Pack Gathering{All must attend}

[docile]

Xiv

[/size][/right]The parking lot was crowded, almost too much for his liking. The copper boy wrinkled his nose in distaste, looking at the abandoned cars and crushed diamond-fencing that littered this establishment, like it littered everywhere else. Oh, he definitely did not approve, no no. But it was the best that he could come up with. The Skeleton pack met most of his "checklist" when it came to standards and rules. The other major throngs of canine and the many sub-groups were unfit for him, their living too pompous or too uneducated. Xiv was a hell-raiser and he needed fellows of the same mold. Some of these mongrels, though, in the lot, didn't look too rebellious when compared the this pack's sinister notoriety.

He was late, but so what? It was unlikely that he'd stay for much more than an ass-chewing and an assignment before he'd be off, breaking carefully laid-out laws and distressing his subordinates. In a perfect, fantasy world, Xiv would be alone save a few obedient minions to do his bidding--though in hindsight, what would those biddings be in an unpopulated hell-hole and no-one to rival with? Puh! The subtleties would be worked out later, as it is only a fantasy. The best part, though, was how the Earth became barren. And to that, the answer is simple. Xiv killed them all, like the assassin that he hoped to be in this shameless pit of a pack. As he'd always been.

The ground fell from beneath the Siberian Husky's feet as mutt after mutt swarmed into the parking lot, all their attention centering onto a lone male perched atop a rusty piece-of-crap car, his Shepherd's coat dusty and his attitude emulating that of what he thought was sovereignty. The place was brimming with the "other sex", a mass of females whose tempting bodies could bring the hardiest man to their knees and a tail 'tween their legs--such fools. What he hoped was the last of the dames stood aside, her cerulean eyes remained placid and ears lazy, declaring her serenity like a siren in the still, blaring through all the anxious-and-tension-filled air. A black little lass, and a wolf at that, her heritage as obvious as her child-like voice hiding how fuckin' scared she was beneath all that tough exterior. Xiv couldn't tell that, though. He only assumed, for he'd been in the same boat himself once or twice before. But now, he surely didn't give a damn. Not anymore.[/color][/blockquote][/blockquote]

[»Dangle The Deviant]

Dangle glanced to his side at Nova who had jumped up onto the car beside him. He spied the ebony wolf that he had made a slave. His ears slipped back. He hated tardyness with a passion.

"Blue, for being late, you will go with no food for 24 hrs" he growled at her.

He spied Xiv and addressed him for being late too.

"Xiv, you will have the regular pack rank being you were late coming here. Had you been here on time, perhaps you would've gotten a more satisfactory rank." Dangles eyes landed on an ebony labrador that had arrived. He smirked at her.

"Yes m'dear, this is the right place. What is your name?" he called to the female. He watched her curiously and gently bumped his shoulder against Nova's to show affection toward her. The pup he had tutored was here and he nodded to him. He heard Sneak speak.

"Sneak your rank will be omega for now. If our pack grows, ranks will probably change" Dangle said. He waited to see what the other female would say. His pack was slowly gowing which was a good thing. He only hoped it would grow even more.

[WHISPER;]

Zaira stood in the back still. she had been informed that she would be the nurse, she smiled. that was a position of great respect, being she kept the pack healthy and all. at least it was something she would be good at, she knew herbs and poisons. so this was good. and she wouldn't have to kill anyone. she watched as Dangle punished those who were late. she pitied the slave but said nothing. 24 hours wasn't so bad. the wolf would be able to handle it.

she watched as a lab came in, female. she was joining the pack, Dangle seemed to enjoy the fact that she was there, or maybe it was just that his pack was growing. Zaira wasn't sure which was true. she watched as Dangle gave Nova a bump of affection. she nodded to Koda, smiling at him. she was his adoptive mother of sorts so she was quite happy he was being trained by Dangle. she listened, waiting to see what else would go on here.

[Koda]

Koda's eyes remained on Dangle but shifted as his tall dark ears picked up the sound of new dogs coming into the meeting. The wolf named Blue and another dog named Xiv both got in trouble for being extremely late and Koda was glad that he had been able to get to the meeting just as it was beginning to start so he didn't get in trouble either.
His light blue eyes caught sight of Zaira and she smiled at him. He smiled back, remembering their time together. She had been like a mom to him then and he still kind of looked at her as his adoptive mother in a way. His gaze then shifted back to Dangle and when the alpha male nodded to him, excitement welled up inside of him and a grin spread across his face. He nodded back to Dangle in return and then glanced around at the rest of the dogs in the meeting, wondering if anyone had seen the alpha address him.
He also spotted Nova sitting next to Dangle and he could tell they were mates now, if they hadn't already been. He smiled at Nova, remembering how he had almost tripped over the alpha female.

[Emaki]

"What? Omega!?"

The woman cursed to herself as she listened to his words. She was more worthy than being put as an Omega. Why the hell was she placed into a position like that? She grumbled to herself as she wanted to know the answers.

"Why Omega for now? Why not a more suitable position like within the military? Why Omega?"

It was always just her personality to know the reasoning behind things and thus she questioned Dangle, only to know the reasoning and not to object to him. Why did he see fit to place her in omega? It didn't make any sense and it confused her more than anything else. Not that she couldn't perform the duties of a military personel, she would have rather had the title of a military than omega. Omega in her mind, and where she came from, was the lowest rank possible. As far as she knew Emaki had not done anything to cause her to be in such a rank. As she had spoken to Dangle, she only voiced out her confusion to not offend the man. If it did she would be submissive of course.

[Nova.]

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[atrb=background,http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz262/xmissnovax/body.png] i saw all of the late members arrive, and i looked at them with clear eyes that spoke for themselves. this pack does not accept those who do not follow the rules. i listened to dangle hand out other ranks, and i felt him brush against my shoulder. i licked his muzzle, and listened to a small fae who was denying the rule of the alphas. that is a big no-no in the skeleton pack, as long as i was an alpha. i looked to dangle telling him i would handle it, without saying a word to him. he and i had some type of telepathic way of knowing what the other was going to say. i hopped down off of the metal car, and my multi-colored coat shined in the rays of the sun above. the pavement was scolding hot, but i acted as if it didn't bother me. i had on a straight and serious face, rather than the smile i bore earlier. i padded up to the out spoken female and looked her up and down. she had disrespected the ruling of my mate and i. i snarled at her, and spoke through clenched teeth. how dare you disrespect my mate and i? dangle said you are omega, and you are omega. that is final. and that is how it goes. all of the higher ranks, as in military, guards, and hunters are taken at the moment, and you have given us no reason to give you a high rank. and showing up to the meeting late is unacceptable. just for that, i should have your ass exiled from this pack. if you want to be a skeleton pack member, you will have to act better than this, and respect my mate and i. i was furious, and my tone was now into an angry yell. i was pissed, and this female was NOT on my good side, by no means whatsoever, and i don't believe she ever will be. i snarled at her one more time, ready to give her her punishment. now, you will face the concequences. i bared my teeth at her, and swiped her maw with my heavy paw. this was only the beginning of the beating this bitch was going to receive from myself. i wanted to teach her the ways of the skeleton pack- get with it, or get lost. to make it in this pack, you had to obey every command the alphas gave you, or they will have your ass in front of the rest of the pack, being demonstrated right now. i opened my mouth, ready to bite the female. i lunged for her ear, hoping to tear it. i wanted to taste blood. i needed that thirst to be quenched in front of the whole pack. i lunged again, this time to give her a scar she will never forget. i took my strong paw, and swiped it all along her chest, pulling off tufts of fur, along with tiny pieces of torn flesh. i opened my mouth, lunging to bite her muzzle. i was wanting to leave scars, to have her remember this day; to have her remember my name, and not forget it. to not forget who gave he this lashing of a lifetime. she deserved this bloody lashing from my ivory knives for teeth, because i wasn't going to be disrespected by this dumb bitch. i stood in front of her, my throat lusting for more bloodshed. i snarled again. you will never forget my name now. my name is nova, and i will never be disrespected by you again. do you hear me? i hope you understand, actually i do not hope you understand. i hope nothing of you. if you are still unhappy with your rank now, you will be dropped lower to a slave. actually, you don't have the option to choose. i turned to the rest of the pack, with the looks of blood lust throbbing in my orbs. i smirked, and began to speak. what do you guys think? this bitch dare disrespect dangle and i. should she stay as omega, or drop down to a slave? you all obviously know where i stand, but chose wisely. i looked at all the pack members gathered around, and turned back to the fae. this is your first, last, and only warning. never disrespect me again, and if you do, i will kill you. i growled, and began to speak again. see, everyone? this is why you respect the alphas. do you want a lashing from our ivory knives? i looked around at the faces i saw. didn't think so. this is all of your warnings. do not respect us, because our word is the law. get it? got it? great. i stood next to the female, waiting for those to respond to the question i had asked. was this bitch going to stay as omega, or become a slave?

[Koda]

Koda's light blue eyes watched with silent amazement and awe as the alpha female, Nova attacked the female that had complained of her new rank as omega. Usually, a dog especially a pup would turn it's head away from such a display of brutality but Koda was taken in by it. He watched, remaining silent as did the other pack members and let Nova finish her display of the female who had objected. When she was finished speaking and asked the pack to decide whether the female she remain as omega or become a slave, no one spoke up. Which wasn't a huge surprise seeing as Nova was furious and no one would really want to anger her anymore by giving the wrong answer. At first Koda wasn't sure if she really wanted them to answer or not but when she went silent, awaiting the pack to voice their opinions, Koda's light blue eyes glanced around at all of the pack members. None of them looked like they wanted to be the first to speak so Koda took a deep breath and rose to his paws, his head held high with bravery as he turned to face Dangle and Nova.
"I think the female should be lowered to slave. For even the rank of omega should be taken as an honor. And the word of the alphas should not be questioned." He spoke loud enough that everyone could hear.
When he was finished speaking, he dipped his head to Dangle and Nova and then sat back down, waiting to see what Nova and the rest of the pack would say.

[zeph]

Kobe listened as Dangle addressed the late dogs, and his eyes widened as the dog assigned the position of omega objected. He watched silently as Nova gave the female a beating that she would remember for a long time, and the female alpha's voice gave him chills. She was obviously not going to be tolerant. He watched her rip at the dogs ears and scratch her chest with long sharp teeth and claws. He flinched at the harder hits, and he looked in slight pity at the dog who had stupidly defied the alphas. His liquid brown eyes turned to Nova as she addressed the pack with the question of the females rank. Omega or slave? He thought, his brow furrowed. He was not a cruel dog, and his mind rested on staying omega, but with exceptions. "I vote for her to stay omega, but give her only one chance. Maybe a dog should have to watch her at all times? His suggestion was only trying to help the dog, but give her due punishment. He knew that many dogs here might just say slave, so he tried compromise. His liquid eyes returned to the dog, left in a sympathetic expression.

[Emaki]

Damn her and her stupidity. Before she knew it she was being torn into the ground and ripped to pieces; her ear, her muzzle, her chest and her face were all being gashed and ripped. Blood seeped from her new wounds and she kept her eyes tightly shut as the fear coursed through her uncontrollably and her tail remained between her legs and the belly revealed if she wished to tear into her more. She cursed herself on the inside and dared not look up at the dog that did the dirty work. There was no way now she was about for forget the name. Omega was fine for her now. It was a rank in the least and she would have hated to become a slave but because of her stupidity, she now had to leave it to them.

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."

She managed to whisper out to her and to Dangle as she shook a little. She didn't want to disrespect them, she only wanted to know why and it was not to question them but looking at it once more, she could see that she had disrespected them and she was stupid for not watching her mouth. With this, she remained silent and waited for the judgement.

[WHISPER;]

Zaira watched the alpha female rip the other female to pieces. her eyes were wide and her fur raised on the back of her neck. she held a growl back. she understood why Nova was doing this but it still was hard to watch. she could fix anyone up after the fact, but watching it was worse.

she drew in a deep breath. "i believe she should be given another chance, i vote that she remains omega." she spoke, her voice strong yet respectful. she dipped her head slightly, wondering when she was to help the female, or if she was to at all. do i help slaves? so if she's lowered to a slave, i can't tend to her injuries? she was slightly confused. will they call me over to help her? or will i just have to find her after the meeting and tend to her injuries then? she shrugged and waited to see what would happen.

[»Dangle The Deviant]

Dangle watched as Nova gave Sneak a beating. He exhaled and made no move to stop Nova. These were the laws of his pack. And he hoped that this little show would show the rest what happens if they were disrespected. Dangle didn't have to worry about the others. They were good.

"Very well. She will be given a second chance to be an Omega. Zaira, please take Sneak into the church and tend to her wounds. Sneak will have some time to rest and think about her luck." Dangle said in a business like tone. He turned his ice blue eyes onto Nova.

"Nova, I think it's settled now please come join me again" he said to her softly. Nova would probably be in charge of punishing those that disobeyed him. She was good in that area. An upper lip lifted in a half smile at the thought. He turned his blue eyes onto the rest of the pack. "Good judgment pack. As a reward, you will have the rest of the afternoon off from your duties, except the military. They do need to make sure perimeteres are sound. If you are unsure, I do allow inter-pack mating, however the pups must remain within the pack. " he said to this pack members.

"Sneak, I hope this is a lesson for you. Now you will have time to think about what happened. You could've ended up as as slave, which would've been much worse. Omega is above regular pack member. I would hope you would cherish this moment. Now, tomorrow I would like you all to start on your jobs. We need new slaves, and new recruits for pack members." Dangle said.

[Wolfeh]

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[atrb=background,http://i54.tinypic.com/4i1ks1.jpg] I flicked my ears as Dangle got onto the two late canines. Blue was punished by not getting feed for 24 hours. I smirked. We have a wolf slave. Awesome. I gave Blue a look of disgust before I turned my attention to Sneak. The fae was giving the rank of omega, the position I held not to long ago. She made the stupid mistake as in asking why she got that rank. I knew not to ask why I got such a rank in fear of a beating. My fears were justified as Nova lept down from beside Dangle's side and snapped at the Sikla. Only then to punish her with her ivory fangs. The sight of blood made me smile in satisfaction. Old habits die hard. I am somewhat a freak. Okay I am more than a freak I am totally nuts. If I was a human I would be in a psycho ward. In my mind though I earned my right to be psycho. All my days as whore when I was young and then keeping myself from knowing I am barren cut deep into my heart. Though it made my heart dark and cold with bitterness and jealousy. I couldn't bare the thought of never having children. I always tried as hard as I could. Moving from on male to the next. Sex was becoming drug like in my veins. The only way to escape and bring hope back to my dark evil eyes. Though the hope never lasted long. Only to taunt me with its taste before it would vanish before I got a bite. I jerked away my thoughts as Nova asked the pack to decide the fate of the unruly sikla. Koda spoke first. I agreed with his words, though I would have added my own words to his I never got the chance. Dangle spoke his law unto us once more. I flicked my ears as he told us the pack had the rest of the day off. Accept the military. Lucky me I'm a guard that meant I could enjoy my evening. How nice. I didn't want to leave just yet. I wanted to hear what the pack was going to do. Besides I couldn't leave until Dangle or Nova said we could. That would be disrespecting the alphas if one was to leave. I didn't want to end up with the same fate as Sneak did. She should be happy she at least didn't have the dirt scum rank of a slave like Blue did. In my mind the rank of a sikla was better than being a dirt bag slave. Choice or no choice never fight with an alpha's decision. I turned my head back up to Dangle as he called for his mate to come back up there with him. A jealous pang hit me once more. I knew no one would want to be a mate with such an old she wolf such as I. Plus I don't think anyone could handle my messed up mind. I pushed the feelings down again and locked it up along with my bitterness I felt. No one would ever know what I was feeling. Not now and not ever. Maybe it was a good thing maybe not. Muse: good Puppet: Morgra Words: 556 Comment: Its a suckish post no spoken words but just her thoughts on some things

[WHISPER;]

ZAIRA;

she listened as Dangle instructed and nodded," yes sir." she stood and padded over to the female. "get up, and come with me, please." she waited patiently, waiting in case Sneak needed her help to get up. her deep brown eyes looked over the wounds, nothing major. scratches, bites, a large gash on her shoulder but that was it. it wouldn't be that hard to fix up. her ears perked as she listened to Dangle speak to the rest of the pack, everyone was off tonight except for the military. good, that would mean a few less attitudes around here. she sniffed turned her head when a new scent filled her nostrils. was another dog coming in late?! there goes the rest of my supplies! she narrowed her eyes. after hearing that what dog would be sane enough to just waltz in here and go up to Dangle like he was perfectly on time? unless you have a death wish that isn't a very good idea.

ZANE;

the large dalmatian trotted into the meeting, his head held high as he stepped in front of the car that Dangle and his mate sat upon. he dipped his head in a respectful hello. "Dangle, i wish to join your pack. i am Zane." his big brown eyes looked into Dangle's blue ones. waiting for the alphas answer, Zane let his eyes wander. he spotted Morgra and Koda, the two dogs he had met earlier. he watched the german shepherd female go over to the injured she-dog he had just heard get attacked by the alpha-ess. he dipped his head to the female sitting beside Dangle in a friendly hello, his gaze full of respect. that dog was weak and desevered what she got if she disobeyed the pretty alpha-ess. his ear twitched and he shook his head, he really shouldn't even think about the alpha-ess. he'd get his ass chewed by Dangle if he did. he turned his gaze to Dangle once again, smiling slightly as he waited for the alpha's answer.

[Emaki]

Once the fighting had ended and the silence rose my migraine pounded in my head, or was that my heart, and it almost felt hard to move. I only shifted my eyes up to the man as I remained laying on the ground defying any movement till the say so arrived. My body continued to shiver without my say so and blood almost pooled about me. The fact that he remained so calm at me, not even snarling, not even attacking me, made me see that he indeed was a great leader willing to teach and willing to give second chances. Indeed I would have to speak to him later and apologize for my foolishness... even though I was not one to apologize so easily. Soon enough, another dog came to my side and told me to rise and follow. I watched her with a great hesitation for a moment but then tried to move. Everything hurt. My ear was near torn, my muzzle had cross scars on it, my chest was bleeding and I even had an eye closed as a gash above my head bled over my eye. Oh Nova, how I would never forget you on this day. Once Dangle explained what the Omega rank was, with probably sensing why I had such offense to it in the first place which I greatly appreciated, I understood what it was and soon stood up slowly and still shook from my fear. I cursed under my breath as I began to follow her. I showed no need to have any help and doing my own assessment of my wounds I could tell they looked worse than they were. Looking away, I let out a shameful "Thank you" to the woman before I showed I was ready. Looking back to Dangle, but slightly not looking at him, I gave a respectful bow before I headed off in the direction she was pointing, I assumed she was anyway. My shame and embarrassment had gotten to my vision a little.

((Whisper, if you like, we can start a separate thread? Dangle... also.. her name is Emaki, not Sneak >>;; Ill change my display name to make it easier.))

[docile]

Xiv

[/size][/right]Xiv's ears pinned back as Dangle began addressing the second or third round of latecomers, targeting Blue, Emaki and himself. The boy's upper lip curled up as the verdict was passed on each, none of them satisfactory. The lady he'd been eying earlier had been given a day's worth of food taken from her, and he'd been demoted from a Military rank to a regular packmember. "Very well." He said, hardly loud enough to be heard, his voice flat and cold. This was quite a predicament, made worse by one of the female's objection to her rank of "Omega". He believed that Sneak was rightfully vindicated in her objections, but did not speak outright.

He was tempted to join Blue, but was surprised by Nova's sudden and unexpected leap from her post towards the loud-mouthed girl. His brow raised at the scene, but nothing more. He refrained from pipping up when asked for a comment, though a child did, along with a few other foolish dogs who thought their opinion actually mattered in this monarchy. Though the Alphas may take their subject's thoughts into account, they were the ones left with the final decision.

The Alpha Female, Nova, surely had had fun ripping into the quivering, contrite dame, her cries of "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"[/i] cutting the still air like butter does a knife where not a mongrel uttered a sound nor disturbed the silence with their halting breath. Dangle had called his mate back, remarking on how lucky Emaki had been to get away with a lashing and a "second chance". He had not been aware, however, that an Omega was above his rank. The word Omega, where he was raised, at least, meant last ranked. Not second-to-last. Now, Xiv was livid, his blood-pressure rising.

He wanted to leave immediately, but decided not to slip out and test his new Alphas' already short fuse. He would certainly fight back, not cower as Emaki had done, but Xiv was wise and knew not to make her same mistake by breaking one of their "laws". So he would wait for their dismissal, then slink out and be left to his own devices. Of course, he would be a good little boy and do what he was told, but what did a regular pack member do, anyway? Maybe he'd gotten off scott-free. Except for recruiting, anyways.

His blue and brown eyes narrowed as his laid his copper body down, the warm pavement returning the heat of the day unto his belly and chin. Lazily, the boy rolled his orbs up to keep tabs on everyone else at the meeting, counting the seconds until the throng broke up to go their own ways. Maybe he'd explore this strange packland--he couldn't recall any other before the spring. His future was uninhibited by his past, for there wasn't one to be remembered.

OOC: Xiv's zeroing in on Blue 'cause she's the first dog/wolf he saw at the meeting. He's not tryin' to creep, promise. :D [/size][/color][/blockquote][/blockquote][/quote]