The Dragons Mark

Chapter 5: Getting to know you

                                       The door moved a slight bit attracting Teal's attention away from him. Teal watched the door nervously, oblivious to Xerus who watched Teal with glee, this time he didn't shut the door "What's wrong..." he chuckled "scared to meet my friends?"

                                        The door swung open and a female danced in "Okapi wants to speak with you Xerus but he is not in the mood to leave his nest." She stopped dancing when she noticed Xerus had company and started to chew her nails "Who is that?" Teal thought about it and figured she had to be this Okapi's toy, she didn't have that look in her eyes that made her fear what Xerus was capable of; her eyes were locked in a hollow state, not deep and frightening.

                                         Xerus strode proudly over to his new bunk mate and grinned while he stroked the skin of her arm "this is my new toy" he leaned in and played like he was going to bite her expecting her to flinch in fear but Teal only gave him that same defiant look that she had in the flight ring, the look that drove him wild with desire.

                                       Teal hit him "I'm Teal," she smiled "I'm the reason for the panic earlier, apparently I'm fun to chase around" she glared at him as he continued to stroke her skin, ignoring the conversation. He had even lowered his eyes and was looking at the skin of her arm like it was extremely fascinating.

                                       "And" She grimaced at Teal "he lets you get away with that?"

                                      "Get away with what." Xerus started to try and remove her shirt, Teal slapped his hands and gave him the look again, he sneered happily and licked her cheek. "Stop it Xerus." She slapped his hand away again.

                                     "Hitting him..." she raised her eyebrows "I'm surprised you still have hands to slap him with, let alone as many times as you have corrected him while I have been here." She looked at Xerus surprised to see him calm and more interested in getting her clothes off then correcting her behavior.

                                    "What can I say, I'm fascinating" she tried to move away from him, but he growled and pulled her back. "See" she smirked and rolled her eyes. "Besides, my slaps aren't as dangerous as when you give me a metal bar to smack him with" he snarled at the memory, his lip quivering with excitement.

                                      "That" she pointed at Xerus "is more than fascination," she stopped mid-sentence when he growled and looked up at her without moving an inch "anyway," she rolled her eyes at him and stuck out her tongue "I'm Steph, Okapi's mate" she turned towards the door but hesitated "when he is available send him our way okay?" Teal nodded and Steph left closing the door behind her but not locking it.

                                       "That was rude," Teal was a bit concerned, she saw the exchange and wondered why he silenced her. What did he not want her to know about.

                                       "I know right," he chortled "what right does she have to tell all my secrets" he stopped what he was doing and walked over to the nest pausing at a trough along the wall to grab an apple. "I'm not to incredibly surprised, I mean it is Steph..." he leaned against the nest and took a bite "but still, rude!"