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Thrud/Toshiro-Tiger_Kisa699
Anbu/Yuuki/Kaien-Zombie_hunter1300
Ruahal-RockerWolfie1616
Ione/Mir-Taradan
Heika-Avid_RPer17


Thrud sat in front of her house and looked around for her son. She knew the little one was a sneak, he was pretty good at hiding. She was sharpening her arm guards and her daggers while she kept her ears alert for noises that might give him away as to where he was. She wanted to see how much better he was getting since their last lesson in stealth and movement in trees and taller grass or bushes. She acted like she wasn't noticing that she was hearing him getting closer somewhere around her as she worked on pinpointing where he was coming from.

Ruahal tried to keep quiet like his mother had taught him but, it always became difficult when he started getting close enough to pounce. His heart raced and his tail seemed to have a mind of it's own. It swayed, and swished everywhere when he became excited making quiet a ruckus. Slowly he peekd up from the tall grass 'Should have taken the tress but, they are so tall.' Huffing quietly Ruahal went back to stealthily stalking closer to Thrud his tail tryign to swish everywhere when he could see her through the grass. After a moments hesitation the little male tried to pounce his mother wondering if he would finally get it right.

Smiling Thrud found him. Just over to the side. She would have to show him how to climb and leap the trees again to help him. Trees were quieter and easier to hide in, most cats don't look to the trees when someones coming upon them. Thrud smiled as she quickly set her stuff aside in her lap and turned towards him, catching him and laughing. "That was very good! I knew you were out there but i couldn't quite tell from where you were coming till the last moment. Much better Ruahal!" she said as she hugged him. "Do you want to try again or do you want to help me sharpen?" she asked as she sat him next to her and smiled.

Ruahal jumped then pouted a bit when Thrud captured him, darn so close! Taking am oment to clam his breathing the little male offered a bright smile "You really think so? Okay...I'll help sharpen..I'm kinda tired." Stretching his arms some the male took an arm guard being very careful with it like he had been taught. "Maybe one day I can catch you mom..do you think so?" Flicking his tail lightly behind him Ruahal set to helping sharpen Thrud's arm guards his mind wandering about.

Thrud smiled. "Don't be upset your doing good. Hiro cant be that quiet. Hes too big and is more worried about attacking things then sneaking up on them." she said with a smile as she sad up and tied her now shoulder length hair up into a short pont tail. Her eyes sad for a moment about her hair again before she watched him. "Very good! Don't cut anything off Yuuki will kill me for hurting one of his sons." she said with a smile as she picked up one of her daggers. She worked on hers and watched him carefully. "Oh keep the strokes even and long. Yes like that." she said correcting him and showing him a few things on her own weapon for him to copy with the one he had in his hands.

Ruahal giggled lightly and made sure ot pay close attention to Thrud's words he had to be careful and, do it right he liked doing things right, especially for Thrud. Catching the sad look the male pouted some "Don't be sad..i-it will grow back and I'm gonna find something to help it grow fast!" Puffing up his small chest a bit comically Ruahal gave one of his determined little smiles, there had to be something that made hair grow! That would make his mother smile more right? With that thought in his mind Ruahal went back to mimicking Thrud's movements. "Is this good?"

Thrud smiled as she watched him and nodded while she kept an eye on him and then glanced away for a moment. "I know. I'm trying not to be sad about it. Mir helps." she said with a smile as she looked at him. "You would look for something to help it grow? Your such a good son." she said hugging him tight. "If you do find something let me know. I need to go into town and find that cat i've been hearing about who dyes hair and have him put my black tips back on." she said. She blew at her bangs, her only hair that was left with black tips since it hadn't been cut. Turning back to him she looked over his movements and nodded. "Yes very good!" she said as she gently flicked her thumb over the blades edge, experience taught her how to do it with out slicing her thumb open. "Turn it over to the other side now and get that side sharpened." She said with a smile.

Beaming happily Ruahal went back to work bobbing his head in a nod. "Good yes! I will look everywhere just for you. " Happy that he had done a good job he settled in to do the other side again making sure to watch Thrud carefully and, watch his fingers. He didn't want his father upset after all. Plus the little male didn't like the idea of bleeding. Shivering at the thought of blood Ruahal thought of his own looks curiously blowing a breath to make his bangs flutter. "Do you think I look like you or father...hmm..OW!" Yelping softly he saw a few droplets of blood starting to slip form his finger up to his palm, Ruahal instantly paled. It hurt but, he kind of didn't feel it at first he had never hurt himself before so it sort of shocked him.

Thrud smiled at him happy that he was so sweet. He was so different from Hiro, one of the only kids who spend a large amount of time with her. She looked over him and smiled. "Well i think your face looks more like Yuuki. Though i do have a strong face. You do have Yuuki's eyes though." She said with a smile as she pet his head softly. "Who do you think you look most like? Though your pattern is a nice mix of both of us in my colors." She said with a smile before she gasped and pulled out a bandage. "Come here give it." she said as she placed the bandage over the cut. "You ok? I told you to be careful." she said as she kissed his finger. "Breathe ok love? Its fine." she said as she smiled at him and pet his face pulling him close. "You ok there?"

Wincing a bit Ruahal let Thrud fix his cut then hold him though he felt like a baby he enjoyed it mroe than he would admit..especially to his siblings. "I-i'm okay..s-sorry mom.." Peeking at his finger he relaxed and, some of his color returned making him feel so much better. "I...think I look like dad most..but, like you too cause mom's pretty and I think I'm pretty too" Smiling sweetly he pushed a few random longer strands of dark hair back from his face. "Do you think I'll be as smart and great as you and dad are one day?"

Thrud laughed happily. "Oh if you think your pretty thats all Yuuki right there. Cause i do not think of my self as pretty. I'm sexy and i could get who ever i wanted. Which is how i stole Mir from her ex." she said with a smile. "But you don't need to worry about that. You just be the prettiest boy you can be if thats what you want." she said with a smile as she looked over him. "You will be great like me one day. I think Hiro will be better then me soon though, not better then papa Anbu but good. Though Yuuki isn't much of a fighter which i think is why your so good at being sneaky." she said as she looked up to see Anbu walking over.

Anbu walked through the bushes and smirked. "Hey Lawnmower head why are you telling my son to be a pretty boy? Hes fine how he is stop poisoning his brain with your girly ways." he said as he leaned against a tree, arms crossed and looked at Ruahal. "She got you doing her dirty work? Mister i told you to leave them alone and to sharpen your own s**t. I'm not going to make things for you any more if the kids keep messing with them." he looked at Ruahal. "Sonny boy you ok? I smell blood?" He said as he looked over his son.

Turning a tiny bit pink the young male swished his tail about but, he still smiled happy that Thrud though he would be great too. "Hiro is bigger than me..everyone's bigger than me." He hadn't met many others yet though he did explore often he tended to stick close to home with his parents. He couldn't really win in fights and, agian hated blood..so getting into any kind of confrontation irked Ruahal. "No one's better than papa Anbu." Like most younger ones he couldn't ever imagine any of his parents losing any kind of fights, they were strong and tough and, amazing! Flicking his ears Ruahal smiled then pouted at Anbu toying with his hair with his uninjured hand. "I am pretty though just like dad! Mom says I look like him most." The pout stayed in place for a bit "Mom was helping me practice my sneaking I got tired so I helped her sharpen her stuff." Blinking Ruahal held out his bandaged finger for Anbu to see glad that he hadn't hurt it too terribly since it would affect his ability to sneak properly. "I'm okay..the blood made me feel funny though.." Furrowing his brows Ruahal inspected the bandage thinking far too deeply for his young age about why it had felt so odd seeing his own blood gushing out like that.

Thrud threw a kunai at Anbu and it hit the tree next to his head. Anbu didn't even move. She growled at him. "Leave my hair alone a*****e." she said as she flipped him off and looked at Ruahal. "He wanted to help me and hes doing good till he hurt himself." she smiled at Ruahal and nodded. "Yes you just don't like blood. You just have to get over it. I've seen enough of it in my life that i dont mind. You should have seen Papa BuBu when i first met him. Half dieing and covered from head to toe in his own blood and others blood and he still tried to fight me." she said glaring at him as she used the nickname that he hated but she used to piss him off. She was pissed at him for calling her mister and for still making fun of her hair.

Anbu smiled at her and took the kunai from the tree and flicked it at her feet getting int in the ground and smiling. "Your aims slipping." he said with a smirk as he looked at Ruahal. "Are you afraid of it or does it make you just sick Sonny boy?" he asked as he walked over to look at the bandaged finger. "Looks like she did an ok job. And you should have seen your brother Hiro after he got but by that dog when we were getting your sister back from the facility." he said with a smile. "Large bite over his shoulder remember?" he asked the boy, ignoring Thrud jsut to piss her off.

Ruahal didn't fidget much when Anbu and Thrud fussed at each other it had always been a common thing so the young one accepted it as logn as no blood spilled he never did much..just sat back to watch or listen. "I'm gonna find mom something so her hair will grow back fast. " Smiling some he absently blew at a piece of hair his mind spacing out. The nickname Thrud used however broke him out of it sending Ruahal into a fit of giggles. "Momma! that's not papa Anbu's name! Oh..It makes me feel sick and..funny..not scary just....." He paled a bit shaking it off with a queasy smile. "My tummy churns bad.." Thinking back he again fidgeted and swished his tail "I..think so...oh! yes..I remember dad doesn't like it when we get hurt. Dog's are scary."

Thrud rolled her eyes at Anbu. He could be oddly kind in his own way to his kids. She watched with interest as he talked to the kid. She smiled at Ru and nodded. "Yes its what i call him. Don't call him that cause he gets mad. But i call him that to piss him off." she said as she pulled her kunai out of the ground and began cleaning it before she slipped it into one of her pockets again. She looked over them and remembered poor Hiro. She had almsot lost him to that. She looked away. She hadn't liked that they had gone in to save her daughter Ione and had almost lost Toshiro. It had been hard on all of them. "Yeah Yuuki doesn't like it when anyones hurt. Should have seen him when i beat Anbu really good one day." she said with a smile.

Anbu watched Thrud and smirked. She was such a baby still over all this hair thing and her memory of Hiro. Looking down at Ruahal he smiled. "Oh well good luck finding something. Lawnmower head wil need it so she stops being a baby about her hair." he said with a laugh as he looked over the boy. "Mmm just sounds like you need to be exposed to it more. I'll help you with that so your not useless if there's trouble." he said with a smirk. "Yuuki doesn't do well with blood either so thank him for that." he said with a smile. "Dogs are scary. I killed that dog that attacked your big brother."

Ruahal frowned ever so slightly at Anbu "Momma's still pretty though! She's not a baby..she's strong and tough." He knew Thrud had to be strong to live with and fight papa anbu! The words 'get used to blood made him pale and look a little green his eyes growing wide. "B-but...I.." He didn't really know if he wanted to ever get used to blood..ick. Trying to shake the thought of blood from his mind Ruahal's little chest again puffed up proudly. "That's cause Papa Anbu is tough and strong too! He's the best fighter in the whole world!"

Thrud laughed happily at them as she watched them talk. Ruahal was so into pleasing his parents that it was cute. Where as Hiro just wanted to fight everything and Kaien was...well Kaien was kind a like Ruahal as well. She smiled as she caught sound of someone approaching, non too quietly. Hiro was on his way. she smiled and saw anbus ear twitch as he heard it too. She smiled as she leaned back and looked at Ruaha. "Toshiro is coming Ru. See how loud hes being? You were much quieter." she said with a smile as she watched where the large mix cat came out of the bushes and smiled. His sword across his back as he walked out. He might be the same age as Ru but he was already well toned and was tall for an 11 year old. But Thrud and Anbu were taller cats then normal so it wasn't surprising. She glanced around wondering where the other twin was. They never wre far apart.

Hiro walked into the clearing and smiled. "Did i miss a family gathering no one told me about?" he asked with a smirk as he looked at his little brother. "Hey squirt what happened to your finger?" He asked with a smile as he looked over the little male and then at his mother. "Still pretty even with the short hair mom." He said with a smile as he looked at Anbu and smiled.

Kaien wandered quietly through the trees. He was small and lithey and knew that his mother probably didn't hear him yet. She looked confused, and against her own rules when dealing with unknowns she wasn't checking the trees. He crept along a tree branch and aimed for his father. She crouched and wiggled quietly as he launched at Anbu's back, he was standing and looking at Hiro and asking him about the sword he had made his son. Kaien colided with Anbu's back and they went sprawling as Kaien laughed at having caught his dad unawares finally!" HAHAHA!! I GOT YOU! You were right Hiro if you distracted them they wouldn't notice me!"

Anbu was talking with Hiro about his sword and how it handled when something sounded and before he could look something tackled him to the ground. He pulled his weapon from his back after he rolled the thing off him and saw it was Kaien laughing on the ground before he killed it. "WHAT THE HELL KAIEN!" He yelled as he put his sword away. Part of him was please, it wasn't often that he fell for a distraction long enough to not notice someone coming up behind him. But he was pissed cause he had almost killed his son. He took a breath and sighed as he crossed his arms. "I should have known you two were up to something when you didn't walk in together." he said as he ignored Thrud who was laughing hysterically and rolling around on the ground holding her sides.

Ruahal looked up watching as things occurred his mind felt a bit occupied before his tail swished in frustration. "I'm not a squirt! I'm just not a giant...thing like you." Pouting the male too idly wondered where his other sibling could be. "I-..." Jumping up he watched his mother laughing and then giggled at his other father's face "That was so good Kaien! Teach me to do that too!" Bouncing on his toes the now excited male moved to his brothers even if they were the same age he looked to Hiro and Kaien for guidance. After all they were both really good at what they did.

Heika had been out, namely perusing an outdoor market to see if there was any new, fresh produce that she could try for new recipe or other, and so that she could make her rounds in visiting people and places that needed visiting. Nothing had really caught her eye and her outing and abouting was done so she headed on home. As she drew closer, Hei's face lit up at seeing so many of her family gathered together and, by the looks of things, good times were being had already. Giving a little laugh of her own as she approached, she smiled and offered a wave to them. "Well, hello! If this is a serious family gathering, I might have to see what I can whip up for everyone." She was never too tired or busy to work a little kitchen magic, of course the draw of simply hanging out with them might keep her outside.

Ione padded through the forest towards home, coming from the direction of the Ruins and Sunbae. They had been spending a lot of time together as of late, ever since he had regained some of his vision. But she’d never hear the end of it if she neglected to visit family too, since they had all gone in to save her from the Facility. And speaking of which… she looked down at her gloved hands, shaded by the umbrella she sometimes carried so that she didn’t overheat from the sun. Her condition was taking… some getting used to, but she did her best to push through it.
She looked up when she heard her mother laughing, and the sounds of the rest of her family. She walked into the clearing to see her mother rolling around on the ground, laughing fit to burst. Raising an eyebrow, she glanced around at the rest of her family, smirking at the twins who seemed to have pulled a prank on their father. “Am I the last to arrive then?” She called to the group at large, closing her umbrella to whack it against Hiro’s shins. “What did you two do this time?”

Mirelle dropped down from the trees, landing on top of Thrud. Even though she was at least twice as old as the kits, she wasn’t very much taller than them, being at least a head shorter then Thrud, her mate. “Your mother is always beautiful.” She grinned, smirking at Hiro. Then she dug her fingers into Thrud’s ribs, trying to tickle the larger female. “And she shouldn’t forget that and get all mopey about her hair.” She giggled, teasing Thrud. Grinning around at everyone from where she sat on Thrud, Mir exclaimed “Yuuki not here yet? Damn I’m starved.” She winked at Heika, whom she had seen a few times wandering the plaza market places. “Didn’t find anything that looked good?” She asked, giving a mock pout at the absence of food. She was certainly in a good mood, surrounded by some of her favorite people. Oh, and Anbu.

Thrud was laughing so hard that she was about to pee her self. She hadn't seen Anbu that scared about having someone surprise him in...well ever she tought! She was about to get up when Mir dropped on her. She gasped a little and laughed as she was tickled before rolling Mir and holding her still. "S-Stop! Going to pee my self damn you all!" she said as she stood and put Mir down kissing her softly. Looking at her twins she smiled. "Kaien! Oh Kaien you are amazing! Been learning from Mir huh?" she said as she stood up and hugged him. "Hiro your brain is just like mine! You two make me so happy you trouble makers." she said as she hugged them and smiled at Ru. "Yes talk to your brother Kaien and he'll teach you alot more about being quiet. Then maybe you can sneak up on Papa Anbu too." She said with a smile. She laughed a little as she looked at Ione and at Heika as they came out of the wood work too. "Oh yes its a nice family gathering randomly. Where is Yuuki?" she asked looking at Anbu.

Anbu looked around and smirked. His family was rather amazing. His best friend having kittens for them and then raising them all to be rather good children. "Yes Kaien it was great. Though...don't do that to me again." He said as he smiled. He looked at Mir and rolled his eyes at the two of them. He still didn't much like her, she just rubbed him the wrong way and he didn't know why. But he kept quiet more often then not cause she made Thrud happy. He looked over the others and smiled as he watched Ione smack Hiro with her umbrella. He smiled at her. "You know it might be more effective if you hit him over the head with it." he said with a smirk. "He gets his silly brain from lawnmower head there." he said jerking his thumb at Thrud who flipped him off again. "Yuuki was making food. he'll be here soon!"

Hiro and Kaien laughed happily even as Anbu yelled. They knew they had gotten him and was happy about it even if he did seem mad about it. Smiling Kaien said hello to his sisters and Hiro growled at Ione! "Hey knock it off you! I'll cut that stupid thing in half if you don't knock it off." he said with a frown as he stepped away from her. He was weirded out by her a little cause he couldn't fight her like he used to, but he would bring that up later, now wasn't the time.

Kaien hugged his mother back and smiled. "Not really but i took some of her advice and some of yours and put it together and taught my self." he said with a smile. "Oh yes were both very hungry too! Where is Yuuki? Oh making food great i'm starved!" He said with a smile as he gently hugged Ione and then Heika. "Its great to have a nice family get together."

Yuuki came through the trees and smiled with a large picnic basket. "I HAVE FOOOD!!! Oh my I didn't know that alllll of you were here! Good thing i always make alot!" he said tossing Anbu a blanket to lay out for all of them so they could sit and eat. "Get settled and i'll set everything up." he said with a smile as he set down a bag from his back that had saki for the adults and water or juice for the kids.

Ruahal watched as all his siblings made apperances, he smiled in greeting or, waved shyly. Along with them came Mir, whom he sort of considered another mother in their large family. The darker haired male didn't pay much attention to the antics of his mother and his siblings, he just listened and watched. That's how you learned things plus Ru just didn't like talking much when the whole family got together like this. There were far too many others to listen to..too much to take in adidng his own voice to it all would be pointless. After everyone seemed to calm some Yuuki arrived with food! Rubbing his stomach Ruahal inched his way over to help get things ready more than happy to help if it meant sneaking a plate before everyone else. "Hi dad how are you? Mm..what did you bring?"