The dinner bell
08-12-2013, 01:40 PM
Greed shrugged off the pity, saying in an easy voice, "Thanks Kid, but I really need pity about that anymore. It happened a long time ago, and I've moved on."[/b] Okay, so maybe he hadn't moved on completely. But that was to be expected, and completely normal. He was past the moping and depressed stage, though, which was good.
"Can I hangout with you Greed? I have nowhere I have to be and no family, we could team up."
Greed had lowered his head to eat again, waiting for the boy to start the conversation again. Now he lifted his head to watch the younger wolf again. This time, he looked on in surprise. He. . . he wasn't a good role-model for a kid like this one. He had never even been a great dad when he had had children. How could he let a youth like this run around with him? After a few rapid blinks, he managed to say easily, "I'm not sure, Boyo. I'm hardly the best of company. But if you really want to, go ahead and follow me around. It can't hurt."
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