Will you smile?

He grinned back at her, goofy and wide and wonderful. Her own smile only grew in its reflection. She also wiggled a little when he agreed to show her some of the things he had been learning. Good! She would learn it, and then kick his ass with it. She wiggled her brows at him, wondering if he was reading what she was thinking.

When she revealed her present to him, Take leaned forward and gave her a big slobbery kiss on the cheek. She giggled and ducked her head, feigning horror as she wiped it off with a pw. “Take! You're running my fur!” she playfully chided him. He then lowered his big head, so the smaller wolf could pick up the gift. She placed a paw on his shoulder to steady herself as she threw the scales over his forehead. Playing with it for a moment to get the adjustment just right. Once it was in place, she gave it a playful tap with her knuckles. “Looks good, now you just need a spar to test it out, right?”


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