"Maybe....maybe we should just be friends?"

Heart breaking at the words, Chipetsua pushed himself up from the bed and retrieved his clothing, easily pulling his pants back on and slipping his feet into his boots, buckling them up. He tossed his belt into the trashcan next to the nightstand, turned to look at Arlian, bowing his head a bit. "If you so wish it." And with that, turned on his heel and headed out of hte room, his ears pressed back against his head in a pained way.

---

Before going into the bedroom Arlian let the new pup into the spare room wrapping him lightly in the bed covers and closing the door. He then entered the bedroom, pulling Chipetsua lightly in with him "Now lets take a look at that nasty dog bite shall we?"

"Yes nurse Arlian." Chipetsua cooed out, making his way over to the bed and sitting down. He held his arm up to Arlian, giving him a slightly pouty expression, plaful of course, and leth is ears droop. "He hurt me."

"Oh dear" Arlian took Chipetsuas arm in his hand "It looks very painful" He tried not to smile as the mark on the other males arm was hardly worth mentioning.

Gasping and swatting the hand away from his 'wound', the hyena sniffled and said, "Don't touch it you evil man!" He let out a small chuckle, however, not being able to hold it back.

"Now come on" Arlian put his hands on his hips "No need to talk to me like that, I am only trying to help you" He put his 'stern face' on as best as he could.

"Evil psycho man, you're trying to make me whimper." He pouted, crossing his arms over his chest and giving him the stink eye, although their was a bit of a twitch at the corner of his lips.

"Then I shall leave you be if you feel like that"

He scoffed and snorted, mumbling something to himself as hed held his arm back out to Arlian. "Fine. But be gentle, I can take a shot but not a bite." He joked, looking up at him.

Arlian took the arm again and gently ran his fingers acorss thw wound, before sitting down next to Chipetsua.

"So, what type of things are you going to buy for Eru? Bones, treats, toys, ecetera?" He asked, placin ghis hand gently on Arlian's thigh and rubbing it a bit.

"Yeah that kind of thing, maybe we could go to the mall tomorrow?" He smiled putting his hand ontop of the other males.

"If you want. Like I said, everything from here on in is up to you. I'm gonna make you as happy as I can this week." He explained gently, turning his hand over under Arlian's and gripping his hand softly.

"I wish it were longer than a week"

"Me too, but if I put it off for too long I will most likely forget about it and that will not be good."

"How can that not be good?" Arlian bought his hands up o Chipetsua's face, kissing his lips lightly "It would mean you would be here with me, out of harms way"

"Because I will be disobeying a direct order from Khan and thus will be disrespecting his wishes when alive and also while dead. I'm sorry, Arlian, but I'm not going to disrespect him."

Arlian took his hands away from the males face "So, you will disrespect me by leaving? thats very very very naughty of you"

"Oh? And you wish to punish me?" He purred out hopefully, kissing his lips. "Hm?"

"Hmm maybe" he smiled kissing the male back.

He pulled back from the kiss and poked his forehead. "You know you want to."

"But I would not know how to punish someone" He put his finger to his mouth slightly giving the male puppy dog eyes.

"Aw." He kissed the male's nose and chuckled. "I cannot tell you how to punish me."

"What if I did something naughty - how would you punish me?"

He smiled and laid himself back on the bed, purring a bit. "You'd just have to find out."

Arlian giggled and lightly pinched Chipetsuas side.

His skin twitched and retracted from the pinch, a low chuckle coming from the hyena's throat.

"er...yeah Im being naughty im pinching you" he smiled.

"It's not naughty, it's kind of cute."

"oh" Arlian frowned "How could i be naughty?"

"By denying me your naked form." Chipetsua pouted, bringing his arms up and crossing htem over his chest, being rather childsih.

Arlian smiled "Then punish me for that" he giggled "Not that i ever was denying you"

"You weren;t denying me?" He echoed out in recognition. A grin snaked it;s way onto his face at this as he reached over to Arlian and pulled him up so that he was sitting on his stomach. "You really do need a bath."

Arlian frowned "Do i?"

"Mhm." He nodded.

"hmm ok" Arlian stood up with a smile heading towards the bathroom.

Chipetsua pushed himself up and followed after him, a churr of happiness coming from his chest and throat.

---

Arlian giggled as Chipetsua carried him into the bedroom, Kissing his neck lightly as he did so.

"I trust you already have some clothing here, Arlian?" He asked, setting him gently down onto the bed and sitting down next to him.

Arlian looked at him as he dryed his arms off "Nope..."

"Figures. Here." He said, reaching back and grabbing the jacket that he had wrapped around Arlian earlier that day. "Put this on while I go grab your clothes." He mumbled, his body shifting into it's true shape as he walked back to the bathroom.

Arlian put the jacket on loosely, pulling his hair down from the pont tail and waited until Chipetsua returned with his clothes.

He trotted back into the room with AQrlian's clothing on his back and his own in his mouth. He jumped up onto the bed and shouldered the clothing off of his back, dropping his own pants and briefs onto the mattress and laying down, nuzzling his nose into Arlian's back gently.

"Thanks, but seeing as we are going to bed do we really newed clothes?" He asked him, leaning back slightly on the bed.

"I don't want you to be cold, sweetheart." He said, his ears laying back against his head as he laid himself on Arlian's chest lightly, licking under the pale chin softly.

"I wont be...there are covers and you to keep me warm"

He nodded his head a bit and nuzzled his head into the pale chest of his companion's, his eyes shutting loosely.

Arlian smiled and gently pushed Chipetsua away from him going round to the other side of the bed, he took the jacket off and slipped under the covers.

Chipetsua let otu a quiet whimper and crawled over to Arlian on his stomach, slipping under the covvers as well and nuzzling against his side.

"you're very cuddly this evening" Arlian smiled.

"Do you not like it?"

"I like it..." Arlian snuggled into the bed further.

"I just want you to be warm, love." He said, licking a bit of moisture from Arlian's hair.

"And I am warm thankyou...I love you"

"Just a bit though, hm? I love you too, Arlian." He said, letting out a quiet yawn mixed with a whimper as he readjusted himself on the bed so that he was fully on his side.

Arlian stroked him lightly "YOU gonna stay like this cuddly little thing all night hmm?"

"Thing? Yes, I am going to stay like this cuddly little thing ll night just so I can keep you warm."

"Sorry...I dint mean to offend you..."

He chuckled lightly and pressed his nose to Arlian's back. "You didn't, love, honest."

"But tell me, how am I supposed to kiss your lips and for you t ohold me close to you all night hmm?"

"Fine." He said and got a bit closer to Arlian, sliding one paw and arm under his form and placing the other over him. A few moments later snapping and cracking, creaking and clicking came from his form as he began to shift. He held Arlian close to his body when he was finished changing.

"I love you no matter what you are, but sometimes it's nice to be able to have your arms wrapped around me" Arlian kissed his lips.

"My arms are always wrapped around you, Arlian." He pointed out with a smile, kissing him back softly.

"I feel so lucky to be here with you.." Arlian kissed him again for longer this time.

"Oh really? And why so?" Chipetsua asked, rubbing his back softly.

"You're just...amazing..." Arlian blushed.

"Aren't you just so sweet." He chuckled a bit and kissed Arlian's nose softly.

Arlian ran his hand through the other males hair "You are still wet"

"Oh? I hadn't noticed." He reached a hand up and grabbed a piece of his hair, pulling it forward and looking at it. "Guess I really should dry off so I don't make you cold."

"It's becuase you refused a towel..but don't worry I'm all warm now..."

Hyena laughed quietly and nuzzled his face into the crook of Arlian's neck, purring a bit. "I refused a towel because you were cold."

"I had two!" Arlian protested with a laugh.

Chipetsua kissed his neck and chuckled quietly. "Alright, touche. I should've taken a towel."

"so on a scale of one to ten, how sleepy are you?"

"About five, and yourself?"

"Two"

"Well, I guess neither of us are very sleepy. Well, I guess going to bed is a wasted idea then."

"We could lay here and tell stories!" Arlian smiled, kissing Chipetsua on the cheek with his excitment.

"You first."

"Erm well...well...when I was six i broke my arm"

"Oh really? Which arm?"

"This one!" He held up his left arm for Chipetsua to see.

"Did your bone slit in half or did it break at the joint?"

"The bone like broke in half...I dunno the doctors didnt say much, just wanted me out of there really"

"Ah, I see." He smiled and held the arm in his hands, rubbing itr softly. "How'd you break it?"

"Well when you live on the streets you're bound to break or hurt some part of your body atleast once...I once found some food and some other boys who also lived on the streets also wanted it...so they took it by hurting me"

"I'm sorry, love. Nobody should have to go through that in their life time."

"Anyway its your turn to tell a story"

"Hm. Ah, I was attacked by a shark once after by boat was overturned when I was on a transpirting job. Look." He pulled the cover down to his thighs and spread his leg to expose an array of inch sized scars in the shape of a bite mark.

"Oh my god!" Arlian exclaimed lightly touching the scars.

Chipetsua chuckled quietly and smiled warmly down at him. "It hurt like hell, but the pain subsided over time."

"Well i must say your story is more adventurous than mine...now cover yorself up" Arlian giggled.

"Oh, you know you like seeing me nude." He purred out, wiggling his hips before covering his body up with the covers.

"Yes I do..." Arlian admitted with a nod slightly pulling the covers away again with a alugh.

"Then do not ask me to cover up if you wish to take in the whole of my gorgeous body."

"Flattering yourself again hmm?" Arlian kissed him lightly before leaning in again and kissing him more deeply.

He mumbled somehting against his lips and purred quietly. He pulled Arlian a bit closer until he was ontop of him, his tongue swiping over Arlian's lips.

Arlian greeted the tongue with his own, eagerly kissing the other male, his body pressed against his.

Chipetsua placed his hands on the dainty hips of his Arlian's, a low purr coming from his throat.

arlian shuddered slightly at the feel of the males hands on his hips, a small smile coming to his lips and he kissed the male passionatly.

Chipetsua slid his hands down to Arlian's butt and gripped softly, his fingers turning a bit whiter from the pressure.

Arlian let out a slight giggle from this as he trailed his kisses down Chipetsuas neck.

He let out a shaky sigh as his form began to shiver from his kisses. He arched his neck up a bit for Arlian so he could get a better reach.

Arlian responded by licking up his neck, kissing back down in slowley his breath tickling where he had kissed.

He gasped quietly and shut his eyes, moaning quietly from the attention he was recieving to his neck.

Arlian responded to the slight gasp by trailing his kisses down the males chest, looking up slightly to see or hear the males reaction.

He had shut his eyes and laid his hea dback against the pillows, arching his chest up a bit to him.

Arlian smiled and continued kissing and licking the males chest, bringing himself back up to his neck and then to his mouth again.

He let out a quiet moan and kissed him back, his ears laying flat against his head. He wrapped his arms up and around Arlian's back, holding him close to his chest as he kissed him back.

"What would you lik me to do?" Arlian sat up slightly looking down at him, his long hair falling down his shoulders.

"Dammit Arlian.... You're tempting me... You must want me to rape you, hm?" He asked, smirking smally up at him.

Arlian smiled "Well it wouldn't be rape now would it?"

"Can't rape the willing." He mumbled, shutting his eyes and smirking a bit ni a sort of defeated manner. "True, really true."

Arlian giggled leaning down and kissing him lightly.

Chipetsua held his with his hands once more and smiled in the soft kiss.

Arlian sat up again, moving slightly against the male as he tilted his head slightly.

"Arlian, tell me what you want to do... I will obey you all week."

"I just want you" he smiled sweetly.

"Really now? Only me? So I suppose we can throw Eru out?" He asked playfully.

Arlian frowned "no!" he got off of Chipetsua in a pretend mood crossing his arms over his chest dramatically.

Chipetsua sat up and looked over at Arlian, smiling a bit. "Fine fine... We won't throw him out."

Arlian smiled and got back into the bed "So my love...you never told me what you would like me to do?"

"Well, I was going to say stop kissing my neck and chest, but seeing as you have already stopped I really have no request of you."

Arlian looked a little hurt "Sorry...i thought you wanted me to..."

"Arlian... I really, really did... But... you started turning me on.. I'm sorry.." Chipetsua looked down at the covvers and sighed softly.

"Do you not want anything sexual to do with me?" Arlian asked taking Chipetsuas hand lightly.

"You don't know the half of it, Arlian... I really do want you.. I would happily give you my 'virginity'..." He gripped Arlian's hand softly with his.

"I know theres a but...dont worry ok?" Arlian amiled

"Thank you, Arlian... I'm sorry I seem distant right now, I don't mean to be."

"I said dont worry about it" He squeezed Chipetsuas hand tighter.

His ears went back a bit from the squeezing, a small smile on his face. "Be careful, I might just squeeze back." He said as he squeezed Arlian's hand a bit tighter.

Arlian smiled warmly at him, lightly kissing him on the cheek "What the problem with turning you on a bit anyway hmm?"

"When you turn any canine on... it's not just a little bit, it is a lot... and when a canine is horny.. Well, let's just say, you might have to lock me in this room for a while..": He laughed a bit and laid back against the bed, a small sigh coming from his lips.

"And please do tell me what is wrong with being locked in a room with you?" He giggled.

"Lock me in here without you." He corrected, poking the air as if poking the ceiling.

"Why without me?" Arlian cocked his head to the side thoughtfully.

"Wow. everything just flew right over your head, didn't it?" He asked in a bit of amusement, smiling smally.

Arlianb forwned pushing Chipetsua lightly "Tell me what you mean"

"Because I would hate it if I turned out like him after my first taste of sex.. well.. willing sex.."

"I doubt you would tell me to fuck off or to just get on the bed like he did, you have actually gotten to know m, you tlak to me"

"I see... He never even talked to you? That's pretty cruel... I'm sorry you had to go through all of that." He smiled warmly up at Arlian, his tail wagging a bit.

"Hey its nothing, not comapred to you, Kotani may have been an asshole but he never tortured me or cam after me with a gun" He poked Chipetsua's nose.

"Don't forget the blade." He lifted his foot up and wiggled his toes, a small chuckle echoing from his throat. "But, I'm used to such physical pain.. but I'm really not used to mental pain like yourself."

"What should I Do if when you go away she comes and attacks me?" Arlian asked, curling up on the pillow slightly.

"You have Eru... And I will be leaving one of my friends here with you. He will protect you."

Arlian looked around "Well...who is this friend?"

"Well, not a friend persay... More of a comrade. He is one of the assassins Khan hired."

"ANother assassin...? Whats his name? You sure you wanna leave me with anotehr man?" He giggled.

"I'm sure because he sticks to his work and doesn't get in volved with other people. His name is Kirill. He's Russian. And he is a Kimodo Dragon."

"You expect me to sit around with a kimodo dragon for protection?"

"Hes like me. Although he usually never changes to his reptilian form. He won't bite nor eat you.... I promise."

"Kirill the kimodo dragon? I would much ratehr stay with CHipetsua the hyena"

"Well, Kirill the Kimodo Dragon will have to do, love... I'm sorry I am leaving you with somebody who kind of intimidates you already... You can play with his silver-crested cockatoo, Poncho. He will allow it." He smiled softly and reached up, caressing an imaginary tear line down his cheek with his knuckles.

"Can't I just go with you?"

"Didn't we already go through this, Arlian...? I said you could come along but you just ended up changing your mind." He smiled, poking him in the side soflty.

Arlian shrugged standing up form the bed and putting his trousers on "I have to go out tomorrow for a little while is that ok? then we can go back to Muixen and see Saki? Maybe we could get him some flowers or something...I dunno"

"I don't mind. And yeah, we should get him something, seeing as we both left without telling him." He pulled the covers back onto him and laid down once more, sighing quietly.

"He probably didnt want telling now he has Danshouku...no time for us anymore"

"Hey, now give him the benefit of the doubt, Arlian. He's happy.. Well... That is what I've seen of him while he was with Danshoku... Hm... Which wasn't a lot.."

"I just dont undertsnad how after he miraculously comes back to life he goes straight back to someone he only knew for like a day"

"Arlian... Would you go back to me if we were in their predicament?" He asked, lifting his head up and looking at him.

"Well I wouldnt just go back and fuck you straight away without telling people who are mourning my death that im alive"

"We never fucked...." He pointed out, smiling a bit. "But yes, I understand you."

"Ok just go back and sit with you for few days then" he rolled his eyes.

"Hey, calm down Arlian." Chipetsua murmured, turning himself over so that his back was to Arlian.

Arlian stood for a moment before leaving the bedroom and heading down to the Cottage Front room.

Chipetsua sighed and nuzzled his head into the pillows for a moment before kicking the covers from his body and sitting up. "Dammit.." He mumbled, scratching his head vigorously. "How the hell does he do it?" He sighed and shifted into his canid form, quickly jumping from the bed and walking out of the door to follow Arlian into the Cottage Front Room.

---

Chipetsua let the door hang wide open behind him as he grabbed up his jeans form the bed, growling quietly under his breath. He pulled his jeans and briefs onto his form and made sure his phone, wallet and jewelry was all with him. He felt his neck, making sure he had his necklaces on still, his ears and felt his wrists and fingers for all the jewelry. "Good.. Everything is still on..." He grabbed his jacket and Arlian's shirt and headed out of the room.

---

Still crying Arlian sat on the bed before laying down and sliding under the covers, he didnt care that his body and hair was wet, he just wanted to close his eyes and forget everything that had happened.
***

After Arlia had slept for about an hour, Kirill walked into his room and sat down on his dresser and crossed one leg over the other. He watched Arlian as he slept, crossing his arms over his chest loosely. He looked at the pup on the bed next to him and tilted his head a bit. What kind of dog is that? He got up from the dresser and walked over to the bed, sitting down on the edge of it and leaning down to look at the dog, picking up a piece of his fur and crushing between his thumb and index finger as he tested it texture. Mutt? He drew back from the dog when he heard a low growl come from it, a frown now on his face. "Shush."

Eru let out a loud bark at the straner, cusing Arlian to wake and sit up in the bed immediatly, he pulled the covers close to himself "Who the hell are you?"

Kirill looked at Arlian and boweds his head a bit, placing his hand on his own chest in a formal greeting. "My name is Kirill, and you are Arlian. You need your beverage, am I right?"

"No, and I dont ever remember giving you permission to be in my house"

"Chipetsua did. Get off my shoulder." The cockatoo listened to Kirill and jumped down onto Eru's head, chirping quietly and looking up at Arlian with his grey eyes. "I'm going to go get you your beverage, young master." He said simply, getting off of the bed after patting thr pup's head, a growl coming from him, and headed off out of the room.

Arlian eyed the bird suspiciously as Kirill left the sroom. He slipped out from under the covers and pulled his jeans and t-shirt back on. He picked up Eru and quickly left the room.

Poncho sqwaked noisily and flapped his wings, flying after the male and the dog. "Go nowhere! Stay!" He sqwuaked out.

Kirill sighed as he watched the three speed past him, rubbing the back of his head with grunt. "Humans. Why can;t any of you just control your homones and get over yourselves?" He asked in a disgusted tone.

---

Arlian sat himself and Eru down on the bed before he started crying again, he held Eru close to him "Why did he lave me here Eru?" He sobbed "Was I really that unimportant to him?"

Eru whimpered and licked at Arlian's face a few times before getting onto his lap and curling up against his stomach. He whimpered quietly, looking up at his master with his intelligent brown eyes. He seemed to know what was happening, even if he was still young.

Arlian stroked the puppies head lovingly "We argue so much" He cried lightly "Do you tink we will ever be able to hold down a relationship?"

Eru looked down, pondering how he would be able to talk to Arlian without Chipetsua here to translate. He huffed lightly and looked back up at Arlian, licking his fingers and wagging his stubby tail.

Arlian sighed adn leant back on the bed and closed his eyes, not wanting to be awake when Chipetsua was not there.

Eru's stomach began to growl quietly so he got up and pawed at Arlian's chest softly, whimpering quietly.

Arlian looked at the small puppy and sighed "Ergh..." He mumbled as he sat got up from the bed and opened the door and made his way down to the kitchen.

Eru followed along, but stopped and began to jump and bark and bite at the white bird's tail feathers. Poncho flapped his wings and landed down on Eru's back, who in turn began to panic from the nails in his skin and ran after Arlian.

Arlian pushed the bird off of Eru and picked the pup up protectivley "Go back to Kirill....if he needs to stay somewhete he can be here" Arlia ntold the bird, not knowing if it did understand him.

Poncho whistled quietly and flapped his wings, flying after the two down to the kitchen.

---

Arlian got onto the bed and put Eru down next to him "Chipetsua said that I would let you sleep on th bed with me...guess he was right" He smiled and pulled the covers over him as he fell asleep.
***


Kirill entered into the room quietly and walked over to Arlian's bed, sitting down on the edge of it. He reached back and shook Arlian a bit, placing the bottle of orange liquid onto the nightstand. "Arlian, it's time to wake up, you need to drink this stuff, then you can sleep in for a bit if you want."

Arlian groaned and pulled the covers over his head, he did speak but his words were muffled into the covers.

"Arlian, come now. Sit up and drink this medicine. You can sleep in for a bit afterwards, promise."

Arlian poked his head out from under the covers "But the medicine made me sick" He put on his puppy dog eyes and pouted slightly.

"I will use force if I must, little one." He smiled a bit and grabbed the bottle, holding it out to him. "Now, go on."

"like you would use force on me" Arlian pouted again "Chipetsua wouldnt allow it, neither would Eru"

"I can pour it down your throat when you are sleeping, Arlian." Kirill reached up and cleared some bangs from out of his face since it kind of annoyed him, placing his hand right back on the bed afterwards. "Come on, drink it."

"Ergh...are you sure you not a spy from the hospital? You are so persistant"

"Persistant? Okay, that is a good way to discribe me a lot of the time, I suppose."

"Most of the time?" Arlian pulled the covers back over his head.

"Arlian, drink the... hm... Instead of calling it beverage, why don't we just call it D.O.?"

"D.O?" Arlian asked from udnerneath the covers.

"Doctor's Orders, D.O." He opened up the glass bottle and placed the lid of it on the nightstand. "Come on, drink it Arlian."

"No..." he mumbled again.

"Arlian, come on." Kirill said, nudging him with his elbow.

"If you want it to be drunk so much you drink it" He didnt pull the covers away from his head.

"My immune system being horrid is natural, your's is not, so you must drink this and I must be the one who makes you."

Arlian pulled his head out of the covers "I dont even know what this stuff does" he took it from Kirill.

""I took the liberty to read the label of it. It says it builds up the white blood count or something like that.. But only for a little bit."

"Oh right I see..." Arlian took a sip of the drink "I wish it didnt taste so sickly."

"I never was a fan of citrus myself. So, I know what you mean."

"Oh that reminds me I need to buy some cherry lotion or something..." Arlian drank the rest of the drink and stuck his tongue out at Kirill.

"We can go out later today if you wish." He reached over and flicked his tongue before pushing himself up from the bed. "You can sleep in if you wish."

"Im awake now" Eru jumped off the bed after he growled at Kirill "I'm just a little scared to go to the mall..."

"Why is that? did somethign happen there?" He asked, turning and walking over to the window in the room.

"I thought Chipetsua had told you" Eru ran around to Kirill and started to gnaw at his ankle.

Kirill looked down at Eru and simply smirked, courching down and pattign the dog's head. "I don't think he did."

Eru started to bark at the other male before running around in little circles "Oh...well...he must have told you something"

"I don't think he did... You don't have to tell me if you do not wish it."

Arlian shrugged "It dosent really matter now.."

"Well, anyways." he stood back up and cracked his back, grunting to himself. "Hungry?"

"Oh, no Im fine thanks, I will eat later...do you think Chipetsua will come home today?"

"You can call him to find out, but I don't think he will be." Kirill shrugged and leaned back against the wall.

"Would you mind me calling him?" Arlian sat up in the bed with a smile.

"Uh.. Not at all." He fished the phone from his pocket and tossed it onto the bed, crossing his arms over his chest afterwards.

"thankyou so much! I would hug you if I didn't feel like crap" He beamed as he dialed Chipetsua's number.

"No worries." He muttered.

The phone rang a few times and Chipetsua answered, muttering a few curses under his breath. "Kirill or Arlian?"

"Sorry...have I bothered you?" Arlian asked timidly.

"N-No! Not at all, Arlian. My partner and I are playing a game of bloody-knuckles, those damned rings of his." He laughed a bit. "So, what's up? Ah, god dammit! I said I give you asshole." He growled out. "That son of a bitch.. Seems you wil be needing that nurse outfit afterall, you will have to bandage my hand, love."

"I take it you wont be coming home anytime soon then...?" Arlian asked, tears welling up in his eyes.

"I'll be home tomorrow more than likely. Aw, you must really love me if you're so desperate for me to come home, huh?" He asked in a mock arrogance, chuckling a bit.

"Why is it taking so long?" Arlian fiddled with his hair in his fingers.

"We got on the plane last night, only just arrived this morning. Don't worry Arlian, you'll be back in my arms in no time flat."

"I just...Im so scared..." He could feel the tears welling up in his eyes again.

Kirill walked over to the bed and sat down next to him, running his fingers through the pink hair a bit. "Calm down, Arlian."

"Yes, even though Kirill and I don't agree so much, I must agree with him now.. Calm down, alright? I promise that nothing will happen to you or me."

"I just...I want you here with me, I....I can't stand to think you are...wherever you are with someone else and could get killed" He began to cry.

"This is a jealousy thing, isn't it?" Chipetsua asked.

Kirill ran the pad of his thumb under Arlian's eye, a small sigh coming from him.

"No! Its not!" Arlian said, the anger coming through his voice more, he hung up the phone and threw it down onto the bed.

"You want to be alone, don't you?" Kirill asked gently, grabbing his phone and putting it back into his pocket.

"You know, I dont even know why we are togther, its obvious its never going to work with us" He pulled his knees up to his chest.

"What did he say to get you so u-" Kirill pulled his ringing phone out of his pocket and looked at the caller ID. "It's for you, do you want it?"

"No, you can answer it, I need to feed Eru" He replied as he slipped out from under the covers before wiping away a few more tears.

Kirill answered the phone and put it on speaker phone, staring down at it with relatively lifeless eyes, as usual.

"Come on Arlian, I was only kidding. Why would anybody ever be jealous over me? I'm irresposible, destructive, childish, a trouble seeker, can't protect those I love, left you with a stranger, always get you upset with me... I'm sorry... I understand if you don't want to speak to me anymore."

Arlian ignored the phone and picked up Eru "Come on boy lets get you something to eat" He coached his head.

"I see..." The line went dead.

Kirill closed the phone and slid it back into his pocket. "Do you wish to go to the mall later today to get you that lotion?" He asked as if nothing happened.

"No, it will serve no purpose now" Arlian opened the bedroom door allowing Eru to run out.

Kirill nodded his head curtly and got up from the bed, following Arlian and Eru down into the kitchen.

"YOu know, you dont have to follow me about...why dnnt you go out ofr a while? Get poncho some birdie treats or something?"

"If you insist... But, I don't feel right leaving you alone when you are so vulnerable and can hardly protect yourself."

"I really insist Kirill" Arlian smiled "Please, go out for a while, it would make me happy"

"Anything to keep you happy." He mumbled out, walking past him and heading down into the cottage front room.

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Asa nosed the door open and trotted over to the bed, jumping up into it and instantly collapsing in an exhausted fashion. He sighed to himself and shut his eyes, falling into an almost unconscious state.

Kirill walked into the room and looked at the beast on the bed, a slight gasp coming from him. "Is that him, Arlian? He's lovely, beautiful fur, rare..." He mumbled, walking over to the bed and reaching down, running his hand across the hyena's side while he was still in a deep sleep.

Arlian nodded "Dont touch him he will wake up" He whispered, sating close to the bedroom door.

"Don't count on it, look. Lacerations to the stomach and along his back to which he stopped the bleeding and clotted them up. Some on his neck, bruises of sorts which were more then likely covered by the color of his tattoo, you know, considering that he has one since you mistook him for Chipetsua. He's banged up pretty badly, he won't be up for a while, any person needs sleep after so much damage. Since in fact I still have my honor, I'm going to help him. Arlian, could you go get me some wet rags or something if you have any?" He asked, running his fingers along the deep gashes on the beast's back, accidentally scrapping one back open after it had clotted up for the most part, blood seeping down his fur and to the bed.

"Help him?! Arlian excliamed "B-but he...raped me, beat me up real bad"

"You wish to kick him when he is down? Okay then, rough him up a bit, get him angry." Kirill scoot back a bit on the bed and gestured with one hand for arlian to take a few punches at Asa.

"Im not saying that I want to hurt him, just that I want him out of my house"

"Once he is bandaged up he is out of the house, assassins' honor."

"Whatever" Arlian waved his hands in a defeated manner "BUt I wont help - I owe him nothing"

"Then, perhaps you could help me? Could you get me some wet rags, or something?"

"Im not having anything to do with him" Arlian turned away from Kirilland walked out of the bedroom and down to the cottage front room.

"I'm sorry." Kirill murmured before turning back to Asa and turning him over a bit onto his other side. He began to wipe at his fur softly, clearing ujp some of the blood. He grabbed the top sheet and tore it to pieces, placing on finger ont he hyena's temple and applying a bit of pressure and mumbling something to himself, forcing the hyena to transform back into his humanoid appearance. Quickly disregarding the fact of his appearance, Kirill turned him over and ran his tongue over the bleeding wound, instantly stopping the bleeding with his saliva. He also licked at all the dried blood on his back and wounds, cleaning it up with his rough tongue, not hesitating at all as he trailed his tongue over his abdomine, chest, arms, neck, pelvis and whatnot since he did not find the need to take him into the bathroom. He wrapped up the wounded male's torso, arms and neck loosely yet snuggly to supress the blood that was inevitable to come. He pushed himself up from the bed and walked out of the room with Poncho on his shoulder, licking at his lips to try rid the taste of rancid blood in his mouth. He pulled out his chapstick out of his pocket and ran it over his drying and cracking lips, a sideeffect of being a lizard in human form.