Animal Girl of Sabertooth. Rogue x OC

Chapter Twenty Three

A firm knock on the door wracks my ears as I groan, scratching behind my ears and burying my face impossibly closer into the cloud like pillow. "Go away!" I groggily mutter, forgetting about the sound proof barrier that makes it impossible to hear what's happening inside the room, but you can hear people from the corridors.

Rolling over onto my back with difficult due to the muscled arm slung over my spine, weighing me down, I moan with annoyance. My muscles sore with use, and now someone is attempting to wake me up?

The knock rings throughout the room again, abit more forceful. "Come'on Reve, Rogue! Training begins soon!" Violet's force filters through the cracks in the door. "I'll be bringing Frosche and Lector up. So hurry up your own asses and get ready!"

I groan again in protest, slowly opening my eyes to glance upon the canopy above, and also now notice the lack of duvet covering myself. Thank god Violet didn't come strolling in – even worse with Frosche or Lector. Pulling Rogue's arm off me, he grumbles and slides both his arms underneath the pillow he's got his own face buried into.

Stretching my arms into the air before poking Rogue's cheek. "Thanks by the way, stealin' the duvet." I mutter, glancing towards the duvet that's sprawled out, covering him from the waist down, while the rest is pool over the edge into a pile on the floor. He just moves his head to face the other way, not before I catch the smirk.

"Rogueee~." I whine softly, still sleepily myself as I climb up onto his back, around his waist, teasing him but keeping the duvet as a barrier between us. Running my fingers up and down the panes of his back, he shivers from my touch and moves his head again.

"It's your fault we stayed up late..." I murmur, pressing my palms against the bottom of his spine before digging them in as gently, yet roughly as possible and moving both hands up in sync with each other till his shoulder, my body sliding off the duvet and onto his back.

"Always blaming... me..." He mumbles, his voice muffled also by the pillow, yet his eyes open and glancing at me difficulty. "Well, this time it is your fault, I wished to sleep and you said no." I smirk, knowing I had him. His baron red orbs devious as he shifts, but I quickly jump off him and standing at the bed side.

He growls, sitting up and the duvet pooling around his kneecaps due to the position. "I'd rather not have Sting or anyone come running down here to get us and catch us in the act. Now get dressed. We have training to do." Rogue groans again, face planting the pillow.

Who would've thought the shadow dragon slayer is not a morning person. Well, I bloody know it.

Getting dressed into a navy strapless bralett and matching shorts, I glance in the mirror only to see the multitude of marks that are in clear sight for anyone to see – yet I was an idiot and didn't think to bring any different clothing besides strappy tops, bralett's, shorts and skirts.

It is a beach after all.

"You ready? If Sting gives us a hard time, you can volunteer to explain how lazy you were and didn't want to get out of bed." I laugh, glancing over my shoulder to see him in nothing more than raven dyed shorts and an un-buttoned matching top.

"By the time we get there... we'll be an hour late." He replies, chuckling as he opens up the door for me as we both walk down the corridor, stairs and out the door. The morning heat instantly making my clothing stick to my skin. The air humid and the windows of the cabins are covered in condensation.

Feeling the faint patterns decorating my skin tingle, Arisian rises out of the ground, "Finally! Once again, you've summoned me." She squeals inside my mind, turning her side to us which is already saddled and ready – yet I shake my head, the patterns tingling as the saddle vanishes, leaving only the reigns.

"She'll get us there faster. Aye?" I smirk, Rogue's hands grabbing my waist and hoisting me up onto her bareback, Rogue following suit and getting on behind me. "It's less strain on her back if she's bareback when carrying more than one person."

Snapping the reigns, Arisian sets off down the back stretch towards the beach. "It's a left turn... Isn't it?" I sweat drop, completely forgetting the directions Minerva gave me last night before they all went to bed.

"Right turn, Re." He corrects, my hand tugging the reigns right immediately after Arisian hits the cobble path above the beach. I grumble in response as Rogue chuckles, his lips pressing a kiss upon my bare neck after pulling my hair aside.

"We are definitely late." I motion towards the sudden black of black lightning in the distance that fires up from the trees. "Ah well. Come'on girl." I run one of my lands through her mane and she nods her head the best she can. Her speed is incredible – and I can already tell we're half way there.

"We're training till midday then hot springs tonight, right?" I nod my head in response, pulling down on the reigns as she leaps over the closed gate, skidding down the small hill, making a rough 'neighing' sound of delight.

"Finally!" Violet huffs as Arisian comes to a halt on a grassy trimmed. My eyes skimming the field to have every member sparring in duo's or trio's. Lector and Frosche at Violets side with ice cream in their paws. Frosche's face mouth covered in the treat.

Rogue jumps off Arisian's back and after giving me a smile, he wonders off, probably towards Sting – I mean, whose better for him to spar against, Frosche and Lector waving to me before following closely after him.

"Sting's in the next section with a few others. However. I made sure to keep you a space free as you won't want to spar. Right? The same goes for Yukino." I roll my eyes as she lands in front of me of Arisian's back, lounging freely not before I catch her staring at my marred skin.

"Let's get going!" She grins, swinging her polearm in her paws before pointing towards the far left section of the arena. Arisian sure to not interfere with other spars. "This is going to be fun!"

"You may go now" I smile softly as Arisian slowly sinks into the ground, my feet hitting the ground as Violet hovers in the air. "So, how we planning on doing this?" I question, glancing at her as she rises.

"I can be the target?" The innocence in her eyes all but fake, and she knows, that I know it.

"Oh Oh Oh?" Smirking, her body puffs into its slight demonic form, shadows corrupting her along with her glowing turquoise eyes and her polearm glowing in the , matching colour. "Lythious... I call to thee..." Instantly Lythious appears, cawing and spreading his wings.

I won't actually harm her.

With a firm blast of her wings, she zooms high into the air, my eyes calculating her every move as I climb upon Lythious's back. Lightning charged clouds suddenly appearing in the sky, yet I make sure they're held off.

"Let's get this training over with."

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Shorter than what I wanted, but if I added in the Hot spring part and all it would be too long :(

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