The Companion
Quatre padded down the hall, looking for Draconis's room. He slowly opened the door and stepped in. Suddenly, a loud growl could be heard, reverberating through the house. A black shadow moved in the corner and leaped forward with fangs glinting.
Quatre found himself on the floor, pinned by something large and furry. Trowa skidded in, followed by Wufei, Duo, and Heero. The thing turned its head and snapped at them, warning them very clearly. "Trowa, what's on me?" Trowa gulped and paled.
"It's a wolf, but it's huge! It's head is at least six feet off the ground." Wufei suggested, "Perhaps we should wake Draconis." Duo moved to the bed, skirting the black wolf. He shook Draconis's shoulder, and then leaped back in time to prevent being decapitated by a very large silver claw.
She sat up and blinked. "What's the problem?" Trowa pointed. She sighed and called the wolf. "Slash!" He moved off of Quatre and padded back to her. Draconis reached up and stroked his throat.
" Look, do you want to die?" They shook their heads. " Then I would advise not coming into my room at night. Slash, another genetic experiment that I rescued from life in the Ring, will gladly kill you. He's smart, but doesn't like other people threatening me. So, unless you don't want your throat ripped out and your guts spilling over the floor, DON'T COME IN HERE!" This last was shouted.
They backed up and then Slash bent his head and growled into her ear. She listened and then whispered back. He nodded curtly before advancing on them and lying down in front of the door. They stampeded back out.
Heero walked downstairs and sat at the table. Trowa was sitting down watching the news, while Quatre was making pancakes. Wufei walked into the kitchen, nodded to them, and started drinking coffee. Suddenly, a loud yell was heard and then the sounds of pounding feet came.
Duo tumbled down the stairs, and hid behind Wufei. A growling was heard and then Slash bounded down the stairs with Draconis on his back. "DUO! Did you take my X75 custom made rifle?!" Duo squeaked and tried to run.
Draconis grabbed him and gritted into his face, "I am NOT a morning person. Do NOT mess with me in the morning, unless castration by Lupus Sapiens is your idea of a good way to die." She shook him, grabbed her rifle, and hooked an arm around Slash before swinging onto his back.
Duo sat on the floor, shell-shocked. "Well, what have we learned today?" "Never" he choked, "mess with Draconis in the mornings."
Draconis walked back downstairs with Slash behind her. "Hi." She slid into a chair and leaned back, petting Slash absentmindedly. Slash growled something, causing her to laugh.
"You understand what he growls?" She glanced up. "Yes. It's because I'm part wolf." Something beeped upstairs in her room. She stood up and ran up the stairs with the others following.
It was a laptop. She flicked it open and read the e-mail. "We have a mission. It's simple. Destroy an Oz base. No restrictions. This should be fun."
Heero glanced at her. "You're in this for fun?" She smiled sadly. "No. But when your only happiness lies in hearing your enemies dying scream, seeing the death rattle, you want to do as much of that as possible." She stood up and walked out with Slash following.
The NightWolf extended his wings and lifted off. "I'll go alone. Don't follow." He accelerated and disappeared.
Quatre padded down the hall, looking for Draconis's room. He slowly opened the door and stepped in. Suddenly, a loud growl could be heard, reverberating through the house. A black shadow moved in the corner and leaped forward with fangs glinting.
Quatre found himself on the floor, pinned by something large and furry. Trowa skidded in, followed by Wufei, Duo, and Heero. The thing turned its head and snapped at them, warning them very clearly. "Trowa, what's on me?" Trowa gulped and paled.
"It's a wolf, but it's huge! It's head is at least six feet off the ground." Wufei suggested, "Perhaps we should wake Draconis." Duo moved to the bed, skirting the black wolf. He shook Draconis's shoulder, and then leaped back in time to prevent being decapitated by a very large silver claw.
She sat up and blinked. "What's the problem?" Trowa pointed. She sighed and called the wolf. "Slash!" He moved off of Quatre and padded back to her. Draconis reached up and stroked his throat.
" Look, do you want to die?" They shook their heads. " Then I would advise not coming into my room at night. Slash, another genetic experiment that I rescued from life in the Ring, will gladly kill you. He's smart, but doesn't like other people threatening me. So, unless you don't want your throat ripped out and your guts spilling over the floor, DON'T COME IN HERE!" This last was shouted.
They backed up and then Slash bent his head and growled into her ear. She listened and then whispered back. He nodded curtly before advancing on them and lying down in front of the door. They stampeded back out.
Heero walked downstairs and sat at the table. Trowa was sitting down watching the news, while Quatre was making pancakes. Wufei walked into the kitchen, nodded to them, and started drinking coffee. Suddenly, a loud yell was heard and then the sounds of pounding feet came.
Duo tumbled down the stairs, and hid behind Wufei. A growling was heard and then Slash bounded down the stairs with Draconis on his back. "DUO! Did you take my X75 custom made rifle?!" Duo squeaked and tried to run.
Draconis grabbed him and gritted into his face, "I am NOT a morning person. Do NOT mess with me in the morning, unless castration by Lupus Sapiens is your idea of a good way to die." She shook him, grabbed her rifle, and hooked an arm around Slash before swinging onto his back.
Duo sat on the floor, shell-shocked. "Well, what have we learned today?" "Never" he choked, "mess with Draconis in the mornings."
Draconis walked back downstairs with Slash behind her. "Hi." She slid into a chair and leaned back, petting Slash absentmindedly. Slash growled something, causing her to laugh.
"You understand what he growls?" She glanced up. "Yes. It's because I'm part wolf." Something beeped upstairs in her room. She stood up and ran up the stairs with the others following.
It was a laptop. She flicked it open and read the e-mail. "We have a mission. It's simple. Destroy an Oz base. No restrictions. This should be fun."
Heero glanced at her. "You're in this for fun?" She smiled sadly. "No. But when your only happiness lies in hearing your enemies dying scream, seeing the death rattle, you want to do as much of that as possible." She stood up and walked out with Slash following.
The NightWolf extended his wings and lifted off. "I'll go alone. Don't follow." He accelerated and disappeared.