The Rat in The Raincoat

Chapter 10

I really need these two to get along before a certain chapter, so more bonding cause cause why the hecc not? Plus they're faster to make?

Also, art by me, blueberry addition by Citrine!

Reminder, rat squeaking, human speaking

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"Okay, let's try this again. Roll over."

Six stared at Blueberry with a not so amused look, watching his paw as he kept making the small circular motion. He had been acting weird ever since last night, kept trying to get her to engage with him, which confused her greatly.

Didn't he want her to leave him alone? Why was he suddenly so interested in her?

"By the stars-- do I need to show you?" he growled. He dropped down, rolling over onto his back. Six watched with confusion. Was this some weird kinda courtship thing? Well it kinda explained everything, but ewwww-

"Bleh!" She stuck her tongue out, shaking her head, love and mates were overrated! She pushed him away with her sore paws, flinching at the sudden rush of pain. She shouldn't have swam with the cuts...

She looked at one, seeing the red coloring around the scabbed over wounds, flinching at the slight whiff of infection. Blueberry groaned loudly, sitting up and got to his feet.

"Mouse, do it already!" he whined. Six gave him a glare, cradling her paw close to her as she showed her teeth.

"I'm not a mouse," she hissed. Blueberry seemed even more upset. He ran a paw through his dark brown fur, sighing loudly.

"Okay, maybe something else... what about... Play Dead? No, that's a bit to hard with a language barrier this big..."

She watched the other strange rat began to talk to himself, seemingly having a full blown conversation, which began to make her worry for him. She laid back down in her nest, turning on to her back as she watch him do his routine pacing back and forth.

"Maybe I should just teach you how to walk on two legs," Seven muttered finally, "at least then I can have some sort of help to fall back on if needed."

Squeaks looked up at him from her spot on the ground, a tired look in her eyes as she snuggled into her nest more.

Yeah, that seemed like a good plan.

"Okay. Squeaks, come here," he said, patting his legs to get her attention. She perked up at her name, rolling onto all fours, a sudden shocked expression in her eyes.

"Excuse me, you're going to jump where?"

"C'mere, let's try something new," he said, trying to keep his voice light friendly sounding. It hurt, mostly due to the fact of how out of character if felt to him when he did it.

Squeaks looked hesitate, slightly rearing her head back when he reached a hand out. Seven quickly snatched his hand back as he heard the other let out a growl.

Okay, new plan...

Squeaks finally lowered her guard for a second, looking over to the large glowing pit that was the heart of the Maw. It gave off waves of heat, which was seemingly the only thing that kept their thin forms warm at night rather then their force snuggling in the Depths.

He took a breath and hoped and prayed to whatever higher deity there was she didn't fight to badly.

Six gazed down at the fiery pit, the small haunting memory of Blueberry dangling her over a pit of leeches making her flinch. She didn't know what was happening, just that he was shouting, screaming, crying, holding her just whisker lengths away from death.