*To mark reaching 500 followers here I wrote this last story as an online exclusive one for Literotica.
With this I also want to thank all the readers who supported me and enjoyed my stories, and I hope you'll enjoy many more here.
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A plush wolf named Mouse wants to find the thing to make her owner truly happy because he saved her.
To fulfill that wish a plush fairy grants her temporary life.
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'Why the sad look?'
Mouse looked at the little plump girl in a very short and loose lime green dress sitting on the window ledge of the living room. 'What?'
The little girl fluttered her shiny, slim wings once and leaned closer. 'Why the sad look on your face?' she asked the grey wolf plush lying on the couch.
'You're talking to me?'
'Who else?'
'You can hear me?'
'Yes?'
'You, how!? I can't speak!'
'I'm a fairy. A plush fairy to be precise.' the girl said and smiled. 'I can hear yours, or any other plush's voice.'
'Really?'
'How else can we have this conversation?'
Mouse pondered for a moment. 'Right.'
'So, care to tell me why you're looking sad?'
'I'm not really..'
'I can see it. Just like I can hear you. Something's on your mind, worrying you.'
Mouse sighed. 'It's my owner.'
'Oh? Has he been treating you bad!? I can curse him if you want to.'
'No! Nothing like that! It's just that he's been feeling really bad for some time now.'
'Why that?'
'He's working at a helpdesk and knows a lot of things and people keep asking him to fix things. Even the others at work who then leave it up to him while they go home. But he can't get a better job without getting some sort of papers which he can't afford because they're expensive and he has little free time.'
'I see.'
'I see him come home every day feeling very tired and I can't do anything for him. I want to hug him and take his worries away and let him know he can do what he wants to do because I'll support him any way I can.'
The fairy laid down on her side and smirked. 'You love him, don't you?'
If she could blush Mouse would have done so.
'Never mind, I can see it.'
'I..'
'He must be special to you.'
Mouse kept silent for a while. 'He saved me when I was thrown away.'
The fairy waited for Mouse to continue.
'I was bought as a gift for a young girl years ago. She didn't really care for me or any other gifts she received because she used to leave anything behind wherever she was after getting bored. She experimented with mud and water and even fire on us. I and other toys spent nights out in the rain or worse weather until a maid collected us and put us back in the toys room.
Eventually I ended up in such a bad shape, enough for her to throw me next to the garbage container when she became older. I knew it would be the end but then he came along and found me.'
Mouse thought about that moment for a while. 'I remember him looking around, then stroking my head and asking what terrible person threw me away. He picked me up and took me home where he patched me up as best as he could.'
The fairy frowned at the parts that had been crudely sown together and fixed with other pieces of cloth. 'Yeah, I can see that. I've not seen much worse before. I'd smack him for that.'
'No! He knew he wasn't any good but he still fixed me when others said it was a waste. He saved me, more than I could ever repay him for.'
The fairy smiled.
'So now I wish I could do something to make him happy.'
'What if I said I will help you to grant you your wish?'
'You will!?'
The fairy nodded. 'But, it might make you become a freak in this world. And it will be only temporary.'
'I don't care!' replied Mouse at once. 'If he can become happy I'll do anything!'
The fairy stood up and stretched. 'Very well, I'll see what I can do.'
'Thank you.' Mouse said as the fairy flew away.
It was later in the evening when Petro came home. He dropped his bag by the door and the plastic bag with the takeaway meal he had bought on the way home on the small table in the livingroom.
After freshening up he slumped in his couch, turned on the TV to some old horror movie, took the foam container from the bag, pulled Mouse on his lap, and ate.
When he was done he dumped the trash in the bin and took Mouse with him to his bedroom. In bed he pulled her close and stroked her coat while he stared at the ceiling. 'I just want out. Peace and quiet for a change.'
Mouse watched him fall asleep and wished she could wrap him up in her arms.
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Mouse woke up suddenly. "What just happened?" she thought as she realised she had somehow lost part of the night and it scared her.
She saw Petro's sleeping face and crawled closer to him feeling a little better. 'You always protect me.' she whispered and fell asleep again.
When Petro woke up in the morning he felt like he never had such a fulfilling sleep ever before. He smiled sleepily and hugged his warm plush tighter. He stroked Mouse's fur and she let out a soft moan. Something started nagging on the back of his mind after a few moments. The touch of his plush animal was different, it felt warmer, softer, like real fur. Figuring he must still be dreaming he let his fingers explore the nice sensation further.
Mouse woke up from his touch and her skin tingled underneath his fingers. She smiled as she pressed herself closer to him. 'Feels good. Thank you.' she whispered.
'No, thank you.' he whispered, then opened his eyes wide to look at her. 'Did you just speak!?'
She looked up at him. 'Did I? You heard me!?'
He looked closer at her. 'Wait, who are you!?'
She pushed herself up on one arm. 'I am Mouse, your plush.'
He stared at her, rubbed his eyes and looked again. 'I must still be dreaming.'
Mouse sat up and looked at what used to be her paws, but were now more like hands. 'I'm no longer plush!?'
'I need to wake up before I really go mad.' Petro said and went to the bathroom to hold his head under cold water.
When he came back he sat on the bed again and gazed at her. 'It must be bad. You're still here.'
She nodded. 'It must've been the fairy.'
He blinked. 'What fairy?'
'I got a visit from the plush fairy and she said she'd grant me a wish.'
'Plush fairy? Maybe I've been reading too many fantasy stories.'
'It's real!' she said and pounced him. 'She really came and now I'm alive!'
He looked up at her. 'It's so unbelievable..'
'Does this make you unhappy with me?' she said looking down.
He carefully stroked her hands. 'I'm just really surprised. It's straight from a fairy tale.' She looked back at him. 'I've always been happy with you, but this is something so unbelievable I'll have to get used to it first.'
'So, it's okay for me to be like this?'
He smiled. 'Yeah.'
She hugged him tight. 'Thank you.'
He stroked her back gently. 'I guess we just begun our own fantasy story.'
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Petro left for work after a hasty breakfast and Mouse sat down on the couch thinking about her options. She looked around the familiar living room, hoping to get an idea, then realised she hadn't seen much of the apartment besides the living and bedroom. She stood up and headed for the kitchen.
The dirty dishes from breakfast were stashed on the small kitchen counter, a rack in the corner housed a variety of canned and dried goods, and a few pans and more dishes stood on shelves above the sink. She opened the small refrigerator and found only a few drinks, slices of cheese, and meat, and bottles with little sauce left in them.
She left the kitchen and opened the bathroom door. The moist air mixed with scents of soap and cleaners tickled her nose, making her sneeze hard. She held her nose and closed the door. 'Too much.' she muttered.
The door next to the bathroom revealed a built-in closet, the shelves stacked with an assortment of tools, old paint cans, folded cardboard boxes, various household items, and more of which she had no idea how it could be useful in her quest.
She ended up in the bedroom browsing his clothing closet and laid back on the bed sighing deep when that didn't give her any inspiration. 'Damn, this is hard.'
After a while she got up, went back to the living room and turned on the TV. Flipping through channels showing reruns of nature shows, soap operas, news programs, she stopped at the image of two women talking in a kitchen. A dark haired woman leaned with her elbows on a table while a redhead in apron stirred in a bowl.
'Oh Ethel, what does Carl want?' said the woman at the table. 'He looks so unhappy lately.'