“I sometimes forget just how much it can mean just to spend time with someone. Master reminded me of that that afternoon.” said Maneki as she continued to reminisce.

The trip through the park had been a nice cap to the outing. Maneki was in high spirits when they’d arrived home. Sly smiled as he watched how happy she was. The day was going swimmingly. He showed her some new seeds he’d bought for her and asked if she’d want some help planting them in the garden she kept in the backyard. She smiled and nodded at the notion before the pair spent the next hour tending to the garden and getting it ready to plant. When they’d finished both came inside to a nice glass of lemonade. Maneki stretched a little tiredly and looked around to find her Master gone. She moved into the next room to find him running his fingers over the small row of books he kept on the bookcase in the living room. He said that the best way to follow up a workout is with a good story and invited her to join him. He entered his room and sat against the bean bag chair there. Maneki giggled as he motioned for her to take the place on his lap. It had been a long time since he’d last read to her. She was fully capable of reading herself of course, but there was something special about being read to by the author of the book himself. He knew all of the little nuances and quirks each character was supposed to have when speaking. The story he’d chosen was one of her favorites. It was called “Trust” and he’d told her once that it was inspired by a walk they’d taken once before together. The thought of that had made her very happy. She remembered it fondly. She had been bound and blindfolded nude before being ordered to follow him by the leash attached to her collar to their destination wherever that may be. He had made them invisible, but if he had let even one other person touch her or led her to accidentally walk into someone else the invisibility would be undone and reveal her naked body to everyone around them. She would have to trust him completely to get her to their destination safely. He had led her through the city and to the very same park they had visited today. She always enjoyed hearing this story told, but the gardening earlier had taken more out of her than she’d realized and before long she nodded off in the arms of the male behind her; the strong but gentle arms of her housemate, her friend, her lover, her Master.

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I couldn't not add this sweet scene to the lineup. Maneki and Sly have such a cute close relationship with each other that it simply added to the feeling of sentimentality of the day he's spending with her.  wrytergirl drew this for me and did such a cute job on it. But is Maneki's birthday over? I don't think so. The sun may be about to set, but the night is still young.

Art by:  wrytergirl

Maneki was Originally Designed by:  mingchee and adopted by me.

Sly is mine.

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