Like Mother Like Daughter

Being a young pup allowed out of the den was everything Shriek had dreamed of. There were new scents, sounds, and plenty of places to explore. The sun was warm and even just rolling in the grass was an enjoyable task. The girl was simply enjoying being a child, full of smiles, hope, and laughter as she played both with her siblings and on her own. Today was the latter, the girl having been following a beetle as it crawled on some grass. Every time it flew to a new location Shriek had followed it, her dual colored eyes shining with fascination. It was neat! At least until the bug had decided that it wanted to fly farther away and Shriek lost sight of it.

But she wasn’t deterred from having a good time. She just needed to find something else to do! She trotted back the way she had come, gaze soon falling on the familiar form of her mother. Shriek’s eyes lit up as she happily trotted over to her, flopping beside her parent with a smile as she rubbed against her in greeting. “Hiya mommy~!” True to her nature, Shriek’s voice was loud as she spoke, not that she really seemed to notice the volume. Her gaze flicked to the bowl at her mothers paw and she pounced forward, head coming down to examine it.

“Whatsit? And why are you playing in the mud?” She asked. When they got really muddy, mommy made them take a bath. Was aunt Medusa going to make her mommy take a bath too because she was getting muddy?