Look At Its Tail! - Prize for Shembre

"Cool, huh?" Tanga murmured, her body blocking what she was batting at. She jumped back, but then crept forward again in curiosity.
Cocking his head to the side, Asuma laid eyes on a strange, caramel-colored... thing. He wanted to call it a bug, but it didn't look like any bug he'd ever seen. "What's that?"
"I dunno, but it's fun." Tanga teased it again with her paw. "Look at its tail! It's so silly!"
Asuma giggled. Why would a creature try to defend itself with its tail? He batted at it, too, and jumped back when the creature lunged. That's when he noticed that its delicate front legs had claws on them-- it pinched at the air above their paws. Its bony tail flicked towards them again. "Do you think Timon and Pumbaa eat these things?" he asked.
Tanga shrugged. "I dunno. Hey, stay here," Tanga piped. "I wanna show that thing to Natin!"
"Okay," Asuma said, lowering his ears. He felt a little jealous since Natin always had to be included. "He'll think it's cool," he added.
Tanga beamed and darted back for the den. Asuma followed her with his eyes.
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A looong overdue prize for who won my art raffle in celebration of my 5th dAnniversary. Sorry for the wait, Shem! (At least take heart in knowing I've improved a ton in the last year and a half. ) Thanks for being patient! This was a ton of fun!

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