Leot quickie

Spot sat against his favorite tree in the park, his head tilted upwards to the leaves. He was waiting for his friend Leon to join him. Since Leon couldn't use his human legs, Spot expected him to be late. He hadn't seen Leon much during school and it took a bit of guts for Spot to ask him to hang out. Spot's anxiety would always show up in front of Leon; he had no clue why. Then again, he'd get anxious around anyone. He rubbed his head; his recent school stresses making his head throb.

After a few more minutes, he heard the familiar sound of flat, rustling grass. He looked up to see Leon slowly making his way toward him. Spot waved and started to stand, but Leon raised a finger, a "hang on" gesture. Spot stayed put; he know Leon liked to do things himself, but it was a little hard for Spot not to help. Leon dragged his body up to Spot then supported himself up with his elbows, his breathing a bit heavy.

"Hey, Spot," he said, giving a wan smile.

"Hey. You alright?"

"Yeah," Leon replied, adjusting himself, but then wincing in pain. Spot sighed with concern.

"What's the damage this time?"

"I don't—no damage. I'm okay."

"Come on, let me see." It was Leon's turn to sigh. He turned to lay on his side, the underside of his tail showing many cuts, sticks, and small rocks in it. Some cuts were red from the dried blood. Spot shifted nervously.

"Oh, Leon."

"I know. It's pretty bad, huh?" Leon brushed the dirt and grass off of him.

"Come here, let me help you." The sea lion hesitated for a moment, but he shifted closer to Spot, his back leaning against Spot's legs. Spot gently pulled Leon to his lap as he felt his cheeks heating up a little. He ignored this and began to brush the sticks away with his hand. Leon felt goosebumps rising on his skin as Spot ghosted over his tail's underside. He tried to keep still, but found it more difficult than he thought. A squeak escaped his lips and he quickly covered his mouth as a blush started to grow on his skin. Spot looked over at him.

"Sorry. Did that hurt?"

"N-no," Leon muttered, very embarrassed by this point. Spot looked slightly confused, but his confused looked turned into a small smile. He kept dislodging rocks, his smile growing with each tiny yelp Leon made. When Spot was finished, he lightly tickled the tail's skin, which caused Leon to flinch and giggle.

"H-Hey," Leon whined, his blush growing.

"What? I just haven't heard you laugh in about a week. Stress, I assume? I just want to help with that." Spot lightly traced tiny shapes on Leon's tail, causing him to squeak and cover his face with one hand.

"Oh my god, Spot," he whimpered, trying to hide his smile and blush. Spot smiled at the adorable sounds Leon was making as he scratched along the line where the tail changed from light to dark color. This made Leon's bubbly giggles increase in volume as he started to squirm and turned his head away from Spot.

"Hey, why are you hiding?" Spot asked, tickling towards Leon's sides. "Please don't hide. I want to see you." Leon shook his head. Spot squeezed just above Leon's hips, causing the other to squirm with a squeal. "Lemmie see, lemmie seeee. I'm not going to stop until I see your face." Spot spidered along Leon's side and down to his stomach. Leon squealed with laughter, but he kept his face hidden with his hand. From Leon's stomach, Spot started to spider back to Leon's tail, but Leon suddenly gave a shriek and grabbed Spot's hand. Seizing the opportunity, Spot used his other hand to hold Leon's chin and turn the sea lion's head to face him. Leon's face was bright red. There was a small silence as the two locked eyes. Spot put his hand down and looked at where his other hand was on Leon's skin.

"Where did that squeal come from?" Spot asked, lifting Leon's shirt up a little. Leon only swallowed. Spot's hand hovered over where Leon's tail started; between his hips. He lightly brushed his fingers over that spot, causing Leon to jump and make the shriek again. Spot had to giggle; it was too adorable. He spidered his fingers along the spot and, in response, Leon started bucking as he laughed hysterically. Spot stopped his assault after another moment. Leon rolled off of Spot's lap and buried his face in his hands as he blushed uncontrollably.

"Why?" Leon whined. Spot giggled and laid next to him on the grass.

"I don't know. I love your laugh."

"You...you do?" Leon looked over at Spot, forgetting his embarrassment. Spot nodded and sat up against the tree.

"Sit with me?" Leon smiled and shuffled up close to Spot. The mutt put his arm around his friend, pulling him close. Leon leaned against Spot and took a breath, relaxing. They sat together, watching the leaves float to the ground and listening to the birds chirp.

"Hey, Spot. Can I ask you something?" Leon asked after a while.

"Anything."

"Are you ticklish, too?" Spot was silent for a moment.

"Why?" Leon shrugged.

"Well, I know you get stressed a lot so maybe I could cheer you up sometime? Also, it's not fair that you know my weak spot."

"You have a point," Spot said nervously.

"So?"

"Guess." Leon looked at the mutt for a moment, thinking. Leon shifted to sit on Spot's leg, facing him. He put a hand on the dog's belly. Spot flinched with the light touch.

"Found it," Leon said with a giggle as he gently tickled Spot's sensitive stomach. It was Spot's turn to blush, giggle, and squirm. He tried his best to keep still as Leon's fingers lightly explored his skin. Leon couldn't help but smile; Spot was too cute. When his fingers found Spot's navel, Spot's laugh spiked up an octave and he jumped. Leon pulled his hands away in surprise.

"Sorry," Leon said nervously.

"It's fine," Spot squeaked, still giggling.

"Why is your tail wagging?" Spot's blush dramatically increased and he put a hand on his tail to stop its movements. Leon giggled. "It's okay. It's kinda cute." Another awkward silence passed between them before they smiled with embarrassment. Leon suggested going to his place and Spot offered to carry Leon so his tail wouldn't get scraped up. When at Leon's, the two spent the rest of the day cuddling downstairs and falling asleep in each other's arms.