The Rowans and The Greys Chapter 13: Going Home

Story by hyenafur on SoFurry

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#13 of The Rowans and The Greys


Saturday came quickly. Kody had spent Friday Night with his mother, the two waking up early to take the 7:00 am Express train to Zootopia. Kody hadn't been back to the city since his parent's funeral a little over a year prior, but Jo had gone in for a shoot around two months prior. The two foxes sat next to one another, idly chatting about what had happened during the week during the hour long ride.

When the train pulled into the station, Jo and Kody were a bit surprised. Neither fox had expected to be greeted by anyone, so when RJ stood there waving at them with a big grin on her face dressed in a red mini-skirt and a crop top, Jo didn't really know what to say.

"Hey Jo," the sow raccoon called out before making her way through the throngs of people towards them. "Hey thar RJ," the vixen replied, her arms opening wide as the two shared a warm embrace, "I didn't 'spect ya'd b'here t'meets us."

RJ giggled softly, "Well, I errd ya say ya'd take th' seven o'clock, and ya did say I c'd stop bye. I jist thought I'd meets ya 'ere since I don't knows th'dress."

The older woman giggled before looking over at her son, "I figgered we'd jist take a cab."

Kody shrugged his shoulders as he looked at the two, "Well, I don't have a car here, s'I had planned on taking a cab."

RJ giggled and smiled, "Ya'll save yer money. Jist gimme th'dress an I'll takes ya there."

Jo smiled, "Thank ya, RJ." The vixen let go of the raccoon before it finally hit her, "Oh! RJ! I plum fergot. This is my boy, Kody."

Kody put out his hand, taking hers for a firm yet gentle handshake, "It's nice to meet you." Kody was a bit surprised that his mother had a friend so much younger than her, and it made him a bit curious. But he didn't mind. RJ was lovely to look at, and he'd never really thought like that about a raccoon before.

The sow raccoon smiled as she looked him up and down, "Yer a might nicer lookin' in person than in yer photo." The tod blinked at her words. She'd apparently seen at least one photo of him, probably his official War Department one he'd sent his mother. The fox looked RJ up and down in return, a warm smile crossing his face. "Thank you," he replied, "You're a might good lookin' yerself."

RJ smirked as she gently let go of his hand. She wondered what it would be like to date a fox, but she thought about saving that thought for later. "Jist faller me. We'll take m'car. Jist needs th'dress," she said before turning around and walking way, her hips rolling back and forth.

Kody's ears perked as his mother giggled softly. "I thinks she likes ya," she giggled as the two foxes began to follow the raccoon. "Yeah, I think she does," her son replied, eyes glued on RJ's back. Jo leaned in to whisper, "Ya likes her too?"

The tod nodded his head as he blushed slightly, "Yeah." The vixen giggled, "Well, I thinks ya'd be cute t'gether."

Kody looked over at his mother, "But I don't know a thing about her."

"We gots a car ride and all day fer that, sugar fox," Jo said as they followed RJ out of the station and into the parking garage.

The raccoon's car was nothing special, it was a small four door, some Nipponese brand that neither fox seemed to pay attention to. Kody had initially wanted to slide into the rear passenger seat, but his mother insisted that he ride shotgun. The tod was glad that the vixen had pushed him into the seat, because after giving RJ the address, the two started chatting.

Most of what they bantered back and forth was small talk. Kody wasn't surprised to learn that she was a pin-up model, she certainly had the body to be one, but the raccoon amazed him with the knowledge that his mother was one. He hadn't really expected that. He blinked several times as it sunk in, only making the sow raccoon giggle and his mother blush.

"She's been a bit of a mentor t' me," RJ said softly as she turned down the street, her cellphone announcing that they were only a block away, "Almost like a second mama."

"She's more of a mom to me than my adopted mom," Kody replied as he leaned back in the chair, his arm moving to rest on the elevated center console. The fox inadvertently brushed his arm against her, making the two of them blush slightly. Before he could apologize, the raccoon's phone announced, "You have arrived at your destination."

The three mammals turned their head to look out the window. The house wasn't like ones found in suburbia or out in the farms of Bunnyburrow. It was a small, two and a half story building connected a series of other small two and a half story buildings that ran down the street. It almost reminded Jo of the ones she'd seen in downtown Bunnyburrow, the same kind of building that Gideon's pastry shop and apartment occupied on Main Street.

The building itself was old, or as the real estate agents had called it, rustic. It was a predominantly red brick and wood construction, built long ago, which meant his parents had managed to get the ten room house for a very low price. With six bedrooms and two baths, his father had hoped to be able to host family visits, but that hadn't worked out the way he wanted. His brothers and sisters were aging to the point where they rarely travelled any more. His children were busy, and his grandpups had their own lives.

Kody hadn't seen the place since the funeral, and for it not being kept up for a year, it didn't look half bad. He had been happy that he'd kept up the payments on the amenities. His parents had had a great deal of money in their savings account, but since he was never there, the bills had been low outside of phone, internet, and TV. Slowly, the two foxes and one raccoon slid out of the car. It was the only downside to the house, it didn't have a garage, so all parking was on the street.

"Shall we," the tod asked as he looked between his mother and her friend.