With A Little Help From My Friend

The young wolf was shy and it was terribly charming. As he tucked his ears, Rue did the same. She was also a little shy and awkward. My, was he ever big! She'd never seen a wolf so large in all of her, well... one year. Okay, so she'd been a sheltered girl, but he was still huge.

The plum colored guy gave his name as Indy and Rue smiled up at him. "Hi, I'm Indy. I mean," her eyes went wide again and her cheeks filled with heat. "Rue! My name is Rue." Ugh, what an idiot. How embarrassing! The girl looked away and shook her head in disbelief as she collected herself .

Taking a deep breath, Rue exhaled. Only then did she look at him. "Well, Indy. You and your little friend here are my heroes. I surely would have died if you hadn't come along." Blue eyes crinkled in their upturned corners as she smiled again. "So thank you."