~Howls in the Night IC~

[DuskingMorning]

Fang;Warrior;Willow Pack

Fang was about to respond to Alpha Ava's question when Alpha Epoch began laughing. Seeing his Alpha laugh was a rare sight to behold, and Fang found himself smiling he he watched this. Then things quickly went down hill when Alpha Hime talked to Alpha Epoch in such a careless manner, as if she had no respect for the elder Alpha. Fang felt his body his tense up, but he reminded himself that despite the lack of respect, he couldn't lose his temper - Alpha Epoch wouldn't appreciate that, neither would Alpha Ava, and he didn't want to embarrass his Alphas. But Fang found it hard to keep his temper under control when Alpha Hime bared her fangs at Alpha Ava, leaning in way too close for Fang's liking.

The next thing Fang knew, he was on his feet, his ears pressed back against his skull, supressing a loud growl. He silently placed one of his large paws in front of Alpha Ava in a protective manner - she may not like it, but Fang was protective of everyone in the pack, and even though he knew Alpha Ava was more than capable of protecting herself, he knew that as a Warrior, it was his job to keep her safe. Granted, he would never fight an Alpha, as he respected all Alphas equally, whether from his pack or not, but Alpha Hime had crossed the line by getting so close to Alpha Ava. He didn't appreciate the way she had been talking to Alpha Epoch.

Sensing that he may be crossing the line with Alpha Hime, his ears slowly came off his skull and he sat down again, moving his paw back in front of him. Still, he kept his duel-colored eyes locked on Alpha Hime - he wasn't a big fan of her attitude, nor the way she treated the other Alphas. She acted so supirior to Alpha Epoch and Alpha Ava, but in reality, there was no difference in their rank. Both packs were facing an obvious problem - humans were invading their land, taking their homes, and, judging by the small amount of people in each pack, both the Willow and Moon pack were struggling to keep the pack numbers high - neither pack was better off than the other. Fang felt like Alpha Hime needed a reality check, but he knew full well that he was in no position to voice such a thing, or even think it for that matter. Still, he continued staring down Alpha Hime, his look cold and unforgiving.

Blaze;No Rank;No Pack

Blaze looked around at the woods surrounding him - everything was so calm and peaceful - it looked like they had the entire place to themselves! Blaze was in human form, as was Timothy, who was running around in a small clearing in the woods. It was entertaining to watch his brother enjoy himself in such enviornments.

Let's hope the humans don't take this place, Blaze thought as he sat down. Timothy then shifted into a wolf - for such a small kid, Timothy dealt with the pain of shifting extremely well.

The young pup shook off the human clothing and bounded over to Blaze, obviously wanting to play. Blaze groaned tiredly, yet there was a tone of amusement in his groan. "Timothy - not right now. We just got here - can't we rest?"

Obviously, the answer was no, as Timothy grabbed the leg of Blaze's pants and began to tug roughly on them repeatedly. After about a minute of Timothy playing tug-o-war with Blaze's pants leg, the older wolf gave in to the pup's playful mood and said, "Fine, fine, you win - jeez, you don't know when to give up, do you?"

Blaze shifted into his wolf form, his clothes falling off his canine body with ease. He looked at the young pup, who tackled Blaze playfully. He nipped at the pup gently, and the two played for several minutes before Timothy stopped playing and sniffed the air.

"What's up, Timmy?" Blaze asked, panting slightly.

Without a word, the pup ran off, leaving Blaze sitting there cluelessly. He jumped to his feet quickly though and chased after the reckless pup. That's when he picked up the scent - Timothy was heading straight towards an open field filled with wolves and humans.

Timothy;No Rank;No Pack

Timothy picked up the scent of many different people all of a sudden - wolves! He stopped wrestling with his brother and took off in the direction of the scent, wanting to find the other wolves! Maybe there were other pups his age! Filled with a new found excitement and curiousity, Timothy raced even faster in the direction of the scent. Within moments he saw a beautiful meadow, and in the middle there were wolves! Yes, he had found them!

Timothy was running extremely fast, and he looked over his shoulder and yelled back to Blaze, "Hurry, Blaze! There are so many wolves up ahead!"

The young pup ran out from behind the trees into the open field. He inhaled deeply - he could smell mist, pine, Willow Trees, and sawdust all mixed together, tainting the smell of the wolves. The scent was very appealing to the pup, and Timothy paused momentarily to enjoy the smell. As he enjoyed himself, Blaze came running towards him and skidded to a halt at the tree line, as if he was afraid to step into the field.

"Timmy! Get back here!" Blaze hissed quietly.

"You'll have to catch me first, Big Brother!" Timothy called to his brother before taking off towards the wolves in the center of the field, laughing childishly - he had an even greater desire to meet the wolves now - he couldn't see any pups, but maybe he wasn't close enough to see them.

Timothy kept running until skidding to a halt by a small cluster of wolves in the very middle. He was about to speak when he felt the tension between them. Instead, Timothy sat there, his head tilted to the side as he tried to figure out what was wrong.

As Timothy sat there, Blaze could been seen coming up behind him - he wanted to get Timothy and go - but what if the other wolves thought Blaze was trying to attack the Alphas of the different packs? Blaze only assumed they were different packs, due to the fact that there were many different scents mingling in the air. He had a sinking feeling that they were intruding in someone's territory.

[Cutekitty150]

Hime quickly turned to the new wolves. He eyes focused on the pup. She completely forgot about what had just happened and walked to the pup. It was so small and she was so big. Hime sifted into her human form which hasn't been seen in forever. She then got on her knees Infrount of the pup. A gentle smile appeared on her face all of the anger, irritation, and tension melted away in moments. This child brought out her soft side , so she turned faced Fang, Epoch, and Ava then said smiling, " I'm sorry Alpha Epoch, Alpha Ava I have a very short temper at the moment. I think all of us should sit down and cool off. Don't you agree Alpha's." her word were filled with warmth when she spoke to he alphas she was just off edge for a little but it normally doesn't happen unless stuff keeps on building up.

[AlikaKamashi]

Lilly beta female Moon pack


Lilly luckily had shifted into her wolf form in time. Although Harrison managed to sneak a kiss in there she had shifted before the blush that came over her face was far too apparent. Another of her minor defects or at least considered weakness, she was flustered easily. Though as she ran the rest of the way to the peace area her tail was wagging, instead of the usual metronome like sway it held.

Lilly arrived along side Harrison and sat down in her wolf form behind the alpha’s of her pack, listening to the whole ordeal that was presented before her. It was then that the alpha of the willow pack barked at Harrison outwardly Lilly glared being protective of her pack and not the least of which those who acted like pups. Harrison showed no signs of disrespect simply he did not act his age which is why Lilly was not pleased, and at this her tail ceased it waggings. ‘Lovely I already know I hate someone…’ Lilly thought actually letting her thoughts roam for a second there.

It was almost amusing for the two pack’s alphas to be acting as children. Hime was simply in a bad moon normally she was calm and actually got along well with Lilly, however today was not one of those days. These meetings were often stressful. Eventually however something caught Hime’s eye a pup. It was then that her alpha said ‘I'm sorry Alpha Epoch, Alpha Ava I have a very short temper at the moment. I think all of us should sit down and cool off. Don't you agree Alpha's.’ Lilly nodded before speaking being a beta she was allowed an opinion in these meetings mostly to second things but still “I agree when people are on edge, or angry they do things they often regret’ Lilly said her words were calm but if you looked closely there was a slight venom to them. Most people would never notice due to Lilly’s calm and sweet outward appearance.

With that Lilly picked up the pup with her muzzle and headed off, both thinking that the pup did not need to be around this and that her duty was to her pack, not some female who was terminally pissed regardless of position in her pack. Lilly trotted over towards where Harrison was laying, she knew he was upset and could already tell from the way he left. In her arms she carried the pup away from the meeting that was slowly heating up. The kid might do something dumb like she did when she was young. After walking towards the edge of the trees she sniffed the air and located Harrison.

Lilly blinked a few times as she looked towards Harrison, before placing the pup down. It eagerly wagged its tail being playful as ever, looking towards Harrison urging him to go play. Lilly chuckled “No no little pup its not play time, how about a nap?” She said nuzzling the small before curling around it and lying near Harrison. “I’m sorry I should have warned you about their alpha female. The male can be just as well blunt, is your paw okay or do I need to find something for it?” She asked ears laid back against her skull as if worried for him. She knew he was terribly excited for this and to have it ruined was something she could understand.

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Ella
Ella watched the rival pack members, scanning each one until her eyes fell on the male who threatened or warned her. She growled and turned her attention to the willow pack alpha as he spoke to alpha Coyle.Ella was angered at the rival Alpha’s reaction to Coyle being their alpha, even if Coyle wasn’t. She waited to see Coyle’s response. She growled when the female next to the willow’s alpha addressed Hime the way she did. They wouldn’t have been late if a few certain members hadn’t been in their territory, mistake or not.Ella rose to all fours as soon as she saw two of the other pack do the same, she knew one wouldn’t hesitate to attack Alpha Hime. She didn’t relax until he did and she sat down still eyeing the male.

Ava

Ava watched everything that was happening, from behind everyone knowing she could do nothing to protect the Alpha’s or the members of her pack she allowed them to deal with it.Her attention turned toward the new wolves that had run up to them. She smiled as Lilly spoke to the pup and watched her take him to the edge og the pack territory.

[G]

Avangeline . Alpha . Moon Pack

Ava almost surprised herself at the animalistic growl that escaped her throat when Alpha Hime spoke to her so rudely. She was about to retort when Fang saved her the trouble, stepping protectively in front of her with a definitely threatening air.
She felt a rush of affection for the wolf, but she was glad when he backed up. It would do no good for a lower rank wolf to insult the Alpha female of the moon pack, especially considering the circumstances... About to bring this up, Ava was once again distracted - out of nowhere, it seemed, an unfamiliar pup had appeared in the clearing. Ava assumed, from the way Hime softened, and then another moon pack female approached, carrying the pup out of the way, that it was a moon pack pup... until she saw the second wolf. The wind was blowing toward her, and the distinctive smell that it carried with it was not one of either pack.
She gave Hime a curt nod, silently agreeing to end the feud - though she wouldn't forget the womans' rudeness toward her father, or herself. Then she approached the newcomer, remaining in human form.
"What are you doing here, wolf?" she asked him, her voice clearly relaying her authoritarian position in her pack. He would know, she was sure, from the way she approached him that she was of a high rank, clearly higher than him, if he had no pack to speak of. Still, she was confused - Moon and Willow were the only packs she knew of in the area, and she was sure one or the other would have fished out any other wolves, at least be aware of them. So where had this one come from.
"Fang," she spoke quietly to the male, letting him know with a small gesture of her hand that she wanted him to accompany her over to where the newcomer stood. It would further display her rank, to be flanked by another wolf, and she wanted to assure that this new arrival knew his place.

"Who are you? And before you speak, know that this is peaceful territory. There will be no acts of violence between wolves here. I assume the pup is with you? Do not fear - as we are on no mans' land, the moon pack will return him to you." She glanced over to Coyle and Hime as she said this, looking for confirmation, as she couldn't see where the other female had taken the pup. The way the girl had looked at her suggested that she wouldn't respond well to an order from Ava, so she hoped that Hime or Coyle would do the right thing, and order their pack member to return the pup to the wolf he'd arrived with.
"Besides that, we're in the middle of something here. Perhaps you can remain until this meeting is over, then we can discuss why you've ventured into someone else's territory." Again she looked to the other Alpha's for confirmation - the meeting, she was sure, was of higher importance than this newcomer, since what the humans were doing affected them all. But he had breached their territory, Moon and Willow, and that issue would have to be addressed.

[Cutekitty150]

Hime looked at Ava, then spoke, " It would be wise to allow them in since they are wolves as well and they seem to be wondering. Please do come and relax as we speak of the main issue her. You are more than welcomed in the area.Oh and take your pup as well." Hime smiled then continued, " As you all know the forest has been having up roars. We have noticed that the forest is disappearing, the reason is humans. they have entered or homes and are quickly destroying it. Both Moon and Willow are in grave danger. We don't know if we get to close to the humans if they will attack us, but as a Alpha I will not allow it, for the safety of our packs it is wise to come up with a plan that will give us the upper hand on how we can get our forest back and drive those damn humans away."

[XShy_OrchidX]

Coyle silently acknowledged the fact that more members of his pack had arrived to the Peace Area, he only gave them a slight glance, and then turned towards the Willow Pack Alpha.

"You. Are the Moon Pack's Alpha?" The rival Alpha said with incredulity. Coyle stood silent and just rolled his eyes, 'Here we go...'. The Alpha just thew himself to the floor and started laughing. In truth Coyle wanted to growl at the reaction, but refrained to do so, letting his anger flow freely wasn't something proper of an Alpha.

When the Alpha stopped laughing, he rectified himself: "No disrespect intended, Pup. You can simmer down. It weren't my intention to come here and pick a fight with you." Coyle nodded accepting the apology, still mad for the use of the word 'pup'.

"You gotta mate?" The Alpha asked and Coyle nodded as he eyed Hime.

"I'm gonna assume that since you're the Alpha that you earned the position through more than just brute strength. You can't be ignorant or blind to the plight our kind as a whole is sufferin' by the hands of men. It ain't just a pack matter anymore, Pup - er... Moon Alpha. This effects us all now."

"Yes Alpha, I'm very aware of the humans sudden entrance to our territories, I was hoping that in this reunion we could devise the proper measures to stop them from spreading their kind in our lands" Coyle said but was compelled to stop Hime's violent behavior, in the moment he was going to say something to placate the female a pup sprung out of some bushes.

His attention then shifter to the scene next to him, Hime had walked towards the pup and offered the youngster soft words and smiles. The female Alpha of the Willow pack then proceeded to interrogate the young pup. He sighted, an aggressive approach would only succeed in scaring the pup. He smiled at Hime for trying a gentle approach on the young one, she was very brave and hot-headed sometimes, but melted down when a young pup was involved, just like in his case. The sight of a small and defenseless pup made both of their protective instincts rise.

"I think it would be a good idea to keep them with us in the meeting, perhaps they had also been witnesses of the humans action on the forest and may be able to help us somehow." Coyle had voiced his opinion to the other Alpha.

[DuskingMorning]

Blaze;No Rank;No Pack

Blaze watched, wide-eyed as Tommy was just picked up and taken away as if he belonged to them. Then, two wolves approached him, one male, one female. The female definitely was the superior one, seeing as how the male followed her in a protective manner - was he one of her guards or something? Either way, the female wolf still spoke to him while the male wolf stood there silently, giving Blaze a cold look, glowering fiercly at him.

"Who are you? And before you speak, know that this is peaceful territory. There will be no acts of violence between wolves here. I assume the pup is with you? Do not fear - as we are on no mans' land, the Moon Pack will return him to you." The female looked at two of the other wolves as if asking for confirmation. Were they two seperate packs? He assumed yes seeing as how the two she looked at seemed to be alphas. Though Blaze did feel better when the female speaking to assured him the return of Tommy, who looked totally at ease being with other wolves. "Besides that, we're in the middle of something here. Perhaps you can remain until this meeting is over, then we can discuss why you've ventured into someone else's territory."

Then the other female alpha wolf spoke up, drawing his attention away from the two wolves in front of him. "It would be wise to allow them in since they are wolves as well and they seem to be wandering. Please do come and relax as we speak of the main issue here. You are more than welcomed in the area. Oh and take your pup as well," the other female alpha smiled then continued. "As you all know the forest has been having up roars. We have noticed that the forest is disappearing, the reason is humans. They have entered our homes and are quickly destroying it. Both Moon and Willow are in grave danger. We don't know if we get to close to the humans if they will attack us, but as a Alpha I will not allow it, for the safety of our packs it is wise to come up with a plan that will give us the upper hand on how we can get our forest back and drive those damn humans away."

Blaze blinked slowly. So they were experiencing the same thing?

"I think it would be a good idea to keep them with us in the meeting, perhaps they had also been witnesses of the humans action on the forest and may be able to help us somehow." It was an alpha male that spoke this time, and Blaze nodded slightly.

"Forgive me for speaking," he said, not sure if he should really be talking, "but I know exactly of what you speak of - my brother, Tommy, and I have been driven from several different homes, each time by humans. We've just arrived here in this forest only moments ago - I must tell you, I've experienced a few encounters with humans, and each time Tommy and I were nearly killed - I won't lie, either - I've had to kill humans before to ensure the safety of Tommy and myself."

Fang;Warrior;Willow Pack

Fang stuck close to Alpha Ava while she approached the newcomer. The young pup was taken away by a Moon Pack female, and this seemed to alert the strange male. Yet, he remained calm as Alpha Ava, Alpha Hime, and Alpha Coyle spoke to him, and at the mention of the pup being returned to him, it seemed as if he suddenly felt no threat. Still, Fang kept his eyes locked on the strange male, not wanting to risk a surprise attack - whether on Alpha Ava, Alpha Hime, Alpha Coyle, or anyone else for that matter. Then the young male began to recall his own experience with the humans and Fang suddenly realized that this wolf understood exactly what they were experiencing - according to his tales, the new comer had been thrown from his homes several times, each time by humans. He risked his own life for the pup he called his brother, and even took the lives of humans to ensure their safety and survival. Maybe the new comer wasn't that bad after all. But Fang by no means let his guard down. Instead, he stood closer to Ava, a bit of a protective auora coming from him.

Harrison;Hunter;Moon Pack

Harrison smiled lightly at Lilly as she brought the pup over, who seemed extremely playful and excited. Lilly just smiled and said, “No no little pup its not play time, how about a nap?”, before curling around the pup. Yet the youngster seemed resistant to sleep and soon he had wriggled his way free of Lilly and tackled Harrison, nipping his ear playfully. When he heard the Willow Pack Alpha say something about returning the pup to the older male wolf, he still slowly to his feet and said, "I'll go return this pup to his brother over there."

Harrison licked Lilly on the forehead in an affectionate manner and then picked up the young pup by the scruff of his neck and began to trot/limp towards the new comer. He placed the young pup by the wolf's feet and whispered, "Sorry about that, bud," before nodding in a respective manner toward Alpha Ava and quickly backing away from the Warrior wolf next to her that was giving Harrison the evil eye. He quickly made his way back over to Lilly and whispered, "I think that Willow Pack Warrior hates me - he keeps glaring at me."

Tommy;No Rank;No Pack

Tommy watched as people shifted around, and he didn't listen to the conversations going on. He tried to play with a male wolf, but he just picked him back up and carried him back over to Blaze, who glanced down at Tommy, relieved to have him back in his possession. The young pup tried to run off, but Blaze put a paw in front of him without saying a word, but Tommy understood what it meant - do not move. So, listening to his older brother's unspoken orders, Tommy didn't run off. Instead he approached the female wolf who stood in front of Blaze (Alpha Ava) and sat down in front of her and gazed up at her with big eyes.

"Hi there," he yipped, speaking in a high-pitched young voice. He didn't see Blaze shaking his head in embarrassment upon seeing Tommy speak to an Alpha with such ease, but Tommy knew no better.

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Ava blinked at the pup as it approached her with ease, sitting before her and giving a casual greeting.
"Hello, little one," she replied, her voice a little grave, but kind, "I am Alpha Ava, of the Willow pack. And you're Tommy?"
She had heard the newcomer, who still hadn't introduced himself, speak of a Tommy, and since the pup was his only companion this must be him.

"It sounds like you know exactly what we're facing," she addressed the new wolf again, after giving the pup a quick smile, "And I'm sorry to hear that your home has been destroyed. We are facing that same peril, even now!" She raised her voice at the last words, so that all wolves may hear. She could sense the edginess amongst the pack at the flickers of conversation about the humans' they had overheard. It must be made clear, to every wolf, exactly what they were facing.
"The humans' are destroying the forest. It may be that we have to fight - certainly we have to make them leave! You - " once more she spoke to the new wolf, "Have killed humans' before. You're not the only one, accidents happen, but we have largely lived separate from the humans, even integrated with them to a degree. Humans live among us, are called pack. But these, these monsters that approach, they care nothing for pack! Nothing for life! They won't stop until they've drained the forest of everything she has to offer, and they will leave only desolation and death behind them! They must be stopped! And if we're going to succeed, Willow and Moon must work together! Set aside your differences! We must differ from the humans - we must know that for now, until we are safe, all wolves are pack! All are allies!"

Ava turned to Alphas Hime and Coyle, her eyes fixed on them, not unkindly.
"I apologise for my earlier anger. From this point on, we must unite, until the humans are dealt with. Do you agree?"

[Cutekitty150]

Hime turned her head too Ava. " I't would seem that they draw a lot of attention." Hime chuckled slightly. Her eyes stuck on the pup. He was to cute, Hime just couldn't get enough of him. She wished she had pups, but that wasn't the issue. The issue was getting the damn humans away. " Does anyone have anymore solutions as too how the humans will leave?" Hime asked.

Everyone was quiet, it seemed that if they did something that might upset the humans than if would cause blood shed. It would be something that would be thought out wisely and with exact planning. If not than who knows what could happen next.