((So, should we bring them in?))

Kirano shrugged.
I can't tell anyone, for the most part. And I feel as if I could talk to you forever, but nothing of it would be heard by others. Like how I feel that Kurano's inheritance of this power is unfair.

Kioko laughed.
"Well, maybe one of these days I will. I mean, Kirano and I are always on the move, looking for somewhere good to settle."
She stopped, they had reached the clearing. It was nearly covered in flowers and vines, and unfinished attempts at dens.
"I have tried to build something like Mom, but it hasn't worked too well..."

((so how would we do it now? Just bring them in as older versions of the other rp? XD ))

Tamarand looked around at the virtual jungle created by Kioko's attempts. He felt himself laugh and it came up into his throat as a cheerful bubble.

"You were right, this place really is overgrown!"

----

Aurora glanced behind her at Vince and said,

"I'll call him out for some reason and you jump him as he comes out. Then we can both do that same thing I did to you. It'll be fun!"

----

Kurano nodded, smiling. He noticed her listening for something and said,

"You know, we could always go back."

After a moment, he quickly added,

"Aurora would obviously refuse though, Kirano too probably. Not sure about Kioko though."

----

Shyra smiled at him, a rare occurrence ever since she and her brothers had left home to explore the world.

Kioko smiled, and trotted into the center.
"Yeah, we haven't left the forest, for the most part. Kirano prefers to not leave the place where he grew up. But we have gone quite a ways from the den, so as to pursue our own lives."
She closed her eyes, and a small tree grew, with large red and white flowers. She plucked one and held it in her jaws, then walked over and set it on the ground, sitting and looking back at Tamarand.
"This is something my mom taught me to grow, she first discovered it when she met my dad. She calls it Lyanti's Bllossom."

((You guys bring them in first, I have no idea how to do this...))

((hmm....I suppose they would have to be older than the other one XP not too much so though, what is this two years our time after that one?))

Vince nodded and crouched in a bush, ready to make a few sounds or some other way to draw him into the dark.

"Ready."

~~~

Kylane smiled at the thought but sighed.

"Naw....we'd never find them..."

Her ears shot upward as in the distance she heard a vague quiet howl, so quiet, she couldn't tell if it was really there. She didn't recognize it, but it was an eerie sound after their conversation. After a moment she laughed a little nervously.

"Did you hear that too? Or am I really going crazy?"

((soooowie!! I was really really busy DX i had my birthday last weekend and junior council elections just yesterday so I was really busy and had like no time to get one... also I was distracted by my new bamboo penpad XDD aaaanyways, I'll be on a bit more now.... unless I'm still distracted :P now for bringing the others in I'd say Fox's idea where Lyanti and the other attack them because they can't recognize them is good. Let's carry out the sneak attack on Kale first though and have it so they run into the forest and stumble on the den. How's that?))

Aurora smiled despite the fact that he couldn't see it. In a sing-song voice, she called out,

"Oh Kaaale! Could you come out here for a minute? I have something I wanna show you sooo badly!"

----

Kale's ears pricked up when he heard Aurora call him. Her words confused him. Did she have a sudden change of heart? With a snort and a shake of his head, he muttered,

"Females." And walked out of the den, asking,

"What's up? Aurora? Where ae you? I can't see you."

-----

Kurano froze as he caught the sound of the distant howl as well.

"No, no I heard it too. It might be another pack..... that's bad."

Dozens of thoughts fired through his mind, all of them along the lines of, With all of us together like this we look like a pretty threatening pack, the other pack won't like that and probably attack. This is very very bad.....

He then called out to his twin,

Bro! Trouble!

----

Tamarand's eyes softened as he looked at the flower. He sniffed it lightly and said,

"You love your mom and dad, huh? Wish I could say the same."

-----

Shyra, her mind open to psycic messages, caught Kurano's call though it was directed to Kirano. Her ears flicked up, alert and waiting for Kirano's answer since this was probably none of her affair.

Kirano lifted his head automatically and his ears shot up, he was fully alert.
Where? What trouble?

Kioko nodded.
"Why can't you? I am sure they were kind, if they raised you to be as you are now."
She turned to face him, her tail lightly brushing a BellBlossom, the light dinging filling the quiet air.

((I will draw a bellblossom and show you. 'Tis another made up flower.))

((lol))

Shyra jerked her head in the direction of the cave and said,

Listen, your brother is calling you.

----

Tamarand snorted lightly and looked away. He said,

"My mother was killed shortly after we were born and out father gave up raising us after only a year."

He turned his gaze to look at her and said,

"I can never forgive my father for abandoning us. It's also his fault that my mother died."

He looked away again.

Kioko padded to stand beside him, and brushed his tail lightly with hers.
"Oh...sorry to bring it up...."
She looked down, ashamed.

Kirano nodded, and tilted his head, waiting for Kurano's response.

Tamarand flinched when Kioko touched him. had it not been so dark, she would have seen him blush. What was wrong with him?! This wasn't like him at all! Frustrated with himself, he quickly stood up and said,

"I'm sorry."

Before padding off. This was too much for him, she was too unreadable! She confused him and made his do uncharacteristic things! As he walked, he convinced himself that she had put some kind of evil spell on him, muddling his thoughts and the like. he stopped for a moment as he came across a flower bush. even in the weak light, he could tell that the petals were a dull grey color, but the conbination of the golden yellow center and the dark, earthy green stem made it look vibrant and beautiful. To himself, he muttered,

"So that's why she feels that way.... She thinks that she's only useful when combined with others that she thinks are better than her... Oh I'm so stupid!"

He turned back around, running back to the overgrown clearing. his eyebrows were furrowed and his gaze was determined. He reentered the clearing and said to Kioko,

"Prepare yourself, Kioko. I'm about to give you a battle you won't forget."

((OoOoOo what now P: I gots a plaaaaan <3 ))

Kurano foudn the connection tot his twin and said,

Kirano! Hey! Oh there you are, where were you?! Oh nevermind... look! There's a pack in this area, they might be hostile towards us because of our numbers!

Kurano jumped to his feet, instantly ready to fight.
That's NOT good. What're we gonna do?
He was unnaturally jumpy, but he figured that it was because he hadn't really fought much before.

Kioko, confused, jumped to her feet, ready to fight instantly.
"Okay. But let me warn you, I'm tough."

((O.O Plan!*dances*))

((oooh!! I like plans! :D))

Vince's muscles tensed as he prepared to jump Kale. Just a little farther... He watched as he unwitingly walked straight into their trap. Jumping out, and not wanting to hurt him really, Vince nipped Kale's tail gently and dissappeared again, trying to imitate what Aurora had done to him earlier.

~~~

Kylane nodded and watched Kurano as he seemed to be having a  conversation with someone else.

((muah ha ha ha ha!! X3 ))

Aurora laughed lightly as she danced around Kale, allowing the air to become noticeably colder.

----

Kale jumped when he felt something nip at his tail. The insne laughter coming from the shadows behind him didn't help. He called out nervously,

"Aurora?"

----

Tamarand's ex
pression turned harsh and he bellowed,

"Defend yourself!"

His voice seemed to echo through the sky, the air rippling as a m*censored*ive sonic boom raced towards Kioko. Without even waiting for the attack to hit, Tamarand dashed around to her flank, waiting for the opening he knew would soon appear... IF Kioko didn't defend herself.

-----

Kurano sighed and said,

Calm down, Bro. They're not here yet. Just go find our dearest older sister and that Tamarand guy and get them back to the cave. I'll go find Aurora and Vince. Keep a channel open just in case, 'kay?

-----

Shyra waited patiently for Kirano to finish the conversation with his twin.

Vince circled Kale, laughing maniacally all the while.  Moving quickly, he nipped Kale's ear, dancing away instantly.

Kale spun around, freaked by the laughter and sudden contact with... something. He had stopped calling out to Aurora, somehow knowing it wasn't much use at this point.

----

Aurora followed suit and danced to Kale's side, blowing very wold air into his ear before fading back into the shadows. She found Vince in that blackness and whispered to him,

"Finish it."

Vince smiled wickedly, he had been thinking of what to do. He rolled his face in some dirt to make him appear very pale. He had tryed that before, apparently, the blue color of his fur, when covered in dirt, appeared an eerie off white. He had scared Kylane with it multiple times in the past, acting as a ghost, just as he was about to do to Kale.  He allowed silence to fill the area as he slowly movved toward his target, getting so close they could almost touch.  Sitting, so he could move his tail under his face, he lit the end of it on fire, instantly laughing maniacally once more.  In a deep voice he boomed,

"Your time is up Kale!"

He then immediately resumed laughing, with full hopes that his plan worked perfectly.