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Post by Boshia on Oct 22, 2008 18:19:43 GMT -5
Xena shook her head eagerly. "No chance of that this time, I'll come. It's been a while since I've actually gotten to hunt for myself on pleasant circumstances.", she replied, standing up. Her body was shaking in anticipation of bringing down her own meal, dragging it back to the place in which she would be able to then feast.
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Post by Soul on Oct 22, 2008 18:23:58 GMT -5
He grinned, glad to have a partner in hunting. He nodded, and trotted off toward the east, where the herd of deer had last been. He tracked the scent down a trail, finally catching wind of them. He crouched down low, crawling until he was close enough to pounce. When he did, he brought down a large stag, easily 18 points, and he killed it quickly. |
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Post by Boshia on Oct 22, 2008 18:33:48 GMT -5
Xena laughed quietly, watching his antics. From years of harsh living, she had figured out how to be as stealthy as a shadow, as quiet as a whisper of wind. Taj wasn't that bad. She, too, crouched low, her body moving in fluid motions, never stopping, seeming to bend with the wind. Xena wasn't that hungry, so she just brought down a doe, silencing its frightened and hysterical bugles with a swift tightening of her jaws around the jugular.
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Post by Soul on Oct 22, 2008 20:00:39 GMT -5
Taj grinned as he ripped the shoulder of the stag. "Pretty good technique," he noted. "Graceful." Actually, that was a major understatement. She looked like a Goddess when she hunted, but he wasn't about to say that out loud. |
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Post by Boshia on Oct 22, 2008 20:03:03 GMT -5
She grinned in return. "Thanks, you're not bad either. It's just with my history, it's how I've always hunted.", she replied. Ripping off a haunch from the doe, she dragged it over a bit closer to Taj, seeing that he'd already gotten his piece from his buck.
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Post by Soul on Oct 22, 2008 20:04:48 GMT -5
He grinned as he shook his head from side to side, tearing off managable chunks of flesh. When he had eaten his fill, he sighed, rolling on his back in the grass, licking his chops. "That was fabulous," he said, right before a roll of quiet but menacing thunder rumbled in the distance. |
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Post by Boshia on Oct 22, 2008 20:09:59 GMT -5
Xena rushed through her leg of her doe, filling up quickly after hearing the thunder. She sat down, licking her paws to clean them. This meal had left both of them full, and hopefully content. She knew for certain, that for the first few times in her life, she was. "Very,", Xena agreed, yawning happily.
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Post by Soul on Oct 22, 2008 20:21:39 GMT -5
Another peal of thunder, this time louder and closer, echoed through the trees. A brisk wind blew in, chilling Taj. "We'd better head to the caves," she said, standing with a sigh. He was so full that his stomach was sloshing. |
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Post by Boshia on Oct 22, 2008 20:28:13 GMT -5
Xena shivered, even though her black, thick fur prevented her from feeling the breeze and marking it as cold. She hopped up, wincing as her stomache protested from moving so quickly after eating such a big meal. The white heart on her chest was the only white on her fur, she quickly realized. "Yup, it seems like it's getting closer.",she agreed, starting off towards the caves.
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Post by Soul on Oct 22, 2008 20:30:15 GMT -5
He followed after her, trying not to jostle his belly too much. When they reached the caves, he sighed, glaring at the evil sky. It was forcing him into his bed a lot earlier than usual; it couldn't be later than 5 in the afternoon. "This is going to be a boring afternoon," he said, looking at his cave with an annoyed face. |
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Post by Boshia on Oct 22, 2008 20:32:13 GMT -5
Despite the grim looking weather, she laughed at the look on his face. "It may not last long, and this'll give you some time to digest.", she pointed out, wagging her tail once. It was an odd sensation to do that, and it brushed against his side.
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Post by Soul on Oct 22, 2008 20:34:51 GMT -5
"True," he pointed out, adding, "but it's so lonely in there. I hate being alone," he grumbled a little child-like, his head hanging low. He took a few steps toward his empty cave, sighing. |
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Post by Boshia on Oct 22, 2008 20:42:51 GMT -5
Xena hesitated. She trusted this male completely, and had even come to like him. However, Xena didn't think it polite to invite herself into his own private quarters. "It'll only be for a little while.", she said, then did something that surprised even her. She walked up to him and gently licked his face a couple of times. Then, without waiting for a response, she trotted to her cave, wagging her tail twice.
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Post by Soul on Oct 22, 2008 22:15:49 GMT -5
Taj blushed bright red under his fur, staring after her as she trotted to her cave. He smiled, his tail wagging furiously fast. He pranced to his cave, settling down, but he couldn't sit still. He kept fidgeting, his tail twitching in excitement. |
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Post by Boshia on Oct 23, 2008 5:33:27 GMT -5
Xena smiled fully now, the weather the opposite of her mood. The rain drummed against the roof, thunder resounding all around her, but she was happy, more than happy.
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