~A new beginning~ pixie and Brutus

Mates

The singing birds and the calm resiling leaves were the first things that you heard when you woke up. That is before you remember that you admitted to Brutus that you like him, that you wanted to be something more with him, and he shared the same feeling for you, or so you think. That could be just a dream for you since it felt so unreal, so dreamlike.

You yawned and looked around for Brutus, seeing that the door is parted signaling that he left, you stand up and follow the scent covered trail and saw that pixie and Brutus were eating and talking (Brutus was the only one eating since pixie gobbled it up as fast as she can for some reason) about there dreams.

You settle next to them and began eating your raw breakfast. You were halfway done when pixie asked you what you dreamed of, you blushed remembering what you dreamed of, and shook your head, before replying.

"N-nothing of interest," you say mentally scolding yourself for stuttering and took a deep breath, by now pixie left to play in the front yard with Lola and the others.

You felt Brutus' intense gaze on you whilst you eat and it made you slightly nervous (for some reason) when you were done you went to go look for pixie trying your best not to look like you're avoiding him. The tension in the room sofucating you.

That is when he spoke his voice was low and deep, it send shivers down your spine.

"Joy"

You look back at him, seeing his relaxed position,(how in the hell can he sit and still look terrifying?) his chocolate brown eye is much darker now, he's looking you up and down like you were his prey making your stomach do flips.

"C'mer, next to me"

His voice is a bit sweeter now but it still was the same as he spoke. You nod and hurry next to him, you sit next to him, your ears are slightly down and your tail is wrapped around you, you couldn't look at him seemingly seeing the floor more interesting than looking at him.

"Look at me," he whispers, and when you do you see his eyes full of concern and kindness that surprised you, he cuts you off before you have the chance of saying something.

"What's wrong? You seem...off, did something happen that's bothering you?"

His voice is like a whisper and when you opened your mouth you closed it almost immediately, not knowing what to say.

When you think of an answer you try your best not to stutter.

What if it was a dream?

You take a deep breath before speaking your voice coming out slightly nervous and embarrassed by the situation at hand.

"Did... What happened yesterday, at night... was it a dream?"

You say, your voice cracks at the end, your voice barely above a whisper.

You look away from him, and you're taken by surprise when you feel his muzzle hook under yours and lift it to its original position, and when he did you see the clear determination and kindness in his chocolate-brown eyes.

His brows are shifted downward, making him look more intimidating to most dogs but not you, you love it when he looks like that.

"I can assure you that it wasn't a dream, dear," he says, his voice is sweet and beautiful like his words bringing comfort and relief that it wasn't a dream, that it was real.

He shifted his front paw to rest on yours whilst simultaneously resting his head on top of yours.

You stayed there for a moment, closing your eyes and relishing the fact that he wants this just as much as you do, the thought makes you smile even more.

When you both part away from each other you boop your nose with his, and seeing the smile on his face makes your heart melt.

"Come on we have to leave to check on pixie"

Brutus says and you nod, knowing that your friend is going to get in some kind of trouble if wrinkles aren't there.

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"Well you seem awfully happy today, aster," Lola says, her voice slightly teasing, and when you glance at her you see a teasing smirk, you look away, blushing, and sigh before she speaks again "may I ask why?"

"Mhm? O-oh it's nothing Lola"

You say when you pry your eyes away from Brutus, and when you look back at her you see her eyes glancing at what you were looking at, and when she does her smirk grows, before looking at you again and blush, looking away from her in the process.

She walks up to your laying form on the floor, when she's close enough she sits beside you, preferring the rays on her fur than the tree shade.

"Are you two a thing now"

She finally says, and you muster a nod, knowing that your voice may sound small and weak by the embarrassment.

When you do she runs off to what you assume are wrinkles and Hugo to spread the news, that is before saying 'I knew it! I knew it!' over and over again.

You smile the warmth in your chest as you think about the last few months and all of this happened by a mouse.

'Guess it ain't bad to lose a deer if this is what I get in return...'

You think and then you hear a chuckle next to you, you look to your right and look up seeing Brutus with a smile on his face and a small sleeping pixie on his back.

You stand up (knowing that he came back slightly early because it's dinner time) before smiling at him and giving him a quick head rub before going inside the house, he gave content sight before following you inside the house you're home.

A new beginning.

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What do you think 🤔 good or bad? Anyway, the purge story I talked about in the previous chapter will probably be posted the next week so stay tuned!

Also, how is your day? I hope good and stay safe out there!