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The little girl was being carried in her mother's arms. They had left the packlands far behind which always made Cambria a little wary. But she told herself it would be fine. When she had gone out with daddy everything had been fine. Everyone would be fine this time too. Mommy wouldn't take her anywhere scary and would protect her. Still, the pup had insisted on carrying the butterfly stuffed animal that her mother had found for her and her sister the other day. She wasn't sure why, but it helped to comfort her and she needed all the comfort she could get when she was outside the safety of home.



Her momma had told her they were going to the pack that was close to them to visit her aunt Ember. The pack had a funny name that was hard for the Marino child to say. What had it been? Ani-something? She couldn't really remember. They passed by a fence that was kinda scary looking and it made her snuggle closer to her mother's chest, hiding her face in her fur. They walked a bit further and then they stopped. She heard her mommy talking and then another voice that was a lady that seemed somewhat familiar, but the chocolate girl didn't bother to look. Then they were walking again, though not very far and her mother placed her gently on the ground.



She was told that there were other puppies in the den right in front of them and that she could play with them while her mommy and aunt talked. But that scared Cambria. She wasn't good with strangers and the last time she had met another puppy he had been mean to her! A soft whine came from her throat but her mother comforted and encouraged her. Her tail and ears held low she walked cautiously toward the den, the plushy butterfly held in her mouth.

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Actually there was only one puppy left in the Aston family den today, and that one puppy was Noir Aston. The girl had one of her lazier days, and had spent most of the day inside the cool den despite the tempting flowers and butterflies. Baby Duck was inside with her too, sleeping silently, closely tucked up against what it still blindly believed was its mother. It had grown a bit since the tan coloured girl had helped it out of its egg. Noir was still waiting for that pretty yellow colour to take over the gray, but there was still no change in the duckling’s colouration. There were also other details that suggested that this actually was no ordinary ‘duckling’, but the child was oblivious of this. Of course it was a duck! It was so cute whilst sleeping, and so the girl could not make herself move an inch in case it woke the small creature. To pass time, the girl was casually chewing on poor Toefur’s arm, something that never seemed to get boring.

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For a moment, the girl wondered if she heard voiced, but when her ears perked to investigate, she could only hear the usual white noise. Silly Noir imagining things again? A few moments after, Noir Aston was certain she heard noise from outside, and she decided to get up and investigate this. The girl tried very hard not to wake up the bird when she got up, but she could feel the duckling stir slightly, and that alone let her know that she had failed. The Aniwaya puppy poked her head up from the darkness of the den, and her golden gaze instantly settled on a much younger puppy, a butterfly plushie accompanying her. Noir could do nothing but stare. Never had she met another puppy that was not a sibling, and the usual Stranger Danger feeling fled before even arriving. Another puppy that she did not know! Oh, but she looked slightly unhappy. Or, so it seemed to the tan girl.

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Noir’s face exploded into a truly happy and excited smile. ”Hello! Who are you? I am Noir, what is that toy? It is pretty!” It was a butterfly and Noir really liked butterflies! ”It is a butterfly and I really like butterflies! I have a toy friend too, his name is Toefur and he has many arms, do you want to see?” Words impatiently flew out of her mouth, almost stumbling into each other. The fact that her overenthusiastic greeting might have overwhelmed the younger child did not occur to her at all, unfortunately.

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Cambria stood near the mouth of the den, uncertainty flooding her system. What was this thing? This hole in the ground that apparently puppies were inside? She lived in a house and her den was a room that she shared with her mommy, daddy, brother, and sister. Why would they live in the ground? Didn't rabbits live in the ground? It didn't make sense for wolves to live the same way as the things they ate. At least not to her. As far as she knew everyone in Crimson Dreams lived in the house, no one lived outside, so this was all very strange to her. The pup heard movement coming out of the dark hole though and her eyes grew wider and tail tucked up underneath her. She didn't move though, her large paws were frozen to the ground.



Then the head of another, though much older, puppy popped out of the hole like a mole. The moments that each pup stared at one another made Cambria's dread grow. What if this puppy didn't like her either? What if she said mean things like the boy had? She didn't want that, not at all. Then she would cry and run to her mommy like she had before and that wasn't fun. But quickly the older girl's face broke out into a smile and she started talking excitedly. At first the Marino child was shocked at the cascade of words that washed over her ears and she couldn't think of what to say. But slowly it all seeped into her overloaded mind and her tail uncurled, moving to wave slightly behind her.



Gingerly the chocolate pup set down her toy at her feet so she could respond. "I is Cambreeah. Is nice to meets yous Noir." A small smile pulled at the corners of her mouth. She liked the butterfly toy? Cambria liked being complimented on her toy. And she liked that this girl liked butterflies too. They had something in common! "Is my butterfwie, my momma founds it fo' mes. I wuves butterfwies." The small pup nodded her head, her ears flopping around. "Yes, I would likes to see your Toefurs." Was she really making a friend? This was kind of exciting!

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Cambria too D8 They should never grow up! 500+

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The puppy before her was just like baby! The brown girl was so small and cute! There was a flush of warmth in the older child’s face and chest, an emotion she knew well. It was adoration. The feeling was intense, and the girl had to restrain herself from going halfway insane with excitement. Had the Aston children ever been this small? It was impossible! Maybe if the girl stopped looking so scared, Noir could ask her if she wanted to play mommy and baby! Oh, yes that would have been so amazing. Noir wanted the little brown child to be her baby. The golden eyed girl had finally started to accept the fact that Toefur was nothing but a faded pink toy. It was sad, but Baby Duck was compensating for that. Oh, yes! Now Noir could have two babies if the other girl wanted to play!

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Cambreaah, so so pretty name! ”Cambreeaah!” Noir echoed instantly, an echo multiplied many times. Oh, and she was so cute and polite. The girl went on about her ‘butterfwie’ (oh gosh why could she not be Noir’s cute baby!), and the girl cringed slightly, her mind overheating with ideas. Oh, she wanted to drag little Cambreeaah over to the special flower field with almost a million butterflies in many different colours. Oh, and perhaps they could go and check out the sowing field. The dandelions should be in full bloom by now. Did Cambreeeah like flowers too? Noir’s mind raced, almost forgetting about the poor little girl. The tan girl’s mind snapped back to the presence when Toefur’s name sounded from the small girl’s mouth. Without another word, the oldest girl vanished into the dark to retrieve her oldest, pinkest friend.

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A squeak erupted from the duckling in the darkness as she somehow managed to step on its head. She had not put her weight on it, so luckily the bird’s head did not crack. Her hackles rose in instant fear, and she crunched down to drown the little thing in saliva, her tongue silently screaming thousand apologies. Hmm, maybe Cambreeah would want to see the newest Noir baby? Yes! The light girl poked her head out of the darkness again, wearing another of her many versions of excited smiles. Quickly, the rest of her body jolted out of the den, her lightly coloured tail waving back and forth. Toefur was already forgotten by the older child, and the younger girl probably also would in a few moments. Noir winked at the other girl before she mewled softly, eyes wandering to the darkness of the den.

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A moment passed in silence, but finally the grey ducking followed, head and neck moving mechanically as it took in the bright light and the unknown being. Noir was not sure if it was happy or sad or excited or anything, because Baby Duck seemed to be a bit weird in its head. It was okay though, because it was still cute, and Noir knew that all mothers loved their children no matter if they were defunct or not. ”Caambreeah, meet my baby, Baby Duck.” the girl said, as proud as any mother would be, or at least almost!

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They can go to Never Never Land Big Grin 300+



The longer their encounter went on the better the Marino pup began to feel. Maybe meeting new people wasn't so bad after all. Maybe that boy had just been a bad, mean boy and not everyone was like that. Suddenly she felt the urge to ask Noir if she was pretty, but she didn't. While she imagined the older girl would say yes (she was being so nice already!), she suppressed that urge. Even the smallest possibility of hearing "no" again made her too afraid to ask. That "no" had hurt so much. Hurt her where she hadn't known she could be hurt. Momma had said that he was wrong, that she was pretty. She believed her momma. Momma was much smarter than the mean boy. He was just stupid and mean and bad and not nice.



As Noir exuberantly echoed her name the girl could feel her face get warmer and her smile grow. If she hadn't been covered in her dark chocolate fur, the reddening of her cheeks would have been noticeable. She could see it sometimes when her daddy blushed with his light creamy fur. It always made her giggle. She loved her father. He was so gentle and nice and everything good. Being caught up in her own thoughts, as she tended to do, she didn't noticed the long pause in their conversation. It was only when the lighter girl ducked back into the hole that she was brought back to what was going on. Her little head cocked to the side as she heard funny noises coming from the hole. Was something else down there aside from this Toefur? If so Cambria wanted to see it!



But when Noir came back out there was nothing in her mouth! Where was the Toefur! The pup looked to either side but still didn't see anything. She cocked her head to the other side and gave the older puppy a questioning look. Where was her toy? Though then she caught some more movement coming out of the den. A tiny little duckling! Cambria had never seen a real one before! Her oceanic orbs grew bigger and her mouth opened in a large happy smile. "Oh woooowwsss!" It was amazing Noir had a duckling! "He's soooo cuuuuuttee! Hewwos duky!" This trip was better than she had ever expected it to be!

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The little creature blinked in confusion at the bright light, but padded about in a circle around the blonde child, peeking at this new, stranger that looked so much like its ‘mother’. The golden eyed child’s tongue rolled out of her mouth in a happy manner. Her tail was beyond any control, and she reluctantly allowed it to wave around as it pleased. The younger child’s eyes slowly widened. Next thing that happened made Noir’s heart flutter along with the beating of a thousand butterfly wings. There was so much ecstasy to read in those ocean painted orbs of Cambreeah. The darker girl’s smile blew the golden girl away. Cambreeah reminded Noir so much of herself in many ways. Although she tried to limit herself, she could not suppress her ecstasy when good things happened. The other puppy’s open expression was a gift that filled the Aston child with white light.

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”Yes, it is super cute!” the older girl eagerly agreed, padding closer to the other girl, hoping Baby Duck would come really close so that the other could look at it better, and perhaps even touch it. She wished the gray duckling liked to cuddle more, but it was still a living thing that made her feel like a mommy type of person, and that was more than enough to let the tan girl love the thing endlessly. “It has really soft fur like thing, and it is special baby because it is gray and not yellow like other baby ducks I have seen,” Noir explained, looking from duck to puppy and back to duck. The blonde girl wondered if Cambreeah wanted to be her friend. She was more used to the duckling than the little girl, and so continued her talking. ”I like flowers and butterflies and birds too, because they sing very beautifully.” This reminded her, Baby Duck made cute sounds too!

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Noir lifted a paw to poke the little creature, and it let out a cute little noise, a noise that always made Noir’s heart want to explode with adoration.

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She had never imagined meeting someone new could be so much fun! She had always been nervous about it, unless the stranger was friends with her mommy or daddy. Then she knew that people were okay cause her parents wouldn't be friends with bad people. But strangers scared her. Even more so since that mean mean boy came to their den and said she wasn't pretty. But everything so far with meeting Noir was perfectly fine! Noir was very very nice. Her eyes danced with happy light as the duckling waddled in a circle around the lighter girl. Cambria couldn't help but emit a happy giggle. She didn't think she had ever seen anything quite so cute as the little duck!



Little brown body wriggled with excitement as Noir walked closer in hopes that her little ducky would follow. Though she did her best to keep still. She didn't want to scare the little guy after all! That would just be no good. Her tail was one thing she couldn't keep still though. It wagged at an uncontrollable pace, a waving banner of how happy the little girl was. It certainly looked soft! Cambria just wanted to rub her face against the duckling's soft looking fur stuff. "Oooooo! I sees!" It was even a special baby duck! The poor ducky must have lost his mother and father. It was just so so nice of Noir to take care of it. Noir was the nicest person she had met so far outside of Crimson Dreams! It wasn't saying much, since she didn't know many outside of her pack, but it was something!



Cambria perked up even more and looked back to Noir. They had the same favorite things! That was so great! "Weallies?? I loves all dose tings too! Vewy vewy muches!" Was that what made people friends? Having the same things that they liked best? The pup hoped so, she would very much like to be friends with Noir! She watched with a little bit of apprehension as the older girl poked the duck. It made images of the sad butterfly flash in her mind and she wondered if baby duck was very fragile too. But instead of falling over or something he just gave a silly little noise that made her yip and drop the front of her body down so her bum stuck in the air.

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Baby Duck was a wonderful baby. Although it was a bit weird and did not speak, it was so amazingly adorable that she could not love it enough. The squeaking noises it always made were so cute, and the girl did not know what to do to channel the strong and warm feelings the little thing gave her daily. She felt so full of happiness always, it seemed. The horrible incident with the puppy eater was not gone, but happiness shoved it away for darker times. Cambria really liked Baby Duck, so Cambria had to be a very nice and fun person. Yes, the blonde girl definitely liked her, despite the obvious difference in age. Actually, the fact that the girl was so small and still so full of the innocence all small children shared was probably a good thing when it came to Noir. The older girl was soon about to pass her first half year, but she had yet to lose all those things that made her a pure child. The innocence, the naivety. Noir still saw miracles and impossible, breathtaking beauty everywhere she looked. She doubted she would ever get bored or used to the world like many of the adults did.

Cambreeah loved all these things that Noir did. What a wonderful visitor Noir had found. The girl’s reaction to the duck’s noise was funny, and the sun coloured child laughed loudly and backed away a few steps before she turned around and started to run away from the brown figure. When she had given birth to a few yards distance between them, the tan girl stopped to look back. Baby Duck wobbled after its 'Mommy', as usual. ”Run, Baby Duck, the butterfly puppy Cambreeah is coming!” The blonde puppy’s body was filled with joy, and she sincerely hoped that the little child would follow and join the game. Noir fully intended to steer them straight into her own personal butterfly flower field. She wanted to show her fellow puppy all the pretty butterflies and all the pretty flowers, and everything else she could think of. After that, perhaps she could ask the other girl if she wanted to be Noir’s first non-Aniwaya friend.

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The world could be a fantastic and beautiful place, but it also held scary things. Crimson Dreams was her safe haven. While she was inside its borders, and most especially in the shadow of the mansion, Cambria believed that no harm would come to her. All of the adults would protect her if anything bad came around. But as soon as she was outside the safety of that invisible line was where all the monsters and the worries came about. If she was with her mommy or daddy, like she had been today, then she wasn't as scared. She knew they wouldn't let anything bad happen to her. But the rest of the world still scared her because it was all unknown and unexpected. But right now she didn't worry about how this different place was scary. She was just having fun with Noir and the duckling.



Little brown stick of a tail waved in the air and she smiled broadly as Noir laughed. Though when the older girl turned around and started to run away Cambria got confused. The pup rose back to her four paws and watched with a confused look on her face. Why was Noir running away from her? Had she done something bad? Oh no, she hoped she hadn't messed up. She had been having fun. But when the tan girl turned and called back it finally clicked in the small Marino's mind. Oh! They were playing a game! Happily Cambria picked up her butterfly and started bounding after the other puppy and duck. She couldn't wait to see what Noir had in mind! They liked all the same thing so whatever it was, she was sure she would like it. "Awwws cummin's!" she called through her mouthful of plush. This was all so exciting!

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This was so extremely different from dealing with her siblings. The scenario had more uncertainty attached to it, but also much more excitement. She did not know how the little girl would react, she did not know her well at all. Oh, but it was so exciting. Noir observed the girl’s first signs of uncertainty before something clicked and the brown little girl was all game. More than anything Noir truly wanted to play mommy and baby, but this was no plushie she could coo and cuddle with. Her siblings did not appreciate Noir’s cuddles often enough for the blonde girl to dare start with the small child. Also, when Noir observed the rest of the Aniwaya tribe, there was not much physical touching, so she was starting to feel more and more confused when it came to what was allowed and what was not. Noir had a lot of love to give to every being, and felt that she could channel and show this best by nuzzling and cuddling close to whoever she wanted to share her love with.

When Cambreeah picked up her plushie and followed, Noir turned around again and started to move forward. Although she quickly noticed that she could pick up a higher speed than the other puppy, the tan girl made sure that the little butterfly puppy was right behind her, sometimes almost close at ‘tagging’ her. It did not take long at all to reach Noir’s ‘private’ butterfly and flower field. An excited whine escaped the Aniwaya puppy. Noir charged into the tall grass with a million billion thousand flowers and caused a scattered cloud of pretty butterflies and bees to take off into the air. Baby Duck squeaked happily somewhere in the grass close by, but Noir turned around so that she could see what little butterfly loving Cambreeah would think about this.

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Cambria had never known this kind of excitement and thrill before. Usually she didn't like getting herself in situations that were uncertain. She liked to know what was going on and wasn't much one for getting out of her comfort zone. That zone consisted of her family, the mansion, the rest of the pack, and the whole of Crimson Dreams. Right now she was far away from all those things and yet she wasn't afraid. This was such a new feeling for her, to be in such a situation and be unafraid. She wasn't even worried if she should be afraid. The pup was completely focused on what she wanted to consider her new friend and their playing. She wanted to feel like this more often. It was a very good feeling. Was this how her sister always felt? Cambria wished she could be as brave as Amata was.



For a second she thought Noir might leave her behind, but it appeared the older girl realized that the Marino pup couldn't keep up with such a pace and she slowed down. Large brown paws ate up the ground as they went, her whole body ringing with her happiness and excitement. If the butterfly hadn't been taking up her mouth she would have let out a happy little bark. Her ears perked forward as Noir whined and dashed forward into a humongous patch of flowers. The chocolate pup hadn't even seen the flowers until the tan girl disappeared into them. But her attention was quickly taken away from the plants as what seemed to her like all the butterflies in the world exploded into the sky. Without even thinking she came to an abrupt stop and her bottom jaw dropped, her own butterfly dropping to the ground. Oceanic orbs were wide with wonder as she watched all the different colored wings fluttering in the air.



Cambria stood there a few moment in awed silence before she returned to her senses. "Noir!" she piped, looking towards the older girl. "Is so booteeful!" The pup's tail was wagging uncontrollably.

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Although Noir wanted to fully see the little girl’s expression, her own gaze had to move to the scattered cloud of fluttering wings. Was it not this that made the world beautiful? The flowers swayed slowly while recovering from Noir’s brutal disruption. A few of the insects returned to their tasks instantly, and the blonde girl watched a bumblebee settle on a flower not far from her face. It looked furry and the girl wondered if it would be soft to touch. The Aston girl did not particularly want to touch and disturb it, as she had done so already by running into the flowers and frighten the lovely things that spent theirs days on top of those beautiful blossoms. Cambreeah expressed her wonder in both words and the sound of her voice, and the blonde girl bounced back towards the little brown puppy, displaying a radiant smile that seemed to have the ability to compete with the sun. Ocèane was kind, but the two sisters did not share the same passions. Her siblings were slowly starting to concentrate on learning to hunt and those things, but Noir wanted to stay in her secret gardens and just watch the world’s beauty forever.

Noir’s tail easily matched the younger girl’s, and she was wondering if she had found someone else that was similar to her. It was a possibility that the other child would change and grow up like most puppies did, but Noir was a good willed creature and did not consider that. Right here and right now Cambreeah was one that understood her, and Noir only took in the present and its wonders. It made her own appreciation twice as powerful when she saw another being enjoy it as much as her. ”Yes, so prettyful!” the tan girl agreed lovingly as she turned around to the sight that slowly was dwindling away. It did not worry the older girl though. The butterflies and the bees were still there, jumping from flower to flower. Actually she preferred it this way because it was natural and Noir was perfectly satisfied with being a mere spectator. Attila had chased and crushed a butterfly once. He had laughed and thought he was smart doing that. The thought still made her feel sad.

Noir’s golden eyes found the butterfly toy’s shape on the ground. She wondered if it wanted to fly and be free just like the creatures it had been formed after. ”I think your butterfly toy wants to fly and dance on flowers too!” Noir confidently stated, almost certain that this had to be the case. ”I can put butterfly toy on top of your head, Cambreeah and then you can fly it into the flower field and be a happy butterfly too!” Noir nodded at her own words, lowering her front frame slightly in a playful manner while her tail lived its own flawless life in happiness. She had tried to do the same thing with Toefur, but all the butterflies had flown away when the big and bulky toy had bounced up and down through the field. Noir believed that it had something to do with the fact that the pink toy was an octopus and not a butterfly. Cambreeah’s toy should not have such troubles, because it already was a butterfly.

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The little girl was completely captivated by the sight that Noir had stirred up. It was undoubtedly the most beautiful thing she had ever seen! If only her sister and brother were here with her to see it too. She knew they would love this as much as she did. Especially Amata. The butterfly that Cambria was carrying around actually belonged to both of them, not just her. Their momma had found it for them and given it to them after they had unknowingly put a butterfly to sleep forever. It was the one butterfly that it was safe for them to play with. The stuffed toy brought the normally shy girl great comfort, that's why she had wanted to bring it along today. Taking trips outside of Crimson Dreams, even with her parents, made her nervous. The butterfly helped make her feel better.



She smiled broadly back at Noir as the older girl walked back over to where she stood awestruck. Most of the butterflies were beginning to return to their flowers now. Cambria gave a happy little squeal and gently nosed Noir's shoulder. She really liked Noir. No new person had ever been this nice to her, she almost believed it was impossible for someone she didn't know to like her and be so nice. But the blond pup had proved her wrong and she was glad that she had. She didn't want to worry that no one would like her, that made her sad. She wanted to meet more people like Noir who were nice and had the same interests. Her gaze returned to the flower patch. The Marino child like this sight better too. The other one had been wonderful, but she liked the peaceful calm of this nature picture.



As Noir spoke Cambria looked back down to her toy. She bet it did want to float around like the other butterflies. What the older girl suggested made her heart leap. Oh! That sounded like so much fun! So so much fun! Unable to find words for a moment she eager nodded her head up and down. "Oh yes! Yes that is suches a good ideas! I loves dat ideas!" Her whole body was wiggling with excitement but she tried to keep herself still. It would be hard to put the butterfly toy on her head if she was fidgeting. A happy little whine escaped her. Oh she couldn't want to go into the flowers and pretend she too was a butterfly!

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All children seemed to be stuck with awe by many things, because so much was completely new and had to be explored and appreciated with energy and in an excited manner that adults had a hard time understanding. Noir wondered if she would ever become one of those boring gray people that she knew existed in the world. She felt just as much joy now by the sight of pretty things as the first time she had seen them. She could not imagine this changing. Noir was Noir and only Noir. She did not want to believe in a complete change. The tan girl was perfectly happy with how her life was at the moment. She wanted to spend each day roaming about with Baby Duck and living life just how she wanted to live it. However, there were small things changing all the time. At one point the Aston kids would be able to shift. Soon they would be properly taught how to hunt (Noir had actually made an effort out of avoiding those games and play-hunts that the rest of her siblings played out) and all kinds of stuff. Actually, Oceane’s personality had changed. Thankfully Attila was still his bully self.

Noir giggled loudly and thrillingly as the other child agreed to the idea. The funny thing was how the girl tried to keep still despite enormous amounts of excitement. Oh, Noir knew too well how that was. Controlling her excitement and mood was something the golden eyed child had worked a bit with. In the start everyone had accepted it because that was how small children were supposed to be, but lately not everyone appreciated Noir’s puppy like and super happy excited behaviour all the time, at least not in too high doses. Although Noir felt almost dizzy with the excitement herself, she picked the butterfly toy up carefully in her jaws. The scent of both Cambreeah and another individual with a similar scent was found on the toy now when her nose was so close to it. She wondered if that meant that Cambreeah had a funny sister that wanted to be Noir’s friend too, but right now there were only Noir and Cambreeah, and she would wait until they were done player.

The older child struggled a bit with placing the toy on top of the child’s head. The first time it turned out that the butterfly was lying upside down facing the wrong way, and the second it had simply fallen off. The third attempt, however, had been successful, and the toy seemed to lie comfortably on top of little Cambreeah’s head. A whine escaped from the older girl this time, envy creating blushing roses in her lightly coloured cheeks. Noir too wanted to be a butterfly with a butterfly toy on top of her head. It was okay though. Noir had often pretended to be a butterfly alone around here. She always imagined herself as one of the lightly yellow coloured ones. Today she would be one of those as well. The golden eyed Aston child stepped a few steps back to look over the butterfly puppy before nodding contently. ”Fly butterfly, fly!” she squeaked out, wanting to see that puppy-butterfly fly together with the rest.

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Cambria was not a particularly excitable pup. Not like her sister was. Amata was always full to bursting of energy, ready to run around and do something. She was a much quieter pup, more calm and willing to simply sit around and observe the world. Though it appeared that with the right kind of motivation, the chocolate pup could be just as full of energy as her lighter sibling was. Nothing had ever gotten her so worked up like this, but it was fun! Right now she was too happy and full of wonder to think about the scary things out there. The fact that she was in a strange place and was a good distance away from her mother. Now that didn't bother her. All that filled her mind was the beautiful scene before her and having fun with Noir. Noir her new friend.



The girl watched with excitement as the Ani Wayan picked up the butterfly toy and started trying to balance it on her head. It was all she could do to keep herself still! A happy little squeal rang its way out of her throat, but her body remained in one place. It took a few tries to get the butterfly to stay and just when Cambria thought she wouldn't be able to stand still for a second longer Noir succeeded in getting it to sit nicely atop her head. The whine from her friend made her tail pick up speed again. Oh boy! Oh boy oh boy oh boy! She was so excited to go into the flowers and fly with the other butterflies! Then as those words hit her tiny ears her paws walked off towards the flower, careful to keep the stuffed toy balanced on her head.



Her gait was slow and calm despite her enthusiasm as she entered the tall flowers. For butterflies did not zoom about in the air like some birds did, they floated about, nice and relaxed. Paws took a meandering path, sea form eyes looking up as the sun leaked down through the variously colored flower petals. What a magical pretty place! This was such a wonderful good day!

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Although the older puppy seemed less obvious excited than the butterfly puppy, this was not the case. Noir was just better at controlling that blissful enthusiasm. The blonde stared in awe as Cambreeah peacefully floated towards the flower, just like a butterfly. She had wondered if the toy would be able to stay safe on top of the child head because she had expected the brown puppy to jump all over the place in play. She realized that she had underestimated the younger girl greatly. Noir’s body started moving too, but she took a longer path so that she entered the flower field a bit away from the other girl. Now Noir too was floating, pausing at the prettiest flowers and sniffing them in turn and licking a blossom or two occasionally. It was such great weather and it was warm and nice and it was perfect time for butterfly-Noir to fly around in her home and drink flower juice nom nom nom.

Slowly, the yellow butterfly made her way to another butterfly that was out this fine day. This other one was a colourful butterfly of the Cambreeah type. They were very rare. Two rare butterflies in one field! The Noir butterfly floated slightly closer. ”Oh, hello there, pretty Cambreeah-butterfly.” the squeaky, thin voice of the Noir butterfly greeted. The blonde girl’s head stayed still for a moment before it flew up and floated to sniff on another flower. ”Mmmm, so yummy flower om nom nom” the girl said, using that same, thin and squeaky voice that she imagined butterflies used. A pink tongue leaped out to lick the flower lightly, because flowers were butterfly-Noir’s dinner! This was so much more fun with another puppy playing. Noir usually floated around as Butterfly-Noir alone, but this time there would be a butterfly that was able to answer and not fly away instantly if the large, blonde butterfly came too close.

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Cambria felt like she had walked into a whole new world. She actually really did feel like a pretty butterfly! Her large paws even felt a bit lighter than they normally did. Her body seemed to move more fluidly instead of the jerky motions of a young pup. Maybe this flower patch had magical powers. It certainly felt magical to her. A hundred pleasant scents filled her head and made her smile softly. Her tail moved side to side like if floated with the rest of her body. She sniffed at the flowers that were at her height. Getting at ones too high or too low would cause the butterfly to fall from her head and then the illusion might be broken. That was the last thing she wanted.



Somewhere in the back of her mind she knew that Noir must have followed her into the flowers but she had been so swept away by everything else she had forgotten until the light girl floated towards her. At the squeaky high words Cambria's smile widened. Oh this was such a good, fun game! "Hewwos, pretty Noir-butterfwies. It is a vewy preddie days, yes?" Apparently, pretending to be a butterfly made her feel older and more sophisticated as well. The Marino watched curiously as Noir licked at the flowers. Why was she...OH! Of course! Butterflies ate from the flowers! Following suit Cambria's pink tongue licked the flower nearest to her. "Mmmm, yes. Flower so yummies." She liked this, pretending to be nothing more than two butterflies eating from their flowers.



Distantly a sound came to the butterfly's ears. It was a familiar sound and one that brought comfort. But it seemed so far away that she didn't think much of it at first. As the moments ticked by though the sound became a voice. A voice that belonged to her momma and it was calling for her. Cambria's head perked up and the butterfly fell from it. "Thas mah momma, she's cawlin' mes," she said, looking over to Noir. That probably meant that it was time to go home, but she was having so much fun! So much fun with her new friend.

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Noir-butterfly nodded and smiled. Yes indeed, it was a vewy preddie days, yes yes.
”Yes, super sun and pretty flower nom.” Noir agreed, nodding slowly and elegant because that was how butterflies were. Noir loved nothing more than playing such games. It was not only very fun, especially with company, but it was also in an odd sort of way calming to step into the role of a peaceful creature and forget who she was for a little while. Total disconnect from the rest of the world, just how the Aston girl preferred. Noir continued on without a flicker of her ear when the call for the little girl came. It was an unknown voice and it had nothing to do with Noir. The game was ruined when Cambria’s butterfly fell off her head and fittingly stirred up a bumblebee as if it had truly been a deceiving disguise. It was Cambi’s momma? Noir was no butterfly any longer either now. But, they had barely started to play and Cambria already had to go? More time had gone than Noir had realized, because time always flew unnaturally fast when she was enjoying herself. She did not want the child to go, but a mother’s call could never be ignored, or else there would come an angry mommy and get them. The Aniwayan child fell down on her bum and flattened her ears sadly because this mommy was stealing her butterfly friend. That was life for children though.
”Can I come and visit you, Cambreeah?” the older girl wondered, plead apparent in her golden eyes. Noir almost never wandered off and away from Aniwaya, but this could be an excellent reason to do so. She did not want this to be a goodbye, just a see you later! Noir had to come visit her non-Aniwaya friend now!



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This was such a fun and nice game that Cambria could have played it all day with Noir. In fact, she probably could have played almost anything all day with Noir. The pup didn't have any friends near her age outside of her siblings, the Aston girl was the first! As far as she was concerned, that made her very special and made them the bestest of friends! Who could be more special than your first friend, after all? When this day had started, she had expected to be happy when her mommy came to take her home, but she had never expected to meet anyone like the older blond girl. Now that her mother was calling for her she didn't want to go! Not yet! Not when they were having so much fun. Sadly she knew there was no help for it. Momma said it was time to go home, so it was time to go home. Though when she turned back to look at Noir and saw her all sad it made her sad too. Little ears flicked back against her head and she walked over to the larger puppy. "I sowwies, I dun wanna go. You is my fwiends. My bestest fwiends." Cambria leaned her head back to give her a lick on the bottom of her chin.



Though she perked up a bit when Noir asked if she could come visit. "Yesyesyes! Pwease come visits! I would loves dat!" Then she could show her her home and all of her favorite places! She heard her mother calling a bit more insistently and looked back to Noir once more. "I gots ta goes, but I sees you soons, yes?" Cambi leaned down to pick the butterfly up in her mouth again, ready to run to her momma as soon as she heard her friend's answer.

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