sure! want to do a fade-to-black? 300+
He could faintly hear the soft sound of her voice, stifling laughter when she stumbled over the numbers. Her trouble with counting just sounded funny — he was no expert either. The girl's voice died down and Oak immediately hunkered flat against the dark earth. The tight space could barely fit his rotund form. He grunted as the moments passed, wishing that she would find him soon. He was impatient to take the role of seeker because it was much more fun than hiding and waiting to be found.
At last he heard the soft whoosh of the young woman's footsteps in the foliage nearby. He wanted to jump out and startle her, but after thinking it through, he decided not to. Frightening the girl could anger her, and he wanted them to remain friends. The russet girl's mismatched eyes appeared at the entrance to his tiny tunnel and the Oak snickered at her, intentionally bumping his nose against hers as he struggled out of the tiny space. As she darted off to hide, the rust-furred boy rounded the tree and pressed his face against the bark. One, two, fwee, five... With effort, he counted to fifty. Here I come! he yelled, leaving the tree, lowering his nose the the ground and starting through the fragrant field. There was not much for her to choose from, but surely there was another spot besides the one he had already taken.
Oak found her trail in moments and followed it to a tree with hollowed roots almost like the one he had hidden in. He peered into the darkness to beautiful green and blue eyes, grinning. There you are. He stepped away from the roots to let her pass. Wanna play again? They did not have to repeat this game, there were many other ways to spend their afternoon together, all of them fun.
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