kagura - dated to 12/7

[puckandpie]

My first trip to Kagura hadn't been a total bust by any means. Sure, going up with both Simon and Baz had been a little awkward and Simon spontaneously turning into a human torch under that enchanted mistletoe had been nothing short of absolutely terrifying, but the skiing had been a lot of fun and the cocoa really was delicious.

Something about the place is a little magical, too. I mean, obviously, this entire town is magical, but nestled up in the mountains with all that crisp, white snow... it's almost like a fairy tale. Or, at the very least, like being in one of those jewelry store commercials that always aired around Christmas back home.

I've managed to bribe Derek into going up with me again even though I know he's gone once already and it's been just as much fun so far as I'd hoped. He'd shifted almost as soon as we got up here, his black fur stark against the bright white snow. It's the first time I've seen him in his wolf form since that other Darrow, but even if it's harder to read him like this, it's easy to tell he's a lot more relaxed than he had been back there. And it at least seems like he's having fun, his paws kicking up snow as he runs along beside me, occasionally darting in front of me, playfully weaving as I shift my body weight to avoid him.

At the bottom of each hill, I scratch behind his ears and pet along his back, laughing as he excitedly dances around me and throws up snow with the tip of his nose. He's adorable and so wonderfully carefree and I'm more than a little reluctant to call a stop to the fun when the grumbling of my stomach becomes too loud to ignore.

"How about that first round of cocoa?" I ask him as I pull off my snow goggles. My muscles are singing pleasantly and brush my fingers along Derek's muzzle. "And maybe lunch? Or do you wanna go a few more rounds first?"

I know he can't exactly speak to me like this, but I know he'll be able to tell me what he wants in one way or another.

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[triskehale]

Derek had been reluctant to come up here after the events of the other day, but Bitty had been excited about it and obviously wanted to go, so Derek agreed. He decides to spend much of the time as a wolf, and it ends up being a lot of fun. The company is great, and Derek runs alongside him down the slopes, racing him down. The natives don't seem to pay much attention to him and at one point, he even rides the ski lift up with him, ears perked and panting the whole way.

When Bitty touches his nose, Derek licks his fingers and playfully snaps at them, but his ears perk at the sound of cocoa and food. He presses forward and noses at Bitty's stomach, tapping it with his nose a few times before looking up at him with a big wolfish grin, tongue lolling out.