white wedding
04-11-2013, 12:27 PM
((for you my love :D))
Eyes closed tighter against the rays of sunshine that slowly began to seep into her den and cause the backs of her eyelids to turn red. No more sweet darkness, not it was time to wake up according to the sun. Normally she would turn herself around and flip her tail over her eyes to keep the sunlight at bay but even the cool dirt and rocks of her den was not good enough to keep the heat at bay. She was often forced to find a new place to sleep during the day now. It was awful of her, she knew, to be so focused on her beauty sleep rather than recruiting new members as her status would suggest she do. Vi had taken a bit of a hiatus, one could potentially call it, from pack life after the eruption. She had shown her face to the pack when the founding meeting had been called but that was about it. At first it had been the altitude that had bothered her, having not been in the mountains since she was a young pup she found herself dizzy and sick for the first few weeks and had kept to herself. But after that she had passed she had remained by herself, slinking about through the mountain side, often chasing the nimble goats that frequented their territory. It was a nice little game that kept her on her toes though she was rarely successful in those hunts, the nimble bastards often going where it seemed no one would be able to go.
Finally the slender female stretched herself out on her side. Back arched languidly as paws reached in various directions. Muscles strained until they shook and toes flexed to further the stretch but finally she relaxed and went limp, sharp gaze not turning to the mouth of her den. Maybe today would be the day she actually did something? She doubted it but it was better to wake up with a plan she found, then at least there was a bit more motivation for her to do something. Not that she ever really felt bad when she didn?t do anything but hey, it was a start. Though today she wasn?t especially interested in doing anything for the pack, there had been a wolf she had been meaning to call and formally meet for quite some time. Morphine. Vi had only met her in passing at pack meetings it seemed. She had started out at the bottom, then had replaced Vi when Vi had been promoted and now it seemed that she and Kaien were leading this pack together. Were the mates? Color her curious but she wanted to know who she would be bowing her head to from then on. So with that plan and thought in her mind the lithe female rolled herself over onto her belly and slowly slithered her way out of her den that was nowhere near big enough for her to stand. Immediately she shook herself, hoping to rid her red and white coat of any debris that she might have collected in her sleep. Bed head was not acceptable when it came to meeting a queen after all.
She moved slowly away from her den, not bothering to hide her passage as she moved back towards the area that Kaien had originally called the pack meeting. Sharp orange eyes slid over her surroundings as audits twitched to and fro to catch if anyone would try and sneak up on her. She wasn?t much in the mood for being seen oddly enough and that much was obvious in her guarded, almost aggressive posture. Head was carried low and shoulders rolled in a rather feline manor. As she approached her destination head swung back, a lips forming an easy ?O? to allow her voice to funnel through. It was a simple request for Morphine, not nearly demanding as she normally was. But the sad fact being that Vi didn?t really care one way or another if she showed up. If she did then great, they could chat, maybe plan and Vi could run some ideas by her but if not then the red female would simply carry on her way and hang out by herself as she had been going almost every day since the volcano. But somewhere in the back of her mind a small voice nagged her to take her job more seriously, to finally attempt to be a part of this new pack. And well? She wasn?t fond of Kaien but maybe Morphine would be the kind of gal that would make Vi want to participate in this lovely pack life again.
Speech!
04-11-2013, 08:13 PM
The altitude still seemed to be messing with her head, at least she assumed it was the altitude seeing as she had never experienced sickness before. Altitude sickness yes but nothing of the physical sort, her body had never adjusted quickly to changes in weather or sea levels when she traveled. It make life quite the pain especially when traveling with the great behemoth of a beast she dared call her brother who seemed to shake everything off. Vi's shoulders rolled back in attempt to do just that, shake off the little bit of dizziness that rimmed the edges of her eyes. But it remained as the lithe female paced slightly, moving about the rocky patch of ground Kaien had dared claim for them. Even she wasn't sure what was swirling though that devious skull of hers but she hoped it would all fall into place with Morphine. When she had originally joined this pack she had been placed as the Ricitaar and Jaeger had begrudgingly accepted his spies opinion. He had placed a huge weight on her shoulders, forcing her to gain his approval and that had always been where Vi had thrived, working under pressure. Now that that pressure was gone and replaced with Kaien she wasn't sure where was was going or what she was doing. Did she even belong here anymore? She had joined with the hopes that the alpha would use her particular skill set to help him and maybe Jaeger would have eventually but Kaien was soft, he didn't want to step on too many toes it seemed.
It was hard to spend your life walking on egg shells, Vi knew that from experience and she hadn't come here to do that and it felt like that was all they were doing here. Jaeger had let them do some chaotic stuff every so often but Kaien seemed like he was trying to rein everyone in without having a firm hold on them. It was getting frustrating and Vi wasn't even participating in pack life currently. Another sigh slid from velvet lips as sharp orange eyes were lifted to see if someone had silently joined up but they had not. No one was here to witness the ponderings of the young woman thankfully. Slowly svelte frame was lowered to the ground, haunches placed carefully to the ground before bushy tail was flipped over toes in a rather impractical but delicate manner. This position would be for nothing, though, for Morphine was soon to arrive on the scene and Vi was not one to be caught sitting before her superiors. She could play the roll of submissive bitch but as she had learned upon first joining this pack, that roll wasn't always appreciated. She had been balancing her personalities delicately ever since, a strange mixture of submissive, vocal and opinionated seemed to be the norm here though depending on who you were talking to some traits often had to outweigh others. Though at her current ranking there were few she had to worry about reigning her tongue in with. Only Morphine and Kaien. She hadn't spoken to Kaien since her promotion and his promotion and Morphine had only just recently risen to power.
Enter Morphine.
Sharp gaze turned to the warrioresque female sliding towards her and slowly Vi stood. Though her features remained neutral a mixture of begrudging respect and envy rose within her. This female was stunning in her own way, metallic eyes seeming to draw Vi in but out of respect for her superior the red female kept her gaze averted. Morphine walked at first with head lowered and tail slightly up in authority. Vi's head also remained parallel with her back, though her posture exuded submissiveness as her tail licked easily at her heels. Morphine was simply ready for anything and for that she had Vi's respect instantly. She was pretty though and that didn't sit well with the vain young woman. She didn't like competition. But at the same time, this woman had started at the very bottom, lower then even Vi had and she had slowly scratched and clawed her way to the top. That outweighed everything else in the selfish female's mind. That was enough reason for Vi to bow her head to this ice queen that slid towards her. Morphine's voice was sarcastic and guarded, Vi knew the tone well and it made an easy, almost sly smile curl up the edges of her lips. Vi wasn't surprised that the queen barely knew of her, they had never crossed paths in their old home and had only seen each other at pack meetings it seemed. No matter, they could do something about it now.
"You may call me Vi or Viri for short if it pleases the queen." she purred, voice lacking Morphine's sarcasm but holding a similar guarded tone. Neither female would see anything in the other that they didn't want seen. That smile remained as sharp gaze finally looked at the queen. "I have yet to have the honor of meeting the new queen of Tortuga, I figured it was about time" she said easily, now sinking back onto her haunches as they would engage in casual chit chat for a while. Though she kept herself positioned with her forepaws forward and haunches collected neatly under her so she could leap up if needed. She had a reason for this meeting but it was just a tiny piece of a much larger picture. Her mind worked and churned over everything presented before her while visage remained pleasant and calm. "And of course, I had to congratulate you on your wedding. Will there be pups in yours and Kaien's future?" she asked easily, honest curiosity evident in her tone. She had no idea of the terms that Morphine and Kaien had worked out in this whole arrangement but she was curious. Every little tidbit of truth she could pry from the queen's lips would be helpful...
Speech!