Steadily, little by little, Yuu improved in her physical prowess. The Spelldrive tryouts were drawing near, and she’d managed to put on a little curve and muscle, but still remained a foot shorter than most of her dorm mates. While Jack helped her with speed and endurance during the track club activities, Leona spent their morning and weekend practices working on her balance and stealth.
"GOTCHA! WAHHH!!!" Yuu leapt from the bushes only to end up somersaulting and landing on her back with a hard thump. "Ow…"
"Nice landing Nyahaha!" Grim laughed from his spot in the apple tree. The ground nearby was littered with cores from his munch fest.
"Not funny, Grim." she pouted up at Leona who scowled down at her. "You could still hear me?"
"Every step." He sighed heavily. "You're breathing too hard and for someone as tiny as you, you've got heavy paws. How the hell you managed to catch a rabbit on your first night here is beyond me."
"Luck, mostly." She stuck out her tongue. " I was in a tree eyeing the competition and it just appeared underneath me. All I had to do was jump down."
"Well you better hope your luck doesn't run out, because that's the only way you're gonna make the team." He hefted her up.
"Well it would help if I had a demonstration yah know." She crossed her arms.
"Oh?" His smirk came fast. "You wanna see how a pro does it, huh?"
"Or you at least." She smirked back and earned an aggressive head rub.
"Cheeky kid, aren't yah? Alright… let's see." He sniffed the air, scenting out a worthy target. "Mmmm there's a couple of unsuspecting herbivores headed our way. Back in the bushes, keep still and keep quiet."
He gave her a shove and leapt over the foliage ducking down low. Yuu grunted but stuck close by, doing her best to keep quiet and not move. Her eyes became intense, the color in them shifting as she went into huntress mode. She could smell the oncoming pedestrians too, and hoped they didn't mind a good scare prank.
She felt Leona shift behind her, and her heart skipped a little. The intense scent of his masculinity stirring primal urges she'd yet to understand. His breath was hot on her ears causing them to twitch and she tried desperately to keep her focus on the task at hand.
"Here come our victims now…" he chuckled low and throaty.
"Ugh, we're never gonna find those flamingos at this rate. I do not want to lose my head again!"
"It was your fault for not locking the cage properly. Don't worry, I heard movement a minute ago. They may be over in this direction."
"Oh! It's Ace and Deuce! YO! ACE!!!" Grim waved his paw.
"Idiot." Yuu hissed but Leona just pressed a finger to his lips, motioning her to stay quiet.
"Shhh stay low to the ground, and try not to make a sound."
Yuu blinked back at Leona. His eyes were focused on Ace and Deuce, but his hands adjusted her stance. He pressed her lower to the ground and her ears laid back a bit in submission from the touch. Shaking it off she turned her intense vision on her "prey."
"Oh! Grim, so it was you I heard a bit ago." Ace sighed but smiled anyway. "Hey is Yuu around? We could use her help tracking our flamingos down."
"Oh she's around. She's busy training for the Spelldrive tournament." Grim snickered. "Leona is giving her a pouncing lesson."
"Ah cool, pouncing." Deuce smiled obliviously, but Ace caught on quick.
"Wait… POUNCING? WAHHH!!!"
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Starry Savana Night
FanfictionThis is an alternate AU. Night Raven College has become Co-Ed. Leona Kingscholar finds himself loathing his title as Dorm head when one of the new females, Yuu, is given grief over her small and weak stature. Much to his dismay, and growing curiosit...
