Submission (#58) Approved

Festivities were still going strong. The music and sounds of Wools laughing and shrieking filled the air.. Along with the mixed smells of a variety of foods. Zeke couldn’t help but inhale deeply, holding it for a moment before she let it out with a dreamy smile. Without hesitation the Wool headed right into the festivities. She grabbed a snack or two, quickly favoring one over the other as she watched others playing games or just hanging out.

She saw a Wool sitting a distance from the others, his fur was rich creams marbled with peach and muted red. The group nearest to him seemed to be in various states of laughter, ranging from snickering and giggling to full on hysterics - though he didn’t seem to mind as he finished up a pastry he had been eating. Raising an eyebrow, Zeke slid over to the other Wool, scooting alongside and sitting next to him on the stump - which caused him to tense and glance over with a nervous smile.

“Can.. I help you?” I asked, voice a bit strained from the start she had given him. In response, she simply grinned, eyeing him before glancing towards the group that had begun to walk off.

“What was all that about?” She asked, gesturing towards them with a paw as she folded one knee over the other. He stared at her for a moment before snapping out of it.

“O-oh, that.” He cleared his throat, lifting his paw to wipe some of the sour dust from his mouth before continuing. “I wasn’t expecting my snack to be so sour - I had a bit of a… Extreme reaction that they started laughing at.” He glanced away as Zeke again raised an eyebrow, taking a moment to notice just how much sour dust this Wool had gotten all over himself in his assumed attempt to make the sack he was clearly enjoying edible. He jumped lightly when she started laughing and looked over, his fur bristled lightly at the sudden loud sound.. She was wiping a tear.

“Well you got it all over yourself so I guess that makes you sour~” She teased, causing him to squint and promptly get up to dust himself off. She eyed the Wool before sighing, “name’s Zeke,” she began, getting up herself. “And that was something we call a joke~” At her words, his expression softened and he stammered a bit.. Of course it was. He fumbled over his words before giving a short reply.

“Ezra.” He said shortly. He wasn’t upset, more embarrassed that it had happened at all.

“WELL, Ezra..” She smirked, eyeing him before hooking an arm around his, causing him to tense again as he glanced at her.. Eyes slightly wide and unsure of what she was doing. “Wandering a party alone isn’t any fun, what say you we go together?~” The stammering began once again. “It’s a yes or no question, Ez.” He stared at her, but she still had that smirk before he just nodded in response.

“Then let’s go!” She laughed, pulling him along through the crowd.

(516 Words = 5 Shard + Bonus)