Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)
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				Title: <strong>Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lord Drake</strong> on <strong>01-02-2010, 00:10:23</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/2927/akirar.jpg)</div>If one had to define in a few words the feelings of Akira Hibarashi as he followed Mrs. Timbers ("But just call me Jean, my dear boy") down the corridor, the best way would have probably been to say something along the line of 'an interesting mix'. And that, because there was a really big lot of feelings inside him... almost too many to fill a living body without getting at least a bit cramped.<br><br>There was anticipation... Akira was about to meet for the first time his possibly future companions of a lifetime. There was elation, since owning a catgirl was something that at his age one could probably only dream about, let alone owning <em>two</em>. There was curiosity, since despite having already been talked about them, and even been shown photos of them - and really pretty lot they were - there were still many things he didn't know. There was worry, since he knew that his life was about to take a turn for the hard and he had only a week for himself before having his new guests come at his apartment. There was annoyance at having been one more time blackmailed by his devilish grandfather. <br><br>As you can see... quite a little mess.<br><br>And the glue that kept all of that together, was Akira's innate stubbornness... his signature quality and the most notable heritage he claimed from the blood of his grandfather, the great lawyer Kenzo Hibarashi, co-founder and current owner of the Hibarashi &amp; Simmons legal study that was one of the most important - if not the most important - of all the state. And in that precise moment, Akira was there to show his grandfather that he was mature enough to choose his own future.<br><br>It had been a classic. Akira's parents trying to goad him to do their bidding and the boy following his own choices instead. Then the rows with his father until they really neared a breaking point and then, at the most convenient moment, his grandfather stepping in and wrapping everyone around his finger. Akira secretly admired to no end that old vulture... he never, <em>never</em> lost a debate.<br><br>And so, thanks to a crazy idea of the old man, Akira was walking with Mrs Timb... with Jean down a long corridor of the Greenwood Health Center for Antrophomorphic Felines that was actually a long way to say 'Catpeople Orphanage'. The Greenwood (as it was better known) was one of the best institutions of its kind and a place where one could find some of the finest specimen of catgirls available in the state. People usually would find difficult to choose amongst the beautiful catgirls of the Greenwood, although in this case Akira had this burden mainly taken on by his grandfather who chose the 'most appropriate' exemplars for him.<br><br>"I really hope that you will strike as friends. Maleena and Skuld are two darlings... I am gonna miss them.."<br><br>Mrs... Jean was chattering in a light tone of voice while leading the way but Akira didn't miss the sideway glance that she shot to him from time to time. He maintained his best smile on his face while trying to focus his thoughts on his future life... the welfare of those girls was paramount to gain the trust of his grandfather and his permission on completing his studies to become a cat-people veterinary. Well... and also it was a responsibility for him since he would be their owner. <br><br>All that story was not the catgirls' fault and Akira would do his best to treat them well enough. He hoped that with time they would strike as friends and grow fond of each other... after all he liked catgirls and he would probably have wanted to own one in his future. So, better to take advantage of the opportunity while he was at it... or at least, so he thought. One could never know... maybe the two catgirls were <em>really</em> as nice as Jean insisted they were.<br><br>Akira was still multitasking in his mind when they arrived at the door of the meeting room and so he almost walked on. Jean smiled knowingly when the boy stopped on his tracks and turned, blushing a little... she was a gentle-looking woman in her forties who had worked as a nurse in the Greenwood since she was twenty. And she had seen many and many tentative catgirl owners pass through that door... and she had also seen more than half the girls return back to the orphanage in two months or less. People kept thinking that owning a catgirl was like owning a large cat...<br><br><em>Oh well... at least this one is cute.</em> She thought.<br><br>Akira was indeed at his best. He was a dashing young man... especially when he was looking resolute like in that moment. He had brought his schoolbag with him that contributed to give him a more boyish look... the nurse wondered again, for an instant, what there could be inside it. She shook his head and opened the door.<br><br>"This way. Maleena and Skuld are waiting for you."<br><br>Akira nodded and draw a long breath to straighten himself a bit. Then he moved swiftly and entered the meeting room... no point in postponing this. The door closed behind him.<br><br>"My name is Akira Hibarashi." he said "Nice to meet you."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Acinonyx</strong> on <strong>01-02-2010, 22:51:42</strong>
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				How was Maleena supposed to feel? She had given up with hopefulness long ago. Countless disappointments in those whom they had told her would be "wonderful owners" for her, heart-wrenching pain and the tearing feeling of separation had made her fear any change of the "owner kind" by now. However positive she wanted to meet the new challenge every time... she could not help but worry.<br><br>At least Skuld was here... and at least Jean had promised Skuld would always be there now. Maleena had a protective tail draped about her companion, as they were sitting on the small sofa, waiting for what fate would bring them this time. One thing was for sure, though - it would be something different. It was never the same, but that meant neither good nor bad. However, Jean had very clearly told them to give this a good chance and act accordingly. This seemed suitable enough and Maleena was determined to keep her spirits lifted - accompanied by a decent amount of caution.<br><br>She nudged Skuld's cheek gently. "It's going to be okay this time, right?" she asked, more to appease herself than to ask an actual question. And to remind herself that Skuld was here with her. This time. <br><br>She looked out of the window, seeing her younger companions play carelessly in the little garden. Tails peeked out from behind scratched, wooden pillars and little ears pressed close to the heads before little hands and feet bounced, pounced and scratched in playful battle. Other companions were watching, or stretching out on the lawn. Someone who Maleena had always believed to be a close relative - her scent seemed like it - was drawing on a sheet of paper while Silver, a boy about Maleena's age, watched her and two of the other girls in turns. The girls were stretching and brushing themselves on sunny chairs, sending him occasional looks. Silver's face was glowing with growing anticipation. However, the girls wouldn't let him close just yet. In two or three days maybe - but then Jean would make sure the girls had their separate rooms. Maleena knew that room only too well and she truly didn't envy the young ladies.<br><br>Maleena's ears perked as steps were approaching. Jean had shooed everyone outside into the sun so that the house was near empty. Elaine and two of the older catgirls were in the kitchen, Constantin was tending to the little ones upstairs who were supposed to take a nap, but as always, never really did. They'd sprawl out on some sofa, carpet or on top of the heaters some time in the afternoon, exhausted from playing chase or hide and seek - they'd sleep whenever and wherever they would please. However, it had been very kind of Jean to leave the spaceous living room, furnished with old, yet comfortable, mismatched armchairs and two sofas (all with some amount of destruction in their covers), thick carpets and three robust tables as well as a stack of blankets in a corner, to Skuld and Maleena and chase or order everyone away. - Well, nearly everyone. Solo, a teenager, and his little sister Padeeta were rolled up on the pile of blankets, perfectly passed out and not disturbing anyone. Solo had given up on trying to live his own life, Maleena supposed - he slept when Padeeta slept, ate when she ate, and thus relieved her fears of separation that life had beaten into her even at her tender age.<br><br>Yes, it had been kind of Jean. This room was kinder than any other she could have chosen to introduce them to their new owner. It was scented like friendship, like kind battle and like countless tears of relief. It was scented like all the many souls that had been here, some longer, some more briefly, and like all the friendships that had formed. It was scented like Skuld's fur, like Elaine's warm arms and like milk-fed, whiny-meowling kittens that curled up to the older ones in replacement for the mothers they did not have. Maleena closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She would remember this scent, always, and connect it to Skuld... it was here when she had arrived, lost, homeless and confused; it was this room she had stumbled into from Jean's gentle push, here, where she had hidden herself behind a sofa and curled up. It was here, behind this sofa, where Skuld's warm body had joined her without saying a word (because not all communication needs such trivial things as words), and kept her company until Jean managed to coax her out and join the large, loud table in the dining hall. She'd remember this. Always.<br><br>Maleena was grateful. Too many bad memories were connected to the office, where she had met new owners before. This felt warmer, nicer, and Padeeta's and Solo's quiet, peaceful breathing, the ticking of the clock above the door... it all made this a little better.<br><br>She perked here ears up some more. Soon, the steps would arrive. Soon, her next fate would walk through that door.<br><br>The door opened, closed again. <br><br>He was younger than expected... and she first noticed his style. It pleased her and there was a bit of fresh air there in the room with him. He was younger - considerably - then most humans she had seen walk in here and it lay on the tip of her tongue to ask, how he could afford the both of them. She said nothing, though. She kept an inscrutable smile and watched him approach. Her tail curled more tightly around Skuld - secretly. Only Skuld would feel it.<br><br><em>"My name is Akira Hibarashi. Nice to meet you."</em><br><br><br>Her brown eyes fixated his cautiously. There was kindness... but there was something else, too. Detemination, maybe? <em>What are you doing here...</em> she wondered, <em>what do you want from us?</em>&nbsp; ...but she'd leave it to Skuld to talk.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muninn</strong> on <strong>03-02-2010, 17:11:44</strong>
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				<em> "It's going to be okay this time, right?"</em><br><br>Skuld didn’t answer her friend right away, the calico marked feline’s drifting attention was drawn to the wide window and the midday activities playing out beyond it, but the tri-color ear nearest to Leena twitched towards her letting the other feline know she was listening.<br><br>So another human, another chance and, some would believe, another disappointment waiting to happen.&nbsp; Although her companion’s mind was plagued with these very questions and doubts Skuld herself wasn’t thinking about any of this in particular. Actually, she was thinking that she would prefer to be out in the warm sun playing games with the kittens and enjoying the lazy afternoon than stuck in this all too familiar room awaiting a new stranger and a new start.<br>Now she didn’t actually mind humans, in fact she rather liked them – and she especially liked creating mischief for them.&nbsp; She was hoping their new owner would be fun! Her previous owners had not matched Skuld in her playfulness or energy and very few understood her loony side.&nbsp; In general, cat-people had a high rate of being returned to their respective shelters for a myriad of reasons but mostly because most human people did not know what they were getting into seeking the companionship of a feline-human, even with the careful attention of people like Jean in selecting owners.&nbsp; At Greenwood Skuld held the present record for the most returns.&nbsp; There were undoubtedly some quiet bets going on as to how long it would take before Skuld was sent back home.<br><br>Home. Yes, home.&nbsp; <br>Greenwood was more a home to Skuld than anything she had ever known and she had long since accepted the very real possibility of becoming a permanent resident.&nbsp; She wasn’t unhappy with that possibility, she wouldn’t mind spending more time with the kittens who seemed to look up to the calico as if she were a big sister.&nbsp; A big sister who would sneak them creamy treats filched from Greenwood’s well-stocked kitchen, join in on their games the other residents felt were too childish and teach them how to harass the older residents of Greenwood.<br><br>“If I knew the answer to that I’d win us a lottery instead.”<br>Skuld wouldn’t mind staying but she knew that Maleena wanted a real home… and Maleena wanted Skuld there with her just as much as Skuld wanted Maleena there, wherever ‘there’ may end up.<br><br>“Even if it doesn’t, I’ll still be here.”<br>She turned her dual-colored eyes to her worried friend, hoping to reassure and relax her somehow.<br><br>“C’mon… what’s the worst that could happen?&nbsp; We end up with some rich brat whose family bought their way into adopting us for their hormonal teenager?”<br>She chided, nudging Maleena playfully.<br>“Jean wouldn’t let that happen.”<br><br>Oh, yeah, Jean.&nbsp; Skuld had promised Jean that she would be on her best behavior for this… this interview of sorts.&nbsp; This meant a lot to Maleena and Jean wanted what was best for them.&nbsp; Jean was good people.<br>Footsteps and voices from beyond the door.&nbsp; Skuld’s feline ears pricked, trying to glean a word or two or even the tone of their new owner’s voice, perhaps.&nbsp; Even though they were mere heartbeats away from meeting him some part of her wanted to know right now!&nbsp; She felt the protective tail wrapped around her tightening.&nbsp; The door opened and then…<br><br>A guy entered.&nbsp; A kid, really.<br><br><em>"My name is Akira Hibarashi." he said "Nice to meet you."</em><br><br>Skuld stared at the sharply dressed Akira with those mismatched eyes before she looked up at the ceiling, willing herself to see through the ceiling and beyond to whatever powers may be.<br>“You find this very funny, don’t you?”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lord Drake</strong> on <strong>03-02-2010, 19:51:11</strong>
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				There they were. Both of them. <br><br>They were every bit as beautiful as in the photos and possibly even more than that, since first-person meeting with the three-dimensional real selves had always converyed to Akira more precise impressions than looking at simple bi-dimensional camera shots. The brown one's expression was wary and her eyes were fixed on him... she was the most composed and better dressed of the two. She was the one called Maleena, according to Jean's indications... then there was the other one, calico ears and fur and differently coloured eyes, the one whose name was Skuld. She was looking upwards..<br><br><em>“You find this very funny, don’t you?”</em><br><br>Akira's smile froze just a bit, as he tried to understand the meaning of that statement in the brief seconds needed to walk through the room and take possession of a slightly battered armchair in front of the sofa where the two catgirls were sitting. The possible interpretations were many... but Akira had felt something vibrating in that voice, a sort of undertone that was the same used by his grandfather when he was being sarcastic. The young man blinked twice, looking at them.<br><br>He was actually rehearsing a sort of presentation of himself in his mind since for the two catgirls... something he was working upon since the previous night. It was a very neat presentation, actually, filled with good intentions and perspectives... and he had thought that it was enticing enough to gain him at least a smile from them. During the time needed for his eyes to blink, his brain classified as 'bullshit' that presentation and drove it out his mind... a second after, his mouth was going on its own, flushing out words on the spot.<br><br>"I see that I have left you speechless..." he said, still smiling "... and since I don't think that my looks are <em>that</em> stunning, I will assume that I am not exactly what you were expecting. Or at least that you are not yet sure what to make of me. I guess that it is fine..."<br><br>Akira's brain was freewheeling while the words came out one after another. His voice was calm and sharp, but he was totally improvising there.... trying to put himself in their place and understand how they could feel... "Problem is, I don't think I can drive away all your doubts in the brief time that we have for this little interview. So, uhm... I have this little proposal for you. I am NOT going to try to convince you that you will surely be happy with me and that you have been lucky at being chosen and all that jazz... I will be honest and tell you that I BELIEVE that if we give it a good try, then we can make it and be really happy together. And even Mrs Timb... even Jean seems to think so. On my part, at least, I liked you both from the start when I saw your profiles although you are classified as 'difficult' ones... but to tell the truth I am classified as 'difficult' myself, at least by my parents since I refused to become a lawyer as they would have wished.."<br><br>Akira was sitting comfortably, his bag sitting on his lap and his fingers tapping lightly on the smooth surface of the armchair. He looked at both of them, his gaze open and friendly although determination could still be seen gleaming just under the surface. "I am more than willing to do my best... but obviously I will need your help in that. Now... if you think that you... dislike me and that there is no point in even trying to get along, you can tell me at any moment during our brief chat." <br><br>These last words were a bit heavy, despite Akira's valiant attempt at sounding casual. And also... why was he talking that way? Why should they hate him? After all... he was a likeable boy and he was having the best of intentions with them. Was his damn mouth messing up things again? Akira sighed internally... the truth had nothing to do with his mouth and he was aware of it. The truth was that despite the fact that he liked both the catgirls, he still felt like this situation not really being his choice. He still felt all of this having been imposed upon the three of them by his own family. And he always felt a bit awkward in predicaments like that.<br><br>He took a deep breath and went on. "So... said that... shall we try it again? As i said, I am Akira and you are..." pointing a finger to the calico catgirl "...Skuld and..." finger moved to the brown one "...Maleena if I am not mistaken. This meeting should serve to break the ice a bit between us... so if you have anything you would like to ask me, please do so... on my part I have some questions for you and also something I would like to show you..."<br><br>Inside himself, Akira could feel the annoying stabs of worry. For some reason, his future suddenly looked like more complicated than he had anticipated. And if he knew his granfather a bit, his future would probably be even more complicated than it looked like.<br><br>But, again, that was not the girls' fault. And they looked like kind girls who deserved a good life...<br><br>"I really, really hope that you will like it with me..." He said, a bit more warmly than even he expected.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Acinonyx</strong> on <strong>04-02-2010, 10:28:15</strong>
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				Maleena couldn't stifle a twitch of the corner of her lips at her calico friend's rather typical <em>"You find this very funny, don’t you?"</em> It was Skuld's way, from head to toe, and it made everything a little better - never mind the apparent clairvoyant power - she was part-cat, after all.<br><br>From Akira's seat came a fresh scent - not too much flower, not too penetrating at all. In one word, she'd have described it as promising, but she was cautious not to confuse her internal hopes with what was actually surrounding her. And hopes and wishes - there were many. She knew her calico friend wasn't nearly as concerned with their future home as Maleena was, but while Skuld felt happy and at home among playing kittens, adequate-yet-unspectacular meals, with her little space and bed and the noise and the constant change, Maleena wished for nothing more than having a true home, a place to belong to, a life more adequate for two pretty ladies of their blood and race. But there was another hope, too. The hope that <em>this time</em> she would maybe not end up being either someone's erotic toy, or, worse - decoration and showpiece, a mere doll to be dressed up and shown around. She had had it all and this particular bit, she had had a little too often. Luckily, Skuld - whose presence was more important to Maleena than the properties of any future home - did neither push forward nor object to Maleena's wishes to find a home. She was fine with anything, equally attached to Maleena as Maleena was to her, and, unlike Maleena, not too concerned with details. However, with some luck, they'd end up close enough to Greenwood to grant Skuld an occassional visit and playtime with the kittens. <br><br>She kept her eyes fixated on Akira. He was talking. <em>A lot.</em><br><br><em>"I see that I have left you speechless..."</em> was one of the things he said, and Maleena felt a rebellant twitch to start denying this, but kept to herself. Humans always talked so much and figured something was wrong with someone who didn't follow their noisy example. They had no sense for the odour of the planet, the million things one could learn and understand by looks, scents and gestures alone. And while they had no understanding for the orchestral composition that flowers, dust flakes, washing powder, fruit baskets, grass and the little closed perfume bottle in the corner had for a catperson's nose, they were yet very skillful at wrapping and disguising themselves in the most interesting fake scents, won from flowers, alcohol, and many secret ingredients Maleena could not name. It seemed Akira understood that art as well and it pleased her a lot. <br><br>For Maleena, Akira's words - for the most part - flew by unnoticed, while her nostrils fluttered subtly, but excitedly, taking in all the news that Akira had brought with him from wherever he came from. What she mostly heard was the drum of his fingers and the slightly nervous, yet positive tone of his voice, rather than the contents. As she threatened to get lost in scents and hopes again, she reminded herself that she wanted this.... This was a chance she wanted to take - so she'd better put herself into it before all was lost. Yes, she trusted Skuld would manage the necessary things, but Skuld was also record-holder for being sent back to Greenwood. Maleena assumed that this was because most people fell in love with Skuld's rather cute looks, forward nature and positive attitude and then were rather surprised at what a kobold they actually got. Would Akira see beyond this? Did the two of them have a real chance?<br><br><em>"I really, really hope that you will like it with me..."</em> Akira finally closed and Maleena snapped out of her after-shave-induced trance. She allowed her smile to change into a more amiable one.<br><br>"Please take a breath occassionally between talking," she replied in the most well-meaning way, but partially aware that this might be taken as an insult. She couldn't help it, though. The flood of words was a little too much and he'd better know right away, right? <br><br>She kept her voice quiet, calm and soft, and tried to reflect the well-meaning warmth that seemed to come to Akira. She, too, was nervous, but what cat-lady would she be, if she would show that?&nbsp; "I'm Maleena," she confirmed, noting somewhere in the back of her head that he had addressed them correctly in some part of his speech. "It's nice to meet you, Akira." The tip of her tail twitched next to Skuld - after all, it wasn't utterly possible to hide the nervousness - it needed and outlet somewhere, but a human might not even notice or at least not understand. <br><br><em>Please be as nice as you seem, young as you are...</em> her mind begged him as she elegantly brushed a strand of her out of her own face. <em>You're already talking to us like we're respectable people, and that's a good start. Please stay on this course...</em> rang the hopes in her head as she began to realize just how much of them she had put into this. She really wanted to stop travelling and finally arrive.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muninn</strong> on <strong>06-02-2010, 01:59:10</strong>
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				Sadly, for Akira, his well-meaning and reassuring words flew by mostly deaf ears yet again, Skuld's short attention was drawn away from the poor nervous Akira trying to restore confidence and kindness with the feline pair and towards his unattended bag laying next to him.&nbsp; What sort of things did he bring with him today? Akira’s family had quite a bit of money, judging by his current appearance on the well-worn chair before them, so if it had something for them… what was it? Something tasty; a delectable delicacy catered towards a cat-person’s (very picky) tastes that neither of the girls have ever sampled? Something shiny; a trinket, a bauble that would evoke oo’s and aa’s from the pair with it’s sparkling facets?&nbsp; Something exotic; from a far away place meant to impress them?&nbsp; Something to entice (and ultimately bribe) the two girls after reading their profiles?&nbsp; Maybe her had brought Skuld… <em>feathers</em>?&nbsp; &nbsp; Feathers were the calico’s fancy and she had a modest feather collection in her meager possessions squirreled away to keep the others from accidentally tearing the delicate quills apart while playing.&nbsp; She felt that sharp prick of curiosity that bled into her thoughts with the possibilities and what-ifs.<br><br><em> "So... said that... shall we try it again? As i said, I am Akira and you are..." pointing a finger to the calico catgirl "...Skuld and..." finger moved to the brown one "...Maleena if I am not mistaken. This meeting should serve to break the ice a bit between us... so if you have anything you would like to ask me, please do so... on my part I have some questions for you and also something I would like to show you..."</em><br><br>Skuld’s wavering attention was snapped back to the here and now, ears erect at the sound of her own name.&nbsp; Well, dangit, she had missed his whole speech but maybe she could get notes on it from Maleena if she remembered and hoped there would be no pop quiz, but for now she would take her own measure and inspection of their future owner.&nbsp; Hoping that Maleena would not panic Skuld pushed herself away from the worn cushions and crossed the distance between her and Akira in a few short and soundless steps, there was nothing aggressive in her movements but it may as well surprise him to see the girl move so quickly, and so close; she was practically nose-to-nose with him while her hands rested on either armrest.&nbsp; <br><br>Her delicate nostrils flared and she took in a few quick breathes through the sensitive organ.&nbsp; Much like Maleena, Skuld’s mind warred with itself over the feline and the human parts, the human part knew that words and reason were important but the feline portion wanted to know more about him than what came out of his pretty mouth.&nbsp; Humans may have traded the more primal senses for their more advanced brains but cat people still maintained a generous power over their senses although not many were likely to become rocket scientists any time soon.&nbsp; Skuld shut her strange eyes and took in another small series of slow shallow breathes, starting from the crown of his head she was close enough to be practically kissing the boy at some points while she inspected him.&nbsp; <br><br>He smelt clean, as most humans that came in did, covering and masking their natural scents with perfumes and deodorants; on the surface he smelled of a flower-based shampoo mixed with an acrid hair product that tickled Skuld’s sensitive nose, of mild soap scrubbed onto his skin, and of a heady but crisp aftershave or cologne smattered onto his neck.&nbsp; This was all fine and dandy but it wasn’t quite what Skuld was looking for, she wanted to know what <em>he</em> smelled like, not his clever man-made scents.&nbsp; Her silent inspection took her over to his lips, his own nervously shallow breaths giving clues of what he has recently eaten, across a hairless cheek and then – ah, there! There it was. Somewhere near his left ear she found a small unmasked patch and from here she sampled;&nbsp; he smelled young but on the cusp of his own maturity, yet unmolested by the world’s crushing weight (for the most part), definitely male but not overwhelming her with it, he gave off a mild tinge of his nervousness likely due to her suddenly close quarters, but there was nothing that alarmed her.&nbsp; Overall he smelled good and with a final nod to herself she re-opened her eyes and stared into his own for a few silent heartbeats before she twirled away and leapt delicately back onto the sofa next to Maleena and settled back in as if she hadn’t just left it.<br><br>“So when do we leave?”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lord Drake</strong> on <strong>06-02-2010, 11:16:09</strong>
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				One thing that Akira had learned from his encounters with his grandfather was how to tell apart aggressive sarcasm from well-meaning one. Actually he had learned to classify sarcasm in at least five different groups from the most harmless to the one intended to make the others lose their tempers and say something stupid (this last one being the favored of old Kenzo Hibarashi). That's why he simply smiled to Maleena's response. "I can give it a try... although it will be difficult for me." he mused "I have lawyer's blood and lawyers tend to talk <em>instead</em> of breathing..."<br><br>He was about to add something else, probably another jest, when the world suddenly became very calico and Skuld-like. Since his attention was on Maleena, Akira hadn't noticed the other catgirl moving and so he found himself nose-to-nose with her all of a sudden and almost yelped in surprise. Fortunately for him, he had the tendence to freeze when he was surprised rather than to jump... and that turned out to his advantage in that particular case, since it allowed him to realize what Skuld was doing. He maintained his composure while the calico sniffed on him... Akira wasn't a stranger to normal cats and he knew that for them the sense of smell was extremely important, much more than sight in fact... it was smells that mainly told cats about people and it was with smell that they told apart friends from enemies.<br><br>It stood to reason that catgirls would follow that behavioural pattern too... and so Akira stood still, allowing Skuld to memorize his smell. He tried to remain calm and composed, with fairly acceptable results although it would have been a bit easier if it was a 'true' cat smelling him rather than a definitely beautiful catgirl with eyes that were twin seas of sparkling blue and golden. At least she eventually closed them... which helped a bit and Akira managed to remain still enough, despite the shivers that her close sniffings were sending trickling down his spine. Finally, when she turned and gracefully leaped back near her friend, the boy remembered how to breathe.<br><br><em>Wow...</em> he thought to himself.<br><br>His attention went back to Skuld as she asked something and he took that occasion to steer his train of thoughts back to the there and then. "Uhm... you should be due to come to your new home in a couple days. Hasn't Jean already told you that?" he said to them with a smile "One of the reasons for which I am here is because I am doing preparations for your arrival and I would like you to help me..."<br><br>He took up his bag and opened it with a swift movement. Inside it there seemed to be something like... magazines? There was also something else, since the bag seemed full, but it was not actually visible from the outside anyway. From the inside of it, he produced a bunch of photos and what seemed a big ring-binder full of sheets. Then, he closed the bag and put it carefully on one side, where he could keep an eye on it. There was a little table near the armchair and so Akira spreaded the photos upon it before pushing it gently towards the girl. "I know that this is not the same as being there but if you are interested these are some pictures of the house, the garden and your rooms.. you may pick the room you like most."<br><br>Akira flashed open the binder, revealing it to be... a tissue catalogue. It was filled with sheets upon which were attached many rectangles of tissue of all color and textures. "I would also have you choose the tissue you like most for your sheets and curtains. Since I am about to buy some extra ones for you, I figured out that I could as well follow <em>your</em> tastes rather than mine and also... " he closed the catalogue keeping it firmly on his lap "...I would know if there is anything you would like me to find for you. Which is your favorite food also.. and your preferred playthings. I could have asked all this to Jean but I prefer to talk directly to you... after all it is you who are coming to live with me, not Jean..."<br><br>Now... Akira HAD read their profiles actually. Especially - in this case - Skuld's one. And he was not exactly being suicidal in showing to them a binder full of sheets with multi-colored and different pieces of tissue. The catalogue was - in fact - expendable since the shopkeeper's son was a close friend of him. What he wanted to do there was... to explore their reactions and see how much human and how much cat-like they were. Was one of them dominant on the other? How much restraint Skuld would be able to exert on herself (admitting that she would be enthralled by the catalogue... although Akira suspected that this would definitely be the case)?<br><br>Akira's objective was to have both girl tell him something of themselves and possibly have Maleena choose from the catalogue before Skuld could get her hands on it. Maybe that would be easy and maybe it would be utterly impossible. Either way, Akira would gain insights on the both of them.<br><br>Also, this was a way for him to... try and give them the feel that he cared for their opinions. He was not going to do things 'behind their backs'. He figured out that involving them in things would make them feel more... an active part of their own future so to say.<br><br>He smiled, still firmly holding the catalogue on his lap, and waited for their reactions.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Acinonyx</strong> on <strong>07-02-2010, 12:16:36</strong>
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				Maleena actually liked Akira's skillful reply and his ability to pick up exactly what she had meant. It impressed her enough to win him a good deal of points on her plus side. She would have replied something suitable in return, had Skuld not suddenly raised from her seat and followed more cattish instincts. The corners of Maleena's mouth twitched as her calico companion explored the scent-world that was Akira. Akira himself was sitting there, perfectly frozen, and let it happen. Skuld was getting to the base of things and Maleena could not help that little twitch of curiosity inside of her. She, too, was curious what she could find under the disguise, she wanted to sniff <em>beyond</em> as well, but she wasn't bold enough to follow the urge.<br><br>When Skuld finally settled, Maleena sent her a longing look, wishing for her friend to share her newest discoveries, but it seemed that either the look went by unnoticed, or that Skuld didn't find it a good idea to share right now. Maleena would have to wait until Akira was gone to find out more from Skuld, unless she wanted to take a sniff herself which she found unsuitable for a lady on a first meeting.<br><br>Luckily, distraction was right around the corner - in a form that made Akira's earlier won plus points seem meager and pale in comparison: Catalogues! And there was no question she heard Akira correctly: <em>"I would also have you choose the tissue you like most for your sheets and curtains. Since I am about to buy some extra ones for you, I figured out that I could as well follow your tastes rather than mine and also...I would know if there is anything you would like me to find for you. Which is your favorite food also.. and your preferred playthings. ..."</em><br><br>Yepp - Maleena had just entered cat-girl heaven, she was sure of it. Not only was she asked for her wishes (as far as food and playthings was concerned, this happened a lot), she would finally <em>not</em> enter a home with pink baskets with big ribbons laid bare for her where some woman thought it was "cute" if she laid down there and then got disappointed when Maleena <em>didn't</em> want to be put on display in barbie-pink and bright magenta, with purple lace and silky ribbons to frame her. Neither would she enter a home with nothing suitable ready for her at all - no "you can sleep in my bed" - no sweaty human scent every night, no cold black silk sheets and no "hello-goth-kitty" blankets!<br><br>Now it was her who couldn't be kept on her seat any longer. She made a swift, elegant move over to the table and - for lack of better seating places - sat down on the arm rest next to Akira. She picked up the photos of the house and garden and looked at them with big, curious eyes, her tail curled into an elegant question mark which was a definite (and very unconscious) sign of her excitement. Her eyes flickered from the pictures of the rooms to the closed catalogue on Akira's lap, wondering what fashionable wonders she could find among the thick layers of pages - maybe some warm reds and cold blues? Elegant silver thread and sunny yellow patterns? Unwillingly and unconsciously, she began to purr, though quietly. This may mostly have been due to the liberty in interior design she had just been offered, but partially to the persistent scent that now enveloped her more fully as she was sitting next to Akira. The lower hem of her skirt was touching his left arm, right where the red fabric was ending and laid her elegantly crossed legs bare until their length ended in slightly heeled ballerinas. She kept her balance by supporting herself on the battered armchair's backrest with one bloused arm, right behind Akira's head. <br><br>Little did she notice how close she had gotten. She had rooms to look at! And what rooms! With some fabric and color and soft blankets these could make a fantastic home, indeed. For the moment, she didn't even want to waste a thought on human and catgirl personalities and that maybe a pretty home to live at wasn't everything. No, a person who made such a generous offer couldn't be bad, right?!<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muninn</strong> on <strong>15-02-2010, 12:07:11</strong>
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				<em> "Uhm... you should be due to come to your new home in a couple days. Hasn't Jean already told you that?"</em><br>From her perch next to Maleena Skuld tipped her head thoughtfully.&nbsp; “…. Probably.”&nbsp; She wasn’t going to lie and although some might make it a point to be flustered and embarrassed at this point she took her ignorance of this knowledge with grace. “I probably wasn’t paying attention, though.”<br>Skuld’s tapered ears pricked forward while Akira dug into his rucksack, watching him closely while he pulled out the magazines and spiral albums and partially displayed them, smoothly speaking and explaining as he went.<br><br><em> "I know that this is not the same as being there but if you are interested these are some pictures of the house, the garden and your rooms.. you may pick the room you like most."</em><br>This young master was certainly granting the two girls a lot of freedom and he was also certainly courteous towards them – all of which she appreciated.&nbsp; Although Skuld will most likely leave all the decorating up to the more capable Maleena, she just didn’t have the head nor patience for picking out what fabric went well with which and what color scheme would brighten a room or simply implode it. Be that as it may, she <em>was</em> curious about their future home, the rooms, the aforementioned garden.. and, oh goodness, he was holding some sort of sampler containing a cornucopia of fabrics all in different colors, shapes and patterns.&nbsp; Skuld’s vestigial tail twitched somewhere at the base of her spine with interest and she had to practice complete restraint from leaping over to snatch the sampler and squirrel it away somewhere.&nbsp; This was thanks for Maleena’s presence, the calico knew that the other girl would want a thorough look before her friend got her itching paws on it, otherwise Skuld would have been long gone with it by now!!&nbsp; Why the fabric? Well, besides the aesthetic interest, very few people (cat or otherwise) understood or appreciated the myriad of textures and flavors fabric held.&nbsp; Or the satisfying tension and rip when held between your front teeth or under sharpened claws… needless to say, it was something of great curiosity and interest.<br><br>Her attention on the folder was so great that she nearly missed Maleena leaving her side to perch on the armchair’s arm to purchase a better view of the offered photos and fabrics.&nbsp; She blinked, hey! She wanted to see, too! Belatedly she scrambled up and crawled neatly onto the back of Akira's chair, leaning between Maleena’s and Akira’s heads to look down at the photos.<br><br>“Ooohh…” Sandy-haired Skuld added appreciatively, especially at the photos of the garden.&nbsp; “Do you have a birdbath?&nbsp; Or maybe some bird feeders?” She asked excitedly, some part of her mind remembering how Jean would not bend to Skuld’s pleas and whining for either in the ground’s garden because Jean was a big meany head sometimes (but actually this decision was made mostly for the safety of the local wildlife as cat people kittens and adolescents were known to… indulge in those more primal instincts that included bird snacks).<br><br>She didn’t care too much about the room – that was also something Maleena would figure out quite happily on her own. Skuld would later personally hand-pick a high hiding spot to make her own retreat for noonday naps.&nbsp; That also brought up the issue on she and Maleena sharing a room….<br>Now what would the human (Akira was it? Or Akita? Akida?&nbsp; Oh, well, she had plenty of time to commit it to memory… right?) think about that?&nbsp; Skuld and Maleena were certainly no strangers to each other’s body and they frequently enjoyed refreshing their memories on the matter.&nbsp; Would this cause a problem – or would it be politely ignored as long as they were… discreet?<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lord Drake</strong> on <strong>15-02-2010, 16:43:30</strong>
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				As expected, both cat-girls reacted very positively to Akira's offering of showing them the house and having them pick their rooms. He was keeping an eye on Skuld's reactions to the tissue catalogue binder and he was not disappointed in finding a spark of catty interest light up in her bi-colored eyes. Akira had read her profile and he knew all too well what she was thinking about... he nodded to himself, making a mental note to keep an eye on this part of Skuld since her supposed randomness was the thing that worried him most about his future relationship with the both of them. He expected less trouble from Maleena since he knew that she had refined tastes but... refined tastes couldn't be that much trouble, right?<br><br>Since his attention was concentrated on Skuld, he was caught almost by surprise by Maleena's quick and smooth movement and suddenly Akira found himself staring to a beautiful pair of crossed legs near his arm. He raised his gaze just in time to meet two brown-coloured eyes staring wide with interest at the photos that he had provided... he blinked. Maleena was really beautiful although she had a... sort of elegant beauty that it is typical of certain cats, she had a knack for seeming composed and elegant even while she was perching on an armrest. Akira's feelings would have been mainly of admiration were it not for her soft purring... for all those who have felt a cat purr can only try to imagine what plethora of little tingles and shivers could be induced in one's nerves by hearing a <em>girl</em> actually purr. Akira had to thank his iron self-control not to actually blush... and also the fact that some seconds after, Skuld's face peered between his own and Maleena's.<br><br>Akira began to second-guess himself about the nature of the problems he would have to face living with those two. Skuld and Maleena DID have a magnetism... and he could not deny that it was strong enough to affect him too. That was unexpected and not exactly welcome... Akira didn't want to pass for the classic hormonal young man looking for some kind of love toy. He mentally gave himself a bing over the head... he would have to learn to convive with that! He was not going to give up at the first sign of difficulties!<br><br>He smiled to both. His own 'personal' smell, buried under the layers of soap and light aftershave, would probably have conveyed his reaction to the girls... but in a not aggressive way, slightly aroused but not grossly horny... the olfactive version of 'liking' someone without going too much over the edge.<br><br>He pointed to two of photos. "These" he said "are the two free bedrooms in my house actually. You can either choose a single one to share or each of you can settle in the one that she likes most. I am going to buy new sheets for each of you... I'd say four sets of them in total for now, and that means two each. Also I think I will need an extra pair of courtains or two... just in case.." Akira shot a surreptitious glance to the slightly ripped courtains that dangled from the sides of the nearest window.<br><br>He offered the catalogue to Maleena first. "You may choose something now or wait to see the rooms by yourself to get the best 'feeling' of it. This catalogue is for sheets and blankets and this other one.." he said, extracting another ponderous folder from his bag "..is for curtains. Tell me which ones you like most and we will work out something...."<br><br>Inside the catalogues there was.. the curtains paradise! All the colours, from bright yellow to rich, deep red to dark blue... textures from chenille &amp; woven to jacquards &amp; damasks to natural fabrics.... to silk &amp; taffeta and to suede &amp; corded, all the way to voile &amp; organza, each with its characteristic feel and each with the neat, sharp smell of clean fabric. And the bedsheets! From wool to combed cotton and all the colours and designs! Akira had been considerate enough to keep away from the catalogue the more stupidly expensive pieces, like all-silken sheets or golden-thread decorated ones, but he more than made up for that with sheer quantity of possible choices!<br><br>His smile brightened at Maleena for an instant and then he turned to wink in Skuld's direction, giving his attention to her while her companion was busy with the catalogues. "No birdbaths or bird feeders sorry, the neighbours don't like birds.." &nbsp;he said lightly "...and by the way I don't think that this would be safe for the birds since Jean told me that a... certain calico catgirl has a thing for feathers. Have you ever seen a peacock's tail feather, Skuld? It is a multi-coloured feather... this big..." Akira made a gesture with his hands as if holding something very long "...what do you think... instead of having a birdbath, maybe I can find one of <em>those</em> for you?"<br><br>He smiled relaxedly on the outside.... inside, he was being extremely attentive to their responses.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Acinonyx</strong> on <strong>15-02-2010, 21:29:57</strong>
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				Unconscious to herself, Maleena rumbled like a motorboat. She had already forgotten about gold-threats and silk-fabric at the sheer mass and sight of all the bright colors and different fabrics - some pleasant to the eye, some disturbing, some intriguing and unusual. Her ears were a-perk now, taking in all of Akira's words and partially adapting to the human need to use so many of those. This was dangerously promising and she was absolutely willing to take the risk...<br><br>Skuld sudden presence between her and Akira had neither surprised nor disturbed her. She merely shifted a bit to give her calico companion some room and allowed her tail to caress the calico's back ever-so-slightly. She skipped through the pages, stopping longer on some than she did on others, but she did listen this time.<br><br>Eventually, she tore her gaze away from fresh yellows and warming maroons and fluttered her eyelashes over to gaze past Skuld and to Akira. "With two sets, we could have a warming winter-set and a refreshing summer-set, don't you think, Akira?" she purred, looking him into the dark eyes with her warmest of looks, half-lidding her lids and lashes to go with her pleasant (and now very conscious) purring. She was a cat, after all, and charming humans for reward was a cat's business. "I <em>love</em> soft velvet... and warm fleece..." she emphasized the second word with an especially pleasant rumble.<br><br>The rest did not need vocalization - there was no question whether or not Skuld and she would share a bedroom, and it would've been too human for her taste to say so in words. Instead, she gave Skuld's cheek a vibrating nudge and a soft kiss on top of that. She'd leave the stage to her now, knowing the promise of a special feather was probably getting her excited - and that was good. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muninn</strong> on <strong>20-02-2010, 15:54:28</strong>
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				<em>"No birdbaths or bird feeders sorry, the neighbours don't like birds.." he said lightly "...and by the way I don't think that this would be safe for the birds since Jean told me that a... certain calico catgirl has a thing for feathers.”</em><br><br>Skuld’s ears and excitement visibly drooped; her disappointment was near palatable as she fought a pout on those small lips.&nbsp; She would never hurt another living being (outside of insects)!&nbsp; She loved birds (seeing as they were attached to those feathers she enjoyed so) and would never cause one harm! <br><br>Well… not on purpose. ….&nbsp; <br>There was that one time she managed to catch a bird and she was really gentle, honest! Skuld was simply attracted to it’s subtle blue plumage but then it started to freak out, flapping and fluttering, and that excitement called to some dormant, primal part of her and she just had to… <br>well, needless to say, it was an accident and the calico felt absolutely wretched about it afterwards.&nbsp; Skuld cried for days and she even gave the poor thing its own little funeral out in the garden and never told a soul (well, except for Maleena who had to deal with and consol he inconsolable Skuld).<br>But, just as she was starting to feel sad about the whole situation…<br><br><em> Have you ever seen a peacock's tail feather, Skuld? It is a multi-coloured feather... this big..." Akira made a gesture with his hands as if holding something very long "...what do you think... instead of having a birdbath, maybe I can find one of those for you?"</em><br><br>Those drooping ears picked right back up and her heterochromiatic eyes shone with excitement, momentarily forgetting her disappointment a mere heartbeat before. “Oh, yes! I’ve seen them on TV… and in books, and at the zoo!”&nbsp; Yes, when she was still a kitten her then owner (who owned her mother) took her to the zoo and she was simply amazed by the peacocks!&nbsp; So much so that she tried to chase one and was subsequently kicked out for the day.&nbsp; “You really mean it??&nbsp; Cross your heart and hope to die?”&nbsp; She looked straight into Akira’s eyes.&nbsp; Screw prints, fabrics and sheets - she was going to get a feather!!<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lord Drake</strong> on <strong>21-02-2010, 00:56:15</strong>
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				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?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Acinonyx</strong> on <strong>22-02-2010, 10:36:06</strong>
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				Maleena's heart hopped as her internal chords were played so exceedingly well by Akira - two summer sets! Two winter sets! And he was <em>absolutely</em> right about seeing the room first to choose the rest. She raised an eyebrow at Skuld and - with swift precision - folded back the catalogue. She held it under the calico's nose, hoping to deter her thoughts from colorful feathers and non-existent birdbaths for the moment.<br><br>She pointed an elegant finger to a double set of freshly green and yellow sheets that held an artful print of red, blue and darker green feathers with orange tufts, stilizing a parrot with only a few printed brush strokes. The pillows, made of the same thin lawn (and thanks to the microfaster fabric this was not an investion that was too expensive -- yet), pictured a wing each so that when two pillows sat on the bed, one could turn them so as to sleep with an open wing on each side.<br><br>The set came with a heavy, cream-colored blanket made from a fur-imitation and lined with a green border around the edges that was stitched with small, cream-colored feathers. That again WAS more expensive, but Maleena decided not to compromise here - the blanket would cover the bed while it wasn't used, therefore be on display as it was hiding the colorful freshness of the sheets under a hint of subtle elegance. On top of that, the fur-imitation looked soft to sprawl out on during the day. <br><br>"What do you think?" she asked Skuld - <em>not</em> Akira, knowing the compromise of elegance, color and feathers could be something they'd both feel well in - and that was more important to Maleena than she would have let anyone know.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muninn</strong> on <strong>05-03-2010, 10:53:08</strong>
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				<em> "Cross my heart and hope to die. You will have your feather waiting for you when you arrive at home..."</em><br>Skuld practically burst with excitement and pure, unadulterated joy at this seemingly simple promise that meant all the world to her. She squealed in delight and threw her slender arms around his neck and practically fell on top of him (as well as nearly knocking Maleena off of her perch!).&nbsp; Some might argue that the cheap gift was nothing more than a bribe, a trinket to gain the cat-girls’ favor but those that would say that didn’t have a cat-girl’s intuition – or a cat-girl’s nose!&nbsp; No, as far as Skuld was concerned this Akira was genuine; he did not have the soured milk smell of ambition, the moldy perfume of old money or the rancid meat of greed.&nbsp; <br>She could learn to like him, she thought to herself mid-strangle of the poor lad, despite her first impression!<br><br><em> "What do you think?"</em><br>She glanced down at the open book Maleena offered, arms still locked around Akira’s neck, down at the open spread of a parrot-lover’s dream-bed.&nbsp; Her velvety ears bounced and her eyes blinked as she leaned down closer to the book (dragging Akira with her). <br>“Ooohh….” Feline eyes flicked up to Maleena’s. “You don’t mind?” She knew the other girls’ preference for more… elegant tastes.&nbsp; She wanted to make sure it was something Maleena could feel happy with, as well.&nbsp; That’s why Skuld left all the designing to her.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lord Drake</strong> on <strong>05-03-2010, 12:37:27</strong>
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				"Woha!"<br><br>As every guy his age, Akira was no stranger to the internet and he had already been in places sporting chatboxes or other implements for instant communication. As such, he was no stranger to some of the slang-ish words typical of those environment, one of which was the word 'glomp'. After being 'glomped' online by someone, he went around the various urban dictionaries and found out the following definition:<br><br><em><strong>Glomp:</strong> the action of one person lovingly (and dramatically) attacking another with a hug. A glomp lies somewhere in the grey area between a caring embrace, and a flying leap to tackle someone.</em><br><br>He was amused by it at that time and he even felt a pang of curiosity about what could feel like to be glomped by someone. Little did he knew that his future was reserved of him a first-hand try at it, courtesy of a happy calico cat-beauty. <br><br>It <em>was</em> an unique sensation, that was true. Skuld's body was soft and undoubtably female and her arms and face's smooth skin was a more than pleasurable feeling... and at the same time being suddenly thrown out of balance and taken into a stranglehold was unexpected to say the least. Since Akira was turned towards Maleena, also, he got caught completely off guard and he almost fell down the armchair while his lungs started struggling for air.<br><br>Akira's arms and shoulders pinned against the armchair to regain balance and as he endured the Skuld-onslaught he felt a smile enlarge on his own face and a strange, little warm sensation bloom inside himself. And it was not only because Skuld's body was nice and soft... fact was, Akira found himself liking her spontaneousness. He could see it in her happy face and in her movements... Skuld was someone who did and said what she really meant. And he liked that much more than his many female acquaintances who seemed to like everything of him just because he was the heir of a wealthy and important family.<br><br>He chuckled softly... and on impulse raised a hand to lightly scratch the base of Skuld's left ear. <br><br>"I see that you like my idea.." he said in a slightly coarse voice. "..I am very happy of that."<br><br>Then he was suddenly dragged towards Maleena and he had to fasten his hold on the armerst to avoid falling down on her and end up that interview in a Akira-Skuld-Maleena entangle. He strained a bit and caught a glimpse of Maleena's fashionable choice for a beedsheet... and half-strangled as he was he had to admit - with something akin to genuine admiration - that the cat girl <em>had</em> indeed good taste.<br><br>"Wow..." he blurted "...this is impressive. If I ever decide to redecorate the house I think I will ask your help, Maleena."<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Acinonyx</strong> on <strong>13-03-2010, 12:00:24</strong>
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				Maleena smiled a proud, elegant smile - the worry that this was too promising to be true nagged on her only very slightly, like off in a far distance- Skuld was happy, she was happy, and Akira showed the proper respect and seemed to value them and... he knew to make compliments...<br><br>And he was rather handsome---pretty, too. She draped her arm around the backrest of the chair, carefully slding her fingers forward until they touched the soft back of Akira's neck, worming their way over Skuld's loosely draped arms. The tips of her fingers floated pver and disappeared in the soft human fur like it was fresh green grass (a cat's paws delight!) and found their way up to where the head begun and the neck ended. Her well-cared for claws dug gently into the soft spot there and scratched up and down in slow movements. She was well aware that it wasn't only Skuld, or - for the matter - the breed of cat-people who liked this sort of attention. It was just that humans couldn't purr when their necks were carefully massaged and their scalps lovingly scratched. However, anyone who had ever shared a hot shower with a human who knew how to enjoy a cat-woman's gentle claws, had no doubt that humans would purr in such a monent if only they were able to.&nbsp; <br><br>"I'd make you the prettiest home a man can have," she promised, knowing full well that a home couldn't be called complete without the subtle pawprints of a cat-lady's interior design skills to it. No house was complete without a member of the purring&nbsp; breed, whether four- or two-legged, inhabiting it and the signs of its reign. No human was capable of taking all that into consideration on his own. But now, Akira would have Maleena to help him with that... (and Skuld to provide the necessary deconstruction when it was time for something new).<br><br>She felt generous today, she found herself noticing. Like previously, she did the purring for him, since he couldn't. <br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muninn</strong> on <strong>14-03-2010, 14:02:32</strong>
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				Skuld felt a bubbly warmth fill her breast and mind while the three of them enjoyed such close quarters, latched onto one another in one way shape or form. It was almost like the start of a small, new family, wasn't it?&nbsp; Akira didn't treat them as animals, as pets, or as property - no, he treated them as <em>people</em> put under his charge.&nbsp; He was giving them a wonderful start and something real to look forward to, one would say that it was too good to be real and that somewhere along the way there will be a bump, a hitch, a catch to knock them off this wonderful happy high but as of right now none of Skuld's thoughts were traveling down that path.<br><br>She looked up to Maleena, feeling her slender arm slide softly over hers to caress the nape of Akira's neck, she beamed up at the dark-haired catgirl and nuzzled against her soft cheek, planting a chaste kiss there before returning to do the exact same to Akira's (most likely glowing!) cheek.<br><br>"Are you hungry?"<br>She peeked over to Akira's face with her wide eyes. Last she recalled yesterday was chicken - and they usually had chicken in some form on Monday's and Thursday's and she also recalled that she had definitely eaten two chicken dinners this week so that meant tomorrow was Friday and Friday's meant.... <br><br>FISH FRY!!!&nbsp; <br><br>Skuld's absolutely most favorite-tastic day of the week! What a better way to end things than to invite Akira to the smorgasbord of pesce delight as a way of showing her gratitude?
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lord Drake</strong> on <strong>21-03-2010, 18:19:20</strong>
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				When he first entered that room to see his perspective cat-girls companions for the first time, Akira had every intention of making the most of that little encounter. He was prepared to look for every little hint in their eyes and stance... he wanted to interpret every invisible twitch of their expressions so as to assess as best as he could their feelings about going to stay with him. That was his idea and he was prepared to keep the highest level of attention and deductiveness possible on that meeting...<br><br>That was then. Now, half-buried under soft and eagerly happy Skuld-ness and feeling a plethora of little blissful shivers running down his spinal cord, those last due to Maleena's claws gently scratching the back of his neck... well he had to admit to himself that chances seemed to be in favour of the two being happy of him. He tried to smile, but Maleena's ministrations quickly turned the smile into a little chuckle.<br><br>He felt the blood run to his ckeeks and make them ember red... and then Skuld's lips planted a soft kiss on his left one, making his heart skip a beat, actually. Akira was really happy... a good start was something he really hoped for. A good start would give the three of them the initial momentum with which they could hope to face the bumps and adversities that destiny would probably have in store for them... and well, if not destiny then his grandfather... Akira was dead sure that the old man was planning something on him... and nothing pleasurable probably.<br><br>But that thought lasted only a few seconds in Akira's mind.. he was the kind of person to face trouble when it presented itself and not make his own life too sour with bad omens. He looked at Skuld's face, mere inches from his own and smirked... then he glanced to Maleena and - with an heroic effort on his part due to the shivers - the smirk became a full-fledged smile.<br><br>He actually hugged Skuld. It was a warm, friendly hug.<br><br>"Hungry? Oh yes..." he mused "..I guess it is dinner time. Yes, I am a bit hungry, Skuld."<br><br><br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Acinonyx</strong> on <strong>25-03-2010, 20:12:04</strong>
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				----- SNIP ----<br><br><br><br>So - this was the big day? <br><br>Maleena had put on her best skirt (certainly not her longest) and a low-cut blouse, combed her hair and cleaned her ears. As a little extra, she had added a small, elegant collar and was altogether a fresh, warm mixture of purple, brown and lavender. She had also pinned down Skuld and licked her companion's ears clean . both in excitement and a wish to make her look presentable for Akira. She and Skuld had both spent the car ride ignoring Doreen's urgent reprimands to behave this time, to give this a chance and to make sure they'd at least not be sent back in the first three days. <br><br>Now, finally, they were here. Maleena's eyes wandered over the little garden, up the walls and to the tidy windows. A bird was perched on the stairs, but she knew that birds would soon find safer places to perch at, once Skuld had established her place here. Even though the bird-loving feline meant had no ill intend, sometimes excitement got the better of her. More than one bird - much to Skuld's dismay - had breathed its last breath that way. Maleena's ears picked up the happy hello of songbirds, the rustle of wind among leaves and flowers, and the gnawing teeth of a squirrle which chipped away at a nut. Animals in general seemed to find this place a welcoming home and that, without a doubt, was a good sign. <br><br>She elegantly swung her legs completely out of the car and got to her feet. <br><br>Was Akira already waiting for them, peeking at a window? Had he forgotten they were due to arrive today? Was there a welcome meal - or Skuld's promised feather? What about the bedsheets... would they really be there?<br><br>She couldn't help it - her heart was pounding with so much excitement, she almost forgot Skuld was here with her.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muninn</strong> on <strong>31-03-2010, 03:41:29</strong>
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				Even as excited as she was Skuld could be a bear to wake up in the mornings or at any time of day while she was napping, she tried to retreat further under her blanket sanctuary from the prim Maleena’s early bird-ism but it was a losing battle and she had been yanked out, her ears cleaned much to Skuld’s distress.&nbsp; She fought tooth and nail to get away (“tooth” being whining and “nail” being trying to claw up the wall) but, as always, Maleena’s will won out and Skuld got ready.&nbsp; <br>Hardly as keen on fashion and appearance as her roommate was she dragged some clothing or other onto her spry body (first being whatever was closest but that was immediately intercepted by Maleena who berated Skuld that those were worn yesterday!), settling on a pair of hotpants, which gave a generous view of those long legs, and a black tank top with a crude jolly roger skull and crossbones stenciled in white over her bust.<br><br>As usual Skuld was forced to sit by the door with the child’s safety lock meant for over-excited kittens, strapped in and with no way to play with the window (Doreen had had this disabled long ago), her face plastered to the window leaving smudgy face marks much to her amusement while simply not paying attention to Doreen while smearing up the back window.<br><br>Upon their arrival – no, their homecoming - Skuld simply flew out of the door with a whoop of excitement and landed on fresh springy grass, her senses lovingly assaulted by the virtual rainbow of new scents, sights and smells.&nbsp; Her delicate ears were perked high and her mis-matched eyes wide, catching the familiar not-so-familiar bird-songs.&nbsp; Skuld had to fight a very strong urge to just run and gamble, momentarily forgetting in her excitement that she was to go inside first (and about what was waiting for her inside, too).&nbsp; This was just too good!<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lord Drake</strong> on <strong>31-03-2010, 12:29:29</strong>
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				Akira was, obviously, lurking behind the window and waiting impatiently for the arrival of the two catgirls.<br><br>In fact, while the good impression he had made on Maleena and Skuld was undisputable, Akira was also aware that the visit at the Greenwood had left him with a strange sort of warm eagerness that had accompanied him for the two days that separated him from that moment. He had occupied himself in a flurry of preparatives and double-checkings of preparatives... and he had to admit that his heart was beating slightly faster since he had met the two of them. <br><br>He was not naive enough to hope for things to go dreamily easy and dandy... the little he knew about cat persons was enough to have him be aware that many of his energies would be required to care for Maleena and Skuld. And also he had his little wisdom voice reminding him that sooner or later some difficult situation was bound to happen.... but her, in a way that was true for every kind of relationships, those in between humans included! <br><br>And again... he was having a good start. A good start was what he seeked, and what he needed. Akira, did not waste much time in wishing for more than what he already had.<br><br>As he saw the elegant form of Maleena come out of the car (and Skuld's agile one almost fly out of it) he speeded to the door and opened it with a smile. He was wearing elegant black trousers and a matching jacket over a white T-Shirt... Akira was tall and lean and he had inherited from his grandfather the knack of being able to 'stand tall' in presence of others, so that he was able to look like somehow bigger than he really was. The shimmering smile that was flashing on his face, added a big tone of friendliness to his countenance.<br><br>Basically, Akira was very, very happy.<br><br>"Maleena! Skuld! Welcome!" he walked briskly in their direction and stopped in front of Maleena, eyes widening slightly.. "Wow... Maleena you look really amazing! I am going to be the proud owner of the most beautiful catgirls of the whole city!" He said 'catgirls' plural and while doing so he shot a warm gaze into Skuld's direction. "I am very happy to see you again... I really hope you will like it here."<br><br>His smile became warmer and he nodded in the dirction of the equally smiling Doreen nearby... "Ok then... if you allow me a minute to sign some papers and be done with the formalities, I think we can have your luggage in as fast as possible..." he gave a playfully friendly look to Maleena when saying the word 'luggage'... he was fully expecting her to have the bigger one, at least regarding the dressing comparment.. "..so you can get to your room. I would have given the tour of the house first, actually but... I really wanted Maleena to see how the room looked like with the add ons of the new sheets and curtains. And also... I think there is a <em>certain</em> feather on the bed, waiting for Skuld..."<br><br>Akira smirked, saying so. He had to admit... he was feeling really eager for his new life to begin.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Acinonyx</strong> on <strong>31-03-2010, 13:33:28</strong>
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				Maleena nearly purred at the warm compliment, but could just contain herself - this was neither the time nor the place to let the birds and squirrels think she was enticed so easily (and maybe also not Akira). <br><br>She didn't bother to take her bag - that wasn't a lady's duty, after all, but it seemed Akira had already mentioned bringing in the luggage somehow, anyway. Her ears also perked at the mentioning of the room - <em>their room</em> as decorated by Maleena. How often she had pictured it from the photos Akira had shown back at Greenwood, just enhanced with the sheets and designs Maleena had picked out. She had pictured the light of the sun falling gently through a crack in the curtain to flood the clean sheets with its warm, yellow light, tiny dust flakes - the ones that were always there in the air - dancing in the magnificent rays.<br><br>She had fallen asleep with the picture in her mind a few nights while breathing Skuld's enticing scent. Both, image and scent, had wormed their ways into her dreams and certainly, Akira had appeared there a few times as well. Little would she tell him about such nightly adventures. However, the idea that all the things she had pictured in her mind might really already be in place - and even better, that they were topped by Skuld's longed-for feather - made the sun feel just a little warner, the birds a little more lively and that squirrel a little more happy as it was chewing away on its nuts. <br><br>Now, in thanks for the wonderfully kept promise and the sweet compliment, Maleena pecked a sweet kiss onto Akira's cheek, leaning up a tad because even though she was not small for a catgirl, she couldn't quite catch human size. "Thank you," she mumbled for only him to hear and then let him go sign those papers for Doreen. <br><br>She cautiously placed herself next to Skuld, ready to grab that tank top should the oblivious squirrel be in any danger from Skuld's over-excitedness. They didn't have to start this relationship off by committing murder in the garden, even though Maleena generally didn't mind Skuld being close to her cattish nature. Death and life were, after all, part of the world, but it would be somewhat fair to give the critters a bit of a chance to realize that their place wasn't as safe anymore as it used to be. Also, humans often had a bit of a different view on the matter.<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muninn</strong> on <strong>01-04-2010, 04:19:05</strong>
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				Skuld’s sensitive ears and nose had picked out the direction the nibbling squirrel was noisily working away at its cache, her attention momentarily perked and distracted by the unsuspecting woodland creature.&nbsp; She almost forgot about Akira until he cried out his greeting, ears flipping forward towards the young man, instantly forgetting about the squirrel just as quickly as it has entered her mind.&nbsp; She beamed at her new owner and if she had more than a stub of a tail it would have certainly been held up with a curly Q tip.<br><br>“HI~!” <br>She bounced and waved at Akira with great gusto, certainly enough to scare off the squirrel and the tiny songbirds that had been close and curious enough to watch the scene.<br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"> "..so you can get to your room. I would have given the tour of the house first, actually but... I really wanted Maleena to see how the room looked like with the add ons of the new sheets and curtains. And also... I think there is a certain feather on the bed, waiting for Skuld..."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Tour, smour!&nbsp; Skuld was much happier to <em>explore</em> a place on her own terms than be lead around on a boring tour… you only did that in museums (and Skuld was not too fond of those quiet places where you weren’t allowed to touch anything… no, not even the really old and icky looking things no one should want! She just wanted to know what it smelt like, there was no need for the police to intervene! Sheesh.).&nbsp; <br><br>Skuld squeaked with joy at the mention of her feather, bounced up to peck Akira on the cheek, stood long enough to wave a goodbye to Doreen and then bolted into the open door with whoop, pink backpack bouncing on her back, headed inside her new house.&nbsp; No… not&nbsp; house, a <em>home</em>, for it certainly felt more home-like than anywhere else she had been sent to.&nbsp; There was great promise here for great joy – and most importantly, there was Maleena!<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lord Drake</strong> on <strong>01-04-2010, 19:58:15</strong>
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				Akira almost blushed when the soft lips of Maleena brushed against his cheek and had to do a REAL big effort not to become red as a semaphore when he received <em>another</em> peck, this time from Skuld. But he was the heir of an attorney family and if he wanted he could control his blush with his sheer willpower.<br><br>Also, in addition to absolute poker-faceness, Akira had inherited another quality from his grandfather and that was the ability to assess a situation with a single glance. So when an over-excited Skuld jumped out of maleena’s possible reach and bolted in the direction of the open door, he didn’t even blink before rolling into action. He took the still unsigned documents from Doreen’s grasp and elegantly turned on his heels, so he was facing Maleena… “Change of program, it seems…. We do it Skuld’s way!” His voice was friendly and determined although mentally Akira was kicking himself for having been an idiot and leaving the door open.<br><br>His movements were brisk and efficient as he took Maleena’s rather big bag and started to move in the door’s direction, beckoning her to follow him in with a bright smile. “I’ll sign these documents later. Time to see your new home.” He smiled, waiting for her and letting her go in first, before following with bag in hand.<br><br>The first thing one could see when entering Akira’s (and now Skuld’s and Maleena’s) home was a hallway with a flight of stairs leading to the upper floor. The walls were of a soft pastel creamy color and there was a little painting of a landscape hanging just above a little, elegant wooden table. Ove the table there was a telephone and beside it there was a big, wooden coat-hanger. There were also two visible doors, one of which led to the kitchen and the other one leading to the living room… and a smaller one just under the stairs that led to a little bathroom. <br><br>Akira smiled to Maleena. “Welcome again..” Then he looked around and tried to figure where Skuld could have been… fortunately he had preemptively put all the cutleries and generically fragile items in safe places… places with <em>locks</em> on them. Nevertheless… “Skuld!” he called “Come here now, please! I have to show you to your room before showing you the house..”<br><br>He turned towards Maleena. “Do you think she will come?” he asked with a voice that did not show much hope…<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Acinonyx</strong> on <strong>02-05-2010, 13:55:44</strong>
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				Maleena watched Skuld bounce off with little to no concern. She had expected nothing else and she supposed that it was good if Akira knew right away that whatever he might have dreamed up for this day... it was probably going to be very different. <br><br>She followed him inside and sent him one of her brightest smiles at the question. Then, she shook her head a little, the hair bouncing on her shoulders. "No," she simply replied and - ignoring the luggage Akira had just brought inside for them - waved a sweet goodbye through the open door to Doreen, whose eyes very successfully betrayed the concern that she felt at the sight of Skuld's behavior. Knowing she'd get away with it, she shut the door, essentially shutting Doreen out - and very decisively so.<br><br>Knowing that humans needed or longed for more explanation for things (or often couldn't guess the obvious ones) she turned back to Akira and hooked her arm lightly under his, smile still genuinely in place. She was, at this point, very happy to be here and give this a chance, and very able to hide the slight nervousness. "She will go explore and with some luck, your house will still be standing when she is done." She hoped the little humor would do them good and she had to admit, she kind of liked the fact that she had Akira for herself for the moment.<br><br>"Why don't we go inside and you can show me the room you made for us? I've been excited about it for days and now I really want to see it - and the rest, so far, looks really promising," she said warmly while admiring the glimpse she had of the corridor and the stairs and the stylish, cream-colored wall. Asides from what Skuld may or may not do to it, the amount of wood she saw in this place already really made her happy. And she wasn't lying: She had been utterly excited. She only really hoped Skuld wouldn't do anything to jeopardize their stay... or that Akira's nerves were strong enough to still let them stay. She honestly believed he could actually have the willpower to get through something remotely bad - like a badly scratched telephone table or the remains of a dead -something- under his bed. However, she also had hopes that Skuld, however unkowingly she always ended up in the kind of situation that made her lose homes, would exercise a little care, knowing how much having a stable home (<em>with</em> Skuld) meant to Maleena. <br><br>She sent Akira an encouraging look and waited to be lead anywhere he wanted her to be. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muninn</strong> on <strong>05-05-2010, 11:13:33</strong>
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				Skuld’s lithe form bolted through the house, seeming to hardly take note of the rooms she rushed through.&nbsp; Her zig-zag route sent her through the livingroom, barely missing tipping over some of the rather expensive looking pieces of furniture in her wake.&nbsp; &nbsp;She never gave a clear sign whether she did not hear Akira or if she was simply ignoring him, her one-track mind was focused on ripping through the house as fast as her feet could take her.&nbsp; <br><br>A moment’s attention was given to the humble fireplace, she peeked her head into the dark depths, twisting around to look up into chimney before she slithered out and scampered away, not noticing the smudges of ash that clung to her.&nbsp; <br><br>She suddenly realized that she still had on her worn shoes (a pair of faded red chucks laced through with rainbow laces) and that simply would. not. do.&nbsp; Pausing for a brief moment at the base of the wooden staircase she hobbled and hopped on one foot as she removed one, then hopped onto the other to remove its twin.&nbsp; Skuld carelessly tossed them and darted into the kitchen, running a circuit around the cool, tiled floor, peering into the steel refrigerator and gawked at the contents before zipping away and up the staircase on quick bare feet, her eyes bright and excited.&nbsp; <br><br>This house was big!&nbsp; Well, relatively large.&nbsp; It wasn’t as large as Greenwood had been but then again that facility was built to home dozens of cat people including the staff to care for them.&nbsp; This was a home meant for a small number of people and it was great! Not overly exaggerated as some of the pensioners she had (briefly) ended up with, it was tasteful and nice.<br><br>Skuld flew through an open bedroom door - likely Akira's - and leapt onto the bed, rolling across it and bringing the nicely arranged blankets and sheets down to the ground before she scampered in and out of the bathroom and right back up the stairs into the attic room hopping and rolling around in her pure feline joy.&nbsp; She popped up right in front of the large window facing the front of the house right as the car that brought them drove off with the woman and caretaker that had seen them through some bad times.&nbsp; Knowing, and not caring, that Doreen was likely not to see her Skuld still waved enthusiastically to the retreating car hopping up and down.<br><br>Soon after this she spotted the large bookcase and was in front of it in the next breath, trying to figure out how to best scale it.&nbsp; She was in excited feline overdrive right now!
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lord Drake</strong> on <strong>06-05-2010, 15:42:25</strong>
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				Akira tried to think quickly about the best course of action. Given what he knew about Skuld, having her alone on a spree in his home was definitely not a safe thought… but Akira was smart enough to see that trying to pursue and stop her would have been a definite error.<br><br>First of all, despite the fact that Akira was a fit individual blessed with good reflexes… he knew that there was no way for him to match a catgirl in terms of sheer agility. So if he was to try and capture the fleeing Skuld he would very probably obtain the results of A) failing miserably and making himself look like a fool and B) offending Maleena by leaving her alone after she requested his attention. That would have been a major blunder and Akira did not need a major blunder in the first day of his life with Maleena and Skuld.<br><br>Akira was aware of the fact that this kind of situations needed to be out-smarted rather than out-wrestled. And he also secretly admitted to himself that having the beautifully smiling&nbsp; Maleena to stay with could be worthy some minor damage to furniture. So he took his resolution and – despite a pang of worry that still bugged him – he smiled back to Maleena. “It is <em>our</em> house now… mine, yours and Skuld’s.” &nbsp;He said “and… ok let’s hope we are lucky and Skuld leaves at least the walls standing.” He actually chuckled, saying that.<br><br>Then, he nodded at her words and beckoned her in with a smile, still holding her baggage. He went straight for the stairs, and waited for Maleena to start climbing them first (always give way to ladies, especially cat-ladies). He didn’t fail to notice Skuld’s shoes lying at the base of the stairs… he smiles and simply took them up before climbing the stairs himself, his ears almost perking up to try and perceive catgirlish noises. When both Akira and Maleena reached the top of the stairs, they found themselves in a second hallway, very similar to the other one downstairs. The young man’s smile enlarged as he pointed to a door. “This is the bathroom… Which reminds me I will need to have you choose your favored soap smell…”. Then he pointed to another door and went on with a cheerful “This is…”<br><br>Akira opened the door, to show the room’s&nbsp; inside to Maleena… and was greeted by an open window, a rather messy bed and something Skuld-ish and slightly covered in ash crouching nearby. The calico catgirl almost did not notice the other two figures standing on the door frame, but seemed to devote her attention, instead, to the large bookcase that was the biggest implement in the boy’s bedroom. Akira gave a quick glance at Skuld’s excited face and then his reflexes took hold of his mouth and wired it back to his brain.<br><br>“…my room. Oh, hi Skuld” Akira said those words while, with an almost elegant and fluid movement, he turned on his heels and opened a third door. <br><br>The room inside was… impressive actually. It was flawlessly clean (Akira had spent the whole morning cleaning it) and the beautiful brand-new sheets on the bed were creating a delicious effect. The greens and yellows made a beautiful contrast with the darker greens, the blues and the oranges. The pillows were put so that to have the drawings of wings upon them were disposed in a perfectly symmetric way. And the heavy, furred and feathered blanket upon it was a joy for the eyes, especially since Akira had taken extreme care to avoid any kind of creases,<br><br>And lying upon the bed, in all its multicolored, feathery splendor there was…<br><br>“This is your room. I hope you like it Maleena… and I hope you like the feather, Skuld. It is the biggest peacock feather I have found..”<br><br>The last words were said in a slightly louder tone. Akira was trying to make a bet here.<br><br>If that bet would pay of or not… it remained to be seen.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Acinonyx</strong> on <strong>09-05-2010, 18:39:59</strong>
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				Maleena was glad she got to see this particular room before Skuld had gone through it, top to bottom. Yet, the sheets were still in place, obviously carefully arranged by Akira to greet them. There wouldn't have been safe ground for a compliment to the artist, if there had been a necessity for it to be of the 'I bet it once was beautiful' kind. <br><br>"Oh, it is beautiful," she complimented the room and let her eyes wander. She hadn't expected anything less having put the photos from Akira and the catalog together in her head, but there was something to be said for a multi dimensional view, filled with scent, sound and texture. She let a careful hand wander over the soft cloth she had chosen to cover the bed, and she quite loved it. Slowly, her eyes fluttered close and she took a slow breath, then followed her nose along to her favorite scent... sniffed through the air, turning around until she was inches away from Akira's neck. <br><br>Her eyes opened again. "That smell. Mixed with lime and olive," she said, her breath brushing Akira's neck. Then, as if nothing had happened, she turned back to the bed.<br><br>Maleena was both fascinated and a bit relieved to see Akira being apparently relaxed about Skuld's demonstration of her unintentionally destructive powers. In fact, she was a bit impressed and decided there was no harm to be done aiding her new human a little. With one hand, she carefully picked up the feather and chose a tone that was only a little above her usual level - she knew quite well how good Skuld like any cat-girl could hear. "Can I touch the beautiful feather?" She let the length of it run through her fingers and watched the shimmering, fuzzy strands snap back into place when they were released again. "Oh - it's so soft... and look at how it shimmers in all these different colors." She turned it in the beam of sunlight falling through the curtains. It was exceptionally beautiful, indeed, and she quite liked the green and golden sparkle on the piece of art that nature had painted so carefully. The feather's eye-spot was tinted with deep purple and bright turquoise, surrounded by warm bronze and a fading, bright green surrounding it.&nbsp; <br><br>It was exceptionally beautiful and she found herself completely without doubt that Akira had taken actual care to choose this from at least a handful. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muninn</strong> on <strong>17-05-2010, 16:19:32</strong>
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				((note: I made a mistake in the earlier post! I meant <em>bookcase</em> not <em>staircase</em>. Sorry!))<br><br>Skuld was now looking upon the polished hardwood shelves with its spacious storage, filled with books upon books ranging from adventure romping classical fiction to the bone-dry biology manuals, as a challenge.&nbsp; The scent of good strong wood, veneer and aged paper filled her delicate nose.&nbsp; One way or another she would find her way to the top!&nbsp; There were no ifs, ands, or buts about it. It would happen - and likely right now! <br>With heard head tilted back far enough for her the base of her skull to rest between her shoulder blades she gazed up at the ledge out of her reach, the stump of a tail to her backside twitching beneath her clothing. It would definitely require some climbing before she would reach her goal. There looked to be enough room for one petite cat girl to sit or lay.&nbsp; She had just touched&nbsp; her fingers to the shelf closest to her when suddenly…<br><br><em> "Can I touch the beautiful feather?"</em><br><br>Skuld’s ears did a funny little thing that cats are apt to do – one pricked up while the other angled back and to the side towards the door, twitching.<br><br>Feather?<br><br>Oh.<br><br><em> "Oh - it's so soft... and look at how it shimmers in all these different colors."</em><br><br>OH.<br><br>“FEATHER!”<br><br>Skuld had nearly forgotten in her excitement of this new place – this new house that honestly felt like a home with all it’s new unexplored wonders had stolen her (short) attention with so much to see. Yet… how on EARTH could she have forgotten something as wonderful and important as the feather that Akira had promised?<br>With a squeak she leapt away from the bookcase and flew out the open door and paused for a hearbeat, leaping onto the railing instead of using the stairs and succeeded in sliding down side-saddle style, legs kicking.<br><br>“Wheeee~!!”<br><br>Down and down she slid, not thinking to slow herself down as she reached the end of the line, which did not actually have any sort of decoration but simply and smoothly curved down onto the next flight. Uh-oh.<br><br>“eep!” <br><br>And off she tumbled from the railing head first, landing and rolling like a multi-colored ball into hers and Maleena’s bedroom, her rolling momentum broken when she bumped into Akira’s legs.<br><br>“Ooph.”<br>She sat up and rubbed her head.<br><br>“That was fun!”<br>Skuld beamed with all of her being.&nbsp; She honestly had had a great time rolling off the staircase as she did and she would go and do it a second time but the long and elegant feather held in Maleena’s dainty hands caught her queer eyes.<br><br>“Ooh…”<br>She breathed, actually still for once, just staring up at the feather Maleena held – somehow the two of them matched perfectly.&nbsp; Skuld’s eyes traveled up the long central shaft where fronds of copper (that shifted between metallic orange and green) sprouted all the way up to the eye tip.&nbsp; The bright jadeite green ring surrounding the bronze inner halo encircling the sapphire and topaz iris.&nbsp; Skuld stared into this sea blue eye, a small rumbling purr reverberating in her throat.<br><br>“Oh.. it’s beautiful…”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lord Drake</strong> on <strong>17-05-2010, 22:58:16</strong>
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				Maleena was a catgirl and so it was only natural for her to be able to move in an elegantly feline way. It was also natural for her to have a keen sense of smell and to use smell as a primary way of interacting with the surrounding world. Akira knew that all too well. The main problem, was that Maleena was an extremely beautiful girl, and having someone like her gently approach him and delicately smell his neck was <em>bound</em> to give Akira shivers. And so the boy duly shivered and relied on his self-control to avoid smiling idiotically to her.<br><br>His brain wondered a bit about the technical possibility of mixing his own soap scent with lime and olive… and he decided that he would give it a try. There were many perfume shops in the city… and he knew a couple big ones where nearly anything could be found… Akira wondered if he was being too accommodating with Maleena, but he decided that if he was going to be strict somewhere with her that would not be about perfumes. Again, smell was important for catgirls.<br><br>A part of Akira was realizing that the beautiful Maleena was practically wrapping him around her finger but… oh well, it wouldn’t hurt as long as the requests were not over the top.<br><br>“Wheeee~!!”<br><br>Akira was fully expecting a bouncing Skuld making her appearance into the room. The fact that this appearance happened in the form of a multi-colored Skuldball took him a bit off guard and when the rolling catgirl bumped against his legs he stumbled and nearly fell down. <br><br>“Ack!”<br><br>He flailed and staggered a bit, in a very unmanly way and recovered his balance after some difficulties… and then he turned on his heels, and saw a wide eyed Skuld purring at the sight of the feather that maleena was now holding. He smiled… and his gaze became warm. Akira was accustomed to much coldness when it went to family relationships with his father always striving to be the perfect son of his terrible grandfather. Those two catgirls were… a completely different thing. And Akira’s smile had a new hint of warmness as he slowly came near Skuld, crouched at her side and gently patted away some ash from her calico hair. Then, he looked at Maleena, still holding the feather.<br><br>“Aren’t they beautiful?” he whispered to Skuld… using the pronoun ‘they’ referring to both Maleena and the feather. Then, he stroked her head and scratched lightly her ears smiling at her purring. “We have to find a good place to put your feather collection. A big place… since there will be more feathers coming. I am <em>good</em> at finding feathers” he laughed.<br><br>He beamed to both of them. He could admit it… things were going well. Akira was beginning to feel a wave of optimism lighten up his personal hopes about his future as a catgirl veterinarian.<br><br>And... he was also very happy to have them there. On a personal level.<br><br>Very, very happy.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Acinonyx</strong> on <strong>18-05-2010, 20:32:03</strong>
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				Maleena watched her Skuldball tumble into the room and then held still, posing with the feather, while her tail tip gently swung from side to side. She had not missed Akira's subtle quiver as she had sniffed his neck, but she didn't show the hint of a reaction herself. There was simply no need to do so.<br><br>When Skuld had finished her contemplations, Maleena lifted the delicate feather to her lips, as if it was the most light and fragile thing she had ever held. She gently kissed the multi-colored eye, her eyes fluttering closed for the moment. Then she reached out and handed the feather to Skuld. "Be careful - it's a beautiful gift that wants to last a while."<br><br>Then she turned her eyes directly to Akira's. "Where do you sleep, Akira?" 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muninn</strong> on <strong>26-06-2010, 15:27:06</strong>
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				Skuld was completely entranced by this precious present presented by her chic and beautiful ‘Leena.&nbsp; ‘Leena, who could have chosen any person, cat or human, to align herself with, befriend, and love.&nbsp; ‘Leena, whose exotic look and royal demeanor earned (and cursed) her with many would-be owners who would give anything to have such a beautiful creature as their own and whose cold personality chilled anyone who tried to get close.&nbsp; This was the same ‘Leena that had chosen spazzy Skuld, out of everyone, to curl up with behind the sofa for comfort and fear that first day she arrived.<br><br>To say Maleena was everything to Skuld would not be enough.<br><br>A light rumble trilled in her throat at Akira’s pats and scratches to her hair and twitching ears, eyelids lowering in bliss yet her eyes never wavered from Maleena and her feather.<br><br><em>“We have to find a good place to put your feather collection. A big place… since there will be more feathers coming. I am good at finding feathers.”</em><br><br>Turning her head she smiled at Akira.<br>"So am I! I have a lot of feathers - do you wanna see 'em??"<br><br><em> "Be careful - it's a beautiful gift that wants to last a while."</em><br><br>Skuld’s head and ears perked when Maleena spoke and she sat up to gently, very gently, receive the feather from Maleena holding the delicate shaft between her fingers as though it were made of glass.&nbsp; A broad grin rose from her lips and she placed a kiss onto the eye, as Maleena had done.<br><br>“I will!”<br><br>She chirped, holding the feather close to her body as she leapt and rolled onto her new bed, successfully coming back into a sitting position without a single frond of the feather out of place.&nbsp; While Maleena and Akira spoke Skuld slid the long feather into the back of her shirt so it sprung up above her head, dancing and fluttering above her as she bounced in place watching the two.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lord Drake</strong> on <strong>28-06-2010, 16:23:33</strong>
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				From his grandfather Kenzo, Akira had inherited a multi-layered brain, as he liked to call it. Certainly the young man was nowhere as good as his grandfather in the fine art of mental multi-tasking… the old vulture was known to be able to take notes about a case study while talking about another and thinking about a third, different one. But there was a little part of him that was able to notice things and elaborate them in the background of his mind, so to say… and Akira’s mental background was telling him that those two catgirls, at first glance so different from one another, were made one for the other somehow….<br><br>Surely their connection was far, far stronger than the one he had with his very family.<br><br>Akira drove away the nagging feeling of sadness that always seethed in his soul every time he thought about his parents, who had never made a true effort to understand him in all his life. That was not the moment for brooding about his family… actually that was more the moment for celebration and hope to have maybe found someone that could become closer to him that his own father and mother…<br><br>“Sure I would like to see them, Skuld!” &nbsp;he smiled back at the calico catgirl “It would be grand! And I should have my old collection of marbles somewhere myself… maybe I could show that to you in exchange?”<br><br>He smiled and giggled when Skuld, once received the feather, jumped on the bed and slid it on the back of her skirt, looking like a strange kind of American Indian Catgirl.. then he turned again towards Maleena, and pointed to his room’s door. <br><br>“I sleep there. I gather that Skuld has already seen it since she sprang out of that door..” he briskly moved into the hallway to the half-closed door and fully opened it in order for her to see inside. The room was in good order (Akira was a bit of a neat freak) with the exception of the slightly crumpled bedsheets where Skuld had landed and some ashen footprints of catgirl feet around.<br><br>The dominant color of the room was a nice pastel green and there was a sense of cleanliness all around (well again, with the exception of the ashen footprints). The furniture was mainly wooden and there was a lateral door to Akira’s personal bathroom.<br><br>“I love green” Akira explained, smiling.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Acinonyx</strong> on <strong>28-06-2010, 17:40:49</strong>
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				There was something about Skuld - there always had been - that warmed the heart and balmed the soul. The playful unconcernedness she held deeply within herself had the healing power of a child's laughter, and the comforting sensation of a caring lover.&nbsp; Maleena flicked her ear in unconscious joy at the sight of Skuld rolling over with the skill of a cat and the silliness of a monkey. Miraculously, the feather remained undamaged in the process - but Skuld was a catgirl after all.<br><br>Maleena's long, slender legs carried her to the adjactant door, by which the floor was still ever-so-faintly dusted with the ash that had come off Skuld's paws. Without being invited, she entered Akira's room, finding this absolutely essential for figuring out more about him through sight and senses. She was pleased by the dominant color - a shade of natural, light green - fresh flower buds - that was pleasing to the eyes and calming on the mind. There was an flair spring about and the air was laced with a fresh scent, reminiscent of a waterfall or a small mountain spring.<br><br>The leftover indentations on the bed, outlining the general shape of Skuld's imprints, promised a soft underground. Maleena was sure that she'd soon find herself curled up on there, if she felt like it, with or without Akira in the bed. It was weird and silly of the humans to have only one sleeping place that they returned to every night. Eventually, humans got rusty and stiff from sleeping on the same underground and then they'd whine about back pains and stiff necks. Maleena had seen it mostly in the slightly older people who had owned her before, but also in the people from the orphanage. These same people had designed such a sleeping place for each of them and expected the cats to conform to this arrangement. Even Maleena and Skuld, together, had had a room and two beds (which they had indeed used for this or that private purpose and even for sleeping), and so did all the other cats - but things had regularly run havoc when it came to "bed time". The kittens slept when- and wherever they pleased - on sofas, tables, furniture, rugs and (mostly) each other, and barely in the places designed for that purpose. Some valued the feeling of privacy more, the others less. Maleena valued the private company of Skuld, so it was good that here they'd also have a room for themselves - plus, there was that thing about how Akira let her design it and that did make it a special place indeed.<br><br>But all things considered, they weren't going to conform to human standards and the bed would be <em>one </em> of Maleena's favorite sleeping places - but not the only one. And this bed in front of her would probably be another. She expected Skuld to conquer something higher up like a shelf or closet for this or that night, and the stairs didn't look bad, either. Some sun was to be expected from the windows for a lazy afternoon to roll in and here and there they could find a place that allowed closeness to the garden for gentle summer days.<br><br>Maleena gave a little sound - much like a "prrt" that rumbled in the back of her throat - and her tail swished past behind her. She thought of Skuld on the bed and breathed the enchanted scent of Akira. Her tail kept slowly beating behind her. She threw Skuld a long look - even with that feather tucked in like she was a native American on the hunt, she had something utterly appealing to herself. Not to mention the sweet sensation that Akira's scent as it was lingering in this room evoked in her. Her heart skipped a beat with excitement. There was something to be said about bad timing.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muninn</strong> on <strong>30-06-2010, 15:07:55</strong>
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				Skuld leapt off the bed from her sitting position and easily landed on her feet to follow Leena and Akira, the tufted head of the peacock feather bobbing nearly a foot above her pricked ears.&nbsp; She poked her head into the room after the pair had entered,&nbsp; taking no apparent notice to her Skuld-shaped footprints and Skuld-sized indent on the bed's blankets, otherwise the room was tidy.&nbsp; So, this human was tidy - well, we'll see how long that will last with Skuld in the house!&nbsp; Now, this isn't to say that cat-people are dirty - no, no, quite the contrary.&nbsp; They are very clean as a whole but it should be noted that tidy and clean are two very different things, and one of these things Skuld most certainly was not.<br><br>"Ohhh... I think I've been in here!"<br>She remarked, thinking that the lovely green room did, at least, look remotely familiar.&nbsp; Afterall, green was one of her (many) favorite colors and this room was lovingly accented in it.&nbsp; However, she wasn't really sure... today was sure full of exciting things and so many interesting new rooms and scents - how on Earth could she be expected to remember this particular room unless she had been in it multiple times?<br><br><em>“I love green.”</em><br><br>"Me, too." Skuld nodding, smiling to Akira then to Maleena.&nbsp; It was true; Skuld would most likely find as many varied sleeping spots as Maleena but, perhaps, in more precarious locations than Maleena would dare. However, her favorite spot would remain very simple: Wherever Maleena is, there could be no denying of that.<br><br>The wiley calico caught the tiny pleased feline sound emitted from her friend, an ear flicked and she gave the dark feline a blink, head canting to the left as she watched that black snake-like tail sway in an almost agitated fashion, but the rhythm was off, not quite conveying annoyance.&nbsp; Hmm...<br><br>Skuld had known Maleena to act in this fashion in a few unavoidable occasions since they had met.&nbsp; Her body language read like a familiar book, her unusually warm personality towards this (almost) stranger, the way those dark eyes looked at her...&nbsp; she raised a questioning eyebrow above her golden eye, her little nostrils flaring, trying to catch that certain......&nbsp; she caught the clean and green smell of the room, the nose-tickling pleasant perfume of dryer sheets from Akira's bed, Akira's own distinct human smell coupled with his subtle cologne (how thoughtful of him to consider the delicate noses of cat-people! Some humans were without the consideration...), as well as the all familiar scent of Maleena standing next to her.&nbsp; Even so, there wasn't a difference, nothing out of the ordinary.... yet.<br><br>She'd have to keep an eye on Maleena if what Skuld suspected was indeed truly happening.<br><br>Bad timing indeed!
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lord Drake</strong> on <strong>10-07-2010, 17:07:33</strong>
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				One thing about bad timing was that it was not entirely necessary for people to realize what was happening <em>when</em> it was happening. Akira keener more about catgirls than your average would-be-owner but was far from being an expert… and so to him the purring noise coming out from Maleena’s throat was nothing more than a simple expression of approval for his room, thing that by the way made him smile a bit wider. To be honest, he noticed the warm glance that the catgirl gave to her calico friend, but he interpreted it as a simple sign of happiness and affection and since, in a way, he was not much distant from the truth… his very sharp instinct didn’t give off any sign of alarm.<br><br>“You love green, too, Skuld? That is nice…!”<br><br>Akira nodded, and then turned on his heels to move towards another closed door in the hallway. He winked at Skuld and smiled at Maleena before opening it, revealing a nice bathroom complete with shower and bath tub and a big, shiny mirror. The mirror was solidly fixed to the wall and it was sturdy and big enough to offer a good view of the person in front of it.. it was that room that Akira used when he was about to go to an exam and wanted to check if his aspect had any flaw.<br><br>The dominant color in that room was a lighter shade of bluish-green, something aquamarine-like. The bath tube, the sink and the other furniture were of an ice-like texture of white. There was a blue-curtained window from which the soft light of the day filtered in, and on display on a shelf under the mirror there were….<br><br>Bottles. Tiny and many and multi-colored. A slew of them… a little rainbow army of glass soldiers ready to conquest the bathroom, or so it seemed. Akira giggled as he saw them… they were another little surprise he had made sure to keep in store for his catty guests. <br><br>“These are samples of perfumes” he explained pointing to them “I figured out that – like the sheets of your room, you would have liked to choose the one that you liked the most… ah and that one is my soap.” He nodded towards a liquid soap bottle that stood proudly taller than the others on a side of the shelf… he turned towards Maleena “…I will ask to the people at the perfume store to get it mixed with some olive oil scent.” Then he smiled and nodded towards a basket on the side of the bathtub filled with sponges and hairbrushes of different sizes and colors… and neatly folded near them there were soft towels of the same light aquamarine color of the room. There was a nice, subtle scent of cleanliness in the room and the furnishings almost shined of a white icy light<br><br>“I hope I have not forgotten anything here” Akira said with a smile.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Acinonyx</strong> on <strong>18-07-2010, 19:15:46</strong>
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				Maleena felt warm, but in a pleasant way. She passed on to the bathroom, her shoulder rubbing against Skuld's soft body - the equivalent of a cat rubbing against a human's leg with its back arched in a gesture of loving approval and maybe, in this case, ... suggestion? She passed the door and winced a little - the hovering wall of perfume was a bit of an olfactory shock. As pleasant and exquisite as these samples might have been on their own, the slush they formed together from whatever might at some point have escaped the restraint of the bottles was harsh on a sensitive nose.<br><br>She hoped Skuld would do them both the favor and not smash the bottles anytime soon - the mixed scent of even a handful of these released without supervision would not let them go for weeks. Maleena gave a little sneeze and then took a few quick steps to the window, tearing it open. Humans and their insensitive noses...! Never would she commit such an olfactory crime herself!<br><br>She took a deep breath and then, using her nose to pluck the different bottles apart, picked out about fifteen of them, opened a drawer and tossed them inside (carefully enough so they wouldn't break and make the scent-mixture any worse). Then she draped a towel over it to make sure the scent stayed somewhere in there and wouldn't dare to come out. The wind would take the remaining scent away soon enough and leave only the pleasant ones behind as a soft background noise. She returned to the bottles, picked another one up and sniffed it briefly - it was of a pleasant, aqua-blue color and threw a blueish-shadow on the bright tiles. A moment later, she put it down again, picked up the one next to it and sniffed that as well - this one was of an exquisite, warm auburn color and trapped in a tiny, roundish bottle with a golden spray-top. <br><br>Without further comment, she walked up to Akira, sprayed a small handful of the just-picked liquid onto his neck and put the bottle by the sink. Then she dabbed the now moist human skin with a towel to tone the scent-concert down a little, tossed the towel aside and latched on to him, breathing the combined scent of Akira and the newly picked perfume. Little did she care whether Akira liked the scent - this was <em>delicious</em>. <em>Akira</em> was <em>delicious</em> dressed in that scent. <br><br>She had obviously no intention of ever removing her delicate nose from Akira's neck.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muninn</strong> on <strong>19-07-2010, 16:42:55</strong>
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				Skuld tilted her head and watched Maleena as she passed in a very curious feline manner, responding to her friend with a little vocal cue – a sort of soft and high-ended trill in her throat, conveying not only her unspoken question and curiosity but her affection for her and interest at whatever she was getting at as well.&nbsp; Ah, the complex body, scent and vocal language of those of the feline persuasion.&nbsp; While most humans have become all but blind and mute to most means of personal communication, save their voices (which they so do love so much), cat people maintain a subtler means of communication borne from their more feral ancestry. This has likely been covered before so we’ll leave it at that!<br><br>Skuld’s attention on Maleena was momentarily limelighted by the opening of a new door into a new room she had yet to explore!&nbsp; &nbsp;She hopped after Maleena but stopped short just at the shore of cold tile, clasping her hands over her delicate nose as the olfactory deluge assaulted her sensitive nose.&nbsp; While Maleena braved the perfumed miasma of the bathroom (oh, how heroic of her!) Skuld stood next to Akira, watching. She pouted when Maleena scooped and dropped many of the tiny colorful bottles into a drawer.<br><br>“Aw… but the’r so p’rty.”<br><br>She nasally moped from behind her hands and pinched nose.&nbsp; Indeed she had found an interest in the little glass rainbow and although their olfactory orgy was a little too overkill for the nose they were so pleasing to the eye!<br><br>However, this was forgotten once Maleena approached Akira with a handpicked scent, dabbed it onto his neck and proceeded to attach herself to his neck.&nbsp; Curious as to what was so interesting Skuld removed her clasped hands and approached Akira from the other side, nudging and nosing her way to the perfumed spot marked by Maleena.&nbsp; She breathed and scented in little short puffs, small nose bumping into the soft flesh of Akira’s neck and also into Maleena’s nose.&nbsp; Hmm… this <em>was</em> rather nice (Maleena always had such good taste!)... in fact, it smelled so nice one feline couldn’t help but wonder what it would…. <br><br>Skuld nudged the spot with her nose then parted her small lips, a bright pink tongue peeking out to lap, lick, and taste at the patch of skin.&nbsp; A tiny rumble tickling her throat.<br><br>She approved!<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lord Drake</strong> on <strong>30-07-2010, 13:14:33</strong>
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				Talking about being caught between an hammer and a hard place…<br><br>Akira actually had nodded in approval at the sight of Maleena quickly moving into the bathroom, taking away and burying into a drawer her reject selection amongst the perfumes in display. To be honest, he was half-expecting that the mix of different scents would have been mildly uncomfortable to the catgirls (although he had not a real grasp on how much uncomfortable they would be) but he had thought that the benefits would have been worth the risk. Every single publication he had read about cat people made it very clear about how important was smell to them and how draconian they were towards perfumes that they disliked or found insufferable. So he figured he had better ask as soon as possible.<br><br>And that was what he had done. And the results that he had obtained were those expected for…. Well almost. He actually had – as expected – a selection of bottles that passed Maleena’s muster. He also had – as hoped – an indication about what could be a very favored smell mix for the two catgirls (that by the way wasn’t bad at all, according to his own tastes). Fact was, along with all that he was actually having the two of them purring cutely over his neck, while enjoying his smell… and he himself was all but paralyzed, shivering gently as they softly sniffed him.<br><br>He was feeling embarrassed, obviously…. And clueless about what to do next. And also, he was feeling… something similar to a sweet warmness fluttering through his limbs. <br><br>This was a cat thing actually… or at least a thing usually experienced by cat-owners. Cat have a way with love and happy feelings that is all warm and fuzzy on the inside. Mark me, there is heat and passion in them, often enough to set fire to the world… but if you <em>really</em> understand cats, you always have this feeling of soft fur brushing against your soul.<br><br>“Hrm…” Akira didn’t have the right throat for purring but he almost managed to passably do that when Skuld licked that tiny spot on his neck… and the shiver that coursed through his body was almost a shudder. Akira actually had a <em>very</em> sensible neck.<br><br>He was avare that he had to do something before turning into a big puddle of Akira-jelly between the two of them, and the only thing that his overheated brain managed to come up with was… <br><br>He raised both his arms behind the catgirls’ shoulder and stroked lightly their soft, smooth hair. He had nimble and long fingers and he had them tease their way on their heads, until he felt their ears under his fingertip. He smiled and started to scratch them gently, almost fleetingly… right hand was on Skuld and left one on Maleena, working delicately on the base of their ears, moving his fingertips in little, lazy circles over their soft skin, taking extreme care about being soft but also teasing enough, moving his fingers here and there looking for the most sensitive spots.<br><br>“Here, here…” he whispered “…my beauties…”<br><br>There was a very warm undertone tone in his voice. It was happening to him… what happened to a certain kind of person when confronted by cats. Cats can steal your heart, in a way. At least, if you are someone like Akira.<br><br>He kept scratching them lightly, feeling his body relax. They had all the time in the world… after all something as trivial as a schedule should not ruin such a beautiful moment.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Acinonyx</strong> on <strong>30-07-2010, 14:42:23</strong>
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				Engulfed in the pleasant mix of Akira's scent, perfume and Skuld's closeness - the scent of her hair and her skin -&nbsp; Maleena had a lot to take in, even for someone in control as much as she usually was. Well, except when... oh,&nbsp; that exception was close enough, anyway.<br><br>Her soft purr rumbled on, increased in volume and a little in pitch as Akira's nimble fingers teased her hair, scalp and sensitive ears with a kind of skill Maleena had not known too often. Humans had a way with their fingers, a dextrousity that came with the forms of their labour, their ability to write with a pen or type for hours on bouncing keys on a keyboard. Some humans had the ability to coax music from instruments and usually, the fingers of those people were even more dexterous than those of the average, skilled person. Only once had Maleena had the pleasure to be under the care of a magician - a performer who did tricks for which an unusual skill in the fingers was vital. His scratches, strokes and his touches had been <em>incredible</em>, but the owner-catgirl liaison had only lasted for a short while. It had lasted precisely to the moment at which the magician figured that Maleena might have been flattered to be part of his shows and tricks for the first ten times, but then couldn't be forced to participate regularly when she wasn't in the mood. Her moods didn't always match the performance schedule, so that was that.<br><br>Whatever Akira did to train <em>his</em> fingers... it was really good. And the way he said "my beauties..." - the calmness in his voice... the simpleness of the words... he obviously had a feeling for the situation, which made it all even better.<br><br>Maleena, too, took a lick near the spot Skuld had determined, jealous she should have tasted this when Maleena hadn't. She feelt Skuld's warm, familiar breath against lips and Akira's soft skin under her tongue. Skuld was so close... purring... probably feeling the same sensation of skillful fingers in her hair and on her ears as Maleena did. Just now, Akira was massaging there ears between his thumb and index finger - a procedure that had always been one of Maleena's weaknesses. It felt fantastic.<br><br>And Skuld was here with them - filling her heart with that soft, fuzzy feeling...<br><br>Without thinking, Maleena kissed Skuld's lips right by Akira's neck, claiming them for love and possession - she loved their warm, soft texture, and the way they could be so playful and gentle when they captured Maleena's. Wherever she had gone alone, no matter how pleasant, no matter how well such people as the dexterous magician himself could kiss, she had always missed Skuld's kisses to the point of heartbreaking pain. <br><br>But she didn't have to this time. Now she had it all - Akira's scent and dexterous fingers and Skuld's perfect kisses.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muninn</strong> on <strong>11-10-2010, 14:45:48</strong>
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				Skuld was virtual kitty-puddy under Akira’s nimble fingers, they scraped and massaged her scalp and ears just enough to leave Skuld almost the point of drooling right where she was standing.&nbsp; &nbsp;She had, at times, occasionally wondered if humans could ever know the pleasure that was this exact sort of head and ear skritchie-ing, talk about a way to tame the savage beast! All of Skuld’s little needs for wild and random outbursts suddenly chilled under those amazing fingers. Slowly, slowly her slight weight pressed into and against Akira chest, her ability to stand on her own two feet gradually leaving her.<br><br>She was a purring, a soft trilling sort of purr that rumbled in her delicate throat – none of this broken diesel engine nonsense.&nbsp; See? In her own ways she can be just as genteel as Maleena when the mood struck her.&nbsp; The trilling calico was so engrossed in Akira’s attention and wrapped around his scent that she did not register Maleena’s unexpected kiss until her delicate tiers brushed against her own.&nbsp; The warm and familiar gesture increased the purring sound coming from her small body – oh, this was really nice!&nbsp; Skuld kissed those supple lips back, Maleena’s taste and scent mingling and blending with Akira’s quite nicely, complimenting one another.<br><br>Who could honestly ask for anything more? One arm rose, placing her palm gently against Maleena’s chest while the other dangled near Akira’s thigh.&nbsp; Each hand pressed into the nearest bit of skin (clothed or otherwise) and those sharp little nails pricked and kneaded... like a kitten missing its mother, reaching out to these two for that bit of comfort and familiarity, her belly tickling with warmth.<br><br>Oh, nothing could ruin this moment, could it?<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lord Drake</strong> on <strong>29-10-2010, 19:20:30</strong>
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				As far as Akira was concerned, that moment was there to stay. <br><br>To be completely truthful, there was a bit of selfishness involved in that decision. After all there was something to be said about finding oneself in the middle of two beautiful catgirls kissing each other and there was a part of Akira that was very keen in maintaining that status.<br><br>But there was something more than that. Definitely. Being one that had to go away from his home, due to the tension between him and his father, Akira knew the importance of happy memories. He had a precious few himself about his own youth, they were his own and nobody could steal them from him… and there had been hard and nasty times into which those memories have helped him keep his sanity. Akira knew that he, Maleena and Skuld were probably going to face difficult times, getting used to each other and their new life together…&nbsp; settling in a new place and trying to make it their home was never an easy thing, and also Akira was deep down worried about possible interferences from his family. His grandfather Kenzo, in particular, had always been very strict in his interpretation of “owning” someone.. and Akira knew all too well that a reckoning with the old man would be in order, sooner or later. And that was why he had prepared so carefully the welcome for the two catgirls… he wanted their first memories about their new home to be warm and happy. He wanted them to be, if possible, something to treasure and take strength from. Something inside him was thinking that they would need that strength sooner or later.<br><br>As it was, it seemed that Akira could not hope for anything better. That moment was… special and he was feeling his heart grow soft and fuzzy all of a sudden. He knew definitely better than trying to spoil such moments in any way… they were too rare and too precious in his life.<br><br>He slowly moved in a better position, firmly planting himself on both legs in order to avoid losing his equilibrium if one of the catgirls shifted her weight. He made himself comfortable and&nbsp; moved his arms so they wrapped a bit more around Maleena and Skuld’s slender bodies… and held them a bit tighter so to give them more surface of contact with each other and him, melding the three of them into a gentle embrace… enjoying that sweet sense of intimacy that cats can give when they are in the mood.<br><br>He let loose a low, contente sigh as he continued his fingerwork on their ears.<br><br>He was feeling so calm and contented that his body had seemingly forgotten to get aroused from the contact of the two girls… although the premises were all there and the girls were probably aware of them from the slight note of excitement in his smell. He was still very much in control of himself, though, and actually the best part of his brain was settling in the soft pleasure of his nearness to the girl.<br><br>He kept stroking their ears, smiling silently to himself, waiting for what would happen next.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Acinonyx</strong> on <strong>31-10-2010, 20:04:09</strong>
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				Maleena's voice purred steadily, reflecting the even rumble coming from Skuld, so familiar and so very calming and relaxing. Akira's fingers had that magic to them that was so rare in humans - many humans knew how to scratch a cat, but only very few, or so Maleena had concluded, had that very magic touch to them. Some could be taught, but others had it intrinsically in them - that gentle scratch topped with just the right amount of pressure, the right shift between staying in one area and moving on to the next. Akira owned that skill, making the whole experience an especially celestial one.<br><br>Next to her, Maleena could feel Skuld's gentle fingers kneeding into Akira, like she was apt to do when something was particularly pleasurable and calming for her. At this moment, Maleena was almost compelled to follow the example, except that she rarely used this way of expressing herself. Something was also not quite right - or one should say <em>perfect</em> just yet. A&nbsp; lot of this pleasure they were feeling at the moment was something they had Akira to thank for: He had given them such a beautiful setting and was providing his own, friendly scent to engulf them, and so many reasons to feel spoiled and happy. Yet, they were just standing here by a bathroom in which the scent of the wrong perfume was still lingering, instead of laying somewhere nice and cuddly.<br><br>Maleena played with Skuld's familiar lips for one last moment - she captured the feeling in her heart to not let it go any time soon, and then slowly disengaging, she blinked her brown eyes open as if waking from a deep slumber. She rubbed her head gently against Akira's once, expressing her quickly growing affection, and then tugged on the both of them to leave the bathroom - not without nipping at Skuld's ear lovingly: "There are nicer places to cuddle."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muninn</strong> on <strong>01-11-2010, 15:18:04</strong>
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				Skuld was still in a happy, heady haze when Maleena’s warm and sweet lips slowly left her own, that purr still playing in her throat and chest.&nbsp; Steadily, her head leaned into and fell against Akira’s chest like a sleepy kitten, so content and comfortable she was right now, even to the point of leeching such warmth and contact with someone who would be a stranger had she already established Akira by his scent and personality as someone worth trusting. <br><br>She was only roused from her sleepy kitten-like state by the light nip against her ear, which twitched in reaction and succeeded in slowly withdrawing her weight off of Akira with a wide, jaw-popping yawn blinking away those sleepy tears from gold and sapphire eyes.<br><br>“Mmh?”<br><br>She looked drowsily at Maleena as she was tugged.<br><br>“Cuddle? But m’not even sleepy…”<br><br>She yawned again and rubbed away at a tear.<br><br>“There’s soooo much still to explore and to look at and to---“<br><br>Just then there would be yet another little wrench to toss into Maleena’s desire to cuddle with the two.&nbsp; <br>You see, Cat People’s metabolisms are head and shoulders above that of a human and they often eat much more than their human counterparts (another reason why only the affluent could afford to care for such demanding beings!), but Skuld’s seemed to act peculiarly fast, even for her species.&nbsp; Even though she had eaten a full breakfast before leaving her previous home (even having had seconds as a farewell gift!), and although she had also been given a lovely and tasty snack on the ride over she body made its demands known.<br><br>Her belly growled.<br><br>And this wasn’t a little squeal of gastric juices rumbling around, oh no! Her belly practically roared in introduction and command.<br><br>“…. eat?”<br><br>She looked hopefully at the two.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lord Drake</strong> on <strong>10-11-2010, 12:29:59</strong>
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				In a way, that cat-belly rumble was a good thing because it shook Akira’s mind away from its fluffy contented haze and brought him back to reality. His brain rehearsed for him Maleena’s words and then Skuld’s ones and informed him that probably a decision had to be taken… the young man blinked twice and felt a little pang of disappointment tug at the back of his head, since there was obviously something very alluring into the idea of “better places to cuddle in”… well again, he was a good guy but also a human being, what did you expect?<br><br>Then… he looked at Skuld’s hopeful gaze and felt a little part of his soul melt at her open, innocent eyes. He was still feeling her and Maleena’s warmth on him and he realized that he was being… enchanted in a way from the both of them. Those two catgirls had surely more qualities than met the eye..<br><br><em>I’ll end up following them both like a kitten.</em> He laughed to himself <em>So much for being the owner, here.</em><br><br>He quickly thought about what to say and his memory came to aid fishing something that he had in program to try once the two catgirls were settled in. It was a little idea for getting to know each other a bit better… and it suddenly seemed something Akira could use in that moment… at least a somewhat… cuddlier… variation of it.<br><br>He looked at Maleena with a conspiratory smile. And then he talked, in a soft tone.<br><br>“Now that Skuld reminds me… I have been told that you two like sashimi. I have salmon and tuna one, if you like the idea. What about eating AND cuddling a bit… and then resuming the exploration?”<br><br>His gaze went from Mleena to Skuld, while he waited for their answer.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Acinonyx</strong> on <strong>10-11-2010, 19:14:16</strong>
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				Maleena only grinned at Skuld's reaction - some parts of her just had not changed much since Skuld had been a kitten. While Maleena, when feeling tired, was mostly concerned with finding a suitable spot for prolonged naps, Skuld still fought stubbornly when she found there were more interesting things to do. This gave them a net result of Maleena sleeping far more than Skuld did. Maleena found that just right - she was the pretty one and beauty needed its sleep. <br><br>However, she had slept before this trip, unlike Skuld, who had been too excited to take a little nap and buzzed around like a bee on caffeine. But there was another great cattish feature the girls' ancestory had left them: The ability to sleep any- and everywhere regardless of what kind of buzz was about them. Maleena was no exception. And so she had put little concern into Skuld's buzz-time, she had after all had enough kittens around her who had enjoyed the older catgirl being on such a roll.<br><br>Now, she watched with amusement and adoration as sleepy tears took their path over Skuld's adorable face, but said nothing. Chances were, Skuld would dose off somewhere on the spot sometime soon. This would be a great chance to gracefully join her companion before Maleena would end up looking all tired out herself. Besides... Skuld did make a great pillow, especially since her scent always carried home with her and that was important in new surroundings.<br><br>Well, and then came the tummy growl. She'd almost have giggled, for wasn't that so like her Skuld? So many activities had to be put on pause when doing them with Skuld, just so that the calico could get a snack or be first at the dinner table (unless she was completely preoccupied and distracted, which happened often enough). Maleena, in any case, was not opposed. She wasn't incredibly hungry yet, but always in for a little feast, particularly salmon, tuna or sashimi.<br><br>And as it happened.... she perked, ears twitching at the mentioning of this wonderous word. Could it be, Akira had not only mentioned sashimi, but implicated he had the salmon and tuna variety as opposed to the simpler who-knows-what-is-in-there kind (that still tasted tremendously good, but was no match for the lovely salmon one)? She instantly resumed with an emphasizing purr and involuntarily licked her upper lip with the tip of her tongue. Her tail curled into a pleasant questionmark as it was apt to do when she found something rather pleasing.<br><br>Oh yes, she wanted that!
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muninn</strong> on <strong>13-11-2010, 13:52:49</strong>
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				&nbsp;Oh, Maleena knew Skuld better than the wiley calico likely knew herself.&nbsp; Yes, indeed, the top 3 priorities in Skuld’s life were as follows:<br><br>Food.<br>Sleep.<br>Explore.<br><br>The last two vied for second place but neither could outshine Skuld’s numero uno; her greatest motivator; her raison d'être; her infatuation with food.&nbsp; <br><br>If Skuld were human she’d be considered a huge foodie and if she didn’t have a lightening quick metabolism she’d likely balloon out to show it, too.&nbsp; Even by cat people standards Skuld had an unusually fast metabolism, which has given some of her caretakers pause and worries about a medical condition, but all (unwilling) trips to specialists procured nothing but high bills and a grumpy Skuld.&nbsp; &nbsp;One would suppose that she needed all that extra energy to fuel her times of feline insanity…<br><br>At present her ears perked at the exact moment Maleena’s did: at Akira’s mention of sashimi.&nbsp; <em>Tuna</em> and <em>salmon</em> sashimi.&nbsp; However, her reaction was far less elegant than Maleena’s approving purr and lip licking:<br><br>"Sashimi??"<br>She stared wide-eyed and <em>completely</em> awake right now, sleepy tears utterly forgotten, her entire form buzzed with growing excitement and energy, hands clinging on to the front of Akira's shirt.<br><br>"Can we get some now? Please? Please? Pretty please? Oh, Maleena - let's save cuddling for later! Pretty please with sprinkles on top??"<br>Her voice rumbled with her purring, eyes wide and pleading.&nbsp; She knew very well that this worked quite well on humans!
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				Title: <strong>Re: Two Cat Girls Looking for Company I (Acinonyx, Muninn, Lord Drake)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lord Drake</strong> on <strong>14-11-2010, 14:53:15</strong>
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				Success, it seemed. Even <em>too much</em> of it maybe, given the instantaneous reactions of the cat-duo. Akira grinned as he was attacked by a real battery of purring and nodded slowly to the two girls, looking them in their big eyes with an amused gaze. “We may have some, yes, Skuld…” he said softly “…but you and Maleena must follow me and do as I say for a short time. No wandering away or touching things for now… we will have more exploration later. Now… this way…”<br><br>He gently disentangled from the catgirls (operation that required some care when it came to separate himself from Skuld since she was firmly clinging to the fabric of his skirt… although with some firm movements and a bit more scratching behind the ears Akira managed to come out of it with only minor dress damage) and turned on his heels, beckoning them to follow him. He swiftly moved to the stairs that led to the upper floor and climbed them, while rubbing his hands together.<br><br>The third floor of the house was a single big room with white &nbsp;(http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/4753/ns35524atticocittgiardi.jpg) as predominant color. It was a sort of study/living room full of light and very airy. It was Akira’s favored study place actually since there was nearly always natural light and there was room enough for pacing back and forth at his leisure (Akira was not the kind of guy who studied standing still at the desk… he needed movement and space in order to get the better results). Akira smiled and got into full-gear action immediately.<br><br>There was a squat wooden cubic thing on the side of the room. Akira walked briskly into that direction and knelt in front of it… a door slid open to reveal a white-ish interior. A whiff of cold signaled that the squat object was, in fact, a small sized fridge. Akira rummaged a bit inside and produced several wooden boxes, containing good sized portions (http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/2288/12608475487568491.jpg) of bright orange sashimi of the salmon variety and also of the deep red tuna kind. He tucked the sashimi boxes safely under his right arm and stood up smiling.<br><br>Next stop was a wardrobe-like thing on the side of the room… another (this time bigger) door slid open and with a swift movement, a rolled up light green and soft blanket was extracted and hauled over Akira’s shoulder… it was quite light and that was a good thing given what the young man was about to do. He turned towards the direction where the catgirls should have been if they had followed him as requested and, with a smile, said: “Last one on the roof is a gerbil.” Then, with a strangely self-confident smirk he went to the open window and… stepped out.<br><br>It should be worth noting that there was no balcony outside.<br>
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