Destined Bonds (Private Mane and Accalia)

[mane6]

She nods. "But the feeling after you have somebody with you, who will stay with you to the end." She smiles

[Accalia]

He smiles back touches noses with Ara, watching the young Tweens jump and leap and laugh and smile, he watches them and it is obvious to him that Kita also loves Artemis, but she is just waiting for him to tell her that he does to. "How are you?" He looks to her eyes then to her stomach.

[mane6]

She purrs, licking his cheek. "Im fine, the cubs will be due anytime soon." She says with a nod, looking to her stomach and beaming ever so proudly.

[Accalia]

He purrs along with her, secretly hoping to have another little princess, but not one similar to Ura, that would just remind him of his dead little girl laying on the floor. He smiles though very proud as well, he thought Artemis would need someone else to guard and protect, he knew Artemis loved it when he made a difference

[Accalia]

Artemis, suddenly stopped leaping and looked to the floor, his small mane flopping over his eyes, then looked into Kita's beautiful dewy blue eyes, sparkling in the sunlight.

Kita stopped as well "What is it?" She moved her head to the side in the cutest way.

Artemis looked back at her "I... I... Do you want to play hide and seek?" He was going to say he had a crush on her but chickened out of it and gave his childish grin and said "Do you want to hide first?"

[mane6]

((Could I kill off Ara after shes had the cubs?))

Ara chuckled. "He will be a good leader." She says, but a growl sounded from Apollo from the cave. Apollo walks out of the cave, blanking his mother and father and going for a walk.

[Accalia]

((I don't mind but, Arlo will be super sad if she did, so maybe we just rp the cubs like the main chars and make Ara and Arlo less important, but it is up to you she is your char!))

Arlo had forgotten about Apollo, like he had so often, he sighed "Apollo needs friends, but he won't be easy to be a friend to. Should we give him a part of the pride lands to rule?"

Artemis heard Apollos roar but paid no attention to it, Apollo was always angry, he never smiled, always grumpy refusing to be happy.

[mane6]

((Yeah we could))
Ara just sighed. "It would and wouldn't be a good idea. It would because it will make him happy, but it won't because he will still have jealousy in him, and could overpower Artemis." She says, before gritting her teeth. "I think the cubs are coming." She says in a rush, hurrying herself into the cave. She, was faint and fading, she had produced 3 healthy cubs. Ara made a weak smike, as her breathing became slow and raspy. "I.. love.. y..o..u" she says as her head thumps to the floor, and her body becomes motionless.

[Accalia]

Arlo's expression was confused, overjoyed and depressed and a faint hint of crazy all at the same time. He sniffed the air, death. He roared not daring to go near Ara knowing what she was, but his love overthrew him and he bent down to lick her, "You will always be here, in the cubs, and in me, I love you more." He didn't cry, he knew Ara wouldn't want him to. He went deep into the Cave and let out a manic laugh, craziness setting in where sorrow should have been.

Artemis heard to roar and stopped counting, he ran to the Cave to find the three small cubs mewing, his dead mother and distant murmuring "Apollo?" He automatically that it was his brother. He looked at the cubs mewing at him desperately, they were hungry, but there was no milk to feed them, he took them and hid them. Artemis knew Apollo wouldn't like having more people in the family so he would wait until later to tell him about the new siblings. Then he looked to Ara, he knew she was dead and so dragged her from the cave to a small meadow where the Antelope grazed, so when she became the grass she could live on through them as well. He returned home somber and with a carcass in his jaws, "This is what you are going to have to have little ones, I am sorry." He picked them up and placed them infront of the meat, hoping they would eat it.

[mane6]

Ara woke up, in the cave, oddly enough, nobody noticed her. She saw a glowing light, and she felt alive. She stepped into the light, comforted by her mothers figure who explained that it was fate. She also explained that 3 cubs was too much to handle, even though you had already done it. She also said that Arlo and Apollo were going crazy, and it would end with one or the others death. Ara was devastated to leave her family, she looked over her shoulder and went through the gateway, it closes behind her.

The youngest, and the runt, a small female pawed at the meat. She sniffed it, shaking her small head and falling backwards with a sneeze. A younger male just sat there, as if he knew what hapoened.

Apollo walked through the cave, his grumpy self as usual. "Wheres mom?" He says, not showing any concern about his father. He looks at the 3 cubs and gasped. "Are they? So... wheres.. mom..." he says, confused. He knew, but didn't want to admit it, hearing the laugh, he showed concern for the first time. "Dad? Are you okay? " he asks.

[Accalia]

Arlo turned around his eyes glowing in the darkness "I am fine, Perfectly fine" he said in and eerie manic tone letting out a crippled laugh, then he smiled, but he did not smile his old one he smiled a new crooked creepy one, he was no longer the Arlo the boys knew, he was a menace.

Kita crept into the cave "Artemis?" She asked shakily, she smelt the air, saw the cubs heard the laugh.

Artemis lept infront of Kita, between her and Apollo "She is my friend, don't do anything crazy." He was obviously talking to Apollo, making sure no harm would come to her.

The small cub sniffed something infront of him and licked it, then shuddered. He began to mew, he was Hungary and needed food, milk.

[mane6]

"What the hell?! Your a monster! Your not fine at all!" He yells back in fear and shock, he then turns to Artemis. "And YOU still judge me for her death! Would you like to tell little Kita what you did to me?" He hissed.

[Accalia]

Arlo paid no at tension to little Apollo, he just laughed and mumbled to himself and imaginary people, people he loved who had died, in his eyes they were all still there, little Ura, Phelo Ara, Meuzi and a small Apollo one they had long since lost.

Artemis cowered his head, he didn't want Kita to know that he had blood on his hands, then he remembered little Ura, and how Apollo had blamed him and how he still believed he had caused her death and a tear came to his eye. He said nothing.

The small cub mewed loader and Kita hear him, she came to him and licked his soft fur, for now she would be there mother, but she was young and didn't have milk to give to them.

[mane6]

Apollo just frowned. "Hmph." He says, marching out of the cave, away from the familiar scent of death. He went alone, like he always would be. He looks into some water, seeing soft version of himself in the water. And then he saw his mother. He frowned and walked further away, thumping hus rump upon the floor and looking up.

The female sniffed the air, and sneezing again. Instead she walks to the back of the cave, desperately pawing at her fathers leg.

[Accalia]

Artemis watched Apolo leave, but didn't really care, he always walked out in a puff when someone else needed his help, he would just give up and walk away.

Arlo looked down at the small cub, he saw Ara in her and his eyes went large, loving for a second, but then he remembered that she had left him. Arlo's eyes turned sower and his face became angry. "Argh" he hissed, not knowing what to say, he wanted to tell her to stay with him, but the craziness had seeped in and he was no longer himself. He lofted his paw ready to strike.

Artemis watched Kita with his brothers but noticed the small little girl had disappeared, he noticed she had gone to Arlo, he ran and swept her up before Arlo could inflict and damage on his little sister.

[mane6]

The smaller female cowered for a moment, until her big brother swept in to save her. She would've let out a sigh of releif, but was frozen on the spot. From the momentary fear.

Ara was studying her family closer but frowned. "I need to go back, please!" She begs, but her mother denies it.

The male crept to his father, and licked his paw, trying to comfort his father.

Apollo went into the cave. "Im back." He says, annoncing his unwanted presence he flopped down, the young female ran up to him, he did a small smile and offered the female refuge in his paws. She hopped in without hesitation and snuggled to him, clinging to his mane. Apollo yawned, keeping awake.

[Accalia]

Artemis looked up and said "why do you have to go?" He missed his mother and the security and calm she had around her.

Arlo looked down at the young cub and smiled at him giving a manic laugh, lifting his paw to strike down on the innocent boy.

Kita placed The small boy cub with his sister in Apollos arms, she knew he wasn't whoa his brother believed him to be. She went to Artemis but didn't notice the small cub was still with Arlo.

The boy cub snuggled up with his sister in his brothers arms and did a tiny yawn

[mane6]

Apollo lifted his head and softly placed the cubs down, he ran and shielded the cub from Arlos blow, and took it himself. The claws dug into his back as he yelled in pain.

[Accalia]

Arlo had a moment of sanity and he realised what he had done "I am sorry my son, I love you," Arlo mumbled it quickly before the craziness enveloped him once more and he let of a scream of pure enjoyment and smiled his crooked smile.

Kita gasped and ran to Apollo, helping him up, and put of harms way.

Artemis was shocked by Arlo's behavior though and inched closer to check if if really was him "Dad?" He whispered.
Arlo snapped his gaze to him and smiled "...Hello... And who might you be?" He asked his teeth glistening.
"Dad it... It is me... It's your son... I am your Son Artemis." He said shakily backing up and Arlo got up and reminded Artemis how large he was.

[mane6]

Apollo growled low, towards his father, standing upright. He stepped in front of his father. "Leave them alone, this is no way to act just because mother, Aram, is dead! She wouldn't have wanted this! Your ment to keep us together, not split us apart!"

[Accalia]

Arlo just laughed louder, and continued to intimidate Artemis

Artemis didn't know what to do, suddenly his childhood role model was Turing into a monster, but he still loved him and wouldn't accept the idea of him being crazy. "Dad, it's me your son, we are your family."

[mane6]

Apollo turned to face his brother. "Stop talking, and go out for a while." He says, frowning at his father. Apollo growled.

[Accalia]

Artemis didn't want to leave, but Kita said that a bit of fresh air would help him think, so they both left.

Small Sena mewed, attracting attention from Arlo. Arlo then moved his head to where the sound was coming from and started moving towards it, in his coma Arlo had forgotten many a thing and whist under its grasp he forgot almost everything suddenly. He smiled his crooked smile and his eyes went large, but under the crazy there was a note of deep sorrow, as if the real Arlo was trapped inside with no way to come out.

[mane6]

Apollos eyes widened. "NO!" He yells, tackling his father from the side. "Don't you dare!" He hisses, holding his grip tighter.

[Accalia]

Arlo looks up at Apollo and just shrugs him off, returning to his imaginary world in the back of the cave, but before that looking into Apollos eyes and smiling his childish grin.

Sena waddles over to Apollo and hugs his leg, he understood what was happening, and understood Apollo had saved him and mewed in gratitude

[mane6]

Apollo rubbed the small cubs head softly, watching them in awe, but also to protect them from his father. He growled towards the back of the cave as a warning.

[Accalia]

Sena tried to copy, but he just mewed loudly.

Artemis turned around and ran to the cave when he heard the roar. He arrived out of breath and asked "Is everyone ok?" He then saw Apollo which Sena closely by his side and tilted his head, maybe he was loving after all, hr thought to himself , but of course not he had... He tried to think of something Apollo had done that he meant to do that injured some one but couldn't think of anything, but he was Apollo so he would always be bad

[mane6]

"Its dad, hes trying to kill them." He says, watching the three cubs play by his side. His eyes narrowed. "Hes not dad anymore." He says, showing concren. "But I don't care." He suddenly snaps

[mane6]

"Its dad, hes trying to kill them." He says, watching the three cubs play by his side. His eyes narrowed. "Hes not dad anymore." He says, showing concren. "But I don't care." He suddenly snaps

[Accalia]

"What do you mean he's not dad anymore... WE CANT JUST WATCH SOMEONE DIE AGAIN APOLLO." Artemis remembers little Ura limp and no one helping her.

Kita crept in and came to Artemis' side, "It is all right." She sooths. Then she looks to Apollo giving the I understand but I can't say, for Artemis' sake, she knew Arlo quite well, before he went crazy and knew there was no saving him. She would try, for Artemis.