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Shane: ......... When I get back on my feet..... look out.Serina: Oh yes, I better watch myself around those oh so observant senses and lighting quick reflexes of yours.
Shane: ............... Shut up.
(( What is this? I answered a question? What sorcery is this?! See, this is why it takes me forever to answer any questions because for some reason I choose to complicate my life by drawing out answers and putting a good twenty panels on each of them. But hey, I finally answered a question so, yay! 8D Hopefully it won't take me nearly half a year until I do another one again
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cyrain: ha! *she points at shane laughing* some thief you turned out to be.........no offence
cyrag: *pats serine's back* that will do my scaly friend now if you excuse me..HA! *he points at shane laughing* you got tripped by a gir- woow! *falls flat on his because cyrain pushed him*
cyrain: your one to talk
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*A ghostly laugh echoes. It appears some unseen someone's amusement has awoken at this display.*
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That's my girl kick his as!
Fem alistair: what are you doing on the ground babe!? Get up already!
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((What Serina doesn't realize is Shane's Tail was performing a similarly sneaky act on her coin purse. XD Just what I think would happen. ))
Tain and Feen: *Tain walks up beside Serina and crosses his arms. He glances at her with a slight smirk before looking down at the snake man and nodding.* Hullo Shane. What bring Shane to Ooo this time? *Suddenly a female voice calls out.* Shane! *Feen comes walking out of the brush to the confused stares of Tain and Serina. She doesn't acknowledge either of them and in fact doesn't seem to notice the predicament they were in. She just walks over to Shane, stops, rolls her eyes, cocks her hips a little, and asks.* Why Shane on ground this time? *She extends her hand offering Shane help up.*
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(( Oh goodness if Shane even tried that I can only imagine that Serina would end up beating him with his own staff XD ))
*Shane glares up at Serina from the ground and is about to answer Tain when he suddenly hears the familiar voice call his name. When Feen walks up and extends her hand out to him, he takes a hold of it and sheepishly smiles as he pulls himself up* Oh no reason, I........ tripped. *Shane chuckles slightly as he dusts himself off and Serina slowly rolls her eyes. After straightening out his jacket, Shane then smiles and gestures towards Tain and Serina* Guys, I'd like you to meet Feen. Feen, this is Tain and Serina.
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*Tain and Feen's eyes immediately lock. They both tense up a bit as they sense something is off. A glint of some feral instinct sparks within them and they tense up. Slowly they stalk towards each other, Tain taking his curved sword off of his back and Feen bringing out her straight sword. The stare they give each other is intense and slowly, low growls emanate from their throats. Tain's sounding like the raspy growl of a wolf, while Feen's sounds akin to the thunderous rumble of a mountain lion.*
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*Shane's and Serina's eyes widen as they watch their friends suddenly enter into a kind of stare down. Shane quickly rushes into the gap between them and holds his hands up towards Tain* Whoa whoa whoa whoa! Chill you guys, just relax! There isn't need for starting up any knockdown, drag-out fight!
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*Tain growls at the man, grabbing his shoulder and pulling him out of the way. Both versions turn towards him and say sternly.* Stay outta this. *Tain and Feen then turn back to each other and circle at a quickened pace. Each is waiting to see who wil make their move first. Testing their opponent. Although it seems to happen all at once Feen, being the more aggressive of the two, takes the first step. And so it starts. They charge towards one another, their swords connecting in a loud scrape of steel. Feen immediately takes the offensive, raining down blows from every angle as she attempts to pass Tain's guard. Her results are limited as Tain takes up a from defensive, utilizing the natural dip in his sword to catch her blows without having to give up much ground. Feen quickly recognizes the futility of her strategy and switches tactics. In a spin, she whips her sword around on her front hand while curling the other up in a fist and swinging it home in a sneak attack. It would work too. If not for the fact that Tain has used the same attack before. He releases the hilt of his sword, turns his hand around, and in mid air catches the blade backwards. This new grip offers him more mobility as long as he can trap her sword. He slashes outwards and her sword does indeed catch in the curve of his own. Her punch comes sailing in fast, but it's too concentrated on his original position and misses when he leans back. Tain, seeing an opportunity, places both hands on his hilt and with a groan starts pushing Feen back. Feen doesn't have much in the way of leverage. Tain's strength and the fact she is only using one hand gives her a clear disadvantage. But she isn't ready to give up yet. Her other hand quickly goes down to her hilt and, with a feral yell, she pushes down. Metal grinds against metal and she tries to duck under Tain's sword in order to go for a stomach strike. But the woodsman has invested too much power in pushing her back. The sudden release of her sword sends Tain stumbling forwards. The tip of his blade cuts a short scar intoher shoulder while hers carves a relatively long and thin line across his stomach. They both grunt in pain and continue their momentum, rolling away from each other and hopping up into a defensive stance. They once again stare each other down, growling low and menacingly, blood weeping from their new wounds, completely oblivious to Shane and Serina.*
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*Shane stumbles back as he's quickly pulled out of the way and his eyes widen slightly as they both tell him to keep out of their fight. Reluctantly, all he can do is stand by and watch as the two quickly engage in their battle. Trying to intervene now would probably only get one or more of them seriously hurt. Serina watches on concernedly as her friend and this woman engage in this knockdown, drag-out fight. She knew how well of a fighter Tain was but this Feen seemed to match his incoming blows perfectly and even her attacks were quickly thwarted by Tain. Noticing how close their fighting styles seemed to be, Serina's eyes widen a bit and she walks over to where Shane was* Hey, your Feen here…. she isn't……. who I think she is… is she? *Shane rubs the back of his neck as he keeps his eyes glued on the fight* Uh…….. yeah. She is. Wasn't expecting… THIS to happen though. *Serina crosses her arms with a slight smirk* Why not? We did. *Shane blinks a couple times before chuckling sheepishly* .… Good point. Still, we didn't go at it like this!…. exactly. *Serina sighs and looks back at the fighting* Even so, we better do something. Quick. Before they end up killing each other. *When he sees Tain's blade cut into Feen's shoulder, Shane's eyes widen before quickly narrowing and then swiftly snatching his staff back from Serina* Not while I'm here he isn't. *When the fight throws Tain and Feen away from each other and back into an intense stare down, Shane takes the opportunity to rush forward and stand back between them. Having tried to come up against Tain and failing, Shane switches tactics and this time faces Feen. Standing his ground he holds the end of his staff defiantly out towards her and firmly stares her down* Feen. Put. The sword. Down. *Close behind him, Serina hurries forward and she takes to facing towards Tain, keeping her arms crossed as she narrows her eyes in a stubborn unmoving stance* You too Tain.
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*The two fighters turn their attention to their friend and boyfriend respectively. They stare at them for an indeterminable amount of time before turning to stare at one another again. Finally Feen breaks the silence and says.* They right. *She tosses her sword away.... Instead of sheathing it. Tain instantly understands her meaning and nods, tossing his sword away as well.* Agreed. *Slowly they begin disarming themselves. Tossing their bags away, bows, arrows, belts, knives, sheathes, and cloaks. They both peel off their shirts, Tain's revealing tight and corded muscles that press up against his skin. Feen's body is far more slight, but the definite lines of muscles cut through her arms and taut stomach. White bandages are wrapped around her chest and serve as a sort of bra. Slowly, they walk around Shane and Serina, advancing towards one another. Muscles flex and stretch, fists clench, and they stare each other down as they prepare for what they consider fair combat. After all, animals never used weapons. And that was what this was all about.*
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*Serina and Shane watch with wide perplexed eyes as they completely disarm themselves and disrobe somewhat before engaging in another fierce stare down at one another. When Shane realizes the situation that all they did was remove their weapons but had no intentions on actually ceasing their fight, he slaps a hand against his forehead and exasperatedly groans* Gah! THIS isn't what I meant! *Serina shakes her head slightly and runs a hand through her hair* I think those stubborn animal instincts have kicked in and they're not going to be listening to anyone. Not even us. *Shane slides his hand down away from his face before clenching it into an irritated fist as Serina keeps talking* Maybe if we let them kind of tire each other out then we can probably reason with them easier and..... *Shane suddenly rushes past her and back forward to interfere in the fight as Serina watches him, completely unamused* ...... or not. That works too. *Shane keeps his staff tightly held in his right hand as he comes to a sliding stop in the dirt and points the end of his staff at both Tain and Feen* Alright you two, this is stupid! There is no reason for you to be fighting! If I thought introducing you two was going to start off some ridiculous war then I wouldn't have done it! Now I definitely don't want to hurt either of you...... but I'm not going to stand by and let you hurt each other. Either stand down... or the first person to make a move is going to have to deal with ME first.
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*They both stare at him for a couple seconds. Tain and Feen glance at one another then nod and each rush forward, grabbing an end of Shane's staff, smacking him in the chest with it, and pinning him to the ground. Tain leans in with a growl and says.* Tain told Shane stay out of this. *He stands and walks away, before turning and waiting for Feen. Feen frowns at him slightly but then gives him an apologetic kiss on the cheek. Tain notices this but doesn't really process it. He is too flooded by his animal instincts to concentrate on much more than the fight at hand. Feen whispers to Shane.* Feen understand why Shane did that. And Feen thank Shane. But this something Feen have to do. *She stands and starts walking back over to the opposite of where Tain is standing.*
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*Once the pressure of his staff lifts from off his chest, Shane gives a deep cough from the rough impact and just lies there on the ground for a moment as the fighters walk back towards each other. That wasn't exactly the first move he expected either of them to make. Serina strolls up to where Shane is lying and looks down at him, smiling smugly as she says in her oh so encouraging way* So, the "run in with no idea what you're going to do" plan seems to be working out well. *Shane scowls at her and sits back up as he lightly rubs the sore spot against his chest* Shut. Up. *He is about to rise back to his feet to once again interfere in the fight when Serina quickly places her hand onto his shoulder and pushes him back down to sit on the ground* Would you knock it off already?! You're not gettin' it, are you? They're not going to listen to you, or me. Look, I don't want them fighting anymore than you do, but one thing I've learned about Tain is once he's got his mind set on something and those animal instincts start kickin' in then all bets are off. And I'm guessin' it's probably the same with your Feen. If they think they need to do this, then let them. They at least aren't armed any more so the damage will be somewhat minimal. And if it starts getting out of hand, THEN we can interfere. Till then, stay out of it. They just need to get it out of their systems so just sit there and chill will ya'? *Shane has his arms tightly crossed over his knees and an expression of utter annoyance is plastered on his face as she speaks. When she finishes he continues to sit there pouting like a scolded child. After a second he then huffs shortly and gives a begrudging nod* …. Alright fine. But if he so much as breaks ONE single bone on her body… *Shane clenches a fist tightly and Serina just shakes her head a little with a quick roll of her eyes*
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*Tain and Feen stare each other down in an eerily silent match of wills. Slowly they crouch low and begin stalking towards one another, their respective growls sounding in their throats. Suddenly they rush at each other as fast as animals, clearing the distance in a matter of seconds. Their bodies slam into each other in a sickening crunch and they start rolling around trying to gain the upper hand over the other one. At one point it looks like Tain has her when his arms are wrapped around her waist and he slams her into the ground causing her to cough and cry out. But she quickly escapes the grip with a well placed headbutt. Then it appears that Feen is going to win with a firm head lock as she tries to choke him out, her legs wrapped around his waist as a way to hold him to the ground and keep her leverage. But Tain's strength powers through and enables him to stand at which point he jumps into the air and slams her body against the dusty earth. She immediately lets go and clutches her ribs in pain while Tain rolls away clutching his throat and gasping for air. Bruises mar their muscled bodies as well as scrapes from the hard dirt and rocks. The wounds they inflicted on one another earlier are smeared across their skin in a deep sludge like brown from mixing with the earth. Dirt clings to their sweaty bodies and stains their skin. It really looks like they are finished for a second. But suddenly, almost instinctually, their eyes lock and once again they launch themselves at one another. Wrestling on the ground in a tangled heap of limbs and fists.*
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*Serina and Shane have no choice but to sit by and reluctantly watch as the two engage in their fierce attack against one another. During the battle Shane has jerked forward several times in order to try and interfere once again but each time Serina grabs the back of his collar and pulls him backwards to force him to sit back down, causing him to mumble under his breath and hiss irritatingly towards her. Serina just simply ignored his angry grumbling. She didn't like this fighting any more than he did but trying to step in obviously wasn't working so the two fighters needed to just get this out of their systems for themselves. At least they were there to make sure it didn't get out of hand. Each blow and forceful hit causes the two snake thieves to flinch and cringe in pain for them. It seems like forever as the fierce beating and angry attacks just keeps coming. Finally, the two fighters eventually move away from each other and the two of them sigh in relief. Finally, it was ov........ Both of their eyes quickly widen as they watch Tain and Feen once again rush each other and tackle each other to the ground. Shane starts moving forward but halts midway and glances over at Serina, almost as if asking for permission to intercede. Serina just sits there quietly, watching the two fighters wrestling about as they continue to throw even more blows at one another. After a second she looks over at Shane and gives a stiff nod, quickly standing up and rushing forward with Shane right on her heels. When they find an opening they then quickly swoop in. Shane swiftly wraps his arms around Feen's waist and forcibly pulls her away and Serina grabs onto one of Tain's arms, attempting to remove him from the fight as well* Alright you two that's enough! You two each got your blows in, now it's time for a truce before someone seriously gets hurt.
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*Tain growls and tries to pull away.* Reenah no understand! Tain have to do this! We have to do this! *His muscles strain against her pulling and he starts dragging her forward. Feen is accomplishing the same thing with Shane, groaning as she pulls him along.* Shane! Let go! This something we have to settle!
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*Shane struggles to keep Feen held back and he wraps his tail tightly around her to try and get a better hold to stop her. Which really doesn't do much good as his feet just gradually slide along the ground as she moves forward. Dang his girl was strong! Serina wasn't having much luck with her stubborn fighter either. Her heels dig firmly into the dirt in an attempt to anchor him down but her feet start making little trenches along the ground as she's slowly dragged forward. Even so she keeps a firm hold on him and grits her fangs as she does her best to pull him back* I understand that if you guys keep at it like this then one of you is going to wind up in the infirmary! Now you each got a few good hits in and that's enough. We're you're friends and we're trying to stop you two from seriously hurting one another, we're not going to sit by watching you two beat each other to a pulp and DANG IT TAIN QUIT MOVING!! *Serina shouts frustratingly as she's pulled along a good few feet forward through the dirt while he continues struggling forward. She hisses a little and in a desperate attempt she swiftly jumps up onto his back to try and stop him in his tracks, though quickly noticing that it was like trying to wrestle down a large tree*
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*Tain stumbles forward as she jumps onto his back. Unfortunately, having lost all of the leverage she previously had on him, Tain can move fairly freely now. He blinks a few times then shakes his head and walks forward, basically carrying Serina. In a soft and fairly calm voice he states.* Reenah. It gonna be hard to fight with Reenah holding onto Tain like this. *When Feen sees Tain approaching she growls, baring her teeth. She turns around, grabs both sides of Shane's head, and headbuts him in an effort to throw him off.*
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*Serina just hangs onto Tain with a rather unamused look that she was practically doing nothing to hinder his movement. But at least if she hung onto him then he couldn't fight. So that's what she does. She stubbornly tightens her hold around him while he just simply walks forward with ease* You're not getting it are you? We don't want you two fighting! Look at yourselves. You're already beaten and bruised up enough as it is and eventually someone is going to end up getting really hurt! *Shane only manages a stiff nod to what she says as he continues struggling with trying to keep Feen held back. His efforts are quickly ceased when Feen unexpectedly takes a hold of his head and headbutts him. Hard. A brief yelp of pain comes from him as he stumbles backwards, quickly releasing her and dropping his staff in the process as he clutches at his head. His fangs clench tightly as he presses his hand against his throbbing forehead. After a second he removes his hand and gives his head a light shake before his eyes widen slightly. Looking downwards his fingertips are faintly stained with a minimal amount of blood from a slight cut in his forehead caused by the forceful blow. He stands there silently for a moment, just staring down at his fingers until they slowly ball into a tightly clenched fist. Not even bothering to look up he whips his staff from off the ground and storms away from the battlefield without looking back* You two wanna keep on with your stupid fight? Fine GO AHEAD FOR ALL I CARE!! No one's stopping you...... I'm outta here. Thanks oh SOOO much for the "lovely" time. HAVE FUN!! *Shane keeps a pressed hand against his forehead and quietly curses under his breath as he angrily strides away from the group. Serina's eyes widen at the sudden outburst from her alternate self. If he of all people wasn't going to help in preventing the two from fighting then her efforts now would be useless. Not that they were doing much good to begin with. Reluctantly, the snake girl silently releases her hold around Tain and slides from off of his back*
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*Feen is about halfway across the field when she stops abruptly upon hearing Shane yell. Her form stiffens and her deep brown eyes widen. Though they continue to stare at Tain they are unfocused and she is obviously listening to Shane rather than concentrating on anything else. When he finishes and stalks away from the group Feen's hands clench into tight fists. Slowly she glances over her shoulder at him as he marches away. Meanwhile, just as Serina has slipped off of his back, Tain has stopped his advance as well. Instead he is staring at his female counterpart quietly. A look of silent contemplation is etched across his features. Feen's head quickly turns to face him and they stare at one another for several seconds. Finally Tain sighs, breaks their eye contact, and waves her off saying.* Go. We finish this later. *Feen spares a second to nod before dashing off into the trees after him. Tain slowly sinks to the ground and rubs a sore spot in his shoulder. Though Serina is still standing with him he doesn't acknowledge her presence just yet. Meanwhile Feen, having run most of the way, catches up with Shane. In an apologetic and surprisingly calm voice for her she says.* Shane.... Shane wait please.
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*Serina watches in concern when she stands by and expects the two of them to take to fighting again but she is pleasantly surprised when they seem to come to a temporary truce and Feen rushes off into the tree line. A quick sigh of relief for the brief break in battle escapes from Serina. She then moves forward from behind Tain and simply crosses her arms, resting them lightly against the top of his head and leaning on them like she would against a tabletop* Oh what am I gonna do with you? Looking for trouble, starting brawls, getting all bruised and beaten up because of pure stubbornness. That's supposed to be MY job Mister. *A light smirk comes to her lips as she gives a quick glance down towards him before resting her chin down on her arms. Meanwhile far off in the trees, Shane is continuing forward on his course with a few quiet grumblings here and there. He huffs slightly to himself and reaches upwards, touching the middle of his forehead but his fingers quickly recoil and he hisses lightly. Oh yeah, that was going to make one lovely little bruise later. He ruffles his hair a little to possibly cover up the slight scratch and continues on. But about a minute later he hears Feen's voice hurrying after him, so unexpectedly calm that it causes him to stop briefly in his tracks. He stands there and hesitates a moment, as if deciding whether to turn around or not but then stubbornly pursues forward again, though this time moving with slightly slower steps* Why? I'm outta here and no longer meddling, like you apparently want, and frankly I got your "message" QUITE clearly the first time to not go interfering in any of your oh so important personal matters thank you very much. And so for the sake of avoiding another concussion I'll just merrily continue on my way and you are more than free to get back to your precious fight. *Almost immediately he feels the regret from the harshness of his words but with his attitude flared up like it was currently he just couldn't control what was coming out of his mouth*
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*Feen spares a second to be taken aback by his harsh words before a look of determination comes over her face. She reaches out and grabs his hand, holding it tightly in her grasp and stopping in her tracks. She doesn't say anything for several moments. Just stands there, holding his hand quietly, slowly running her thumb over the softer scales of his palm. Finally she says.* This fight mean a lot to Feen...... But Shane mean more. If Shane no want Feen to fight Tain anymore...... Then Feen won't. *Slowly she tugs at his arm until he is facing her again. She looks up at his bleeding forehead with an apologetic gaze. Her hand reaches up to wipe some of the blood away.* And Feen sorry that happen.
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*Shane's eyes widen a little when she takes his hand and stops him in his irritated course. Her calm manner gradually helps to ease his flared temper as he stands there listening to what she has to say. He almost wished she would just go ahead and yell at him or something because this unfamiliar cool and collected approach..... heck, there was just no way to argue or fight against that! When she wipes away the little blood from his forehead he flinches slightly before taking her hand and moving it away slightly* It's....... alright. Nothing I shouldn't be used to by now. *He manages a short chuckle but his gaze remains somewhat focused off to the side, not wanting to look directly at her due to his lingering guilt over his previous rash outburst. He then gives out with a deep sigh that slowly flows out of his mouth* ... I.......... didn't mean... anything I said earlier. It's just..... it's not exactly easy sitting on the sidelines having to watch as someone you care about is getting hurt and you don't do a thing about it, you know? Though I know you're more than able of taking care of yourself....... and I guess that's what drives me crazy the most. Cause' knowing how strong, clever and skillful you are you're pretty much perfectly capable of handling anything that comes your way yourself and you just.... don't really need............me. Just getting in the way and stuff... *A hand reaches up to the back of his neck and he rubs at it slowly, a halfhearted smile coming to his face as his gaze redirects towards the ground* .... Look, if..... if this fight really means that much to you....... then go ahead. It's ok. I won't.... get in the way anymore. Just make sure most of the bruises end up on Tain, alright?
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*Feen states up at Shane quietly, allowing him his moment to talk. As he finishes she returns his small smile, reaches up slowly, and presses her hand to his rough cheek.* Feen.... Admit Feen not always understand how people work..... Feen does want to fight Tain... But... Feen not want see Shane upset. *Slowly she stands on the balls of her feet and kisses him lovingly yet chastely. She smiles with a small bit of resolve, takes his hand in hers, and begins leading him back to the clearing. As they enter they see Tain still in his sitting position and Serina still leaning against him. Feen stiffens her back a little upon seeing her opponent. She releases Shane's hand and walks towards Tain. The woodsman growls quietly and stands, preparing to fight by standing his legs and hardening his body. But then Feen does something surprising. She stops right in front of Tain, stares at him for a second, then falls to her knees. Tain blinks and squares his shoulders towards her as he suspects a trick. But Feen doesn't budge. She merely bows her head and murmurs.* Feen give up..... Tain is new Alpha..... *Tain stares quietly at her for a second before growling, showing his canines, and pushing her onto her back with his foot. His boot presses into her uninjured shoulder and he stares intensely down at her. A challenge. That's all any of this was. Feen doesn't rise or attempt to move. She remains prone and doesn't meet his eyes. Instead she stares away in quiet resolve, resentment towards Tain, and most importantly defeat.
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*Both Shane and Serina's eyes widen a bit as they watch the exchange between the two fighters and Feen seems to surprisingly surrender. After a few seconds Shane takes the initiative to step forward first* Whoa wait, hold up. What's going on? That's what this was about? New Alpha? What the heck does that mean?! And you better be taking your foot off her Tain, REAL quick. *In a swift motion Shane's staff suddenly extends to its full form in his right hand, his fist clenching tightly around it as he narrows his eyes slowly in a very clear warning*
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*Tain doesn't acknowledge Shane. He continues to pin Feen down, staring at her with narrowed eyes. Daring her to challenge him. To get up and fight again. To question his authority. But she doesn't Feen remain's where Tain pinned her, a solemn and submissive look on her face. Finally, Tain stops growling at her and lifts his foot away from her shoulder even though Feen doesn't make the move to stand. That could lead to another stare down and Feen just wanted to get this over with. Tain turns and begins to walk towards Serina. As he passes Shane he murmurs.* It reason we fight in first place... Can never be two Alpha's. *Tain continues walking, shoulders back, chest out, and chin high. The epitome of strength and confidence. Feen stands slowly and carefully but seems to be more reserved than her usual self. Her shoulders are slumped, she is staring at the ground, and a small frown is plastered across her face.*
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*Shane's eyes narrow into a small glare as Tain passes by but he then quickly returns his attention back to Feen, his irritated expression instantly shifting to concern when he notices her downhearted stance. He makes his way towards her and collapses his staff before putting it back into his coat pocket. Once he approaches her he takes the initiative to gingerly brush off the remaining smears of dirt across her shoulder from where she had been pinned by Tain's foot. As he does this his eyes keep glancing towards the solemn expression on her face before he quietly asks* Are…. you alright?
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*Feen doesn't answer him. She just stands there quietly, staring at her shoes in reserved silence. Slowly she leans forward until her head is resting softly against Shane's shoulder. Her hands reach to the lower hem of his shirt and ball themselves in the soft fabric. Meanwhile Tain is busy at a nearby stream, washing the dirt and grime off his skin and tending his open wounds.*
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*Shane's eyes widen slightly as she quietly rests her head against his shoulder and after a second his arms slowly rise to wrap around her in a comforting embrace. He had never seen her so discouraged before, ever. And it hurt him inside to think how she had done this just for him. He stands there a minute as he continually holds her consolingly until he eventually gives out with a short sigh. No…. he'd couldn't live with the fact that she had given up something so important to her just to make him happy. Though it was hard having to watch her get continually hurt in the fight…. it was much harder seeing her like this. He couldn't let the fight end this way. Keeping a gentle hold with one arm around her shoulders, he slowly turns around and begins guiding her off towards where Tain had gone off to* …Come on………..…you have a fight to win.
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*Feen looks up at Shane as he begins walking her towards Tain.* Wh-What? What Shane doing! Feen though Shane didn't want Feen to fight. *Tain, who was listening when Shane changed his mind stands up slowly and says.* This not concern Shane. Leave it be.
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*Shane comes to a slow stop and turns to look at Feen with a small smile, completely ignoring anything Tain has to say* It's not the fighting I don't want.... it's the you getting hurt part. But.... this isn't about me. If this is really what you want, then you need to do it. I don't want you ever feeling that you need to give up something important to you just to make me happy. If you're happy, I'm happy. Besides, I know all to well that you can take care of yourself. I've gotten enough headbutts to know that. *He gives a small chuckle and smiles reassuringly down at her* This is your decision. And if you choose to fight, I promise to stay completely out of it and just let you do your thing. But just know that I'll be supporting you from the sidelines the entire time.
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*Feen stares up at Shane, her eyes wide as he explains how he feels to her.... How much she means to him... As he finishes she feels her chest growing tight and a dry lump forming in her throat. A small smile passes over her lips and her eyes begin to tear up. She sniffs and wipes at her eyes with the back of her hand. In an uncharacteristically small voice, filled to bursting with love, she manages a hiccuping breath and says.* Oh... Shane... *Her arms fling around his neck as she presses her lips onto his, kissing him fiercely over and over again. In the background Tain blinks a few times and looks away coughing from the awkwardness of watching his female self kissing his best friend's male self.*
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*Her touched reaction catches Shane a little off guard but no more so than when she suddenly places the fervent kisses to his lips. The unexpected action causes him to stumble forward slightly as she pulls him into her embrace, his eyes shooting wide open as a light blush passes over his face. Once the initial surprised shock fades he smiles lightly and wraps his arms around her waist, returning her kisses with one of his own. After a few seconds he opens one eye back up only to see the surprised and uneasy expressions of Tain and Serina as they stood off to the side. Slowly pulling away Shane chuckles softly and smiles down at Feen as he cups her chin* Not that I'm not enjoying this, but I believe you've got a fight to get back to. But uh… then maybe we can pick up where we left off.
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*Feen's eyes flutter open as he pulls away and her face rests gently in the palm of his hand. She stands still for several seconds, just enjoying their closeness. Finally she smiles, leans up on her toes, pecks him on the nose, and murmurs.* Feen be right back. *She very slowly pulls away from him then turns her attention on Tain. Her expression immediately changes as her teeth bare, her corded muscles press up against her skin, and her eyes dilate with the strength and power of a feral beast. Tain stares at her from his position. Technically he didn't need to rise to the challenge. She had given up and deemed him the superior Alpha. It was now his prerogative to deny her.*
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*Shane watches on with a light smile when he sees the fiery fighting attitude return to Feen and she begins approaching Tain. But his smile then falters a bit when he sees Tain just stand there, not even making a motion to rise to the challenge. His eyes narrow slightly but he then simply sighs and steps over to the spot underneath a nearby tree where Serina has made herself comfortable. As he takes a seat next to her he remains silent for a few seconds before turning his head to face her* …… How is it you can be so calm about watching them fight like this? *Without taking her gaze off the two fighters Serina merely chuckles and gives a simple shrug* Tain's a big boy, I know he can handle himself. And I don't like watching them hurt each other anymore than you do….. but this is their decision and one that's obviously pretty important to them. Sometimes as a friend you've just gotta step back and let them do what they need to do. And then be there for them when it's over. *Shane considers what she says in silent contemplation. Then he gives a slight smile along with an agreeing nod before turning back towards Feen and Tain, now not quite as reluctant at having to sit by and watch to see how this would turn out*
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*Feen growls menacingly at her counterpart who simply stares her down. Neither backing down nor giving in to her challenge. Her teeth gnash and she spits out.* Tain will fight Feen. *Tain, on the other hand, doesn't appear to agree with her. With a short shake of his head, an even tone of voice, and a deadlocked stare he responds.* Tain will not. Tain is Alpha and Feen have no cause to fight Tain. *In a blur Feen rushes him, breaking the distance between the two of them in a matter of seconds. But Tain doesn't move. Her fist cocks back as she readies her strike. But Tain doesn't move. She lunges forward placing all of her forward momentum into rearranging his face. But still Tain doesn't move. And just as her punch is about to hit home, the reason for his stillness becomes apparent. Feen stops. Her body mere inches away from his, her fist just a hairs breath. Feens clenched hand shakes a little and a groan emanates from her lips as though she were attempting to break some strange force field around him. But in this case the truth is stranger than fiction. It was a bluff. Everything from the last few seconds was a bluff to coax Tain to fight. Because, as much as she may have wanted to, Feen could not initiate. She was not the Alpha. And unless something near and dear to her was jeopardized by him, she could not issue a challenge. It went against their nature. It went against their blood. With a frustrated growl she shoves her face right up near his and yells at him.* TAIN WILL FIGHT FEEN NOW!!! *Tain merely stares back and in a stern voice he responds.* Tain will not.
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*Serina and Shane continue to sit by but they watch with wide eyes at the tense scene in front of them. Every few seconds Shane has attempted to get up and intervene in the situation but each time he's reluctantly forced himself to remain in his spot. He promised he wouldn't interfere, this was Feen's fight. But that was the problem, there wasn't a fight happening. Tain was actually refusing to meet her challenge! He can see the utter frustration across Feen's face and he wanted to get up and do something about it…. but he couldn't. He said he wouldn't. His fists clench tightly as his own frustration starts to build inside him. And then he begins to do what he always does in a particularly tense and aggravating situation…. he starts to shoot his big mouth off* Oh that figures! Why accept a rematch and actually risk losing in a REAL fight?! *Serina's eyes widen for a quick second at his sudden remarks before she scowls at him and gives the side of his arm a swift whack with the back of her hand* What are you doing? *The sudden slap causes Shane's attention to focus on her for the moment as he narrows his eyes and rubs at his arm* What? You don't think it's ridiculous how he's gonna refuse any kind of rematch just so he can keep his title of High and Mighty Alpha without having to actually fight for it?! *Serina points a sharp finger at him* Hey, your friend is the one that gave up the fight in the first place. Tain doesn't HAVE to fight because he already won fair and square. *Shane rolls his eyes and with a short hiss he bats her objecting finger away from him* He won on a technicality, big whoopee deal. Oh but GLOB FORBID we should man up and actually have to fight for the right to have that title of Alpha! Oh noooooo, we wouldn't want THAT, what with after all that strain of having to "fight" soooo hard to win it by default and all!!
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*Feen continues her death glare at Tain, who continues his statue act. Yet unbeknownst to any of them, Tain is listening to Shane. He hears every berating word that Shane spits venomously in his direction. Until finally, he has had enough. Just as Feen is about to yell at him again, Tain wordlessly walks around her and steps up to where Shane is sitting. He walks slowly, with an eerie calm residing over him. Each step he takes creates an audible thump under his weight. And though his expression remains blank and deceptively stoic, his muscles have bulged, showing deep cords of hardened flesh with skin stretched tight as a drum over it. His normally lithe, athletic, and agile frame has become hard and molded. Like steel coming out of a die. A few of his wounds continue to weep blood, only adding to the feral savagery that has formed over his body. As Tain comes to a stop in front of his heckler he stares down at the snake man. His normally swirling muddy brown eyes now hardened and burning holes through Shane's own. Yet in an even voice that only holds the imperceptible note of the rage his body is conveying, Tain says.* Feen has given up stake in claim as Alpha and no longer has right to fight for it... But... Shane may fight for it. If that is what Shane wants. *Tain continues to stare down at the naturally shorter man as he allows his words to sink in. In his own way, Tain has basically said "put your money where your mouth is." Feen has no problem understanding what is happening as her eyes widen to saucer sized proportions at the prospect of a fight between the two men.*
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*The arguing between the two snake thieves is quickly silenced when they hear the pounding footsteps slowly approaching them. And with the large towering man fiercely staring down at him Shane can't help but lean back against the tree a little more as his eyes widen. Looking up at Tain and seeing that piercing glare it was remarkably similar to getting stared down by a grizzly bear. A really pissed off one. Serina, however, has already subtly scooted herself away from where she had been sitting and has safely placed herself a good few feet away from the "combat zone", happily leaving Shane there alone to face the predicament his mouthing off has landed him in. For a few seconds after Tain has issued his challenge there is nothing but silence. But eventually, with a hard swallow, Shane finds the words to speak up* …….. Oooooook… I t-think we've… misunderstood each other a little. I don't want to fight. This is your guys' thing. Aaaand….. t-this i-is… ahem… this is really important to Feen so…. maybe you can just, for a few minutes, possibly set aside your pride and ego to take her up on her challenge and than everything will be fine. *Believing that that has smoothed everything over nicely Shane flashes a nervous half smile, while Serina on the other hand places her face in one hand and shakes her head*
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*As Shane finishes attempting to talk his way out of the predicament Tain releases a low, powerful, and rumbling growl from deep within his throat. The surrounding people can feel the vibrations coming off of him causing the prickling sensation of hair standing on end. Tain's response quickly follows the cessation of this animalistic sound as he tells Shane in a deceptively calm voice.* Tain already told Shane. Feen has given up right to claim spot as Alpha. It is Tain's duty to deny her claims and AVOID anymore fights. For good of pack... Shane on other hand has given up no such right. So Tain will ask Shane again... *His face leans in at a cruelly slow rate until he is mere inches away from Shane. Brown eyes pierce into the thief's head with an intensity only one of them had ever seen before. He is truly the epitome of threatening. In a voice just barely loud enough for all of them to hear he asks.* Does Shane wish to fight Tain?... Or is Shane... *His eyes narrow for impact.* All talk. No walk? *With that final statement he stands slowly and crosses his arms over his thick chest. Each arm is tense and look like two trees that have wrapped themselves around each other during growth. Feen has slowly moved closer, her previously angry form is now constipated with worry and even a twinge of fear. Although she hasn't actually met her yet, Feen comes to stand next to Serina as she unconsciously sought out another person to stand near. Maybe... Share her worry for what could happen. Although she had no doubt that Shane could fend for himself, she simply couldn't shake the memories of her fight with Tain. The ferocity. The strength. The technique hidden behind seemingly sloppy moves. He was easily one of the toughest fighters she had ever faced... And the thought of Shane getting into a brawl with the behemoth just.... Sent a chill of unfamiliar fear up her spine.*
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*From the safety of her spot, Serina can't help but watch with wide eyes at how the situation was unfolding. And also at how eerily calm Tain was being about this. It was obvious from the tense muscles on his body and the animalistic threatening growl that vibrated from him that he was more than enraged at the thief, but from how he's managed to somewhat calmly keep from ripping the idiot's head off surprises her and only causes her to come to the dreaded realization that Shane would be in for the beating of a lifetime if he foolishly accepted the challenge. At the same time, the exact frame of thoughts were rushing through Shane's mind as well. Looking up at the hulking man he knew it wouldn't take much for Tain to snap him like a cheap pencil. And though he wasn't without a basic knowledge of defense tactics he still was trained more for stealth, not combat. As he continually stares up at Tain he can't help but have a rush of irony wash over him. Not just a few minutes ago had he been griping about normally having to sit on the sidelines and not having the opportunity to share in fighting some of Feen's fights for her. Welp, now look where it's gotten him. Though this fight was somewhat different. It had been something important to Feen and he didn't want to take it away from her. But from the way Tain was denying to fight her it looked like there was no other choice…… unless he actually turned down the challenge of course. But as he continues staring up at Tain who looked oh so superior as he intimidatingly towered over him, Shane's arrogant, hotheaded and cocky attitude that always leaded him into trouble began to once again flare up inside him. Narrowing his serpentine eyes he slowly rises to his feet, swiftly extending his trusty staff within his right hand and giving it one quick twirl before falling into a prepared fighting stance* Alright Boy Scout, let's see what you've got.
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*Tain requires no such bravado and even less prompting. He takes a single step forward. Just one step. And that one step creates every opportunity Tain needs. His knee rushes forward with more reach than it seemed he would have had and finds a nice place nestled firmly between Shane's lungs and colon. Before the extent of the pain can even register, Tain's fist comes through in a savage uppercut, knocking the hunched man's head up and back against the tree.*
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*Serina can't help but jump a little when Tain's blows hit their marks with an expert ease and Shane is sent slamming back hard against the trunk of the tree. He collides with an agonized groan, his body slumps back down to the ground and ironically returns back to the spot where he was sitting just minutes earlier when all this began. His hand slowly reaches up and with a short hiss of pain he rests his jaw against his palm, his eyes then darting upwards to deliver a vicious glare at Tain. If he could, he probably would have delivered some sort of sarcastic or snide remark in his familiar way but with his jaw now in less than working order he decides to pass. Instead, he decides to send his message a different way. Fighting against the newly received pain Shane moves with a deceiving amount of slowness to get back onto his feet, but he doesn't remain in this standing position for long. In almost a blur he leaps up, grabs onto a low hanging branch above him and with the momentum of the jump he swings forward, driving a powerful and forceful kick underneath Tain's chin in "thanks" as to the uppercut that he had received himself*
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*Tain's head jerks back from the forceful blow... But he doesn't move from his spot. He doesn't even stumble. Slowly his face turns back to center. Blood drips from the corner of his mouth and a nasty bruise is already forming in the area around his chin, complete with a few angry cuts from his boot. The damage, though ugly, doesn't seem to affect Tain the way it should. His lips curl up, baring his bloodstained teeth as another feral growl rips itself from his throat. Arms lash out, as thick as tree trunks, grabbing Shane's dangling legs in an iron clad grip. His feet pivot in the dirt and he pulls the thief over his shoulder. Throwing his entire body weight and musculature into the movement, the sensation can be considered roughly equivalent to being tugged on by a dragon.*
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*After delivering the forceful kick Shane begins to swing back down but his eyes widen when he's suddenly grabbed and stopped midway in the air. And when his body is given the fierce tug all Shane has time for is to give out with a quick groan from the strain until the slim branch he's hanging onto immediately splinters and snaps from under the pressure*
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*With an audible grunt Tain tosses Shane, throwing him several yards across the open ground. As Shane impacts against the hard earth Tain slowly begins circling the man, looking for all the world like an upright wolf. His eyes never leave the man and a low growl sounds continuously from him.*
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*When he hits the solid earth Shane cringes from the crash landing and his staff skitters away from him. After a brief second he sits up with a groan, only to see Tain stalking about him like a predator just daring for his prey to get back up and fight. And unfortunately, that's what Shane plans to do. Quickly rising to his feet and armed now with nothing but the branch that had broken off with him, he rushes towards Tain with a yell as he attempts a blow to his midsection with the broken tree limb*
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*Tain's hand flies out and catches the branch seemingly of its own volition. It makes a hearty smack against his skin that certainly sounds painful, though Tain isn't showing it. He pushes forward quite suddenly causing the limb to jerk backwards in Shane's hands and smack him painfully between the eyes. In a low growling voice Tain says.* Shane want keep going? *His free hand grabs hold of Shane's collar and pulls him in close. Tain's eyes burn with anger as he stares down the man in front of him.* Is that really what Shane want?
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*Shane's head jerks back a bit when the branch smacks into him but it immediately whips back forward from the momentum of Tain pulling him forward by his shirt collar. Giving a short cough from the rough handling Shane takes a moment to think over Tain's question. Granted, the fight wasn't exactly going in his favor. He could just end it right there by surrendering and saving himself any further beating. But unfortunately his smart aleck nature can't help but continue to shine through and he just flashes Tain a bloodied smirk* Why? You giving up already?
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*Tain's jaw clenches at the jibe and he closes his eyes for a second. Anger courses over his face as his brow wrinkles in frustration. The joints in his hands begin to snap and pop as his grip on Shane's shirt tightens. But just as suddenly as the anger shows itself, it dissipates. Tain's eyes open again and he nods quietly. In a voice that sounds strangely understanding yet a bit disappointed he says.* ....Ok Shane.... Alright...... *His fist comes out of nowhere, cold clocking the snake man directly across the jaw. From across the open field Feen gasps at the sudden savage blow. She didn't want this. Yes she wanted to fight Tain and in fact almost had to, but she didn't want..... This....*
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