Raccoon-(mxm) (Rever series 6)

Raccoon Twelve

The little squeak definitely wasn't from his Rexy, though...

P?... Prince? Are you there, sweetheart? 

When the faint yet-familiar patter of paws met his ears, King couldn't believe what he was hearing. Then, after waiting a few more moments with baited breath, seeing. 

My sweet Prince!

King quickly hurried forward as fast as his heavy legs could take him, then dropped to his knees to scoop up his sweet ball of fluff. 

"What are you doing in my mind, little guy? Are you alright?" he asked as he hugged the little purring baby to his chest. 

Thankfully, Prince seemed just as spunky as usual. 

"Where is your daddy, sweetie?"

The little raccoon took a few more moments of attention for himself, then turned his body in King's arms a little and waved in the direction he'd come from.

"That way?" King whispered as he stood up, then began trudging through the darkness again. 

The farther they went the harder it became to walk, but he refused to stop until he found his Rexy. 

I can barely see my own hand in front of my face, let alone a dark brown otter, though.

Still, he refused to leave his baby, and after what felt like hours, he heard another sound. At first, he thought he was hearing things, because such a sound had never met his ears before, but when he realized what it was, he couldn't help but push himself to move forward as fast as he could!

I want to hear more of that sound. 

And he did, along with a quiet chatter that soon joined it, bringing a relieved smile to King's ethereal face. 

Rexy! 

The little otter came into view a few moments later, but there was someone with him, holding the little guy in his arms. 

Baron...

The man didn't seem to hear him, but that wasn't surprising. Half of his face, parts of his arms, and even the majority of the left side of his chest were simply empty voids of darkness the same color as their surroundings. 

You don't even have any eyes right now...

And yet, the man was still gently holding his otter. And while he was even missing half of his mouth, a faint hint of laughter still emanated around them whenever Rexy reached up to wave with one paw or made a random sound. 

King immediately wanted to go over and sit with them, but he managed to stop himself right before he started moving. 

He can't see right now, and I doubt that he can hear well, if at all, either. If I just randomly step into his space, he might panic and wake up before I can. 

Resigned to his decision, King quietly settled himself into a comfortable sitting position, then, since he couldn't safely approach Baron at the moment, decided to give his sweet Prince some attention. 

The little raccoon was all for their one-on-one time, especially since his dad seemed busy with King's own little one. 

As he held an excited, wiggling raccoon up in the air like a fuzzy airplane, he couldn't help thinking that Rexy was acting strange. His otter had never been one to seek out attention much, even before the accident. 

While he played with Prince, he couldn't help but sneak little glances at Baron and Rexy. 

Oh... that's right. You aren't held back by your physical limitations when you're inside my mind.