New Home (Frosts)
06-09-2014, 07:43 PM
OOC: Set before Thor and Baldur come back with the other Hroovy pups.
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06-09-2014, 08:01 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-09-2014, 08:02 PM by Aksel.)
"I'm tiiiirreed?" Aksel said for the fiftieth time since they'd begun moving. "When's mom gonna come?" Not even miles and miles of travel could stop the boys incessant questions. They were off on a trip with uncle Baldur and Thor but mother hadn't come with them and he'd been off playing in the mud so he hadn't quite gotten the chance to say goodbye. He was surprised daddy had taken Acadia. She hadn't been doing so well. She'd fallen quiet and was moving really slow.
Ears flicked forward as he bounded over to his father, moving to rub against the males front right leg as he peered at where they were. He frowned. "It's just a bunch of snow! What are we supposed to do here?"
Talk, Think
06-10-2014, 08:29 AM
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06-10-2014, 01:25 PM
From the start, Everest was uninterested in the trip. At least, that was the mood she put forward. Her exasperated sighs could be heard from miles away as the child trudged along, kicking small objects irritably as she went. Deep down, however, the dark princess was a bit curious as to where they were off to. Their father had uprooted them rather suddenly, suggesting that they come to this new place and meet up with their uncles. Everest allowed her tail to give a brief wag. Though she couldn't stand to be around her siblings most of the time, she enjoyed the company of her uncles. They seemed so strong and mature, holding their honor the way a wolf should. In contrast, the way these pups pounced around and shouted like banshees was laughable. Everest chuckled as if to prove this point, her small green eyes glinting as they moved along. She kept a polite distance from her father, but was far from bringing up the rear of their little crowd. Aksel was also not far behind, to her surprise. He must have been feeling better. Not that she cared either way.
At last, their farther brought his steps to a halt and looked around at the scene. Little Everest followed his lead, giving a disdainful glare to the wintry landscape around them. It really wasn't much to look at. But judging from his words, it was their new home. Everest grumbled, her irritation exposed and unveiled. She heard the false cheeriness in his voice. Her father wasn't fooling anybody. "Really? We walked all that way for this, Daddy?" Needless to say, the young princess was incredibly disappointed. But then again, most things fell short of her standards anyhow. So she put on a sarcastic grin and hoped her family saw through the ruse. Everest would have to deal with it, just as she always did.
06-11-2014, 11:18 AM
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06-11-2014, 07:27 PM
Will you recognize me
In the flashing light?
Aksel was a bit put of by Loki's tone as he responded. Little ears flicked back and he turned to look away. That was right. Imena wasn't his mom? A sudden feeling of bitterness and jealousy swelled up in his chest. Bitterness over the fact that for some reason he couldn't understand he didn't have a mother. And the jealousy was over the fact that Imena was going to have pups of her own to love and to hold and to raise and it wasn't fair. How come he could have a mom and a dad? But Aksel, for once bit his tongue, he didn't know how to ask this question. He frowned and took off quietly in a random direction, pretending he was looking for a place to sleep but secretly his mind was whirling.
"Speech"
"Speech"
I try to keep my heart beat
but I can't get it right
but I can't get it right
06-12-2014, 04:59 PM
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06-13-2014, 09:01 AM
Everest sighed again as her father spoke. He sounded as irritated as she did, but she tried not to look wounded by his sharp tone. She had to be the strongest sibling, the most mature and emotionally stable sibling. She couldn't let a few words from Loki scare her into a quivering ball of fur. The dark princess huffed a bit instead, casting her eyes downward but otherwise holding her posture high. Everest had always known that Imena was a temporary mother, but Aksel seemed to have a harder time understanding this. She frowned at his retreating figure and made a move to follow him when her father began to speak again. He seemed to solely address Helena, which didn't surprise her less enthusiastic sister. While Everest had to admit that she felt some motivation to please her father, she also did not want to become like her sister. Bubbly, adventurous, annoying Helena, always cuddling up to their father with that squeaky little voice. No, little Everest would gain the love of her father in a more respectful way.
She turned her head away for a moment to roll her eyes and then redirected that toxic stare to her brother. Clumsy black paws moved through the snow as she followed her brother. Already these things were unusual for her. On any other day, Everest wouldn't have bothered to turn her head away. She would have rolled her eyes in plain sight, uncaring of whether or not it hurt anyone else's feelings. On any other day, she would have let Aksel explore on his own. But maybe Everest could make a difference today. But she wouldn't make a habit of it, of course.
The pup shook some snow from her dark and majestic pelt, smiling arrogantly as she trotted over to her brother. She was genuinely glad that he was feeling better lately, but now he was sad and she would make it her duty to figure out why. Her lips pulled into a grin as she bumped her small body against his. "What's wrong, Aksel? Do you miss Imena?" She kept the satire out of her voice as she asked. Everest, for once, had managed to keep a friendly tone. "I miss her too, if that makes you feel better. It doesn't seem fair that we don't have a mommy."
The first part was a lie, she could care less about Imena. But she wanted to be friends with her brother, if that was possible. Mismatched ears flicked expectantly as she awaited a response from Aksel. They wandered in the direction he had chosen, abandoning the rest of their family to their own affairs.
Walk. "Talk." Think.