Author's note: "All right! Time for the next chapter!"

"…"

"Huh? Gregor?"

"…"

"Weird… he's not here… Kinda miss him… Anyways, on with the show!"

Jill and Haar arrived at about seven in the morning, one ready to work and the other scanning the premise for the most beneficial napping spots. Cherche came out, dressed in a T-shirt and jeans, clearly ready for some heavy lifting,

"Great! You're here! Thankfully, all my stuff's in boxes already. All you guys have to do is help me move them."

Jill nodded, her energy shooting up, "Right!"

Cherche gave her a bemused look, "So, you're Haar's new girl-"

The look she got from Haar screamed 'are you really making that joke?'. The short answer? Yes. Yes she was. The long answer?

"Haar's new girlfriend?"

Jill's face lit up, "Wh-no, I- I mean- there's-maybe-"

Haar yawned, "Jill, go get something from inside."

Jill shot up, "Y-yes!" then shot off, running towards the house. Cherche and Haar were about to follow her, but Cherche remembered, "Oh! Did you tell Jill about Minerva?"

Haar stood straight up, "Awwwww fuuuuuu-"

Stupid, stupid, STUPID! That was not the way you handle a situation like that! God, now he probably thinks I'm some-

"Grrrr…"

Jill froze. That grr sounded otherworldly, and she slowly turned around, only to be greeted by a tiger. Yes, that's right. A stripped, ferocious, breathing tiger was in the hallway. Jill didn't even scream. Fear pulsed through her veins, but she remained calm. Thankfully, the giggles from behind her clued her in. She turned around again, only to see Cherche and Haar standing, laughing together. Cherche called out,

"Here, Minerva."

The tiger ran right past Jill, and pounced Cherche. Haar smirked,

"Sorry bout that. Just thought you should know: Cherche has a HARMLESS pet tiger named after a friend of ours, Minerva."

Jill was still scared, "How is that legal?"

"You know that show Castle?"

"The one about the author that helps the cops?"

"Yeah. You know how he can only do that because of his friendship with the mayor? Well, it's the same case."

Jill stared at the tiger, "Wow…."

Haar muttered under his breath, "Yeah, amazing what sleeping with someone does to them."

Cherche shot up, "What was that?"

"I said, 'amazing what coffee does to you'! I'm ready to lift tons of boxes!"

Cherche rolled her eyes, "Sure, you did… Minerva? Is he telling the truth?"

Needless to say, Jill wasn't the only one afraid of the tiger anymore.

Author's note: "Well, that was a fun-"

"Sorry Gregor late. What happened?"

"Oh, there you are. Where were you?"

"You started a new file in Awakening. I was busy defending little Nowi."

"Oh, yeah. So…. Until next time…"

See ya, space cowboy.