Random A Change chp.

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The land was silent as the cold night air left a slight frost on the ground in the sandy desert. A lone lizard sat perched on a small rock, beady eyes shifting to the left, then to the right. Its clawed foot scraped against the stone and its tail flick to the side, sweeping sand to the side living a gentle curve in the dust. Its small spiked tongue lashed out into the air, testing for any hit of small insects.

There was a crunch in the ground, off to its left as the lizard dove down to get a small sand beetle from a small crack under the very stone it was perched on. Sloppily crunching on the unfortunate bug, the critter’s eyes shut in contentment as it gulped it pray down. (Poor bug) The earth behind the lizard sunk in suddenly and startled, the creatures eyes snapped open, and it long body took off across the sand.

There was a few short seconds of fleeing before a powerful jaw with multiple fangs snapped it self around the lizards head and jerked, snapping its neck in a swift movement.

“You poor unfortunate soul, so sad, but true. Life ending so quick for such a pitiful creature.”

”Adair, your more pitiful then it was. Must you talk to your food after you’ve killed it? It can not hear you, you know.”

“But of course, my dear Maeko. I am merely helping to soothe its soul in the after life.”

“Stop talking you fouls. You’ll scare away our food with your insufferable yapping. That’s if Adair’s stench hasn’t already driven them out.”

Violet eyes glared into a rose pink glaze. “Shut up, Zandra, you annoying she-wolf. Just because I am sensitive and have a superior vocabulary then you, does not mean you have the right to make fun of me.”

Zandra’s muzzle lifted up into a snarl, her white ears flattening against her skull.

“Do not make me kill you, you fetid bastard.”

Adair’s head tilted to the side, a cocky wolfish grin spreading through bloody teeth and violet shined with humor.

“I’d like to see you try, mate.”

Pink eyes closed as a huff escaped her white muzzle. Her paw shifted against the ground, giving a sharp jerk and successfully swatting sand into the male’s dinner.

“Damn it Zandra! You know I extremely dislike sand in my food!”

It was the white one’s turn to give a cocky grin. “Why do you think I did it, dumb ass.”

Maeko rolled her emerald eyes at her hunting companions. “You two will be the death of me” she said, knowing that the mates were to busy bickering to even had heard her.

Shaking her head, the female walked away, staring up at the bright moon. She listen to the night bugs chirp almost silently 30 yards away and to the breeze as it moved some tumble weed across hard ground.

It was a gentle night, perfect for hunting and for strolling around, like her pack mates and herself were doing now. Hunting in these lands was difficult seeing as there wasn’t much to hunt to begin with. They were lucky to even find enough food for the entire pack, but somehow they managed past that problem.

Mostly because of the locals. Tasty chickens and Chocobo’s littered the area of the village. Easy pray for the smaller of the hunters.

If you were a large hunter, though, you were taking a risk. Just like Pax…

Pax had been an amazing hunter and an amazing mother. Her skills had kept the outcasts of the pack, like herself, fed and she had taken the time to teach and train those outcast, giving them a place to fit into Ruchira and Hirsi’s ‘royal’ pack.

But Pax had been careless, hunting in the early mornings inside the village, knowing human rose with the sun.

From the remaining hunters near by, the loud echo of a hollow shot had signaled the once great hunter had fallen to the humans.

And now, with out their mother, Pax’s pup were going to die, being so small when it happened. Adair and Zandra tried to take the pups in themselves, but having pups of their own, it was hard trying to care for 15 pups in total, 7 being Zandra’s and 8 being Pax’.

Maeko’s head shifted down staring at the sand between her paws. Then there was Nicholai…

Her mate.

The black wolf had been in a rage since that incident, attacking any human that went through the cliff passes, wanting revenge and tearing them apart. They had been mates for two years, and though Nicholai had been smaller then Pax, the male wolf was stronger then any of the others, even rivaling Hirsi in strength. Nicholai and Pax had been soul mates, not something you come across often. Their bond could have leaded the pack into a life of comfort and easy, not danger and death like this one now.

But now both are gone. Nicholai having disappeared two days ago, leaving his pups abandoned and without their parents.

‘Why couldn’t he have just stayed…I would have helped…’

“Hey, Maeko! Come on, we are leaving!”

Turning to the white wolf with pink eyes, Maeko nodded and leaped into a swift pace to the mates.

Her golden fur shifted as she paced forward beside Zandra, an ‘outsider’ like herself and Adair.

Pink eyes scanned emerald from the side, catching the down cast look.

“What’s wrong pup, Sand Flea’s again?”

Maeko snorted and shook her head. “No…it not that.”

Zandra’s lips pulled back into a frown, her ears tilting back.

”Then what is it? You can’t be going back with a sour look on your muzzle.”

Maeko sighed, ears pinned to her skull as she let out a small whine.

Adair pranced around to the other side of the golden wolf at the sound of the whine, head butting a soft side and watching the fine furred creature brighten a little.

“I was just thinking about Pax, the pups and…Nicholai. I hope he’s safe…”

Zandra huffed. “Of course the idiot is alright. The moron doesn’t know how to get kill, remember? Shiva, he took Hirsi out three days ago, did he not? He’s fine.”

”I know but-“

”No buts, Maeko-dear, Zandra is correct. Nicholai is strong and…healthy. He will be back. He always comes back.”

”Adair is right for once, Maeko. Nicholai needs time to get use to the fact his mate is dead. He must be strong, for himself and for the pups. And in order to be strong, he must calm down. It is shocking that he has lasted this long so far, because usually soul mates die with each other. But like I said, Nicholai is strong.”

“For the mean time, maybe you should stay with elder Kairi and help watch out for the pups. It might be best.”

Maeko listened, nodding to the sand in understanding.

”Alright Adair, Zandra. Maybe your right. I’ll watch over the pups but he will be getting his furry ass bit for leaving like this.”

All three laughed at the though, for right now, forgetting the pain their missing friend was putting them through. Even if it was just for the briefest of moments.

”Why, look at that. Another hunk of fine flesh for my mouth to slaughter and devour. Jackrabbit, oh pretty, pretty jackrabbit! Come hither my furry friend!”

”Adair…”

”Fool… why in the six pits of hell I did mate with a moron.”