Phoenix Maplewood The Hazards of Love [M]

Tavi was very quick to ascribe simple aspirations to the tiny sapling; each far more realistic than the lofty goals Reek silently hypothesized. "Ah, dream big!" Reek retorted, expelling a hearty snort in the place of laughter. The sapling bent back slightly with the force of his breath, but quickly rebounded into place. "What if it wants to be a party planner? A maple syrup factory? A politician?!" Of course, all the words that spilled out of Reek's mouth were only for the sake of jovial stupidity. "Who am I to hold ol' Sappy back from his dreams?" The sapling would more than likely die, but the jokes made in its expense would live on forever... or at least until the end of Reek's tired life.

He felt a nudge and Reek quickly bowed out of the way. Tavi scooched forward and squatted over the sapling with a misinformed attempt at speeding up the tiny tree's growth. Her tail lifted and Reek was immediatly hit with a wave of oestrus. He could smell it before and it had been easy enough ignore, but a wolf's scent was most concentrated in urine. As Tavi let loose the flood-gates, Reek was overwhelmed. When she had finished the deed, Reek kept his body low and took a shakey step forward. The whine that passed his lips, far beyond conscious control.