All Fun and Games [Sarilye Pups, Sarin]

[Valeria]

A tiny golden snout poked out from the old, brush-covered rubble of Kalus's Point. With a quiet huff, Valeria pranced out into the open, happy that she - somehow - managed to escape her mother's oversight, albeit briefly. Her tail wagged casually behind her as the large Mackenzie Valley pup trampled all over the rocks and dirt, her gaze focused on one thing and one thing only: the elusive monarch butterfly.

Valeria had been stalking the little bugger for quite some time now, but every time she got too close, the orange and black bug fluttered away again! Finally, she tracked it down. Her gold eyes trained in on the critter, absolutely certain that she had caught it this time. She crouched down and snuck toward the butterfly, careful to keep herself as quiet as a two month old pup could possibly be when traipsing through an old wreckage of a town. A soft giggle slipped from her lips as she smirked; it would not get away from her again. As she slid across the dirt without a care in the world, the adventurous pup wiggled her rump in the air, poised to pounce. And then, without any further warning, BAM! She sprung at the butterfly, finally taking it off guard and snapping it up in her mouth. Finally! The pup yipped triumphantly, dancing around in tight circles as she chewed on her victim. And then...

"Blegch!" she exclaimed, trying to spit out the bitter butterfly, but unfortunately, the bug stuck to the roof of her mouth. How in the world was she going to get rid of the taste?! She swiped at her mouth with her paws, trying to dislodge the bits of the wings stuck to the roof of her mouth and in her teeth to no avail. "Why? Why why why?!" she whined, slumping in annoyance as she spat as much as she could out. It was not like Valeria to get frustrated so easily, but it took her so long to catch that thing! How was she supposed to know that the pretty colors would taste terrible and make her want to puke? "Atlas? Zofia?" she called out to her brother and sister, wondering if they were anywhere close to her. She just wanted to have her sister make her feel better. Atlas was okay company, but he was a bit of a pansy in her opinion. She was a big, strong female and he was little compared to her. It probably did not help their relationship that she teased him about not only being smaller, but also for not looking like her and her sister at all. She just thought that Atlas got the bad end of the stick. "Come on, guys. Come here!" she called her in her tiny howling voice. She wanted to play, and she wanted them there, now, so that she could push them around some more!

Word Count: 484 words
Tags: @atlas & Zofia
Notes: I know that Nia's on absence/low activity but I figured Atlas could get in on this thread at the very least. Snuffles, I don't know if you'd want to bring Sarin in as well because I know how rough it is to have multiple characters in the same thread but that option is open to you, too.

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He was being sneaky and this time he would show her! The beige pup had been stalking his sister for awhile now, watching her chase that silly butterfly. There were a few times that he nearly giggled with excitement and anticipation as she lunged towards it. His tail was wagging excitedly behind him as he attempted to lay low behind any nearby coverage. Atlas was lucky that his sister seemed absorbed in her own task, otherwise she likely would have heard his approach. He thought that he was being silent and sneaky; yet, being so young it was nearly impossible. Grey optics flicked across the terrain quickly, no sign of mommy so he was safe to show her who was boss! His size was normal to large for a pup, but she was bigger than normal! It wasn't fair! Her persistent teasing tense to crawl underneath of his skin making him quite irritated with his older sibling. 'It is not my fault she is a giant!'

As his sister focused on spitting on the disgusting butterfly, the male moved himself into perfect position to pounce. He was going to scare her, that'd be great! Teeth clamped down sharply upon his tongue to resist the laughter that still wished to catch the air. It was hilarious to watch his sibling paw at the monarch in her mouth; Atlas made a careful note to never ever try to eat them. Valeria was the big, strong pup in the litter and if she didn't like them then he probably wouldn't either. A part of him felt sad for his sister, even though she picked on him. She was still a girl and he did not want to see her upset or hurt by the stupid bug in her mouth. Giving his head a quick shake, he reminded himself of why he was here in the first place. It was going to be a great surprise, or a terrible one when she humiliated him by wrestling him down.

Ears eagerly perked at the sound of Valeria calling out for Zofia and himself. 'She just wants to boss me around!' Crouching himself lower to the ground, he focused for the final time upon the larger puppy. His butt wiggled in anticipation and seconds later he kept forward from the underbrush towards her. A playful growl escaped his muzzle, one that he would probably get made fun of for later. The male did not care at this moment his sissy said she wanted them to show up - and here he was! In the back of his mind he knew that sissy would rather have Zofia show up, but he did not know where she was. It had been bothering him for a little while now, but the ebony female had distracted him. "Surprise!" he cried out to his sister with a somewhat contented grin upon his face.

OoC| I may throw Sarin in later if Nia puts Zofia in the thread, then I can just post her in between you guys so I'm not double posting lol.

[Valeria]

Quiet was suspicious. However, it was not quiet at all. In fact, Atlas was much louder than he thought himself to be, and Valeria, once she finished getting the butterfly bits from her mouth, could hear his approach from a mile away. The boy was like a herd of elephants, especially around here. It was darn near impossible to be quiet and sneaky, but her brother was especially bad at stealth. It was because of this that his "sneak attack" was really no surprise at all. In fact, Valeria could not wait! It was always fun to make her little brother look foolish. Of course, he did a darn good job of that all by himself, but Valeria would not make a point of that too often. Instead, it was his failed attempts to make himself look big and bad that were the most funny! She knew she was big, especially compared to him. And so she used that fact against him. How was it her fault that he could not measure up?

But all of that was lost when her brother decided that it was finally time to "surprise" her. A twisted laugh slipped out of Valeria's muzzle at Atlas's failed attempt to startle her, mimicking her mother a little more than normal. As she stared at the creamy-colored pup, she started to laugh in his face. "Is that all you got, Atlas?" she mocked with a smirk. "I had a better growl than that when I was born!" But there was still a matter of business to tend to. Her brother had attempted to scare her, and that simply would not do. He could not go unpunished, and she needed to make sure he knew not to do it again! With another wiggle of her rump, the black and gold puppy sprung at her brother, tackling him to the ground with a playful snarl. She nipped at his ears before promptly laying down right on top of him. She was easily close to twice his size; he would have quite a fun time trying to get out from under her.

"Now Atlas," she started with a little harrumph, "I'm not gonna get up until you say that you're sorry. That wasn't nice and I don't like when my brother's not nice to me. Say you're sorry!" she demanded, pressing down on her brother with a twisted smile. She was rather harsh, but Valeria did not like to be startled or messed with. That was why she was the boss! Her big big brothers were waaaay bigger than her, but they still were pretty nice to her. Atlas was not being very nice, and Valeria did not like that one bit.

"Say. You're. Sorry!" she hollered in his ear, a growl rumbling in her throat.

Word Count: 466 words
Tags:  Zofia & @atlas
Notes: This wasn't great but I'm starting to get into her a little more. Sorry that she's being a butt but that's kind of her XD

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The moment of pride within the male's chest was quite short lived as his sister quickly shut down his surprise attack. His audits flattened nervously as the sound of Valeria's cruel laugh sliced into them. Atlas did not know how she managed to be so intimidating all the time and it was not just due to her large size. There was something about his big sister that made him extremely nervous at times, especially when she acted like this. Immediately the pup felt foolish, she knew everything it seemed! There was simply never winning when one went up against the larger pup, but Atlas was persistent. There would come a day when she needed him and he could be the star! At least he hoped so. He hated the way that sissy seemed to find him pitiful and he could never quite tell about the Alpha. It seemed like he was different than Zofia and Valeria; yet, he did not quite know why.

His beige pelt stood on end as he was mocked by the massive pup. His mouth held a half smile and half growl, all he wanted to do was play and pretend that sissy was not bothering him. Atlas was stubborn and unwilling to admit defeat to a girl! A lower growl escaped his maw, this one sounding more ferocious than the first; yet, he was still young so it was likely not intimidating. "I'll show you!" he called out teasingly before stomping his front paws upon the ground as if it made him seem big and scary. He was not a small pup, but felt like a runt next to Valeria and it drove him mad. His tail wiggled excitedly behind him causing his rump to sway as well. Annoyance and anger only went so deep inside Atlas, he could not resist the urge to play - even if sissy was being a meany. Right when he was about to playfully growl at his sister, a large blur of black and gold lunged at him. Before his grey eyes knew it, Valeria was laying directly on top of him.

The noise that escaped his muzzle was that of the air rushing from his lungs, he hit the ground with a surprising amount of force. It was his own fault though for not closely eyeing up his sister and she was guaranteed to remind him of it later. Grumbling against her stomach the brute wiggled about in an attempt to squeeze out from under her; thus far he had not been able to escape, but likely made it more fun for his sister. Irritation flared inside of him at the thought, 'she probably enjoys being tossed around and me still not able to escape.' He grunted fiercely showing his discontent with being underneath of his sister, this display of dominance was not something he enjoyed. What bothered the puppy even more was the muffled words she was speaking, 'why do I have to apologize! She's laying on me!' Once again he attempted to growl and squirm away from his sister - nothing was working! Instead of breaking away from her - he was becoming more stuck. Valeria just pressed her weight downward, smushing him into the dirt even further. At least it wasn't muddy so he wouldn't be covered in filth, Sarin had a fit when any of the pups were dirty.

"I'm not sorry! I am not sorry!!!" he wailed into her fur, anger noticeable in his words. He struggled to turn his head around and nip lightly at her dark pelt as if showing that she had not won yet. But after a few minutes of struggling he sighed in a depressed mannerism and rolled his gray optics in defeat. She was simply too big, it wasn't even fair. Thudding his head lightly against the ground he dreaded speaking the words he needed to say. "You win sissy, I'm sorry I was so mean and tried to scare you, I was a bad brother." he tried to say them as sincerely as possible, for the pup was actually beginning to feel bad. Uncertainty washed throughout him, was Valeria really upset or just being a bully? "I know you would never be mean to me for no reason." Hopefully that was enough to at least make her large body move from on top of his.

[Zofia]

The young pup had been sleeping being exhausted from all of the play her and her siblings had being doing lately. When she woke up, her green orbs were surprised to find her alone; her brother and sister were nowhere to be seen. Zofia was surprised that both Atlas and Valeria had snuck out without waking her up. Then again, the Mackenzie Valley pup was knocked out cold the previous night from all the playing they had done earlier that day. Just like herself, her siblings were full of energy so they always played hard, especially Valeria since she was the biggest of the three of them. Sometimes she tended to get too rough, especially with Atlas. Zofia figured that part of it was because Atlas was different from both her and Valeria. He didn’t look anything like them. Whereas Zofia was white and gold and Valeria was black and gold, Atlas was cream colored. He didn’t even look like mommy or daddy at all. Zofia thought this odd, but she didn’t dare question it.

Zofia got up from the ground and made her way to find her brother and sister. With her tail wagging and her nose to the ground, she started to follow trail of Valeria and Atlas’s scents. Another surprise occurred when the path led farther than she was used. She began to enter an area that was completely new to her. She stopped moving to take in her surroundings. Though this place was new to her, she became more excited for this could be a new area for her and her siblings to romp around. As her green orbs looked left and right, she noticed that this area seemed to consist of ruins of some sort that were of a stone structure. Further examination allowed her to spot her siblings. From what she could see, Valeria was sitting on top of Atlas. Zofia knew that that had to be extremely uncomfortable for Atlas since Valeria was bigger. The pup went back into motion as she bounded towards her siblings, ready to play.

Before she was right by them, she took a leap and landed right beside her siblings. Her body remained flat on the ground except for her rump which was held as high as it could go in the air. Her tail began to wag furiously, causing her rump to wiggle. She almost lost her balance a couple of times since she was having trouble controlling her almost endless amount of energy. “Hey guys,” she said excitedly.



Words: 422
Muse Decent
Tags: Valeria, @atlas, and @sarin
OOC: Sorry if this is crappy, I haven't played a pup in a long time.

[Valeria]

Valeria never really understood why, but she had a strong sense of satisfaction knowing that Atlas would, in time, submit to her. She was the biggest, the strongest, and she certainly was in control of her little brother! No one could stop her! Well, no one except the older pups of daddy's, but her older siblings typically stayed to themselves. They would not be bothered with the little puppies that mommy said were her little angels. Val wanted nothing more than to make her mommy and daddy proud, and mommy always seemed to like it when she got all strong and powerful over her brother. It was fun, too, and that was a big bonus! She could do just about whatever she wanted, and no one would tell her no!

Finally, Atlas gave into her demands, and as he was apologizing to her, the black and gold puppy smirked. "See, brother? Was that so hard?" she asked playfully, nuzzling her brother affectionately before climbing off him. She would never do anything to intentionally hurt him, but it sure was fun to pick on the little bugger. As she moved to let Atlas up, Zofia popped out of nowhere with her ever chipper greeting. "Hey sissy! Atlas, Zofie's here!" she piped up with a wag of her tail. She turned to greet her sister with a friendly nuzzle and a play bow. "I missed you sissy! You missed all the fun!" she giggled with the mischievous glint in her eye ever so present. She loved to toy with her brother, but her sissy was her best friend in the whole wide world. Zofia was just the opposite of her in appearance, but the two clicked pretty dang well and she loved to spend time playing with her litter mate. While her sister was less likely to join in on teasing her brother, at least the first words out of her mouth were not scolding her for being mean. She got tired of the others telling her that she was a bully. She was not a bully; she just liked to have fun!

She was not mean. She was fun. And she wanted everyone to know just how big and strong she was, though it was not too hard for them to see! Val got what she wanted when she wanted it. When they were nursing from their mother, she was always the one who got there first and pushed her brother and sister out of the way. So it only made sense that she was the leader of their little puppy gang. There was no better choice, after all! With a wiggle of her butt in the air, Valeria suddenly sprung at Zofia, nosing her sides and tickling her sister. Her play was always much friendlier with her sister than her brother, so it was no surprise that she reacted much kinder to Zofia's entrance than Atlas's. Zofia was strong and gold and pretty like her. But her brother was all bland and normal looking. In Descai, the gold wolves were awesome because that meant that they were the puppies of the alpha! Of course, Valeria sometimes interpreted this to mean that she was better than the others, but in her heart she knew that was not true. She just needed them all to know that she was going to make a difference. She was going to BE something, whether it was alongside mommy and daddy or out on her own.

Sometimes she fantasized about the land outside of daddy's boundaries. Of course, they never were allowed to wander far from the dens, but that did not mean that they always listened. Valeria had the largest adventurous streak in the pack, and she wanted to travel all over the land and figure out everything for herself. But daddy's stories about the big, mean wolves out there that did bad things to others made her stay close. She would get big and strong so that she could handle them, but right now she just needed to be a puppy and enjoy. Sometimes, when the others were asleep and mommy and daddy talked, he would bring up some wolf named Kiddo. Valeria did not know who that was, but from the tone of his voice, he was not a nice wolf. Maybe that was the reason that daddy wanted them to stay close so bad. Maybe the big, bad wolves out there were the Kiddos of the world that could hurt them.

And of course, daddy knew best.

Word Count: 755 words
Tags: Zofia & @atlas
Notes: This one was a lot better than I expected. I actually dug my muse out of the toilet for a little while XD

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Atlas couldn't help but feel slightly upset that sissy had to bully him. He knew that she was in charge and never stopped rubbing it in his face. The pup despised when he had to grovel in order to make her be nice to him, but that was simply the way things had to be. One day she would need him though, well at least he hoped so. Although the pup did not like his sister exerting her dominance, Atlas would never let anything harm her. After all, wasn't it his job being the brother to protect both Zofia and Valeria? He believed it was, even if he was failing at doing so right now. In time he would begin to train to be a great warrior to protect mommy and his sisters.

Atlas smiled sheepishly as his sister slowly climbed off of him. His lungs expanded quickly, eager to be able to take long deep breaths once more. Cream tufts of fur were disheveled across his body from writhing to free himself and it took several abrupt shakes to settle them again. Grey optics gazed at the larger pup as she spoke, his mind flooding with embarrassment. Certainly his intentions had not been totally innocent; yet, he felt as if she had unjustly squashed him and demanded apologies. By now he knew better than to argue with Valeria, it would only make her push him around even more, so he settled for nodding his head in agreement to her words. "No it wasn't, sister," he murmured underneath of his breath with obvious discontent. Sometimes the pup wondered if he wandered too far from the others if they would even notice. Surely mother would, as it seemed she constantly kept track of the pups no matter where they were. Their mother cared for them greatly, even if she didn't always prevent Valeria's excessive bullying.

There were many other pups within Descai, his half-siblings supposedly; however, he never saw much of them. They just didn't wanna play with the little puppies he assumed, but sometimes his undying curiosity made him wander towards the other members of Descai. Mother always kept them safe, she was quite cautious when it came to them. She had quite the tendency for sneaking up on them when they least expected it. Mother was not always obvious about following them, but her bright green eyes were always looking out for her children. It made Atlas feel quite important and allowed him to act a bit braver than if she neglected to care for them. Father was a different story, he never really had time for the beige colored pup. He did not cause them harm or anything of the sort; yet, Atlas seemed to receive the least amount of attention from the older male. It constantly made him wonder what was so wrong with him - mother cared for all three of them equally, why didn't daddy? Either way it only made Atlas' drive stronger, he wanted to show everybody that he wasn't a stupid weakling just because his sister was bigger than him. Maybe then Father would want to spend time with him too. Yes, he would show them all that he could be great and powerful too!

Oversized ears stood straight atop the male's skull as they detected a rustling sound coming their way. Before he could even think to act defensively, Zofia bounded towards them! His tail instantly waggled and he gave out a playful bark towards her arrival. Atlas bounded forward towards his sister, only to be cut off by Val's longer strides. He gave her a teasing growl, even though he was certain that he would pay for it later. "Hi Zofia!" he chipped in quickly, his butt wiggling with the speed of his tail's wag. He liked having Zofia around, she never seemed to bully him, but that was probably because he would end up bigger than her when they grew up. His sisters were best of buddies and even with them he sometimes felt cast away. They seemed to be perfect companions, while he was around for when they grew bored. Focusing his gray optics upon his paws for a moment, the young one forced the jealous thoughts from his mind. Valeria would only push him around more if she knew that his feelings were hurt and he was pouting.

He watched the ebony puppy bound towards the ivory one and could not help but smile. He liked when play time was not 'pick on Atlas' time; yet, he still felt awkward joining in their bounding fun. Carefully the pup took a few steps closer to them, extending Zofia a gentle nuzzle in greeting before the two females continued their bouncing energy. He wanted to play, but Valeria had instilled a sense of embarresent into his heart. It was difficult to be picked on all the time! For once he wanted to pick on his big sister, but that would never work out alone! Zofia certainly would not want to pick on her sissy either; therefore he was left to figure things out on his own. It took only a few moments before his nerves began to edge away, his attention span was still quite short, and he began to get into position to pounce into the mix.