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Post by ƴanaϦ on Aug 15, 2012 15:19:52 GMT -5
Ajax had to bite back a giggle as Heraclea approached cautiously. "BOO!" He barked, lunging for her and rolling them both multiple times. "Something wrong?" He asked haughtily, sitting on her stomach.
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Post by Sunny on Aug 15, 2012 15:30:04 GMT -5
Heraclea yelped in surprise as Ajax came back to life and shouted. She allowed him to roll over her until they came to a stop. Then, heart still beating fratically from her shock she pushed him off her and sulked away without turning back to look at him. As she walked her mind was bombarded with a series of memories: Apricus laying motionless, Armell's face smiling insanely down at her. . . she wondered if Ajax had any idea just how badly he had scared her. Shaken, she found a random tree and curled up under it, taking deep breaths to try to calm herself. Ajax had only been playing, but seeing him lay there spooked her. She couldn't force the image out of her mind.
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Post by ƴanaϦ on Aug 15, 2012 19:17:15 GMT -5
Ajax allowed himself to be pushed off, confused by her demeanor. Tilting his head, he trailed after her cautiously. "What's wrong Heraclea?" He asked, standing a short distance away. He wagged his tail once, attempting to lift her spirits.
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Post by Sunny on Aug 15, 2012 19:44:57 GMT -5
Heraclea, lost in thought, jumped when Ajax's voice suddenly cut through the silence. It took her a moment to figure out what he had asked and she felt a furious heat rise to her face. "Never. Do. That. Again," she snapped, looking him directly in the eye and tying to convey as much anger into her words as possible. She stood and started trotting back to the circle of oaks. It seemed like she was always storming off lately.
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Post by ƴanaϦ on Aug 15, 2012 22:31:20 GMT -5
Scared of his sister and confused, Ajax meekly lay down in submission. There was no need since she stormed away, but regardless he didn't move once she had gone. What did he do wrong? She was so angry all of a sudden without telling him why, and it was really starting to offend him. Did he hurt her? She was in an eternal bad mood lately, and she always took it out on him. Determined not to let this go, he stomped after her and put a paw on her tail. "What's wrong with you lately?" He asked, his brow furrowed.
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Post by Sunny on Aug 15, 2012 22:39:42 GMT -5
"What's wrong with me?!" Heraclea growled. "What's wrong with (italics) you! I thought I killed you. How can you just pretend to be dead after what happened?" she said, shaking a little.
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Post by ƴanaϦ on Aug 16, 2012 6:38:50 GMT -5
Pinning his ears back against his head, Ajax crept closer. "But... We were only playing." He frowned as she mentioned the death of their father. Nudging her with his wet nose, he said, "You have to move on to ever feel better again."
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Post by Sunny on Aug 16, 2012 7:06:30 GMT -5
Heraclea shook her head. "You don't get it," she said, looking at the ground, "I thought I really hurt you. And if I had. . . then I'm just. like. them." She said the last word icily. Even if there was a sort of agreement between Kylarad and Lycaon, she would never trust a Lycaon wolf.
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Post by ƴanaϦ on Aug 16, 2012 11:48:07 GMT -5
Ajax snuggled closer, shaking his head until his ear flaps. "But you didn't," he protested, not understanding her logic. "And even if you had, it's not like you did it on purpose. It was accident. Lycaon is evil on purpose." He allowed some silence to lapse between them before adding, "By the way, you must be pretty full of yourself to think you could kill me that easily." He waggled his eyebrows at her.
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Post by Sunny on Aug 16, 2012 14:50:06 GMT -5
Heraclea scowled at her brother's joke. Why couldn't she make him understand? The point was that it could have happened. She might have killed him and wether it was intentional or not, no amount of forgiveness would bring him back. Just like no amount of forgiving Lycaon would bring Apricus back. (ooc; and thus, a single minded, hateful character has been developed). "I'm going back to the circle of oaks," she told him before turning tail and padding away, shoulders haunched.
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Post by ƴanaϦ on Aug 16, 2012 16:46:27 GMT -5
Ajax's shoulders sagged as she walked away, his tail drooping. Why was she being this way? A million questions he didn't have the answers to filtered through his mind. Yes, he missed Apricus dearly. But being sad about it your entire life turned you into Lycaon.
Suddenly he had an idea. He would dress as a bat and stop this from happening to anyone ever again- ((LOLJK))
Sniffling softly, he rubbed his face in the grass and wished for his mother.
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Post by Ɲoquisi on Aug 16, 2012 19:07:26 GMT -5
ooc; Haha. Welp, here comes Uleyov.
Uleyov padded into the Elk Run Creek, noticing the dead elk. There was still meat on the bones, and he was hungry, but, being the respectable wolf he was, he ignored it. He wouldn't take from Kylarad, after all, they hadn't done anything to him yet. Unlike Lycaon. But Uleyov was over that. You live and you learn. Obviously, they were just protecting their borders. Lost in thought, the older wanderer almost stumbled right onto the tiny pup laying on the ground. "Oh, sorry! My apologies, youngster." He said, backing up. Upon further inspection, he noticed that the pup seemed down. "Are you alright, there, young one?" He asked, taking on a comforting tone as he sat down next to the pup.
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Post by ƴanaϦ on Aug 16, 2012 23:27:24 GMT -5
Being a sensitive little guy, Ajax was not obligated to care who it was when the stranger approached. "No," he snuffled, his paws draped over his eyes. He thought he recognized the voice, but was too distraught to give it a second thought. "My sister thinks she could've killed me and she yelled at me and I don't know why," he whined, making little to no sense at all. He wanted nothing more than to immerse himself in this wolf's fur and be comforted, but he didn't know who it was. Curling his tail between his legs, the pup sniffed again piteously. She has really hurt his feelings.
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Post by Ɲoquisi on Aug 17, 2012 11:11:40 GMT -5
Uleyov sighed, turning to look at the pup. "She was just looking out for you. That means that she loves you. She doesn't want to hurt you like you have obviously been hurt before." He said, gently explaining to the pup why his sister acted hurtful to him. "She doesn't want you to know that she is more angry at herself. If she had hurt you, she would have never forgiven herself." Uleyov whispered.
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Post by ƴanaϦ on Aug 17, 2012 16:53:14 GMT -5
Ajax pulled his muzzle out from between his paws, looking at Uleyov wide eyed. He'd never thought of it that way before. After all, it had only been a joke. But maybe Heraclea hadn't seen it as a joke. If he thought he'd killed her, he'd be devastated too. Ears drooping guiltily, he said, "We were only playing."
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