-Tattoos-OPEN

[Stella Mari De Souza]

Yawning I woke up, my arms stretching, well might I say paws. A slight smile on my face, I remembered all of last night, the fact that I was now mostly in a pack, and the fact that today I would get my tattoos made me so happy.

I got up and smiled, my ears perking up, I shifted though, wanting to savor the morning sun as my true human self. Looking around I wondered if my alpha was still sleeping, or if he woke up before me. Sitting back down in the sand I crossed my legs, playing with my shirt. What would be of this day I did not know.

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[Kenyon Yuric]

Kenyon, in wolf forme of course, stood on the Great Rock. "It's about time you where up. We wake with the dawn. You missed breakfast," He said, licking his chops after remembering the satisfying meal of bats he had snatched out of the air hours before. He stood, leaping down, and started walking, looking over his shoulder. "Come on now, It'll be hotter now, and we've wasted enough time. Watch out for snakes and scorpions and spiders, if one bites or stings you, it could be fatal," He warned, begining to run, hot sand flying up behind him as his paws launched him over the sand.

[Stella Mari De Souza]

I looked up at my leader, he seemed.. less friendly than last night before I told him what happened. And I did not care for missing breakfast, I had not had such a good sleep in nights. So I felt better too. With a slight nod I followed my Alpha, wings starting to beat I decided to fly right behind him, my feet to soar, I was not use to walking on hot sand. And maybe just maybe with my wings, he would ind use in my for it.

I looked down at him with my vivid green eyes, ears back in submission of course, still flying slowly behind. ''May I ask where we are heading?'', I wondered if it was to go get tattoos from that person he mentioned, or if it was to punish me.. Anyways I would take both with pride from who I was. ''I am glad I found you and this place. I pack was all I wanted..'.. I whispered, my eyes starting to water in love.

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[Kenyon Yuric]

Kenyon didn't spare a glance back at Stella, not out of meanness, but because he was keeping an eye out for snakes. "We're going to meet Snake at his Tattoo parlor in Kaily City. By then, you'll be starving, so afterwards we'll get something to eat. You won't want anything before, trust me," He said, remembering when he first got his he didn't listen, and ate right before. He puked everything up, and it was embarassing. It wasn't something he wanted to relive. "The tatto part isn't so bad, extracting the blood is. I swear, that man tries to make it painful!" He exclaimed playfully, a laugh in his voice. Running was making him happier, even though the baked sand was hot against his rough pads, and the land was barren around him. at least, that's what others would think. He saw not barren blanckness, but the cacti blooming into beautiful and vivid flowers, burrowing owls watching from their holes, antelope watching as the pale pair ran by. It was a truely gorgeous day in the desert.

[Stella Mari De Souza]

I smiled, Snake seemed like a perfect name for a tattoo artist, well in my ears anyways.''I thrust you'', and my words where more than just the ones for the tattoos, they where meant as Kenyon being a leader, a friend, and a man. I flew slowly now, just the wind carrying my angel like wings. I closed my eyes, felling the wind on my pelt. My heart beat also the perfect melody to my ears. ''Blood makes me woozy'', Stella was scared to admit it, but really she hated seeing her own blood, it made her fell like she would bleed to death even though she knew that would be almost humanly impossible. ''I fell like i will bleed till i die when i do.. please dont laugh'', I giggled at my self though, hearing those words from my mouth, it was all so silly. But as i looked around I saw the beauty of life, small owls in their burrow, the cactus where blooming, and a few plants where also reviving. I turned my head, wanting to ask him a question, bu too embraced to, so i sighed, my head spinning with wonder at how the ceremony worked.

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[Kenyon Yuric]

Kenyon suddenly skidded to a stop, flicking his ear for Stella to land and be silent, and he crouched down, watching. A young, newborn Dik Dik stood for the first time, taking it's first few shaky steps to follow it's mother. The tiny deer stumbled, then caught itself, trotting along sweetly. The silver wolf's watching eyes held such tenderness for the young animal, it's life just beggining. He loved not only his pack, but every animal in the desert, prey or not, to the point where he was infinintely sad when it came time for it's life to end. As the mother walked farthur away, the young deer caught sight of the wolves, and since it didn't know any bettwer, acme near, and Kenyon shifter to human so it's mother wouldn't be fearful for it's young. They fear wolves, but humans they do not. Kenyon made sure of that, putting efforts to it. He reached his hand out, and after it sniffed it, he placed his hand on the newborn's head, petting it slowly.

[Stella Mari De Souza]

I stopped also and did as my alpha asked. A small baby deer was making its first steps, it was so beautiful, lovely, it made my eyes water. The true meaning of life was right in front of us, and I was sure we would know just how to appreciate it. I hid, not felling like shifting, but at last minute I sighed and placed my, now human, hand on Kenyon's shoulder, hiding behind my alpha's back, i did not want to scare the baby or momma away. My smile was huge though, and you could tell I was glad for this opportunity, this grateful thing in life. But my stomach was also full of butterflies, I wanted to get there and be a part of the pack already, so I was twitchy, still scared to ask him If he could hold my hand, Ya I was a wussy.

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[Kenyon Yuric]

Kenyon looked up at her, smiling at her hurry to go on. "Stella, be paitient. Snake is not going to die in the next few seconds. Live life while you still can, you never know when it's going to end. A human could see us and shoot us on our way there, and in your last seconds of life you may regret that you didn't stay longer to taking in the sweetness of the moment," He said, speaking quietly and slowly so not to startle the deer or it's mother which had now wandered up, though much more careful and suspicious than it's offspring. "You can pet her, you know. She's very soft," He said, and gently took Stella's hand and placed it on the younger Dik Dik's back, his own hand on top of her's.

[Stella Mari De Souza]

I looked at his sweet smile, and looked down in shame, ''Life is treasure, I know. And I should be one to really want to experience that. I am sorry'' My voice was quiet and sweet, looking back up at his beautiful face I smile, truly sorry for being a little too hyper. But as he said I could pet her I was shocked, would that not mean making them use to humans, and thus hunters. ''Really..?'', without even moving my own hand he took it slowly laying it on the Dik Dik's back, his hand on mine. I smiled wildly, you could see all the love and wonder coming from my eyes, so slowly moving my hand on the deer's back i felt its soft fur. ''Have a wonderful life little Dik Dik''. I glanced up at Kenyon, a small tear in my right eye, I had no idea why I was so emotional lately but I was and I had to deal with it.

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[Kenyon Yuric]

Kenyon Stood, slowly moving on as the mother moved closer to her child, and he smiled back at them. A few yards off he shifted back to wolf, and called back to Stella. "Come on, it's time we go now," He began to run again, glad that they where almost to the city as the desert wind and sand was getting ever hotter, even on his tough pads. He was finally running beside the mostly-abandoned highway, however, and in a few minutes they'd have to shift and walk into town.

[Stella Mari De Souza]

This time i decided to run along side my leader, the summer air felling more like my home country then before. Smiling I followed, right by his side, though I was not his second in command at all. Looking around my Vivid green eyes could see more roads, and more city like things. ''We must be getting close'', I noted, wondering when we would have to shift in to our full human forum. But Really my heart was beating like crazy, and I wondered how much it would really hurt, how much of this would stay in my life. But I smiled and kept on running, this was the most important day of my life.

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[Kenyon Yuric]

Kenyon finally ran into town, and then took a sharp turn into an alley, and out of sight, and shifted to human, looking for Stella, hoping he hadn't lost her. He sniffed the air, mildly wondering where she got to, tehn decided she could catch up, and walked out of the alley and down the street, searching for the tattoo parlor. Stella would catch up, he was sure, but he began to feel guilty. He stopped and looked back, searching for Stella to come running up.

[Stella Mari De Souza]

I followed Kenyon in to town, but then losing him as he took a sharp turn. Using my instincts I shifted in to my human forum, them using my acute sense of smell and my sharp eyes to find him. Soon the tall white headed alpha was in my sight, I tied my shirt since the day was hot, now exposing my flattened stomach, which was muscular for a girl, really this was because I was a shifter. Many heads turned as I walked, why I had no Idea but soon I touched my alpha's shoulder, his back to me. ''I found you''.Smiling I waited for him to turn, my face full of excitement. ''Plus I am ready for this, I am sure'', Looking around I saw how odd we must look, My very vivid and unusual eyes, Kenyon's hair and also his won eye color. people must think we belong to a gang or something, Laughing at my own thoughts I focus back to Kenyon, wondering what is up next.

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[Kenyon Yuric]

Kenyon looked over his shoulder, smiling. "It's about time you caught up, Stella dear," He laughed, ruffling her hair in a very big-brother way. He began to walk again, and though they where in a very slummy, dangerous-looking part of town, he didn't seem the least bit afraid, holding himself with the same amount of dignity as he did in the desert, dignity due to an Alpha. "I don't think you are, Stella," He said lightly, only a hint of warning in his voice. He had done this many times before, and he wasn't ready to do it again. But as he crossed the street, an unnoticed building came into veiw, shady-looking, neon signs in the window and iron bars covering them, seemingly to keep vandals out... or something worse in. "Here we are," He said, motioning to the shop.

[Stella Mari De Souza]

I looked up at Kenyon, smiling as he ruffled my hair, though it was cute, I was not happy how my hair looked after wards. Running my fingers threw my curls I started to followed my tall alpha, my eyes shifting back and forth, I was scared. You could tell, my arms where wrapped over my chest, while my head was down, I looked like a nervous five year old. ''I can try'', Ya maybe I was not ready but I had to be, that way maybe, well finally I would be happy. Crossing the street I got closer to Kenyon's side, my head lower and eyes moving back and forth, faster. I was so lost, never being here, plus it looked like the bad side of town. But as Kenyon pointed out we where here, so I ran to the door, my hand on the handle.

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