[harlowcoves]

Originally Posted by Rubinaito

Rubin felt a tear slide down his gaunt cheek, and he wiped it away roughly. "I love you too, Peter." He said softly. He picked up the needle, and prepared for failure for this final test.

He was wrong.

The mouse blinked, sniffing the air and opening their eyes. They locked onto Rubin, and scurried towards him, smelling the potion on him, and sensing the relief and joy flooding from him. The mouse didn't know why this human was happy, but it made her happy as well. It scurried up the humans arm, resting on it's shoulder.

Peter set his plate in the sink, then began walking into the living room, slowly shuffling his feet across the floor to make his way across, entering the living room and laying back down on the couch, listening to nothing.