Hilde pushed the front door open and stepped back into the kitchen of her family home. Her bangs were plastered to her forehead with sweat, the rest of her hair pinned up in a short ponytail. "I'm back, Mom."
The older wolf smiled at her from the stove, where she was mixing some eggs. "Welcome back, honey. How was this morning's run?"
"Good, ran an extra mile since we've had so little snow the last few weeks." Hilde panted the words and wiped her brow of sweat. She felt a shiver go down her spine, the chill from outside setting upon her, now that her heart rate was coming down.
"Well, I'm just getting started on breakfast. Go grab a warm shower before you set up with a cold." The mother wolf spoke the words out in a gentle but firm tone.
"Alright, thanks, Mom." The younger wolf quickly moved from the kitchen, heading to her bedroom. She quickly gathered some clothes and made for the shower.
Hilde pushed her forehead to the shower wall, still feeling a faint pant on her breath from the hard run. The hot water rushed down over her, the heat soothing and warming after the heavy exercise. She didn't bother with shampooing her hair, she knew she would take a more thorough shower this afternoon, once practice was done. Opting to just rinse her white locks out for now.
Humming to herself after stepping out of the shower, she wrapped a towel around her small body and used another to begin drying her wet hair. The young wolf was a little on the shorter side of things, like her mother. This was one of the reasons she looked up to the bodyguard so much. Tracey was also on the smaller side, but she was tough and a strong fighter.
The young woman pulled the towel from her body, moving it to more thoroughly dry and fluff out her tail. She continued to hum to herself and glanced at her own body in the mirror. It had only been two months since this all began, but she could already see the definition and tone starting to show in her limbs.
Her tail wagged while she turned to look her backside over in the mirror. Her butt and hips had taken on a little more curve, thanks to the definition of muscle there. These last two months had really started to show, it stood to reason though. Working out and training was essentially her full-time job now. She had been running five days a week and hitting three different martial arts academies twice per week. On top of regular visits to the gym she had joined.
Hilde quickly donned her panties and sports bra, the second article feeling a little tight. She frowned and tugged at the fit, seeing the muscles in her chest had made her go up another size or two. "Guess I better look into some new bras."
After brushing her hair out and pinning it back in a small ponytail, she donned the rest of her outfit for the day. Hilde gave herself a grin in the mirror and moved out of the bathroom, returning to the kitchen.
Her mother had just finished things and gave her a smile upon entry. "Have a seat, sweetie." The older wolf hummed the words and moved to place a large plate of eggs, meat, and vegetables down.
"Thanks, I'm starving." The younger dog spoke the words excitedly, moving to sit and go right to work on her breakfast.
The older wolf sat down across from her daughter, her own plate of food in one hand, a mug of coffee in the other. "So what's on your agenda today?"
Hilde lifted her ears and finished chewing before taking a sip of her own coffee. "I've got judo at ten this morning, then there's boxing later around three. I might sneak in a few hours at the gym between then."
"Don't injure yourself like you did a few weeks ago, dear." The older dog spoke out with concern.
"I will be okay, it was just a pulled muscle. Anyway, I've brought the tempo down a few degrees, just until I'm one hundred percent again." Hilde took a few more bites of food and saw the look her mother was giving her, like she wanted to say more. "What?"
"I'm still not happy about this." Her mother spoke out pointedly.
"Yes, I know." Hilde replied before taking another sip of coffee.
"And you're just going to do what you want, huh?" The older wolf gave her an annoyed frown.
"Yes, I am. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I plan to see it through." The younger wolf spoke confidently, her tail wagging behind her.
"It's such a dangerous job though." Her mother spoke out, the tone in her voice becoming more authoritative.
"Everything is dangerous, Mom. People die every day just driving to their perfectly safe jobs." Hilde growled the words and looked away. "Can we not have this argument at breakfast? I feel bad upsetting you after you cooked for me."
Her mother gave a sigh and relented. "Alright... just know I worry about you."
"I get that, but if anything this is making me a stronger woman, so you won't have to worry so much." The younger wolf gave her mother a grin, then returned to her breakfast.
"I'm still not sure how this all happened... it's all been moving so quickly." Her mother sighed the words and shook her head. She still had not received the full story, on how her daughter met Tracey to begin with.
Hilde snapped up the rest of her breakfast before giving a satisfied huff. "Damn, I love your eggs."
"It's just scrambled eggs, sweetie." Her mother gave her a smile.
"As to how it happened..." The younger wolf moved from the table, taking her dishes to the sink to quickly clean them. "Well sometimes you have to take chances in life, you know what I mean?"
"Would you like to elaborate upon that, dear?" The mother wolf asked while holding her mug of mostly drank coffee.
"Will you promise not to freak out?" Hilde grinned at her from the sink, her tail slowly wagging.
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"Hello, my loves!" Electric Blue called out to the roaring crowd before him. He just stood there, basking in the adoration, listening to their cheers and screams for him. Several seconds passed, the idol just standing there, his arms spread and his palms open. It was as if he were feeding on their energy and excitement.
"Welcome to the last night of our tour!" The idol called out and placed his fingertips on his chin, trying his best to look introspective for the crowd. The whole building seemed to shake with the enthusiasm of the fans. Leo pointed a finger as if to talk, then just waited and rolled a hand, as if allowing them to continue cheering for him.
"Fucking showboating nerd." Tracey barked out from the sidelines. She had a grin on her face, her arms crossed over her stomach, her tail lazily wagging behind her.
"It's his last one for a while, he wants to drink it all in," Max called out to her with a smile and shoved his fist out towards the wolf.
