When Plot Bunnies Attack!
Jul. 27th, 2006 12:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bloodsong1*sigh* Why me?
Hige looked up from trying to drown Toboe and sniffed the air.
"There's a human nearby!" He cried, jumping out of the water. Kiva and Tsume whipped around, tensing for a possible attack. A lone figure stumbled out of the living trees growing near the lake, female by her scent. She gaped at them in surprise.
"I thought no human survived the Dead Forest," Toboe mutter, also coming out of the lake. Kiva moved to guard Cheza.
"No human ever came back from the Dead Forest," The white wolf corrected, watching the female closely. She moved towards them slowly, head and shoulders drooping in submission. When she was still several feet away, she dropped to her hands and knees, head bowed.
"I am sorry to disturb you. It has been so long since I've seen wolves, I can hardly believe my eyes," She said. The pack exchanged glances. Why was this human acting like a beta female? More importantly, how could she see through their illusions?
"You know what we are?" Kiva asked softly. Toboe, Tsume and Hige ranged themselves behind him and around Cheza, the intent clear. The human kept her head down, glancing up at them through messy bangs.
"Yes. Few find the path out of the Dead Forest. Fewer still make it past the guardians."
"Then how did you make it?" Tsume asked harshly.
"I was with a wolf." Her answer brought shocked gasps from Hige and Tsume. Toboe cocked his head, confused.
"You gave a wolf a home?" He asked, thinking back to his Granny. The human shook her head.
"I was companion," She glanced up again. "I will tell you my story, in exchange for something."
"Keh. Typical human," Tsume folded his arms. "She probably wants us to feed her or something."
"There is very little food left in this forest, for humans or wolves," The human responded, lifting her head slightly. "After you hear my story, you can kill and eat me."
"EAT YOU?!?" The pack chorused. She nodded.
"As I said, there is little here and since you just came from the Dead Forest, you all must be hungry. I'm still fairly healthy and to give strength to the Heralds of Paradise is an honor."
"But...but why??" Toboe blurted out, breaking formation to run over and kneel next to the human. Up close, he could see she looked about Kiva's age, probably near adulthood.
"I've already answered that."
"Well, I'm not going to eat you!" Toboe stood up and backed away, looking horrified. Hige wrinkled his nose.
"Yuck! What a disgusting idea."
"That's rich, coming from you, Porky," Tsume sneered.
"What, are you going to eat her?" Hige snapped back.
"Of course not! Humans taste awful."
"I'll do it," Kiva said, stepping forward and kneeling a few feet away from the young woman. She smiled and bowed her head again.
"Thank you." He nodded and made himself comfortable. The rest of the pack stared in disbelief. Cheza looked at each wolf in turn, then hurried over to sit next to Kiva.
"This one would like to hear the story, but this one cannot eat you," She said. The young woman sat back on her heels, her head still dipped respectfully.
"I will tell my story for everyone. As long as one of you gains strength from my flesh, I am happy."
"My name is Kiva."
"This one is called Cheza."
"I am Little Sister."
Hige looked up from trying to drown Toboe and sniffed the air.
"There's a human nearby!" He cried, jumping out of the water. Kiva and Tsume whipped around, tensing for a possible attack. A lone figure stumbled out of the living trees growing near the lake, female by her scent. She gaped at them in surprise.
"I thought no human survived the Dead Forest," Toboe mutter, also coming out of the lake. Kiva moved to guard Cheza.
"No human ever came back from the Dead Forest," The white wolf corrected, watching the female closely. She moved towards them slowly, head and shoulders drooping in submission. When she was still several feet away, she dropped to her hands and knees, head bowed.
"I am sorry to disturb you. It has been so long since I've seen wolves, I can hardly believe my eyes," She said. The pack exchanged glances. Why was this human acting like a beta female? More importantly, how could she see through their illusions?
"You know what we are?" Kiva asked softly. Toboe, Tsume and Hige ranged themselves behind him and around Cheza, the intent clear. The human kept her head down, glancing up at them through messy bangs.
"Yes. Few find the path out of the Dead Forest. Fewer still make it past the guardians."
"Then how did you make it?" Tsume asked harshly.
"I was with a wolf." Her answer brought shocked gasps from Hige and Tsume. Toboe cocked his head, confused.
"You gave a wolf a home?" He asked, thinking back to his Granny. The human shook her head.
"I was companion," She glanced up again. "I will tell you my story, in exchange for something."
"Keh. Typical human," Tsume folded his arms. "She probably wants us to feed her or something."
"There is very little food left in this forest, for humans or wolves," The human responded, lifting her head slightly. "After you hear my story, you can kill and eat me."
"EAT YOU?!?" The pack chorused. She nodded.
"As I said, there is little here and since you just came from the Dead Forest, you all must be hungry. I'm still fairly healthy and to give strength to the Heralds of Paradise is an honor."
"But...but why??" Toboe blurted out, breaking formation to run over and kneel next to the human. Up close, he could see she looked about Kiva's age, probably near adulthood.
"I've already answered that."
"Well, I'm not going to eat you!" Toboe stood up and backed away, looking horrified. Hige wrinkled his nose.
"Yuck! What a disgusting idea."
"That's rich, coming from you, Porky," Tsume sneered.
"What, are you going to eat her?" Hige snapped back.
"Of course not! Humans taste awful."
"I'll do it," Kiva said, stepping forward and kneeling a few feet away from the young woman. She smiled and bowed her head again.
"Thank you." He nodded and made himself comfortable. The rest of the pack stared in disbelief. Cheza looked at each wolf in turn, then hurried over to sit next to Kiva.
"This one would like to hear the story, but this one cannot eat you," She said. The young woman sat back on her heels, her head still dipped respectfully.
"I will tell my story for everyone. As long as one of you gains strength from my flesh, I am happy."
"My name is Kiva."
"This one is called Cheza."
"I am Little Sister."
