With A Little Help From My Friend

Indy seemed taken aback by the fact that she had no one in the world. It had been about a month since her parents had passed and the girl had accepted it. The purple boy apologized and Rue continued to smile. Eyes remained shut to keep the tears within until she could get over the moment. "It's okay. It happens to us all, right?"

A giant paw over one of her smaller ones brought the girl's brilliant blue eyes opening. She hadn't had enough time to bite back the tears and they were swimming with the unshed liquid. Indy stared into her eyes and Rue's heart skipped a beat or ten. He told her that she had him and then invited her to come back to his home. The girl's eyes widened for a moment and her mouth dropped into that surprised O shape again. "That's really kind of you, Indy, but I..." She shook her head, tall ears tucking back against her skull. "I've never been around more than two wolves at a time. I'd be so nervous."

When Indy spoke of plants, Rue perked up. "Plants? I don't really know the plants around here, but I know the plants back ho... back where I used to live." She'd almost said back home, but that wasn't her home anymore, was it? "What kinds of plants do you eat? You must eat a lot of them to be that big." Blue eyes scanned the area until they landed on a group of mushrooms. Strolling to them, the spotted lady gave them a sniff, then popped one into her mouth. "These are particularly good."