The Edge of Glory [Zirena/Rurik/Daeron]

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Excitement rumbled through the tiny female's fragile bones as she bounded through haunted forests and hazardous prairies towards her final destination: On-aldiir Crevice. She had heard whispers about the place on behalf of her mommy, and the fact that she was not supposed to play around in that area brought this adventure to a whole new playing field. Aurelia had to be extremely stealthy to be able to reach the crevice without any of the grown up wolves seeing her and returning her back to Angel. The underdeveloped Appenine and Tundra femme needed to avoid being seen by using her secret agent skills to her advantage. Although the two month old puppy was still rather clumsy because of her weak structure, she was still capable of moving quickly through the terrain. Since the age of about three weeks old, the minuscule girl had strengthened her muscles to the best of her ability, hoping to someday be just as strong as her two other 'normal-sized' siblings. Of course, Aurelia was already certain that she was just as good as, if not better than, Rurik and Daeron.

Despite the competitiveness that lingered in the back of her mind when the puppy thought about her brothers, she still loved them with all of her heart and would do anything to protect them from bad guys or simply harsh words. The little canine was often quite confused as to why the majority of Descai did not favor Angel's litter as much as the others. Mommy always told her that she was just as special as Vorilye's children, but if this was true, why did so many of her pack mates refer to her family as the 'bastard litter'? Aurelia had asked this of her mother before, but her only response had been that it had something to do with her daddy, who disappeared at some point before her birth. Disappointment always spread throughout the femme's tiny figure when she heard this, but she wasn't sure why. It didn't matter what those stupid wolves thought of her and her brothers, so why was she always spending her time trying to figure out the reason for their rudeness?

Continuing on her own adventure, Aurelia could finally see the shape of the crevice upon the horizon. Bounding with an increased sense of determination, the little puppy picked up speed and agility, only tripping once or twice on some dumb rocks that were plotting to kill her or something. She was about one hundred feet away from the crevice when an intense amount of fear took her over and she froze in her tracks, blue eyes darting around in an attempt to seek out any predators who may be lurking in the shadows of the deep crevice. "C-come out where I can see you, w-wimpy monstahs!" she howled shrilly, a ferocious growl threatening to escape her muzzle. Any creature that may still be hiding themselves from her would be sorry they did, because Aurelia was ready to take on any obstacle that was thrown at her.

word count :: Five hundred twenty.
tags :: Zirena @rurik @daeron
notes :: Sorry if this is awful, I just couldn't wait to get this thread started. <3

[Zirena]

It had been a long journey from the forests of Acerbus to Kamari. The young princess often wondered how the pack had achieved such success. Of course they were large now but weren't other packs big too? From what she heard from the grape vine, Descai and the desert pack whose name she was forgetting were the only two packs to hold more than one land. Of course Descai was the best pack of all and they could do and control whatever they wanted but she didn't know how they got this land of Kamari. Did Daddy just claim both of them when he established Descai? That would make sense..kind of. She knew that founding members and the alpha claimed land together..well the first land anyway. From what she knew, that was Daddy and Angel and some others that she never got to meet had claimed Descai in Acerbus and then Kamari was newer. In one of her conversations with Ryker, he told her that he used to play in Kamari..did that mean that he left the pack territory just like she did sometimes? Of course she knew nothing of the pack that was here previously or of the story of Ryker. She just assumed that all of Daddy's pups were born here. There were so many things that swirled in her head that didn't make any sense. For so long she had been blissfully unaware of the things that went on with the pack but as she was approaching her first birthday, she was starting to think more and more about the things that didn't make sense. It was going to bother her until she got some answers. She had actually been looking for Ryker on this trip. She knew that her older brother was sort of like a parent to her as he watched over her when he could but that he was also her brother and might not leave out information that her parents might. She didn't want to be protected from information. She wanted the truth. She wanted to know how they got Kamari to begin with and then she would go from there.

Zirena also thought about the future of the pack. What would happen when Daddy couldn't be the alpha anymore? Would Mommy be the alpha since she was the beta? Would Daddy choose someone to take his place? Both of those possibilities would make sense but the second one made more sense. Mommy and Daddy were both old so Mommy would just have to pick someone shortly after she got the job anyway. Ryker would be the obvious choice and since she had been thinking about this for a few weeks now, he would probably be the one that Daddy chose because he was the oldest son. But, there was always a small chance that it could be her. Why not her? She was just as good, if not better than the boys. So what if she was small? Mommy was small and look what she had accomplished! But being the Beta wasn't good enough for the little princess. She wanted everything. She had always been on the selfish side and this was no exception. She wanted all of the power and all of the respect. She thought that Descai would do well to have a different perspective, a female perspective. She loved her brothers and family very much and she thought that they would probably do a good job too but her heart yearned for that title. It would show her that Daddy didn't care about gender or size. It would show her that he cared about heart and brains and determination and all of those other things that made a good leader. She wanted to show him that she was a contender just as much as the boys were. She wasn't worried that Daddy would choose one of the bastard pups so she just needed to beat out Syph, Zyph, Atlas, Zofia and Valeria. Only five pups. Well, that was actually a lot. She felt that she wanted worse than they did though which would help her.

In her search for Ryker, she found herself at the caverns. She had heard of this place but hadn't actually been here yet. She had lost track of where she was going in her thoughts and wound up here. She saw one of the bastard pups yelling at some monsters in the cave. She remembered those days when she actually believed that those were real. She now realized that those "monsters" were all a figment of imagination. " I don't think there are any "monsters" in there."She said in a monotone voice. If she had been in a different mood, she may have played along but she was more on a mission now than on play time. "Have you seen Ryker around? I need to talk to him." She asked the other female. She had heard Angel call her Aurelia so she assumed that was her name. She hadn't had much time to talk to the other litters. She mainly just stayed with her brothers. They made her feel at home and comfortable. They were her friends. But, it was always good to expand horizons she guessed. She had a run in with her brother in the past few days and passed judgement on him already. She didn't think that she could ever forgive him for what he called her. She wanted to feel the same way about his sister but even she knew that, that wasn't fair and if she wanted to be the alphess, she had to be at least a little fair. So, she would talk to her and see if she was mean just like her brother. Mean wolves deserved mean treatment. That was Zirena's thought on the situation.

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@aurelia @rurik @daeron
Notes:If you could tell Zirena that Aurelia hadn't seen him that'd be great so she won't leave the thread to look for him some more ^^
Muse: not bad for the third time writing this post.  

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The scent of another wolf entered the pup's nostrils, and although she could not identify the approaching canine, she did know that he or she was just about to emerge from its hiding place. Aurelia tensed her growing muscles and wiggled her rump in preparation for whatever decided to come out of those bushes. Was it her mommy coming to rescue her beloved daughter? No, she was sure that it was not mummy's scent that swirled in the air, and the pup certainly did not need a bit of rescuing. She could handle herself just a well as any other wolf. Another possibility that rushed into the underdeveloped puppy's mind was that of an evil loner that may be sneaking through Descai pack lands, searching for a yummy pup to gobble up. Giggles encased Aurelia's body, causing her entire body to vibrate with laughter. What kind of stupid loner would simply stroll into Kamari thinking that they would get away with such a crime? Suddenly the laughing came to a halt. Her pack wouldn't allow her or her brothers to be injured by an outsider, would they?

A nearly disappointed sigh escaped her muzzle as one of the older puppies appeared before her. She was almost hopeful that a dangerous creature would come to take her on, so she could prove to her family that she was capable of defending herself. But, another puppy was nearly as fun as a cruel opponent. The little femme's tensed muscles relaxed themselves. Maybe this puppy would want to play with her or go on an exciting adventure! She believed that the larger pup was one of Vorilye and Shayde's litter, and she was nearly positive that her name was Zirena. Aurelia's audits absorbed the other female's words informing her that there were no monsters here. The younger puppy almost felt hurt by this statement, wondering why the oddly colored wolf did not wish to play along with her games. Of course there were no real monsters in the crevice, she just wanted to have some fun pretending. Now, she would pretend that she did not hear Zirena's heartbreaking words.

Next, the bigger pup asked whether or not the puppy had seen Ryker. She believed that Ryker was her older brother, if she could remember correctly. Glancing around her surroundings one last time in search of the young wolf, she replied in a concerned voice, "Nope, I haven't seen him in ages! Why do you wanna know?" In all honesty, Aurelia had truly never seen the Alpha's son named Ryker. She actually had not the slightest idea of what he looked like. But, she wouldn't get in trouble with mommy for lying because she never said that she knew what he looked like, she only said that she hadn't seen him - which was true. With a triumphant smile, the little female beamed with happiness that she had been so clever.

Not wanting to stand still any longer, Aurelia shoved her rear end into the air and placed her paws out in front of her in a playful position. "So, does Princess Zirena wanna stick around? Or does she have some kind of important business to return to?" she yipped, her body wriggling with endless energy that needed to be released. Sure, she could just go back to the dens and play with her brothers, but it would be much more interesting to have some fun with an older, more experienced puppy. Plus, it wasn't everyday that she came across another female playmate, since all she had was two brothers. She loved Rurik and Daeron very much, but sometimes she became bored with them. The tiny puppy sometimes just wanted a dose of something new to keep her life as exciting and unpredictable as possible. Rurik sometimes became irritable during playtime, and Daeron occasionally acted as if he had a duty to protect his siblings or something. Well, Aurelia didn't need any protection, and although she loved her brothers very much, meeting new wolves was fun! And if either of her siblings decided to show up, she wouldn't get mad or angry, she would welcome them to play with her and Zirena.

word count :: Seven hundred twenty-two words.
muse :: Not too bad.
tags :: Zirena @rurik @daeron
notes :: I forgot how much I love playing pup characters. XD

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This was the farthest that the inky puppy had ever traveled from home before. His oversized paws lapped eagerly at the ground, minuscule tail wagging behind him with childish delight. He could almost giggle with excitement, but he was determined not to be found, and so he tried to be as quiet as possible. But it was just so hard when this entire adventure had him wanting to yip with joy! He'd made it! Angel was out hunting, and she'd thought he and his siblings were asleep, but as soon as she turned her back, Aurelia had stolen away quietly out of the den. Daeron was not long in following, not wanting to be outdone by his little sister. If she was going to have some freedom, then why shouldn't he? Caution was the farthest thing from his mind as he gamboled after Aurelia, trying his best to track her by scent. He was having a hard time of it; he was only young, and his nose did not yet have the capability to pick out his sister's scent among the many different smells that littered the ground. But he occasionally picked up a thread of it, and it was enough for him to know that he was on the right track. His body, though tiny, was already losing baby fat and taking on the lean appearance of a wolf, and he liked to think that he was quite an imposing sight when he practiced his growl. Rurik was his tumble-buddy, and he wrestled with his white brother quite often. He quickly learned to be very gentle with Aurelia, who was smaller and somewhat weaker than Rurik. But she was deceptively strong; often when play-fighting with her, she would beat him by pretending weakness, then pouncing on his throat when he lessened the intensity, not wanting to hurt her. He loved both of his siblings dearly - they were his world, them and his mother, and he never questioned the fact that one day it would not be so anymore.

Aurelia was certainly not wandering at random - clearly, she had a destination in mind. Daeron felt sure that he was gaining on her, even though she was moving quite efficiently for a pup who had been the runt of the litter. His little black body vibrated with excitement; it was a race! He was going to win! Increasing the speed of his paws, he quickly extended himself, flattening his ears against his head and panting as he tried to catch his littermate. Dead leaves and twigs rustled beneath his body weight, and he kept overreaching with his hind paws, whacking himself in the forelegs. He would master his uncooperative legs yet! But he was tiring, even though he'd been running a short time. His muscles were burning with pain. He didn't want to give up yet, though. He was training to be a powerful warrior, and he hoped to one day protect Descai. He had to learn to be strong! Pushing his head down, he continued to fling himself forward. Oh no! He'd forgotten to follow Aurelia! Where was she? Slamming on the brakes, the wolf pup put his head close to the ground, twitching his nostrils for the scent of his sister. Where was it ... there! He found it again! Daeron trotted forward, full of determination once more. Something niggled at him ... there was a problem that he couldn't quite define. Aurelia's scent was carrying him in a direction he'd never been before. Where was his naughty sister going to? Was she going to the place that Mother always said not to go? The Crevice? Fear caused his movements to slow as his young mind kicked into overdrive. He was torn between a reluctance to break the rules and the thrill of wanting to do so! What if they were caught? If Mother gets mad, maybe I can say that I led Aurelia here, he thought. He didn't want his sister to get in trouble. Rurik either. In fact, he often found himself going out of his way to make sure he was looking after his siblings. Deep down, he just didn't like seeing them being miserable, and he didn't mind taking the blame for them occasionally. Punishment didn't bother him as much as knowing that it wasn't directed at them.

Grass slowly hardened and dissolved into rock, and Daeron knew he was getting close to the Crevice. Aurelia's scent was stronger, too. She couldn't be far away now. Suddenly he saw her, frozen in mid-stride, muscles locked tight. And just beyond her ... was that On-Aldir Crevice? It was a gaping black hole, with monsters and spiders and other mysterious things lurking inside. Daeron flattened himself down as he ran, instinctively slowing his pace. Aurelia shouted something, he couldn't hear her from so far away. And then she moved, going down into a crouch, her rump moving as she prepared to pounce on something. Another wolf appeared on the scene, one of the Alpha's kids. She was vaguely familiar ... Daeron was sure he'd seen her before, she may have come to visit them when they were babies, but he couldn't remember her name! He kept moving towards them, bounding over the ground with all tiredness forgotten. A series of short, excited puppy barks escaped him. She wouldn't tell on them, would she? Maybe she would play! He was just in time to hear her last sentence, asking "Princess Zirena" to stick around and play with them. Yes! Yes! Growling a mock growl, the black pup tumbled into Zirena's legs, his tiny tail wagging with delight. "Stay, Princess Zirena! Help us fight the monsters in the cave?" he queried pleadingly, looking up into Zirena's eyes with his puppy-dog brown ones. He pulled himself out from under the older wolf and trotted over to his sister, nipping playfully at her in greeting. "Hi 'Relia!" he said, still slightly peeved that she'd beaten him here. Oh well. All will be forgiven in play, isn't that how it always is with puppies? Turning his attention again to Zirena, he wiggled his tail and waited for her response. She wouldn't tell on them, would she? Surely she was nicer than that.

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The hazy woods surrounded the young pup, his white pelt drenched in sweat and fur missing in places that was replaced by red, sticky blood. But he could not feel pain. The dream pushed at his weak body and he was thrown to the ground, but still only a numb frightened shock pumped through his body. Once the pup had opened his eye's again, the woods around him were more tightly packed now, blocking each escape exit and forcing him to cower in the middle of the shrinking clearing. Before he knew it, branches were flying at him, striking him on the rump and chest. A wicked laugh roared around the place as Rurik's failed him, crumpling up underneath him, sized by fear and exhaustion. With the last of his strength and before his neck tensed up with fear and suffocated him of air. His little blue eye's turned to see a black paw come out of nowhere, with no extension towards the connected body or face, just a hanging limb in the air, swung and hit him with such force in the cheek, he could feel blood gushing from the newly formed wound. His whole body shuddered under the wake of a unbeatable enemy, someone he could not defeat, for he could not see the attacker. But the terrified nightmare soon became cold and distance and this scared the pup even more. A bright light gleared through the canopy of leaves, scattering the darkness from his dream and making the pups eyes fly open with a yelp.

The white pup was drenched in sweat and squinted at the light as the dream effects on him slowly flowed off him. Rurik had woken in his den, a cold breeze had entered though the den and had shaken the pup. Eye still full of fear slowly hardened and started to understand where he was, only a few seconds before he understood where he was did his spot his brother's black form cast a shadow into the den as he left after his sister. Rurik had been having the same dream over and over since the alpha's daughter had slapped him, giving him his scar of pride on his cheek. Of cause he didn't regret calling her a name, she deserved it, so high and mighty she needed a role call to put her in her place. Rurik seemed to be always the last to wake up, and would only wake up when his siblings warmth would leave his body. Cursing his brother for leaving and not allowing his brother to have at least a few more hours of sleep in a warm den, he wondered where they were. His sister was no surprised had gone on a adventure, that was the least he could guess. But his brother? His brother was the type to advoid adventures unless it was to help another. Fear sized the fat pup, was his siblings in trouble? Were they fighting off foxes and bears on their own? And didn't even think about waking their overweight brother to help with the heavy lifting? Rurik was delighted to be called the biggest of the litter, he wasn't the tallest or oldest like his older brother, but he was the heaviest and thickest. A title he took pride in.

With a yawn, the white pup lifted to his feet, now the dream was simply a fluttering of nervous energy in his belly. Sweat oder surrounded the pup as he bundled out after his brother, but once he was out the light blinded him and he just had time to catch a glimps of his dark brother disappearing into the undergrowth. Now Rurik knew he wasn't the brightest wolf in the world, but he was far from the dumbest. Remembering what his excited sister mentioned before she had disappeared, something about a cavern. His brother had headed in that direction so it must be! The white pup ignored his fear of what his dream had showed him and with little grace the pup tripped and rolled the rest of the way down the den towards the woods and what lay ahead. Once entering the darkness of the woods and avoiding all the wolves in his way, his large paws pounding on the ground with little silence or ease. Darkness fell across his body, giving the white pup little to go on of where to go, his direction always having the same tree in every way. Soon the pups head was spinning and he was sure he was lost, with a sigh, Rurik decided he would do what he did best, run around crazily. Frightened energy fueled the fat pup as he ran at full speed towards where ever he was heading, only hoping that it was the right way. His paws pounding the ground, his ears flattened against his skull and his tail leveled out behind him, waving around crazily to balance him out.

With a few seconds, the pup was panting desperately and his breathing heavy, but he had finally reached his destination. The ground soon became hard until it was firmly rock, sending shivers though his body as the open ground spread out before him. Plodding up slowly, the three figures in the distance soon became definded and sharp, the larger one sanding a dagger at his heart, causing his to gasp for air. The bitch Zirena was there, standing high and mighty over his over excited siblings, they seemed to be talking to her about monsters, and that was all he really heard. Biting back his fear of the wicked witch that stood before him, Rurik puffed out his chest fur, and pranced forward with his eye's closed, showing them he had no fear of them. "Guess what!" He addressed his siblings in a booming voice, hardly glancing in the princesses way. "I've met a monster already! It was big! And had long fangs that S-s-stuck out!" Rurik's vocabulary was getting better with training from his mum, which could get embarrassing at times. He emphasized what he was saying by standing as tall as he could and sticking out his teeth, and letting a small rumbling puppies growl echo out of his throat. Rurik was happy with his short story and knew his siblings would properly be amazed or wouldn't believe him. He defiantly knew Zirena wouldn't believe him, so lets make it more fun.

Finally the grinning pup turned to Zirena and enjoyment lit up in his eye's that when he tried to speak, it was almost impossible to gasp breaths though his laughter."It was so UGLY! I almost died!" Now he was laughing his head off, his scar clearly visible in the sunlight. He knew he was properly going to get another one is he said what was dying to roll of his tongue, but it was a free speech place, right? Even if it was the princess of the pack. "And it's right here" Rurik knew he didn't have to say any more, the look he gave Zirena was enough for everyone to see. Rurik was showing off to his siblings, but also showing Zirena she hadn't broken him just because she had hit him and make him cry a little that night.

It right mind, he was dead.

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Notes: Sorry for delay, very tired after school. I was going to make him show off ten fall in the cavern, but i see this being more fun for all you guys to get involved instead of just rescuing Rurik from the cavern. You can rp Rurik if you need to like her running after him and him running away xD
Muse:Exhausted

[Zirena]

The young puppy had looked around before answering her, telling her that she had not seen him. "Great,"she thought to herself. This only meant that she would need to search for him some more. But, that got really boring. She didn't need to talk to him, she only wanted to so it could wait until later. She had been looking for a while now and it was time for a break anyway. "Because he has the answer to a question i've been wondering," she said in return. She wouldn't have normally given away information like that but it wasn't as if she could hold it against her or anything. When Aurelia asked her to play, Zirena couldn't help but smile. She had never gotten to play with another girl. She had always had to play with her brothers which she didn't mind but it would be nice to play with a girl for once. Putting her own rump in the air and her paws out in front of her she said, " I guess I can spare a few minutes."She was smiling and her tail was wagging in large, slow waves. Aurelia was different from Rurik. She seemed much nicer so it was easier for Zirena to trust her.

Just then she heard a growl and looked over her shoulder and saw a black puppy coming her way. She thought his name was Daeron and he was Rurik's brother. He had tumbled into her legs and the small princess tumbled over. At first she was angry at him for knocking her over but then she realized how funny it was and began to laugh. His tail was wagging and he looked at her with eagerness and excitement. She could spare a few minutes to play, couldn't she? As long as the bastard Rurik didn't show up, she didn't mind playing with them. " Okay, the key to beating the monsters is to be a team. No one can defeat them on their own,"well maybe except for herm she thought. She was more like them than they would know or that she would care to admit. She loved exploring and going on adventures. That was sort of the reason why she was out here in the first place. She still liked playing, even though she was a little too old for pretend games now. But, she wasn't so old that she wouldn't play them.

Just then, she heard another voice, a familiar voice. It was Rurik. He started talking about how he had already met a monster and that it had fangs. Zirena lost her playing mood. She growled at the fat pup and layed her ears flat against her head as a warning to leave her alone and go away. Her growl had gotten more impressive as she grew older. At this age, Zirena was already almost fully grown. She had a couple more months of growth but then she was pretty much done, her Mommy had told her. She wasn't very big at all but she never thought about herself as being small. She was only about 40 or so pounds but, she was still bigger than these youngsters.

She probably would have left it at a warning had he not called her ugly. She wasn't dumb, she knew he was talking about her. How dare he talk to her like that? She didn't deserve to be harassed in such a way! She hadn't done anything to him and he had called her a monster! The last time that they had met, she had struck him as a warning, now, she wasn't going to go easy on him anymore. She wanted him to die. Of course, death didn't seem as permanent to the pup as it actually was.

She snapped at his front leg, hoping to give him another scar. She growled at him, her golden eyes wild with anger. She didn't care if she was playing right with his accusation of her being a monster. She wanted him to never speak again. She didn't care if he died, she never wanted to see his ugly face again. " Take that back you ugly piece of dirt under my feet! You are nothing! Worthless! Do you understand me you stupid piece of shit!?"Her voice screamed with anger, not even realizing what she was saying. She had completely forgotten that the other two puppies were standing right there and she was completely unaware of the enemies she might be forming.

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@aurelia @daeron @rurik
Notes: This isn't all that great..sorry :/
Muse: alright  

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It perplexed the miniature canine a bit when Zirena explained that she needed to ask her older half-brother, Ryker, a question."What's the question?" The curious little girl desperately wanted to say out loud the question that was burning inside of her mind, but she knew better than that. Mommy told her once that it was rude to be poking around in other wolves' business where she didn't belong. Aurelia's smile grew ten sizes when the other puppy told her she could spare a few minutes to play. Overjoyed, the underdeveloped puppy yipped playfully and bounced from side to side. "Yay! We are going to have soooo much fun! We will defeat all the monsters and then we will--" Her enthusiastic rambling was cut short when her dark colored brother, Daeron, plowed into her new friend after growling playfully at them. Aurelia gasped dramatically in reaction, but once Zirena began to laugh and she was sure that neither of them were hurt, she couldn't help but giggle as well.

When her littermate finally approached her and nipped at her playfully, greeting her with a cute nickname, she couldn't help but pounce right onto his back and nibble gently at his ears. She wasnt mad that he had obviously followed her here. It wasn't like him to be wandering this far from the den on his own. Even though her brother was nearly double her size and weight, Aurelia was not afraid of being flung off of him. "Hiya!" she shouted happily, probably at a much higher volume than she should have used considering her mouth was so close to his audits. "Oops," she whispered quickly, leaping gracefully back onto the ground where her paws belonged. She was beginning to lose her balance up there anyway, and she didn't want to be seen tumbling onto the dirt by one of the Alpha's children. That would've been beyond embarrassing.

The younger puppy listened intently to the other female as she shared the secret to defeating monsters. Teamwork, it was that simple! She nodded her head eagerly, making it clear that she had understood. Though she would have enjoyed killing all the monsters by herself to impress the others, she decided she would listen to Zirena and work as a team. "What's the plan for luring them out of the crevice? They won't leave their hiding place unless they feel safe," she asked, trying to sound like she knew what she was talking about. Even though she wanted to befriend this more experienced canine and learn from her older-puppy wisdom, she didn't want Zirena to think she was a stupid baby. Or Daeron for that matter. It would be awful if her larger brother thought that she was incapable of anything that he was able to do. It just wasn't in Aurelia's nature to be satisfied with being less than the best.

Just then, Rurik's loud voice filled the puppy's audits, not allowing her to concentrate anymore. He was speaking of some sort of big, ugly, fanged monster that he had encountered before. Rolling her beautiful blue eyes, the tiny femme smiled nervously at her chubby brother, wanting to know the moral of his clearly make-believe story. The scar on his cheek had appeared a few days ago, though she had never asked where it had come from. She had just assumed that her dumb brother had scraped himself on a rock or something. The next words that spilled from Rurik's lips nearly caused the underdeveloped female to pass out. Zirena was the frightening monster that her brother spoke of? From what she had witnessed so far, the female pup was just as fun and nice as she would have thought. "Rurik, that wasn't very nice..." she whined softly, unhappy at the turn of events. She had just wanted to play with a new friend and her big brother had to come marching in full of confidence and turn it all into a big disaster.

Before she could even blink, Zirena had launched herself at her brother and snapped at his leg. Eyes wide in both horror and disbelief, the two month old puppy watched the situation escalate as the older puppy growled at Rurik and called him ugly, worthless, and a piece of shit. She was torn between defending her kin and risking the friendship that her and Zirena could have, or keep quiet. Anger welling up inside of her fragile bones, Aurelia made up her mind. She quickly put herself between the two dueling canines, not caring about the injuries she may receive, and her lips curled upwards to reveal her puppy teeth. One blow from either one of the pups, whether it was meant to be directed at her or not, could cause broken bones and other injuries because of her underdevelopment. "He should not have been so mean to you Zirena, but no matter what, my brother is not worthless! And he isn't a piece of shit either, no matter how stupid he can be sometimes!" the pup growled defensively at the much larger female that stood before her.

Then, whipping herself around to face the white male who was her brother, she growled even more angrily, "As for you, why did you call my new friend a monster? You don't have to be mean to impress anyone!" Then, the tears came. In between small sobs, the little girl was able to sputter out, "Why d-do you have to ruin e-e-everything I do? She turned herself away from her brother, not even wanting to look at his face anymore. She knew that he probably didn't mean to do any harm, but it was rare that Aurelia ever had the chance to play with another female puppy. The tears continued to roll down her cheeks as she wondered how angry both Zirena and Rurik would be at her for yelling at them. She wasn't used to acting so mean, but desperate times called for desperate measures, right? She just couldn't stand seeing anyone get hurt any longer.


word count :: One thousand fifty-five.
muse :: Overflowing.
tags :: Zirena @rurik @daeron
notes :: Well, things escalated quickly now didn't they? XD