When Ethan came out of the forest, he started regretting a little not bringing that little fox with him, when suddenly he heard the sound of a tree branch being stepped on, behind his back.
When he turned around, he was really surprised to spot the same white fox behind him.
"Why are you following me, little fellow? Do you want to come with me? Hmm?"
Ethan crouched down and started rubbing under his chin making the fox purr like a cat while putting his head in his hand, and when it heard him ask about going home with Ethan, it actually nodded his head making Ethan more surprised about his intelligence.
"Well, aren't you the intelligent one" After his surprise, he picked it up and started walking back home while petting his soft fur.
During this, the little fellow fell asleep along the way.
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When I reached home, I hurriedly took the fox inside my clothes like it was some precious treasure and opened the door as quietly as possible but due to bad luck or coincidence, Amy was opening the door as well.
We both looked surprised seeing each other, as she was opening the door in the same way.
"umm....Hi?"
"Get Lost!"
She left after saying that, making a nerve pop out on my forehead but I controlled it, as I didn't want to cause a commotion right now until I find out if Maria is okay with me taking a pet inside the house and about that little behavior of hers, I will make sure to correct it someday.
I hurriedly went upstairs and just when I was on the last stair to reach the hallway for my room, Sarah's door opened.
"Brother, did you find any?" She asked about the cards which I completely forgot, due to my excitement about testing the abilities.
"Well.....about that.....I tried but couldn't find one yet....So, I will search for them tomorrow again." Ethan replied with his back still facing her because he knew if he turned around, she would definitely spot that there's something odd in my clothes.
"Why are you not looking at me, Brother?" Sarah asked while moving towards me.
"Well..... due to some reason...I can't face you.... So, I will be going then"
After saying that I started moving my feet to enter my room as soon as possible but Sarah put a hand on my shoulder making me flinch.
She suddenly appeared behind me like she teleported to my location, I was sure there was still some distance between them before.
"You are hiding something from me, aren't you, BROTHER?" She said word by word in a really kind voice making you think that she is really sweet but never ever fell for that as this is sweet silence just before the storm.
Left with no choice, I grabbed her hand, pulled her inside my room, and took out the small ball of white fur that was still sleeping soundly.
Before I could explain, she already snatched him from my hands and started rubbing her cheeks with his, while saying how cute he is.
Due to that, he woke up, and when he saw himself in the hands of an unknown person, he started looking around like searching for something or someone, appearing completely scared until he saw me and jumped from Sarah's hands onto me, making her pout at that.
"Hey! I wasn't going to eat you" She said while puffing her cheeks with air.
Looking at her antics, I started laughing and when she glared at me, I just poked her cheeks and gave a small peck there, making her blush with a small smile.
The little interaction between them was all seen by the small animal, understanding that the other person is closely related to his Master.
Then Ethan started explaining how he found this animal, trapped inside the pit in the forest that is behind the high school.
"What were you doing there?"
"um...well, I was searching for a deserted place to train myself a little" Ethan said while scratching his cheek with his forefinger.
She only gave me a look of not believing and then started to play with the fox and after some time she suddenly asked," Have you chosen a name for him..... wait, are you sure that its really he ?"
"umm.... no."
"I knew it, knowing you, I should have checked that first" and when Sarah tried to remove her fur from the belly, to check its gender the fox put its paws on its eyes.
Seeing this, we both laughed and understood that it's a female fox.
"It's a female then. So, have any name for her?" She said while looking at my face for any clues and seeing her anticipating, I just shook my head.
"I'm not good with names but how does Luna sound".
Hearing a good name coming out of my mouth, she opened her mouth in shock.
"Wow Brother, for the first time, a good name came out of your mouth."
"Hey! I always choose good names."
"So, the street dog that you used to call Booger is a good name?"
To that reply, I only gave an awkward smile.
"Good, at least you have common sense"
"HEY!!!!"
"Okay, Okay. Sorry," Sarah said after a hearty laugh.
After that, I turned toward the fox that was looking at us bickering and said," From now on, Your name is 'Luna'"
At which she perked up her foxy ears.
Seeing that I asked, "Do you like it?"
Showing her consent towards her new name, she started moving around us in circles, making us laugh.
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To Be Continued....