Welcome back, my lovely reader~
Hey there! Have you read the first of the L&L series? No? Then what the heck are you doing here?! This is a DIRECT SEQUEL! You need to go back and read L&L: A bunny's bounty, and L&L: Songs for a fox, in that order. Go on now, this one isn't going anywhere!
Take your time, I'll wait for you to catch up. :3
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And with that out of the way...
Here's a fun fact for you; L&L was my first full on attempt at episodic stories. I didn't even realize at the time I was writing serial style until after the fact. I stopped after the second to work on Guarded, which became my first official serial, then moved on to B&C. Later I cleaned up L&L and released it in earnest.
If you finished songs for a fox, then you're good, this is quite literally picking up right where it left off! I think this goes without saying, but unlike the first two stories, this tale will not just focus on m/f couplings. As you can expect, you're going to see same sex pairs, as well as group activities!
Well, that's enough rambling from me, let's jump right in!
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Episode 1:
To Old Friends, And New Beginnings
"Life isn't just about paying the bills and security, Issac. I want to live and do things while I'm young enough to enjoy them," The female wolf said to him from across the table in a gentle voice. She had short blonde hair that hung just below her cheeks with a soft coat of white fur, her eyes the color of her name, Hazel.
"Be that as it may... I've done everything for you, it's all been to take care of you. Yes, I'm out late some nights but you know I would never cheat on you." The larger wolf spoke sadly while sitting across the table from his wife and her attorney.
Hazel shook her head gently before responding. "This isn't about you, it's about me. I'm sorry darling, you've done everything fine. I just... I want more from life than I can have with you."
Isaac hung his head, staring at the wood of the table, a growl bubbling up in his throat, his body shivering and his handpaws shaking. "You're sure about this Hazel? You know I will do whatever I can to fix this..."
"You can't fix this, Isaac. It's something I have to deal with. You were a good husband to me, more than I deserved. I just wasn't ready..." She spoke sadly and nodded at her attorney.
The attorney, a ram in a sharp black suit slid some papers over to the wolf across from them. "Mr. Convel, we really should talk about the distribution of assets. My client wants-"
"Save your breath," Isaac growled a sharp bitter tone in his voice as he grabbed the paper and practically tore the form as he dug the pen in to sign off on the divorce. "Five thousand."
The attorney and Hazel looked at him confused as the ram collected the papers and spoke once more, "I'm sorry Mr. Convel, what do you mean?"
Isaac looked up at Hazel, she clearly saw the vicious wound left behind from her actions in his eyes. The look of someone that had just lost their reason for everything. His voice came out ragged and rough, "I will take five thousand from our savings to find my own place, and the car I work out of. The rest of it is yours, the other car, the house, the majority of our bank account."
"Y-you can't be serious, Isaac... I have no intention of leaving you so short on this. I want this to be fair and-" Hazel spoke out in shock, her large white ears flicked up.
"Fair?! Now you want to talk about fucking fair?!" Isaac snarled, cutting off her words. He gritted his teeth and composed himself before standing from the table and jerking his gaze away. "That's the only terms I need. Do you want me to add more? I... I wouldn't mind agreeing to remain friends with you. It's not a demand though."
Hazel watched the larger wolf turn his back and move for the exit of the office as she called out to him, "Isaac..."
"I will have my stuff packed and out of the house by the end of the day. After that, it's all yours. Anything I leave behind, you're free to do with as you please." He spoke the words calmly and controlled before stepping out of the office to go to his car.
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Isaac slowly blinked his eyes, the memory of that time tearing into his mind in the midst of the situation he found himself in now. His wife looked upon him with concern while she was being held by her best friend. His own best friend stopped between the two girls and him, also looking at him with concern in his eyes. All three of them could see something was amiss with the wolf and had turned their focus to him fully.
"Honey...?" Karen finally broke the silence, her large dark ears flicked up to focus.
"I'm fine, just... is this really okay?" Isaac said, looking away, thinking about his former life and the reason it all came crashing down. He didn't want to deny his wife what she wanted, but he didn't want to lose her for making her feel she wasn't enough either.
The rabbit blinked at the words then glanced over to Ivory who was still embracing her. The cat smiled knowingly at her in response but seemed reluctant to release Karen from her arms. "Are you opposed to me and Joseph touching her, Isaac?" Ivory spoke out gently, her focus shifting fully upon the large wolf before them.