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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Jan 20, 2012 15:50:48 GMT -5
Blackcloud shifted again when she felt her alpha's paw on her back, but she didn't shift so much that Dragon's paw fell away from her back, and she only whimpered very faintly, still confused. Dragon smiled faintly again. "That's a little better..." she said as she got another piece of meat and gave it to Blackcloud.
Now Dragon slowly began stroking Blackcloud's back, very gently, so the Fiero wouldn't get too nervous. She continued stroking her back, and she only looked up to review Blackcloud's expressions, be they confused, fearful, or otherwise. Right now, Dragon could only see Blackcloud's ears in a laid back state. The exact emotion was unclear to her.
The fact was, Blackcloud didn't really know what to think of this new feeling that her alpha was giving her when she stroked her back. It was a very new and weird feeling, but it strangely felt...comforting.
(Word Count: 150) (Level 8 4/5) (Accept Contact: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Jan 20, 2012 16:05:52 GMT -5
Dragon's smile grew at the lack of further protest from the stroking. She seemed to be getting used to it, or at least on this side. Now that she knew that there was little protest, she now needed to start stroking every inch of Blackcloud's body, face, tail, and feet included. She should probably keep to her back for now, though, and slowly work her way up and down.
Dragon carefully got out another shred of meat and fed it to Blackcloud. "You're doing well so far," she said. "Just keep it up, and we'll be done in no time." What? There was more to this? That confused Blackcloud further, but she didn't press on the matter. This was her alpha. She shouldn't really be questioning her actions anyway.
Dragon now slowly began stroking upward, moving her paw in slow, continuous circles as she made her way up from her back and to her shoulder.
(Word Count: 155) (Level 9) (Accept Contact: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Jan 21, 2012 9:48:16 GMT -5
Blackcloud let out a small moan as she began to lean into these circular strokes. Even if they felt weird at first, she couldn't deny the fact that they did feel good after awhile. Her alpha was right. This wasn't so bad after all.
Dragon was now stroking Blackcloud's shoulder, very gently, and still with the circular movements of her paw. Blackcloud made no protest, and she didn't even seem to care about it either. It seemed more like she was enjoying it. That was a good sign. Maybe it will be relatively easy to do the rest if she just kept enjoying the strokes of her paw.
Dragon now began slowly working her way up to her neck, and there was still no protest. Blackcloud even leaned into this as well, moaning again and this time grinning. If she could trill her tongue like Vera could, she likely would have. Dragon smiled at that memory. Oh how much she missed her Vera.
(Word Count: 163) (Level 9 1/5) (Accept Contact: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Jan 21, 2012 15:25:04 GMT -5
Dragon went the whole way around Blackcloud's neck, making sure her paw touched every part of it before slowly making her way back down, on the opposite side of where she started. She needed to be as thorough as possible, and that required doing every part, symmetrical or otherwise.
Blackcloud now looked at Dragon again, and it still looked like she was grinning. Her tail was wagging, which was another good sign. Dragon grinned faintly as she paused from the stroking, which had gotten down to her back again, for a moment to look up at Blackcloud again. She then took out another shred of meat and gave it to her. "You're doing very well so far," Dragon said, still grinning. Then she continued her gentle strokes, slowly working her way down the back again and this time going toward the tail.
Blackcloud tilted her head now and shifted a little bit. Dragon continued, but in response to Blackcloud's shifting, had slowed down her strokes a little bit more.
(Word Count: 169) (Level 9 2/5) (Accept Contact: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Jan 21, 2012 15:47:55 GMT -5
Dragon's reasoning for slowing down were simple. Don't go so fast that your Fiero is going to get uncomfortable with what you were doing. That was what she was doing, slowing down so that Blackcloud could get used to the touch of her paw in a different area that wasn't her back or neck. The strategy seemed to work, since it didn't take long for Blackcloud to start leaning into the circular strokes again.
Dragon smiled and continued to slowly work her way to the hindquarters. She moved her paw over them, gently, making sure she stroked every portion of the area before moving on. Then she slowly took hold of Blackcloud's tail and then ran her stubby fingers through the fur, very slowly. Blackcloud was now watching her again, more with interest this time than confusion. She had a better idea of what her alpha was doing now, but that didn't mean she shouldn't keep an eye on her occasionally still.
(Word Count: 162) (Level 9 3/5) (Accept Contact: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Jan 21, 2012 19:22:28 GMT -5
Dragon continued to run her stubby fingers through the fur of Blackcloud's tail. Once she was satisfied, she came back over to her front half, and then she gave her a shred of meat as a reward. Then she began gently stroking Blackcloud's neck again. Blackcloud started moaning and leaning into it again.
Then Dragon started working upward from the neck, and started the gently stroke Blackcloud's head. Instead of flinching away, like Dragon had expected, Blackcloud actually moved her head closer to her alpha's paw. Dragon grinned more as she stroked the big head and then gently scratching her ears. Blackcloud leaned into this too, and she was grinning still.
Dragon now started slowly stroking down her face and began touching between her eyes and also her snout. Blackcloud gave a muffled whine, not really liking her face being touched like that, but not really protesting to it either.
(Word Count: 150) (Level 9 4/5) (Accept Contact: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Jan 21, 2012 20:18:33 GMT -5
"It's okay, Blackcloud..." Dragon whispered as she continued to run her toes down Blackcloud's face and over her muzzle. "We're almost done..." Now she pulled away from Blackcloud's face and began stroking her cheeks, which were met by a much more positive reaction. Then Dragon began stroking Blackcloud's chin and bottom jaw, which she began lowering her head into, much like how a cat would.
Dragon grinned again and handed Blackcloud another shred of meat. "Just a few more places now, and then we will be done with this, okay?" she said now, taking her paw away from Blackcloud's face now and coming back to her back. She began stroking it again, and this time she began moving downward, toward her belly, slowly and gently, so she wouldn't be too startled if the feeling was an unpleasant one.
Dragon had just about run her paw over the edge of Blackcloud's belly before she suddenly shifted away and gave a muffled yelp in surprise. That tickled, more so than anywhere else on her body that had been touched.
(Word Count: 177) (Level 10) (Accept Contact: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Jan 23, 2012 18:54:01 GMT -5
Dragon drew her paw back a little bit, but not in the way a startled person would. Because of her experience with Vera, she knew what to expect when touching a Fiero's belly for the first time. She also understood that each Fiero was different, and therefore Blackcloud would likely react much differently to it than Vera, which was now the case here.
Dragon looked back up at Blackcloud, and Blackcloud looked back at her alpha with flattened ears. She did something wrong. She was certain of it this time. Blackcloud whimpered. No treat for her now.
Dragon only smiled apologetically and reassuringly to Blackcloud. "It's alright, my dear..." she said now. "I understand that that probably tickled a bit. I'll see about going a little easier on that spot for right now, until you get used to it, okay?
Blackcloud hesitated for a moment before she nodded slowly and came back over to her alpha. Dragon once again began stroking her back, and slowly moving down her flank. As she came to Blackcloud's belly, she slowed down, and very gently massaged her way down to the middle. Blackcloud shifted and swished her tail, along with laying an ear back, but that's all she did now.
(Word Count: 206) (Level 10 1/5) (Accept Contact: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Jan 23, 2012 20:25:33 GMT -5
Dragon gently stroked the whole way up and down Blackcloud's belly before coming back up to her flank. "You're doing good so far, Blackcloud," she said. "I'll do the other side now, and then I'll be done with messing with your black belly, okay?" She smiled as she walked around the front of her, Blackcloud watching, and then over to the other side. Here, she started stroking Blackcloud's back again, and slowly started moving down her other flank, and to her belly.
The same shifting, tail swishing, and the one ear laying back was the response to the belly rubbing, and it gave Dragon the impression that Blackcloud didn't like her belly touched, but she would at least tolerate it. That was good enough for her.
Dragon came back up to the flank and then the back once she was done rubbing Blackcloud's belly. She took out another shred of meat and gave it to Blackcloud as she came back over to her neck and started stroking her chest a little bit. No protest, which was good.
"We're almost done, Blackcloud..." Dragon said now. "Just a few more spots to cover, and we'll be done, okay?"
(Word Count: 196) (Level 10 2/5) (Accept Contact: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Jan 23, 2012 21:32:09 GMT -5
Blackcloud looked at her alpha again, as she watched her walk back over to one of her sides and then start stroking her shoulder. Like she had with most of the other strokes, Blackcloud leaned into the circular strokes of her alpha's paw on her shoulder. Then Dragon began moving downward, down the foreleg, slowly and gently, moving down toward the paw.
Blackcloud watched her alpha, laying an ear back and swishing her tail again, much like how she did to show that she didn't like her belly be touched, but she would tolerate it. Dragon knew from observing the movements that that was likely what they had meant, and that too was good enough for her. Blackcloud didn't have to like being touched anywhere. She just had to tolerate it.
Dragon now got down on her knees and began touching the top of Blackcloud's paw, and with a few taps, she lifted it up for Dragon to feel the pads underneath. Her alpha touching her pads felt much different than everywhere else, and it was a very strange feeling for Blackcloud, but she resisted the urge to pull away.
(Word Count: 190) (Level 10 3/5) (Accept Contact: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Jan 24, 2012 17:09:32 GMT -5
Dragon let go of Blackcloud's foot now and stood up. Then she gave her another shred of meat before going over to her other side. Dragon began massaging this shoulder now and then slowly worked downward, down the leg and to the paw, much like she had done with the first leg. Blackcloud again made the same movements as before, one ear laid back, and tail swishing, to show her tolerance.
Dragon also lifted up the paw of this leg once she got down the leg low enough to get on her knees. There was still not much protest from Blackcloud, so Dragon put the paw back after feeling over the individual pads with her own paw. She stood up again, gave Blackcloud another shred of meat, and then she walked over to Blackcloud's hindquarters.
Here, Dragon began to massage the top of Blackcloud's hindquarters until she got her to lean into it. Then she began working her way down one of the hind legs, making sure that her movements were slow and gentle as always.
(Word Count: 176) (Level 10 4/5) (Accept Contact: Continued)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Jan 25, 2012 16:16:37 GMT -5
Dragon made sure that her paw had run all the way around Blackcloud's thigh. Then she began to work her way down, passing over and behind the knee as she made her way down to the shin. Dragon gently massaged the back and front of the shin, before she began descending to the ankle. Around the ankle, she started touching it very gently, as to not cause too much of a reaction. She understood that the ankle could be relatively sensitive.
During all this, Blackcloud did not move. Her only response was the same one that she gave for her forelegs: an ear laid back, and tail swishing.
Dragon continued all the way down to the foot, feeling the top of the toes before lifting up the paw to feel the pads underneath. Still no protest, which was good.
Dragon let go, and then walked over to Blackcloud's other side, and then she repeated the process; she massaged the top of Blackcloud's hind quarters before she started stroking every inch of the back leg, from top to the very bottom of the pads.
Once Dragon was done, she smiled and gave Blackcloud another shred of meat before giving a few quick strokes in all places to make sure they were done, and when Blackcloud gave no protest, she grinned.
"Well, I think we are done with this," she said now. "Excellent job in cooperating with me on this. I know it was something that wasn't exactly an attack or anything, but I know at some point it will come in handy. I'm going to go rest for a bit before continuing, since while you didn't really have to do much, I was standing, and kneeling and all that."
Dragon patted Blackcloud on the neck, which received a small but happy whine in return, and headed over to the tree.
(Word Count: 309) (Level 11) (Accept Contact: Finished)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Jan 28, 2012 12:01:42 GMT -5
Dragon rested by the tree now, thinking about what to train next. She should probably start training those attacks again, especially since now that Accept Contact was out of the way. Accept Name would be something else she should likely work on too, but that can wait until Blackcloud completed some more battle training. Getting the Fieros out of their trance was the top priority right now, and that required attacks.
Dragon stood up now and walked over to Blackcloud, who was busy practicing the two attacks she already knew. When she saw Dragon come over to her, she stopped what she was doing and trotted the rest of the way over to her alpha, tail wagging.
"Hey girl," Dragon said with a smile, patting Blackcloud's head when they were close enough. "Are you ready for more training?"
Blackcloud nodded, wondering what they were going to do next.
Dragon nodded back. "Okay," she said, and then she began walking toward the scratching post.
(Word Count: 163) (Level 11 1/5)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Jan 28, 2012 13:09:59 GMT -5
Blackcloud tilted her head before she followed her alpha. It seemed that they were going to learn another claw attack, hopefully one that was more powerful than Scrape. Scrape was a good start for her, but lightly scratching anything now seemed more like child's play.
Dragon came over to the scratching post and stopped in front of it. Blackcloud stopped beside her alpha, and then she looked at her, waiting for either instructions or an explanation, whichever came first.
Dragon looked up at Blackcloud before looking back at the scratching post. "You probably have an idea of what we are going to be training for now," she said. Blackcloud nodded in response. Dragon nodded back. "I would like you to scratch the post now, with much more force than you had with scrape, okay?"
Blackcloud nodded before picking up her right foreleg and then dragging the claws on her paw down the scratching post, making slightly deeper cuts than she had with scrape.
(Word Count: 163) (Level 11 2/5) (Scratch: Began)
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Post by Wolf D. Plasma on Jan 28, 2012 13:25:33 GMT -5
Dragon took the time to examine the marks before she nodded with approval. "That is an excellent first try, Blackcloud," Dragon said as she looked back up at her, smiling. "However, you should probably do it again, more like a swipe and with more speed, so that you can actually fight with the attack, okay? Just give it another go, only more like a fast swipe."
Blackcloud nodded at Dragon before she looked back at the scratching post. Then she took her right foreleg again and swiped her right paw against the scratching post, making the effort to dig her claws into the post as hard as she did the first time, as well as making the swipe a quick blow.
"Excellent work, Blackcloud," Dragon said. "That was much better than the first. Now, do the same, only instead of your right, use your left. Remember that we want to strengthen that paw and leg up for battle purposes."
(Word Count: 159) (Level 11 3/5) (Scratch: Continued)
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