+ Scions of the Beast +

[Derek_Is_Me]

Still pondering what could be on the computer. Storm decide to look over Jairus's shoulder and see if he could get a clue as to what he was doing.

[Shilohan ninja]

"This, my dear Storm, is a coded map scan of the area. According to this, we're right on the edge of the monistary the cops sent us to. Matterofact, that's where we just ran from."
Jairus gave Storm a sidelong look, a bit dumbfonded about something.
"Why where you running, anyway?"

[Derek_Is_Me]

"Well about that. I was trying to sneak into the monastery because I honestly didn't know what that place was. And I wanted to find out what was up with that place. When I was trying to sneak into the building I was seen by some girl so I was worried she might try to catch me or something so I ran."said Storm to Jairus.

[Shilohan ninja]

Jairus stroaked his goatee, pondering the tiger's words.
"She didn't happen to smell like marten, did she?"
The tall puma glanced back at the screen. Sensors read that marten had followed from a distance. Could be following us right now, Jairus thought to himself, smirking a little where Storm couldn't see. This could get interesting real fast.
Jairus slid the bark back into place, fingering the hilt of the katana strapped to his back for a moment, planning the next move.

[Derek_Is_Me]

"Actually yes she did smell like marten. Hmm, you want to know whats funny. I think she is nearby because I smell the faint scent of marten in the air."said Storm to Jairus.

[Song_of_Storms]

Unico slipped his hand smoothly into Siobhan's, attempting to lighten the mood after the tiff with Maxine. I suppose I could be blamed for her sudden departure... still, I truly don't feel any remorse.

Tilting his head at Siobhan, he smiled.

"Well, Dearest? Shall we investigate?" Without taking his eyes off Siobhan, Unico beckoned Kisho with mock sincerity.

"Oh, and Kisho can find that Darling friend of his... the one that's so polite."

Unico guided Siobhan past him, towards the back door. After walking down and into the yard, he inhaled cheerfully.

"Ahh... It's quite refreshing to be outdoors again, yes?"

[Hana Ryuuzaki]

[font="palatino Linotype"]Siobhan gently held the chilled hand of the snake Anichi, the familiar feeling of his hand calming her raging thoughts down into slight urges.

"'Dearest'? Where did that come from?"

She shook that thought off, and walked out into the yard with Unico, breathing in the soothing air that moved of it's own accord.
"You can never know how soothing this is for me, Uni."
She smiled a bit, staring into the blue sky, her eyes matching the sky's own colour.[/font]

[Song_of_Storms]

Unico smiled knowingly.

"Oh, just thinking aloud, Siobhan. Pay me no heed."

Watching Siobhan as her emotions clearly changed, Unico stroked her hand.

"I can take a guess..."

Unico couldn't help being taken aback by her eyes. Just gazing at them seemed to disperse the troubles of the world. As if thinking to himself, he quietly muttered.

"...where could they be...?"

[Shilohan ninja]

Jairus smirked to himself. He'd been smelling the marten the whole time while Storm was following him.
"We'll just take it casually, then. No use rushing into things and conpounding the matter. Shall we?"
With that, Jairus turned on his heels and began strolling nonshallauntly back the direction they'd come, beconing at Strom to follow him. His curiosity had been peaked.

[Derek_Is_Me]

Following Jairus, Storm felt a little odd because he had no idea of what to expect from this strange puma."So are we going back to the monastery?"asked a quisitive Storm.

[Shilohan ninja]

Jairus didn't slacken his pace at all.
"That's the idea." was his reply as he kept strolling for the monastery.
The marten's scent was getting closer, now, though also higher in elevation. Jairus kept walking casually, acting natural, waiting for the slightest movement. He was used to sneek attacks from above.

[Derek_Is_Me]

Transforming into his slight form Storm kept his tail and tiger ears and kept pace with Jairus. After he had transformed almost all of the way back to his original form Storm smelled marten above them. Deciding not to let the marten know that he knew that it was there he acted like it wasn't there. And he asked Jairus,"So whats at the monastery that you want?"

[Hana Ryuuzaki]

[font="palatino Linotype"]Siobhan had noticed that Unico was staring at her, and she fidgeted a bit, unused to the attention.
"Eh, um....Uni, why are you staring at me? Do I have something on my face or sumthin'?"

She moved her unoccupied hand to her cheek, trying to rub anything off that might be there.
"B-besides, we should find them......right?"[/font]

[Kung_Fu_Master]

"If you mean that girl and the two cats," came jericho's voice from a lightly covered tree branch, "They went that way." pointing in the diriction they had gone minutes before.

[Shilohan ninja]

Jairus kept his pace still lokking ahead toward the direction of the monastery from which he could hear three voices.
They went that way came from what Jairus assumed was the roof of the monastery. So they've seen us already, Jairus realized. Must be the welcoming committee, then.
Jairus turned his head back to Storm and said "guess we've been found out. Shall we continue forward and give a proper introduction?"
He grinned as he asked the question to his companion, continuing onward without waiting for Storm's response.

[Lil_Ninja]

Maxine stopped when she smelled the big cats getting closer. She could faintly hear them talking about her animal. She wasn't surprised they knew she was there, she wasn't trying to hide herself. Besides, they couldn't get her while she was in the tree anyway. She watched them from above, studying their movement, trying to figure out what they were going to do. After a while, she assumed they were going back to the orphanage. She continued to follow from a distance just to see what would happen. After a while, she got close enough to see Unico and Siobhan. She hissed silently at them and decided to turn back. "Good luck with that.." Maxine said loud enough for the two cats to hear as she ventured back into the depths of the forest on treetop. "I wonder who else lives there.. Theres the snake, hawk, wildcat and whatever Kish is. And now more wildcats?" She said to herself, going through the list of people there as she hopped from branch to branch. "If I stayed there with all those predators, I'd probably get killed or something before long." She huffed. Making her way to the ground, she scanned the area for prey. She spotted a squirrel not to far away, oblivious of her presence, eating an acorn. Hello there. She smirked to herself as she crept closer.

[Derek_Is_Me]

"Sure, why don't we introduce ouselves properly."said Storm to the oblivious Jairus. Listening while he was heading towards the orphanage Storm heard from the trees,"Good luck with that." Must be our little marten friend thought Storm to himself."I wonder what kind of creatures that they have at that place."stated Storm to Jairus.

[Shilohan ninja]

"More than likely a ragtag bunch of critters you wouldn't want to find in a dark ally" Jairus mumbled back. Looks like the marten's thinkin' the same thing, too he thought.
At about that moment, Jairus caime into view of a female feline and a rather femenine-looking male serpant, holding hands.
Jairus continued forward another few steps before stopping and looking directly at the pair. "Are we interrupting something?" he asked casually enough for the odd couple to hear him.

[Derek_Is_Me]

"I hope we aren't interrupting anything important."said Storm to the couple holding hands.

[Hana Ryuuzaki]

[font="palatino Linotype"]Blinking rapidly for a few seconds, Siobhan's eyes narrowed.

"And if you were?"

((OOC: Sorry, I didn't know what else to post. ^.^;; ))[/font]

[Shilohan ninja]

Jairus cocked his head to one side, cocking his eyebrow as he did and held his hands out to either side of himself.
"Then you could shoot me, I guess. It isn't as though anyone out there would realy miss me, right?" he replied dryly without a smile or a frown.

ooc: shoot 'im if you like, but be warned, he has mean ninja skillz...

[Kunoichi]

OOC: Hey erin..I did this rpg before (when I became sick) is it possible to join again? And pretend i was never there??

[Lil_Ninja]

The squirrel caught sight of Maxine at the last moment and bolted from her. She chased it, dodging all obstacles in her way easily. She pounced at it, but it took an unexpected turn, making her hit a tree head on. When she came to her senses, it was no where in sight. "So much for that idea.." She grumbled as she sniffed it out. A strange and familiar scent wondered through her nostrils, a smell she learned to fear and despise. The scent of a human hunter. I was afraid there would be more coming to this area.. She thought as she tried to pinpoint where they were. That's the only explanation for such scarce prey recently. She thought as she moved silently through the shrubbery, looking for any sign of a hunter. Maybe it's not too late to reconsider the home. The hunters, after all, are the reason I went there to begin with. After my last encounter with them, I just hope I can get back without being spotted. Suddenly, it seemed as if her heart stopped. She caught the sound of a twig snapping. They were getting closer.. She started to panic. She could slightly see the hunters boot from where she was crouched in the bush. If she tried to escape now, she would probably get killed, but if she waited, there was a big chance of her getting caught and killed. Either way, she died.. As the hunter got closer to the bush she was in, she could see the glimmer from his rifle. Her eyes got twice as large as they should be. The hunter was reaching towards the bush! She finally made her move and bolted from her spot as fast as she could.

"You?! Gah, I'll get you this time!" The hunter exclaimed with malice as he readied his rifle and chased after her.

Maxine zigzagged through the forest towards the orphanage, praying she would be able to make it there in one piece. As she started turning another corner, she heard the cracking sound of a gunshot. A bullet hit the tree right next to her, slightly grazing her shoulder, which motivated her to move quicker. Every time she made a move to go back towards the orphanage, a gunshot stopped her path, forcing her in one direction. This isn't good, this isn't good! She thought as she ran into an area covered in shrubbery.

The sound of a metal snap followed by a scream echoed in the hunters ears. He got her.

OOC: Uh oh! Her foot got caught in a bear trap!

[Derek_Is_Me]

After hearing a scream from the woods Storm performed a 180 degree turn and started to run back into the forest with as much speed as he could muster. Turning into his anichi form he turned his head while he was running in full stride. And said,"I don't know about you three but I'm going to go see what that was." Getting deeping into the forest Storm spotted the marten that he had seen earlier in a bear trap with her leg snapped in between the vice like metal of it. Going to a full stop Storm realized that he smelled human in the nearby vicinity plus the smell of gunpowder. Thinking to himself Storm realized that the human was going to try and kill the marten. Acting on pure instinct Storm saw the hunter and slowly crept up on him while he was headed toward the marten. Right when Storm was behind him Storm mustered up all of his strength and let out one gigantic roar. Which scared the hunter into falling on the ground and starting to run for cover. Once Storm made sure that the hunter was gone. He headed towards the marten and transformed into his slight form and he started to undo the trap trying to be careful as to not hurt the marten more than what has already been done to her. Once she was freed of the trap Storm asked,"Are you alright and is your leg broken?"

[Song_of_Storms]

(Kunoichi, that's perfectly fine. n.n)

Unico was now running through the dim forest. After a brief moment of staring off into nothing, he had regained himself in time to hear the scream. Before that, he was positive he had heard the loud crack of gunfire, followed by the all-to-familiar scent that accompanies such.

I never liked the forest... he thought while running, his feet barely making contact with the earth. Suddenly, Unico clumsily made a forced stop dead in his tracks. There was a large, crude metal contraption slightly hidden under some leaves. His eyes narrowing with disgust, he hissed at the object.

"Beast traps! Outsiders are not permitted near the forests, yet they set up their machines of death? This is horrible..." Slowly turning his head around, he sniffed the forest air with his tongue. Now, Unico was paying great attention to his footing, moving with extreme caution. Someone is nearby... blast it. This is the last thing I wanted to do today.

In an annoyed fashion, Unico slammed his fists onto his hips, his stance displaying his annoyance.

"-whoever you are, if you've hurt yourself in your own traps it serves you bloody right. Now, get lost. You're trespassing on private property."

[Kunoichi]

OOC: Ok...I guess i'll just start by arriving at the house, knowing nothing and no one...saves having to read a billion posts...

Kianna looked around her at the front door of the orphanage. Anichi. Wolf Anichi. The words meant nothing to her. She had been running for a while. She knew her parents were dead, perhaps by her own hands, she wasn't sure. The person in black had only said that she was to go here now. Hide? Maybe. She had been running for a while. It would be nice to stay still for a bit. Worst case: she could always run again.

She knew she had the wolf spirit in her. She could sense it. Only a few times did it come out and often she had no recollection of it. Her own parents, from what she remembers, were human and were neither cruel nor loving. Indifferent would be the word.

She trained in the martial arts, thankful to a kind older master. He too was "different". It dawned on her just then that perhaps he too was an Anichi, as it was called. But he was a long way away and couldn't know. She held a staff in her right hand, simple wood but strong as metal.

She raised her hand to the door and knocked 4 times. And sat down, waiting. Unsure of what she would meet.

[Lil_Ninja]

Maxine frantically looked around, unsure of what just happened. When she tried to move, pain shot through her body. The bear trap had a firm clasp on her leg. She let out another cry before collapsing again.

The hunter growled when he heard what the voice said. "Blast it.. If he thinks he's going to claim you, he's got another thing coming." The hunter said with malice as he jabbed the end of his gun at the Marten that was stuck in his trap, making her yelp. He decided it would be best to settle the matter without any conflict, so he stepped out of the shadows and approached the slender boy. "Oh, I didn't realize I was on private property." He said, unconvincingly. "Look, I'll clear up the traps and head out now, but the catches are my own." The man told the boy as he walked back to the Marten, sheer malice in his eyes.

[Kung_Fu_Master]

"But not when your catch happens to be part of our family.", said Jericho standing next to Unico whom he had followed after he ran into the forest.

OOC: You better not forget me this time.

[Kunoichi]

OOC: uhh i'm by the door unless i should come in the middle of the forest or what not lol

[Derek_Is_Me]

"Since I don't quite know these people yet I have no quarrel with you. But since I was hoping to live with them then I have no choice but to say somethng. You are messing with things that are far beyond you I recommend that you leave peacefully or you will regret ever setting foot in this forest."said Storm after stalking through the forest to end up behind the hunter.