Family Ties [no more forms]

[rose;]

Rose reached up and rubbed her hand over her eyes in exasperation- although most everyone just kept quiet, there were a few that made their feelings about the situation very clear. Why didn't they speak up then? she wondered, but she knew it was because James was practically their leader. There were really only one or two of them who had the gut to speak up, and Rose often wondered if James ever got lonely. He was a good leader- so were the others that often challenged him- and kept them in line well, but she wondered if he got lonely with all of them more or less avoiding him, because he was just higher up than them? Her thoughts were pulled from their wandering as she caught glimpse of someone else entering the room- or rather just coming to stand in the doorway, the bitter smell of blood reaching all of their nose's. "You need help with that?" she asked Chase, around the conversation going on between James and Tobias. It was pretty obvious that meant the wound he obviously had- she wasn't able to see how bad it was, and just thought she'd offer.

"Do you want the rest of us, who aren't injured, to get injured?" James asked Tobias, a growl rasping in his throat and making his words sound scratching and low. "Our people are injured- they'll be only more injured should we go now. They will expect us later, yes, but we will bring the whole pack. They will not stand a chance." This decision was final to him, and he moved away, pulling open the fridge door. He stopped when he did, stiffening quickly, more so than he had been before. It had quite hurt his shoulder as he'd pulled back- he supposed he might have done something last night to hurt it, and he paused a moment to relax it, hoping the pain would leave. It didn't however, and he slowly moved his shoulder back, as if testing it. It hurt quite a lot, making him wince. Well, wasn't that lovely? "If we went now, only half, less than that, of the pack could go. They'd expect that too- you really think they would think we wouldn't rush into things too, because we wanted her back? People could get a lot more hurt that way."

Reaching in the fridge, after having been standing there for a few moments too long with it just open. He pulled out a bottle of orange juice, and then reached into the freezer for one of the various ice packs, which he put on his shoulder until he could go sit somewhere and adjust it. "We'll leave two hours before dark," he told everyone now, voice raised slightly so everyone could hear. "I want everyone back here by then, rested well." And then he left the room, headed up stairs. His room was the farthest on the right, just a bit bigger than everyone else's here was, but it wasn't always his room. Sometimes it was Tobias', and soon enough it probably would be again. But for now, it was his, and he left the door open, assuming there would be someone who followed. He sat down in the bed, raising the orange juice to his lips to drink before laying back, closing his eyes and just resting for a few moments.

[yuki,]

Chase Evans.

Chase stayed where he was by the doorway, eyes flickering back and forth between James and Tobias. The two seemed to argue a lot; and, although it was sometimes about the most menial of things, there was always that subtext of a challenge - a challenge for dominance. Being one of the wolves who submitted quite easily when he saw no reason to argue, Chase couldn't see why Tobias couldn't just do the same. Although he figured it could have something to do with the two males both having the 'alpha state of mind'; meaning they both thought they knew what was best for the pack, and this usually meant that the always fought over who was right.

Chase shifted his weight nervously from foot to foot, but immediately regretted the movement as the pain in his calf flared up again. He glanced down at the injured limb, hissing in pain. He'd have to get it looked at...
His attention was driven away from his predicament as a voice reached his ears. The young man raised his head to see Rose looking his way. "Yeah, thanks." He managed a small smile as he nodded. Despite the obvious tension in the room, he was relieved to see that not everyone was as wired as the two brute currently arguing.

Claire Russo.

The blonde watched with interest as the two males continued to argue over who knew best for the pack. Both plans made sense; although if she was honest, Tobias' plan seemed to be a bit too hot-headed. If they rushed in now they'd only end up getting killed, but if they waited and rested they'd stand more of a fighting chance. James seemed to have reached his decision however, and didn't look as if he was going to take any more crap from Tobias. But Claire couldn't help but notice his pause as he opened the fridge door. His hesitance could have been mistaken for something as small as merely looking into the fridge; but she saw how he stiffened, obviously fighting off some bout of pain. She assumed that a few of the others noticed too, however James soon began to move again and the moment of weakness was gone. She watched in silence as he took some orange juice out of the fridge, and an ice pack from the freezer, before he disappeared out of the room but not before voicing his orders.
Claire loitered for a moment or two more, finishing off the last of her coffee before washing the mug and then drying it with a tea towel. She glanced around the room a couple of times, measuring the reactions and body language of the people gathered. Then she left the room, seeing no point in hanging around any longer.

Making her way up the staircase, the young woman stopped at the landing and hesitated for a moment as she peered down the hallway. The last door on the right was open and so she continued on her path, slipping in through the open doorway. James lay on the bed, laying on his back on top of the covers. Claire cleared her throat to announce her presence before moving towards the bed. She reached over for the ice pack and picked it up, nudging her alpha gently as she did so.
"Turn onto your side." She ordered, her tone soft as she tried to pull him up to rest on his uninjured side so he was less likely to hurt his shoulder further. However, it wasn't that easy to move him without hurting him, especially considering his weight. James was heavy; but it was mostly, if not all, muscle. He was a solid weight - one that she couldn't move on her own. "James, you need to move so I can ice your shoulder."

[rose;]

[ guys we can't let this die.. .-. where'd everybody just poof too? :C ]

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|I was just waiting for other people...||

[wolfie.]

(I'm waiting too though I'm not sure what for. Anyone available to interact with Jessie or Naomi?)

[rose;]

Kaleena nodded, pushing herself off the counter and stepping around people sitting on the floor or in chairs, but she didn't touch him. She had long since learned not to even brush against a fellow wolf that was higher up than her- as much as she was tolerated, she was snapped at still, and the one or two times that she had been snapped at when she'd made a mistake she had not enjoyed it. "Come on," she said softly, looking to James and then to Tobias as Jame's made his last announcement, and she sighed with a slight roll of her brown eyes. She wouldn't be going along, she was almost guaranteed. She wasn't a very good fighter- she had too much connection with her human side, and therefor, she couldn't just jump into the fray. She couldn't bare hurting someone so badly, and she couldn't deal with the pain- she had a huge aversion to pain.

Leading the way down the hallway, Kaleena pushed open the door and reached up, tying her hair back with a ponytail from around her wrist. She really did suppose she should get some more more clothes on that what she had, but most of the time she wouldn't even notice it. She was just too used to it, and she didn't really think that the guys around the house looked at her like that anyway. "Sit," she ordered, pointing to the chair as she got out the cloths they had stored, turning on the water to clean the gash on his leg.

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Jame's stiffened as he heard someone enter the room, but he relaxed again once when he realized it was not Tobias, nor was it anyone else coming to argue with him. It was distinctly feminine, and he could place who it was immediately too- it wasn't hard. There weren't many who would be brave enough to come up here after him. His eyes were firmly stuck shut however- he had no desire to open them. All he wanted to do was sleep, even though he was settled on top of the covers. "Go away," he grumbled, but he didn't make any move to actually make her leave.

The disappearance of the ice pack from his skin did make him look up though, scowling at her deeply. "I don't want nor need your help," he snapped, but slowly, he did roll over onto his uninjured shoulder. It wasn't near as comfortable, and he ended up rolling onto his stomach, slowly stretching his arms above his head. "Put it back," he growled, but there was no real threat to his voice. It was a little hard to be threatening when he had his face pressed into a pillow, after all. He did turn his head though, looking at the wall across the room. "Why'd you come up here, anyway?" he asked after only a moment, simply wanting to know. He wasn't being rude, at least not in his mind, but he probably came off as so.

[yuki,]

Chase Evans.

The young man looked around the kitchen once more, taking in the state of his fellow packmates. A few others had wounds, though some were more major than others; and everyone seemed to be pretty tense - they had good reason to be. In all his time in the pack, he doubted he'd ever heard of another pack member being kidnapped; and the fact that it was Farren, the youngest, made it that much worse. She was just a kid...
Chase straightened up and turned to follow the girl down the hallway, his steps careful as he sought to keep his weight off of his injured leg. It was easier said than done, but he kept up with Kaleena; mostly due to his long strides. He stayed silent as he moved, unsure if she even wanted to talk or if she just wanted to get on with patching him up. It seemed more of an obligation than anything else when they all helped each other with their wounds the morning after. Still, he was glad for the assistance.
He moved towards the chair and sat down at Kaleena's command, a soft sigh slipping from his lips as he was finally able to rest his limb. "Thanks for this." Chase mumbled eventually, glancing down at his bare torso and the remains of his jeans. In situations like this he found it best to avoid contact, it helped him focus a little better; especially around females.

Claire Russo.

"I don't care if you don't want my help, I'm giving it." The girl had to bite her tongue to stop herself from snapping at her alpha, something that would surely get her into a lot of trouble that she could do without. But it was hard to be civil with James when he was being as childish as this. All she wanted to do was offer him a little assistance and he merely brushed her off. If only he knew how much it had actually taken for her to forget about her pride and follow him upstairs. However, as he turned on his stomach, she did listen to his request and soon placed the pack of ice back on his shoulder. If it weren't for her heightened senses, she doubted she would have been able to make out his rough growl; after all, his face was currently smashed into the pillow. Claire allowed herself the liberty of rolling her eyes at his behaviour; he couldn't see her anyway. Until he turned his head.
His question caused her to pause momentarily, unsure of what her actual motive was. She wasn't quite sure; in fact, she had no idea why she'd made the trek up the stairs and to the alpha's room. So instead she answered flippantly; "'Cause I'm the only one stupid enough to." She sat down on the bed, careful not to jostle James' shoulder to badly as the mattress dipped under her weight. Sure, it didn't move much; but any movement could cause him pain. "Besides, who else is gonna annoy you?" It was a rhetorical question, but she still expected that he'd answer it; probably sarcastically. "Except Tobias."

[rose;]

[ *pokes* so guys, what's the general verdict here? dead, planning to post? :C ]

[wolfie.]

(I'm going to start a post as soon as I get access to a PC. c: )

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|I'm still very interested in this, but I need to get my short story done first.||