[i]((Disclaimer: I got Faith's full permission to do everything I did in this post beforehand.))[/i]

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

It was times like these when Akira appreciated her mate the most - Luke could be rational in situations that she never could. Like this one, for example. Much to her ease of rage, he was able to quickly get the young Cubone to apologize - and pretty convincingly, too. Of course, even in situations when Luke stepped in to help, she had her limits, and when Bam-Bam made a face at her when Luke wasn't looking she snapped.

[b][i]"That's IT!!!"[/i][/b] she howled, lunging forward and grabbing the Cubone by the head. Walking briskly, she dragged Bam-Bam back to Beast's nest, but not before setting her tail on fire. She needed to be rewarded with at least [i]some[/i] pain for her efforts. Storming in to the now tranquil nest scene, she simply placed the Cubone front and center before Beast, tail still on fire. Fortunately for her mate's sanity, the fire was small enough that it provided no danger of burning down the nest.

[b]"This one...needs to be reprimanded,"[/b] she scowled. [b][i]"Vociferously."[/i][/b] She wheeled around on her heels, letting her tails dramatically cover a vast swathe of area and putting out Bam-Bam's tail fire in the process (she didn't want to further upset her mate, remember), and stormed out.

Walking back to her understandably tired and probably confused mate, she calmed herself down to the best of her ability, sitting down in front of him. [b]"Sorry about all this, dear. You know how...volatile I can be,"[/b] she said, looking genuinely apologetic. [b]"Can't they just give us a nest that won't burn?"[/b]

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

Oscar smiled happily at everyone in the room, and particularly at Beast as he was greeted. [b]"Hi Beast! I'm doing fantastic! How are you?"[/b]

Just then, the alpha's mate showed up, dropping off a little Cubone. [i]Is it Bam-Bam? Something like that,[/i] Oscar thought to himself. The Ninetales left as quickly as she arrived, leaving an aura of tension in the room.

[b]"I'm not doing as fantastic now..."[/b] Oscar remarked well after Akira was out of earshot. He wasn't really afraid of anyone in the village except her. Luke, the alpha, was intimidating sometimes, but always friendly to him. Oscar had never been addressed by Akira and he kind of wanted to keep it that way.