Obligatory Content Warning: The following story contains TALK ABOUT SEX, as well as SEX ACTS between CUBS and some between CUBS AND ADULTS that happen OFF SCREEN.  If any of this offends you, DO NOT READ ON.  If the lack of fap material annoys you, DO READ ON.  If this reaches certain milestones in views, faves, and comments, I MIGHT ADD IN THE SEX SCENES.  If it doesn't... enjoy the plot development and conversation!

Martin grinned as he rode his bike down the quiet suburban street.  His family could really grate on his nerves, and any excuse to get away for a while was a welcome one.  Robbie's house wasn't that far away, but a few turns down winding roads and cul-de-sacs made for a much more scenic route for the wolf.  Besides, he left well before he was expected, so taking his time couldn't hurt.

Thirty windy minutes later, the wolf found himself in the fox's front yard.  He hopped off his bike and carried it up the stairs to the porch, and leaned it against the rail before ringing the bell, checking his watch as he did.

"Ten twenty-five," Martin muttered.  "Hope that's not too early."

The wolf boy put on his best grin as the door opened.  Robbie's mother, Terry, stood there, wearing a bathrobe.

"Hi, Mrs. Langley!" Martin said.

"Oh my!  You're early!" Terry said, giggling as she stepped aside.  "I wasn't expecting you for another half hour."

Martin chuckled as he stepped inside, pulling off his backpack.  "Yeah.  Kinda wanted to get out of my parents' house quick.  Hope you don't mind!  Were ya in the shower?"

The vixen gave the wolf a mischievous grin.  "Nope.  We've just gotten in the habit of going around the house nude when we're alone.  I was going to dress a little closer to when we were expecting you to arrive."

The wolf squeaked and perked his ears, looking up at the vixen.  "Oh!  Uh... sorry!" he said, blushing.

Terry giggled and ruffled the boy's headfur.  "It's no trouble at all, sweetie."

Martin nodded, kicking his feet slightly.  "That's kinda cool.  Wish my parents were that relaxed."

"Weeeeeeell," Terry said.  "Maybe you and Robbie could hang around our place nude, if you want."

Martin chuckled a bit, perking his ears.  "That'd be cool!  Maybe we will."

"Just don't forget it won't be just you two today," Terry said with a wink.

"Who el... oh!  Right.  Becky," Martin said, tapping his forehead.  "Almost forgot.  Robbie mentioned it the other day, but I guess it slipped my mind.  Speaking of which, where is he?"

Terry giggled a bit.  "Ellie will be around, too.  And Robbie hasn't actually gotten up yet, I think.  I'll let you go wake him up."

Martin grinned at the vixen.  "Sounds like a plan!" he said as he dashed past her, trying his best not to make too much noise as he made his way upstairs and down the hall.

As he peeked into Robbie's room, Martin had to stifle a giggle.  The fox kit was indeed still asleep, and wearing nothing but his briefs.  Martin slowly crept toward the fox's bed.

Robbie was sound asleep on his belly, his muzzle slightly agape.  A little puddle of drool showed on his pillowcase.  He looked so peaceful.

Martin leaned in close to Robbie, and licked his ear.  "Oh, Robbie," he whispered.  "WAKE UP!"

The fox yelped and rolled away from the shout, his eyes popping open.  "Wha!  What's go... oh, hi, Martin," Robbie said, rubbing sleep from his eyes.  "What time is it?"

"Just past ten thirty," Martin said, giggling as he leapt up onto Robbie's bed, pulling the fox in for a hug and a quick kiss on the lips.  "Lazy butt."

Robbie yawned and stretched, then scooted to the edge of his bed.  "Yeah, yeah," he muttered, pushing himself up and stretching again.  "Why ya here so early?" he asked as he walked to his closet to grab clothes.

"Oh, you know... just eager to see ya," Martin said, crawling over to the edge of the bed.  "Plus, Bruce was being a dick, so I wanted out."

Robbie groaned as he pulled on a t-shirt.  "He's going to college soon, right?"

"Not soon enough!" Martin said.  "I can't wait till he's gone and half a country away."

"Where's he goin', again?" Robbie asked as he hopped on one leg, trying to get it into the leg of his shorts.

Martin shrugged.  "Somewhere in Texas.  Long as he's far away.  Dad's been going on about it all week.  Even got a friend to agree to fly him, mom, and Bruce to Texas to drop him off, so they'll be gone for a few days."

"Nice," Robbie said.

"Eh," Martin said, standing up and walking to the fox.  "Bill's gonna be in charge of the house while they're gone."

"Oh," Robbie said, cringing a bit.  Bill, the second oldest of Martin's three brothers, certainly wasn't as irritating as the eldest, but he could be just as much of a bully when the mood struck, which thankfully wasn't as often as with Martin's oldest brother, Bruce.  "That sucks."

"Yeah," Martin said, wrapping his arms around Robbie's waist and giving him a little squeeze from behind.  "Trying to talk my mom into letting me stay with you while they're gone."

"That'd be nice," Robbie said, leaning back into Martin and putting his paws over the wolf's.  "I know my mom won't mind it."

Martin murred and nuzzled Robbie's neck, his paws sneaking up into Robbie's shirt and rubbing his belly.  "Mmmm... my fox..."

Robbie grinned and turned around, his paws going around Martin's waist, and gave him a quick kiss on the lips, his tongue sneaking into the wolf's muzzle.

The two kissed for a moment, until Martin pulled back.  "You taste like morning," Martin said, sticking his tongue out.  "Go brush your teeth."

Robbie giggled a bit and pulled back from the hug, and walked past Martin to the bathroom.  "That's what you get for waking me up!" he said, giggling as Martin groped his rear.

"Yeah, yeah," Martin said, giving the fox's butt a little squeeze.  "I'll be waiting downstairs.  Want me to set a game up for us while you're busy?"

"Sounds good," Robbie said as he padded to the bathroom.  "I'll let you choose which one."

"Awesome!" Martin said, dashing downstairs to the den.

He paused outside the kitchen, poking his head in.  Terry was still in her bathrobe, reading the newspaper.

"Hey, Mrs. Langley?  When's Becky gonna come?"

"Her mom said she'd drop her off around noon," Terry replied, not looking up from her paper.

"Kay," Martin said, starting to withdraw.  He paused as another thought popped into his head.  "And could I stay here for a few days next week?"

The vixen looked up from her paper.  "You know you're always welcome, Martin," Terry said.  "What's the occasion?"

Martin rubbed the back of his head.  "My parents are going to Texas for a few days to drop my brother off at college, and I'd rather not be stuck at home with the other two."

Terry giggled.  "Understandable.  I'll call your mother this afternoon and make the arrangements."

"Sweet!  Thanks, Mrs Langley!" Martin said, grinning as he left the kitchen.  "Score!" he muttered to himself as he slid to a stop in front of the shelf where the Langleys kept the video games.  He looked through a few, then grabbed a case and opened it.  "Must already be in there," he said, closing the case and opening the machine to double check.  "Awesome," he said, closing the top, then plugging in a second controller and bringing both back to the couch as the system powered up.

He had just turned on the TV when Robbie walked in.

"Just in time!" Martin said as he patted the sofa next to him.  "You wanna be player one or two?"

"Whichever," Robbie said as he sat down.  He took the offered controller and smiled as the opening animation played.  "Good choice.  I've been playing this one quite a bit lately."

Martin nodded and leaned back as he skipped through the opening animation and popped open the multiplayer, scrolling through the characters to pick one to play.  "So, Robs... your mom says you guys sometimes hang out naked around the house."

Robbie perked his ears and shrugged.  "Yeah, sometimes.  Why?"

Martin grinned and snuggled up to the fox, a paw straying from his controller to the fox's thigh.  "Think we could hang out naked around here sometime?"

Robbie chuckled and shrugged.  "If you want.  Mom probably won't mind."

"She suggested it," Martin said, giggling a bit at the surprised look on his friend's face.  "She was still naked when she answered the door."

Robbie gasped.  "Oh gawd... so you saw her?"

Martin laughed and shook his head.  "Nah.  She'd put on a bathrobe.  But, yeah... we should totally hang out naked sometime.  Or at least in our undies."

Robbie chuckled.  "Maybe we can with Becky."

"Eeeeeeww!" Martin said, sticking his tongue out and screwing up his face in mock disgust.  "With a girl?  Are you nuts?"

"Was just a thought," Robbie said, licking the wolf's nose.  "Set up the bots and we can get going."

The two pups were soon lost in their game.  As they wrapped up the first match, the doorbell rang.

"Bet that'll be Becky," Robbie said, getting up with a little groan.

Martin giggled and stuck his tongue out at Robbie.  "Oh, c'mon, she can find her way here."

Robbie rolled his eyes and walked to the door.  "Plug in another controller and get a game set up," he said over his shoulder as he left, heading down the hall to the living room, getting to the door as his mother, now dressed, answered it.

Through the open door, Robbie could see the two rabbits.  Becky was wearing a t-shirt and a skirt that went to slightly above her knees.  It occurred to Robbie that he hadn't seen Becky wearing a skirt very often.  She stood next to her mother, a tall rabbit, almost as pudgy as her daughter.  The adult wore a green blouse and gray slacks, her white lab coat concealing most of her clothing.

"Punctual as always, Dr. Travers," Terry said, grinning at the rabbits.

"Naturally, Dr. Langley," the adult rabbit replied.  "If only babies could stick to our schedules."

The two adults shared a quick giggle as the rabbits walked in.  Robbie waved to Becky.

"Hi, Becky!" Robbie said.  "Martin's in the other room settin' up a game.  C'mon, we're setting it up so you can join."

"Awesome!" Becky said, giving her mother a quick hug and a kiss on her cheek as she leaned down.  "Thanks for driving me, mom!  Love you!"

The adult rabbit smiled at her daughter.  "Have fun, sweet heart!" she said as Becky ran up to Robbie.  "I'll pick you up tonight on my way home from the clinic, ok, dear?"

"Alright, mom," Becky said.  "See you tonight!"

The two cubs waved to the adult, then ran down the hall to the den, where Martin had plugged in a third controller and was setting up another game.  "Hope you don't mind shooters," Martin said, sticking his tongue out at the female.

Becky grinned and gave Martin a playful shove.  "Don't worry, I'll try not to show you boys up TOO badly!"

Robbie chuckled and rolled his eyes as he sat down, taking the middle of the couch and keeping Martin at his right.  Becky sat down on Robbie's left and picked up her controller, and began looking through characters.

"Wow, Becks... I didn't know you OWNED any girly clothes!" Martin said.

"Well, I AM a girl!" Becky replied, sticking her tongue out at Martin.

"No!  Really?  And here I thought you were just a really ugly boy!" the wolf replied.

Becky sighed and shook her head, smiling a bit despite herself.

"Oooo!  I love that game!  Can I play?"

The three eleven year olds turned to look at the door.  Robbie's younger sister Ellie stood there, looking at the TV, wearing nothing but her panties.

"Hey... why so ma-" Ellie began, looking at the couch.  She squeaked and blushed when she saw the two other cubs there.  "Oh!"

Robbie groaned and slapped his forehead.  "Ellie, you knew I was having friends over today!"

"Sorry!  Forgot!" Ellie said, running off.

Becky giggled and looked at Robbie.  "Your sis run around her in underwear often?"

Robbie shrugged.  "We, uh... all got in the habit of wearing whatever around the house when it's just the family.  Which usually means underwear or nothing at all."

Martin chuckled as he leaned back.  "Crazy house, right?"

"Eh, I'm used to it," Becky said.  "My house is the same, though mostly because it's too much trouble for mom and dad to keep all the younger ones in clothes."

Robbie chuckled.  "I bet.  So, you guys wanna let her join us?"

"Why not?" Becky said.  "We girls will kick your butts!"

"We're playing co-op, though," Martin said.  "More fun that way."

"Cause I don't beat you guys as badly," Ellie said as she walked back in, this time wearing a dress.  "So, can I play?"

Robbie nodded.  "Plug in a controller and pick your character."

The vixen grinned as she plugged in the fourth controller, then sat down in one of the big recliners in the room.  As she got settled, Becky leaned forward and looked at her.

"Hey, Ellie... how about we get naked and try to distract the boys while we're playing?"

Ellie giggled.  "You'd hafta get Robbie to get nakie to distract Martin!" she replied.

"Oh, really, now?" Becky said, looking over at Martin with a grin plastered across her muzzle.  "So someone's a gay wolf, huh?"

Martin responded by throwing his arms around Robbie and kissing his cheek.  "Yeah, I'm gay, and Robbie's my boyfriend.  So what?"

The grin immediately fell from Becky's face.  "Wait... you ARE... and Robbie's your..."

Robbie chuckled nervously, giving an awkward shrug.  "Uh, yeah... Martin's my boyfriend."

Becky nodded, her face drooping.  "Oh... Robbie... why didn't you tell me before we... you know..."

"Well, I was gonna, but..." Robbie began.

"Wait, what did you two do?" Martin said, looking from Becky to Robbie.  "Roooobs, is there something you wanna tell me?"

Robbie blushed, and shot a glare at his sister, before turning to look at Martin.  "Well... Becky and I sorta... yiffed the other day when she came over."

"Aww, maaan!" Martin said, sinking back into the couch.  "Damn.  Really starting to sleep around, aren't ya?"

"I'm sorry, Martin!" Robbie said, reaching out to him.  "You're not... mad... are you?"

Martin sighed.  "I guess not.  It's just annoying, ya know?  You've gotten to yiff so many other furs, and I don't.  Doesn't really help that my dad and brothers are giving me shit about not having a girlfriend yet..."

Becky looked around Robbie toward Martin.  "Why not just tell them that you're gay?" she asked.

"Are you nuts?!" Martin shot, sitting up and looking at Becky.  "When my oldest brothers beat up a gay kid at their high school, my dad practically gave them a medal!  They'd kill me if they knew I was gay!"  He sighed and flopped back on the couch.

Becky stood up and walked around Robbie, then sat down on the arm of the couch, looking down at the wolf, and rubbed his arm.  "Sorry, Martin... didn't mean to make you mad..."

Robbie leaned in and put an arm around Martin, and kissed his cheek.  "That part of why you got here so early?"

"Yeah," Martin said, letting out another sigh.  "Had just about enough of my brothers asking me when I'm gonna start 'fuckin' some bitches.'  Hell, Bill even suggested I try to yiff your sister!"

"I'd do that!" Ellie piped up.

Martin glared at the vixen.  "Yeah, never gonna happen."

Becky rubbed her chin.  "Well, then... I guess you're gonna need a girlfriend, Martin."

Martin looked up at the rabbit.  "Have you not been listening?  I'm GAY!  I don't WANT a girlfriend!"

"I know," Becky said.  "But what if we could find a girl to PRETEND to be your girlfriend?  That way, you can say you're yiffing a girl, it'll get your brothers off your back, and you wouldn't have to actually do anything with her!"

Martin scoffed.  "Yeah.  Who's gonna wanna do that?"

"I could," Becky said.

Martin sighed and shook his head.  "No offense, Becky, but dating you to them would be almost as bad as dating a dude."

Becky crossed her arms.  "And why's that?"

"Well... yur kinda fat," Martin said.  "They'd give me shit for having poor standards and not getting with a 'hotter' girl."

Becky sighed.  "I see..."

"Nothing personal," Martin added.  "I mean, I like ya and all, but... it's THEM we have to worry about."

The rabbit nodded.  "I know.  Well, maybe I can find someone else who'll be willing to do it."

Martin looked up at the rabbit.  "You could do that?  We have to keep this quiet, you know.  If word gets back to my family about what we're up to, it won't end well."

"You just leave that to me," Becky said.  "I have my ways."  She gave Martin's arm another reassuring pat, then returned to her seat, settling in next to Robbie.

"So," Robbie said, looking from Martin to Ellie to Becky.  "Uh... we still gonna play this game, or what?"

Martin sighed.  "I guess."

Ellie lowered her ears.  "Sorry, Martin," she mumbled.

Martin looked over at Ellie, a mischievous grin spreading across his muzzle.  "Shut up and strip," he said, pulling his shirt off.

"Martin, what are you-" Robbie began.

"Hey, the only one here who hasn't seen the rest of us naked is Becky, and really, I'm the only one she hasn't seen," Martin said, standing up and pulling his shorts and boxers down and off.  "So... why not, right?  Might as well get comfortable."

"Awesome!" Ellie squeaked, quickly pulling her dress over her head and tossing it aside.

"Whaddaya say?" Martin said as he looked over at Becky.  "And you can look, but don't touch.  This is Robbie's," he said, pointing at his crotch.

"Oh, why not?" Becky said, pulling her own shirt off.  Her skirt and panties quickly followed, and the three cubs looked at Robbie.

Robbie sighed and shrugged, then pulled his shirt off.  "When in Rome," he muttered, standing up to pull off his shorts and briefs.

As the four now nude cubs settled back into their seats, Robbie's mother walked in with a tray of sandwiches.  "I figured you four would be hungry, so I... oh, my," Terry said, giggling as she saw the four.

"Oooo!  Food!" Ellie cried, leaping up and running over to the older vixen.

Terry laughed and handed the tray to Ellie, letting her set it down on the table.  "You cubs remind me of my younger days.  My friends and I would hang out together naked all the time.  Of course, we usually weren't playing video games when we were doing it."

"Did they even HAVE video games when you were a cub, mom?" Robbie asked.

Terry laughed.  "A few, but they were expensive, and not a whole lot of folks had them.  My parents certainly couldn't afford them.  I think Keith had an Atari 2600, though, once upon a time.  But, no, we mostly did other things when we played together."

"Don't need to hear any more, mom!" Robbie said.

"Unless there was some boy on boy action!" Martin added, earning an elbow to the ribs from Robbie.

"Oh, there was," Terry said, throwing in a wink.  "You cubs want anything to drink?"

"Water's fine for me," Becky said.

"Could I get a Coke?" Robbie asked.

"And one for me!" Ellie said.

"Wait, I wanna hear about this boy on boy stuff!" Martin said.

Terry laughed and looked at the wolf.  "Let's just say that my husband liked to take a cock every now and then," she said as she turned to leave.

Martin laughed and laid back on the couch.  "Oh, man, Robbie.  Can you imagine?  Your dad taking it in the butt!"

Robbie blushed deeply and settled back in the couch.  "He's pretty good at oral, too."

Martin raised an eyebrow and looked at Robbie.  "Let me guess... you played with him, too?"

Robbie tried to sink deeper into the couch, and nodded.

Like a flash, Martin was across the room, bounding toward the kitchen.  "Mrs. Langley!  When does Robbie's dad get home?!" he cried as he ran.

Ellie raised an eyebrow and looked at Robbie.  "Robbie, when was this?" she asked.

"Remember when you and mom went up to Maine to see Grandma?" Robbie asked.

Ellie nodded.  "Yeah!  I remember that.  But you and daddy stayed ho... oooooh!"

Martin bounded back in with a ginger ale, a big grin on his face.  "Oh, man... totally gonna see if your dad will do stuff with me when he gets home," Martin said as he sat back down.

"Careful talking about sex things with my mom," Robbie said.  "She might start doing things with you, too!"

"But I don't even like girls!" Martin protested.

"I could always use a strap-on," Terry said as she returned with two cans of Coke and a glass of water.

"A what?" Becky asked.

Terry grinned at the rabbit.  "You know, a strap-on dildo," she said, distributing the drinks.

Becky thought about this for a moment.  "Oh, like one of those fake penis things?"

"Yup," Terry said.  "I've got a couple I sometimes use with D-"

"TOO MUCH INFORMATION, mom!" Robbie cried, putting his fingers in his ears.

Ellie giggled.  "Well, I like hearing about how mommy and daddy yiff!" she said, then looked over at her mother.  "Hey, mom, think maybe I could watch you two sometime?"

Terry laughed and leaned against the door frame.  "I'll have to talk to your father about it, but I know I wouldn't mind."  She grinned and looked at Robbie.  "Maybe I could teach you a thing or two, as well."

"I'll, uh, pass for now," Robbie said, staring intently at his soda as he opened it.

"Offer's there if you want to take me up on it," Terry said.

"Hey, Dr. Langley?" Becky said.

Terry giggled a bit and smiled at the rabbit.  "Oh, Becky, you don't need to call me 'doctor.'  It's mostly my students who do that."

"But my mom always calls you doctor!" Becky said.

"She took a couple of lectures with me," Terry said.  "So technically, she was a student of mine.  But anyway, what did you want, sweetie?"

Becky blushed a bit as she looked at the adult.  "Umm... I don't suppose you could show me some things, too, could you?"

"I suppose I could," Terry said.  "But I warn you: I take a very 'paws-on' approach to sex ed.  And it might not be the best idea to mention it to your mother.  My approach is very, shall we say... unconventional?"

Becky nodded, and settled back into the couch.  "Ok.  I can do that."

Ellie giggled and looked at Becky.  "Maybe you and I can play sometime!" she said.

Becky giggled and looked at the younger girl.  "Maybe," she said with a wink.

"Rabbits," Terry said as she walked out.

"Gotta love us!" Becky replied.

"For lunch, maybe," Martin muttered.

"What was that?" Becky asked.

"We gonna start or what?" Martin said.

"Fiiiine," Becky said, settling back on the couch.  "Ready, guys?"

"You know it!" Robbie said.

As they were about to start the game, Robbie's mother poked her head back in.  "Robbie, dear," Terry said.  "Could you pause your game for a sec?"

Martin groaned and rolled his eyes as Robbie leaned forward and turned his head to look at his mother.  "Sure, mom.  What's up?" he asked.

Terry motioned to the phone she was holding against her shoulder.  "Chuck's mother is on the phone.  She's asking to make a play date with Chuck.  When would you like him to come over?"

Before Robbie could answer, Ellie piped up.  "He should come over today!"

"Yeah, that'd be cool!" Martin said, perking up.  "Can he come, Mrs. L?"

Becky giggled a bit and looked at Robbie.  "He's the boy you guys met at camp, right?"

"Yeah," Martin said.  "He's really cute.  Shy, but cute.  I think you'll like him."

Robbie rubbed his chin.  "You realize that we'll have five furs and only four controllers, right?"

"Pffft.  You think he'd be interested in playing THIS?" Martin said.

"I could take turns with him!" Ellie said.  "Please, mommy, can he come?"

"I wouldn't mind meeting him, myself," Becky said.  "If it's alright with you."

Terry giggled.  "I think we could handle another cub.  Are you all agreed?  Robbie?"

"Sure, mom," Robbie said.  "If he can, and you don't mind."

The elder vixen grinned, and put the phone back to her ear.  "Hello, Sarah?  How would today work?  Robbie's got a couple friends over already, but they'd love to have Chuck over, too.  Ten minutes?  Excellent!  See you then!"  She hung up the phone, then smiled at the cubs.  "Ten minutes till Chuck gets here.  And you may want to get dressed again," she added as she left the room.

Ellie's ears drooped.  "Aww!  I was lookin' forward to gettin' a nakie day with another girl."

Becky giggled and winked at Ellie.  "Next time."

As the cubs started to dress, Terry returned once more.  "Oh, I forgot to mention... the sandwiches are all turkey, but the two there on left are tofurkey.  I figured you'd prefer that, Becky."

Becky smiled and nodded.  "Yeah.  I'm not really a meat eater.  Thanks, do-uh, Mrs. Langley."

"Well, no point in starting our game yet if Chuck's gonna be here soon," Martin said as he grabbed a sandwich.

Robbie's stomach growled as he buttoned his shorts again.  "Oh, yeah... I haven't eaten yet today!" he said as he sat down, grabbing a sandwich himself.

"That's 'cause you slept in, lazy butt!" Ellie said.

"Hey!" Martin said.  "That's MY nickname for him when he sleeps in!  You can't steal it!"

"Sleepy butt, then!" Ellie said, sticking her tongue out at Martin.

The cubs' conversation drifted off as they ate their lunch.  They were just finishing up as the doorbell rang.

"Bet that'll be Chuck," Robbie said as he got up.

"Chuckie!" Ellie cried, running past her brother to get to the front door.

Martin leapt up and chased after her.  "Hey!  He's OUR friend!  Paws off!"

"That's what she said," Becky muttered, earning a little snicker from Robbie.  As the two walked out into the hall, Ellie nearly collided with them.

"Oops!  Sorry," she said, slipping around the two and into the den.

Robbie shook his head and continued down the hall, followed by Becky.  "Hey, Chuck," he said as he entered the living room.

"H-hi," Chuck said, raising a paw in greeting.  He was wearing a green t-shirt and jeans, and was hiding behind his mother's legs.  The older border collie wore a long-sleeved blouse and jeans, and her paw was resting on her son's head.

"I really appreciate you having Chuck over," she said to Terry.  "He doesn't really get out much."

"It's no trouble at all," Terry said, giggling as Martin slipped around her and took Chuck's paw.

"C'mon, Chuck!  We have someone new for you to meet!" the wolf said, tugging on the border collie pup's paw.

Chuck's eyes widened, and he looked past Martin, making eye contact with Becky.  He squeaked and cowered behind Martin.

Becky giggled and walked past Robbie toward Martin and Chuck.  "Aww!  You don't have to hide.  I don't bite.  Much.  I'm Becky."

Slowly, Chuck edged out from behind Martin, his paws crossed in front of himself.  "Ch-Chuck," he whispered.

Martin rolled his eyes and threw an arm around Chuck, forcing him forward to stand next to him.  "Becky's a friend of ours from school," he said.  "She's really nice.  You know, for a girl."

"Ha ha," Becky said.  "Very funny.  You should be a comedian."

"I aim to please!" Martin said.  "C'mon, let's go play that game now!"

Chuck squeaked as Robbie took one paw and Martin took the other, and the two boys dragged the shivering border collie down the hall to the den.

"Oh oh oh!  Chuck, come sit with me!" Ellie said, scooting over a bit in her chair.  "C'mon, the recliner's big enough for both of us!"

"O-ok," Chuck said, walking the rest of the way across the room unaided, and sat down next to the vixen.  He let out another yelp as Ellie gave him a quick hug and a peck on the cheek.

Becky giggled as she took her seat on the couch.  "Oh, wow... you're so small!" Becky said.

Chuck blushed, trying to sink deeper into the couch.  "Y-yeah... I-I've always been t-tiny..."

"It's cute," Becky said, smiling at him.

"I know, right?" Ellie said, grinning at Becky.  "He's adorable!"

Martin chuckled as he picked up his controller.  "You know they're right, Chuck.  You're really cute."

"Guys, stop, you're embarrassing him!" Robbie said.  "Let's just start this game for now."

"Alright, alright," Martin said.  "Sorry, Chuck."

It wasn't long before their conversation ceased, replaced by whoops and hollers as they cubs dove into their game.  An hour melted away, lost to a digital world full of gun-toting zombies and snowmen.  As the match ended, Robbie looked over at Chuck.

"We're not boring you, are we?" Robbie asked.

Chuck shook his head, pulling his knees up and hugging his legs.  "N-no.  I-I just like bein' w-with you guys."

Martin stretched as he got up.  "Maybe we should switch to something Chuck might like better.  You liked that racing game last time, right?"

"Y-yeah... that was fun," Chuck said.

The wolf nodded and padded over to the machine, then turned it off and switched out the disks.  "Ellie, you don't mind giving him a turn, do ya?" Martin asked.

Ellie pouted a bit.  "But I liiiike this one!" she said.

Becky giggled and shook her head, then held out her controller to Chuck.  "I'm not a fan of racing games.  Take my spot."

A trembling paw moved forward and accepted the controller, quickly withdrawing it.  "Th-thanks," Chuck said, forcing a smile for the rabbit.

"No prob," Becky said, stretching her arms and bringing one down around Robbie's shoulder.

Robbie chuckled and leaned against Becky for a moment, then straightened up as he set up the game.

Another hour disappeared to the racing game.  Top spot varied between Martin and Ellie.  While Chuck usually came in last, he was having a blast, starting to relax around the group.

"Hmm... what do we wanna play next?" Martin asked.  As he said it, the front door slammed.

"I'm home!"

The wolf's head turned to the doorway as Robbie's dad poked his head in.

"Hey there, cubs," Dan said, waving to the cubs.

"Hi, Dad," Robbie said, getting up himself and heading over to the games.

"Hi, Daddy!" Ellie said, getting up and running over to the adult to give him a quick hug.

Martin dashed over right behind her, and looked up at the older fox.  "Hey, Mr. Langley... could I talk to you?  Alone?"

Dan raised an eyebrow and looked at the wolf.  "Uhh... sure.  Come on," he said, walking down the hall with Martin.

Robbie rolled his eyes.  "They'll be a while," he said.  "So, what do you guys wanna play next?"

"I'm a little tired of games for now," Becky said.  "Besides, I wanna get to know Chuck a little more," she said, grinning at the pup.

Chuck squeaked and perked his ears, looking at the rabbit.  "Y-you wanna... g-get to know me?"

"Sure!" Becky said, crawling over to the other side of the couch, closer to Chuck, as Robbie switched the TV back over to the cable and sat down to find something to watch.  "I haven't seen you in school.  You just move to town recently?"

Chuck shook his head.  "N-no... I-I've lived here for a c-couple years... my mommy home schools me."

Becky nodded.  "Gotcha.  You should see if your mom will enroll you in the middle school.  You could be our classmate!"

The border collie shivered and shook his head.  "S-schools are s-s-scary."

"But you'd have me and Robbie and Martin there!" Becky said.  "And we've got a few other cool friends we could introduce you to."

"Yeah," Robbie said, leaning back on the couch as he settled on a cartoon.  "Martin and I could look out for ya till you get used to school and make some other friends."

Chuck shrugged.  "I'll th-think about it," he said.

Becky nodded and reached out to touch his arm.  The pup squeaked at the contact and pulled his arm back.  "Sorry!  Didn't mean to scare you," Becky said, pulling her own paw back.  "So, what do you like to do for fun?"

"I r-r-read a lot," Chuck said.  "My mommy gets me lots of books to read."

"What kinda books do ya like?" Becky asked.

"M-m-medieval fiction, h-h-historical fiction... some f-f-fantasy and s-sci-fi," he said.

Becky giggled and nodded.  "You might like some of the books I have.  I could show 'em to ya if you came to my house, but you might not like it there."

Chuck tilted his head and looked at Becky. "Y-y-you'd... want me... to visit you?"

Becky giggled.  "Why not?  You seem nice enough.  But like I said, you might not like it.  I've got eight brothers and sisters, so things can get a little... crazy at our house."

Chuck nodded.  "Y-yeah... th-that could get a lil... s-scary."

"We're not scary!" Becky said.  "Just a lot going on.  Might be a bit much for you."

Chuck nodded quickly, ears drooping.  "Y-yeah!  That's what I meant.  I d-didn't mean it like that..."

Becky giggled and reached out to pat his arm.  "It's ok, Chuck."  She looked up at the clock, then turned to Robbie and leaned in close, and whispered in his ear, "Hey, Robs... while Martin's busy with your dad, think you might wanna play with me for a bit?"

Robbie squeaked at the suggestion, and looked from Chuck to Becky.  "We can't do it here!" he whispered back.  "And I don't wanna leave Chuck alone."

"He's not alone, he's got your sister," Becky whispered.

The fox shrugged.  "I guess," he whispered, then looked over at Chuck.  "Hey, Chuck.  Uh... mind if Becky and I sneak off to my room for a bit?"

Chuck's ears perked up as he looked at the fox.  "I-I guess... w-w-whatcha gonna do?"

"Yiff," Becky said, winking at the border collie.

The pup's cheeks flushed at the word.  "Oh... o-ok..."

"Aww!  No fair!" Ellie said.  "You guys get to yiff, and Martin's prolly yiffing daddy, and I'm left alone!"

"You won't be alone, Chuck will be with you!" Becky said.

"But I can't yiff HIM!" Ellie protested, not noticing as the pup tried to sink deeper into the chair, his face becoming a deeper red.  "He doesn't like yiffing!"

Robbie sighed.  "Tell you what.  I'll yiff you tonight after my friends go home.  Deal?"

"Deal!" Ellie said, giggling in triumph.

Becky grinned and grabbed Robbie's paw, dragging him at full speed out of the den, leaving Chuck and Ellie alone.

As soon as they were gone, Ellie leapt up and hopped onto the couch, then patted the cushion next to her.  "C'mon, Chuck!  Let's grab the couch while they're gone!"

"I-I'm fine here," Chuck muttered.

Ellie raised an eyebrow, then got up and walked back over to the recliner, retaking her seat next to Chuck.  "Chuck... are you ok?" she asked.

The pup looked pointedly away from her.  "F-fine," he muttered, failing to stifle a sniffle.

The vixen wrapped her paws around the pup, giving him a little squeeze.  "It's ok, Chuckie... you can tell me what's wrong."

For a minute, Chuck remained quiet, starting to shiver.  Then he whispered, "Y-you don't l-l-like me..."

"What?!  No, that's not true!  I like you, Chuck!" Ellie protested.

Chuck sniffled again and shook his head.  "Y-you d-d-don't like me... c-'cause I won't y-y-yiff..."

Ellie's eyes widened.  "Oh... no, Chuck, that's not what I meant at all!  I do like you!  Honest!"

For another minute, the pup remained silent.  Then he whispered, "W-would you like me... i-i-if I y-y-yiffed you?"

"Ye... no," Ellie said, catching herself.  She considered his statement for a few seconds, and thought back to the talk she'd had with her parents.  "No.  Not unless you really did wanna do it, and you weren't doin' it jus' so I'd like ya.  I want you to do it 'cause YOU wanna, not 'cause I want ya to."

Chuck nodded, then turned to look at her.  "E-Ellie... I... I do wanna try it again... b-but you gotta keep it secret... ok?"

Ellie nodded and smiled at Chuck, then gave his nose a quick lick.  "Ok... but, uh... lemme go do something real quick first," she said, getting up.

The pup nodded and watched as Ellie ran from the room.  A minute later, she returned, followed by her mother, Terry.

The older vixen sat down on the couch as Ellie climbed back into the recliner with Chuck.  "Now, what's this you want to talk about?" Terry asked.

Ellie looked at Chuck, who was blushing anew, and then at her mother.  "Chuckie wants to try yiffing me again," Ellie said.  "But I don't wanna keep goin' if he wants to stop and I can't hear him tell me.  So... would you watch, and stop me if Chuck wants to stop?"

Terry's ears perked, and she looked from her daughter to the pup sitting next to her.  "I suppose I could... if Chuck's ok with that.  Is that something you'd want to do?" she asked, reaching out to rub Chuck's arm.

The pup shivered uncontrollably as the older vixen made contact.  He remained quiet for a few seconds, then nodded.  "P-p-please don't tell Robbie," he whispered.

Terry smiled and leaned in to give Chuck a quick kiss on his forehead.  "Your secret's safe with us, sweetie."

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Dinner was an unusually quiet affair that evening.  Martin had been grinning ever since he came back downstairs, walking slightly bow-legged.  Robbie and Becky had their own happy glow after their play (which had ended up going on longer than either of them at planned).  Even Chuck seemed to be calmer than he usually was.  Only Ellie retained her energy and spirit as they ate, doing enough talking for the rest of them, blissfully unaware that she was the only one who was filling the silence.

As they finished, Martin stood up, stretching.  "I should probably head home soon, before it gets dark.  Thanks for having me, Mrs. Langley."

Terry smiled at the wolf.  "It's always a pleasure to have you, Martin," she said.  "Though I suppose the pleasure was Dan's today."

Dan chuckled and blushed a bit, rubbing his arm.  "I suppose so," he said, sharing a quick smile with the wolf.

"Well, see ya later, everyfur!" he said.  "Becky, if I don't see you before then, guess I'll see you at school next week, huh?"

Becky giggled.  "You know it!" she said.

Martin nodded.  "Chuck, don't be a stranger!  And Becky, don't forget that thing we talked about," he said as he left.

Robbie got up and followed Martin to the door.  "Was good to see you again," Robbie whispered as they reached the front door.  "Sorry we didn't get a chance to do it today."

The wolf grinned and gave Robbie a quick kiss on the lips.  "I got to yiff your dad.  That more than made up for it.  And you were right -- he's awesome at oral.  You should try riding him sometime, too," he added with a wink.  "If that's what I can expect when you're older... I can't wait till we grow up!"

Robbie giggled and blushed, giving Martin a quick hug.  "Guess we'll see.  Catch ya later, Martin," he said, watching as the wolf grabbed his bike and walked it down to the street.  The fox took a moment to admire the sunset as Martin rode off, then shut the door and returned to the kitchen.

"So, Chuck, when do you go home?" Ellie asked as Robbie walked back in.

Chuck looked up at the clock.  "M-my mommy should be picking me up s-soon."

"Think we've got time for one more quick game before you leave?" Robbie asked.

"W-we could try," Chuck said.

Ellie giggled and leapt up from the table.  "So, what're we waitin' for?  Let's get to it!  Thanks for dinner, mommy!" she said as she ran to the den.

Becky giggled and shook her head.  "Your sister's such a ball of energy," she said as she got up.  "Thanks for the food, Mrs. Langley.  Really appreciate you keeping the meat on the side for me."

Terry giggled and smiled at the rabbit.  "It was no trouble at all."

Chuck stood up, and without a word, gave Terry a quick hug, then ran from the room, Robbie and Becky close behind.

As the three got to the den, they found Ellie already setting up the game.  The three older cubs sat down on the couch, Robbie again taking the middle, Chuck taking Martin's place, and Becky sitting down at Robbie's left.  Once the settled in, Robbie looked at Becky.

"You really think you can find someone to pretend to date Martin?" he asked.

Becky giggled a bit.  "I bet I could.  Give me a little time.  Like I said, I have my ways."

Robbie nodded as he picked up his controller.  In a matter of moments, the cubs were in their game, playing out their last race of the evening.  They had just finished when the doorbell rang.

"Guess it's time for you to go home, huh?" Robbie said, patting Chuck on the shoulder.

Chuck nodded, and gave Robbie a quick hug.  "Uh huh," he said, and got up, walking to the door.

Robbie got up and walked with him.

"Becky!  Your mom's here!" Terry called.

"Aww, nuts!" Becky said, getting up and following the two males to the living room.

When they got there, they saw Chuck's mom, Becky's mom, and Robbie's mom all standing around near the front door chatting.

"Hi, mom," Becky said, walking up to her mother and giving her a hug.

"Did you have a good time, sweetie?" the older rabbit asked.

"Uh huh!  Mom, this is Chuck," she said, pointing to the young border collie, who had hidden behind Robbie.  "He's a friend of Robbie's from camp.  Can we have him over sometime?"

Chuck's mother perked her ears.  "Wow!  So I guess my little Chuckie made a new friend today, huh?" she said, looking over at Chuck, her face beaming with pride.

Chuck nodded as he took a step out from behind Robbie, and ran quickly to his mother, hiding behind her.

Dr. Travers giggled a bit as she saw the pup hiding.  "Shy little fellow, isn't he?"  She looked down at her daughter.  "You know your friends are always welcome at our house," she said, looking at the pup's mother.  "Or I could bring Becky to visit you.  Our house can be a little chaotic at times, which I suppose happens when you have nine kits."

"Nine kits!" Chuck's mother said.  "How do you manage?"

The older rabbit giggled.  "Our older ones help care for the younger ones, and between my husband's job and mine, we make more than enough to get by."

Chuck's mother nodded.  "And what do you do?" she asked.

"I'm an OB/GYN at the local hospital," the doctor replied.

The older border collie giggled.  "Fitting position for a rabbit," she said.

"And she's very good," Terry added.  "I'm one of her patients."

The border collie nodded, then looked at the younger rabbit.  "And what's your name?" she asked.

"Rebecca," Becky replied.  "But everyone calls me Becky."  She held out a paw to the older female.

Chuck's mom took it and gave it a quick shake.  "Lovely to meet you.  I'm Sarah Reid," she said.  "It was nice to meet both of you," she said to the rabbits.  "But I've got to get home now."

Dr. Travers nodded, and pulled out a card from a pocket in her coat.  "Of course," she said, putting the card against the door.  She pulled out a pen and wrote down a number on the back, then handed it to Chuck's mom.  "That's my card.  I wrote my home phone number on the back if you want to call and arrange a playdate with Becky," she said.

Sarah grinned as she took the card, and slipped it into her purse.  "Thanks.  I'll be sure to call soon," she said, and took Chuck's paw.  "Ready to go?"

Chuck nodded, and waved to Becky and Robbie.  "B-bye, guys. S-s-see you later."

Dr. Travers smiled as she took her daughter's paw.  "We should get going, too."

Becky nodded, and waved to Robbie.  "Bye, Robbie!"  She looked up at Terry and grinned.  "Thanks for having me, Mrs. Langley!"

Terry grinned.  "Any time, sweetie."

The two foxes stood at the door and saw their guests off, Robbie waving as the mothers and cubs got into their cars and drove off.  Once they were out of sight, Terry shut the door.

"What a day," Terry said, rubbing her son's head.

Robbie chuckled and nodded.  "Yeah.  Glad it went as well as it did."  He gave his mom a hug, then walked to the den, shutting the door behind him.

"Hey, big bro," Ellie said, grinning at her brother.

"So, I guess I owe you something, huh?" Robbie said.

Ellie giggled.  "I guess.  But not right now.  Let's just watch some TV."

Robbie raised an eyebrow, then shrugged and sat down on the couch.  As he picked up the remote and started channel surfing, Ellie got up from the recliner and sat down next to Robbie on the couch, snuggling up to him.  The fox shrugged and put an arm around his sister, holding her close as he flipped through stations.  "How's this one?" he asked as he stopped on a sitcom.

"That'll do," Ellie said as she laid her head against her brother's chest.

Robbie nodded and put the remote aside, settling into the couch with his sister.  "What a day, huh sis?"

Ellie didn't reply.  When the fox looked down, he saw that his sister had fallen asleep.

"Figures," Robbie whispered, and glanced at the door, then gave Ellie a quick kiss on her forehead.  "Ah, well."