Night bathed in Amber (ended)

It was so quiet in this place after all had left here. Students gone off to their class or heading back to the dorms. It was the hour in which Night was getting ready to sleep, and Day was getting ready to wake. The wondering hours of predawn. The young shape shifter knew the school grounds very well, and how to get into places when no one was there to let her in. In the past, before she had found her lost pups again, Sooleawa use to sneak into this place to bath herself off once in a while, when the dirty or flees became too much of a bother. Now her pups were more rather forceful with better grooming habits, so the young she-wolf took to washing her human skin more often since she was shifting more regularly.

Cold water against her human skin was refreshing as she used the shampoo and soap that were hidden inside and unused locker in the back of the Dojo. The Dojo-Deta had caught her once a long time again using this shower room, stealing stuff out of student lockers in the past, he was nice enough like her pups to leave things out for her to use herself without stealing anymore. A mixture of ‘pet’ soap and normal human scent stuff to clean out anything from her hair, and skin, since at times she only third shifted so she could clean her wolf form on her own without brothering someone else. Ayane normally was the one to tackle her down in a tub at the estate in her animal form in the past, but Sooleawa didn’t like the ideal of being all…what was the term….?

Pampered?

Drying off her skin with a towel left out into the shower room, Sooleawa walked over to the pile of her human clothing but only picking up the pair of pale blue ‘boy short’ undies and the matching sports bra as her Alculard watcher called them. Even though Zack and Ayzen had taken up buying the She-wolf clothing the two didn’t buy her these things. Something the twin female explained to her about males that Soole didn’t get. But then again, Sooleawa didn’t get anything about human clothing either.

Ears perked up a bit at the silence of the Dojo again, making sure neither of the ‘masters’ had returned yet. Akira and Kailyn-san would still be in their offices or heading home by now. The next class wouldn’t be until well into the morning light. It meant she had the place to herself. A slight smile crossed over her face as she left the rest of her clothing on the bench and dropped the towel next to them as she walked out of the shower room and out into the main area of the Dojo. The faint lingering smell of dry blood was still her, but someone had been here earlier to clean off the mats. Bare feet touched the mats as the young she-wolf walked onto them cautiously, hands close to her chest as she looked around. Ear straining to hear any sounds of someone else being near. She didn’t want to be caught doing this, someone might get mad at her for knowing she had learned this stuff by watching her pups. Satisfied with the lack of ‘human’ sounds, her hands fell away from her chest as her Getty smile came back on her lips.

Sooleawa could play, and no one would yell at her.

Hands head the mats as she suddenly flipped herself backwards in the same fashion she had seen her pups do many times over these years. Motions, movements, steps, Sooleawa went through all of the warm up movements she had seen her pups do again and again. Things Dojo-Alfa did not want her to take part of because the Alculards’ were worried what would happen. She wasn’t suppose to learn this, but the young shape shifter was very good at learning things from watching. After a moment, Sooleawa stopped and looked around the room. Tail moving back and forth before she suddenly ran a crossed the mats to do a cartwheel. Her long wet hair tripping her hands part the way through and she fell hard against her back.

BAM

“Neee…….” Sooleawa rolled on to her side to hold her head a bit. It hurt sometimes to hit the mats that hard.

It took a while but Alric finally made it back to the campus. Once he made it to the last set of forest land and the beginning of campus he shifted into his human form. It was against his golden rule to stay in wolf form while on the campus grounds. As he walked some of the Night students stared as they were unsure if he was a student or teacher. He walked and gathered the scents of everyone as around him. From Lycans to Succubus to Vampires all of the scents filled his nose as he registered each one into his brain just incase one became missing and he would have to search for them across the lands.

The Campus being as large as it is didn't bother him at all as he looked to the skies to see if Izael was still flying about. But to his surprised Izael had changed into his human form and was on a rooftop chatting to a few of the Night students. Alric smirked and walked on around the campus. Lastly he came to the Dojo but became uneasy. The Dojo would still be active around this time and right now it was dead Silent. Alric came to the front door and saw the note left by Kailyn Sensei. The smell of blood was faint but it lingered and any Night Student would pick it up. But another scent was there. One he was not aquinted with just yet. Placing the note back on the Dojo doors Alric walked around back.

Being cautious he walked inside of the locker room silently as his Golden orbs glowed and adjusted to the moonlit Dojo. Someone is on the mats? It was unusual for a student to go against the notes posted on the doors. Once he reached the main floor he was surprised to see a she wolf in undergarments...practacing or what looked like it. Her form was fine form what he knew of human techniques until she landed on her head. Alric laughed on the inside as a smirk shown on the out.

"Kind of late to be on the mats alone. Especially when there is a notice on the doors in front stating to stay out of the Main Area." Alric mentions as he leans against the pillars of the Main hall and watches the she wolf in action.

Sooleawa held her head a bit as she curled her legs up to her chest, tail wrapping around them. That had been a very bad ideal, the sudden bang against her head just made the pain of shifting to many times in a short amount period. The aches in her body complained very loudly at her as she rested her head against her knees waiting for the pain to past. It was all she could ever do, wait for it to pass by and remember for a later time to space them out better. Normally she only shifted once, at night to attend class then again in the morning to follow Zack around. Since she refused to ‘change’ all the way Ayane had told her she could only roam around in tat form as long as she didn’t speak to the students that became familiar to her.

Her ears twitched even though she was trying to keep still, less movement made the pain go away faster. But someone else was here now, the faint smells touched the horrible sense of her human noise, wolf ears however picking up the movement the dojo a lot faster. One ear fell down on her head while the other remained up turned towards the new comer standing by one of the pillars. Woods, fresh pine, and the faint smell of sweat and linger blood filled her senses. A night student perhaps? Sooleawa learned as the smells linked to teachers, Sooleawa was suppose to listen to them after all, just like she learned the smells of all the students so she knew most of them. This one, however, was not a smell she was familiar to. A frown crossed the she-wolf’s face a bit as she made her hands fall off her head a bit to rise her head to look at the taller male. Black and white hair falling over amber color eyes.

“ Ne, Dojo-Alfa says Sooleawa can use showers when Sooleawa wants. Student shouldn’t be in dojo, it closed…..” Her other ear finally fell back with the other to warn the other from coming close to her. Bones protesting against her as she moved her body into a low hunch ready to dart if necessary, ail moving slowly back and forth. “ Says dojo closed to students. Go back to the dorms, Night classes end soon.”

Alric found her amusing in a way. As he watched her try to cope with her minor amount of pain it seems like she doesn't do this sort of thing much. Her ears twitching made him smirk abit until he noticed she had finally picked up his scent. He eyes followed his movement as he could feel them burning into his being. But he decided to be nice about it and walked slowly into the main hall. He stopped a little ways from the mats and watched her. She spoke and he almost wanted to laugh.

"Dojo Alfa? You must be referring to Kailyn-sensei. I go with him on the night hunts so I know perfectly well who he is. I know the class hours better than you my dear. Living on this campus for so long I should know otherwise I would make for a pathetic guardian." Alric lighty trailed the edge of the mats watching a hunched over Soole. Her warnings are nothing to him for this man has seen it all and still lives. She was nothing compared to cannons and gatlin guns. "If I was a student then I would be in the Night class...but hence I am not. As for you I believe you should be heading home now. If I was to report you Kailyn and Akira would definitly be upset. You don't want to cross paths with those two." Alric had such high respect for them but they were scary when it came to breaking a rule in their care.

“ Be upset why?” Sooleawa’s ears perked up, forgetting she was being curious around this stranger for a moment at the use of such words with the two heads of this building. She had never had done so in the past being in the building at this hour or any of the hours when students were suppose to be here. Her head tilted to one side as she studied the man that was still several steps away from her at the end of the mats. Her tail stopped moving in warning tone as Sooleawa sat down again on the mats, knees tucked under her while her hands rest on her bare thighs.

The cold air of the morning didn’t bother her, even if her skin was prinked with goose bumps. Sapphire eyes tried to figure out what hidden meaning this one was trying to say, with such strange words that were puzzling to her. Damp hair falling over her shoulders but as she titled her head the other way, strains fell off her left shoulder revealing the angry scar beneath them. “ Never mad at Sooleawa before.. Dojo-Alfa said Soole could, why be upset? Sooleawa don’t understand strange male…..Explain.” The young she-solf suddenly stated in a firm tone as her brawls came together for a moment.

Alric walked up to the girl on the mats as he knelt down and looked into her Sapphire like eyes. He just smirked down at her as he looked into her eyes deeply. "The will be angry with you because you are on the mats that has yet to be clean. The Message outside says to keep away and you ignored the message. So if they found out you, my little K-9, would be in serious trouble." Alric stood up as he can still smell the blood lingering in the mats and in the Dojo. The place was going to need some serious scrubbing before the Night Students will be able to return.

Alric looked back down at her as she looked at him confused. "This strange male has a name you know. It's Alric but knowing you I wouldn't be surprised if you forget it. Go back to your dorm before you get caught she-wolf." Alric mentions as he gets off of the mats and looks at the meditation pillow still out of place. He goes to grab it and smells Soole's scent. He looks at her and then places it with the others. He walks back to the Locker Room entrance and looks over at her. "Well she-wolf are you coming or are you going to wait there to get yelled at by the staff. Lets go!" Alric mentions as he waits impatiently for her. Night Students were always a hassle with him. Maybe because of his youthful human look. He wasn't sure but he knew if she didn't come he would leave her to tend to the angry teachers in the coming hours of the morning.

For a moment all Sooleawa could do was look ever so confused at the sudden change in the dark haired male as he turned away from her to walk towards the locker room. Ears fell back on her head a bit, disliking the sudden tone he was taking with her, asserting authority over the she-wolf. Her tail stopped twitching as ears lay back the rest of the way and she returned to a slight crutch. The dark haired woman had didn’t like this strange male much and the assertion he seemed to think he had. Go back to the dorms? Sooleawa had been told to stay OUT of the student dorms far enough times. She wasn’t even supposed to be going into her pups’ rooms. But the young shifter found it more comfortable then going into the Estate. But the feeling of the Alculard family was to suffocating for the young shape shifter.


“ Strange Alric should stop telling Sooleawa what to do, like Soole is a pup. ” Sooleawa barked back at the older male as she pushed herself up off the mats turning he rback to him as she decided she would rather try to practice on not falling again. But more so just so she could ignore the other. But she didn’t really move again to do anything, more so trying to thinking over the others words. Dojo-Alfa didn’t want anyone on the mats? She had come through the back way that students didn’t use, and her in wolf form so she would have been too see any notes. “ Sooleawa doesn’t have a ‘dorm’ to return too.”

Alric watched her as she returned to her menacing position..or what she thought would frighten the man at least to keep his distance. Alric narrowed his eyes as he walked back into place by the pillar. He figured Izael was already back up in the skies doing his watch again so he had some time to kill in order to get Soole out of the Dojo. If it was a fight she wanted then Alric was all for it. Male, Female, it doesn't matter to him if you present the chanllenge then he will happily fufill that need. Smirking he noticed her trying to go back to what she was doing.

This should make for a good laugh. He leaned on the pillar getting comfortable as he watched her. She was trying to ignore him but Alric knew his duty and if it called for him to shift than so be it. He wasn't a normal shifter as Alric was much bigger than this she wolf could imagine. "In my eyes you can be below a 'pup'. How about a whelp. That seems to suit your standards and lack of speech. And if you truly don't have a dorm to return to then I will chase you out. Those not part of the Alculard staff or student body do not belong on campus. Thus you are a threat to everyone here the longer you stay." Alrics eyes went from curious to cold. Alric now saw her as a threat and he would harm her if she challenged him again like she attempted once already. "You better run little girl. I don't usually give second chances on life. If you truly want to return to your family in one piece you would heed my advice." He mentions menacingly as his patience started to run thin with her.

“ Hurt Sooleawa, Strange Alric deal with Sooleawa's keeper… ” Sooleawa snorted at the other’s threat as she studied her hands for the time being. Ears pulled back to listen to the movements of the other to keep a check where he was this time. Not letting herself getting distracted by not understanding humanoid speech. Her tail flickered a bit in annoyance with this male. Not part of staff or student body? Didn’t the old Alculard-Alfa say she could stay here, to understand what she was? “ Go away strange Alric, if Dojo-Alfa gets upset with Sooleawa using the Dojo facilities in the same way Sooleawa has these last five years. Then Dojo-Alfa can have his words with Sooleawa….”

It wasn’t like the young she-wolf had much to return to, and Sooleawa wasn’t about to leave her two pups behind again now that she had found them again. Sapphire eyes turned forward again from her hands to concentrate on the mats. Determined to make the summersault work this time, foot forward again, Sooleawa took another running. Hands touching down on the mats as they had before momentum making her thing frame go up vertically. She was sort of smiling to herself as she pushed off the mats to finish the flip. Her footing missed, as she slide a bit cross the mat landing hard again though this time on her backside, leg tuck slightly underneath causing some slight pain. But none the less she was smiling at herself though her wet hair. Though her landing wasn’t as graceful as either of her pups, Sooleawa had manage her first complete on as she sat on the mats from where she had landed.

For being self taught, she was getting better.

Alric just watched her as she continued on and ignored him again. Even after her speech Alric just smiled. Alright it seems she will have to learn the hard way. Alric crept back into the shadows and shifted into his white wolf form. You could easily mistake him for a very large dog since he is about twice the size of a normal male wolf. But that is because of the Demon gene that he has coursing through his veins. Contrary to his massive size he is too fast for most to catch and very light footed. Since the place was dimmly light by the moonlight Alric stepped softly onto the mats watching her with his glowing menacing eyes.

Once she moved slightly forward on the mats he crept further out onto the mats. He stood tall as his tail was high along with his ears. He looked at her with very evil intentions and now it was time to give chase since she was still here. He didn't want to harm her if she was truly a student in disguise. He was just going to chase her not only to amuse himself for break but to lock the dojo since students were not listening tonight.

Ears perked up at the sudden noise behind her, the stronger scent in her weaker human nose a lot closer than before. Sooleawa pushed herself off the mat quickly to turn around, a low growl of warning escaping her lips as she remained low against the floor disregarding the fact she was still more or less in her human form with clothing on. She couldn’t shift with them, she didn’t want to shift. That would be very VERY painful, for it had only been forty minutes since the last change. Her lips pulled back as sapphire eyes caught a glimpse of white fur, baring teeth that were still canine. Warning, she didn’t want to fight in the dojo, that WOULD make Dojo-Alfa mad with her.

Ayane too, she wasn’t suppose to hurt people, be a good wolf that was what she was told. But this one was pushing at her. This school was Alculard territory, Sooleawa was told she could wonder where she wanted here as long as she didn’t get in the way. It was dark now, students going back to dorms classes out of session. The young she-wolf wasn’t in the way of anything, and she had been told before she could use the dojo. Before she found her pups again, this had been the place Sooleawa came to get warm during the cold winter months.

This male was just being annoying.

“ Hurt Sooleawa, deal with Ayane Strange Al-” The words caught in her throat as sapphire eyes caught hold of gold ones resting in the fur of a very large white wolf. But the color of his fur did not catch her mind at all. No, just the scent of drying blood, and faint memories playing in the back on her wild mind.

Well now how about we have some fun little girl?

No outcast, new pack, Silver bitch submit.

Sapphire eyes clouded over slightly as her subconscious instincts kick into her mind nails dig down into the mats as she begins to move to the side to keep the large male from getting behind her. Ears tight against her long black hair, tail moving very slowly behind her as sapphire eyes remain forcused on the male in front of her.

“ Silver [Sooleawa] no submit..” The eerie tone not at all similar to her speech before had left her pulled back lips.

Alric came from the shadows and walked into the low light of the moon. They had a few hours more before Dawn came upon the school. He heard her growl but her stance more or less told a different story. Alric smirked even wider as the mats would sink under each weight of his paw. "Well now...are we giving into the demand? I won't fight unless I have to but I would love to give chase. Your speed is nothing compared to mine, pup. Even my own pup is having a little trouble keeping up." As he finished speaking the light of the moon was fully on him. Showing off his shimmering coat which looks like it had powder gold all in his fur.

Alric looked confused as she mentioned Ayane's name. He doesn't care for the girl too much but his low growl echoed loudly in the empty dojo walls. "How do you know Ayane? Who else do you know pup? Answer me! My patience is wearing thin on you." Alrics eyes narrowed as his pupils became that of slits. He bent his head down a little further as watched her carefully. He doesn't want to hurt her and now she mentioned an Alculard name he was going to have to question Toshiro later in the morning about this she-wolf. It dawned on him now that she was a shifter. Why else would an Alculard's name fall from her lips. She named her owner Alric just laughed.

Her words echoed in his ears as he laughed agian. "Submit? I can give two shits less if you even bowed down to me. You must be a shifter otherwise they would not allow something like your current human form inside the estate. So this pup is actually a shifter very intriguing. Well since you know that woman I guess it is fine for you to be in the Dojo just not on the mats." Alric shifter back right in front of her. His pure silver bangles and his tight black leather outfit shimmered in the light as he sat there. He crossed his legs and moved his bangs from his eyes. His agression subsided as he watched her because attacking an Alculard or their 'pet' in his eyes is unacceptable and death is the main option. His golden eyes still retained their glow as he looked into her sapphires. She wasn't scared she just didn't know what to do with him. He smirked again as he watched her try to read his every move. If he was in actul seriousness she wouldn't even be able to see him. His torturing always comes off the wrong way as he just loves to rattle peoples nerves.

The growl in her throat did not disappear , nor her crouch lessen, as the male shifter turned back into the human form that had been speaking to her beforehand. This male, she didn’t like the feeling seeing his other form left on her. The feeling of her home being threatened by an outside once more, her pups lingering on her mind as she forced herself to calm down again. But it was hard, once the part of her sense took over, the part of her that was nothing more than a wild beast, it was hard for her ‘conscious’ self to regain control off the bat. She forced herself out of the hunch but Sooleawa’s ears still lay back against her head, tail alert as she forced herself to sit up.

Growl still hanging in the back on her throat.

“ Ayane Sooleawa’s keeper, let [her] out of cage...” was a snorted answer as she glared at the other. Disliking this shifter even though he was one of the few she had yet to cross paths with. His scent was unfamiliar to her, but he acted as if this domain had been his longer then her. Her tail flicked in annoyance. The fun of being in the dojo was lost to her, since this one didn’t want her on the mats. Tail flickering as she slowly got herself on her human fours and started to walk around the sitting male to get to the locker room behind him were her clothing was. However never once turning her back to the taller dark haired male, Amber eyes burned into her memory.

Alric watched her with intense golden eyes as Soole tried to come out of her state. Once a wolf, always a wolf. Even Kailyn has his days. Alric smirked as he watched her. It seemed like she was trying to get ahold of her senses and trying her best not to leap at him. But she was failing in herself...horribly. Even if she was to attack him Alric will always have the upper hand on her because of what his blood is made of. Unfair?? Yes but it was not a choice he made. In fact him and his son should have been long gone before this one was even born but life is now their hell and they will have to live with that.

Just as she mentioned a cage memories came back to mind. She left him in the Dojo's Main Hall as he silently watched her leave out of his sight. Panting he gripped the mats on the floor and ripped some of them clear off of the floor covering. Exposing some of the bare wood beneath it. The mats he pulled were shreds now as he looked back at them in heaps behind him. The glow in his eyes were that of fire those of a wild animal destined to kill. He is dangerous now that his panick attack started up. He will have to keep himself here in the confines of the Dojo so he does not harm any of the faculty and students on campus. "Cage??? Blood??? War??? Humansss...." He hissed as he ripped up another mat clear from the floor. Luckily Akira and Kai have spares but because the mats have to be reapplied in the morning the Dojo may not even be used at all tomorrow from the way things were going.

The sound of dripping water reached her wolf ears as she walked back into the shower room, arms wrapped around her shoulders as Sooleawa tried to calm herself. This was uncomfortable, in this frail human body, she felt uncomfortable now. But she couldn’t shift back into her natural forum, her true forum. It would hurt too much at the time being. Her bones already burned from the last shifting, to do it again now would along make it far worse. Ears lay back against her head as she sat on the bench next to the bag her pups had given her what seemed a long time ago, clothing laying on top of it. The young she-wolf just state there for a moment looking at them, wanting to go back to her pups. They would be back in Ayzen dorm by now, but no, she could go back there right now. Not from what she was reading from the both of them while watching the two come back from Ayzen’s work. She had hidden herself well before going into her yellowish green eyes pups den listening to the chaos in both their minds. Sighing against the dislikement for this frail body, Sooleawa picked up the black shirt with the wolf print on it and pulled it over her head. Tugging out her wet hair, she used some hair tie to keep the wet mess from getting her shirt wet.

As she was pulling back on the short skirt, the sounds from the main area of the Dojo finally caught her attention. Ears lay back flat against her head instantly as she listened to something being torn and an unnatural hiss filling the air. Instinct to run, to hide, to flee filled her body as she stood still, like a deer caught in the headlights. But this was something she learned not to do a long time ago, for she was suppose to be the protector, running away left those she cared from in danger. Balling the material of her skirt in her hands to calm herself Sooleawa walked back the way she had came, leaving her bag on the bench once more to reenter the main area of the Dojo. Only to see the annoying male in a fit of some sort, ripping up the mats, a frown crossed over her face.

And here he had been telling her the Dojo-Alfa would be made with her….

Ignoring her feeling she should just leave, flee, walk away, ears lay down on the back against her black hair as she walked forward again into the main area. Tail still, determination in her eyes even though it was not the feeling in her stomach as she crossed over the disturbed mats behind the dark haired male. Just as he growled something else before taking up another mat, Sooleawa grabbed it and pulled the male around to look at her as her other hands went across his face.

Female disciplining unruly male.

Hadn’t she done this enough times to Tonki?

“ Stop.” Even if the feeling of his angered aura made her knees want to shake, made her feel like the prey caught by a predator. The young she-wolf knew something about this place at least. Even if Akira-san said to her he didn’t mind her use of the facilities after class hours, neither Dojo masters took kindly to equipment being distorted over something petty as whatever this male was doing it for. So her voice didn’t give away her feelings, Sooleawa knew better then to let that happen as she glared upwards into the others, ears back in warning.

Ripping each mat and tearing them piece by piece as Alric continued on his rampage. The people from centuries before came to mind. All of his previous abusive owners, The death of the one that mattered the most and most of all that woman. The same woman who mocked and beat him and his crew. She was cursed and gave birth to his son whom he vows to take care of from now on. Everything was spinning in his head he could smell the blood baths of wars he had fought in. The cries of many as he sliced and ripped them apart. Each piece of the mat he ripped reminded him just how much of a monster he really is. He forgot about where he was and even who he is as he continued on his rampage.

His growls were more like fits of rage which he had no control over. One of the mats were taken away from him as his blood hunger became angered. He wanted to face this thing that stopped his fleet of pleasure. She turned him around and slapped him hard. Her voice rang clear like water as his golden orbs widened. But like the command Alric allowed his hands to fall down to his sides as he looked blankly at the space infront of him and then at Soole. His eyes expressionless as his thoughts were trying to recollect themselves. He was still lost in his pool of chaos.

"Lili?" His sisters' name slipped past his lips as an image of her hurtful face appeared before Sooles' had emerged. Her voice reminded him so much of his sister and for a moment that is who he mistook her for. He slowly looked over and saw the damage that he had done to the Acadamey's Dojo. He just returned and has already made a mess of things. He was supposed to be protecting the place not destroying it. He sighed as he tore his face from her hands. He had no reason to chase her off of the lands now that she brought him back to reality. Alric buried his face into his folded arms as he looked at all the damage.

"You should leave before they blame you for this as well. I don't want innocents getting caught in my rampages." Alric had his back to her as he scanned the room. It was 4 am just about and the morning dew was more than likely starting to set in from what his nose was telling him. The Dojo is wam and outside it was still cool since it is night. Most of the night students should be in their dorms by now so Soole should be able to make it back to the dorm she was supposed to be in. "Even though you don't have a dormroom to get to the night teachers still do their rounds so you might want to leave now before they catch you. Run to a warm and safe location. Far away from me would be best." He mentions as he softly closes his eyes.

Ears perked up from there sign of warning as she watched the taller male look about his rampage mess. Sapphire eyes titled away from him to look at the torn mats, the faint scent of old blood tingled her nose still. Secretly it had been her reason for sneaking back in here more than the shower. Sooleawa had planned to clean the mats from the mess caused by her being too close to them during practice. If she hadn’t Ayzen-pup wouldn’t have had to do what he did. No wanting to disturb the natural flow of routine for students, that was what she wanted to do to apologize better for Kailyn-san. But now, the male shifter had only made the matter worse. Her tail moved back and forth slowly as the slight atmosphere of hostility was lifting. The needing feeling to dart away was disappearing from her mind, ears perking up a little more at a time before she turned back to the taller male.

Leave?

When the dojo was in this much of a mess? A frown crossed over her lips as she turned away from him for a moment looking over at the equipment lockers on the other side of the main area. She turn back to the other looking him over as if trying to decided something. Tail moving back and forth under the skirt she was now wearing, ears fell back on her head as she took hold of his wrist suddenly, determination on her face as she pulled him towards the lockers.

“ Come, [we] fix…” Was all she said as she tugged him in the direction of the lockers before letting go off him and making the rest of the way by herself. Being here during the day in her wolf form was a bit helpful. Akira-sensei had a tendency to broadcast out his thoughts a little loud at time. Sometimes he would say the new locker combinations over and over again to help him remember them. Sooleawa didn’t like listening to other’s thoughts, but people she knew she could easily pick up on them much faster even if they didn’t want their thoughts to be heard. Turning the lock in her hand, and the numbers that they had been changed to, Sooleawa popped the lock on the locker open and pulled the door aside. “ Fix, don’t leave mess, don’t make more work [for them]. Alric can take any blame [he] want. But first [we] fix.” She turned back around to look at the dark haired male pointing inside the locker were the extra mats were stored. Ears perking up slightly, but her determined look remaining on her face.

This mess that he has caused looked beyond repair to him. How were the teachers going to clean up this mess let alone teach if the floors were messed up this badly. Alric sighed as the insides of the mats were tossed everywhere and the mat pieces were shredded. He didn't know what to do since he caused it he felt just staying with the mess and taking the blame for it would be much easier. Alric lightly touched the mats he had ripped to shreds and toppled over a few of them as more of the inside matterial spilled over. What have I done.I am supposed to protect this place not damage. Tosen is going to kill me once he catches wind of this. Alric narrows his eyes as he turns to Soole who was still there but her expression changed quickly.

Pulling him towards the lockers on the other side of the hall. It was the storage room where they kept all of the equiptment for the Dojo. She stopped in front and unlocked the lockers. She pushed open the doors and pointed as she told him to "fix" his mess. Alric was surprised she knew the combonation number but he dare not ask an angry female who was more than willing to slap him again. "You want me to fix all of this?!" He mentioned as he pointed to his giant mess on the floor. "I don't even know what to do nor how to lay these mats down. They have some sort of sticky material on the bottom portions of them to hold them into place." The mats have an adhesive base placed on the underside before they are applied to the bare wooden floor. Over the years once they become loose it is time to replace that mat. Alric looked confused at her as he looked at the stacked mats and then the mess. "So where is all that shit going once I'm done?" He asked hoping she had an answer to it. He hated trash so he never ventured to where the bins were kept. The stench burned his nose.

Ears fell down on her head listened to the male argue with her about the mess. How were either of them going to clean this up was a good question. Since she had come to this place Sooleawa had only seen the mats replaced once before, and disliked the smell of the ‘glue’ used to keep them in place. So she hadn’t hung around the dojo for long during that time. But if anything, Sooleawa did know what it was suppose to look like. Ignoring the ranting male, Sooleawa stepped inside this equipment locker ears perking up sniffing the air. Looking for a familiar nasty smell that would register in her mind as ‘glue’, first they were going to have to clean up the shredded mats. But the trash bags and brooms would be easier for her to locate. They were kept in a neat area anyways, after that ‘glueing’ down the mats so that they matched the pattern to the ones Alric did not shred.

Stupid Male, of all the things to make a mess out of.

Ears perked up and down a bit as she looked around before a bit more. Not listening to him as he asked her something about ‘doing with stuff afterwards’, since that was the only part that registered in her mind. Tail sprung up a bit under her skirt as she found the container her nose had been searching for. A bright smile crossed her face in her moment of happiness being able to find it as quickly as she did, grabbing hold of it and turning around to look at the taller man. Ears fell down a bit as her ‘listen to me’ expression returned as she held out the container to him.

“ First [we] pick up broken mats in bags, clean floor. [we] Put glue thingy on one side of mats and make the new mats match the old mats.. Then broken mats go to trash place…” She stated clearly as if speaking instructions to someone else. Tail twitching behind her as she dropped the container in his hands and walked to grabbed the bags and a broom.

“ Stop whining about it and fix it…..” Sooleawa snorted at the other as she stood by the mats with the broom and bags. Eyes narrowing at him, at the moment she was expecting him to fight with her more about it or running off. Something like that. Here he was preaching he was the not a student but acting if he was something else, all she had seen him do so far was make a big mess of school property. If he left, though Sooleawa would just have to do her best to fix this little problem herself. Even if it wasn’t hers, the young she-wolf would still feel responsible for the destruction in one way or another.

A mess that he can't fix and a female who is on a slapping spree if he acts out again. Soole seems to be his tamer for now. Alric looked at the mess as Soole just started pulling out the mats and glue. Alric sighed I would rather take the blame rather than try to put this back together. The smell of the strong adhesive burned his sensitive nose even though he is in his human form. He decided to clean the mess on the floor first since they need to place things in that area. Alric walked to the double doors and looked outside to see if any students were around. He stepped out and saw that the coast was clear stepping back inside he threw the damaged mats outside of the door. Yaz and Izael noticed the mats a second too late.Yaz was a little bit in front of Izael until a mat knocked him over. "Yaz, You okay?" No sooner was Izael checking on his partner his wing blocked another mat. Yaz being upset knocked the next mat down as he got up. "Who the fuck is throwing mats!" he yelled as Alric looked up. The two were shocked to see the man inside throwing out damaged mats. But soon laughter escaped from their lips. "Alric...what are you doing man. Tosen sent you to do janitor work as punishment or something?" Yaz asked as Alric placed some of the damaged mats in their hands. "Here, take these to the bin. Quickly!" He mentions as he gives a low growl. The two follow orders as they start taking the mess to the bin.

Once the mats were outside he walked back to Soole. "I need a broom and dustpan. You know where those are at?" He asked as he pointed to the now empty clean floors. Only 3 mats were left intact so 7 had to be replaced. Izael and Yaz swiftly cleaned up the mess and then looked inside once they were done. "Wow man what the hell did you do to the dojo?" Yaz asked as he looked at the bare floors. Izael sniffed the air "I still smell the faintness of blood. It is not as strong as the mats though." They mention as they find him with a girl. "Silence before I kill you." Yaz and Izael come to him and laugh. "Ohh hoooo Boss had his loins calling huh? Whats' it been centuries right?" Yaz asks as Alric barks at him. Izael and Yaz cover their ears. "Its' not even like that. I had my attack in here and ripped up the mats. She just happen to be here. Now start cleaning its' almost breakfall and we have a meeting in a bit." "Owww my ears." Yaz mentions as he slowly uncovers them. "I really wish you wouldn't do that Admiral." Izael mentions as they go back to helping the two clean. Alric looks back at Soole and crosses his arms. "Alright Soole, you know this better than I do. So show me how its done."

“Noieeee…….” Sooleawa suddenly cried after the male-wolf barked LOUDLY at the two new comers. Different smells for these two, one white haired that had a faint smell of a snake to him, but the red head was not one she was familiar to. Hands covered over her ears at the loud sounding bark, tail hanging down around her legs. That feeling of wanting to go run and hide behind something was coming back, the adrenalin that had made her slap this taller male was disappearing. Hands pressed hard against her head to cover out his voice as he barked orders at the two new comers trying to calm out the feelings in herself while keeping her face empty. No time to panic it was time to fix this thing. Her hands fell away from her ears about the time the dark haired male wolf look at her again.

As if she knew herself what they were doing…..

But the poor she-wolf had just about as much clue as he did.

“ Sticky stuff on side, glue to floor… make look like old mats….” was all she could repeat to him as sapphire eyes shifted away from him back into the equipment locker.

The two goof balls he had as officers and their petty thoughts were not helping him at all. Alric sighed and scratched his head as he tried to recall the order. Once he got it down he handed Yaz the glue and Izael the mats. "Izael you flip the mats to the underside, Yaz you apply the glue, and I will place them. Soole you just sweep up the rest of the stuff from the floors. I wanna get out of here." He mentions as Izael and Yaz do what they are told.

It didn't take them long to apply everything and set it on the floor. Thanks to his memory he had placed the mats down right. He sat down with the other two as Yaz closed the glue up. "Shit...took longer than it should have but it's done. Give her the glue so we can leave." Alric mentions as he stands up. Once they do what they are told they join Alric and nod as they leave quickly. Alric looks to Soole and nods. "I guess I should thank you for knocking some sense into me. I guess you should head home. Your owners will worry about you soon. Or should I say Ayane since she seems to be your owner. At least you have one. Our owner died 5 years ago so I am homeless as of now." Alric mentions as he locks the double doors back.

Ears fell back on her head a bit as the black haired male told her what he wanted her to do. Without complain or refusal to listen to the ‘in command’ voice Alric was using, the she-wolf grabbed the broom to pick of the reminisces of the broken mats and put that as well into a trash bag as the three others laid out the mats. Maybe Kailyn-san wouldn’t be as mad with the two of them now that they were fixed, the Dojo-Alfa would still be made over the destruction of the school equipment but they had made sure there would be no necessary extra work before classes started for the morning students. Tail swishing back and forth behind her as she finished her task and watched them finish theirs. Working together as a unit, a frown settling on her face a bit as she hatched down on the floor for a while.

A unit, a pack, and since the others listened to him it must make the white wolf shifter the alfa.

Her ears fell down on her head, a sad look on her face. She was the outsider now, the outcast, the one that did not belong. Her tail curled around her legs for a moment of time as she watched them work. Sooleawa curled her fingers in the fur of her tail as she pushed back unwanted memories from coming forward in her mind. Shaking her head hard, with a slight snort she pushed herself back up on her feet.

She was a strong female, she would survive just like Toniko had taught her too.

Fingers dug into the broom as she shook her head clear, and went to put the broom back in its spot. Standing by the locker, Sooleawa waited until the white haired male handed her the bottle of flue back to put into the equipment locker now that the floor was done and mats fixed. As she turned back around she found the other two males leaving the dojo, and the dark haired shifter standing next to her again. Saying something of thank of sorts, not that the young shifter understood what he was thanking her for.

She just fixed the issue that was all..

Ears perked up as he talked about something, Ayane, or another and about not having a home. This male was very weird was what the young shifter had decided on as she followed him out of the dojo, forgetting the bag Ayzen had given her back in the locker room. Home, a strange thing, humans made such a fuss about buildings and such. Sapphire eyes shifter away from the man as he locked the doors back up looking at the trees and grass. Something she never really understood. As long as there was food, warmth beneath the tree roots in the winter and the cool grass in the summer, home was the all of this. She turned back to the male shifter a frown on her face.

“ Alric strange shifter…. [world]” She waved her hands at the outdoors, the open area that ran all the way through the campus. Alculard’s had much wild life here in this place, the buildings always seemed to become a part of the wild instead of taking over it. “ is home. [my] Home…..” Sapphire eyes tilted up to look at the morning sky, the darkness was getting lighter as the sun was getting ready to rise again. Her pups should be back in the dorm room by now, and it was far later then she normally stayed out here without seeing them first before going back to her den. Ears flumped down on her black hair again.

“ [you] Shifter, never homeless, [you] with pack, [you] never homeless..” A frown crossed her eyes as she shook her head and turned away from him. Heading in the wrong direction to start with. She would make a long ways back to Ayzen’s dorm, just in case. She didn’t want to get her pups in trouble. “ Bye now, Alric-Alfa, Sooleawa go back….”

[Sooleawa has left DOJO and is headed to NIGHT DORMS: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]]

Once he locked the doors back Soole called him strange as he turned he saw what she was referring to him as her 'home'. But every animal calls nature their home. Alric sniffed the early morning air. It was almost breakfall and they were to have their moment of silence by the staircase in the Hallway of the Estate where Tamamichi's Ashes were kept. The morning dew was starting to form a bit on the grass and trees as the smell of pine was filling his nose. Once he took notice of her again her ears were down. He saw her expression as she spoke to him about home and pack. No later after she spoke she left.

Alric smiled as he watched her leave as he hair swayed and her tail wagged behind her. "Nature is always my home. That will never change. But Home is to the ones that care for you Soole. Maybe one day you will learn. One day..." Alric mentions into the air as he turns and heads back to the Estate.

[Alric has left the DOJO and is headed to Garden: Quiet thinking]