Post by Pavane on Jun 6, 2011 1:07:49 GMT -5
With the muggy and humid evening having passed and slowly turned into a more calmer and cool evening, Alaqua is settled out in the grass, enjoying the wind rushing through her dark colored mocha fur. At times she will breathe in deeper than usual, as if to fill her lungs with every inch of the world, before exhaling outwards in a slow, tempered manner. She seems happy and at peace, her stance relaxed as he slowly settles down to her stomach, quietly calling out for her family iwth a gentle push of her mind, wondering if any of her pups can hear.
In the coolness of the evening, Niyt found an energy that had been bottled up all day, and she went out to run - just run, through the grass gently swaying in the breeze, past the crickets that call out their evening song, over aromatic herbs that crush beneth her paws and leave their scent clinging there. That soft call of mind to mind catches her attention, and she smiles, sending back a quiet, harmonizing tone - a thrum of presence that matches her heartbeat - as she turns her steps in that direction, coming home again.
Though young yet, there is a tickle, an urge, a distant pull... And Anoki, having found a nook in a shady place to rest through the hotter parts of the day, appears, starting towards he familiar smell, that call, that... he's not sure what it is, but it's like he can tell mummah is calling him. Puppy's intuition, normally used for avoiding trouble, instead draws him in. Why trouble? ... because he's yet again managed to get filthy from head to toe. If his Unca taught him one thing, it's how to /enjoy dirt/. Tail wagging behind him in a lackadaisy curl, Anoki comes toddling towards Alaqua, ears perked, only breaking into an amble once she's in sight.
"GRASS." What gentle push of what mind? Krisha is much too loud to listen to anything as soft as that. She's currently out bounding through the grass in little quick jumps and enjoying herself immensely. Yeah, there's others around and she should probably be going over there to see what's going on. But there's just so much grass to play in! Krisha bounces forward, quieting down a bit as she just hums her grass song to herself and maybe unconsciously follows Alaqua's voice. She doesn't know what it is or even really acknowledge it, beyond just vaguely moving in that direction. And then, as she spots her brother, Krisha lets out a shout of, "ANOKI IN THE GRASS!" before bounding forward to .. well, pounce him. And probably shove his face in the dirt in the process.
Ah, the sound of her young daughter's voice is always music to Alaqua's ears, even if it is in the form of yelling about grass. Lifting her head upwards at the sight of her two pups, one covered in dirt, the other leaping towards him, she chuckles quietly to herself, reflecting back a bit on how she would do the same to Shag when they were younger, trying to catch him off guard and throw him to the ground. "Good evening, Niyt." She calls to her older daughter, tsking in her direction. "So, when are we going to meet this young man of yours?"
So many in the grass! So many family members all out! It's a sight for sore eyes and heavy hearts. And Shad has had both of those for reasons undisclosed. But today there's something else on his mind. Seeing the pups all over the place has made him a bit more energetic, enough to the point where the constant bombarding of information on his brain that his powers bring him has dulled for the time being. And now he's nothing more than a big shaggy hill trying to sneak towards the others, covered in the grass as best as he can. But it's really hard when you're bigger than the average wolf. But still he scoots forward, "sneaking." Scoot scoot.
Niyt slows to a walk as the comes close, listening carefully to the sounds of her family, the glow of their presence, in order to navigate the final distance. She smiles at the sound of the puppies playing with each other, and then lowers her head - just a little - at her mother's question. "You've already met him," she replies. "Last year, when he and I were just puppies, and he visited with us." That's not what her mother means, and Niyt knows it... but it doesn't stop her from trying.
Yark! Suddenly there's a huge heavy projectile flying at him and ohmigodit'sgothimahhh-thomp. Face in the dirt, stunned, Anoki blinks a few times, before he comes to realize his sister is atop him, and he just got tackled to the ground by a GIRL. Worse than just a girl, by a /SISTER/. Some instinctual notion that this MUSt NOT BE STOOD FOR comes tp mind as he growls and wriggles, trying to roll over. "Geh'offa'me, Krisha," He hlf growls, though he knows better than to really be mean at his sister. After all, she's all he's got to play with when he's not off killing Auntie Em, and Unca Tariro as a mud monster.
Krisha breaks into giggles, as she keeps herself atop Anoki, trying to keep him pinned to the ground even as he wriggles and tries to roll over. "NO! You've gotta say the magic word!" she screeches at him, in between giggles. But.. AGH. It's almost a struggle to keep him pinned, and she shoves her paws over his face, trying to shove him a little bit as she shouts, "GRASS QUEEN OF THE WORLD!! Krisha the Queen of the Grass!!" She's either nuts or rambunctious. Or some mixture of the two. Or, she could just be a happy puppy enjoying a nice day. And Krisha /really/ likes grass.
"You know what I mean, Niyt." Alaqua says with a bump of her nose against her daughter's shoulder, looking amused as her tail sways back and forth behind her. "I want to meet him -now- as in the wolf he is today. I suggest you better fetch him." She hums quietly in her throat, ears pricking upwards as she feels a light tickle in the air. Ah. Shag the mysterious fuzzy mountain is creeping upon them. She glances over the grass towards him, but keeps quiet as it seems that the pups have yet to catch on to his approach. With a loll of her tongue, she calls out. "You are indeed the Queen of the Grass, Krisha!" She barks out in a happy manner, looking pleased that her pups are acting normally. She couldn't be happier.
Yes, when is that Zuphi going to finally come around to meet the family for real? The big wolf is still trying to creep up through the grass, towards Krisha and Anoki... getting closer and closer with each lumbering waddle of his considerable mass. The grass ia very fun, but he can hardly believe he's actually gotten this close so quickly and they haven't even seen him! So when he rears up out of the grass like some kind of mythical behemoth, it's with a big, amused smile on his face. "Who is this that wants to lay claim to my kingdom!" he bellows over the two pups.
Niyt turns her head, catching the sounds of puppies playing, and laughs. So carefree, so innocent... such an epic struggle, at least according to the pups involved. She's not yet so old as to have entirely forgotten what life was like when she was that age - though, with that Young Man in her life, she's just starting to ponder what it might be like when she's ready to have puppies of her own! She ducks her head obediently to her mother, and nods, nosing gently at her chest. "I know. And I do want you to meet him, now. You and dad," she says, with a flick of her ear in the direction that big ol' fluffy Shag is coming from, just before he makes his presence known with fierce and playful roar.
/Shriek/. Anoki yelps in surprise because, so intent on getting his sister off his back -- and her paws out of his face where they pinned his eyes closed and made it hard to talk back! -- that he NEVER SAW HIS DADDY COMING AHHHH! "GRASSMONSTER CONNA EEET MEEEEE!" He yells, as he starts kicking wildly in an attempt to escape. Digging forepaws in he finds amazing strength enough to wriggle free of his sister, and abandons her to bolt for his mom. Hey, in survival of the fittest, it's not how fast you're going, but who you outrun!
Double-shriek. The Queen of the Grass is quite proud of the fact that her mother agrees with her. And she'd probably continue taunting her brother if the Grass!Monster hadn't just popped up out of nowhere to devour them. Krisha's own tone comes out in a shriek, her brother being able to wiggle out from her not only from his own panic, but from her own frozen state. Her scream pauses momentarily, looking up and maaaaaaybe recognizing her father, before she just lets out another scream at the top of her lungs and takes off bolting after her brother. "MOMMMMAAAA!" she cries out to Alaqua in a half sob. "Tell the Grassmonster I'ma Queen of the Grass!"
As her pups run towards her in fear, Alaqua can't help the look of amusement on her face. She can't believe Shag was able to pull that off. Boy, do they have short attention spans. Leaning over to nuzzle Anoki first, followed by another lick to Krisha's head, she chuckles and says to them. "Do not worry, I will /defeat/ this grass monster and allow you to reclaim your right as Queen of the Grass." With that, she leaps up to her feet and charges at the mountain of fur, taking two quick bounds and then pounces into him, looking to shove her musclebound mate to the ground. "Come at ye' GrassMonster!" She howls out with a playful nip to his snout and ears.
Yes, yes! Everyone fear the great walking mountain that terrorizes little pups! "Bwa ha ha!" Shag says with over-theatrical ferocity. "Fear the monster of the grass that hunts little pups in the night!" But then the only challenge that can face him arrives! He rears up as Alaqua comes at him, trying to simply throw her off as he continues to lumber towards Niyt and the pups. "Arr! Nothing can bring me down! My legs are like trees! Big... unstoppable trees on the move! Yes!"
Niyt laughs, and she leans her head down to nuzzle at her younger siblings, giving her sister and her mud-covered brother affectionate licks. "You know," she murmurs confidentially, "The grass-monster has a secret weakness. If you go and catch onto his tail, you'll defeat him, and he'll have to grant you a wish!"
Anoki is comforted by the nuzzling, but ends up hunched down in the grass, peering, eyes wide, at his Brave, Sainted mother as she sallies forth to verily do battle, like Sir Lancelot against the dragon. He whines at length as Niyt comforts, too, but after a moment or so he squints his eyes, and sniffs at the air. Waiiiiiiit. Ears perk, and his tail wags a bit as he sees somewhat through his daddy's charade-- and then barks and starts to charge for the grass monster. "I ISSA MUD MONSTER AND I GONNA EECHOOO!" He yells, bounding for Shag with puppy might!
Rearing up as well, Alaqua aims a few swats at her mate before she is tossed to the side in a playful roll letting out a giggle. "Oh, save me mighty Anoki, save me!" She calls out as she rolls to her back, flopping a paw across the top of her face as if she was under seige. "I need my handsome prince to rescue me from the Grass Monster. My powers are not enough!" Her tail is wagging furiously behind her, thrilled to have this family time.
Shag watches his son gather his wits and his courage, and tries to rear up again as if in fear. "Oh no! Not mud! It's the only thing strong enough to counter me!" He ducks down to Anoki's level, ready to meet his charge. "Come on, mighty mud monster! Let's see how tough you really are!" And he (slowly) reaches out with one large paw to try and catch Anoki in the act.
Niyt listens to her family romp and play, and grins. She can catch the sense of them, echoes of their spirits against hers, though she can't actually see what they're doing. She sits, then slowly lies down, letting the breeze ruffle through her fur and the grass around her. Half-hidden, now... but she can still tell what's going on as well as she ever can.
"Grrawr! You no touch my mumma!" Yaps Anoki, as he lunges for the HORRIBLE GRASS MONSTER and is caught by his enormous paws. His reply is to nip and swat with his tiny mouth and tinier paws, growling as fierce as a puppy can! FOR HE IS MIGHTY! MIGHTY! MIGHTY MOWF! Or something like that. "Imma eechoo!" He gnars at Shag, wriggling and tugging at fur eagerly.
"My hero!" Alaqua swoons to her son's brave and mighty attacks against the horrible and fluffy grass/weed monster. Rolling to her stomach, she reache out to latch her mouth on Shag's tail, giving him a tug backwards so that to distract him enough for her son to make an attack. "Geff 'em goof!" She mumbles out with her mouthful, wheezing out a laugh. "Neef, hewp!" She calls out to her older daughter. It's dog pile on daddy day.
"Ah! No! You can't team up! That's not fair!" Shag releases Anoki and instead playfully bats at him with his large paws. Because, you know,it's so HARD to hold on to a pup when your tail is beiny tugged. He staggers around, acting the part of a confused titan being assaulted by lesser beings. "Can't... fight so many at once!"
But... her dignity! ...well, okay, maybe dignity is a little overrated. Niyt rises to a low crouch, and stalks forward a few steps before pausing, head tilted and one forepaw lifted. Just got to figure exactly where... ah! There he is! She bounds forward, not even trying to bite at her extra-fuzzy father, but instead just thumping into his side with her shoulder. Not that he isn't rather bigger than her... that's why this is a group effort!
Yapping at his father's paw, Anoki swats back with little puppy paws, before he grrrowls! And attempts to tackle his father chest on with a bound! .. of course, considering his dad ois HUGE compaired to him, this is likely a less than effective tactic, and even lesser still his clamping onto shaggy chest fur and hanging from it, growling noisily and shoving his paws in. Grrrowl growl growl! "Grrrf! ah gosshaaaa!" he growls proudly, tail now batting in the air with a wag.
Spitting out Shag's tail, Alaqua wraps her paws around him from behind and looks to pin him to the ground so that Niyt and herself can easily lounge upon him, like a big fluffy couch. "Get 'em Anoki! Show 'em who's boss!" She chirps out happily as she watches her son romp about. It is adorable. With a lick to the back of Shag's neck, she leans up to press her muzzle against his ear, whispering quietly, "He reminds me of you." She says with a chuckle as she rolls to the side to watch their playful antics.
Shag can't handle the combined might of so many warriors. He collapses onto his side, enveloping Anoki in a hug with his burly limbs. "Ahh! I can feel my life ebbing away! You have all... slain... the grass monster..." He gasps and chokes and wriggles on the ground, at last going completely limp with his tongue lolling out of his mouth and his eyes crossed. "Geehhh..."
Niyt laughs, settling down beside her fallen father and rubbing her cheek affectionately against his side. Her tail sways, and she's got a grin from this playful encounter, such a nice change from more serious affairs. The last time she smiled and played like this... was with that boy of hers. But before that, it's been a while. Too long! She's glad for the chance for fun again.
"YAAAAY I WONNED! So there, Grass Monster!" Anoki barks happily, letting go his mouthful of fur, as he's hugged close in his daddy's limbs. Yay! tail whapping Shag in the chest no less. When his dad flops over and 'dies' he growls triumphantly! ... but soon pants thoughtfully, and peers at his poppa, reaching a paw out to pose at Shag's face. "Hey.. Hey Daddeh... Hey Daddeh.. You okay?" he asks, curiously, ears cupping forward.
"Your daddy is fine, Anoki, he is just pretending." Alaqua says with a smile as she leans into Shag's other side, squishing him between herself and her daughter. "You did a great job sweetie, you won the day! You defeated the grass monster, and now your sister can be Queen and you can be King, and everyone will bow to your grace and majesty." She rumbles out with a smile, tossing a look over Shag to Niyt, followed by a wink. Yes, the /boy/. The boy that they will grill and terrorize.
"Boo," Shag says, disproving rumors of his demise by popping one eye open and peering at Anoki. He smiles and hugs him to his fluff again, sighing as he feels his family settle in all around him. this is a feeling that cannot be duplicated. His tail wags, slowly thumping the ground. "Yes, yes... monster is slain. Daddy is back. The land is ours."
The Grass Monster may be defeated - for now - but Niyt will have to prepare for a battle tougher still, when she and Zuphi must fight against the dreaded foe known as... her parents! It will be no easy struggle, but together, they'll win the day! Somehow. Though Zuphi is more likely to roll over and show his belly than actually try to fight. Which... might not be terrible, actually, though Niyt is far too much in love with him to want to see him debase himself, even to her differently-beloved family. She ducks her head, as her mother gives her that knowing look, and noses at her father's side again. "And we'll all live happily ever after...."
"Oooo. Yay my daddeh," Anoki answers, snuggling into Shage's great fluff, though making one complaint: "Daddeh you too fluffeh. You should play inda mud wif me an' be all not fluffy." Anoki says, proudly, though goodness knows, what would his mother do with THAT kind of mess..
Mother would have a fit! She can deal with tiny Shag Jr being muddy, but not the big Shag. That would be too much mud to groom out. "Ah, we'll.. work on the fluffy thing, Anoki." Alaqua says as she slides her head along the back of her mate's shoulders, letting out a soft sigh into his fur as she lovingly pushes her snout in his fur, breathing in his familiar scent. Heaven. Take notes Niyt, this is what true love looks like. "Happily ever after indeed."
"Ahh. We'll find something, son," Shag promises, giving Anoki a quick lick on the head before settling down at last.
In the coolness of the evening, Niyt found an energy that had been bottled up all day, and she went out to run - just run, through the grass gently swaying in the breeze, past the crickets that call out their evening song, over aromatic herbs that crush beneth her paws and leave their scent clinging there. That soft call of mind to mind catches her attention, and she smiles, sending back a quiet, harmonizing tone - a thrum of presence that matches her heartbeat - as she turns her steps in that direction, coming home again.
Though young yet, there is a tickle, an urge, a distant pull... And Anoki, having found a nook in a shady place to rest through the hotter parts of the day, appears, starting towards he familiar smell, that call, that... he's not sure what it is, but it's like he can tell mummah is calling him. Puppy's intuition, normally used for avoiding trouble, instead draws him in. Why trouble? ... because he's yet again managed to get filthy from head to toe. If his Unca taught him one thing, it's how to /enjoy dirt/. Tail wagging behind him in a lackadaisy curl, Anoki comes toddling towards Alaqua, ears perked, only breaking into an amble once she's in sight.
"GRASS." What gentle push of what mind? Krisha is much too loud to listen to anything as soft as that. She's currently out bounding through the grass in little quick jumps and enjoying herself immensely. Yeah, there's others around and she should probably be going over there to see what's going on. But there's just so much grass to play in! Krisha bounces forward, quieting down a bit as she just hums her grass song to herself and maybe unconsciously follows Alaqua's voice. She doesn't know what it is or even really acknowledge it, beyond just vaguely moving in that direction. And then, as she spots her brother, Krisha lets out a shout of, "ANOKI IN THE GRASS!" before bounding forward to .. well, pounce him. And probably shove his face in the dirt in the process.
Ah, the sound of her young daughter's voice is always music to Alaqua's ears, even if it is in the form of yelling about grass. Lifting her head upwards at the sight of her two pups, one covered in dirt, the other leaping towards him, she chuckles quietly to herself, reflecting back a bit on how she would do the same to Shag when they were younger, trying to catch him off guard and throw him to the ground. "Good evening, Niyt." She calls to her older daughter, tsking in her direction. "So, when are we going to meet this young man of yours?"
So many in the grass! So many family members all out! It's a sight for sore eyes and heavy hearts. And Shad has had both of those for reasons undisclosed. But today there's something else on his mind. Seeing the pups all over the place has made him a bit more energetic, enough to the point where the constant bombarding of information on his brain that his powers bring him has dulled for the time being. And now he's nothing more than a big shaggy hill trying to sneak towards the others, covered in the grass as best as he can. But it's really hard when you're bigger than the average wolf. But still he scoots forward, "sneaking." Scoot scoot.
Niyt slows to a walk as the comes close, listening carefully to the sounds of her family, the glow of their presence, in order to navigate the final distance. She smiles at the sound of the puppies playing with each other, and then lowers her head - just a little - at her mother's question. "You've already met him," she replies. "Last year, when he and I were just puppies, and he visited with us." That's not what her mother means, and Niyt knows it... but it doesn't stop her from trying.
Yark! Suddenly there's a huge heavy projectile flying at him and ohmigodit'sgothimahhh-thomp. Face in the dirt, stunned, Anoki blinks a few times, before he comes to realize his sister is atop him, and he just got tackled to the ground by a GIRL. Worse than just a girl, by a /SISTER/. Some instinctual notion that this MUSt NOT BE STOOD FOR comes tp mind as he growls and wriggles, trying to roll over. "Geh'offa'me, Krisha," He hlf growls, though he knows better than to really be mean at his sister. After all, she's all he's got to play with when he's not off killing Auntie Em, and Unca Tariro as a mud monster.
Krisha breaks into giggles, as she keeps herself atop Anoki, trying to keep him pinned to the ground even as he wriggles and tries to roll over. "NO! You've gotta say the magic word!" she screeches at him, in between giggles. But.. AGH. It's almost a struggle to keep him pinned, and she shoves her paws over his face, trying to shove him a little bit as she shouts, "GRASS QUEEN OF THE WORLD!! Krisha the Queen of the Grass!!" She's either nuts or rambunctious. Or some mixture of the two. Or, she could just be a happy puppy enjoying a nice day. And Krisha /really/ likes grass.
"You know what I mean, Niyt." Alaqua says with a bump of her nose against her daughter's shoulder, looking amused as her tail sways back and forth behind her. "I want to meet him -now- as in the wolf he is today. I suggest you better fetch him." She hums quietly in her throat, ears pricking upwards as she feels a light tickle in the air. Ah. Shag the mysterious fuzzy mountain is creeping upon them. She glances over the grass towards him, but keeps quiet as it seems that the pups have yet to catch on to his approach. With a loll of her tongue, she calls out. "You are indeed the Queen of the Grass, Krisha!" She barks out in a happy manner, looking pleased that her pups are acting normally. She couldn't be happier.
Yes, when is that Zuphi going to finally come around to meet the family for real? The big wolf is still trying to creep up through the grass, towards Krisha and Anoki... getting closer and closer with each lumbering waddle of his considerable mass. The grass ia very fun, but he can hardly believe he's actually gotten this close so quickly and they haven't even seen him! So when he rears up out of the grass like some kind of mythical behemoth, it's with a big, amused smile on his face. "Who is this that wants to lay claim to my kingdom!" he bellows over the two pups.
Niyt turns her head, catching the sounds of puppies playing, and laughs. So carefree, so innocent... such an epic struggle, at least according to the pups involved. She's not yet so old as to have entirely forgotten what life was like when she was that age - though, with that Young Man in her life, she's just starting to ponder what it might be like when she's ready to have puppies of her own! She ducks her head obediently to her mother, and nods, nosing gently at her chest. "I know. And I do want you to meet him, now. You and dad," she says, with a flick of her ear in the direction that big ol' fluffy Shag is coming from, just before he makes his presence known with fierce and playful roar.
/Shriek/. Anoki yelps in surprise because, so intent on getting his sister off his back -- and her paws out of his face where they pinned his eyes closed and made it hard to talk back! -- that he NEVER SAW HIS DADDY COMING AHHHH! "GRASSMONSTER CONNA EEET MEEEEE!" He yells, as he starts kicking wildly in an attempt to escape. Digging forepaws in he finds amazing strength enough to wriggle free of his sister, and abandons her to bolt for his mom. Hey, in survival of the fittest, it's not how fast you're going, but who you outrun!
Double-shriek. The Queen of the Grass is quite proud of the fact that her mother agrees with her. And she'd probably continue taunting her brother if the Grass!Monster hadn't just popped up out of nowhere to devour them. Krisha's own tone comes out in a shriek, her brother being able to wiggle out from her not only from his own panic, but from her own frozen state. Her scream pauses momentarily, looking up and maaaaaaybe recognizing her father, before she just lets out another scream at the top of her lungs and takes off bolting after her brother. "MOMMMMAAAA!" she cries out to Alaqua in a half sob. "Tell the Grassmonster I'ma Queen of the Grass!"
As her pups run towards her in fear, Alaqua can't help the look of amusement on her face. She can't believe Shag was able to pull that off. Boy, do they have short attention spans. Leaning over to nuzzle Anoki first, followed by another lick to Krisha's head, she chuckles and says to them. "Do not worry, I will /defeat/ this grass monster and allow you to reclaim your right as Queen of the Grass." With that, she leaps up to her feet and charges at the mountain of fur, taking two quick bounds and then pounces into him, looking to shove her musclebound mate to the ground. "Come at ye' GrassMonster!" She howls out with a playful nip to his snout and ears.
Yes, yes! Everyone fear the great walking mountain that terrorizes little pups! "Bwa ha ha!" Shag says with over-theatrical ferocity. "Fear the monster of the grass that hunts little pups in the night!" But then the only challenge that can face him arrives! He rears up as Alaqua comes at him, trying to simply throw her off as he continues to lumber towards Niyt and the pups. "Arr! Nothing can bring me down! My legs are like trees! Big... unstoppable trees on the move! Yes!"
Niyt laughs, and she leans her head down to nuzzle at her younger siblings, giving her sister and her mud-covered brother affectionate licks. "You know," she murmurs confidentially, "The grass-monster has a secret weakness. If you go and catch onto his tail, you'll defeat him, and he'll have to grant you a wish!"
Anoki is comforted by the nuzzling, but ends up hunched down in the grass, peering, eyes wide, at his Brave, Sainted mother as she sallies forth to verily do battle, like Sir Lancelot against the dragon. He whines at length as Niyt comforts, too, but after a moment or so he squints his eyes, and sniffs at the air. Waiiiiiiit. Ears perk, and his tail wags a bit as he sees somewhat through his daddy's charade-- and then barks and starts to charge for the grass monster. "I ISSA MUD MONSTER AND I GONNA EECHOOO!" He yells, bounding for Shag with puppy might!
Rearing up as well, Alaqua aims a few swats at her mate before she is tossed to the side in a playful roll letting out a giggle. "Oh, save me mighty Anoki, save me!" She calls out as she rolls to her back, flopping a paw across the top of her face as if she was under seige. "I need my handsome prince to rescue me from the Grass Monster. My powers are not enough!" Her tail is wagging furiously behind her, thrilled to have this family time.
Shag watches his son gather his wits and his courage, and tries to rear up again as if in fear. "Oh no! Not mud! It's the only thing strong enough to counter me!" He ducks down to Anoki's level, ready to meet his charge. "Come on, mighty mud monster! Let's see how tough you really are!" And he (slowly) reaches out with one large paw to try and catch Anoki in the act.
Niyt listens to her family romp and play, and grins. She can catch the sense of them, echoes of their spirits against hers, though she can't actually see what they're doing. She sits, then slowly lies down, letting the breeze ruffle through her fur and the grass around her. Half-hidden, now... but she can still tell what's going on as well as she ever can.
"Grrawr! You no touch my mumma!" Yaps Anoki, as he lunges for the HORRIBLE GRASS MONSTER and is caught by his enormous paws. His reply is to nip and swat with his tiny mouth and tinier paws, growling as fierce as a puppy can! FOR HE IS MIGHTY! MIGHTY! MIGHTY MOWF! Or something like that. "Imma eechoo!" He gnars at Shag, wriggling and tugging at fur eagerly.
"My hero!" Alaqua swoons to her son's brave and mighty attacks against the horrible and fluffy grass/weed monster. Rolling to her stomach, she reache out to latch her mouth on Shag's tail, giving him a tug backwards so that to distract him enough for her son to make an attack. "Geff 'em goof!" She mumbles out with her mouthful, wheezing out a laugh. "Neef, hewp!" She calls out to her older daughter. It's dog pile on daddy day.
"Ah! No! You can't team up! That's not fair!" Shag releases Anoki and instead playfully bats at him with his large paws. Because, you know,it's so HARD to hold on to a pup when your tail is beiny tugged. He staggers around, acting the part of a confused titan being assaulted by lesser beings. "Can't... fight so many at once!"
But... her dignity! ...well, okay, maybe dignity is a little overrated. Niyt rises to a low crouch, and stalks forward a few steps before pausing, head tilted and one forepaw lifted. Just got to figure exactly where... ah! There he is! She bounds forward, not even trying to bite at her extra-fuzzy father, but instead just thumping into his side with her shoulder. Not that he isn't rather bigger than her... that's why this is a group effort!
Yapping at his father's paw, Anoki swats back with little puppy paws, before he grrrowls! And attempts to tackle his father chest on with a bound! .. of course, considering his dad ois HUGE compaired to him, this is likely a less than effective tactic, and even lesser still his clamping onto shaggy chest fur and hanging from it, growling noisily and shoving his paws in. Grrrowl growl growl! "Grrrf! ah gosshaaaa!" he growls proudly, tail now batting in the air with a wag.
Spitting out Shag's tail, Alaqua wraps her paws around him from behind and looks to pin him to the ground so that Niyt and herself can easily lounge upon him, like a big fluffy couch. "Get 'em Anoki! Show 'em who's boss!" She chirps out happily as she watches her son romp about. It is adorable. With a lick to the back of Shag's neck, she leans up to press her muzzle against his ear, whispering quietly, "He reminds me of you." She says with a chuckle as she rolls to the side to watch their playful antics.
Shag can't handle the combined might of so many warriors. He collapses onto his side, enveloping Anoki in a hug with his burly limbs. "Ahh! I can feel my life ebbing away! You have all... slain... the grass monster..." He gasps and chokes and wriggles on the ground, at last going completely limp with his tongue lolling out of his mouth and his eyes crossed. "Geehhh..."
Niyt laughs, settling down beside her fallen father and rubbing her cheek affectionately against his side. Her tail sways, and she's got a grin from this playful encounter, such a nice change from more serious affairs. The last time she smiled and played like this... was with that boy of hers. But before that, it's been a while. Too long! She's glad for the chance for fun again.
"YAAAAY I WONNED! So there, Grass Monster!" Anoki barks happily, letting go his mouthful of fur, as he's hugged close in his daddy's limbs. Yay! tail whapping Shag in the chest no less. When his dad flops over and 'dies' he growls triumphantly! ... but soon pants thoughtfully, and peers at his poppa, reaching a paw out to pose at Shag's face. "Hey.. Hey Daddeh... Hey Daddeh.. You okay?" he asks, curiously, ears cupping forward.
"Your daddy is fine, Anoki, he is just pretending." Alaqua says with a smile as she leans into Shag's other side, squishing him between herself and her daughter. "You did a great job sweetie, you won the day! You defeated the grass monster, and now your sister can be Queen and you can be King, and everyone will bow to your grace and majesty." She rumbles out with a smile, tossing a look over Shag to Niyt, followed by a wink. Yes, the /boy/. The boy that they will grill and terrorize.
"Boo," Shag says, disproving rumors of his demise by popping one eye open and peering at Anoki. He smiles and hugs him to his fluff again, sighing as he feels his family settle in all around him. this is a feeling that cannot be duplicated. His tail wags, slowly thumping the ground. "Yes, yes... monster is slain. Daddy is back. The land is ours."
The Grass Monster may be defeated - for now - but Niyt will have to prepare for a battle tougher still, when she and Zuphi must fight against the dreaded foe known as... her parents! It will be no easy struggle, but together, they'll win the day! Somehow. Though Zuphi is more likely to roll over and show his belly than actually try to fight. Which... might not be terrible, actually, though Niyt is far too much in love with him to want to see him debase himself, even to her differently-beloved family. She ducks her head, as her mother gives her that knowing look, and noses at her father's side again. "And we'll all live happily ever after...."
"Oooo. Yay my daddeh," Anoki answers, snuggling into Shage's great fluff, though making one complaint: "Daddeh you too fluffeh. You should play inda mud wif me an' be all not fluffy." Anoki says, proudly, though goodness knows, what would his mother do with THAT kind of mess..
Mother would have a fit! She can deal with tiny Shag Jr being muddy, but not the big Shag. That would be too much mud to groom out. "Ah, we'll.. work on the fluffy thing, Anoki." Alaqua says as she slides her head along the back of her mate's shoulders, letting out a soft sigh into his fur as she lovingly pushes her snout in his fur, breathing in his familiar scent. Heaven. Take notes Niyt, this is what true love looks like. "Happily ever after indeed."
"Ahh. We'll find something, son," Shag promises, giving Anoki a quick lick on the head before settling down at last.