Where the Road Parts (Werewolf roleplay) -SemiLit-

[OneSmartChicken]

Evans looked down at him self, almost as surprised as Rory to see himself in human form. He glanced toward Rory's parents. Oops. Right. They probably weren't appreciating the show much. Oh well. They'd get over it. He nodded briskly as Rory's words. Alright. That made sense. But why Morii--oh right. Morii was beta now. Well, apparently she'd taken to the job quite nicely. He politely stood back, eyes lowered, as Rory's parents said their goodbyes. He lifted his head and smiled warmly at the woman, appreciating her words.

"Thank you, ma'am," he said, voice low. Soothing even. "We'll do our best to get rid of these..mongrels." His jaw tightened for a moment, then he smiled at her again. "And we'll take good care of Rory. He's pack, after all." Then he looked expectantly at Rory, with a gaze that clearly said ready to go? He wouldn't rush Rory; after all, he'd give a lot for just the chance to say goodbye to his parents. But he was jittery, and it showed. He needed his pack. His pack needed him. What was more, his pups needed him. And he needed his pups.



Pups
Georgia whined, resting her head on Riley's foot. Her tail which had been so wildly wagging just moments before was firmly tucked away, her ears laid back, and she lay there by his feet, looking absolutely forlorn. When Ranger whined again, she lifted her head, then whined at Riley before standing up and scrambling up onto the couch to curl up with Ranger.

Morii glanced at Austin, her anger at him forgotten. Stitches. Yes, damn it all, Elijah needed stitches. But...well, Austin didn't look like he was in any state to do stitches. Oh he could probably have straightened up to the task if he needed to, but he didn't. So she laid a hand on his shoulder and told him in a voice with an undercurrent of a wolf's growl, "We will get the pups."

Then she made a little shooing motion with her hand. "Go. Sit. This bathroom is too small for everyone to be in here." Her gaze shifted to Aurora as she pressed a wad of gauze down on Elijah's neck. "Yes. He'll be fine," she said confidently, because if he wasn't she'd follow him into the afterlife, kick his ass and bring him back. Okay, an unrealistic idea, but thinking of violence was easier than sorrow.

She broke into a medical kit--literally; she couldn't figure out the latch quickly enough so she just broke it--and got out a sterilized needle, breaking it free of its packaging and hastily threading it. At least she wouldn't have to heat it up; she'd done that before, and it really just made things so much worse. Holding the needle carefully, she removed the gauze, growled over all the fur on Elijah's damn neck, then pushed her fingers through the matted stuff to find the bite. She needed to shave his neck really, but if they tried they'd probably hurt him in the process. Note to self; get the pack a vet. They needed a new healer, one that had proper training for these sorts of things. In the meantime, she would just have to make do. First though...

She leaned down to growl in Elijah's ear, "If you're awake, Alpha, turning into a human right about now would help a whole hell of a lot. Otherwise I'm so waxing you in all the places you really don't want me to."

Tika relaxed when Chris licked her cheek, but still kept him between herself and the stranger. Without a question, although she had just about a million, she hurried after him when he started off again. Her forepaws hurt. Her hindpaws--her feet--were fine; she'd done a lot of barefoot running in her life. But her hands had never been abused quite like this. She ignored the pain; they'd toughen up eventually. She blinked at Chris's wagging tail. Well that was good. Odd, but good. She liked Chris happy.

Er...except...She whined, stopping just outside the door. Lots of wolves. Well [censored]. Her head and tail low, she wanted to run. But...Chris was there. And, her logical mind insisted, it was safest there. If she just went running blindly through the forest(again), she'd wind up caught by a rogue(again). Yes, it was definitely safer just to stay with Chris. But no matter what she told her wolf, she was glued to that spot, staring with enormous eyes into the house. Until Aurora appeared behind her, then she made a distressed sound, panting with the stress, and all but leaped forward to press herself tightly against Chris, putting her head underneath his with a whine.

[ShadowHunteress]

Aurora walked over, "I can help Morii." she said as she took a pair of scissors from the broken first aid kit, she skillfully began to cut the blood matted fur around the wound so it was easier to see. "I had to cut my own hair." she said as she worked, glad she could help, "Hopefully it won't look to bad." she said as she did it. She just wanted him to be okay.

Damon watched, "Well then, isn't this a party?" he asked, he sighed softly and looked around, "I am going to make food, everyone needs food after a fight." he said as he went to the kitchen to keep himself busy, he hummed softly as he raided the fridge and began to make burgers out of some hamburger meat, he hoped he could make enough.

[Ravendarus]

Cira smiled a bit and walked over to Damon wandering a bit, "Can I help i-in any w-way?" she asked curiously, she liked to help others. It made her feel happy and while Selia was still distracted it gave her a chance to help. She hoped Damon would let her help and not push her away. She may be blind but she didn't care, it wasn't fair she was born this way and lived her whole life like this. It was time she did something about it. It wasn't like she hated the way she was, she just wanted to try something different something more. She wanted to change she needed to. She might not ever get a chance to practice fighting but she could learn to help others first right? Start with the easy stuff.

[Minimetoo]

Elijah whined softly through his nose, but other than that, he stayed still. Until he felt tugging at his fur, that is. His body recoiled and a weak growl escaped him. No one cut his hair. Nobody. His body began to shake lightly before he shifted back into a human. He grew still once again, his head bowed and exposing his neck. "No cut." He murmured softly.
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Why was she so scared? Christopher licked her cheek to let her know that she was okay, then pushed her back to the ground and curled himself around her. No one will hurt you, okay? This is the pack. We're all family here. He assured, smiling brightly. Even in wolf form, it still looked cute. Are you okay, Tika? Any unknown injuries? I can take care of anything minor. Sort of.

[ShadowHunteress]

Aurora looked at him, "Sorry." she said as she put the scissors down and began to get everything Morii would need. She sighed softly as she did, she was worried about Elijah, but she kept her mouth shut so Morii could work and make sure that he would heal properly, "You need anything?" she asked him after a moment, she studied her alpha's face with guarded eyes, "Or would you like me to be alone while she stitches you up?" she asked.

Damon smiled, "Yes Cira, and of course you can help, do you want to make burger patties with me?" he asked as he looked at her, he gently guided her over and showed her where the hamburger meat was. "And about a paw length to the left of you is a platter where you can set the burger, okay?" he asked as he smiled at her warmly.

[Ravendarus]

Cira smiled sheepishly and let him guide her, she reached out and picked up some meat she smiled a bit more, "O-Okay" she said, "T-Thank you, f-for letting me help" she said, both he and Evans had let her help, she was so happy, she could change, she would prove herself. She got to work making the burgers, feeling around it as she did forming it into a circle, it wasn't a perfect circle in fact it looked a little odd, but it was round and it made Cira smile. She reached out feeling for the plate and soon found it, she place the meat on it and got to work on making another one.

[OneSmartChicken]

Morii relaxed as he shifted. Good. That would make things much easier. She kissed Elijah's hair in relief, a wolf nuzzle, then smiled at Aurora. "It's okay, Aurora, I've got this. Go sit down with the pack. I think someone's starting food; make sure they save Elijah and I some, alright?" A gentle way of asking the girl to leave. The bathroom was fairly good sized, as far as bathrooms went, but...She focused solidly on Elijah. Too small. Carefully arranging herself so as not to block the light, Morii bent over Elijah's neck. Too small. The beta took a calming breath, murmuring something soothing and nonsensical to Elijah. Too small. The walls closed in on her as she started to stitch up the bite. It wasn't quite as bad as it looked; it hadn't nicked an artery, hadn't damaged Elijah's spine. Can't breath. That was fine. Her gaze and hands remained steady as she meticulously closed the wound, pausing now and then to pat away blood. Can't breath. With the stitching done, she set the needle aside then picked up antibiotic which she slathered on rather generously. Then came a pad of Teflon. She set it over the wound gently and used medical tape to secure it in place; it looked rather graceless, but it was secure and clean, and it was more comfortable than wrapping Elijah's neck up. Dark...

She turned on the sink, washing her hands, then wet a washcloth and began to clean the blood off of Elijah. She wiped his face down, applied salve over his other wounds, bandaging those that needed it, and ignored the fact that she was shaking. It probably would have been better to let someone else handle it, but oh well. She'd finished and that was what mattered. Now she just had to wait for Elijah to wake up, then she could help him out to the living room, make sure everyone else was alright, and then, finally, she could go outside and, well, cry.

Sorry, she whined to Chris. Sorry for being scared of everything. Sorry for being tiny. Sorry for not knowing how to do anything. As he curled himself around her, she relaxed. Her mind, fogged by instinctive fear, cleared and she settled down. Her eyes closed with a sigh. Alright, so apparently he was just going to keep pushing her around, but that was alright she supposed. For now at least. She tucked herself against him, resting her head on his shoulder with another sigh. Never mind that they'd essentially just walked in and then wound up curled up together on the floor. Chris was the only one there she trusted for the moment, and she was more than happy to just cuddle against him. Guess I should introduce myself though, she mumbled, half to herself, tilting her head to lick Chris's ear.

[Chaoswolf]

Riley gave a light smile as Georgia rushed off to be beside her brother. Siblings were good for that, binding together when they were scared. Everyone seemed to be rushing around to be helpful. He had no medical skills. It seemed like Damon and Cira had the food covered. He sat semi-tensed on the couch. How was Elijah? There were no cries of alarm or mourning from the bathroom, so he was alive right?

Rory had to hug his foster mother twice before she would finally let him go. He was genuinely shocked when his foster Dad hugged him. It was incredible how accomodating they were being. For people who had been terrified by just having a werewolf live in their home, they were taking tonights events really well. They're good people. "Right, let's go," Rory said, not in a commanding way, just anxious to get out of here now. Get back to the Pack. Morii's orders couldn't be just because these 2 rogues had gotten to his house. Something else had happened.

[Kaliyana]

"And what about Kali?" Austin asked from outside the bathroom door. He had moved out of the white room to the hallway, leaning against the wall with his eyes closed. He concentrated on his breathing, trying to keep it steady. In through your nose, out through your mouth. In through your nose, out through your mouth... He was shaking, and he could hear Morii shaking in there too but he didn't dare enter. He would probably just make things worse if he did.

"We need to find her..." He couldn't leave on his own, because he knew that in this state he would probably get lost. And that would not be a good thing. Or, with his luck, he'd stumble upon a bunch of rogues who would have him for supper. A few moments later and his shaking stopped, and he leaned against the door frame and watched Morii. "Do you want me to carry him up to his room?" He asked quietly, grateful that his mother had taught him how to act and appear calm when he wasn't.

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Kalika swore under her breath, she had long since shifted back; thinking it would be best to be able to reach out with her hands to make sure she didn't hit any trees. She could still use her nose, even though the scents were a tad bit dull. She tried to catch the scent of anyone from the pack, but she could only catch dim traces of them. Where the hell was she anyways? She wished she had her sight... Damn her mother and her witchy ways. 'No, not damn her...' She sighed, then took a deep breath through her nose; finally catching Evans' scent and following it to his house. She was coming up in the doorstep when she caught on a step and fell onto it, yelling a curse. She had never seen Evans' house before so how was she to know it had a porch?

[Minimetoo]

Elijah had stayed awake through the whole thing. The only sign of that though were his open eyes. He shifted a bit when she stopped working and snorted softly through his nose. "I didn't think it was that bad." He remarked, forcing out a laugh. "But thank you, Morii." His mismatched eyes looked up at her through his hair. The front still looked the same, but the back was cut a little shorter than the rest. It didn't look bad. Just different. "Come on. Let's get out of this bathroom and get us some clothes." He smiled up at her slightly and held out his hand to her. "I'm going to need your help getting out though." He muttered huskily, another shaky laugh passing through his lips.
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Christopher smiled warmly and nuzzled the little wolf's cheek. I'll introduce you. Follow me. He gave her one last lick before uncurling himself from around her and standing. I think everyone should meet you as a human. So I'm going to get you clothes real quick. He made his way towards the clothes closet and stood in front of it, green eyes focused on the door. He blinked hard, shuffled his paws restlessly, then headbutted the door lightly. He was human a moment later and opening the door. After grabbing two shirts and two pairs of sweatpants, he beckoned Tika forward and walked into the nearest room to change.