FSE

Furry search engine

formerly SoFurry search engine

The door was still locked and there were no broken windows, but the scene they walked in on was fairly sobering. All of the furniture was still there, but everything was covered in bedsheets, something the tod had done before closing the house up. The floor and several of the flat surfaces had a layer of dust on them from not being cleaned, and the fridge was completely bare. Kody looked over at his mother and RJ, now happy that there were three of them rather than two, "I think we should be able to get away with some sweeping and dusting."

He was right, for the most part. The main floor hallway and kitchen had a wood floor, so sweeping it up hadn't taken long. The longest part of the whole ordeal had been vacuuming the carpeted floors in the other rooms, dusting all the furniture, and cleaning the bathrooms. It took them around two hours to get everything done, though, there wasn't a sweet reward in the refrigerator for them. Kody had taken a trash bag to it after the funeral, making sure it was completely clean before leaving. The tod apologized to his mother and RJ for that, but he knew where a corner store was where they could get some temporary groceries.

Jo thought about going, but she decided it might be best for her son to spend more time with RJ, so she declined his offer to join him on the trip down the block. The sow raccoon had smiled, walking over to him and taking his hand, "Lead th'way, shoog."

The fox was right, the store wasn't very far away, in fact, they'd passed it when they had turned down onto the street the house was on, just about a block down the road. The raccoon held onto Kody's hand, the two continuing their chatting as their tails flicked about behind them.

"Ya know," RJ said softly, "I never thought foxes was cute til I met ya. I must say, I like bein' round ya, Kody."

The tod blushed a little, giving her hand a squeeze, "I never thought raccoons were cute til I met you, RJ. You... uhm... want to... do this again sometime?"

"What? Clean yer house," the raccoon giggled as she gave him a little elbow. The fox chuckled, "Naw. I mean... ya know... get together, jist... without my mama around. You'n'me."

"Kody, are ya askin' me on a date?"

"I guess I am," he said with a warm smile. RJ grinned, "Well, I lives here in Z'topia, but I've been thinkin' bout moving over t'Bunnyburrow."

"Really? Well, you're a lot closer if you're there instead of Zootopia."

"Though, I could move to Mammoth River," she said with a soft smile, "If I had a reason to."

The fox's ears perked up as he grinned, "Well, you're welcome to come visit me any time you want." Slowly Kody leaned in to whisper, "Even... spend the night at my place."

The raccoon smirked as she gave his hips a bump, "It's a nice offer. Though, I was wondering if ya'd like to get together after meetin' yer grandpa."

"I don't see why not. You could even spend the night there if you want. We've got six bedrooms."

"Oh, I think I know which one I'll be staying in," RJ said with slightly lusty glimmer in her eyes that only made the tod grin, "I'll need your number to let you know when we're getting back."

"Ya c'n give it t'me after we get some groceries," she replied before leaning in, "Don't ferget some p'tection."

Kody felt his tail droop over RJ's, lightly brushing against it, "I won't." He leaned in to give her a peck on the cheek before they stopped at the corner store.

The trip took around thirty minutes, including the walk to and from the store. The jackal behind the counter didn't seem to care as RJ and Kody walked in and grabbed the barest of necessities; beer, wine, lemonade, soft drinks, coffee, sugar, creamer, chips, salsa, and cheese dip. Hidden amongst those items were a box of condoms and a tube of personal lubricant. The jackal behind the counter didn't seem to break a sweat nor acknowledge the contents, just content to do his job with no small talk whatsoever.

After running his debit card, the jackal bid them, "Thank you. Come again." It wasn't like they would be doing that anytime soon, but the sentiment wasn't exactly joyous, more said as though he were a robot reciting preprogrammed words. It didn't really matter to RJ and Kody one bit as they made their way out and back down the street towards his house.