Mismatched eyes squinted in a yawn from deep inside the den. She had slept next to her father Fenix, and brother Copper, she didn't know if she liked her father yet. She didn't know if she liked this whole pack yet. She didn't know what she wanted. She wanted her mom. Her mom had barely given her any attention either though.
She slunk out of the den, not quite sure what to do, she was kind of hungry actually. Alexandrite walked through the undergrowth in a random direction, she wondered how she could get something to eat. As she meandered she came upon a small woman working the dirt and she was fairly curious about what she was doing. Why was she getting her paws dirty like that? She watched as the reddish lady started to scratch at something and then got frustrated with something. Alexa ducked her head hoping she wasn't seen. Anytime Mama got frustrated she would take it out on the first kid she saw by yelling and maybe even giving them a smack.
Alexa watched through squinting eyes from under her bush the woman gather more herbs and start to walk up the creek. The little split pale pup crawled behind the woman until she got to the falls. The girl craned her neck to catch what the other was doing and tilted her head to the side as she crept closer and closer.
A tiny itch began to appear on her leg. Without thinking about it she rubbed her leg on the spot. She tilted her head to the woman with a curious look but then another itch happened on her back. Now in full view of the woman she turned her head to use her teeth to scratch at the spot on her back. A few tiny fleas had hopped onto the pup as she was trailing the Shaman.
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