Sophia and Maya went on a quick date while they were in Gativa and made a stop in a cozy café together. That made them remember their very first date shortly after meeting each other, where the cat-girl had dragged the blonde on a date out of nowhere. Compared to back then, Sophia was a lot less of a nervous mess, though, and the two simply enjoyed their time with each other.
“Welcome home!” Arriving in the cottage after their date, Sophia and Maya were energetically greeted by Chloe and Steph, who were already in the living room.
“We’re back~.” Sophia lightly waved at the couple.
“Are you two done with the mayor and the portal business?” The pink fox was interested in how their day went.
“Yup!” The blonde smiled at her. “That was taken care of rather quickly, actually. Anna and I threw her through the portal and brought her to the king in the capital, which made making her believe our plan much easier.”
“Afterward, Sophia and I explored the water city a little more and went on a date~.” Maya came to the more important part.
“We did the same!” Steph clapped her hands. “It’s such a nice city!”
“I love the canals!” Chloe agreed with her.
“True!” The tiger and cat felt the same.
“That you two find any fun date spots, by the way?” Maya tilted her head while looking at the two. “Sophia and I found a nice café that served amazing cake, and we looked at some of the canals, but that was about it before returning to the cottage.”
“The café with the outside seating right next to the main water canal?” The pink fox tilted her head. “Steph and I were there for lunch, and you’re right, the cake was awesome!”
“Usually not my type of lunch, but it was indeed delicious!” Steph nodded. “The extra sugar also was quite helpful for playing at the beach afterward!”
“Too bad we never found the ball we lost, huh?”
“It was such a good ball, too!” Steph sounded devastated all of a sudden.
“You two went to the beach and played fetch?” Sophia raised an eyebrow.
“Yep!” Her sister saw no issue with that.
“Just how much dog are you?!”
“Yes!” Steph’s expression turned a little cheeky. “I’m very in tune with myself~.”
“She definitely found her calling.” Maya had nothing else to add.
“True.” Chloe nodded. “Not that the older sister isn’t a perfect fit for being a tiger, either.”
“We haven’t gone hunting in a while, have we?” Sophia’s inner tiger woke up after hearing that.
“Count me in!” Steph liked the idea.
“By the way, how was the beach?” Maya decided that it was time to change the topic before the sisters went too feral and looked at the fox.
“It was great!” Chloe smiled at her. “From where we came from, you could roughly see that the city is surrounded by lakes, but from the beach, it actually felt like being at the sea! The sand was beautifully white, too! It also felt nice to the touch because it’s fine sand and not something coarse or the size of pebbles. The water was really clean and clear, as well!”
“That sounds amazing!” Maya lightly clapped her hands before looking at Sophia. “We really need to go there!”
“Absolutely!” She didn’t want to miss it, either. “Speaking of, has any of you found a place where we can rent and or buy boats?” Sophia tilted her head. “We saw a ton of boats on the canals in the city, but we haven’t found the source.”
“Of course!” Steph gave her a thumbs up. “We’re going fishing tomorrow!”
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“There’s a dock near where the lake flows into the city where you can rent them.” The pink fox added a bit of detail. “We’ve already rented one for tomorrow, too. They didn’t appear to sell them, though.”
“But they told us that we should visit the other lake entrance if we’re serious about buying a boat. It seems like there is a place where we can buy them.”
“Awesome!” Sophia liked the plan.
“We’re back!” While the four were chatting, Anna’s excited voice suddenly echoed through the entrance hall.
“We’re in the living room~.” Steph answered her. “Welcome!” She waved at the princess and Ari the moment they entered.
“Hey~.” The jaguar waved back at her.
“Done with the date?” Maya wanted to know how it went for them.
“Yes.” Anna nodded. “Though, we were a little tired, so we just opted for a little exploring and eating together in a restaurant.”
“This is such a scenic city!” The jaguar seemed happy with the way their date went.
“Did you also go to the nice café with the awesome cake?” The cat-girl wanted details.
“That sounds lovely, but no.” Ari shook her head. “Just before coming back, we had a nice dinner in an excellent steakhouse we came across.”
“The tiger wanted meat!” Anna pointed at herself. “The steak was massive! Delicious and tender, too!”
“So did the jaguar.” Ari did the same. “The fries also were tasty!”
“Everyone’s in tune with their inner animal, huh?” Maya felt reminded of their earlier conversation.
“I’m hungry again!” The sisters had a strong reaction to the royal couple’s dinner description.
“I think I know where the rest of us will have dinner later.” Chloe also got a little interested.
“Yep.” So was the cat-girl.
“Well, I can 100% recommend it.” Anna gently rubbed her stomach. “Anyway, I’m about to fall into a food coma, so I’ll take a bath now before spending the rest of the evening on that sofa over there.” She pointed at the free sofa on her left in the living room.
“I’m in complete and full support of this plan.” Ari nodded a couple of times while also patting her stomach with a satisfied expression.
Even though it hadn’t been that long since Maya and Sophia had their cake, after having heard about the steakhouse, they decided to get some more food. After all, sweets go to a separate stomach, and their main one was still empty. Steph and Chloe had cake for lunch, so they were more than okay with a savory dinner, and so the four carnivores on main returned to the water city to get some meat.
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“Oh, Fenny, Aura!” Back in Gativa, the group ran into the wolves, and Sophia waved at them.
“Hey!” The female wolf nodded at her. “Where are you all headed to? Fen and I were about to return to the cottage."
“Anna and Ari told us about a steakhouse that put them into a food coma!” The blonde smiled at them.
“There’s no way we could’ve passed on that!” Steph sounded as excited as her sister about that.
“Oh.” Fen's ears perked up, and his tail began to wag ever-so-slightly.
“Interested, my big guy?” The tiger didn’t fail to notice his reaction. “I’m sure they also cater to fulls~.”
“We haven’t had dinner yet.” Aura helped him out a little. "A big slab of meat sounds quite enticing, too.”
“I have to agree.” The male wolf nodded.
“He also lost a lot of energy from playing at the beach all day, so I’m sure he needs some calories~.” Aura’s voice turned playful. “He ran around a whole lot!”
“H-Hey!”
“Dogs be dogs, huh?” Sophia glanced at her sister while saying so.
“The beach was the best, wasn’t it?!” Steph raised her voice. “I played so much, too!”
“Why don’t you tell them about the ball you found?” Aura was having a great time.
“Would you shut up?!”
“You found a ball?!” The dog-girl got even louder. “I’ve lost mine while playing when I hit it too hard! I’m going to miss that perfect blue ball with white stripes so much!”
“Interesting!” The female wolf tilted her head. “That sounds exactly like the ball we found. It came flying to us out of nowhere, and Fen chased it down."
“NO WAY!?” Steph couldn’t believe it. “That has to be mine! Where is it now?!”
“We left it at the beach.” Aura had bad news for her.
“Noooo!” The dog-girl dramatically fell on her knees.
“What was so special about that ball…?” Sophia was a big supporter of being overly and needlessly dramatic, but not even she could follow her.
“It was the bestest and most bounciest ball in existence!”
“It was indeed rather bouncy.” Fen answered without thinking.
“That definitely was my ball, then! Also, Chloe bought it for me, so it was twice as good!”
“Okay, fair enough on that.” The blonde couldn’t blame her for liking a present she got from her girlfriend.
“Can you show me where you left it?!” Steph stared at the wolves. “From what Ari told us, the steakhouse is near the beach where I lost it, anyway!”
“Sure, we can take a look.” Aura wanted to try and help her.
“Yay!”
The wolves joined the group for their dinner plans in the steakhouse, but before that, everyone went to the beach to retrieve the ball their dog had lost while playing.
“We left the ball somewhere around here.” Having arrived at the beach, Aura gestured towards the lake in front of her.
“Mhmm…” Steph scanned the entire area. “I see something!” She instantly sprinted onto the beach and jumped at a blue object she saw in the distance. “It is my ball!”
“Isn’t that great~?” Chloe smiled at her with a warm expression.
“Ehehe~.” Wearing one of her biggest smiles yet, the dog-girl returned to the group while tightly holding the ball to her chest and energetically wagging her tail from side to side.
“She can be quite cute if she wants to.” Maya had nothing else to say.
“Yep.” Chloe and Sophia nodded.
Once she was reunited with her beloved ball, the group left the beach and went to the steakhouse that was recommended by the royal couple. Arriving there, everyone ordered way too much, heavily overate on meat, and barely made it home before falling into a deep food coma, joining Anna and Ari.