Females and young once can be strong...

[Tora]

Debiruiyaa walked threw the territory. She was three years old and already an exilent fighter, worth to be called a Koga shinobi. It was thanks to her will and sharp ears she had been accepted. But there was still some males that didn't thought she was good enough, because she was a young female. In some way she would find a way to prove herself to them, that a young female can be strong! She didn't fight if she could avoid it, but to fight with her mouth she can.
Debiru smiled when she thought of onc of those incedents. A male had been bugging her and she hadsaid that if she was that, he wasn't worth to be called a male.

[Akane]

Curled up rather delicately under a tree dozed Mio, one of the rare Kogas kept for other duties inside the camp, having not been suited for battle. She opened her eyes as she heard Debiru passing close by and raised her head lazily - entertaining war-torn males was ever so strenuous.

[Raikou]

Joumae noticed Debiruiyaa as she limped by, yet her shy nature kept her from making eye contact or even speaking. She looked away when she passed, keeping her gaze to the forest floor. Before she could turn around and finally greet her, Joumae noticed Mio waking up under the tree. There were a lot of features about Mio that she admired, but the greatest had to be her faithful devotion to her sister, Miu. The simple thought of their bond caused a small pang of sadness to rise in Joumae's belly. But Akane's words killed it, along with the echoing reminder of Kitanai's harsh words. She ambled over, well aware of her awkward gait, put on the best smile she could muster, and said, "Hello Mio-chan." When her voice didn't crack from the strain of speaking once more, Joumae looked over her shoulder to lock eyes with Debiruiyaa and added, "Hello, Ane-san." She forced herself to be respectful around the powerful female. Maybe in turn, she'd find herself a nice group of dogs to hang around with.

[Tora]

Debiru saw Mio laid under a tree, and raise her tail to pruve her powerness. Well, at least to the 1 year old, who seemed to be rather lazy today. And today Debiru haven't seen her sister, Miu. Both were so alaike, yet so different. When Joumae spoke to her she had her head high up for a breath, then she lowered herself and gave her a smile.
- 'Hello Joumae' she said. - 'Hello Mio. It's a bit hot today, isn't it?'

[Raikou]

"It's the kind of day I wish our pelts were just a shade lighter," Joumae muttered, giving her flanks a few licks to command the stray hairs surrounding her injuries. "The sun's brutal in any other place but the shade."
Makes me wish sitting in a tree all day. At least it was cooler there.

[Akane]

(let's keep it Tora -> Raikou -> Akane ^^)

Mio nodded a greeting to each, "Yes, it is rather hot today Debiru. Though I fear that I have the luxury of having a considerably lighter coat than the both of you." She smiled sweetly; even under normal circumstances, such an expression still carried an air of flirtatiousness. Mio sighed and stood up slowly. She was quite tall for a Koga, but her slim figure at the same time dwarfed her in the presence of Joumae and Debiru.
"Oh Joumae, whatever happened to you?" She stepped to the side, out of the shade and into the sun, "Please, rest yourself."
"My-my..." some passing males caught sight of the small female gathering, "I could do with some rest and relaxation myself."
Mio smirked and turned to face them, "Caught any Iga for me today boys?"
"Heh, not today baby."
"Awhh, that's too bad sweetie." Mio turned back to Joumae and moved her tail in a rather pleasing fashion to tease them.
"Awh come on Mio, come and hang in the house with us."
"Not today boys - now run along, I think I hear Akane calling you in from your play-time." Mio giggled and shot a knowing glance at both her female companions as the males walked off with wrinkled noses. Sure, she had a reputation, but that didn't mean she couldn't hold her own when she wanted to.
"Sorry about that," she said with a shrug, "but please, do take my spot Joumae. You too Debiru if there's room." She smiled again and sat down.

[Tora]

(ooc: thought the same there ^^)
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Debiru smiled at Mio. Then the males came and Debiru had already heard them nearby, even though she had hoped they would had just pass by. But they were Koga males. And that never change.
- 'Don't forget females can fight too, and we could beat your asses without even get a scratch on ours' she howled out after them with a scornful smile.

Debiruiyaa was known in the Kogas most for her fighting mouth then her hearing. Among the Igas, it was her hearing. Just one had left a scar on her. It was in the fight when she just had told the Leader about the Igas and the Igas had made the Raikaken, so couldn't hear them, and one did a mark with his fangs on her right shoulder. Well, almost on her back.

Debiru looked after the males til' they disapeared. Then she wakled to the other two young females and laid down beside them.
- 'Males' she said. - 'Do they only have one thing in mind?'

[Raikou]

Joumae nearly spoke as the males came over, but, as usual, Mio took over the conversation, running circles around them with a flick of her tail. I wish I could command attention like that... she thought, pouting and letting out a small grunt. Thankfully, Mio offered her the spot in the shade. Smiling, Joumae padded over. "Thank you," she said, dipping her head in Mio's direction. "I honestly can't believe you hadn't heard about the fight! I thought I'd never hear the end of it. As for how I look..." You should see Kitanai, she thought, grinning inwardly. "I don't think it's going to last, thankfully. And my leg is going to heal soon as well." Then I'll finally be able to run recon missions again instead of hanging around this dump...

[Akane]

Mio crossed her front paws and chuckled at Debiru's remark, "Males are unstable and... foolish creatures. They are blind to the fact that we make them victims of their own desires..." She looked back in the direction of the males they had seen off and, low and behold, just as they were about to step over the house threshold, they looked back to her one last time. There was no other feeling like it; being able to waltz up to an oggling male, cut him down to the quick and still witness him watch longingly as you walked away left a great sense of power. Mio ran a seductive tongue around her upper lip before returning to her immediate company.
"The fight?" She questioned with a furrowed brow, "So that's what all the shouting was about earlier." Mio began to lick the tops of her paws, but stopped and looked at Joumae again, "Wait... it's not like Akane to pit a female up against his newest conquest. Why in the world would he pick you?" A growl slipped, "The brute," she muttered, "Kamui can't afford for you to be injured like this. Even I know that you're worth at least ten of the male reconnaissance patrols." Her tail swished delicately in the dirt as her thoughts drifted between Akane and Kamui. If she had a weakness in her trade, it was for males with power.

[Tora]

Debiru looked at Joumae.
- 'So it was a fight, eh?' she said. - 'Thought it was it. But I agree with Mio, it's not like Akane to do so'
She was like Mio on that spot. Males with power always looked down on females, and even Akane did it. even if it wasn't that much, but still. If it was Akane who had send out Joumae, he really wanted to prove that females wasn't a storing as males, at least Debiru thought so.

[Raikou]

Shrugging, Joumae looked away. "Yeah, it was sudden, yet I understand why he did it. Both Kitanai and I needed to learn a lesson. I guess we had to learn the hard way." With a heavy sigh, she looked down at her throbbing leg. "Though...I am pissed. Now that Raikou and those Iga jerks have run off to their house with their tails between their legs, this is the greatest opportunity to take a peek into their flea-ridden territory, what when they least expect us to even begin to think of countering. I wanna to just cuz, you know, to feel that rush of excitement when you see something you know deep down will change everything...speaking of which, did you know that idiot Raikou is actually afraid of storms?" She allowed herself a chuckle. "I swear I've never seen anyone run so fast!"

[Akane]

"Kitanai?!" Mio wasn't expecting that; Joumae and Kitanai were as thick as theives. It seemed cruel to have them against eachother, but she knew the must have been a valid reason if Joumae was this relaxed about the whole ordeal, "Well, if you say there was a lesson to be learnt..." she trailed off as Joumae continued. It occured to her that perhaps for Joumae, there was more to her cause than most. A male wouldn't need a reason for beating the pulp out of an Iga, but this was different.
"He's afraid of storms." Mio repeated with disbelief and laughed mockingly, "You can't be serious, right Debiru?" She looked back at her to gain another opinion, then back to Joumae, "You should tell that little chestnut to Kamui! Then taking Iga would be easy - we'd just have to wait for a little rain and thunder!" Mio was in hysterics at this point; ridiculing the Iga was so much fun.

[Tora]

Debiru grinned at Mio.
- 'Exakly my thoughts' she said. - 'Little rain and thunder is nothing. The Igas is nothing compear to us, or what?'

[Raikou]

"Yeah," Joumae chuckled, her tail now thumping against the earth. "Those Igas are so weird sometimes, but Raikou is the worst of them all! It makes me wonder what they were thinking when they chose him!"
That was partially true...but Joumae tried her hardest not to think of all those times she spied on Raikou training diligently with that scarred male in toe. She tried to forget all the moments she'd seen him scuffling around with his dogs like he honestly cared a ton about them. The hardest of all, however, was that moment at the lake one night when he emerged from the water, dripping wet from head to toe, and the moonlight shone on him in just a way that made him look...angelic. Oh...crap, was she blushing? Her face did feel hot. She cast her gaze to the dust, trying to laugh along with her friends, all the while pushing those images of her late-night recon missions out of her mind.

[Akane]

Mio laughed along, but her eyes sharpened as she caught Joumae trailing off in her own thoughts.
'Oh dear' she thought. She had seen that very same distracted look a thousand times before.

"Mio!" Just in time to break the silence that was bound to have followed, a mirror image of Mio bounded up to them - it was her sister, Miu. Upon hearing her voice, Mio's ears perked and her face uplifted,
"Miu! Where have you been all day?"
Miu bounced straight over her sisters back and tugged her ear out of excitement as a hello, "I'm sorry, I've been around the back of the house with some friends. Caught a glimpse of Akane's new puppy too! He's a cute one!" Miu giggled and sat down. 'Puppy' was a nickname thrown about the camp for Akane's new trainees - in this case, Kitanai. Miu didn't know that who she saw was Kitanai, however, and didn't notice how Mio was constantly clearing her throat throughout her babble to try and indicate the company they were in.
"OH, and that's ANOTHER thing, there have been whispers about Akane-"
"Miu-"
"You know the enforcers? Well, I heard that it's not just his temper to bla-"
"Miu, that's enough!" Mio said through clenched teeth, trying not to laugh "Yeesh, forget fighting the Iga - we'd just plonk you in the middle and you can talk them to exhaustion!" She pushed her over with a paw. If they were alone, Mio would have very happily joined her in endless sea of gossip, but this wasn't the time.
"Oh..." Miu smiled sheepishly, especially at Debiru who she was very intimidated by, "Hello Joumae-san, Debiru-san."