Zera & Bluu

Females || Gray Foxes || M: (Dir) Each other. (Dir/Ind) None. (Ind) None.

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Bluu stirred awake, feeling her sister's fluffy pelt still pressed up against her side, so she lifted her head off the ground to swiveling her gaze towards Zera. She couldn't even see her sister's face because of her bristling fur and her tail draped over her entire head. She must be really cold after that snowstorm. Bluu couldn't say she wasn't cold. She was freezing right now. Her fur is too short for her to tolerate such cold. And for the first time since leaving her parent's den, she actually felt grateful that her sister was here to help her stay warm. She knew that if her sister wasn't here, she likely would've gotten sick last night.

Zera felt something wiggling against her side, causing her to wake up. Her eyes slightly opened, to not allow the sunlight completely in and make her eyes burn. Her jaws parted open, her long tongue curling up as she released a quiet, and kind of adorable yawn. "Good morning, Bluu." She murmered before placing her head back down on the ground, her eyes sliding shut again. Much to her surprise, she didn't hear a grunt of annoyance come from her sister, but rather a disappointed sigh instead.

Bluu narrowed her eyes at Zera when she placed her head back down. She has so much energy, but when she goes to bed, she never wants to get up in the morning. "We have to hunt this morning, Zera." She grunted in an attempt to get Zera to actually get up. But much to her expectation, her sibling didn't even budge, and just murmered something incomprehensible. "We can get you a delicious rabbit." Still nothing... Then Bluu made a defeated sigh before making an irritated grunt. "I'll teach you how to hunt properly. Only if you don't feel bad for the animals when you're one second away from snapping their neck."

When Zera heard that, she lept up to her feet, turning to Bluu with her tail wagging like some kind of dog. "Really?! You'll teach me how to hunt?!" She yelped in joy, but spoke so fast to the point where it sounded like a jumble of random sounds instead of words. She stared at Bluu, not even blinking. Then, her sister nodded. Zera released an excited and loud shriek in joy, that echoed out of the den and throughout the entire area around her. Then, she made a one hundred eighty degree turn and ran outside the den at top speed.

Bluu grumbled as she watched the hyperactive fox run out of the den, squealing in delight. I wouldn't have offered if I knew she was gonna do that.. She let out another defeated sigh before standing up and walking out of the den to go follow Zera.

(In case any of you were wondering, when Zera shared her hunting strategies with Frost, she never actually hunts. She just comes up with something and Bluu ends up trying them. Zera has only hunted for herself like three times in her entire life, and that was when she was a pup. Bluu does all the hunting)

Illusion's tail wagged at seeing Hondo. He was panting from the heavy weight of his wet, long fur. "Good morning Hondo." His voice was hoarse from the cold air and his throat was feeling a bit scratchy. He let out a small yawn, still trying to blink sleep from his eyes. He glanced down at the Beta's paw... Shouldn't he be resting? "Hondo, are you allowed to hunt? If I ask Violet, what would she say?" He gave a playful shake of his head, teasing his friend.

"Good morning Violet. I'll let Xola know if I see her before we leave." He watched her go before glancing back into his den. He knew it wouldn't take too long before Malicia would get tired of laying there. He wanted to be back in time for her to get a run in and to watch the pups. He sighed. "I was hoping that more would be awake by now," He glanced at the Alpha's den, "And that Killjoy would be able to join a patrol this morning, but he seem caught up, ready to head out?" He waited for a conformation and headed for the exit.

He followed Violet's pawprints for a bit before heading down a rabbit's fresh trail. "Okay Hondo, here is the plan. I don't want you working that paw too hard, so we'll try to keep this quick and easy. I hope it'll lead us to a den with more than one rabbit." He glanced at his paw, his eyes bright in the snow. His mind was in the fog this morning, thinking about many things, but mostly about his mate. He knew that she'd want something fresh to eat, and most likely something she'd killed herself. He'd offer her whatever he could get, and give her an offer to leave for a bit while he sat with the pups - He was taken out of his plan making when a rabbit ran in front of him, it was limping, so it most likely had come from near the humans. The paw was bloody, caught in a trap.

Illusion took off after it, his heavy frame having a hard time starting up and building momentum in the snow. His wet fur provided drag, slowing him down signifigantly. He allowed Hondo to swoop in and kill the rabbit, not being able to react quick enough. He really hated the snow, but at least he wasn't overheating like he would in the summer. He stood there panting, watching the skilled Beta.

Killjoy listened to River before laying his head on hers. He wanted to freeze time and stay here for the rest of his life. However, nothing ever stayed the same, and he knew that. As he laid there listening to her, he caught the slight feeling that she may be feeling a bit anxious about it. His eyes were gentle, and he spoke softly, in a warm tone. “You do whatever you feel you want to do.” He paused, chewing his words into the correct place, “If you want to go, feel free to! If you want, I can join, or you can go alone. It’s all up to you.” His eyes softened as he lifted his head to look at River. His tail wagged slightly as he rubbed his head under her chin. He really didn’t want to move, but his duties couldn’t wait.

Slowly, he got up from his spot, saddened by the rush of cold air. He glanced outside of the den, unhappy with the snow. He needed to go and be cleared from the Medic’s to hunt or patrol. He gave River a sad look as he stepped out of the den, his head hanging slightly by the thought of the cold snow getting between his paw pads. “I have a feeling I’ll be wandering around camp today, so if you need me, I’ll be around.” His tail began wagging as he looked back at her. He was still in shock that River was laying in his den. He was a bit worried about Night’s reaction, but nonetheless, he was happy.

Killjoy began to scout the camp for the Medic’s. He sniffed a paw print by the entrance, Violet was out and about, so where was Xola? He walked past Maicia’s den, the whine of puppies catching his ears. He paused outside of it to look in. From the little he could see, one or two of them looked quite a bit like Illusion, and that made him smile. Despite the differences between him and the Lead Hunter, and the difficult background, he knew that Illusion would be a great father to the three pups. He then spotted a sleeping Xola in the corner of the den. He didn’t want to wake her, so instead he went to the food pile where it was sheltered under a tree. He picked out the least frozen, and most fresh piece to take back to River. He trotted towards his den, and poked his head in, his tail wagging. “Well, Xola and Violet are busy, so I have a bit more time.” He made his way towards her, placing the squirrel in front of her, sitting not too far off, looking outside, listening for any give-aways that the Medic had risen.

Malicia lay silently within the den after Illusion left to go do his dutys. Which Malicia for the time being was more then happy to give up. As while she was an amazing hunter she knew she had to be careful for the safety of her family.

Turning she caught Violet peeking in an offered her a soft smile and nod. Xola needed all the sleep she could get. Which was good for the medic.

Glancing outside she carefully stepped around her now sleeping pups to get a few mouth fulls of snow to help ease the dryness in her maw. A contented sigh left her lips before her black figure vanished back into the den to recurl around the small pups.