Running free!!! Sorta.... (pups)

Bleu couldn't help but glare at Coven, frowning and sighing as Cici arrived. "Finally! The absentee babysitter returns. Where have you been? Mom and dad are gonna be mad when I tell them you left us alone." She said, raising one brow and looking up at the pup sitter with a frown. She could care less what the hell Coven was doing, and as their nanny scolded Bandit, the little female felt like she should defend him. After all, he was her partner in crime, and well, her brother - not like that made much difference, Teras was her brother too.

She remained sitting confidently where she was, not too far from the large black, angry male while she spoke, glancing at Bandit and smirking slightly as she spotted Teras cowering, just as she thought. Finally she decided she was bored and pranced over to Bandit, tackling him playfully and growling as she tugged at his ear and wagged her tail with a muffled laugh.

The insolence of these pups was infuriating. First him and then Cici? When he was a pup, no way would he have even considered acting with the kind of arrogant entitlement that they were - and that was coming from Coven! With a narrow-eyed glare, the black wolf turned briefly to the pup-sitter with a snort. He was a pup once, and that time served as a low-ranking nobody was something these pups desperately needed, or they'd turn out worse than him.

"Fine, Cici. Coddle them all you want. You're not doing them any good," he growled. The wolf took some steps back and turned, baring his teeth at the pups in a warning he hoped they would take seriously. If they came near him or his space again, he'd have zero qualms with giving them a sharp whack in the face.

Coven's stalking figure was impeded by Fallon's bustling entrance into the den site. She skidded to a stop, ramming her shoulder into his. "Whoops!" she apologized, bouncing back and shaking her head before noticing the pups and wagging her tail at them. "Hello, Pups! Hello, Cici!"

"I'd watch your step getting into your den, Fallon," the black male cautioned her before stalking off. "The little whelps have been up to no good again..."

Laughing, Fallon shook her head at his back and commented, "This is why you have no pups, Coven."

((Coven continued: https://incendio.rpg-board.net/t125p75-hiding-from-the-pack-jenn#2260 ))

(( Dante and Dakota continued from here: https://incendio.rpg-board.net/t137-new-toy-roar#2278 ))

Dakota nipped at her brother's side as they made their way towards Coven's den, where she was sure Bleu and Bandit would be up to no good. When they arrived, of course, the other pups were nearby Cici and Fallon while a pissed off looking Coven was storming off. Well, she couldn't say she was surprised. She finally came to a stop as they reached the other pups, wagging her tail slightly and tilting her head as Bleu came bounding over and tackled her, making her yelp as the other female's teeth closed on her ear.

Bleu liked to pick on Dakota, since she was the only pup smaller than herself that she could beat in a play fight. She tackled the littler female to the ground, tugging at her ear and growling playfully as she ignored the adult wolves and the other pups.

Dante wasn't surprised when Coven looked angry storming away from the scene. There was Cici and Fallon, but his attention was quickly diverted when Bleu tackled his sister to the ground, and Dakota let out a yelp. Growling a playful growl, Dante went down into a crouching position. Taking a few steps, he planned his attack. He jumped over his sister and tackled Bleu to the side. This was no Bandit, but it was still a game! "Haha! That's what you get!" Sometime in the future, it wouldn't be surprising if Dante became very protective of his little sister.

Bleu growled in surprise as she was tackled to the ground easily by Dante, hitting it with a thud and an 'umph'. She squirmed beneath him, biting at his legs and growling as she fought him. "Get off me!" She growled, biting at his neck and kicking at him with her rear legs in an attempt to free herself. Her eyes narrowed as her ears pinned backwards, silently plotting on how to get him back for this.

Dakota rolled onto her feet as Dante tackled Bleu off of her, shaking the dust from her fur and grinning as her brother pinned the other little female to the ground. She wagged her tail, laughing lightly and trotting around Bleu while Dante kept her pinned helplessly. She loved it when Dante did that, well, at least when it wasn't done to her. Plus, she didn't have hope of getting up if he hadn't tackled Bleu.

Dante's only goal was to get Bleu off his sister, so when the other pup started getting restless with him on top of her, he jumped off. Sometimes it was just no fun with her attitude; Dante almost knew something was going to happen to him. But he wasn't clever enough to ever realize if she tried to get revenge. "Okay, okay. I'm off!" Dante flashed Bleu a smile, hoping it was enough for an apology. It was definitely much more fun with Bandit.

(Sorry it's so short)

Cici sighed while looking over to blue and held her tongue as Coven walked away. Perhaps she should warn him of the second trap Bleu had laid out for him, just to let Bleu know that she was always watching, even when it didn't seem likely. The female smiled as Fallon appeared and happily pranced over to her pack mate to greet her with a nuzzle. She laughed at Fallon's remark, knowing full well that it wouldn't be long before Coven and Molly would have pups. Their little fight wouldn't last much longer, she was almost sure of it. "How goes it today Fallon?" Cici grinned, glancing back at the pups as Dante and Dakota arrived to play with the rest.

Bandit turned around to find his brother in the same ole position he usually took to. For some reason this made Bandit mad and in response he yelled at his brother. "Stop cowering! And being so scared all the time. What's wrong with you?" he huffed then snorted and haughtily walked off to join the rest of the pups who were too busy tackling each other. Like most pups Bandits anger only lasted a few more seconds before he calmed down and was smiling again as he approached the other. "Hey guys, where ya been all day? We were starting to think you liked that little hole of yours".

Dante wagged his tail when he saw Bandit coming. Forgetting about how angry he had possibly made Bleu, he trotted over to the big pup. On his way there, he nudged his sister, pushing her over slightly. "Hi Bandit! And what if I do like that hole?! It's comfy." Dante put on a playful pout, but then he continued his tackling spree. Although, he jumped over Bandit, just hitting him a bit with his paw. Crashing on the other side of his pack-pup, he landed with an 'oof!'

As Dante approached, Bandit gave a quirky grin then sat down and huffed for a response. "Figures. Only weaklings would stay hidden in a hole all day" he teased. When Dante tried to tackle him he barked and stumbled in surprise, but fairly satisfied that the pup had missed. He turned on his hind legs and pounced with laughter, landing on Dante and nipping and tugging at his ears. "I'll show you!"

Fallon grinned at Cici and wagged her tail as the pup-sitter welcomed her so warmly. The spunky young wolfess had quickly become one of Fallon's favorites in the pack. Who couldn't love such a happy-go-lucky, laid-back character? If everyone in the pack were like that, it would be heaven. But hanging out with Cici brought it close enough.

Animatedly, the hunter responded, "It goes quite wonderfully, Cici. How about for you? Anything exciting today?" The young grayish wolfess always seemed to be doing well, but Fallon was beginning to worry that more members of the pack were hiding worries. That hardly seemed like an issue for Cici, but as she was high on Fallon's list of 'wolves-who-must-always-be-happy-if-I-can-help-it-because-they're-so-awesome', it never hurt to ask. Hopefully the pups weren't giving their watcher half the trouble they'd consistently been giving the hunter.

As she was on a schedule and had to go see at least Laek soon, Fallon remained standing - pretty much to remind herself that there was something else she had to do, since she could get caught up talking for a while. But it was always a nice break to chat a bit with the sweet pup-sitter, and Eve when she was awake, so Fallon gladly waited to get caught up on any news.

Bleu was NOT amused by Dante's tackle, nor was she staisfied with his words or smile. But she knew she couldn't take him in a fight, so instead she settled for growling and nipping at Dakota who had just been knocked over by her brother. The two girls rarely got involved in the wrestling playfights, since they never won, and instead they settled for playing tug of war or just chasing each other around. Deciding she was tired of running, Bleu picked up at large stick, shaking it in front of her playfully as she looked over at Dakota, who was now on her feet.

Dakota jumped up eagerly as she spotted Bleu picking up a stick, pouncing at it and grabbing the other end to being the tug of war. It didn't last long, and it ended in Dakota loosing her grip and going flying backwards and into Fallon. She yelped in surprise as she hit the adult wolf, rolling over onto her back submissively and wagging her tail apologetically. "Sorry Miss Fallon!" She said, rolling back over and jumping up to lick the head hunter's chin before running back at Bleu and latching onto the stick once more.