Second Chances

*Callisto* · 03-23-2016, 10:54 PM

Walk | Talk | Think

Callisto paid no mind to Jakart as he stepped in next to her, wholly focused on the serval as the cat's attention shifted away from Belladonna and down toward her. Good, keep your damn eyes on me, she thought, and hoped to keep it that way. The unexpected arrival of the new cat worried her. Not once during their travels had she or her companions come across any other types of cats, and now that she saw this one she missed its absence. Whatever its intentions, it was clearly much larger than Bella, and that alone Callisto considered a threat. He better think twice about hurting her.

The mental warning she gave behind her angry scowl must have either been heard unintentionally or the cat had simply had other ideas before he had taken his perch beside Bella. The second it was noticed he had the attention of both wolves standing at the base of the tree, he began to bargain. Callisto's hackles rose at the cat's use of her companion as a bargaining chip, but as her attention shifted to the tiny black feline she realized it was pointless. With the serval's attention elsewhere, Belladonna was already sidling away along the tree limb both cats shared, and befitting of the creepy little shadow she was she crawled quickly but quietly down the back side of the tree.

As the cat strolled casually toward her and Jakart, successfully out of the presumed clutches of her ransomer, the black and grey wolf relaxed, her hackles lowering and her scowl quirking slightly at the edge to suggest a smirk. And still the serval went on. Apparently Jakart had really wounded its pride by stealing its targeted kill, and now he was being called out on it. But as Bella came within sight of the creature, he at last stopped, likely surprised and, Callisto hoped, panicked that his bargaining chip was gone. She was still almost smiling as Jakart kissed her cheek and assured each of them that there was no further danger, though as the serval gracelessly fell from the tree she could not helping thinking that cat was truly a danger to himself.

Belladonna kept her back to the new cat though despite her indifference she did stick close to her canine companions, counting on their protection now that she had seen them both jump to her defense. Calli watched her a moment, comforted by her apparent ease, and let her attention slide back to Jak as he questioned their plans. "The sooner, the better," she answered, "this trip's taken long enough." And given her pregnancy, the more time she had to prepare the location, the better she would feel too.

Am I sure about that? For a second, Callisto frowned again, retreating quietly into her thoughts. It was a big commitment, bigger than her part in her first litter. And these will be mine, no handing them off to someone else. She was stuck with Jakart already; she had every confidence this would only give him another reason to stick around. Belladonna's words played back in her head again - He has a right to know, - and as she finally made up her mind, or perhaps accepted the answer she was destined to take from the beginning, she turned sharply to Jakart and stated bluntly, "I'm pregnant, Jak."

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