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 Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 8:40 am
 He yawned and wriggled closer to his mother's side, his little forepaws curled in against his chest, his hind paws tucked beneath his round belly. Despite all of his mother's flaws, she was atleast warm and cuddly and food was always plentiful.
He opened an eye and cast it about, picking up the shapes of his siblings tucked against him. Were they all sleeping or was he going to have to wake them up? Or one of them at least?
And if he had to pick?
Well, that was easy. He'd pick his twin, of course.
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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:00 am
Deimos was having a nice dream. Papa was smiling at him, and telling him, Deimos, how proud he was making Papa! Oh, he could feel his chest swelling with pride, even in his sleep. He gave a loud, yowling growl as he kicked rather fiercely at his brother, baring his teeth slightly, although no opening his eyes, still hoping that he might be able to get some sleep.
"Go away, bumhead," he grumbled, not in the mood. He was sleepy!
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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:05 am
"No." Charon blurted, tapping his brother on the nose. "Sleeping enough already. No fun to sleep. Sleep for babies." He puffed out his little chest. "Besides, I'm awake now. You are too. Might as well play, right?" He blinked his slate-blue eyes and smiled at his twin, the two almost exact replicas of one another.
"Come on, Deimos!" He poked his paw into his brother's side and wiggled his hind-quarters impatiently. "Let's go already!"
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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:08 am
"Noooooo," Deimos whined softly, lashing his paw out towards his brother - but his claws were carefully sheathed. He didnt want to hurt his twin, just...let him know he wanted to sleep. At his logic, however, the cub grumbled, blinking his eyes open sleepily to glare at Charon, sticking his tongue out. "You're a bumhead, Charon. Unfair how you wake me up."
At the side-poke Deimos squeaked a little, both in surprise and due to him being a little ticklish, the cub soon to his feet, albeit against his will. Growling softly, he put on a grumpy pout, once again lashing out with a safe paw. "What are we gonna play then?"
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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:12 am
Yay! Playtime! He knew his brother would agree eventually, after all, playing was much better than sleeping. Casting a worried glance back at his mother and the rest of the sleeping litter, he crept forwards and lowered his voice, not seemign at all bothered about being clouted by paws.
"How about we go up top?" He asked. "We can chase sunbeams!" His eyes automatically slipped towards the entrance where a pale, gold light was filtering through.
"We won't go far." He continued. "Just a little way."
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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:14 am
Deimos watched his twin brother with the best bored look he could muster, simply staring...or at least until he suggested such a fun game. His eyes lit up, the somewhat dim cub gasping softly as he eagerly nodded his head, suddenly awake. He bounded forwards towards the entrance once, twice, before turning back to look at his brother, beckoning Charon with a paw.
"Come ON, then!"
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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:17 am
He noted the spark of interest in his twin's eyes and couldn't help but giggle a little. See, being awake wasn't that bad. Silly sleepy siblings didn't know what they were missing out on!
"Eep! Wait for me!" He dashed after his brother, up the incline and out into the sunlight. It warmed his back and he grinned at their rebellion. This was going to be fun!
He came to an abrupt halt and peered all around him, waiting for his eyes to adjust. "Do you smell any danger?" He asked, trying to be smart but really having no clue what danger might even smell like.
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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:20 am
Deimos allowed Charon to overtake him, but not for long as he soon caught up, giggling merrily. This was so much fun! He loved chasing the sunbeams in the morning, and seeing them cast a pretty sparkly veil over all the world around them. His brother abruptly paused and Deimos heard something about danger, but annoyed him completely and continued up the incline with more giggles, shouting back down, "Slow poke!"
He reached the top shortly after, giving a loud, triumphant cry as he did, rolling onto his back without even bothering to look around. A ravenous hyena could've been there for all Deimos cared - he was tired and needed to catch his breath again.
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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:26 am
Slow poke? Who was he callign slow poke? Charon growled, but really it wasn't much of a growl, rather than a rough sort of purr. He set his hind legs into the earth and flung himself forwards, desperate to catch up. Being left behind would be no good! What if he missed something fun?!
He caught up with his brother and literally threw himself at the other, seemingly forgetting about the danger that their mother had warned them about...oh, how many times now? At least ten times a day!
"Look out!" He called, aiming his pounce straight for his brother, intent on turning the pounce into a roll and scuffle.
This was going to be fun!
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:44 am
Deimos yelped loudly, yowling in surprise as his brother suddenly collided with him, sending up rolling awkwardly off to the side. He gave a more pained yowl as his head collided with a rock on the ground, rolling a few more times before stopping with a long, low whine. It wasn't anything permanent - just a bump on the head. But that wasn't how Deimos acted.
"OWWWWWWWWWW! THAT REALLY REALLY HURT!" he wailed, tears shining in his eyes as he clung to his head, whining and whimpering there on the spot, vying for attention.
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:45 am
Oops... probably not a good move. Someone was bound to hear that, right? If they hadn't noticed yet, their mother was a nervous wreck and any shouting or wailing would rouse her instantly.
"Shh, shh, Deimos." He hurried to his twin's side, patting him with a paw. "It's alright, but, shh, remember. We're not supposed to be out here!"
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"You got that right." Ivie emerged from the den's entrance, her vibrant green eyes narrowing. "Didn't I tell you it was dangerous out here? What are you doing?"
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:45 am
Deimos only continued wailing loudly, unaware of the trouble he was causing. Charon patting his shoulder if anything only made him wail louder, finally silencing when his mother's voice cut through it. He lookd up with tearful eyes, sniffing gently as his mother spoke, before diving forwards towards her as he continued to wail, jumping in between her front paws and hugging her tightly.
"MOMMA! I hit my head and it really HUUURTS!" he sobbed, careful to leave his brother's name out of it. Whether or not Charon had caused it, Deimos wasn't a tattle-tale.
/fin.
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