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They were not ten strides away from the old fence when a beige figure entered their peripheral vision. Rio paused and looked to Toki to do the same, sniffing inquisitively towards the approaching canine. Immediately, she identified the canine as her sister. A smile bloomed upon her dark features, plume waving slowly at first and then more rapidly when her sibling fell into step beside her. They had not spent much time together, not since they'd played as puppies. Rio knew very little about Lucia, which seemed wrong enough. Then again, none of the Marino-D'Angelo children spent much time with one another. It was as if they'd raced through their youth and chosen their own paths very early in life — perhaps another consequence of their parents' lack of attention.
Though she wanted nothing more in that moment than to tackle her sister to the ground and shower her face with kisses, a hunt was at hand. With a beaming smile so brightly full of love that Lucia must have noticed, Rio resumed her easy, graceful lope across the swaying field. The smell of rabbit was thick in the air. Rio did not like eating rabbits (they were so intelligent and adorable), but her fox friend did not harbor such inhibitions. He trotted ahead of the sisters, then fell into a crouch. His sable companion copied him, and they strode in stalking position towards three brown rabbits that grazed several yards ahead.
In another breath, Toki took off, racing towards the rabbits with abandon. Glancing first at Lucia to ensure that she knew what their plan was, Rio followed her fox friend and they pounced in unison upon their selected quarry. The soft texture of the rabbits fur cushioned her jaws until she cracked the creature's neck with her fangs, feeling a rush of pity with the sound.
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