I Don't Find Trouble, Trouble Finds Me!

Ricin strikes a path through the forest, happy to be exploring such a beautiful place. Crimson eyes look over the berry laden bushes, mouth watering at the rich, vivid colors. Glancing back toward Chade, his brother trailing behind to protect Ricin’s blind spots, the lighter blue pup offers the darker sibling a huge smile. Sure, it taken a lot of convincing, even more begging, and a dash of pleading but Chade had finally caved in and followed. Okay, it was more of a begrudging ‘I need to keep you safe because you always find trouble’ compromise but Ricin is ignoring that fact. The lighter pup is too excited that he has found such a wonderful place and all because he likes to explore.

Ricin 1, Chade 0.

Finding a nice shaded spot, Ricin stops to rest. Looking to Chade, the lighter pup smugly asks, “So Ny… whatca think? Not so bad, right?” A wide ‘told you so’ grin rests on his lips as he looks to his darker brother. However, his attention is drawn away from Chade and his reply is lost to deaf ears as Ricin squints at some bushes behind his brother. For a brief moment, Ricin was sure he had seen eyes… the lighter pup quickly shakes it off and says, “I am sure there are plenty of prey animals around! Perfect time for you to go hunting.” What Ricin fails to add is, ‘and for me to go exploring’.

Ricin loves his brother, he really does, but Chade can be a bit of a wet blanket when it comes to having fun. The darker brother sees danger around every corner while Ricin only sees the fun and exciting adventures. When Chade finally leaves to find them food, Ricin sits and waits for his brother to return. The sound of something rustling through the bushes behind Ricin, has the lighter pup looking behind him. Curiosity wins the day as the rustling continues, getting further and further away. Ricin leaves his spot to go find the source of the noise.

Paws move quickly toward the source of the sound, eager to find something interesting to report back to Chade. When Ricin gets close the rustling stops and the light blue pup also stops. Wait… that rustling came from something really big… Just as Ricin pieces together the sound with size of the creature, a huge grizzly bear bursts out from the bushes, roaring and charging toward the light pup. Ricin tucks his tail, turns, and runs as fast as his legs will carry him. Panicked voice yells out, “Chade! I need a little help here!” The grizzly is closing the distance rapidly and Ricin hopes Chade will reach him in time.


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