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Arien smiled and looked up at her when he felt her arms around him. "Good mornin', beautiful. Hungry? I've gone all out..." It was roasted rabbit, left over from when Nex had hunted previously. "I promise its edible. Not sure about tasty, though."

"Im starving," Red replied and grinned.
Kissing Arien's cheek, she let go of him and crawled over next to him then took a piece of rabbit and ate it quickly.
Blushing in embarrasment, she looked over at Nex and Bella. Nudging Arien, she nodded to the wolf and tiger.

Nex thoroughly groomed Bella and purred while he was doing it.

Arien grinned at the sight of Bella and Nex. "I'm glad they're getting along; I thought for a while that Bella would be condemned to a life of loneliness or human companionship."

He grabbed some rabbit for himself and ate, pausing occasionally to watch Red or the wolf and tiger.

Bella, for her part, was content to be groomed. She rolled and twisted to let Nex groom where he wanted.

When Red finished her part of the rabbit, her hunger was still there but she didnt say anything. Laying back on the cool grass, sheclosed her eyes and enjoyed the warmth of the sun. Enjoying also the company of Arien and smiling when she thought of getting married.

Nex finished grooming Bella twenty minutes later and playfully pawed her belly.

Arien finished soon after Red and began to clean up. He tossed the uneaten parts to Bella and Nex and Neo before he put out the fire and stretched.

"Alright, well, we should head back to the house and see the damage. Hopefully it's not too bad. The sooner we get started, the sooner we can finish." He rubbed his hands together, almost wishing that his brothers had stayed behind to help. But that would have been asking too much. And they would have caused more chaos than help.

Bella rolled over, playfully pawing back.

Red looked over at Arien and smiled. "Ok. Can we take the tigers?" she asked.
Sitting up, she called over Neo and Nex. Neo came over and sat near Arien with Patch trailing behind him.
Nex reluctantly padded away from Bella, but not before licking her ear affectionatly. Red kissed Arien's cheek and crawled into the tent. Packing up their stuff, she took off her corseted shirt and put on a more loose cloth one. It didnt feel comfortable having something tight around her stomach anymore.
Putting on her rucksack, she crawled back out and set it by the fire.
"Ok. I have everything packed up," she said.

"Of course," Arien replied. He had finished rounding up whatever had been outside and stuffed the remaining pan into his pack before looking at the campsite. "Almost as if we were never here."

He hoisted his pack to his shoulders. "Alright, homeward bound we are. I hope it's not too bad. You're pack isn't too heavy, is it, Red?"

Bella flicked her ear back at Nex before trotting over to Neo and giving him a brief tail wag in greeting.

Red smiled and rolled her eyes. "Stop fussing Arien. Im pregnant, not dieing." she replied teasingly.
Climbing onto Neo's back, she scratched him behind the ear. Then leaning down, she picked up Patch and put him on Bella's back. Just so she would have a companion to take care of, like the tigers.

Patch clung onto Bella and purred. Neo flicked his ear in greeting to Bella as she walked over.

Bella wagged her tail as Arien rolled his eyes. "I know," he muttered. He looked at Nex and then grinned. "I'll walk, Nex. So, I'm guessing you're going to want an additional room added to the house, right?"

Nex gladly flicked his tail in agreement and trotted over to Bella.

Red looked at Arien and smiled. "Yes definitly an extra room. I mean we need somewhere to put the baby..unless you wanna put it in our room," she replied with a shrug.

Arien hesitated and then shook his head. "No thanks; I don't mind sharing, but it's going to need a room of its own. His. Hers." He struggled wanting to put a gender to it already. "He
or she will want a room anyway."

He shivered, just thinking about having a kid was odd enough. Was he really ready for this? What would his friends think?

Bella trotted carefully with Patch on her back.

Red felt uneasy waves coming off him and she scowled. He could just say he isnt sure about it instead of hiding all the time..
"True. Well when your ready you can start walking, but im ready to get home," she said and told Neo to go.
Neo trotted off towards the town they had came from a week or so ago. Nex followed, keeping his fur brushing Bella's. Patch clung on like a bur so he wouldnt fall off.
Red looked back and motioned for Arien to come on.

Arien followed along, keeping an eye on Red even as he wrestled with his thoughts. He finally decided that it didn't matter--he had nine months to worry about it and figure things out--and that all that mattered was keeping said news from his father and his brothers. Right. Like they probably weren't eavesdropping on him periodically anyway.

"Red," he hurried to catch up to her and then stopped. "Ah, never mind. I forgot what I was going to say." He grinned sheepishly.

Red raised an eyebrow then smiled. "Well when you remember let me know. Unless you didnt really forget," she said the last part slyly.
Reaching over, she poked him playfully in the side and smiled. She was happy and could care less what other people thought.

He yelped at the poke and clutched his side, sticking his tongue out at Red. "I did forget. Although, is there anything you would like for yourself at the house? The new addition is just for the kid. What about yourself? Anything you want to change or improve?"

Red shook her head and smiled. "I dont really need anything. I liked everything how it was. Except we do need a bigger bed," she replied, a blush creeping along her cheeks.

Arien laughed. Of all the things to ask for. "I think we can afford that." He shook his head and cast sidelong glances at Red. Really, how had he lucked out in finding such an incredible woman? Not only that, she was going to be his wife. His grin remained plastered all over his face and he had an extra bounce to his step even as they came to the poor little water logged house.

The whole way home Red had thought about what it would be like to spend the rest of her life with Arien and a kid. And to tell the truth, it looked really nice. Maybe they could even have another kid?
When they finally got to Red's old, flooded house; she was kinda layed out on Neo. For an hour or two, the sun had been extremly hot to her and really she could use a swim in that cold pond of hers. Nor was she feeling to good and she was sure it was because of the heat.

Arien looked over at Red and frowned. "Um, why don't you go take a rest, Red. You look wiped out. I'll just poke around and see in what condition the house is in." He dropped his pack to the ground.

Bella panted heavily as well, she was hot and no amount of shaking would cool her down.

Red slid off Neo and walked over to a shady patch, under a tree. Putting an arm protectively around her small tummy, she closed her eyes and fell into a light sleep.

Nex went ahead of Arien into the house, to make sure no wild animals had gotten in. Looking around, there were no wild animals but there was tons of dirt and the whole place was a mess. Neo went over a few feet from the tree where Red was sleeping and listened for intruding animals or people.