Blackfeather Woods Passing Over the Border

this was a little comical lol @Lusa

With their mateship officially recognized, Grim feels that there is a need for celebration. His large head turns to his female. "Would you like to come hunting with me?" It is the best he can come up with. Being who he is, thinking of something romantic isn't possible. He doesn't know the first thing about what she may like. It had always been about him just wanting her. Now that he has her, what is he supposed to do? Without a doubt he will protect her and scare off males. But other than that, what did she expect? This kind of thinking is alien to him. It's like some foreign language that he can't comprehend. Maybe she might enjoy a hunt? He hopes so. If she asks for him to come up with something else, they will be there for a while. Maybe he could just ask what she wants. Grim scowls to himself. He doesn't want her to know that he is thinking of her. Anything she suggest he will probably jump on though. 

A large head shakes back and forth, a sigh escaping parted jaws. What is he doing? He is supposed to be the killer, the one everyone feared. Not that he still won't show that part of himself to everyone. But his little killer brings out this soft side of him. Will she see him any differently for it? He doesn't like this weak side. But he can't help himself. It's as if she takes a hold of his mind and controls him. Is that what she is doing to him? Grim gives Lusa a questioning glance. Maybe he should just do what he feels like doing. A hunt will bring excitement, food to fill his stomach, and something for his blood lust. But since she is like him in the way of blood lust she should enjoy a hunt too. So then he expects her to want to go. Why was this so complicated? Why did he even care? Females, he huffs to himself. Is this what it is like to have a mate? Perhaps he should have asked what came with having a mate before going after Lusa. But even knowing, would he still have tried to make her his? Probably. She is too alluring to pass up.  He sighs again. What did he get himself into?

  The girl lifted her head to look up at her mate. A smile formed across her maw. "Hm. That sounds nice," she started, "But we can always go somewhere else to do so." The dark star hadn't been out of the Blackfeather Woods since she's been here. It would be nice to spend some time in a place she's never been alone with Grim. There was always all the commotion with the birds, and she had probably seen all of the territory millions of times, not including the Web of coarse. Only half of it had been explored by her, and she was soon lost in the tunnel system. The only thing that kept her in the territory was the sunlight. But alas, the bright light was setting and the moon was coming out to play.

  Her head buried into his chest, trying to contain the excitement. Never before would she be excited to go into the unknown, but now she can go with someone she loved. "I haven't been over there of coarse, but I'm sure we won't get lost."

Grim smiles gently at his little Killer as she tells him that a hunt sounds nice. It pleases him that she did enjoy the idea. Then she mentions going elsewhere to do so. A confused look fills his features. Go elsewhere? What did she mean? In a different part of the territory? He would enjoy hunting to the south end of the area. Of course the moon is coming out now though, so hunting in such a thickly wooded area would be difficult. The moon's light would barely be able to trickle through the leaves and branches. 

Lusa buries her head in his chest, Grim holds her tight against him with his own. Then she says something about not being there before. "Where, my Lusa?" He gives a soft laugh. Was she so excited that she forgot to mention where she wanted to hunt? Of course, he would follow her anywhere around the territory. She was the important one here.

Sorry for the short reply XD

 She breaths in his scent as he guides her closer. It felt like only he could make her feel in her best mood. He gives a soft laugh, which makes her smile. "Anywhere, as long as it's somewhere away from the Blackfeather." Lusa lifts her head with hopeful and excited eyes. "I just wanna be alone with you." Being away from the territory would be fun. There was so much things to explore. A nice change of things.

That's all right :)

She explains where she wants to go - outside Blackfeather. Grim isn't fond of the idea. That could get him into trouble if they ran into a stray wolf. He would attack any one that they happened upon. That's why he never left Blackfeather. He rolls the idea over in his head for a moment. Technically he wouldn't exactly get into trouble with his pack. If they left Blackfeather to hunt, it would have to be in neutral territory. That means that if he wanted to - he could kill any wolf they see - apart from the pack. Heh. Would it be a hunt for food or for wolves then? He grins. Though that could bring war to Blackfeather. But he is sure the pack would enjoy it. 

His little female interrupts his thoughts by telling him that she wants to be alone with him. He nuzzles her. If she wants to go outside the territory then he will follow her wishes. Though, he will remain alert for any dangers. Taking her out of the territory places his little killer in harms way. A silent snarl bears teeth at the thought. Best that it is him with her. He will protect her with his life. "Lead the way, my Lusa. "

  Lead the way, my Lusa.


  With those words, she stood, giving Grim a little nudge before walking off towards their borders. She took her time, walking slowly and enjoying the calm environment. Everything seemed to be still and warm, though the birds still chattered endlessly. But even still, they seemed to soften as she walked pass. And it was a nice calmness that seemed to make her a bit drowsy.

  Her eyes looked from side to side as she approached their borders, as if something was going to leap out and attack. Her head looked back to see if Grim had been following, then she turned back to the line, taking one step out. Another. Until she paced out fully and started sprinting and laughing at the same time.

She nuzzled him before heading towards the boarders. He followed in her paw steps, watching her with a gentleness in his golden gaze. Though he still isn't too sure about leaving the territory, he is looking forward to a little one on one time with his little killer and the possibility of running across another wolf. A sigh pass through his lips. That is exactly the reason why they shouldn't, or at least he shouldn't, leave Blackfeather Woods. Trouble follows him wherever he goes.

Grim watches her head swivel back and forth as they reach the boarders. His own eyes search for any enemies that may be around, but doesn't spot anything. Lusa turns to look back at him and he nods his head at her. She pass into unknown territory, sprinting and laughing. A lip twitches in amusement. Grim follows her closely, eyes still glancing around every so often.

  She turns round, approaching her mate with a smile. She licked the faint scar over his eye, the one she had inflicted when they first met. "What do you wanna hunt?" Usually when she hunted alone, she would aim for smaller prey like a rabbit or squirrel. But tonight, if they were lucky, they would catch a fawn or something. It would be a nice change, and a nice meal.

  The girl sat on the Earth below, leaning on his side. She liked the feeling of his affection. It felt like it was something only she could have. No one else.

Tongue meets eye as Lusa questions him. Grim grunts, enjoying her show of affection. He would love to hunt down a wolf, but they needed a feast. "Deer would be my favorite," he tells her softly as she sits beside him. The feel of her body leaning into his excites him a little. A sigh of contentment passes through large jaws. He has a female that is completely his now. One that is beautiful and dangerous. One that, with just a touch, can bring lust to the surface. One that, with just a look, can mirror the darkness in him. Lusa is perfect. He wishes he could bring words to his lips to describe just how much she means to him. But he cannot find his voice to say such things. 

Instead he focuses on their hunt, walking away from her to press a wet nose to the dry ground. Tall grasses hide any sight of danger, only scent will alert them. It is lucky for them that the wind is blowing towards them. They will be the ones to bring danger if a wolf appears. A deep intake of air brings a cascade of scents to Grim's nose. Faint traces of fox, birds, and other assortments of prey tangle themselves in the web of grasses. He looks back to his little killer. "We will have to venture further into the valley to find prey. Everything that was here is gone." How far will they have to go? Will they come across another pack? He hopes they don't end up crossing the boarders of another territory during their hunt.  He gives her room to pass him in case she wants to continue to lead the way. He would prefer to be behind her anyway in case someone sneaks up on them. He doesn't like that he can't see around them. But he is confident that together they can chase off or kill any dangers.

  He pulls away from her, putting his nose to the ground. She stands up, lifting her nose in the air. Stale scents of prey linger in the air, which would usually make her a bit annoyed. But today she was calm and had all the time in the world. Grim turns to tell her that the prey here has left, and they need to venture forward. Then he moved out the way for her to lead the way. The girl breathed in the air, walking forward at the same time. She followed the stale scents a bit further, listening for Grim to follow.

@Lusa

Falling in step behind his female again, an idea pops into his mind. Reaching forward, he nips at Lusa's hind legs. Grinning, he then looks away to the right acting as if he had done nothing. But as he looks away he spots something poking up through the grass. "There," he tells his little killer. His fun will have to wait till after they finish the hunt. 

He tilts his head to the left. "Head around that way, we'll see what this is." Grim kisses Lusa on the muzzle before trotting off to the right of the thing, keeping low. The thing poking up looks like a deer antler, but he can't be sure until he see's it. Since it wasn't ahead of them he can't smell anything. Grim continues to move around the thing, hoping to get downwind before it spots him. Thinking back, he probably shouldn't have told Lusa to circle around to the left because if she gets too far ahead of the creature it will smell her. He growls, cursing himself. How could he put his mate in danger like that? But he will be within range to stop any assault at least. He also trusts that she will know not to be upwind from it. Grim realizes then that he has a lot of trust in Lusa. That he believes in her. A smile creases his muzzle. He can't trust anyone like he can her.

  As she walks forward, she feels Grim nip at her legs. She grunts and looks backwards with a smile, and sees him looking all innocent like. But the same thing that he sees captures her eye. A potential deer antler poking out from the long grass.

  Her mate informs her to go to the left and kisses her muzzle before heading off to the opposite direction. She lets her whole body drop onto the floor. Her coal colored fur brushed against the grass as she tried to keep downwind of the animal. She keeps her ears flat and muscles tense. With her black pelt among the grass, she sticks out like blood amongst snow. But as long as she kept downwind from the prey, she should be fine.

Narrowed eyes glimpse through the long grass. Grim can see now that it was a deer he had spotted albeit a very small one. It looked to be just a fawn that may have gotten lost. He grinned. Silly little creature should have stayed with it's herd if it didn't want to be killed. Now it was going to be a snack for him and his Lusa. He inched forward, his gaze flickering behind the fawn to spot his little killer's black coat shifting through the grass. He waited to lunge until he could catch her eye. He wanted to make sure that they attacked this fawn together. This was her hunt so he would give her the killing blow and the first bite of the prey.

  She crept closer and closer to the fawn until she was right at a reasonable running distance. She looked over at Grimnir, giving a small nod to indicate she was ready. Her coal black head turned back to their target, waiting a few moments before leaping out. The little deer started running as soon as he saw her, but his movements where lame. She darted as fast as she could, her breath slowly deminishing. She managed to get close enough to jump on the back. Her teeth sunk into the shoulder, and dragged the stupid creature down as it kicked and claimed. Her jaws moved up to it's neck. She held a firm grip as she watched the life drain from its eyes.

When he saw Lusa lunge forward after meeting his gaze, Grim jumped into action. The deer darted away from his little killer and towards him. He snapped at it's legs causing it to lunge in another wild direction. But before it could get away, Lusa had managed to jump on it's back and deliver the killing blow. "Well done," he praised her lovingly. Bowing his head low and giving her some room he said, "Ladies first." He looked up, a smile lighting up his face. He adored her. Completely and utterly adored her. Everything about her he loved. She was perfect in everything she did.

Sorry it took so long to reply .-.

She chuckled at Grim's words. "Why, thank you Mr. Manors." She bowed her head playfully and then licked his jaw before sitting next to their kill and eating. She looked over at Grimnir with playful eyes, remembering his little nip before the hunt. She leaned over and nipped at his side before looking away just as he did. She was in a light and playful mood. Like a carefree puppy.

Fade ?

Grim smiled at Lusa as she nipped at his side. He nipped at her ears and settled next to her after she began feasting on their kill. It had been a wonderful day and he was glad that they explored a little outside of the pack boundaries. That made him want to venture out even further, but it would have to be left for another day. For now he would enjoy his meal with his mate and then head back to the pack.