I fell asleep next to Lilly while we waited for the sun to go down. A couple hours later, I woke to a nudging at my side. I slowly opened my eyes to see an angel sitting next to me, pushing my shoulder.
"Come on, Cody. Get up." Lilly said, excited. I yawned and lifted my head and looked outside. It was dark now. I looked at Lilly she smiled, making me blush and turn my head.
"What's the matter? Was it something I did?" She asked.
"No, it's just that...Never mind." I said, standing up.
"Uh, okay...Come on. Let's get to Salty's place. Kate and Humphrey just left a few minutes ago." she said.
"Alright. What time is it?" I asked, shaking dirt out of my fur and walking out with her.
"Around 10 I think. We slept for a few hours." she said. We started walking over to Salty's den, not saying much of anything. I'd look at her, admiring her, and she'd giggle, making me blush and turn away. A few minutes later, we arrived at Salty's den and walked inside.
"There you guys are. Took you long enough. What was the hold up?" he asked.
"Cody didn't wanna get up. I kept pushing him until he gave in." Lilly said.
"Ah. So you two slept in the same den?" he asked, smiling slyly.
"Uh, yeah. Why?" I asked, suspisious. He walked over and wispered in my ear, making my eyes go wide.
"NO! What's wrong with you!?" I asked, embarrased.
"What was it?" Lilly asked.
"Nothing. Just...boy talk." I said, blushing. She nodded and said "So, what'll we do first now that we're all here?"
"How about a swim? It's still sorta warm for this time of year." Kate said. Humphrey and I nodded and Salty shrugged and said "Sure. It is a little warm, huh?" We all walked out and over to the creek by then den and I laid down by the bank. Lilly, Kate, Humphrey and Salty all jumped in and started playing, splashing and chasing each other. I laid my head down on my paws and watched.
Lilly looked over at me and noticed I was upset, so she swam over and asked "Cody, what's wrong? Why aren't you swimming with us?"
"I...just dont feel like it." I said. She looked and me with her puppy dog face and asked "Why? Is something wrong?"
"You could say that." I said, looking away. "I just need a few minutes to think about something. I'll join you guys later."
"Okay. We'll wait for you." she said, diving underwater. I looked away from them, but wish I didn't. Suddenly, Lilly came above the water and grabbed my by the neck, pulling me under with her. I tried to kick my way back to the surface, but couldn't. Kate saw my sinking to the bottom and dove under to pull me back up. She got my by the neck and pulled me back up onto the bank. I laid down, coughing up water. Lilly jumped out and said "Oh my god! I'm so sorry!"
"It's *cough* okay, Lilly." I said, shaking. She laid down next to me and put her foreleg over my neck, pulling me closer to her. My heart rate skyrocketed when she did.
"Why didn't you tell me you couldn't swim?" she asked.
"You would've thought I was a wuss." I said, nervous.
"No, you're wrong. I would've understood. Not everyone know how to swim. It's alright." she said, hugging me. I froze up, not knowing what to do, so I slowly hugged her back and said "Th-thanks."
"I'm sorry for pulling you in. I didn't know." she said, starting to cry into my shoulder. I rubbed my paw on her back and said "Shh...you don't need to cry over it. I should've told you, but I was embarassed about it." She pulled back and looked at me and smiled.
"You want to learn how?" she asked. I started shaking and said "Y-you mean right n-now?"
"Sure. Why? Something wrong with that?" she asked, sensing that I was scared.
"No, I g-guess not." I said.
"Well, come on. Just hop in and act like you're attacking the water with your paws, clawing it to pieces." she said, jumping in. I sat up and looked at the water, scared of what might happen.
"Go on. If you need help, Humphrey and I will help you." Kate said, sitting next to me. I gulped and walked carefully to the edge and hopped in, doing exactly what Lilly said and surprisingly, I didn't sink!
"There you go! Good job. You're a natural! Just do that for a while until you're comfortable with it." Lilly said, swimming along side me. We swam from one side to the other a few times until I wasn't scared anymore.
"This is great! I never thought I'd be doing this!" I said, excited I could swim now.
"Good. Don't want to stay in too long, otherwise you might get sick. How about we head back and do something else for now?" Kate asked. We all nodded and Lilly and I got out and shook dry. She seemed to take her time, going slowly from her head to her tail, like she was trying to be sexy.
"What was that for?" I asked, smiling at her. She blushed and said "What? I can't dry off? I didn't want any water left on me."
"It's just that you seemed to take your time. You've never done that before, that I've seen." Kate said.
"Eh, my body hurts a bit from swimming so long. I didn't want to hurt anymore." she said, obviously lying, but we brushed it off.
"Okay, then. Let's get back. I've got an idea of what we can do." Salty said. We walked back to the den and laid down inside, making a circle. I laid down next to Lilly, making us both blush.
"You guys play truth or dare before?" Salty asked.
"I have." Humphrey said.
"Good. Then you already know how to play. For those that don't, here's a bone." he said, grabbing a bone from behind him.
"The person with the bloody side pointing to them has to answer any question or do any dare asked by the person that spun it. Then they get to spin it next, got it?" he asked. We all nodded and he said "Good. Let's get this party started. Who's first?"
No one raised there paw so he said "Okay. Lilly, how about you since you taught Cody how to swim?"
"Um...Sure, why not?" she said, spinning the bone. It stopped, pointing at Humphrey.
"Okay, truth or dare?" she asked, smiling. He thought for a moment and said "Dare."
"Okay. I dare you to...chase your tail in circles for 30 seconds!" He stood up and started running in circles, almost falling down a couple times until Lilly yelled "Time!" He laid back down, swaying side to side.
"Wow, I'm dizzy." he said, trying to stay balanced. He spun the bone next and it landed on Salty.
"Truth." Salty said. Humphrey thought for a few seconds and asked "Who do you have a crush on?"
"Janice." he said without thinking. They all looked at him and said "Really? But she's a vegetarian." Kate said.
"So? Something wrong with that? I acutally like the berries they find. We get along really good." he said. He reached over and spun the bone, landing on Lilly.
"Um...Dare!" she said.
"Okay. I dare you to...lick whoever's cheek you like." he said, smiling slyly. She leaned over and licked my cheek, making my eyes go wide.
"Y-you like m-me!?" I asked in disbelief. She blushed and said "Yeah, I do. You're cute, funny and seem really caring about others." I smiled and was trying to think of what to say, but fainted.
A few minutes later, I woke up and saw them all standing over me. "Wake up, dude. We still have a party to finish." Humphrey said, tapping my head.
"Wha-what happened?" I asked, sitting up. Lilly blushed and said "I told you I like you."
"Really? You do?" I asked, still not believing it. She nodded and said "I already told you that. You fainted after I did."
"Wow...I didn't expect that!" I said, smiling. "Obviously. Now spin it." Salty said. I grabbed the bone and spun it, landing on Kate.
"Dare." she said. "Okay. I dare you to hit Humphrey!" I said. "Oh, come on, really? She's a girl. She can't h-" he started before Kate punched his shoulder. He yelped in pain, grabbing his shoulder. She smiled and said "Can't what? Hit very hard?" "That actually kinda hurt." Humphrey said, rubbing his sore shoulder.
"Okay my turn!" Kate said, spinning the bone, landing on me.
"Truth...No! Dare" I quickly said.
"Alright. I dare you to kiss Lilly. Not on the cheek, though. Lips!" she said, smiling evily. I looked at Lilly and she looked at me. We both blushed and I asked "Do you want me to?"
"It's okay. It's a dare, so you gotta do it." she said, smiling. I leaned over and kissed her on her lips. She closed her eyes and smiled again, obviously enjoying it. We lost track of time and ended up kissing for a couple minutes.
"I said kiss! Not make out!" Kate said, laughing. We pulled away from each other quickly and blushed. I spun the bone and it landed on Lilly.
"Truth this time!" she said.
"Okay. Did you enjoy that kiss?" I asked, nervous. "Acutally...Yes. Very much." she said, blushing again. I smiled and she said "My turn!" She spun it and it landed on Kate.
"Dare." she said.
"Okay, since you had us kiss, you kiss Humphrey. We all know you to like each other." she said, making Humphrey blush under his dark fur. Kate stood up and rolled him over onto his back. He was caught off guard by and said "Kate, what are you-" before getting cut off by Kate kissing him, passionately. He wrapped his paws around her neck and kissed her back, making her moan a bit. They kept at it for about 5 minutes until they stopped, out of breath.
"How's that for a kiss?" she asked, standing over him.
"Fuckin' awesome! I didn't know you liked me that much!" he said, smiling at her. She moved off him and laid back down. He rolled over and she leaned up against him, resting her head on his neck. He put his head on top of hers, making her smile.
"Alright, lovebirds. How about we call it a night?" Salty said, yawning.
"Yeah, it's getting pretty late." Lilly said, getting up and walking towards the entrance.
"Where are you going?" I asked.
"Just to get some water. I'm a little thirsty now." she said, walking outside.
"I am too. Be right back." I said, walking out as well. I jogged up next to Lilly and said "Hi."
"Hey. Thirsty too?" she asked, smiling.
"Yeah, I am actually." We walked side by side to the creek, our tails touching sometimes, making us both blush at the contact. We sat down by the side and started drinking from the creek. She finished before I did and asked "Cody?"
"Yeah?" I asked, picking my head back up.
"I really did enjoy that kiss." she said.
"Me too. I was scared, but excited at the same time."
"Same here. Want to um...do it again?" she asked, nervous.
"I'd love to." We leaned into each other and started kissing again. We looked at each other and then the water. The moon was above us, making it even more romantic. She closed her eyes and moaned, making me smile. A couple minutes later, we pulled back and she said "Wow."
"Wow's right. You're so beautiful in the moonlight." I said, admiring the way her fur shined in the moonlight. She blushed and said "Thanks. The moon makes your white patches shine a bit, too. You have a bit of a glow coming from them."
"Wow, really?" I asked, turning my head to look at my back and it did seem to glow. I turned my head back to look at her and saw her eyes again. They were sparkling in the moonlight, causing me to stare into them, mezmerized. They were so beautiful. A perfect shade of lavender that reflected the light just perfectly.
"You okay?" she asked, knocking me out of my trance.
"You're eyes...They're...beautiful." I said. She blushed again and said "Your's too. That blue is really sexy. It's like ocean blue." she said, making me blush now.
"Thanks. I have something to ask you." I said, shaking now.
"What is it?" she asked.
"Would...would you...go to...the moon...moonlight howl...with m-me?" I asked, stammering. She smiled widely and yelled "Yes! I'd love to go with you! A lot of other guys asked me, but I said no. I've been waiting for the right guy!"
"Wow, really? And I'm the right guy?" I asked, extremely happy she said yes.
"Yes, you are. All the others just want to go with me to show off to the others. You wouldn't do that, would you?" she asked.
"Of course not! That's a stupid thing to do. You should only ask someone if you actually WANT to go with them." I said.
"Wow, you actually think that?" she asked, smiling.
"Yes, I do. Those guys are probably going to be alone the rest of their life if they keep it up." I said, chuckling. She giggled and said "Yeah, no doubt. So, see you tommorow night?"
"Yep. Right after we find me a den and I bathe. Wouldn't wanna be dirty for the cutest girl ever to walk this planet." I said, smiling. She teared up a bit and said "Oh, Cody! That's the sweetest thing I've ever heard!" She pulled me into a hug and I hugged her back. She leaned back and kissed me again, catching me by surprise. I closed my eyes to enjoy it and she did too. About that time, our friends decided to come looking for us. They walked around the corner to see us kissing again.
"Jeez, just once isn't enough?" Kate asked, laughing. We broke away quickly and blushed.
"What are you guys doing out here?" I asked.
"Looking for you two. You've been gone for almost a half hour." Salty said.
"Oh. Really? It's been that long?" Lilly asked.
"Yeah, it has. What exactly were you two doing?" Humphrey asked.
"Um...nothing in particular." I said, scraping the ground with my paw. He looked at me and smiled. "Uh huh...Well come on then. Lets' get some sleep. I'm beat." he said. We all walked back to the den, Lilly and I in the back. I playfully leaned over and pushed her with my side. She stumbled a bit, but pushed me back. I knew she would, so I braced myself, causing us to be pressed against each other. We both blushed and looked away, but stayed like that the rest of the way back.
When we got back, I laid down near the front to stay cooler. LIlly noticed I didn't come to the back with the rest of them and came back over to me.
"Something wrong?" she asked.
"Nope. Nothing at all. I like to stay cool at night." I said, looking up at her. She laid down next to me and said "I kinda do too." We lay next to each other, staring up into the sky, looking at all the stars.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" I asked. "Yeah, it is. I love to look at the stars when there aren't any clouds above. Just seems so...calming." she said.
"Yeah, it does. I think my mom is up there, watching over me. Makes me feel safe." I said, tearing up. Lilly looked at me and noticed my eyes tearing up and said "I know you miss her. I would too if I lost my mom. I can't imagine how sad you were."
I wiped my eyes and said "I was pretty upset. But I'm okay now. I've accepted the fact she's gone, but I always feel her with me when I feel scared."
"Wow, that must be a nice feeling." she said.
"It is." I said, smiling. "I'm getting pretty tired. Wanna go to sleep now?" she asked.
"Sure. I'm tired too. Besides, I gotta get up in a little while." I said, rolling onto my side. I was facing Lilly and she did the same. We lay there, staring into each others eyes. My tail started wagging, landing onto hers. When It did again, she wrapped hers around it and pulled me closer. I was a little surprised at her sudden move, but smiled. We were mere centimeters apart, our noses almost touching. I could feel her breath and she could feel mine, making us both happy.
I scooted a little closer, causing them to touch. She didn't pull away like I thought she would, but instead she rubbed mine with hers, making my heart skip a beat. I blushed and said "What was that for?"
"Because...I really like you." she said, blushing too. I smiled and said "I...really like you too, Lilly." She smiled and said "Let's get some sleep." She closed her eyes, not moving her nose away. She fell asleep first, shivering a little. I gently pulled her closer and put my foreleg over her, making her stop shivering and smile. I closed my eyes and fell asleep rather quickly.