Clenched tightly between her jaws was the precious stick that she had continually forgotten to return. It had been the turn of a season, and now the child was finally getting around to returning it. Would Jupiter be mad? Oh no, would he say they weren't friends anymore? That would be horrible.

The stink of a million wolves was here. All over the mountain. Oh no. Why were there so many? Did Jupiter know all of these wolves? Did he also have lots of brothers and sisters? It was really strong, and there was a pretty defined area that seemed like someone else's home. "Ahhmm..." The grip on the stick wavered, and she might have dropped it if she hadn't been paying attention. Mismatched gaze flickered back and forth, wondering if perhaps this was the wrong mountain. Maybe there were other mountains nearby?

A tremulous call trickled from her throat, daring to announce herself. Would he show? Was he even here? The thick fur of her paws had become muddied through the trek, and there were little splotches of it going up her legs. Nope, this was a bad idea. Very bad. Backpedalling from the foot of the mountain, she decided she would wait for him to come and find her home.

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Jupiter came running at a gallop. Somewhere far behind him he could hear Amadeus yelling for him, but he didn't stop. Divo was here! He heard her howling somewhere nearby. He was happy for three reasons: 1) it was his turn to have the stick 2) Diva was his friend and he was happy to play with her again and 3) he had someone to adventure with! He skidded around an outcropping and found himself on the border. Immediately he dropped his nose to the ground. She'd been here! Had she left? He sniffed around and finally picked up her trail. Jupiter set off again, this time at a much slower pace. The trail was fresh so she had to be nearby. "Divo!" Wait, what was he doing? He had a better idea. It was time to put his monster hunting skills to good use. Crouching down, Jupiter slunk off the trail but continued in the same direction. He thought he was close enough to her that he didn't have to follow her steps exactly. Any second now he'd find her and if he was really quiet and really slow, maybe she wouldn't hear him coming. A rustling up ahead made him drop to his belly and shimmy behind a rock. He peered around it to be sure and yes, it was her! He grinned excitedly to himself. 3... 2... 1... GO! Jupiter jumped out from behind the rock and charged Divo. At the top of his lungs he shouted, "RAAAAAAAAWR!" "Jupiter" "Amadeus" "You"

There was nothing to worry about, because home was close by. No one was going to get mad about a lanky albino wandering into their home. Adjusting the so called beating stick in her jaws, the young shaman trotted along towards home. It hung most of the way out of her mouth now, and she made a game of tipping her head from side to side. The stick dragged on the ground, and then was lifted at strange, meaningless intervals. Maybe Jupiter had forgotten about how cool the stick was, and she could keep it forever. No, that would be wrong. Mama said that stealing was bad. Was that rustling behind her? Whirling around, the pale youth sought out the source. There was nothing there.

"RAAAAAAAAWR!" someone roared, and it was very close behind. A frightened yelp was the best the child could manage, before whirling around with the beating stick firmly clenched in her teeth. Whites rolled in her eyes, and she aimed to slam the aforementioned weapon into whatever was charging at her. No monsters were going to eat her while she had the stick! No way! As the strongest of her siblings, she was going to whack her attacker into submission! It was her duty!

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Jupiter could tell even before Divo turned that he'd scared her good. She jumped and yelped, and he would have dissolved into a puddle of laughter right there had he not been committed to his charge. He wasn't going to run into her, but he wanted her to think was going to. At the last second he intended to dodge to the side and breeze by her all cool-like. That never happened. Divo swung around with the beating stick clenched firmly between her teeth and before Jupiter had time to do anything other than notice the stick it struck him across the left side of his face. He reeled to his right and then crashed to the ground, his legs stiff and tangled weirdly beneath him. All he could do was lay there and blink up at Divo, his expression bewildered. "Jupiter" "Amadeus" "You"

Whack! The beating stick struck gold, in the form of striking the attacker neatly in the face. The attacker was bright blue. Oh no. Jupiter crumpled awkwardly onto the ground, staring blankly up at her. The stick clattered from her jaws, landing on the dirt as a gasp was yanked from her. Dropping onto her haunches, the young babe gawped at her friend. "Jupiter!" She cried, hackles quivering. "Frightened me!" she said morosely by way of explanation.

Delicate tiara would lower to examine her friend. Was he okay? Softly, she said "Sorry Jupiter. Didn't mean it." Auds were tipped back, expression aiming to be apologetic.

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Ow, ow, OW! The whole side of his head hurt and the pain spiked in time with his heartbeat. For a moment as he stared up at Divo, Jupiter wasn't sure what was going on, but the fogginess cleared as his friend stared down at him. He blinked up at her with wide, startled eyes. "You hit me," he stated slowly as he tried to digest that fact. She'd hit him. Hard. Across the face. With his beatin' stick of all things! He needed to shake it off. Even though his face hurt and one ear rang, he just needed to stand up and be a man about it. Slowly Jupiter got his paws under him and then after the blood quit making whooshing sounds in his ears, he stood up. See? All better. He was totally fine. It was okay if his head felt light and the side of his face felt a little stiff. It was all good. "It's okay, I'm alright, see? Wow, that's a good beatin' stick..." "Jupiter" "Amadeus" "You"

ooc. hella late I'm sorry D:

The young male stated the obvious. "You hit me," with a blank, stunned look on his face. Oh gods, she'd broken him. How was she supposed to explain this to mama? What about Jupiter's mama? Both of them would be so mad that she broke him with the beating stick. Watching him slowly arrange all of his legs beneath him, she worried he might die. What if she somehow broke all of his bones? It was a monster beating stick she'd hit him with, and he was just a lil' pup like her!

Jupiter wobbled to his feet, proving himself to not be dying. "It's okay, I'm alright, see? Wow, that's a good beatin' stick..." Oh right, she'd come here for a reason. Pale toes extended, seeking to rub some of the congealed dirt from the stick. Her pup drool had made it a bit dirty once she'd dropped it. "Your turn," she mumbled, looking between the stick and her friend. "waited much long to bring to you.." Yeah, she'd been a pretty sucky friend. Sath would have called her a shitty friend, but Da said that was a not good word. "Sorry." Sorrowful features would be turned upon her friend, hoping he wasn't too mad that she'd kept it all this time. She'd just been so proud of it! It was so nice, and everyone was jealous.

"Jup' keep, maybe? I go away, maybe. Mama looking for shaman, Da want go away from home." He'd been talking to the other, bigger siblings late at night. He hadn't thought Divo heard him, or that she was awake then, but she was. She didn't want to leave her friend, or her home. What the heck was out there, anyway?

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