I pounce at my sister for the upteenth time after hiding in the long grass, waiting for her to slink by looking for me before I bound after her, wanting to practice my hunting. I never mean to hurt her when I attack, merely aiming to tackle her to the soft ground and gnaw on her ears some. I hate to hear her make any sound of pain so I stop immediately if she so much as whimpers. I've always been rather protective of my sister. When she runs at me, I let her tackle me on purpose though I grunt and groan for all the world like she caught me unawares. What kind of brother would I be if I didn't let my sister be successful every once in a while?
I look up as mom walks by, going to dad's side and I smile, successfully distracted for the moment as I watch them stand close, mom rubbing her head affectionately on dad's shoulder and I think to myself that some day I will find someone like that. Some day I will love someone as much as they love each other. They are the role models for my future love story and they will teach me as I grow how to treat your other half. I know dad would do anything for mom, even die and that speaks to my very soul. I know that I feel that way about Samia because she is my blood but some day there will be someone else I would do that for and I'm both scared of the feeling and excited to know what it feels like. I know Samia will be just as distracted if only cause she's a girl and into frilly things like mom and dad being loving, otherwise this would have been the perfect time for her to tackle me when I'm distracted.
At mom's sudden question, I look up, eyes widening in eagerness as I all but gasp and jump in the air beside Samia. "That's not even a question, mom! Of course!" I grin at Samia eagerly, sure that she feels the same. As mom starts walking, I follow eagerly in her foot steps. I feel my fatehr's nose at my back end and I growl playfully, turning to swat at his nose with my paw before I leap ahead and start parading grandly behind Natu, lifting my paws extra high and lifting my head high and proudly, wanting to show him that I can strut with the great ones.
At dad's teasing remark, I laugh out loud and yell after Natu, ever the trouble maker. "Dad just called you a fish!" I watch Samia nip at her heels and tell her not to be, my heart as light as the rest of me feels right now just to be hanging out with my family.
I'm still laughing about it when I see the sudden shadow going toward Natu and my ears fling back, a protective instinct taking over as I dart ahead of Natu and arch my tail over my back. "Hey, who are you?" I ask both in curiosity with the undertone of a growl like I might do something if I don't like his response. I know he could probably just squash me but I'll still do what I can for my family. Samia stands near mom, cautious but curious and she seems to recognize him before I do which frustrates me a little bit. Did I miss something? When he speaks to Natu, I catch on though, my eyes widening. "You're my brother?!" I all but leap in the air and look at Samia. "Did you hear that, Samia? Our brother!"
Samia moves first this time, going up to sniff his jaw before asking if he came to play with us. I look back at him, grinning now as I walk right up to him and reach out a paw to poke his own paw. Samia calls him Alistair so that must be his name. I was never very good at paying attention when mom told us stories of our siblings so I must have zoned out when she told us about Alistair. I get distracted too easily and probably was trying to kill a cricket or something. "Yeah, Alistair. Come play with us!" I resound at her side.
Thor
male.zero years old.36in, 145#.born to NatuxFenrir.sibling to Samia.bound to none.mated to none.father to none.Glorall's progeny
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