First Kill

[Tawny Wagner]

WC: 737
OOC: Yummy, yummy bloody gooey deer.

The shining sun broke through the overhead leafy coverage and shone in her eyes, causing Tawny to jerk into a sitting position, rubbing her face with her hands. She yawned widely and stretched, not really wanting to get the day started. It was still so early, and her walking the night before had taken a long time, breaking down her stores of energy by a massive amount. Without even thinking, she shifted back into lupus form and leapt into the forest. Her nose dropped to the ground as she ran, ears perked, stomach growling and spurring the hunt on. A few minutes of searching was all it took before she found the trail of a small deer herd. There was some blood splashed on the plants around the dirt, making it obvious to any predator that one of the creatures was injured and would be easier to take down. Encouraged by this little piece of good news, she sped up and kept following the trail, deeper into the forest. The scents were getting steadily stronger with each step, until she was able to hear the sound of rustling in the brush, her body dropping into a crouch. Her head poked through a bush and she growled to herself, taking in all of the deer quickly, searching for the hurting one.

Just her damn bad luck. The only deer in the clearing that was injured happened to be a large buck, his rack standing at least twenty inches, looking shard and dangerous. Good thing was that his entire hind left leg looked like it had been mangled by something with huge teeth. He wouldn’t be able to fight as much, and his running would be shot to hell, so perhaps she had a chance of taking the big guy down by herself. She knew it was most likely a really bad idea, but too bad. After a few more minutes of looking around and getting herself ready, she deemed it the right time to take things a bit further. Without making a sound, she shifted into Secui form, the muscles piling on and filling her body out, a bit of weight added to make her a more formidable predator. Growling softly in her chest, the still small wolf leapt from behind the bushes and ran quickly towards the injured buck.

The small herd of deep exploded when they saw her coming, all of them taking off in different directions. The buck tried to get away as well, but his torn leg was making it hard to go faster than a broken trot. The female wolf launched herself off the ground when she was only a few feet away and flew through the air. Her ninety pound body slammed into the buck’s back, causing him to stumble and go down on his front legs, thrashing under her weight. Her nails raked down his back and shoulders, ripping the flesh apart, causing blood to splash out all over the ground, staining her paws and legs. She was confused for a few moments about how to actually kill the thing, but finally she just opened her jaws and bit down on its neck. Her teeth pierced the skin easily and ripped into the vein and windpipe, while her back teeth and powerful jaw muscles crushed his spine. The taste of blood as it splashed out into her mouth only fueled the hungry rage, causing her to thrash her head from side to side a few times, effectively ripping half the neck off.

When she was confident that it was death, she hopped off and buried her face into the hole in its neck and lapped at the hot blood. Her teeth occasionally pulled off pieces of meat and they were swallowed whole, quickly filling her belly. Once her hunger was thoroughly satiated, the small female moved back a few steps and flopped over onto the blood smeared dirt, closing her eyes and sighing happily. This was her first full meal in a while, all of the small handouts she’d received having given her the strength to hunt on her own again. Her body fell back into lupus form and she stretched out in contentment, confident that no one would come and try to steal her kill. Dark, angry ocean blue eyes slid closed and her breathing slowed down a little bit. The full tummy was definitely good for the little lady.

[Jace Wolfe]

sorry for shortness compared to yours
3+

Mother she was in her deepest heart, mother she had always been in her past lives and would be in her future ones as well. Guardian she would forever be to the ones that had no one to protect them, Guide to the ones that had lost their way and had no light to guide them and no path to tread with certainty. It was this that had her following Tawny stealthily through the forests of their new pack. It was not that she did not trust or believe in her newest daughter of her heart, but that she felt the constant need to protect and lead. Her stronger, faster hybrid body easily kept up with the simple minded brown woman. Hiding in the snow when you were not white was an enormous task and one that required a massive amount of skill, keeping hidden in the forest with white parts that stuck up was pretty much the same, she made use of every available amount of cover. Even going so far as to roll around in some mud to cover up the worst of the white, it would stain of course but she would grow new fur to replace it soon enough.

It did not take her long to notice the signs that her daughter was following, an injured deer. Tawny was hunting for large game. Jace watched from the sidelines as Tawny attacked, brought down and killed the deer all on her own, feeling pride swell within her chest. She waited patiently until Tawny had finished and ate her fill, and lay basking in the sunshine. With her elevated rank Jace could have easily walked straight up and outranked the brown woman into handing over her kill, but Jace would never do such a thing, not for any reason. When she finally did reveal herself from the bushes, she slunk over with her body low to the ground and her ears pulled to her head, tail limp against her hindquarters with small appeasing whines coming from her maw, this was Tawny's kill and the confused woman could end up aggressive over it if she thought Jace was here to steal it from her.

She sat slightly away from the vicinity, waiting to be invited in closer. The smell of fresh meat made her salivate and a strong of drool dangled from one corner of her muzzle unnoticed. Jace had expended a lot of energy trailing Tawny unheard or seen. Stealth required a lot of effort, both mental and physical.

[Tawny Wagner]

OOC: This is kinda short and icky. Distractions making it hard to focus on this. xD Anyhoo, I tried. lmao
WC: 300+

Tawny was nice and full; her body tired from the chase and the fight with the deer, though there wasn’t much fighting done at all. Pride swelled up in her chest when she really thought about what she had just done. The fact that she had motivated herself enough to actually get up and stalk the deer herd was a huge thing…but to actually follow through with the kill!? She had never done that before to a full grown buck. The only deer she’d ever taken down had been hours old fawns and yearlings. Excited suddenly, the young woman rolled to her feet and hopped up, about to start trying to drag the remaining carcass back to her hut.

As she turned around though, the soft sounds of whines and whimpers came from a few feet away and she tilted her eyes. Dark blue eyes widened when she saw Jace crawling closer slowly, crouched near the ground in a rather submissive pose. Tawny growled and rushed forward, baring her teeth at the other woman. The brown wolf crashed into the multi colored mix breed, knocking her down and tumbling away. When she popped up again though, there was no aggression; it was all playful and silly. Growling still, she scampered over and nuzzled her face into Jace’s neck.

Sitting up and smiling, the girl shifted into Optime form, ignoring the slight fear that trilled through her veins whenever she shifted. Her thin arms reached out and wrapped around the other female, snuggling her close and taking a deep breath of her scent. “Jace w-want some foods?” Her head tilted to the side and she grinned happily, pointing back towards the dead buck laying out in a puddle of blood. “You can has it all if you want.” The girl’s speech was getting a lot better than it was when the two females had first met. She was now able to understand quite a bit and there wasn’t as much stuttering anymore. Sure, some of her words were out of line in the sentences, but overall she was perfectly understandable.

[Jace Wolfe]

blagh, fail

She was surprised at first as Tawny bared her teeth and growled, backpedaling slightly but without any sufficient time to react. She didn't know what she could have done to set her off with the defensive actions. She was crashed into by the smaller female and rolled over all the 360 degrees, somewhere within the supposed attack the sense that it was in play and not anger leaked through and the hybrid allowed her mouth to drop open in a doggie smile and let her tongue hang out. She barked several times at Tawny, a trait from her dog heritage, the sound deep and booming despite her small size and being a female, the bloodhound in her mix of genes showing through.

Her tail wagged as her neck was nuzzled into and Jace licked Tawny's face, snuffling into her fur as the brown woman grew into her optime form. Jace could sense the spike in fear coming from Tawny as she completed her shift and growled mentally, angry at the mother who would punish her own pup for something beyond her control. She pulled her head back and looked Tawny in the eyes, letting her see nothing but approval and pride for her shifting, undoing the damage that had been instilled into her was a tough road but they were traveling down it together, Jace would help Tawny for as long as she needed it.

She smiled and nodded at Tawny's question,

"Yes Jace is hungry but I don't think I could eat it all." She laughed, the corners of her eyes crinkling up, in her late life Jace would develop various laugh lines on her face and age began to set in.

[Tawny Wagner]

OOC: derp da herp da
WC: 300

Tawny stroked her hands over Jace’s fur reverently, thinking about how soft she was. Her fingers traced the scars every now and then, curiosity and sadness crossing her expression at the marring. When Jace snuggled closer and barked, the girl frowned and looked up, not having heard that sound much before. It was fairly different from the noises that would come from her throat. Blinking a few times, she shrugged it off and moved towards the deer again, grabbing the large set of antlers and lifting the head off the ground. She knew that if they were going to move the deer, it would have to be in pieces.

”Jace eat some…then help break it?” Her eyes were wide and happy, still excited about her accomplishment. Her hands grabbed at the base of the antlers and started twisting slowly, listening to the sound of the broken neck grinding. The huge piece of the throat missing made it easy for her to pretty much rip the head off. Blood sprayed out for a second, splashing over her hands and chest, causing her to giggle and lick at her fingers after setting the decapitated head onto the ground. For such a small and malnourished girl, she was surprisingly strong.

Smiling, she stretched out on the ground, still in Optime form, and started tracing patterns on the white antlers. Her bloody fingers created dark red streaks to appear, and she dipped her fingers into the little puddles of blood whenever it got too dull for her liking. While waiting for Jace to eat her fill, she created a small work of art. When the skull was just bones, she’d go back and stain it with some berry juice to make more colors, then it would be a beautiful piece that she’d give away.

[Jace Wolfe]

sorry failsauce waiting and post

Tawny stroked the large scars that disfigured her face and Jace's eyes filled with long ago pain and sorrow, these scars had cost her a heavy price, one that she would have never consented to pay had she been given a choice; the life of her sister. Jace snuffled and then followed at her grown daughter, tugging at the carcass with her teeth and swallowing gulps of meat while Tawny proceeded to rip the deers head off in order to 'break it'. She sneezed as a spray of arterial blood splattered her pelt and shook herself humorously.

While Tawny played with the antlers and blood of the beast she had brought down, Jace quickly ate her fill of its flesh and a large gaping hole now existed where its stomach and abdomen used to reside. She snapped off a few of its ribs and placed them in a pile, she could file them down and make tools or jewelry out of them. Then she shifted into her two legged form and smiled at Tawny,

"Shall we break it up then?"

[Tawny Wagner]

OOC: its okay, silly. just as long as you don't forget about baby girl ^.^
WC: 341

Tawny watched as Jace ate, sitting up and stretching once more, cracking her joints as she moved. Yawning widely, the girl showed off her blood stained mouth to any who cared to look, and then got up and moved over to the torn up deer. The blood was making a massive puddle around their feet, causing the dirt and grass to become squishy and uncomfortable. Tawny wrinkled her nose and grabbed on to one of the legs, waiting until Jace did the same, and then leaned her body weight back against it and gave a sharp tug. There was a ripping noise and then some cracks, and then one of the legs popped off in another soft shower of red.

The little girl laughed softly and tossed the leg towards the antlers, then stared at the remaining body with a frown. Looking up at Jace again, she pointed to the knife holstered on the other female's leg. "Can Jace...cut the f-fur off?" Her little hands reached down and pressed into the hole they'd made in the leg, peeling parts of the skin away from the meat and bone, making an easy entry point for the knife to start slicing and skinning. Her hands were pulled back from the deer and she lapped at the blood and little pieces of meat stuck to her hands, a soft rumbling growl vibrating through her chest at the yummy taste.

Smiling up at Jace, she helped with peeling the skin away, pulling and tugging slowly so as to not rip it into little pieces. When they got to the stomach area, Tawny grinned at the large section that was all shredded from Jace's teeth. It would make an interesting neck piece on a cloak or wrap. When the skin was all the way removed, Tawny went back to tugging at the legs. When all of the legs were taken off, she tugged at the midsection. It wasn't super heavy anymore, and she managed to lift it up against her chest. "C...c-come on...not so h-heavy anym-more..."

[Jace Wolfe]

Shaking out her fur sent droplets of blood flying from her multicolored pelt to batter the ground. She grabbed onto a leg of the deer in sync with Tawny and pulled with all her might, the leg ripping free from its socket, muscle tearing and bone snapping under her strength. She too threw the deers leg onto the pile of growing body parts, smiling as Tawny seemed to be enjoying their crude dissection of the deer. "Yes." She nodded and the knife in question was pulled from its sheath and she began to slice the skin away from the layers of fat and muscle underneath.

Working together they managed to pull the skin off of the animal and remmove the remaining legs so it was easier to carry, Jace observed the carcass, the skin and the pile of legs and antlers. As Tawny attempted to lift the carcass she held up a hand to tell her to wait,

"Just a second, Tawny." She kneeled down and cut a few long strips out of the deers hide and wrapped it around the antlers and legs of the beast and then tied it around her shoulders so it hung from her body like a weird backpack. She stood and grabbed the other side of the corpse, no longer caring about the blood on her. She smiled brightly at Tawny and said,

"Okay, lets go."