Ocean's Breath Plateau A whole new world

Ponderosa’s eyes are opening, tags are not an obligation, you may post if you wish. :)

Ponderosa’s life had been filled with darkness, warmth, and milk, and she didn’t mind this because she knew no difference, but when the morning came, she and her sisters joined Mama for breakfast, and she kneaded Raindrop’s belly, trying to get whatever extra she could, because she loved the milk so much.

Normally she would doze back to sleep, content with her breakfast, but she couldn’t, because someone left a light on. She turned her head towards the light, where it came in through the den mouth, and all she could see was blurred brightness. But, she was fascinated with this new discovery, and she crawled closer towards the light, she wanted more. She blinked but the blurriness wouldn’t go away, and when she turned her head towards her mama, she saw a blurry grey blob, but instinct told her what this was, who she was.

She cooed, happy with herself and her new discovery.

Raindrop had woken from her nap, and she’d gotten used to the nursing so much that sleeping was no problem as their gummy little mouths latched on. Her ear swirled then lifted her head to see Ponderosa crawling towards the hill up to the den mouth, but did not hold her back, because really she couldn’t go too far. “You are a strong one, ‘Rosa, and soon you will see the sun, the ocean.” She whispered to newly opening ears, “When you four are ready, I will take you to the water.”

Oh, how fast they grew, she couldn’t hardly believe that their ears and eyes were beginning to open. Soon, they would be walking, playing in the sun, splashing in the waves, digging in the sand. She wanted to cherish these moments before they were swept away, like sand after a wave rolls in.

Her sister shifted, kneaded, and made cooing noises long unknown to her ears. This must have signaled feeding time, so she went on happily with breakfast, but she noticed that mamas breast had color. Pink.

She could now hear a low soft rumbling, and it was mama Raindrop. She turned her eyes toward her mother, and sister. And then to her other two siblings eagerly, her tiny tail wagging happily.

But…. She wasn’t conscious of it at the time, knowing no time concept to begin with, she wondered. Where was Daddy? She couldn’t smell his scent nearby the den? She whimpered a small “Ma-ma” squeak. She wanted some attention now, maybe kisses.

Mama was there, and her words were comforting, even though she didn’t understand the meanings, and her sister had woken up, and joined in the exploration. After looking at her mama, who was very blurry, she turned her eyes to her sister, cooing more, in a language perhaps only children could understand.

She decided to cuddle closer to her sister, closer to mama, and Raindrop gave the two of them an affection lick, the warm yet roughness of her tongue. But all this new exploration was tiring, and soon, she felt like her little eyelids would close again, all thanks to a full tummy.