply wandering. "But it is a lovely night, so I guess I can understand." He said after a pregnant pause, stepping closer to the bigger canine.

[shhdawn]

Balid didn't even turn his head. He had smelt the fox as he had entered his presence. I see no problem of my not knowing where to be. Do you? His eyes looked up into the sky. He could crush the fox with a bite. But he was feeling rather generous tonight. He licked his chops, remembering that he was hungry. He usually preferred hunting in the night. But he had gotten so caught up in this beautiful forest. He couldn't help but daydream a bit right? His tail brushed the ground calmy back and forth. And the cold air brushed against him. His fur flowing back as the icy air made him close his golden eyes again. He stuck his nose up in the air, not sniffing or smelling, just enjoying the cold air on his wet nose. He dug his paws into the thin layer of snow and it ran chills throughout his body. But he loved it.

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Not when you're that big. You can go wherever the hell you want. Aiden glared, and was holding back a sneer rather well in his opinion. He saw the canine's actions as snooty. Holding his tail high when he wasn't the alpha of this area, sticking his nose in the air --even if he was natrually taller than Aiden himself was-- and licking his chops as if he disreguarded the fox's prescence completely. Aiden frowned, and if his growl didn't sound like that of a small human pet he would have done so to voice his annoyance... for now, he simply replied to the other canine. "I would say not stranger, but a bit of something familiar is often disreguarded." He answered with a snip to his voice.

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Jaali bounded into the forest, knowing Dayten wasn't far behind. He had been running for a while now, and was admittedly winded. The feline purred, liking his surroundings but... there was the awkward feeling in his stomach that he had before. This place felt... dangerous. and unlike before, there was nothing familiar about it. Bright eyes flickered to and fro, getting glimpses at the tall trees and glittering snow. He definently had never been here before.

Large paws trekked through the forest, until he was only feet away from a... was that a wolf?! Jaali yowled in surprise and darted, only to step on the foot of a rather... small canine.

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YOU! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" Aiden said loudly, not out of anger that the newcomer was a feline, but because they were stupid enough to step on him. Tears formed at the corners of the little black fox's eyes and he licked his aching paw. "Oooooow." He whimpered, limping over to Balid. As grouchy as the little fella was, it didn't seem like the fox took pain well. Sitting down and holding his paw up, he curled around himself and glared at the snow leopard. "You lummox." He seethed before lowering his head and licking his paw again.

[shhdawn]

Ugh...what a little pest. He murmerred not loud enough for the fox to hear. He looked over at the scrawny thing and almost laughed. But he held it in. Then to his surprise a large cat jumped in on the scene. So much for having a night alone...hmff... He rolled his eyes as the fox yelped in pain as the cat apparently had stepped on his foot. Then the fox came over and sat down next to him. Woah woah..kid. He scootched away from the fox. He seemed like a child, so he didn't get bothered by calling him kid. He didn't know his name...so whatever. Kid was his new name. He laughed to himself. And looked back over at the now frantic leopard.



Dayten quickly followed not wanting to be left alone in the night. Then to her surprise they ran into a little other scene that was going on. A fox and....her eyes widened. Her whole body shrank, and her tail went completely between her legs. Her ears laid back against her head and she hid behind Jaali. She couldn't be here again...no not here. She wimpered, hoping Jaali would get the hint. And she started to shrink back away..


Woah, lil darlin. Where are ya goin? Balid referred to the little wild dog. She was a cutie. He couldn't help but take a wiff of her smell. He had missed the smell of female. It was so...heavenly.

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"I don't even know what a lummox is!" Jaali frowned at the little fox, about to apologize to it; but was distracted by the wolf. The wolf, goodness, isn't that what he was supposed to run from or something? But he smelled so similiar to Dayten, he couldn't be afraid of him. That was until he saw his best friend's reaction to seeing the big male. Instead of his first thought to run, it shifted to one thing only. To protect.

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"It's not kid, it's Aiden." The fox hissed, not feeling like having a verbal spar at the moment. The big wolf was a cocky as he expected, all big animals were. This one was the worst though, his thoughts all females and territory and solitude and not at all careful or cautiousness around those he didn't know. He hated creatures like him. Absolutely loathed them. "Get it straight you overbearing twit." He glared, ears back and muzzle pulled back to reveal a row of glittering white teeth.

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"Far away from you." Jaali answered, stepping between Balid and Dayten. This wolf wouldn't touch Dayten, wouldn't say a word to her; because she didn't want him to. He didn't care how large he was, or how rediculous his libido seemed to be, Dayten was his friend and she was scared. "So back up a few steps, would you?"

[shhdawn]

Aww, that's adorable man. A leopard and a cutie like herself, together, what a perfect couple. He got up, and started towards them. Then he looked back at the fox, Who you callin twit? Cool it kid. And he nudged the fox with his muzzle probably almost knocking him over. He started to circle the two. Hey, babe. Why you scared? Im not gonna eat ya. He managed a wink. Boy was this fun..


Dayten looked at him in disgust. She managed to bare her teeth, but then cowarded behind Jaali. She shook her head, she could do it. She shouldn't be afraid...forget what happened in the past. Jaali was here, he'd protect her...right? W-wwho y-ya-you callin babe? Y-ya-you have no right... Her voice cracked...she was too afria.d She couldn't do it. She was too much of a wimp. but she did have enough courage to snarl. It sounded funny, coming from a little twerp like herself. But she managed, and she felt proud of herself.


Balid looked at her, what a little punk. She was adorable. Then his eyes flashed, they turned snake like... he couldn't be here. Not with all these animals around... chills ran through his body. And he started breathing very heavily. He looked at his paws, his legs stretched out almost looking like he was about to hurl. He started to snarl.. no...he couldn't control it... before he knew it lights flashed before his eyes, almost hypnotized.


Dayten's eyes flashed... she ran towards the little fox. Picked him up by his scruff with quite effort. She didn't care if he tried to bite her. They had to get out of here now.. Come! She managed to say through her teeth. She started to sprint away. Carrying the small creature and running was more difficult then she thought. She looked back to see if Jaali were following.. he had to come quickly. Before it was too late...

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Jaali growled, his tail swinging violently. This brute didn't know when to cool it, did he? The feline rolled his eyes at his teasing, stepping forward. He would gladly fight this animal if he talked trash like he was some sort of god sent. But he couldn't... not with Dayten here. They were having so much fun before. If this tough guy wanted to be a jerk that was his own buisness. So with that, Jaali would have turned his back on the canine and led Dayten away. He and the little fox that he stepped on earlier could hang out together, they seemed to be sour and spicy... not a very good flavor but hey! He didn't want to deal with a wolf at all.

Aiden yelped, bracing himself when he was knocked over. It wouldn't have hurt if he didn't stablize himself with his hurt paw. Oh, curse this life, making him so dog gone small. He hissed, curled into a defensive stance; but the wolf didn't seem to want to do anything but tick him off. Him and the other two in the little clearing. That poor female wouldn't get him off her back for quite some time, huh? The fox gave a simpathetic glance toward her, and was about to leave her to whatever she and her strange cat friend were about to have to deal with, but then the wolf was snarling and he was scooped into the wild dog's mouth. "What are you doing? I have nothing to do with this, unhand me!" But it was useless, he was going along for the ride.

Jaali wasn't sure why Dayten was suddenly running, but he wasn't going to stay with the wolf! But he left at a slower pace than the female did, glancing at the wolf that seemed to be having some sort of panic attack. For a moment he was worried, even though this canine was a stranger, he looked almost like he was in pain. Out of control. But still, he dashed forward, not nearly as fast as a wild dog or a wolf, but with a head start he could definently get somewhere. "Dayten, what's going on with him?!"

[shhdawn]

Balid kept taking deep breaths. Huffing and puffing. His chest felt as if it were about to explode.. a few tears squeezed out of his eyes..Kill......wild dog...get.... His eyes were red now, and looked like slits. His mouth hung open, snarling, growling and getting through the snow, gripping the clay beneath him.


Dayten leapt over a few logs, still dashing through the trees. She wouldn't stop until it was safe. She looked over her shoulder, Thank God Jaali was behind her. The fox grew heavier and heavier each log she jumped. And she finally had to stop. She panted with the fox still in her mouth. It tasted wiry but she wasn't calm enough to let him go. She walked over to a small den that was abandoned probably by a badger or something. She dropped the fox. Licking her lips, getting the terrible taste out of her mouth. And settled down, putting her head inbetween her paws, Trying to calm down. She closed her eyes, taking deep breaths. She shivered, she didn't have such as big of a coat as the other animals around her. She was from Africa for goodness sake. And it was snowing..she curled into a ball, still trying to calm herself down.

[Haptic~]

Aiden was terrified. He was on the run, with only an overgrown housecat and a skinny mutt to guide him? That didn't sound promising in the least bit. The little black fox stopped wiggling out of instinct, but was slowly starting to shiver, both out of the cold air whipping his face and the fear of either this mutt biting down too hard or the other mutt catching up to them and slaughtering them all.

When he was put down, he was about to yell at the female that took him away but... she was so scared, and shivering so badly. Aiden was a bitch, sure, but he had a heart. The fox frowned, but curled up to the wild dog, giving off whatever warmth that he had. "I don't know what's going on, but I'm sure we'll be fine. In retrospect, I've never seen a cat as big as your friend there."

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Jaali was following Dayten with his eyes and following her scent. He didn't want to be beside her in this ca scenerio, because if he had to he wanted to be able to seperate himself from her and corner the wolf that was now chasing them. The leopard snarled at the canine, this time it wasn't the friendly kitty sound that he made with Dayten, but one that was lower, of warning, and telling that he would attack if the canine didn't back off. "You wouldn't dare!" He hissed, hearing him speak of killing the only real friend he had made in this lifetime. There was no way, no way at all that he would touch the wild dog. He'd fight him tooth and claw before he let the animal come near Dayten.

"Snap out of whatever hellish mood your in. Why do you want to cause harm to someone that you don't even know?!" He snapped, stopping in the wolf's path. The wolf could either stop and face him or try and get past him. And the latter wouldn't be happening, Jaali was sure of it.

[shhdawn]

Dayten couldn't help but lick the foxes head quickly, before realizing that Jaali wasn't with here...Oh no...! This can't happen! She didn't even turn to look at the fox she had just left. Her body ran quicker than a bullet. And her eyes were wide with fear. Her chest beated, like her heart was about to come out of her chest.


Balid snarled... You fool...leaving her with that fox. A little foam dripped from his mouth. His eyes starred straight into the leopard who was now confronting him. Leave now. You are not on my schedule..A low growl he wrestled out of his chest...circling the leopard. His pearl teeth bared at the leopard. His tail straight up, bristled and the fur on his back rose. He got down on his front feet and leaped...


No! Dayten flew her body in on the wolf. Before she knew it..life flashed before her eyes.


Balid had flung himself to the leopard, and just what he wanted the wild dog had come and gone infront of him. Balid had her in his grasp...she was out of it right now. So he could take her away and leave everyone to their business. He held her in his mouth. Dare come any closer, the doggie gets it. And he started backing up...

Balid's eyes went round...a heap of air flew out of his lungs, and made him drop the wild dog. What had happened? She was bleeding on her neck...terribley. Had he done this? No...what was going on with him? He breathed heavily taking steps back from the limp body. She wasn't dead....yet. He hadn't meant for this to happen; if he did this....

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(( Sorry to disappear! I got a terrible computer virus xD Ever heard of Antivirus Live? ))

Jaali growled, circling the wolf as well. If he thought that he was simply going to slip past him he was sorely mistaken. "Better than letting her stay with you you crazy mutt." He purred, his voice low and dangerous. His amber eyes that had been so bright and happy before had darkened considerably. As he examined the wolf, he knew that he wasn't in his right mind. His eyes had dilated, and there was foam coming from his maw. Rabies? Really?! He'd heard about the disease in mutts being joked about from time to time, but for an animal to actually have it?! That's part of the reason Jaali wasn't surprised when he was lunged at, ready to counter the attack at will... but then a different mutt got on the way... and all the leopard could think was DaytenDaytenDayten It happened too fast for him to scream!

It all went downhill from there.

He was frozen, unable to move because of the threat that this wolf had made toward Dayten. He was crazy enough to do it! And Jaali couldn't bare the thought of loosing her right then and there. "What did she do to you! Let her go!" He screeched, eyes wide and voice desperate. He stepped forward, pleading for the life of the wild dog. She was growing limp, and the snow leopard swore that he could feel her fading. "Please, just let her go!"

[shhdawn]

its cool! no ive never heard of it. But i totally understand. I'll try to be active but i have a bunch of school stuff coming up too.

Balid took a step away from her body...looking as scared as the leopard. The leopard had shown his weakness, the dog. And Balid couldn't understand what was happening. One second, he was circling the leopard, another he had the wild dog at his feet bleeding, about to die. He was heaving air, and his tail was low between his legs. His body shrank to the ground and he came closer to the fae. He looked down at her, her eyes were open, bloodshot, and her fur was matted up everywhere. He slowly lowered his head, nuzzling her neck and down her back. He didn't no what else to do... he couldn't run, could he? He could probably outrun the leopard, but the leopard would most likely hunt him down...
As he made his way down her legs, licking and unmatting the fur, he saw a large scar across her paw front..and it all hit him.

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"Why did you do this to her?" Jaali demanded, his eyes tearing up and his claws digging into the ground as he grew frustrated. What was the wolf doing, he had gone from absolutely crazy to licking the wounds of his victim. He didn't care how tender the motion was, didn't see the fear and sorrow and apologies in the wolf's eyes. Quite frankly, he could have cared less if the damned animal was dying and in tears! Dayten was... she was hurt because of him. Badly.

"Who are you?! Why did you do this!" He snarled, the first true roar that the snow leopard had ever uttered. He was more angry than he had ever been. More worried than he had ever been. More demanding and bitter and completely enraged than he had ever been in hs adolescent life. But looking at Jaali now? He didn't look like a little kitten anymore. He looked like a true big cat, like he could stand next to a lion and look just as intimidating. He was furious... and all his rage was directed at one animal. "Get away from her, you can't help the damage you've done!" He seethed, leaping toward the wolf with all of the force within him. For the first time in his life, he wanted a creature to diediedie, to feel his flesh and blood and bones within his jaws, to watch his life seep away like Dayten's was now.

Dayten.

But he didn't have time to watch this canine die, he just needed to go. Go far away and leave he and Dayten here. To never come near them again unless he wants to go all out. "I hate you!"