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 Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:24 pm
 ((semi continued from rp in the main thread, page 490s) Spicata looked about. So meeting with each others families hadn't gone precisely as planned. So now was a good time as any to distract themselves with trying to find a place to raise their cubs. They were skirting the edges of Mentha and Bowie's territory. "Well there are a few things we'll have to look for...a good stream for fishing, and a nice comfy cave to live in." He smiled at her, refusing to bring up what had happened earlier that day.
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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:43 pm
 She was keeping good pace with him as they moved along the opposing territory. The scenery in this part of the land was beautiful. "I'm sure I could help find a good cave...guess it would be called those maternal instincts of mine kicking in," she murmured. Today was disturbing indeed. She finally found a male worth staying with and the meeting with each other's families was a disaster...something needed to happen for the sake of the cubs that lie in her belly.
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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:19 pm
"Well and there should be plenty of places to look." They were near a stream, if he remembered everything correctly, and water seemed to attract caves. "I think this is a good direction to look. And with both of us looking I'm sure we can find one without any trouble." He looked at the stream in front of them, "which way would you like to go?"
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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:28 pm
She looked down at the stream. Watching the water flow over the smooth time worn rocks. Then she looked up and turned to look a ways down the stream. Her eyes searched up over one side and then she looked back in the other direction. She then swung her head back to where she was originally looking. "There....that way I mean..."
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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:43 pm
Spicata started down the way she had chosen. It was a peaceful place, basically undisturbed and he didn't smell any major predators. in the distance he saw a few shadows along the stream, possibly a few caves. He held back a little, he'd let her decide on this one, as long as it was warm and dry he didn't mind where they stayed.
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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:49 pm
She noticed he was lingering back and she paused and glanced back at him with a questioning look.
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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 11:00 pm
He saw her look and smiled at her, "I thought you probably knew what you were looking for so I was going to let you go on ahead. Whatever you pick will probably be fine with me." He was busy keeping an eye out for anything that might possibly dangerous for little ones.
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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 11:11 pm
She watched him for a moment when a soft expression and then turned and moved on towards what appeared to be a cave. She sniffed around and then towards the entrance. Her nose kept alert to every smell she came across. She found the cave not only unoccupied but free of any recent animal scents. It was abandoned or never lived in truly. She dug at the entrance a bit making it bigger and crawled inside. The tunnel wasn't too long or too short and angled slight down. She moved on till she reach the actual cave part of it. It was roomy for two and several cubs and comfortably warm. She sniffed about making sure that is was truly unoccupied previously or at the moment and found that it indeed for sure was. She then wuffled up the tunnel to Spicata.
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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 11:25 pm
Spicata did a double check before crawling into the cave after her. It was a decent size cave, and far enough from the stream that it wasn't likely to flood. "You did a good job finding this one, its prefect." He smiled at her, a slow content smile. The previous happenings finally secluded themselves in the back of his mind and it was just him and his mate, working on building a life together.
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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 11:39 pm
Lixue smiled at his praise on her finding a good cave for them to live in with their expected cubs. She looked about the cave and decided that she will need to start making a cozy nest in here for the cubs to sleep in. She looked about to see where to put it and decided the back of the cave and moved into the spot she wanted and started digging an indent in the floor of the cave to put her nesting materials.
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Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:10 am
Spicata watched her for a moment before it click as to what she was doing. "Making a nest right? What do you need? I can go and start gathering things for you." He tried to think of everything that they would need...and how he would manage to get them.
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Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 1:28 pm
Lixue stopped what she was doing and thought for a moment..."mmmm, leaves...pine needles...fur....and anything else that would make a soft warm nest..."
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Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 1:37 pm
"Got it, I'll go start gathering them now." Spicata left the cave and began thinking. Pine needles did have a lovely smell to them, and they'd both be shedding fur if the weather got warm...leaves might crumble, but they'd be soft. He decided to go for pine needles first, he thought he had remembered seeing one on the way. He went back the way they had come and found the tree, with a blanket of needles from seasons past surrounding it. Now how to get them to the cave...
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 10:26 pm
(( RL apparently did some damage to a few rps of mine ))
Lixue shifted around the cage feeling awkward and suddenly irritable. She laid down and rolled to her side feeling some discomfort and tried to stretch it out.
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Four cubs, four precious cubs. Lixue raised her head hoping Spicata had returned or would soon. She wuffled tiredly for him after having been caught by surprise with the labor and delivery.
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 10:38 pm
Spicata came back with a jaw full of soft pine needles, not the best way to move them he had to admit. As he entered the cave the needles were forgotten as his gaze went from Lixue to the tiny beings around her. Everything was fast and slow for him at the same time and he counted them off. One...two...three...four...he had four cubs.
He pulled his gaze off of his cubs and went over to nuzzle Lixue. "Are you all right?" He asked, concern flooding his voice.
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