I narrowed my eyes, glaring at my den. No matter where I put the head it seemed to get in the way. I stared down with Praetorians head. finally, i gave up and tilted the head lightly to the left so it would be facing the entrance to my den so everyone could see it, then stepped back. It looked perfect. I nodded and left. grunting, I clambered up the wall. I had nothing to do today, so I decided to train with Eren for a while. She had nothing to do as well. I leaped into Mothers chamber and looked around for her. i spotted Her near the wall. i stood up and headed over to her. Eren looked up as he approached and purred. I smiled.
"Hey you." I said stroking her dome. Eren nuzzled me.
"Hi kid." she said. I groaned.
"Not you too! Cali already calls me that!" I complained. Eren laughed and swatted me with her tail.
"Training?" she prompted. I bared my teeth. Eren quickly ran out, with me right on the warriors tail. I ran on two legs, as opposed to her four. I was pleased to see that I was faster, but not by much, so I pushed myself harder, legs pumping and tail lashing behind me. My arms were blurs at my sides. I grunted and then yowled with triumph as i leaped into the chamber we trained in. Eren shot out of the tunnel a second behind me. I panted rapidly. My heart was pounding, yet I was victorious.
"Beat cha." I purred. Eren gave me the equivalent of a glare.
"Yea by like a split second." she grumbled. I laughed.
"Well, maybe we should just go back. We both know who's gonna win again." I said, grinning at her. Eren snorted and shoved me. I laughed and steadied myself, taking up a combat position in front of her, fists raised and tail lashing slowly. Eren mimicked me, teeth bared lightly. I began to pace around the Xenomorph, Eren matching me step for step. I hissed, curling my lips back. Eren screeched and launched herself at me, luckily, I was prepared. I dodged, moving into a roll, and swinging my legs around to kick her hard in the side, sending her flying. I popped up lashing my tail idly. I moseyed over to her, smirking. Eren yowled as she rolled over and lunged at me again. Instantly, we began a hard hand to hand combat round, me using a combination of kung fu and my instincts to dodge and parry the warriors attacks. I ducked a hard punch to the head and instantly was met with her hard black knee. My head snapped back and I screeched in pain. Fuck that hurt. I rubbed my nose, making sure it wasn't bleeding. I shook off the pain and refocused in time to dodge another punch. This time, I grabbed her fist and wrenched it to the side. Eren snarled and I got in a few hard hits of my own. I dropped to all fours, forcing the warrior to bend to hit me. I weaved and dodged, just like with the rouge Praetorian, and waited for a misstep in her strikes. When it happened, I sprang upward with a roar, slamming into the warrior, sending Eren halfway across the room. I paused, the leaped with a screech into the air and landed on top of her, stabbing my tail into the floor. (Picture the scene in AvP when Grid jumps on Celtic). I pinned Eren to the floor, hissing as she squirmed in my grasp. I placed my hand on her skull, pressing it to the floor, a low growl rumbling in my throat. Eren stilled and groaned. I released her so she could stand. I roared in triumph, raising my tail and lashing it. I grinned at the hapless warrior that lay on the ground, glaring daggers at me. I chuckled.
"You look comfy Eren. But why ever would you choose the floor to lay on?" I snickered. Eren spat and rolled over to stand up. She shoved me.
"Shut the fuck up moron. It'l be your ass on the floor next time." she grumbled. I laughed and turned at the sound of clapping. Shade stood behind us, slowly clapping. He walked forward, smiling.
"Good job Sam, you've proven you can beat up a female. Congratulations." he purred. I narrowed my eyes.
"You know Shade, I can do it again in a heartbeat if you'd like to join her?" I said innocently. Shade flipped me off. I burst out laughing. The human gesture looked so funny on a Xenomorphs elongated fingers. Even though I had never seen a human use it, I had found enough photos of teens in the compound doing the exact same thing. I laughed and dragged Eren over to Shade. Slinging my arms around their shoulders, I wrapped my tail around Eren's waist as Shade did the same to me and Eren to Shade. We walked out, laughing and teasing each other. When we reached the main chamber, we released each other. I went to get a drink at the small pool at the side. Lapping at the cool water, I looked up to see several drones come skidding into the chamber. I rose and padded over to where Eren lay, cleaning the small cuts I had given her. Sitting down I began to do likewise, knowing I was going to be one giant bruise tomorrow. A patrol came in, holding a huge bear supported by four warriors. I looked up, mouth falling open and began to drool. One on one, a bear is a match for even the most agile drone. However, it was vs a patrol, so then we say nope fuck you and die. I purred. Mother looked up, even her jaw falling open at the prize that was caught.
"Very well done! Wherever did you find it?" she exclaimed. The Xenomorphs lay the bear down and one of the warriors spoke up.
"By the river, it was eating a fish." he replied. Mother nodded and called the Praetorians to divide the meat. I bounded up, as I was pretty much Praetorian rank and a special hybrid, I got choice meat. (Call it favoritism, I call it I'm better then everyone else). I sniffed and ran my hands over the soft pelt of the bear. It was like silk. I buried my nose in it and inhaled the delicious scent.
'An impressive kill for any Xenomorph." observed Ripper, as he tore off a front leg and placing it in the pile of food. I grabbed the hind leg and ripped it off, and dragged it over to Eren and Shade. We all dug in, me tearing chunks off with my hands and the Xenomorphs shoving their muzzles in and guzzling the meat. I slapped both of them. Shade jerked up with a growl and muzzle stained red. Eren flicked me with her tail, leaving a small cut. I grunted at the small sting.
"Slow down, the meats not going anywhere." I scolded. They ignored me, as per usual. I sighed and continued eating. Eventually, 30 minutes later, I stood and stretched. I was too tired to run, so I decided to just go to sleep. I walked into my den. A drone had changed the furs, which I was grateful for. I lay down and sniffed them. To my suprise, it was the bear pelt and I just purred, squirming and rolling over in the soft fur. I stilled and pulled off my pants before curling up and falling into a deep sleep, my head resting next to the Praetorian skull.