The night breeze is pleasant, and the lake is shimmering with starlight. Happiness sets up her fishing rod and even abandons the reclining chair. She sprays mosquito repellent and lies directly on the grass. It's been a long time since she felt so close to nature. She can't get enough of the beautiful scenery in front of her. Whether she can catch fish or not is not so important anymore.
Ben caught many insects and earthworms that were active in the warm weather and put them all into Happiness's tin can. I also put several skewers of meat specially grilled for her on a small tray and brought them to her side. Happiness picked up one skewer and slowly ate it. This is what we call a flavorful life!
Ben quietly lies down next to Happiness, moving his arm to try to cover her small hand with his own. He imagines how romantic it would be to lie hand in hand under the starry sky. Unexpectedly, Happiness finishes eating the skewer of meat in a few bites and quickly crawls towards Eliot. Ben is left empty-handed and has to stand up and follow them.
"Eliot, where is the swimsuit you made for me? I want to go for a swim," Happiness says with excitement.
"The lake just thawed a few days ago, it's very cold," Eliot hesitates.
"I tested it with my hand just now, it's fine! I used to participate in winter swimming, that's what real cold feels like!" Happiness quickly reassures.
"Alexander, what do you think?" Eliot turns to ask, and Alexander is busy grilling more things for Happiness. He nods and says, "It's fine for her to play, you and Ben can go with her. If the water is too cold, make her get out immediately. Also, make sure to protect her and don't let her out of sight. Let her play by the lakeside, but avoid the deep water."
"Okay," Eliot agrees. He opens the backpack and takes out a set of tender pink swimsuit. Happiness looks at it and feels a bit embarrassed. Is this a swimsuit or a cosplay costume? This two-piece swimsuit is fluffy, and there's a small dog tail attached to the backside. Not to mention the headband with fake ears and the fake paws. Does anyone swim wearing gloves and slippers?
Happiness grins and goes into the large tent, taking off her uniform and underwear, and puts on Eliot's cute swimsuit...Oh my, even without a mirror, she knows how funny she looks.
She fixes the headband on her hair, adjusts the floppy dog ears, and comes out with two pairs of paws in her hand. She says, "Eliot, I really can't wear these two things. How can I swim with them on? If you make more next time, you don't have to make these."
Everyone is stunned...
In the firelight, Happiness's exposed skin is glowing with a soft white light. The fluffy cloth covers her chubby bunny body, tied with two thin strings around her neck, and there's also fluff on her perky butt. There's a long tail behind her that reaches her knee pit. The most unbearable thing is the ears on her head. The black headband blends with her black hair, with one pink and white ear on each side, and two braids on her shoulders. The visual effect is simply adorable!
"Eliot,, next time, make a leopard tribe one, don't always make the canine tribe. Make it with a leopard pattern!" Abyssyus retrieves the grilled fish that slipped from his hand, but the handkerchief holding the fish isn't so lucky and falls directly to the ground. He doesn't even notice and takes a big bite of the fish, which burns his tongue. Leopards and cats are quite similar, both their tongues are sensitive to heat!
"We also want a wolf tribe," Damian speaks out the desire of the wolf pack. "The ears should be standing up, and the fur color should be a grayish-blue. And remember, wolf tails are not that fluffy."
Lionel doesn't say anything, he just shakes his hand and breaks a notch on his laptop, the screen flashes and then goes black with a snap. He simply crushes the broken computer into a ball and throws it aside, sitting in Happiness's fishing spot, taking care of her fishing rod.
Happiness felt very helpless, under the greedy gaze of the beasts, he ran to the lake on the soft grass. He stretched his arms and legs, scooped up water and patted it on his chest, to warm up before swimming and prevent cramps.
Actually, what Eliot, said was right, the lake water was still very cold, but Happiness didn't care about that anymore. He walked deeper into the water, and Eliot, and Ben quickly followed. This time, they didn't transform into their original forms, and each wore a square swim trunk.
Dogs are naturally good at swimming. The two beasts didn't dare to transform back, but it would have been fun to use their huge paws to splash water. However, they had to stay by Happiness's side. If they transformed into their beast forms and swam, the waves they caused would probably throw her several meters away.
Happiness perked up her ears and happily swam like a little dog, with her butt sticking up. She had just choked on water earlier, so she didn't want these beasts to make a big fuss and drag her back. She managed to suppress her cough and swallowed it.
Eliot and Ben followed not too far behind, not disturbing Happiness's swimming, but still able to protect her closely. The lake was large, and Happiness was also attentive to her safety. She didn't swim towards the small island in the middle of the lake, but played in the water about ten meters away from the shore.
It was a pity that they didn't have an inflatable mattress or a swimming ring. It would have been more fun to lie on the water's surface, gently moving their arms and legs, Happiness thought regretfully.
The fish in the lake were sluggish, continuously pecking at Happiness's skin. At first, it startled her, and the sound of her scream made Ben and Eliot hurry over to check. They discovered that it was a school of fish, and they made her itchy and comfortable. They almost couldn't bear to eat them.
Just when everything was peaceful and full of love, there suddenly came the sound of heavy objects falling into the water from the small island in the middle of the lake. Happiness didn't notice, but Eliot, Ben, and the beasts on the shore all heard it. Lu approached Happiness, putting a finger to his lips to signal silence, and together with Eliot, they supported Happiness and swam to a dense reed bed away from the bonfire's shore.
Happiness understood instinctively. She held her breath and buried her mouth in the water, leaving only her nose to breathe. She hid between Lu and Eliot, and the ground below her feet was covered with water grass. Ben and Eliot were in a more miserable situation. Since the water was too shallow, they had to squat in the water.
The sound of swimming grew closer and closer. Happiness squinted her eyes, unable to see clearly what was in the water for now, but Ben and Eliot were already starting to feel uneasy. At least twenty tiger clan members appeared before them, and some of the tigers even carried bundles on their backs. Their massive bodies moved swiftly in the water, swimming towards where Alexander and the others were.
The sound of paddling is getting closer and closer. Happiness squinted his eyes, unable to see clearly what was in the water for the time being. But Ben and Eliot were already starting to feel a chill in their hearts. There were at least twenty tiger clan members in front of them, and several of the tigers were even carrying bundles on their backs. Their huge bodies were moving agilely in the water, swimming towards where Alexander and the others were.
Eliot's first concern was the clothes Happiness changed out of. Although the tiger clan's sense of smell was relatively dull, they couldn't mask the sweet scent of a female on those clothes no matter what, unless this group of tiger clan members suddenly developed allergic rhinitis.
Happiness tugged on Eliot's arm and shook her head at him, blinking her eyes. This little girl was very clever. She had already put the clothes in a plastic bag and tied it tightly, making sure that no traces would be revealed.
Lionel and Andy on the shore had already stood up. Alexander, Damian, Abyssyus, and the other beasts remained calm, not even glancing in Happiness's direction. They continued eating and roasting, completely unaffected by the tiger clan.
A super-sized white tiger came ashore. It was evident that he had good manners as he nodded to Lionel before running a few steps away to vigorously shake off the water droplets from his body. The group of tigers came ashore one by one, filling up the shore. With all that splashing, it looked as if it had just rained heavily.
The tiger clan's physique couldn't be compared to that of leopards, dogs, or wolves. Happiness tightly hugged Lu, desperately controlling her trembling teeth. Damn, even though this scene couldn't compare to Jurassic Park, it could at least match prehistoric monsters or something. And there were so many of them!
However, why does that beautiful water-blue eyes of the white tiger in the firelight look somewhat familiar? It's just like her online friend, baymax. This shouldn't be baymax, he said last night that he had something to take care of in the 7th district and might not be able to give her votes or recommendations for a few days. It's impossible for him to come to the 2nd district, and besides, the animals all look alike. If you put two big gray wolves in front of her, she wouldn't be able to tell who is Damian. It's possible that white tigers have the same eye color. Happiness shrank even more into the water, even if it was baymax, she didn't plan to recognize him and have some cheesy plot of meeting a internet friend in person.
On the other side, the tiger tribe has transformed into human form, and the pressure from their size has finally decreased. Happiness has no doubt that if this group of monsters charged into the forest in a row, the giant trees would break like grass! The male beasts of the tiger tribe are all tall and strong, with bulging muscles. They are like a group of muscular men without clothes. However, they obviously came prepared, and there are many clothes in their packages. The muscular men put on their clothes one by one, and the entire tiger tribe's temperament immediately changed. The wild and primitive atmosphere diminished, but a difficult-to-describe murderous and oppressive aura surrounded them. The white-haired male beast with blue eyes took the lead and walked towards Alexander and the others.
"Don't speak, don't move," Eliot whispered in Happiness's ear in a very low voice, secretly grateful that Happiness was eager to swim, which made it easier to hide. After all, it is difficult to spread the smell in the water.
Happiness nodded slightly, her heart pounding.
Sure enough, what Eliot predicted happened. Before they had taken a few steps, the rich barbecue scent mixed with a slight sweet fragrance was smelled by the white-haired men and other male beasts of the tiger tribe. They sniffed around like cats that had discovered a big fish. This fragrance is something they have never experienced in their entire lives.
Alexander squinted his eyes, still calm and relaxed in his movements, but he secretly became extremely vigilant. They have been waiting in the Second District for a long time, patrolling every day, and they didn't know when the tiger tribe came to the island in the middle of the lake, let alone how long they had been here. But one thing is certain, these beasts have obviously not discovered Happiness yet. Otherwise, with the strong possessiveness that male beasts have towards female beasts in human form, they would have appeared to snatch Happiness a long time ago. The incident with the mutated ancient species was reported to the Eleventh District by Eugene and the location was changed to the outskirts of the Fifth District. Why did these tiger tribes come?
"What is this smell?" a brown-haired male beast of the tiger tribe frowned and asked, very unceremoniously leaning towards Lionel. Happiness's reclining chair was still there, as well as the fishing rod she had used.
The author has something to say: The gentle eyes of the big white tiger are so cute... ꒰ᐢ⸝⸝•༝•⸝⸝ᐢ꒱