oh happy day [open]

[Rain]

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Four dark legs ran across the varied, beautiful lands of Anikira. They seemed in a hurry, but actually, the black femme wasn't in a hurry at all. She was in a pretty good mood today, even if she usually kept a calm, concentrated and determined demeanor, she was pretty content today. Her legs carried her swiftly and gracefully throughout the terrain, walking from valleys to hills, and finally to the beach, where she wanted to be for a while. It had been quite a long time since her last visit to the beach, and the last time it was with the company of her mother, Delilah. A warm smile came across her lips as she remembered her dear, beloved mother, and her heart skipped a beat out of happiness. The day was bright and sunny, and the breeze was refreshing, embracing her body as she walked to the sparkling shores of Endyt Beach. A sudden thought came by her, though, interrupting her happiness--what if another wolf came and attacked her? Sure, she was prepared for any type of combat and situation, but this thought never left her psyche, making her hide her vulnerable side to others. However, when she was alone, she felt free. She had the freedom of expressing herself however she pleased, but the thought of another wolf catching her like this and hurting her made her shudder.

Her eyes widened at the sight of the clean sand and crystalline waters dancing back and forth in the shore. Rain smiled and lowered her head as she walked towards the beach, always looking at every direction, wary and prepared for any strangers that may come jumping out on her to harm her. As she walked, the wind picked up the sand and flew it across, making Rain's eyes squint a little due to the sense of something entering her dull, grey eyes. She approached the salty waters, dipping in only her toes of her left leg, making sure the water wasn't extremely cold. It wasn't that cold, so she began walking into the water. Rain kept walking until the water reached her chest, and began to look at the water move peacefully under her. Feeling the currents pull her back and forth really had a soothing effect on her, making her feel relaxed and lazy. She sat down and began to breathe calmly, absorbing in all the beauty of the panorama. Some fish traveled in small groups here and there, making her direct her attention at them. Out of nowhere, a medium-sized fish began to swim by her. She didn't move a muscle, hoping the fish would approach her enough so she could hunt it. She began to lower her body slowly, and her head began to get closer to the water. Her ears perked up, and her eyes were locked in on her target.


The fish suddenly stopped in front of her, opening and closing its mouth and staring at nothing in particular. She slowly lifted her behind, making sure not to startle her pray. Suddenly, with all the elements of surprise by her side, she attacked the fish, making a successful kill. The fish struggled in her mouth, moving violently and gasping, but after a hard bite, it stopped moving. Rain went to the shore, and rested her body on the sand, the water still caressing her body a little as she ate. She grabbed her pray with her front paws and began eating from her kill. Bite after bite, she felt the pain from hunger calm down for a while. After finishing, she dug a hole in the sand and hid the carcass there, covering it up quickly after. A sudden crash of tiredness invaded her body due to her belly being full. After making sure she was completely alone, she laid her head on her front legs, closed her eyes, and began to drift away in peaceful slumber. 

ooc; i always have trouble closing these types of first posts >w< she can have any type of interaction, really. <3

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It had been at least three weeks since the midnight black wolf had killed or really caused any kind of trouble and the signs of that fact were beginning to show. She slept less and grew more agitated with each passing day. She tried to hunt more but killing her prey no longer satisfied her blood lust, not even for a few days. She started hearing her father's voice in her head calling her weak and small, saying he should have killed her while he had the chance and she would often snarl and growl at nothing in particular.  It took very little to make her mad and her hatred and cold heart started showing more than it usually did. She knew she needed to kill or cause pain and soon or things would get a lot worse.

She walked down the beach that she had, for the time being, claimed as her temporary home. Her fur stood on end down her back and her ears were back. Even though she was walking by herself and she was quiet, it was clear just how on edge she really was. Her head and tail were both up dominately and her eyes were focused on the stretch of shore line that laid ahead of her. Even though she doubted she would see anyone, she wasn't taking a chance of missing anything. She had been walking for only about ten or fifteen minutes when she heard something rustling in the marshy grass beside her. She paused and waited as she could tell it would sure reveal itself. Sure enough, not more than a minute or two later, a racoon wandered out from the grass and onto the sand. She didn't know how the animal failed to notice her but she wasn't complaining and she wasted no time before lunging at it. It tried to get away but saw her too late and fell prey to her sharp teeth, now stained red as she gripped it's throat and shook her head. She chewed on a leg for a few minutes but soon grew bored and walked off, Leaving it to the birds that had gathered over head. 

For the next hour, she walked on without anything eventful happening. She was about to give up and find shelter when she saw a form laying motionless only a couple feet away from her. She could tell it was a wolf and by the scent she picked up, it was a female. She growled hungrily at the site knowing how vulnerable the she wolf was in her slumber. She stalked over to her, not worried about moving slowly since she was asleep.  She towered over her looking down and she couldn't help but wander who she was. Did she have family, friends, a mate, or even pups? The thought of who all would suffer from her untimely passing only made the black wolf shiver in sick delight. She would not make it quick and painless. It had been far too long since she made someone suffer at her will.

[Rain]

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The breeze played with Rain's fur, making her fall into a deeper slumber than before. However, something seemed off every time she tried to sleep--it was as if something wasn't letting her drift off completely. She often encountered herself unconsciously opening and closing her eyes, trying to remain alert of her surroundings as much as her body let her. For about an hour, she remained sleeping, often switching her body to different positions to aid in her comfort. Her ears occasionally moved to any given direction she could. After a few minutes, finally relaxing enough to sleep a little bit more, she laid motionless on the sand with a faint smile on her lips. However, a faint scent was caught by her nose, making her open an eye and begin sniffing. She had no idea that a wolf was approaching her from behind. The scent began to grow stronger and stronger, making her uneasy and somewhat nervous. Moving her head to be able to see behind her, a black female was towering over her, looking at her with a cold demeanor. The sight made her growl at the female, standing up quickly, and retreat a few steps from her. 


"What do you want?" Rain's grey eyes were locked on the stranger; her fur and tail were standing up in hopes of appearing bigger to the other female. What was her intent of suddenly interrupting her well-deserved relaxation? She sure hoped that she was a friendly wolf, yet she wouldn't trust her anyway. "I knew that I shouldn't have fallen asleep in plain sight. Stupid, stupid, stupid!" Rain spoke angrily to herself, making her growls louder, expressing her disgust at herself and her distrust at the stranger. The wolf had a solid black fur and menacing, rust colored eyes that seemed to threaten her just by looking at her. Rain's body was tense and ready for battle, and she began analyzing the other wolf, looking for weak spots and planning her moves ahead just in case this ended up in a bad fight. She was already prepared for battle, and her body stance proved her point. In a flash, she thanked her mother for teaching her so many skills and teaching her how to defend herself. Rain showed her white, pointy fangs at the femme, letting her know she wasn't playing around. Rain stood still and hoped for the best.

ooc;; do you want this to end in a fight? or if you have an idea, let me know.  @xion

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As the black wolf walked down the sandy beach that day, the very last thing she ever expected to see was a wolf asleep out in the wide open where she could be seen by anything and everything up to at least a mile away. It was simply not every day that you casually stumbled across a wolf asleep, or even close to being asleep, out in the open. Most wolves, especially older wolves, knew better than to do such a thing. It was beyond a risk, it was both dangerous and stupid. Falling asleep somewhere where you were hidden offered not only privacy but protection as well. If you were hidden, or even just slightly out of the open, it would not be as likely for another wolf or predatory animal to find you. You would be safer. However, falling asleep in the open was completely different. You were left utterly vulnerable and the deeper asleep you were, the worse the situation would become. Besides, falling asleep not only in the open but in the sand was even worse. Whatever predator found you first would not have to worry about being quiet or moving slowly because the sand would silence his or her steps and the crashing waves and various sea creatures would offer peaceful distractions to the subconscious mind. Unless you were lucky enough to wake up, you would be left at the mercy of whatever found you. Or, the black wolf chuckled sickly, if you slept long enough, and nothing found you, you would fall victim to the salty sea and would drown to death as sharks and other sea predators fed on your dying body.

Xion chuckled at the wolf's reaction when she woke up to find her towering over her. She wasted no time before walking circles around her, completely ignoring the efforts made by the other to make herself appear larger. Appearances were only illusions and if a wolf had to try and make themselves look bigger, it became obvious that they really were not. "Didn't anyone ever teach you better than fall asleep in the open?" she asked with an eerie calmness as she walked around the female.

[Rain]

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The tension in the air was so much one could almost feel it in a tangible way. The air surrounding the two ebony figures was so dense that Rain could barely breathe, making the situation even more uncomfortable for her. She was mentally cursing herself for having slept in the open, which was something that her mother told her repeatedly to avoid. "Do not be vulnerable," she always said, "always look for coverage in the shadows." Her teeth were bare, and her head began to follow the circling female that surrounded her with a menacing stance. The dark female spoke, sounding strangely calm, with an eerie tone that made Rain's heart pound even faster than ever before.

"Didn't anyone ever teach you better than fall asleep in the open?" Rain's grey eyes were locked on the female, her pupils small, fixed on her. The dark wolfess was right--it was stupid of her; moronic, even, to fall asleep in the open. She just wanted to relax in a calm beach setting after so many travels, and the calmness of the place got the best of her, to the point that she did not foresee any upcoming danger. Rain's snarl turned into a frown after having a comeback slide off her tongue. "Didn't anyone ever teach you some manners?"

Rain's body was tense, and her stance was ready for a fight, but internally, she was hoping she didn't have to. Once again, after giving the dark female a comeback, she continued circling the same question on her head, which ended up being spoken. "I haven't done anything to you, nor do I know you. What do you want?" Just what did this female want? Was she the leader or alpha of some pack? Or was she just some rogue loner who didn't have anything else better to do than to just scare off others? She had no clue, but she didn't want to play games with the wolfess either. With her eyes locked on the enemy, and pin pointing weak spots, she waited.


OOC; I liked my post for once, and I also loved yours. :3 This is getting tense. Just to recap: they end up almost fighting, right? Then Rain manages to run away, and they both end up being enemies/rivals. Am I correct? @xion With last night's stress, I forgot a few things like this one. x.x

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The feme chuckled at the emtions that were clearly running through the wolf she was currejtly circling. She was curious and a bit interested, she wanted to know who the other black wolf was and what she wanted, not that Xion would give away all of her secrets or plots. The skiddish wolf was afraid, no matter how hard she tried to hide it. Xion could see the fear in her eyes. She did not know what this wolf was capable of and she was afraid of a fight. If Xion did decide to fight her, she knew she would very easily win, although, if she did fight, she would draw it out to make her victory even sweeter.

"Oh yes," she purred "I know my manners, I was taught well...." she said honestly, pausing before adding the rest of her statement, "But they are far from the manners that an average wolf would have learned." As she said the last part, her tone was one that a queen would use to speak to a peasant. She had been taught manners from both of her parents but her manners centered around killing, around power and around strength. They were not the average manners that a kind hearted wolf would have learned growing up. They were better.

Xion wandered who the other wolf thought she was. She knew nothing about her, like she said, but surely she had to have some ideas. Maybe she thought she was just a boring wolf? Or maybe she thought she was a cold hearted ruler of a pack that wanted new members? She wasn't sure rather she should frown or chuckle at that thought. She wanted to rule her own pack one day but at the moment, she had no mate and no one to start it with. That would I have to wait. "Perhaps I should ask you the same thing, who are you little wolf?" She purred with an honest yet eerie curiosity.

[Rain]

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The stranger kept circling Rain, making her feel more uncomfortable as time passed by. She had no idea why she was so afraid--in fact, she has never been so afraid in her entire life. Maybe it is because she has never fought alone. She has always fought in groups, with her parents and her brother, and the thought of fighting alone was a concept she was prepared for, but feared. She feared of entering in pure, blind rage, and killing someone. She shivered at the thought of that, yet she snapped back into reality when the wolf spoke once again, with a genuinely curious yet completely ominous tone to her voice. "Oh yes, I know my manners, I was taught well..." Rain made a soft smirk; apparently this wolf was taught to lie as well, and very well, or so Rain thought. The wolfess ended the abrupt pause she had delivered, with a stern tone to her voice. "But they are far from the manners that an average wolf would have learned." Rain, with a simple hmph, disregarded the comment as a sassy comeback. She had no answer to it, so she remained quiet. 

"Perhaps I should ask you the same thing, who are you little wolf?" Rain's ears perked up, distrusting this stranger completely. Her frown intensified before giving her answer. "Why should I tell you who I am? You're the one who talked to me in the first place. The one that should be answering that question should be you." Rain was angered beyond reason, but tried to maintain herself in order. What was the nerve of this wolf, trying to interrogate her? She was the one who came in by surprise to ruin her day, so the one that should be introducing herself. As Rain waited for the stranger's answer, she kept repeating her possible fighting moves in her head, trying to be prepared just in case this encounter turned to the worst scenario possible. 


ooc;; Sorry for the short reply ;-; @xion

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Xion didn't take the wolves silence or huff to her comments about learning manners in any way other than shrugging it off of her shoulders. The vast majority of wolves, unless they themselves were killers, did not understand her ways and the things she had been taught growing up. They thought that she was a coward, that she was without manners or a code of conduct. They took her as being rude and mean, careless and care free. They knew she was cold hearted but still, some thought she did not even have the nerve to do anything or to follow through with her threats. There were only very few times when she would come across a wolf that did not underestimate her and that knew what she was capable of. Although, she never knew if that was because they shared her same frame of mind or if it was because they had encountered another wolf like her before. Either way, she simply did not care because it did not affect her in any way. The times when she encountered a wolf like herself that knew of the standards she held herself to, the reasons she did what she did, and the fact that she was much more than the labels she had been given by others were even fewer. As far as the black wolf knew and was concerned, she was the only one of her kind in the territories she had been and so she was and likely would stay, alone.

The answer that her prey gave was not necessarily one that she wasn't expecting but she had hoped for at least a little more cooperation out of her. The wolf wasn't budging from wanting to know who Xion was and although it slightly annoyed her, she showed no signs of growing even the slightest bit frustrated. What good would that do her after all? It would simply give the other wolf a leg up, even if she didn't notice or act upon it. She kept both her voice and her posture relaxed so that her mind would remain unreadable. "My name is Xion but who I am exactly is not important. All you really need to know is that I, without harming you, got you out of your vulnerable state before anything could happen."
Her words were once again completely honest, even if they weren't exactly what the other wolf wanted to hear. Xion had yet to lie to her. Her name was indeed Xion and the story of her past was not important for the wolf to know unless for a reason unknown to Xion. She was not an alpha so she had nothing important along those lines that should be told. Even though she had first planed to kill the wolf, she did not and it was in fact her presence that woke her from her vulnerable slumber before anything could happen. Just because the black wolf had yet to meet another wolf like her, did not mean that they weren't around. Not to mention, the tide was beginning to come back in and in another hour or two would flood the entire beach, including where the sleeping wolf lay. In a way, even though she lost her chance of an easy kill, Xion had stopped anything bad from happening to the careless wolf. That alone was all she needed to know about the mysterious black wolf.

[Rain]

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"My name is Xion but who I am exactly is not important. All you really need to know is that I, without harming you, got you out of your vulnerable state before anything could happen." Much to Rain's confusion, the wolf that earlier circled her threateningly and in a way that made her heart beat faster than usual, was now talking in a way that seemed... honest. Did she actually care about her? Or was it just a cruel illusion? Rain did not trust this dark female one bit, but the tone and way that Xion spoke calmed her a little bit, but she didn't put her guard down anyway. Her ears were still perked, and her grey eyes were still locked on the black wolfess that stood in front of her. Confused, she spoke with a monotone voice. "Well, then... thank you for that, Xion. My name is Rain." She bowed her head a little bit in a show of courtesy, not wanting to expose anything else of herself. She did not want Xion knowing her vulnerabilities, even if she had already found one.

A sudden urge of escaping the scene began to overwhelm Rain. She wanted to be alone, in a den, surrounded by silence and solitude in which she always found comfort in. She wanted to be sleeping soundly and quietly, or maybe relaxing like she wanted to do in the first place. She always found herself to be more relaxed when alone, and she hated to be around too many wolves, and even more so, the bad type of wolves. Even if she did not know what were Xion's true intentions, there was something about her that shouted distrust to Rain. Her brain was asking a thousand questions, which to them there was no apparent answer. Her mind screamed to run, but she did not move at all, for she was uncertain of what was going on right now. She stood still, hoping for the best.

ooc;; Woah, your post gave this a 180 degree turn. o.o Are they still going to be enemies, or are they going to be rivals/extremely distrust each other? Whatever works, I'm good with.  @xion

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]The  more Xion had circled around the other wolf, the more plots and ideas formed in her head. When she first laid eye on the resting creature, her immediate plan of action was to kill her and leave her blood soaked form laying there for all to see, permanently staining the grainy sand where she lay. Even as the feme woke up and became defensive, her plan was still to kill her, slowly and painfully. However, as she saw the weakness the wolf portrayed both physically and emotionally, her thoughts switched from murder to fighting and scaring. She would fight the wolf, leaving her on the verge of death but not going so far as to actually kill her. She would leave her laying there hurt and wounded, chuckling as she walked away. After that, she would continue to haunt her, lurking in the shadows and watching, always watching. However, at the Statement That she had just made, her thoughts switched yet again. She Suddenly realized, with a cold hearted chuckle on the inside and a smile on the outside, that she no longer had any reason to kill this wolf. She had stopped the wolf from getting into any trouble, or anything worse, before it was too late. Because of Xion, she could live another day in peace. With that knowledge, Xion knew that the female would one day owe her. A life for a life, or anything else that the black wolf wanted. If she didn't pay up, Xion would get rid of her. It was a simple situation really and one that she didn't mind being in.

"Rain...it suits you," Xion nodded once, the tone in her voice masking if her comment was meant to be an insult or a compliment, or maybe even both. Rain was something that was either loved or hated, beautiful or pathetic or destructive, much like Xion thought the wolf seemed to be like her. She figured others would find her personality loving and her looks beautiful but Xion simply saw her looks as bland and her personality or weak. As far as she could tell, there was no middle ground when it came to the small black wolf.

[Rain]

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The more Rain stood in front of Xion, the more anxious she felt around her. This wolf had really made her reconsider her training and her social skills, and her overall preparation for a real confrontation, and that was somewhat of a good reason to be thankful for. Rain believed that sometimes, life or Whoever was up there, taught us lessons that often made us change for the better. She didn't understand, but somehow, she was thankful for it. Her grey eyes scanned the female once more, always on the lookout for any intentions of attack. The female spoke, saying how her name fitted her. She didn't know if that was a compliment or a sarcastic comment, but she didn't care. She just nodded back at the female, and began to take a few steps backwards. Hesitantly she spoke, because she thought she owed an apology to her for waking her up earlier, no matter what.

"Well, Xion, I thank you for waking me up and reminding me not to let my guard down. It has been nice meeting you. I will be on my way now." She nodded at the ebony wolfess that somehow mirrored her appearance to some extent, slowly backing up from the scene, unsure of what to do. She didn't want the other wolf to feel like Rain was giving her her back, or that she was being rude--she really did not want any conflict right now, and now that Xion had been more or less nice with her, even if her intentions were ambiguous in Rain's perspective. She backed up slowly, eventually halting while waiting Xion's response, fearing that Xion would run after her once she got her back turned. She really did not trust this wolfess, and her body language spoke for her in that moment. Somehow trying to avoid eye contact now that Xion was calmer, she awaited for her response.

ooc;; After you post, we can finish the thread with Rain running off. :] <3 @xion