Just like the patches of soft baby-fur had been shed from her back and thighs, the russet leaves from the trees began to fall off the tallest branches, leaving the trees partially naked, but still as mighty and imposing as ever. Until now, her favotite thing about autumn was the loud crunch the leaves made when her foot crashed against them.

As she was trotting through the flatlands, the charcoal colored girl noticed movement in the waves of the orange sea of leaves, funny enough the moving creature was also drapped in a flaming coat that resembled the one of the, so beloved, Alpha --Fox. It was clear to the eye why she had been named that way,the resemblance was uncanny or her parent's creativity wasn't outstanding..

Anyways, the yearling turned her head towards the little critter, "Hello little thing" she called out, her tail wagging in a friendly manner.

Though her words hadn't been meant to be despective or insulting, the yellow-eyed female did notice the critter's discomfort to be called little. Amelie dipped her head and shot her a sweet smile, being little was not a disadvantage in Amelie's mind. She often found herself wising to be a pup once again. Growing up was harder than she had expected; especially because of the new feeling arising in her heart.

"Autumn, what a fitting name!" she barked while swaying her tail from one side to another. Like the fallen leaves and the tainted trees, the critter's coat was also filled with color and life. "My name is Amelie" she answered, her tongue lolling out of her mouth.

Speaking with the little creature brought an instant feeling of warmth into the young girl's heart. For some reason or another it reminded her of her times as a pupsitter. Maybe it was the innocence planted on the fox's face which made her think back on the Plateu's puppy quartet.

While her eyes lingered on the critter's flaming body, Autumn asked a question that triggered a wave of uncontrollable laughter to bubble from her chest. "Well it's pretty good! Pack life is strange at times" she mused while giving the fox a little shrug of her shoulders, "But enough about wolves, you must tell me, being a fox must be a never ending party is it not?"she barked with a warm smile. Foxes were creatures that had always given off than fun vibe.

For a brief second, before taking a step towards the fox, Amelie thanked whatever fate had caused them to cross paths. In times like this, meeting such a jovial creature like Autumn had been like an injection of hapiness right into her heart. It covered the stressing thoughts circling the girl's mind with a thick mantle tranquility.

With a brief dip of her head Amelie dropped into a play-bow deciding that it was time to test how fun foxes really were. "Well show me how to party!" she yipped while snapping her jaws in the air with an audible click.

Without any buts, the little fox lifted her front paws and twirled around, sending the charcoal wolf into a non-stopping fit of laughter. She watched spin and jump attentively, her gaunting yellow eyes fixed of her all the time.

Then as she finished her act, Amelie roared with praise --that until the fox challenged her to do the same. The girl blinked at the fox with nervous eyes, she made it look easy -- very easy."Alright, here I go!" she giggled nervously, as she began to balance herself on her hind paws.

The steady ground beneath her feet turned to jelly after the second she began to shake her core in a failed attempt to imitate Autumn's dance moves. She kept her tail still as she tried to keep her legs from wobblying but in the end, she could not avoid slipping onto her side. Her chest exploding into laughter as her shoulder crashed against the dry-leaf flooring of the forest.

The charcoal wolf rolled onto her back and all around again, before raising herself again from the ground. Small bits of dust and debris hanged to her coat, though she didn't even notice it until she began to wave her tail wildly after accepting Autumn's second challenge.

She gave herself a vigorous shake before turning to face the reddish critter again. "Where to?" she asked with a mischiveous grin hanging from her muzzle. As soon as the fox announced where the finish line laid, Amelie would be ready to rumble.
The little fox, would eat dust this time.
(or so she thought)

Amelie's yellow orbs followed the little fox's muzzle until her eyes fell upon the tree that would crown one of them victorious. Before Amelie could even nod in agreement or prep herself fof the countdown the little reddish critter sprinted to the finish line.

The yearling growled in protest, though Autumn was far gone. Without wasting another second she propelled herself forward. Oh legs don't fail me now, she pleaded silently as she pushed herself to pick up her pace; though she had long svelte legs, the fox's tricky headstart had given her the upper hand.

"What happened to one, two, three?" she hollered after her, hoping the sound of her screams would at least reach the red firecraker's ears.

The yearling's long limbs didn't prove their worth this time, she got there a couple of seconds after the fox. She huffed jokingly while trying to stabilize her breathing at the same time, her sides rose and sunk as she tried to breathe again.
Man that had been a good run.

Her yellow eyes met Autumn's face as she piped up an apology for getting a head-start. "It's alright, we'll have a rematch some other day" she barked, a playful tone lacing her words.

A loud scoff bursted from the yearling's chest as the little fox joked again. She was coming to like the critter, after the overwhelming atmosphere of uncertainty and discomfort looming over the Plateu it was nice to have a little get-away.

"Oh, you'll be the one eating dust for dinner" she yipped as she snapped her jaws in a playful manner over the fox's head.