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 Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 11:07 pm
 Rock hadn't said much about it being dark. It wasn't that she was completely afraid. It was better than being stuck back in the den, although at least there she knew what to expect. Of course she trusted Rock, so she put faith in the thought that nothing was going to hurt her, here. And, thus far, she was sure she was right.
The other wolves seemed nice and trustworthy. Though, to a point, she almost thought they were faking it. It was like they were too nice. A facade of some sort. And she felt like that any moment they might do something strange, like someone out of their family. That thought had her slightly on edge. Two faced wolves that turned into not wolves. They would certainly make interesting villains in a story, wouldn't they? But she tried to quell this fear with happy thoughts and smiles as she wandered the tunnels with Rock. She made a mental note to herself to think on two-faced wolves later, when she had time to fantasize to herself about a whole other world. But maybe times of fantasizing should be over. Maybe Rock had brought her to another world that she wouldn't have to dream to escape from, for once...
He left her with a big, brown wolf. She seemed kind of nice, yet kind of intimidating. She hadn't spoken a word, yet, to the female alpha. She merely quaked in her fur and peered up at her with nervous, yet curious, golden eyes.
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Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 11:48 pm
 Draka had trusted young Rock to come back on his own and he did, which made her proud but he had also brought back his sister whom was having misfortune along with Rock; what was going on in that pack? Would she have to speak with her grandmother Loki? Later though, at this current moment she rather had to deal with this young pup her and to accept her into her new home.
She had been waiting on this small one to speak first, to say something that might hint that their home life was so horrible that she would have to come to a new pack altogether. She wasn’t going to force it out of the young ones though, it could help Draka figure out what she had to do to heal their pack so that future pups wouldn’t be hurt as these young ones had but she knew deep down that if Draka tried to force any information from them right now it could make matters worse.
Alright she couldn’t take the silence though, “I know I’m big but you’ll be…” Looking over the pup once again Draka let that train of thought drift off, “I’m quite alright, I’m here for you if you need me honey…” Smiling Draka laid down to be at the pups level, she knew her height always intimidated everyone.
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 1:42 pm
The size of the large, drab female was intimidating. Just that was enough to distract the tiny pup and her anxious gaze came to rest on her massive paws. Would she ever have paws that big? She couldn't imagine ever being as large as the grown wolves, let alone this alpha female. She put her dark, little nose to it tentatively and sniffed, taking in Draka's scent.
"Y-y-you think I w-w-will be? That big?" She cocked her head inquisitively, stammering like she always did when nervous. She wasn't really sure what to say and was a bit irked that her brother left her alone with the stranger... But as she thought earlier, she seemed nice enough. Rock had to have good enough judgement to do that. Honey. That was an odd word. She hadn't been called that before and it puzzled her.
"I-I-I-I'm not a honey, I'm a pup." She replied, befuddled, as she peered up at the strange wolf.
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:41 pm
Smiling lightly Draka wanted to nod to make the little pup happy but it didn’t seem like this one would grow to be very big, she didn’t seem like the fighting or growing up type really, and that was okay with Draka as long as the little one was happy she would be welcomed.
“I’d love to say yes, but… You’ll probably be small. But that isn’t a bad thing! You’ll always be you and that’s what matters!” Smiling big Draka’s tail wagged happily over the ground, she liked this little one she was so adorably honest and a little clueless and brought out the true innocence of being young.
“You’ll always be a little darling pup, words like darling and honey can be used before your name or can be used as a substitute for your name. It’s a form of…” Trying not to use big word Draka bit her lip, “It’s a way of showing love over others that might not be related to you.”
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:55 pm
She glanced down to her own, tiny paws as Draka spoke. True, they weren't quite as large as the paws of her siblings, so she had less to grow into. She couldn't fathom it, still, that she could ever be anything more than a pup. For some reason, she never assumed she would live pass that age, but she wasn't sure why she thought that way. It was a very strange thing, indeed.
She tilted her head once more, glancing back toward the kind wolf, but never met her gaze, out of fear of insulting her. The nicknames confused her. Even as Draka explained, she found herself turning circles in her mind. She never once could recall those sort of things being said to her. ... Love? It was all very confusing.
"Oh..."
She grew silent for a moment, though it was evident from her curious and perturbed features that she was still thinking on it.
"Then... W-wh-what does someone s-s-say when they a-a-are related t-t-to you?"
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:15 pm
Head tilted Draka thought on what Toki said, hmmm that was a hard one she had always called pups and young ones nicknames like sweet pie and darling because she knew they needed appetence at a young age. Nipping on her lip for a moment Draka thought back to her brother and what he use to call her… It was odd to think about him though… It made shivers run down Draka’s back, pushing her paste away Draka smiled at Toki.
“I guess you could call them brother or sister…” Hmm “Or you could continue to call them darling and sweety pie.”
“Or my favorite, sugar cakes…” Giggling Draka hadn’t thought of that nickname until recently, and usually when she thought of Sam as well.
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:22 pm
She didn't seem to notice Draka's discomfort. Or if she did, she made no move to acknowledge it. Instead, she thought on her own family life. If it was normal, why had she never heard it before? The baffled look on her features didn't wane at all and, instead, looked a little more prominent. Darling? Sweetie pie?
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"S-s-sugar cakes?" She tilted her head and giggled slightly, a small improvement from her silent worrying. There was hope that she would grow up perfectly fine, even if she was always a little too naive and a little too lost in her own world.
"W-w-would a momma say that?"
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:48 pm
“Hmmm well… I don’t think so, she’d probably call her kids ‘darling’ or ‘honey’ or ‘sweet pie’.” She couldn’t remember what her mother use to call her, if anything while she had a mother… Shrugging off the depressing thoughts Draka smiled big again, “I don’t quite know what a mother would call her children… It could be anything she wanted, and that goes for between siblings as well.”
“I personally like to give hope and love to those who are younger then I, those in need of happiness when they are without.” Leaning in Draka gentled nuzzled that of the small pup, she only wanted the small pup to feel safe around her… Not intimidated.
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:55 pm
Still very strange. How could she be like she was? It made no sense, unless she was faking it. But some how, Toki doubted that. It was strange, wanting to place her trust in someone she hardly knew. It felt strange putting her trust in anyone other than her fluffily furred brother. She was used to feeling ignored or shunned within the family, mostly due to her air-headed naivety and the issues each of her family members seemed to grapple with. Oddly enough, this stranger felt more like a mother to her than her own mother did. It was nice and yet unnerving at the same time, and it only worried her even more.
Finally, she pulled up some dregs of bravery that floated around the bottom of her spirit, trying to get to the bottom of everything. Of course, she didn't really want to talk about life in South Seaside. She didn't want to badmouth her relatives or get them into any sort of trouble, so she intended on being, well... Vague.
"H-h-how can y-you do that? B-b-be so nice? A-a-are you lying to me? It d-d-doesn't seem right and I d-d-don't underst-t-tand." She wanted to hid behind her brother so badly, but she couldn't. She'd have to rely on herself to work her way through this.
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:27 pm
Frowning Draka kind of felt hurt that someone would think she wasn’t being herself, there was no point in living if you weren’t who you wanted to be! Taking a deep breath Draka slowly stood back up shifting into a sitting position.
“Toki some might find those words insulting, it can hurt ones feelings to make them think that who they are is wrong or that they might be faking it.” Draka knew Toki was just being young and clueless but at such a young age she should be told not to say such things, but then again… Draka wasn’t Toki’s mother.
Sighing Draka laid back down, “I’m sorry about that… But, I truly just like to be happy Toki and if words like ‘darling’ and ‘honey’ don’t agree with you then I won’t call you them. I just want you to be happy with your stay here.”
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:34 pm
"S-s-s-sorry... I-I-I just... D-d-don't get it." If a wolf had the ability to cry, she would have been doing just that. Instead, a long and thin whimper escaped her tightening throat. She didn't want to upset the nice wolf, but she still couldn't fathom the possibility that another creature could be nice "just because." It was such a strange notion...
"Wh-wh-why d-d-do you want R-r-rock and I happy?" She hiccuped as she tried to stutter out the words. There just had to be some alternative motive, right? Oh, she was embarrassing herself, she just knew it. She also knew she was, in a way, showing her tail. What had even possessed her to try and be brave in the first place? She wasn't cut out for it, at least in her own image of herself. Maybe the heroine of her stories, but not herself in real life.
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:13 pm
Frowning Draka felt sorry for this little one, she didn’t understand anything it seemed and though Draka wanted to be the one to teach her she knew with how Toki saw her would probably forever stick as her view for Draka. It sadden the alpha but she wasn’t going to try and force something to change when it was so accepted.
“Hmmm because he is related to me, so are you…” But that wasn’t the reason; if that was the only reason then she wouldn’t care for all the other new pups in their pack. “But that isn’t the only reason, I guess because… You both need it, the love and caring I mean. I guess maybe I think if I can make you guys happy then… Then maybe I am mother material?”
“No I can’t say that’s a real reason either… I guess it’s just my personality, I like being nice to young ones like yourself.”
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:23 pm
"Oh..." It never even occurred to her that she was related to the big alpha. And over time she would surely learn to overcome what fears she had of others and learn to trust them, as well. She had never felt completely comfortable with approaching her mother, bar the feedings at her stomach that she had needed to survive, yet she had an odd urge to come nearer to her. And yet feared doing so. It was difficult for her to understand completely, but in the back of her mind there seemed to be a calling to do just that.
"S-s-s-sorry... I wanna t-t-trust you. W-w-we're related?" She asked the question meekly as she pushed herself to her paws and timidly inched nearer to the much larger creature. Maybe she would have to find another flower to give to her later, as an apology. Jani hated it, but Rock liked it. If she gave her a flower, too, and she liked it... Maybe that meant she could trust her.
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:38 pm
Letting out a low laugh Draka nuzzled the little girl, “It’s alright honey you don’t need to trust me you just need to do what makes you happy.”
“But yes we are related.” Smiling proudly Draka couldn’t help but like the many puppies around her, she couldn’t wait to have her own to smother them in love and teach them the many meanings of life and being an alpha.
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:45 pm
She bobbed her head slightly and felt a small flow of warmth budding in her chest. Happiness? Not something she usually felt around others. If she was true and honest, this alpha, that would be perfect. Because the little pup wanted completely to believe in her. If she passed the flower test, all would be well. Of course, when she is older she will discover that the little test she had concocted was all, well, pup play. Until then, however, she was completely content in believing it.
After a hesitant moment, she moved closer to the female and nuzzled her side, before flopping to her stomach with a enthusiastic little squeak and nestling into her warmth. It was pleasantly comfortable, at least.
"How're we, huh?"
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