he likes to cuddle.” She’d dropped her arms to her lap and was looking sadly at her pet. “I don’t think he’s been sleeping well without me.”
Needing to make them both happy, Slanon reached out and petted Mr. Tickles. The lukpas’s tail came around and tickled Slanon’s arm and then, as if remembering who he was tickling, the fluffy tail pushed at the hand Slanon was petting the little guy with.
Slanon looked closely at the pink fur-ball and saw that, although anger and frustration were apparent in the lukpas’s eyes, so was exhaustion. He invitingly patted the bed close to where Alicka’s head would be when she lay down. Yellow eyes lit up and a flash of pink fur hopped rapidly over to the offered spot on the bed.
“Thank you, sweet giant. I really want Mr. Tickles to like you.” Alicka glanced down at her pet when his tail reached out and tugged a few strands of her hair. “He doesn’t move around much in his sleep.” Alicka yawned and lay down.
Slanon followed suit. Mr. Tickles ran his tail over Slanon’s face and then Alicka’s before snuggling further into the bed above her head. A low, contented chirp and then purring sound came from the ball of pink fur. That sound made him glad he’d invited her pet to lie down next to them. Although he drew the line at breeding with the lukpas in their bed, it wouldn’t kill him to sleep near Mr. Tickles.
The fluffy pink tail swiped across him a few more times and then ran over Alicka’s face before settling on the top of her head. A few seconds later, his little furry body totally relaxed as sleep took the lukpas away.
To his surprise, the pink tail slid back a bit until it was touching his shoulder. A sigh of contentment came from the tiny lukpas. He was amazed at the change in the little guy. No miracles or catastrophes were needed to bring them together. Just a touch of patience and kindness.
Alicka smiled at her sleeping pet and then at him. He watched her lovely, thick-fringed eyelids droop slowly lower until they closed. He settled in closer to her.
With his arm wrapped around his mate, Slanon let the night sounds and the comfort of his happy family ease him into a peaceful sleep.
Chapter Ten
Mr. Tickles was excitedly moving from one side of the backseat to the other. Alicka laughed as their pet continued to chirp wildly as he watched them slowly drive past one picplom tree after another.
It had been two weeks since Slanon had let their lukpas sleep with them. That allowance had opened the door to a budding friendship between her guys.
They were driving along the edge of their grove, checking on the trees and looking for prurros. So far, they’d found two trees with the yellow moss on them and the other trees were all looking healthy. The vehicle topped a hill and a lake of pearl water came into view.
“Do we have time to stop so I can get a better look at the lake?” So far, she’d only been around a few ponds on VisOrrenta.
Slanon smiled at her. “I’ll always make time for your desires, sweetling.”
Once they were within walking distance of the pearly water, he parked the hovercraft.
Mr. Tickles was pointing at the water and chirping in rapid bursts.
Alicka picked their excited pet up and climbed from the craft. Slanon led the way to the water. He looked at their pet and laughed. “His tail is moving so fast I’m surprised he hasn’t taken flight.”
“Me, too. The little guy looks like he’s about to burst from excitement.”
At the edge of the smooth, flowing water, Mr. Tickles started squirming, and as soon as she released her hold on him, he climbed down her body. His tail whipped around and tried to tickle every blade of blue-green grass it could. He hopped over to a boulder and tickled it. Then he hopped around to all of the flowers and plants, doing the same thing.
“Do you think he knows half the stuff he tickles isn’t capable of laughing?” Slanon asked with a chuckle.
The suns’ beams brought out
Needing to make them both happy, Slanon reached out and petted Mr. Tickles. The lukpas’s tail came around and tickled Slanon’s arm and then, as if remembering who he was tickling, the fluffy tail pushed at the hand Slanon was petting the little guy with.
Slanon looked closely at the pink fur-ball and saw that, although anger and frustration were apparent in the lukpas’s eyes, so was exhaustion. He invitingly patted the bed close to where Alicka’s head would be when she lay down. Yellow eyes lit up and a flash of pink fur hopped rapidly over to the offered spot on the bed.
“Thank you, sweet giant. I really want Mr. Tickles to like you.” Alicka glanced down at her pet when his tail reached out and tugged a few strands of her hair. “He doesn’t move around much in his sleep.” Alicka yawned and lay down.
Slanon followed suit. Mr. Tickles ran his tail over Slanon’s face and then Alicka’s before snuggling further into the bed above her head. A low, contented chirp and then purring sound came from the ball of pink fur. That sound made him glad he’d invited her pet to lie down next to them. Although he drew the line at breeding with the lukpas in their bed, it wouldn’t kill him to sleep near Mr. Tickles.
The fluffy pink tail swiped across him a few more times and then ran over Alicka’s face before settling on the top of her head. A few seconds later, his little furry body totally relaxed as sleep took the lukpas away.
To his surprise, the pink tail slid back a bit until it was touching his shoulder. A sigh of contentment came from the tiny lukpas. He was amazed at the change in the little guy. No miracles or catastrophes were needed to bring them together. Just a touch of patience and kindness.
Alicka smiled at her sleeping pet and then at him. He watched her lovely, thick-fringed eyelids droop slowly lower until they closed. He settled in closer to her.
With his arm wrapped around his mate, Slanon let the night sounds and the comfort of his happy family ease him into a peaceful sleep.
Chapter Ten
Mr. Tickles was excitedly moving from one side of the backseat to the other. Alicka laughed as their pet continued to chirp wildly as he watched them slowly drive past one picplom tree after another.
It had been two weeks since Slanon had let their lukpas sleep with them. That allowance had opened the door to a budding friendship between her guys.
They were driving along the edge of their grove, checking on the trees and looking for prurros. So far, they’d found two trees with the yellow moss on them and the other trees were all looking healthy. The vehicle topped a hill and a lake of pearl water came into view.
“Do we have time to stop so I can get a better look at the lake?” So far, she’d only been around a few ponds on VisOrrenta.
Slanon smiled at her. “I’ll always make time for your desires, sweetling.”
Once they were within walking distance of the pearly water, he parked the hovercraft.
Mr. Tickles was pointing at the water and chirping in rapid bursts.
Alicka picked their excited pet up and climbed from the craft. Slanon led the way to the water. He looked at their pet and laughed. “His tail is moving so fast I’m surprised he hasn’t taken flight.”
“Me, too. The little guy looks like he’s about to burst from excitement.”
At the edge of the smooth, flowing water, Mr. Tickles started squirming, and as soon as she released her hold on him, he climbed down her body. His tail whipped around and tried to tickle every blade of blue-green grass it could. He hopped over to a boulder and tickled it. Then he hopped around to all of the flowers and plants, doing the same thing.
“Do you think he knows half the stuff he tickles isn’t capable of laughing?” Slanon asked with a chuckle.
The suns’ beams brought out
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