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Post by Crazy Stupid Love on Jan 13, 2012 16:30:14 GMT -5
Bullet ran through the park and drank some water from the pond. It was cool water. He sipped the water a little more then went back to wandering. He was away today because he had a new female in his territory and a new addition to the pack and her name was Mariah. Ah, sweet paranoid Mariah. He got out of his thoughts because she wasn't his type, coyotes." He chuckled at the thought and walked on. He passed up the empty zoo. The humans have died and the only ones living were only like 3-5. He didn't like humans, but he didn't want them to die. He shrugged and walked on. He saw a dog in the distance but the hot heat made him tired so he plopped down but kept staring. He barked an ear splitting bark and pricked his ears up.
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Post by ♥NEMESIS on Jan 13, 2012 20:48:53 GMT -5
 Arcadia's paws lightly touched the ground as she made her way along the park. It was fairly nice out. Spring had come and the weather certainly showed it. She inhaled deeply and loved the scent of flowers that wafted to her nostrils. Her jade orbs scanned around.
The park was fairly quiet. There were few humans that were still wandering around. Those were probably the ones that weren't sick just yet. Something major was happening as the humans were getting sick and dying off. It didn't phase her that much. She could care less what happens. She was a loner now. The only thing that symbolized her of any owners was a red collar around her neck, which her license and tags still jingled with each step she took. Her ears were pricked as she hard a loud bark.
Arching an eyebrow up, Arcadia followed the sound and spied a male Doberman pinscher. She stopped a respectable distance from him and planted her rump down on the ground, forelegs keeping her upper body erect. She regarded him, sizing him up.
Not a bad looking boy she thought to herself and cleared her throat.
"Hello there. I'm Arcadia. What might your name be?" she implied and waited for him to reply |
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Post by Crazy Stupid Love on Jan 13, 2012 21:18:10 GMT -5
Bullet turned to her and looked at her. So sweet and nice he thought to himself. He went up to her and his ears didn't stay pricked. They eased there way to the side a little bit and he said "Hi Arcadia. Beautiful name by the way. I'm Bullet." He said he saw a human. Alive!!?? He was so confused he backed up and so many things ran through his head.
The adult who always slipped his family food and left the garage door open a little bit so they can fit in. The memory swept through his head and he felt sad. Humans were leaving the earth because the nuclear bomb stretched all the way across the earth as people spread it to everyone else. He wasn't exactly sad because he hated humans but they weren't so bad.
He focused back on the female. She was good looking, nice colors, good size and a friendly approach. "Are you in a pack m'lady?" He said sitting down. He did love Lacey and they were somewhat dating but he did flirt a lot and many females would crush on him. He sniffed the spring breeze and smiled as the sun made his fur shine. His black coat shun but he was still a bit dirty because he was stray.
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Post by ♥NEMESIS on Jan 14, 2012 11:11:01 GMT -5
Arcadia saw his shocked expression and smirked a bit. She shook her head.
"No. I'm a loner" She replied.
She turned her head watching a elderly woman walking with a cane along the path. Her heart momentarily squeezed at the sight, missing her own elderly woman owner. The woman had gotten sick with that strange sickness that seemed to be affecting the humans now. Arcadia was tossed out on the street. She sighed.
Well it was for the better. she thought to herself and turned her attention back on to Bullet.
"What about you? Pack dog?" She asked him curiously tilting her head to the side a bit.
Her jade eyes caught the sunlight, making them glow slightly. The true coloring came out in her eyes when the sun hit them. A gentle spring breeze caught her fur, ruffling it.
A fun game began crossing her mind as she caught the scent of Bullet. Another female had been near him. She felt herself tense but then forced her body to relax.
"You haven't seen a human in a while have you?" she asked amused. "They're around, just slowly dying off" She said shrugging |
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Post by Crazy Stupid Love on Jan 14, 2012 11:25:59 GMT -5
Bullet said "Oh Loner. Well you should consider visiting West Side and joining." He said grinning as his black tail wagged. "I'm the leader of West Side along with Lacey." He said stretching out his long bulky body as the sun hit him. The breeze was cool but the sunlight was hot. "Do you fight good, are you a good spy, a good pup caretaker or a healer or anything like that?" He asked considering to let her join the pack. As leader it was his job to recruit and be well known on the streets because he has one of the roughest, toughest packs out there. He looked back up at Arcadia and saw how her eyes gleamed in the light of the sun. What dazzling eyes Bullet thought. No he couldn't try to flirt with another girl dog. Lacey was his and he wouldn't fall in love with any other dog. Not like he was falling in love with this dog.
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Post by ♥NEMESIS on Jan 14, 2012 11:35:09 GMT -5
Arcadia listened to him talk. Join the pack? oh boy he has no idea what I'm like she thought amused and shook her head.
"I don't think you'd be able to handle me" She said to him. "I appreciate the offer though."
She copied his move about stretching lazily, her lower half bending into a bow. She yawned, salmon pink tongue curling back into her maw. Once she was done, she turned back to Bullet.
"How about a walk along the park? I know some pretty good spots" She offered him pulling herself onto all fours. Both ears remained pricked upright, acoustics awaiting Bullet's response.
Most males couldn't handle her. Or those that did often were two faced and were only interested in one thing. Over the time here, she had become hard and domonearring. The male would have to be special to handle her. What she required, she wasn't sure Bullet was able to handle.
She grinned at him. "Did you have an owner before?" she asked him curiously. Most dogs did, but then again some didn't. They were strays from the beginning |
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Post by Crazy Stupid Love on Jan 14, 2012 11:44:35 GMT -5
He smiled and turned to her "Your telling me I can't handle you?" He chuckled and trotted in front of her. "And sure ill go for a walk." He said letting his ears perk up and he slowed down once again to walk alongside her. She was nice, but a little too nice. He smiled at her and said "No i've never had an owner. I am 100% stray dog and wild heart. No human could handle me." He said closing his eyes and puffing up his chest. He let out a howl. "Wait for it. Wait for it." In the distance you heard more dogs from the pack howl. "It's West Side language." He chuckled and walked on with the sun blazing on them both. Bullet didn't mind because he was short haired but Arcadia had long hair. "What pack do you want to join?" He said wanting to know to see which pack she thought fit her well.
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Post by ♥NEMESIS on Jan 14, 2012 12:01:36 GMT -5
Arcadia smiled at him.
"It's not the pack sugar" she replied falling in line beside him. "I'm not the type of girl to get involved in a pack. I'm high maintainence. I'm a one woman show really. I don't really get along with other females too well. If I did join a pack, the leader would have to give me his undivided attention."
She said honestly to him as she led him toward a spot where there was a path that led into the old Zoo. While there were no more animals there now, it was still a fun place to go and explore.
She led him through the old penguin exhibit. The water was still there and the snow, but no penguins. She planted her rump down on the ground, forelegs kept her upper body erect. She kept her eyes on the glass and continued.
"Most males can't really give me that" she continued. "No offense to you or your 'girlfriend'" she added the last part rather indifferently. "I guess you can say that I'm a bit of a bitch"
Her smile was wry.
"While I'm not completely cold hearted, I'm only saying this cause I wouldn't want to cause trouble in your pack" She said softly and turned to him. |
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Post by Crazy Stupid Love on Jan 14, 2012 12:16:59 GMT -5
"That would be annoying." He chuckled then said "Just kidding." He saw that she was leading him to the zoo and he said "The zoo, eh. So many memories. There is still food in the gift shops." He said grinning and following her into the zoo gateway. He looked at all the habitats. The seal habitat still had like 8 feet of water left in it. Dirty blubbery seals.
When Arcadia said she was a bitch Bullet chuckled and said "Your just high maintenance. Or you want to really fall in love and spend all day with your lover. I have a mate named Lacey. She is a Border Collie and I spend all the time I can get with her. I'm trying to recruit so it is hard right now but when we get a 10 dog pack we will be set." He said looking down. "I miss her but also I lead a pack and I love my pack. It's hard." He said.
He said "Well it is good you care and I hope you find a mate." He said and smiled a very warm smile. "A lot of females fall for me but there can only be one for your heart and thats the one that cares for it the most." He said raising one eyebrow. "It is important to remember that." He kept on walking alongside Arcadia thinking of who would go good with her.
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Post by ♥NEMESIS on Jan 14, 2012 12:38:26 GMT -5
Arcadia's hackles bristled. She arched an eyebrow at him.
"You clearly have a high opinion of yourself don't you?" she asked him. "See, males like you think you're big shit. When really you aren't. It's an attitude like that that might put off potential members from joining your pack. I mean would you want to join a pack where the leader thinks he's high and mighty above everyone else, and everyone just falls at his feet in love?"
Arcadia shook her head in annoyance.
"I know certainly I wouldn't" She replied. "I've run into males with that same attitude. Let me tell you, they aren't around anymore. I'm saying keep yourself in check" She said flatly.
This was her. Blunt and opionated. She didn't care if she offended Bullet, but this was how she was. She wasn't going to change for anyone.
She led him through the penguin exhibit and turned her attention back to Bullet.
"I know there's nothing wrong with me. A male needs to accept me for who I am and not force me to change." She said nodding. |
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Post by Crazy Stupid Love on Jan 14, 2012 12:48:58 GMT -5
"No of course I don't think that. I don't think i am above everyone else." He rolled his eyes and went in front of her. "You think your above everyone else. Your hard to handle this and that. NO YOUR NOT!" He took a deep breath and kept on walking alongside her. "You think your not but I think you think you do so just don't try to find out my personality by basing it off my pack." He shook his head and his ears were up in alert because he was getting mad.
"I didn't mean to go off on you like that." He said a couple minutes later as he took his last deep breath. "I just don't want you to think i think that i'm better then everyone because i'm surely not." His eyes narrowed and his tail went down. It no longer wagged.
"I do agree. That would be stupid and selfish to change you. Your looks mean only a little bit of becoming mates. It's how you are and right now it looks like your personality isn't too nice." He said giving Arcadia a serious look.
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Post by ♥NEMESIS on Jan 14, 2012 17:05:49 GMT -5
Arcadia laughed.
"Sugar I warned you you couldn't handle me" Arcadia said. "I warned you. This is how I am." She said shrugging her shoulder.
"You're judging me based on one time" she continued. "you don't know anything about me. Did you sit by and watch your owner, who was an elderly fart, not get enough money to buy you food? Did you sit by and watch your siblings die before your eyes from starvation? I don't think. Before you judge me sugar, think about that" Arcadia said bluntly and trotted further away from Bullet. She left him standing there, letting those words sink in.
While she loved her owner, she hated her at the same time. She was too old to have pets. She could barely afford to feed herself, let alone 2 other dogs including Arcadia. Many a night Arcadia would go out and steal food from the restaurants and bring it back so her siblings could eat. It wasn't enough but it was something. She had to watch her sibligns die of starvation after her owner got sick and died.
In some ways, Arcadia was glad that the old bat wasnt' around anymore. She jumped up onto one of the benches and planted her rump down on the ground. She stared at the sky, watching a few birds. |
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Post by Crazy Stupid Love on Jan 14, 2012 17:44:52 GMT -5
"Listen Arcadia your not bad. Your my friend. Either way if you hold your ground or not your my friend because you still stuck around with me when I snapped at you." He smiled and nudged her side then walked on. The next thing she said made him think "Your right. Your a good friend. You make me realize." He said pulling of a half smile and holding his head high. Then along with Arcadia he looked up at the sky, at the birds, the blue sky, the clouds. It brought memories. His siblings and dad died in battle and he had to compose himself after that. He hides how sensitive he used to be from now. He is tough now, has stronger feelings and is infected. He is stray and he will always be stray.
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