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by **Rivaal** on July 7th, 2011, 5:44 am

When everything crashed down into place - a very wrong place at that - Rivaal suddenly found he couldn't sleep, and gently extracted himself from the wolf now sleeping on his bed. Damn, what did I just do? I took in a Kelvic. A single Kelvic. That's mental. Why? She might bind herself to me. Wait... What if she already did?

When he was finished mentally cursing himself out, he curled up and laid there for a while, trying to figure out what to do next, and how to get out of this situation.

by **Arev Saatjian** on July 7th, 2011, 5:49 am

Arev whined in her sleep and opened her eyes, crawling over on her belly to him. She laid her head against Rivaal's chest, looking up pathetically at him. She curled her tail between her legs and laid down her ears as she whimpered, sensing his distress. Had she done something wrong?

She didn't want him to be mad! Or sad. Definitely not. But what could she do? She'd transform back, but then she'd be on his bed naked. People tended to be touchy about those things. And he already seemed upset enough.

Arev whined again for good measure and gently put her paw on his shoulder, golden eyes looking up at him with a mixture of worship and worry.

by **Rivaal** on July 7th, 2011, 5:55 am

Well, crap. She'd bonded to him. The best thing he could do, at least trying to be sensitive about the situation, was gently extracting the wolf from on top of him, but since he didn't want to hurt her, he scratched her ear and hoped he wasn't breaking some Kelvic protocol or something. As he scratched her ears, he told her it wasn't her, and that everything was fine. How else could he respond?

by **Arev Saatjian** on July 7th, 2011, 5:58 am

Arev tilted her head to let him scratch her ear better, then crawled back on his chest and snuffled at his face. She licked his cheeks a few times for good measure, hoping that would cheer him up. Then she moved off him and grabbed the blanket in her teeth, pulling it up to cover him up.

Her golden eyes were always watching him with a faint hint of concern, as if worried one false step would get her tossed out. She nudged his hand a little with his nose and then curled up at the foot of the bed again, watching him with her muzzle against his feet.

by **Rivaal** on July 7th, 2011, 6:09 am

Rivaal sighed. "Don't worry, alright? Just get some sleep. We can talk when we're both awake." Even after he rolled over, the feeling of eyes on him was unmistakeable. "Sleep, Arev. You're fine."

He hoped that would settle it. He was tired, but the feeling of being watched was keeping him awake for much longer than he'd wanted. If she'd look away for five minutes, he could sleep once more.

by **Arev Saatjian** on July 7th, 2011, 6:14 am

Arev licked his hand and crawled up so she was against his legs, laying her head down to sleep. She made sure she was between him and the door, just in case anyone tried to come in to hurt her person. They'd be missing a throat in less time than it took to blink an eye. Granted, the Kelvic was still nervous, but she could sleep. She had absolute faith that whatever he did, it would be the right thing.

She couldn't help it--she rubbed her cheek against his leg and gave him a reassuring nudge with her nose again before drifting back off into a light, peaceful sleep.

by **Rivaal** on July 8th, 2011, 3:20 am

Rivaal finally relaxed when she wasn't watching him any longer. He shut his eyes tightly so Arev couldn't watch his emotions through them. He felt like an idiot. He'd wanted a friend, but not an attachment. Still, he didn't want to just throw her out. Loyal friends could be hard to come by. As he mulled over the pros and cons of how to deal with Arev, he finally drifted off to sleep without making a decision.

by **Arev Saatjian** on July 8th, 2011, 3:43 am

Arev was up in human form the next morning before Rivaal woke up, pacing fretfully. She'd tried to settle down on the blankets to wait, but hadn't been able to sit still. He'd seemed so upset last night. Would it be better if she brought him a deer?

She paused slightly. A dead animal probably wouldn't help. She fought down the urge to whine and slink under the table with her tail between her legs. Time to go? She didn't want to ever go. But was that the problem?

She hissed between her teeth. "Stupid," she muttered, biting her lower lip. Arev hadn't meant to bond to him. It'd just happened! That first time she caught his smell. Gods damn it! Sometimes she wondered if life would have been easier as a human.

by **Rivaal** on July 8th, 2011, 3:54 am

Summer 36, 511 AV

When Rivaal woke up, it wasn't until the afternoon. When he finally sat up, he glanced over at Arev who seemed to be panicking her way around the room. The Vantha slipped from the bed and walked up behind her while she was distracted. "You alright?"

He stepped back and gave her a smile. "You look worried about something. Care to share, or are you just going to wear a groove into the floor?"

by **Arev Saatjian** on July 8th, 2011, 4:03 am

Arev turned. She'd heard him move, so at least it wasn't a surprise. "Of course I'm worried," she said, posture turning submissive. Her shoulders slumped slightly and she lowered her eyes. "You'll want me gone. No one wants...well, you know." She was upset, and it was hard to contain it. "I didn't choose this! It just happened!" Arev wanted to say that she would leave if he ordered it, but her throat had knotted itself up again. She was glad her hair was hiding her eyes and the way they were starting to shine with moisture.

It was her first time around people in a friendly way other than her father, and this was what happened? She wasn't certain what would happen now, but it would probably be bad.