How Boring Can it GET? }{ Ily, AW

[Kunabee]

Eisley

Here was the antsiness again. My irritability was clear. I was pacing. I wanted... to do something, anything. Go someplace and be reckless. Act like an absolute fool. Oh yes, show some insanity and stop being so sane...
Times like these I hated my very thoughts. All these circles. I sighed, stopping the pacing. Well, Eisley, get a grip and actually do something. That's what you want, right?
I started walking, looking like I had a purpose despite the fact I was completely clueless. Ah, I wish someone was here to rescue me from pointlessness. I walked a little ways of way and it was back to pacing. Pacing, pacing, pacing.
I needed a plan, a plot. Something, someone. I needed an adventure, that's exactly was I needed. But what could I do with an adventure? Where would I go? I knew it was an adventure, but I had no idea how to start the adventure or go about participating in the adventure.
Work, brain, work. I wanted excitement!

[I L Y I C H]

A skip a hop... it was all the same really. It was a more interesting way to move. Montego trailed behind me, her scarred tawny body jumping awkwardly to keep up with me. Frowning I slowed to allow the servil to catch up. I had invited Ahote along as well, though whoever knew what that ginger boy was going to do. My Oberest seemed a bit conflicted right now, having taken an interest in the major who was now greatfully marching at my side.

How adorable. I honestly was happy for them, someone in Ende needed a loving relationship that was not based off of mutual need. Rolling electric blue eyes I glanced down at Monte as she looked up towards me, obviously trying to pretend she wasn't. A smile cracked over my black lips. For once my head was relativly clear, the symptoms of my disorder hiding away from the time being.

"We are taking a patrol in search of outlits... correct, Fuhrer?" My blunt head nodded. Plans had been formed in the wake of our defeat. When the rains came back if would do nothing but pour. A drought was always broken by thunderstorms lasting days if not weeks. My smile inched a bit higher. When that happened Ende would take every pride by surprise. We would claim everything, and the territories would run by the correct military family system as we used here.

We could have some peace for once in our lives.

Though the bloody battle was just as inteaging as the actual restfulness after. Heavy steps leading Montego and I out of the camp I came to pause, catching the glitter of auburn to the left. So Ahote had decided to join us after all had he? But as I turned abruptly, cutting the spotted girl off by accident to approch my nose told me otherwise. Ah! This was the newer tiger, Eisley. Montego let out an annoyed huff as she caught back up with me, staring ahead to avoid snapping at me.

"Hello Eisley, my friend! How are you today? Would you like to accompany our party on a practice raid?"

[Kunabee]

Eisley

I was slightly startled, but seeing the Fuhrer and Major I quickly got myself under control. Ende was military-style... right. My ears perked up at thoughts of a raid. An adventure... thing.
"Hello Fuhrer, Major," I greeted both, "I'm doing fine, and I would love to join you on a practice raid... since you offered and all." My ears flicked down.

WOOC; Fail post is fail...

[Bhu ♥ Irwin]

I had been hesitant in my acceptance to the practice raid. I had told the Fuhrer that I may join up in a few minutes, but I could not afford to promise to one way or another. I wanted to tag along, but my interest in Montego was awkward for me. I was supposed to be hateful emotionless. But since my mother was gone, I had let some emotions creep forward and now I so regretted it. I was having difficulty containing my wandering eyes. It was with this thought that I had mentally decided not to join the practice raid.

But I couldn't help myself.

Stalking after the group, I watched the Fuhrer invite the new miss along. I did not know her name, and I, regretfully, could not bring myself to care. An instinct said I should switch my heart to this new cat because of species, but instinct controlled the brain, not the heart.

Taking the final steps forward, I melted myself into the gathering of cats with a forced vacantcy on my face. I did not look towards Montego, eager to make her happy. My interest wouldn't make her happy, I was sure. I'd do anything for her to smile. Staring forward, I placed myself to Montego's side. I was supposedly there because that was where my rank said to stand, but, of course, it meant so much more to me.

I was there because I wanted to be there.

[I L Y I C H]

Montego-

Looking slightly sideways at the ginger man as he came to my side, I shuffled awkwardly. Why did my stomach feel so shifty when he came near me? Its not like we had even talked that much. Its not like I associated the big tiger with any girly hopeful emotions. Turning away with hot ears I hurried after Symphony as the white man happily bounced away. Once again moving like he thought he was on a fucking cloud. Not like I would say a word now that I was surrounded by others... maybe if we had been alone I would have confronted him and demanded what wierd crap he'd stuck in my food... But at this point I was content with awkwardly staring away.

The Fuhrer turned electric eyes on the three of us, sudden seriousness on his face. "You all know we have been planing after our defeat. So now we put that planing into practice." The tiger turned his face back to the west and walked quickly away, towards our borders. "Now when the rain begins to fall we all know it will fall hard." I hurried after him, trying to keep in Ahote's shadow for two very diffrent reasons. "We will stalk amongst the other prides when that happens, so we must practice now." My tail curled slowly behind me, tail lifting high above my back.

So we were to skukl unseen along border's? Or just our own border for now I guess. Symphony went on to explain as he slunk lower and lower into the dead grass, my own frame copying his out of instinct. "We are to move along our borders until someone notices us. Any of our people should be able to see us slightly faster then the other cats, considering how we've all trained. But it is a good practice for the future of Ende" I tipped my head forward as my belly touch the earth, not that I need crouch neerly as far as I had. It jsut made me feel better.

[Kunabee]

Eisley

I sunk down after Montego had, belly to the ground. I wanted to make sure I got it right. It was an adventure, alright.
But after the drought... days, weeks of rain? Everything would be flooded.
I am scared of that day, but for now I stay low, ready to follow... er, as best as I can at any rate. Wasn't the goal, after all? My thoughts still had me dreading the flooding rain.
As much as I wanted the drought to end, I didn't want everything to flood and...
What if I DROWNED... or something?

WOOC; *smacks self* D< I need to get more into Eisley...

[Bhu ♥ Irwin]

I listened to my Fuhrer with an eager to please interest. My mind had slowly drifted back to that of my former self. I was far more morbid and cold then the child had been, but the desire to learn and enjoy existance had returned at the final drop of Anna's blood. The woman had been my innocence and my lack thereof. She had trained me to be a good boy, and then taught me how to hate. I owed who I was to her.

My eyes glanced for a moment at Montego and I found it odd that she felt the need to fall so low. Her body was small and she need not bend her knees more than an inch, and yet she lay flat like the rest of us. My own form was colored similarly to the grassy plain, shielding me better than it did our Fuhrer. But what he had was a cunning way of simply slithering in unnoticed, an art I did not understand nor question. The brute deserved his placement in the pride, and I deserved no more than what I had.

Seeing as neither Eisley nor Montego offered the first round, I stood up slowly and glanced at the white man. "Shall I sneak my way along the border first, my Fuhrer?" I eyed him curiously, offering a guarded smile. I liked the man and honored him. Zonta had always spoken as if Ende were as cruel as Akando, but it was not. Ende may have it points of when it seemed cold, but everything they did was for survival and not out of pure, merciless pleasure. Symphony Bava' gave us mentally unstable felines a home. I considered recruiting Ilyich for a time, but knew she was far too loyal to my half-siblings. She would fit into our world well, but Alphonse and Noelle needed her.

There I was being a big brother again.

[I L Y I C H]

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[atrb=background,http://i54.tinypic.com/vrxceu.jpg] I stood as Ahote did, white frame obvious not that it had been removed from the shadow. My head tipped slightly, watching him with interest. The death of dear mother Anna had effected him in a profound way. My eyes narrowed with amusement. I was glad for the odd little boy, me Oberst. Nodding in the direction of the border I turned slightly to motion the two women up. Not that it matter much in Montego's frame. Her nose barley poked out of the brush and I had to fight the urge to laugh. That would be cruel of me, and I couldn't be that way towards my dear Ende. But it was rather funny. The embarrassed expression on the girl's face didn't make it any easier though. Glancing to take in the height of the sun, I returned blue eyes to Ahote's hazel ones. Maybe I would get a good game out of war practice after all. A grin cracking up on my lips, I shook my head."If we are to be sneaking it is to be in groups. A more difficult challenge and one that will present itself in the raids to come." Out of the corner of my eye I saw the expression that tore across Monte's face before she hid it. My smile got bigger, and maybe just a little sadistic. "Take Monte with you, that way you can practice the relay of messages between officer and scout." The girl grimaced before launching upwards, springing her full body length out of the grass to land a bit into the path. A way to avoid floundering along with her giant ears stuck up above the grass, I guess. She stayed there, pretty much invisible besides the ears already, waiting for Ahote's direction. My I keep forgetting he holds the higher position... A place he had been holding for a wile. Hm. I'd have to call a counsel when we got back home. It was time for promotions and rank adjustments. Snapping back to the present when Monte let out a sharp harumph to annoyance she was growing annoyed by my lack of effort in our newest recruits direction. Turning back to Eisley, I offered my normal bright smile. I may be insane, but I was honestly happy most of the time. Maybe it was a bit odd, but it was simply how my head (and the voices) worked. Speaking of which the day was a good one in those terms. Only soft whispers could be heard, most of which occurred in the back of my skull. "Eisley can come with me in the opposite direction. Oh, and if you lot see Orenda please don't do anything to fuck with her." "meow"

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[Kunabee]

Eisley

I listened to Symphony's instructions, nearly laughing when he told Montego to go with Ahote. But I didn't. Everyone - or close to - knew Ahote had feelings for Montego. And it was hilarious. However, the Fuhrer wasn't laughing and I dared not either.
Both were higher then me, and of course our leader... who would probably not see an issue with laughing, but I didn't want to insult Monte and Ahote. So I listened, waiting. I grew more alert, excited now.
Anything that wasn't boredom was exciting.

WOOC; Well, it fails and dies and suffers, but it EXISTS.

[Bhu ♥ Irwin]

As soon as Symphony Bava' said we were to be in groups, I shot him a look of guarded challenge. I knew how this man's head worked, I had been around him for far too long. There was not a single doubt that my pair was Montego, and he would do it to either torture her pr harass me. The girl had no interest in me and that is why I tended to keep my distance; to keep her comfortable. And now I had no choice.

Sticking my tail straight out, I dipped my head to my Fuhrer in responce to the comment about Orenda. It spiked a curiousity of where the girl was for a short moment, but I quickly concluded that she would be with that little girl, Shanandoah. The two would either be hunting or doing something helpful that did not include being in the middle of danger. Shanadoah would love to be here, learning to sneak around, but she pitied on that older woman. The girl with Annora's mark on her face.

It occured to me then that the lioness was not here, which was quite strange. The woman was often in the center of every mission; of course, she probably believed herself too superior and cunning because of her background to need lessons in sneaking about...and she was probably right. It still annoyed me, however, that I only had weak Zonta trainings while she had war training, and experience.

Shaking my head, I looked towards Montego's form. My eyes glanced at our Fuhrer momentarily, giving him one last frustrated look, and then I lower myself towards the ground and stalked through the dead or dying grasses. My tail flicked for Montego to follow, through my steps and posture were rigid. How was I to take charge as I should when my mind was not fully there? I was going to make a fool of myself infront of this girl.

Damn Fuhrer and his sick little voices.

[I L Y I C H]

Montego-->

Despite the devotion I felt for the surprisingly fatherly man I could not help the resigned annoyance that flickered on my face. Based on the light that came to those electric blue eyes he loved it, though, so I suppose that made up for my misconduct. It wasn't like I hated Ahote, because I didn't. It was because I felt off with the man, who was there to witness I break down upon my rather pathetic acknowledgments. Eyes darting uncertainty up into the tiger's face I gave a weak little nod before turning to follow after the retreating ginger hindquarters. Oddly familiar as this looked, I kept stride with a slight twinge, pretending like my right front leg stretched farther then the scar tissue would let it. Oh because it had nothing to do wit my terror at the idea of the limb locking.

Slinking into the dead grass I crept along on silent paws, always keeping the black tip of Ahote's tail in sight. Tufted ears pressed back I hurried forward after a few minutes to move just behind the far larger male. "Symphony said to practice relay, I suppose that means I am meant to go find Eisley and himself. Give me a message, please" My voice was low, made not to carry. I wouldn't be the one to ruin this exercise. Though I doubt Ahote would either. Frankly I was glad to have the oberst as my partner, which had little to do with my growing want to be around his curious self, and more to do with a budding respect for the distempered fellow.

Symphony -->
"Right then" the smile bounced across my face as I turned bright eyes to my fellow tiger. Her fiery pelt was far different than my snowy covering, but we were the same. I was glad to be left with her, as I found the girl to be helpful and rather fun to play with. She wasn't like that silly Ahote who I had to talk into playing my games, she was like me. Ready at any time for excitement. "Come along, Eisley" It came out as a bobbled noise, the words bright and chipper even as they floated through the air. I loved my war games, and as such was in a merry mood upon slinking into the dead brush.

As stated Montego would appear sooner or later with a message and I would send one back. We would continue this round about until someone found us and chased us out of hiding. Then the war game would be over and we would see which team won, and that team would get a special prize. I hadn't said that last bit out loud as I'd been slightly worried that Monte or Ahote would deny their right to a gift. Silly animals. My eyes danced backwards towards my newest friend, the smile on my face growing more mischievous. "Their laughably obvious aren't they? Those two."

[Kunabee]

Eisley

My ears twitched, left eye staring after the now unseen Montego and Ahote. My right eye itched, so I rubbed a paw over it before sinking down even further. My size - however small I was for a tiger would be no advantage. All the same, this would be gleefully fun. Something to do, something to enjoy. Of course trying my best, I knew Fuhrer wouldn't accept anything less. Poor, lucky Montego.
I followed Symphony, slinking afterwards and trying to match his skill. There was a reason he was Fuhrer and I was fairly low-ranking. Not to mention, as well as I had learned to live with one eye, it still threw me off at times. Nearly every creature had two eyes, and most of those that didn't had more. It was only ones who had sight taken from them in one or more eyes. I was just glad I wasn't blind, I suppose.
At his comment, I smirked. "Oh yes, so obvious, and hiding it so desperately," I purred softly. Poor Montego had gone through a lot lately, and I was hoping she's end up embracing her obvious feelings for Ahote and move on. After all, she was my friend.

[Bhu ♥ Irwin]

My ears slipped forward to try and detect the sounds of Montego's paws so as to provide me a chance to correct the lower ranked feline. But she made not a sound so I found no falt to correct. So I walked in my own silence, allowing my ears to slide back into their lower position. Even there, they caught the voice of the small little girl.

If it had been any other, I would have told them I planned to go further before going on with such details. That was my intent, but those rebutting were replaced by ones of giving in. "Tell him that, if he so desires, we will be camping at the Wasser source him, Anberlin, and Annora met me at." We would camp nowhere, that I was sure of, but it would be a message soon to be use in future attacks against Zonta. That Wasser source, with that tall branched tree to perch upon, was a perfect hideaway. One could survive there easily for a week. Perhaps even more.

[I L Y I C H]

Symphony-->

How amusing it was that a tiger with one eye saw better then those two did with all four. The two were so odd together. A need was rising, that neither seemed able to notice. It was wonder to think over what would finally draw them together. "Perhaps if we annoy them enough they shall see properly" Snowy head tilting I offered a sly grin and a conspirator's glance before shifting farther into the grasses. This was after all a sneaking mission. To prepare. Mile by mile I crept, ears averted to listen, and upon finding a sound I curled my tail to my tiger friend to halt.

Montego slid from the grasses, her tawny pelt almost invisible until she stood right beside me. Those large ears flicked forward as I paused, head tilted down to peer at her through electric eyes. "If you so desire, we will be camping at the Wasser source you meet Oberst Ahote at." The words were well rehersed, and I doubted that they were anything less then perfect. A smile presented itself and was returned by a slightly unamused servile. With a nod I looked up towards Eisley.

"Sounds good to me. Try to stop the longing stares by the time we get there alright, luv?" Montego twitched, her tail puffing up slightly in response to my games. Wrong move. My smile grew a bit more crass. "Please be sure to transfer this information." Hazel eyes flashing the tiny woman backed up with a nod, her face puckered. Nodding once more to the ginger form of myself she spun about a lunged off, double teaming it back towards Ahote, I would assume.

[Kunabee]

Eisley

"They should see properly anyway," was my response, "You don't need any eyes to realize your feelings, and in many cases another's feelings."
I followed the Fuhrer, keeping low to the ground. I tried to mimic him, knowing that he would be a master - or close to - of sneaking. When he flicked his tail, I had to wipe a paw over my scarred eye because it was itching. Finally, I could respond to the itching.
Of course I tried to hide how much it was bothering me. It was like someone was thinking about it, and I KNEW they were, but I had no proof. Ah, well.
My tail twitched, a small smile creeping onto my features. Oh Montego, Major, you really should loosen up just a little bit. Happiness was always a good thing. At least, when it was members of our pride that were happy.
I nearly jumped up for joy (though I didn't, of course, because that... well, you could imagine the embarrassing moment by doing that) at the fact I was gaining a view of 'our pride' rather then 'them'. I was really a loner at heart, but I guess being here really was working on my slight aversion to large groups. It was, of course, to my benefit to be here.
But that was just my thoughts, not the moment. The moment was preparing to once more follow my Fuhrer, to practice and to learn further.

((wooc)) Hm, that wasn't too bad...