Never Again (Open)

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Darlin Junior:
 DJ padded down the creek, his brown fur standing out in the falling snow. His light brown eyes where fixed on the ground as he trudged. A she-wolf across his back moaned, and he looked at her. She was a light tan, and over her flanks where two wing-like markings. She was a lovely wolf. The she-wolf was badly hurt, the work of a bear. A deep cut ran across her neck, and another across her back. As a result both wolves where slowly getting soaked in her dark blood, DJ had a few marks from the bear himself, but only a few minor gashes. Minor to him, compared to the wolf he carried. He felt his paw slip on some ice, and he fell to the earth. The she wolf, the pain, and the exhaustion finally getting to him. As his eyes closed, he saw the she-wolf's blood spill into the snow. Then his eyes closed, and he thought of her as she had been. His beloved sister Jessica.

Jessica:
 Jessica was in a sweet, sweet void of no pain and no hurt. She was in a coma, something that her brother would be in soon as well if he continued. She wondered if waking up would be a bad thing. Sleeping seemed fine to her, slowly bleeding out from her injuries.

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Amora wandered, on her way home to Secluded Sunrise. She followed the Amoux creek into the forest, her paws sinking into the snow unbidden. It was the first snow of the season, and it was heavy! However she was sure as the day progressed the sun would melt many patches that were exposed to its warm rays. Amora remembered last fall when shed lost her leg. No, she didn't lose it, Ruko took it. Amora held a tad of bitter feelings for her brother, but she hoped that he wasn't as bad and less confused. He couldn't just live his life focused on a misconception from pup hood, could he? However that was then and this was now, and Amora was following a trail of blood. With her ever progressing Botanical abilities, she figured she could try and patch some poor wolf up.

She found her wounded quarry, and was surprised to see that there were two wolves. Amora softly approached and stood a good bit away in case they weren't friendly. She eyed them with her dark purple eyes cautiously. "May I help in any way? I have the gift of botany." Amora lowered her head intuitively, scoping the varied wounds. They were too large and sweeping to be from another wolf, perhaps they had disturbed a bear about to enter its winter slumber.

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Darlin Junior:
(Why so sentimental...)
DJ winced t the she-wolf's voice, but woke. His eyes fixed on her purple eyes and he whimpered. Trying to get to his paws, he managed to get himself into a more dignified position. "Can you help her? She was hu-" he was cut off by a sharp cough that contained blood. A wide gash in his side was deeper then he had thought. He shut his eyes against the pain, and welled with tears. When he opened his eyes again they where fixed on his sister. Then he closed his eyes and started crying right then and there. "Please, save her. She's all I have left after our mother died." Then he coughed again, a bloody cough that hurt like his insides where being wrenched.

He looked up at her pleadingly, brown eyes watery and pain filled. Still they held a love that was strong as the thickest tree. A love for his sister. As he looked at her, bloody and broken, all he wanted was for her to live. He had injured himself gravely by carrying her, but there was a chance she may live. DJ wanted to live, just he wanted his sister to live as well. If that meant he would die, then he would give his life to save her.

Jessica:
Scia took a rattling breath that shook her insides and managed to wake her for however a short amount of time. Her eyes fluttered for a instant, pain running over her and it refused to go away this time. She tried to curl into a ball, but that too hurt. Jessica forced her eyes open, and saw a black she-wolf, and her brother DJ. He was coughing blood. Jessica tried to make a noise but her voice refused to work. She closed her eyes in defeat. Maybe she would save DJ, the only remnant of a family that had been broken for two years.

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Amora took in the sight as the male pleaded with her. They were both extremely hurt. Narrowing her eyes, she was determined to save both at them. Squaring her shoulders she approached the shewolf. Searching through the girls fur she surveyed the situation. There were deep gashes lining her body, blood flowing slowly. Even if Amora could help, she'd need White magic for her immense blood loss. Taking a deep breath she knew what to do, for she had learned quite a bit about herbs and other healing plants in her travels.

With a deep breath, Amora began growing cotton which sprouted from the ground, and moss that accumulated in the nearby river rocks. She scraped the absorbent moss off the rock and gathered with fluffy plumes of seedy cotton. Without time to brush the seeds out, Amora began sopping up the blood. Once the blood seemed to be staunched, she moved to do the same to the male wolf. Once both wolves were no longer sustaining rivulets of coppery blood, she began growing small vine-like stems with sharp thorny points. Bending over the shewolf, Amora began threading the vine through the flesh at a pain staking pace. But sure enough, one by one, her wounds were closed up tight. Then, as before, she followed suit with her brother. The snow began to slow and the noonday sun peeked through the thinning clouds.

All the work with the plants was slowing her down, but Amora knew that she'd done much greater than this. She'd orchestrated an entire battle. Although that left her exhausted for a whole season and minus one leg.

Now, however the sleek black shewolf forced a small patch of assorted herbs to arise from the dead earth, a resurrection of sorts. Gazing at the beautiful leaves, she realized she needed something to crush them. Scampering to the river side she stepped into the icy Amoux. Fishing out two large stones she rolled them ashore. Placing one on the snow, she laid the herbs on top. Unable to lift the rock with one paw, Amora used up even more energy. She created thick roots that lifted the other rock. Rather clumsily, the botanist beat the leaves into a green pulp.

Panting, even in this cold weather, Amora applied the poultice to the wounds. She didn't know for certain if this would completely heal the wolves wounds, but it had aided the healing of her own injury.
Stepping back to examine her handy work, she sat herself in the snow, exhausted. She really needed to practice more.

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Darlin Junior:
DJ sighed as the black she-wolf tended to his sister, laying his head down. Now that he really got a look at her, he decided she was most likely one of the most beautiful wolves he had ever seen. Her markings set off her eyes, and those eyes themselves, he had the opinion that if he had first seen them standing, he would have tripped over himself. Then she finished tending to Scia and moved to him. DJ had a feeling that he had internal injuries, but the bleeding on the outside had stopped. He let out a breath he hadn't realized he had been holding, and it felt good.

DJ watched her grind some kind paste up and put it on Jessica's wounds. Then his. It stung a little, but his nerves where basicly shot at this point and he felt like this was nothing. He wondered if he should start a conversation. He hardened his resolve and asked, "Do you have a name?" his voice faint but still audible.

Jessica:
Jessica cracked her eyes after the black she-wolf finished her work on her. Scia stiff felt weak and unbearably vunrable, but she was no longer bleeding out and the pain was actually gone. She saw her brother staring at the female, and she rolled her eyes. "Boys..." she whispered, but still in a tone that said she was annoyed. Then he asked the female her name and Scia was quite, as she waited for the female to respond.

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Amora scooped up the snow around her as the male began to speak. She shoveled it into the wounds to soothe the pain. Looking down, she didn't answer with her name. "You should really get to white magic.....do you think you can make it on our own....or should I carry you?"

Of course Amora wouldn't actually carry two wolves. She would carry the female who seemed to be murmuring, and then she would create a sort of sled for her to haul the male in. Her deep purple eyes scanned the trees around her, perhaps she should just make them a den in the snow to keep them safe and warm, and stick them with enough prey to last them until they could gain enough strength to make the journey up the mountains. Amora didn't want to get attached. She was still kinda attached to Marrow. She wondered where he was....maybe he was waiting near the barrens.....but....she felt that if he really cared he'd come after her. He could take care of himself, she was sure he'd be fine. With a sigh, she dutifully began weaving vines and roots together to form a tight, and strong den over their heads. Once that was finished she began patting the slowly falling snow into the top to insulate and protect. Then with the last ounces of strength she grew a few plants with delicious berries with such a strong aroma, that the rabbits wouldn't be able to resist.

"You'll be safe in here for a couple weeks with a steady flow of food. And...to answer your question.....I am Amora, daughter of Alphess Blaise." Turning away Amora left her patients behind, if they followed her direction, they'd be fine. But right now she had to make it back home.
-exit Amora-

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Darlin Junior:
DJ tried to get to his paws, determined to get to the White Mage. He was better, but he fell again. As Amora left he muttered "Thankyou," as he tried to stand again. This time he managed to stay on his paws, and tried to trudge into the snowstorm. Then the wind blew him over and he went back to the den in defeat. The adrenaline had worn off and he was exhausted and hurt, no way could he get to the mountain. He looked at his sister, who had drifted off to sleep again. DJ trudged over, and flopped down next to her. "I love you." he whispered softly.

Jessica:

~A few weeks later~

Scia woke up to a thunderclap. She jumped to her paws, and yelped. She was still weak, but her brother was weaker then he had last week, or the week before that. Scia had been getting better. Progressively. She looked at her brother, then at the mountain. She sighed, and started limping forward. Her light brown eyes fixed on the mountain and she wanted to save her brother. The only way? White Magic.

~Exit Jessica~

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Days later...

Darlin Junior:
DJ had been losing faith that his sister would come back. He hadn't eaten in a few days, he was lonely. The snow around him was bloody from all the coughing up blood. His teeth seemed coated in the stuff. A brown lump in the snow, under a makeshift cave. He perked up at the sound of approaching paws, and saw his sister's tan form first. He perked up, brown eyes alert and ears perked for once. "Scia?" he asked, not seeing the wolf accompanying her.

Jessica:
Jessica was running like a manic through the snow. Her light blue markings and tan fur dancing across the snow. Her paws landing in the soft snow with small thumps. She saw the dull green of the thatch cave and the brown ball of her brother. She leaped forward as he said her name and she smiled. She was back finally, and she had help for DJ.

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Trotting beside Miss. Jessica Feathertail was a legendary white Mage, a practiced healer and miracle worker. The first thing her intelligent iridescent irises flicked to was the enormous area of red snow. Blood that young "DJ" had coughed up. Trotting to his side, she made herself known. "I am white magic, now lay still." she unfolded her magical herb pouch and began to sift through the contents. He'd need something to heal the cut, heal his lungs, to renew his blood, and to give him strength. White Magic had prepared perfectly, everything that was needed, she had brought down the mountain. The healer set aside a long stem of bitter smelling leaves and began to crush it, mixing in the bloody snow. "To renew your blood." She scooped it up and placed it in his mouth, then stuffed in whole leaves. "And that was for your cough." once those took effect, she only had to heal his wound and give him strength.