Hand slipped. Canon is Wolf Children

[hiddenpup]

...

[Just going to poke his head out and look around.]

W-where am I...?

[Being a five year old kid, Ame was more than confused by everything that was suddenly happening. He didn't really know what to think of it. He didn't really like it though.]

I... I-I don't want to be here. Can I go home to mommy, please?

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[jonny_talbain]

[Hmm. This child has a familiar smell to him. Poor little lad. He's probably got a hard road ahead.]

Oi. It's not so bad as all that, lad. There's fun to be had in this place, if you know where to look.

[hiddenpup]

[Oh my, that's a person. Just going to try to hide now.]

It sounds kind of scary though.... plus momma isn't here.

[jonny_talbain]

[Aw bless.]

Here. It's not so scary. You're a wolf, aren't you? How can a wolf be scared?

[hiddenpup]

Huh...?

[That... that's what? Can't compute....]

I'm... I think I'm a wolf, b-but I'm not supposed to tell anyone!

[He promised momma he'd never tell.]

[jonny_talbain]

You smell like one to me.

[He tapped the side of his nose and gave the boy a smile.]

It's fine, lad. I'm a Wolf too. My name is Jon. You've no need to be scared of me.

[hiddenpup]

I... uh...

[He really doesn't know how to process this. Another wolf? But Mom said that they were the last....]

H-hello. I'm... Ame.

[jonny_talbain]

Well, Ame. It's a pleasure to meet you.

[He extends a hand for the little man to shake.]

[hiddenpup]

[He looks at the hand for a moment, a blank expression on his face as he tries to figure out what to do. After staring at it for a minute or so, Ame slowly, nervously steps over to the large man and grabs Jon's hand with both of his own.]

[jonny_talbain]

[He shook Ame's hands gently in reply. Maybe handshakes weren't a common greeting where the little one was from?]

So, Ame. How old are you? You're a strapping young fellow! Probably ready for a bit of a run outside of your Mother's shadow, no?

[Because who even knew if the boy's Mum was about? Might be kinder to get him used to the idea of being without.]

[hiddenpup]

[It's not like he spends his days shaking people's hands or anything like that, given his life.]

Uh...[He counts on his fingers.] Five. Mom said that we need to stay with her. People would get mad if the knew we were wolves.

[jonny_talbain]

Five, eh? I would have guessed six. Maybe even six and a half!

[He's always been pretty OK with kids. They were much less likely to judge and shun those who were different than older folk were.]

That's true, to a point. Some folk aren't over fond of wolves or anything that's too different to what they are. But not all people are like that. Some are very nice. And in this place, you can meet other wolves, and even other creatures you've never even imagined.

[hiddenpup]

R-really? I could meet other people like daddy?

[That actually causes him to brighten up a little.]

Only me and my sister can be wolves, a-and we always had to hide it.

[jonny_talbain]

Aye. I can be a wolf and I've met a few others who can too. You and your sister are hardly alone, Ame.

[There's a whole bunch of wolf people of varying type out there, after all.]

There's also Cat people. And Mermaids. And even more than I could possibly describe to you, all who I'm sure would be kind to a young Wolf man such as yourself.

[He knew for certain that Felicia would just want to gobble the little fellow up. Not... literally. Figuratively.]

[hiddenpup]

That's... really nice.

[There's even a little smile thrown in now.]

Mommy would be really happy about that. She's really busy and works a lot to protect us. Meeting lots of nice people would be... nice.

You're a wolf too? That's cool!

[jonny_talbain]

She sounds like a wonderful lady. I should like to meet her, some day.

[Smile achieved! He can feel accomplished, now.]

Aye! I can turn into a Wolf. You can do it too, then? Whenever you want to or does it just happen by itself?

[hiddenpup]

It's something I can just do. Daddy could do it too, and so can my sister.

...Uh, I can show you. But you have to promise that you wont get mad like Mommy said.

[jonny_talbain]

I'd never be cross at you for showing me your Wolf form. I'd be very pleased to see it. And I can show you how I look too, if you'd like that?

[hiddenpup]

S-sure.

[It takes less than a second for Ame to change. So then, standing before Jon, is a Japanese wolf, older than a cub but not much so. He still seems pretty nervous about all of this.]

[jonny_talbain]

[Jon's own transformation is almost as quick but a little more body horror than Ame's. Comes with the genre.]

There! How's that, then?

[Hopefully seeing him as a wolf too will set the Pup's mind at ease. He's quite a bit larger than Ame, and with a lot more fangs and long claws and stuff. But hopefully not TOO scary.]

I just watched it again todaaaay. Feeeeeels

[motherofthesun]

[Her ears flicked and she raised herself now. What was this now? Human? Wolf? A descendant of the Oina? Either way, she approached the young pup by both wolf and human terms and sniffed.]

[hiddenpup]

[Oh gosh. Ame had never seen a wolf that big before. The transformation gets a mildly shocked reaction but Ame quickly calms down.

Being a wolf, he can't speak in this form, so he nods instead. The mere fact that he hasn't run away is probably a good enough sign.]

Sooooo many feeeels

[hiddenpup]

[Oooh boy, that's a big dog. Or... is it a dog? That's some strange fur patterns, and it has to be the biggest dog Ame has ever seen.

More than slightly scared of the large dog, Ame just stood there as Amaterasu came up to sniff him.]

[motherofthesun]

[The big 'dog' seems to be done momentarily and just stares at Ame. Okay, stares for so long too before licking his cheek.]

[Same guy! Just an icon mule account for Wolf-ness.]

[whirlwind_wolfman]

[Guess who gets a scratch behind the ears?]

Well, you've certainly got a nice coat in this form, eh? It's a lot warmer when the weather gets cold. It snows a lot where I'm from.

[hiddenpup]

[Is it Ame? Because that's going to get a much happier reaction: a happy bark and some jumping around.

Looks like he's warming up to you.]

[hiddenpup]

W-whoa!

[He's nearly knocked on his butt from a lick like that. It brings a smile to his face though and Ame laughs.

Hold on, are those wolf ears that just popped up?]

[motherofthesun]

[Ah-ha! Of course, first more licks because this pup could use more laughs. After making his bangs stand up, she noses an ear, huffing.]

[hiddenpup]

Hahaha! Ha-o-oh!

[The laughing goes on for a little bit before Ame feels his ears popping up and he tumbles back on his bottom, trying to cover the wolf ears up and mostly failing.]

[motherofthesun]

[With a confused head tilt, the wolf pursues Ame, pawing his arm a bit. Hey, why are you hiding them?]

[hiddenpup]

N-no, stay away.

[He tries to bat the paw away, which reveals his wolf ears even more. He also seems to be growing... fangs?]

[motherofthesun]

[That's not getting her away easily. Again, she paws at him, still curious. He certainly didn't transform like the Oina. Then again, he probably couldn't pull off a backflip.]

[hiddenpup]

No! Go away!

[The pawing goes on for too long, and the five year old can't take it anymore. He pulls away from Amaterasu and fully transforms, becoming a young, Japanese wolf cub.

He looks up at the larger wolf nervously. It know what he is now. Is that bad?]

[motherofthesun]

[Just as she thought after a few sniffs. She stands back, looking down at the pup, but doesn't change her stance at all. He's a curious wolf boy, she'll give him that. Springing on her fore paws slightly, her tail wags. Well, come on! Time to go play.]

[hiddenpup]

[Well... it was a wolf. Maybe it was okay to show it his form?

Ame sniffs a little himself, trying to figure out what it is that Wolves normally do. He'd only ever played with his sister before, so he's more than a little confused.

He tilts his head in confusion, letting out a little whine.]

[motherofthesun]

[Ah, she gets it. Among humans for most of his life, but he would come to understand.]

[Tossing her head, she woofs for him to follow. Taking a few steps, she stops to turn back and see if he's gonna run with her.]

[hiddenpup]

[Well, he knows that much. And he's not really going to just stay here in... whatever this is.

He follows closely, though still a little apprehensive about the whole thing.]

[motherofthesun]

[Little to do here but walk through the snow and see the occasional passerby.]

[She trots on, but begins to pick up the pace, tail swaying.]

[hiddenpup]

[Lots of snow, isn't there? Reminds Ame of the time he spent with Mommy and Yuki in that one day. It was so much fun... until that one part.

He slowly begins to go faster to match the larger wolf's pace. She's... not that bad.]

[motherofthesun]

[Snow's fun and it won't alarm him to anything that would usually trail after her were they in grass like... flowers.]

[Seeing him actually speeding up, she grins back at him and begins to run.]

[whirlwind_wolfman]

Haha, playful, eh?

[He got up on all fours and took a jump back too, play-bowing to his new little friend. He could play like a wolf too, you know!

[hiddenpup]

[Ame barks and growls. It's all in fun of course. And he's very happy to have another person to play with.

He runs in a few circles. If nothing else, he sure if fast.]

[hiddenpup]

[And as she begins to run, he starts running after her. It's surprising how fast he can run for someone so young, but his father was basically a wolf spirit, so.

He barks happily, running up beside her.]

[motherofthesun]

[She woofs. That's it young pup! He's getting it! Her tail stands and her chest rises as she raises her head, grinning at him with pride.]

[hiddenpup]

[He grins back, now finding this to be a lot more fun than he previously thought.

She even reminded him a little of his sister.]

[motherofthesun]

[She gives a small nudge and turns her head forward again, sprinting. Of course, the running stops soon and she looks around. Yes, yes, this spot is worth exploring.]