Phoenix Maplewood Trippin' on skies, sippin' waterfalls

I was going to wait a bit until Saena was out of limbo with her thread with Luke, but I can't resist!

Soon, Reek was engulphed in wave of affection. He could hardly hide his elation and he returned her happy, slobbering greeting ten-fold. When she withdrew from the hug she had so tightly wrapped him with, Reek couldn't sit still. Excitement took him and his body wriggled and writhed just like the tail that wagged franticly at his backside.

Grand Poohbah... he hadn't heard that title in so long, but it instantly brought a wide grin to Reek's face. The time he spent with at the Rise with Smash had been different; there had been much more time to joke around and be merry. In fact, Reek didn't feel much of a Grand Poohbah anymore than just a normal leader now; with normal responsibilities and normal problems. Perhaps he had grown too serious.

In fact, a lot had changed since Smash had left. The Rise went up in flames... and with it so did many of the relationships Smash once knew. "We had to leave, so we settled here," he answered, finally allowing his body to still. "It's just me and Saena now." It completely slipped Reek's mind that when Smash knew him, he had been with Wynter. By now, Reek simply thought of himself and Saena as a permanent fixture. "But, we're great!" he quickly ammended, "—And, uh... We're expecting!"