The Forest

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A forest of many diffrent types of trees, flowers, and animals.

*hops down through smaller branches, not wanting to climb down*
*smiles as he reaches the ground*
Alright, home time!

*frowns at Yuu and continues to climb down*
*jumps as he nears the ground and lands beside him*
*flicks his nose*
Be more careful.

*pouts*
I'm a squirrel, I'm not gonna let myself fall.
Even if I slipped I have good reflexes.

That doesn't mean I don't worry about you.
*frowns at him but smiles*
Come on let's go home.
*takes Yuu's hand and leads him back to the dorm*

*smiles*
I'll be more careful. Sorry.
*goes back to the dorm with him*

Cecilius led Casper through the forest using his nose in his fox form to guide him. Soon he came to a small rock den barely big enough for one person. Inside was a blanket, matches, a few empty water bottles, and various other items. 'This is where I stayed some nights when I had no where better to go.' He shifted back and took his and Casper's pack and set them inside grabbing out the blankets they had taken and setting them inside. He crawled into the small space first then beckoned Casper in. "I usually slept in my other form because it was warmer but I'll sleep like this so I can keep you warm. And I'll look for somewhere for us to stay that's better tomorrow when we can. As it is now, this will have to do."

Casper nodded and joined him in the small space, staying close to him. "This is fine for tonight... just please don't leave me alone for a while..." he said quietly, still upset.

"I wont leave, don't worry, you wont be alone. I wouldn't dare." He laid back on the blanket and pulled the blankets they brought around them. "Just sleep, I'll still be here when you wake up." He held Casper close to his body to keep him warm.

He nodded and cuddled into Cecil's chest, "I love you..." he said softly, 'I'm cold and uncomfortable... I want to go home... but I can never go back there anymore...' he thought sadly as he fell asleep.

Cecilius watched Casper fall asleep worriedly. He could tell Casper didn't want to be there and sighed. 'I shouldn't have let him choose me. He shouldn't have chose me.' He kissed his forehead and prepared himself to stay up all night long to protect Casper.

Cecil woke suddenly in the chilly morning, Casper hogging most of the covers, but he didn't mind. He stayed snuggling against Casper and brushed his cheek softly watching him sleep.

Casper woke suddenly from a dream, more surprised looking than scared. He took a quick glance of his surroundings and breathed, remembering what happened and nuzzling Cecil, "Morning..."

Cecil watched his expression a little worried and nuzzled him back. "Are you okay? No bad dreams right?"

He shook his head, "no... just a falling dream. kinda surprised me, I guess." he smiled a little, "so... I'm not sure what to do now... take the lead...?"

Cecil smiled to him and did his best to comfort him, his tail remained still in the cold. "There's a fresh water stream down a ways and when I got hungry I would just hunt, but you can't eat like that. But we both have a bit of money so we could go to town and grab a bite if you don't mind. Anyways I was thinking about getting a job so we could get an apartment."

He nodded a little, "Alright... I'll probably get a job too." he smiled, "Even if you don't want me to, I want to." he nuzzled Cecil, "We should get everything packed up."

Cecil frowned at the idea of Casper getting a job too but decided not to say anything. He nodded slowly and waited for Casper to get out of the small den first so he could move around.

Casper crawled out of the den and grabbed his bag, smiling at the picture a little, whispering quietly, "Morning Mom..." he then put it back in the bag with the blanket before grabbing the sweater he had packed and putting it on.

Cecil perked his ears when he heard Casper but didn't say anything about it. He crawled out of the den and gave Casper a quick morning kiss with a smile and began to pack up as well.

He smiled and kissed Cecil back and zipped up the backpack, slipping it onto his back. "So, where should we go to eat?"

"Anywhere in town is fine, c'mon." He smiled and took Casper's hand, grabbing his hand and heading off with him.