Enna blinked as she felt Adrian's lips against the side of her head, her chin falling to rest on his shoulder as they begin to move towards the stairs, her eyes suddenly feeling heavy, a jaw-cracking jaw shows off her teeth as well as her exhaustion.

Will the other two come back? she asks softly as her snout twitches as new scents fill the air from the stairs, her ears flicking coward and back as her eyes close and she allows herself to just listen and smell. Ash couldn't help the question though, she felt like she knew the other two males...she just couldn't place where or when she met them though.

She begins to squirm, her head lifting and nose scenting the air once more, she wanted to move. Explore this place with its barrage of scents. A soft whine escapes as she begins to squirm in earnest now, her nose nudging Adrian to place he down and allow her to explore. @SomeoneSomewere

He nodded slightly at her question," yeah, they are going to come back. They are just checking the forest for anything around us." As he stepped further up the stairs, reaching the second floor, she began to squirm in his arms. With a small smiled he stepped further away from the stairs before setting her carefully down onto the floor.

"Stay close though, don't go to far. I'm gonna get some warm water in the bathroom sink so I can wash off the blood that is in your fur." He stepped away from her and into the bathroom, turning on the water to the sink. Once it was warm enough, he stopped it from draining out, allowing it to fill up with the warm water. @Arista

Enna yipped happily and began her exploration, her tail wagging as she sniffs the floor around her, staying close to Adrian as he'd asked her too. She entered the bathroom and sniffed around, eyeing the white seat that sits in a corner with a tilt of her head, her tail thumping against the cool floor.

Where will everyone sleep? Enna asked as she sprung forward and easily sat atop the seat with a happy wag of her tail, her exhaustion faded for the moment in her play. @SomeoneSomewere

He looked over at her, smiling slightly at her playful behavior. He was glad that she was happy, even if he wasn't. He turned to face her as she questioned him, shrugging slightly. He then said," the couch, there is my bed, and the guest room. So probably there, but I doubt me and the twins will be getting much sleep." He moved over to her, gently lifting her up onto the counter. He said," here, we can wash the blood off in here." @Arista

She peered curiously at the water for a moment, her head tilting to one side before tilting to the other, her tail stilling in its wagging. She remembered pale hands holding her under the water, her pleas for it to stop going unheard as she's dunked again and again. Her eyes burn and her throat aches as she tries to take in a breath long enough to stop her instinctive urge to pass out. Her small form shivers as her ears pin against her skull. She didn't want the bath anymore.

James huffs and turns, his tail flicking once in a clear sign of who's territory this was, his violet gaze scanning the trees as his nose absently sniffs the air. His takes off back to the house, the scent having faded when he'd neared the rather large lake that divided the forest to the rest of it, his pace picks up as be catches the acidic scent of Enna's fear mixed with restlessness. James easily pushed the door open, however before entering he shakes his fur off and makes sure to dry his paws with a bit of flame mixed in. He enters and leaves it open when he catches the faint sounds of his brother returning, his heavy gaze focused on the couch. It was late and time for bed. @SomeoneSomewere

Noticing and smelling the fear that came off of her in waves, his eyes snapped to her form, sadness forming in them at the sight of her quivering, her ears pressed back against her head. He crouched down to her height," hey, hey Enna, it's ok, I'm not gonna hurt you. I can just clean you off with a rag, so you don't have to get into the water." He briefly ran his fingers through her fur, before reaching down in to the cabneit to grab a wash rag.

He dunked it into the water, rinsing it out once before dunking it in again. He wrung it out slight, before holding out the rag to her in question, his eyes worried. He heard one of the twins entering back into the house, causing him to tense briefly, before letting it slide. He took a deep breath, settling himself again. @Arista

Enna shook her head and forced the memory away, her body relaxing as her eyes focus on the water, her tail begins to wag once more.

No, the water's fine. She offers softly, her ears perking at the sound of one of the twins entering, her nose twitching as she sniffs the air. She could do a bath now, a yawn catches her off guard and the sudden exhaustion from early seems to slam into her at once.

Jason stops before the open door and shakes off, he stands on his hind legs and pulls it shut with his jaws, settling down he takes up a post beside the fox for a bit. Sleep wasn't coming soon for him yet. Jason shifts back and manages to toe off his boots before falling fact-first onto the couch, his eyes closing and sleep drawing him under. @SomeoneSomewere

He smiled softly as she overcame the memory, nodding in relief. He sat the rag down, chuckling softly at her exhausted yawn. He then said," here, quick bath then we can go to sleep." He gently lifted her into the sink, setting her down in the water. He ran his fingers through her fur, gently washing the blood out, watching as the water slowly got a red tint to it.

He pulled back, leaning back into the cabneit and grabbing a towel from it, laying it out on the counter so he would be able to dry her off once she finished any other part of the bath if she so desired. @Arista

Enna huffed happily, tail wagging as she begins to swim, her eyes closing as she relaxes into the water. Another yawn escapes her maw as she instinctively begins to lick her back and after lifting her front paw, she begins her own bath. Her eyes remaining closed as she continues to lick each of her paws clean and leaving her back for Adrian to clean. She felt oddly safe with him, the warmth coming from him easily causing her to loll to one side. Sleep tugging on her mind once more.

James stretches and yawns, his head resting comfortably on his front paws, his ears swiveling forward and back every few seconds as he tries to remain awake and keep watch with the sentinel fox Jason posted. The storm lessening as the night processes around him, the even breathing of his twin helping him to relax. @SomeoneSomewere

He smiled slightly at her antics, watching her play around and clean herself up in the water. Once she seemed to be simply falling asleep in the water, he gently lifted her out and setting her down on the towel. He brought the edges up, rubbing her dry, heating up the air to dry her off faster then it normally would. He then sent a thought to James," hey, come in and wake me up when it is my shift, I'll be upstairs in my room with Enna." @Arista

James blinks and rolls his eyes, nodding even though no one sees it, his tail beginning to flick from side to side as the storm draws to a close and silence fills the air once more. Enna rumbles softly and blinks her heavy eyes, her body feeling heavy with sleep, she manages a yawn before her eyes close once more.

Headmistress Ruth snarls and slams her hands on the wood under her palms, her eyes flashing white as light lashes out around her. A slow grin spreading across her lips as an idea strikes, her left and rises into the air and swishes from left to right then down and up before flipping until her palm was facing upward, light gathers in a ball and slowly solidify's, separating into five smaller orbs before floating up and hovering in the air before her.

"Time to bring me my daughter back dears. Also...if you manage to...harm any of them in the process, I'll give you a treat." she coos softly as the orbs begin shift into identical forms until five cheetahs stood in the center of her office. They each nod and take off, jumping through the open window and landing easily on their paws, taking off at a run after only a second of scenting the air.

Their mission was clear, bring the Were back, harming the others was fair game. @SomeoneSomewere

Adrian smiled softly down at her, lifting her up gently into his arms. He walked out of the room then across the hall into his room. He walked over to the bed, laying down on his back. He rested Enna on his chest, looking up at the ceiling. One of his hands remained gently on her back, his other hand going behind his head. He doubted he would be falling asleep soon. He sat, listening carefully to everything that is going on outside and in the house, not wanting to be snuck up on. @Arista

Enna quickly and easily fell into sleep, her eyes only opening long enough to blink and catch sight of her friend before they closed and remained as such. A low, soft purr began on her chest as she drifted off, her tail absently beginning to thump against Adrian's lower stomach, her ears dropping as her body relaxes fully into sleep.

Jason jerks up onto his paws and finds his maw opening and a warning hiss fill the air before he has a an instant to process what awoke him from his light daze. The scent that wafted into his nose a second later gives him his answer, the second is the loud alarm barks from his brother's fox was smiting as it slowly grows in size. Stretching his muscles and flicking his tail, Jason snarls and sends a thought to Adrian as the sounds of James quickly and quietly makes his way towards the door, the soft thuds of his boots seeming to echo in the silence as the fox quiets.

We have six somethings heading this way, they've caught onto a faint scent left behind or from a piece of clothing offered by the witch. Their fast and will be here soon, well head out and see if we can distract them, try to mask her scent as best you can. Be safe. Jason stated before taking off, James following on his heels, the fox -now twice it's original size- sits on its haunches and flicks its ears, tail swaying from side to side. @SomeoneSomewere

Adrian smiled softly as she fell asleep quickly, chuckling softly at her. He closed his eyes, listening still. His body jumped, startled by the sound of the barks. He lifted his head, a low growl sounding in his chest, on edge now. As James sent the thought to him, another growl sounded and he sat up, holding Enna to his chest tightly. Hurrying over to his closet, he snatched out his jacket, throwing it on and zipping it up carefully, keeping Enna's head out of it. He planned to keep out her scent.

Biting his lip, he quickly slipped out of his room and into the women's, grabbing one of her blankets that was covered in her scent. He quickly headed downstairs afterwards, wrapping the blanket around his body and covering Enna, still keeping her head out. He hurried to the back door, looking down at Enna before kissing her head softly. He then hurried out, moving to a sprint, holding her to his chest trying to prevent her being jostled around. He breathed through his nose, taking in scents as he traveled, assuring he was going the right direction. @Arista

The cheetahs chirped between themselves as they run, the scents shifting from one concentrated place to scattering, the head, a female cheetah rolling her head. The other three chirp twice and take off, the head female snarling and lowering her head, the smell of flame and ash filling her nose, the male trailing hissed softly at the smell. Ears flicking forward before shifting back, she shifts her muscles before picking up her speed, her head lowering further.

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Enna jerks awake at the faint sounds of pounding paws, her ears swiveling forward, her lips pulling back to reveal her teeth.

We have someone on our tail, shift Adrian, you need to shift... the voice sounds older then the soft, childish voice Enna had now, her eyes peering up were crimson. A mixture of love, trust and caring flashed before the now crimson pupils, her tongue flicking out to lick Adrian's cheek. She could feel the presence, faintly and before she slipped back, she'd help her friends. A snarl escaped her as ice rose into the air and sliced backward, smaller icicles forming and shooting backward as well, her form seeming to lengthen and grow. She had a short amount of time and she was going to use it.

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Jason and James split up and instantly felt two behind them, their ears flicking and tails lashing in agitation. They could feel the faint shift of temperature in the air, something was happening and they wanted to see what was going on. Ducking and easily rolling, they catch their trackers and each manage a bite and swipe before they take off once more. The fight was starting. @SomeoneSomewere

He gazed down in surprise as she spoke to him, nodding his understanding. Continuing at a dead sprint, he allowed his shift to take place. He chose the jacket for a specific reason, other then it attempting to keep them off of their scent. It was large enough for him to shift in, and still have room for Enna. His large paws pounded against the ground, quickly picking up speed from his sprint. He could feel the ice flow back behind him and he flung a wall of fire behind him after the ice, catching the trees on fire in the process but hoping to slow the follower. Claws digging into the ground, he took off again at a sharp angle, his breathing picking up as pieces of dirt flew up into the air which each step that he took.

His left ear was facing backwards, his right facing forwards, trying to pick up any other sounds of anything else enclosing on him. He fought to keep fires from springing up at his feet, knowing full well that it would do no good in keeping them off his trail. @Arista

Enna squirmed and jerked away from Adrian's hwar, her form now its regular size, her maw opens a split second before one of them jumps from the trees, her jaws snap closed and she shakes the white-coated cheetah twice before tossing him aside, ice wrapping around her body as she shakes her ink-black fur. Her blazing eyes easily spot the hiding female, her tail lashing from side to side, her snout lifting in a challenging manor.

[i\] Hiding are we?[/i] she taunts, her paws digging into the dirt, the female snarls and a links forward, her teeth bared and tail ram-rod straight.

Mocking me are we? Come little wolf...time to go home she coos softly, Enna stiffens and a snarl escapes her, ice lashing out blindly as she leaps forward and slams herself into the female, teeth seeking flesh.

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Jason and James continue, their fights matched as they make a circle and slowly begin to trap their prey. They had to keep moving. @SomeoneSomewere

Adrian ground to a stop as Enna detached from him, letting out a snarl as he shook out his fur. He growled, trotting up to Enna as she faced off with the second cheetah. He reached her just in time for her to lunch and he growled, kneading the ground, wanting to jump in and help but worried about the possibility of hurting her. Instead he prowled around them slowly, keeping a sharp eye out for danger around them and any other attacks. He also kept an eye on Enna, ready to assit if she needed it. He refused to let anything happen to her, but he trusted her ability to handle the cheetah. @Arista

Enna and the female easily clashed again and again, anger, fear and a need to protect driving her forward with each slam they delivered to one another. Her ice helped where it could, freezing the trees and the ground slightly as they continue, blood, yowls of pain and anger filling the air.

They needed to move, and soon.

Don't call me that Enna snarled as she ducked a paw and raised her own, her jaws opening just as she ducks and clamp around the cheetahs neck. The wounds from earlier opening slightly as she shakes out her body and releases pulses of ice over her fur and directly focusing it on the withering body in her jaws. After a few moments the cheetah stilled and Enna released her hold, siting down heavily on her haunches before sliding to her side and taking slow, deep breathes. Blood around her muzzle going unnoticed as she tries to ignore the urge to attack and ripe something else apart.

James and Jason meet in the center of their path and jump over one another, jaws open and waiting. They caught their opposite opponent and with a easy flick of their heads, snapped their necks. All four vanished in a puff of light and both twins made their way back to the house. Relaxing at the thought that the headmistress wouldn't be able to send anything for awhile. Sending four animals at once drained her power. @SomeoneSomewere

Adrian whined softly as she desposed of the cheetah, walking over to Enna. He lowered his large head, gently nuzzling her neck before letting his tongue rasp over her cheek. He lifted his head, looking around at the area, checking around again. He sent a thought to the twins, You said there was six, we have handled two, are there any more left or have they all gone? He turned back to Enna, sniffing her softly, checking for any injuries that she has. @Arista