She is ready for the cold to end. With all its shivers and wetness. Definitely not her favorite season. Since she's now just old enough to have an opinion, that is. Only one good thing comes from the cooler weather, and that's cuddling. And snuggles. Ooh, yes she loves those. Daddy gives really good snuggles. Zynnie does too. Her favorite, though, is when she and her sister are cuddled close between Momma and Daddy, so warm and cozy and safe. She just doesn't like being still for too long, though. This gets her in some trouble sometimes, which- heehee- that can be fun too. Like when it was sleep time the other night, and Zoe just wasn't ready for sleep.
She'd waited til eeeveryone's breath went deep and even. When she thought they were all asleep, she did her thing. Struggling not to giggle, the girl shut her eyes tight and held her breath, concentrating. With a slow exhale, she shrunk down to the size of a rabbit, and slowly snuck away. So slick, she thought she was! Bouncing around in the grass that was all higher than her head, using her feathered shrunken wings to create her own little wind. She enjoyed her game very much! Until Daddy's ginormous hooves landed over her, one on each side of her tiny body. Startled, she squeaked and lost her focus, rebounding to her normal size and trapped between her dad's forelegs. Oops, busted. But she gave him her best doe-eyes and innocent grin, and Daddy's glare slowly softened. Biting her lower lip to keep from smirking, she ducked her head and went back to bed by her twin and Momma. Trouble was fun.
"You can't catch meee!" Giggles escape her as she runs circles around Daddy, sneaking a glance behind her now and again to see how close Zyn was getting. Zoe is the smaller of the two girls, sleek and lean in her youth. Zyn's legs are longer, but Zoe has her raven-esque wings! Which she uses to give herself a little extra speed at times. Their daddy watches mostly, but every now and then tries to tag her too. She dodges him with a new move she's learned, flaring her wings out to help her in stopping abruptly before leaping away and using a strong downward thrust to gain momentum in changing direction. She hasn't flown with her wings yet, but they have other uses. Running away now, slightly smug, she tosses a wide grin at them over her shoulder. "Too fast for ya!" And no sooner did she get to stick her tongue out at them, she trips over a rock or something and goes tumbling. Grunting and huffing, she works to get her bearings and stand up, but by then Zynnie has caught up to her. Zoe's dark eyes spark up at her sister and she laughs. "Whoops."
Daddy comes over to them and nuzzles both girls, nipping at Zoe's forelock fuzz and earning a nip from her in return. He says that's what she gets for gloating, to which she merely shrugs and grins at him. Momma moves to join them after a moment and brushes lovings over her twin's hip and then her own withers before moving to Daddy's side and leaning into him. As Zynnie asks if she would like to join their game, Zoe smiles hopefully up at her too. Her sister cuddles into their mother's side, and so Zoe moves in to reach up and kiss mom's cheek, standing sort of angled in front of both parents. Eyes dart over to Zyn as she shoos her away from daddy. Her little black ears flick backward and she stomps her own hoof in response. "Well then YOU get away from Mommy." Zoe's head rises and her neck arches proudly as she steps closer to her sister, as though to move past her, but reaches in to nip at her ear before darting away and flicking her tail in Zyn's face, snickering as she takes off.