Love's Not Void

Chapter 14:

She closed the door behind her, and immediately plopped down on one of the beds. She bounced slightly, before settling down.

She took her shoes off, setting them beside the bed, and took her socks off after.

Her feet were red, probably from walking for so long. They weren't blistered or anything. They were just sore in every way possible.

From across the way, Rai was also getting ready to retire. He had taken his weapons off a moment or so ago, and was now grooming his fur.

"Do you want the comb again?"

He met her eyes and nodded.

Reaching into her pocket, she pulled out her phone. She sat that on her bed pillow, and reached farther into the pocket to retrieve her comb. When in her hands, she walked over to Rai, and sat beside him.

It didn't take long for Rai to begin purring. Like all cats, he probably liked to be brushed. It was like he was being pampered.

"Why did you ask Froud to leave me alone," Rai suddenly asked. He was staying still so she could brush his hair easier.

"Hum? Oh that?"

"Yes. Come on, speak."

"To be honest, it pissed me off. There we were, in the middle of freaking nowhere, and he was looking at you as if you were his plaything. The last thing we need is to fight amongst ourselves."

He gave her a small side-glance.

"Is that all?"

No.

"Yeah."

He didn't seem to buy it- at all.

"Fine, fine, jeeze... I just didn't want him pestering you. But I wasn't lying about the fighting bit. We really don't need you two to go off and rip each other limb from limb."

"So, in other words, you didn't like him treating me in the way he did."

Looking away with a sigh, she continued to brush his hair. A faint blush appeared on her face. It eventually darkened with the thought running through her head, time and time again.

"It's not like that."

Rai's purring seemed to intensify. A genuine grin was on his face.

Getting up to move to the other side of him, his eye wandered to her feet.

"Are you hurt?"

"No. I'm just sore a bit sore."

...

"You should soak them in water. It helps."

Was this the same Rai? Was he being nice and helpful for once?

"Who are you and what have you done with Rai? Where's your 'if you didn't walk that way, you wouldn't be sore' comment?"

"It would have happened one way or another. It's just common sense...stupid human."

Nodding sarcastically, she her lips pulled into a smile.

"Oh, so I've graduated from 'idiot' to 'stupid human'. That makes me feel much better. Oh wait, no it doesn't."

"Tch."

She mimicked him, and got up, finally finished with his hair.

"Nuuuh~!"

Getting back to her own bed, she sat crisscross on her covers. "By the way, you still haven't apologized."

"For what?"

"For what, the eyepatch bastard says," she mumbled, "For your Forever Alone speech. Maybe if you apologize, I'll consider that Sanga thing."

...

...

"I'm sorry."

Finally! Victory is hers!

From behind her back, she hit the end button on her phone. She had just recorded that.

"What are you doing? What is that," his cold voice interrogated.

She giggled.

"Oh, it's nothing. Just a little keepsake..."

"That evil glimmer in your eye says otherwise."

Looking at him with a smirk, she pressed the play button.

"I'm sorry."

"Haha! You're on YouTube, bitch."

"Delete it."

How does he know she can delete it?

"I can't," she lied.

"If you can create something, you can terminate it. Delete it."

Frowning, she pressed the red 'x' on the upper right corner of her phone.

"Fine, I'll do it. But only because I don't want your pride to exit the hospital in pieces."

"Just go to sleep."

"You go to sleep," she immaturely threw back.

"You're a child."

"And you're old."

"I'm 23."

"Well, I'm 17! ...And a half."

She heard him roll over. What, so now he was going to give her the cold shoulder? Maybe he was still mad because she made him apologize.

Moving underneath her covers, she brought them up to her neck.

"I'd like that job position, by the way," she sighed.

"You're hired."

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Thought it would never officially happen? Neither did i until I thought the rest of the plot up...

<3 Cat