Everything Will Change

The soft voice called out to him as he slept curled up in the center of his den, and sleepily he opened his eyes and blinked up at the entrance. Stretching out his limbs he pulled himself up, shaking his head back and forth as he rose to the ground too quickly. Gah. He had been feeling slightly under the weather, this winter had been hard on the man. As his head poked out of the den he shivered at the blast of cold air, eying Allen who stood before him. Offering a small smile he squinted his yellow eyes towards him. "What's up buttercup?" he teased halfheartedly, falling to his rump half in and half out of the den. His white coat fluffed up against the wind as he gazed at his dear friend. He knew that he had been more than absent as of late, but there were a lot of matters pertaining to that. He felt quite ill, and on top of that he realized that his kids had never met his parents, hadn't even seen the rest of his family. He wanted to take them all away to see them, but could not in his right mind just walk away from his pack. Head tilting lightly, he waited for an answer from the man that he held close to his heart.