Blackberry watched happily as the hyena tucked into her meal. Tasting blood and guts, ripping into flesh and devouring the insides, it was the greatest feeling. She remembered her first kill after the shell. She had never tasted meat before, only grasses. The bones crunching under her strong jaws, the blood dripping down her beak. She wondered if this was, in fact, the pup's first kill.

"What should I call you," she whispered. "If you're to be part of our family, you should have the family name." Yes, she had decided that the 'berry' name would persist. That would be their calling, the Bloodberries. And everyone would have a name to live up to. She tossed a few around as she watched the young hyena eat.

When she looked up at her, her mouth covered with red, she felt a surge of pride. Yes, she would make a good member of the family. But now, she was looking around strangely, giving her a questioning look. To the ground next to her to where she was. After a second, she understood. She raised a wing, inviting her to lie next to her.


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"Lock the doors and close the blinds"
We're going for a ride.

tags: @Kitaka
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As soon as the bird started to lift their wing, the hyena pup scrambled forward. She plopped down against her companion's side unceremoniously, ignorant to the weight of the decision that had been made in order for her to enjoy said spot. All the Gemling knew was that this was what she had wanted, and her friend was, yet again, gracious enough to entertain her.

Kitaka turned her dark gaze up to the goose, her tongue rolling out as she gazed at her adoringly. She didn't need to delve into why her new companion had been in a rage when she first arrived, or why the other Gembound was being so nice to her. All she needed was for her to still be there whenever she woke up.

A yawn stretched Kits jaws as wide as they would go. As they shuddered closed, her eyelids dipped, and then dropped. She curled her long legs against her belly, and then pressed against Blackberry.
Her last thought was of the gleam she had seen in the bird's eyes after she'd killed the rat. It was the first time Blackberry had been proud of her, and she'd never forget it.

@Blackberry

[EXIT]

Blackberry was surprised at how quickly the pup plopped down next to her, but then again, she had to remind herself that she was probably tired. She was a child, a baby. Probably newly hatched.

That meant she was still full of potential. And alone. Could she do it with her children coming soon? Could she adopt another and raise them with her own blood? Equally? She wanted to. The pup had spirit and strength and she found that she was growing fond of her, even though she had known her for so little time. So when she folded back her wing to keep the quills from poking the hyena, she leaned her head forward and laid in on her back.

"I'll call you Mulberry," she whispered before she, too, drifted off to sleep.

*exit


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"Lock the doors and close the blinds"
We're going for a ride.

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