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Spoof's Teepee


Knuckle hunkered further into the human-made shelter he was currently inhabiting. Some Kawani had probably made it and then decided the desert was too brutal for permanent habitation. He was glad for it at the moment, as the rain pattered down upon the grasses over his head. It was a curious structure, round and made mostly of some unknown material. What he did know was that for some reason the clumps of grasses above seemed to repel the water that was doing its best to drench him.

Rain was very rare in the desert and most celebrated it as a sign from the gods that they were pleased or some such nonsense. Knuckle personally just felt that it was sent to annoy him. Water dripped on his nose unexpectedly and he snuffled in surprise. Peering out the open doorway, he hoped it would let up soon. He was hoping to meet up with a certain cute mare he'd been chatting with off and on for the past few weeks.

At least the cacti are going to bloom for a while, he mused. Ah, that gave him an idea...

Finally sick of waiting for the rain to stop, he decided to man up and get out there. It wouldn't be good if Regin decided to stop waiting for him, and now that he'd had his idea, he was excited to show her another wonder of the desert.

After a short walk, he spotted her. She seemed to be enjoying the rain and he smiled to himself. Regin was the first mare in a long time that had caught and held his interest. He wasn't sure where they were going, but oh well. Live in the moment and all that, he figured.

"REGIN!" he bellowed across the distance, trying to grab her attention, "OVER HERE!"

Knuckle smiled to himself, there was something about this mare that grabbed his attention. Maybe it was the antennae? Whatever it was, he wasn't sure he cared. The time he spent with her was fun. What mischief could they find today, he wondered, more excited by the minute when thinking of the surprise he would share with her today. He flipped his soaked hair to the other side of his neck, sick of it laying every which way and a little embarrassed by his soggy appearance.

"Not that long, but yes. It's been a few days. Crazy with this rain, eh?" he laughed as he walked up and nuzzled the side of her face in greeting.

"That's not a nice thing to say..." he whined. Normally he could put up with a little rain and not care, but normally he wasn't around a pretty mare he was trying to impress. There was just something about her that drew him in, and thinking of her potential reaction to his surprise put a soft smile on his face.

"Come on, stop making fun of me and let's go! I have something to show you." he urged.

Knuckle smirked to himself internally while keeping a friendly smile on his face outwardly. It was about time the mare showed a little more than friendly interest, good thing he liked her so much. The way he saw it, he knew what he wanted. Something about this mare drew him in like a moth to a flame, despite his best attempts.

Usually he equated a relationship with being tied down, and there were fewer things in life he loathed more than restrictions. For whatever reason though, he found himself not minding the idea so much anymore.

"I like naughty, don't think any different. Naughty is practically my middle name!" he said with a wink and a seductive smile.

"Well then," he said, turning to lead the way, "Let's go."

He didn't walk so much as he sauntered ahead, leading her to one of his favorite places in the desert. It was an oasis filled with green things that despite being fed from beneath by the underground reservoir it grew on really only looked its best in the rain. The flowers bloomed when it rained.