On My Own [Open/Kiba]

[DENI.]

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Her claws clicked against the granite of the mountain as she made her way up. Her paws easily found places with the firmest holds, her muscles flexing as she pulled her body forward. It had been a long time since she had entered the mountain where she grew up. Her old pack lived on the other side, and she was certain she would not be safe if she traveled into their territory. But she was not enough of a fool to do something like that.

Her fluffy ears moved around, taking in all of the sounds of the mountain. She knew that goats and sheep lived up here somewhere, but finding them wasn't on her mind right now. Right now she just wanted somewhere to sleep. She had been traveling nonstop for days, and she knew that her sleepiness was starting to get dangerous.

Finally she happened upon a small cave. Her nostrils widened as she sniffed at the base, quickly discovering it had been inhabited by foxes.. But their scents were days old, she could only guess that they had moved on. She squeezed her way through the small entrance, going to the back of the cave. She pressed up in a corner, curling into a tight ball and covering her nose with her tail.

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[Kiba]

Zeus

The black and tan wolf-dog stepped through the forest as lightly as his large paws would let him. His ears were perked and mouth open, breathing in all the scents around him. He was alert for other creatures. Badgers, foxes, dogs, humans, even other wolves. All could be dangerous and he wasn't in the mood to be fighting anything at the moment. If he did happen to get into a fight, he would surely leave the other creature with several wounds to remember him by.

Of course, when he did stumble over a scent, he stopped. He breathed it in a few times, wondering if he could recognize it. He couldn't, but he did recognize it as female. She was alone too. It perked his interest, though. His ear flicked as his golden eyes grew curious. He followed it, looking around for any signs of the she-canine. He didn't spot her, or any other creature, excluding birds and squirrels.

He noticed a cave, the scent leading right to it. He realized she must be taking shelter there. He wandered over to it, sniffing it for any other scents. Foxes, but their scents were stale. The only other one was the she-canine.

He squeezed his broad shoulders through the entrance, ignoring the sharp pain as the sides dug into his fur and skin. He looked around, letting his eyes adjust to the darkness. When they did, he spotted a wolf laying down at the back of the cave. His fur bristled, tail sticking out to show dominance.

"She-wolf, are you alone?" he asked, looking at her with his gold eyes. He didn't get any closer, but he kept the exit blocked as well. He wasn't trying to scare her. In fact, his eyes were growing heavy and he would much rather share the cave. If he had to, though, he would chase her out. Or attempt to.

[DENI.]

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She drifted into a deep sleep, her breath echoing around the walls of the cave. She could hear a light rain pattering on the roof of the cave, which only caused her sleep to deepen. It would only be a few minutes before her sleep was disturbed, however. The first thing that caused her to begin to wake up was a foreign smell. This smell was followed by a voice.

"She-wolf, are you alone?"

Her head jerked up, her ears flopping from the violence of the action. Being a wolf, she could easily see through the murky darkness of the cave and find the intruder. He was a large dog... wolf? He was much larger than her. His stance indicated dominance, which wasn't something she was willing to challenge. She didn't want a fight, but she loathed to go back out in the rain. Traveling on a wet mountain was treacherous.

She lowered her ears a bit, moving as far back into the corner as she could. "I am alone." She admitted, loathing the fact. She hated being alone.

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[Kiba]

Zeus

He stared at her, waiting for an answer. She began to cower a little, so he lowered his dominant stance a little. There was no need to scare her. She hadn't done anything wrong. After all, this wasn't his cave nor his territory. In fact, it was hers since she had found the cave first. Still, he would like shelter from the rain.

"I'm not going to hurt you. I'm just taking shelter from this rain," he barked softly, sitting down at the side of the entrance. He raised a hind paw to the back of his ear to scratch a flea. He hated the little pests. He wished he could just get rid of them, but knew that wouldn't happen while he was in the wild.

"My name is Zeus. Whats your name?" he asked, lowering his hind paw back to the ground.

[DENI.]

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The male moved his bulk into the cave when she showed no signs of fighting for it. She had expected it, but it was still somewhat unwelcome. The male was unknown to her, she had never met another who smelled of wolf and dog at the same time. She could only deduce that he was a half-breed, which she knew was possible. She also knew, however, that it didn't happen often. Wolves tended to keep to their packs, and in that respect, she was an oddity. She wanted to find a new pack to join, though. She didn't want to be alone anymore.

She pushed herself to her paws as he settled in, scratching at his ear. She felt more at ease now that he was sitting down, knowing that he would have to move a bit to be able to attack her. She rolled her shoulders and blinked the sleep from her eyes. She doubted she would finishing her rest, but she knew neither of them would be willingly leaving the cave while rain poured outside.

She nodded at his words, feeling more at ease. "That is understandable, you just startled me a bit." She said, her pelt growing a bit warm at the admission. But the time with him would pass more easily if they were getting along. "My name is Juliet, it's nice to meet you." She smiled softly, feeling more at ease with every passing moment.

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Zeus

He smiled back as she introduced herself. He laid down carefully, attempting to get comfortable. Maybe this would work. Being able to share the cave for this short time. He never thought he'd be getting along with a purebred wolf, though. Or anything purebred. All of them either ran away or chased him off. So this came as a relief to him.

"So you're a loner? I thought wolves always stayed with their packs. Or were you born a loner?" he asked, trying to start a conversation to pass the time. He wasn't sure if he was getting to nosy into her pass. Well, he really didn't care. Its not as if he knew what else to talk about. After all, he'd never really been around other canines.

[DENI.]

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The black and tan male, or Zeus as she now knew him, settled down in his corner of the cave. She could tell that he was trying to get comfortable, but she made no moves to lay back down - at least not yet. She was perfectly fine sitting, it made her feel more safe. Still, she shifted a bit so that her tail was laid on the ground beside of her instead of knotted up under her.

She winced a bit at his question and the painful memories that it brought up. Her life in a pack had been awful, but the following months she'd spent with Brian had been nice. Too bad she'd ruined that. In response to his question she merely shrugged. "I was born in a pack, but I chose to leave." She said, her answer vague. Still, it would do enough to quell his curiosity.

"But what of yourself? I have never smelled one like you before." It was only fair to exchange personal information equally, or at least that was what she had been taught.

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Zeus

He blinked. A wolf choosing to leave the pack. That was unusual. Wasn't it? He had never been in a pack, but he had always heard that wolves liked to be in packs. Of course, some were chased out so they were loners. He didn't hear of many choosing to leave. Of course, he's not usually around others to hear about anything anyways. So he just assumed.

"My mother was a German Shepherd. My father was a wolf. I never met him. I was taken away by a human and his little girl when I was a pup. I was her friend until someone tried to harm her. So I attacked them. Then.... I was abandoned. So, here I am," he stated, giving a small shrug. He wondered if that was too much information. He really didn't care, though. It wasn't too personal.

Even so, he waited for her reaction to him being part dog. He knew many look down on him for being a half breed. He wondered if she would do the same.

[DENI.]

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Her ears perked up as he told her of his heritage. A male wolf mating with a female dog was more common than the other, since male wolves were more likely to stray from their packs. Still, he was the first mix she had ever encountered. She allowed her eyes to roam over his body a bit more, taking in more of his appearance than she had previously. She could easily see the dog in his coloring, but he was much too large to be a regular dog. His eyes were just like hers, the eyes of a wolf. She deduced that he would probably fit in with wolves more than dogs, though she didn't know him well.

"I see." She said, still thinking. His story seemed sad. She knew that dogs adored their humans most of the time, though she couldn't really see why they would. "I'm sorry about your humans. The things they do don't make much sense to me, but perhaps you can find a home among your own kind." She smiled softly at him, though she wondered if he could even see it in the dim light of the cave. She moved out of her corner a bit, shuffling until she was comfortable again.

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Zeus

He tensed as she said that he would fit in with his own kind. What was his own kind? He didn't have a kind. As far as he knew there weren't any wolf-dogs anywhere near here. He didn't know where his siblings were anyways. There weren't others like him and his father's species chased him out. His mother's species were terrified of him.

"There is no one of my kind....," he said sadly. He laid his head on his paws, not looking at her. He didn't think he could at the moment. He was too busy thinking about his past. It was a hard one, yet there were some instances that he liked. He could still see his girl's face as she smiled at him. He let out a slight whine at the thought, although he didn't realize it.

[DENI.]

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Pity for the other canine welled inside of her as he uttered his sentence. Perhaps she had not put enough thought into her words, because in a way he was right. She had not seen very many wolf-dogs herself, in fact, he was the only one. All of the others had been whispers on the wind, spoken of with disgusted tones. The wolves who had 'lowered' themselves enough to mate with a dog were considered lowly themselves. And yet, Juliet knew that dogs weren't so different from wolves. She'd had strong feelings for a dog not too long ago.

Compelled by pity for him, she rose to her paws and walked closer to him, nosing him gently on the top of his head. "That's not true, exactly. Sure we aren't completely alike, but we're similar enough." She sat down next to him, unsure of what to say to comfort him. She was sure that not all wolves looked down on dogs and wolf-dogs; at least she didn't.

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Zeus

He flinched as she nosed him, but soon relaxed as he came back to reality. He sat up too and looked at her as she spoke. Yes, they were similar. Dogs and wolves were very similar, but neither got along very well with each other. Of course, there were exceptions. Not too many, though.

"I don't want pity, Juliet... I want acceptance. I want a pack," he said calmly. He shook his head slightly. "How come you don't want a pack? You left yours. Its rough being a lone wolf," he said, trying to change the subject off of himself. If it continued with himself, he would get angry. And he already scared her enough today.

[DENI.]

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She moved away from him a bit when he flinched, but held her ground for the most part. She didn't like to see someone so sad around her, but there didn't seem to be a lot she could do about it. When he spoke, she lowered her ears a bit in apology. She hadn't meant to upset him, she had only acted on instinct. That had probably been a mistake in hindsight. "I'm sorry, I understand. I can't provide you with what you want since I don't have it myself." She shrugged a bit and looked away from him.

She thought for a moment about his question, her gaze resting firmly on her paws. Finally, she spoke, deciding that she could be honest with him since he had been with her. "I do want a pack," she insisted, looking up. "It was my pack that didn't want me." Bitterness entered her tone for a moment, and she shook her head. "But it doesn't matter anymore, I haven't seen them in over a year now." She thought of the pack she had once been in, but she didn't miss them at all.

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Zeus

His ear flicked as the truth was dawned on him. So she had left because she didn't feel accepted. Just like how he didn't feel accepted. Now he felt bad for assuming she had left because she didn't want a pack. He nudged her shoulder gently. "I'm sorry to hear that. I'm sorry that I assumed. Wolves and dogs that I encounter are usually happy and accepted."

He then gave her a soft smile. "Seems like we both want the same thing. How about this... if I find a pack, I'll come find you and you can join. And if you find a pack, then you can come find me and I can join. Will that be okay?" he asked, looking at her through innocent eyes.

[DENI.]

She shook her head at his apology, her ears flapping a bit. "No need to apologize, you were right to assume. Most wolves do have a pack that they are happy in." She smiled at him, settling in against the stone of the cave. She found herself missing a nest, it had been the best part about having a permanent home. She would gather up moss, feathers, grass, and leaves and form them all into a nice cozy bed. Maybe if she could ever find a good home, she would be able to make a nest again.

After he voiced his offer, the sound of the pouring rain against the roof of the cave ceased. She waited in silence for a moment, looking at him. It was a good offer, but how would they find one another? "I promise that I will do my best to find you, should that situation occur. I think I would really like being in a pack with you." She smiled shyly, turning her gaze back to her paws.