NEKOS COME COME!!!! (OPEN WE NEED MORE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

"Yeah yeah yeah!" Gracie begain, " I never fit in never will. I don't belong in this world. "

"You're welcome to stay and eat." he says, holding Cooper and looking towards the female.

(I gtg to bed now, byeeee)

"Sure!" she said sarcastically .

Aaron raises a brow at her, but nuzzles Cooper affectionately, "Your choice is your choice." He says, returning his gaze towards the female.

"Aaroooon… What time is it?" Cooper looked up to see where the sun was. He and Aaron didn't have a clock or anything, so the sun was their only means of telling time.

Aaron hums, looking down towards the shadows, "Around five." He answers, nuzzling his kit again.

"Mmm… what's for dinner?"

Aaron chuckles. "Just leftovers, little one." he answers, setting the smaller down.

"Okay." There was a loud snap resonating from the forest and Cooper quickly transformed into a cat, dashing away. "W-What was that?" He was still pretty skittish from the incident earlier.

Aaron frowns, "I'm not sure. But for tonight, don't leave my side okay? Would you rather I caught some fish for tonight?" He asks after a moment. "Maybe we can practice your hunting skills."

"That's fine…" Cooper stepped out cautiously from his hiding place, hopping swiftly over to Aaron once he was in the open.

Aaron nods, picking him up, "Let's head to the river, yeah?" He says smiling a tiny bit.

Cooper nodded, remaining in his cat form for the time being. Hunting would likely be easier that way.

Aaron hums, nuzzling his kit as he carries the other to the gently flowing river. He sets Cooper down and shifts into a black cat with a white spot on his right ear.

Cooper crouched down by the river bank, running his tiny paw through the water and watching the fish dart past.

Aaron hums, watching the fish. his eyes land particularly big one and he looks towards his kit, "Watch carefully." He waits, watching the fish before in a flash, he tackled the fish, sinking his teeth into the neck.

He watched, and after Aaron caught the fish he searched for one of his own. He saw one and tried to grab it, but ended up just falling into the river.

Aaron chuckles softly, watching his kit. He gently grabs him from the water, laughing a little. "Try again." he gently nuzzles the kit.

Cooper coughed up some water and shook out his fur. He spotted another fish and tentatively reached out a paw, trying to catch it. He was scared of falling in again.

Aaron smiles, padding next to him, "It's okay to fall." He says gently, "It's how we learn."

Cooper unsheathed his claws and managed to land a small fish. It wasn't much, but he seemed pretty proud of himself.

Aaron purrs, nudging Cooper gently, "Well done." he says happily.

"Is this enough? Or should we catch more?"

"We'll catch a few more, then head home." he answers, looking down at Cooper, pride obvious in his eyes and voice.

"Okay." Once they had caught a few more fish, they headed back to the camp. Cooper changed back into a human when they got back and lit the cooking fire.

Aaron hums, prepping the fish, before looking towards Cooper. "Good work, my little one." he says, ruffling the others hair. "I'm proud of you."

"Thanks. Are the others still here?" Cooper grabbed a prepped fish and put it onto the suspended pan they cooked on.

"No idea. Not that I care." he hums, filtering some water. He hums softly under his breath, a lullaby his mother taught him.

Aaron sung the lullaby often for Cooper, so he was familiar with it. He yawned, the song not helping with him already being exhausted.