To the Rescue!

He sighed softly, he had forgotten how girls could be. Every cut was an emergency, and even when you didn’t get a single scratch you could be berated for what could have been. he got it from his mother and sister both. Didn’t they see that he was totally fine, that no harm was done, and moving on was quicker and better than mopping about it?

But of course, she was a girl, so she needed to rant. He let her have it, knowing she wouldn’t feel better until she did. “Yes sis, that’s why your the person I always want on my side, your the best, and that’s why I lived.” completely straight faced, his voice soft and innocent, to match his little face, and tuffy ears. He knew it worked sometimes, if he gave her just the right expression, and just the right level of remorse in his voice.

He needed her on his side, he knew that, even if she was a silly girl. She was also a warrior, and he wasn’t lying about her being the best. Well, aside from him, that was.
When she dubiously agreed, he jumped up on his branch, little body balancing easily as he grinned at her. “Yeah! We switch it up, you see. Tail twitch means im going right, ear twitch means im going left. I’ll keep my ears plastered to my skull when i’m not signalling, and my tail behind me for balance, the same.” he explained to his sister. Their previously plan had been sound, the only issue with it had been how predictable it had gotten.