Friendship [open]

[WolfieIsCrazy]

He hesitated when he answered. Honestly, Mitsuki was surprised he told her that he could shift. "Well, I would imagine it would take a lot of energy." She paused before continuing, "Is there a limit to the animals you can shift into?" Using his talent, he could easily catch animals. For example, he could shift into a dear, and graze among them before shifting back into a wolf. It could be very useful, but also difficult and dangerous. She had known many shifters who had gone hungry because they used to much energy and couldn't even lift a paw. Also, it depends of how quickly you could change. If it was slow, you could scare off the prey. But if the shift was fast, it normally took more energy, making the wolf weak, and unable to catch the prey. She hoped that he had a good pace of shifting or else he would have difficulty hunting with it.

[Tumble]

Tumble was surprised by the question she asked. “There is no limit to what I can transform into.” Tumble explained. “I need concentration and can't transform to fast, but because it uses up so much energy I don’t really do it often.” He paused trying to find other things to say to explain his powers. “When I used it as a loner I could catch something and have enough strength to eat, but after that I would take a long nap.” He said. He could tell this could turn into a long conversation so he sat down and rapped his tail around his paws.

[WolfieIsCrazy]

"How about you demonstrate you special ability. I would like to see how you transform. I think it would help me train you better. Unless of course you would prefer not to. It's up to you." She sat down across from him. "Or if you prefer, I can teach you to hunt without using your transforming powers." In a tree off to her right she could hear a squirrel chirping madly at another squirrel in another tree. She ignored the quarreling rodents and thumped her tail to the ground as a butterfly softly landed on the tip. It flapped its wings and flew away in between the rows of trees. She turned her head back around to face him. As she waited, she wondered how he wanted to be trained. If he chose to hunt without his talent, they could start right away. But if he chose to use it, she would have to study him before they did any training. Whatever he chose, Mitsuki was happy that someone had acknowledged her talent and wished to train with her.

[Tumble]

Tumble was hesitant to transform, but hadn’t used his ability in a while. He might as well try now. “Alright, but I might be a bit rusty.” Tumble let out a nervous chuckle. He closed his eyes to concentrate and breathed in deeply. Transform into the animal was always hard then transforming back. He thought of some random animal and the first thing that came to mind was a lion. It would be a big cat, but the sandy pelt would blend in perfectly with long brown grass and it was a good form to hunt in also. He pictured the large Savannah cat. Tumble felt his body shift and morph. The feeling was odd, like it always felt. His legs began thicken and ripple with muscle strength. Tumbles’ once small frame was now larger than Mitsuki. The fur around his neck thickened into a mane. His fur lightened to become a light sandy brown.

When he opened his eyes and looked slightly down to meet Mitsukis’ eyes. His own golden eyes reflected the same old Tumble. His body, however, showed a proud, dangerous cat. The large muscles rippled strongly under his short fur. Tumble couldn’t speak wolf in other forms, but he could understand it clearly. He, too, sat down a waited for her reaction.

[WolfieIsCrazy]

Mitsuki watched as Tumble concentrated. His muscles grew larger, his snout grew bigger and shorter, and his paws doubled in size. His pelt changed from a grayish-white, to a sandy brown color. The fur around his neck grew longer than the rest, sprouting into a mane. When the once wolf-now lion opened his eyes, they were the same, soft gaze. Mitsuki felt small and threatened by his appearance, but pushed the thought away, knowing it was the wolf she had seen a few moments ago. She stood up and began to walk around him, observing how well he transformed. "I hope you can understand me; if you don't mind, I would like to see you hunt in this form. It could help me with training you." She closed her eyes and turned her head slowly from one side to the other. She stopped when she heard a rustling bush to her left. "Over there," she nodded, "get the small fawn." She crouched down and backed out of the lions way. Carefull not to make a sound, she jumped onto a rock to watch Tumble catch prey.

Ooc: Hehe, sorry for the loooong wait. My computer has issues

[Tumble]

Tumble could understand the she-wolf, but his cat tongue would not for wolf words. Instead, he nodded to show he understood the instructions. In different forms he could hunt very well. It was his wolf form that was almost completely useless. He let the lion instincts take over, crouching as low as possible. The bush to left rustled and Tumble stalked silently over towards the fawn. He could smell it scent from just beyond the bush. Luckily he was down wind and it carried his scent away from the fawn. He moved only when the wind moved the long grass to mask his footsteps. There he could see it. At the moment it was looking up and around for any predators. It couldn’t see the great lion within the tall grass and went back to grazing. As soon as it dipped its head, Tumble pounced, his strong back legs propelling his massive body into the air. The fawn had no time to react and was killed almost instantly. As soon as it was killed, he slumped to the ground and his body transformed to its original self. Tumbles skin was hot and he was breathing heavily. “How was that?” He asked between breaths.

[WolfieIsCrazy]

Mitsuki watched as the large cat crouched down into the grass, invisible to the fawns eyes. The colors blended in as if they were dyed the same color. Because of his big size, maneuvering around was made difficult. But he knew better, he moved only when he heard the rustling of the breeze. In a matter of seconds, he had pounced upon the unsuspecting fawn. Tumbled clumsily slouched to the ground before transforming to his wolf form. Mitsuki mad her way through the grass, hidden under the tall stalks, then appeared before Tumble, who was out of breath. "That was very impressive," she praised him. She sat down in front of him, "So I guess you need help with your wolf form, but not your lion." She turned her head from side to side, searching for a nearby pond or stream. "Are there any other forms you need help with?" Before he could answer, she turned to her left side and walked through the grass toward the sound of a running stream. She sat down in front of it and began to lapping the surface.

[Tumble]

Tumble jumped up to follow Mitsuki, but sat down immediately. He was too light headed to stand up so fast and had gotten a bit dizzy. After waiting for his head to stop spinning, he stood up slowly this time and walked after Mitsuki. She was getting a drink from a stream that flowed smoothly through the tall grass. “I think I just need help on my wolf form. When I take other animal’s forms I just let instinct take over and I happen to hunt really well.” He explained sitting next to the stream. He then, also began to lap u the crystal clear water. It had a sharp and cool taste that seem to run down his throat and into his body. He could feel the cold liquid run down his throat. Tumble loved the crisp water and lapped it up greedily to help cool his warm body. After the nice refreshing drink, Tumble looked up at Mitsuki and waited for her next instruction. It would be hard to hunt in his state, but he hadn’t been transformed for long so the damage to his body wasn’t as great as it usually was.

[WolfieIsCrazy]

Mitsuki could feel Tumble has he made his way to the stream. "Well since you let instincts take over in your other animal forms, why not do the same for your wolf form." She sat up and returned his gaze. She wrapped her tail neatly in front of her legs and licked a drop of water off a whisker. As she tried to think of ways to help Tumble use his wolf instincts, she remembered how every pup was trained when they were young. Why hadn't she though of it earlier. She stood up and focused her attention to Tumble. "Are you ready to train some more?" She waited for him to get up, making sure she watched his movements carefully. Did he favor one leg? Did he have a bad side? Or even a blind side? She needed to know if he were to be trained properly.

[Tumble]

Tumble could tell Mitsuki was really into this training. He knew he needed to focus also. “I feel to clumsy in my wolf form. I can’t really explain it.” Tumble explained awkwardly. He sifted from foot to foot, causing the leaves at his feet to move. He would have liked to rest some more, but this wasn’t the time to be napping. Tumble stood up ready to train more. He always felt as if he was dragging others down. His father was never proud of Tumble and always looked down on him. Now he could change himself and be better. A new determination burned in his eye. “I’m fine. Lets keep training.” He said with a happy look.

[WolfieIsCrazy]

Mitsuki's ears twitched as the leaved beneath Tumble's paws crumpled cracked. She refocused her attention to Tumble and noticed he seemed more determined about the training. "Very well then." She stood up on all four legs and began to circle around Tumble. She hoped he wouldn't take it as an offense, but rather hands on training. Once she had circled around him once and was to the side of him, she lunged. Not intending to hurt him, but to test his reaction.She would hope that he would be quick enough to move out of the way, but every wolf was different. She wouldn't snap her jaws on Tumble's flank, only give a nibble as discipline for not moving.

[Tumble]

Tumble at first was confused. Why was Mitsuki inspecting him? Suddenly she lunged at him. Tumble was lucky speed was his strength and he dodged easily. The only problem was that his foot caught on a root sticking out of the ground. He fell into the stream soaking his pelt. “Whoa there. Almost got me didn’t you.” He said with a nervous chuckle. Hopefully that lunge was to test him and not out of annoyance. He shook his pelt spraying water everywhere. “The thing I seem to always trip on things. I guess I need to be more aware.” He said stepping back onto dry land.

[WolfieIsCrazy]

Mitsuki could see the confusion on Tumble's face when she lunged at him. He quickly moved out of the way with speed she had never noticed. "Very go-" She stopped in mid sentence as she watched Tumble fall into the pool, splashing water everywhere. She could tell by his voice that her lunging at him had come as a surprise. She didn't mean to startle him. Her intention was to test how he would react. Prey or Predator. The prey would have just run off. The predator would move out of the way and possibly fight back. He stepped out of the stream and explained his unawareness of objects. "Oh, i know just how to train you!" She looked at Tumble and quickly said, "that doesn't include me attacking you."