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Continuation of the AU-gust prompts Countryside and Petsitter ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Day 7 - Farm~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "Loki! Leave those chickens alone!"The sleek black cat freezes at the corner of the coop's roof. He blinks his bright green eyes as he turns his head to look at you.*Mrra?*"You heard me!" You shake your garden glove covered hand to your naughty kitty, "Leave. Them. Alone. Or one of these days they are going to kick your tail!"Loki stares at you for a moment before siting on the edge of the roof and raising an elegant paw. He starts washing his face as if that was what he intended the whole time.You raise an eyebrow, but go back to you weeding. What started as a small garden in your backyard has expanded and grown. You've always wanted to grow your own food and your little house came with a nice plot of land perfect for farming. First came the tomatoes and cucumbers, then carrots, green beans and watermelon. Your pumpkin plant was looking very good and you hoped to have a couple big ones to decorate your porch with this fall.... if you could keep the rabbits away."Get'um Thor!"Seventy pounds of yellow fury tears across your yard, snapping and barking at the heels of a large cottontail. The rabbit disappears under a hole in your fence and into the surrounding forest. You make a mental note where the rabbit got through so you can fix the hole later. "Good boy, Thor!"Your perpetually happy doggo prances back towards you. Thor wags his tail and does a happy dance, tapping the ground with his paws.*Whooo wooo woooo!*"Yes, you are a very good boy!" You smile as you reach over the fence around your veggies to give Thor a scratch behind his ears. "My big brave boy!"Thor's tongue hangs out the side of his mouth as you find that sweet spot that makes him tilt his head just so.*SQUAWK*"LOKI!!! Get Away From The Goddamned Chickens!!!" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~"Yum!" You give an appreciative hum as you chew your mouthful of green beans. There is nothing quite like fresh foods and there's a sense of satisfaction and pride that comes with eating something you grew yourself. Swallowing your food, you look over towards the kitchen, "What do you think, Thor?"The yellow lab lifts his head from his bowl long enough to give you a happy tilt of his head and wag of his tail before diving back into his bowl. You had chopped up a few green beans and tossed them with his kibble as a treat. Looks like he was enjoying his meal.Loki was enjoying himself as well. You'd dropped a green bean during cooking and before you could pick it up, a black blur had shot across the floor and zipped away with the legume. He spent the next few hours amusing himself by batting the bean around the dining room. You watched as the bean came to rest next to your chair. Loki's head appeared around the other dining room chair as he sighted his prey. Eyes blown wide, crouched down to the floor and butt wiggling excitedly, Loki froze for just a moment before launching his attack. The bean spins away from his batting paws and slides towards the living room, your fuzzy boi giving chase."At least it keeps you out of trouble for awhile." You snicker as the cat speeds after the escaped veggie. You lift another forkful of farm fresh goodness to your mouth when just then, there comes a loud thud from the living room followed by Loki hightailing it out of the room. Sighing, you set your fork down and hang your head, "Spoke too soon." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ In the early hours of the morning, you awake with a frown."Uuugg." You groan, half asleep as you shift backwards. Thor feels extra heavy tonight and he's leaning all of that weight on your back. You're used to sharing the bed with your boys. Thor loves sleeping pressed to your back and Loki curls himself into a fluffy ball right against your chest, but Thor is nearly squishing you into the bed, one of his legs thrown over you and pinning you in place.You wiggle around, trying to get back to sleep and nuzzle your pillow. Your sleep fogged brain barely registers that your pillow is more solid then usual. Instead what you notice is Thor shifting closer and crushing you under his bulk. You grumble as you push backwards, "Damn it, Thor. Knock it off!""Sorry."Your eyes shoot open.That was not your dog.... that was so NOT your dog rumbling sleepily in your ear!!!As the bleariness of sleep clears from your eyes you notice something else. That is not your pillow your head was resting on.It's the broad, well muscled and bare chest of a man!Your head pans upwards to see the sleeping face of a very handsome man. Long black hair spread across your actual pillow, well defined cheekbones and nose, pale smooth skin and a jawline that could cut diamonds. At any other time, you would have been hard pressed not to drool over a man like this but right now all you can think about is how did he get in your bed?And why are you curled up against him?And where is your cat?Where is your dog?Because the body pressed to your back is most definitely NOT your good boy... and what you thought was his leg is in fact a very muscular arm draped over you!As all the facts fall into place in your mind, you do the only sensible thing.... you scream bloody murder! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Continued on Day 12!!!*insert evil author grin*