Skinwalker: Open : Semi Lit

[LoneWolf-Gage]

Dominique slowed his pace and watched the girl cross into the woods. His sent was not as it was in human form it changed when he shift. After a moment he followed her but kept back. He could see the loneliness in her and understood the feeling well enough. His ears twitched slightly before he walked towards her. He circled around the tree in a large loop so he was never close to her before sitting in front of her and tipping his head slightly. He lowered his form only a bit to show her that he meant her no harm as he watched her all the same.

Lejay smiled as he listened to Lucas. "It sounds nice. My mom and I moved here from DC." He told him as they walked. He kept a hold of the leash but not very tight. He trusted that Sammy would not pull away.

Kelly nodded and listened to what he said. However when he started to track her son by sent she tensed for a moment as images from the past flooded her mind. The night she was attacked and the weeks that followed. After a moment she dismissed it all together and followed after the boy. The action alone told her what he was. After all she had went through her father's old books as a child like most do and found all the information about creatures that most dismiss as fiction. She kept pace with him easily even when he sped up. She glanced to him as they went. "By the way." She said as she faced forward again. "I'm Kelly. Kelly Gibbs. I don't believe we were able to make introductions this morning." She said in the same light motherly tone.

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Lukas inclined his head in knowledge and smiled, looking up ahead of them as they walked along the sidewalk, with Sammy in the lead. Barking as the female scent mingled with Lejay's hit her nose, she quickened her pace, ever so slightly. "We moved her from Alaska. Pretty cold there, but I'm just glad I have Sammy for company. She is all I have." He laughed when she looked back at him when she heard him speak her name, having tuned out the conversation they had been having. Turning a bend in the sidewalk toward the school, he caught sight of a woman and a man that seemed to be sniffing the air at a fast pace. "Lejay? Is that possibly your mother? I'm sure if it is, she is worried sick." Lukas sighed and laughed as he walked with the little boy toward his mother. Sammy pulled to a stop as the smell of the skinwalker hit her nose and she backed up. Looking toward Lejay and Lukas, she whined and then barked, looking back at the woman and the man. Her shaggy brown and white fur stuck out in different directions, and her ears perked to listen as her blue eyes studied what was going on. Her gentle posture and lowered tail was to show that she wasn't aggressive but she did take a defensive place in front of both Lukas and Lejay.

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Pierce flinched when Kelly spoke to him. Although the tone of voice was light and king, it still caused him to flinch in fear. "Um...I-I'm...I mean...m-my name is..P-Pierce." He studdered, slowly to a stop now that he had caught the boy's scent. He didn't look at Kelly as he doesn't really associate with humans much. He looked at Lejay, Lukas and Sammy, fearfully before he turned away from them swiftly. There was 3 too many around for him. He lowered his head and he walked off swiftly. He had done his part for now.

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Devon's hears picked up the noise of paws. She blinked open one eye to peek out of her mane of hair, seeing the malamute laying in front of her. "Vhat do you want?" She muttered under her breath, her thick russian accent overpowering her normal perfect english. Her tone was gruff, but at the same time weak and hollow sounding. She stared at the dog, directly into his eyes. "You are a skin walker, hmm? Your scent is the same from earlier."Devon mused, leaning back against the tree to watch the dog. She was too tierd at the moment to go after him, and almost felt bad for thinking of attacking. Almost.

Salvador laughed, shaking his head at the dissappearing girl. With a few large strides, he caught up to her and gently but firmly gripped her shoulder, pulling her in close to him. " You'd better watch your back out here... A pretty little girl like you never lasts long, Skinwalker. The city eats things like you for breakfast. " He whispered darkly in her ear, before vanishing back into the alley, and dissapearing around the corner.

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"Do they really because I don't see anyone trying to eat me up now do I?" Emerson turned in response, not having him there for her to talk to anymore. Raising an eyebrow and shrugging, she let her hair cover her brown eye so no one would give her weird looks, and strode effortlessly down the sidewalk. She needed entertainment, but that seemed hard to find. Everyone she tried speaking to rushed off soon after. The handsome mans image still floated in her mind as she thought about how mysterious and attractive he was. It was intriguing and she was sort of looking forwar to seeing him again, if she ever did.

[LoneWolf-Gage]

Dominique tipped his head as she spoke. He understood her perfectly though acting like a dog had become a well mastered habit while in this form. He rolled onto his side and simply watched her. She was interesting to him. Not a normal human like most in this city and not a skinwalker like the others. She was not a normal hunter either. This newer generation was something more and it interested him even if it did seem a bit dangerous to most. Though the others that he had seem did not seem to draw him in as much as this one did. Still he remained silent in his dog form though his tail did thud from time to time against the ground.

Kelly nodded and relief hit her when she saw her son. She looked to Pierce and saw his uneasiness with so many near. "Thank you, Pierce." She said lightly before he moved away. "If you find yourself in need of something, just trace me down and I will help however i can." She said almost silently knowing he could hear her. She looked back to her son with a more serious and stern tone to her. "Leroy Jethro Gibbs the second!" She nearly growled at him. "What have i told you about taking off from school." Her aggression and firmness masked the fear that was true. "What is someone had hurt you, or taken you. What is he..." She cut herself short at what she would have said. She knew that Lejay knew nothing of his father or that Kelly constantly feared him coming back to try and take her son away.

Lejay flinched at his mothers sharp voice stating his full name. He nodded in response to Lukas's question. "That would be my mother." He said quietly. He listened to what she said and knew that she was angry. There was something else there though. Why could he hear fear in her tone too? It was not as clear but it was there. He did not understand that. He shook his head. "I'm sorry. I just wanted to explore. Grandpa had to leave early and we didn't get to go." He said quietly as he looked to his mother apologetically. "Um. This is Mr. Lukas and Sammy." He said to his mother hoping to avoid another tongue lashing.

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Whining as the woman yelled at Lejay, and she cowered toward the ground. Hearing Lejay introduce her, she perked up and nuzzled his hand softly with another little whine. A little farther back, Lukas dipped his head and raised his hand in greeting. "Sammy must have caught his scent while we were walking because she just took off and came back with him." Lukas began in a relaxed voice, trying to avoid another harsh yelling at the boy. "He told us that he was going to get in trouble. Don't be too mad. I have heard the teachers are very neglective to the kids. They pay attention to their favorite quiet ones and ignore the smart ones." Lukas explained, his deep voice rumbling with a comforting tone.

[Snowdrift]

Pierce heard Kelly's thank you but what she said next made him stopped for a brief second before he walked onward. He lowered his head fearfully. He didn't need help. He was perfectly fine. How could she help him, after all, she is only human but her son...

Pierce stopped and he looked in the direction of the others. He could smell it but what was it that he was smelling. The son smelled different from the mother, yet the same. A look of confusion flashed on his face before he quickly turned and begin making his was out of the town, heading home. He felt so strange. He had never interacted or help anyone before other than his father. He shrudder at the thought of his father then he lowered his head and slowed his walk as he headed home. He quietly reminded himself that the life of abuse is the life that he was meant to life and that things would hopefully get better soon...hopefully.

[LoneWolf-Gage]

Kelly's sharp eyes looked to Lukas. "That is entirely beside the point." She growled. "What if it had not been your dog who fond him? What is a mountain lion, coyote, bear, or pedophile had found him instead?" She asked him in all seriousness. "This is not only a matter or the school neglecting their job but Lejay not listening." She stated. "You may only see him as a child but he knows what he is does and knows wrong from right." She told him as her eyes fell back to her son.

Lejay sighed. "I know." He said as he handed the leash back to Lukas. "I am okay mom. I'm safe." He assured her as he walked towards her. He looked back to Lukas and Sammy. "It was nice to meet you both. I hope to see yo again." He told them with the same soft smile as he walked to his mother and took her hand. He knew that she was more worried than angry.

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Lukas shaking his head and turned as he waved at the boy. His muscles were tight at the woman's rudeness, and Sammy whimpered as the boy walked away. Tucking her tail, her large dog form moved quickly after Lukas, her blingy leash catching any bit of light. The fur on her shoulders stuck up with the rest of her fur lay flat with a silky shine. Her ears perked to listen I the world around her as they headed back home, Lukas's mind thinking of the time as work was soon.