A/N: Un-edited. Deal with it or get lost!
Otherwise, enjoy.
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"Tomorrow, we will be graced by the Akhu Pack. You all know what this occasion entitles. So I expect you all on your best tomorrow!" the reddish-black Alpha announced at his packs meeting. His gray paws clawed into the stone of Leaders Ledge, black eyes scanned his pack for any indication of falseness. When he found none he grinned.
"Tomorrow will be the first ever in history that a wolf Alpha could take on a fox mate. I intend to have my daughter be treated like a God tomorrow to impress the Alpha. I want nothing to go wrong. Am I understood!" Firm barks and yips of approval answered back. "Now ready everything for tomorrow. They'll arrive at sunset." The fox Alpha leaped down from the ledge to greet his daughter in a warm hug.
"Thank you for doing all this for me Daddy." yipped the excited reddish-brown vixen. Her black paws holding her father tightly as her black ears lay flat to her head in happiness.
"Now sweetie, why don't you go gather your things and make sure you're prepared." Came the soothing advice of a golden-brown vixen. Her white tail, that the white stretched to her underbelly flipped in signal to her daughter's den. Her brown eyes telling her softly to go.
The younger vixen sighed. Her light brown eyes rolling. "Yes mom." And off the went, trotting back to her den.
"You know everything will go right Katsu. So don't worry." the female comforted her mate, but Katsu still seemed uneasy.
"I know Hina. Vivian will make an excellent Alpha and the perfect Queen to the Kismet Lands." His eyes shifted to a black fox. His mate followed his gaze only to snort in soft laughter.
"Do not fret about him, my love. He will be of no trouble. That I can grantee."
Katsu nodded to his mate as both turned to begin preparations.
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Prowling through the undergrowth, amethyst eyes narrowed on it's target; Rabbit. It paused a moment before springing into action. As the prey darted left the predator swerved to the right slightly before using it's forced to ricochet off a large boulder and pounce. Landing right on the helpless, now dead prey dangling in the hunters black jaws.
The predator's eyes beamed with pride before laughter filled its ears and that pride was gone as swiftly as it had come. Padding out came six males the hunter prayed to be rid off.
"Well looky here. Little Yugi's caught himself dinner." A fluffy golden male with a white tail tip and muzzle narrowed his blue beady little eyes at the smaller. "You gonna share?"
Trotting over side-by-side was a teal male with a yellow mask around his eyes and beady, dark violet eyes that narrowed in dark amusement. His right tanned paw rose delicate from the earth. "What do you expect from the packs smallest hunter, Bully? He's no good for anything else. Hehehehehe!"
Equally amusement shun in the teal fox's companion's black beady eyes who stood beside him. "Easy there Weevil. You say any more and he just might burst. You too are a hunter. We don't want him thinking he better then us." sneered a dark brown fox with a long, single lilac stripe stretching from his nose to the tip of his tail.
"Enough you sticks." grunted a buff, golden-brown male with a reddish tail and white paws. His blue tipped ears slanted to the side thanks to the large leaf he wears around his head. "So let's hear it Yugi, you interested in the Akhu arriving?" His deep blue eyes boring into the smaller's form.
Sadi smaller, Yugi, shivered in mixed disgust and fear. He wasn't like the other foxes. He's coat was midnight black with only his fore paws looking like they were dipped in gold. Violet tipped ears and tail along with a small golden stripe stretched from between his eyes to the top of his head. However, it was his eyes that set him so much apart. Rich, glimmering amethyst jewels they were. And if he wasn't a male he'd be a Carrier then a Hunter due to his lean frame and short status. He was definitely smaller then the other males but also had a slight female look to him.
"I-I don't know…" Yugi stammered.
An eerie, wheezy laugh followed. "Do you hear that? He doesn't know." Beady black eyes that look like they got little to no sleep gleamed at him. The sunken in face of a navy male with a white spot on his forehead that looked like a skull laughing again. His black tail twitching .
"Bonz, shut the hell up!" the bulky golden-brown male hissed.
The sickly looking male, Bonz instantly frozen and bowed his head. "Sorry Boss."
"Now," the larger of the six began, padding over to Yugi who lay to the ground, crouched in fear. "That's good you don't care. Because you don't matter. Also," his eyes shun. "You're to stay away from the Akhu when they do get here. There here for Princess Vivian and we will not have some freak dirty her image." Yugi could only whimper and nod. Hoping they would hurt him today.
His wish seemed to be answer when the larger backed off and began to leave.
"Bandit?" Rex questioned the larger. Bandit gave a nod before spinning back around the whacked Yugi with his larger paw. Smashing the smaller into a nearby tree. Yugi yelped in pain on contact.
Bandit chuckled, picking up the dead rabbit. "Appreciate the payment," he grinned before leaving. His five lacks right behind him.
As Yugi began to stumble up he hissed as the scent of fresh blood hit his nose. Sighing the black fox began his long and painful journey back to the Dens. He needed to visit the Seer for.
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Within a large, well organized den sat a light magenta male. His white tipped tail curled neatly to his side while his blue mitten paws worked on a mixture of herbs.
All along the stone wall and with there cracks and crevices house herbs, berries, moss, leaves, flowers and even fur's, claws, fangs and bones. For the Seer was not only the one who cared for the sick but also spoke to there ancestors with signs in the stars and the placings of the bones.
As the Seer finished his mixture the scent of blood greeting his nose. He sighed, know who was coming. A few moments later entered Yugi, limping in on his right paw, left held in the air.
The Seer sighed out loud. "Did they get you again Yugi?"
The smaller limped over, his head bowed and ears back. "Yes Leon. I tried to get them away by remaining on there good side, but it just doesn't matter." Yugi whimpered as Leon began pressing poultice onto the wound. His misty-green eyes shun up to his patients before a grin split his lips as he finished.
"Don't worry Yugi. You're life will get better soon." Leon encouraged the black male.
Yugi smiled, but was clear it didn't reach his eyes. "Thank you Leon." He turned, limping out. "I'm going to turn in early tonight. No since hunting with an injured paw."
As he left Leon could only watch in smaller hop away slowly. 'Oh Yugi. I know you're life if rough. But soon it will get better. The stars don't lie my friend.'
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Reaching his den, they was located away from the other pack members, Yugi plopped down with an exhausted sigh on the furs, and moss that was his nest.
Opening his eyes, not know when he had closed them they landed a wooden carving of an eye that looked to be incased in outlining. Reaching for it he pulled into back against his chest. It was the only thing he had left of this mother when he was found and brought here as a pup.
Glancing down at the carving through blurry eyes Yugi lowering his head and silently cried himself to sleep.
