There was a squeaking sound under her cloak, and she moved away from Slate to lift it up.
There was a small pup under it, a dark grey with lighter grey markings. He continued to squeak and squeal, "shh, you're okay." She licked the pup until he relaxed.
Max opened his eyes, they were a bright amethyst purple. He tilted his head a little at Slate, a little spooked by his mask. He shrunk away closer to Navy.
"It's okay, he won't hurt you." She smiled at Max, who looked at her for comfort.
Max looked back to Navy, obviously confused.
Navy shook her head and grabbed Max's scruff, bringing him back to her. She started to groom him, and then looked up at Slate. "You could be his adoptive father, if you want."
Slate looked at her,he knew he wasn't the 'fatherly type' but he couldn't let this kid grown up without a dad..he wanted to be better than his father ever could,"I..of course.."he looked down
She smiled at him, "really? Thank you! He'll be much happier with two parents." She wagged her tail a bit.
Max didn't know what was going on, but he didn't like it. He squeezed himself under Slate's chest.
She smiled at Slate as she watched Max crawl out from under him.
He hugged Slate, his tiny arms barely wrapping around his neck. "Hehehe!" He giggled happily.
Navy smiled, resting her head on her paws. She hummed a small tune quietly, like her mother did for her when she was afraid or upset when she was little. She saddened at the memory.
Max's tail began to wag, his amethyst eyes shining happily as he looked up at him.
Max stumbled away from Slate, and approached Navy. He playfully attacked her ear, biting softly and scratching her mask accidentally.
Navy's eyes opened, "aah!" she fake screamed, and Max giggled. "I got you!" he said, wagging his tail.
Navy gently pulled him off, placing him on the ground again. "Why don't you go play with daddy instead?" She looked at Slate, she giggled.
Max tumbled towards Slate, playfully biting his leg. "Hehehe!"
Navy laughed at them, "yes, you're daddy now." She smiled.
Max giggled, "I got you!! Hehehe!" He bit as hard as he could on Slate's leg, but it felt like being poked.
Navy yawned, and got up. She laid beside Slate again, putting her cloak around him. She put her head down on her paws.
Max "pounced" on Slate's tail, rolling around with it. He started to tug on it lightly.
Max started to get tired, so he trotted up to in front of them. He squeezed himself between them and yipped happily, curling up facing Navy.
Navy smiled at Max and wrapped her tail around Slate. She thought to herself, 'a happy family..'
She decided to stay up just a little longer, watching over Max carefully. He had a habit of waking up in the middle of the night and wandering off, so she had to sleep lightly. She yawned and confirmed he was fast asleep, so she fell asleep as well. The night was calm and quiet.
"Eh, could be better. My head still hurts from being hungover. I'm happy I didn't spill anything out to you that day- alcohol comes with a dose of honesty." He sighed, resting his head on his paws.
"I guess not.. but you really reminded me of my dad. I have..." she paused for a moment, "bad memories of him." Her eyes saddened, but she quickly cheered herself back up. "But it's fine, it doesn't matter anyway. What happened happened, and I'm over it now."
"I do, actually. He's now an adoptive father to a pup I.. er, found." She wagged her tail a little at the thought. "You'll find someone, I know you will." She smiled at him.
"We're not playing "opposite world", Navy. Don't try to change facts, love is dead for me. The dead don't revive just like that." He lifted his head up.
"Sorry. I know. I'm just tired of trying now." He put his head back down. Adalius glanced at his scar and winced a little. "Stupid of me to have ever tried in the first place."
She didn't say anything, she was still annoyed with his attitude. She stared at him for a few moments before beginning to speak, "the last time I loved I was betrayed and tortured by him for years. I still found someone, you can too." Her voice was flat and monotone.