Wounded Heart(Open!)

[Jaime]

Jaime sat within the Blue Jungle, his eyes had dark bags under them from the lack of sleep; the lack of seeing his beloved Tamari had taken a burden on him. His wolf ears slicked back at the thought of her, a heavy and painful tug pulled on his heart and insides.

Had she forgotten about him?

Even if he was a leader; he wanted a taste of freedom. He had had the taste of love and he wanted more. But had he trusted the wrong person with his heart? He let out a soft whine and sat there on a large root from a tree, his ears pointed back with worry.

What would he do?
Would he go see here?

Jaime's dark, handsome, hazel eyes looked towards the Crudelis tribe's territory. He felt his emotions pull his heart and on his wolf side, prompting him to lean up and let out a feral yowl that shifted to a long, tormented howl from a wolf as his emotions took the better of him, making him shift to his oversized golden wolf side.

The howl came to a halt as he laid on the ground, bitterness sweeping over him as he laid against the tree. He felt rather defeated as he shifted back to being half-human.

What was there to do?

Without her, he felt lost and hurt.

He was wounded.

[Trick--->Arien]

"Wow, you look like shit."
Trick remarked with a chuckle, his black eyes slanted with humour as he gazed upon his leader. Crouched in the tree above Jaime, Trick was still the perfect ambush predator, same as his animal within. Of course he hadn't actually planned to meet his leader out here, Trick had been on his own adventure, gallivanting around before blondy had popped in. Still, it wasn't hard to see with Jaime was pining for his sister. Ah yes, on that topic, did Jaime still loathe him? Probably. He didn't even know what Trick had been doing lately, his interactions with Tamari and all.

Leaping down, he landed silently on the forest floor in a stealthy crouch before spinning to confront Jaime. Stepping back, he leant himself against the tree trunk behind him and folded his arms loosely over his chest. Cocking his head, the deputy pursed his lips at the leader thoughtfully. Now, how to remedy this situation?

He wasn't a big fan of the guy or anything, but the stronger the alpha, the stronger the pack. The stronger the pack, the stronger the alpha. Whether he liked it or not, his tribe needed Jaime to be focused right now, what with the fire destroying Crudelis, and Secretum being sneaky as always. He honestly had bigger things to worry about than a broken heart, Jaime was very much the same, he just needed to act like it. The tribe comes first, after all. As the leader, he shouldn't have to tell Jaime that.

"Listen Goldilocks," He started, keeping his black eyes steady on his leader. "I know you're worried, and missing your girl and all that lovey dovey crap, but can we please focus for one minute on what's actually important? Right now, I'm thinking your tribe needs you a little more than she does, and you need to fix them up a little more than you need to see her. Head before heart, after all. Tamari's going to have her hands full anyway, trying to rebuild her camp with the others, healing wounds and bringing the tribe back together. Honestly, you should be doing the same. Mentis is in pretty crap shape." He stated bluntly, hoping that at least a fraction of what he had said had made it's way into Jaime's thick skull.

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[Jaime]

Jaime watched Trick with careful eyes, he was in no mood to fight with his deputy but would tear his limbs off if he dared strut towards the Crudelis territory or put a hand on him. He leaned up straighter, his eyes narrowing at bit at the deputy, Trick, the one who had made an attempt to kill his....what?

Lover?
Ex-lover?

No matter.

Jaime made his way and stood up, his ears pointed up "I know what's important for the tribe, Trick. But we've got the best out of the three tribes; we have plenty of food for the seasons, everyone is healthy and a majority of our people are happy." his tail lashed with annoyance, his nearly spat out the deputy's name.

Anyone could have stumbled onto the fretting leader. Anyone. But it had to be Trick. Someone he didn't like at all.

Jaime's hazel eyes burned at the core as he barred his teeth "I may be the wisest animal, but i am also human. I've got emotions to sort over and i'm prone to heartbreak. Piss off." he growled to his deputy that he didn't trust, nor liked.

[Trick--->Arien]

Trick held his hands up in a mock surrender position, a quirked smile on his face."Easy there Goldilocks, I come in peace."

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Laughing, he ran a hand through his red hair thoughtfully examining his leader. He knew his was neither trusted nor favored by the guy, but the feeling was mutual. However, at least he had the ability to work around that. It seemed the blonde dude had a bad habit of letting his emotions rule him. Not a weakness, but it could get irritating.

Shrugging casually, lifting just the one shoulder with a sigh, Trick blinked slowly."What do you mean by tribe? According to my count, the only people around are you, me and Allie. We're not exactly a tribe anymore. Crudelis has been destroyed by a fire, we've got a grand total of three, maybe four members and Secretum is being as closed off as ever. We may be the best off, but that's nothing to be boasting about."

Blowing out a sigh, Trick clicked his teeth together thoughtfully.
"I'd ask for permission to go visit Secretum, but you'd probably refuse. I've talked to Tamari about a month ago, she doesn't think the Crudelis fire was natural, and I actually tend to agree with her. Unless you've developed a pyromaniacal side that I don't know of, I'm thinking they're the only other ones that could be behind it. Tori loathes Kako enough, after all. Still, I don't like to point the finger without proof, innocent until proven guilty; as they say."

Shoving his hands into his jean pockets, Trick waited for his leader to speak. Oh yes, he hadn't told Jaime about his meeting with his sister, had he? Eh, it wasn't any of his business anyhow.[/size][/blockquote][/blockquote][/blockquote]

[Oliver|Katrina|Allie]

(What about Toxyk? You seem to be missing her....)
Allie scampered along the ground. She weighed a meesly 6 pounds and wasn't much bigger than a normal sized cat with twice the sized tail. She had been napping peacefully in a little birds nest when she had heard voices. Human voices for once. She listened to the convorsation. It sounded like Trick and somebody else. By the sound and tone of his voice he didn't sound to happy. Pricking her ears she had heard her name along with this guys. Jaime. Who was he? After reaching the 2 boys talking, she swiftly and quickly scampered up the nearest tree to sit about eye level with both boys. After reassureing they were both able to be trusted, she moved closer to the trunk and shifted back into her human form. Her black hair was pulled back into a french braid while the red ends were just free from the braid. Her deep brown eyes shifted back and forth between the two. She sat on a sturdy tree branch with a bow and arrow quiver slung over her shoulder. She slid down the tree with ease and stood not much taller that the boys. Her Margay ears flicked back and forth as she examined both boys. Jai looking as if he had just stayed up for years without sleep and the other poised to spring the weaker prey.

"I'm Allie. Nice to meet you...." She trailed off trying to get the golden haired boys name.

She looked over at Trick and smiled. She'd seen somebody like him... wasn't that her own brother though?

[Jaime]

Jaime's eyes narrowed at Trick, his fur rose up as Trick talked down to him. He stood up straighter and took a step towards Trick and let out a feral growl, barring his teeth at the deputy, his teeth were exactly like his wolf side. Sharp and unbarring. His claws dug into the ground as he watched Trick "Then go find out what happened, Trick. But you kill or harm anyone who is innocent; and i will end your status as Deputy." He was in no mood be see him or talk to him anymore, if anything; if anyone showed signs of leadership better than Trick, he'd make them deputy.

He scoffed and turned slightly to face Allie, who was a new member of the tribe.

He ignored Trick now, watching Allie closely with a small smile on his face "Nice to finally meet you, Allie. My name is Jaime; the leader of the tribe" he said, happiness in his voice, though it was kind of fake. He was hurt and upset. He needed someone to talk to but there wasn't anyone. It seemed like everyone had dropped off the face of the earth.

[Oliver|Katrina|Allie]

Allie sighed. Everywhere she went somewas was threatening somebody. Or fighting. She stepped in between the two fueding boys. This was getting old. She held one hand in front of Trick and the other in front of Jaime. She looked at each of them with a disapointed face and sighed.

"Jaime. You seem depressed. Trick doesn't seem to be helping matters either." She paused with a tail flick, "Trick, I could have sworn I saw you somewhere else. You have quite the nasty tempur. But I belive Jaime has you beat here."

She twitched an ear, then brushed a lock of black and red hair out of her face. These two were like a flame and gasoline. Jaime was only set off with help from Trick. But Jaime had the inner spark too create a fire.

[Trick--->Arien]

Trick rocked on his feet with a raised eyebrow, watching his leader with a mingling of curiosity and amusement. "Now, why would I harm or kill an innocent for no reason? I have no reason to do as such. Besides, it would be suicide; I'd be alone in hostile territory. Knowing Tori's temper, I'd be dead in seconds." He chuckled, as if the idea amused him somewhat, though that could not be farther from th truth.

When Allie made her appearance, Trick's mouth split into a broad grin. Bowing his head in greeting to the girl, he fisted his hand over his heart, as was his custom greeting to those he found worth talking to. "Sorry miss, I must apologise for it seems I'm the cause of his anger. I honestly didn't mean it. It's good to see you, Allie."

Well, since Jaime had given his permission, at least Trick could be off now. He loved some mysteries, they were just so interesting. Runnning a hand through his dark hair, Trick cocked his head and grinned brightly. "Would it be a bad idea if young miss Allie accompanied me to Secretum? She'd 'keep me in line' if you want to put it that way. But going with someone else may also be seen as a threat to them, or suspicious in the least. Plus, it might be best to keep as many people as we can here, to help restart the tribe.

Nodding his head as if he figured everything out, Trick beamed.
"Yes, that sounds about right. Ok then, never mind. I'll go alone.
Scratching his head thoughtfully, he pursed his lips in concentration.
"If I leave tomorrow, I should be back the day after. I doubt Tori would want me hanging around for long."

[Oliver|Katrina|Allie]

"Trick.. you know you tried too. Can you feel the anger rising? I can and its terrible." She spoke quietly and shuddered.

Allie ruffled his hair and sighed. Now this would be something she could talk about for once. Other than her past lover.

"That would be a great way to start everything up again. Can't you just keep to youself? I had better go. I'm much less noticable. And Tori wouldn't think as badly if it is I. With a higher ranked position its more likly to be attacked." She replied with an eye roll.

[Trick--->Arien]

He merely shrugged. "Believe what you will, I cannot change that. But if I said I didn't mean to, then I didn't. I am many things, but not a liar, Allie."

Shaking his head firmly, Trick kept a level gaze on the girl, he wouldn't give up his views on this. "Nope, I'm going. I've been to Mentis before, delivering a family member to the tribe, I've stayed there. Vulpes knows me, for it was her brother I retrieved. Tori knows me, mainly because she loves playing mind games with me. I understand your concern, but it is unwarranted. It's been decided, I'll go no matter what. You are more needed here."

With another bow to Allie and a respectful bob of his head to Jaime, Trick turned and merged back with the shadows. His schedule had been sped up, he'd leave now then. There was still light and time, better to get this over with so he could return.