Malcontent

[eryk]

His eyes narrowed at the other wolf but kept his mind silent. No need to get all jumpy on the guy. If Rae trusted him then he might as well wag his tail and go along with it. Eryk turned his half blind gaze to the unconscious loaf of a beast in front of them. The wolf had to be double Eryk's weight, easy.

We could always dump him in a river or something. Trodding over he kept his clear eye on the wolf while nosing the fur. The scent still didn't ring any bells. His tail lifted high and it wagged slightly. Or we could tie him to a tree and see who find him naked in the morning.

A little worried that anyone would challenge Rae; he wondered if she was a prime target. Or if males just didn't like the thought of a female alpha. Eryk lifted his head and stared at Rae eyes roaming to check if she was hurt badly. So...is everyone ok?

In everyone he meant the other two. He on the other hand was still slowly healing, whee for being a half fae.

[Ϛ Neilen Darkshire]

Neilen appeared to be growing increasingly uncomfortable for a few minutes, shifting from paw to paw as if he was eager to run. Which wasn't too far from the truth, really. He simply wasn't comfortable with all the telepathic communication going on, all the closeness and pack-ness, and was itching to get out of there. He even began the change back to his human form while the other two conversed.

When he was a biped once more (fully clothed, thanks to his shapeshifting abilities), he approached a nearby car and, after checking to make sure it didn't have an alarm, put a rock through the window. When he'd reached through and unlocked the door, he turned to the other two lycans.

"Yeah, 'sniff and rub'," he said impatiently. "Listen, I'm going to get going. If you want me to get rid of this guy," the look on his face showed that he didn't mean pat him on the back and send him on his way, "then help me load him in the back and I'll take him off your hands. Otherwise, I think I'll be going now."

The look on his face wasn't exactly friendly, but there was a hint of bashfulness there, if one were to really look, that showed he may have felt at least a tiny twinge of regret over the whole incident. But he didn't bother answering the query about his health. In his eyes, if he was able to say how he felt, he was in good enough health to deal with it himself.

[Raelena St. John]

The various wounds that had surfaced on Rae's body were already re-knitting themselves. The alphess had noticed that her body had started healing itself lately, and simply took this in stride. It did make hiding what she was a tad bit more difficult. Paper-cuts healed shortly after being made and all that.

Neilen can do it, lad's a talent fir it.

Rae shifted back in the middle of the street, caring little for decency. Both Eryk and Neilen knew where she stood, and she knew where they stood. If they wanted a bit of a free show, well, they'd do well to remember that she could kick both their a**ses should it come to it.

"Ye can take 'im," agreed Rae, jerking her head at the unconscious body. "Though I like Eryk's idea o' tyin' 'im ta a tree an' lettin' 'em find 'is naked body in th' mornin'."

She sighed, shaking her head. Then she smiled up at Neilen. "Thanks fir bailin' us oot, lad. Ye ought ta try runni' wit' us. Pack's bigger then two wolves, ye ken?"

She glanced back at Eryk, nodding to him. He should still be able to catch all the audio stuff, after all.

"Tain't goin' ta force ye, but tis better then runnin' alone. Ye ne'er ken when two more wolves can bail ye oot..." her eyes fell to the unconscious form: a visual reminder...

[eryk]

Eryk didn't gawk at Rae's naked body instead he just wagged his tail and acted like it was no big deal. Mainy because it wasn't and two if he reacted she'd pummel him later. Not really into the whole group nudity thing he sat on his haunches just staring up at the two. Communication now between the three of them suddenly became one sided. Which was annoying and bothersome, but he really didn't do naked it public.

At Rae's liking to his idea he let lose a wolfy smile with a tail wag. They looked healthy to him, while he was still healing achingly slow. It didn't bother him, it was just the difference in power levels.

Stretching he laid on the concrete glancing around to see if anyone had come out to the noise. It was rather late at night and most normal people were safe in their cozy beds asleep. Boy were they an odd bunch. Eryk stad silent watching the other two talk out the disposal of el stranger.

[Ϛ Neilen Darkshire]

"I'm going to have a little chat with him first and see if I can't find out why he jumped you," Neilen said, a dangerous look in his eyes. "But I'll tell you what; I'll tie what's left to a tree for the neighbourhood children to gawk at."

He opened the back of the vehicle walked back over to the unconscious body, giving it a little kick. "You wanna help me load him in?" Neilen asked genially. There was no way he was moving the thing on his own, especially not in the form he was in. It was good for looking pretty and breaking faces, sure, but not for heavy lifting.

As he waited for assistance, he shook his head about the whole pack thing. "Listen, I'm not much of a pack guy. I like my alone-time, and I don't like taking orders. I don't mind helping you and yours out, but I'm not one of you. Lone wolf, you know?" It was a little cliche, that's for sure, but it fit amazingly well.

His face grew sombre, then, and managed to stay that way even though he was talking to a naked woman in the middle of the street. "If I had to submit to an Alpha, though, I'd want it to be you," he said quietly and sincerely. He really did have a great deal of respect for Rae, despite all the fun he poked at her, and all the insubordination. She never gave up, and he liked that about her. Some would call it stubborn, he called it strong.

[Raelena St. John]

"Aww, ye mean I have tae actually do someit?" whined Rae. She pouted for a bit, but walked over and bent to help Neilen with the unconscious lug. She let Neilen speak as she worked on getting a handle on a section of UL's body.

"Ye ken, I tain't much fir it either," agreed Rae. she grunted as she lifted the body. "But tain't tha' bad. I'll take wha' I can get though, an' jus' kennin' ye be around if'n we need ye is enough. F**k," Rae chuckled, "tis 'alf o' th' pack thin' anyway."

Rae grunted, working with Neilen to lift UL. "An' ye disnae have tae give me tha' c**p aboot leadin'. Ye ken I disnae need tha' Hallmark junk."

She got her portion of UL to a workable position, then met Neilen's eyes. "Still, makes me feel all warm an' fuzzy inside. An' ye th' first man tae get me tae say tha' naked, so ye should feel righ' proud o' yeself."

[eryk]

He lay there watching them move the body tail sweeping side to side. Listened and watched, that's all he could do in this wolfy form of his. Might as well stay this way until Neilen left. Leaving to find clothes then making it back would take too long. Besides Eryk enjoyed watching and listening.

When the man said the thing about not wanting any alpha basicaly but Rae Eryk let out a happy yip in agreement. His tail wagged enthusiastically and he stood padding over to the two of them. Just because he couldn't talk didn't mean he wanted to be left out.

A few things unsettled him though about this 'new' member. For one the member didn't really want to be a member. Two he just came to help then was leaving. What about happy victory drinks after the battle? Or was that just a Rae thing. Well, if the guy didn't want to be part of the happy family then fine. They could find other people. He snorted and his tail lowered as he went to sit by Rae's side. Almost as if to say 'I'm a happy member of this pack. I'm sticking with her no matter what.'

[Ϛ Neilen Darkshire]

"And you call yourself an Alpha," Neilen muttered, rolling his eyes as Rae pouted. He put the rest of her comments on the back burner for a moment to concentrate on getting the stiff in the vehicle. When he finally slid it in with one last grunt and a lot of help from Rae, he brushed his hands off and turned to her.

"First of all, thanks," he said, taking a deep breath. That thing had been heavier than he'd thought. "Second, I won't always be around to bail you out. I'm rarely in the area longer than a day, mostly because the Academy would come for me guns blazing if they knew a wanted man was hanging around in town. But I also have other shit to do, and no offence, but I come first." This self-serving nature was something he was comfortable with. It felt right.

"Course, you and yours would be right up there too," he begrudgingly admitted, averting his eyes and itching his jaw unconcernedly as if to cover up the fact that he cared one bit about the subject. Neilen did not have a soft side, and all this sentimental crap wasn't good for his image at all. It was a damn good thing the street was deserted.

"And you really shouldn't have told me that. I'll start bragging about it, it'll get misconstrued, and in about a week's time the tabloids will read, 'Lesbian Rockstar Straightens Up?'" Neilen was very clearly teasing, but the 'loids had been known to jump on sketchier stories, so it really wasn't much of a stretch. He took a moment to hop in the driver's seat before turning to look at both Rae and then the all-too-protective-looking Eryk.

"I'm taking off. Need a ride anywhere?"

[Raelena St. John]

I honestly don't know what Rae was saying her last post. Clearly I haven't been posting with her near enough.

"Sure ye willnae," agreed Rae, grinning. "But ye ken we disnae believe tha' I'm a selfish loner c**p. Been there, tried tha'. This is better."

She pointed down, then circled her hand around. At least she resisted the urge to scratch the top of Eryk's head. That probably wouldn't go over too well with her packmate.

She blew out her lips, then stuck her tongue out at her old friend. "An' I've got a lass now, we make oot whenever I can get her tongue oot o' her mouth." This talk was sure to embarrass Eryk, but Rae frankly didn't care. "So ye can take ye thoughts aboot me oot o' ye head, alrigh'?"

She smiled and shook her head at Neilen's offer. "Thanks, but nae thanks. I need tae run tae let oof some steam, an' Eryk's probly goin' tae want tae come along. Been nice seein' ye though, lad."

OoC: I don't know why, but I honestly read that third paragraph with Rae having a Jamaican accent. I'm blaming the television show I watched yesterday.