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It was a normal day as any other in the den. Oni had a nice breakfast and was now looking for a good place to sleep. Mornings were always so tiring but if he kept sleeping, he would have missed breakfast. And he liked breakfast.
Oni found a comfortable room without many kits around. A perfect spot to doze off until lunch. There weren’t many toys in here, only a ball and some wooden blocks. Probably the reason why kits weren’t interested in coming here. Though there was one other kit in here. Oni didn’t really pay them any attention when stepping into the room but now he realized that they were shivering.
‘Weird, it isn’t really cold in here…?’, he thought.
Or was he more of an exception. The weather has been getting colder outside and the den mothers warned everyone how dangerous it has become. Something about blights and predators but Oni didn’t understand much. He just knew that inside the den he had nothing to worry about.

Curious about the strange kit he approached them. The dark blue kit didn’t notice him at first so he quietly coughed. Spooked, they turned around and Oni was taken aback by their white eyes. Completely white. There was no pupil or iris visible. And it seemed like a strange mist was coming off them. Oni was aware of some strange mutations appearing on kits and that they still were fun to play with. He had never seen eyes like this before so perhaps this kit also had one of these mutations? Oni noticed that they would appear more often this time of the year.
“Hello! I’m Oni”, he introduced himself to show that he wasn’t here to tease them.
The blue kit shifted a bit away and didn’t answer. Their shy gaze was stuck on the floor. Oni scratched his chest and wasn’t sure what to do. He couldn’t leave now, that would seem mean. And just sitting down and not saying anything felt too awkward. That’s when he noticed them shivering again. Since he didn’t feel cold, maybe he could help them out.
“Are you okay? If it’s too cold for you, you can come a little closer to me! I’m nice and warm”, he offered.
The kit mumbled something, but Oni thought he heard a “no”. He huffed and sat down next to them. They were obviously suffering and needed some comfort. He slowly patted their shoulder.
“It’s okay, I don’t mind. Sometimes you just need a warm hug.”

His touch seemed to have stirred something in them. They flinched, not away from him but towards. As if they were about to grab him but held back at the last second. With a very nervous and unsure stare, they came closer and slowly hugged him. They felt cold. Really cold. It was… unnatural. Oni was surprised they could still move. But it seemed like they really needed this hug. He felt their grip around his body tighten and it was clear that he wouldn’t be able to stand up for quite a while. But that was fine. He came here to sleep after all. Even with their chilly hold, he was a master at falling asleep. A cold kit wouldn’t be able to stop him.

Word Count: 547

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Miko belongs to: Sharklestial

10/1050 acorns
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Description
It was a normal day as any other in the den. Oni had a nice breakfast and was now looking for a good place to sleep. Mornings were always so tiring but if he kept sleeping, he would have missed breakfast. And he liked breakfast.
Oni found a comfortable room without many kits around. A perfect spot to doze off until lunch. There weren’t many toys in here, only a ball and some wooden blocks. Probably the reason why kits weren’t interested in coming here. Though there was one other kit in here. Oni didn’t really pay them any attention when stepping into the room but now he realized that they were shivering.
‘Weird, it isn’t really cold in here…?’, he thought.
Or was he more of an exception. The weather has been getting colder outside and the den mothers warned everyone how dangerous it has become. Something about blights and predators but Oni didn’t understand much. He just knew that inside the den he had nothing to worry about.

Curious about the strange kit he approached them. The dark blue kit didn’t notice him at first so he quietly coughed. Spooked, they turned around and Oni was taken aback by their white eyes. Completely white. There was no pupil or iris visible. And it seemed like a strange mist was coming off them. Oni was aware of some strange mutations appearing on kits and that they still were fun to play with. He had never seen eyes like this before so perhaps this kit also had one of these mutations? Oni noticed that they would appear more often this time of the year.
“Hello! I’m Oni”, he introduced himself to show that he wasn’t here to tease them.
The blue kit shifted a bit away and didn’t answer. Their shy gaze was stuck on the floor. Oni scratched his chest and wasn’t sure what to do. He couldn’t leave now, that would seem mean. And just sitting down and not saying anything felt too awkward. That’s when he noticed them shivering again. Since he didn’t feel cold, maybe he could help them out.
“Are you okay? If it’s too cold for you, you can come a little closer to me! I’m nice and warm”, he offered.
The kit mumbled something, but Oni thought he heard a “no”. He huffed and sat down next to them. They were obviously suffering and needed some comfort. He slowly patted their shoulder.
“It’s okay, I don’t mind. Sometimes you just need a warm hug.”

His touch seemed to have stirred something in them. They flinched, not away from him but towards. As if they were about to grab him but held back at the last second. With a very nervous and unsure stare, they came closer and slowly hugged him. They felt cold. Really cold. It was… unnatural. Oni was surprised they could still move. But it seemed like they really needed this hug. He felt their grip around his body tighten and it was clear that he wouldn’t be able to stand up for quite a while. But that was fine. He came here to sleep after all. Even with their chilly hold, he was a master at falling asleep. A cold kit wouldn’t be able to stop him.

Word Count: 547

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Miko belongs to: Sharklestial

10/1050 acorns
Acorn Tracker