by Gemini » February 22nd, 2015, 9:51 am
"What do you want me there for?" He snarled, his long canines exposed towards the intruder. "You want something from me, I know it!"
His tone was less than pleased, and his dark hackles bristled like wild spikes upon his back. Melliza looked alarmed, with trepidation swimming in her soft, emerald eyes; the tigress had known from the beginning that this wasn't a good idea, and she'd wished that this human, as he was called, hadn't been so adamant on talking to him directly.
She couldn't exactly leave him, though. He was the youngest, and she doubted that he could live on his own without getting into some sort of trouble.
There was a tense moment, before Adofo did the worst thing possible.
Oh no... she thought, oh no...
She watched with horror as he reached out his hand, in an act of goodwill. Pacha caught the move out of the corner of his eye. Clearly interpreting it as a threatening gesture, he reacted swiftly and reflexively, taking a quick snap with his sharp, needle-like teeth.
Melliza gasped, quite sure that Adofo would have his hand bitten off, or at least maimed to extent... until she noticed that Gemini, who had been by her side, was no longer next to her, and had leapt without thinking between them.
That, in itself, was puzzling. Gemini always thought through everything, and analyzed every situation - it wasn't like him to jump straight into action. But lo, there he was, and with an angered expression spread across his face and reflected in his taut, tense body language as well.
"Pacha, what do you think you're doing?! Do you want him to leave us to starve to death? You just attacked the only friend we got!"
Melliza had to hand it to her brother. As usual, he had a point.