"So how old are you?" I was asked by the little bunny as we entered building 4.

"I'm 16." I said as I looked around the inside. The interior here was nice as well. Everything looked clean and new, and gave a real homey feeling.

Judy led me down the hall, "should have guessed we were around the same age. I'm 13."

My gaze had been pulled back to her at what she had said, "Wait...what do you mean by that?"

Judy looked back at me, confused for a minute. Then when it clicked, she explained, "Oh, no one explained the litter houses yet."

"Litter houses?" I said with a raised eyebrow.

As we continued walking, Judy started to explain, " you see Nick, all the large buildings around the farm are the litter houses, where each individual litter lives in. When a litter is born they are kept in the main house till they reach a certain age then they get put in a litter house." We turned a corner to another hall. "That litter grows up together in the same house till they are old enough to move out then the next letter moves it."

I took in all the information, "Huh... well with how many houses there are, your parents must stay busy."

"Pffft..." I heard come from Judy as I say her chuckling and choking on her own breath. "Oh...I will never get that picture out of my head, but that was funny."

I chuckled at her reaction. It wasn't exactly what I had been implying, but I knew exactly where her mind had gone. Before I knew it, we arrived to a door she had opened and gestured me to enter. " Welp, here we are your new room."

I walked inside to see the standard package; bed, dresser, desk, and closet. It may have been nothing special for most mammals, but to me it was special just to have a place to call my own. My first room to myself. I couldn't contain my joy as a smile grew on my face. I walked in, placing my bag down then flopped on the bed. It was so much softer then I was use to, but I wouldn't want it any other way. This was all like a dream come true. After a minute I looked over to the door to notice a still exited bunny waiting. I sat up to address her, "was there something else you wanted to show me?"

Before I could register her movements, she was already in front of me, ahold of my arm ready to pull, "Well duh, I have to give you a tour of property."

Tour? Property? Yikes. I thought. I had seen enough of the property in passing to know that this would take a while to get to everything, and frankly I was already exhausted. "Yeah, how about we don't and say we did, kay?"

Judy looked slightly disappointed at that, "What? But we have a lot to get through and plenty of day light left. Are you saying you want to just lay around for the rest of the day?"

I couldn't stop the smirk from showing on my face, "Am I saying that? Yes, yes I am."

A mild scowl appeared on her face. Haha priceless. I thought. "Look uh...sis...honestly I'm just kinda warn out by...well, everything really. How's about we do the tour first thing in the morning so I can get a little rest now, sound good?"

I couldn't practically feel the disappointment radiating off of her. I almost thought she was going to start crying until she sighed and a smile was now in front of me. "Okay fine, you can rest today. But I expect you to be bright eyed and bushy tailed by the time I get you in the morning. We have a lot to go over and I want to be done by lunch."she said as she started walking away.

I gave her a two finger salute, "Roger that, oh Capitan." The action made her chuckle as she closed the door behind her. Finally having the room to myself, I laidback on my bed again and took it all in. It still all feels so surreal actually being part of a family now. Frankly I never thought it would happen, and yet here I am. Parents that love and care about me, a room to myself, an unholy number siblings. Speaking of, that Judy seems like an interesting mammal. Didn't even flinch at the idea of having a fox as a brother. If I had to guess, I would say she is also the odd ball of the family. Well, like they say, you can pick your nose, not your family, and I definitely won't.

I laughed at my own thoughts as I got up and pulled my bag up onto my bed. I didn't have to much to unpack, just a couple pairs of clothes. 7 to be exact, one for each day of the week. Except for the one shirt I bought with my own allowance. A nice green Pawaiian button up. Some mammals considered it to be tacky, but I felt it looked good on me. Plus the green made my eyes pop. If the opportunity ever came up where I encountered a good looking vixen, this shirt would win them over, I'm sure of it.

As I continue to put my things, I heard a know on my door. A second later Stu had popped his head in, "Hey there sport, how ya like the new room?"

I smiled at him and looked around the room quizzically, "Well it's missing a tv and a soda machine, but I guess it will have to do." I looked back at him with a sly smile which made him chuckle.

"I'll be sure to get right on that." He countered back with his own joke. We both chuckled at our lameness for a moment before he looked back at me, "seriously though, I'm glad you like it." I smiled back at him. He truly is the best dad anyone could ask for. I thought, which slowly caused my smile and head to drop. Stu obviously noticed this, "Something on your mind son?"

Son. Being called that by someone who actually meant it means so much to me, and also slightly scared me. I hesitantly looked back up at him, "It's just that... I never had a family that cared as much as you guys do. Or one as accepting as you. I'm just...just scared. Scared I may do something wrong and you won't want me anymore."

Stu just kept on a warm smile and walked further into the room. As he stood in front of me putting his hand on my shoulder, he spoke, "Son, when I signed those papers, I knew what I was in for. I knew there would be complications and probably some controversy, but when I saw the joy in your face after the papers where signed, I knew I wouldn't regret a single thing." He took me into a quick hug, "you are my son now, and nothing you or anybody else can do will change that." I fought hard to prevent the tears from forming as the hug came to a close. I smile back at him and gave him a nod to let him know that I understood, to which he nodded back. He turned back towards the door and spoke again, " Well then, I need to get back to work. Running a farms a 5-9 job after all."

I tilted my head at that, "Don't you mean 9-5?"

He just smiled at me, "Nope!" I could see in his face there was no sign of a lie. I couldn't help but gulp at the implication that I would be doing that from now on too. Seeing the shock on my face, Stu chuckled, "Don't worry, it's not as bad as it sounds. It's just takes some getting use to, and a will give you time to adjust so don't panic if you over sleep. Now, tomorrow I'll give you the day to relax and get yourself settled. But the new day, I want you up, bright and early, ready to work. Understand mister?" He said with a smile and a wink.

I stood up straight and gave him a salute, "Yes sir!" Which made him laugh at my antics. He left the room and shut the door behind him, leaving me alone in my room. I think all the anxiety of the day was finally Started to take its toll on me, as I yawned and stretched my arms. I climbed into my new bed and relaxed. I felt my stress slowly fade as I drifted off to sleep and one final thought slipped into my mind.

This is great.

AN: Sooo….been a while hasn't it. Without going into to much detail, I've pretty much had an entire life transformation. New state, new house, new career path, and plenty of love and loss. Time and motivation have both been none existent. does that mean all writing will stop? not at all. I still plan on posting chapters and writing more stories. will I be updating weekly or every other week like I said? definitely not. it may take me weeks, maybe even months, to finish new posts. I understand if you don't want to wait around for my stories, but as long as you enjoy the stories when they do come, then that's all that matters. so thank you for reading and I'll catch you all later.