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Post by Eliora on Jun 20, 2021 15:29:22 GMT -5
( Voss takes place at least a month after the trial ) The sun was high and there were hardly any clouds in the sky to offer any sort of shade or escape from the unforgiving sun. Antwan sat on the front of his car leaning with one leg down and the other up as he leaned his arm on it and looked out over the area. It was all desert. Not much in the way of looks but it had plenty to offer. He was trying to get himself collected before he would speak to Voss and Anthony about Lian and the other tigers joining them. He wore blue gym shorts, white tee and sneakers along with a cowboy hat. He had his hair tied up away from his neck, trying to stay cool. He closed blue eyes and bowed his head as he sighed. He wondered how everyone had been since he last saw them in the middle of their trials. Although he was not there didnt mean that he wouldnt come when called by his brothers, he just had more important matters that kept him busy and grounded. It hadnt dawned on him to try to speak to Voss during that time, he figured that they’d had their hands full with enough at that moment. After he had rescued his goddaughter Lian and her two companions and their creepy ass butler, he had intended to take them straight to Black Ash right then and there. Lian had pleaded with him to allow her some time to enjoy her freedom before having to be tied down to another group. He had wanted to argue, but didnt have the heart to. He’d found a nice secluded place owned by some puppet guy. It was affordable, defensible, luxurious and secluded. He figured it was the best place for her to hide out and relax. Not to mention the guy offered security when he found out about the need for security. Lian no longer fought him about it especially when her companion Adisa took his side when it came to keeping her safe. In the back of his mind , Antwan wondered if the big man still planned on mating with her. He wasnt too keen on the idea of them mating but, he also had to keep in mind that she was no longer the little girl that was like a daughter to him. As he remembered their earlier days, he would smile as tears fell down his face. Dropping to his arm and finally rolling onto the hot hood of the car, evaporating almost immediately though there was a spot to show where it had been.. Like the trail his tears took, they had been through a lot of ups and downs twists and turns. The path they had been on was definitely not a straight and narrow one. But through it all, he and T. had been there together to help each other through it. Yeah, he had his actual brothers but he was simply a clown to them. They were always trying to corral him and contain him, which was why he rebelled so hard against them. It took T coming into the picture for him to have something of his own, his own personal bond with someone. A bond that he wanted to protect. When he found out about Lian , Antwan had been overjoyed for his brother. It was a tragedy that took her mother from them and Antwan made it his personal mission to track down and fuck all who had anything to do with it. It was during that time that he wanted Benjamin dead and he’d gotten on board with his brothers and the crews to take the motherfucker out. Lian had been taken from them and used as leverage but he and T hadnt stopped looking for her. As his mind took him to the past, a sharp pain in his heart began to spread and the tears began to fall more and more. They had lost a lot of good people over the years, not once did he ever think that T would be among those numbers and it ate at him relentlessly. They had wanted a safe place for Lian to grow up without worry, but he lost his brother on the cusp of that happening. It was too late to give her a safe place to grow up, she was nearly grown already and the environment that she’s grown up in was one they ‘d tried to keep her from to no avail. So yeah, he would do anything to keep her happy and safe, which was why he was on his way back to Black Ash or at least one of the reasons. He wanted to stop by the memorial as well and take a moment to give his respects to his fallen friends. There was no getting away from all the pain and tears of that fateful night as they fought for their freedom. With his eyes still closed, Antwan lifted his face to the sun and smiled through his tears as they began to dry up on his face. “ We did it man and soon Lian will be here too.She’ll be safe and protected and well looked after. I will take care of her brother until the day you come to get me.” He said and gave a sad chuckle. No matter how much time passes, it still feels so fresh for him. There was a warm wind that blew through and Antwan felt pressure on the back of his neck and the middle of his forehead. It immediately reminded them of how they would all say good-bye before going on jobs. He could clearly see T place a hand on the back of his neck and touch his forehead to Antwan’s with a huge smile as they snarled at each other. His tears fell unabashedly as he snarled softly. “Take care brother.” he said and stayed like that for a moment before the feeling passed and out of nowhere he laughed like a crazy man and pulled a joint out of his pocket and lit it to share a smoke. He put it out when it was down about half way and got off the hood of the car to get in the driver seat. He looked in the back seat and could see that there were a few weed plants still back there and he got a crazy idea. He pulled out his phone and called Estelle. “Hello?” she asked almost in a bored tone. “When you gonna show me what that tongue do?” Antwan said with a smile as he wiped his face. There was a moment of silence for he heard hissing closely followed by laughter. “Never in your lifetime, my brother.” She said with a wide smile. “Its good to hear from you, Antwan.” Antwan gave a soft smile before answering. “I know sis, it’s just still hard for me to stay in place especially there. “ He said , his mind trying to take him down a road that he didnt want to go down. As if sensing this, Estelle pressed on. “So , what ya got going on bruh?” She asked getting him back to the point of the call. “Yo, so its been a while since i had a good smoke session since T and em died. I’d harvested some new weed strains and hybrids. So i was wanting to smoke with the fam. You down?” he asked only to be met with Silence. “Now that you mention it, i havent a good session either. Im down. I‘ll round up the guys and we can meet up at Pop’s place. I’m sure everyone will be happy to see you again. “Coolk, get everyone together that wants to do it. Bring some food and drinks . i can bring the weed though we gonna be doing some show so be sure to bring ya’ll shit too.” “I got you man.” Estelle said she grinned. “Cool , ill be there shortly. “ Grinning he got in his car and started driving.” Party at Ghost’s place!!”
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Voss
Warrior
Confidence is not 'They will like me'. Confidence is I'll be fine if they don't.
Posts: 1,068
Pack Status: New Dawn, Other
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Post by Voss on Jun 21, 2021 16:33:43 GMT -5
(let me know if i forgot anything)
La La was cleaning her weapons in the garage of Ghost's, he had asked her to hang out. She had just returned from the gas station, someone had been there that was not a part of their pack. By the time she had shown up, they had left. She took note of the new scent and shared it only with Falcon who was the head of the dark wolf. She had little to go on other than the description and smell. There was a marking scent as well. It left a bad taste in her mouth that someone had dared to do so. The trail dead-ended on a hiking trail as if someone had disappeared. It was late for her to show up at Ghosts. She had chosen to delegate to someone else. He had been silent for the first part of her being there.
In the end, they had spoken about his concerns now she and Evera had earned their ranks. He wanted to talk to them bout some safe 'houses', they were more like cabins in the forest and mountains. They were close and far from the territory. Some he had not had a chance to restock or change out old equipment. He had shown her a map he had made himself, he had a copy for Evera as well. He wanted them to know they had places if things got tough. Them being off the beaten path meant that most would not find them, though there was an off chance the places had been ransacked.
She had taken them and asked a few questions about each place. Though she had been short and to the point, he knew she still had trouble showing feelings. He knew it had to do with the change in the dynamic in her job and being monogamous with Evera. New things scared La La even if they were a good thing and often it took her a bit to get used to them before she could adjust back to her normal state of being. If you could call it normal. He gave her space so she could adjust to the idea and caring feelings Ghost had shown her.
He knew the best way for her to do that was something repetitive even if it meant she would clean each weapon she had like sixty times. When she was covered in gun oil and soot from the firing caps of some of her collection she would sigh and load the clips again setting them aside in a cool spot. It was a loud yawning stretch she did to tell him she was now over the moment. He would chuckle sitting on a short stool working on his bike covered in grease, "Need to clean up this mess and myself." He chuckled lightly gesturing at himself as he went to wash off his hands with some orange-looking soap.
It was not long before they had cleaned up and lined up the motorcycles that were being built or worked on. The garage often became a mess when they started working on anything they or the pack owned. Ghost had been asked to work on the boss's car and had to tell him in no little words he was better off finding one scraped that he could work on. The structure of the car had been totaled.
The things he could salvage sat in the corner of the large shop and a new body sat on the inside it needed a paint job and accents put on it. Though he had been told that the vehicle might be given to someone else as the boss had been getting used to traveling as a were.
La La touched on the mate link to Evera asking where she was, she figured she was either speaking to her group of men and women. Both had been set as bosses of their newfound rank it had not come as a surprise that Evera had held that position past the trial. Having faith in her Feathers was never hard, "Hey, Feathers?" Her voice had a deep husk to its sound like she was either just waking up or had been in a deeply relaxed feeling. It was usually like that after loading silver bullets as well. "Where you at love?" She had finished moving things around now that the maintenance was finished on the bikes.
The desert was hard on the machines that were used here, often they would find abandoned things deep inside into the rogue area. One time they found a vehicle on fire, Ghost had told her it smelled like someone had been barbecuing. He realized someone had been inside, he had made sure to make a hasty retreat. He had made a note to not venture there alone. She had wondered if he was going to retire as the dope man and become the man of machines instead. He had laughed at the ask but his eyes said he was thinking hard on it.
He was tired of selling x to the rave party heads. It had him stocking more food at his place that they shared up until this point. He at first only put what they needed for the week. Now he seemed to be packing it full as if he was preparing for something. He often tried to surprise Evera with things, she watched how he tried to treat her like a daughter. Like he might have treated his flesh and blood if she had been still alive. Things over the years had been tough for the whole group that had joined the pack during the great trail. She had changed some but she held onto that crazy. It was used to keep her safe, the thought of being captured by a rogue or some other crazy. She wanted to be able to shut down feelings, and it helped to make those rumors churn. The more others thought she was bat shit crazy the better. They would hopefully leave her mate alone. She shook her head throwing her inner thoughts away.
Ghost looked around as he carried a ladder outside where he had set steel hooks in the rock above. He had a cloth tarp to make shade from the leaning rock to the garage. He had figured it would be great for those that had time to kill they could come over hang out chit chat possibly put in requests for their vehicles. There were a lot of things Ghost had wanted to do, his ideas had been churning since the trails. Now he figured he would put this up before the day got any hotter. It would be a permanent fixture from now on.
Once he was finished putting it up he would start sweeping the slate he had made with ramps up into the garage It was more of a platform that all almost reached the rock so one could bring their vehicle to so he could do maintenance or checks before deciding if they needed to be in the shop. It was something he enjoyed, he had been trying to get the rest to wear patches somewhere on them with the pack's logo.
Ghost had been a biker most of his life. It was something he had worked on his own, he had made something for Evera and La La. He not only worked on metal for choppers and the like, but he had also taken up to making jewelry. The new energy around the pack had him feeling a boost of energy, often he had to slow down. He wanted to keep himself grounded to the earth for his fear of when things seeming to be going right that everything might crash down. He was now setting up his chair under the leaning rock stretched out in the shade enjoying the great warm air breeze. He was in a wife-beater and shorts no shoes on. He had a pair of shades on as he hummed a tune in his head. A cooler set up next to himself he would pull towards the garage as he was prepared to stock it full of beer and other liquors and drinks and nice. Lots of ice.
He watched Lala watch him do just that and then pull the kids pool out to his chair and fill it with water and throw some bags of ice into it as well before he set himself up to just chill drink and relax. He had busted his radio so no music to be heard but he hummed nonetheless. La La had slipped into the shower and now was in a bathing suit. Her eyes were covered by shades to keep the bright sun from killing her eyes sight. She threw a towel down laying down in the sun. He knew she was most likely speaking with Evera, he knew she had to go in the next day to speak with Chakori.
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Chakori was going through a pile of new paperwork formed from the people she had to see now that she was appointed the one in care of the mental health of everyone inside the pack. Voss had also extended those privileges to Sia's pets if his mate deemed them worthy. She had yet to speak to anyone however, most were avoiding her like the plague. Every time she mentions needing to speak with them about the evaluations they scatter like cockroaches. She thought about going to Kia's to see if she would like to be the first to make an appointment or have one on the spot. Taking her file along with Anthony's and his brother's files among others them being thin at the moment. She moved from her 'office' heading out of the caverns to walk her way out of the main canyon to Kia's house. She noticed a new addition in the distance, she was in no hurry this day was kind of slow for her at least.
The day felt like a soothing warmth she knew she would enjoy sunbathing her feathers in. She pulled her dupattā tighter around her head for a moment before closing her eyes and lifting her face to the sun. She had been enjoying the climate in the desert for some time now. Though she was still amazed by the feeling of the sun. She had spent a good chunk of her time in the dark while in the place that bore La La to her madding mind. She had wanted to speak with La La alone, yet the woman was constantly surrounded by someone or another. She opened her eyes as she left the large basin into the more narrow canyon. Looking up she watched as a few men walked the top with guns, she never thought this would become a norm for her. Even in the prison, she felt off when guns about. An instinct she thought. The flash of birds being shot from the sky peeked through her mind before she walked on. She often cut herself off from the pack, needing to keep everyone who may speak to her their secrets.
An hour or so later she was walking towards Kia's house, she saw the woman inside her house from where she was. She was bare ass naked as if she had just come from a run, her body a deep tan her hair loose at the moment. Chakori slowly walked to her sliding glass door knocking lightly, seeing the woman turn and smile waving to her as she began to braid her hair. She motioned for her to move into the house, Chakori moved quickly inside with a smile." Morning." Kia would smile at her," Morning." she motioned to the kitchen. It had the food set in containers ready for anyone who was to come to the house. Chakori knew this time of year would be heavy with sorrow, so did Kia, who seemed ready for it. She anticipated the needs of her mate. She saw to him first before others, but she would open her home to any that needed it this time of year. Chakori noticed that Kia no longer felt off being naked around anyone. She wondered if it had been something ingrained in her, she refrained from pushing anything on her or anyone else. Sometimes she would drop hints that she wanted to speak with them but never pushed it. Though Voss was said that those that worked as shadow or dark wolves had to have evaluations. They dealt with the dark side of things that the pack was a part of. They made often those that got too close to the pack's borders disappear. The humans that go through their pack territory were allowed because they were clueless as to what is in the area. She had slipped on a bathing suit top and a pair of shorts walking barefoot out to her garden to watering and checking on the herbs she had hung outside. Chakori followed her outside." I am still not ready to speak." Kia had told her.
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Raider was headed for the garage to pick up his order, currently, he was at Sia's. He had dropped off something for one of her girls that had been ordered a few days ago. He was walking with what looked like a fishing pole bag, but inside was his sniper rifle. He had it always with him seeing as there was always a need for it. Once he was atop a building near King's Palace he pulled the rifle from the bag setting up. He adjusted the scope to the wind blowing a flag nearby as he lined up watching a shopping center. A figure sat in front of it with a hat upturned for cash.
He watched the figure play violin its face covered by a shawl, most didn't pay attention to the song being played and dropped change. He would change targets watching people through the scope, pretending they were targets sizing them up. He would let out a growl sitting up as he started to put his rifle up. Coming down from the roof he spotted Ivan who was coming out of Sia's chuckling loudly. Raider moved down over to him as the man lit a cigar. " Da Raider?!" They smiled at each other hugging for a moment shaking the younger man Ivan would let out a chuckle that sounded more like a growl. "It has been a moment, Da?" Raider nodded as they walked down the street. They both had been put in different groups since their pack ranks had been assigned. Ivan let go of his shoulder and motioned for him to get in a dark SUV. Raider looked confused for a moment before sliding into it. " Where did you..." Ivan laughed as he got in starting the large vehicle.
"It was a gift from a woman." was all he said. He as the engine turned over roaring to a life he would put it in the drive. Raider smelled something in the back. Seeing a brick in plain sight of weed he looked like he was gonna panic for a moment. Then he realized that Sia would have connections here to keep those of the pack and her like out of cop stations. " Don't worry it's for Ghost I am sure he will share." Raider knew that Ghost usually preferred to deal directly with drug dealers. It was to make sure that the quality was on par. Raider shifted to put his rifle in the back as he adjusted the seat he would close his eyes. Soon the radio speakers had the sound of ringing go off it was only one ring before it was answered. " Do not forget about later." Raider's one eye popped open looking at him after he heard the phone cut off.
"Who was that?" Ivan waved it off as he spoke." Just some bitch." He said with a laugh. Raider was not gonna push it but he didn't believe him. They headed for the pack headquarters. They first had to get out of town heading towards the highway that ran not too far from the pit. Raider seeing a wolf running not far from the road, made Ivan honk and pull over to see who it was. It turned out to be Ka'ron who turned to get into the vehicle butt-ass naked. He seemed to have picked up a stash of his throwing on some clothes in the back. " I am lucky you both were here. I was not trying to walk the rest of the way back." The group of men laughed, before talking about what they had to do that day. Each having a reason to see Ghost and having nothing left for the rest of the day to do at the moment. Ka'ron had just handed over his scouting to another pack member as he was making his way back. He had been out for a week and was pissed about it. He needed to be around Foxxy around this time, after he spoke with Ghost he figured he head home.
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Post by Eliora on Jun 24, 2021 0:11:30 GMT -5
Lil’ Jay took his white tank off and placed it on the large boulder that was beside him. He wore red gym shorts and Nike slides with a red and black panther cap. He was none too happy about standing out in the burning fury of the hot ass sun. sweat rolled down his back, his neck and down his abs as his light brown eyes narrowed at Estelle. They were supposed to be in a meeting about what they needed to do next.
With it being so hot out they’d been thinking of creating an oasis that they could enjoy above ground. While the one underground was nice and very enjoyable, he figured it’d be nice to enjoy something like that outside. Not everyone was easily able to just take off and go down to the oasis in the caverns. So they were supposed to be talking about how they were going to go about that, which was why the head scavenger was present. Amp was the one who handled the landscaping and then of course it all had to be run through the bosses.
Things had been pretty quiet as everyone was trying to get settled into their new lives and roles. Business was still business, despite the pack life. Many feared that they would begin to get complacent in this new life and worked hard to make sure that their skills were still on point. They’d have weekly hunts, contests in skills etc. The last thing they wanted was to be caught with their asses out.
Jay gave a small growl at Estelle when she had hung up her call. He knew Estelle had gotten a call from Antwan and already knew what time it was with him. He’d known Antwan and his brothers for decades and felt he knew their habits well enough, even the ones they were creating. But some things just dont change.
“Is that fool finally coming back?” Jay said on a sigh. He knew losing T was a hard blow for Antwan to deal with. He was mad he tried to deal with it on his own, but knew that he would have fought against him. Despite being mad that he stayed away, he was happy that he was returning even for a little bit. He would always be fam.
“Yea. He didnt seem too keen on coming back but he’d made up his mind to. He says he wants to do a smoke session with some show and tell.” Estelle wore a desert flower in her loose hanging brown hair. She wore a multi-colored halter top and a bright yellow skirt that was tied at her hip. She wore a pair of brown braided sandals that wrapped around her legs up to her calves.
“You think something is wrong?” Tony asked from his spot atop the smaller boulder beside Jay. he wore no shirt, a brown worn cowboy hat, white cargo pants and a of black slides.
“Nah, he just miss the fam no doubt.” Amp said, waving off the concern despite being concerned himself about his friend. He wore a white wife beater, black shorts and white nike slides. He began to rub his bear thoughtfully as he crossed his arms.
“Yea he’s feeling that separation and need to reconnect again.” Jay said and licked his lips. “We’ll put a pin in talk of creating an oasis for now. I want to check in with Falcon about a good spot to even put it.”
“Sooo… that mean we can talk about this smoke sesh yeah” Estelle said with a lopsided grin as she sidled up to Jay ,who blushed softly and stepped away from her as he cleared his throat.
“I dont see why not, but who’s been growing anything? The only person aside from Ghost that stay sup[plied up is that fool Antwan.
“I told him he could be an herbalist but thought I was playing. “ Estelle said with a chuckle as watched
Jay. ‘its a pity.” she shrugged and a mischievous smile splayed across her lips as she looked over at Amp.
Amp lifted a brow in question. “ c’mon man you know you were growing something special. Its to share with the class, bruh.” Estelle said and laughed. Amp laughed at her. “ How are you gonna throw me under the bus like that? Just for that , i'm gonna make you wait.”
“I also have a lil somethin’ somethin’ I guess i can share.” Tony said sheepishly.
“Ok cool, what about food?” Jay asked knowing that these fuckers were gonna run through some shit.
“Hey wasnt Evera and Deidre out on a supply run?” Amp asked.
“Yea but that’s food for the pack. They’d beat our asses if we messed with that shit.” Estelle said and shuddered. “I think Lala is rubbing off on Evera.” she said think of how the younger woman’s attitude had changed. It was a change that she was happy to see but it brought out her natural fear of the big birds.
“Shut the fuck up!” Jay said when he saw that Amp and Tony were about to make a crewd joke about the mated pair. The two men simply held their hands up and laughed.
“You got it, bruh.” Tony said then gave a sly look at Jay. “ but you know you were thinking it too.”
Jay laughed and grabbed Tony’s leg and yanked him down from his perch on the boulder. He landed unceremoniously and growled. He stood and rubbed his ass before dusting off.
“I think this will be a good respite for several people who are having a hard time with the anniversary of the guys’ deaths. This will be good.” Estelle said in a serious tone.
There was a moment of silence as they remembered their fallen friends and family.
“OK. where are we doing this?” Jay asked and Estelle’s grin came back.
“At Ghost’s place of course.” she said then her expression turned thoughtful. “ ok, so i’ll bring some ice and drinks.”
“I’ll help with the food, since Foxxy cant cook. Can you believe it! The first babes born in the pack will be Foxxy’s and Ka’ron’s.” Tony said with a grin. He tended to be a big softy when it came to children.
“I know man, it’s crazy.” Jay said and chuckled softly.
“Aight, aight. Back to this party. We gotta have games , so i’ll see what i can stir up.” Amp said and started to walk off.
“Cool, i’ll send out word to see who can come and who cant.” Jay said and did just that. He sent a message along the pack link informing of Antwan’s arrival and the smoke session at Ghost’s place for those not working and had some down time to kill. The little group split up and headed to their prospective destinations.
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Evera was still getting used to the fact that she was in charge of other people. She was always the one taking orders and least likely to be listened to. But now, her opinion mattered. She held an important role within the pack. She was able to make a difference in something major and she was not going to let the opportunity go to waste.
She had spoken with several of the other hunters and sent them out on runs. They needed more supplies, not just for food but for other things such as bedding, medical supplies, etc. she’d spoken with Sia about supplying her pack and she was surprised the woman had some good pointers. Sia had connections that Evera was starting to tap into, not to mention the darker side of things that needed to be taken care of.
It was a lot of responsibility but she had fought hard to be where she was and she would be damned if she gave anyone a chance to take it from her. When she felt Lala reach out for her through their mate link, she gave a shy smile and blushed beneath her feathers. She hated that Lala could make her blush so easily, but she loved that she was the only one aside from a few who boosted her self esteem and encouraged her to keep fighting when she would have given up.
It was around that time when the guys would start getting solemn because those they had lost that day. No matter how much time passed, it was still heartbreaking and hurt. She could have easily been amongst those that had past away. She shook her head and flapped her wings when she heard Lala ask where she was.
“I am on my way back with Deidre. We were putting in some orders and picking up some supplies. Gotta a couple of people out recruiting. The Pit seems to be a good place to start.” she answered though that last was said almost thoughtfully. She loved the sound of Lala’s voice when she spoke to her. It was almost as if she were gently rubbing her hands over her feathers. Evera had to laugh at that thought because it reminded her of how much of a little shit she was to Lala when her wing was healing. Back then she had thought for sure she would leave, but thankfully she had stayed and Evera couldnt have been happier.
Just then she had heard the message that Jay had sent out. For a moment it was bittersweet because she hadnt had a chance to really talk with Antwan and knew that he was still hurting . As much as she wanted to hate him and lope him in with the rest the soft spot she held for him just wouldnt harden. He was the only brother she had. She had always been able to count on him for anything.
It still hurt that the one time she had needed him, he wasnt there. She was glad she had Lala to help her through, but he had isolated himself and had no one. The thought broke her heart, because he wasnt used to losing anyone close to him and had no idea how to deal with it.
She figured the smoke session was his way of trying to do that. Either way , it would be good to see him again. ‘I’m going to be there.” she replied.
“Yea me too.” Deidre said and laughed. “Hey, how much trouble will we get in if we took some stuff to Ghost’s spot first?” he asked seriously. Evera sighed as she flapped her wings once more as she flew over the truck he drove.
‘We can drop off the shipment then just bring some food and drinks back with us. Everyone is going to have to chip in to cover the cost of it though so it can be replaced and we can pick it up when the other orders are filled.” she said as she ran things through her head to make sure there were no holes and everything was covered.
‘Babe, we’re heading to the supply rooms for inventory then i’ll be there with you.’ she said in a soft tone that seemed like a soft caress. With her mind made up she raced Deirdre to the pack’s out posts, wanting to hurry up and get inventory over with.
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Antwan heard the call go out and he chuckled. He was grateful, though he wasnt one to get overly emotional in public. They were all on the same page. He would enjoy this fun with his friends and family before he had to handle his business. Pressing the gas, he leaned his head out the window and howled loudly as he raced to his pack.
He still couldnt get over that fact. They were a pack. He’d never thought he and his brothers would ever be part of one again seeing as how their experience with them werent ideal. But this was a freedom that they had fought to gain and would be one that they would fight to keep.
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Eliora had found a decent spot underneath a tree to lay down beneath. She was a giant white wolf with golden eyes that seemed to peer through your soul. She was never too far away from Voss nor Lottie especially after the incident during the trials. She growled low at the thought. The fact that the little fox was ready to pop at any moment also kept her close. Aside from Foxxy she was the only other capable healer. She thought of Chikori then sighed,she wasnt sure of the woman. She seemed a different type of healer, a psychologist. Though if she was around this group of hoodlums then she had to have some medical know-how.
Eliora heard the call that rang out along the pack link and snarled at them before shutting it down. She’d gotten too lax and laid there open to their thoughts and vice versa. She hatred using the link for trivial things like that. If no one was in danger or dying she didnt give a shit.
With a huff she stretched and tried to catch a nap in the scorching heat.
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Voss
Warrior
Confidence is not 'They will like me'. Confidence is I'll be fine if they don't.
Posts: 1,068
Pack Status: New Dawn, Other
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Post by Voss on Jun 25, 2021 8:57:09 GMT -5
(let me know if i forgot anything)
La La smiled as she adjusted her sunglasses, the scars along her neck and face were light yet visible. They were reminders of the time she had been nursing her back to health during her broken wing. She wore them as a badge of pride, the bird had fought that help talon and beak. She refused to let her shut her out knowing what her headspace might have been like. listening to Feather speak to her across their private link listening to her voice made La La smile. " My Feather's taking charge, soon you be kicking all the ass and taking names." La La's voice deepened more as her hand slipped to her stomach as she gently runs her fingers along her flesh. A growl would slip along the link. " I would never have thought of using the pit. Makes sense though. You just sit back and see how one protects themselves. Not to mention their dedication. "
She let out a sigh that was only audible near her. The pack-link was filled with the message of where a party was gonna be held. She raised a brow sitting up on her arms a little as she watched Ghost who seemed unfazed by the message. He acted like he knew this would be happening. Hearing her woman's soft voice she only let out a chuckle. A deep voice as she spoke to her. "My Feather's I will be here waiting for you. " She let the link linger a little while letting the feeling move to her of wanting her near before fading. She adjusted the towel so she could sit up slightly. "You know we don't have enough food stocked for this kind of thing? " He merely nodded his head. She would scrunch up her nose a little before letting out noise and laying back down.
She hoped that everyone brought something because they ate everyone out of house and home already. She could only imagine how them being high was gonna be twice as bad, she smiled imagining Feather's munching and speaking philosophies. She was gonna enjoy this very much. Her hand would trail to some fresh tattoos she had of Feathers of a harpy eagle. The words beneath it was Feather's. She would get up shaking out the towel as she moved to get a lawn chair which she set up and put the towel on it. She went back to relaxing as Ghost eyed her. " You think the stash I have is enough to share with everyone?" When she burst out laughing he made a face." I will take that as a no." He said with a sigh knowing that they would finish the last bit. He wondered if Ivan had found any new strains worth anything.
The climate was perfect for drying his favorite plant, but not much for growing it without a large amount of help. He pulled out a cell phone as he dialed someone, " Hey, what's up? " He would laugh as if the answer was funny before he cleared his throat." Oh, yeah I am good. Hey... Hey man, you still got that green and sticky?" He paused a moment as if hearing something tragic then he smiled." Well, that will do. Can you meet me at the gas station?" He chuckled before jumping in his seat a little." See you in five." He whooped and stood up rushing into the garage hurrying to his demon hog.
Bending down to pull out a fat wad of cash he. Locking it back up before tossing La La the keys, she snatched the keys out of the air. He took off loosening his belt so his oversized shorts and wife beat began to tighten. He transformed letting himself relax into it. His old bones and muscles seemed to enjoy the transformation as if rejuvenating himself. It was not long after he headed for the gas station on the highway, he was gonna pick up edibles, butter, and oil. All were infused with green and sticky. He planned on making a few meals with it. He enjoyed the concentrated mixtures, you only had to use a little. The edibles were mocks of gummy bears, gummy worms, and other assorted candies. He and the gas station attendant had gone into business together making candy assortments with the strains they had been working on of cannabis hybrids.
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When the Message of a party happening for those available came across the link Eòin was walking in his Samber form with Voss's daughter on his back. She was in her human form laying on his back as he moved through a forest miles away. Her pet was standing on his head holding onto his Antler's. Her two bodyguards were roughhousing trailing behind them, he grunted before bending to lower himself to the ground for her. She would roll off onto the moss letting out a huff of air. He would watch the hair that had fallen into her eyes jump slightly from the exhale of breath move it.
He stood moved on so he could snack on the fresh fruits and leaves. He would not be far off keeping an eye on her, she had spoken about wanting to help him with what she had called 'chores'. He knew nothing other than a recruit he had been told of by a Guardian about joining, they ended up not being around their meeting place. He figured something had come up and would regain contact later. Since there was nothing else for him to do at the moment her attention span kept her from sitting still. Even though she looked as if she worked at a biker bar she still played like a child. Her eyes found wonderment in the smallest of things.
He figured a roam in the forest would distract from the 'boring' day they were having. But how that the message had come through she was more talkative.
"Party? Is there going to be cake?"
"Perhaps" Was all he had said to her question for the moment.
"Are we going to this party?" She asked sounding like she thought it was a birthday party or something.
"I do not think it is a party for everyone," Eòin stated as he moved about munching on leaves.
"Why?" She said with a frown seemingly disappointed about the concept that she may not be invited to this very party.
" Should we go hunting?" She gave him a look as if she knew he was changing the subject but then she smiled very big. "Yes! I will stalk you. You are the prey." She said with a giggle. He would chuckle along with the link before he would take off, the twins would stop playing and follow her paying more attention as the older gentleman was out of sight. She had stripped down allowing her body to shape itself into her wolf form before chasing after the Dark Wolf titleholder. Nox held tightly to one of the antlers as Eòin bounded away into the green of the forest. He would make sure to remain within sight of her, for if she could see him he could see her. He wondered how long they would be able to distract her from going home at the moment.
As Eòin crested the small hill before a larger one he heard a twig snap ahead of him. He would freeze looking about as the sound of an arrow whizzed by his head before he turned moving quickly down. The twins seeing in the distance shooting arrows at Eòin by hunters. They would move to Lottie pulling her down to the ground as she would chatter her teeth at the restricted feeling. The being held still made her extremely uncomfortable at this moment. They watched as Eòin moved off away from them drawing the hunters with him. They waited for a long while, but once they figured the coast was clear they would let her up as she whined slowly wagging her tail. She had not noticed that she had bitten one of the twins' arms who merely smiled at her and waved it off.
"It is ok. Let us change and walk back." He motioned to her as if to say return to human form so you can dress. They knew it would slightly safer if she was a human, that she would less likely be shot at. She would do as they asked and they would pick up a stick and start knocking rocks with the sticks. " We should star gaze tonight, what you think Lottie?" She seemed to be looking around as if confused then she let out a whine. They at first did not realize why she had become upset, then they realized Nox was not nearby which meant he was with Eòin.
"Nox went this way!" One said pointing with his stick and this seemed to perk her up as she ran in the direction he had pointed. The other shoved him in anger because he knew if the rat ended up dead she would be inconsolable and this distraction was dangerous.
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Kia had finished watering her plants and checking on them when the message came across the link, she wondered if Anthony would be there. She went into the house as Chakori followed her," Can I help carry food?" She asked Kia who smiled as the women started packing up the food. Kia moved to the hall to the basement " I will be back." She said as she went down to the basement and opened the freezer she pulled out two racks of ribs. Setting them on top of the freezer she would look through Storables.
She had an assortment of smoked jerky from various types of meats she had finished a week ago. It was a good time to try a dry rub she had created for ribs. Moving back up the stairs she would set it all on the counter. "Let's load up my truck." That was all she said as they both began to load the food into. It is a 1950 F3 series of the ford.
She knew Ghost had a grill and a smoker. Chakori remained silent as they drove towards the canyon, looking out the window before a few moments passed. " Carmine will not be the only thing I think about for the rest of my life." It was then that Chakori would turn to look at Kia who paused for a moment. " I am emotionally not prepared to talk about him yet. When I am you will be one of the first people I will talk to, ok?"
Chakori wanted for them to pull over somewhere and talk because she knew that just speaking that much about it had opened the wall she had put around that issue. She knew if she pushed it make her close off and not speak further to her. She wonders if she had yet to speak to Anthony about it and whether he would speak to her about his feelings. She was going to have to speak to someone to have La La come into having a session. The last time she came in she sat the whole time not saying a word.
The drive was fairly short as they parked not far from his Garage with the back end facing it. She would begin to unload the food with Chakori's help.
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When the pack message was heard by the three men they seemed to look at each other for a moment." Well, I know me and Ivan can go to this party. But don't you have to be with Foxxy?" Ka'ron seemed to think for a moment. "Well, Ravi is with her. I technically don't have to go right now. I mean I can make it to her fast if she starts giving birth at any time." He leaned back in the seat and let out a yawn for a moment. Raider would laugh," You tired now. I can not wait to see you with the litter you gonna have." Ivan barked with laughter as Ka'ron just gave him the look of telling him to not curse him with that many.
"So when you and calypso gonna have cubs?" Raider shut up real fast looking out the window. This only made Ivan laugh harder till he started coughing to the point his face was turning red. Ka'ron watched him as he swerved a little, his concern was shown by how held onto the seat. " You good bra?" Ivan pounded on his chest trying to calm the cough. " Yeah, I am good." Ka'ron looked down seeing the giant brick of weed as he would look it over before picking it up to sniff it. Ivan would watch him." Be careful. That is a light strain of the original called Dragon's breath. I hear you hallucinate." Raider would look over at him." I have never heard of it. I Have had Ghost spend at least an hour talking about most of the best he has ever smoked, or sold. " Ivan shrugged, " The woman that gave me the SUV said he would enjoy it. Perhaps it's super new." He shrugged as they moved along the highway at a leisurely pace.
Ka'ron raised a brow and folded his arms across his chest listening to Ivan. "What? One of Sia's 'Fine honeys'?" Ivan laughed when Raider gave him a look of surprise. Ka'ron shifted as he looked angry." What that's what Jay calls'em." Ivan would laugh harder once more at how they were looking at each other as Ka'ron mumbled under his breath. Ivan would laugh and clear his throat one more time. " No, I have had this for a while. And the weed was given to me by one of her associates to give to Mr. Ghost."
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Sorrow sat at the bar at Mango's as she watched the door to the 'V.I.P'. A man kept trying to get into the door, he kept saying he paid the special payment to go in. She knew it was merely called the V.I.P because only shifters go inside. She sighed as the bouncer kept telling him to go sit down and enjoy the show that was available to him or he would be bounced out the door. Literally. She was on her six whiskey on the rocks, she was currently nursing the drink. She had been there since one in the morning, for the first few hours she had not partaken of the liquid of amnesia. But after the twentieth time of being hit on she ordered her first drink.
She had remembered when the man already drunk had shown up demanding to go into the V.I.P door. He did not have the special lanyard or temporary stamp. She deemed this a waste of her time being he was a human she figured he could not possibly cause too much trouble. Herself being a human found her kind to be weak against the like of those around her.
Her report was in the clipboard she carried as she was writing down this petty little man's tantrum. She felt even if she was just a human that this little ordeal was a waste on her. She did not register why he was a threat and was about to leave when she heard him shout so everyone could hear. " I have been to Sia's fucking place. I know about the girls. " He leaned a little as he wobbled on uneasy feet. He took a deep breath about to shout some more but the bouncer grabbed him by the neck to silence him. The bouncer looked to Lilliana who seemed busy so he looked to Sorrow. She would shake her head as the man slowly let go. The drunk man was coughing hard as she walked over and gently lead him out an exit pretending to care." You ok, Sir?"
When she got him outside while still coughing. She put a bag over his head and hold tight as he struggled and bucked. He would slam her against the wall several times but her grip wouldn't loosen up. When he was just about to go unconscious she would rip the bag off his head. He started breathing heavily and looking up at her sober to the reality that he could die.
"I will say this once sir. Keep your mouth shut." She would then unlock the side exit and head inside leaving him soaked in his piss from freight. When she came back in she saw Darius sitting at the bar drinking the rest of her drink. She would rub hand sanitizer on her hands as she walked up and lightly slapped his face as she slid the glass to Lilliana who filled it with fresh ice and booze.
Grabbing her drink and sipping it she would sigh." What did I say about drinking my drinks? Besides what if someone would have roofied mine while I was away." Darius would chuckle." Then I saved your weak ass from being drugged. That would of went through my system quickly."
She pursed her lips before smiling a little. "So you are saying you should be my taste tester?" He laughed before bumping into her a little. " Yeah sure. If it means you paying." She scoffed a little before laughing. " So what is up?" She asked him wondering why he had shown up. " Well, I finished my inspection of any threats. I heard some of the rogues had been squatting in the area. My contact said it was about a few miles from this stretch." He said taking her drink and sipping on it before handing it back to her. " I am not the one to tell. " He laughed a little before shaking his head. "It is hunters. " She frowned and laughed like that was supposed to mean something to her.
He would sigh a little. " I mean like hunters of shifters. Not of cute little animals in the damn woods." He said taking her drink." You sorrow have had enough." She pursed up her face in annoyance but did not fight what he was saying. He would sigh, " I will need to speak with someone higher in the food chain for that. I am just one little otter. " He said downing the drink before setting it on the bar. " Come on this place don't need you babysitting it."
Sorrow would shrug and grab the leather jacket she had worn putting it over her shoulder. The car outside blipped when she pressed the unlock button on her key chain before she handed him the keys." I appreciate you letting me borrow your car." He laughed a little. "Yeah well, humans are pathetic when it comes to travel on foot." She stuck her tongue out at him and got in the passenger seat. She had almost grown complacent enough to forget about their purpose of being in black ash. The fact the car had not started up right away had her looking at Darius weirdly." What is up?" His grin was wide as he started up the car. " Apparently there is going to be a party. I figured after my report we could go check it out. " Sorrow sighed shaking her head. " I suppose. Why don't we go pick up Revna and take care of this little infestation you spoke of first? Then submit the paperwork?"
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Post by Eliora on Jun 26, 2021 21:12:08 GMT -5
Laying in their bed of peltsin her fox shift, Foxxy tossed and turned unable to get comfortable because of the restless babes she carried. Every now and then she would nip lightly at her stomach as if to chastise them then sighed heavily at the uselessness of the action. Since her pregnancy, her pelt had been fuller and brighter. Those around her seemed more protective than usual and seemed to always be in her way. It irritated her and she’d become cross with a few of them but soon after felt horrible about it.
She knew that Ravi was nearby but she didnt want to cause him any problems. As quietly as she could she slunk away outside only to see a giant white wolf watching her intently. It felt like her golden eyes were staring into her soul. Foxxy was terrified and afraid to move.
Eliora looked down at the fox and tilted her head after sniffing around her. She had heard the fox restlessness and walked over to her den. Voss was with Anthony and she felt he would be fine, and seeing as how Lottie was out with her own security team which left Eliora to watch Foxxy. So she wasn't surprised when the fox tried to slink away from her den.
She huffed when she smelled the fear wafting from her. Rolling her eyes Eliora growled low and touched her nose to Foxxy’s belly. She inwardly smiled when she felt one of the babies move against her nose.Foxxy groaned lightly and Eliora lifted her head to pick her up by her scruff and walked her to the shaded area she had been laying.
‘If you get too hot let me know and we can go to the underground pool for a little refreshing swim.’ Eliora said through the pack link. It was a bit sketchy because she didnt like to speak to others through it but Foxxy was one of the few she would make an exception for. Foxxy looked up at Eliora and wagged her tail a moment before relaxing in Eliora’s grip.Eliora laid down and laid Foxxy beside her, watching as she circled a few times before she laid down snuggling against Eliora’s side.
Once Foxxy was comfortable and laid down, Eliora growled rhythmically and it helped to lull Foxxy to sleep and calm the babies. After a moment , she turned her attention to look out at the surrounding landscape and caught sight of A’kierra doing a flyby, before resting her eyes.
~*~
Evera preened at the praise that Lala was giving her. “Only as long as I have you by my side''. Evera replied with a smile clear in her voice as she flirted with Lala. The sound of her growl along their mate link made her hot for her mate. The heat from the sun couldnt compare to the heat that Lala could cause and she loved every minute of it. She flew high and did a loop de loop before taking up her position as she followed Deidre. She had seen an unknown vehicle and alerted Deirdre that it was behind him and she was going to check it out.
“Be careful , Evera.” Deidre said as he maintained a steady pace. As she flew off towards the car. She flew at the car talons extended along with her wings spread wide as she landed on the hood of the car. The car swerved and she heard the sound of familiar snarling as the car slammed on its breaks. Evera flew back and twirled before spreading her wings and righting herself.
‘You good?’ Deidre asked with concern as he continued to the pack’s borders.
‘yea , im good. I know who it is. It’s Antwan. I’ll come in with him, continue on and drop off the food and head on to Ghost’s spot.” Evera replied. As she flew over to Antwan. Laughing as he slung the door open and got out the car snarling.
“Why the flying fuck would you do that?!” Antwan snarled and started to pull out his gun to shoot the bird that was flying at him.
‘Because I can ,bitch.’ Evera replied as she shifted mid air and jumped on Antwan for a hug.
To say that Antwan was an understatement. She hadnt thought that Evera would ever be so bold, let alone speak to him. She’d seemed to be angry with him for such a long time and he felt he deserved it. “Evera..?” He asked in surprise. “What’s up, bruh?” She said and laughed as she buried her face in his neck as he held her close.
“I missed you, Tweety.” he said and hugged her tighter until she started to wiggle in his grasp because she couldnt breathe.
“Damn Wolfy, you’re gonna break my ribs. I cant breathe.” She said and tried to laugh in his grasp.
“My bad Tweety.” he said with a laugh and let her go. “You know you’re naked right?” he said, stating the obvious, and taking off his shirt to hand to her. Evera accepted it and chuckled.
“Yea, I know. I have learned to love my body. Besides, I have someone who also loves me so that helps.” she said as she put on the shirt. “So ,something tells me that this smoke session is your doing?” she said slyly.
“Of course it is. You know better than that , Tweety. Whenever we have one, you know I started it.” He chuckled and pet her on the head. “C’mon then lets go see what these clowns have for the sesh. I hope they have something good. I'm told that its gonna be at Ghost’s spot.”
Evera laughed and pushed his hand off her head. “Yea. i'm sure a few of them have some exciting new toys to share.”
“Well then, let’s not waste any more time and go have some fun.” he said with a wide grin and pulled a joint from his pocket and handed it to her with a lighter. “Nothing like a little pre-party prep, eh?” he said and chuckled as she lit the joint and took a long hit before blowing out the smoke.
“Yo, that’s clean and smooth.” Evera said in surprise and enjoyed the taste, though she couldnt put a name to it.
“It is aint it?” Antwan said proudly and took a hit when Evera passed it back to him. He took a sniff in the air and lifted a brow at Evera and gave her a surprised yet amused look. “You got something to share, Tweety?”
Evera blushed profusely and laughed nervously. “Only one hit and you're already tripping Wolfy.” she said shifted. The shirt she wore fell around her on the ground and she flew off for Ghost's garage. Antwan growled and yelled after her. “We ain't done with this conversation, Tweety!” He got back into his car and drove after her. Happy to be back for a little bit.
~*~ 45mins later~*~
Jay strolled up in the same clothes he had on earlier though he carried a black duffle bed over his shoulder as he approached the garage. He saw Ghost, Lala, and Evera near the little pool and walked over to the fridge. He put his bag beside the fridge and opened it up to grab a beer before walking over to join the others. “ What’s up yall?”
Not soon after he’d arrived, he saw Estelle walking up with multiple bags of her own and looking happier than a clam. “What up , what up!? Y’all ready to have somefun?!” she said and sat the bags down before going over to jump on Jay’s back. She flicked her snake tongue on his ear and chuckled when Jay growled, flipping her over his shoulder, only for her to land on her feet.
He glared at her and she laughed even more. ”You play too much.” He growled low and she laughed even more.
“Yea lets get this party started,so mister tight ass can relax some.” Estelle said and waved her hand.
“Yea, we second that motion.” Amp and Tony said in unison as they also walked up wearing the same clothes from earlier with bags in their hands.
“So who’s going to get this thing popping.” Tony asked.
“That would be me Bruh.” Amtwan said as he strolled in like he owned the place. “Ya’ll missed me?” he asked with a cheeky grin.
Everyone gave their own exclaimed surprise and greeted Antwan like a long lost relation. “Damn i know i was gone but i didnt think i was gone that damn long. Happy to be missed.” He said gruffly , not really wanting to show just how touched he was by their greeting.
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Voss
Warrior
Confidence is not 'They will like me'. Confidence is I'll be fine if they don't.
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Pack Status: New Dawn, Other
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Post by Voss on Jun 28, 2021 18:38:16 GMT -5
After Ghosts return from the shop with the goodie bags, he returned to sitting in his chair. He popped some edibles into his mouth before relaxing. He had taken the time to retrieve samples to put in the goodie bags for all attending. It was not difficult to arrange them, each one different. They paired a drink from another company that enhanced highs. Now he was partaking of their combos, waiting for the party to start. The cooking ingredients he had taken were being stored, in the garage's fridge, waiting for anyone to use the items in dishes. He noticed the sour look La La had been giving him for a little bit before she would reach over and take some of the edibles. He raised a brow as he watched her pop them in her mouth. He was about to ask her what was up, hesitating when he heard more people arriving. " You owe me." That was all she said
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Darius looked at her like she was crazy, " So let me get this right? The whole small town is full of hunters and you want the three of us to go and take care of it on our own. "She stared back at him for a moment. He spoke on with a laugh." A human a small otter and a fucking Raven? Oh yeah, that will go over so fucking well." Pulling away from the curb he would head out of the town Mango's was in heading for the curvy Highway." Why the fuck not." He stated when he noticed Sorrow had kinda zoned out the window. He figured that the three of them could at least check to see if it is obvious and report it. He figured the hunters were about because of the rogues, surely they would stay clear of packs.
He had a mind to ignore her request. Mind you he was no chicken shit, but numbers factored in for small shifter types and one human. Now if it was merely one or two humans they would be fine. He was thinking about what to do once they picked up Revna. The next twenty-minute drive to find her was going to be a drag.
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Ravi had watched Foxxy slink out from the den making her way till spotted by Eliora, he saw how she froze in terror. What amused him most was when the wolf picked up the fox like a child and carried her to the shade. They had snuggled up with each other and were now lazily taking a nap, which in turn gave him time to finish cleaning up without bothering Foxxy. She had seemed so grumpy lately that he wished her kids would come out already. She had bit his hand when he had tried to clean up a week ago because he had disturbed her little next she had made. Now it was a breeze to clean up the mess of the past few days with her preoccupied with slumber. Once finished he traveled towards Ghost's it not being very far would take him no time to blend in and hang.
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Eòin had dashed down the ridge little ways before crossing over to avoid Lottie and the twins. The rat Nox gripped the antler on his head tightly a squeak to tell him the distance between them. The little rat was courageous even though he shook with fear, Eòin figured the fear was if Lottie was going to be ok. Eòin caught a glimpse of red ahead of him but only in the corner of his eyes. Beginning to worry that Lottie had gotten ahead of them and was playing a game he turned to face the hunter's head-on as he dug his hoofs into the ground lowering his head ready to charge. All he saw was a white silverish wolf leap onto one of the hunters, he noticed the shift looked like Voss's in a more anthro type. He saw another wolf tackle another human. He just froze as they tore apart the humans viciously. The white silverish wolf continued to slip her muzzle into the meat of the human as the dark eyes locked on him.
The orangeish-eyed were focused on Eòin as he turned back into a human. He walked towards the frozen Sambra gently touching his fur as the humans' blood trickled down his body. " Beautiful coat," he said walking around him. It seemed to anger Eòin in the way he was petting him. He would snort his displeasure and stomp his front hoof. The man would laugh before shaking his head." No need for that." He seemed to think that this was a normal thing to do in admiring something. The man noticed the deer staring at the humans. "Do not worry there will be nothing left to clean once she is finished. " The man gestured to the white silverish wolf, who was still eating the hunters. The man slowly walked over to her gently petting her fur as she snarled, he would drop his hand and crouch looking at a patch on the hunters' shirt.
He would rip it off looking at it. He tossed the patch at the deer and let out a sigh. " You take care of my sister now." He said walking into the bush to not be seen. The other wolf would grab the other hunter and drag it off into the bush keeping its eyes on the deer as if he might steal the meal that she had. Eòin had been confused for a moment at the man's statement. He soon realized what he had said. The clothes left behind were shredded and he knew they decompose over time. Nox jumped down to Eòin's back and then used his fur to climb far enough down to get the patch. It had a symbol of an animal with arrows through it. They would have to show this to someone once they had returned to pack land. Nox would then climb Eòin again taking his time to not fall off of him. It was once the rat was secure that he took off. In search of Lottie and alert the pack of what just happened. He was not about to broadcast it over the link.
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Kia had set up the meat to let smoke and cook. She at first had coated them in spices, now they were slow smoking. She would switch to steaming them once the seasoning had set. She had quickly set Chakori to taste in making dishes for them to eat ranging from snacks to full meal if need be. She knew that Chakori would most likely not be partaking and she might depending on the actions of the group progressed. She had made sure to label what had weed butter, and the like in it. She wanted those to have options, some people might enjoy getting high and then coasting rather than continue by eating. Most of the time when you eat the high comes down faster. Though with the infused foods that are to be suspended. With the items being concentrated you only need a little.
She spent time making dough for flatbread, her hand covered in dusted flour. She spent the time prepping food and making a feast for the men with Chakori alongside her. The two women worked in silence as Jay arrived followed by Estelle. Ghost smiled when he laid eyes on jay, " Make your selves at home." He said yawned tossing some ice into the pool. "What you all got there?" He seemed to be interested in the bags as he shifted in his seat to pull his sunglasses down.
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Lottie was clinging to Eòin as his hoofs crumbled the dry cracked earth, after the issue in the forest he wanted her far from any danger. It was the first time he had been frightened in an instinctual sense. He had thought the two wolves were going to devour him. He could feel Nox in his fur next to Lottie who was now calm verses from the time she had been apart from him. He patted her cheek as she had drifted off to sleep, the twins making sure she was steady resting on the deer. Eòin had kept his eye out as long as they had been in the forest. When they passed a small town he had picked up the pace not wanting to be spotted as they were. Now they were closer to their desert home than before he was a little more relaxed as they had passed a checkpoint. Åge had been standing with a shifter talking. The potential recruit had watched the group walk by until Åge had stepped in the way motioning for them to walk in the other direction.
Eòin after a few miles after seeing Åge one of the twins went ahead to make sure the coast was clear. He had spotted something glistening in the distance. It seemed someone was watching from the plateau a distance from the checkpoint. A high-powered scope could see the distance, but a bullet would not travel that far. So the twin that had run ahead did not worry. It was where he waited for them to catch up, they had an hour more before reaching home. The twins spoke in hushed tones as they kept an eye on the area around them. Lottie had fallen asleep from how tired she was from all the crying from the worry of Nox.
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Ivan had parked a little ways from the garage pulling out the brick of weed, Ka'ron had jumped out the back seat after opening the door pulling Raider's sniper rifle out. Raider had stretched before reaching for his items, taking them from him before heading towards Ghost mechanic garage. Ka'ron sniffed the air smelling his Foxxy nearby knowing she had left the den. He grumbled until he saw who she was with, he knew that Eliora was a healer so he knew she was safe with her. Though if he found Ravi at the party he was going kick his ass out to go take care of Foxxy his mate. He was trusting him and relying on him to help him keep an eye on Foxxy. He thought about heading over to see if she was asleep, then he thought perhaps she most likely was and would get angry if he woke her up.
Ivan moved past a few people setting the brick near Ghost without him seeing. He moved to Kia and Chakori as he stood behind Kia picking up a slice of flatbread slathering some type of dip on it." Looking good beta's wife." He said with a chuckle as she stiffened. " You smell like the King's Palace, keep being this close and someone is gonna rough you up." She growled at him as he moved to grab some more food. He chose food that was infused and not snacking like he had not eaten in a while. He moved to sit in the shade after picking up a drink, popped the drink opened it, and began to refresh himself. " Good to see you back," Ivan said as Ka'ron seemed surprised at how Ivan was more concerned with his meal. "You back for a while?" He asked as Ka'ron bumped his fist at Antwan before moving to sit down." I want to know what excitement he is getting into while gone." Ka'ron was glad that everyone was having a good time.
Kia smiled seeing that Antwan had arrived, she worried about Anthony and if his brother being gone a lot bothered him more than he let on. She wiped her hands off and covered the food. " Hey, Antwan I am glad your back." She said with a smile, she could hear Ivan chuckled lightly as he watched her. A snarl graced her throat for a moment before she came to hug him. La La of course was shotgunning Evera with a joint before taking it away and kissing her. "Welcome back Antwan," She said before nuzzling Evera letting out little growls.
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Darius had driven his car through a couple of back roads before picking up Revna who was thankful for air conditioning. She sat in the back breathing heavily not bothering to dress at the moment as she let the sweat dry off herself. "it is fucking hotter than the devil's ass crack." She closed her eyes leaning back on his seats which made him grimace. " Careful of the leather." Revna would laugh before she started to rummage through the pack in the back to dress. " Calm yourself I will detail your car later. Now tell me about what is so important." He began to explain that he originally had heard about some rogues coming close or through the pack territory. He soon found out those that had were wiped out before he could locate them, yet when he checked in with other pack members no one knew what he was talking about. That he then heard a rumor that hunters of shifters had been located at a small town that was not on any major maps.
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