Ever Stray - Wolf's Rain (Remade Again!) Accepting (PG-13)

[Arkayy]

  For once, Kira wasn't so stubborn to use his illusion. The thought of having to hide disgusted him still, but there was no way in hell he would risk being spotted in his condition. He stood a bit shakily and peered up seeing a man asking about Accalia's wounds from earlier. "Ma'am? Are you alright?" the passerby asked "Yes I'm fine." she said quickly. The man looked at her again before walking off.

   She glanced back at Kira remembering his question turned her head "The maiden? Oh. Well it has been said she is the key to this place called Paradise, a place for us wolves to go when the world freezes over... My dad told me a story of four great wolves who rescued the maiden of their time and opened Paradise, but only one wolf made it, the others died before they could reach it.." Accalia sighed "And when the world is re-born Paradise closes and awaits the new generation of wolves to re-open it once again... It's like a never ended cycle ya' know?"

  He blinked a bit shaken. The world freezing over? The idea seemed too familiar to him. He pondered for a bit and blinked. Wait. Wasn't that an old fairy tale? The thinking suddenly brought back a misty image of a white and a golden wolf. He couldn't put his paw on why though. The wolf's mind tried to dwell deeper into the idea but he snapped out of it, jumping when he heard Accalia shout, "Hide!"

   Before he had time to respond, she pushed Kira into the alley down beside a large box. His curiousity made him stare over where she was looking. The wolf winced seeing the noble he had scarred storm pass angrily. Blood poured from the slash on his face. "Heh... he looks pissed." Kira grinned satistifed in a silent whisper. As soon as he had passed and the coast was clear, Accalia sighed in relief "That was close.." Kira stood back up, still in the alley just in case anyone came back. "What should we do now? I'm sure Kaze and the maiden already left the building... Maybe they are still in the city somewhere. I hope they didn't wait for us, it's too dangerous here... Maybe they left." "I'm sure they have to be safe by now. I think we bought them enough time." He didn't know if his words were true, but he wanted to soften the mood.

  It was getting late. Nightfall was nearly upon them. He glanced over hearing the she wolf's yawn and muttered, "You look exhausted. Perhaps we should find somewhere to catch up on rest. I kinda want to make sure my cut is fine anyways. Are you sure your wounds are?" He knew the fight had been brutal on both of them. And why did that guy used lazer beams? What is he, an alien?? Wonder if he has antennes or a second thumb... Or maybe wings! Lucky jerk... I want wings! He made strange faces, imagining the different features, when his rumbling stomach made him blink as he looked down. "Man... Now i really regret not eating before I left the house...."

[silverMarie]

Accalia

Accalia looked down at her feet as she walked, she often did this when she was tired and she wasn't quite sure why. "You look exhausted. Perhaps we should find somewhere to catch up on rest. I kinda want to make sure my cut is fine anyways. Are you sure your wounds are?" Accalia snapped out of her trance "Oh, uhm, sure." she looked down at her beat up arm "I'm sure it will be okay." she patted him on the shoulder playfully "Nothing to worry about." a grin spread across her face. After a moment she looked back at her feet then back to Kira, she almost burst into laughter when she watched Kira make faces that were quite odd. After a second of holding in laughter she heard his stomach growl "Man... Now i really regret not eating before I left the house...." Accalia giggled "Looks like someone forgot their breakfast." she rubbed her stomach "Now that I recall..I don't think I ate either." her stomach growled at her "Guess not." she laughed. She looked back at him and tilted her head "You lived with humans? Or did you just have a house? If it was humans..What was it like?" she heard her stomach groal again and looked forward, in the distance she saw a hot dog stand getting ready to close "Stay here." she smirked, dropping her illusion she limped up to the man and sat, her eyes turning big and wide, she was showing him the 'puppy dog' eyes. The man looked at her with some sympathy in his eyes "Hungry girl?" he sighed and dug in his cart and gave her a large string of hot dogs, she held them in her jaws carefully "Don't tell any of the local dogs I gave that to ya alright?" he chuckled before pushing his cart away. Accalia trotted over to Kira and dropped them at his paws "Easy." she smiled, she looked down a dark alley and saw a large box, "As much as I hate looking like some stray mutt, that box will have to do for now." she looked at him "It's going to be hard getting a room looking all beat up." she chuckled. She trotted down the alley and sniffed the large box "I'm sure we both could fit in here without being squished." she walked in and plopped down. "You have the other side." she yawned, she laid her head on her paws and quickly fell asleep.

[Arkayy]

 He blinked looking up seeing Accalia staring at him giggle. He looked over to the side feeling a small flush of embarrassment overcome him. "Looks like someone forgot their breakfast."Accalia giggled. "Heheh... Erm yea... I skipped that slop so I could venture out into the city as soon as possible. I regret it now..." Kira glanced back at her out of the corner of his eye as she rubbed her stomach, "Now that I recall... I don't think I ate either." Her stomach growled at her, proving her answer true. "Guess not." she laughed. Kira let out a small chuckle as well. "Next time. I'll remember to get food before I leave the house."
   "You lived with humans? Or did you just have a house? If it was humans... What was it like?" He blinked, seeing the she wolf sparked with curiosity as his statement. She's... actually intrigued by this? I don't even know where to start. Luckily, her stomach cut him off and she looked into the distance. Kira followed her gaze and spotted a closing hot dog stand. His mouth water like a river just from the thought of food and apparently the she wolf had the same thought. "Stay here." she smirked, dropping her illusion she limped up to the man and sat, her eyes turning big and wide.
   "Puppy dogs eyes." The wolf couldn't help but laugh. "Nearly never fails. Especially on girls." He grinned dropping his illusion as he watched her trot back with a large string of hot dogs grasped between her jaws. She dropped them in front of his forepaws. "Easy." she smiled. He pawed the end of the string and bit the end of it off, "Thanks. Why didn't I think of that?"The two ate there fill quickly. Kira stretched a bit after yawning lazily. When he glanced over to where Accalia was standing, she was gone, moving towards a large dumpster box.
   Kira trailed after her, "Your planning in sleeping in that thing tonight?" "As much as I hate looking like some stray mutt, that box will have to do for now." she looked at him "It's going to be hard getting a room looking all beat up." she chuckled. "Doubt it," He shruged, "If they let that alien have a house, them I'm sure we could. Then again, I'm broke." He laughed, "I guess a box is better than the sidewalk." "I'm sure we both could fit in here without being squished." she walked in and plopped down. "You have the other side."
   He nodded as he wandered into the box. To his surprise, Accalia was already asleep by the time he got inside. "I guess it has been a long day.", he shrugged understanding and laid down on the other side of the box. The wolf slowly closed his eyes but he couldnt manage to fall asleep. He shifted on his side but sleep to elude him. He sighed quietly to himself and simply rested his head on his paws, hoping to fall asleep, and he gradually but slowly drifted to sleep.

[silverMarie]

Accalia

Accalia hadn't slept that long, maybe only about an hour or so, she lifted her head up and perked her ears, her blue gaze traveled to the sleeping Kira then down the alley. Her tilted her head to the left when she saw a poorly looking girl trudging by, Accalia felt almost sympathetic for her and quietly left the box and limped down the alley, her tail swaying slightly as the girl kept walking. As she approached her she noticed her ragged clothes and her dirty scent, she came up behind her and let out a small whine, the girl spun around and stared at her. Accalia never has shown sympathy to any human before but she didn't know what came over her, the girl had a frightened look in her eyes as she stared into Accalia's blue eyes. Accalia had an idea that the girl knew she was a wolf by her facial expression, it was fearful, Accalia whined and wagged her tail and nudged the girl's hand. The girl smiled and knelt down in front of her, the girl's hand cautiously moved to Accalia's head then down her black fur "What's your name?" the girl began to use both hands to rub her neck "How about Susie! I had a dog named Susie but she ran away." the girl frowned "But you can be my new Susie!" Accalia perked her ears, Susie?, The girl dug around in her small satchel and pulled out a ragged rope and slipped it around Accalia's neck. Accalia looked around in confusion, unsure of what to do, her gaze stopped at the box Kira was in until the girl tugged on the rope which made Accalia yelp in shock,  Accalia whined in confusion as the girl led her down the empty street. The girl went up some steps that led to a smaller house "Here we are Susie!" she opened the door and pulled Accalia in, the girl's parents almost screamed in shock "Take that thing outside!" an older woman demanded "But mom-" "No buts! Look at it's leg! It's broken! We can't afford any kind of care for it right now." An elderly man looked at his wife "Come one Judy, the girl needs someone to play with. Even if it is a dog!" The parents began bickering back an forth until the dad looked at the girl "Keep her in your room, and if she needs to go outside let her out." the girl almost jumped in joy "Come on Susie!" Accalia's tail was placed between her legs as she was pulled down the hall into a small bedroom. The room was very small, it had tan walls and a small bed on the floor, the girl slammed the door shut which made Accalia jump in shock "It's okay, it's just a door." Accalia just wanted to find a way out but she didn't want to frighten the girl, she watched as the child ran around her room collecting various bows and other hair things that Accalia had never seen. "Ready?" Accalia tilted her head in confusion as the girl sat in front of her and began to tie things into her fur and adding bows to the top of her head. Accalia whined in embarrassment, Good thing none of the others are here to see this..
(Poor Accalia, she is just too kind sometimes,now she is a living doll x.x)

[Arkayy]

   Kira whimpered slightly under his breath during his sleep. Tossing and turning uncomfortably, he cramped his figure into corner shivering a bit. He took a deep breath and quickly sprung up from his sleep hitting his head on the box. "Ow! Son of a-", he grumbled as he peered over to where Accalia was laying shocked to see she had vanished. His ears perked alertly as he lept out of the box, searching the perimeter outside of the box. Where could she have gone? Did... one of the nobles get to her? Maybe a hunter? He paced worriedly with grief whining.
   The wolf winced, his ears suddenly tracking a familiar voice. "Hey runt. What are you doing out here? I thought you had to go be with your master." The tone sounded dark and powerful to him as Kira sulked down a bit watching a mob of shadows approach him. Out of the distance, he saw a tough, rugged doberman emerge from the shadows, followed by three mix breed dogs that were obviously followers, a female husky, and a pure black labrador last. Kira stood up straight and frowned as he kept his head low.
   "I thought i asked you a question runt!", the doberman snapped, revealing his sharp teeth throwing the wolf a threatening glance. Kira took a while to respond, still half asleep,"I did... and I snuck off again when he fell asleep." The dog growled warily, obviously trying to show off his dominance when a voice came from behind. "Max, I doubt he would lie about leaving us. You know how strict the two legged hounds can be." Max flicked his ears hearing the voice and muttered,"I don't remember asking you Dodge." The doberman smirked and sniffed around, leading up to the box the two wolves had been sleeping in,"What's this? Who was with you." "It was a stray i chased out earlier. I took over to rest in there." Max smirked to Kira's relief, knowing he had believe his small white lie.
   "You should come back with us then! Heh... we found a perfect alley that always has wasted leftovers from the food house next door." One of the smaller follower dogs barked, the other two mixbreeds nodded almost simutanteaously, wagging there tails anxiously. "Wha' do ya say?" The wolf frowned a bit. The thought of food always made him happy and this pack was as close to a family that he has had. But, what about Accalia? And Kaze? After all that has happened, I can't just leave them. He soon blinked and had a new thought. What if she just left me to get to paradise herself? I mean... she did say before only one wolf got to paradise. I would get in the way. Kira grimaced sighing and made up his mind soon after,"Alright, let's go."

[silverMarie]

Accalia

Accalia sat there as the girl continued to add bows and ties to her fur "You are so pretty!" she giggled, Accalia lifted her injured paw from the ground "Does that hurt?" the girl asked as she made a huge mistake. The girl grabbed her paw and held it tightly, Accalia snarled at the girl with her teeth bared, the girl let out a horrifying scream and scrambled to get away from her. Accalia stood up then backed up until her back end hit the bed, moments later her father entered the room with a rifle in his hand "What's going on!" he yelled as he ran to his daughter. The girl pointed her finger at Accalia "She tried to bite me." Accalia growled, she did no such thing, the man stood up and charged at her with the butt of the rifle in the air, ready to strike. She dodged the hit and latched onto his arm "Ahh!" he yelled, Accalia released him and ran from the room, down the small hall, right past the mother, out the door and onto the empty street. Accalia stopped to shake out the bows from her fur, a growl left her mouth "I'll never do that again." she spun around when she heard the heavy breathing of the man and saw him aiming his gun at her "Shoulda listened to my wife." he shot his gun but Accalia was able to dodge it and run down the street, her injured paw screaming at her. The man's heavy footsteps could be heard behind her "Dammit Accalia." she growled, she turned down an alley and crashed right into a rottweiler "Hey!" he growled "Watch where you're going, mutt." the rottweiler glared at her. Accalia stood up "Who are you calling a mutt?" the fur on her back stood straight up, the Rottweiler growled and backed up. Accalia turned her head when she heard footsteps behind her "There you are!" Accalia almost ran but was caught by surprise when the dog latched his jaws around her neck. Accalia's yelp was drowned out by another gun shot that hit a nearby dumpster, she snarled and scratched at the dog's chest until he released his grip, he bared his blood stained teeth, "Damn you." she growled. She lunged forward and sunk her canines into his shoulder, a yowl of pain left his mouth and into the cold air, Accalia felt his teeth sinking into her hind leg, she growled and bit down harder. The Rottie chomped on her leg like it was some sort of chew toy, out of pain Accalia finally released her grip and jumped away "Is that..all...you got?" she panted, the rottweiler smirked "Just getting started." Accalia knew in her condition she couldn't keep fighting him but she didn't have much of a choice. They both let out a snarl as the reared into the air and went at each other's throats, loud barks echoed through the alley and began to attract the attention of nearby people. The voices of the people distracted the Rott long enough for Accalia to grab his jugular and pin him down, she thought he was finished until another gunshot rang out and hitting the ground right next to her, she jumped in shock and the rott took this opportunity to knock her down and rip at her.
Accalia yelped each time his jaws met her body, she thought this was where she would die, in an alley in a city but a young man came to her aid, he kicked the dog off of her and held him off long enough for her to get away. Accalia ran down the street, her body aching in pain, she just wanted to hide and never be found again. She turned down another alley and could smell Kira but she was too tired to even go find him, she looked down one of the main roads and saw a numerous amount of people. She put up her illusion and limped down the street, the concerned whispers of the people could be heard, if she saw someone walking down the street covered in blood and wounded she would be concerned too. She could hear them asking someone if they should help but she knew these people probably thought she was some homeless girl that just got in a brawl over some food, so they didn't offer any aid. Finally leaving the group of people Accalia turned down a dark alley, dropping her illusion, and crawled behind a dumpster and collapsed on her side. She was so tired, she hoped no one would find her, they would probably think she was dead. She sure did look like it, her fur matted a soaked in blood, her body mangled, she sighed and closed her eyes and let seep take away the aches and pains.

[Arkayy]

 

   "All right! We have our food runner back!" one of the mutts shouted happily. "Heh-hey, let's go then. I could use the rest." Max rolled his eyes,"Alright you lazy shrimps. Let's get going." The doberman led on quickly after speaking; Kira following dead last. He was surprised when the black lab called Dodge paused a bit so he could walk alongside Kira. His eyes had a curious spark in them.
   "That was another wolf's scent, wasn't it?" Dodge whispered under his breath so the dogs ahead couldn't hear. Kira grimaced, and the ragged tilted his head,"What's wrong? I thought you would be happy meeting another wolf instead of us mutts." He chuckled mildly. As the wolf padded on, he opened up to the laborador, revealing what he had experienced. Even to the smallest detail, he chimed about the newly found maiden, the other wolves, the strange noble, which he gloated about scarring, and paradise.
   Dodge looked at him stunned. "Paradise huh? That sounds like an old wives' tale." "I think it's true..." Kira shook his head trying to ignore the mutt's look of disbelief,"I mean... Why would I be told it as a pup, and why would that freak be so eager to get the maiden? I'm sure with all of his money, he could hire any other girl to fufill his... er... desires." He grinned obviously hinting at the noble's love life. "But I'm sure he would need to pay ALOT." They both laughed as Dodge nudged his shoulder, signalling for him to stop being stupid.
   "So, where are these wolves now? Are you going to join with them later to get to paradise?" the labrador asked Kira expectantly. Kira bit his bottom lip listening to him continue. "Oh, I can only imagine what it would be like! Running wild and free to a mythical land. That's the way all canines should live. You wolves truely are the kings, the lucky ones." Kira frowned taking a deep breath after the awkward silence and spoke,"Well, Kaze left with the maiden and Accalia... she.... left. I think she left to get to paradise by herself." "Hmph, doesn't sound like the wolf you told me about." Dodge scoffed quietly.
   The wolf looked down innocently. "She was gone when I woke up. I went to go find her and well, you guys came." The lab tilted it's head,"Then you don't know if she left or not. Look, your a wolf. Your tougher. Smarter. Faster. You know inside you don't have to obey Max. If you want to go find her, then go for it. This sounds like a once in a lifetime oppurtunity and you only live once.", he smiled warmly nudging Kira again as he blinked. The wolf sighed,"I do want to... but i'll get in the way. I'm not as strong or willing as them. I'll think about it tonight though." Dodge nodded and they caught up with the rest of the pack as they halted in a dark alley.
   They all settled down, huddling together in a dog pile (literally lol) to keep each other warm and each slowly began to drift asleep. Kira seemed to be the only one still awake, worrying about what the dog had said. He shook his head gazing up into the night sky. A faint, unusually familiar scent of blood lingered in the musky air but Kira was too tired to concentrate to find out what it was. As he yawned, he shifted until he was comfortable as his eyelids descended. Kira slowly drifted to sleep but showed a worried face. He twinged in his sleep as he almost silently mumbled the she wolf's name, "Accalia..."

[silverMarie]

Accalia

Accalia was awaken from her slumber by a stern voice of a man, she lifted her head and saw a tall broad man in a uniform talking to a group of people "Ma'am I assure you wolves haven't been seen for years." "But we saw it! With our own two eyes! It was vicious and tried to kill a dog!" Accalia huffed "Only because he attacked me, It's not like I wanted to bump into him." she slowly stood up and stumbled over, she had forgotten about her wounds. She took her time to stand back up and watched the uniformed man exchanging words to the group, she silently limped away and went to the alley she and Kira had been in. She didn't bother with her illusion, her head drooped low to the ground and her tail hung down like a ragged drape, her dirty fur made her look like some abused stray mutt roaming the streets. The startled gasps made her move a little faster, she heard people alerting the authorities that 'the vicious wolf is right here in front of me', Accalia ignored them and turned down the familiar alley. She saw the box a few feet away and rushed over to it "Kira!" she barked but tilted her head when he wasn't there, she whined in worry and sniffed around. The scents of other dogs were here but she couldn't name their breed "There's no sign of a fight or a struggle," she lifted her head "Did he go with them?" she whined again "I shouldn't have went after that girl..." she dropped her head and went back into the box and laid her head on her paws. In a matter of minutes men in uniform were standing outside her sleeping place, all their pistols drawn and ready to fire, but a younger man holstered his and walked forward, his eyes showed sadness as he knelt down in front of her. "Vicious isn't she boys?" she sensed a humorous tone in his voice, the other men holstered their weapons as well "She can't stay in the city..I mean if she is a wolf..Maybe she is just a big dog?" The man sighed "She doesn't look like she is going to make it, let's take her out of here." Did they really know she was a wolf? She whined and lifted her head and looked into the young man's eyes, trying to tell him that their assumptions were true, she didn't belong here. "Okay girl we'll get you out of here." he whispered to her, he stood up and exchanged a few words to the other men, after a few moments the men walked away, leaving the young man. He turned around and gently scooped her up and carried her out of the alley "That's a good girl.." he rubbed her shoulder and carried her out of the city. The snow began to fall in delicate flakes onto their bodies, Accalia laid her head his chest and wagged her tail, a teary eyed smiled spread across his face as he laid her in the snow. Why is he crying? The man knelt down by her and rubbed her chin, his other hand rubbing the top of her head soothingly "You aren't meant to be in the city, you are meant to live free out here.." a tear fell down his cheek but he was quick to wipe it away. She gently licked his hand as he stood up and turned away, his muffled cries made Accalia's heart break "Do I really look that bad?" She watched him get farther away, she wanted to follow him and say she was alright, but she was far to weak and tired to even stand. She never thought she would ever show affection or sympathy to any human after what they did to her father. She whined as his figure disappeared, the snow had begun to come down harder and making it almost hard to see two feet in front of her, she sighed and curled up and closed her eyes.
(Edit: I was thinking that the Rottweiler Accalia got in a fight with could be a part of the 'pack' Kira is in and he tells how he got in a fight and blows it out of proportion.)

[Arkayy]

((I actually really liked that idea, as you can tell lol. ))
((Azara hasn't been on in forever. :/ You think she'll come back on eventually?))

  Hours passed and Kira slept a bit soundly. Occasionally, he let out a whine and tossed awkwardly on his side. Daybreak was on the horizon when the wolf finally awoke. Blinking tiredly, he let out a groggy yawn and stretched himself out, rustling his fur. As he surveyed the area, he noticed that the laborador was gone. "Hmph. Probably off for another daily morning stroll", Kira shruged, opening his jaws to let another yawn flutter out from his chest. "Why, good morning Kira..." his ears perked peculiarly as he peered over at the she husky. She spoke with a gingerly smile on her face and proceeded towards him, rubbing agaisnt him for an affectionate greeting.
   He blinked and rolled his eyes letting out a light chuckle,"Good morning? You seem to be in a good mood today Eclipse." "Oh? And I am not on other days?" Eclipse joked flicking one of her ears to the side giving him a playful look. He blinked whispering,"Actually yes... When that tyrant is awake, you seem miserable." The husky sighed,"Look, Maxwell can be incredibly nice. He just... has a hard time showing it. Give the poor guy a chance, will ya?" Max's morning groan made Kira freeze for a second before whispering,"Alright, I'll try..." She licked Kira's cheek, expressing a thank you and wandered over to greet 'Maxwell'.
  He watched the two stroke each others necks and lick each others muzzle. Tch... She's his girl. Of course he's nice to her. He thought. Kira lifted his muzzle and sniffed the air for the alluring aroma of food, but he found something else. B-blood? He blinked and the others dogs peered up seeing something approach them. A beat up looking rottweiler headed into the alley and laid himself down grumbling,"Damned she mutt." Max jumped up and trotted over to the newly arrived dog, "What happened to you Axel? You look terrible! Don't tell me you had a run in with the two legged hunters again trying to find food!"
  "No, it was a mixed rat that didn't know where she was going. She was snappy towards me and attacked me out of the blue for no reason!" he scowled hatefully. His steronian voice made the small, follower dogs wake from there slumber crankily. "Hey, what's with all the commotion? Could it kill ya'll to let us rest?" Eclipse walked over to the small group whispering in their ears to catch them up to speed and they all simutaneously blinked in shock. "Psh, beat up Axel? Nah, no stray mutt can beat up that meat slug. He's all muscle!"one said in disbelief. Axel glared at the one that spoke, retorting in a loud shout,"It wasn't a mutt. It was a wolf!!!"
   The group froze, even Max in astonishment. Kira felt a nervous chill run down his spine. Wolf? Who? Is he sure it wasn't a large mutt? Or had it really been a wolf? Ears pinned against his skull, he pawed the ground whining mildly. He was surprised when Max asked the rottweiler his question for him. "Are you sure it wasn't an over sized, spoiled mutt?" "I saw it! I'm not blind." Axel snapped," And like those little baby kittens of yours said, not much can scar me up like this." Kira snickered a bit at the term kittens. "We are not kittens!" one barked as another protested,"Yea, I hate milk and fish!" The rottweiler and doberman rolled their eyes as Eclipse giggled mildly in the background.
   "Well boys, looks like we have to take care of this runt", Max growled and he smirked a bit when the follower dogs cheered on the idea.  The other dogs nod in agreement, and even Kira wanted to agree. They did call each other family. But... what if it really was a wolf? He didn't have much time to think as the pack lept off through the city. Kira tailed after them, glancing around frantically. The pack ran throughout the city, having no luck until the she husky picked up a scent. "This way! It is the scent of a hound. A faint trace of Axel's scent is coming from there", she barked anxiously and the others followed. The pack halted abruptly. In front of them laid a dark mutt, nearly motionless.
   "That's her!" the rottweiler yelled. Max looked at him and nodded,"You heard him, attack this poor excuse for a mutt!" Kira's eyes got wide as he watched the others snarl at the figure.  His heart raced from the stress. It... couldn't have been... He padded closer before anyone else and used his paw to roll the hound over. To his horror, he did get the scent correct. Below him, laid Accalia, looking drastically wounded, and his pack was on the verge of clawing the poor she wolf to pieces.

[silverMarie]

I'm sure Azara will be on soon :3)

Accalia

Accalia felt someone roll her over and immediately jumped up and growled, she laid her ears down when she saw Kira "..Sorry.." she whined. She looked at the group behind him and backed up with her teeth bared, "You again." she snapped at the rottweiler, he growled back at her without saying a word. Accalia couldn't believe Kira had joined these dogs, she looked at him and growled "You going to try to kill me too?" she snapped, her heart ached as she said those words but she knew she shouldn't never joined forces with anyone. She backed away knowing she couldn't fight them all off, especially Kira, with one last glare and spun around then ran to the trees, she came to a slow stop and looked at Kira, her eyes showing her enotional pain, she then quickly looked away and ran into the forest. Her body was telling her to stop but she knew she shouldn't, she stumbled forward and slid in the snow "Dammit." she growled she slowly stood up and peered around trying to find a place to hide. She heard a twig snap and spun around only to see a dog "Hello. Are you injured?" Accalia dropped her ears "Kind of.." she didn't know if she could trust this dog but she didn't have any other choice "Come, come." the dog looked very old but Accalia followed. The old dog led her to an old large pine tree with a large hole in the trunk that led underground "In here." he motioned with his snout, Accalia cautiously crawled in, the den was rather large on the inside and had many types of herbs and plants in the corners. "Sit here please." he patted a soft spot on the floor, Accalia nodded her head and sat down, the dog began to trot around the den grabbing various plants "What are you ding this far away from the city?" he asked, Accalia hesitated "Just trying to get away from some crazy dogs.." he looked at her and nodded. The dog came over and began to treat the wounds on her body "Do you have any friends? Some that could come get you?" Accalia hesitated once more, the dog looked at her after a few moments "Do you?" Accalia looked at the ground "...No.." she whispered. "I won't be able to stay.." the dog laughed "You have to stay, these wounds are pretty bad..I would stay and rest a while if I were in your fur." he yawned "What happened anyway?" Accalia looked at him "Just got in a fight." he nodded his head "I have gotten into a few fights myself when I was young and able." he chuckled "These old bones can't do much for me now." Accalia couldn't help share a small laugh with the old dog. "There!" he backed up to look at her "I say with a few days rest you should be ready to go." Accalia smiled "Thank you." The dog smiled "My pleasure. Now get some rest." he spun in a circle and plopped down and was quick to fall asleep.
Accalia carefully laid on her stomach with her head on her paws but she couldn't find sleep, she was too worried that the group of dogs would come and find her and the dog, she would feel absolutely terrible if she was responsible for the dog's death. After a few minutes of thinking she was finally able to fall asleep, but even in her sleep the sad thoughts wouldn't leave her mind.