"You had me going for a bit their Stanley!" Scrapper
admitted the lion as he rejoined the group in the
lounge. "I honestly thought you'd spat it and were
out of here! You just never know, as there's nought as
queer as folk."
"I had you going?" Stanley grinned up at the relieved
dragon "Surely Scrapper, after having been around as
long as you, you'd have seen that one before!"
"Not much surprises me, but you managed." Scrapper
acknowledged "If I had seen that one done, haven't
seen it recently, so you got me. Lori too I reckon."
He grinned and cast a glance across at the skunk, who
had returned to party mode.
The doorbell rang again. "Think you'd better get it
this time Ariana!" Scrapper called to the chatting
vixen.
Walking quickly to the door to see who was joining the
throng, the fox saw a tall couple. A female brown
bear with short cropped hair and wearing a short
floral skirt. She carried a bouquet of flowers. A
wombat accompanied the bear, attired in beige slacks
and a hawaian shirt. He carried a small parcel in
pink paper with red ribbon.
"Hi, Ariana? I'm Sarah, call me Sair. Scrapper said
it was your birthday and open invitation. We were
going to be in the neighbourhood and thought we'd drop
in. This the love of my life, Asza." the bear beamed,
indicating the wombat beside her.
"Hi Ari, everyone tends to call me Wimpy, so may as
well stick with that..." the wombat smiled shyly.
"Well come in, friends of Scrapper's are friends of
mine!" the fox unshered the two in.
"And these are for you!" Sair pressed the bouquet into
the vixen's paws.
"Lovely! Thank-you!" Ariana admired the arrangement
of yellow and white flowers, accompanied with a few
sprigs of green foliage.
"This is for you too." Wimpy extended a paw and passed
the slim pink parcel to Ari. "I'd open it now." he
suggested.
"Well let's meet everyone, then I suppose we can start
the present opening." shrugged the vixen at the
wombat's suggestion.
After Ariana had played host and named all the guests
for each other's benefit, she put the flowers on the
table while openening the package Wimpy had given her.
Inside was a slim, crystal vase, perfect for the
arrangement she had just been presented.
"That's perfect! Thanks guys!" enthused the vixen.
"Here, allow me." Sair made her way to the kitchen and
returned with the vase full of water. "A spoonful of
sugar helps them last longer too." the bear added
helpfully as she arranged the pose in the vase.
"Okay, whose should I open next? No fighting now!"
Ariana asked the group, waving a disciplining claw.
Scrapper, Black Dragon, who really should have gone
home (from work that is!) hours ago...
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