Akira gave Skuld the most direct, clean gaze that he was capable of. "Cross my heart and hope to die. You will have your feather waiting for you when you arrive at home..." his smile was friendly and open. This was a gift of goodwill without strings attached on his part... since he thought that a good start was important for a future relationship with catgirls. And truth be told, this was also written everywhere in the books about catgirl's behaviour... when a catgirl likes her new home or at least is thrilled by it, she will usually make an effort to avoid being taken away from there, and this includes trying to understand the local rules. Actually following them would be another matter entirely - since many catgirls were notoriously fickle - but at least that way, she would be aware of them.<br/><br/>This was the same with Maleena's bedsheet sets. A gift for each of the two... and also not really expensive gifts because the peacock feather would not cost that much and the bedsheets... well he was going to need extra bedsheets anyways and having cats in the house deemed wise to have also a spare set of curtains for their room... why with claws and all. So, having to buy those anyway, Akira figured out that he could have made the catgirls themselves choose what they liked best... now obviously Maleena's taste for velvet would put this a bit on the costly side anyway but...<br/><br/>...well Akira has to admit it. He was beginning to find the both of them... intriguing. There was something in Skuld's outgoing behaviour that made him feel more at ease than he thought possible with an unknown catgirl and Maleena was obtaining the same result with her warm elegance. Akira conceded himself the luxury of hoping... that maybe he could even make friends with them and maybe build a... little family, warmer than his regular one and more supportive of each other.<br/><br/>This, just for an instant. Then he forced himself out of his daydream and focused on Maleena. he didn't miss the kiss she gave to her friend and wondered what that meant... he made a mental note to find out, maybe there was more of their friendship that met the eye at first.... he knew that things like that happened amongst catgirls in the same way that they happened amongst humans...<br/><br/>He shrugged slightly. Oh well, that was just fine for him - if it was the case - as long as they would remain discreet.<br/><br/>He smiled to Maleena. Fortunately for him, his stubborn nature had forced and honed his own self control to steely levels... since otherwise his voice would have trembled. Her purring was beginning to send strange tinglings down his spinal cord. "A warming winter-set and a refreshing summer-set, you say? Nah... I'd say<em>two</em>warming winter-sets and<em>two</em>refreshing summer-sets. You wouldn't want to sleep a whole season in the same set, would you?" he giggled "You better choose only one for now, though. Wait to be in the room and get the 'feel' of it before choosing the others."<br/><br/>He looked at her, waiting as she perused the catalogue. "So... which one you like most?"