Something Unsuspected

She was relaxed, but not quite ready to sleep just yet when she felt Cerberus begin to shift as he noticed her presence beside him. She felt a little guilty for disturbing his sleep, but she couldn't bring herself to regret coming in here even if it did wake him up. She lifted her head and blinked open her two-toned eyes to look at him when he spoke, smiling a bit when he immediately asked if she was alright. He was always so sweet to her. Before he even asked why she was here or what she was doing he wanted to know if she was okay first and foremost and that was one of the most endearing things about her brother. "Yeah, I'm okay," she promised with a little smile, starting to naturally lean into him a bit more as his paw reached to settle on the edge of her back. "I was just having trouble sleeping." It made her feel a little silly to say it like that, feeling like a pup again that would come asking to climb into her mother's bed, but there was no real avoiding it.

Ruse shifted a little closer, slipping her way under his foreleg to snuggle up to him with a content sigh, smiling happily as she enjoyed this warmth and closeness. She didn't say anything else for a little while, just laying with him like this while she considered how much better she felt now that she wasn't alone. She didn't know if it would be any different if she went to someone else or found one of the other girls in the pack that might want a den mate to stay with. Was it just the loneliness she wanted to solve or did she only get this kind of relief because it was someone she cared for and trusted like Cerberus? "Cerb... Could I move into your den?" she asked a little hesitantly after a moment, lifting her gaze in search of his. "It just feels so lonely compared to when we were living with everyone."

"Rusalka Alondra Klein"