Chapter 89 - Switcheroo! - Round 4: The Final Round

Louis and Pina made their way to the room where their respective lovers resided, with Pina practically hanging off Louis as they went.

"Carry meeeee," the sheep whispered in his ear, his feet dragging on the floor.

"How?" the deer asked, stopping and turning.

"I'll get on your back," he stated, simply. "I'm not that heavy."

"What if you got on my front instead?" Louis asked. "What a twist."

At that, Pina swung around to his front and jumped up slightly, trusting Louis to catch him under his thighs and hold him up.

The buck easily did so, gasping lightly. "Woah, you weren't lying. You are light." He then blinked when he saw Pina's face. "What's that look for?"

Pina smirked with half-lidded eyes. "Whatcha think it's for?"

"Because you're still naked and I'm carrying you?"

"And we were just intimate for the first time and it was really good," Pina added. "Wonder if you can open the door while you're carrying me."

"I'm Louis the red deer. Of course I can." He sighed. "Wow, it's been a while since I've called myself that...Even though it's just a title, it used to mean so much more."

"Yeah, and now you're a high school dropout. And so am I." Pina stuck his tongue out.

"I wonder if you would have loved me when I was still trying to become a Beastar..."

"Hmmm." Pina tapped his chin. "Maybe a hatefuck at most. Good thing Legosi exposed your soft creamy center."

"Looks like I exposed yours too..." Louis whispered.

The sheep looked away, suddenly. "Ah...maybe..."

"What is it?" Louis was fine holding him like this.

"I guess I haven't thought about that," Pina cleared his throat. "Let's go see our boys, then."

"Just know I'm planning something really special for our first time."

The animal he was carrying rested his head on his shoulder. "I look forward to it~"

They went into the room and Louis nearly dropped Pina. "LEGOSI!"

The wolf jumped up where he was laying on the bed with Bill, although the tiger's arms held him still. He looked behind him, tail puffed out. "L-Lou? What is it?"

"What happened!" He hoisted up the naked Pina more. "The blood!"

"Blood? I can't see it." Pina tried to crane his neck around, but his horns and position made it difficult.

"Oh, it's fine! It's Bill's and he's fine. Right?" Legosi turned to the tiger, still holding onto each other on the bed.

Bill was purring. "You've got a hot piece of wolf ass here, Lou."

Pina managed to turn himself around to look at the couple on the bed. "Oh, you guys are so cute!"

Legosi smiled at them. "You two are as well!"

"Want me to put you down?" Louis asked.

"Yeah, for a bit." The sheep was lowered and he walked around, whistling as he observed the aftermath of the carnivores' love making.

Louis shook his head. "What happened here? What exactly did you guys do?"

Bill beamed. "Fucked him sideways and against the wall. He clawed my back and it's amazing."

Pina blinked. "Woah, really? Let me see!"

The tiger turned around, revealing his crimson-colored back to the two herbivores.

Louis whistled. "I'm so jealous."

Bill barked out a laugh. "He was super into it! Just like you said! Great idea, Louis!"

Legosi turned to Louis. "W-wait, when did you say that? What?"

The buck shook his head. "It wasn't my idea, Bill. I merely told him you like being taken against the wall."

Bill rolled his eyes. "Your influence gave me the idea. What's the damage to our sheep's ass?"

Pina turned around and slapped it. "Untouched, as of now. I'm guessing you somehow found something to use as lube?"

Bill frowned. "Wait, wait, wait. You didn't do anything?! You're super in love, right?"

Louis raised a brow. "What does that have to do with it?"

"I just thought you guys would have been going down on each other hardcore!"

"We did go down on each other," Pina corrected. "And Louis pinned me down a few times and rubbed our dicks together. Doesn't always have to be anal."

"But you could have had such a hot first time!" Bill whined. "Point: Bill and Legosi."

Louis crossed his arms. "I'd rather our first time be more romantic than hot. I don't want it to just be sex." He blushed lightly as he was saying this, knowing Legosi was right there.

"Are you planning something, then?" Legosi asked, genuinely curious.

"I already have," Louis said. "If that's alright."

Legosi nodded. "It is!" He turned to Bill and jabbed him. "Bet this lug doesn't have anything special planned for our next time."

The tiger growled. "My dick in your ass ain't special enough?"

"There's more to it than that," Legosi chided.

"Ooooh, there's a 'next time' for you two?" Pina placed his hands on his hips and leaned forward, grinning.

Legosi nodded, simply. "Yeah. It was nice."

Bill kissed the closest part of Legosi he could. "It was, man. I wanna try all sorts of positions."

Pina glanced at Louis, trying not to laugh.

The buck just grinned, walking over to his husband and bending over him a bit. "Save some for me, my love."

"Always, deer." Legosi bumped his nose against Louis' while Pina stared at the deer's ass, biting his lip.

This led to the buck kissing Legosi deeply. "You can have Bill over now while I'm at the tower whenever you're off."

Bill nudged the wolf. "Better make me a key, wolfy."

Louis pulled back and looked back at the sheep.

Pina walked forward and stood next to him. "This all just kinda works out really well, huh? I'll just have to find times to leave the tower for Bill when I can."

"I wish I could cover for you," his deer boyfriend sighed.

"We'll figure something out. I at least have to be cleared for the Meteor Festival."

"Double date?" Bill smiled.

Louis' ear twitched. "We should all light a candle together."

Pina laughed. "Yeah, we should! And we'd be, like, a double date that crosses over, too. The logistics are kind of confusing but you get what I mean."

Louis cleared his throat. "The tower is still a horrible place and the Branded need to be disbanded—Bill please don't comment on how that rhymed—but I'm going to get to see Pina more so I can't say I'm too upset."

Bill scoffed. "...That rhymed."

"It did," Legosi quietly agreed.

Pina put his arm around Louis. "I'll be like the aspirin to the tower's really wicked migraine. Also, we're gonna do each other's makeup and it's gonna be really gay."

Louis kissed his cheek. "Yes it will be."

Bill groaned. "Ughhh, I'm so happy for you two. I have a wolf to play with now and it's just awesome. Won't have to go so long without busting one."

Louis moved his hand down Pina's back. "Yeah."

The sheep turned to the big animals. "You two should really wash up, though. We can help clean up here."

Bill ran a claw on Legosi's shoulder. "You cool to shower with me?"

"If we can fit, sure. But, uh, you might have to hold me up."

"Any chance of you creaming again?"

Louis facepalmed. "Wow, Bill. You really are the horniest out of all of us and Pina and I literally have horns."

"I'm allowed! It's been so long!"

"Hey, save some of that for tomorrow, Billy," Pina reminded.

"I never said I was gonna cream again..." the tiger mumbled. "I wanna touch dick, though."

Legosi shifted on the bed and blushed, but said nothing, and Pina shook his head. "Go on, you two. Get cleaned up and add Legosi's cum to mine and Louis' in the drain.

"Gladly! Come on, Lego." Bill removed his arms and stood up.

Legosi stood up too and stumbled, catching onto Bill's arm. "Hey, I'm still recovering!"

Pina laughed and said, "Yup, that's a signature side effect of Bill. You get used to it, though."

The cat huffed and grabbed Legosi, carrying him once more and the two exited the room.

Louis let out a small chuckle as he sat on the bed. "I feel good...knowing that they hit it off so well. It's reassuring to me for some reason."

"It makes you feel better because now you know Legosi doesn't have to be lonely if and when we have our time together." Pina sat next to him and rubbed his thigh.

"I don't have to hold back with you," Louis said. "And it also reassures me that both of us will be taken care of even if we can't be there for one another." He scooted closer to his boyfriend.

"So...any idea what the best things to use are to clean up after our beasts?" Pina asked, glancing around the room at the stray bits of blood and cum on the floor. "Looks like a mini crime scene..."

"Well, we should probably put some pants on, huh? Your hand is quite close and I don't want to get excited all over again."

"Truuuue. Plus, grandpa might come home early. Good thing reptiles can't smell very good." Pina stood up and held a hand to Louis. "Our clothes are still in the bathroom, though, so we might have to interrupt the boys."

"Let's wait, then," Louis said. He tapped his chin. "Now...what to clean with...I guess we'll have to bleach the carpets and disinfect the walls. As for the sheets, we should throw them in the washing machine as quickly as we can."

"Got it. I'll get the sheets? Or do you want to?"

"I'll get the bleach and the walls, don't worry." The buck got up and left.

And like that, Pina was alone. He sighed happily, pulling up the sheets and blankets from the bed and tucking them under his arm. He looked around the room for any more evidence, gasping in surprise when he saw a stain on the ceiling. Carnivores were wild.

He stepped out and toward where he remembered Gosha's laundry room was, and couldn't help but think about the promise Louis made about their first time. Pina felt it was silly for him to blush at the thought, considering he had had sex with many animals in the past. But those 'first times' meant nothing. Hell, even the first time he had sex with Bill wasn't the most special, as it was done without much planning and in desperation. What could the deer be planning…?

There was the sound of shuffling from the laundry room and a deep voice from the bathroom that was Bill's but it wasn't loud enough to be audible.

Pina stepped into the laundry room to find Louis gathering all the needed materials. He smiled sleepily at him as he loaded the blankets into the washing machine. "Need help with anything?" he offered.

The deer turned his head and held out the bottle of bleach. "Hold this." He stopped. "Oh, sorry. I guess I'm leading a little too much right now. Can you please hold this?"

Pina giggled and did so. "It's fine. You can tell me to do shit. I can still choose not to if I don't wanna."

"Mmm. Good boy," Louis said, turning red. "Ah, god, I'm so used to saying that to Legosi..."

That made Pina laugh harder. "Yeah, that's not really a sheep thing. Appreciate the thought, though."

Louis muttered something as he searched for the disinfectant.

Pina moved closer, setting the laundry machine for a load. "What was that?"

"I said it's still true," Louis said.

"No, I'm a bad boy. That's like, my entire aesthetic."

"We'll see during our first time." It was clear he was going to go all out.

Pina blushed and looked away. "So, do you know when or where this is happening? Is it a surprise?"

Louis stood up and walked to the doorway. "Trust me, sweetheart. I assure you you'll know the exact time and place."

"Okay, boo." Pina followed closely behind, admiring his small, tuft tail.

The deer began moving to the second place he thought the disinfectant might be. The kitchen. When he got there, his ears perked up a bit. "Mm...guess I should order our pizza."

"God, pizza is such a good food to eat after cumming," Pina said. "Also yeah, there should be some in the kitchen. Gramps uses that stuff all the time."

"Why do you think I'm going to the kitchen?" Louis asked, teasingly.

"Just confirming that you're smart and right," Pina assured. "Also what would happen if the pizza delivery person came and we were all naked."

"I'd tell them we're a group of extremely naughty animals that just need a snack before we return to our fuck den," Louis said, rather seriously even though he was joking.

"Honestly, that sounds like the dream. Goals for the future?"

"Open a restaurant...write a book...actually be successful, for once..." Louis whispered. "You're planning this to be temporary?"

"I meant the fuck den should be part of our goals for the future, but I think having a serious discussion about this would be good. And if you're talking about us, then no, I hope it's not temporary."

Louis blushed more. "Bill's just not my type...I wouldn't have sex with him on my own."

"That's fine, I'm sure he's plenty satisfied enough with what he has now. You two seem to like to talk about sex a lot, though, so that's something," Pina pointed out.

The buck scratched behind his ear. "Am I doing something wrong by being separated from Legosi tonight?"

Pina shook his head. "I don't think so. Isn't that something that was brought up in therapy, anyway? Spending some time apart? Besides, you saw how Legosi was clinging to Bill. I think this is good for you guys. For all of us."

Louis nodded. "Yeah. Yeah...You don't have to stay with me all night if you want to be with Bill, though."

"Oh, we're spending a big chunk of tomorrow at a love hotel catching up, so it's fine. I'm sure he'd agree." They opened up a cabinet and took out the disinfectant and some cleaning solution.

"Are you two going to...?"

"To what?" Pina grinned.

"Have sex?"

Pina snorted. "What else would we do at a love hotel? Honestly, putting it off til tomorrow is making it even more tantalizing."

Louis laughed. "Damn, I really lucked out. Everyone else got to have sex but me this weekend. Legosi isn't going to want to after his ass got destroyed by Bill." He shrugged. "So it goes."

"Oh, I'm sure you'll survive," Pina assured. They took everything into the room and started locating all the stains.

"Actually, no. This is the last night you'll ever see me," Louis answered.

"What, do you die now if you don't have your dick in someone's ass every 24 hours?" Pina teased, spraying a paper towel with cleaner.

"Exactly," Louis said, kneeling down next to the bottle of bleach.

"Ah, our boys have matching back scars now. That's pretty cute. Only Bill didn't get his fucking Legosi on stage. Now that would have been a show," Pina laughed.

"I'm unsure how I feel about that if I'm being honest," Louis snickered. "Anyway, I hope you have fun tomorrow. You deserve it."

"Hell yeah! We're pulling out all the stops, and Ichi gave me enough money that I'd be able to rent a room for pretty long!"

Louis just smiled as he got to work cleaning the carpet.

In the bathroom, Bill was pushing his chest against Legosi's back, holding his length. "Try not to get your jizz all over the wall this time."

Legosi had his hands pressed against the shower wall, able to stand with that support along with Bill's other arm around him. "Mmph, where else would I get it?"

"Smartass," Bill hissed, nudging his ass with his knee.

"Maybe I'll shoot for the drain." Legosi reared his head back and moaned softly. "Fuck, that feels good."

Bill pushed his own length in between his butt cheeks. "I wouldn't do anything to you that didn't."

"I have a feeling you'd have sex all day if you could," Legosi laughed. "It is a fun side of you though..."

Bill moved his free hand down his arm. "Pina and I are pulling the Legendary Sex-All Nighter tomorrow. Gonna fuck him again and again until that sheep is dry."

Legosi looked back in concern. "Uh, not here, mmmph, right?"

"At a love hotel," Bill said, excitedly, still pumping the wolf. "They're so awesome. Big mirrors, adjustable temperature, perfect mattresses to fuck on, claw covers so you can finger without worry...I mean, I'm a cat so it doesn't matter but those hotels are fucking sweet."

Legosi took in all of that information, putting pictures in his head. "Woah, that sounds cool, Bill." He had to stop talking as the tiger sped up, and he felt himself thrusting into his hand as well.

"Maybe if it goes well, I'll take you there," Bill moved even closer.

Legosi swallowed, panting. "Ah, I-I'd like that. I'd want to go with Louis first some time, though."

Bill nibbled his shoulder. "I'm rooting for his and Pina's first time."

"Even if you can't be there to see it?" Legosi teased.

"It's because it's a first time. They deserve it all to themselves. How close are you?" He pumped faster and moved his hand to rub Legosi's left inner thigh.

"Mmmm, touch me more like that and it'll be pretty soon~"

"You got it, baby~" Bill cooed, rubbing against him like mad and moving his hand on his thigh, his hips, and even moving to squeeze and knead his balls softly.

"Ahh, th-there we go." Legosi thrust into Bill's hand even harder, finishing not too long after into the water below them.

The tiger rested his head on his shoulder after that, still holding him. "I don't think I'll ever get tired of that."

The wolf's breathing slowed again. "Wh-what? Me orgasming?"

"Oh yeah. Better get used to it, and you know, actually make me that key."

"I'll have to find a place that does that," Legosi noted. He looked down and noticed the consistency of the water. "Oh, it's not orange anymore. I guess you stopped bleeding."

"Yeah...That hurt like a motherfucker, too 'cuz of the wounds. I just didn't show it." He moved his hand's down and squeezed both of Legosi's cheeks before moving back. "Alright, wolf, let's actually clean up so we can go have some pizza."

After all the cleaning of the room and the carnivore's bodies, everyone got dressed and laid around while they waited for the pizza to arrive. Louis and Pina laid together while Legosi cuddled with Bill. It was clear the two were content with their partners for the night.

Once the food had arrived (Louis answering the door dressed, unfortunately), the four hungrily made their way to the dining room and sat down.

Louis sat across from Legosi and sat next to Pina while Bill sat next to the canine. The pizza box sat on the table before them.

"Eat up," Louis gestured. "I bought the biggest pizza they had. You carnivores must be hungry after all that playing."

"Fuck yeah, Lou delivering the goods!" Bill shouted, opening the box quickly and taking out a slice and munching on it.

"Hey, hey! Don't take all the biggest pieces!" Legosi reached out and grabbed one and took a big bite, as he really was pretty hungry as Louis had guessed.

Pina helped himself to one too as well as the soda they ordered with the meal. "God, this feels so cozy. I love this."

Bill swallowed. "It feels just too good, man. Sex and pizza are a great combination."

Louis leaned on his hand and smiled as he took a slice. "You two were made for one another."

Pina leaned over. "Do you mean me and Bill, because I said the same thing earlier, or did you mean Bill and Legosi?"

"You and Bill," Louis responded. "Legosi was made for me."

The cat snorted. "Thanks for letting me borrow him. You and I will be having some really fun text convos later."

Louis looked at Pina. "We were all meant to find one another, I think." He took a sip of soda.

"Bound together by the night I lost my leg..." Pina took a bite of his slice and looked up at the hanging light above them. "That's a weird sentence."

Bill put his arm around Legosi. "Now that me and him are blood-bonded, we're basically stuck together."

Louis held up his ring. "And me and Legosi are bonded by the symbols of our love. And well...the love itself."

"And you and Pina are bonded by being in a shitty cult," Legosi said between bites of his pizza, leaning his head on Bill's shoulder.

Bill furrowed his brows. "Thought they were bonded by being herbivores?"

"That, too!" The wolf took another bite.

"Oh, and we're missing part of our body!" Pina said. "And all of us have scars."

"Hot sexy scars," Bill added. He looked directly at Louis. "You better make his first time with you fucking great."

Louis rolled his eyes. "If he's unsure if I really love him now, he'll be drowning in it by the end of that night." He said this way too casually to be really thinking about what he was saying.

Instead of a laugh or a sarcastic quip, Pina simply stared at the deer next to him with wide eyes, pizza flopped in his hand.

Louis didn't notice until a few moments later, turning his head. "...What?"

Pina blinked and then smiled. "You're really hyping this up."

"I want to do it right! I want you to understand that I'm serious about you!"

Bill clacked his claws on the table. "Legosiii, your husband's being cute again."

"He always does that," Legosi said, dreamily. "Our first time was, like, half planned and half impulse. Of course, I was a virgin so it would always be extra special for me no matter what."

"That's why I need to compensate," Louis took another swig of his soda. "One sec." The deer took out his phone and tapped for a few moments, then put it down. Both Bill and Legosi's phones vibrated, and looking at them revealed what Louis had planned so far."What do you think?"

Bill mooshed his own cheek. "That's totally something you two would do too. It's basically so Louis and Pina that if you had done it with Legosi or me—"

"You're not my type," Louis cut in.

"Anyway, it wouldn't work with anyone but Pina."

Louis sighed, feeling more confident. "What about you, Legosi?"

Legosi smiled and looked at the sheep. "You deserve it. I'll just say that."

Louis sat back, now proud of his plan. "Swell."

"Damn, feel like a regular ol' VIP right now." Pina sipped at his soda, but it was clear he was blushing.

Louis just continued eating. quietly.

Bill shook his head. "I wish I was a bottom sometimes. Like, a real bottom who'd dig that shit."

The cervid frowned. "You're literally the luckiest animal here right now. You had sex with my husband and you're going to have sex with Pina tomorrow. I did neither of them this weekend."

"Snooze you lose, buck."

"I still have that toy," Louis stated. "Should be enough for a night."

"And you really won't send me a vid?" Bill's ears flattened.

"No, Bill."

Legosi stared across the table at Pina and leaned forward with a hand to his mouth. "What's happening?" he whispered.

Pina shrugged. "This is their dynamic."

Bill's eyes looked up for a moment. "I'll pay you for it."

Louis crossed his arms. "How much?"

"Will you do it if it's enough?"

"It depends. I'm not going to have my face in the video, though."

"Hey, you're the one who won't sleep with me, man," Bill responded.

"That's because I'd much rather sleep with our boyfriend. You'd snap me in half."

"Or kill you, yeah," Bill said. "You'd probably bleed to death or some shit."

Louis took another bite and spoke while chewing. "I have to pay off Juu every week. If you give me 5000 yen, I'll record a video for you."

"5000?! Just to watch you shove a toy up your ass?!"

"That's the deal, Bill."

"Fine...but you can't judge me for jacking off to it!"

"Too late." Louis finished his slice off.

"Can I be in the video?" Legosi asked.

"5000 yen it is," Bill immediately inserted.

"I can hold the camera," the wolf offered.

"You have to be in the video," Bill argued. "Oh! You could be holding the toy, too!"

Louis made a blank face. "At this rate why not just have a video of Legosi playing with the toy?"

"Because if I'm not gonna get to sleep with you I want to at least see if you have a nice piece."

"Makes sense," Legosi mumbled into the last bite of his slice.

Louis exhaled. "Fine, fine. 5000 yen for me being fucked with the toy by Legosi."

Bill nodded. "Deal. Just send me your Buckspress account info and I'll send you the money."

"When I make the account," Louis said.

"Don't spend all your money on stuff like that, Billy," Pina reminded. "We need to be saving up."

"Don't worry your pretty little head, babe," the tiger smiled. "Because I'm getting a job."

"Yeah? Any idea where?" Pina asked.

"As the newest member of the Shishigumi, duh!" Bill responded.

The room fell silent.

Legosi's eyes slowly went wide as he did a double, then triple take at the tiger.

"What? Why are you all looking at me like that?"

Louis spoke up. "Are you some kind of idiot?!"

"What!"

"You're out of this horrible situation and you want to become a part of it?!"

"I can't become a member of the Branded, I'm a tiger! The only way I can help is as part of the Shishigumi!"

Louis crossed his arms. "You're not seriously just saying this so you can fuck Legosi more?"

"I want to help you, Louis," Bill argued. "These two are putting their lives on the line for you. I wanna do the same! I don't want to just be stuck in school on the sidelines! It's not me! I want to take action and become stronger for all three of you because I love you guys."

Legosi wrapped his arm around Bill's. "Well, I don't even know if they'd allow a non-lion in. It's not like I'm a member there, just an informant."

"You said they're low on members, yeah?" Bill asked. "That's my in. You also said that the leader wanted you to spar with him to show your worth. Well then, that's what I'll do. I'll fight that hybrid guy and show him!"

"B-but that's just because that's something I wanted to do. Plus it might be a bit suspicious, right? Melon-san might think I'm up to no good, and I don't think we could pretend not to know each other, not after the day we had today!"

"I've already made up my mind, guys. Trust me, you're gonna need my help, too. It's all four of us in this together. Just like it was with Riz."

Louis slumped a bit in his chair. "You don't have to do this for me..."

"I'd do it for any of you."

Pina had been silent this whole time, elbows on the table and fingers steepled as he stared at his tiger boyfriend with pursed lips.

Louis shook his head. "Bill, you could hurt—"

"Don't give me that bullshit, Louis. Any one of us could get hurt at any time. But I have the chance to take action and I won't let it slip through my fingers. And when we're done, we'll all go to America."

The deer just sighed, deeply. "I'm getting everyone I care about murdered."

"We won't die, Lou!" Legosi stated. "Really, we'll be okay."

The eyepatched cervid didn't respond, knowing that it would be okay, but still feeling slightly nervous.

"Regardless, you're not convincing Bill not to go through with it, Louis," Pina finally spoke. "Look at that look in his eyes. That's the look of a man who said he was going to eat the Leaning Tower of Pizza meal at Little Cicero's at the mall, even after I told him that was something you're supposed to buy for a group of people, not a personal meal."

Louis nodded. "Okay, Bill. Thank you."

Bill's voice was oddly soft next. "You just got a new boyfriend. The universe won't take that away from you so soon."

"Guess we have to plan this then, huh Bill?" Legosi asked as he rubbed his shoulder.

"Yeah. Later."

Louis took another sip, now clearly brought down a bit by the reality check.

Pina reached out and grabbed his free hand and squeezed it.

The deer squeezed back. "You dumbasses..."

At that moment, the group heard the door being unlocked, and Legosi's tail began to wag. "Oh, grandpa's back! We left pizza for him, right?" He reached forward to open the box, revealing only one slice left.

Bill got up and walked over to where Gosha was, smiling with his teeth. "Hey, Grandpa!"

Gosha looked up from where he took off his shows and returned the smile. "Well, hey there, kiddo! How's it going?"

"How clean are your hands?"

"Always clean! I wash them obsessively!"

Bill grasped them together. "I have a huge favor to ask you."

"Oh, what is it?" the old lizard asked.

"Can I please come stay here for a while? I'll help you clean and do chores and even pay rent if I have to but I'm begging you. I need somewhere to go."

Gosha's smile disappeared and he blinked. "Oh, what happened to school?"

"It's not working out, old man," the tiger sighed. "I dropped out. Sorry to spring this on you after a long day."

"You too..." Gosha sighed. "I'll do what I can, but there aren't going to be any authorities or family members coming after me, are there?"

"No, 'course not," Bill said. "So that's really a yes?"

Gosha scratched at his brow, looking to the side. He cleared his throat. "I won't turn you away, of course. How long do you think it will be?"

"I don't know, honestly." His arms were quickly around him and he was squeezing gently. "Thank you so much, gramps. Love you."

Gosha pat him strongly on the back. "Of course, Bill. I love you, too! Now, let me see everyone else."

The two walked into the kitchen area where everyone else was seated still. Legosi saw him and beamed, standing up quickly before wincing and limping forward as inconspicuously as he could.

"Welcome home, grandpa!" Legosi leaned in for a hug.

"Oh, Legosi! What happened to you? Why are you walking like that?"

Bill tried not to seem suspicious as he sat back down. All eyes were on Legosi.

"Oh..." The wolf looked over to the table. "Me and Bill were rough housing a bit outside and I fell. It's nothing serious."

"It was fun as hell," Bill purred.

"Hello, grandfather," Louis smiled. "How was your day?"

Legosi released him and sat back down next to Bill, giving Gosha a view of the table, where Pina sat sideways in his chair so his legs laid across the buck's lap. He gave a peace sign and offered a greeting as well.

"Oh, fun as always! Lee was there." Gosha came over and opened the pizza box up, going in for the last slice he was entitled to.

Louis gasped. "How is my little wiger boy doing?!" He cleared his throat. "I mean, how is he?"

"He's continuing to adjust more into social situations. He still asks about you and Legosi," Gosha added at the end with a tinge of sadness. He stepped a few paces away and retrieved a sturdy plate to hold underneath his pizza before he dug in.

Louis shook his head. "I miss him. I don't want him anywhere nearrrrr...animals who won't accept him." That was close. He adjusted Pina's legs so they were sitting more comfortably on him.

Gosha nodded and bit into his pizza again, noting the closeness of the herbivores as well as how the couples were seated apart. It wasn't a big enough thing to ask about, though.

Pina leaned in closer to Louis. "I wanna meet Lee one day," he remarked, sadly.

The buck turned his head. "Maybe some day you will. Come babysit with me sometime." He rubbed his leg gently.

"I'd love to!" Pina rubbed their noses together, and Gosha watched on with a look of growing confusion.

Louis blushed and smiled. "We'd just have to make sure not to kiss in front of him or anything...His mind might explode."

"Are, uh, young animals into casual kissing now?" Gosha offered, awkwardly.

Louis looked up at him. "It's not casual, grandfather!"

Pina nodded. "Yeah, we're dating."

Gosha's eyes were almost going around in swirls. "Uh, um, uh, wuh?"

Bill had his goofy grin again.

Louis nodded. "Boyfriends."

Legosi turned to face his grandfather. "Oh, some animals have open relationships, grandpa. You know about that."

"O-ohhh. I see...but I never...thought...I never knew...well alright then." He smiled again.

Louis shook his head. "I didn't think so, either. I'm still very much in love with your grandson—Not you, Bill—but...I'm also in love with this sheep." He squeezed Pina's knee.

Bill rolled his eyes and shook his head and looked at Louis' hand squeezing Pina's knee. He felt happy. This was all so good.

Louis moved a hand through Pina's wool. "I hope you aren't upset or anything. Legosi's completely okay with it!"

Gosha held his big scaly hands up. "Oh, of course not! It's none of my business as long as Legosi or any of you aren't hurt!"

Legosi nodded. "Yeah. And me and Bill are kind of a thing too, now." Legosi's ears flapped as he looked away.

"Oh?"

Bill pulled Legosi against him, accidentally shifting the table in the process. "Yep! Had a lot of fun playing around today~ I don't think we're dating, though."

Legosi squinted his eyes and smiled, slightly. "Yeah, I don't know if there's a word for what we are, or will be..."

Gosha could only smile and nod. Of course, he'd accept these boys with whatever they'd throw at him. Didn't mean he couldn't be confused as all hell.

Bill nuzzled Legosi's cheek. "Whatever you want, man. I'm just here for the ride."

Louis looked around. "So, how about we all get comfortable and then sit down and watch a movie?"

"I call cuddling Legosi!" Bill almost shouted.

The deer blinked. "...We know. Guess I'm stuck with Pina. Oh, darn."

"Shoot. Woe is me," Pina said in a similar deadpan.

"I guess...I can choose the movie, then?" Gosha suggested.

All four animals gave some form of approval.