Rukia
Rukia blinked a few times, but the scene before him made him turn to roll around to his side as he groaned, the moonlight danced through the windows onto the floor as the men opened up his curtains causing him to pull the cover further onto his face.
"Rukia wake up you have a job to do and so far you haven't done anything," an old man's voice would echo towards him as he felt the blanket being torn from him.
"I don't wanna old man remind me when it's the last day," he yawned furthering this tantrum only to be faced with a short old man, long grey hair and beard, and a snake cane that hit him on the head.
"Ow! You little asshole what, what I'm up," he remark as he sat up to rub the back of his neck. "What do you even want."
"I rallied up the Sonas they will be here shortly so I advise you as your babysitter to look somewhat proper," he'd place down a cup of green tea next to Rukia's mat, a smile illuminating his face as he chuckled.
"Wha- why in the hell did you call those dam fleabags. I can find that dumbass puppy when I want to it can't even shift so why would I even need back up," Rukia would cough up some of the tea, one of the men tried to hold in a laugh making him slightly more agitated.
"It's not about your strength you've wasted half of the week, as such it would be in your best interest to seek out people who are good trackers, god knows where the young one is by this point."
"I'm a Lycan Aeron, a capable one at that I don't need a pack of hyenas to order me around nor stand in my way," Rukia would get up from the mat snatching the clothes from Aeron's hands as he made his way to a side room.
"You are indeed a Lycan but you also posse that curse, they are not there for you're protection but for the kitsune's. If you were to lash out or lose it and kill the poor thing your master wouldn't be to hap-..."
A thud formed as Aeron hit the wall causing a crack to display along with a broken door before everyone, the men, or should he say cowards tucked their tails down between their legs, attempting not to show fear but submissiveness near this monster.
"Don't speak of him near me Hada," he would swish his dark tail side to side like a tiger before its prey. The old man would spit a small amount of blood before allowing a laugh to slip through his lips once again.
"Sorry, Riri did I upset you," he'd still be smiling as one of the men helped him up before cowering back to the line of guards.
"Ruru darling how long had it been since you've called upon our pack?" A woman's voice echoed from behind him making him clench his teeth. "My, my, my how have you've grown you're now six foot seven I see," another spoke from beside her.
"Still have a bad temper hm... Interesting," another would speak from the other side of her.
"Athena, Aiya, and Annya what have I told you about showing your faces around here," he spat out before turning around.
He'd be met with three women their pointed spotted ears and exterior made him wince in disgust as he saw them. They had slim waists but strong features such as a sharp jawline for example. Athena has brown hair, Ayia has tanned hair, and Annya has dark grey-colored hair the same as a typical hyena would have, they almost looked likes triplets.
"No need to be harsh darling just call us the Matriarch," Athena would gesture towards the other two as they smirked. "Don't flatter yourselves, you may be the leaders of the biggest hyena clan in tokyo but you don't stand a chance against an apex predator group, you barely make the cut much like cheetahs."
"Awe Ruru you hurt us so, we are simply here to help you with your little dispute isn't that so Aeron?" Ayia would ask now looking at the old crane shifter that now stood beside him.
"Yes, thank you ladies for coming you look dashing as always I say," he let out hand as they followed him to another room where a couch sat, no cameras nor windows just a room with them five.
"So, mind discussing with us how you lost this little nuance?" Annya questioned toward the thing that was chugging a bottle of half vodka half whiskey mix.
"I was in a store while it slept, it took a pair of rusty scissors that I assume it in it's pants I didn't see it. Then as I turned to pay for my crap I saw it broke my window and was heading to the forest," he continued as the women stared at him with a mix of awe and amusement.
"I chased after it but the dam thing ran towards the water by that time it was already raining so I couldn't track it."
"Doesn't your breed have one of the best noses in this world even if the curse forces you to have a skull for a head quite ironic actually as you are hard-headed?" Athena now questioned an eyebrow raised as she joked making the wolf chug down the concoction more quickly.
"And why didn't you look for it during these five days let alone right after the rain was done?" Ayia added licking her lips.
"I was sick, hinting why I went in the store I wanted allergy pills to calm down my nose burn dipshit," he found himself going back and forth with the three as Aeron watched, calmly sipping his tea as the children fought. "You sure you didn't go in the store for booze Ruru?"
"I don't like that cheap crap it tastes gross and I always end up puking it up if it is like that, so no little Annya I did not go in there for booze. How about you go back to your rat pack where you belong," Rukia spat out a little bit of hurt washed over her face as she glared at him.
"Alright well, what about if the poor thing has gotten itself taken or worse killed because of your negligence to find it then what," she snapped back towards him her tail now being raised as she chuckled.
"Tail down, just because your a female doesn't mean I won't hit you Annya, that goes for you both as well so stop signaling to attack."
"Make me bitch boy," she would have a glint of happiness but rage in her eyes, she loved to be challenged so to her this was a display of dominance towards this creature.
"Annya tail down, we are here for business, not a play fight act somewhat civil we may discuss this matter later."
"No Athena, why should he have a right to disrespect us when we are far smarter than one mediocre idiotic asshole who can't even take care of his own problems! He lost the dam shipment for christ's sake and he is meant to be better than us?"
"I am better than you, you run around with a large pack. While I kidnap, murder and take care of things far quicker and more efficiently than one of you alone. If you didn't have a pack you would be nothing oh wait you are nothing," Rukia would now be staring at them with a large smirk.
"The only reason you are strong is that your master Balo has taken you in, you are nothing but a pawn in his little game, so if I were you I would shut my mouth as at least we have freedom, unlike you Norowareta ōkami." Ayia would snap at him making Rukia growl lowly as all of their tails were now up, waiting for even the slightest movement to jump.
Aeron would hit the table with his cane smashing it into the ground, allowing the three hyenas to jump slightly at this action.
"Rukia haven't you've been taught to respect your older pears, you are nineteen for god's sake your still a puppy, not even a century-old so hold your tongue."
"And you three I expect better coming from matriarchs of the Yoru no hoshoku-sha clan arguing with a mere child even though you are nearly twenty-five how pitiful."
The old man's remarks made the room fill with silence though an aura of rage could be felt from the wolf that sat beside him, his ears twitching ever so slightly made Aeron aware of his mood.
"Now that's that settled we will now discuss the plan, if they are any objections you can take it up with dear Balo Monroe you will have your time to play later. You three will be following Rukia's orders fail to do so I will personally seek that you are punished."
"Rukia if you act out in any way I won't hesitate to tell your master you, are old enough to make rational decisions."
"Dare block out these three and you will face the obligation of said action, they are now your partners for the time being just because you are the lead doesn't mean you are more than them, you simply command them."
They would lift a hand motioning towards the three. "You, however, have a job you will assist Rukia in finding this nuisance fox, if he is to lash out you have my permission to use any means other than death to stop him," he'd place a syringe needle on the table containing a green substance along with a remote, this made him advert his eyes.
"This will not stop him but simply weaken him a bit. It should be enough for you to restrain him once it is injected. If need you can use this remote to activate his shock collar understood?"
"Each of you should know your places dare break it and we will break you and Rukia, dye your hair black along with your tail and ears."
"We can't allow them to know it's you so when you go out be sure to wear a mask they haven't seen your form so you should be safe enough when you shift think of it as punishment for losing the shipment in the first place."
Aeron would get up letting out a chuckle as he straightened his back, walking out of the room as if nothing had happened though the others simply watched in silence as he made his way out.