Justin's Origin Story
#13 of Short Stories
Archer awoke and walked to the living room and sat down on the couch, he picked up the remote, but immediately put it down again as a knock was heard at the door.
"Coming." Archer walked over to the door and opened it, he looked around before looking down. A basket sat on the doorstep, a baby Arctic fox was curled up inside, asleep. Aww, can't leave you out here, he thought picking up the basket and carrying it inside.
There was a tag on the basket that said: Justin
"Hello Justin." He whispered, smiling as he carried the fox kit upstairs, his only response was a quiet, sleepy, gurgle. Archer laid Justin in the crib with Jade, where he curled up next to the sleeping black kitten, before Archer headed downstairs again to make himself breakfast.
Later that morning
Jade yawned sleepily as Archer lifted him from the crib, he protested silently as Archer changed him before setting him back in the crib. Jade sat up rubbing his eyes sleepily as Archer left the room, he noticed the other kit in the crib and curled up around him and fell back asleep again.
A couple hours later Jade awoke and noticed Someone new in his crib, he could tell that the other one was still asleep because of the quiet snoring sounds coming from the white fox. Jade looked around his room, the changing table sat against the baby blue wall, and at one end sat a foot stool, a plastic moon decoration sat on the stool leaned against the wall, a window in the wall across from the crib was in view of the cribs occupants. Toys sat in a pile sorta outta the way of walking, and a toy box sat beneath the window. Playmate! Jade thought, plopping down with a crinkle. We're gonna have so much fun, Jade thought happily. Suddenly the white fox lifted his head, he yawned before rubbing his eyes. He gurgled happily, waving a paw. "Hewo." Jade greeted him, happily, "good mowning." the newcomer crawled over to Jade and hugged him, he yiped in greeting. Archer walked in soon after.
"Hewo Awcher, what's his name?" Jade asked, standing up and pointing at the white fox.
"That's Justin. You don't mind him sleeping with you until I can get him a crib?" Archer replied, lifting Jade into his arms.
"No, not at aw, I wike cuddles, but I'm hungry." Jade told him, stomach rumbling.
"Ok buddy, let's get you both some food." Archer replied, lifting Justin from the crib as well.
"Fank chu Awcher." Jade said happily as Archer carried them downstairs to the kitchen.
Archer pulled a bottle of formula from the microwave and began feeding Justin as he set Jade in his highchair and gave him a bowl of oatmeal.
"Yummy!" Jade said as he began to eat, Archer just smiled warmly down at Justin as he suckled rythumicly on the bottle. He planned on adopting this cute little Arctic fox.