*sigh* wow its been awhile, huh? Sorry about that. *dodges numerous flying objects* I said I was sorry! 0.0
Shira paced back and forth over the sandy shore. The last couple events had been a blur, and had managed to shock her all the same. Sid came around the corner, carrying a pineapple, a massive smile on his face.
"This island is awesome!" he exclaimed to no one in particular. Shira stood motionless. She quietly melted away into the under growth, not wanting to be social with anyone other than Diego. Where ever that lump of fur was.
It wasn't hard to sniff him out, the smell of embarrassment lingered in the air and in his mad haste to get way he had managed to crash through almost every shrub on the island it seemed. She slunk over to a small lagoon, and found him sitting along the shore line. She stopped and watched him for a couple of minutes, then padded silently out to meet him.
"Diego," she made her presence known.
The awkwardness was almost touchable in the air between them. She sighed.
"When you run away you might want to try and not let the island know!" She said as she padded over and sat down next to him. She allowed their fur to touch.
He chuckled, "Was it really that obvious?"
"Why don't you ask the trail of debris that Hurricane Diego left in his wake."
They both laughed as the tension melted away. After waiting a couple more moments she pushed her head up beneath his chin and purred, "Did you mean it?"
"Yeah."
Shira purred louder and nuzzled into his fur. "I think this could work." she murmured.
"I agree!" came an enthusiastic voice from behind causing them both to jump. Sid stood there clutching his hands to his chest, eyes watering.
"Oh I'm so happy! One big family! When are the cubs due?"
"Sid!" Diego growled, heat rushing up under both the sabers fur.
"Oh I wont rush this!" Sid smiled, "You two kids have fun!" he waved his eyebrows in the If-you-know-what-I-mean sign.
Diego snarled and lunched himself after the sloth who ran away laughing, Shira on his heels. She grinned as Sids words ran over and over again in her head.
One big happy family.
