Four Days since the Ball

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Quaxo blinked a little and laughed quietly. "Do I look like a queen, Munkus?" he asked, looking over to Munkustrap and nuzzling him gently. He licked Munkustrap's cheek and rubbed Munkustrap's back gently, not hard enough to hurt him, with his tail.

Quaxo stood and crawled around so he was curled between Munkustrap's paws.

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"Not to me," Munkustrap replied, shifting a bit to give Quaxo more room between his paws. He looked over to the human.

The human gave both cats one more rub between their ears before standing up again. Yep, he must be your son. You have a very friendly son, Tiger. I'll try to think of a good name for him. Whistling, the human left in the direction of the main junkyard gate.

Munkustrap turned his attention back to Quaxo. "And now, apparently, you're my son, according to the human."

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Quaxo giggled quietly and shook his head, leaning up to plant a soft kiss on Munkustrap's lips. "He's got it all wrong, hasn't he?" he whispered, wrapping his arms around Munkustrap's neck. "If only he knew." Quaxo winked and smirked a little, nestling into Munkustrap's chest, smiling widely. "Is this the only reason you got up this early, Munky?" he asked, tilting his head to the side.

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"Yes... basically," Munkustrap said, brushing his lips against Quaxo's briefly before pulling away. "The disposal of the Pollicle was the only thing I was concerned about..." Mentally, he was wondering if he should point out that the human really was't that far off. Quaxo was his brother's son, not his own... and part of him wanted to tell Quaxo. Most of him, though, was telling him to not even consider it - you don't keep a secret by telling it to others, not even to Quaxo.

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Quaxo took the older cat's paws in his own and stood slowly, pulling him up as well. "Come on, let's go back to your den and sleep, yeah?" he whispered quietly to Munkustrap, smiling. He wasn't really planning to sleep... just to cuddle. Build up their relationship. Quaxo grinned a little and ran one paw through his own headfur, biting his lip.

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Munkustrap angled a small smile at Quaxo. "Sounds good." He hopped off the table, leading the way back through the yard to his trunk.

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Quaxo followed, his tail flicking back and forth as he grinned widely. Had any of the queens Munkustrap was interested in gone to his den just to cuddle? Quaxo bet that they all went for a quick lay, then left. He crawled into his friend's trunk and curled up on one of the cushions, wrapping his tail around himself.

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Munkustrap stretched upon reentering his den before once again curling up in the corner, wrapping his tail around himself. He watched Quaxo make himself comfortable and couldn't stop a faint smile from forming.

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Quaxo lifted himself to his feet and smiled, curling up next to Munkustrap again. He nuzzled the older cat's cheek and kissed him softly on the lips, wrapping his tail around Munkustrap and smiling. "Did you know that you're really pretty?" he asked quietly, reaching one paw up to pet his fur. "... you were getting all protective while your human was holding me."

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"Humans are fifty times our size," Munkustrap replied. "I didn't want him hurting you." He freed his tail and wrapped it around Quaxo as well, rolling onto his side. "It's my job to protect you, to keep you safe."

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Quaxo slid his arm around Munkustrap as well, rubbing his side gently. "Aww, I know," he said quietly, leaning over and resting his head on Munkustrap's shoulder. "But he hasn't hurt you yet, has he? Why would I be any different, Munkus?"

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"You're even smaller," Munkustrap replied. "And, while he knows this is my home, he was talking about his mate liking you. I didn't want him carrying you off, either."

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"I understand." Quaxo said quietly, licking the older cat's cheek softly. "I'm not all that much smaller than you... I'm already six pounds." he said, pouting cutely into Munkustrap's face. He crossed his arms, looking proud of his six pounds.

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Munkustrap laughed softly, poking Quaxo's stomach. "Six pounds is still practically half me."

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"... so?" Quaxo giggled when his stomach was poked, pushing away his hand and sliding his arms tightly around Munkustrap's waist. "You being bigger than me makes you perfect for cuddling." he whispered.