Ole Seadog (Social, Closed, R ) [Ajraka and Xaldin]

[Ajraka Kuchiki]

The rukongai was a nest of noise. From the bustle of it's inhabitants to the groans and creaks of it's buildings. From the mansions of the inner districts to the slums and waste of the outer districts. Each area had it's own sound. The utterances of it's people and the activity they exuded. It was those deeper, more melancholy sounds that allured her and yet not so deep as to sink her. No a healthy medium at the edge of the wastes. Not so far as to invite the more depraved horrors-turned-men, but rather the countryside that spoke....well, simply. 

Ajraka so flourished in such a place, that did so conspire with her mischief to allow her her pleasures without suspicion raised. Of course at this very moment she found herself not filching the trinkets of the villagers, but rather at the edge of the district closer to the wilds. A rather large pool of water, a watering hole of sorts if she were to take a swing at it's categorization. But she did not care so much as to overthink it. She simply slipped into the water, clothes and all, into the pool. A brief vanish into it's depths before she surfaced and spouted a soft spritz, grinning to herself as she floated on her back, enjoying the break from the Kuchiki Manor. Of course she could not have asked for a better family to be adopted into, her fixations simply perfect for the life of a rebellious noble. 

But even so, here she found herself on this fringe of society to enjoy a simpler life she had all but left behind and now only visited as were an old flame to rekindle now and again. She bothered not with keeping her wits about her, for such a setting was entirely her domain. Within a body of liquid so suitable for her slippery ways, she allowed herself relaxation, and with it a serenity that brought out that radiant grin of hers that so displayed those sharp teeth of hers as she floated, a fish snagged with tail cracked upon a rock before set upon her belly to idly pick at and chew as she relaxed. Truly she hadn't a care in the world.

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"Hey stop that thief!" One man shouted. "Quick he is getting away!" Another shouted. Three men ran after a cloaked figure through the crowded streets of the 79th district of the Rukongai. The figure wore a forest green cloak which hid his face and head completely. His leather boots hit the ground with soft thuds aw he ran. His gloved hands did the same as they hit the ground as well. The figure ran on all fours darting between the crowds of people. The angry men on the other hand were slowed down having to push by them.



These two men were wrong calling Xaldin a thief. He had found a nice peice of metal in one of the shops in the Rukongai and thought to take a close inspection of it. It was only when he was called a thief and threatened with a large wooden stick that Xaldin took off running. Xaldin had his spear on his back, but he didn't want to fight anyone. He was always being accused of stealing things and being chased around the Rukongai whenever he visits, so he thought of it like one big game. Xaldin smiled from under his hood as he slowly began to lose his pursuers.



He quickly ran into the 80th district, but started to slow down as he headed out near the wilds. He looked back to be sure that he was not being perused anymore before he pulled the cloak hood off of his head. His face was that of an arctic fox, much like the rest of Xaldin's body. His face was mostly covered by white fur with black steaks running down his pointed nose. His ears were perked up listening for the sounds of shouting and footsteps. The fur on his body was a dark grey which turned to black from the elbows, and knees down.



Xaldin stood on his hind feet making sure he made a clean get away. He took out the piece of metal that he accidentally took with him. It looked like a medallion of some kind. There was some odd writing that he could not make out, and a symbol that he did not know. He shrugged just liking to look at it. He put it in the pocket of his cloak and went to a nearby watering hole for a drink. When he got close he stopped getting down on all fours. He could smell someone near it. He wasn't one to really take chances as he made his way closer to the water.



It was another beast clan like himself. A wide smile instantly spread across his face. He met one other beastkin before. A nice Jackal lady. He wondered if this one would play with him like the last one did. He got up and made his way more confidently to the water waving to the girl in the water as he bent his head and lapped up some water with his tongue. He dipped his head in to cool himself off. The water was crisp and cool perfect after escaping some locals.

[Ajraka Kuchiki]

So enraptured within her own relaxation was she that she hardly noticed the male when he came so bursting toward her location. It was not until that tongue had dipped into the water and the ripples from it so lapped against her sides that she did so simply vanish into the water with almost startling speeds. The natural swimmer simply vanishing soundlessly with nary a ripple nor a splash to proclaim her motion, naught but a dead fish floating to betray her past presence. From the depths of the water she would spot the male, with water's own diffraction of light so shrouding her exact location she more than safely watched him as he drank. Who knew if he would have noticed her departure.

Of course fear was not there, a cautionary maneuver and she was already in a playful move as she was so inspired by the individual's lapping at the calm smooth waters, an idea in that deceptively cunning mind that so wrapped a strand of an idea upon her mind as she would so silently close in on him. Of course she presumed that he would rely on sound as he drank, and for her such was no issue as she glided through the water toward him, only the briefest of hesitations before she maneuvered beneath his hunched form.

Should she so succeed in sneaking up on the male, she would play the more devilish of tricks upon him as she would slip underneath him as he drank, keeping herself at a good depth so as not to risk him reaching down to snare her. From there it was a simple matter of letting some air escape from her lips and it was done, nature doing the rest as those wisps of gas were wrapped like gifts in small spheres unstable as they wobbled up toward the male's face.

In but a few moments those bubbles would rise, hit the surface and give the man a lovely taste of fishy otter-breath directly into his face as he drank, soon a thin line of bubbles would streak across the water as they hit the surface, the result of Ajraka darting away and releasing a trail of her giggling behind her before that head would pop up and breach the surface, eyes that smiled as much as her water-shrouded mouth did, watching with mirth at what, if all had gone correctly, would no doubt be quite the result.

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Xaldin was unaware of the otter girl's antics. He continued to lap up the water. Xaldin was beginning to pull his head away from the water when some bubbles floated to the surface. They caught his attention and he watched intently. He was still very young when compared to other beings in the soul society, so he was very much still a pup. He moved his head closer to the bubbles just before they reached the surface. He was in for a suprise when they popped in his face.

A strong smell of fish caught his sensitive nose and sent him real-ling back out of the water comedicily. He pulled his out out so fast that he accidentally flung himself onto his back trying to get away from the smell. Once he recovered he got on all fours and looked out to the lake seeing half of the girl's head poking out of the water. He growled showing is sharp teeth. He did not like being at the receiving end of a trick like that.

[Ajraka Kuchiki]

Ajraka was more than amused at his response, casual as she was in her mischief as she immediately burst from the water, her body cranking at top speed as she aimed to whisk past the male, using her superior mobility to try and get behind him before dropping onto all fours, smiling as she flicked her tail from side to side, that boundless energy so lacing her actions so as to almost make it seem as if she were crackling with it. Those vibrant amber eyes locked onto the male as he growled at her, amused, interested, but most of all playful as she proceeded to roll onto her back.

It was as if a switch had been flipped as she so flopped to the earth and watched him, those curious eyes studying him, not bothering to so pronounce any verbage lest she invite conversation. No she was just fine with watching the intruder for now, a fish in hand as she so unceremoniously bit into it, chewing softly as she continued to observe the male with no real regard for alarm in response to his presence, as if he were but a simple passing pleasure that she was so fleetingly to enjoy. It was quite clear that she meant him no harm, and in fact her demeanor seemed almost lazy.

Of course the fish was likely to disagree with that as it struggled limply now and then, the otter having deemed it unnecessary to kill the thing as she chowed down, those sharp teeth slicing into the scales and bone as she so waited for some means of reaction from the pup. Honestly she was simply waiting at this point, to see if that brief nonverbal threat of violence would so manifest itself into some physical altercation. She hardly was frightened and in fact she was quite sure that if such a development occurred she could defend herself from him, or at the very least tire him out, But alas that had yet to become necessary.

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Xaldin took a couple of cautious steps to the female as she made her way behind him. He stopped growling watching her. He was sure that she was going to try something else. just watching how fast she got behind him, he didn't think he could beat her if it came to blows, but that didn't mean was going to just let her do as she willed to him. It caught the young pup off guard for a moment when she flipped on her back and just looked at him curiously. Was she submitting, what was she up to?" He thought as he relaxed slightly getting closer.

He smelled the air around her getting to know her scent so he could identify her later. He walked around her taking a look at her from head to tail. She watched him the whole time as he made his way a full circle to where he started. He sat down content that it didn't seem that she was up to anything or hostile in any way. A wide smile made its way across his face as he sat next to her drawing his name in the dirt. He was mute, so of course he couldn't talk. Most beastkin couldn't at his stage of development, but that was beside the point. He pointed to the name then to his chest. 

[Ajraka Kuchiki]

Ajraka simply smirked softly at the male as he so familiarized himself with her scent, the soft glimmer f her amber eyes briefly glinting in his direction as she took but a moment to see what he was doing as she continued to chew idly upon what was in her mouth, deftly rolling upon her belly as those hues shifted to the markings on the ground. she stared briefly, looking upon the markings before she looked up at him, her head tilting briefly before she giggled, a soft bubbling sound that so flitted from the depths of her chest to grace the air with its shimmering sound.

"I can't read." She so informed him as she gave a sheepish shrug of her shoulders to the male in apology for her inability to understand what it was that he had attempted to convey to her, honestly quite disappointed in the matter as he did seem so happy in his work. As if to make up for it she stood up, not really doing much about her height in the process as she made her way over to him and bowed before that smile redecorated her face, head tilting sympathetically to the side as she spoke. My name is Ajraka Kuchiki." she so introduced herself, knowing he would be unable to reciprocate in a way she understood but it was the least she could do given the circumstances that surrounded the pair.

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Xaldin smiled when the female introduced herself. He pointed at her lips with his index finger. His finger was only inches from her lips before he moved it to his head then his chest pointing to his heart. He would remember that name like he did the other beastkin that he had met. His ears perked up when something caught his attention. He could hear shouts again, and that was never a good thing. The three men that he thought he had lost back in the 79th district had found him. He wondered how they managed that, but did not dwell on it for two long.

The three men were panting, but still looked angrier than ever. The leader of the three walked up to the two a club in his hands. He gently patted his left palm with the heavier end of the club as he looked down at the two. He was very tall and heavily built. His size intimidated the young pup who had his ears pinned back nervously. He looked to Ajraka sorry that he had gotten her involved in his mess. "Are you with 'im?" The large man asked her. 

[Ajraka Kuchiki]

Ajraka was surprised in the sudden shift in demeanor in the male. At first he had seemed on the brink of violence and now he was hiding? She turned her attention to those that seemed to be after him, and weak ones at that. She stared at them for a few seconds as they mumbled that meaningless dribble in her direction. Was she with him? Well that was a silly question, she was standing right next to him. A smile spilled across her lips, her head canting to the side as her shoulders rolled slightly in response, a brief moment to loosen the muscles in her pecs and along her spine. She allowed them to wait for her, in no hurry to answer them as she lightly curled her fingers, letting her muscles stretch this way and that before quite abruptly... she chose to act.

First and foremost, she blurred, vanishing from visible sight from any normal eyes, bucking at speeds even some Captains could not match, as she went, she aimed to grab two of the men by the throat, allowing her arms to pull back, moving her body past them before she arched her back and used the muscles in her torso, chest, and arms to slam them both solidly into the ground, her intention being to all but crater the ground from the impact alone as she choke slammed the pair of them, and would thus look up at the one who had asked her the initial question, and from that angle, as the sun reflected off the water, illuminating her face from the side, casting her in a haunting light as she grinned, displaying an array of pointed teeth made for slicing fish apart.

She didn't say a word. She had no reason to explain herself. She would glare up at that man, and his silly little club. Such was not in her nature to forgive those that disturbed her, and these men had, with their aggressive words, offered her a challenge. Those words were recognized, but it was the hidden meaning that she had fixated upon, that silent 'if you ARE with him, you're in trouble' that had caught her attention. And that challenge had been met with a show of force, as if to say 'so what if I am?' For indeed he was her plaything, her source of amusement, and if these thugs wished to do business with Xaldin, they would need to do so after she was done with him.

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Xaldin watched the girl that he had just met go from playful to violent in only a few seconds. He did not know if he should be scared or relieved that she was helping him, but he didn't want them beaten up like this. He never intended for any of this to happen not like this. He didn't intend to steal the thing, and have them chase and search for him only to end up beaten to a pulp by someone who should not be involved in the first place. Xaldin had to do something. He had to stop the suffering that he had caused. 

Before Ajraka could do anything to the last man, Xaldin got in between them putting a hand on the man's chest and her shoulder. He looked at her with a sad expression with a slow shake of his head. He turned to the man as he fished for something out of his cloak pocket. He pulled out a simple metal ring and handed it to the man. It was over now. The ring had been returned to the men and there was no need for more violence.

He turned back to Ajraka and pulled her shoulder. He gave her a small smile as his hand went to her's as he started to pull her to the nearby forest where he usually resides. In his den, he had a many more trinkets. He only showed it to people that he really liked. He pushed back some woven branches to reveal the small hoard with a proud look on his face. Most of it was junk really. Scraps of metal that had caught the pups eye, but there were a few pieces of jewelry there and even an odd gem here and there.

[Ajraka Kuchiki]

She paused, surprised when the male moved in and suddenly seemed much more confident. Stepping in, he handed something over, eliciting a smirk from Ajraka as the issue was resolved, looking to the bossman and pointing to her eyes, then to him, showing that she'd be watching them if they ever got any smart ideas about coming after her. She was not above putting people down for good. For the time being she relaxed, allowing him to pull her along, a brow quirked as his hand went to hers and he took her to the den he had. She was quite surprised really, seeing so many shiny objects. Of course nothing like the Kuchiki household. Common trinkets really, and she kept her Kleptomania in check, her attention shifting up and down as she watched him, curious to see what he expected.

"Nice home." She noted calmly, briefly taking another look around as her arms folded across her chest, tail swishing left and right as she began to pace, looking about and curiously looking for something, anything that would indicate as to what it was he wanted from her. She knew her kind, typically speaking they were quie direct. He'd brought her here for some reason, and she wondered what it was, what he expected of her. What he wanted. So she would wait, patiently, silently, just for now, until he would so enlighten her as to his intentions and wants.