Darkest before the dawn

[misu]

The night on Natsia Island had been still, nearly silent, except for the urgent chirps and hums of insects hidden beneath the brush. The serene symphony of night was starting to give way to the early chirps of songbirds, heralding the beginning of a new day, but on the island, a lone brute was still fast asleep, though not peacefully. Certainly, the young male had heard various rumors about the supposedly "forbidden island," and he knew that many were wary of the small chunk of land, but the absence of fellow wolves was precisely what Misu appreciated about it. The unknown no longer phased him, for he had explored far more threatening places on his own for half of a lifetime. This was a place of solitude, where Misu knew he could rest for a few hours without being detected. His favorite spot was tucked safely in an area covered with ferns, in a place he assumed no one would find him.

Though he had met Lobolita, the alphess of the Exousia pack before, in somewhat tense encounters, Misu preferred to lurk in the areas where he was least likely to be seen. He was highly secretive by nature, as well as anti-social by habit. He meant no disrespect to the alphess by being there, and perhaps she had sensed that in their previous brief meetings. Of all areas of Kongrai, the southern most tip felt most hospitable. Misu wasn't the type to pick a fight for no reason, he mostly wanted to be left to his own devices. Occasionally he did venture elsewhere on the big island, but he always wandered back to the southern region again, away from warring packs and vicious rogues. He had never been approached while lurking on this island, and so his guard was down when he finally gave in to sleep. His mind was restless during waking hours, exhausted by memories of the past and concerns for the future. The soft sound of crashing waves against the sandy shore soothed him; he would not be able to nod off otherwise.

Now, Misu's sleep was agitated. No doubt he was having one hell of a dream. The large brute was thrashing around in the sand like a wolf possessed. Grains of dirt and sand showered in every direction as his hind legs kicked the air wildly, as if trying to run. It was a recurring nightmare that haunted the wolf often. He found himself in a wide, open space, the snarls and howls of unseen enemies surrounding him. It never mattered how fast he tried to escape, dark shadows were always two steps behind, eyes glowing like burning coals. Always, he found himself vastly out numbered, and deeply frustrated. Dark lips curled back as a growl rippled deep in his throat. Overhead, the sky was alight with the brilliant colors of early morning light as the sun slowly neared the horizon.

[Lobolita]

The alphess slowly made her way though the lands, she knew these lands like the back of her paw, she knew everything and everyone who called them home, if anything was out of place she would know about it, if anyone invaded she would of dealt with them by using swift and deserved judgement. she padded abit further through her territory feeling good about herself and that is when it hit her, the scent of another in fact she already knew this scent, they had met many times before and she thought she had been very clear that these were her lands and that not just anyone could come here she did not care if they needed to rest or not.

She cocked her head to the right just abit and sure enough there dead asleep was the brute known as misu, she growled softly in annoyance, she had already kicked off of her territory once and now he was back, she padded toward the brute but on her way her heart started to soften but that did not stop her from kicking him in the side, she may of been having second thoughts about kicking him out of her territory again but she would be damned if someone was going to just sleep in her presence, if she had to be awake then so did everyone else in her territory, she then lowered her head so it was level with his, as she spoke her words were like daggers. "Get the hell up"

The alphess rose her head back up to its normal position before staring down at the brute, it was clear that something had pissed the fae off and this was just the thing that she did not want to find in her territory, but there was nothing she could really do about it now she would just have to deal with this and hopefully be on her way, if he wanted to tag along then he would have to keep up with her.

[misu]

His nightmare was reaching its fevered pitch when Exousia's alpha female discovered the intruder tucked away in his bed of ferns. The dream always ended in the same manner: Misu was swallowed by the shadows, and he would wake up terrified. A sharp, startled noise erupted from the brute's throat when he was snapped abruptly from his slumber by the unexpected kick, and he rolled away from the source of the shock, visibly disoriented. He had been taken off-guard, but in a quick jerk he was on his feet, muzzle to muzzle with one angry alphess.

Lobolita's foul mood was palpable, and presumably, Misu's unwelcome appearance had invited this reaction. Normally, he would have been long gone by this time of the morning. In fact, he had slept on the island before without being detected, but evidently this time, he had overslept. Now, face to face with the the lands' leader, he offered a sheepish grin. He knew he had done wrong. Size considered, the brute had an obvious advantage over the fae. Even for a male gray wolf, he was huge, but he lowered his head slightly to make clear that he had no violent intentions. His tail was hanging low so that she would see he meant no disrespect, even if she did just catch him trespassing. "My apologies, Lobolita..." The syllables trailed off as he instantly doubted himself. Maybe she would be offended that he remembered her name, or that he dare utter it now?

At least, for Misu's sake, the female appeared to be alone, and in the vague morning light, he could see why he had remembered her at all. Her pelt was pure white, even more stunning in contrast with the indigo streaked sky above the two. Even while enraged, Lobolita was undeniably an attractive fae. Only a young male could make note of such a thing while in serious trouble! He waited for her to speak again, unwilling to upset her further, and yet he made no signs of retreat. Whether she was aware of it or not, the strange male had gotten rather used to the island and the various areas she lay claim to. Running constantly was growing tiresome for the brute.

[Lobolita]

The alphess took a moment to check out the male's body,his nice rich and full pelt, his sweetly designed frame, his lovely rippling muscles, and finally his beautiful eyes, the young fae felt her body shudder with excitement. she could not allow this to cloud her mind how ever. she watched him as he got up, a pleasant smile forming on her maw. her tail swaying back and forth for abit spreading her scent though the air, of course she was unaware of this but it would surely effect the brute.

"My apologies, Lobolita..."

This actually made the alphess chuckle softly, laughter that stopped almost as fast as it had come up. she knew from the look in his eyes that he knew what he was wrong for being here and that he was beating himself up on the inside but she was sure he was not expecting what happened to him next. the alphess stepped in gently running her body alongside his. she then sat before him and licked her maw. "What have i told you?, this is my land you can't just come and go as you please."

The alphess winked at him and laid down, as she then watched a butterfly flutter into view and land on the bridge of her, as it did so it sent a tingling feeling up her nose which then cause it to twitch sending the butterfly back into the air as the fine fae to sneeze."i guess you can stay though"

[misu]

He had not expected her to take his apology so well, and his head tilted to the side in a curious manner. He watched her, tail waving slowly behind her form. Ebony nostrils flared as the scent of the female before him grew stronger now, and he fell silent immediately. He was only a male, after all, and liable to distraction when in the presence of a female. Apparently his apology had sufficed, for now the alphess was rubbing the length of her snowy body against his side. It seemed all was forgiven between the two, and then some. He did his best to hide his pleasant surprise.

The conversation had taken a curious turn. Come and go as you please... The meaning of her words dawned on the male, slowly, and he wondered if this had been some discreet invitation. Her next comment was more direct. I guess you can stay though. The young male couldn't believe what he was hearing. It seemed too good to be true, and as Lobolita settled down beside him, he wondered briefly if this was some sort of trap. This was a side of the alphess he had not yet encountered, and he was certainly intrigued.

The butterfly that landed on her nose had the freedom to go anywhere it pleased, while a wolf had its paws firmly on the ground. Tired of treading foreign land, he gave a coy smile to the female who was now so close to him. He lowered his own body down to her level to lay beside her, and her warmth was a welcome relief to the cold of the still early morning. He couldn't remember the last time he had been so close to another wolf, and it felt rather strange, but instinct prevailed. Misu simply couldn't resist the allure of the young female, her flirtations working as she had no doubt intended. "I could stay, but what are your demands of me?"

[Lobolita]

"I could stay, but what are your demands of me?"

Lobolita grinned as she started to circle her newest member, she was in heat just like most of kongrai was right now, only the younger of the females were not in heat, or maybe they were going into their first heat, this did not matter to her in the least, she continued to walk around and check the male out, little did he know that he had just given her permission to basically do anything or command him to do anything and right now her mind was clouded with all kinds of nasty thoughts, the most important thing was though that she wanted pups, she craved pups, she craved that attention. she ran her neck along the nape of his neck, "are you aware of what season it is?"

She knew that she had to lead him to the meeting with ireni but no one said that she could not have a little fun along the way, after all ireni was already pregnant she could not have anything to do with a male this time around anyway, maybe next mating season she could but by that time misu would already be hers and no one was going to convince her otherwise, the only other male she had seen in a very long time was at the beach but she did not catch his name, surely he would of made a handsome alpha as well but she had to work with what she has, and right now misu was it.

"How do you feel about becoming alpha?" was she insane for giving this wolf a high rank right off the bat? of course she was but in her altered state of mind lobolita was not thinking about her actions, she just was thinking about one thing and one thing only besides the meeting with ireni of course, but after that meeting if this male would allow her she would show him a very good private time,she would show him just what would happen if he were to keep her very happy.