Cypress Harmon:::Cypress was a collection of calm, or so anyone would believe. Pale figure was only in a black wife beater with a fake tie printed on the shirt. Tie was a mock zebra print. It matched the tiny boy shorts. No jewerly, not even the brow, was in tonight. All that dyed black hair was free from any style. It swayed across the small backside. The only thing that was left was the Lyric creation of Ash's name in pink and black sharpie ink, across the lower back. The pack house was buzzing with excitement. The moon was fat, round and calling all it's children to come out tonight. Cypress was no exception to the rule. Palms pressed to the glass of the back door, before the handle waspushed down to allow herself leave. White wolf eyes staring out, framed only by natural untouched lashes. Everything was natural, pure, and clean. Head turned to peer up, while a bright smile crawled across those full lips.:: (D)
of grace and sin:The pull of the moon tugged at Elena, calling out to her. After an eventful day, she was more than ready to come out and play. As the evening had worn on, her eyes had gleamed a brighter green than usual. Brunette locks cascadeddown across her shoulders, a stark contrast from the alabaster white skin that was revealed. She wore a pair of shorts along with one of those chic little camisoles she was so fond of. And she was happy. Happier than she'd been inquite a long time. She jogged down the stairs, jumping the last two, as lithe frame followed Cypress out the back door. Barefoot, the ground still felt warm from the day's sunlight heating it. Once she neared Cypress, she tilted herhead, glancing up as well. Full smile curved her lips a bit. She nodded to the other wolf, amusement and gaiety dancing across her features.Her eyes nearly glowed with the mischief they promised. She was always happiest right around this time, anyway. [d]
ViAshesToAshesiV: There was childlike glory in a night like tonight, with the feel of grass under his hands and knees. Skin against skin as soft as silk, and the only sounds the collective force of moans and the cry of the birds. His body a large tumescent well of need brought on by the moon. The glorious pregnant moon whose bounty shined down on them as though they were the last two people on an Earth post apocolypse. Scents of sweat amd forest mingled with their beasts. Blood flowing lightly from small wounds of passion, tempted with tooth and nail. At one point wolf song had sprung from both of them, filling the air like something from a macabre dream. A wellspring of life and glory. Even now he lay cradled in the dewy grass, stretched out skyclad, his body a shining glorious testament to the life he had lead. Scarred, tattooed, pale, and brilliant. It was easy to feel beautiful with that moon shining full upon you. Deft fingers traced small circles around Silent's bellybutton, the feel of that milk pale skin nearly the same color as his own, leaning down lips kissed a line from navel to neck, hot breath a current against her skin. It would be nice if it were the last day on Earth, no responsibilities or worries. But that was not the case. His voice was an accented whisper in the darkness, lids black crescents against his cheeks as those eyes closed. "I can feel them.....it's time." Moving with the grace of a born predatory he stood, hand held out towards her to help her as well. The pack was gathering, the Goddess was calling, and soon enough they would answer. There would be blood and song and glory. On their land they would act out the eternal battle of good and evil, predator and prey, and when it was over they would all be together. Fingers laced with Silents as he let his silver lined shields fall away like refuse, power allowed to flow freely. For a vague moment he noticed that Marcus and Evie were both shielding tight, trying to keep out of this event....it was probably for the best. That was the last thought before that power went racing out of him like a wave of heat, seeking those creatures that were his alone, wrapping them in his warmth. There would be a bit of buisness first, and then....the hunt. (end)
XBabylonsWh0r3X: :|: Silent had snuck out earily this moring to meet up with the capt and his brother...So they could come on the packlands...Or at least the boarder..Three large bucks and a few does had been set free..To graze and enjoy their last hours....There had been another creature set free on the pack lands...One Sil would be busting her ass for...But it was of the feline nature...A large white female tiger....It had sent Silent in a fit of laughter...Tonight she wouldget a furr rug for the new place they got out on the docks. Once things were taken care of Sil would escape back to the pack house staying as far away from humanity as she could. Having missed the chance to shift last moon........The swamp wolf was more then antsy to escape....Refusing to be caged or denied again. So when she was kidnapped and dragged off to the woods...Where she had planned to show off her cave to Ash...She would find the draw to Ash to strong....So they never made it. But they did manage to make the worlds shatter in a thousand bright colors and make her praise every god there was...So close to the edge she was that when he pulled her up she would nod watching him from behind those dark lashes. Curling against him she would walk..Feeling the others which was pushing her closer to the edge...The twisting of bones could already be felt :|:f
AHarryCanyonA:-:Harry was sitting on one of the lawn chairs beside the pool, not having bothered to turn on the light outside, so the cherry of that cigar was a burning red beacon. As it was plucked from his mouth that tongue traced over his lips, a slight taste of sweat there. Maddison was pacing beside the chair, her naked body a nice treat beneath the full moon.:- "Just go ahead toots. Ash won't mind he knows you're new." -:Maddie had only had one full moon so far so it wasn't surprising that she was having trouble. Harry had dispensed with his clothes already, naked as a jaybird and larger than life. Stogie was gripped between his lips as he puffed on it and then from the forest he felt that crashing force of power. The great grey timberwolf raised it's head eagerly, ears perked high and listening as it opened it's mouth and cried to the night. Apparently that was all Maddie couldtake, her control faltered and she fell to hands and knees. Body spasming as she burst through the change. Harry placed a hand on her back when it was all over, brushing fingers through that soft coat.:- "There, theregal. It's all over now." -:Her wolf raised it's head to look at him and he stared back with those white-wolf eyes. His beast filling his skin snugly, but he unlike Maddison was strong enough to hold it at bay. There were someannouncements the Ulfric had said he would make and Harry wanted to be there to help if it was needed. So the great grey would just have to sit it's fuzzy ass down and wait.:- d
An Irish Lyric:-Lyric lay against Kyle's wolf form. Fingers in the thick fur of his form. Nose would nuzzle the wolf neck. He was hungry, they all were. Kyle had changed sometime tonight. Lyric didn't want to yet. But the force of the moon was a pulling force. Lazy eyes turned from Kyle to Cypress, then Elena as they made their way out. She would gather herself, and exit with Kyle behind her. The fur rubbed against her side. Arms would fall to push the thickness of that fur away playfully. Bare feet would set out in a run to greet the rest of the pack. Arms fell to Cypress' shoulders in a quick hug. Kyle rubbed along Lyric's bare legs. Naked? No, never. But she had on a pair of ripped up jeanshorts. A white tank was ripped at the side, and short enough that it didn't matter if it was ruined. That was the point. Feeling Ash's power, knees buckled, and down Lyric went with giddy laughter. The cherry of Harry'scigar was seen, and soon Maddie's form pacing. Arm was starting to ache, and she wanted to run. Join Kyle's form in wolf. Arms circled Kyle's neck, pulling the blood scent against her nose. The change of the other female, and Lyric stood. A graceful stride made her stop at Harry's side. Body falling along his form, though sitting on the ground. Head would land against his stomach, while fingers petted Kyle.-
BlackMagicSonata:||The wildest moves of hot, moon splashed fingers tore away at the useless remainders of cloth until the tattered lines lay dead and limp at the floor. Sigh... Sirus lost a ton of clothes this way. No matter the number of articlesthat had been sacrificed to his will, Sirus always replaced them one way or another. Nudity was simply not a factor in the eyes of this man, not anymore. An evident fact in the weight of his need to feel Luna's all accepting arms dangling about his body warmly and lovingly. Not one second was wasted as he moved gracefully away from the taunting halls of the house. This was not a natural setting. Not for the wolf anymore. And by this point, he was far more wolf than man. Statements attested to this obvious truth in the way his eyes flooded with deep change. Tinged completely in golden waves, his body was having a fun time reflecting the true nature that hid itself on the daily basis.Raw, unrefined energy beckoned him away from the door all the way out to the poolside area, where Madison had already changed well before them, along with Kyle too apparently. A happy, almost giddy smile rode over his lipswhen he saw the pack gathering together. No stress, nothing but an entire family gathering together for an outing all their own. Stalkin up closer towards Harry and Madison, Sirus too felt the tiny string of leadership pull at him, but little did he know what was about to be levvied his way. Smiling towards Harry and his cigar, he sat himself down upon the chair that Madison no longer occupied. Digging his fingers lightly into the scruff of her neck, Sirus'words, tired and moon struck etched out towards the Geri.|| "Lookin' like a good night, pal." -d-
Cypress Harmon:::A glance was spared to Elena, when she appeared. Then the mocha warmth of Lyric's arms against her shoulders. A soft caress of Cypress' palm over the darker skin. Letting Lyric know that she was loved. It was strange how Lyric'spresence soothed Cypress. White wolf eyes would fall over to the cherry of Harry's cigar, and the woman pacing beside him. A woman that would soon turn. Brow quirked, though a smile would not leave Cypress lips. The wash of Ash's power across her form, caused a moan to fall from parted lips, as well as the head of the rusty red wolf to rise, and answer not only the call, but to join Harry's beast in a chorus of song. Legs were propelled in the direction ofher leader, her King and life. With Blood, Oath and Magic bound herself to him, and she was loyal to even after death. Lashes rose, when the power faded against her form. Head tilted up a little more, proud to have crossed the distance where Ash was with Silent curled at his side. The smaller figure would take station at his other side. Following the pair, back to where everyone awaited him. Some already changed, some still aching to change.Digits would reach for Ash's own fingers, unsure if he would take the little touch of fingertips.::(D) fur dyed red:After carefully removing the old, faded t-shirt she'd donned this morning, Lexi stalked the halls of the house, heading out to fresh air where she could smell the wolves gathering beside the pool. Eyes gone yellow, a compromise made with her vixen self, gazed on the forms before her. The touch of Ash's power turned her head in that direction, a smile playingabout unadorned lips. Both she, and the vixen, waited for their chance to run through the woods with abandon. Hand brushed Lyric as she passed the girl to go lean on Sirus. "Still half-drowned, pet?" Voice held a slight growl along its edges, though she teased him. The others were looked over, silent appreciation for their moon-kissed forms,before eyes were turned again to Ash. It was his signal that she waited for. The one that would tell her it was time to hunt. But, first there would no doubt be some formalities toobserve. Not for the first time, she wondered what it would be like if she were wolf instead of fox.
of grace and sin:Her entire body thrummed with a vitality it hadn't seen in awhile. With all of the angst she had put herself through, she hadn't truly felt this freedom in a long time. But, to quote the Beatles (sort of) that was all yesterday. Andall of those troubles seemed pretty far away indeed. She brightened when she saw Harry .. and Madison. Though she didn't know Madison at all, but still. And then, there was Sirus nearby, with the fox. Leni didn't know the fox, either, but she was planning on changing all of that. Self-reliance took awhile to break, but she was trying. As she heard the call of Ash and felt that wave of his power, her own beast stirred. Midnight black pelt was shaken as the wolf rose within, those jade green eyes staring out. And for the first time, `Midnight`, the affectionately nicknamed hitchhiker, returned Ash's call. There would be a long way to go, for them, but for now, she was a wolf, answeringher king. And she followed Cypress, giving a tenative smile in Lyric's direction as she passed the other wolf. "Hi, Lyric." The words were quiet, but audible. And she gave Sirus a warm smile as well as she made her way over towards Ash and Sil. [d]
ViAshesToAshesiV: Seperating from the darkness of the forest three wolves answered his call, all of them in their animal forms already. Damon, a Mexican red wolf with eyes like reflecting fire, Dylan, the newest grey among them, and sweet little Nola The three of them jogged to meet Ash and Silent, and he obliged by lowering a hand towards them, fingers nipped and licked as one pelt after another brushed against his legs, the wolves flowing around them like a tide of fur and flesh. At last they cleared the trees and the back patio of the house was in sight. From a distance he could already feel Kyle and Maddison in their animal forms, their minds already thwarted by the prism of primal thoughts and desires. With a snap of fingers and a push of power he sent the three wolves at his side rushing ahead to meet the others, and they went, all in synch with eachother, movements a blur of muscled beauty.Ash kept an arm around Silent's waist, feeling the effect the moon was having on her, power blanketting her to help keep her buoyed in her body until their buisness for the night was finished. This holy time was perfect for pack buisness, but it couldn't be done with no human mouths to speak their wishes. Sometimes he believed it was the human side of them that ruined things. Their animals had no knowledge of betrayal or lies. Being in that form there was a purity that could be found nowhere else. A dove cried out in the night, a lonely hollow sound. But there was no lonliness here. They were a family. His power rushing through them all like fire in a dry brush, connecting their minds and souls. This was one gift he could share with them....the gift he had to see into their primal minds, and only during the moon could he give that gift to all of them. When Cypress joined him he brushed his cheek against hers but when she took his hand he gave her over to Silent. Not as a way of rejecting her, no never that. He was going to make an announcement, and Silent was his second and would guide Cypress through it. When he was finally among the wolves he looked from one of them to the other, animals and humans alike, the wealth of their knowledge and love filling him like he was the grail of legend. At the last he caught sight of Lexi and gave her a warm smile. She was safe among them, he had promised it and it was true. The lightning kissed neon of his blue eyes lifted to the heavens and a hush seemed to fall. "Come all children of Pan and Diana. Tonight is our night to be free." Looking to Harry he gave the man a nod. "We welcome this night Miss Alexis Trent, guest and honorary pack member. Memphis will be your safeguard this night because he is strong enough even in wolf form to keep you safe." His own happy hitchhiker howled a high welcoming song to the fox in their midst and waited for the others to join in. When silence reigned again he held a hand towards Sirus. "Come my Skoll. Come before your pack" Waiting for the man to take his hand, his face held all the gentle love of a proud father. (end)
XBabylonsWh0r3X: :|: Sil could feel and hear the change of others that ran already as wolf. Normally she was the one who walked with ease ...Her shift stopped being painful years ago. Golden amber eyes that screamed wolf moved over the others asthey came into the clearing between woods and backyard. Three wolves..No four wolves new to the pack. Her gaze would drop some...Even as she fought the bittersweet sting As the others shifted...She could smell the fear of the animals that had been set free earlier. The spike of power that could be felt around the pack lands The smells of each wolf mixing twisting becoming something so intoxicating..That she would sway some. Their wolves...Alone each strong and beautiful...But together.It was breath taking. In all her years as a wolf. She had never seen anything like them. A hand would move to push the tears away...But she couldn't help them...Like Ash and Brady were to Cypress. This pack was to her. Her life..They were her heart...Her sanity..Her fears..Her freedom..Her best friends. Her family.When they sung praise to the goddess..The swamp wolf would join..A nod would be given To Cypress...A hand moving to caress the girls cheek. When Ash handed her over she would bite her own lip..No there would never be a blood bond between them..But a bloody laced kiss would be pressed against the woman's lips:|:Tonight is your night my dark doll.:|:She would smile some..Though her words were barely a whisper. As she fed from Ashes power. Her hand in Cypresses. Even as Ash took Sirus's:|:f
AHarryCanyonA:-:Harry stood from his seat when the others started to join him on the patio, inside that great brute was getting really riled up, and he sent calming lines of power inward to sooth it. Wasn't hard, Ash always helped. As Leni joined his wolfsong he turned to glance at her, hand gently stroking Lyric's mochalatte skin. He hadn't seen Lyric in awhile so he gave her a nod, but his attention was quickly drawn towards the forest as he felt that power drawing closer. After what Rossalyn had done to him he thought he would never find a pack that would be home, but Ash had changed all that. Memories of sadness swirled in his mind. Rapes and beatings, andthings no man should have to endure, but those weren't important. What was at the forefront of his mind was the smell of the highlands, being curledin a bed with them all, Silents hugs, Cypress's evil laughter, being thrown in the pool, and the love of this family. That was what he gave to Ashes power, let it fall in line to feed them all. Harry was happy to give it. The cigar was dropped and he stomped out the flame beneath his bare foot. It barely burned at all compared to the heat of his own moonsoaked skin. When the Ulfric mentioned his name he gave an obedientnod and went towards the lady fox, standing at her side like a stalwart sentinel. He had been informed of his job. To keep her safe in case the call of the moon drove some of the newer pack members a bit loopy. He was strong and as loyal to Ash as though they were truly brothers. Nothing would happen to Alexis. Not while he was guarding her. Those husky eyes drifted to Lyric as the announcement were being made, beckoning the young thing to his side. Sirus was her once love and beau, and he wanted her to feel comfort and security this night, and not heart ache.:- d
An Irish Lyric:-Harry's emotions, called to Lyric. She would rise and place a soft kiss to his temple. Body rose so gracefully from her position. Even when Elena greeted her, Lyric smiled now. Not because Elena said hello, but because this wasthe moon and they were family. All things aside, they were family, and this was the time where they would be as loving and as free. No mind of humans, and now chains that bound them either. The announcements and she was making her way to Harry's side. Hand reaching out to take Lexi's. "Welcome..." Lyric had been the first to greet her to the house. But, when her Ulfric called out, so her wolf would answer. It followed all the other wolves in the song of themoon. Even Sirus was given a smile. No matter her issues with everyone. Tonight was not the night for them.-
BlackMagicSonata:||Deeply seated within the spiraling staircases of his hung over mind, assortment was taken with a grain of salt each little baby step of the way. Feverish rolls of sweat caressed gentle skin, bathing his freshly fallen scent of snow with the bitter sweet taste of water. The moon, the power knitting around all of the wolves had his body frothing furiously at the seams, benched along with the ever will eroding want and need that came with being a wolf. Arousing to the collective call of it's family, the phantasmal wolf rose it's neck towards the heavens to release a mournful call to those surrounding it, releasing the warmth and love that came with a so closely knit together family. Truely, such frivilous things such as human thoughts no longer exsisted between their collective unit. But there was a shred of human intellect still remaining in his body, which gave him enough slack to work out a few short sentences and emotions.|| "Oh girlie... watch your mouth. Next time I won't be so kind as to let you get away from me." ||Playfully slapping the back of his hand against one of Lexi's out thighs, he grinned at heras if to be saying, "Remember? I got you once... I'll get you again my darling." But the words were simply not uttered. When the little fox left to greet Lyric and then the Ulfric/Freki, Sirus was left to feel the saddening emotions that came rolling away from Harry, and frowned. Before he whistled towards Lyric, he smiled softly to the man. No need to think about such things at all. Just then, he turned back to Lyric to catch her smiling at him.She even smiled towards Leni! It was truly a family night, spent with wolves, not human beings. Lips parted back to relinquish the cover they provided for his teeth, arching backwards so that the elongated spikes of caninesoffered her a bright smile. His attention snapped up quickly towards the power in Ash's voice as he told Lexi of his guardian tonight. It looked so perfect... Cypress at Silent and Ash's side... and the way he spoke,it carried "Leader" in his tones. Before he spoke to Sirus specifically, he turned his head and offered Leni a smile as well as a nod. But then, then his title had been acknowledged. Stepping forth slowly and:gracefully towards Ash, towards his Ulfric, Sirus respectfully brushed his cheeks with his leader, assuring warmth through his connection. He couldn't help himself. Ash's power lured him in to the greeting, forced him to respect the Ulfric in every aspect. But this was all before he took Ash's hand in another form of respect. Sirus, one way or another was thrilled to be called before the pack by the Ulfric, a high that could never be topped by anything in his book. Ash could've stood there and straight up insulted him thouroughly, and he still would've found it an honor.|| "Yes my Ulfric." ||That was the only amount of words he could muster. Smile was momentarily offered back to Silent and Cypress in a friendly rebuttle, but then, his glance was stolen by Ash again.|| "It's an honor to be called before the pack..." ||Sirus closed his eyes tightly to the man before him and bowed his head in silent reverence. Nothing short of respect would be tolerated for the things Ash had given him, his due was well deserved.||-d-
Cypress Harmon:::Lashes were shielded for the moment in which Ash had touched her cheek. Feeling the rougher touch of his fingers on the smooth plains of her skin, and enjoying the simple touch. Everything was open tonight. No doors were closed off to him, or any member of the pack tonight. Moved to Silent's side, she would take the woman's hand, the same one that had touched her cheek. No they would not have that same blood bond as Ash and she had. It was not needed. Cypress dared not bind herself to anyone else. Ash and Brady were enough. The sweetness of Japanese cherry blossoms crashed against the rest of the scents that filled the group around them. Wolf white eyes would turn to the new members, falling last to Lexi, who was not wolf at all, but fox. The rusty red wolf answered the call. It joined once more the chorus of Ash's wolf, and of the rest of the pack. If this was how a pack acted, perhaps, Salem was notas bad of a place. Though it was to late to leave now. Eyes turned to Ash, the reason to why she was at Silent's side. Then Silent's face was in her view, and lips stained with the offered blood. Cypress placed a free hand toSilent's face, for balance and to receive the kiss, without spilling the slightest drop of blood. There was magic in the air. The kind that made them free. Lower lip was bitten and blood was offered as well. The magic that bound Cypress to Ash was not there. It was blood to be offered, a present to the Freki. Another term newly learned. When Sirus was called. The kiss was stopped with the sweetest lick of Silent's lower lip. "I thank you, Freki."The tone was formal, and sweet as always. Head tilted a little more, watching Sirus, watching Ash. Fingers give Silent's hand a little squeeze.:: (D)
fur dyed red:Soft chuckle was the only indication that she had heard Sirus, but even that was soon swallowed into silence when Ash spoke. At the sound of her name, she bowed her head in respect. "You honor me with your hospitality, Ulfric of the Crimson Snow Clan." Gaze followed Sirus as he moved to the Ulfric's side before looking to the man who could only be her safeguard for the evening. A smile was given him before she turned her eyes to Lyric, taking the wolf's hands to pull her into a light hug that was also turned to a greeting. "Thankyou for the welcome, love." So, whether Memphis liked it or not, he now became her leaning post and she put an arm around Lyric's shoulders. The wolfsong had been joined bythe howl-like cry of a fox, sounding lost and lonely, though the human side would likely never admit to either feeling. So, yellow gaze was sent back to Ash and those standing with him. Thiswas a part of pack life she had never seen before and in its way it was beautiful. Perhaps it was the closeness that she saw in the wolves, that closeness she had not known with other foxes. Light shake of her head to clear these wandering thoughts and bring her focus back to what was here and now.
ViAshesToAshesiV: Ash stood with his right arm wrapped around the small cinched waist of Silent. At his side Damon was sitting, wolf head leaned against his thigh as that other animal panted. Nola had moved to sit in a mirror image against Silent's side. Dylan had trotted off to join Maddison and Kyle, the three of them laying down and panting, wolven eyes watching Ash as though they were children in the first row of a movie theatre. Who said vampires were the only ones who enjoyed theatrics? His pride for Harry knew no bounds. The man was a testament to loyalty in all that he did. Since he trusted him Ash knew he need not even cast a glance back during the hunt. Harry would keep his pace with the fox, and they would be cautious. Sirus's hand when it touched his was hot, the warm balminess of a Southern summer, and as Ash reached with his power he could feel each minutia omuscle and tissue in that hand, knew that he could make change to a velvet padded paw. Fingers, long and deft closed around Sirus's hand and Ash leaned forward, cheek brushing the other mans, lips catching his jawline in a kiss. "Sirus, you know that you have been a son to my second, and I feel as though yoy are a man I could be proud of. You will leave us one day and start your own pack, and I have no doubt that when you do you will be strong and more loving than I could ever hope to be. Your soul has a kindness that blesses everyone around you." At this point his lightning kissed gaze travelled around the pack once again. As though looking for their agreement to what he said. Of course it was true. Next to Lyric, Sirus was the all around good-guy of the grounp. "But you need training, and I think that is something best left to someone other than Silent and myself. Since our love for you sometimes outweighs our better judgements." Here he looked towards Silent, gaze catching the il end of that heated kiss between her and Cypress. The han held that grasped Sirus's was lifted towards those of the two other women. "Sirus, you are here and forever stripped of your rank as Skoll. From this night on Cypress shall hold that title. She will be first among my bodyguards and enforcers. She will protect this throne and our way of life, and you my sweet ghost shall be her second. You shall be known as Hati. Lieutenant to our Skoll, and second in protecting the throne. Cypress will train you and you will answer her call. She will make you the warrior I know you can be." As he held out Sirus's hand he waited for Silent to speak, waited for her to join Cypress's hand to Sirus's. And when the ritual was over and the new Skoll and Hati were holding hands Ash waited to see if the wolves would celebrate, or if they would revolt and challenge the decision. (end)
XBabylonsWh0r3X: :|: Silent was happy that Ash had given the fox over to Memphis care...As controled as she was..Even in wolf..This moon...The swamp wolf couldnt be trusted to do anything but guide and hunt. Its excitement over due. In the moring Would thank him tomorrow.Tonight she was almost as bad as a freshly turned wolf. Golden amber eyes would move over Nola. Sil had taken fast to her. But it could be explained by the fact that she was so submissive..And screamed Protect me. Petting that ashy pelt a smile moved over her lips and would only brighten with the fact that all of the pack was here. It warmed her. So many of the pack was gone. Olivia...Charlie...Vince(Even if he was never truly pack)Rose was gone...All those she clung to to make this real. Of the original pack.....It was Sil and Ash that was left. Which saddened her.Golden eyes would move to meet the white ones of Memphis.The pull of the moon made it easy to feel the others.But it was him that her in the gut like a bag of bricks.Of all the wolves other then as.Sil harbored a love for the Geri..One of respect for him. He was her equal. She would make no decision without him.He was the saner half to being Ashes Second. Now yes all these applied to Ash...But the simple fact he would always be her better. Her rock..He was her ulfric, king, lover. Her reason she would never run. Without him she was a animal that could speak.Shaking her head she would exit her thoughts...Pack Silent she would remind herself as her gaze fell on Leni.A nod would be given. But it was the return of the kiss and the coppery sweetness that once again left Silent almost week. That almost six foot frame would sway again. Her fingers laced in Cypresses. Then came what she dreaded. It was for the best...And yes...Silent completely backed Cypress. Knowing she would always protect Ash. Which ment the world. Because Silent aimed to protect two othersFor they held Ashes life in the fact that they lived. Sil would watch Leni greet Lexi before she started to strip for the shift...The excitement of the others becoming to strong to resist the change...She would try and greet those that she could before the pull demanded she shift..Those who were missed recived one after the shift as she joined the three that waited. Golden eyes would move to Sirus. Leaning in she would kiss his cheek:|: Your mind has been somewhere elses. Your judgement is often clouded by the chance to have a romp. I love you. You are my child and treasure. But this is for the best.-f
AHarryCanyonA:-:Lexi leaned against him, as did Lyric, and his arms foldedaround them. Memphis wasn't funny or sweet like some of the wolves. He wasn't particularly clever or smart, but he was himself. A rock. A port in a storm. And he was pack. He would do as the Ulfric demanded and when the man gave out that declaration about Sirus his great grey opened it's muzzle and howled. A cry in the metaphysical world that would resound and echo like nothing else. HIs power flowed from him, soaking from his pores just like his ozone and lightning scent, filling the air and joining with the Ulfrics. He was effectively giving the Ulfric his power, giving his strength to theman who gavce their life meaning. Hands gripped Lex and Lyrics arms as he held them close, and his beast pulsed inside him, brushing that hide out to pat against theirs.:- "We follow where you lead our great King. We are yours to command." -:That large body lowered to one knee, hands letting go of the two girls as he kneeled. And in that moment he didn't look quite the old man that he was. He looked regal and calm, like a knightfrom the round table, kneeling before the king of his heart.:- d
An Irish Lyric:-Everything happened so slowly, and yet in a mere moment the world that Lyric had known was turned, and she would stare at Ash, then to Sirus and Silent and finally to Cypress. The scent before a storm would come to her nose, when Harry let the scent free, as well as the power. It rushed along her skin, her wolf cried out, loud and long after the announcement. Body moved, falling to hands and knees as a scream ripped from her throat the moment that Harry let go of her arm. Violence racked Lyric's form from flesh to fur with screaming turning to howls. That white wolf was freed. Bones that had been once human were now that of wolf. A shake of the fur, letting what little pieces of fleshfly off that pure whiteness of her fur. Paws padded to Ash's side, nuzzling the Mexican wolf's cheek. That was her answer to the pack, and to Ash's choice. She was his wolf to call and to command.-
BlackMagicSonata:||Had the sudden decision shocked him? No... in fact, he didn't mind the demotion at all. He couldn't act out of disrespect, not for one decision. This was his family, his saving grace. That meant one thing: He could never be upset
((There is more but I must find it so this is To Be Continued.......))
OH! ANd I messed this up so it is backwards. SO start down at the beginning and this is the end
BlackMagicSonata:||Had the sudden decision shocked him? No... in fact, he didn't mind the demotion at all. He couldn't act out of disrespect, not for one decision. This was his family, his saving grace. That meant one thing: He could never be upset with any of them.|| "Your words honor me, Ash, my King... my Ulfric." ||Nodding accordingly to his words, he offered no biting rebuttle. Just loyal understanding, no rebellion in his soul, not a note of intolerence, just understanding.|| "I understand why you have stripped me of my title, my Ulfric. I honor your decision my king." ||Again Sirus bowed his head to Ash in respect, while keeping a soft, firm tone to his voice. Then came Silent speaking her own part to him. Sirus flashed her a knowing, understanding smile as well.|| "And I hope to change that Silent, my mother." ||Sirus was flush with emotion when her lips hit his cheek, it wasn't anything bad, he was just swelled with emotions. In the instant his warmth bathed over to Cypress', his smile was washed away with a serious expression. Now this woman had entered into a very interesting chapter in his life; he now had a boundless respect for her. In essence, like Ash, Silent, and Harry, he would oath himself to trust in her teachings. And like Harry himself, Sirus was close to bending his knee down infront of her, but that would come next.||"Cypress, from this day on, I shall honor your teachers, I will oath myself to you in whatever way is needed. I trust in your wisdom, Skoll." ||Kneeling down before her, Sirus kept her hand elevated in the air, whilesliding one free hand to his only extended knee, Sirus bowed respectfully to Cypress, sealing his words with an emotional truth. And however loud the wolves had been, his remained silent while this important bit of business went through it's course. He was Hati now, a fate... that he accepted with open arms. Truth be told, he'd guessed that something like this would happen, and for the better part of it, didn't fight the decision made at all.||-d-
Cypress Harmon:::Cypress would look to Ash hearing the announcement. Sirus was to be her Hati, yet before that, She was Skoll. Cypress was his private guard. His life was in her hands. His throne in her care. White wolf eyes turned to the Ulfric.Her life. His life was her own now. Silent's hand was held tighly. Eyes turned to Ash then. "I thank you, Ulfric of the Crimson Snow Pack. I will protect you, and I am your servant, your shield and sword. Your life is mine to protect." To Sirus she spoke. "Hati to my Skoll, I will need your help in the protection to our Ulfric. Take my hand and aid me in this honorable task." Cypress held out her smaller hand for his larger one. Tonight they were a pair. When Sirus hand touched her own, she gave him a little squeeze. The seriousness in his eyes matched her own. Cypress had not always been as such. With time, and heartache, she had turned this way. Eyesof wolf white eyes turned to the pack. Each member was given a glance. None were longer than the other. Each was equal, and breif. "Ash's life is held before my own. I will be his sheild, and sword. Above all his servant.Protecting him will be my life. He is our Ulfric, our sovereign." They all held hands in that instant. A gift was given to Cypress. "I offer blood to oath." Breaking for a moment their hands. Steps brought her to Ash. That lower lip was ripped by teeth, making the blood swell to the surface, red, glittering in the moonlight. Hands were placed to Ash's hips as she tilted her body up to his own. Once lips were close, a whisper. "My life isyours. Your own is mine to protect and honor." Then lips of blood were pressed to Ash's own. It was not her first kiss. Though, it was her first kiss that she had given a man.:: (D)
fur dyed red:It was a surprise to have Memphis hold her as he did Lyric. She had assumed she would have to earn the right to such closeness through slow friendship and found this instead. Not that she would complain, of course. As the change in the power structure occured, she felt privileged to witness it. Never before had she been allowed onto wolf land until after they had their ceremonies. This felt as though they were trusting her with some great secret, one she would not willingly share. The brush of Memphis' power was too much for Lyric and she watched as the white wolf tookthe woman's place. All that it brought from Lexi was a shiver to her skin and her own power mingled with the wolves, bringing the scent of wildflowers and damp earth to the senses. Yellow eyes turned upward to gaze on Mother Luna in all her swollen glory before attention returned to the oath Cypress was making to Ash. A sharp, silent command was given to the animal half ofher being that it should be still for a while longer. And then they would run free.
ViAshesToAshesiV: When Sirus and Cypress's hands joined Ash felt a swelling in the power of the forest. The air bled with it as though they would take over the land itself, their energy seeping into Mother Earth and drawing her own pleasure out. The moon cried to them all, her urgency prickling beneath the skin, and so when the oaths were spoken and Cypress gave him that kiss he took it as an invitation. Free hand leaving Damons head to circle the girls waist. He kissed her, tasting that bloos and sweat when he pulled her into his arms, but that was only the beginning. From that open mouth he breathed power down her lungs, it leapt from him and into her, filling her body with warmth and golden light almost as though he were going to make her burst, and through her he reached out to all those who hadn't turned yet. Sirus, Harry, Lexi, Leni..all of them. To those already in wolf form he fed pure power and the joy of the hunt,. Buisness was done and they would go soon. The only ones left unshifted would be himself and his Freki Silent. Together they would lead the pack. Normally Harry would have joined them, but tonight he was on fox duty. So when all the others were in wolf form he reached out to Silent. In his minds eye he could feel the silver in her system, and the pain. He held those muscled arms out towards her, beckoning her towards the body she had made love to only hours ago. Only once she came to him would he let them shift. (end)
XBabylonsWh0r3X::|: Sil would fall in with the others at Ashes howls Nola...Taking her part in it...Leni as well...Tonight they were one. Where Ash led them. They would follow. And for Silent...She would follow him to the edges of the earth. If But it was the oath beween the Cypress and Sirus that broke her...The swaying that threatened to make her collapse so many times won. There was a beauty into night...One that she had never in her life seen. Her cheek would press against Ashes hip. All the while she clung to Nola. The wolf may not of been able to process exactly what was happening...But tommorrow she would explain it to all those who had shifted...Who missed out on the beauty. Tears were running down her cheek. It wasnt sadness...But it wasnt a emotion she could put a word to. She shook yes...Trying to gather herself...No tears..But if was beautiful...She would watch as each of her breathren shifted one by one. If not for the silver threat that Ash held on her...She would of joined them as well. When she was beckoned she went. His body..She had learned. Every scar...Every mark she knew him as well as she knew herself. Arms would curl around him as she moved to her feet. Yes the silver plused threw her like a storm...But the pain...the bits of insanity would be gone...After tonight. :|:f AHarryCanyonA:-: From that knee his head lowered and he felt Lyric's body go slack against his, her hide rubbing against him, when Ashe's power called out he was the strongest and therefore the last to change. He felt them all gofelt their bodies give way before the master and just before the last of them fell he lifted his head and smiled, smiled at the Freki and Ulfric. Surrounded by his brethren he let himself go at last. Body stretching outas flesh gave way to fur, and in that moment he showed his truest talent. As his power reached for Ash he let his body go slack and in an instant that skin peeled back smoothly and was replaced by fur, bonesreknitting as easily as magic, his body seemed to just be gone and that great grey was in his place. HIded side passed a thick swipe at the fox, nearly knowcking the thin thing to her belly before he bagan trotting off to the forest waiting for Lyric and Lexi to follow him. They would be the tail end of the pack tonight. The final blow that brought down their prey. The scent of tiger filled his nose and he chuffed and blew it out. He was on duty tonight.He would follow Ashes need.:- d
BlackMagicSonata:||The coiling lashes of Ash's immense power shimmied through the naked body so warm and yet so profusely drenched in sweat that a torrential flood of whispers, glances at the truly primal side of things burst through his mind in flurried sense of love and heat, caressing every stroke of skin that it graced, flowing effortless from the tip of his head to the bottom of his feet, forever locking the man, or rather, wolf's mind in the euphoric state untilhis bones began to dance to the music that tasted his flesh so dominantly. Bending down gracefully towards the group, a howl, long, loud and filled with pride soared through the air for all to hear. It was a declaration of peaceand happiness that had for the longest time bereft itself of the wolves. It was time. Time to embrace the mother with arms wide open, mind reeling. Shudders of pure excstacy reigned the rapidly changing physicality of the Ghost Wolfuntil his semi-gilded hues opened up to fully flood to that of the wolve's completely wild apparel. Skin puffed outwards as furr, white as snow poked at holes through every opening possible. The shift was no longer painfilled in him, not with the aid of Ash's tender love, a love that would never rival anything that the man had ever felt before. His family... his home. It was all here. So simple, so beautiful that he would never once stop thinking aboutsacrificing himself in order to preserve the beauty that surrounded everyone of them in blankets of acceptance. His creed to Ash, to Silent, Harry, and now Cypress would never die, the feelings right now, the floods of emotionrivaled everything that was deemed as pleasureable. Crying couldn't express the words that had flashed quickly through his mind before something more urgent took control of what was rightfully it's. And with skin tightened and boundto lupine flesh the Ghost Wolf, in his entirety, shook off the peach colored shackles that grounded it to the planes of men. No longer was he Sirus, he was The Ghost wolf, the Hati. Stroking up silently to his king, along withCypress, the Ghost Wolf pressed his cheek up against Ash's pant leg lovingly, furthering the hearth that was bestowed upon it to it's father figure, begging for him to become like them. Human flesh nor reason composed the willof this creature. Only instincts and urges. This... this was what he truly was. And he only had one woman to thank for that. Silent. His mother, his lifeblood, his soul. And so, she was showered with affection next. Moving towards equally pale flesh, the wolf brushed his fur up against her skin, saying silently... "Thank you... I love you Silent."||-d-
Cypress Harmon:::Ash's mouth was lava across Cypress own. The blood swelled between them. Golden lighting rocked her body, hitting every nerve, every cell and every membrane. Arms bound themselves around the span of shoulder and neck.Power was thrown into Cypress, and she threw it back at Ash. A play of silver and red in her mind's eye. He was everything now. Consort to the Goddess. Air to Earth, Fire to Water. Ying to Yang. The God was in him andthe Goddess blessed his being. Through her, he reached the wolves, forcing the change to them all. Passion flared in Cypress, a new love burned the ache of the old. It burned fierce hot, and taking all in it's path. When eyes found his face, they held the traces of red gold flakes, with rims of true silver. It was only for a second, before down she went and fur ripped cloth and flesh. No screams, no cries. This was pack, this was what it meant to be in his fold, and in his pack. The rusty red wolf brushed along Ash's side, taking the position that was her's to take. Cypress was his guard. In this form or in her other. It was her right to be at his side. The other wolveswould be watched as they ran along ahead. Muzzle was licked scenting the wind. The hunt was on tonight, and she would do what came more natural to this rusty red wolf.:: (D)
ViAshesToAshesiV: When Lexi fell, then Sirus, then Cypress and finally Harry Ash felt them all. He felt the tugging at his soul and he imagined that he knew how Christ felt on the Christ. Each of their souls bled into him like individual sould calling to him and his body seperated and flowed it's power into them. He gave them eternal love and eternal patience, the cool hand of the grave as he drew them to him.: Sirus's pelt, Cypress's changing cheek and the felel of their oaths, but in the end all that was left was he and Silent, and he gathered the wolves into himself. Their wolfsong filled the air not metaphysical but physical now. The world was filled with their howls, and he drew on their power all of them. Pulled ta their memories. Mornings at the kitchen table, days at the Java and Grubb, riding in different cars with the radio on, naked flesh coated by pool water. All those memopries filled him, and as he leaned towards his Freki he shoved it into her. Shoved it with his power, fforced it down her throat to make that beast explode out of her. It wasn't cruelty, he wanted that silver out of her, and as her skin burst it would be forced out of her like a sickness. Falling to the earth with that lycan goop that was a part of who they were. "I love you." He said it to her, he said it to all of them. They were his world. And then at last he let the power fold back in on himself. And his happy hitchhiker flowed so smoothly from him it was like a game. (end)XBabylonsWh0r3X: :|: Silent clung to him...Clung as if she let him go she would fade away into nothing.She was afraid to let go...Even unwilling. The sight of each...The feel of the wolves against them. Was this what the wolf wanted? To be one? With who? What? Ash? Or all of them....Tonight she wount question. As the memories the feelings flooded into her ...The happiness..The anger ...The sorrow...Each emotion stronger then the other...The packs laughter..Its tears...Its fears All weaving around her...And once again came the tears....And then amoungst it all was the heat...The bliss of twisting bones...The crawling under flesh...Pale flesh breaking into nothing as a black pelt replaced it..But still she would cling to him...Till she no longer could..His words werent lost to the wolf. In the last moments she would mouth the same. But she never got to speak only join in the wolfs song that surrounded them. The small swamp wolf would shake off the silver goo and chunks of whatever. Brushing up against the larger timber wolf she would nip some...No longer was there human...Not she was all wolf..And ready to hunt:|:f(The End)