That morning, Liontari, Yure and Severo went to the river. When they arrived, Severo was the first to undress. Yure left the soaked cloth diaper by the river, to wash it later. Liontari, the more timid of the three, undressed slowly, then stepped into the water. Yure swam up to him and hugged him.
 - Would you wash me? - Yure asked.
Liontari preferred to respond by deeds, rather than words, moving his paws on Yure's body, feeling his fat and not wasting time to caress his genitals and generous rear.
Amid the caresses, Liontari mentioned:
 - We're running out of money. We may have to look for fruit in the forest.
 - Relax, - Yure says. - It will be no problem for us.
Suddenly, Liontari's belly growls. Yure noticed that.
 - Was that you? - he asks.
 - Of course… - says Liontari. - I'm hungry... And there is little food at home...
Liontari then kissed Yure on the top of his head.
 - But still, if I have to choose between feeding myself and feeding you and Severo, my choice is obvious - he assured.
Severo heard Liontari's words. He nodded to himself. Meanwhile, under the water, Liontari washes Yure's whole body: belly, chest, especially nipples, thighs, buttocks, genitals.
Of course Yure's body had its effect on Liontari, which quickly formed an erection that did not go unnoticed by Yure, who felt it against his body.
Severo watched those two lustfully feeling each other, or rather, Liontari lustfully feeling Yure. He shook his head in disapproval. "That's fucking gay...", he thought.
Clean enough, Severo stepped out of the water and grabbed the towel. Naked, he dried himself, ignoring the libidinous act occurring in the river. His biggest problem was hunger. He stroked his belly, trying to calm the lion in there. "Why can't we be rich?" He thinks. How good it would be to be rich... Severo could have his name written in neon on the buildings of the city, go into casinos with maximum right, wear a top hat, cane and luxury underwear. And have the right to the most refined wines of the city, a pipe with the best tobacco and the most naughty women in high society. He sighed, knowing it would never happen. At the moment, Severo was just a poor cub sharing a tree house with two other males. He shook his head and shrugged. It could be worse, right?
Meanwhile, Yure grabbed Liontari's cock with his paw, which surprised the lion.
 - I hardly ever take control - Yure said.
 - Well... - said Liontari. - Okay?
Yure's amateur paws began to work on the lion's erection. Lack of experience made Liontari more interested. Yure held his breath and dived, squeezing Liontari's cock with one of his paws and working him more decently. The crystal clear water did not harm Yure's sight and Yure could see clearly what he was doing. The other paw caressed the lion's scrotum, causing him to sigh.
During the small task, Yure thought about what had happened the night before. Liontari and Severo seemed to have no fear of females, so maybe he should get professional help... Feeling that there was no problem and no one would notice, Yure begins to pee in the water while working his mate. From time to time, Yure swam up for air, then returned to his task, rubbing and massaging Liontari's genitals until the organ's violent contractions made it clear that Yure had given the lion an orgasm. Liontari sighed deeply and Yure gradually stopped his paw.
Yure looked at Liontari, who looked back at him. Liontari hugged Yure.
 - Much better - he said. - Thank you.
Yure smiled and said:
 - Relax.
Their bellies growled.
 - I think I should look for food - said Yure.
 - Remember what happened last time? - Said Liontari. - You do not even know how to pick fruit.
Yure left the river.
 - Do not worry, - he said. - That won't happen twice.
He went into the woods to look for fruit. The problem is that Yure, from time to time, brought rotten or immature fruits. It seems that the cub has some problem identifying colors. When Yure returned, he found Liontari and Severo, already dressed in their underwear, waiting by the river. Yure gave each one a very large and juicy black fruit, of a species that Liontari did not know about.
 - The smell is good... - said the lion.
Severo took the first bite and the other two looked apprehensively at Severo's chewing face. Severo held up a sign on which was written "9.5".
 - It seems Severo approves - Yure said.
Liontari shrugged. They ate the fruit, but before they even finished, the bellies began to ache.
 - They're like pangs - Liontari said, stroking his belly.
 - It must be one of those fruits that should not be eaten in large quantities - Yure said, rubbing his belly. - But it was so sweet...
They get up and went back to the tree. Climbing was not easy because of the cramps. Upon arriving at the house, Liontari saw an envelope on the porch floor. He takes the envelope and opens it, reading the message to Yure and Severo, who arrived shortly thereafter.
 - “Litargírio” - said Liontari, reading the message aloud.
 - Litargírio? - Yure asked.
 - Do not tell anyone, but that's my real name - Liontari said. - You call me Liontari, but that's just the pseudonym I used in the war. I like it a lot more than my real name.
 - I guess.
Liontari continued reading:
 - We need your services at the Esmo precinct. Please come with maximum urgency within a day after receiving this message. Yours sincerely, Demeter.
Yure and Severo looked at each other, their paws still on their bellies.
 - You guys come along - Liontari said. - I really need to go to the pharmacy to buy something to counteract these cramps.
 - My bad... - Yure said.
 - Relax. But next time, let's eat what we have at home, right? So, I can not leave you home alone. Let's go to the police station and then to the pharmacy. There, we buy something for tummy ache.
Liontari enters the house and picks up some painkillers. Yure and Severo take one pill each to cope with the pain the fruit has caused. Severo goes only in his underwear, while Yure goes in shorts with his diaper underneath. They walk towards the city, leaving the forest.
Esmo is a city of stacked stone buildings, stones that are cemented together. The ways the stones are stacked give each house its originality. The police station was near the town's square. Severo attracted a few glances for being almost naked, but he did not care.
 - Liontari, - Yure said. - I'm still hungry...
Liontari liked to hear that. It meant that the pain had already subsided or even stopped. He nodded and took a break at a noodle stand, so everyone could eat. Liontari, Yure and Severo sat down and Liontari ordered three bowls of instant noodles.
Liontari took the money from his pocket and paid for the food, right after the bowls arrived. They ate. Yure and Severo liked the food, but something prevented Liontari from enjoying the meal: he was short of money and knew that he would soon have to make sacrifices to support the two cubs.
When they finished eating, the stand owner's wife went to get the bowls. When Yure saw her, he grabbed Liontari's paw and leaned against it. Liontari looked down and remembered what Severo had written, that Yure had been afraid of females for a long time.
They pay and walk away from there, walking to the police station. The place was green with a green so solid it seemed to hide the fact that the building was made of piles of stone. It had only one floor, one door and one window, truly small. Inside, there was a single cell, a typewriter table, two long benches to sit on, and a chair behind the table on which sat a large fat bat. On the benches was a wolf casually dressed and a sheep in a lab coat. When Liontari came in, the bat greeted him.
 - Hey, Liontari, how ... - he interrupted his sentence at the sight of Yure and Severo. - Hey, you're not messing up again, are you?
Liontari gave a nervous smile and shook his head.
 - Of course not, - he assured. - The treatment has worked, relax.
Yure and Severo looked at each other, wondering what the scene meant.
 - So what's the problem? - asked Liontari.
The bat pointed at the other two. The wolf rose.
 - It's about a raccoon named Rosalina, - said the wolf. - She left for a symposium here in Esmo, but the symposium ended two days ago and she did not return. Those who attended the symposium said that her caravan had not arrived. Everything indicates that they were attacked on the way there and the group was probably dispersed. Some of the caravan were found, but Rosalina remains missing.
 - So it's a search and rescue mission - Liontari said.
 - That's right - said the bat.
Yure hugged Liontari's leg as he noticed the sheep. Liontari looked at the wolf and at the sheep.
 - Names? - he asks.
 - Cid - said the wolf.
 - Ofélia - said the sheep.
 - What's the name of the missing girl, and where was she last seen? - asked Liontari.
 - Rosalina - Cid replied. - She was last seen leaving Abrantes. She was one of my best humanities students.
As the adults spoke, Yure was silent, sitting on a bench, afraid of Ofélia. Suddenly, he felt like peeing. He said nothing, embarrassed to announce his urge, especially after what had just happened. He thought of last night's incident, but even though he could tell his body would eventually give in if he did not relieve himself soon, Yure could not find the strength to say he needed to go to the bathroom. Especially with Ofélia around.
 - All right, - said Liontari. - Our searches begin tomorrow.
Cid and Ophelia smiled.
 - Thank you - Ophelia said.
Liontari smiled back. With the situation resolved, they left the police station. Yure felt tense because of his bladder, but he could still bear it without making it known.
 - Hey, Yure - Liontari said.
 - Yes? Yure said, looking up to make eye contact with Liontari.
 - I'm sorry I said that at the station. I spoke on impulse.
Yure smiled empathically and gripped Liontari's paw.
 - Do not worry - Yure said. - That deputy is really indiscreet, anyway.
Liontari, before going home, stopped by a pharmacy to buy drugs that would nullify the effect of the fruits. The intestines still ached. After they left the pharmacy, Liontari caught Yure in his arms. Yure snuggled in the lion's arms. Severo notices and sighs. "I'm jealous...", he thinks. Severo well would like to be pampered as Yure is, but he is ashamed of these feelings. He does not know how to ask for affection. What's more, he has been denied affection for a good part of his life.
 - Hey, Severo - Liontari says.
Severo is interrupted in his thoughts and looks at the lion.
 - Would you like some attention, too? - Liontari asks.
Severo thought for a moment and held up a sign, written "no." Liontari shrugged and they continued on the path. Severo thought, "Why did I refuse?"
Yure, in the lion's arms, felt his bladder bother him again. He was ashamed to say it, but because he was in his nappy, he thought it would be less embarrassing to wet it Taking advantage of the street noise, he wet his diaper, filling it with the contents of his bladder. When he felt relieved, he hugged Liontari well. After a while, they got home.