Cassie looked at friends, deciding to rather hang out with her new neighboor as opposed to going to Rosie's slumberparty, getting a look of shock from the brown bunny.
"But Cassie, you love our sleepovers" Rosie responded a bit confused as the light brown squirrel shrugged her shoulders, adding she could hang with her friends anytime and really wants to spend some time with Annie.
Annie looked at the squirrel as she was holding her back, telling Cassie it was okay to go to the party, she could always hang out at the house with her brother. Cassie explained that she wanted to spend time with her. Annie was flattered but told Cassie she would have to ask her folks, suggesting they head to her house. it was an oppurtunity that Cassie took as she had not been to Annie's place.
"Well I hope you come to the party later Cassie; but if not I guess we'll see you tomorrow" Rosie again said as Cassie nodded. Shannon simply turned her head to the rabbit, saying something about it just being them as the group left, leaving the two neighbors. Annie looked as Cassie, wanting to be sure she was okay with missing the slumberparty.
Cassie nodded, as she always went and while they were 'superfun' as she put it, meeting a new friend was more exciting as the two walked from the park in the other direction from the other kids. Cassie striking up a conversation with Annie, asking about her family.
"So your daddy works in movies, what's that like?" Cassie asked curious as Annie got excited, telling her how he draws the art and gets to see movies before the hit the store, adding the previous night they watched Ed Dodgers which won't be released for another month. making Cassie excited athow cool that was.
"My Mom, was a teacher before we moved, she tells us to do stuff around the house but she's nice, a great baker. her cookies taste amazing, knowing her, she's baking a batch right now, served with milk" Annie went on as Cassie nodded, telling Annie her mother made great brownies with nuts.
"You said you had a brother, what is he like?" Cassie asked as Annie smiled, saying he was in high school and pretty cool, letting her listen to his tapes as Cassie nodded, walking with her.
The two kept heading up the hill, stopping at what was once the Miller place and now the Gates house. Annie opening the door, calling in tell her family she made a friend and invited her in.
"Good for you" Franklin prasied, setting in the living room drawing on a sheet of paper. the image was a drawing of a gothic looking castle, with sharp edges. he looked to the two irls, telling them Christine was in the kitchen making cookies as Annie glanced at Cassie suprised how the canine simply called it, sniffing the air.
the arouma of chocolate chip lingered in the air as Anie lead the to the kitchen, introducing her friend Cassie as Christine smiled undoing her apron setting it on the back of a chair, a pan cooling on the stove.
'Well aren't you a total cutie" Christine teased as Cassie waved, asking if she could have of the the cookies Annie told her about, reaching out and Christine softy guiding her hand away.
"Not right now, they need to cool off, and no cookies after dinner Annie, you'll spoil your appitite" Christine responed as the girls let out an 'aww' of defeat. Annie looked ather mom asking if her new friend Cassie could spend the night, stating it was friday and summer as Christine looked into the living room wher Franklin was drawing.
"Honey, can Annie's new friend spend the night?" Christine asked as he bit the eraser of his pencil pondering. asking if Cassie's parents were okay with it. asking Cassie to call her parents for permission. the squirrel and Christine heading the kitchen to use the phone.
"If it fine with her folks, Cassie can spend the night... IF she takes the bag of trash out to the cans tonight" Franklin decided as Annie cheered. one because he new friend could stay and two because she did not have to take out the trash bag.
Annie looked at her father's drawing, asking if it was for a movie as Cassie re-enetered the room, explaining the she had permission to spend the night but was going to leave to get her overnight bag, which was already packed as she was planning to spend the night at Rosie's heading out. waving good bye to Annie as the Dobermann returned the wave. Christine adding she seemed nice.
"Oh yeah, I met her and a bunch of other girls from the town" Annie explained as Stanley waked down stairs, holding a shoebox asking their mother what was for dinner. Christine looked over at him, answering they were having meatloaf and mashed patatoes, which would ready in about an hour.
"Oh Bro, I'll need the living room TV tonight, I'm having a sleepover" Annie explained as Stanley looked at her, asking if she was seriously having a seepover, her second night in town to which she nodded, again explaining she met some friends and invited one of them back to her place.
"Sorry Sweetie, Daddy gets the TV, you and Cassie can watch saturday morning cartoons but my shows are on tonight" Franklin replied setting his notepad asied, walking into the room. drawn to the smell of chocolate as Christine playfully repeated herself, that there would be no cookies until after dinner.
"Annie if you want you're welcome to watch TV with me until dinner or your friends comes back, whichever comes first" Franklin offered patting on the seat of the sofa, as he clicked the remote.
"Annie, you should tidy up your room from Cassie, I don't want toys and clothes covering the floor. she'll think your a slob" Christine suggested as Annie headed upstairs. Stanley sitting on sofa next to his dad,asking what he was watching.
Franklin expalined it was a show about old weapons, adding that tonight they were going to fire a WWII era tank and he did not want to miss it as Stanley nodded, adding it seemed cool. 
Cassie made it back before the Meatloaf was ready, Christine even putting a spot aside for her as she ran the knife along the loaf, putting slice of brown meat on everyone's plate, topped with a thick red sauce and acompined with a hearty scoopof homemade mashed patatoes.
"Looks delicious Mrs. Gates" Cassie complimented, picking up her fork, picking a piece of her slice, bringing it up to her mouth as they started eating. Stanley, running his knife through the slice on his place as he looked at Cassie.
'So Cassie, what kind of stuff do like like?" Sanley asked, trying to start a dialouge with the young girl as she perked up, going on about her hobbies, including hiking, birdwatching, pretty much anything involoving nature.
"I Also like to dance" The squirrel added, eating a spoonful of mashed potatoes, identifing the hint of seasoning on them. Annie took a sip of her juice, looking at Cassie, asking if she wanted to watch saturday morning cartons with her in the morning to which she nodded.
Stanley looked at his dad, asking at the poster art for "The Castle of Darkness' was coming along as the eldest dobermann wiped his chin with a napkin, saying it was coming along; adding he had only seen a few stillsfrom the movie as the studio was real hush hush about it.
"I haven't even seen the monster so i'm going for something more ambient" Franklin explianed as eventually all the plates were cleaned; Christine asking if anyone wanted seconds before she put the leftovers in the fridge, much less the usual as she wasn't expecting to lay out an extra chair.
Cassie looked up, thanking Annie's mother for the dinner who in return asked Stanley to wash the dishes. Annie saying she was going to take her bath and change into her Pajamas to which Christine nodded. Cassie added she might as well take a bath too, the squirrel picking up her bag as heading off with Annie.
"I liked Cassie, she seems nice, and it's good that Annie is making friends so quickly" Christine chiped in, happy for her daughter as she did not have a lot of friends back home. Franklin nodding as Stanley called up, telling Annie and Cassie not to use all the hot water.
Once the two were at the bathroom Cassie was the one to suggest they take a bath together, pointing out what stanley just said as Annie tapped her fingers together nervous at the idea of bathing with Cassie.
"It will save water...and time" Cassie gave a friendly smile and a playful push as they entered the bathroom, Cassie locking the door behind them, setting her nightgown down as she watched Annie fumble with the button to her jeans.
'You're shy aren't you" Cassie asked in a comforting tone as Annie simply averted her eyes as the squirrel lifted up her purple dress, tossing it aside, wearing her solid white pantyhouse. the squirrel simply smiled.
"It's okay Annie, if I'm being honest I used to be super embarassed about changing in front of the other girls. when changing intoour swimsuits, i would always wear mine under my clothes, but it was Rosie who told me ' the naked body is nothing to be ashsmed of, and we're all girls, it's nothing we havent seen before'.
In the blink of an eyes, Cassie pulled her pantyhouse down, revealing her full naked body as if it was nothing. Annie sighed continued lowering jeans and underwear, scooting them aside as she unbuttoned her collar, lifting her shirt over head, setting it aside as she closed the tub drain, turning on the hot water.
Annie squirted a glob of body wash into the big white tub, watching the water turn pink and opeaque, bubbles forming as she stepped over the side sitting down.Cassie stepped in her rear right in Annie's face as the dobermann blushed a bit as Cassie turned around. Annie's face was to cassie's crotch as she turned her view away, watching the squirrel sit down across from her as pink water built up around them, hiding their waists .
"This feels nice" Cassie sighed reached from a bar of soap, rubbing her side as Annie did the same. The two started bathing as Cassie turned off the facuet, the tub clearly filled.