Inu awoke the next morning in his own bed. At first he thought he might have dreamed the whole episode from last night, but when he sat up he found Seth's shirt drape over him. Seth was still asleep on his pallet near the wall. Knowing that Seth probably stayed up the whole night, Inu got up and put on the over-sized shirt of Seth's, then went outside to pee. He was grateful that he was feeling so much better, since before he had to have Seth carry him outside and wait for him to pee before taking him back inside. It was nice to be able to do that for himself again.
Inu went back inside once he was done. He just stood in the doorway, unsure of what to do. Seth, still lying on his pallet, opened one eyes, looked at Inu, then rolled over and went back to sleep. Definitely not a morning person. So Inu was left to do pretty much whatever he wanted. He wasn't used to having spare time, since he had lived on his own for so long and he had always had something to do. He decided just to go for a walk outside. It felt good to be able to stretch his legs and he decided that he should walk to the stream and see if there were any fish left. He started his walk, humming slightly to himself.
Seth woke a few hours later, yawning and stretching before rising and setting to work at breakfast. He wasn't surprised to see that Inu had left, but he hoped that the pup had been smart enough to stay close and not try to exert himself too much. When breakfast was done and there was no sign of Inu, Seth began to worry. Not being much for just sitting around and waiting for things to happen, Seth got up and followed Inu's scent down the path. It wasn't long before he found the pup, more than a mile down the road. He had, apparently, exerted himself far to much. He was curled up underneath a tree completely asleep.
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Withy a gentle sigh of reprimand, Seth picked up the small bundle and trotted back to the hut and their waiting lunch.
Inu woke soon after being lifted and gently opened his eyes. He was not surprised to find himself being carried by Seth. He stretched and yawned widely in the man's arms, then gave him a smile only a child could give before wiggling out of his arms and onto the ground. After stretching again, Inu took Seth's hand in his own and began to skip his way down the path, both in order to keep up with Seth's long strides and to rid himself of some unwanted extra energy. Inu realized that he hadn't felt this good in a long time, not sense his mother died. Strangely, not even that thought had the power to dampen his mood
They reached the house far too soon for both Inu and Seth, though for different reasons. Inu had been humming while watching the birds fly by, wanting to jump at them but hiding this embarrassing fact from Seth. Seth, on the other hand, had been watching Inu as he twitched every time a bird passed by. Seth had barely been able to keep from laughing as the boy fought a losing battle against his instincts for his pride and was half tempted to tell the boy to just go ahead, but the boy needed to learn some restraint. Chasing bird was something only very young pups did in order to learn hunting skills, however it was admittedly adorable.
This string of thoughts brought him around to the fact that Inu had probably never been able to chase birds and learn hunting skills as a pup. A lack of other children like him and a human aversion to his kind had probably given him a rather lonely childhood.
Much like yours, some part of Seth's mind stated, but was swiftly silenced.
By the end of the walk it was plain to see that Inu had lost some of his energy. He seemed to be able to go from hyper to exhausted in a matter of seconds, but Seth guest that this was just another thing he didn't know small children did. Regardless, Seth knew it wasn't good for Inu to walk until he was falling down tired the day after his injuries had healed. Seth cursed himself for his lapse in watchfulness, but there was nothing he could do about it now.
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Inu went back inside once he was done. He just stood in the doorway, unsure of what to do. Seth, still lying on his pallet, opened one eyes, looked at Inu, then rolled over and went back to sleep. Definitely not a morning person. So Inu was left to do pretty much whatever he wanted. He wasn't used to having spare time, since he had lived on his own for so long and he had always had something to do. He decided just to go for a walk outside. It felt good to be able to stretch his legs and he decided that he should walk to the stream and see if there were any fish left. He started his walk, humming slightly to himself.
Seth woke a few hours later, yawning and stretching before rising and setting to work at breakfast. He wasn't surprised to see that Inu had left, but he hoped that the pup had been smart enough to stay close and not try to exert himself too much. When breakfast was done and there was no sign of Inu, Seth began to worry. Not being much for just sitting around and waiting for things to happen, Seth got up and followed Inu's scent down the path. It wasn't long before he found the pup, more than a mile down the road. He had, apparently, exerted himself far to much. He was curled up underneath a tree completely asleep.
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Withy a gentle sigh of reprimand, Seth picked up the small bundle and trotted back to the hut and their waiting lunch.
Inu woke soon after being lifted and gently opened his eyes. He was not surprised to find himself being carried by Seth. He stretched and yawned widely in the man's arms, then gave him a smile only a child could give before wiggling out of his arms and onto the ground. After stretching again, Inu took Seth's hand in his own and began to skip his way down the path, both in order to keep up with Seth's long strides and to rid himself of some unwanted extra energy. Inu realized that he hadn't felt this good in a long time, not sense his mother died. Strangely, not even that thought had the power to dampen his mood
They reached the house far too soon for both Inu and Seth, though for different reasons. Inu had been humming while watching the birds fly by, wanting to jump at them but hiding this embarrassing fact from Seth. Seth, on the other hand, had been watching Inu as he twitched every time a bird passed by. Seth had barely been able to keep from laughing as the boy fought a losing battle against his instincts for his pride and was half tempted to tell the boy to just go ahead, but the boy needed to learn some restraint. Chasing bird was something only very young pups did in order to learn hunting skills, however it was admittedly adorable.
This string of thoughts brought him around to the fact that Inu had probably never been able to chase birds and learn hunting skills as a pup. A lack of other children like him and a human aversion to his kind had probably given him a rather lonely childhood.
Much like yours, some part of Seth's mind stated, but was swiftly silenced.
By the end of the walk it was plain to see that Inu had lost some of his energy. He seemed to be able to go from hyper to exhausted in a matter of seconds, but Seth guest that this was just another thing he didn't know small children did. Regardless, Seth knew it wasn't good for Inu to walk until he was falling down tired the day after his injuries had healed. Seth cursed himself for his lapse in watchfulness, but there was nothing he could do about it now.
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