LOVELESS YEAR && intro

[number nine.]

[align=center][div style="width: 45%; text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -1px; font-family: times new roman;"]♡ — Number Nine had been out on a walk through the territory, enjoying the rapidly cooling sun on her thick fur, and the feeling of the little patches of grass that caught between her claws as she walked along. When she smelled the scent of one of the newer members – Larkspurkit – she smiled. He was very tiny and cute, and it had been adorable when he had first joined with Stark and the kit had thrown himself at her only to end up unsuccessful. She had always enjoyed teaching kids everything that she knew, since she liked teaching fighting and hunting and everything kits were always so enthusiastic about since it was all so new to them. When she saw the child, she smiled and began to approach, watching the younger male from a distance. She laughed softly when she saw Larkspur throw himself forward to crush a bug beneath his paws, and she was about congratulate him on his little "catch", when all of a sudden he had scooped it up into his mouth.

Yelping softly, the larger of the two felines jogged over quickly, and was just in time to hear what Kanga was saying to the child. The female winced at the harsh words and crass jokes that the tiger was saying and making in the presence of such a small child, but tried her best to ignore him, just shaking her head and shooting him a disapproving look. She then turned her attention to Larkspur, shaking her head and saying softly as she pointed out the bug that was still dangling from his mouth, "Even if he shouldn't have said it like that, this man is right, Larkspur. You shouldn't eat something like that. We've got plenty of good prey that you can eat, and if there's nothing that you want in our supply already, I could always catch you something. Or Stark, I suppose."