Rainy Day Blues Chapter 1

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Author's note: This story contains a cross-dressing male fox cub. If you don't wish to read on, then don't. Otherwise... enjoy!

Jimmy watched the rain pattering against his bedroom window. His nose was pressed up against the cool glass. He sighed gently, fogging the glass with his breath. He always hated the rain. He'd grown bored with the few toys his mother let him keep, and the lack of television time left the little fox cub bored nearly out of his mind.

He tried to think of where he could go. His mind immediately went to a little vixen, Ellie. She was his best friend, the only cub he got along with at school, and the only cub who lived close enough for him to visit often, living just a block away. Of course, Jimmy's mother didn't trust him to walk that far. He sighed softly, shaking his head.

He glanced out his window at the house next door. He knew the wolves who lived there, if only because their youngest was best friends with Ellie's older brother, Robbie. The wolf boy, Martin, if Jimmy recalled his name correctly, often teased him and his friend, but seemed to enjoy their company. A brief glimmer of hope arose in him as he thought of the wolf next door. That glimmer was quickly extinguished as he recalled his mother. She was so overprotective she wouldn't let him walk next door, and if Martin didn't want to play, he'd look rather foolish. He cringed as he thought of what his mother would say: "Whenever you look foolish, you make me look foolish. And you know how much mommy hates to look foolish." He let his mind stop, not wanting to even contemplate the punishment he'd receive...

The little foxcub's mind was pulled suddenly from his thoughts as he spied two figures walking on the sidewalk in front of his house. He rubbed his eyes to make sure they weren't deceiving him, and sure enough, they were still there. From his overview of the front of the house, he clearly made out the face of his friend Ellie walking next to her mother towards his front door.

In a flash, the little cub was bounding downstairs, ecstatic that his friend was coming over, and before he could think, he threw open the front door and leapt out towards the vixen. He heard her squeal happily and felt her arms wrap around him before they were both on the ground in a puddle, soaked to the bone and giggling madly.

"James Andrew Caulfield!" The booming voice made the two cubs stop dead. Jimmy slowly turned his head to see his mother glaring at him from behind the screen door. "Just WHAT do you think you're DOING, young man?"

Jimmy stared at his mother, immobilized, as a sense of impending doom descended, cascading downward like the rain. He stared into his mother's eyes, glowing red like fire, paralyzed by the thought of the punishment his mother would inflict on him. He stared for what felt like hours, frozen in time, as his entire short life flashed before his eyes...

Laughter from the sidewalk thawed the scene. "Oh, Lisa," Ellie's mother said between giggles, "he's just happy to see his friend. Maybe if you didn't keep him cooped up all the time, he'd-"

"Are you questioning my parenting?" Lisa interjected, glaring at the other adult.

Ellie's mother smiled. "I think you know the answer to that question already," she said with a smirk.

Jimmy's mother rolled her eyes, and fixed her glare back on Ellie's mother. "So, Terry... what brings you around here?"

Terry brightened even more, taking the abrupt change of subject as a victory over her friend. "Oh, Robbie wanted to sleep over at Martin's tonight, and I thought that while we were in the neighborhood we could drop by, see if Jimmy would like to come over-"

For the second time in as many minutes, the adult was interrupted, this time by the soaking wet and muddy foxcub. "Oh, please, Mommy, can I go? Can I can I can I?"

The vixen glared at her son. "James, you know it's rude to-"

"Pfft, he's a CUB, Lisa. It's what cubs DO!" Terry said, earning another glare from her friend. She beamed at the steaming vixen; it always made her smile to get under her friend's skin.

"Terry, he's soaked to the bone and covered in mud. He needs a bath-" Lisa started to say

"He can take one at our house!" Terry said brightly.

The vixen stared down at her friend, determined to win the fight. "What about clothes? Those need to be washed."

Terry's smile never even flickered. "I can wash them at my house! I've been meaning to do a load of laundry, anyway."

Lisa's frown deepened as her every excuse to keep her son at home was countered. "What will he wear? I am not letting him walk through my house in those dirty, wet clothes."

"I'm sure I could find some of Robbie's old clothes for him to wear until his are clean," Terry said.

Lisa growled softly as even this excuse was countered. "Still, I don't think it's wise for Jimmy to be-"

"He needs interaction with other cubs, Lisa. How do you expect him to grow up normally if you keep him locked up all the time?"

This riled the vixen more than anything else did. With one last defiant glare at her friend, she started shutting the door. "Just... have him home by dinner time..." Lisa said, and shut the door before anyone had time to say anything else.

Terry beamed at the closed door, then at the two cubs in the mud. "Well, now, let's head home, shall we?"

Jimmy stared at the door for a moment before turning his gaze to Ellie. The two cubs shrugged, and Jimmy looked up at his friend's mother. "What about my rain coat?" he asked, shivering a bit from the cool rainwater soaking through to his skin.

The vixen twirled her umbrella. "More than enough room for you under this, sweetie. Now, let's get going!" she said as she started to walk back down to the sidewalk.

The two cubs looked at each other, shrugged again, and with a giggle and a playful splash, started down the walk, following the vixen under her umbrella.

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The rain still fell in sheets as the two cubs entered the Langley house, but the memory of the recent battle between the two vixen mothers had washed away.

Ellie smiled brightly at her friend as she took off her raincoat, revealing her very wet summer dress underneath. "So, Jimmy, what do ya wanna do first?" she asked as she hung her coat on the rack by the door.

"I think you two need a bath before anything else," Terry said with a twinkle in her eye.

Jimmy nodded. "That s-sounds g-g-good," he said, teeth chattering a bit from the rainwater drenching him down to the skin.

Ellie grabbed her friend's paw and led him upstairs. "C'mon, let's take a bath together!" she said, giggling happily.

"W-what?!" Jimmy stammered. He glanced back at Ellie's mother to see her reaction, and was met with a smile and a slight nod before he was pulled out of sight and into the bathroom at the top of the stairs.

The older vixen called upstairs, "Use our bathroom! It has a bigger tub!"

Ellie squealed happily and called back, "Thanks, Mommy!" as she dragged Jimmy through her parents' room to the other bathroom.

Jimmy blinked and looked around the other bathroom as Ellie turned on the lights. It was indeed much larger than the other bathroom, and the tub looked large enough to fit two adults. He considered this for a second, until his eye was caught by the sight of Ellie.

The young vixen had already removed her dress, and was leaning over the tub to start the taps, her bottom waving gently at her friend, giving him a full view of her pink panties. Jimmy giggled softly as he started to remove his own clothes - pants, shirt, keeping his briefs on for the time being. As he emerged from his shirt, he was taken off-guard by a sudden kiss on his nose from the little vixen.

Jimmy giggled softly from the kiss and beamed at his friend, before pulling her into a tight hug. Ellie rested her head on the foxboy's shoulder for a moment, then pulled away from the hug and took his paws into hers, leading him over to the tub.

A knock on the door caused the two cubs to jump. "May I come in?" came the familiar female voice from outside.

"Yes, Mommy," Ellie said as she released Jimmy's paws.

The door opened, and Terry walked in, towels draped over her arm. "I almost forgot to leave you two towels to dry up after your bath," she said as she laid them on a shelf. She looked over at the two cubs and giggled softly, inwardly beaming at the fact that the two of them were nearly naked together and neither seemed embarrassed. "While I'm here, I might as well grab your clothes, start the wash. I'll need those, too," she said, pointing to the cubs' underwear as she picked up the abandoned clothes from the floor.

Ellie giggled softly. "Ok, Mommy!" she said, slipping her panties right off and holding them out to her mother.

Jimmy blushed hotly in his ears as he pulled off his briefs and held them out to the older vixen. Despite his embarrassment, he made no move to cover his nudity.

Terry took the clothing from the cubs and turned to leave. She paused at the door. "Take as long as you want, you two!" she said as she pulled the door shut, leaving the two naked cubs alone.

The two cubs glanced at each other and smiled, the flush leaving Jimmy's ears. "Well, let's check on the water!" Ellie said as she walked back to the tub.

Jimmy looked over the edge of the tub and dipped a paw in to test the water. "Oooh... nice and hot!" he said.

"Well, then, let's get in!" Ellie said, stepping into the tub and sitting down near the still-running tap.

Jimmy giggled. "Sounds good to me!" he said as he climbed into the tub. He let out a contented sigh as the hot water soothed away the chill from the rain. He lay back and shut his eyes, barely noticing the squeak as Ellie closed the tap. He felt a warm body curl up next to him, and opened his eyes a crack, smiling wide as he saw Ellie cuddling up to him in the bath.

The little vixen smiled at her friend as she reached behind him and grabbed a bottle of shampoo. "Don't forget, we gotta wash up while we're here!" she said, showing him the bottle of shampoo.

Jimmy nodded and smiled. "So, who gets washed first?" he asked.

Ellie's eyes lit up as an idea suddenly popped into her head. "Weeell... do ya wanna wash me?" she asked.

The foxboy blushed a bit and gulped. "Uhh... sure," he said, taking the shampoo bottle from his friend's paw.

Ellie giggled and knelt down in the water in front of him. "Start with my headfur," she said, holding still so her friend could wash her.

Fumbling paws opened the bottle, and the foxboy lathered a bit of shampoo between his paws. Ellie murred softly as her friend began lathering the shampoo into her headfur. "Mmm... that feels nice..." she cooed softly. Jimmy smiled, encouraged by his friend's words, as he took some more shampoo and moved down to her neck and shoulders.

"Arms, please," Jimmy said as he finished with her shoulders. Ellie giggled softly and put her arms out, and the foxboy washed her arms, sneaking a couple of tickles at her underarms, eliciting warm giggles from the vixen.

"Having fun there?" Ellie asked as Jimmy finished washing her arms.

"Uh huh!" Jimmy said with a smile as he started washing her sides. Ellie giggled more and knelt up higher in the water to give her friend access to her entire torso. He grinned at her as he started to wash her chest and back, noting the giggles he got from washing her undeveloped breasts.

Ellie settled back in the water as her friend finished washing her torso, and smiled at him. "What next, legs or tail?" she asked.

The foxboy considered this for a moment. "Legs!" he said, reaching under the water and grabbing one of his friend's footpaws.

The vixen giggled and sat back, lifting her leg up out of the water. The two cubs giggled as Jimmy washed from her hip right down to her footpaw, taking special care around her pawpads and washing between each toe. When he finished washing Ellie's leg, Jimmy couldn't help but to tickle the bottom of her footpaw, drawing a storm of giggles from his friend.

"So you're ticklish here, eh?" Jimmy said as he paused in his tickling. Ellie could only nod between fits of giggling and panting.

Jimmy smiled and nodded, giving her a reprieve from the tickles as he washed her other leg, resisting the temptation to tickle her footpaw as she was still a little out of breath.

The foxboy smiled at his friend. "I still need your tail," he said, glancing behind her.

Ellie giggled again and nodded, kneeling and turning around to offer him her tail. Jimmy smiled as he started rubbing shampoo into her tail fur, moving slowly from the tip all the way down to the base.

As Jimmy finished, Ellie cleared her throat. "I think you missed a spot," she said, turning to face him.

Jimmy stared at her, slightly perplexed. "What did I miss?" he asked, rubbing his chin in thought.

Ellie stood up in front of him and wiggled her bottom. "This!" she said, bending over and giving her friend a full view of everything she had to offer.

Jimmy blushed deeply as his friend displayed her sex to him. "Umm... uhh..." he said, staring at her.

Ellie looked back at him and smiled, reaching back. "It's easy, just start here," she said, rubbing her cheeks, "and move down to here!" she moved down to her mound and traced around it with a finger.

"O-okay," Jimmy said, and slowly started lathering shampoo into the vixen's soft, warm fur. He nervously washed around her slit, blushing at the little giggles coming from his friend. The little foxboy couldn't help but to explore his friend's crotch, feeling all around it.

"Ok, I think it's clean enough!" Ellie said, startling Jimmy back to reality. She moved abruptly to sit down, and both cubs gasped as Jimmy's finger accidentally slid into Ellie's virgin hole.

"I'm sorry!" Jimmy said, quickly withdrawing it. He blushed deeply and looked away as Ellie sat down next to him.

Ellie snuggled up close to her friend and whispered, "It's ok... it felt... kinda nice..."

At this, Jimmy turned to face his friend. "Really?" he asked, looking in her eyes for some sign of dishonesty.

She nodded and blushed a bit herself. "Would you like me to wash you now?"

Jimmy blinked, the memory of the fact that they were bathing returning after the brief lapse from slipping his finger inside his friend. "Oh, yeah. Sure!" he said with a smile, handing her the nearly forgotten bottle of shampoo.

The little vixen took the bottle with a giggle, and hummed a happy tune as she started lathering shampoo into her friend's headfur. Jimmy couldn't help but to giggle at the vixen's enthusiasm, murring softly as her gentle paws lathered shampoo into his fur.

"Feels nice to be bathed, huh?" Ellie asked brightly as she worked down to the foxboy's shoulders. The little fox could only nod as her paws massaged his shoulders, relaxing him deeply. "I sometimes ask my parents to bathe me," she whispered in his ear.

Jimmy giggled softly, then shook his head. "My mother says I'm too old to still be given baths... though my daddy will sometimes bathe me, when he's home."

The little vixen considered this as she moved on to her friend's arms, and giggled softly. "Maybe you could come here more often, have my parents give you baths!" she said, giggling madly at the idea.

Jimmy blushed as he held out his arms for his friend. "My mother would never," he began.

"Oh, phooey on your mean ol' mommy!" Ellie said, wrinkling her face and sticking out her tongue.

Jimmy immediately tensed, worried that his mother would barge in at any moment... an unfounded fear that disappeared the second he felt Ellie's paws on his tail. He murred happily, kneeling higher up in the water so his entire tail could be held above the surface.

Ellie giggled at the reaction from washing her friend's tail, and took advantage of his higher kneeling to wash his lower back and tummy, noting that the little foxboy seemed to giggle especially hard when she washed around his navel.

"Leg, please!" Ellie said, gently guiding Jimmy back down in to the water. The foxboy happily complied, lifting his leg out of the water for the vixen to wash.

Ellie smiled as she washed her friend's legs, teasing his pawpads and toes as she finished with his footpaws, only slightly disappointed that Jimmy didn't seem to be as ticklish there as she was. The foxboy settled back as she finished with his legs, and smiled at her. "This was really nice," he said, letting out a soft contented sigh.

"We're not done, yet, Jimmy!" Ellie said, smiling brightly. "I still gotta wash you here!" She reached under the water and gave Jimmy's crotch a playful grope, making the little foxboy jump.

"O-oh... right..." he said, blushing a bit as he stood up in the water, bringing his groin up above the surface.

The little vixen grinned as she slowly worked shampoo into the soft fur around her friend's sheath and sack. Jimmy shut his eyes, murring happily as his friend massaged shampoo into his most sensitive parts.

"Jimmy... what's this?" Ellie asked. The foxboy opened his eyes and blushed as he looked down, noticing that his stiffy had slid from his sheath.

"Umm... that's... my willy... it comes out sometimes when I touch it..." he said, blushing deeply.

Jimmy gasped as the little vixen wrapped a paw around it and gave it a gentle squeeze. "Oooo, it's warm!" she giggled, slowly rubbing her friend's tender pink flesh. The little foxboy's mind went to mush as he felt his friend's paw against his stiff member. Sure, he'd touched himself before, and he knew it felt good, but this... he didn't know how to describe it. One thing was certain, though - it felt MUCH better to have someone else touch him there. He shut his eyes tight, focusing on that feeling, so much so that he didn't notice the vixen releasing his puphood until a sudden splash of water brought him stuttering back to reality.

"You're silly!" Ellie said, grabbing Jimmy's waist and pulling him back down into the water. Jimmy could only blush and snuggle up close to his friend.

A knock on the door caught their attention, and Terry popped her head in, smiling at the two kits in the tub.

"Hi, Mommy!" Ellie said, waving to her mother.

"Hi, sweetie," Terry said with a grin. "I left some of Robbie's old clothes on your bed for Jimmy. They should fit him. And I forgot to ask this earlier," she said, fixing her gaze on the foxboy, "but did you have lunch before we picked you up?"

"Uhh," Jimmy said. Before he could say a word, a loud grumbling from his belly answered for him.

Terry giggled and smiled wider. "I'll take that as a no, then. How do some grilled cheese sandwiches sound?"

Ellie squealed excitedly. "That sounds good! Will you make them with bologna in them?" she asked, staring expectantly at her mother.

"If that's what you both want!" Terry said cheerfully.

Ellie turned to face Jimmy. "How's that sound, Jimmy?" she asked, giving him her best tearful, pleading, puppydog eyes.

The foxboy could barely stifle his giggles as he nodded. "That sounds great!" he said, sneaking a quick lick at the vixen's nose.

Ellie eeped and wiggled her nose at the lick, and pounced on her friend, licking madly at his face. Jimmy couldn't help but to turn this into an unspoken competition to see who could lick the other the most, and their tongues went mad as they fought to out lick the other.

Terry simply giggled and shook her head. "I'll get lunch started now. Try to finish up quick, you two!" she said, and left the room.

The cubs stopped in mid-action as the door shut, both ignoring the fact that their crotches were right up against each other. Ellie moved first, crawling out of the tub and grabbing a towel. "C'mon, Jimmy, better hurry so we can eat while the sandwiches are still warm! My mommy makes them fast!" she said,vigorously drying her headfur.

Jimmy wasted no time in crawling from the tub and grabbing his towel. Ellie opened the drain while Jimmy dried himself, and snuck a quick playful squeeze on her bottom.

"Hey!" Ellie said, batting at Jimmy's paw.

The foxboy merely giggled as he finished drying himself, and dropped his towel. "Race ya back to your room!" he said, opening the door.

"Hey, no fair!" Ellie cried, dropping her own towel and racing after her friend.

The two giggling cubs raced down the hall, entering Ellie's room at the exact same time, each declaring "I WIN!" as the tripped over each other at the door.

The cubs lay on the floor just inside the door for a moment, panting a bit from the short sprint. Ellie got to her feet first and went to her closet, Jimmy getting up right after her and looking at the clothes on the bed. Ellie's mother had left a red t-shirt and a pair of jeans on the bed. He picked them up and looked at them. They certainly seemed like they'd fit, but one thing bothered him.

"Aintcha gonna get dressed, Jimmy?" Ellie asked as she pulled on a fresh shirt and skirt.

Jimmy blinked and looked at her, blushing a bit. "Yeah... it's just that... I'm not used to wearing pants without underwear..."

Ellie giggled loudly at this. "Wanna borrow some of mine?" she teased.

The foxboy blushed deeply and nodded slowly, sending the vixen into a new fit of giggles. "Ok!" she said, digging in to her draw and tossing him a pair of her panties.

Jimmy blushed deeply as he pulled on the pink panties. Though he'd never admit it to Ellie, he found them... rather comfortable.

"You look cute in my panties!" Ellie said, still giggling madly. "Maybe later you can try on some of my other clothes!"

Jimmy remained silent as he pulled on the jeans and shirt, inwardly thinking that he may well take Ellie up on that offer. Ellie took her friend's paw and smiled.

"C'mon, let's go eat!" she said, leading her friend downstairs to the kitchen.

As they walked down the stairs, Jimmy whispered, "Promise not to tell anyone about this?" The vixen giggled softly and nodded, giving him a quick kiss on his cheek.

The scent of cooking cheese and bologna greeted the cubs' noses as they reached the bottom of the stairs, encouraging them to walk faster in hopes of rewarding their empty tummies. Ellie's mother greeted the two cubs as they entered the kitchen.

"You two are just in time!" she said as she put three sandwiches onto waiting plates. "Sit down, and I'll get the soup!"

The two cubs giggled happily and sat down opposite each other at the table as the vixen mother put two plates before them. They attacked their sandwiches, scarfing them down as Terry returned with two bowls of soup.

"Don't eat too fast, now," Terry warned. "You don't want to get tummy aches! And be careful of the soup, it's VERY hot!"

Terry smiled at the two kits as they ate in silence, both focused on their food. She sat down with her own lunch and began eating. "Do you two have any big plans for the afternoon?" she asked between bites of her sandwich.

Ellie giggled and smiled at her mother. "None yet!" she said, glancing at Jimmy before returning to her food.

Jimmy blushed a bit and stared determinedly at his food as he ate. He finishes his lunch right before Ellie finished, and stood to bring his plate to the sink.

"Oh, leave that there," Terry said with a smile. "I'll take care of the dishes. You two go have fun," she said.

Ellie didn't waste a second, and with a quick thanks, grabbed her friend's paw and dragged him back up to her room. The moment she had her friend across the threshold of her room, she shut the door, being careful not to slam it, and hugged Jimmy.

The boycub was a bit stunned by his friend's speed, but hugged the vixen nonetheless as she threw her arms around him.

"So, Jimmy," she whispered, leading him to her bed. "You never answered if you'd like to try on some of my clothes."

Jimmy blushed deeply. "Well, I... uh..." he stammered, and took a deep breath. He nodded slowly, blushing deeply.

Ellie squealed in delight. "Ok! Take off those clothes, and I'll find something nice for you to wear!" she said, detaching herself from him and skipping to her closet.

Jimmy turned his back to the closet as he stripped off the jeans and shirt, laying them back on the bed. He took a breath and turned back to face the vixen, and immediately had a pink dress shoved in his face.

"Try this on!" Ellie said, insistently holding them right in front of his face. "I bet you'll look really pretty in this!"

The foxboy blushed a very deep shade of pink at the thought of looking pretty... and took the dress, fumbling a bit as he slid it over his head, slipping his arms through the short sleeves. He looked around as his head emerged, looking for Ellie, and heard a zipper from behind him. As he tried to look around, Ellie popped up in front of him and looked him over.

"Oooooh, you're such a pretty boy in my dress!" she cooed, hugging tight to the embarrassed foxboy.

It didn't much surprise Jimmy that he fit so well into the vixen's clothes; they were, after all, the same age, and just about the same size. It DID surprise him at how comfortable he was in the dress. Sure, it was embarrassing wearing a dress, especially when the dress belonged to his best friend, but there was something... liberating about wearing the dress that overrode the embarrassment.

"Come look in the mirror!" Ellie said, leading him to her closet. She opened the door, and stood him in front of a full-body mirror. He blushed deeply as he looked at himself in the mirror, kicking his footpaws. Ellie cuddled up right next to him as he stood before the mirror. "You look almost as pretty as me!" she giggled, and kissed his cheek.

"Ellie! Jimmy!" Both cubs turned as the door suddenly opened and Terry walked in with Jimmy's clothes slung over her arm. "I finished the," she began, pausing mid-sentence as she saw her daughter's friend in a dress. The cubs stared at the vixen, and she stared back. None of them said anything for a few seconds, shock on their features, the foxboy's shock mixed with mortification.

Seconds dragged by in total silence, until Terry broke it with a fit of laughter. "Oh, my, don't you look pretty, Jimmy," she gasped between giggles.

Ellie giggled nervously. "Isn't he?" she asked, not quite sure what so make of her mother's laughter.

Terry nodded, still laughing, tears flowing down her cheeks from laughing so hard. "Oh, Jimmy, if your mother could see you now..."

Jimmy popped from his trance as though struck by lightning. "Please don't tell my mommy!" he cried, sniffling at the thought of what his mother would do to him if she saw him.

The vixen mother shook her head, still laughing. "Don't worry, hun, I won't tell her. She'd kill us all if she saw this!" She laid the foxboy's clothes down on the bed, and smiled at the two cubs, her laughter finally subsiding. "Would you mind if I took a picture of this? I promise I won't show anyone!"

Jimmy stared in shock, immediately shaking his head.

"Aww, but Jiiimmyyyyy!" Ellie said, looking at him with a hurt look in her eyes. "Wouldn't it be nice?"

Terry giggled softly. "If he doesn't want to, I won't force him. And this doesn't leave this room, of course!" she said as she started to walk out of the room.

Jimmy sighed softly and nodded slowly. "Ok... just one picture," he muttered.

Both vixens brightened instantly. "I'll be right back with the camera!" Terry said, dashing out of the room.

Ellie giggled and kissed her friend's cheek. "Oh, Jimmy, you sweetie!" she said, hugging him.

Jimmy hugged his friend, and whispered in her ear, "I... kinda like wearing your dress."

Ellie grinned and kissed his nose as her mother walked back in with the camera.

"Photo time! Smile for the camera!" she said, aiming the camera.

Ellie stood right next to Jimmy, smiling brightly at the camera. Jimmy looked up at the camera and smiled, still blushing deeply, but feeling a little more comfortable in his friend's clothes, feeling her close to him. The flash from the camera blinded the two pups, causing them to giggle and rub their eyes.

"Beautiful!" Terry said as she turned off the camera. "You two have fun now!" she said as she left.

The two cubs watched the older vixen leave, and Ellie looked at Jimmy. "So, pretty boy, whatcha wanna do now?"

To be continued...