~Jake
I hadn't been able to even smell that bear until it came out of its hole and swatted me like a fly that he meant to kill. I didn't wake up until a minute later of the hit, and felt blood dripping slightly from my skull. I hissed and put my hand to the back of my head. It was maybe, a very small crack, but not broken at least. I was lucky enough to have it cracked by a bear.
When was the last time I fought a bear... A few years ago? I couldn't remember, but I do remember getting out of there barely alive, my stomach had been split open along with my skull. It wasn't a fun year. And then I thought about when I had fought that bear. I hadn't been so angry as I was now, and with my anger, I was pretty sure I could kill a bear, since that bear a few years ago died barely by my claws.
Stumbling when I stood up, realizing that my right back leg bone was badly bruised, I saw the bear on top of Pierce, and the wolf, Ice, laying against the cave wall, bleeding from the side. I could see was he going to live, but I wasn't so sure with Pierce and how close the bear was.
His attention suddenly was turned back to the cow, and they talked. Damn it. Stupid! You don't mess with a bear. Pierce tried to make desperate attempts of attacking him, but that just made it more pissed. My natural instinct, flee from the bear that could kill me, even though I hated the idea.
Pierce got Ice to run out of the cave and I followed, and that wasn't helping with the way I felt.
"You didn't listen to me either?! Aughhhh! Dammit!" Pierce exclaimed as he looked at me and then pouted, probably wondering why his plan didn't work. I just stared at him. He was such an idiot.
"Yeesh. What, hero? Shouldn't you go on and slay the mighty bear before you flee with us inferiors?" Pierce looked at me and I sighed myself. I was going to be killed, and yet, I wouldn't mind getting my revenge, or at least some of it, on a bear.
"Fine, fine," I exclaimed to him with a look in my eyes. "Just make sure the group comes over fast, because I'll be in bad shape, and so will the bear," I exclaimed and he nodded and I stopped in my tracks and ran the opposite way.
I was a dead man walking.
Finding the bear about to lurk off back into its hole, I pounced, him startled, and the fight began.
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I tried. XD Jake is afraid of dying, so he doesn't like the idea and I suggest he be very beat up, but not dying with the fight. XD And I'm not very good at fight scenes. XD ^-^;;;;;
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Pierce -
I stared, wide-eyed at the bear. Huh. A bear. Omigod...An idea hatched inside of my brain, trying to shift my mind from the fact that I may very well die.
I threw on my best scared face (not hard, since I'd been around so many carnivores for so long)
"238." the bear said suddenly, looking down at me.
"What?" I asked, having a feeling where this was going.
"That's how many cows I've eaten."
I tilt my head, then throw on a tiny scowl. Devilish and insane looking. It was distraction time.
I focus for a moment before making two small horns sprout from my head. Yes. Cows have horns. They're small, but they are still freaking there!!
I sighed, pulling out my dagger and pretending to sharpen my fingernails. Oh yeah. I'm so hardcore. "Typical. So...typical. Tell me, please, what on Earth made you think I was a cow? A. Cow?!" I took in a deep breath, shaking my head in false irritation, "Every time, I swear! No! No, I am not a cow!!" I pretended to try to compose myself, I pointed a finger at the very confused bear. "Do you...know who I am?"
I grinned harshly, "I." I gestured widely to myself, "am your worst nightmare, bear."
The bear growled, "You smell like a cow, idio--"
I put up my hand, signaling for him to shut up, "No! ...Look, I know what I smell like. Do you want to know why I smell like cow...?" I took the chance to signal desprately with my eyes to Ice and Jake. GET. OUT!
He opened his mouth but I cut him off, for dramatic effect, "To lure in stupid prey like you." I whispered, my eyes glinting promisingly.
"299." I stated proudly, getting down as though I was going to pounce.
"What?" the bear demanded, looking at me as though I was crazy. Yes. Yes, I was crazy. But, it might work.
"How many bears I've eaten." I willed my hair to turn white, and my eyes to become opaque. Yeah. Being a cow had some perks. I flashed my eyes to Ice and Jake one more time, this was it...
And, everything happened in a flash. To hold up my (mildly impressive) act, I, indeed, did pounce at the bear.
My suspicion was confirmed that my vegetarian teeth did not break skin...or harm anything...at all...Yes. Bright move, me. Very clever.
The bear, on the other hand, didn't find this half as amazing as I did. In fact, I think he was a little pissed off. Maybe. I dunno, really, cause at that moment, I wasn't looking.
I laughed nervously and detached myself from his arm, "Well! Whaddya know? Guess I am a cow! Hah! Geez, no one had ever told me before, and I guess I got a little cocky--RUN!" I took off, grabbing Ice by his neck and dragging him too, since he, apparently, hadn't left. Tch. No one ever listens to me.
As Ice and I ran away from the angry bear (oops), I noticed someone running beside us.
"You didn't listen to me either?! Aughhhh! Dammit!" I exclaimed at Jake, the pout that had been on my face since my 'brilliant plan' hadn't worked deepened as I realized that even the people who hated me didn't listen. Was I just easy to ignore? Or was I just hard to take seriously? It was because I was a cow, wasn't it?! Well, y'know what? I was the best cow in the freaking group!
Jake didn't respond to my exclamation, so I made only this snide comment as we continued running, "Yeesh. What, hero? Shouldn't you go on and slay the mighty bear before you flee with us inferiors?"
Today wasn't my day, I guess.
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XD THIS WAS SOOOO FUN!! XD
I'm sorry, if this was supposed to be serious, and if it helps, Pierce ended up pretty pissed, so he'll be serious next time if no one cheers him up. ^^;
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--Zar's POV
The snow fell silently outside the cavernous mouth of my cave. These cool months I tended to sleep a lot, in my own light form of hibernation. I flipped over, the boulder no less comfortable than it was last month. Why was this always such a pain? I felt the tug of sleep as the sandman came by to make his rounds to me once again, the darkness closed in. The swirls of snow danced in from of my tired eyes as the world gradually faded from view.
I would have stayed like that, harmlessly, for a few months, taking a much needed beauty nap. That is if you can call that twisting turning and fidging napping. If you were to call in the months of November to December and the redskins didn't win the super bowl, just don't call (Especially if the cowboys won, I might eat the team).
A oh so short while later a bunch of animals strayed into my cave. Halflings, and not the short kind either, that or they smelled the same as Halflings. I wasn't wake enough to hear for a good few minutes, but I could feel the foot on my hand. I squish my claws around to wear they cut into my on flesh. Think hangnail only a few times worse in pain. It got to the point where it was (pardon the pun) unbearable.
"That's my real name. Jake is just a cover up, because I hate my name. And yes, I know it's a girl's name, okay?"
I moved and someone fell over on themselves. I turned out of my nook in the cave and stared at the blurring figures, one moved quickly and turned in a flash of gold and disappeared.
I smiled, hhhhmmm, haven't had lion in ages.
I caught the big cat extremely lightly with my paw to avoid breaking his comparatively weak skull. I then picked him up and threw him out of the cave like a baseball. I looked to the other one, now a growling wolf.
Now this is what gets me, even after comfirming the popular puplic opinion the bear vs. lion = bear pawnage, this smaller one still attacks. I swiped the air with my heavy claws and hit the wolf with the side, slamming it against the wall.
I look at him and shifted to my human form. I popped out my claws and pulled out my knife to clean under them.
I smiled at the terror stricken Halfling, "So what do you and Jake there want in my cave?"
I saw his eye zoom up a few feet to the large pointed teeth in my mouth.
I had a guess to what he was thinking. "238"
"What?"
"That’s how many cows I've eaten"
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Right, I realize it's been a while but I would like to get involved again. I find it helps my English grade to practice my spelling.
~Jake
"Tell me why you're so angry." I paused in my steps and my eyebrows raised as if I was confused myself. Why I was so angry? It dealt with my whole life. Why bring up such memories when they were burrowed in my mind, never to be dealt with again?
"What?" Was the only thing I could say. It had caught me off guard and there was no denying it.
"Why? Do you enjoy hating everyone? Get down off the burning cross, Jake. It doesn't count if no one nailed you there." Pierce looked at me coldly and I grew angry. This guy knew nothing about my life. Why should he so interfere with it? I glared at him.
"Don't you dare act like you know me--" I started off in a complete growl and snarl, but he cut me off. My life was complicated, like any other halfer's. He shouldn't even try to interfere.
"Don't assume everyone's the same. I'm worried about you. Why do you cling to anger like that? It's not necessary, and it's not comforting: not in the long run. Anyone who will ever end up mattering to you won't scorn you if you be yourself. Pretending to be happy--hiding your emotions--it's not worth it." Here came the lecture.
"No one would be offended if the sand decided to break away from the oceans that have been ripping it apart. Searching for your own happiness--there's nothing wrong with it. Sometimes, the only way you ever can search is to detach yourself from all you've ever known. Don't let the waters tear you apart." I knew what he was talking about. It was just like my mother had said. Don't let darkness rip out your soul and make it suffer, but that had already started to happen.
Ice nodded, "You mustn't fear what lies ahead of you--even if the path seems dark."
Darkness was something I wasn't afraid of. I don't fear anything that lies in my path except death. Darkness was something of the past for me. My family had dug that quite deep into me of something not to do, even though I couldn't help but be mad all the time for what I did, and for what happened that day. Revenge and everything else in me were the only things that mattered at the moment. Why should they try to understand me? Connect to me? It was hard for anybody that came in contact with me.
I stared at them, my face unreadable. I was angry, but what he said just reminded me of my mother, which angered me just a little bit more.
You--" I began, but I was cut off by a loud growl.
Our heads snapped over to the entrance of the cave, where the lioness stood. I sighed. I knew she would find me, but why did it have to be at this moment?
I could tell she was angry, about something at least, and it was probably because I hadn't met with her or whatever of the like.
Though I was cut off guard when her three little monster cubs attacked and licked me all over my face.
"Okay, okay. You can get off me now," I sighed and they just laughed and got off and smiled.
"Hey, Uncle Clem!" One said and they all chimed in. I looked at the mother.
"Why are you here?" I asked as I immediately transformed into my animal form and ignored the looks I was getting from the guys.
"We were traveling and were going to take a rest over at the next cave over. I heard you arguing with these halfers, and thought they were trouble. Well?" She growled and rolled my eyes.
"No, we were just having a... debate, if you will," I sighed and she looked at me.
"A debate? Sure. And you weren't angry at them?" How many people were going to get on me about being angry today? "We can't find any food around here, and we were hoping you could help. We saw you with that group of halfers and figured we would follow." I sighed.
"Yeah, Uncle Clem! Can you find us some food?" All the cubs chimed in and I sighed.
"Fine. Go with your mother to that cave you found and I'll be over soon, okay?" I told them and they cheered and the lioness and the cubs headed out over to their cave, but before the lioness scratched my cheek with all of her claws sheathed.
"That's for being who you are, Clementine." And then she left and I sighed. People just loved to hate me, didn't they? I transformed back into my human form and looked at the two staring halfers.
"Are they your-" Pierce started off and I shook my head.
"No." I sighed.
"What was that 'Clementine' thing?" Pierce asked and I sighed, tired from all the commotion, and leaned against the wall of the cave.
"That's my real name. Jake is just a cover up, because I hate my name. And yes, I know it's a girl's name, okay?"
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Jake's real name revealed!!!!!! XD And the two guys got to see his nice side~~~~~ XDDDD
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Pierce -
"What?" Jake growled at me, and, for once, I found myself unafraid of this odd halfer, even though he had dropped the nice act entirely, for the moment...But, I, of course, still found it baffling how he could sound threatening and growl, even when he was in human form.
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Well, y'know what? I could moo, dammit! That made me just as good!(These are things I tell myself when I remember what a useless animal I am...Hahah...I'm brilliant)
I tried my hand at my usual 'I'm-such-a-pompous-cretin-and-I'm-so-proud-of-it' smile/smirk/sneer-of-awesomeness, but I think it looked a bit more subdued than I'd like to pretend it is, because Jake looked like he knew I wasn't bothering with the doors.
I shrugged, "Can we talk?" I asked, dropping my pitiful attempt at foolishness and looking at him seriously.
He seemed to be annoyed at me, 'cause he sighed before answering, "Fine. What?" he asked curtly.
I smiled, making a peace sign, pretending his apparent annoyance didn't bother me, "Hahah, am I not aloud to just talk to you?"
"Nope." Jake turned away and continued cleaning the cave.
I put my hands on my hips, emphasizing my disappointment. I did, however, smirk. That was a smooth reply. "Che. Aren't you the epitome of pleasant? Too bad," I clicked my tongue, crossing my arms, "I'm afraid I have to stay and help you out." I lied, grinning.
He looked back up at me, his eyes narrow and annoyed, "You're joking." he stated.
"Hah! Nope. Sky would never want you to do such work all alone! So, she decided that since we got along soooo well, I should help! I couldn't deny her, I mean, hey, anything for Harmony, no?" I raised my eyebrows at him, a sinister grin on my face. Lying was always the solution.
He snarled, "Great. Just freaking great. She hates me already. Oh, let me guess, he was sent to help, too?"
I looked behind me to see Ice, staring at the two of us intently. He had come along, after all. I smiled at him and winked before turning back to Jake, "Of course. Ice--his name, since you wouldn't know, decided to tag along." I shrugged.
Jake raised an eyebrow, "I thought you would bring the other one, Maki."
I snorted, rolling my eyes, "Please, I wouldn't endanger her like that." Jake was about to say something, but I clapped my hands and grinned, cutting him off, "Oh, well! Moving on--let's get to work! This cave wont fix itself!" I instructed.
Ice walked over to join us and nodded, "Okay." he smiled...y'know...as much as wolves could smile.
Jake rolled his eyes, gesturing around, "What else are we going to go? I'm already done cleaning it out."
"Pfft. Yeah. I would definitely this cave in such a boring state." I grinned, "Let's fix it!"
Jake growled, "Why would I do that with you? Pointless. Why are you always such an idiot?!" He began to walk away.
I sighed, "Tell me why you're so angry." Ice furrowed his eyebrows at me, and I shrugged. I had to talk to Jake somehow.
This, it seemed had caught him off guard, "What?" he asked, looking back at me.
"Why? Do you enjoy hating everyone? Get down off the burning cross, Jake. It doesn't count if no one nailed you there." I informed him, staring at him coldly.
Jake glared at me, snarling and growling, "Don't you dare act like you know me--"
"Don't assume everyone's the same. I'm worried about you. Why do you cling to anger like that? It's not necessary, and it's not comforting: not in the long run. Anyone who will ever end up mattering to you won't scorn you if you be yourself. Pretending to be happy--hiding your emotions--it's not worth it."
I sighed, "No one would be offended if the sand decided to break away from the oceans that have been ripping it apart. Searching for your own happiness--there's nothing wrong with it. Sometimes, the only way you ever can search is to detach yourself from all you've ever known. Don't let the waters tear you apart."
Ice nodded, "You mustn't fear what lies ahead of you--even if the path seems dark."
Jake was staring at us, his expression unreadable. He was probably angry--but whether he was or wasn't, I would keep trying to make peace with him. I was a matter of pride at this point.
"You--" he began, but was cut off by a loud growl.
Our heads snapped over to the entrance of the cave, where a rather agitated lioness stood.
...Crap.
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Hahah...that was surprisingly fun. I hope that was okay :D
