"So, is everything clear?" Meiko asked her guest, both sitting on the couch.

"Yeah...but the guest bed is comfy, right?" Kaito asked.

"Are you kidding?! Hell yes!" Meiko replied.

"Okay!" Kaito said. "Putting things away: check! What time is it?"

"Ouch, ten PM. We were setting up your room all day." Meiko said.

"Look, a Blacktail report!" Kaito exclaimed, pointing to the TV.

"Hello, Yukari Yuzuki again and tonight Phantom Thief Blacktail's bounty has risen up. The reward is now fifty million." the reporter said.

"Not much tonight," Kaito pouted. Meiko snickered, then stopped when Kaito stared at her.

"Here, I'm gonna get my PJs on. You can get yours on in your room." Meiko announced.

Meiko walked into her bedroom and tapped the red dresser. She kept her T-shirt on and took off her capris, letting her tail once again free. She laid in bed, thinking about her day.

I went to the bar and was acting suspicious, Kaito moved in, and I had a boring day. Sounds as good as pie to me. I hope it's almost ten thirty-five, because I want to go to sleep quickly. In the meantime, Kaito moving in feels a bit odd. I've never had a boy stay here before, so it's overwhelming, confusing and terrifying.

There was a knock on her door. "Come in," she called, tucking her tail under the covers on the bed.

Kaito walked in. He was wearing plaid dark blue pajama pants and a plain cerulean T-shirt. His matching blue hair was ruffled and he looked tried.

"Can I sleep with you? The guest bed is cold and the couch isn't comfortable." Kaito asked.

Meiko thought for a moment. Let the idiot sleep in here, or send him to his room...she wasn't that cruel. "Sure, as long as you don't kick in your sleep." she replied.

"And I'm guessing you don't kick in your sleep?" Kaito asked playfully.

"Is sake the same as wine?" Meiko retorted.

"No," he replied.

"Then there's your answer!" she said.

Kaito got under the covers, luckily not on Meiko's side of the bed, because her tail would give away. Meiko forgot about him for the first ten minutes of her sleep, that is, until warm arms hugged her. Her eyes shot open as she saw Kaito hugging her. Suddenly, her face inched towards his. She started to turn as red as her T-shirt as their faces kept getting closer, until they came to and ultimate stop. Meiko wanted to scream at him, though she didn't.

There's no use fighting it. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

Meiko hugged Kaito back and the two stayed like that for the rest of the night. The next morning, at seven fifty, Meiko woke up. She wasn't hugging Kaito, which was a relive because she only had five minutes to shower and five to dry her hair and tail. She was also lucky because Kaito was dead asleep. She ran (quietly) into her bathroom and got into the shower. She tried hard not to purr at the water, just so Kaito wouldn't hear. She then thought of something:

What was Haku thinking after I left?

Kaito hadn't said anything, and around him, her act was decent. But Haku, what did she think? She hissed at herself and got out of the shower to blow-dry her fur and hair. About five minutes later, she realized something else:

I don't have towels in the house.

She again hissed and stepped out of the bathroom. Kaito was still asleep, just enough time to do other things. She didn't like dealing with casual clothes and her tail in the morning, and a dress would seem a bit...childish, maybe? Meiko walked into the kitchen and made breakfast for herself and the idiot. She hummed a tune she heard on the streets as a child and cereal tumbled out of the box. She started to sing songs from the radio and pancakes landed on plates.

"I'll go get dressed now!" Meiko said aloud.

Her tail swaying side to side, Meiko was about to turn the corner and into the hall when something tumbled onto her. She looked up and saw the idiot.

"Get off me, pervert!" Meiko yelled.

"Sorry, I didn't know you were about to get dressed, let alone be naked!" Kaito protested.

The two got up looked each other. Meiko tried to hide her tail behind her leg as her arms crossed over her chest.

"So, what's your deal?" Kaito asked, thank God still in his pajamas.

"I showered and made breakfast." Meiko replied.

"Why aren't you wearing a towel?"

"Because, you don't know my deal."

"Just tell me!" Kaito whined.

"Then tell me I didn't rob you of your home." Meiko replied.

"Huh?" Kaito asked, looking very confused.

"Just tell me!" Meiko hissed back, mocking Kaito.

"You didn't rob me of my home," Kaito replied nervously.

"Good," Meiko purred, letting her tail into view. "Now, you can't tell anyone."

"How do I don't know you're joking?" Kaito asked.

"Feel it, I dare you to." Meiko answered, turning around.

Kaito wanted to say something perverted, but held back. He put his hand up to the fur and felt it. Well, more like pulled it. Meiko let out a painful meow.

"Haven't you ever had a cat as a kid?!" she hissed. "I mean, I only stole your sake bottles! I don't see why a bounty is put over my head if I stole things to live! No one knows my side of the story. The story of a poor girl with a tail, who has no family. Nobody to accept her." She felt tears run down her cheeks.

"Meiko," Kaito said, hugging her. "You do have people who accept you. Haku and I. Look, I won't tell Haku anything that happened. Still, you should get some clothes on." He wiped her tears.

"You know what I look like naked now. I guess there isn't a point in getting any on now." Meiko replied, burying her face into his chest. "As long as you don't say or do anything perverted."

"You don't know how hard it is not to." Kaito replied playfully.


VocaloidWriter: Done! Yay! I need conflict here anyways, and the pairing pretty much says itself.

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Children of Light: I know, Kaito's a bit of an idiot. He's a hypocrite. xD

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