After the Fall

[damian]

Damian sadly couldn't suppress the laughter in him. This cat amused him to the point of crying with laughs. "You are quite strong, I have to admit," he paused to examine the incisors capping her claws. "Nice collection but hate to rub it in, mine is bigger then any of those," he chuckled trying to see if she ever could laugh. "Sapphire," he teased using her real name instead of the mean one that certainly didn't fit her adorable looks. "Yes, dearest. She sure is a skilled cat," He taunt his attention to Squeak smiling toward him, "Names don't matter my friend," giving a wink before drawing his attention back at Sapphire. Smirking at her words he took silence before speaking, "Y'know Sapphire, you said it yourself. Size doesn't matter. So bigger isn't better and I didn't think you could or couldn't beat me, I just said don't under estimate anyone.

He hummed a little after his sentence, "Indeed, dearest I would love to join your pack," his gaze was still fixed directly on Sapphire. Still he didn't meet her gaze out of the little respect he knew. "Your comments make me laugh Sapphire, you are one hell of a cat. Lions in Africa seem nothing compared to what you are," she must think he was screwing with her. Seems likes something he'll do but no one knows when he was serious. "Sapphire" he smiled sweetly, "Is it ok if I make a cute nickname for you? The other one is too mean... How about Muffin? Those are so yummy!" he squealed with delight not even laughing which meant he was serious.

Not like he cared what she thought, she seemed so full of herself that it made him want to just give her a hug due to how much of a grouch she. A little Jack Russel entered the area which forced Damian to laugh, "Don't worry pup, she wont kill you unless you breath or have a heart-beat... Oh wait that means she'll kill you anyways," his tongue flew out so he could aim it at hi in a joking manner. "Nah, joking... She wont hurt you unless you screw with her,"


OOC: He can't just stop. x3 He has to joke around. It's funny though.

[solaurea]

Solaurea tried to stay as stoic as she could throughout Damian's spurt of laughter, but near the end, she herself really couldn't help herself. Trying to suppress a snicker, she too rolled onto her back, kicking her paws up in the air as she laughed. "Oh...I'm sorry, Sapphire. It's just that...it's just that Damian's really too funny." Solaurea said. For some reason, the dog reminded her of her brother, Nikolai, who was really the only dog that could return Solaurea back to her playful roots.

But perhaps the most shocking part was that the cat began laughing as well, waving her plume of a tail. "Well, I must say, even I can't help laughing at that. Congratulations on passing my test. Most dogs just run away, but both you and Solaurea managed to pass by befriending me, even if you did have to make me laugh for it, Damian. If you wish to call me Muffin, I...guess that's alright." Sapphire said, giving the African dog a genuine smile.

The small Jack Russell approached just in time for Damian to finish his joking around. Sapphire simply nodded her head to the dog. Indeed, he too reminded her of the ever-so silly Nikolai, Solaurea's brother. She approached Scooter, looking the puppy in the eyes. "No, I won't kill you. For starters, you're much too small. And secondly, you haven't even attempted to kill me. Neither of you have. So therefore, I really have no reason to rip all of you to pieces!" Sapphire said, with a laugh.

[Scooter]

"Than........Than.............Thank You Ms. Cat" Scooter said his voice getting caught in his throat due to still being frightened of basically all cats. "My name's Scooter" He finally said being brave enough to stick his head out from behind Squeak with a soft genuine smile to Sapphire and all the animals present.

[Squeak]

Glare fixed on the cat as she smirked at his name, and Squeak could feel his temper rising. "My mother gave me that name," he growled, the sound issuing in a mencaing fashion from deep in his throat. Before he could make any more motions that would result in the feling handing him his own tail, however, the husky's irritation was diffused by the appearance of his protege as the smaller dog ran right into him. Squeak couldn't hide a smile as Scooter dived behind him, seeking shelter, shaking his head gently, entirely distracted from the present conversation due to the young Jack Russel's appearance. Without really thinking about it, he bent and nudged the smaller canine's shoulder with his muzzle.

Still, he looked up again as Sapphire addressed the pup. "Rip us all to pieces?" he repeated skeptically, his maw creasing into what could almost be called a disbelieving grin. Head shook slightly. "I'm sorry, I couldn't see that happening. But its not worth arguing over." he added quickly, not anxious to be proved wrong - especially since that process would probably end in his own teeth joining her collection. Instead, he pulled back a pace to stand beside Scooter as the small canine introduced himself to the others. "He's my protege." he added, patting the pup affectionately with his paw.

[damian]

Damian flashed a wink toward Sol while she laughed then to his surprise Sapphire started to giggle too. "So that means you're my buddy now Sappy?"he yipped in delight deciding on a new nickname for her. His large fluffy tail swayed happily. Then her comment on ripping hi to pieces came to his disk like ears. "Now now Sappy. You know that comment is not needed," he smirked teasingly at her seeing since she's done with the scary act that she'll play too. Glancing at the pup he reveled his neat row of ivories, "Hello Scooter, what an adorable puppy you are!" he laughed giving him a believable smile. The tone Squeak held and the mention of his mother made Damian glance at him, Damon himself cared-less for his parents which the mention of him made him angry. He cracked a smile to himself remembering his closest siblings. Caribbean and Angela. He wondered how his sister in Africa was doing, or what he thought was Africa. Caribbean hopefully is ok also.

Snapping from his small daze he skimmed his surroundings and spotted another dog that stood silent. "Ohhh!! Hey you there!" he barked to-wards the rather odd looking dog, even though he shouldn't talk. "I'm Damian who're you?" he rushed over to the canine that seemed to have feral blood. His long stilts carried him with ease. Crimson gaze met his cerulean pools as he gave a friendly chuckle.

OOC: I wanted to enter Skoll in too. c=

[Sköll]

“What the hell?” Sköll gawked at Sapphire's paws, spellbound by the teeth-teeth that came from the cat's victims, apparently. "A cat that kills dogs?!" The sentence alone cast Sköll into a state of bewilderment. He had never heard of a cat killing anything bigger than another cat-let alone a dog. Of course, the cat could be fabricating this story in order to gain the respect of the fellow canines. Finding discarded dog teeth on the ground wasn't too difficult-especially with warring packs. Teeth could get knocked out in a fight or an elderly dog could lose them. On the other hand, Sköll didn't want to take any chances. If what the cat said was true, then there would be plenty of time to prove herself. Should Sköll voice his doubt, then Sapphire could turn him into a demonstration.

Sköll wondered what Sapphire's pack was like. Her minions were probably just as ferocious.

Before Sköll could comment on it further, the spotted dog addressed him. "Hi Damian." the wolf-dog offered a friendly smile. "My name is Sköll."

[Scooter]

Scooter snuggles beside Squeak as Squeak patted him affectionately. "Yup I'm Squeak's Protege. I still don't know what that word means. But, from everything that's taken place between me and him I know it's a good thing whatever it is and I love being Squeak's PRO TA JAY" Scooter said cutely pronouncing the wrong way by mistake.

Scooter smiled cutely at Squeak and couldn't help but blush when Damian called him adorable. "Thanks" He said shyly to Damian.

[solaurea]

"Don't worry. Like I said, none of you have even tried to challenge me to a scuffle, so I have absolutely no reason to kill you." Sapphire purred, wrapping herself around Sköll's front legs. Solaurea returned to her previous sitting position, paws neatly set together, as if she were a statue. The Balinese mix returned to her friend's side, sitting down next to her.

"It's very nice to meet you both, Scooter and Sköll." Solaurea said, with a friendly smile upon her white muzzle. Her sky blue eyes gave the two a once-over, and she nodded briefly, before turning back to Damian. "I recall that you expressed interest in joining my pack. In fact, I wouldn't mind a few extra members." Solaurea said, looking to the other dogs before her.

Sapphire only smiled at Scooter's pronunciation of the word. "Protegé, you mean. It means one who is taken under another's wing for mentorship. In simpler words, I take it that Squeak is your teacher...and protector of sorts." Sapphire said, with a small bow of her head. She briefly remembered her own clanmates, and the kitten who had become her protegé of sorts...little Loki. Like his namesake, the kitten was very mischievous in personality, but under the older cat's mentorship, he turned out to be a fine adult. For a moment, she wondered if she or Sol would ever see their groups again.

[damian]

Damian gave a secret smirk as he accomplished friending the vicious feline and pretty much everyone there. He felt victorious in fooling everyone there that he was a nice and harmless, little did they know and would ever know that he planned to betray everyone. Plans don't always fall into place, he might change his mind, he certainly enjoys the company of the akita which his attention regained upon her as she spoke. "Yes certainly I would love to join, dearest!" he woofed rather too excited, "By my knowledge I think your pack may be in the forest, news from Dehali is that another pack moved in," he strode dangerously close to Sol as he spoke. Confident smug grin revealed on his features. It was probably difficult in seeing if this sweet joking canine ever meant harm.

Muzzle dipped toward her erect ear as he muttered a low whisper, "I wish to speak in private later, dearest," Damon's teasing voice slithered into her ear as he drew away to face her. His expression plastered upon his visage, "I'm so glad to be surrounded by such understanding creatures," he squealed with joy as he reclined upon his haunches next to Sol, his flank against hers. Feathery banner hugged his spine as he allowed a salmon tongue to loll from his treacherous jaws. Damian seemed to be in too much glee for his own good, he was celebrating in his head for making himself seem like a harmless comedian, he gave absolutely no hint of trickery in his personality. Other then being overly teasing and what looked like flirty and someone to not be taken seriously. Dame's mind fluttered with excitement in joining the pack, how it seemed so lovely in joining these things and gaining trust. Just to leave and screw everything up, this thrilled him.

OOC: Full of himself. x3 This is all in his head and is not giving any hints, besides being weird. He may not betray everyone, then again he's unpredictable. Just pointing out his thoughts so no one is completly surpirsed if he does something heartless.

[solaurea]

"Is that so?" Solaurea said, raising her canine brow. Of course, it could just be any other pack, but it was what a few passing dogs had told her that ensured that the pack was indeed hers. A Weimaraner that had passed by had told her that this very pack was being led by a large brown wolf. She inquired further about the details of this wolf, and the dog had said that the wolf had an odd black marking across the bridge of her muzzle, and a most peculiar white dorsal stripe, beginning from the top of her head. It was indeed Kauke, from the description given.

She smirked as the larger canine continued to flirt with her, mentioning that he needed to speak in private later on. She nodded to him, if only to reassure him that she would speak with him. What the African dog didn't know was that Solaurea wasn't as gullible as she seemed, accepting just any sort of dog into the pack. Like Sapphire, she too had a test, and many dogs had failed to pass. Only the ones who passed were accepted into the pack.

Tempest had been the only mistake. While the Kai Ken mix had come back to her senses, she had betrayed Sol and her pack to a certain degree, going and joining the villains' side. It took a lot from Solaurea to get her back, and even then, she had barely succeeded. From that, Solaurea was used to betrayal to a certain degree. Sapphire, who was now lying upon her stomach, paws curled under her fluffy chest, looked to Damian with a cold glare. The dog was much too happy to be true.

She would warn Solaurea of it later.

[Sköll]

"That's a relief." Sköll mumbled sarcastically. Doberman-mix twitched when the Balinese cat made herself at home-right under his front limbs. It wasn't that Sköll had anything against cats. He was just bothered over the fact that he was intimidated by an animal one-third his size. No, more like one-fifth thanks to his mother's genes. A canine-killing cat? That concept belonged in ghost stories. Nevertheless, Sköll wasn't looking to start a fight-he was searching for a pack to join.

Sköll dipped his head politely when Solaurea greeted him. "It's nice to meet you too." he said genuinely. She seemed nice.

He remained silent until Solaurea continued to speak with the one called Damian. When she mentioned him joining her pack, Sköll's ears perked with interest. Solaurea is a pack leader? And from the sound of it, Solaurea was recruiting. She said herself that she wouldn't mind a few more members.Sköll intended to join a pack since the life of a loner didn't suit him. Neither did living with humans. His former master abused him for no reason and Sköll's own father did nothing to prevent the daily beatings or even comfort him. Sköll remembered those long nights where he would stay awake and think of his deceased mother. He would think of all the stories she told him-stories of wolves and wild dogs. Heroic males that fought man-eating bears and built magnificent empires that stretched across the country. That was why Sköll abandoned that life. Humans were monsters and incapable of creating anything other than abominations.

Returning to reality, Sköll decided to speak up. "I am interested in joining as well." he told Solaurea.

[solaurea]

Twitching her ears slightly, the female turned in Sköll's direction. "You want to join us as well?" she asked gingerly, not too sure if he really meant it or not. Stretching her paws, she stood upon all four legs once more, and looked to Squeak and Scooter. "You two may join the pack if you wish, for you haven't said a word. Or, you may follow." Solaurea said, with a small bow of her head.

Turning to Sapphire, she nodded to her as a way of beckoning. The cat promptly stood up, and trotted over to the dog's side, before looking to the other dogs from over her shoulder. "We must be off then, for my pack needs me." Solaurea said, as she began to walk in the opposite direction, past the crumbling skyscraper high above their heads.

[damian]

Damian's gaze flickered toward Skoll smirking toward himself as he saw the interest in his dark pools. Then Sol hauled herself up and trotted away. Damian sprung forward, stilts catching up with ease as he took position beside her. "Ah dearest not so fast, if I'm allowed I would just love to come with," he voice held an soft longing tinge as if he yearned to be in a pack. Feathery plume of a tail carelessly dropped toward his haunches and swayed slightly from the momentum. Though he slightly stressed over the future if he can not hold back the temptation to betray. The sensation felt so great, the astonished faces. The anguish. Damon couldn't help but to cackle to himself but something made it cut short. Even though he didn't regret that much of being just like that vile women, the urges he has from her was so tempting that he couldn't hate it.

It's like she's in him... Shaking the feeling he allowed a sigh to roll off his tongue. If he's accepted, would he betray? Will he stay? Dame didn't know at all, nor dd he care to at that moment. He worked on the first impulse and the first impulse alone. He will have no regret, no care, no remorse. Just satisfaction. Pure, satisfaction. At that moment he liked Sol and so far was only loyal to Sol, no one else. He did take a liking to the wolf looking dog know as Skoll (I don't feel like copy and pastin... T.T) he was quite interesting. The feline also interested him, though he usually stays in the canine species of liking things, she was merely someone that would be great to befriend. Raising his crown he portrayed himself as if he was already in the pack, "So, dearest do we just join or is there a catch to joining?" he asked in a giddy bark.

[solaurea]

Sapphire fought back the impulse to rip the dog apart as she was shoved under Solaurea by Damian, who probably hadn't noticed that she was there. Or if he did, he just didn't care. She tucked her paws close to her body, and barrel rolled to the other side of the walking Akita, all without Solaurea making a misstep over the cat. The Balinese continued to walk alongside the young leader, ears flicking to and fro to catch the conversation. Solaurea kept her head held high as she continued to trot. "There's no catch...we'll just have to see if the other members accept you." she said, without the slightest hint of trickery in her voice. In her mind, she knew there was an initiation that only her and her beta would carry out.

But Damian didn't need to know until they got to that forest.

Solaurea's eyes sparkled as she looked out towards the ever-expanding horizon in front of the rolling streets. Kauke...Niko...Rori...I'll be there soon. she thought, trying to put down any sort of doubt her mind kept stirring up. What could happen? The worst would be having to fight for her position back. But knowing Kauke, she was fully aware that the large brown she-wolf would gladly give her position back. Tail curling over her spine once more, she looked to Sapphire.

"You were separated from your clan, weren't you? Do you think they joined up with mine for the moment?" Solaurea inquired. The cat shrugged. "I hope so. Oliver always respected you, and Loki always told me that he looked up to various members of your pack. So I don't see why not." Sapphire said. Her mind lapsed back into memories for a brief moment. There were eleven cats in her clan. Adjusting to a canine pack that was fifty dogs strong wouldn't be too much for them.

[Squeak]

Squeak shook his head in reply to Solaurea's offer, his blue eyes resting on her own for just a moment. "I was part of a pack once. It wasn't the life for me." he replied shortly, giving a shrug to punctuate his sentence, although the rest of the group seemed to be already departing, not even waiting for him to give a response. "...wild dogs..." the husky muttered under his breath, turning back to face his apprentice. Plus, he didn't want to be anywhere near the strange killer cat if he could help it.

Pale husky stretched lazily as he looked down at his small companion. "Well, what did ya make of them?" he asked, inclining his head in the direction of the departing canines - and cat -, a question posed as much to test Scooter's instincts as to make conversation.