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"....Hey momma?" Tyyne suddenly walked into the kitchen and watched Xai, looking very confused all of a sudden. Xai blinked and stopped what she was doing to give Tyyne her attention.

"Hmmm?" Tyyne frowned, tilting her head to the side. It'd been so long...what...three months? Something like that. Someone didn't get grounded for three months, right? That seemed just cruel and unusual! There was no way Vance was still being punished for whatever he'd done! So Tyyne had to know, and the best way to find out was through Xai since she liked Vance's daddy so much.

"Um...is Vance still grounded? I want to see him..." Surely Xai would know. Xai blinked, thinking back. Why would--oh...oh! Crap! Xai's eyes widened.

"Oh goodness...er...I-I'm so sorry Tyyne! He's been free for a long time! IforgottotellyouI'msorry!" Tyyne just stared blankly at Xai, not believing what she was hearing. Xai...forgot to tell her when Vance wasn't grounded anymore? H-how long ago had Mr. Donovan released Vance?! Xai felt awful, putting down what she was cooking and washing her hands. She then picked up her cellphone and smiled apologetically at the little deer. "I'll just..call up Donovan and ask if Vance is free today! Okay?" Tyyne nodded, watching Xai leave the room. She always left the room when she called up Donovan, and if Evari or Tyyne spied on her she always seemed to be giggly and blushed a lot. Tyyne didn't understand but it seemed to bother Evari somehow. Xai returned a few minutes later, a huge smile on her face as she hung up the phone.

"Is it okay?" Tyyne asked with a look of hope, gasping with delight when Xai nodded. She clapped her hands and bounced a bit, wanting to leave right this instant to go see Vance! "Should I just go to his house then? I remember where it is!" She was so proud of herself for remembering all this time! Xai laughed and nodded, giving her the okay to go and watching as the deer girl squealed and grabbed her coat, hurrying out the front door. She put the coat on as she pranced down the sidewalk, running as fast as she could to get there quickly. Eventually she reached Mr. Donovan's home and skid to a stop outside the front door, bouncing on her front hooves as she reached up andknocked on the door. She was so excited she almost wanted to do it over and over! But no. That would be rude. Very, very rude. Just do it once, someone will hear you...and if it takes too long then try again. They were expecting her after all, right?

Eeeeeee she got to see Vance again!

Tyyne was waiting patiently when suddenly there came a thud at the door like something had slammed into it. She gasped and jumped back a little, her eyes wide. W-what was that!? Was that a person? Were they okay? Oh dear! She hoped they were okay! Her worries were quelled the moment she heard her name being squeaked out, very pleasantly surprised by what she saw. Vance was bigger! He was taller! And he was older looking! And he was so cuuuuuute! She squealed delightedly and immediately grabbed him in a tight hug, nuzzling her cheek against the top of his head. Eeeeeeeee! So cute so cute so cute!

"Vaaaaaance~!" Tyyne squealed, swaying from side to side with him. "Oooooh Vance you've gotten so big! I've missed you!" She told him excitedly, holding the boy at arm's length and looking him up and down. She giggled and wore a huge smile on her face. She was so excited! "I would've come sooner but my momma said your daddy grounded you!" Tyyne put her hands on her hips and tilted her head, pouting not-so-seriously down at Vance. "Vaaaaance, what did you doooo?" Naughty Vance~.

As much as Vance wanted to hug her Tyyne was just as excited to hug him as well, though eventually she knew she'd have to let him go so they could do other things aside from hug. What those things were she had no idea...maybe they could do something he liked to do. She'd do anything! It'd been so long! She watched him quietly as he seemed to get a bit shy and bashful, tilting her head curiously and waiting for his answer. What? Was it something silly?

Gah! He ran away!? When he was so little and tiny and anyone could've snatched him up?! Mr. Donovan must have been so worried! She didn't blame him now for grounding Vance! Tyyne hugged him tightly again with a long, drawn out whine. "Vaaance! That's very bad why did you do thaaaaat?" She pouted, swaying side to side with him again. Bad Vance, very very bad Vance. But wait..it'd only been two weeks?! Not fair! How long had Xai forgotten to tell her he as free? Not faaaaaair! She'd missed so much quality time with her little Vance! Mr. Donovan should've found some kind of leash or something. "As long as you don't do it anymore." It was honestly the best scolding Tyyne could ever give Vance. Way to go, Tyyne. What'll you do if your own children do something that needs scolding, huh? Hopefully they'd just have a stern father. Or something.

"You are older! But still a baby~." Tyyne giggled, clearly teasing. She smiled at him and planted an affectionate kiss to his temple with an excited little noise, still hugging Vance close as she looked around. "So are you home all by yourself, Vance?"

"Are too~." Tyyne teased with a giggle, petting his head as she did. She stepped into the house when Vance let her inside and gave the immediate area a curious look, having never been to Vance's house before. Wow! It was so big and there were so many windows on the side to see into the back yard! That was amazing! "Woooow, Vance! This is incredible! So much different from my momma's house." Very, very different! And a lot bigger too. Wait, Boxer? Who was Boxer? She smiled at the mention of Mr. Bear though, looking rather proud.

"So you still have Mr. Bear? I'm glad~! How is he doing?" She chirped, following Vance from the door to the living room. Tyyne was actually about to ask him who Boxer was when the boy started to go on very proudly about...oh! A cat! That was so sweet, Tyyne didn't have any pets unless you included Nutter...and no she didn't think of Nutter as a pet. She was looking forward to meeting Boxer! He sounded very adorable, the only cat Tyyne had met had been Gigan and he was rather frightening to Tyyne.

Oh goodness he looked just like Gigan! Tyyne blinked and just stared at the cat as it stared at her, her ears perked high and her own blue eyes wide. It seemed she was almost as afraid of the cat as the cat was of her! Eh heh...u-um...so...so this was Boxer. He was um... "He's adorable~." Tyyne managed to get out, smiling down at Vance. Maybe with a bit more tender love and grooming he could look better...Vance did say he saved him from a box, that meant she should've expected something like this. "That's so nice of you, Vance! Is he eating alright?" She rubbed at the back of her neck and gave a tiny chuckle. "I think he's scared of me..." It didn't surprise her, he was a larger cat but a very thin one! Obviously he'd been living out on the streets? Poor thing...Ryuusei, this kitty cat...so sad. Why did everyone live on the streets? And she was very large. She could see how she would scare a cat.

"He does?" Tyyne asked with pride, giggling and clapping her hands together underneath her chin. She was so happy! She didn't realize his worries about him having a bear at his age, though be assured that if she caught wind of this she would quickly tell him how silly he was being. Too old for teddy bears? That was just silly! So very silly.

Tyyne's attention was brought back to the cat when Vance assured her he was eating well and even picked the cat up to bring him over. She smiled uncertainly and stayed put when he brought the cat over. Nice kitty...preeeetty kitty...s-see? She wasn't going to hurt you! Even Vance assured it of so! Tyyne gently extended a hand for the cat to sniff at her fingers, swallowing hard. She always did feel uncomfortable around things with...claws...and fangs, one of those natural instinct things. Self preservation and all that. "It's nice to meet, Boxer." She honestly wouldn't hurt him even if she wanted to! Which she definitely did not want to do. He was Vance's pet! Her little Vance.

It was when he was holding the cat and she was about to try petting it when she noticed something that wasn't there before. Red? Was...was the cat bleeding? Tyyne gasped and leaned over to get a better look. Oh, it was Vance's fingers! Wait...what? "Um...Vance...what happened to your fingers?"

Tyyne squeaked quietly when she suddenly felt something strange and warm and scratchy against the tips of her fingers; it kind of tickled but it felt weird! She waited for a moment, resisting the strong urge to pull her hand back like she'd just been shocked, giving a weary little smile as it seemed he...approved of her? She thanked him with a little scritch behind the ears, though it was a fairly awkward one since she'd never pet a cat before. But they liked this, right?

Her scritching had moved under Boxer's chin and she was giggling, getting a bit more comfortable around the cat finally when Vance gave her the explanation about his red fingers. Oooh so that was it! Okay, good. She'd been so worried for a second! "Wow, really? That's...cute!" It was really the only thing Tyyne could think. It was adorable! His little red fingers and toes...she'd never seen that before! She smiled. "So now you can really be caught red handed if you do something naughty~." Tyyne teased, giving Boxer a gentle pet on the head.

Tyyne eyed Vance with playful suspicion when he proclaimed that he wouldn't be naughty. "Reeeeeally?" He was really going to be a good boy? Maybe if she gave him some kind of incentive...but what could she give? There was now way she could threaten to take anything from him, and since their parents were seeing so much of each other the chances of them seeing each other more often were very high now anyway...maybe she'd find a present! Yes, that sounded like a good plan. She smiled. "If you're good for a whole month and don't get in trouble even once I'll buy you any present you like!" Tyyne told him, an honest promise that she really would keep. She always kept her promises.

Her ear gave a flick when the cat's purring died away, blinking and looking down at him. Huh? Why did he stop purring? She squeaked and jumped a little at the sudden yowl, her hands against her chest and away from the yowling cat. Scary! "Th..that means he likes me?" That didn't sound like the sound of something that liked someone! Tyyne reached out to pet him again, looking startled still. What a scary meow he had! But if Vance loved him...she wouldn't complain.

"So, other than being grounded, how have you been~?" Tyyne asked with wide, curious eyes. She was so curious what her little Vance had been up to since he'd grown up so big! It was certainly a step up from the tiny little boy she carried on her back everywhere! Wait...he...he was bigger now...Tyyne glanced at her back and then at Vance again, looking fairly dismayed. He was bigger! Did this mean she couldn't carry him anymore?! Oh no!

No, Vance. Tyyne was just saying that so you'd behave, she wasn't actually going to get you anything. Tyyne chuckled. "Of course! Anything you want. You just have to be a good boy and not get in trouble even once, okay?" She giggled. She'd know if he misbehaved! Her momma could be her mole! Xai spent time with Donovan, she could ask her to ask Donovan if Vance had been good lately...maybe she'd even let Mr. Donovan in on her plans so he'd know to let her know if Vance misbehaved or was naughty? Sure, she trusted Vance but...he was a little boy. Little boys caused trouble, right?

Oh, so that was why Boxer got all yowly and scary. O-okay. She smiled as he kissed the cat, giving the cat a scritch under his chin until Vance started to walk away. Tyyne followed alongside, looking around curiously as she did. She'd never been here before! "Oh, really? That's nice! Like wh--ooooh! A super hero? Wow, that's amazing!" She giggled, humoring him. A super hero? That was adorable. Super Vance! "What's your super power?"