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Post by †Stealth† on Dec 18, 2009 11:09:16 GMT -7
Nike walked to the edge of the lake and began to drink. When he was finished he turned around and walked into the reeds.
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Post by karliwild on Dec 18, 2009 11:16:08 GMT -7
Strider prowled beneath the trees, alert for prey. He hadn't caught anything for days now. He jerked his head up, catching the scent of a rabbit nearby. He moved closer and leaped toward the rabbit. He grabbed it in his strong jaws and jerked back and forth. He dropped the limp rabbit and looked around, making sure no other predator had noticed his kill, then he bent his head and ate.
Wiley rolled on the ground, dirt and grass making her pelt messy. She stayed on her back looking up at the sky when she caught a scent on the wind. Another wolf was near. She rolled to her paws and stared in the direction of the wolf. She took a step back, hesitated and then disappeared into the trees.
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Post by †Stealth† on Dec 18, 2009 11:19:02 GMT -7
Nike walked out of the reeds and onto a hill, he caught a strong scent of cat coming from the top and backed down into some pines.
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Post by karliwild on Dec 18, 2009 11:29:13 GMT -7
Wiley smelled the wolf again and let loose a long spine chilling howl, warning the wolf off.
Dusk heard Wiley's howl and howled back. His howl was hoarse and threatening. Binti, who was beside Dusk, joined in.
Wiley abruptly stopped howling, realizing she was facing a pack. She flattened her ears and backed away, running right into Nike. She leaped back and bared her teeth, snarling.
Strider perked his ears, hearing the howling. He huffed and finished off his rabbit.
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Post by †Stealth† on Dec 18, 2009 11:34:35 GMT -7
Nike jumped back and growled at Wiley. He heard the pack but he was not going to let Wiley get away with running into him.
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Post by karliwild on Dec 18, 2009 11:40:59 GMT -7
Wiley bristled, "What are you doing here, pipsqueak?" She tried to look bigger than Nike, even though he could have been easily twice her size.
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Post by †Stealth† on Dec 18, 2009 13:53:04 GMT -7
"Pipsqueak?" Nike said, showing his canines,"This is my territory." He caught the scent of a mouse and his paws itched to catch it, but it would make him look weak, so he stood his ground.
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Post by karliwild on Dec 18, 2009 15:24:33 GMT -7
Wiley bared her teeth, her eyes were wide with fear, but she held her ground. Maybe foolishly so.
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Post by †Stealth† on Dec 18, 2009 15:34:35 GMT -7
Nike slashed out with a paw, catching Wiley on the muzzle.
"Leave."
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Post by karliwild on Dec 18, 2009 15:45:34 GMT -7
Wiley growled again. She took a step back, bared her teeeth and then turned tail and ran. She didn't stop until she was well away from the other wolf. She realized she was shaking. She hadn't been that close to a wolf in days, except for Strider and he didn't really count as a wolf did he? She shook her head, she needed to find a place to lie down. She trotted away into the undergrowth.
Dusk sniffed the air. A low growl rumbled in his throat. Other wolves were nearby. He could hear and smell them. He licked his lips, anticipating battle.
Binti was focused on something other than intruding wolves. She had caught the scent of a deer and was already on its trail. Her daughter Jih joined her to help in the hunt.
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Post by †Stealth† on Dec 18, 2009 15:50:50 GMT -7
Nike sprang after the mouse he had scented, glad it was still there. It wasn't much but it helped him keep his energy up.
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Post by karliwild on Dec 18, 2009 15:58:28 GMT -7
Together Binti and Jih charged the deer, it was an old doe. Easy pickings. They braught it down and threw back their heads to howl their victory.
Dusk heard his pack's howl and returned it, heading in the direction of the meat.
Strider picked his way through the forest, away from the howl. He wondered what happened to Wiley. He hadn't seen her in awhile.
Wiley had found a cave. It was in the cliff near the old volcano, far away from that strange wolf she had met and the pack. Inside it she lay on her side, her sides heaving as she went into labor.
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Post by †Stealth† on Dec 18, 2009 16:02:54 GMT -7
Nike walked in the direction the other wolf had gone but turned away from the path and up the volcano.
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Post by karliwild on Dec 18, 2009 16:09:58 GMT -7
Dusk eagerly tore into the doe's belly. The other two ripped into less succulent parts of the deer, but all that mattered was that the pack was fed.
Binti growled at Jih, forcing her daughter away from a particularly good peice of meat.
Jih of course gave in, head and ears down and tail tucked in.
Wiley pulled her first pup toward her. She licked it clean and pressed it against her belly. Then she waited for the next to come.
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Post by †Stealth† on Dec 18, 2009 16:49:55 GMT -7
Nike climbed to the top of the volcano and laid down.
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Today, I drove by a church, and the sign read "Jesus, the one man you don't need Twitter to follow." it made my day 
