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"Papa!" Aleu's ears perked high on her head while her coal-colored nose lifted out of the pile of snow that she was buried in, only her head and tail poking out from her snow dive while she shouted at her father, who stood only a few feet away, pretending to not see her pitiful attempt at hiding. White dots speckled over the tan and white of her face while a warm blush from the cold colored her cheeks.

"What was that? I thought I heard my dear little pup..." Balto swung his gaze across the snowy landscape, neglecting to spot Aleu poking out from the bank of white, eliciting a collection of giggling and complaints from his babying. Her ears crinkled back against her head, twitching excitedly before she burst out from the snow, sending it spraying out everywhere in a fresh blanket that she tumbled down onto when her claws slipped on the slick ground. Even as she fell, her tail wagged in a mad dance behind her backend; however, Balto still leapt up with concern flashing in his eyes.

"Baby girl!" He yelped while his own claws scuttled momentarily before two paws straddled over top of the girl and a warm tongue drew over her cheek, a worried lick followed by a warm nuzzle. "Did you get a boo-boo, baby? Is my pup okay?" His body curled around her, surrounding her in a soft warmth from his grey fur and the heat that radiated out from him.

For a moment, the heat of him was soothing, like a mother's kiss on a wound that sent pain washing away despite having any true, scientifically proved healing powers, but then a soft blush warmed each cheek and she squirmed from him. "Papa!" She cried, but when she swiveled back to look at him with the trees of the empty clearing lined behind him in her vision and the blackening night bleeding with the setting sun her young heart gave a small throb and she wriggled back towards him. "I guess...It's okay, since no one's around.." She mumbled, dismissively.

Balto curled further, hugging himself tight around the girl's smaller body, tail over her like a throw blanket. "Sure, pup. I'm only allowed to love on you when no one's here to witness it?" He teased, smirking down at her.

An eye peeked up from behind her paw folded over the bridge of her muzzle, "Well, no, but-"

"But! But! But! No buts, young lady! You're my babygirl! I can't hide that!" Balto's ears flicked side to side in a mad dance while he licked eagerly over her face and neck, slurping over her ears even while her complaints melted into mad giggles, voice breathy when her breathing was interrupted with the shrieking sounds of amusement at his tickling tongue. While they played, the sun sunk lazily in the sky, spreading out a layer of orange and pink across the canvas of darkness of night. The colors swirled in an eye catching back drop that finally did catch Balto's attention when the moon winked out from behind a cloud.

"It's getting late, Aleu.." He stated plainly while drawing back from the tickle attack on her neck; a grin spread over his lips at the sight of her neck fur rumpled madly down the length of her throat. "And you are in need of a bath..."

A fresh explosion of whining left the canine while her ears folded over at the thought of a bath, but she didn't struggle when her father gently scooped her up by the scruff of her neck and trotted back towards their home. While he walked, staring out over the snow to ensure he didn't slip and send her back into the icy fluff, Aleu peered up at her father with studying eyes attempting to take in the content gleam in his eyes and the warmth of his mouth holding gently to her loose skin.

Before long, her affectionate staring ended when she was dunked into the bucket of soapy water with a spray of bubbles. Her fur flattened and clung to the shape of her small form while a paw scrubbed along her back and gently into her ears. "Scrub Scrub, Little Aleu in the tub..." Balto crooned, making her flush warmly. However, his gentle washing comforted her tired muscles, weak after a day of racing and playing with her constant companion, her father. Rather than complain, as she often did when surrounded by her playmates, she leaned into his touch and let her eyes sink shut tiredly.

The older male couldn't help but smile faintly at the expression of contentedness on the pup's face. So often worrying about her, Balto drew great joy from seeing his efforts to make her feel loved and safe succeed when she relaxed as she did now into his rubbing paws with both ears splayed out goofily and the bottom half of her jaw slacking with exhaustion. "Let's get you to bed, babygirl..." He crooned, scooping her out and drying her fur as much as he could before laying her back on a quilt with fabric that smelled of the lingering aroma of baby powder, rich and clean in the threads of the blanket.

Aleu gave a tired, patient look as both legs were hoisted up and a diaper was tucked beneath her, whether she truly needed it or not tonight she didn't mind. Once beneath her, the diaper was doused with a spray of the white powder. It's pungent scent of cleanness filling the canines' noses while Balto leaned over and kissed her nose while sealing the poofy diaper around her slender waist. "Bathed, diapered, powdered, and ready for bed: am I right?"

Tiredly, Aleu nodded and leaned into her father while he curled around her body on the quilt, the two thick plumes of fur that made their tails twining together and laying over their paws while the smaller female folded back into the curve of her father's stomach, mimicking him in position so she looked like a small, cream colored copy while one last, gentle lick rolled over her ears. "Goodnight, babygirl." His tail scooched higher, covering the one patch on her thigh that always grew cold. "Remember, Daddy loves you."