Ya Never Know (P)

[JusticeRabbit]

~Audrey~
The large Border Collie lay in the yard that her owners... well... owned. She was chewing on a bone one of her neighbors had given her for getting the house owner's cat in line. She had... a sort of... business going on. She would take a bone for a job from other neighbors. Whether it be cat, pigeon, squirrel, dog, or any other animal, she would give them something they truly wanted. Plenty of things she had done.

@VexSkullz

[VexSkullz]

APOLLO - @Shootingstar [Oh my gosh a whole story is already building in my mindd]


The large Cane Corso opened his eyes, muscles pulsed and maw opened as he licked his muzzle. He was outside, laying on the sidewalk of a rather abandoned neighborhood, at least he thought so. No one, neither human nor animal, wished to interact with him. With all the chaos he'd cause it wasn't a wonder to him as to why he never saw anyone come out of their large wooden dens when he was prowling about. He was a stray, and a pretty happy one, as well. With all the peace and quiet he got now compared to before was incredible to him.

But... he wanted to escape. He wanted to find a few other dogs, ready to fight by his side, and go out into the wilderness. Fearless, an old dog/wolf mix he met awhile ago, intrigued him since he was one of the only dogs that wasn't scared of him when he snarled at the old mutt. After that he became short-term friends with the wolf-dog, and he'd tell Apollo stories of why he wasn't scared of him; wolves, real ones. Huge, fangs sharper than needle, howls so loud they frightened any enemy within hearing distance. Apollo was determined to find out what was so good about those wolves, make his own...what did Fearless say... 'pack'? Yeah, that. Make his own pack and show those wolves who's boss! He sneered happily at his idea, getting up and stretching.

Maybe today was the day he'd build his force and get out of this old place. Especially now that Fearless had died peacefully of age, there was nothing fun here.

[JusticeRabbit]

Originally Posted by VexSkullz

APOLLO - @Shootingstar [Oh my gosh a whole story is already building in my mindd]


The large Cane Corso opened his eyes, muscles pulsed and maw opened as he licked his muzzle. He was outside, laying on the sidewalk of a rather abandoned neighborhood, at least he thought so. No one, neither human nor animal, wished to interact with him. With all the chaos he'd cause it wasn't a wonder to him as to why he never saw anyone come out of their large wooden dens when he was prowling about. He was a stray, and a pretty happy one, as well. With all the peace and quiet he got now compared to before was incredible to him.

But... he wanted to escape. He wanted to find a few other dogs, ready to fight by his side, and go out into the wilderness. Fearless, an old dog/wolf mix he met awhile ago, intrigued him since he was one of the only dogs that wasn't scared of him when he snarled at the old mutt. After that he became short-term friends with the wolf-dog, and he'd tell Apollo stories of why he wasn't scared of him; wolves, real ones. Huge, fangs sharper than needle, howls so loud they frightened any enemy within hearing distance. Apollo was determined to find out what was so good about those wolves, make his own...what did Fearless say... 'pack'? Yeah, that. Make his own pack and show those wolves who's boss! He sneered happily at his idea, getting up and stretching.

Maybe today was the day he'd build his force and get out of this old place. Especially now that Fearless had died peacefully of age, there was nothing fun here.

~Audrey~
She sighed. She wanted blood. Animal blood. She grumbled, and stood up, leaping over the fence that the owners had thought would keep her in the yard. She sighed, and walked through the busier side of the town, other dogs and animals backing away from her, even humans did so. Her eyes skimmed over the sidewalk, padding to the more abandoned side.
Audrey. Named after a plant. A dangerous one. Audrey II. Why? What did her owners see in her that would make her sound that way? She liked the idea of the dangerous plant, a manipulative plant. She smirked. Her ears flicked as she walked through the land, a squirrel deciding to be brave, and scurry by. Her paw hit the sidewalk on top of it, and she smirked, hearing the squirrel scream for a split second. She picked the squirrel up.
She layed down, eating the squirrel, and then finishing it's bones off as well. But it wasn't enough. All that was left of the squirrel as she walked off was the blood puddle from her paw. She sighed, before noticing another dog. She rolled her eyes, and sat down, her tail curling around her paws. No dog here knew of her, or what she did.
Her eyes stayed fix on the dog. Her eyes were relaxed, nothing gleaming in them. No emotion. Nothing.

[VexSkullz]

APOLLO - @Shootingstar

Apollo pricked his folded ears, leaving them simply to nudge a bit, as he heard the squirrel's pathetic squeal before it vanished. He looked around, then stopped caring to see what had made the animal shriek as he began padding around.

Then he felt eyes on him. Flickering his red-orange eyes from right to left his head lifted a bit instinctively as another dog caught his eyes, a female. What was anyone doing near here, especially in a place he could see when? Were they begging to die? Maybe she was.

Or maybe she wasn't.

He took a few steps forward, giving his usual baring teeth, hostile gaze and readying his throat for a threatening snarl, yet as he got closer he noticed her eyes were unbothered. Emotionless. He found that very odd. Who even is that?

"Aye!" He barked after he figured he had been staring long enough. "Who're yuh? What'cha want 'ere in my part o' this neighborhood? Go back to yuh pretty little house with yuh pretty little princess cage!" He sneered. She definitely looked like she was pampered, maybe besides the blood on her. He thought back to the squirrel. Did she kill that thing? Naww.... or did she?

[JusticeRabbit]

Originally Posted by VexSkullz

APOLLO - @Shootingstar

Apollo pricked his folded ears, leaving them simply to nudge a bit, as he heard the squirrel's pathetic squeal before it vanished. He looked around, then stopped caring to see what had made the animal shriek as he began padding around.

Then he felt eyes on him. Flickering his red-orange eyes from right to left his head lifted a bit instinctively as another dog caught his eyes, a female. What was anyone doing near here, especially in a place he could see when? Were they begging to die? Maybe she was.

Or maybe she wasn't.

He took a few steps forward, giving his usual baring teeth, hostile gaze and readying his throat for a threatening snarl, yet as he got closer he noticed her eyes were unbothered. Emotionless. He found that very odd. Who even is that?

"Aye!" He barked after he figured he had been staring long enough. "Who're yuh? What'cha want 'ere in my part o' this neighborhood? Go back to yuh pretty little house with yuh pretty little princess cage!" He sneered. She definitely looked like she was pampered, maybe besides she blood on her. He thought back to the squirrel. Did she kill that thing? Naww.... or was she?

~Audrey~
Her eyes flickered over the dog, as she grumbled silently. "Princess cage? Na, I'm left outside." She hissed, her eyes still emotionless. Boundaries. "Call me Audrey. You?" She grumbled, standing up slowly as she stretch each leg individually. Something about him was different then the other dogs. Wait. Not for this part.
That was normal in this area. 'Who are ya? What are ya doing here?' so on, so on. She stared directly at him, her gave not leaving his. She wouldn't be scared of a scraggly dog like him. Nothing he did to her would hurt her. A small smirk crept onto her maw, and she watched, not feeling the squirrel blood dripping from her mouth.
He would probably think something along the lines of, 'Audrey's a pathetic name.' Or something like that. She sighed on the inside, but her outside appearence the exact same. A smirk, emotionless eyes. The regular for meeting these types of dogs, or animals perhaps.

[VexSkullz]

APOLLO - @Shootingstar


Audrey, eh? What a name. Looks like it suits her! Ha! He maneuvered his way from walking in front of her to circling her. His muscles bunched and his eyes low as he viewed the Collie he interacted with. She definitely didn't look scared. He thought back to his idea, Fearless, the wolves he spoke of. He raised his head, seeming to look down on her, yet he knew at this point it was just for show and not to intimidate any longer. Stalking around her still, he growled to her finally. "Name's Apollo. Aye, what'chu know 'bout wolves, little thing? Yuh think yuh got what it takes to take one on?" He bellowed, his eyes now challenging. She could talk and look as uninterested as she wanted, but from what he heard from ol' Fearless wolves didn't talk to dogs, not as if they were equal species, at least, and they weren't. Dogs were definitely smaller than the broad, tall-legged wolves, and they often tore dogs even of Apollo's species to bits without saying a word to them beforehand. No 'Any last words?', no 'I'm going to kill you.'. Just ripping and tearing.

He bet the dog before him had never seen a wolf in her life, and he hadn't either, but by the looks of her she'd never heard of one, either. He could be wrong, but he had a feeling if the female did see one she'd act just as she was now, maybe put up a bit of a fight after, but she'd be gone. He wouldn't be talking to her if she'd seen one before, so his question felt as if he'd answered it for her before she even got to respond. But her bravery. She seemed capable of proving to anyone she wasn't going to put up with arrogance. She definitely was able to calm his aggression a bit with a simple look and some questions. Or it was her eyes. Yeah, her gaze along with whoever's blood that was on her? Proved she had some fighting or hunting skills under her paws. Apollo looked to the side, his brows making his eyes almost impossible to see as he thought, then he brought his head back up to face her, now listening in for her response.

[JusticeRabbit]

Originally Posted by VexSkullz

APOLLO - @Shootingstar


Audrey, eh? What a name. Looks like it suits her! Ha! He maneuvered his way from walking in front of her to circling her. His muscles bunched and his eyes low as he viewed the Collie he interacted with. She definitely didn't look scared. He thought back to his idea, Fearless, the wolves he spoke of. He raised his head, seeming to look down on her, yet he knew at this point it was just for show and not to intimidate any longer. Stalking around her still, he growled to her finally. "Name's Apollo. Aye, what'chu know 'bout wolves, little thing? Yuh think yuh got what it takes to take one on?" He bellowed, his eyes now challenging. She could talk and look as uninterested as she wanted, but from what he heard from ol' Fearless wolves didn't talk to dogs, not as if they were equal species, at least, and they weren't. Dogs were definitely smaller than the broad, tall-legged wolves, and they often tore dogs even of Apollo's species to bits without saying a word to them beforehand. No 'Any last words?', no 'I'm going to kill you.'. Just ripping and tearing.

He bet the dog before him had never seen a wolf in her life, and he hadn't either, but by the looks of her she'd never heard of one, either. He could be wrong, but he had a feeling if the female did see one she'd act just as she was now, maybe put up a bit of a fight after, but she'd be gone. He wouldn't be talking to her if she'd seen one before, so his question felt as if he'd answered it for her before she even got to respond. But her bravery. She seemed capable of proving to anyone she wasn't going to put up with arrogance. She definitely was able to calm his aggression a bit with a simple look and some questions. Or it was her eyes. Yeah, her gaze along with whoever's blood that was on her? Proved she had some fighting or hunting skills under her paws. Apollo looked to the side, his brows making his eyes almost impossible to see as he thought, then he brought his head back up to face her, now listening in for her response.

~Audrey~
She sighed, looking at him with a careful gaze. She nodded. "You think that just because I have owners means I can't fight, doncha, Apollo?" She said, her eyes giving a slight part of an anger emotion. "I've ripped off humans legs, I've battled a wolf before. The idiot walked right up to me. He went for a bite of my leg, he got it, but I got ahold of his neck. Wolf blood is delicious. If you ever meet one, kill em. They're delicous!" She said, licking her maw as she gestured to a large missing part of her back right leg.
Her eyes never left the larger dog, and she sighed. "Trust me, I have a very high reputation in the other part of the city. Even the government's afraid of me."

(Sorry it's so short!)

[VexSkullz]

APOLLO - @Shootingstar [It's fine It's fine!]


He looked over at the other dog as she spoke, his ears twisting a bit. Ripping human legs off? Killing wolves? Delicious blood? Apollo, even with his time of scaring others, he'd never done all that before. Sure, he killed other animals, but that was when he was hungry and needed something to eat. This one just sounded like a menace altogether. Perfect.

'Even the government's afraid of me.' Well damn.

"I see. That's exactly what I'm lookin' for, little thing. Yuh ever thought 'bout makin' a pack before? I wanna get outta this dump and go into the woods, kill prey that's five times bigger than me, eat like kings. Yuh ever wanted to know what deer blood tasted like?" He smirked. If she had such a thing for blood this would be perfect for her. He thought back to what Fearless told him about it; 'Them forests' over the'uh got some nasty creatures, ya'hear me boy? Got sum big ol' long-legged thangs, call'em deer. They got no babies and they just run 'way from ya. But if they got them babies ya gotta take them risks. Deer mama's protective of them babies. I 'member once I was chasin' one of they little one's, had that thang by the leg, and its mama stomped my tail so hard I let go and almost screamed for mercy! Them mama's don' play now, boy. You got's to be careful if you wannuh eat out there.

[JusticeRabbit]

Originally Posted by VexSkullz

APOLLO - @Shootingstar [It's fine It's fine!]


He looked over at the other dog as she spoke, his ears twisting a bit. Ripping human legs off? Killing wolves? Delicious blood? Apollo, even with his time of scaring others, he'd never done all that before. Sure, he killed other animals, but that was when he was hungry and needed something to eat. This one just sounded like a menace altogether. Perfect.

'Even the government's afraid of me.' Well damn.

"I see. That's exactly what I'm lookin' for, little thing. Yuh ever thought 'bout makin' a pack before? I wanna get outta this dump and go into the woods, kill prey that's five times bigger than me, eat like kings. Yuh ever wanted to know what deer blood tasted like?" He smirked. If she had such a thing for blood this would be perfect for her. He thought back to what Fearless told him about it; 'Them forests' over the'uh got some nasty creatures, ya'hear me boy? Got sum big ol' long-legged thangs, call'em deer. They got no babies and they just run 'way from ya. But if they got them babies ya gotta take them risks. Deer mama's protective of them babies. I 'member once I was chasin' one of they little one's, had that thang by the leg, and its mama stomped my tail so hard I let go and almost screamed for mercy! Them mama's don' play now, boy. You got's to be careful if you wannuh eat out there.

~Audrey~
Standing up she looked at him carefully. "I'll think about it. Probably." She said. "But, I will need to go bother the city and tell them that. And, I don't want to have to find you again, so you would have to come with me. Would you like to do that?"
Her eyes skimmed over him before making up her mind. "If you come, you come." She said, Turing around and heading towards the city. "If you're coming, stay close behind me so ya don't get lost." She hissed, her paws hitting the ground rhythmically. One human passing by on their vehicles. A car. Her eyes glinted, and she walked into a crowd of people, ears perking to know what the crowd was... well... crowded about.
"Audrey, the killer Border Collie was last seen leaving the city." A small television in the store window said on the news channel. "Is she gone?" A voice said in the crowd. "I think so!" Another voice replied, before cheers came up. A small dog noticed her, and barked at her, but the humans didn't seem to care.

[VexSkullz]

APOLLO - @Shootingstar [Took me awhile to respond. Apologies, I'll make up for it with a bigger response]


The Cane Corso looked over at the Collie, wondering if he should take into following her or going to find somewhere else to go. She'll think about it? Well she can think about it on her own! Either she's coming or she's not. He turned and stalked in the opposite direction. He had a feeling he'd find her later, but right now he had to find dogs willing to come adventure into the forest with him now. He looked over and thought about it a bit. Who else would be willing to... King. Apollo's eyes widened at the name. The large Newfoundland mutt that was more aggressive than Apollo himself. But then he wondered if he'd actually be able to convince the massive dog to join him. He picked up speed and turned into King's neighborhood. He had to take a chance. Plus it wouldn't be that bad if he did die by King's paws, since strays around the neighborhood always gave praise to dogs that were able to last more than five seconds fighting the canine.

He trudged over, one street to the next, sniffing around. King was usually padding around near a mansion that held a group of humans and... felines. Grugh. Disgusting, annoying little creatures. He'd never gotten the chance to kill one, since they were so quick in slicing with claws and then darting away. Sometimes it didn't even look like they were hitting the ground when they ran off. He growled at the thought of the small demons, then heard a deeper growl nearby. Darting his head around, lifting it to let his ears fall back and let in noise better, he saw the black and white Newfoundland crawling up from a spot under a house he probably dug up himself, his eyes looking closed yet when he turned to face Apollo he was able to spot him as if they were open. Wide open.

"Apollo, Apollo, Apollo." King bellowed under a bulldogish snout. "What're you doing so far away from your part of the neighborhood? Aren't you supposed to be staying away from here? Away from me?" He sneered. Apollo could already tell he was having too much fun making the Corso nervous. Not too nervous, but definitely worried he was irritated from his growl and wanted to attack him.

Apollo finally spoke after eyeing the Newfoundland's stance as he crept out of his underground den. "I'on want no trouble, King. I just wanna see if you willin' to join a Pack-"

"A Pack?!" King cackled, lifting his head to let out a few blasting laughs before he stopped, pricking his flopped ears. "Ehh? You serious, boy? You think I'd want to join you? In a Pack? Boy I've got better things to do!" The canine snarled before giving a huge bark, sending Apollo into a heartbeat's worth of shock before turning to go back into his den. The Cane, defeated, began to do the same before King barked again,lighter this time; "You sure you got what it takes to take them wolves on boy? Did that Fearless, crazy dog he was, tell you about them?"

Hope sparked in the dog as he nodded. "Yeah, he told me 'bout 'em-"

"Quit that weird talk. You know I don't understand you when you talk like that." King snapped.

Apollo stood straight and coughed a bit. "S..sorry. Yeah, he told me about them when he used to be alive. I wanna make my own Pack and experience it myself. He talked about wolf packs a lot, and having his own. We should make our own."

"Mmm. Listen to me and listen to me well, boy. I heard about those Packs, too. I'm curious about them, as well." King turned and eyed him. "I'll take you up on your offer, boy, but I know about how you wanna take charge so much, Apollo. You know when we make this Pack neither of us are going to allow anyone to call us the Alpha until we get something agreed on. Got it, boy?"

Apollo nodded. "Got it."