[center][b][u]Akira[/u][/b][/center]

Akira needed her beauty sleep.

Not because she felt the need to sleep more, but because she was entitled to as the alpha's mate. Plus, by the time she woke up, Luke would have made all of his morning rounds and be ready for the day. It was a nice system.

Except for when it was interrupted.

Akira was a light sleeper. Pretty much anything could wake her up, and she very much appreciated how quiet Luke could be and leave her undisturbed. There were a lot of things she appreciated about her Serperior...but she couldn't think about those now, as a certain very annoying Cubone bolted her awake with something unnecessarily loud.

[b][i][u]"YOU!"[/u][/i][/b] she yelled. It was a fearsome yell that, unfortunately, could sort of be heard everywhere. In the process of being woken up, she would probably end up waking other people up. As Bam-bam began to bolt for the door, Akira blasted hot fire at her...unfortunately barely too slow to hit the Cubone and instead hitting...everything else.

Moments later, Akira sat in the middle of what used to be the alpha house and was now a pile of ash.

[i]Why haven't they learned to make our house out of something [u]unflammable[/u]?[/i] she thought, agitated. In her frustration and the house burning down for the ten millionth time, the little Cubone had scampered away. Akira sighed. She [i]hated[/i] burning the house down, but she hated that little rulebreaker even more. [i]Next time,[/i] she thought.

Having nothing else to do now that she was fully awake, she left the alpha hill and walked over to where Luke was.

[b]"Hi, dear,"[/b] she said endearingly as she walked up to him. [b]"We're...going to need a new house again. Sorry..."[/b] she said, looking genuinely disappointed in herself. She turned to the older Pokemon who owned the next. [b]"Hello, Beast,"[/b] she said, giving him a soft smile. [b]"How're the cubs? Well...I know how one is,"[/b] she said, looking agitated.

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[center][b][u]Oscar[/u][/b][/center]

For all of his loud extrovertedness, Oscar slept alone. He wished he had a nest, but...they were all full. Or so he was told. Luckily, it didn't bother him too much, at least for now.

Waking up from another night's rest, he flew up above the village and looked at the scene. Most people were still asleep, but the Alpha was already up and at Beast's nest. He liked the Alpha. Luke was nice to him, and even more "the best" than he was. But, he was still the best. The best Staravia, anyway. Whatever.

He perched himself in one of the trees overlooking the nests, waiting for something to happen. It seemed only the Alpha was out and about so far. Oh, wait! The alpha house was on fire. It seemed like that happened every other week at least. Something had indeed happened. Oscar was satisfied.